>> ^ElJardinero:
Why do some pc users crap all over macs and then get super excited when microsoft copies features that have existed on macs for quite some time?


The same reason Mac users get all holier-than-thou on Windows users when Apple reimplements a feature that debuted in UNIX 30 years ago: They don't know what the hell they're talking about.

>> ^ElJardinero:
Why do some pc users crap all over macs and then get super excited when microsoft copies features that have existed on macs for quite some time?


Macs and Desktops using Windows are both PCs. MacOS is oversimplified (meaning it restricts user control far too much), but its UI is overcomplicated (meaning things that should be accomplished easier are made more complicated). Things are a lot easier on Windows such as being able to click a drop down, and then move thru it via the arrow keys, which is very nice for Photoshop users in particular (arrowing through typefaces, layer blend modes, etc). So many things are made quicker via the keyboard, which Apple refuses to allow in its OS. Everything must be done with the mouse. Why? Okay, Windows has Windows+D, and MacOS has F11, but that's the extent of it pretty much. I can't tab through window elements on a Mac, I can't easily get to a console on a mac (Windows+R->cmd<enter>), I can't select a shortcut and then alt+enter it to get to its properties window on a Mac, etc. And games? Fuggeddaboudit.

Ubuntu is a far superior OS to both Windows and MacOS. This is fact, not opinion.

Even though MacOS is based on Unix, just like Ubuntu (Linux was derived from Unix), somehow Ubuntu does it much better.

The only reason I run Windows is because I can actually run my games on it. The SECOND Linux gets better support and can run games as well as XP, or at least approachably well, Ubuntu will become my main OS.

>> ^dag:
Looks garish and inelegant to me, but you know where I'm coming from.


In your FACE : http://www.burninginfo.com/story/apple-tries-to-silence-the-owner-of-an-exploding-ipod-

>> ^Ornthoron:
I love how he presents it as an exciting new feature that you don't have to reboot your system to change the appearance.

I was thinking the same thing. When was it ever necessary to reboot following a theme change?

That said, UI changes don't impress me much, but this is coming from someone whose first act with WinXP and Vista was to reach for the built-in "Windows Classic" theme, which I think mimics Win98. (It just looks so clean and utilitarian to me.)

Your video, CNET reviews Windows 7, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

^Deano - File system is still NTFS, but the search works well enough for me whenever I use it. User data is still in the documents\music\pictures\videos folder format, with a downloads one added.
I come from XP, so I love how all the names are shorter and space-free now (c:\users\username\documents instead of "c:\documents and settings\username\my documents", but that's true in Vista as well, I hear), although it mostly affects scripting and command line stuff, and the goal of windows is that the end user doesn't have to do that, as I see it.

Another feature I love, is the ability to mount VHD files as local drives, and the fact that windows backup uses .vhd format now. What this means, basically, is that instead of the crummy old ntbackup utility, and the .bkf files you could only open with ntbackup, you can now open backup files as though they were folders and browse for the file you need. Seems minor and a "why wasn't this the way it worked until now?!?" thing, but I can see myself working with backups and virtual machines heavily in the near future, and having the ability to manage them without 3rd party tools makes a world of difference.

Windows is also making strides in the management direction, with Powershell, making V2 work with network machines, and making scripting so much simpler than the current VBScript environment. But that's a story Linux fanboys would appreciate more (and yell that no matter what, bash > that).

^dgandhi, the version the CNET guy reviewed is the Release Candidate, which came a while after the vulnerability was discovered, I know, but is still not the actual retail version, so it might be fixed there, as far as he knows. We'll have to wait and see.
I can always cite the Apple SMS vulnerability patch as being their standard for moving fixes up the priority ladder (ie. Keep it in the to-do list until it either becomes public knowledge or gets exploited too often to ignore).

I talk too much. Or type. w/e.

I see what you're getting at now. I thought that part of his comment was rather childish, but I very much agreed with the rest of it, so I gave him the upvote anyway.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
I was trying to display the hypocrisy in his statement about "best schools" and then using a wikipedia quote. I agree that wikipedia is an EXCELLENT place to start research, but only in browsing their sources will you go far enough beyond wikipedia to not get docked points on a paper at the "best schools" or even community college...

Because wikipedia has a bad rap with the more controversial topics, being that they've had problems with articles changing for someone's personal gain, college staff has pretty much ruled out wikipedia as a valid source of information. At my college anyway. All you need for "valid" research is 1 degree beyond wikipedia.

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
>> ^rottenseed:
Anybody who has been to an average school let alone the "best" would know that quoting wikipedia as a source of your argument is a NO-NO.


Why? It's about as accurate as any other encyclopedia and certainly more up to date.

Would it have been better if he said the quote was from orwell.ru?

This idea that Wikipedia is useless is ridiculous. Read it with some skepticism, as you should with any encyclopedia, and check the source citations, which may not be an option with a traditional encyclopedia.

I was trying to display the hypocrisy in his statement about "best schools" and then using a wikipedia quote. I agree that wikipedia is an EXCELLENT place to start research, but only in browsing their sources will you go far enough beyond wikipedia to not get docked points on a paper at the "best schools" or even community college...

Because wikipedia has a bad rap with the more controversial topics, being that they've had problems with articles changing for someone's personal gain, college staff has pretty much ruled out wikipedia as a valid source of information. At my college anyway. All you need for "valid" research is 1 degree beyond wikipedia.

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
>> ^rottenseed:
Anybody who has been to an average school let alone the "best" would know that quoting wikipedia as a source of your argument is a NO-NO.


Why? It's about as accurate as any other encyclopedia and certainly more up to date.

Would it have been better if he said the quote was from orwell.ru?

This idea that Wikipedia is useless is ridiculous. Read it with some skepticism, as you should with any encyclopedia, and check the source citations, which may not be an option with a traditional encyclopedia.

>> ^rottenseed:
Anybody who has been to an average school let alone the "best" would know that quoting wikipedia as a source of your argument is a NO-NO.


Why? It's about as accurate as any other encyclopedia and certainly more up to date.

Would it have been better if he said the quote was from orwell.ru?

This idea that Wikipedia is useless is ridiculous. Read it with some skepticism, as you should with any encyclopedia, and check the source citations, which may not be an option with a traditional encyclopedia.

Embed here: http://cnettv.cnet.com/family-photo-becomes-czech-ad/9742-1_53-50073011.html

Based on this cnet article the system is confirmed as an addon for the 360

Microsoft Xbox Senior Vice President Don Mattrick did state that Project Natal would be compatible with every Xbox 360. But he didn't address how much it would cost, or whether it would be backward compatible with older Xbox 360 games. And afterward, Microsoft could not provide any additional details about the technology.

On-stage at E3, Mattrick said that the Project Natal software development kits had just gone out. This means that while most of the video game world is in Los Angeles this week for the show, few people have had a chance to see it.

One who did get a sneak peek at Natal is Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski, the visionary behind "Gears of War."

"I had a chance to be hands-on with (Natal) a couple weeks ago," Bleszinski told CNET News, "and it was damned fun." But even Bleszinski said he hadn't gotten his hands on a SDK yet, and wasn't able to say anything about the development process.

>> ^Deano:
Hmmm, how do I deal with rar files? I thought you needed WinRaR which isn't free?


http://download.cnet.com/RarZilla-Free-Unrar/3000-2250_4-10647724.html

This one works pretty well.

I don't know what that is, but Cnet likes it and I've found their Editor's reviews to be spot on.

Joedirt, at first after reading your comment I felt like discarding this (I hadn't read the CNet article before submitting, only the short Engadget take on it, and I was never really interested in servers, so admittedly, I didn't fully understand the specifics of data center efficiency), because I don't like to spread false facts around.

But now that I've wised up - sorry, I'm keeping my video and for now I'm also keeping my (admittedly sensationalist) title (but that's because it's exactly what Engadget reported, and I can't think of a short enough alternative that'd include the UPS but I'm open to suggestions).

Why? Simply because UPS is an integral part of a server. Sure, it's not the server as a whole that 'boasts 99.9 percent efficiency', just a component of it, and yeah, at first the title might imply their PUE is ~1.01, but the video description sorts it out. And besides, from what I read some of their PUEs (as low as 1.12) are quite phenomenal as well. If you suggest a more accurate, appropriate title, I'll gladly change it, though

P.S. All in all, thanks for your comment; honestly, it's always good to have someone that can provide additional, accurate info/take on what's being sifted.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a great presentation. The guy is so clued up, and he's got a lot of courage to take on Wall Street. He called the naked short selling issue in 2005. If only people like this were listened to and not derided.

Oh yeah, his name is Patrick Byrne, he's CEO of Overstock.com and founder of www.deepcapture.com. I'm sure you can find his e-mail address at one of those sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_M._Byrne

If you are interested in the guy theres a great interview over at CNet.com with him. A really great guy who has lived a pretty interesting life.

http://news.com.com/CEO+on+the+hot+seat/2008-1030_3-6046300.html

Cheers

In reply to this comment by GeeSussFreeK:
Dude, awesome linkage! Best hour I have spent learning in awhile. Very great stuff

Do you know who did it so I can send him a thank you as well? That was surely a lot of effort.

In reply to this comment by SpeveO:
Make sure to watch the presentation on 'naked short selling' at http://www.businessjive.com/. It's a very thorough explanation if you are looking to understand what 'naked short selling' is, how it works and how it's been abused. Mind blowing.