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Knightrous
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Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Posts: 8511
Location: NSW
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<rant>
I'd rather be working on servers and corporate systems instead of dickin around with spyware and virus's for people "who don't care" and only pay pocket change anyway
Dealing with the public is a pain in the ass, they always want more for less, and never appreciate the work you do, and if something goes wrong, they instantly blame you, even though it was them who downloaded the virus and they kept turning the firewalls off... That's why I ditched my own business and now work for a big company where I get appreciated and looked after (Free lunch with the boss today, conference trips to the Sheriton Mirage Resort last year )
I still dither into a bit of local work for cheap pocket change ($25/hr) just for people I know, but I don't think I could do it full time again Being a computer techie is fun, but everyone expects you to be able to fix anything and everything, and it has to be done yesterday...
</rant> _________________ https://www.halfdonethings.com/
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Spockie-Tech
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Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 3160
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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quote:
Originally posted by leo-rcc:
IE7 is a large improvement. IE7 looks a lot like Firefox now, and that is a good thing. Yes, Firefox is IMHO still the better browser, but even that does not mean it is any safer or less safe then IE7.
so why is it better then ?
Microsoft after ignoring everyones complaints and sitting on their arse for years ("why bother, theres no alternative for users and we dont get paid for it"), Finally noticed that people were abandoning them in large numbers as alternatives began to appear, so they put in a half-hearted token gesture for some security (a sandbox, how appropriate), poorly copied a few of the innovative features that the other browsers developed (tabs, rss), changed the icons around a bit and released IE7 to stem the stampede away from them
Provided of course you have bought one of their latest operating systems - it wont run on anything except Vista, XP or Server 2003.. way to go for customer support Microsoft.
Still doing nothing to improve compatibility (they dont *want* you to be able to use other browsers), speed, continued to lie about how it cant be removed from the operating system and generally kept right on behaving like Microsoft usually do.
Yay, what an improvement..
I've been having to deal with the problems resulting from other Microsoft-Lock-In" tactics at a clients premises recently, so MS are not my favourite company right now.. hence the ranting - I'll split it off into the off-topic/flamewars area if you would like your website thread decluttered a bit Wazio.. _________________ Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:13 pm |
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Spockie-Tech
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Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 3160
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Yes, we computer geeks do tend to get a bit passionate about things that affect us..
Just like any specialist in their trade, we take the trouble to learn whats good, whats not and why.. I am aware that to people who just want to use computers, getting into passionate debates about program A vs program B may seem incredibly boring.
But trust me, if it wasnt for people like us, your computer would be going in a direction that would make you wonder just whose computer it actually is.
There are some pretty serious corporate forces out there who see a computer as a way to "open up and monetize new content channels to consumers" or in other words - open a virtual pipeline into your wallet and are doing their best to "develop "trusted" computing platforms" (Thats where the corporations can trust that your computer wont do anything *they* dont want it to.. Like play a video that hasnt been digitally signed as having been paid for, or hasnt come through one of their "authorised pipelines") yada yada.
So excuse us if we occasionally get a bit full on when it comes to battling corporations in cyberspace to maintain our digital freedoms.. You may not care, but fortunately, there are those who do care enough to shout and scream when a company releases programs and operating systems that are designed to take away your freedom and turn it into cashflow for them.
Its the people who *do* care enough to stand up for freedom (in all its forms) that help keep the internet a relatively free public space instead of a corporate-run shopping mall where you need to get your credit card out before you can so much as sit down.
Microsoft (and their software) are one of those companies whose goal is to turn every piece of data that flows into your computer into a commodity that can be charged for.. IE is just one piece of their strategy for doing so.
Imagine if Ford started building cars that would only take you where they wanted you to go.. by supporting only IE7, you are contributing to making your little piece of the internet accessible only to people who drive Microsoft cars, and then dont care that you have done so. Just a little more effort on your part will ensure that people who choose to drive something other than Microsoft cars arent locked out of your road.
Yes, we care about the internet.. luckily for the people who dont, yet still benefit from our passion. _________________ Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people
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