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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
The danger here though is that like the music cassette & video cassettes dying out, if DRM continues as it does, those with large CD collections will find that future systems will not play them because they cannot detect DRM licensing on the disks. As I see it, the future is bleak for personal choice & freedom. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I'm afraid I have to agree with your assessment. I don't like the future w/DRM. Hopefully this won't effect music too much as most MP3 stores sell them without DRM per customer demand, but its the movies that I am worried about. |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
As I see it, the future is bleak for personal choice & freedom. The future? Have you forgotten the past? We're already there... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
I found the 'sudo' command! ---> cmd{run as administrator}... :) I also found the 'root' account... But THAT seems to be a little more trouble than it's worth... ;) (It's good to be king of my machine again.) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Paul D Harris Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 1122 Credit: 33,600,005 RAC: 0 |
you can just take the easy argument and blame Microsoft and praise [insert OS name here] You can download it here http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/content.aspx?ctId=390&WT.mc_id=point_it_download_vista_C_G |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34363 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
I watch and hear what ever i want in Vista without any problems. Maybe in further OS palladium is working better but for now it isn´t. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
You can download it here The 64-bit just came in the mail today... (Also made in Puerto Rico, hmmm) The 32-bit seems to be working just fine for now... Although, when I'm done 'experimenting', that could change... ;) (Odd, Safari has a built-in spell checker, IE doesn't... Nor does notepad or wordpad. Am I missing something here?) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Sniper Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 310 Credit: 2,831,142 RAC: 0 |
If they did "rent" the OS, like Symantec does with their services, imagine how bogged down the internet would be, with large, daily updates to millions of computers. I have XP, XP64 and Vista systems. All seem to work for me. I think their best, or most manageable sytem ever was 3.11. I used to be able to make DOS sing, 5.0, 6.0, 6.11.... That XT with it's 20MB HDD and 4MB RAM... Why did I ever get a faster computer. Going back to 1980, programming BASIC on a TRS-80. Why would anyone want anything better than that? Being a little facetious here. However, we are no longer riding a horse or walking to cross the country. Some people call it progress. Others try to maintain the "old" ways. Try driving a Semi through some of the streets in some of the predominantly Omish areas of PA. That operating system just is NOT compatible with the new software/hardware. To each their own, I liked 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, XP just fine though, and will probably like Vista just as well. The next one to come along will probably be just fine for me too. As long as they work without too much trouble. |
Paul D Harris Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 1122 Credit: 33,600,005 RAC: 0 |
You can get a subscription to MSDN OS where you can get all the Microsoft Software including the Operating Systems here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/default.aspx for $600 or so you can use all of their OS's. |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
Some people call it progress. Others try to maintain the "old" ways. I gotta tell ya, I don't see much user interface difference between Win95 and Vista... Yes, I see big changes 'under the hood', but how exactly is that helping 'productivity'? Microsoft would do well to follow the Linux and Apple communities a little more closely... It's the 'little things' that make a world of difference... Dictionary, spell checker, ect... I fully understand that Microsoft has their hands full with security issues and all, but still... (Vista is nice, but only Linux and Apple have demonstrated true progress over the past ten years.) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Paul D Harris Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 1122 Credit: 33,600,005 RAC: 0 |
Some people call it progress. Others try to maintain the "old" ways. You can get a core MS OS and use the command line or you can use the GUI MS OS there is a choice. I prefer the GUI interface of MS OS's. |
Sniper Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 310 Credit: 2,831,142 RAC: 0 |
You can get a subscription to MSDN OS where you can get all the Microsoft Software including the Operating Systems here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/default.aspx for $600 or so you can use all of their OS's. I just looked, $699 for all the operating systems.... but it does NOT specify the 64 bit systems. (That I could find anyway) - plus a $499 renewal... But it is not up front as to how often renewal is required. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Some people call it progress. Others try to maintain the "old" ways. The problem is that every time Microsoft includes something in the OS, people tend to get sue happy and tell them they're being anti-competitive. If they did include a dictionary, all the software makers who offer a dictionary program would claim Microsoft is trying to put them out of business. Its no wonder why Microsoft follows the pack when it comes to features. Then they get accused of stealing ideas. |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
Its no wonder why Microsoft follows the pack when it comes to features. Then they get accused of stealing ideas. Apple steals from Linux then Microsoft steals from Apple... Ironically, Gnome is similar to MacOS and KDE is similar to Windows... Stealing ideas and being sued just seems to be 'par for the course' in the wonderful world of computing... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Its no wonder why Microsoft follows the pack when it comes to features. Then they get accused of stealing ideas. ...and they all stole the GUI from Xerox! :) Seriously though, I don't know how Apple could steal from Linux if both Apple and Microsoft are older than Linux (but not Unix). |
Daniel Michel Send message Joined: 2 Feb 04 Posts: 14925 Credit: 1,378,607 RAC: 6 |
Some people call it progress. Others try to maintain the "old" ways. I've never understood why it was so wrong for Microsoft to include a media player in Windows...It's not like you can't get others if you want them...Yet it was a raging controversy in the EU...They made Microsoft issue a special edition of Windows without a media player...Much to the chagrin of those on dialup who were then forced to download one. PROUD TO BE TFFE! |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
On 1st installation of Vista, 60% of my music files were corrupted & the other 40% would not play. To date, I am not sure if it was Vista or Media Player 11. However, on upgrading MP10 to MP11 on my XP rig, it duplicated a number of albums & messed up others, so reverted to MP10. Since then I don't allow MP11 on Vista to access my music/film files. The only problem I foresee for the future is if new filesystems are introduced on computers/media players etc that will not be backwards compatible. For the majority of us that have large media collections, it will become a nightmare to convert. As it is, I have over 7000 films with more being added, together with my music tracks - that is one heck of a conversion! |
Sniper Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 310 Credit: 2,831,142 RAC: 0 |
Set up your own BOINC project to get them all converted! |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
I'm still flustered when I hit the apple-c and apple-v key combo and nothing happens. Well, I gotta give windows some credit here... Apple-v did nothing because ctrl-v is the windows paste command, which works as expected on a mac... On the other hand, apple-v in linux seems to mean 'plaster my web browser full screen and make me fight like heck to get it to shrink back down'... Of course, I could just disable the wobbly windows effect, but where is the fun in that... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Michael Send message Joined: 21 Aug 99 Posts: 4608 Credit: 7,427,891 RAC: 18 |
I'm still flustered when I hit the apple-c and apple-v key combo and nothing happens. Agree :) |
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