Dvorak is an asshat. He regularly writes idiotic and highly speculative screeds that invariably turn out to be wrong, but increase his hit count in the short term.
I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Cordelia ,'Showtime'
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Tom Scola - Feb 22, 2006 2:22:37 am PST #7159 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
le nubian - Feb 22, 2006 2:31:01 am PST #7160 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
...how do you really feel? :-)
Gudanov - Feb 22, 2006 4:37:08 am PST #7161 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
Is there really going to be be that many versions of Windows Vista? I'll probably be using Vista at work, but I have no intention of using it at home. I wouldn't have Windows on my home computer at all if not for a bunch of Corel files that I can't convert and my video processing stuff.
Speaking of Windows Vista, I have heard that Microsoft is jacking around with the smb protocol to try to break Samba for Vista clients/servers. That would be pretty annoying for Linux and Mac OS X people.
tommyrot - Feb 22, 2006 4:40:46 am PST #7162 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is there really going to be be that many versions of Windows Vista?
I've read that info was released from Microsoft accidentally - so the number and types of versions might be different.
"Microsoft disclosed information about a plan to release eight different editions of the new operating system on a company help page that was under development. The company has not made any official statements about the different versions of Windows Vista it plans to offer. The company has since taken down the Web site and declined to confirm the information and said it will offer more details about the Vista launch, targeted for the second half of 2006, in the coming weeks. Microsoft spokesman said in a statement 'This page has since been removed as it was posted prematurely and was for testing purposes only.'"
Gris - Feb 22, 2006 6:50:11 am PST #7163 of 10003
Hey. New board.
That Dvorak article is actually funny.
esse - Feb 22, 2006 7:32:47 am PST #7164 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Didn't OSX drop samba use in the most recent version?
Jessica - Feb 22, 2006 7:35:14 am PST #7165 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
HP may release combination tablet-PC/coffee table.
With that in mind, HP has been working on Misto as a slightly different take on the home entertainment PC. Misto is a coffee table with a large touch-screen display built into the top of the table. The idea is to allow a group to congregate around the table and share pictures, play board games, or peruse a map, said Pere Obrador, project manager in HP's imaging technology department.
Misto uses a standard desktop PC as its engine, but comes with some specialized HP software for managing the interface, Obrador said. Pricing, availability and style of coffee table are all undetermined.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 22, 2006 7:45:42 am PST #7166 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
HP may release combination tablet-PC/coffee table.
I was just in literary, and I just read HP as Harry Potter.
Gudanov - Feb 22, 2006 7:51:35 am PST #7167 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
I'm pretty sure that OSX still uses Samba, unless Apple is removing the ability to use the SMB protocol which would be kinda crazy.
DXMachina - Feb 22, 2006 8:11:31 am PST #7168 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I'm pretty sure that OSX still uses Samba, unless Apple is removing the ability to use the SMB protocol which would be kinda crazy.
Not if they're planning on switching over to Windows. :)