Knowing Ubuntu it can take months... at least not till the next release. If you want the latest on some apps you just have to forgoe the standard distibution repository and either add in the program specicic PPA or install it manually. Its not really THAT hard, once you have done it a couple times its not much extra bother.

The name "Microsoft" on the app.

Teachnically the "have access to" 25mb down. It may not be affordable, but it's there.

For those that want to look at the pretty pictures:

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I think the ability to theme with firefox color themes is intrigueing.

I think part of that is the rural areas have virtually nothing, so as they are just getting broadband they are getting a newer infrastructure as a starting point.

Then agin in rural areas where only cable and sattelite or just only satellite is feasable those guys get gouged pretty good.

Same here, my teachers were a bit smarter, giving us challenges - (this was early 80s) Write a TicTac Toe game, do a demo, heres a schools' competition to write a water conversation program,etc. We wrote some programs for the schools as well my brother was doing some list programs like library overdue list, I did some simple CAD extensions, etc.

Both firefox and chrome seem to choke on tiff images... :-/

How about the mechanical operation of the cash register, not just thte bell but the keys and tubmle sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Combine the technology hypersonic deployment with drone capabilities at the destination, could be pretty powerful,

I was just thinking if we had a hypersonic drone to quickly go on-site and do searches in emergencies like that recent asian air disaster, that could possibly save lives a lot faster than current methods.

Those surveyed were folks who still had thier jobs, and they are more productuive doing the work of multiple people thanks to computers. Let's get a little more balanced and see how email affected the folks who had jobs.

If you are in the tech sector, useful technology will usually make you more productive.

(sarcasm) "easy and fast access to medical information", why dont you just throw in inexpensive there while you are at it.(/sarcasm)

We are talking about the US private health care industry, right?

I think some ultimate Dance Dance Revolution would make an interesting olymic event. Singles and in groups.