the best OSX Unix book is 'Unix for Mac OX' by Matisse Enzer, If you're looking to learn Unix on the macintosh. It covers everything from commands, pipes, environment, editors, permissions, scripts... it's very thorough.
I probably wouldn't recommend it for people already comfortable with Unix, but for a beginner it's the best OSX Unix book I could find. Highly recommend it!
I called Apple and asked them if I upgraded from 10.1 to 10.2 now, would I have to pay again when 10.3 is released. He said it would be a free upgrade. I spoke with them just last week.
Can anybody help explain the difference, as well as pro's/cons of using XSP vs. Java?
I've been thinking about learning JSP for web development but recently I've started looking at Apache Cocoon which is an XML framework, built on java. It uses XSP to call java business logic which then gets rendered in html. This looks very similar to JSP (except for the XML stuff).
Ok, I've endured not being able to access the BBC site since it crashes my machine everytime. Now I can't access 'My Yahoo' anymore. Was able to up until today. (I can still access www.yahoo.com).
I'm guessing the problem is java related. Can anybody else access MyYahoo running Mozilla? Does this beta resolve some of the issues with java crashing the Mozilla browser?
I'm not sure where I stand regards to Apple's idvd demand (especially using DMCA as the reason), but I just started thinking about their digital hub strategy and sort of understand where they might be coming from. Here's an example:
Let's say a consumer is looking for a new stereo system. In part, their decision will come down to the usability of it's interface (digital tuner vs. knob, layout of presets...). Companies invest resources to make products easier to use.
Now lets say that stereos evolve so that the interface is software based. Apple releases a stereo system called istereo which has an amazingly intuitive interface (yet standard hardware components -as is generally the case today). Someone comes up with a way to get the software istereo portion of this product to work with non apple equipment. Now there is nothing to differentiate Apple's products with standard software-interface based hardware.
I think Apple's move has less to do with traditional software mod's than with the direction that Apple wants to -integrate- it's software with traditional hardware.
What's the difference between a software based interface that's tied to a particular product and a hardware based interface that's tied to the product?
Campaign finance reform, Corporate reform, Patriot act and similar legislation, our involvement in Israel/Palestine conflict...
It's all about trust. Until issues of trust are resolved, we will never get anywhere. and remember that actions -should- speak louder than words.
I'm glad that this judge has exposed these actions of the FBI. The next time the FBI says that it's ridiculous that any agent would abuse these broad powers given to them under the Patriot Act, we can just point to this example. The next time the FBI says that these powers are necessary in order to combat terrorism, just point to this example.
-Sorry, you gotta earn my trust! and you haven't been doing a very good job (referring to this administration). Talk is cheap.
I saw a Donahue episode several weeks ago regarding violence in video games. The one thing that I really -do- remember from that show was someone talking about the technical accomplishments of Grandtheft auto, and the shift in game design that it represents. So I don't know why this guy is whining. Maybe he just didn't think he got enough sound bytes. (if this is the same episode I saw)
The show definitely leaned more towards "Ok maybe there's no proof that these games cause violent behavior but I can't imagine that it doesn't have some negative effect". This guy did have opportunities to speak but he just tried to spew out his 'standard' arguments defending video games, and feels he got nailed for it.
Donahue is a very smart guy. His show is very new. Some shows are more balanced than others, but I think he's putting effort into getting creative discussions and the show is evolving.
Also, Donahue is very up front about his own personal opinions on political issues. So don't try to imply that he's got some hidden agenda. Of course he has an agenda. It's just not hidden.
I think this MIT guy's just kicking himself because he could have presented a good argument but he's realized that his canned speeches are more of a bad habit than inspiration. Don't blame Donahue for your bad habits and inability to improvise!
(and if I'm referring to a completely different show, then ignore everything that I just wrote:)
Even though the states took the MS breakup off the table, does the judge still have the power to issue a breakup? Not that she would, I'm just wondering if legally, she still has that power (since the appeals court sent it back down for her to evaluate).
That's fine, but for people like me who -only- used itools for email, would you pay $100yr? At one point, their web hosting was a joke. You could only use their templates to create your webpage... I'm not sure if this has changed. Perhaps if it was more robust.
The backup/virus stuff is pretty interesting, and maybe if they add more functionality like this. -And- Their hosting allows me to build something which uses PHP/Apache/Javascript, then it might be worth $100. For email only, however?? I don't think so.
And it's unfortunate, because I've been using this address more often as my primary non-work related email.
I've never connected to Napster and I've never downloaded music from the internet. I tend to buy cd's used. If I have to pay some sort of extortion fee to the music industry, I will be pissed!
MySQL.org does not look like a Nusphere owned site. If you look under 'Support', you will see that they point you to Abriasoft, MySQL AB, and Nusphere. Don't you think they would point you to a Nusphere support number, rather than the competition? There's no mention of Gemini anywhere on this.org site, yet Nusphere has put a lot of effort into it's development.
Nusphere is a very professional company, and this site is highly suspect.
The only thing I can think of is that Nusphere just purchased this domain from some individual that had their own personal MySQL info site, and Nusphere hasn't updated it yet.
take a look at the Actuate web reporting. I work for a software development company, that uses both Actuate and Corvu as 3rd party reporting solutions. Acuate by far has some awesome web capabilities. It's a very sophisticated product, and will probably require some consulting to get it up and running. Once it's up, though, it is a very simple tool for generating complex reports
It looks like the Appeals Court is bias against Jackson and they are emotionally making their decisions based on their dislike for Jackson rather than some of the real issues.
I don't know whether MS should get broken up or not, but I think that they are guilty of just about everything Jackson said has ruled on.
Also, it seems that according to Microsoft, anybody that is not pro-Microsoft is Bias. Remember Lessig?
I've already started boycotting ZDNet because of this. These ad's appear right in the middle of their articles. Do they really expect a higher click through rate?
Also, why are banner ads being judged for their click through rate? I think that they can be effective in building brand awareness, just as television commercials are used for this purpose.
Here's a thought... What about the concept of an advertisement portal? People are always looking for solutions. If these ad's were categorized, I would certainly go to an ad portal site for comparative shopping. Also, they would have a higher click through because people would be there specifically looking for a vendor/companie's product.
I actually posted my thoughts about the annoying ad's in one of the discussion groups at the end of one of their articles. I also said that I was going to boycott their site if they didn't stop this kind of obtrusive advertising within 7 days.
Well, they censored my post. It was never published. Needless to say, I don't visit ZDNet anymore!!
Ok, so this is a little off topic but at least it will get posted! (somewhere:)
I'm confused. According to a previous thread regarding Apple & APSL, you don't have to notify Apple with personal modifications... Has Apple gone back to it's original APSL?
Apple Updates The APSL
Posted by CmdrTaco on Friday January 05, @04:11AM
from the legalese-if-you-please dept.
i, Mac writes: "Apple just updated the APSL to version 1.2, removing most (if not
all) of the requirements that irked the Open Source community. You no longer
need to distribute modifications made for personal use, you no longer need to
notify Apple of your modifications when you distribute them, and the suspension of the license
clause now reads more clearly - See for yourself: " The FSF has a response to the previous iterations
of the license if you're curious.
Check out this article: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2678 941,00.html
Looks like kids don't have any privacy even when they are at school. I can't believe that our society (US) allows corporations to have access to our school systems, whether it's these net filter companies selling viewing habits or even these private companies coming in to manage school systems, with little consideration about the possible long term consequences.
I had a battle with the post office about 1yr ago. I put a sign on my mailbox like 'no junk mail', 'no solicition'... but it turns out that the post office is *required* to deliver this mail although I do have the option to 'return to sender'. This is fine for credit card type solicitation that comes in an envelope.
BUT, what about flyers such as supermarket ad's... Anybody find a way that I can Send these back as well? This junk upsets me so much more than spam email (which at least I can filter).
I just tried installing on NT. I get a 214 error -file not found. hmmm...
It is a right not to vote, but...
on
Should You Vote?
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· Score: 1
society will just assume that you are lazy and disinterested if you don't. It's too bad that ballot's don't have a 'none of the above' option so people can express their dissatisfaction with either candidate.
I'm voting for Nader because I am confident that he is commited to grassroots efforts, and because he is committed to returning the power of gov't back to the consumer. He would almost restore my trust that gov't is working in my best interest.
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the best OSX Unix book is 'Unix for Mac OX' by Matisse Enzer, If you're looking to learn Unix on the macintosh. It covers everything from commands, pipes, environment, editors, permissions, scripts... it's very thorough.
I probably wouldn't recommend it for people already comfortable with Unix, but for a beginner it's the best OSX Unix book I could find. Highly recommend it!
I called Apple and asked them if I upgraded from 10.1 to 10.2 now, would I have to pay again when 10.3 is released. He said it would be a free upgrade. I spoke with them just last week.
Can anybody help explain the difference, as well as pro's/cons of using XSP vs. Java?
I've been thinking about learning JSP for web development but recently I've started looking at Apache Cocoon which is an XML framework, built on java. It uses XSP to call java business logic which then gets rendered in html. This looks very similar to JSP (except for the XML stuff).
Ok, I've endured not being able to access the BBC site since it crashes my machine everytime. Now I can't access 'My Yahoo' anymore. Was able to up until today. (I can still access www.yahoo.com).
I'm guessing the problem is java related. Can anybody else access MyYahoo running Mozilla? Does this beta resolve some of the issues with java crashing the Mozilla browser?
I'm not sure where I stand regards to Apple's idvd demand (especially using DMCA as the reason), but I just started thinking about their digital hub strategy and sort of understand where they might be coming from. Here's an example:
Let's say a consumer is looking for a new stereo system. In part, their decision will come down to the usability of it's interface (digital tuner vs. knob, layout of presets...). Companies invest resources to make products easier to use.
Now lets say that stereos evolve so that the interface is software based. Apple releases a stereo system called istereo which has an amazingly intuitive interface (yet standard hardware components -as is generally the case today). Someone comes up with a way to get the software istereo portion of this product to work with non apple equipment. Now there is nothing to differentiate Apple's products with standard software-interface based hardware.
I think Apple's move has less to do with traditional software mod's than with the direction that Apple wants to -integrate- it's software with traditional hardware.
What's the difference between a software based interface that's tied to a particular product and a hardware based interface that's tied to the product?
Campaign finance reform, Corporate reform, Patriot act and similar legislation, our involvement in Israel/Palestine conflict...
It's all about trust. Until issues of trust are resolved, we will never get anywhere. and remember that actions -should- speak louder than words.
I'm glad that this judge has exposed these actions of the FBI. The next time the FBI says that it's ridiculous that any agent would abuse these broad powers given to them under the Patriot Act, we can just point to this example. The next time the FBI says that these powers are necessary in order to combat terrorism, just point to this example.
-Sorry, you gotta earn my trust! and you haven't been doing a very good job (referring to this administration). Talk is cheap.
I saw a Donahue episode several weeks ago regarding violence in video games. The one thing that I really -do- remember from that show was someone talking about the technical accomplishments of Grandtheft auto, and the shift in game design that it represents. So I don't know why this guy is whining. Maybe he just didn't think he got enough sound bytes. (if this is the same episode I saw)
The show definitely leaned more towards "Ok maybe there's no proof that these games cause violent behavior but I can't imagine that it doesn't have some negative effect". This guy did have opportunities to speak but he just tried to spew out his 'standard' arguments defending video games, and feels he got nailed for it.
Donahue is a very smart guy. His show is very new. Some shows are more balanced than others, but I think he's putting effort into getting creative discussions and the show is evolving.
Also, Donahue is very up front about his own personal opinions on political issues. So don't try to imply that he's got some hidden agenda. Of course he has an agenda. It's just not hidden.
I think this MIT guy's just kicking himself because he could have presented a good argument but he's realized that his canned speeches are more of a bad habit than inspiration. Don't blame Donahue for your bad habits and inability to improvise!
(and if I'm referring to a completely different show, then ignore everything that I just wrote:)
Even though the states took the MS breakup off the table, does the judge still have the power to issue a breakup? Not that she would, I'm just wondering if legally, she still has that power (since the appeals court sent it back down for her to evaluate).
... and I didn't need to go through a separate ISP...
That's fine, but for people like me who -only- used itools for email, would you pay $100yr? At one point, their web hosting was a joke. You could only use their templates to create your webpage... I'm not sure if this has changed. Perhaps if it was more robust.
The backup/virus stuff is pretty interesting, and maybe if they add more functionality like this. -And- Their hosting allows me to build something which uses PHP/Apache/Javascript, then it might be worth $100. For email only, however?? I don't think so.
And it's unfortunate, because I've been using this address more often as my primary non-work related email.
I've never connected to Napster and I've never downloaded music from the internet. I tend to buy cd's used. If I have to pay some sort of extortion fee to the music industry, I will be pissed!
Nusphere is a very professional company, and this site is highly suspect.
The only thing I can think of is that Nusphere just purchased this domain from some individual that had their own personal MySQL info site, and Nusphere hasn't updated it yet.
take a look at the Actuate web reporting. I work for a software development company, that uses both Actuate and Corvu as 3rd party reporting solutions. Acuate by far has some awesome web capabilities. It's a very sophisticated product, and will probably require some consulting to get it up and running. Once it's up, though, it is a very simple tool for generating complex reports
I don't know whether MS should get broken up or not, but I think that they are guilty of just about everything Jackson said has ruled on.
Also, it seems that according to Microsoft, anybody that is not pro-Microsoft is Bias. Remember Lessig?
Also, why are banner ads being judged for their click through rate? I think that they can be effective in building brand awareness, just as television commercials are used for this purpose.
Here's a thought... What about the concept of an advertisement portal? People are always looking for solutions. If these ad's were categorized, I would certainly go to an ad portal site for comparative shopping. Also, they would have a higher click through because people would be there specifically looking for a vendor/companie's product.
Ok, so this is a little off topic but at least it will get posted! (somewhere:)
Apple Updates The APSL Posted by CmdrTaco on Friday January 05, @04:11AM from the legalese-if-you-please dept. i, Mac writes: "Apple just updated the APSL to version 1.2, removing most (if not all) of the requirements that irked the Open Source community. You no longer need to distribute modifications made for personal use, you no longer need to notify Apple of your modifications when you distribute them, and the suspension of the license clause now reads more clearly - See for yourself: " The FSF has a response to the previous iterations of the license if you're curious.
Slashdot is a community. Yahoo, MSN, AOL... are portals. Big difference!
Looks like kids don't have any privacy even when they are at school. I can't believe that our society (US) allows corporations to have access to our school systems, whether it's these net filter companies selling viewing habits or even these private companies coming in to manage school systems, with little consideration about the possible long term consequences.
From what I have heard, row level locking is coming in June/July timeframe.
BUT, what about flyers such as supermarket ad's... Anybody find a way that I can Send these back as well? This junk upsets me so much more than spam email (which at least I can filter).
What I've started doing is telling them 2x that I'm not interested, and then I put the phone down off the hook so that they are talking to nobody!
This amuses me very much:)
3rd install: same as 2nd.
I just tried installing on NT. I get a 214 error -file not found. hmmm...
I'm voting for Nader because I am confident that he is commited to grassroots efforts, and because he is committed to returning the power of gov't back to the consumer. He would almost restore my trust that gov't is working in my best interest.