Cracking open a VB app, one is likely to find something that is not scalable or adaptable, requiring the entire thing to be junked.
I just don't get this. Everyone's talking about VB6 as if it's never used for anything serious. All my VB experience (going back to VB5, let alone 6) is full blown Enterprise distributed apps using VB as the front end and middle tiers via DCOM, with as much object orientation as VB can muster and with SQL Server as the back end. We've got systems supporting hundreds of users, hundreds of tables and millions of records and sub 2 second responses for everything. The servers are really low spec too - typically NT4/512Mb RAM and RAID 5 arrays.
I'm sure there are some people out there cranking out simple apps but that doesn't mean VB can't do a fine job of being used to build very reliable, high performance Enterprise class systems.
What the hell are firms doing even making it possible to connect to their systems on unsecured servers? I've worked from home for years (well, 3 days at home, 2 in the office) and the only way I can connect is via my work laptop which has an encrypted hard drive and connects via VPN and an RSA keyfob thingy. Trying to connect any other way means you'll just get rejected by the servers and rightly so.
As for hours, yes, I work longer hours at home but I can work them when I want (more or less, meetings permitting) so can be around for the school run, making dinner for the family in the evening etc.
You do realise that this constant spamming of MyCleanPC at your target audience will pretty much guarantee that not only will none of us buy it, but we'll tell other people you're Satan's Spawn and not to go near your product or company ever? Just Saying...
He had a huge staff who did the vast bulk of his R&D and a significant % (possibly the majoroty) of his achievements were actually made by his staff with Edison just facilitating their efforts and then claiming the kudos.
Awesome, +4 insightful to 0 Flamebait. Oh how I love to see those religious ones show they know how to live their lives the way Jesus asked them to. Or not.
You really think society will suddenly become logical and reasonable without religion?
Err, no and I didn't say it would be. It would however be a step forwards.
Luckily I don't live in the US or I think I'f go mad. I don't know a single person who goes to church and only a handful who profess to any particular faith although none of those appear to actively practice it. Some of the comments to my original post are frankly disturbing in their knee jerkism.
It's also always fun to see any comment that dares to diss religion getting rapidly modded down by a group of people that ought to be in theory above all that.
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Sir, I take my hat off to you. Got it in a nutshell.
If you want governments to start basis decisions on logic and sense, you'll need to remove all influence from the religious types first. Until then, we're stuck with some pretty depressingly stupid laws.
Yep. I've just started a new contract. Free HTC One X (list price about GBP500), 5,000 texts, 500 mins voice, unlimited data and free calls on same carrier - GBP29 a month. Most people I know use sms constantly and for everything. Email on phones is just to check it and very occassionally reply.
My friend does pro portraits and he gets all his stuff up to poster sized done via Costco. Having tried a few, he reckons they're the best and the cheapest too which is a bonus.
That article is over four years old and even then is citing an old quote. The world has moved on quite a bit since then and as others have said, pretty much everyone in Europe at least gets unlimited texts or at least an awful lot in their bundle. I get 300mins, 1,000 texts and unlimited data plus a free Android phone (list price £450 when I signed up) for £18 a month on a 2 year contract.
Its much more expensive and slower than making a voice call and harder to use than email because of the length limit
Hang on, the other person said they're free/unlimited? As for speed etc, how long does it take, 5 seconds? What do you use them for? Everyone I know just uses them for small msgs i.e. 'I'm at the Theatre', 'OK, be there in 5', 'cool' etc. As for the size limit, That's pretty notional. Just type as much as you want, the phone carrier splits them up and puts them together again so the recipient just sees one message even if it's 500 chars long or whatever.
I find 5000 to be an unlikely exaggeration
Not so. My friend had a package with 5,000 texts a month and regular broke that so had to move to an unlimited package.
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Let's hope it doesn't roll into the next car in front.
I just don't get this. Everyone's talking about VB6 as if it's never used for anything serious. All my VB experience (going back to VB5, let alone 6) is full blown Enterprise distributed apps using VB as the front end and middle tiers via DCOM, with as much object orientation as VB can muster and with SQL Server as the back end. We've got systems supporting hundreds of users, hundreds of tables and millions of records and sub 2 second responses for everything. The servers are really low spec too - typically NT4/512Mb RAM and RAID 5 arrays.
I'm sure there are some people out there cranking out simple apps but that doesn't mean VB can't do a fine job of being used to build very reliable, high performance Enterprise class systems.
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/a/armstrong-gorsky.htm/
What the hell are firms doing even making it possible to connect to their systems on unsecured servers? I've worked from home for years (well, 3 days at home, 2 in the office) and the only way I can connect is via my work laptop which has an encrypted hard drive and connects via VPN and an RSA keyfob thingy. Trying to connect any other way means you'll just get rejected by the servers and rightly so.
As for hours, yes, I work longer hours at home but I can work them when I want (more or less, meetings permitting) so can be around for the school run, making dinner for the family in the evening etc.
You do realise that this constant spamming of MyCleanPC at your target audience will pretty much guarantee that not only will none of us buy it, but we'll tell other people you're Satan's Spawn and not to go near your product or company ever? Just Saying...
He had a huge staff who did the vast bulk of his R&D and a significant % (possibly the majoroty) of his achievements were actually made by his staff with Edison just facilitating their efforts and then claiming the kudos.
Awesome, +4 insightful to 0 Flamebait. Oh how I love to see those religious ones show they know how to live their lives the way Jesus asked them to. Or not.
I'd love to say so but twas but a typo from going too fast. I think your mission in life is to spread it though, it's a cool phrase.
Err, no and I didn't say it would be. It would however be a step forwards.
Luckily I don't live in the US or I think I'f go mad. I don't know a single person who goes to church and only a handful who profess to any particular faith although none of those appear to actively practice it. Some of the comments to my original post are frankly disturbing in their knee jerkism.
It's also always fun to see any comment that dares to diss religion getting rapidly modded down by a group of people that ought to be in theory above all that.
Sir, I take my hat off to you. Got it in a nutshell.
Oh totally agree. Religion and coprorations write our laws these days.
If you want governments to start basis decisions on logic and sense, you'll need to remove all influence from the religious types first. Until then, we're stuck with some pretty depressingly stupid laws.
I think they must have used one of those in the computer they used to decide if Greece was up to joining the Euro.
You got me all interested until I found it was over GBP300 in the UK ($450) Now that's a markup :-(
I wonder what he's make of people like me that haven't worn a watch in 20+ years?
I just find it bizarre than anyone would have to pay to receive either a call or a text. Utterly bizarre.
Yep. I've just started a new contract. Free HTC One X (list price about GBP500), 5,000 texts, 500 mins voice, unlimited data and free calls on same carrier - GBP29 a month. Most people I know use sms constantly and for everything. Email on phones is just to check it and very occassionally reply.
Humph. Next thing you'll be telling be cigarettes aren't a health giving natural way to relax
My first thought after reading the story was 'Hope whoever patents those ideas doesn't charge too much for them."
My friend does pro portraits and he gets all his stuff up to poster sized done via Costco. Having tried a few, he reckons they're the best and the cheapest too which is a bonus.
It was an HTC Desire - Even now 2 years on you can pay £350 to £420 for one in the UK if you buy it as PAYG even though it's an older phone
That article is over four years old and even then is citing an old quote. The world has moved on quite a bit since then and as others have said, pretty much everyone in Europe at least gets unlimited texts or at least an awful lot in their bundle. I get 300mins, 1,000 texts and unlimited data plus a free Android phone (list price £450 when I signed up) for £18 a month on a 2 year contract.
I love this bit:
"Although Breivikâ(TM)s conspiracy theories are insane, they are in line with mainstream opinion among American conservatives."
Hang on, the other person said they're free/unlimited? As for speed etc, how long does it take, 5 seconds? What do you use them for? Everyone I know just uses them for small msgs i.e. 'I'm at the Theatre', 'OK, be there in 5', 'cool' etc. As for the size limit, That's pretty notional. Just type as much as you want, the phone carrier splits them up and puts them together again so the recipient just sees one message even if it's 500 chars long or whatever.
Not so. My friend had a package with 5,000 texts a month and regular broke that so had to move to an unlimited package.