in the US, the Internet will be a place for businesses that can pay the carrier cartels. In Europe, the Internet will be a place (more like what we in the US have today) where ideas are exchanged freely.
It seems that most people think exchanging ideas freely involves having a free internet connection. The freedom of speech in the US does not also mean you should get a free car to drive around in to tell people your ideas.
Nothing is free in life. The internet will be free for some and the others will pay for it either by way of higher prices for their service or by way of taxes. You can apply this to either the US or Europe. If you want to compare something in a few decades compare how the internet in the US before mafia takeover worked compares to the new socialist broadband of Europe.
Personally I don't want anyone giving me free access. When someone gives you something they tend to think they also have the right to tell you how to use it.
So your saying when I go look at something on Google earth they do not redirect the satelite to the location I specified? If this is true how did they keep track of Santa so well on Christmas Eve?
Oh crap I just looked at my house on Google and my car is in the driveway! I know I drove it to work today. Whoever is playing games better have my car back in the parking spot when I go to lunch!!
While I don't particularly like nVidia's way of doing drivers for Linux, at least they WORK.
The same could be said about Windows drivers. ATI drivers have never been up to par for Windows. If they cannot keep up with a driver that works in Windows it would be crazy to think they could keep up to date on more than one platform.
I have purchased AMD since the 386 days and will continue to do so until I have a strong reason to go with someone else. I purchased ATI one time and will continue to buy anything but ATI until every other company is out of business. Heck I would buy an Intel card before I purchased another ATI card. At least I can expect to get get drivers that work from Intel.
there is nothing so terribly wrong with writing your password down on a piece of paper and putting it into your wallet.
This would probably work well for me even though I have about 20 passwords. My wife on the other hand has 1 password and 20 purses. I can see her going to work and claiming she has to go home and change purses.
TV commercials often had phone numbers in them that people could call for more information Yes there were phone #s that people could call, and those companies picked a # that could be translated into words like 1-800-CALL-ATT. They didn't call it DNS but it was the same principle. Words are easier to remember than numbers. a telephone number is longer than an IP address. IP addresses have 12 #s at most, telephone #s(non-international) have 11 at most. Me thinks you might be dialing too many digits when you call someone.
It is amazing to me that we have gotten this far without *more* control over the Internet. I think this is a fair assessment but I also feel that it did not have to be the government in control. Someone had to be in control of it or else there would be no coherence. Think of how hard it is to get a simple standard for CDs, DVDs, Blu Ray, HD disks, etc... I am in no way saying the internet follows a single standard but the naming convention is standard.
Domain names are an important convenience, but only a convenience. Although they may just be a convenience the internet would not be where it is today without DNS. Companies brand certain names and advertise them in a way that people would remember them. Advertising would never work for companies if a spokesperson had to say visit us at 169.42.86.47 during a commercial. That and try and do the Yahoo jingle to 216.109.112.135
But I guess the pros do NOT joke around, or use easy to understand numbers in examples to explain a point. I'll try to be more PRO in the future.
Yes please do because this is slashdot where things like this matter. 7*100=750 We live and die by good math.
That and I am glad someone pointed out that this was a joke. Personally I sit in the same room as my computer when I get home and I can tell you that if I have 7 drives sitting next to me it does not matter what the MTBF is they are going to fail the second I throw them out the window.
Remove the demand
Get people to stop buying things from people that Spam. If they open a storefront, send out Spam and get zero response they will stop. Educate people: Tell grandpa to stop ordering Viagra from these people! You cannot buy a Rolex for $99! Your Johnson will not grow if you take a pill!
Remove the supply. The other thing that needs to happen is the companies that produce these products being sold need to be accountable for where their merchandise is being sold. I think the best approach to this is for a service like Black Frog that sends an E-mail to the manufacturer stating "Please inform merchant XYZ that I no longer want to receive E-mail offers that include your product." This will be a long hard road since many of the pill companies sell knock-offs that are not genuine. These companies will be more inclined to prosecute the people that are misrepresenting their product this way. The others will find ways to control the supply chain better.
I don't see a spammer ever going away unless you make the internet unprofitable for them. Irritating them costs them $0 Removing the supply and demand is the only solution.
If Microsoft forces its employees to run as non-admin users, I think it's a good thing, because maybe it will lessen the amount of crap software that's designed with the assumption that it's going to be run that way.
What does a Microsoft employee have to do with this crap software that is designed to run as administrator? Microsoft did not create the crap that companies are still working with 10 years later. The main problem is that companies developed in house programs or purchased small programs in the age of Windows 95 and refuse to update them because they still work fine. By working fine I am referring to the fact that they do the job they are supposed to do.
By not updating they are stuck with something that works that could cause their network to be compromised or having to spend money to update something that works fine for them.
Most companies are gambling on whether or not their systems will be compromised. The cost of updating software is immediate; the cost of fixing the network may never come.
I think the only good thing that could come of this is plan is for Microsoft OS programmers to come up with a better way of prompting the user to enter a username and password that will allow a program to run.
Finnish anti-virus vendor F-Secure said a successful exploit allows the attacker to create, read, write, delete and search for files and directories; access and modify the Registry; manipulate services; start and kill processes; take screenshots; enumerate open windows; create its own application window; and lock, restart or shut down Windows.
I for one don't believe that. Half that stuff cannot be done sitting in front of a Windows box let alone via remote access. That and I wonder if they get that stupid dog scratching himself when they do a search for files.
XM said it will vigorously defend this lawsuit on behalf of consumers...
I would rather them not defend me. I think what they meant to say is "We will vigorously defend this lawsuit on behalf of shareholders...". Not that I feel that is wrong, but at least be honest about it.
No, what's impressive is that most gamers have been successfully brainwashed that they need a $500 video card to play a modern game,
I worked with someone like this not too long ago. He came in talking about how he spent $500 on a video card, almost $1000 on a CPU, $250 on a MB and $500 on Hard drive(s) to play some game that actually sounded boring to me. He was calling another guy stupid for spending $400-500 on some gaming system, when he could have spent that money on a computer upgrade.
I am all for having a good computer but at some point bleeding edge tech is more than I want to spend.
I don't have great confidence that Microsoft will plug security holes as fast if they SELL a product that can block Malware. I can see Microsoft updating their Malware detector to remove the threat and later patching Windows while Symantec and McAfee scream foul.
What is going to happen when Microsoft makes a more secure OS and the need for virus scanners and the like are no longer needed? Are we going to have another court case? I can just see a judge now saying that they have to have no less than one known vulnerability at a time so as not to run the anti-virus companies out of business.
I feel that VB scripting is an excellent way to INTRODUCE people to programming. They can learn to create variables, set constants, create sub routines, read and write a file, read and write to the registry etc. None of these things use the same syntax as say C++ or Java but they do provide a starting point to build off of.
It can provide instant gratification to the user by seeing what their work has done. Sure you cannot build a program with VBS but it is a great tool for sys admins, it is free and you can get thousands of examples off the internet.
Yes it is true that computer manufactures tend to cater to the IT departments at large companies. One big reason for that is the computer sitting on a users desk is an advertisement for the manufacturer. If that computer runs well and never seems to have any major problems than the user is more likely to purchase that brand of computer.
By some estimates, twice as many computers are in the hands of individuals and very small organizations than are in the control of corporate IT departments,
Well duh there are more people employed by small businesses than large corporations so it only makes sense that there are more computers in the hands of small businesses. Now how about what would be a relevant fact for this article? How many computers are purchased each year by small and large businesses? Who cares how many they have. If they only replace the 4 computers in their office every 6 years Dell is not going to be calling them asking what they want in the next line of computers!
For example, some of the big security problems in Microsoft's software in recent years came because the company included features used only by corporate IT staffs in the products it sold to everyone.
This guy really needs to get a clue if he thinks Microsoft caters to anyone. I have never seen a large corporation use the messenger service as the writer implies. If Microsoft catered to large corporations there would be nothing installed by default and it would be added as needed. Do large corporations really want Solitaire, Lookout Express, MSN messenger, UPNP, computer browser, messenger service, music links, Windows Media player and IE? Yes they can all be turned off but if they were catering to large business they would never be there in the first place. Microsoft just crams this stuff in for everyone.
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Why would your company adapt vista premium anyway? It includes features targeted at home users.
Because Microsoft is offering free tech support and a nice discount if we get 1 in 5 PCs on Vista within 6 months of its release.
in the US, the Internet will be a place for businesses that can pay the carrier cartels. In Europe, the Internet will be a place (more like what we in the US have today) where ideas are exchanged freely.
It seems that most people think exchanging ideas freely involves having a free internet connection. The freedom of speech in the US does not also mean you should get a free car to drive around in to tell people your ideas.
Nothing is free in life. The internet will be free for some and the others will pay for it either by way of higher prices for their service or by way of taxes. You can apply this to either the US or Europe. If you want to compare something in a few decades compare how the internet in the US before mafia takeover worked compares to the new socialist broadband of Europe.
Personally I don't want anyone giving me free access. When someone gives you something they tend to think they also have the right to tell you how to use it.
So your saying when I go look at something on Google earth they do not redirect the satelite to the location I specified? If this is true how did they keep track of Santa so well on Christmas Eve?
Oh crap I just looked at my house on Google and my car is in the driveway! I know I drove it to work today. Whoever is playing games better have my car back in the parking spot when I go to lunch!!
While I don't particularly like nVidia's way of doing drivers for Linux, at least they WORK.
The same could be said about Windows drivers. ATI drivers have never been up to par for Windows. If they cannot keep up with a driver that works in Windows it would be crazy to think they could keep up to date on more than one platform.
I have purchased AMD since the 386 days and will continue to do so until I have a strong reason to go with someone else.
I purchased ATI one time and will continue to buy anything but ATI until every other company is out of business. Heck I would buy an Intel card before I purchased another ATI card. At least I can expect to get get drivers that work from Intel.
there is nothing so terribly wrong with writing your password down on a piece of paper and putting it into your wallet.
This would probably work well for me even though I have about 20 passwords. My wife on the other hand has 1 password and 20 purses. I can see her going to work and claiming she has to go home and change purses.
TV commercials often had phone numbers in them that people could call for more information
Yes there were phone #s that people could call, and those companies picked a # that could be translated into words like 1-800-CALL-ATT. They didn't call it DNS but it was the same principle. Words are easier to remember than numbers.
a telephone number is longer than an IP address.
IP addresses have 12 #s at most, telephone #s(non-international) have 11 at most. Me thinks you might be dialing too many digits when you call someone.
It is amazing to me that we have gotten this far without *more* control over the Internet.
I think this is a fair assessment but I also feel that it did not have to be the government in control. Someone had to be in control of it or else there would be no coherence. Think of how hard it is to get a simple standard for CDs, DVDs, Blu Ray, HD disks, etc... I am in no way saying the internet follows a single standard but the naming convention is standard.
Domain names are an important convenience, but only a convenience.
Although they may just be a convenience the internet would not be where it is today without DNS. Companies brand certain names and advertise them in a way that people would remember them. Advertising would never work for companies if a spokesperson had to say visit us at 169.42.86.47 during a commercial.
That and try and do the Yahoo jingle to 216.109.112.135
But I guess the pros do NOT joke around, or use easy to understand numbers in examples to explain a point. I'll try to be more PRO in the future.
Yes please do because this is slashdot where things like this matter. 7*100=750 We live and die by good math.
That and I am glad someone pointed out that this was a joke.
Personally I sit in the same room as my computer when I get home and I can tell you that if I have 7 drives sitting next to me it does not matter what the MTBF is they are going to fail the second I throw them out the window.
If you spent $775 on 71 megs you would remember it also.
RTFA I cannot believe someone got mod points for being interesting by not reading the article.
Remove the demand
Get people to stop buying things from people that Spam. If they open a storefront, send out Spam and get zero response they will stop.
Educate people:
Tell grandpa to stop ordering Viagra from these people!
You cannot buy a Rolex for $99!
Your Johnson will not grow if you take a pill!
Remove the supply.
The other thing that needs to happen is the companies that produce these products being sold need to be accountable for where their merchandise is being sold. I think the best approach to this is for a service like Black Frog that sends an E-mail to the manufacturer stating "Please inform merchant XYZ that I no longer want to receive E-mail offers that include your product." This will be a long hard road since many of the pill companies sell knock-offs that are not genuine. These companies will be more inclined to prosecute the people that are misrepresenting their product this way. The others will find ways to control the supply chain better.
I don't see a spammer ever going away unless you make the internet unprofitable for them. Irritating them costs them $0 Removing the supply and demand is the only solution.
Or lotus workplace This would be a better comparison.
The article should compare Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook OR Lotus Domino to Microsoft Exchange.
Maybe ZD can compare apples and oranges next for citrus content and determine apples are the true winner if you have an apple orchard.
If Microsoft forces its employees to run as non-admin users, I think it's a good thing, because maybe it will lessen the amount of crap software that's designed with the assumption that it's going to be run that way.
What does a Microsoft employee have to do with this crap software that is designed to run as administrator? Microsoft did not create the crap that companies are still working with 10 years later. The main problem is that companies developed in house programs or purchased small programs in the age of Windows 95 and refuse to update them because they still work fine. By working fine I am referring to the fact that they do the job they are supposed to do.
By not updating they are stuck with something that works that could cause their network to be compromised or having to spend money to update something that works fine for them.
Most companies are gambling on whether or not their systems will be compromised. The cost of updating software is immediate; the cost of fixing the network may never come.
I think the only good thing that could come of this is plan is for Microsoft OS programmers to come up with a better way of prompting the user to enter a username and password that will allow a program to run.
Finnish anti-virus vendor F-Secure said a successful exploit allows the attacker to create, read, write, delete and search for files and directories; access and modify the Registry; manipulate services; start and kill processes; take screenshots; enumerate open windows; create its own application window; and lock, restart or shut down Windows.
I for one don't believe that. Half that stuff cannot be done sitting in front of a Windows box let alone via remote access. That and I wonder if they get that stupid dog scratching himself when they do a search for files.
XM said it will vigorously defend this lawsuit on behalf of consumers...
I would rather them not defend me. I think what they meant to say is "We will vigorously defend this lawsuit on behalf of shareholders...". Not that I feel that is wrong, but at least be honest about it.
No, what's impressive is that most gamers have been successfully brainwashed that they need a $500 video card to play a modern game,
I worked with someone like this not too long ago. He came in talking about how he spent $500 on a video card, almost $1000 on a CPU, $250 on a MB and $500 on Hard drive(s) to play some game that actually sounded boring to me. He was calling another guy stupid for spending $400-500 on some gaming system, when he could have spent that money on a computer upgrade.
I am all for having a good computer but at some point bleeding edge tech is more than I want to spend.
I don't have great confidence that Microsoft will plug security holes as fast if they SELL a product that can block Malware. I can see Microsoft updating their Malware detector to remove the threat and later patching Windows while Symantec and McAfee scream foul.
What is going to happen when Microsoft makes a more secure OS and the need for virus scanners and the like are no longer needed? Are we going to have another court case? I can just see a judge now saying that they have to have no less than one known vulnerability at a time so as not to run the anti-virus companies out of business.
I was able to copy VIDEO_TS folders in under 15 seconds with this. Kicks my PowerBook's butt on that front.
This is as close to a benchmark as we see in the article. There is also no mention of what brand of CPU it has let alone the speed.
95 degree C was by using UT 2004 and maxing out all of the settings
Was this ultimate toaster 2004 set to the burn setting?
I feel that VB scripting is an excellent way to INTRODUCE people to programming. They can learn to create variables, set constants, create sub routines, read and write a file, read and write to the registry etc. None of these things use the same syntax as say C++ or Java but they do provide a starting point to build off of.
It can provide instant gratification to the user by seeing what their work has done. Sure you cannot build a program with VBS but it is a great tool for sys admins, it is free and you can get thousands of examples off the internet.
Your right I am going to skip the new tech on burned groins and go old school on this....I'm buying a Gateway laptop.
I hope everyone in the prison is using Viagra.
Yes it is true that computer manufactures tend to cater to the IT departments at large companies. One big reason for that is the computer sitting on a users desk is an advertisement for the manufacturer. If that computer runs well and never seems to have any major problems than the user is more likely to purchase that brand of computer.
By some estimates, twice as many computers are in the hands of individuals and very small organizations than are in the control of corporate IT departments,
Well duh there are more people employed by small businesses than large corporations so it only makes sense that there are more computers in the hands of small businesses. Now how about what would be a relevant fact for this article? How many computers are purchased each year by small and large businesses? Who cares how many they have. If they only replace the 4 computers in their office every 6 years Dell is not going to be calling them asking what they want in the next line of computers!
For example, some of the big security problems in Microsoft's software in recent years came because the company included features used only by corporate IT staffs in the products it sold to everyone.
This guy really needs to get a clue if he thinks Microsoft caters to anyone. I have never seen a large corporation use the messenger service as the writer implies. If Microsoft catered to large corporations there would be nothing installed by default and it would be added as needed. Do large corporations really want Solitaire, Lookout Express, MSN messenger, UPNP, computer browser, messenger service, music links, Windows Media player and IE? Yes they can all be turned off but if they were catering to large business they would never be there in the first place. Microsoft just crams this stuff in for everyone.