Not to sound like a fan-boy here (I'm a 70% windows, 30% mac guy), but I've been running Beta 2 for a couple days too. The first thing i wanted to see was the new search, and i was kind of disappointed that its still not as quick as apple's 'spotlight' feature.
Sure, it functions the same way, but you still have to pull up that separate Search window like previous versions of windows, plus the search itself isn't as fast as it is on the mac. maybe its just preference, but i like how the spotlight isn't a standalone window on the mac.
for reference, i'm running vista on a dual 1.5ghz xeon dell workstation, so its not ninja-fast, but its exactly barebones either.
My overall impression of vista is that it should have just been XP Service Pack 3... Kind of disappointed, considering how great their last OS was (server 2003).
Call me nit-picky, but i think what you meant was MP5's. MP40 is funny though, considering it was the weapon the carried throughout WWII by Nazi Germany...
If you use the 'mini-setup' of Sysprep, the first time you boot the machine after that, it'll go through the regular deal of finding all your devices and installing them, so having different hardware may not be a huge problem.
The problem is with Windows XP reg keys. If you build a ghost image using a 'corporate license' disc or whatever, then all of your machines will have to use that multi-license key. You may not care, but when you work for a state hospital (like me) they do. You won't be able to use the reg key on the case badge, cause its probably a key for an OEM install.
The OEM windows keys on the case badges are sometimes vendor-specific. Meaning the key off a Dell's case won't work on a Gateway 'restore' disc, nor will it work on a store-bought copy of XP from the shelf. We have a contract with Dell, so its not a big deal for us, but it may/may not suck in your situation.
The only thing is that if all the machines are on different hardware, he'll still have to install some drivers here and there. But probably not many.
After you run a sysprep, use the mini-installation option, and Windows will go through its normal 'find-every-device-and-try-to-install-drivers' thing just like a normal install.
Thats not really a fair comparison though. The PSP was a platform that tried to launch its own proprietary format. The PS3 won't have its *own* format of movies, it'll just be the cheapest blu-ray player on the market. Same thing happened with the PS2. People didn't buy DVD movies because they had a PS2, it was the other way around. They bought a PS2 because it was a heck of a DVD player for the price at that point in time.
Well, it does depend. Maybe you're lucky enough to be in a place with a big enough IT staff to have helpdesk-type techs. Right now, I work in a hospital with almost 2000 users. There's me and one other guy as sysadmins, and one guy as a tech. Needless to say, we put out our share of fires.
I'm getting ready to go to a smaller company (about 100), full of mostly SE's and EE's (all using Macs) in a big robotics production type facility. The IT staff will consist of the IT directory and me as the sysadmin. Considering the size and knowledge of my new userbase, I'm thinking I'll be able to hang up the duct tape and fire extinguishers for the most part...
So what i'm saying is, it depends, and it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the competency of the sysadmin.
Congratulations on the most awesome slashdot post ever. Too bad I don't have any mod points, or you'd get them all. And it won't fit in a sig, either...
The problem is, if you stuff Facebook full of ads, people will leave. Just as quickly as they came.
Thats why facebook has emerged victorious (somewhat), because its solid and clean, and only other students can look at your profile (aka fairly secure). Pump it full of annoying ads and stuff, and the facebook crowd will find somewhere else. Pump Google's homepage full of blinking flashing ads and watch another 'clean' search engine pop up and take marketshare...
How about a switch? I've only got 1 HDMI in on my TV (sony grand wega) and its not old at all. To get a switcher (2 HDMI in, 1 HDMI out) costs over $100...
Actually, i was just joking. But seriously, if you've ever been in a helpdesk-type situation, its the easiest way to coax a computer name out of a user on the phone so that i can get some VNC action going. Sometimes the It's tough to tell them to right-click on My Computer, since My Computer is hidden on the desktop in XP, and its not in the start menu of 2k. Instead, just have them hit Windows+Pause/break, then hit the second tab at the top, and then read me the full computer name.
Hmm, so now your ranking comes not from your skill at a game, but which game you play. I mean, a Command and Conquer player comes over to the WoW world? A big swarm of humvees and nuclear fallout could change the landscape pretty quickly. Or how about a character from the Matrix moving over to a counterstrike server?
"making your in-game persona as pervasive as an email address"
I think the closest we'll get to this is the kind of thing MS does with the Xbox gamertag. Maybe you have the same gamer id for all games, but that doesn't mean the game universes will all intertwine.
Funny, thats exactly what i did when i was in college (LSU). I worked for the MBA department video taping every lecture, turning each one into a nice DVD, which was mailed out to anyone who requested them or missed class.
What do you know, after a while, people realize that a 3-hour lecture is basically unwatchable on your tv at home. They just stop requesting them, but i keep trucking on producing them. I did this for 3 years, and its still going on now.
I don't think RFID does exactly what you're thinking in this case. The tag only broadcasts the fact that it exists. I dont think you interpret the signal in a spacial context. "So I've got 3500 books, and I know the one you're looking for is within 100 feet of where I'm standing...."
but seriously, the cost of fabrication has nothing to do with anything. Jeez, you know what the difference was between a 486DX and 486SX? The last guy in the assembly line would BURN OFF the math coprocessor of the DX's, making them SX's.
What if it cost just as much to manufacture a Civic as a Corvette? There's value in the difference between the cars that people are willing to pay for, and thats the key.
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Not to sound like a fan-boy here (I'm a 70% windows, 30% mac guy), but I've been running Beta 2 for a couple days too. The first thing i wanted to see was the new search, and i was kind of disappointed that its still not as quick as apple's 'spotlight' feature. Sure, it functions the same way, but you still have to pull up that separate Search window like previous versions of windows, plus the search itself isn't as fast as it is on the mac. maybe its just preference, but i like how the spotlight isn't a standalone window on the mac. for reference, i'm running vista on a dual 1.5ghz xeon dell workstation, so its not ninja-fast, but its exactly barebones either. My overall impression of vista is that it should have just been XP Service Pack 3... Kind of disappointed, considering how great their last OS was (server 2003).
Ribbons, eh? Well, where i come from, they're called tabs, and they're sooo 2005.
I knew IE would be the last browser to ever get tabs, but jeez, i figured it'd have them at least before Word...
Call me nit-picky, but i think what you meant was MP5's. MP40 is funny though, considering it was the weapon the carried throughout WWII by Nazi Germany...
ok, ok, don't mod me redundant. The guy above me just beat me to the submit button...
If you use the 'mini-setup' of Sysprep, the first time you boot the machine after that, it'll go through the regular deal of finding all your devices and installing them, so having different hardware may not be a huge problem.
The problem is with Windows XP reg keys. If you build a ghost image using a 'corporate license' disc or whatever, then all of your machines will have to use that multi-license key. You may not care, but when you work for a state hospital (like me) they do. You won't be able to use the reg key on the case badge, cause its probably a key for an OEM install.
The OEM windows keys on the case badges are sometimes vendor-specific. Meaning the key off a Dell's case won't work on a Gateway 'restore' disc, nor will it work on a store-bought copy of XP from the shelf. We have a contract with Dell, so its not a big deal for us, but it may/may not suck in your situation.
The only thing is that if all the machines are on different hardware, he'll still have to install some drivers here and there. But probably not many. After you run a sysprep, use the mini-installation option, and Windows will go through its normal 'find-every-device-and-try-to-install-drivers' thing just like a normal install.
Thats not really a fair comparison though. The PSP was a platform that tried to launch its own proprietary format. The PS3 won't have its *own* format of movies, it'll just be the cheapest blu-ray player on the market. Same thing happened with the PS2. People didn't buy DVD movies because they had a PS2, it was the other way around. They bought a PS2 because it was a heck of a DVD player for the price at that point in time.
Well, it does depend. Maybe you're lucky enough to be in a place with a big enough IT staff to have helpdesk-type techs. Right now, I work in a hospital with almost 2000 users. There's me and one other guy as sysadmins, and one guy as a tech. Needless to say, we put out our share of fires.
I'm getting ready to go to a smaller company (about 100), full of mostly SE's and EE's (all using Macs) in a big robotics production type facility. The IT staff will consist of the IT directory and me as the sysadmin. Considering the size and knowledge of my new userbase, I'm thinking I'll be able to hang up the duct tape and fire extinguishers for the most part...
So what i'm saying is, it depends, and it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the competency of the sysadmin.
Congratulations on the most awesome slashdot post ever. Too bad I don't have any mod points, or you'd get them all. And it won't fit in a sig, either...
I think you're referring to Lethal Enforcers, although they weren't Colt .45's (yeah, i'm a nitpicker, so sue me!)
That game was fun no matter what anybody says.
Yep, i was at a loss on that one too...
Being able to identify a phony/suspicious URL? Hardly!
I've had support calls here at the *hospital* from *doctors* who are trying to 'log in' to their computer in the Address Bar of IE.
Phishing has the highest job security rating on the planet.
'the original six apple colors'?
Man, am i that old?
The problem is, if you stuff Facebook full of ads, people will leave. Just as quickly as they came.
Thats why facebook has emerged victorious (somewhat), because its solid and clean, and only other students can look at your profile (aka fairly secure). Pump it full of annoying ads and stuff, and the facebook crowd will find somewhere else. Pump Google's homepage full of blinking flashing ads and watch another 'clean' search engine pop up and take marketshare...
How about a switch? I've only got 1 HDMI in on my TV (sony grand wega) and its not old at all. To get a switcher (2 HDMI in, 1 HDMI out) costs over $100...
Agreed. Not much else to say really.
I just saw my first 360 in a store yesterday. The super walmart had ONE core system. Oh well... Maybe one day MS will give me a reason to want one.
Actually, i was just joking. But seriously, if you've ever been in a helpdesk-type situation, its the easiest way to coax a computer name out of a user on the phone so that i can get some VNC action going. Sometimes the It's tough to tell them to right-click on My Computer, since My Computer is hidden on the desktop in XP, and its not in the start menu of 2k. Instead, just have them hit Windows+Pause/break, then hit the second tab at the top, and then read me the full computer name.
Remeber that Jet Li movie The One? Jeez, they had a 'multiverse', and that was way back in like '01.
Hmm, so now your ranking comes not from your skill at a game, but which game you play. I mean, a Command and Conquer player comes over to the WoW world? A big swarm of humvees and nuclear fallout could change the landscape pretty quickly. Or how about a character from the Matrix moving over to a counterstrike server?
"making your in-game persona as pervasive as an email address"
I think the closest we'll get to this is the kind of thing MS does with the Xbox gamertag. Maybe you have the same gamer id for all games, but that doesn't mean the game universes will all intertwine.
What? Control Panel -> System? No Windows key + Pause/break?
Funny, thats exactly what i did when i was in college (LSU). I worked for the MBA department video taping every lecture, turning each one into a nice DVD, which was mailed out to anyone who requested them or missed class.
What do you know, after a while, people realize that a 3-hour lecture is basically unwatchable on your tv at home. They just stop requesting them, but i keep trucking on producing them. I did this for 3 years, and its still going on now.
I don't think RFID does exactly what you're thinking in this case. The tag only broadcasts the fact that it exists. I dont think you interpret the signal in a spacial context. "So I've got 3500 books, and I know the one you're looking for is within 100 feet of where I'm standing...."
Two words: Windows Updates
(actually, with three other words: Windows 2003 Server)
You must be new here...
but seriously, the cost of fabrication has nothing to do with anything. Jeez, you know what the difference was between a 486DX and 486SX? The last guy in the assembly line would BURN OFF the math coprocessor of the DX's, making them SX's.
What if it cost just as much to manufacture a Civic as a Corvette? There's value in the difference between the cars that people are willing to pay for, and thats the key.