You can easily change the location of My Documents simply by right clicking and choosing Properties. That way you can put your stuff wherever you like and then tell Windows where to go. (Pun intentional.)
They're taxes, yes. The thing is, they're taxes on the telco that they are passing through to you based on an estimation of your share" of their actual obligation. The money you pay the telco goes in their pocket and if they slightly over-collect from enough people they can pocket it. This is distinct from sales tax which mandates any over-collection to be turned over to the state. The "taxes" section is taxes you owe that the business collects on the government's behalf. This distinction is why they're separate.
Honestly, what a business should do when they get a tax increase is raise their rates. People object, of course, so the telcos lobby heavily to be allowed to "pass this on" directly so they don't look like the bad guy. In reality, it's a simple cost of doing business and should be rolled into the normal rate. At least, that's my opinion.
Great points. It's often overlooked that a seat belt also keeps the driver secured in the seat in case of sudden stops, swerves, etc. This keeps them in control of the vehicle when they may otherwise be thrown around the cabin. This protects not only the driver and their passengers but others on the road.
Likewise, a properly configured firewall does more than simply block incoming worms. They can help prevent an infection from spreading beyond the local machine as well as other network management, depending on the needs.
Most retail versions of Microsoft Office since Office 97 have that provision (one laptop and one desktop for the same primary user). I know specifically that 2007 and 2010 include it except the "code only, no media, single license" ones intended to activate trial versions. The limited ones are pretty clear that this is the case, however. I never looked at anything pre-97 so I can't be sure. OEM copies were always licensed solely to the first computer on which they were installed which also had to be sold as a bundle with the software, unless one was a system builder buying for resale to an end user. In practice, OEM licenses were so easy to transfer that now Microsoft prefers the 60 day trial gimmick instead.
Home and Student versions actually allow 3 (three) computer installs, regardless of laptop or desktop. Quite handy, really.
Microsoft has actually been pretty good at giving refunds to end users as well in my experience. I've even seen them do so in cases where people were clearly being absurd. One client of mine got a refund on a copy of Office that was years out of date for which he had no proof of purchase. Shocking, you ask me. I'd have laughed at him if he tried it with me.
Did you really just cite a movie as a reference?! It's not that hard to cite the actual case, after all.
We're Americans (mostly). We won't look up the case, but we might watch the movie. So which is a better way to get the point across, cite something we'll look up or something we won't?
The best way to odo so would be to cite the movie and/b> the case, I feel. Citing just a movie as though it's an authoritative source is just a bad idea in general. This is especially true when one is posting on/. and it's trivial to Google the movie and find a synopsis that references the case.
Did you really just cite a movie as a reference?! It's not that hard to cite the actual case, after all. That being said, this case dealt with a criminal case, not so much a civil matter such as this. While I agree that you should always be allowed to consult an attorney, I don't think Gideon v Wainwright actually applied in this case.
I debated whether to even bother responding to this for a good 10 minutes but, in the end, decided it needs saying.
Yes, it's a good thing that we even have "a system". There are good, legitimate uses for "a system". What is not good in this case, and in the larger picture lately, is the way the system is being used. This may seem like splitting hairs to some but it is an important distinction.
A nation has the right (and indeed, the obligation) to protect itself from undesirables crossing into the country or, similarly, to allow the authorities to execute arrest warrants as needed. Having a record of who's in the country, for how long, etc, is just a good idea in general for any nation. In addition.
The problem is the use of such systems to harass otherwise law-abiding citizens. It's troublesome to me that this is happening regularly. This doesn't mean I decry the need for the system in general, however.
All of which are add-ons designed (in part) to strip web sites of their ad-based revenue streams.
While I grant your point inasmuch as it's "in part", I think the main appeal of these add-ons is the freedom from the truly annoying ads. I don't mind ads on some sites but the darned instant sound and video ones are absolutely going to go. I use the add-ons then white list sites I trust to not annoy me.
Also not a minor issue is the prevalence of infections coming about via ads lately. This is on the rise and is rather difficult to prevent shy of NoScript (a pain) or an all out ad blocker. I find it somewhat amusing that ad blockers can be viewed as security software to a small degree.
The problem with that is when everyone's wealthy, nobody's really "rich". Someone still has to handle all those crappy jobs but most of the newly rich peasants want to kick back and not work. I'm not sure this is the best thing for the long term plan of nation building. I'd hope the Afghani government manages to direct the majority of the country's wealth into basic services and boot-strap the country up but most likely that won't be allowed to happen. Still, one can hope.
In other news, the sky is BLUE! OMG, it's BLUE!!!!!!!!
Why the heck we have to have this sort of crap in the news after every tiny little tremor is beyond me. Yeah, the Pacific Northwest (where I live) is one of several areas in the world where major earthquakes happen every so often, geologically speaking. There's also a nice juicy volcano just waiting to blow its top. ZOMG, what next? Tornados? Oh wait... that happens every so often also.
It seems to me that the bulk of these "they don't need storage" posts are coming from people who have NO IDEA how these things really work, and they have these wild ideas of how things "should be" based on their limited, and often faulty, knowledge.
Slightly OT here but it's my experience that this applies to the overwhelming majority of "X doesn't need Y because..." arguments.
In the Internet age, one cannot really control information. When Texan children start hearing/reading about the alternate views they will begin to doubt everything they've been taught. This will likely not even wait until the traditional "gone to college and learning more about the world" intellectual rebellion. I predict it'll happen much sooner, closer to middle school. Unfortunately, this won't be the case with all of the children but then again, many people are sheep in general.
Note I am not saying we shouldn't object, just pointing out a possible drawback for the originators of this policy.
You're correct. I just noticed I managed to delete most of my last sentence. It should have read: "The real sad part there is that even though the originator of the autism/vaccination crap has been thoroughly discredited, many never figure that out and freak out about vaccinations to this day.
The difference between the vaccine/autism thing and cell phone/brain cancer as I see it is there's not yet any demonstrably bad study's claiming a link when there isn't for cell phones/brain tumors. doesn't stop folks freaking out, though. As I said, though, it's difficult to be 100% sure as you really cannot prove a negative, just fail to find a link.
That said, I don't believe in any real link (other than coincidental) between either vaccination and autism or cell phone use and brain tumors. Hell, many people with brain tumors also lay their heads on pillows. They probably even do so more hours out of the day (or night... hehe) than they spend on a cell phone! Maybe someone should study that!
It's difficult to be sure. The fact they could find neither a conclusive link nor disprove one indicates they missed something which is likely associated. While it's rather difficult prove a negative, you usually can do well enough.
My personal opinion is there's no direct link but since this is such a politicized issue people pretty much think what they want. The closest analogy I can think of is the vaccination/autism argument. The real
What's most impressive to me is how quickly they got the results. It only took a couple days of actual data gathering then a few weeks of lab processing. Last I heard about anything similar (using satellite images, IIRC) it took months to get results.
You know, on second reading, you're right. Then again, what device would bother with a custom interface for no reason when standard ones exist? (I'm being a little facetious here... I've seen stranger things.)
Sure, but 4 years ago it was only 21 years old tech to prop up a 6 year old OS and the alternative was Vista (assuming no need/desire/whatever for *nix). One can hardly blame them... heh.
There probably is but the cost would be prohibitive, I suspect. I've done this sort of thing for my own clients a few times over the years and it adds up. When possible, I recommend Frankenboxing the thing by sitting the old drive on top of the tower with the side open and they copy the data over a bit at a time when they can. It can take ages with some of those old drives but many'd rather save the $100+ it'd cost to have me do it.
(Side note: This is why I read Slashdot. You have to wade through the muck but there're still nuggets of pure gold here and there.) Sorry... on topic now:
1.It may not be using the standard floppy disk controler interface and may not be able to support that particular gizmo
Well, if you RTFL (I know, I know....) then you'd have seen this:
The device connects to your existing power and data (ribbon) cables.
The soundless drive emulates your existing floppy drive to act as if the floppy drive was never removed. This drive will replace most any existing 720k/1.44MB capacity IBM format floppy drive or your money back. Do away with the painfully slow and obsolete floppy disks. Not only will this device work in PCs but, it will also work in machinery or devices that still use floppy drives. This device completely replaces the universal floppy drive of computerized system. If you are not certain this device will work in your equipment, then just ask! 1 Year Warranty. This device also emulates NON IBM type drives (TEAC, etc) and can also be setup as a DRIVE 0, DRIVE 1 configuration
Back to your points:
2.Are YOU going to be the one to tell the boss that the really really expensive piece of equipment has failed and that they cant get warranty service for it because of an unauthorized third party modification just so you dont need to keep floppy disks around?
I agree this is a good thing to consider. It may not always be a good idea even if it works. Definitely a YMMV solution.
3.What do you do about things that actually come on floppy disk (for example the manufacturer may ship new firmware on floppy that you insert and have the machine read). Yes you could reinstall the disk drive for those rare occasions (or find a way to make the floppytousb device work with a USB floppy so you can read the disk you need to) but that's a lot of work.
I wonder if one of the USB floppies would work. While it most likely wouldn't, I sort of like the Goldbergian aspect of running a floppy controller -> USB converter -> USB floppy drive emulator when needed. Hehe. In reality, I'd probably go with a floppy cable that supports 2 drives and run the floppy drive on one and the FloppytoUSB device on the other, just in case.
Nonetheless, this is quite an interesting device. I'll probably pick one up just to fiddle with. I'd love to have the option of USB sticks being available in such odd DOS environment for some clients.
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You can easily change the location of My Documents simply by right clicking and choosing Properties. That way you can put your stuff wherever you like and then tell Windows where to go. (Pun intentional.)
They're taxes, yes. The thing is, they're taxes on the telco that they are passing through to you based on an estimation of your share" of their actual obligation. The money you pay the telco goes in their pocket and if they slightly over-collect from enough people they can pocket it. This is distinct from sales tax which mandates any over-collection to be turned over to the state. The "taxes" section is taxes you owe that the business collects on the government's behalf. This distinction is why they're separate.
Honestly, what a business should do when they get a tax increase is raise their rates. People object, of course, so the telcos lobby heavily to be allowed to "pass this on" directly so they don't look like the bad guy. In reality, it's a simple cost of doing business and should be rolled into the normal rate. At least, that's my opinion.
Great points. It's often overlooked that a seat belt also keeps the driver secured in the seat in case of sudden stops, swerves, etc. This keeps them in control of the vehicle when they may otherwise be thrown around the cabin. This protects not only the driver and their passengers but others on the road.
Likewise, a properly configured firewall does more than simply block incoming worms. They can help prevent an infection from spreading beyond the local machine as well as other network management, depending on the needs.
The R stands for the copyright holder's Rights.
Most retail versions of Microsoft Office since Office 97 have that provision (one laptop and one desktop for the same primary user). I know specifically that 2007 and 2010 include it except the "code only, no media, single license" ones intended to activate trial versions. The limited ones are pretty clear that this is the case, however. I never looked at anything pre-97 so I can't be sure. OEM copies were always licensed solely to the first computer on which they were installed which also had to be sold as a bundle with the software, unless one was a system builder buying for resale to an end user. In practice, OEM licenses were so easy to transfer that now Microsoft prefers the 60 day trial gimmick instead.
Home and Student versions actually allow 3 (three) computer installs, regardless of laptop or desktop. Quite handy, really.
Microsoft has actually been pretty good at giving refunds to end users as well in my experience. I've even seen them do so in cases where people were clearly being absurd. One client of mine got a refund on a copy of Office that was years out of date for which he had no proof of purchase. Shocking, you ask me. I'd have laughed at him if he tried it with me.
Gah, clicked post instead of continue editing to close that tag. :-\
Did you really just cite a movie as a reference?! It's not that hard to cite the actual case, after all.
We're Americans (mostly). We won't look up the case, but we might watch the movie. So which is a better way to get the point across, cite something we'll look up or something we won't?
The best way to odo so would be to cite the movie and/b> the case, I feel. Citing just a movie as though it's an authoritative source is just a bad idea in general. This is especially true when one is posting on /. and it's trivial to Google the movie and find a synopsis that references the case.
Did you really just cite a movie as a reference?! It's not that hard to cite the actual case, after all. That being said, this case dealt with a criminal case, not so much a civil matter such as this. While I agree that you should always be allowed to consult an attorney, I don't think Gideon v Wainwright actually applied in this case.
Is it good that we even have "a system"?
I debated whether to even bother responding to this for a good 10 minutes but, in the end, decided it needs saying.
Yes, it's a good thing that we even have "a system". There are good, legitimate uses for "a system". What is not good in this case, and in the larger picture lately, is the way the system is being used. This may seem like splitting hairs to some but it is an important distinction.
A nation has the right (and indeed, the obligation) to protect itself from undesirables crossing into the country or, similarly, to allow the authorities to execute arrest warrants as needed. Having a record of who's in the country, for how long, etc, is just a good idea in general for any nation. In addition.
The problem is the use of such systems to harass otherwise law-abiding citizens. It's troublesome to me that this is happening regularly. This doesn't mean I decry the need for the system in general, however.
they should have corporal punishment.
Who's gonna go through a company and spank everyone?
Oh, there'd be a larger number of applicants for such a position than most folks would think, I assure you.
I guess "bad" or "good" depends on whether you wanted to scavenge their rotting corpses or not. Mmmm ... tasty dino flesh.
what kind of laser would I need to deal with this?
You would need the Remington 870 Pump-Action
Or a frickin' rock.
All of which are add-ons designed (in part) to strip web sites of their ad-based revenue streams.
While I grant your point inasmuch as it's "in part", I think the main appeal of these add-ons is the freedom from the truly annoying ads. I don't mind ads on some sites but the darned instant sound and video ones are absolutely going to go. I use the add-ons then white list sites I trust to not annoy me.
Also not a minor issue is the prevalence of infections coming about via ads lately. This is on the rise and is rather difficult to prevent shy of NoScript (a pain) or an all out ad blocker. I find it somewhat amusing that ad blockers can be viewed as security software to a small degree.
they'd just be rich peasants
The problem with that is when everyone's wealthy, nobody's really "rich". Someone still has to handle all those crappy jobs but most of the newly rich peasants want to kick back and not work. I'm not sure this is the best thing for the long term plan of nation building. I'd hope the Afghani government manages to direct the majority of the country's wealth into basic services and boot-strap the country up but most likely that won't be allowed to happen. Still, one can hope.
In other news, the sky is BLUE! OMG, it's BLUE!!!!!!!!
Why the heck we have to have this sort of crap in the news after every tiny little tremor is beyond me. Yeah, the Pacific Northwest (where I live) is one of several areas in the world where major earthquakes happen every so often, geologically speaking. There's also a nice juicy volcano just waiting to blow its top. ZOMG, what next? Tornados? Oh wait ... that happens every so often also.
Someone wake me when we have a real disaster.
It seems to me that the bulk of these "they don't need storage" posts are coming from people who have NO IDEA how these things really work, and they have these wild ideas of how things "should be" based on their limited, and often faulty, knowledge.
Slightly OT here but it's my experience that this applies to the overwhelming majority of "X doesn't need Y because ..." arguments.
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In the Internet age, one cannot really control information. When Texan children start hearing/reading about the alternate views they will begin to doubt everything they've been taught. This will likely not even wait until the traditional "gone to college and learning more about the world" intellectual rebellion. I predict it'll happen much sooner, closer to middle school. Unfortunately, this won't be the case with all of the children but then again, many people are sheep in general.
Note I am not saying we shouldn't object, just pointing out a possible drawback for the originators of this policy.
You're correct. I just noticed I managed to delete most of my last sentence. It should have read: "The real sad part there is that even though the originator of the autism/vaccination crap has been thoroughly discredited, many never figure that out and freak out about vaccinations to this day.
The difference between the vaccine/autism thing and cell phone/brain cancer as I see it is there's not yet any demonstrably bad study's claiming a link when there isn't for cell phones/brain tumors. doesn't stop folks freaking out, though. As I said, though, it's difficult to be 100% sure as you really cannot prove a negative, just fail to find a link.
That said, I don't believe in any real link (other than coincidental) between either vaccination and autism or cell phone use and brain tumors. Hell, many people with brain tumors also lay their heads on pillows. They probably even do so more hours out of the day (or night ... hehe) than they spend on a cell phone! Maybe someone should study that!
It's difficult to be sure. The fact they could find neither a conclusive link nor disprove one indicates they missed something which is likely associated. While it's rather difficult prove a negative, you usually can do well enough.
My personal opinion is there's no direct link but since this is such a politicized issue people pretty much think what they want. The closest analogy I can think of is the vaccination/autism argument. The real
What's most impressive to me is how quickly they got the results. It only took a couple days of actual data gathering then a few weeks of lab processing. Last I heard about anything similar (using satellite images, IIRC) it took months to get results.
Very cool stuff.
You know, on second reading, you're right. Then again, what device would bother with a custom interface for no reason when standard ones exist? (I'm being a little facetious here ... I've seen stranger things.)
Sure, but 4 years ago it was only 21 years old tech to prop up a 6 year old OS and the alternative was Vista (assuming no need/desire/whatever for *nix). One can hardly blame them ... heh.
There probably is but the cost would be prohibitive, I suspect. I've done this sort of thing for my own clients a few times over the years and it adds up. When possible, I recommend Frankenboxing the thing by sitting the old drive on top of the tower with the side open and they copy the data over a bit at a time when they can. It can take ages with some of those old drives but many'd rather save the $100+ it'd cost to have me do it.
(Side note: This is why I read Slashdot. You have to wade through the muck but there're still nuggets of pure gold here and there.) Sorry ... on topic now:
1.It may not be using the standard floppy disk controler interface and may not be able to support that particular gizmo
Well, if you RTFL (I know, I know ....) then you'd have seen this:
The device connects to your existing power and data (ribbon) cables.
The soundless drive emulates your existing floppy drive to act as if the floppy drive was never removed. This drive will replace most any existing 720k/1.44MB capacity IBM format floppy drive or your money back. Do away with the painfully slow and obsolete floppy disks. Not only will this device work in PCs but, it will also work in machinery or devices that still use floppy drives. This device completely replaces the universal floppy drive of computerized system. If you are not certain this device will work in your equipment, then just ask! 1 Year Warranty. This device also emulates NON IBM type drives (TEAC, etc) and can also be setup as a DRIVE 0, DRIVE 1 configuration
Back to your points:
2.Are YOU going to be the one to tell the boss that the really really expensive piece of equipment has failed and that they cant get warranty service for it because of an unauthorized third party modification just so you dont need to keep floppy disks around?
I agree this is a good thing to consider. It may not always be a good idea even if it works. Definitely a YMMV solution.
3.What do you do about things that actually come on floppy disk (for example the manufacturer may ship new firmware on floppy that you insert and have the machine read). Yes you could reinstall the disk drive for those rare occasions (or find a way to make the floppytousb device work with a USB floppy so you can read the disk you need to) but that's a lot of work.
I wonder if one of the USB floppies would work. While it most likely wouldn't, I sort of like the Goldbergian aspect of running a floppy controller -> USB converter -> USB floppy drive emulator when needed. Hehe. In reality, I'd probably go with a floppy cable that supports 2 drives and run the floppy drive on one and the FloppytoUSB device on the other, just in case.
Nonetheless, this is quite an interesting device. I'll probably pick one up just to fiddle with. I'd love to have the option of USB sticks being available in such odd DOS environment for some clients.
Only when you want the associated karma of a relevant first post. :-\