That could be a good Poll question: How many emails do you have in your gmail box? a. 1-100 b. 101-1000 c. 1001-10000 d. 10,000 but all are member enlargement spam e. Cowboyneal is my mail box
It would seem odd except they have had one (albeit very rudimentary) since Windows NT. You could limit what ports a network card would listen to but it was a really simple interface.
Chances are they (MS) have put more effort into the Japanese one. I didn't see one english character except for the boot up screen when I played with the Japanese localized version.
Of course this is a perfect argument for open source as you don't need to rely on a company to add or improve the functionality of the software if it is lacking (if you know how to do it of course).
You'll decrease productivity by a LOT, and you'll have a lot of training costs.
Looking at your typical Canadian Public Servant (at least in Ottawa, the ones outside tend to work more) there isn't that much productivity you will lose. I made the joke that when the union says that they will work to rule which meant that they will work 7.5 hours a day that more work would actually get done.
Another thing, during the last big labour dispute I overheard a public servant complaining that they were trying to get a higher raise annually since private sector average was 3% and theirs was 1.5%. Chances are that stat was for the small amount of companies who actually gave raises compared to the multitude who had no raises at if they didn't let anyone go.
just to spend the money the government gives (so the government give them more money the next cycle)
That isn't just Mexico. Canada and the US do it as well. On my last contract, Santa took orders around January to February to make sure that our budget was used up. The arguement was that if we didn't we would lose money next year when we may truly need it.
Your point is valid in that they need something customized in their own language. However Xp has both the Multilingual pack for XP as well as localized versions of XP which everything is in the language you use (try doing an install of XP in Japanese without speaking a word of it). The same is true with Office as well.
The same arguement is being done regarding sexual offenders and pornography. Mostly Focus on the Family are pushing that seeing a couple of breasts can create a serial rapist.
Problem is that although rape is done through unwanted sex, the reason is a power thrill.
I suspect there may be a link between social moronicness (is that a word?) and gamers as they tend to be less social interaction with other human beings or at most extremely disjointed but I think the fact is you will always have bad seeds and nothing is going to change it. These bad seeds are just like you have stupid seeds (remember "The Faculty" when kids were laying in the middle of the road and thus getting run over by cars changing lanes (darwinism at it's finest)).
Fact is they may get ideas from video games or movies but if they didn't get it from there they would probably look at the news instead.
Points 1 and 3 are valid but have you ever tried to replace the standard stereo in your typical GM car? Up until now (see one of my previous posts above) the big 3 manufacturers have been using unorthodox shapes for their stereos to be more esthetically pleasing. Usually if you wanted a different feature i.e MP3 playback you had to hope to god that the car manufacturer had that as an option or go out and buy an OEM stereo and mount it elsewhere
From what I gather (which may be wrong). In Europe you won't have a choice. The version of XP Home will only be the N Edition. I assume XP Pro will still have Media Player if so, unless you want to spend more money for Media you will have to go without. Although I assume MS will be allowed to provide Media Player for download.
It's funny how you talk about cars and stereos. I read about a month back that there was a court case between I think it was Sony or JVC against the three domestic dealers about proprietary stereos in their cars. As the big three were building their cars with nonconforming stereos (GM is really bad for this) there was a whole markt that the OEM manufacturers were missing out.
Essentially the complainants won and supposedly for next years models they (Chrysler, GM, Ford) need to start using the standardized format although they are saying to expect cars to be about $1000 more expensive to cover the costs of changing the design.
I know. I talked to him about a year or so back saying did he still believe it with the newer lower power digital. He said that the effect is a lot less but the jury was still out on what effect it will have on developing cellular matter (i.e embryos). I would say you may have a good basis for a new superhero but that wouldn't make good comic books
My dad specializes in EMI. Most of his work involves ensuring avionics from different manufacturers don't interact negatively with each other. About 15 years ago I remember him telling me that if you were going to use a cell phone in a car for a prolonged time, you might as well stick your head in a microwave.
I got a Rio Cali last year and love it. If the shuffle had been out when I bought my Cali I probably would have bought it as it had more memory. However it really depended on the arm strap for the shuffle. Has anyone used it and is it really secure? It doesn't look like it would be attached very well.
Although now if I need more memory, I would probably just go out and buy an SD card since I can get another 1G for the same price as a shuffle.
That is the same with XP. Using the default Fisher Price interface There is an improvement from 128M to 256 but not as drastic from 256 to 512 and none after that unless you start up a lot of apps
Possibly since 98 is no longer the defacto Windows OS that everyone uses. It was an unstable piece of crap. With 2000 and XP stability has become routine. Now with XP and with 2003 Server security is starting to be addressed.
The big question is whether or not this move towards security is real or just posturing. When Longhorn comes out I want to see if MS will still claim that IE is part of the OS. By then you would hope they will have resolved a lot of the security issues.
I also agree. I have 2 Maxtor 120G SATA drives and haven't had a problem with them. The only thing is that they are a bit loud when doing seeks and the software to quiet them down only works on IDE drives.
Using MS ACLs to limit who can access web pages and what they can do there. Not exactly something you would necessarily use on the net but can be handy on an Intranet.
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That could be a good Poll question:
How many emails do you have in your gmail box?
a. 1-100
b. 101-1000
c. 1001-10000
d. 10,000 but all are member enlargement spam
e. Cowboyneal is my mail box
You know you can Slipstream the updates? Of course it will be easier now with SP1.
It would seem odd except they have had one (albeit very rudimentary) since Windows NT. You could limit what ports a network card would listen to but it was a really simple interface.
Not the select version
Chances are they (MS) have put more effort into the Japanese one. I didn't see one english character except for the boot up screen when I played with the Japanese localized version.
Of course this is a perfect argument for open source as you don't need to rely on a company to add or improve the functionality of the software if it is lacking (if you know how to do it of course).
You'll decrease productivity by a LOT, and you'll have a lot of training costs.
Looking at your typical Canadian Public Servant (at least in Ottawa, the ones outside tend to work more) there isn't that much productivity you will lose. I made the joke that when the union says that they will work to rule which meant that they will work 7.5 hours a day that more work would actually get done.
Another thing, during the last big labour dispute I overheard a public servant complaining that they were trying to get a higher raise annually since private sector average was 3% and theirs was 1.5%.
Chances are that stat was for the small amount of companies who actually gave raises compared to the multitude who had no raises at if they didn't let anyone go.
just to spend the money the government gives (so the government give them more money the next cycle)
That isn't just Mexico. Canada and the US do it as well. On my last contract, Santa took orders around January to February to make sure that our budget was used up. The arguement was that if we didn't we would lose money next year when we may truly need it.
Your point is valid in that they need something customized in their own language. However Xp has both the Multilingual pack for XP as well as localized versions of XP which everything is in the language you use (try doing an install of XP in Japanese without speaking a word of it). The same is true with Office as well.
Sorry. I meant the physical dimensions. My Z24 stereo is square. The only way to put an OEM stereo would be to cut away the dash.
The same arguement is being done regarding sexual offenders and pornography. Mostly Focus on the Family are pushing that seeing a couple of breasts can create a serial rapist.
Problem is that although rape is done through unwanted sex, the reason is a power thrill.
I suspect there may be a link between social moronicness (is that a word?) and gamers as they tend to be less social interaction with other human beings or at most extremely disjointed but I think the fact is you will always have bad seeds and nothing is going to change it. These bad seeds are just like you have stupid seeds (remember "The Faculty" when kids were laying in the middle of the road and thus getting run over by cars changing lanes (darwinism at it's finest)).
Fact is they may get ideas from video games or movies but if they didn't get it from there they would probably look at the news instead.
Points 1 and 3 are valid but have you ever tried to replace the standard stereo in your typical GM car? Up until now (see one of my previous posts above) the big 3 manufacturers have been using unorthodox shapes for their stereos to be more esthetically pleasing. Usually if you wanted a different feature i.e MP3 playback you had to hope to god that the car manufacturer had that as an option or go out and buy an OEM stereo and mount it elsewhere
From what I gather (which may be wrong). In Europe you won't have a choice. The version of XP Home will only be the N Edition. I assume XP Pro will still have Media Player if so, unless you want to spend more money for Media you will have to go without. Although I assume MS will be allowed to provide Media Player for download.
It's funny how you talk about cars and stereos. I read about a month back that there was a court case between I think it was Sony or JVC against the three domestic dealers about proprietary stereos in their cars. As the big three were building their cars with nonconforming stereos (GM is really bad for this) there was a whole markt that the OEM manufacturers were missing out.
Essentially the complainants won and supposedly for next years models they (Chrysler, GM, Ford) need to start using the standardized format although they are saying to expect cars to be about $1000 more expensive to cover the costs of changing the design.
I know. I talked to him about a year or so back saying did he still believe it with the newer lower power digital. He said that the effect is a lot less but the jury was still out on what effect it will have on developing cellular matter (i.e embryos). I would say you may have a good basis for a new superhero but that wouldn't make good comic books
My dad specializes in EMI. Most of his work involves ensuring avionics from different manufacturers don't interact negatively with each other. About 15 years ago I remember him telling me that if you were going to use a cell phone in a car for a prolonged time, you might as well stick your head in a microwave.
Whoops. My bad. For some reason I read Flash disk and not Flash MP3 player. Damn I hate being sick
And that's in Canadian Funds
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soulless corporation that would be just as evil as Microsoft if they had the marketshare
:)
Yep but the world would be a more stylish place
I got a Rio Cali last year and love it. If the shuffle had been out when I bought my Cali I probably would have bought it as it had more memory. However it really depended on the arm strap for the shuffle. Has anyone used it and is it really secure? It doesn't look like it would be attached very well.
Although now if I need more memory, I would probably just go out and buy an SD card since I can get another 1G for the same price as a shuffle.
I personally haven't since I don't own one but I do know about 5 people who have had it skip. I found it hard to believe as well.
Too bad that Molson is pretty much owned by Coors (yes I know it was a merger but Coors more or less took control)
That is the same with XP. Using the default Fisher Price interface There is an improvement from 128M to 256 but not as drastic from 256 to 512 and none after that unless you start up a lot of apps
Possibly since 98 is no longer the defacto Windows OS that everyone uses. It was an unstable piece of crap. With 2000 and XP stability has become routine. Now with XP and with 2003 Server security is starting to be addressed.
The big question is whether or not this move towards security is real or just posturing. When Longhorn comes out I want to see if MS will still claim that IE is part of the OS. By then you would hope they will have resolved a lot of the security issues.
I also agree. I have 2 Maxtor 120G SATA drives and haven't had a problem with them. The only thing is that they are a bit loud when doing seeks and the software to quiet them down only works on IDE drives.
Using MS ACLs to limit who can access web pages and what they can do there. Not exactly something you would necessarily use on the net but can be handy on an Intranet.