Which is why I think Tivo should forge more partnerships like the ones they have made in the past with DirecTV and now Comcast. The content providers will subsidize the hardware and Tivo will gain more profits from market segments they couldn't reach before.
Most consumers will think along the same lines as the parent - "Why pay $600 up front and a monthly fee when I can get the same thing from the cable/satellite provider for just the monthly fee?"
Tivo will always have its fans, but for me the added functionality a Tivo box would give me over DirecTV's new box doesn't justify the extra cost.
Why doesn't Microsoft take yet another page from Apple's book with the next release of windows. They should break all backwards compatibility with COM, DCOM, VB6, etc and build Windows 7 from the ground up. They would still have to provide an emulation layer similar to what Mac did between OS9 and OSX. This way companies running all that legacy code won't be left in the dust, but they will have even more incentive to move on to more secure platforms.
And that goes to the very heart of what art really is. I may think that the Mona Lisa is an amateuristic piece of crap and Nights Into Dreams is the most brilliant art masterpiece of modern times. I may be wrong on both counts, but that doesn't negate the fact that either piece could be considered art.
This is why we need something better that text passwords for authentication on the web. Most people can't remember all the passwords they use on every site they go to. To cope with this, Average Users do either one of two things - use the password remembering method in their browser of choice or use the same (weak) password for everything. Granted, there are some decent password management utilities out there, but your Average User would rather use a tool they already have.
Or you could also go with the top card from a year or so ago. I recently purchased an X850XT for around $150. Since my monitor only supports 1280x1024, I can run everything just fine at native res with features maxed out.
Staying a generation or two behind can save you a ton of money and you won't take too much of a performance hit. In fact, my X850 will outperform the current X1600 pro. Just my two cents anyway.
This may not be the ideal choice, but you could always do what I did when I faced a similar situation. About four years ago, I had been kicked out of college for not keeping my grades up. I was working at a photography studio in the local mall, but what I really wanted to do was write code. I didn't have any experience or education at the time and the local market was thin on opportunities. Going back to school wasn't really an option as I had burned that bridge already. Looking at my situation at the time, I decided to join the Air Force to be a programmer.
Now, I am not trying to give anybody a recruiting speech-I did four years and broke free like a parolee. I didn't like the control the military exerted over my personal life, but I can't deny what the Air Force has done to my career. First of all, I got paid for doing what I wanted to do. I received training and an AS in Computer Science Tech with no cost to me. I turned my academic career around - I am working on my bachelor's and I am maintaining a 4.0. The biggest imapct, however, was that I earned 4 years of experience in a standards-compliant production environment. You see a lot of comments in this thread saying that experience and skills are what matter most these days, and that is what I received.
Now that I've given you the upside, you have to be prepared for a couple months of rigid structured military training, but after that its pretty much like any other job. You are "on call" 24/7 and they will hold your hand through every major/minor decision you may wish to make (buying a car/house, getting married, etc), and the penalties for making mistakes can affect your paycheck severely and possibly land you in jail.
To sum up, its not for everybody, but it will get your career going if you decide to do it.
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Its also how the auto industry works. The cheap/efficient mopeds and econoboxes haven't put much of a dent on SUV sales, now have they?
Which is why I think Tivo should forge more partnerships like the ones they have made in the past with DirecTV and now Comcast. The content providers will subsidize the hardware and Tivo will gain more profits from market segments they couldn't reach before. Most consumers will think along the same lines as the parent - "Why pay $600 up front and a monthly fee when I can get the same thing from the cable/satellite provider for just the monthly fee?" Tivo will always have its fans, but for me the added functionality a Tivo box would give me over DirecTV's new box doesn't justify the extra cost.
Why doesn't Microsoft take yet another page from Apple's book with the next release of windows. They should break all backwards compatibility with COM, DCOM, VB6, etc and build Windows 7 from the ground up. They would still have to provide an emulation layer similar to what Mac did between OS9 and OSX. This way companies running all that legacy code won't be left in the dust, but they will have even more incentive to move on to more secure platforms.
And that goes to the very heart of what art really is. I may think that the Mona Lisa is an amateuristic piece of crap and Nights Into Dreams is the most brilliant art masterpiece of modern times. I may be wrong on both counts, but that doesn't negate the fact that either piece could be considered art.
With 2 seconds left in the auction, AT&T puts in a $4,600,000,001 bid.
And this is why I save all of my passwords in IE
This is why we need something better that text passwords for authentication on the web. Most people can't remember all the passwords they use on every site they go to. To cope with this, Average Users do either one of two things - use the password remembering method in their browser of choice or use the same (weak) password for everything. Granted, there are some decent password management utilities out there, but your Average User would rather use a tool they already have.
Actually, from the images on that page, I counted no less than THREE terrorist devices on bridges/overpasses/elevated transportation channels
Or you could also go with the top card from a year or so ago. I recently purchased an X850XT for around $150. Since my monitor only supports 1280x1024, I can run everything just fine at native res with features maxed out.
Staying a generation or two behind can save you a ton of money and you won't take too much of a performance hit. In fact, my X850 will outperform the current X1600 pro. Just my two cents anyway.
This may not be the ideal choice, but you could always do what I did when I faced a similar situation. About four years ago, I had been kicked out of college for not keeping my grades up. I was working at a photography studio in the local mall, but what I really wanted to do was write code. I didn't have any experience or education at the time and the local market was thin on opportunities. Going back to school wasn't really an option as I had burned that bridge already. Looking at my situation at the time, I decided to join the Air Force to be a programmer.
Now, I am not trying to give anybody a recruiting speech-I did four years and broke free like a parolee. I didn't like the control the military exerted over my personal life, but I can't deny what the Air Force has done to my career. First of all, I got paid for doing what I wanted to do. I received training and an AS in Computer Science Tech with no cost to me. I turned my academic career around - I am working on my bachelor's and I am maintaining a 4.0. The biggest imapct, however, was that I earned 4 years of experience in a standards-compliant production environment. You see a lot of comments in this thread saying that experience and skills are what matter most these days, and that is what I received.
Now that I've given you the upside, you have to be prepared for a couple months of rigid structured military training, but after that its pretty much like any other job. You are "on call" 24/7 and they will hold your hand through every major/minor decision you may wish to make (buying a car/house, getting married, etc), and the penalties for making mistakes can affect your paycheck severely and possibly land you in jail.
To sum up, its not for everybody, but it will get your career going if you decide to do it.