Apple isn't a software or a hardware company! They create the whole damn thing, and as such they are a "consumer product" company. They don't sell this stuff to corporations (graphics and a couple of other things excluded), but the great "unwashed masses" who don't need to know the difference between hardware and software; they get the product and it just works.
2% of a $10b market is still good, especially when your talking about the high end of that market, with profits in the 15% range per device (Apple doesn't make anything at a lost). BR
I like your quip about his uncle though!
It might be better to use a virtual machine, and don't save the changes. VM players are now free, and you don't really get much of a performance hit with the new CPU chips.
I'm just glad that they are now using maps where you can actually see the roads that you need to drive on. What use is a map if all the roads are flooded? You would miss half the detail.
It costs a whole lot less to support one operating system compared to two. It doesn't really matter what the two OS's are, all that matters is that they will have to have 2 support teams instead of one, and thus 2 internal training systems, 2 different call groups, etc.
How do the detector vans work?
We have a range of detection tools at our disposal in our vans. Some aspects of the equipment have been developed in such secrecy that engineers working on specific detection methods work in isolation - so not even they know how the other detection methods work. This gives us the best chance of catching licence evaders.
What if you can't get close enough to detect my TV in your van?
We can use a hand-held scanning device. These measure both the direction and strength of a signal, making it easy for us to locate TVs - even in the hardest to reach places.
From what I remember they can also use a technology (I cannot remember what it is called) to remotely view what is on your screen (I watched "Tomorrow's World" demo it once), on top of picking up the signal from your antenna. I also recall that when home computers first started to appear, they actually took some people to court to pay the fee for their computer monitor.
If my memory serves me right, PhotoShop for the Mac is able to do more then the Windows version. I think it has something to do with the Mac using PS for the video (okay, it's not DSP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_PostScript ), instead of Windows Bitmap.
As an IT professional I am scared of people who "know enough to be dangerous". In other words, people who think they know how to fix / install / etc their systems, but do not know what the result is of their actions. For example, I have a remote office that is convinced that they should replace their hard drives every time they have a problem, because it worked once and they now know how to do it. They also believe that they should be able to perform a "defrag" on their computers, even though they cannot tell me why it would help.
I impose limits on my users globally because for every person that actually knows how to fix the computer, there are 20 that think they have a clue but do not. If I maintain global policies then I am going to reduce my support time by a lot, even though I have to do all the installs myself, just because I don't have to fix peoples "attempts". Sounds strange, but it is true, and proven time and time again.
I've got a corporate issued PPC-6700 (Sprint) which runs Windows Mobile 5. It does everything I want it to do, but it crashes all the time! From what I can figure, in true MS tradition, they have given the Data service a higher priority then the Phone service; this leads to it crashing 50% of the time when you get a call.
All MS has to do to improve the phone 100% would be to let it be a phone *first* and then a data device *second*. I think this is where Apple might have it right (We will see when the IPhone comes out).
What does/. think about virtual desktops? At my company we have someone who is pushing Virtual Desktops ( http://www.vmware.com/solutions/desktop/vdi.html ) although I cannot see the advantages over standard PC's. I would also think that Citrix (or something similar) would be a lot better.
I am not 100% sure but I think you have to maintain a share price of $1 or more to stay listed in the Nasdaq. In other words, if SCOX's price falls below $1, I think they will be delisted.
Thou shalt have four dimensions. No more, no less. Four shall be the number of thy dimensions, and the number of the dimensions shall be four. Five shalt thou not have, neither thou have three, excepting that thou then proceed to four. Six is right out.
That's why I use both. IE 7 for internal work sites only and Firefox for anything else, so MS cannot claim me on Web Page stats. We are a mostly MS shop and MS programs like IE better then FF, plus the company uses Group Policy to enforce the proxy, which FF avoids nicely!:D
I think you are very close. Add that the request always comes from Sales, and they never know what "CRM" means other then "We need it by tomorrow" and you will be spot on!
To me the big news is that it runs Mac OS X and not some sucky version of Windows or Palm, and it has a full version web browser, etc. I just hope that it puts the phone above everything else for CPU time etc, and that the touch pad and screen will not suck after some use.
I have a PPC-6800 which runs Windows Mobile 5 and it sucks as a phone because everything runs with the same priority, and data calls are placed above voice. I sometimes have to dial a number 3 times before I can get to the tower because the data connection is active. If the IPhone does not have this problem then I think it will be great.
Did you also notice that they did not call the Apple TV "ITV".:-D I'm British and I think they side-stepped a few law suites with that as there is a TV station called ITV in England.
I have one (Sprint PPC-6800. It's the same model though) and it really does do cool things, but it really sucks as a phone! My company purchased it for me so I can remote into the servers with it via Terminal Services and VPN, but this Apple IPhone is what I really want.
Proximity sensors so it turns off the touchscreen when it's close to your ear! I can not tell you how much of a problem that is on the 6800.
I would like them to take a page from "The Hunt for Red October" and have them speak the first few lines in another language, and then switch to English. You still understand them but you also get the point that they talk another language.
I have just been to a VMWare user conference, and they said that they are creating virtual machines without OS's to run programs directly; Oracle was the main example of this. This means that Oracle will have to provide it's own drivers and such to talk directly to VMWare. Maybe this is what they are plaining on doing...
The British Pound (£) has a lot of features to help the blind. The notes are a different size; different colours; the denomination is in big numbers in the corner; different shapes (the £10 has a diamond, I think the £5 has a circle); and the back is not just a different picture, but is completely different (colors, shapes, etc). All of which make it really easy to tell what the note is.
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Apple isn't a software or a hardware company! They create the whole damn thing, and as such they are a "consumer product" company. They don't sell this stuff to corporations (graphics and a couple of other things excluded), but the great "unwashed masses" who don't need to know the difference between hardware and software; they get the product and it just works.
2% of a $10b market is still good, especially when your talking about the high end of that market, with profits in the 15% range per device (Apple doesn't make anything at a lost).
BR I like your quip about his uncle though!
Are they also including the numbers for Software Assurance? That would increase the figures nicely!
It might be better to use a virtual machine, and don't save the changes. VM players are now free, and you don't really get much of a performance hit with the new CPU chips.
I'm just glad that they are now using maps where you can actually see the roads that you need to drive on. What use is a map if all the roads are flooded? You would miss half the detail.
It costs a whole lot less to support one operating system compared to two. It doesn't really matter what the two OS's are, all that matters is that they will have to have 2 support teams instead of one, and thus 2 internal training systems, 2 different call groups, etc.
They do more then just sit there. (from http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/tvdetecto rvans.jsp)
How do the detector vans work?
We have a range of detection tools at our disposal in our vans. Some aspects of the equipment have been developed in such secrecy that engineers working on specific detection methods work in isolation - so not even they know how the other detection methods work. This gives us the best chance of catching licence evaders.
What if you can't get close enough to detect my TV in your van?
We can use a hand-held scanning device. These measure both the direction and strength of a signal, making it easy for us to locate TVs - even in the hardest to reach places.
From what I remember they can also use a technology (I cannot remember what it is called) to remotely view what is on your screen (I watched "Tomorrow's World" demo it once), on top of picking up the signal from your antenna. I also recall that when home computers first started to appear, they actually took some people to court to pay the fee for their computer monitor.
If my memory serves me right, PhotoShop for the Mac is able to do more then the Windows version. I think it has something to do with the Mac using PS for the video (okay, it's not DSP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_PostScript ), instead of Windows Bitmap.
As an IT professional I am scared of people who "know enough to be dangerous". In other words, people who think they know how to fix / install / etc their systems, but do not know what the result is of their actions. For example, I have a remote office that is convinced that they should replace their hard drives every time they have a problem, because it worked once and they now know how to do it. They also believe that they should be able to perform a "defrag" on their computers, even though they cannot tell me why it would help. I impose limits on my users globally because for every person that actually knows how to fix the computer, there are 20 that think they have a clue but do not. If I maintain global policies then I am going to reduce my support time by a lot, even though I have to do all the installs myself, just because I don't have to fix peoples "attempts". Sounds strange, but it is true, and proven time and time again.
Maybe they assumed the site was okay because those nice students directed them to the website? It was part of a study, you know...
I've got a corporate issued PPC-6700 (Sprint) which runs Windows Mobile 5. It does everything I want it to do, but it crashes all the time! From what I can figure, in true MS tradition, they have given the Data service a higher priority then the Phone service; this leads to it crashing 50% of the time when you get a call.
All MS has to do to improve the phone 100% would be to let it be a phone *first* and then a data device *second*. I think this is where Apple might have it right (We will see when the IPhone comes out).
I find it confusing that they are at the top of the reputation table, now that Bill Gates is stepping down, because of Bill Gates philanthropy.
What does /. think about virtual desktops? At my company we have someone who is pushing Virtual Desktops ( http://www.vmware.com/solutions/desktop/vdi.html ) although I cannot see the advantages over standard PC's. I would also think that Citrix (or something similar) would be a lot better.
Any thoughts?
I am not 100% sure but I think you have to maintain a share price of $1 or more to stay listed in the Nasdaq. In other words, if SCOX's price falls below $1, I think they will be delisted.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong...
I watched it too. I was wondering if anyone else was going to pick up on that. See http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/future-weapons/w eapons/zone2/arsenal-2.html for a very little write-up. It looks very strange when it first launches, as it does a cork-screw thing before locking and shooting off.
Thou shalt have four dimensions. No more, no less. Four shall be the number of thy dimensions, and the number of the dimensions shall be four. Five shalt thou not have, neither thou have three, excepting that thou then proceed to four. Six is right out.
Petty I have no mod points; that was funny! :D
That's why I use both. IE 7 for internal work sites only and Firefox for anything else, so MS cannot claim me on Web Page stats. We are a mostly MS shop and MS programs like IE better then FF, plus the company uses Group Policy to enforce the proxy, which FF avoids nicely! :D
Or just talk to the owners and rent some rack space?
I think you are very close. Add that the request always comes from Sales, and they never know what "CRM" means other then "We need it by tomorrow" and you will be spot on!
To me the big news is that it runs Mac OS X and not some sucky version of Windows or Palm, and it has a full version web browser, etc. I just hope that it puts the phone above everything else for CPU time etc, and that the touch pad and screen will not suck after some use.
:-D I'm British and I think they side-stepped a few law suites with that as there is a TV station called ITV in England.
I have a PPC-6800 which runs Windows Mobile 5 and it sucks as a phone because everything runs with the same priority, and data calls are placed above voice. I sometimes have to dial a number 3 times before I can get to the tower because the data connection is active. If the IPhone does not have this problem then I think it will be great.
Did you also notice that they did not call the Apple TV "ITV".
I have one (Sprint PPC-6800. It's the same model though) and it really does do cool things, but it really sucks as a phone! My company purchased it for me so I can remote into the servers with it via Terminal Services and VPN, but this Apple IPhone is what I really want.
Proximity sensors so it turns off the touchscreen when it's close to your ear! I can not tell you how much of a problem that is on the 6800.
I would like them to take a page from "The Hunt for Red October" and have them speak the first few lines in another language, and then switch to English. You still understand them but you also get the point that they talk another language.
I have just been to a VMWare user conference, and they said that they are creating virtual machines without OS's to run programs directly; Oracle was the main example of this. This means that Oracle will have to provide it's own drivers and such to talk directly to VMWare. Maybe this is what they are plaining on doing...
I think the "fanboys and gadget freaks" are spending their money on the Wii this year, and not another MP3 player.
The British Pound (£) has a lot of features to help the blind. The notes are a different size; different colours; the denomination is in big numbers in the corner; different shapes (the £10 has a diamond, I think the £5 has a circle); and the back is not just a different picture, but is completely different (colors, shapes, etc). All of which make it really easy to tell what the note is.