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Comment Microsoft must have done something right (Score 1) 230

by nukal (#24897433) Attached to: A History of the Xbox Red Ring of Death Fiasco
If you consider the number of AAA titles that are release exclusively for xbox, then it is pretty clear that MS must have done something right. My second 360 is now worshiping at the altar of the ring of death gods. My first went seven days after I purchased it, during a nonstop weekend of Gears, they replaced it immediately. I expected my second request for a replacement/repair to be shut down quick smart, but my 360 is currently undergoing a resurrection at MS HQ (or whoever they use in oz). It is ages out of warranty yet they are still happy to repair it. Nice one brother! People can bitch and moan all they like about how design defects shouldn't make it into production, but this shit happens. Whether it is because of a tactical decision or just sheer stupidity, doesn't really matter as long as they deal sensibly with the consequences. I can't fault MS's after market service, save for the dodgy Indian call centre experience. Now I loath IE, Office, XP and Vista is much as the next /.er, but the range of titles, the ergonomics of the 360 controller and the sheer enjoyment I have derived from my 360 means I will be a fanboy for a long time to come. It is a quality product, albeit executed poorly.
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Google's Best Perk — Transport 342

Posted by kdawson from the Wi-Fi-included dept.
Reverse Gear writes "The New York Times has an interesting article about how different kinds of fringe benefits are starting to count more in the fight for the best brains in Silicon Valley. The article mainly focuses on Google's high-tech shuttle-bus system, which is quite extensive, covering a majority of the San Fransisco Bay area. The article quotes a transportation expert opining that Google's may be the largest such private system anywhere. One-quarter of the headquarters employees are now using it. A Google software engineer said: 'They could either charge for the food or cut it altogether... If they cut the shuttle, it would be a disaster.'"
Utilities (Apple)

The Best Mac OS X Software Tools 213

Posted by kdawson from the steroids dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Mac advocate John C. Welch weighs in with his list of the top 20 Mac OS X products (except Welch manages to list 22). The collection of software tools ranges from the obvious, such as Boot Camp, to the obscure but perhaps more useful — little-known apps like Peter Borg's Lingon, for creating launchd configuration files. What's on your personal list of indispensable Mac productivity aids and programming tools? Also, do you think Welch gives too much air time to built-in OS X tools at the expense of third-party products such as NetworkLocation?"

Auto-Parallelizing Compiler From Codeplay 147

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the code-writes-you dept.
Max Romantschuk writes "Parallelization of code can be a very tricky thing. We've all heard of the challenges with Cell, and with dual and quad core processors this is becoming an ever more important issue to deal with. The Inquirer writes about a new auto-parallelizing compiler called Sieve from Codeplay: 'What Sieve is is a C++ compiler that will take a section of code and parallelize it for you with a minimum hassle. All you really need to do is take the code you want to run across multiple CPUs and put beginning and end tags on the parts you want to run in parallel.' There is more info on Sieve available on Codeplay's site."

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