This sounds like an Apple move. Create an OS you control on (mostly) controlled hardware.. but then add the kicker of then controlling the other end of the internet as well.

It works, sure. It's just as annoying though--you're stuffed into their box instead of Apple's. Open source or not, Google is at the head.

I think if I had to change from a Microsoft environment I'd switch to a full Linux distro (I've done it before). More flexibility.

-m

Finally. Too bad even that can't save the company. Not that anyone cares.

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Isn't that what the new vSphere or some up-and-coming release from VMware supposed to do?

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When was a robbery of a retail store news? Maybe because they got footage of the whole thing it became sensational--so naturally to have to air it then.

Real story should be "Security guard fired when robbers smash large glass door just as he leaves the room." How could the guard not hear that? Sounds like an inside job to me.

-m

Actually, I think a more feasible invention sooner then later is the replicated (aka Star Trek). With internet access for everyone and then freely available replicators, how can we not turn into the Star Trek world?

-m

Let's hear it for "not a gamer"!!!

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My handwriting has never been that great, and I print 100% of the time to this day, so I've never been really encouraged to improve it. Typing everything ends up being an enabler for poor handwriting.

For spelling, being reminded by the red squiggly line that it thinks I've misspelled something makes me take instant action to find the correct spelling--something paper and pen cannot do. Otherwise, I find my spelling no different when written vs typed. My spelling has always been pretty good.

-m

My 802.11b notebook can't go as fast as my 22MB cable, but I'm not about to rip it all out and upgrade just for that.

The speeds are not consistently fast enough to support line of business apps on a daily basis for many cases over wireless.

Besides, who wants to be bathed in that much RF from close sources for 8 hours a day? We get enough from other sources.

I want 10GB ethernet!

-m

It's just one less variable in the equation when something is not working.

I've had good and bad luck making my own cables over the years. I just decided it's not worth the monkeying around to make your own. I have a few cables of varying lengths in my car which gets over any major problems that I encounter.

Besides I'm not insured to be poking around in client's commercial properties walls and ceilings so I leave that to the pros.

-m