"Louis, just to piggy back on your idea of cloud computing taking the forefront and blurring the lines between why you would choose 1 OS over the other...
I had at 1 point felt that performance on critical line of business apps would always require that one-on-one feel you get by using an actual desktop/laptop OS... and predominantly, Windows ruled the roost in enterprise-land.
However, this is quickly become a thing of the past for many reasons: Hardware getting better, programmers writing cleaner code that works better together (I think), virtualization, stronger SaaS offerings, and more availability of high-speed data access might be just a few I would mention.
Do you feel like this browser is out to steal more market from IE alone - or do you think FF will end up being a casualty on this as well? What's your take on some of the legal verbiage Google is so fond of slipping in (e.g. you give us rights to your work)?" - ChangeForge
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“What are your thoughts on enabling/disabling DNS Prefetching in Chrome?”
"And thus ChangeForge was born... well that is the intent I cling to ;-) Good reading, Mark - especially in your conclusion whereby the application of gathered information can lead to increased knowledge. Likewise, after reflecting a bit on the concept of simple consumption of information - you are also correct in that this is simply entertainment. I have been asking myself lately whether writing makes enough of a difference in the world? At some thought - and especially in review of Randy Pausch's life - yes it can. But more importantly, it is the application of Randy's knowledge through his many lectures and actions in life that made the most difference. His writing simply allowed his message to 1) read a wider audience and 2) speak for him after he left. So I came to the simple conclusion that I can only hope that my writing can become a catalyst to affect the paradigm, and more importantly I must impact the world in the small ways I can each and every day. In my humble opinion,..." - ChangeForge
I'm thinking about changing over to T-Mobile@Home. I've heard good things. - Aaron Myers
no, i got rid of mine about 4 years ago and it was like a monkey off my back - Cee Bee
We traded our $25/month Vonage for a $10 extra line on our cell service years ago. - Alix Whitmire
Yeah, I keep my home landline in case of emergencies. And because the home phone is cordless, I keep an old rewired Bakelite one handy as well in case the batteries run out in the cordless. Paranoid, moi? - Grant Fitzgerald
Been without a landline for over 5 years now. Never missed it. No one calls a house they call a person. - Kevin
Czar - oddly enough I have my techno-phobe wife to contend with. She hates people who drive and talk on cell phones - so she thinks it is obvious she should not get one... I will win this war in the end. Landlines are antiquated... they work very well for data lines, but I can get a cell phone plan for close to the same price and stay mobile. - ChangeForge
Grant, that is a very valid point. The old style POTS line with an analog handset is very dependable... just not sexy nor mobile ;-) - ChangeForge
