This entire thread is a beautiful example of missing the point. We went through metal detectors and had our baggage searched before 9/11. Why? because people carried guns onto planes and planted bombs in luggage. The airlines were responsible for screening and did an ineffective job of it.

After 9/11 the TSA was created and assume that responsibility. Why? because people took box cutters on planes and plated bombs in the luggage.

The people you need to be angry at are the people who scheme to hijack planes and/or blow them up.

This entire thread is a perfect example of the disconnect between IT and the user base.

The users have work to do and they need their tools to work without interruption so that the users can get their *JOB* done.

It doesn't matter to them if Open Office is better because it is not Microsoft. It doesn't matter to them if it is cheaper, they don't have pay for it. They only want to get through their work day with a minimum of hassle and disruption and focus on their responsibility which is serving their constituents.

They don't like problem solving on computers. They don't want to learn new ways of doing things. They just want to be able to do their job.

It is genuinely scary how many bright people (I assume most people who post on /. are bright.) are willing to believe the propaganda about Unions that have been spread by right wing billionaires over the last thirty or more years. Almost every comment denigrating Unions is either an exaggeration or a flat out lie. There are many Unions that support staggered pay scales for the same job description. They simply require metrics that are impartial rather than the opinion of the supervisor.

Developers as a group are extremely susceptible to feelings of superiority and self aggrandizement. They are sure that they will be held down by having to share their glory with others.

In fact, anyone who joins a Union immediately earns more money and receives better benefits. That is why companies fight so hard to prevent unions from being formed. Only collective negotiating can force companies and corporations to share their increased income from improvement in productivity with the work force.

Exhibit one: where do you fall on this graph?

Right! Force individuals to negotiate one by one with large employers. Why do you think there has been a thirty year propaganda campaign against unions in this country? Why are employment situations in the EU so much better? (Hint, the answer is powerful unions)

Before everyone gets carried away do we remember when one square mile of Tokyo rel estate was worth more than the entire state of California?

No matter what the stock price a company that sells computers and gadgets will never be the world's most valuable company.

Regards,
Chris

Reading from a tablet is like reading with someone shining a flashlight into your eyes. Particularly at night a tablet, with its backlight, keeps you awake. An eink reader does not have that problem.

In general they are lighter as well making them easier to hold.

For people who want to consume from the web a tablet is the right choice. For those of us who want to read the eink readers are the right choice.

Regards,
Chris

I dislike being called 'moron' by people who do not understand my situation.

I installed Vista and am using it. After an annoying two weeks getting used to what I thought was a slow machine it settled down and everything is running well.

It's RAM footprint is smaller than XPs and it is faster and smoother than my desktop XP (Also dual CPU with a slightly higher clock speed.)

The UAC works exactly as it should. Not that I run any really old programs but when you have misbehaving old program just give the user access to the Registry Keys and directories the program wants unfettered access to and the UAC warnings will disappear.

Is it perfect, no. I find the old style dialogs annoying, but I appreciate the 'if it aint broke don't fix it' to areas of the OS that people rarely go.

Is it stable and secure, absolutely. Why do you think that most malware is going to the social engineering approach?

Regards, Chris