...but this is so much more helpful than your last article. I'm really glad that you took the comments on board and made your latest piece a lot more helpful and less condescending.
That little factoid seemed a little surprising. Some further research actually suggests that "Twister" was in fact the first ever film to be released on DVD. What was your source? Genuinely interested.
How the hell do people continue to misspell "Vodafone"
One of the world's biggest brands, their logo splashed in all manner of places including international sporting events, and yet a survey specifically about brands can't even spell it right.
I used to play the demo of this on my Acorn A3010 (it was on a cover disk - remember those?). The music used to suddenly kick in (as you mention) when something kicked off ... I remember it building the tension brilliantly.
Every time I log onto Hotmail (simply because MSN messenger tells me I have a new message from time to time) it seems so overly complicated / non intuitive.
For starters, when I log on I'm not immediately actually faced with my e-mail, instead a bunch of nonsense including status updates from friends (why?). Then when I do hit the e-mail section, there is no colour coding - everything is grey and white, all the same font - it just strikes me as odd.
I use Google Mail and never seen to have problems with it, it integrates well with any device I've thrown at it to date and the anti-spam feature is pretty much spot on.
Hotmail was brilliant back in the day when free e-mail accounts were a novelty (remember 2MB storage?) but as your article points out, it's becoming increasingly irrelevant. Frankly I'd delete my account if it weren't linked to MSN messenger.
Given that one of the selling points of a Macbook Pro is the amazing screen (and often upgraded to a better-than-standard resolution) I can't see this being a great device. Most people I know with Macbooks use them with a second screen only for dual screen functionality, not as a replacement.
I'm thinking MySpace ... then everyone I worked with moved to Bebo (it had better photo album features) and then FaceBook appeared ... which won because it had photo tagging.
It's increasingly harder not to have a presence on Facebook if you want to enter competitions for example ... note that most movies now are facebook.com/moviename rather than moviename.com.
I've only used it on a Netbook, so a different experience in many ways, but it was a very nice operating system, simple to use and I could just get on with stuff.
Plus of course, being based on Linux (x86 at the moment at least) I'm sure it will be a hackers favourite...
Why? IP addresses are easy to remember, especially within a corporate environment. An (up to) 32 digit hexadecimal string is going to be far harder to memorise :(
This is why I like Chrome so much. It's fast and even if your end user installs software without checking what they're agreeing to, it will have no effect on Chrome. Which is nice.
...several years ago I used to build computers for radio stations as part of my job. I used to source motherboards without anything on board as at the time most on-board stuff was non-standard and crap, and we always used specialist audio cards and graphics anyway (when dual monitors were unusual).
Anyway, I digress. To cut a long story short, after weeks of issues with a client's playout software wobbling all over the place, timing wise (despite us using a serial radio clock) it turned out that the CMOS clocks were shoddy. Different motherboards fixed the issue.
I'm constantly amazed that such a basic physics-type game, the type of which has been available online in various guises since the dawn of Shockwave/Flash, has become so popular. I bet the creators wake up every morning and think exactly the same thing. Fair play to them though :)
What does he have that he doesn't want the police having? And who's to say the FBI, CIA and so forth don't already have back doors into all our computers anyway ...
Like a .xxx domain is going to make any difference to the amount of porn on the Internet. If anything it'll make it easier to block from work/kids etc. Morons the bloody lot of 'em.
I can't stand it, performance sapping, update requesting pain in the arse. I find some common sense and a nice VM for any, er, questionable software sources does the trick. Obviously this isn't a solution for most users though.
But this is another occurrence where I see the AV software causing more havoc than any virus I've experienced. A great one was Norton AV breaking POP3 accounts in Outlook Express (going back probably 6 or 7 years ago) and an AV update crippling all the XP-based tills in a well known theme park. That was a fun day...
We're finally seeing on a grand scale what's been preventing Linux taking a serious hold in the desktop PC market for years. Everyone has different ideas of what a device should how, how it should behave, how it should look.
So long as you agree with your phone manufacturer (or your Linux distribution) you'll be fine. If you want to do something a bit different, prepare for a struggle, incompatibilities or just having to accept it won't work.
They're trying to sell what is effectively a cheap, no-name PMP as an eBook reader, when it only lasts 6 hours? Compared to a kindle which is built from the ground up and whose battery life can be measured in days or even weeks rather than hours, exactly what you need from a reader.
Next they'll be strapping a battery to an iMac and calling it portable.
I started using Red Hat back in the late 90s as a server OS, but did play a little with GNOME and KDE. But since then I've never found a Linux distro I liked. Some wouldn't work with basic hardware, Ubuntu pissed me off with being too "idiot-proof" - great if you're a basic user but if you want to do anything non-standard, a complete PITA.
Recently I downloaded a Fedora Live CD (I had installed MeeGo on this old Dell Inspiron and was trying to persuade the wireless to work) but ended up loving the Live experience so much I dumped Meego and now use it as this old laptop's OS. I've not missed anything from Windows at all. Everything worked. I have all the apps I want (including Spotify under WINE) and have actually enjoyed a Linux distro for the first time.
...laptops have never really been designed to be "user serviceable". OK, some are surprisingly easy to tinker with, but a lot aren't. I don't think it's a nail in a coffin; merely the idea has never been born.
It's great so long as you want to get down and dirty. If you want shit to just work, go iPhone. And no I'm not an Apple Fanboi, I just appreciate what a consumer expects from a mobile!
Yeah they're HD now and web content takes advantage...
...but like you say back then PC res was low so that would have made no difference. I just don't think people want to access the Internet through their TV. Just like people don't really want TV through their mobile, or music through their microwave (!)
Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Network_Computer and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_computer.
I just don't see why consumers are going to spend this kind of money on a device to browse the Internet on their TV.
Games consoles all provide access to most streaming services. PCs and Laptops can be had for $299 or less and you can surf the web on those AND watch TV on your TV at the same time. Without the family seeing what you're looking at. And a large percentage of TVs being churned out now have some kind of network connectivity built in.
This seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Or an attempt to fill a gap in the market that is there for a reason.
But nothing comes close in the enterprise environment.
And Windows 7 is well worth shelling out cash for. Microsoft is still a very successful company, they just try entering a lot of new markets and often fail (e.g. Zune). But sometimes they succeed (e.g. XBox 360). But I think predicting their demise is a little premature. I for one could not recommend any other OS to my enterprise clients.
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Where can I find this i7 model?
Everywhere I look I see the i5 processor fitted.
RealPlayer brought streaming audio to the masses
It was wonderful. Then they ruined it by filling it with ads and bloat at every version. Good things can turn bad you know ...
I just Googled this as was thinking something along these lines before I saw your post.
Replay was pretty amazing given the hardware it could run on.
I've not read the other comments yet...
...but this is so much more helpful than your last article. I'm really glad that you took the comments on board and made your latest piece a lot more helpful and less condescending.
Kudos.
The first ever film released on DVD
That little factoid seemed a little surprising. Some further research actually suggests that "Twister" was in fact the first ever film to be released on DVD. What was your source? Genuinely interested.
How the hell do people continue to misspell "Vodafone"
One of the world's biggest brands, their logo splashed in all manner of places including international sporting events, and yet a survey specifically about brands can't even spell it right.
I'd forgotten all about this
I used to play the demo of this on my Acorn A3010 (it was on a cover disk - remember those?). The music used to suddenly kick in (as you mention) when something kicked off ... I remember it building the tension brilliantly.
Not sure where these prices came from.
The prices I see on 3's website don't correspond with this table...
Genuinely sad.
A truly remarkable man. Rest in peace.
Every time I log onto Hotmail (simply because MSN messenger tells me I have a new message from time to time) it seems so overly complicated / non intuitive.
For starters, when I log on I'm not immediately actually faced with my e-mail, instead a bunch of nonsense including status updates from friends (why?). Then when I do hit the e-mail section, there is no colour coding - everything is grey and white, all the same font - it just strikes me as odd.
I use Google Mail and never seen to have problems with it, it integrates well with any device I've thrown at it to date and the anti-spam feature is pretty much spot on.
Hotmail was brilliant back in the day when free e-mail accounts were a novelty (remember 2MB storage?) but as your article points out, it's becoming increasingly irrelevant. Frankly I'd delete my account if it weren't linked to MSN messenger.
I think you've misunderstood the entire story.
I liked MeeGo
The couple of times I gave it a try on just about compatible hardware, I thought it was great. No good for laptops but would make a great Tablet OS.
IMO of course.
Whoever coined the term "private cloud" should be banned from working in IT for life.
That is all.
Given that one of the selling points of a Macbook Pro is the amazing screen (and often upgraded to a better-than-standard resolution) I can't see this being a great device. Most people I know with Macbooks use them with a second screen only for dual screen functionality, not as a replacement.
Should've got a new girlfriend instead
Pussy whipped much?
Google says
that shares have dropped by just under 5% "out of hours"
I think that happened a few years ago
I'm thinking MySpace ... then everyone I worked with moved to Bebo (it had better photo album features) and then FaceBook appeared ... which won because it had photo tagging.
It's increasingly harder not to have a presence on Facebook if you want to enter competitions for example ... note that most movies now are facebook.com/moviename rather than moviename.com.
WE'RE ALL DOOMED!
Stupid boy. Etc etc.
I like MeeGo.
I've only used it on a Netbook, so a different experience in many ways, but it was a very nice operating system, simple to use and I could just get on with stuff.
Plus of course, being based on Linux (x86 at the moment at least) I'm sure it will be a hackers favourite...
IPv6 is a pain in the arse
Yes, arse, sorry American readers.
Why? IP addresses are easy to remember, especially within a corporate environment. An (up to) 32 digit hexadecimal string is going to be far harder to memorise :(
Toolbars are killers.
This is why I like Chrome so much. It's fast and even if your end user installs software without checking what they're agreeing to, it will have no effect on Chrome. Which is nice.
I'd never touch SuperMicro again...
...several years ago I used to build computers for radio stations as part of my job. I used to source motherboards without anything on board as at the time most on-board stuff was non-standard and crap, and we always used specialist audio cards and graphics anyway (when dual monitors were unusual).
Anyway, I digress. To cut a long story short, after weeks of issues with a client's playout software wobbling all over the place, timing wise (despite us using a serial radio clock) it turned out that the CMOS clocks were shoddy. Different motherboards fixed the issue.
So, there's a story you didn't need to read.
Amazing
I'm constantly amazed that such a basic physics-type game, the type of which has been available online in various guises since the dawn of Shockwave/Flash, has become so popular. I bet the creators wake up every morning and think exactly the same thing. Fair play to them though :)
What are all the staff doing?
1,100 people, MySpace doesn't appear to have changed since the last time I looked at it. What are they all doing?
It was sarcasm.
However today's news about OpenBSD has made reading some of these responses quite amusing.
So what's Richard trying to hide?
What does he have that he doesn't want the police having? And who's to say the FBI, CIA and so forth don't already have back doors into all our computers anyway ...
This is such a load of bullshit.
Like a .xxx domain is going to make any difference to the amount of porn on the Internet. If anything it'll make it easier to block from work/kids etc. Morons the bloody lot of 'em.
I don't run AV on my computer.
I can't stand it, performance sapping, update requesting pain in the arse. I find some common sense and a nice VM for any, er, questionable software sources does the trick. Obviously this isn't a solution for most users though.
But this is another occurrence where I see the AV software causing more havoc than any virus I've experienced. A great one was Norton AV breaking POP3 accounts in Outlook Express (going back probably 6 or 7 years ago) and an AV update crippling all the XP-based tills in a well known theme park. That was a fun day...
The joys of open source
We're finally seeing on a grand scale what's been preventing Linux taking a serious hold in the desktop PC market for years. Everyone has different ideas of what a device should how, how it should behave, how it should look.
So long as you agree with your phone manufacturer (or your Linux distribution) you'll be fine. If you want to do something a bit different, prepare for a struggle, incompatibilities or just having to accept it won't work.
Finally!
A Samsung set that does decent upscaling.
Surely these retailers are missing the point.
They're trying to sell what is effectively a cheap, no-name PMP as an eBook reader, when it only lasts 6 hours? Compared to a kindle which is built from the ground up and whose battery life can be measured in days or even weeks rather than hours, exactly what you need from a reader.
Next they'll be strapping a battery to an iMac and calling it portable.
He should look on the bright side
At least he won't look like a complete tw*t driving around in a Cayenne anymore.
Overcharged for a pepper?
How? Peppers are sold by unit not weight. Scales should have had no effect.
Where in the article is twitter "blamed"?
It's simply stated that this is how the robbers knew his location.
I'd never found a Linux distro I liked
I started using Red Hat back in the late 90s as a server OS, but did play a little with GNOME and KDE. But since then I've never found a Linux distro I liked. Some wouldn't work with basic hardware, Ubuntu pissed me off with being too "idiot-proof" - great if you're a basic user but if you want to do anything non-standard, a complete PITA.
Recently I downloaded a Fedora Live CD (I had installed MeeGo on this old Dell Inspiron and was trying to persuade the wireless to work) but ended up loving the Live experience so much I dumped Meego and now use it as this old laptop's OS. I've not missed anything from Windows at all. Everything worked. I have all the apps I want (including Spotify under WINE) and have actually enjoyed a Linux distro for the first time.
I wish I'd found it years ago.
Next time can we have a different user doing the tests please?
No offence to Alun but perhaps a cheerleader or page three girl could have made the article a little more interesting ;)
Odd article.
This seems to be giving advice than any IT tech worth their salt would know anyway. How odd.
I've fixed plenty and agree with you entirely.
However, I'm sure you'd be the first to agree you're hardly an average "user" ...
To be fair...
...laptops have never really been designed to be "user serviceable". OK, some are surprisingly easy to tinker with, but a lot aren't. I don't think it's a nail in a coffin; merely the idea has never been born.
"Rutland"
lol
Well now
at least he's well heeled
Just goes to show
you can't dance around the law
Sounds like Linux.
It's great so long as you want to get down and dirty. If you want shit to just work, go iPhone. And no I'm not an Apple Fanboi, I just appreciate what a consumer expects from a mobile!
Finally back to proper IT!
A welcome return.
I don't like Firefox.
There, I said it.
I hope that picture laptop...
...has a reinforced touch screen as those keys seem to protrude an awfully long way!
Yeah they're HD now and web content takes advantage...
...but like you say back then PC res was low so that would have made no difference. I just don't think people want to access the Internet through their TV. Just like people don't really want TV through their mobile, or music through their microwave (!)
Haven't we been here before?
Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Network_Computer and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_computer.
I just don't see why consumers are going to spend this kind of money on a device to browse the Internet on their TV.
Games consoles all provide access to most streaming services. PCs and Laptops can be had for $299 or less and you can surf the web on those AND watch TV on your TV at the same time. Without the family seeing what you're looking at. And a large percentage of TVs being churned out now have some kind of network connectivity built in.
This seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Or an attempt to fill a gap in the market that is there for a reason.
Good luck with this one ...
Sounds like...
...his parenting is as shit as his music.
But nothing comes close in the enterprise environment.
And Windows 7 is well worth shelling out cash for. Microsoft is still a very successful company, they just try entering a lot of new markets and often fail (e.g. Zune). But sometimes they succeed (e.g. XBox 360). But I think predicting their demise is a little premature. I for one could not recommend any other OS to my enterprise clients.
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