Comments on: Dan’s Weekly Rant http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120 Liquidicity, the blog on design and technology by GoSquared Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: liquidicity http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3216 liquidicity Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:59:21 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3216 ^^ See what I mean... ^^ See what I mean...

]]> By: Geoff http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3215 Geoff Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:27:38 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3215 I'm a developer, not a designer :) Therefore I use Vista, cos i dislike OSX. Just because we're web developers doesnt mean we HAVE to be using a Mac. I would've thought it's better to use Linux as a web developer, actually. I use Vista because there's a wide range of IDE's available to me, so I can code without the limitations of programs. All Macs have is coda. Pfft. I'm a developer, not a designer :) Therefore I use Vista, cos i dislike OSX. Just because we're web developers doesnt mean we HAVE to be using a Mac. I would've thought it's better to use Linux as a web developer, actually. I use Vista because there's a wide range of IDE's available to me, so I can code without the limitations of programs.

All Macs have is coda. Pfft.

]]> By: liquidicity http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3192 liquidicity Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:33:04 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3192 Hi Brendan, we are actually a team of three, and one of us has a Mac [that's me!]. You wouldn't believe what I have gone through to try and get the other two to switch! Cheers for the appreciation ;-) Hi Brendan, we are actually a team of three, and one of us has a Mac [that's me!]. You wouldn't believe what I have gone through to try and get the other two to switch!

Cheers for the appreciation ;-)

]]> By: Brendan http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3183 Brendan Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:49:24 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3183 I can't believe you are a web developer and aren't using a Mac. The best web developers and creative professionals use Macs. Don't let yourself be put off by any 'hearsay' from your Windows friends who have never used a Mac, go into a store and have a play around with one. I switched from Windows XP to a Mac almost 2 years ago and haven't looked back. I love your site by the way :) I can't believe you are a web developer and aren't using a Mac. The best web developers and creative professionals use Macs. Don't let yourself be put off by any 'hearsay' from your Windows friends who have never used a Mac, go into a store and have a play around with one. I switched from Windows XP to a Mac almost 2 years ago and haven't looked back.

I love your site by the way :)

]]> By: Varun http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3050 Varun Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:59:43 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-3050 Hey .. i have this really irritating problem with my windows live messenger .. please please please help .. i am desperate .. i log into WLM .. i use it for 5-10 minutes .. but then it just hangs .. and stops responding .... i have to restart it again .. and again in 5-10 minutes it just hangs ... please help .. i am desperate ... Hey .. i have this really irritating problem with my windows live messenger .. please please please help .. i am desperate .. i log into WLM .. i use it for 5-10 minutes .. but then it just hangs .. and stops responding .... i have to restart it again .. and again in 5-10 minutes it just hangs ... please help .. i am desperate ...

]]> By: Adrian O'Connor http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1819 Adrian O'Connor Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:35:28 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1819 I think that Vista is a failure. Given the industry-wide changes and the sheer length of time Mircosoft took to complete Vista I would say that the only positive change is the skin. That said, I find Vista very distracting for graphic design work (especially the HUGE borders - which feel as if they're only there becuase the wanted to make the transparent area as a big and visible as possible) and I actually prefer a minimalist theme that I run on a patched Windows XP system. Anyway, the reason I am posting is because there is an answer to your XP gripe - you can stop it from automatically rebooting (the person who invented that feature needs to be shot) and you can also prevent it from nagging you every 10 minutes to reboot (the person who invented THAT feature needs to be tortured and then shot). You use policy editor: Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc Browse to: Local Computer Policy Computer Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Windows Update There are two values that you need to change: No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations (set to enabled) Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations (set to enabled, 1440 minutes - the longest possible value) I lasted 2 weeks on Vista before I went back to XP. I am now slowly migrating to Ubuntu - I just wish that Adobe would release CS on Linux. I think that Vista is a failure. Given the industry-wide changes and the sheer length of time Mircosoft took to complete Vista I would say that the only positive change is the skin. That said, I find Vista very distracting for graphic design work (especially the HUGE borders - which feel as if they're only there becuase the wanted to make the transparent area as a big and visible as possible) and I actually prefer a minimalist theme that I run on a patched Windows XP system.

Anyway, the reason I am posting is because there is an answer to your XP gripe - you can stop it from automatically rebooting (the person who invented that feature needs to be shot) and you can also prevent it from nagging you every 10 minutes to reboot (the person who invented THAT feature needs to be tortured and then shot).

You use policy editor: Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc

Browse to:

Local Computer Policy
Computer Configuration
Administrative Templates
Windows Components
Windows Update

There are two values that you need to change:

No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations (set to enabled)

Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations (set to enabled, 1440 minutes - the longest possible value)

I lasted 2 weeks on Vista before I went back to XP. I am now slowly migrating to Ubuntu - I just wish that Adobe would release CS on Linux.

]]> By: Stan http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1406 Stan Fri, 25 May 2007 12:40:55 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1406 Dan, do yourself a favor. Switch to Mac. I have done so 6 months ago and I cannot imagine why I haven not done it before. It really just works. I know it sounds silly but at least for me it was a revelation. I have been using and tweaking winboxes since 1995. cheers, Stan Dan,

do yourself a favor. Switch to Mac. I have done so 6 months ago and I cannot imagine why I haven not done it before. It really just works. I know it sounds silly but at least for me it was a revelation. I have been using and tweaking winboxes since 1995.

cheers, Stan

]]> By: Kieran http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1341 Kieran Tue, 22 May 2007 20:28:25 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1341 Vista is absolutely riddled with bugs. It will not be a completely pleasant experience until SP1 late this year. Honestly it's not worth upgrading until the stability and compatibility is issues are fixed. That is exactly why Dell was forced to continue offering XP on even consumer machines. I don't understand how you accuse Apple of being DRM kings, especially after recent events. DRM is a product of the recording companies weather it benefits Apple or not. I'm glad there will be a DRM free competitor in the marketplace, but it has no bearing on Apple selling DRM music to date. And to answer your question: "how people keep on buying song, after song on iTunes and yet they don’t actually own the frigging thing after forking out money for what can quite simply be downloaded for free by other means (but we wont go into that). At least REWARD the user that has decided to buy music legitimately with actually giving him (or her) what they have paid for." First of all they do actually own the frigging thing. There is virtually nothing you can not to with a song purchased from Itunes. You can burn it to CD, play it on up to (I believe) 5 different machines and unlimited iPods. That IS what you pay for. You’re not "REWARDED" for purchasing something, your given something in exchange for money. I think what your given for a menial .99 is obvious. Claiming that It's not yours because your not given unlimited control over the media is a faulty claim. It's like claiming your not REWARDED freedom with a purchased CD because you’re not provided with individual music track breakouts to do with what you please...that's not what you purchased. Or your not REWARDED the freedom to make copies of Vista for all of your friends after buying a box copy...that's not what you purchased. The function of a 99 cent DRM'd song purchased on iTunes is completely satisfying to the people who bought the last billion. Second the quality of most MP3's that are available for (illegally) free are of significantly substandard quality. They have a 90% chance of being named wrong (misspelling), having incorrect meta data, or being dirty rips. It's .99, not a big deal. I dig your site by the way. I'll keep visiting. I'm a designer/geek too. ;) Vista is absolutely riddled with bugs. It will not be a completely pleasant experience until SP1 late this year. Honestly it's not worth upgrading until the stability and compatibility is issues are fixed. That is exactly why Dell was forced to continue offering XP on even consumer machines.

I don't understand how you accuse Apple of being DRM kings, especially after recent events. DRM is a product of the recording companies weather it benefits Apple or not. I'm glad there will be a DRM free competitor in the marketplace, but it has no bearing on Apple selling DRM music to date.

And to answer your question:

"how people keep on buying song, after song on iTunes and yet they don’t actually own the frigging thing after forking out money for what can quite simply be downloaded for free by other means (but we wont go into that). At least REWARD the user that has decided to buy music legitimately with actually giving him (or her) what they have paid for."

First of all they do actually own the frigging thing. There is virtually nothing you can not to with a song purchased from Itunes. You can burn it to CD, play it on up to (I believe) 5 different machines and unlimited iPods. That IS what you pay for. You’re not "REWARDED" for purchasing something, your given something in exchange for money. I think what your given for a menial .99 is obvious. Claiming that It's not yours because your not given unlimited control over the media is a faulty claim. It's like claiming your not REWARDED freedom with a purchased CD because you’re not provided with individual music track breakouts to do with what you please...that's not what you purchased. Or your not REWARDED the freedom to make copies of Vista for all of your friends after buying a box copy...that's not what you purchased. The function of a 99 cent DRM'd song purchased on iTunes is completely satisfying to the people who bought the last billion.

Second the quality of most MP3's that are available for (illegally) free are of significantly substandard quality. They have a 90% chance of being named wrong (misspelling), having incorrect meta data, or being dirty rips. It's .99, not a big deal.

I dig your site by the way. I'll keep visiting. I'm a designer/geek too. ;)

]]> By: Joel Laumans http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1240 Joel Laumans Fri, 18 May 2007 14:56:27 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1240 RRGGHH Vista! I feel your pain, I've actually got a copy of Vista laying here somewhere, but I feel safer on XP ... I won't make the switch till I've got completely new hardware which is guaranteed to be supported RRGGHH Vista!

I feel your pain, I've actually got a copy of Vista laying here somewhere, but I feel safer on XP ... I won't make the switch till I've got completely new hardware which is guaranteed to be supported

]]> By: Echo http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1236 Echo Thu, 17 May 2007 23:49:12 +0000 http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/120#comment-1236 aero is strictly a Vista feature as far as I know. Even if XP is powerful enough to support it, it would be undermining one of the key "new and revolutionary" features of Vista, and wouldn't be so much of a novelty. G aero is strictly a Vista feature as far as I know. Even if XP is powerful enough to support it, it would be undermining one of the key "new and revolutionary" features of Vista, and wouldn't be so much of a novelty.
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