by Earl Moore on October 10, 2006
The place we rented at the beach advertises that it has high-speed Internet access. These days this term “high-speed” Internet is used to mean anything faster then a dial-up line. They even say in their documentation that it is up to 50 times as fast as a 56k dial-up line. So I guess a dial-up line is the base unit for measurement of Internet access these days.
At home I have cable modem access to the Internet. I was a little surprised to find that the access here at the beach was not wireless, but an ethernet plug in each condo. The access speed seems to be a little less the DSL speed, but yes it is faster then dial-up.
The weather has been mixed so far this week. But I’m setting here viewing the ocean with the sound of waves crashing in to the shore and the smell of salt air. Totally relaxing.
I ran my feed reader for the first time since last week and it came up with over 2000 new feeds. I’m just going to reset it and start over.
by Earl Moore on October 8, 2006
My wife and I are heading to the beach (Myrtle, SC) on vacation for most of this next week. I’ll have access to the Internet but I don’t know if posting will be a priority for me or not. This is our first extended vacation in some time. I hope to get some pictures to share and recharge my energies.
by Earl Moore on October 4, 2006
Have you ever had what at the time of occurrence appeared to be a random event or impulsive decision turn out a short time later to be purposeful and timely?  I have!
I wrote this past weekend about a personal impulsively decision that may be developing into an extremely timely event.¬† I can’t go into details just now, but will follow up when things are more concrete.
by Earl Moore on October 4, 2006
Now we all know that Vista will be pirated even if Microsoft has all intentions of preventing it (see reference below). You can’t lock down a product to the point that it “can’t” be pirated without also making it too difficult and inconvenient for legal users to use.
Microsoft said Wednesday that it plans to clamp down hard on pirates of its next-generation operating systems, crippling both Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn” if users fail to activate their copies within 30 days.
BetaNews | Microsoft to Lock Pirates Out of Vista
Also, if Vista’s going to be “calling home” on a regular basis to check for a valid license then there will be a lot of users pissed, including me. I don’t approve any software that feels it has the right to automatically contact or send any information from my computer across the Internet. Even it it’s suppose to be only license data. It’s a matter of trust, and I don’t trust any corporations intentions to that point.
technorati tags:vista, pirate, security, microsoft
by Earl Moore on October 4, 2006
There’s been many reports on how much more stable Microsoft’s Vista RC1 has been compared to earlier releases. Vista RC2 should be out possibly by the end of this week and will be near ready for release. Congratulations to Microsoft for the progress they have made recently with Vista.
Now that Vista is stable and can be reviewed and compared more closely to Apples’ OS X it appears there will be many similarities. Below is an article from Apple Matters that praises Vista and states that the difference in user experience is all but disappearing between Apple’s and Microsoft’s Operation Systems.
What this means for Apple is that the edge with OS X will disappear. And what is left? Better hardware? Perhaps. More software selection? Certainly not. The so-called advantages of a closed hardware/software platform? Most assuredly not as iTunes availability and success on the Windows platform shows.
All signs in the future point to the end of the importance of the operating system. Or, maybe it is time for Apple to start thinking about what needs to come next.
Apple Matters | Vista Ain’t that Bad, In Fact It’s Good
So this raises the question, are all operating systems progressing towards a destination that involves an almost identical user experience? Will they all at some point end up performing the same tasks in almost the same way?
technorati tags:vista, osx, apple, microsoft
