Comment Re:Great for hype, not great for teaching (Score 1) 126
Wait until MS releases a SL clone with Natal built in.
Then you'll see the benefits.
Then you'll see the benefits.
Submission + - How to best emulate Cable TV on a PC for dad? 1
sunwolf writes: "My first Ask /. comes from a dire need to cut costs. Comcast has now shifted to charging in liters of blood for its Triple Play (cable tv/internet/phone) axis of necessary evils, and I would like to move to an internet-only model. The only thing keeping me from doing so is that my dad has rarely ever touched a computer, and I would prefer the transition to be as simple as possible for him. To that end I've planned a computer that uses: the tv screen via HDMI, the Wiimote as a pointing device, and a cheap wacom tablet for input, so he doesn't need to learn to use the mouse and keyboard. Even with these improvements, though, the ease of channel surfing is, afaik, unmatched on PCs.
What is the best way to emulate this experience on a PC?"
What is the best way to emulate this experience on a PC?"
Comment Re:err, why? (Score 1) 376
They really are missing out on a huge demographic by banning the Kama Sutra. Imagine the utility of a touchscreen, vibrating smartphone that can display the kama sutra while it's at it.
Comment Re:Released!?!! (Score 1) 436
It's out if you manually check for updates too. Did they change the font rendering? Either I'm suffering from a placebo effect from my shiny new FF3.5 or everything's prettier.
Comment Re:But... (Score 1) 337
There is one - the Windows (Ultimate x64 Ed.) Tax that you will have already paid if you buy the Adamo.
That alone would stop me from buying it.
That alone would stop me from buying it.
Comment Re:How Do Militaries Treat Their Nerds? (Score 1) 426
Damn. It's years later and now I finally know the origin for that Red vs. Blue joke.
Comment Re:Yay for Mankind (Score 1) 132
Right? I hope SETI comes up with something soon. I can't wait to find out what they taste like!
Comment Re:Really a surprise? (Score 1) 493
From womens' point of view, I'd imagine the choices are sort of a mix of the two: "Cheap, Attractive, Fast, pick two."
Comment Re:Yeah, Right. (Score 1) 342
As for your privacy, the only entities that can see the actual content of your files are 1) you, 2) the ads analysis program, 2) Google developers/system maintenance staff who sign a blood oath that they will not violate user trust, and 3) government agencies that provide a lawful warrant or subpoena for the data.
They are one and the same!
Comment Re:EEPROM is the clincher (Score 1) 465
About the spindle - would using an SSD drive help?
Comment Re:The only feature I want... (Score 2, Interesting) 260
I haven't tried it myself, but I've been meaning to test out Go-oo, which is purportedly faster. From the site:
"A Faster application
From first-time startup, where we sort I/O to reduce seek cost, to a highly optimised second start application and a systray quick-starter on Linux we are faster. We use less memory than up-stream, we link faster, use better system allocators, and don't waste so much time & memory in the registry. Go-oo performance is hard to beat. "
http://go-oo.org/
"A Faster application
From first-time startup, where we sort I/O to reduce seek cost, to a highly optimised second start application and a systray quick-starter on Linux we are faster. We use less memory than up-stream, we link faster, use better system allocators, and don't waste so much time & memory in the registry. Go-oo performance is hard to beat. "
http://go-oo.org/
Comment Re:missing the point (Score 1) 507
On the contrary, much of my grief comes from over-writing save games. Chrono Trigger...Secret of Mana...Pokemon Emerald...Final Fantasy Tactics...all horrible, horrible repressed memories.
Still, the save-game mechanism is an archaic one, and I agree that it should be left by the wayside.
Comment Cracker + Kraken = Kraker? (Score 1) 482
I think you are thinking of this.
