So does Windows. You just have disable automatic updates. You can actually do that at installation time.

So don't let it automatically update.....

Are you gaming on your office computer?

I'm sure there are apps for iPhones. No idea about Windows phones though, small market and tiny app selection.

The Voice Record app works fine for me. Like I said below, I typically use it to record meetings for review later, but I've used it on phone calls. It's not a professional recording setup, but it works fine for recording calls.

Use your smart phone. It's got a recording app that works when you call people, and the quality of my recordings have been surprisingly good. I usually use it to record sessions with clients so I can review them later, but it would work in a pinch for CS calls.

If it doesn't matter *what* conference you attend, tell us what your job is or where you'd like to visit.

Then again, if he had put that much thought into the question, he probably could have answered it himself.

He didn't even tell us what he does, so it's kind of hard to recommend a conference or two based on the most generic job title ever.

to know exactly what you're doing. IT supervisor is about as generic as consultant.

Do you run the helpdesk?
Are you in charge of the student hourlies?
Do you have a cadre of minions running the data center?

If you don't know that, what would get you fired in 2 seconds?

No one gives a shit

I have know. It appears more painful than a root canal. Pass

Germany experienced both sides of the coin: http://www.infoworld.com/d/ope...

The French police seem to have had a good amount of success as well: http://www.zdnet.com/french-po...

There are probably always going to be use cases for the majority of users to be fine with Open or Libre office. Some specialized functionality in finance might merit excel. There is nothing I've found on Linux that easily replaces Visio or Project ( libre-project is fine for reading, but I've had many issues with creating them). It's what I use at home (lubuntu). At work, I do have to say I prefer Outlook/Exchange for integrated mail and calendar, but I could probably live without Word/Excel/PPT.

Here's to hoping Libreoffice and the other forks can continue to expand and refine their software.

Are you really not getting this?

The error was probably fixed early on with the app, but the manufacturer or phone company didn't want to spend time and money to retest and recertify that app for bundling with a new or same version of android on a low end phone. There's no budget for it and won't be because people DGAF.

For someone who's apparently actively involved in software development and has done it himself, you sure have little to no idea about the business cases behind the projects and products. This is something I would expect an 18 year old intern to grasp.

I'm assuming none of those companies were trying to hire you for programming or management position.

Not really when you're endgame is to ignore the low cost phones. They have to update and package those applications within separate versions of Android, since different versions are certified to run on different hardware platforms. Those phones don't come out at the same time and the UX on a low-end phone will suffer if it has the same OS, applications, and capabilities deployed as a high-end phone.

As has been repeated in this thread ad nauseam, you bought a shitty cheap phone, the kind that never get updated with anyone but security fixes, with practically no prior research.