> I'm told it's somewhat annoying when people have their Macs stolen
> and Apple stores treat the thief as the owner, but there you go.
Ouch,...
@kevinmchapman. OK, I acknowledge that 'most' was a gratuitous throwaway comment as an afterthought and too presumptuous. As to proof, as you...
@BrownieBoy
> Works really well for thieves....
>> Nice attempt to deflect the argument by tossing in a point that's totally
>> irrelevant, even...
fantastic that the so called piracy bills have been withdrawn. however, these anti-democracy supporters are still in the shadows so lets be alert...
Please God no; teach them anything you like - thinking rationally, the uses and misuses of data, what data is and what it's not - but leave the...
@Jack,
> Works really well for thieves....
Nice attempt to deflect the argument by tossing in a point that's totally irrelevant, even it were...
Make that 13 people now - I got refused today at Manchester airport.
I thought I was up to date on this legislation - I knew of the EU ruling from...
Don't forget to check out apps like GoodReader or SlideShark either, they're indispensible for people on the go in presentation situations. Best...
Well it seems there is something a number of us agree on. Why is the Ubuntu Unity launcher so ugly?
I thought perhaps it was something to do with...
Duplicate comments are not made intentionally. Its very good to know that now you are keeping check on this problem because sometimes a commenter...
"the very significant number of users" and "many (most) of us" - you have no evidence for these statements. It is a fact that most users are saying...
Another grammar faux pas is the improper use of "you". When sitting down down in a restaurant, for example, I get cringe when the waitress...
And NOW, folks, for Canonical's next trick...
Kubuntu is late.
Here's a pencil. Draw your own conclusions.
cf.:...
@kevinmchapman. The discussion here reflects the very significant number of users who really do like the traditional menu system and who wish to...
Er, no... It is an efficient means of finding the application/file/setting you need in one place. The icons are a simply a fallback for when you...
Isn't the provision of a text based search an admission by the developers that the mass of icons approach does not work? I don't need to use a...
"Unity and GNOME 3 both abandon the old text-based cascading menus in favour of a graphical icon-driven system."
Point truly missed. Both use a...
whs001 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article.
I absolutely agree with you on your first point. I should perhaps have made it clearer that...
If we allow corporate interest to dictate the way our government circumvents due process against foreign entities then we should accept the same...
I totally dislike pirating of works, I fear that artists will be deterred from creating works if they think that they are going to get ripped off....
Talkback
I am really just a home user with a need to have two connections at the same time, 1 local and 1 remote -or- 2 remote. My wife and I use the Remote Desktop a lot when we are away from home, however, there are times when she is at home using the computer and I am at work and need to access a file from our home computer. She doesn't like getting kicked off when I log in. We would find it extremely useful if XP Pro supported two users at the same time.
I know that it is possible to set up a Terminal Server using Server 2003, but that is probably too costly for our needs. Is there any possibility that Microsoft will have some sort of "Terminal Server-Lite" for XP Pro and allow either 1 local user and 1 remote user -or- 2 remote users?
I understand that they need to keep their products differentiated in order to encourage people to buy the right product for their needs, but maybe by only supporting two simultaneous users, they will still leave the market wide open for Server 2003.
I just thought of this compromise to support two simultaneous users:
If Microsoft felt generous, they could build in two licenses to XP Pro for remote/local use for free. Or, they could SELL, for an additional $49.99, the option to have two simultaneous users. If they only allowed a total of two simultaneous sessions on each machine, they would not even touch their server market, while appeasing thousands of home users.
This optional license add-on would also solve the single user limitation that plagues the “Smart Display” devices (Mira), but that’s another story.
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