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IE9 May Not Be Enough To Save IE 328

Posted by CmdrTaco from the just-kill-6-please dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The October market share numbers are in and Net Applications' numbers show a surprising drop in IE8 market share — the first time since the browser was introduced. Strangely, IE9 has not gained much and IE7 as well as IE6 are losing as well. The only two browsers gaining are Chrome and Safari — and both browsers have hit new record market shares. The frenzy around IE8 may have subsided already, and Microsoft is under tremendous pressure to roll out IE9 soon. StatCounter's numbers indicate that Firefox is close to surpassing IE in Europe."

Comment Actual cost savings? (Score 1) 551

by jonhorvath (#33123278) Attached to: The Recovery Disc Rip-Off

I truly don't understand the cost savings by not including a recovery DVD. Here is a rough estimate on costs associated with each option.

* Include DVD recovery disc - 10 cents per disc

* Customer calls in to have recovery DVD shipped - 5 dollars per disc (includes support call, shipping and handling)

The computer company is counting at least 1 in 50 people will not call their support line to recover their PC. Knowing the typical home user, this is an extremely high ratio. I suspect that the actual ratio would actually be 1 in 5 or lower. The combination of MS Windows and a home user would usually lead to an unstable OS within a year.
PC Games (Games)

JavaScript/HTML 5 Gaming? 201

Posted by Soulskill from the five-by-five dept.
cjcela writes "Lately I've seen some HTML 5/JavaScript games popping up on the web. Most of them lack sound, and are not polished, but little by little this is changing. As an example, check Galactic Plunder. While it is only a single-level proof of concept, it is one of the first arcade non-Flash games that I've found playable. Do you know of other comparable or better pure JavaScript games?"
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One Quarter of Germans Happy To Have Chip Implants 170

Posted by samzenpus from the identified-coward dept.
justice4all writes "If it means shorter lines at the supermarket, a quarter of Germans would be happy to have a chip implanted under their skin. The head of Germany's main IT trade body told the audience at the opening ceremony of the CeBIT technology exhibition that one in four of his countrymen are happy to have a microchip inserted for ID purposes."
Censorship

A Second Lessig Fair-Use Video Is Suppressed By WMG 187

Posted by kdawson from the irony-abounds dept.
Bios_Hakr points out an ironic use of the DMCA: for the second time, a video tutorial on fair use that Larry Lessig uploaded to YouTube has been muzzled. This time the sound has been pulled from the video; last time the video was taken off of YouTube. (Video and sound for the new "webside chat" can be experienced together on BlipTV.) Both times, Warner Music Group was the party holding copyright on a song that Lessig used in an unarguably fair-use manner. TechDirt is careful not to assume that an actual DMCA takedown notice was issued, on the likelihood that Google's automatic copyright-violation detectors did the deed. "The unintended consequences of asking tool providers [e.g., Google] to judge what is and what is not copyright infringement lead to tremendous problems with companies shooting first and asking questions later. They are silencing speech, on the threat that it might infringe on copyright. This is backwards. We live in a country that is supposed to cherish free speech, not stifle it in case it harms the business model of a company. We live in a country that is supposed to encourage the free expression of ideas — not lock it up and take it down because one company doesn't know how to adapt its business model. We should never be silencing videos because they might infringe on copyright."

Comment Re:Dropped BY DEFAULT (Score 1) 298

by jonhorvath (#31045250) Attached to: Google Docs Replaces OpenOffice In Ubuntu Netbook Edition
I could either way on this issue. It is nice to have a complete Linux installation with all the basic application already installed. On the other hand, we don't want a bloated Linux distro with tons of unwanted apps. With the Ubuntu netbook edition, it might makes sense to remove OpenOffice to make the Linux distro leaner. The Ubuntu software center makes quite easy for an user to install OpenOffice after the install. I don't agree with removing Gimp from the standard Ubuntu desktop edition. A decent graphic editing program is needed by many computer users.

Comment Re:Difficulty In Using (Score 1) 891

by jonhorvath (#29397679) Attached to: Why Users Drop Open Source Apps For Proprietary Alternatives

After struggling with this for hours...finally getting it to work...and then enjoying the slow-as-molasses solution that VNC is, I started to think that paying $100 or $200 for Windows and just clicking a few checkboxes to enable Remote Desktop was looking pretty damn good. (And Remote Desktop performance is way better, too.)

Funny you should mention how easy it is to enable Remote Desktop in Windows. I was infuriate that Vista Premium Edition removed Remote Desktop. I was able to hack Vista to allow Remote Desktop connection.
http://www.unet.fi/fransblog/2007/08/30/enable-remote-desktop-connection-on-vista-home-premium/
In the end, I found that it was not any easier to configure Remote Desktop in Vista as compared to Ubuntu. This was one of many reason I decided to remove Vista from two of my personal PCs, and load Ubuntu. This is from a long time Microsoft user, who now actively looks to replace MS software with FOSS solutions.

Comment Re:Apple can't sell HW to everybody (Score 1) 773

by jonhorvath (#20627211) Attached to: Is Apple Doing All It Can to Beat Vista?
You and the IT department works for the company. Everyone should be working together to fulfill the company's vision. The IT group has objectives and goals that are sometimes larger then your individual needs. Keep in mind that they are human, as such will want to be in their 'comfort zone' with technology implementation. I'm sure they have limited resources and do not have the time or money to easily switch technologies. I sympathize if your working at company with a dysfunctional IT department. Users can fill helpless when their essential work tools are not operating correctly. Not sure how a modern company would survive in the current economy without a strong core IT department.

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