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Yeah, that's pretty horrible. Two of the biggest names in enterprise technology...shame. What does that mean? You have to be an asshole to be really successful??superboyac: it's because of Oracle's tradition of lies, backstabbing, deceit and being just generally despicable. Sure, that's pretty much something you expect from any big corporation, but Oracle just... seems to be worse.-f0dder (November 02, 2010, 11:38 AM)
True, and because Oracle is one of the quickest companies to sue everyone in sight at the drop of a hat (or a perceived patent encroachment). In other words, Oracle doesn't make the world a better place. Cisco is another company that's similar -- they repeatedly steal open source code and then try to pawn it off as their own until they get taken to court under the GPL.-zridling (November 03, 2010, 03:25 PM)
Is this not an argument for the whole world of unix and linux? It seems to still be a world that is thriving with enthusiasts writing programs and scripts, mostly for free, that are not motivated primarily by the desire to make money. The distinction between users and developers remains blurry, and shell scripting is so powerful, one can amuse oneself endlessly writing customized scripts for one's own use. The proliferation of apps and portable devices is primarily aimed at practical needs that can be sold to end-users. The whole locked-into-devices-vendors-OS's-websites trend was already pioneered by Microsoft with IE, the infamous registry, its net-framework, etc. The strategy then was: make windows-related things so dependent on windows, that you have to keep buying Microsoft products to use the things you like, or to develop things that run on windows.I love this information. I had never thought about that before. Thanks so much.
I still hesitate with unix/linux apps -- because I so hate hunting for where various libraries, macros, and directories are in THIS installation -- in order to succeed in a make and compile of some application.-howardb (November 02, 2010, 04:41 PM)
If you don't reboot very often (I don't) you don't get the Flash update prompt very often.+1
I hate Flash on general principals, it's just a lazy way of adding gaudy crap to a site that didn't need to be there in the first place.
Oooo an animated banner on the top of a page - That's distracting as hell and makes my eyes try to cross vertically.-Stoic Joker (November 02, 2010, 03:29 PM)
It's odd... since reading (and posting in) this thread, it occurred to me to check my version of Flash and my update settings. It's up to date and automatic updates for it are enabled. I've had no trouble with this whatsoever on Vista or XP 32-bit and 7 64-bit. Luck of the draw, I guess?!yeah, you might just be lucky. I saw it on my computer. Fine. that was ok because I fiddle around with my machine so much. But then I saw it on everyone's computers. My sister, my friend, i was looking over someone's shoulder at work and saw it...yeah, i would say you are the exception more so than the rule.-Darwin (November 02, 2010, 03:10 PM)
In fairness, automatic updates of java and flash are a really, really good idea considering the track record of exploits. Just annoying that it's not streamlined with Windows Update, but requires the use of individual installers. Would be really nice if MS let 3rd party developers into Windows Update...That's true. I have no problem with the updates themselves. It's the WAY it updates that I don't like. And because this kind of experience is typical, I'm actually afraid of updating. Because I know it's working fine before the update. Then you update, and all of a sudden there are problems. Your browser starts saying flash is not installed, but it is. Then you reinstall. Then you uninstall. rinse. repeat. You look for solutions online. it's all one big headache. that's the REAL reason why i turn off automatic updates.-f0dder (November 02, 2010, 03:01 PM)
Why don't you just turn off the automatic updates?because I've turned it off in the past. Then, one day, there's a stupid error out of the blue. Then you have to reinstall/uninstall a few times until everything gets working. Then you have to remember, 'Oh, I have to go back and turn off updates again" because, of course, as soon as you reinstall, the updates will be back on. And, of course, there's no obvious way to change the setting. You change it through their website? How weird is that? Yeah...they didn't do that intentionally. sure.
http://www.macromedi...tings_manager05.html-katykaty (November 02, 2010, 01:11 PM)
How about this one?Sheesh. You know, I'm very sensitive about the impressions I give off about myself: as you know, I'll come off as a whining, irritable, negative, etc...kind of person. And it's true, I can't deny it. But I can't stop myself from thinking through all this stuff, and the more I learn and discover, the more AARRGH I get! Haha...I know...and these forums get me even more so because I have to social inhibitions...so i feel I'm just ranting left and right. Again, i want to be a problem solver...not a whine...I'm working on it.
In Ubuntu if I try to watch YouTube videos, YouTube tells me I need to update to the latest Flash player, but clicking the link to Adobe's website I am informed that Chromium comes with the latest version of Flash installed. Huh?-Deozaan (November 01, 2010, 08:02 PM)
That, and there are two different flash programs needing update - the one for IE and the one for FF and Opera. The auto-update program gets its claws into the very heart of the OS occasionally running its pop-up during the computer boot process. Also, flash installs itself not into \Program Files\ like a regular app, but rather into the \Windows\system32\Macromed folder.Thanks for the info. Now I hate flash even more. I've never been a fan of Flash, despite it's uses. I hate how it's even become a "thing". It's not like it's a tool that we use. It's just a stupid thing that displays content for us on websites. I don't know why we have to deal with it so much. It's like having notifications and updates for html standard updates and stuff. I don't care...nobody cares.
I hate adobe.-widgewunner (November 01, 2010, 11:54 AM)
C# is actually pretty good too -- it's been a while since i played around with it and i must say it would also be a good language, and perhaps better than python if you are less interested in quick coding, and more interested in developing good Object Oriented Programming habits for larger projects.I think so. I'm not in any rush. i'm not even committed to the idea of becoming a legit programmer. It's just that so many of my ideas are hindered by the fact that I'm not a programmer...both at work and personally. So I figure if I get slowly started, maybe by the time I'm 40 or something, I'll have another really great tool under my belt. It's really a long term plan I'm after. I'm definitely NOT interested in just learning as an academic excercise or anything like that. I'm at a point in my career and life that I need to focus on what it is I HAVE to do, and what I can pay others to do for me. I'm in a sort of skills housekeeping phase right now. i've amassed plenty of skills kind of indiscriminately over my life, and I'm now at a point where I have to just DO a lot of things.-mouser (October 31, 2010, 07:58 PM)
mindfulmusings.net>March 2004>Microsoft WordNice find!-sword (October 30, 2010, 02:16 AM)
Finding a good laptop is hard these days. All these "glare-type" displays actually suck. Dell and HP seem to be the only companies who still sell "business" laptops without a lot of disadvantages. A pity, really.yup.-Tuxman (October 31, 2010, 04:37 PM)
I've seen a lot written about corrupted Word docs, but I haven't read much carefully since I've never had one. I do remember that list numbering was often the culprit.No, this is a different document. I don't use any autonumbering on lists, that's why I asked for the List Numberer program that skwire recently created. The only automated stuff I do is with the table of contents and page numbering.
Are all these problems happening with the same document, or versions of the same document?-AndyM (October 29, 2010, 12:39 PM)