449-31-98xx - 450-91-24xx 451-12-32xx - 451-20-35xx 451-20-64xx - 452-20-40xx If so, within these ranges, 55,200 people of the following types, including but not limited to:
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If you believe you are affected, please contact us.
I have been using Office 11 beta for about 3 weeks now. I also have been using the beta SDK for WordXML documents. It is completely plain text and very readable.
No, I don't think that we should all use the same distro from the same distributor. What I do think is that if Linux is going to succeed in the consumer market, then there must be a noticable face for the consumer to identify with. This is what Windows has done. Most users couldn't tell you the difference in the versions of Windows, other than the newer on is prettier.
In contrast to what you say above, I do think that a unified face will allow more software to be ported to Linux. As companies see that the market is maturing, they will be more likely to take the jump to a linux version because there is less risk to there bottom line. You have a chicken and egg fiasco, which will come first, products or customers? I definately feel that this more identifiable "version" of RedHat Linux will go far is helping the cause. Consumers will now be able to focus on making linux work for them, instead of making Linux work.
I couldn't agree with RedHat's statement any more. I definately feel that a unified look and feel is something that Linux has always needed. People need to be able to look at a system and recognize it. You can always recognize Windows by the look of it, as it should be for Linux. Users need this to use Linux. If you want people to use Linux for their desktop they must first feel comfortable with it...
I totally agree with your statements about MCSE boot camps. Any 'boot camp' type experience can't really teach you everything you need to know about an entire SYSTEM in order for you to be able to manage it effectively. An MCSE is not a position, it is a credential to help separate you from the rest of the world. I only use my MCSE and CCNP cedentials to show people that I know enough to pass the manufacturer's exams, nothing else. I don't expect my certifications to prove that I know anything, just that I was able to pass the exams. A dilbert cartoon comes to mind:
Consultant is coming to fix Dilbert's computer, wearing a super-hero costume complete with cape...
Consultant: So what's the problem? Diblert: My computer doesn't work. Consultant: Let's have a look Consultant raises arms and yells: I SUMMON THE VAST POWER OF CERTIFICATION. Dilbert: ? What was that? Consultant: It's what the instructor told me to do. Dilbert: Did it help? ---Puzzled look on face Consultant: ---Sad look: No. ---Walking off
I would actually like to respectfully disagree with you, wazzzup. I am an MCSE, work in a 100% Microsoft shop, deal with Dell servers and desktops running W2K all day long, and then go home to my lovely iMac! I have one of the new G4 flat-panel models and can't get enough of it! Infact, I have convinces 2 of my "MCSE" buddies to get them for their home use as well, ESPECIALLY since Microsoft released a native RDP client for OS X last week!
So, I just think that your classification of all MCSE's as mindless drones is a little off...there are bad sysadmins on EVERY platform. Microsoft just tends to make a more "user-friendly" platform, thus leaving itself open to more under-qualified people getting jobs doing admin work.
These are the times I need mod points!!! An $8 per share dividend really isn't that much for a company this size. Please +1 Insightful this post's parent!
I'm really impressed with the time and dedication they have put into diversifying what they do. As a company, I really think that Microsoft has it's head on it's shoulders. I am ready for these phones to come available. This way I can stop lugging around my PDA, I'll just have all of the information (such as calendar and contacts) all right there.
I may be in the minority here...but damnit/. community, I think that we should really give MS a little credit for coming up with ideas which people actually use!
That's a COMPLETELY true argument, and I totally agree with you. I would most definately make a MAJOR lawsuit out of it now that the kid is still alive. The legal system is not what you want to deal with at the exact moment, but I would certainly make sure it's something that I would deal with after the fact...
I hate to be the IANAL, but I am a MBA student...his company is who is at fault. They changed his insurance coverage and did not inform him of the change. They are the ones who should be liable for the $230,000 ($250,000 - $20,000 covered by insurance). If someone was going to get sued over this, the factory is who!
I'm sorry...I may be modded down to -1000000 karma...but I can't allow this without rebute. This is not a time, or place, to be mocking one of the worst trajedies in American history! You may, or may not, be from the US...but that aside...please respect the people who lost their lives, and their familes!
I would be very happy to have this done for me. Why would I care if people wanted to know what I watched...ok, they'd know I like CNN, Home and Garden TV, Food Network, News 8 Austin, Will & Grace, and The Practice...Then I can get ads which are directed at ME and not ones I don't care about.
I know that/. is always up in arms about some kind of privacy...Bill is out to kill us all and take our first, second, AND third born...but hey, I kinda like the idea of not having to see Milk-of-Magnesia, Heart Burn, and Birth Control commericals ALL the time!
They are more predominantly sold in the South...I think the last numbers I saw were:
Market Share:
40% Coca Cola
35% Dr. Peper
20% Pepsi Co.
05% Other...
Not that they are "More Southern..." just more popular.
I agree. Advertisers are too focused on "How Many People See My Ad" vs "How Many People REMEMBER My Ad Ant Want To PURCHASE My product." This is what advertisers need to realize. We have moved into a digital medium where consumers are no longer content to just sit there and smile. We are demanding more from companies. It takes more to sell to the younger generation than it does to the older generation.
If companies would spend 25% less on running ads and 25% more on making them, they would be more memerable and less annoying. Mastercard made a whole bunch of the "Priceless" commericials...those went over REAL well...as did Got Milk. Others need to follow in these companies footsteps and make MEMERABLE ads, not cheap ones!
I think this could lead to a complete change in marketing. No longer are we going to be bombarded with ads we don't give a rat's ass about. Now the billboards in movies are going to sold, and changed to suit differet areas/cultures/people. Now I am going to see Coke or Dr. Pepper (since I am in the south) while yankees will see Pepsi, and the such.
Obviously marketing strategies are going to have to change if people are not watching the ads. Companies will find a way (e.g. X10) to MAKE you see what they want you to. Then, things like browser.open can be shut off...and oops...they found another way.
It's a cycle that we go thru. It's all part of being in a free market economy. They want to sell, we want to buy, so they find a way to tell us what they have! It all goes in a circle.
This can be a good thing...I am a sysadmin who practices this...but ONLY, and I repeat ONLY if only a select group of people know the machine password. In the Universtiy we don't allow Faculty/Staff to have admin priviliges on boxes unless they need it. We hold the local admin account and rename it. Also, you should just make sure that it is not held by anyone who would give it out... *cough, cough* look up *cough, cough*. In my organization you must have been there for 6 months before you get it.
Just curious, what government do you work for...?!? State, federal, what?
I work for Texas at the University of Texas. We are given 40 of training that we come up with and get approved by the department head. Other than that, it's just up to us to make sure the cost is reasonable and it is along our type of work. If possible, I would like to see about doing the 20/20 program. I currently do this (work half time during the school year and full time during the summer) but would like to get a full pay check...half time just isn't enough money sometimes. I would be happy to work for them X years after I graduate to be able to have a little more money now...can you forward me some info to Benton.Wink@Bus.UTexas.edu ?? Thanks!
Here at the University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business we use InoculatIT. It is a great program. Everything is automated. We set up a server to pull the updated infomation from the web and then set the clients to look for that server. We use Active Directory to push the client out to the client computers and to make sure that the lab machines and all notebooks keep it installed. The personal machines can uninstall the software if they choose.
We have been very happy with the performance of this software. If you have any questions about it please email me at Benton.Wink@Bus.UTexas.edu .
I run a computer parts store. When the price that I have to pay for things such as RAM and Processors goes up, I up my price...when they go down, I lower it. My price sheet changes every day, as does my website. I really don't see the problem with this from an economic standpoint. They are making all the money they can. As a consumer, if you are willing to pay that price for the server, then you will.
OTOH, if there isn't a great demand for the product you want, they this will help you get it cheaper. When less people want to buy it the price will automatically go down! It's just all in how you look at it!
As the friend (MBA friend) of many Dot-Com Busts, I would just say to you: Don't get too big too fast.
You want to be big enough to fight that other company, but if you don't have to offer a service right from th start, DON'T...be big enough to beat them, and then come out and show them CERTAINLY who's boss!!! You don't want to go down the same line as my friends, invest too much at the start, and then not be able to keep going.
I am currently using a Dell CPxJ for browsing with Opera. I had the regular drivers installed for the PS2 mouse...they blew for this. I downloaded the Alps drivers. This allowed me to click and drag, right click, everything could be set so I just placed my finger and drug...all's done
I think the key to anything is find something you are comfortable with, and then just make it work. Don't spend a lot of money on something you aren't going to be happy with. And when you do get it, don't half ass it!
But, as far as I can tell you would have to disable the Linux part for play your DVDs...thus eliminating that option. If that's not true, +2 cool points!
Well, here we go, the government sticking their heads in where it doesn't belong. There are some things that the government just does NOT need to have its hands in and this is one of them. Why is this a US issue for one? Yes the DOD invented the internet but it is now public domain.
I know this is a reply to my own post...but why was this modded down as flaim bait? I was making the point that if the OEMs do decide for some reason to pull out MS will go and find a way to make money...namely port office to Linux...
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From http://www.utexas.edu/datatheft/affected.htmlIs your SSN in the following ranges?
449-31-98xx - 450-91-24xx
451-12-32xx - 451-20-35xx
451-20-64xx - 452-20-40xx
If so, within these ranges, 55,200 people of the following types, including but not limited to:
Current students, faculty and staff
Former students, faculty and staff
Job applicants
Retirees
may be affected.
If you believe you are affected, please contact us.
I have been using Office 11 beta for about 3 weeks now. I also have been using the beta SDK for WordXML documents. It is completely plain text and very readable.
Please get your facts straight before flaming!
No, I don't think that we should all use the same distro from the same distributor. What I do think is that if Linux is going to succeed in the consumer market, then there must be a noticable face for the consumer to identify with. This is what Windows has done. Most users couldn't tell you the difference in the versions of Windows, other than the newer on is prettier.
In contrast to what you say above, I do think that a unified face will allow more software to be ported to Linux. As companies see that the market is maturing, they will be more likely to take the jump to a linux version because there is less risk to there bottom line. You have a chicken and egg fiasco, which will come first, products or customers? I definately feel that this more identifiable "version" of RedHat Linux will go far is helping the cause. Consumers will now be able to focus on making linux work for them, instead of making Linux work.
I couldn't agree with RedHat's statement any more. I definately feel that a unified look and feel is something that Linux has always needed. People need to be able to look at a system and recognize it. You can always recognize Windows by the look of it, as it should be for Linux. Users need this to use Linux. If you want people to use Linux for their desktop they must first feel comfortable with it...
-remorse- Sorry to hear about your Mac -remorse-
I totally agree with your statements about MCSE boot camps. Any 'boot camp' type experience can't really teach you everything you need to know about an entire SYSTEM in order for you to be able to manage it effectively. An MCSE is not a position, it is a credential to help separate you from the rest of the world. I only use my MCSE and CCNP cedentials to show people that I know enough to pass the manufacturer's exams, nothing else. I don't expect my certifications to prove that I know anything, just that I was able to pass the exams. A dilbert cartoon comes to mind:
Consultant is coming to fix Dilbert's computer, wearing a super-hero costume complete with cape...
Consultant: So what's the problem?
Diblert: My computer doesn't work.
Consultant: Let's have a look
Consultant raises arms and yells: I SUMMON THE VAST POWER OF CERTIFICATION.
Dilbert: ? What was that?
Consultant: It's what the instructor told me to do.
Dilbert: Did it help? ---Puzzled look on face
Consultant: ---Sad look: No. ---Walking off
I would actually like to respectfully disagree with you, wazzzup. I am an MCSE, work in a 100% Microsoft shop, deal with Dell servers and desktops running W2K all day long, and then go home to my lovely iMac! I have one of the new G4 flat-panel models and can't get enough of it! Infact, I have convinces 2 of my "MCSE" buddies to get them for their home use as well, ESPECIALLY since Microsoft released a native RDP client for OS X last week!
So, I just think that your classification of all MCSE's as mindless drones is a little off...there are bad sysadmins on EVERY platform. Microsoft just tends to make a more "user-friendly" platform, thus leaving itself open to more under-qualified people getting jobs doing admin work.
These are the times I need mod points!!! An $8 per share dividend really isn't that much for a company this size. Please +1 Insightful this post's parent!
Not a flame:
/. community, I think that we should really give MS a little credit for coming up with ideas which people actually use!
I'm really impressed with the time and dedication they have put into diversifying what they do. As a company, I really think that Microsoft has it's head on it's shoulders. I am ready for these phones to come available. This way I can stop lugging around my PDA, I'll just have all of the information (such as calendar and contacts) all right there.
I may be in the minority here...but damnit
That's a COMPLETELY true argument, and I totally agree with you. I would most definately make a MAJOR lawsuit out of it now that the kid is still alive. The legal system is not what you want to deal with at the exact moment, but I would certainly make sure it's something that I would deal with after the fact...
Thanks for your reply...
I hate to be the IANAL, but I am a MBA student...his company is who is at fault. They changed his insurance coverage and did not inform him of the change. They are the ones who should be liable for the $230,000 ($250,000 - $20,000 covered by insurance). If someone was going to get sued over this, the factory is who!
I'm sorry...I may be modded down to -1000000 karma...but I can't allow this without rebute. This is not a time, or place, to be mocking one of the worst trajedies in American history! You may, or may not, be from the US...but that aside...please respect the people who lost their lives, and their familes!
I would be very happy to have this done for me. Why would I care if people wanted to know what I watched...ok, they'd know I like CNN, Home and Garden TV, Food Network, News 8 Austin, Will & Grace, and The Practice...Then I can get ads which are directed at ME and not ones I don't care about.
/. is always up in arms about some kind of privacy...Bill is out to kill us all and take our first, second, AND third born...but hey, I kinda like the idea of not having to see Milk-of-Magnesia, Heart Burn, and Birth Control commericals ALL the time!
I know that
They are more predominantly sold in the South...I think the last numbers I saw were: Market Share: 40% Coca Cola 35% Dr. Peper 20% Pepsi Co. 05% Other... Not that they are "More Southern..." just more popular.
I agree. Advertisers are too focused on "How Many People See My Ad" vs "How Many People REMEMBER My Ad Ant Want To PURCHASE My product." This is what advertisers need to realize. We have moved into a digital medium where consumers are no longer content to just sit there and smile. We are demanding more from companies. It takes more to sell to the younger generation than it does to the older generation. If companies would spend 25% less on running ads and 25% more on making them, they would be more memerable and less annoying. Mastercard made a whole bunch of the "Priceless" commericials...those went over REAL well...as did Got Milk. Others need to follow in these companies footsteps and make MEMERABLE ads, not cheap ones!
I think this could lead to a complete change in marketing. No longer are we going to be bombarded with ads we don't give a rat's ass about. Now the billboards in movies are going to sold, and changed to suit differet areas/cultures/people. Now I am going to see Coke or Dr. Pepper (since I am in the south) while yankees will see Pepsi, and the such.
Obviously marketing strategies are going to have to change if people are not watching the ads. Companies will find a way (e.g. X10) to MAKE you see what they want you to. Then, things like browser.open can be shut off...and oops...they found another way.
It's a cycle that we go thru. It's all part of being in a free market economy. They want to sell, we want to buy, so they find a way to tell us what they have! It all goes in a circle.
This can be a good thing...I am a sysadmin who practices this...but ONLY, and I repeat ONLY if only a select group of people know the machine password. In the Universtiy we don't allow Faculty/Staff to have admin priviliges on boxes unless they need it. We hold the local admin account and rename it. Also, you should just make sure that it is not held by anyone who would give it out... *cough, cough* look up *cough, cough*. In my organization you must have been there for 6 months before you get it.
Just curious, what government do you work for...?!? State, federal, what?
I work for Texas at the University of Texas. We are given 40 of training that we come up with and get approved by the department head. Other than that, it's just up to us to make sure the cost is reasonable and it is along our type of work. If possible, I would like to see about doing the 20/20 program. I currently do this (work half time during the school year and full time during the summer) but would like to get a full pay check...half time just isn't enough money sometimes. I would be happy to work for them X years after I graduate to be able to have a little more money now...can you forward me some info to Benton.Wink@Bus.UTexas.edu ?? Thanks!
Here at the University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business we use InoculatIT. It is a great program. Everything is automated. We set up a server to pull the updated infomation from the web and then set the clients to look for that server. We use Active Directory to push the client out to the client computers and to make sure that the lab machines and all notebooks keep it installed. The personal machines can uninstall the software if they choose.
We have been very happy with the performance of this software. If you have any questions about it please email me at Benton.Wink@Bus.UTexas.edu .I run a computer parts store. When the price that I have to pay for things such as RAM and Processors goes up, I up my price...when they go down, I lower it. My price sheet changes every day, as does my website. I really don't see the problem with this from an economic standpoint. They are making all the money they can. As a consumer, if you are willing to pay that price for the server, then you will.
OTOH, if there isn't a great demand for the product you want, they this will help you get it cheaper. When less people want to buy it the price will automatically go down! It's just all in how you look at it!
As the friend (MBA friend) of many Dot-Com Busts, I would just say to you: Don't get too big too fast.
You want to be big enough to fight that other company, but if you don't have to offer a service right from th start, DON'T...be big enough to beat them, and then come out and show them CERTAINLY who's boss!!! You don't want to go down the same line as my friends, invest too much at the start, and then not be able to keep going.
I am currently using a Dell CPxJ for browsing with Opera. I had the regular drivers installed for the PS2 mouse...they blew for this. I downloaded the Alps drivers. This allowed me to click and drag, right click, everything could be set so I just placed my finger and drug...all's done
I think the key to anything is find something you are comfortable with, and then just make it work. Don't spend a lot of money on something you aren't going to be happy with. And when you do get it, don't half ass it!
But, as far as I can tell you would have to disable the Linux part for play your DVDs...thus eliminating that option. If that's not true, +2 cool points!
Great...now all we need to do is compile DeCSS for it so we can use the DVD functionality!
Well, here we go, the government sticking their heads in where it doesn't belong. There are some things that the government just does NOT need to have its hands in and this is one of them. Why is this a US issue for one? Yes the DOD invented the internet but it is now public domain.
I know this is a reply to my own post...but why was this modded down as flaim bait? I was making the point that if the OEMs do decide for some reason to pull out MS will go and find a way to make money...namely port office to Linux...