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MaxBuck;1662723; said:
My software needs are fairly extensive, and I don't like the idea of being utterly without computing capability if my Internet connection goes down. Besides that, much of what I do uses public-domain software that is specific to my needs (most of it being Windows-only).

If all you need is word processing, spreadsheets and games, I can understand how this sort of thing might work for you. It won't for me.
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Well the idea behind Cloud is a good one, I wonder how far the consumer will go into it, the truth is Google is going to do everything they can to keep the end product free to the consumer, but sooner or later someone over there is going to kick the bucket and then that whole "Don't be evil" slogan will go right out the window.

I find the idea interesting, as an IT admin it's like heaven for me, move companies into the could, stop worrying about servers, outages, backups, etc... and just do my job.

I also think it's the biggest threat Microsoft has seen to date, Apple has never truly been a threat to MS, Novell was never really a threat, but free solutions that aren't cryptic, and with their OS looking like windows, this could be something that actually starts to derail that Microsoft train.

Don't get me wrong, Windows 7 is a great product (Though I would like to know how my laptop uses 1g of memory and my desktop uses 4 to do the same fucking things) so it won't happen today, but this may be something to keep MS actually having to keep the products they release good instead of basically robbing people like they did with Vista.
 
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OCBucksFan;1663083; said:
Well the idea behind Cloud is a good one, I wonder how far the consumer will go into it, the truth is Google is going to do everything they can to keep the end product free to the consumer, but sooner or later someone over there is going to kick the bucket and then that whole "Don't be evil" slogan will go right out the window.

I find the idea interesting, as an IT admin it's like heaven for me, move companies into the could, stop worrying about servers, outages, backups, etc... and just do my job.

I also think it's the biggest threat Microsoft has seen to date, Apple has never truly been a threat to MS, Novell was never really a threat, but free solutions that aren't cryptic, and with their OS looking like windows, this could be something that actually starts to derail that Microsoft train.

Don't get me wrong, Windows 7 is a great product (Though I would like to know how my laptop uses 1g of memory and my desktop uses 4 to do the same fucking things) so it won't happen today, but this may be something to keep MS actually having to keep the products they release good instead of basically robbing people like they did with Vista.
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Yep,if anything it will keep them from being EA sports.
 
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My Macbook is almost 3 years old and for the first time it started acting like a PC. Safari became unstable at times, freezing sometimes to the point of a hard shutdown.

Firefox works pretty well on it, but I tend to have multiple browsers going at all times so I wanted something else. I just downloaded Chrome and I'm giving it a whirl. Early returns seem promising, although I did turn off the automatic uploads of browsing history, etc., to Google.

They make great stuff, but they're a little too inquisitive for my tastes.
 
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Open warning to those who are loading lots of Google apps onto their computers: be alert to memory leaks! Also, lots of processes continue to run even after you close the applications themselves. Now I am forced to run Microsoft OneCare to clean my registry of all the crap that Google has apparently left behind that slows my computer to a dead crawl.

As an FYI, I've been running Google Sketchup and Google Earth in Vista. I found out that "Google Toolbar" has been running in the background even though I have always explicitly opted not to install it anywhere.

"Do no evil?" Bullshit. I am finished with these bozos. I'll continue to run Chrome and Google Earth on the Mac side of my computer, but nothing on the PC side.
 
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Finally downloaded the beta version of Chrome, very nice. One strange quirk however on scout (which is 50% too wide in Firefox, so it's probably scout's problem), when I hit space to skip down the page a bit, it will go to the next page or topic if I hit it once it has reached the bottom.
 
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jwinslow;1671481; said:
Finally downloaded the beta version of Chrome, very nice. One strange quirk however on scout (which is 50% too wide in Firefox, so it's probably scout's problem), when I hit space to skip down the page a bit, it will go to the next page or topic if I hit it once it has reached the bottom.
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Are you talking browser or OS?
 
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Trying to decide where to put this, since it's not really iphone related, and not really verizon related, I figure here would be best.

This is an interesting read. Jonathan Schwartz, a former CEO for Sun Microsystems, has some pretty strong opinions about Steve Jobs. He's dealt with Apple legally before and in a recent blog entry, he offers HTC some advice for how to deal with their current situation. It's a good read, even if you don't have a real opinion either way.

Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too. ... After I unveiled ... Project Looking Glass, Steve called my office to let me know the graphical effects were “stepping all over Apple’s IP. ... I’ll just sue you.” ... My response was simple. “Steve, I was just watching your last presentation, and Keynote looks identical to Concurrence” ... a presentation product ... which Sun acquired in 1996. ... Steve had used Concurrence for years ... it was obvious where [Apple] found inspiration. “And ... MacOS is now built on Unix. I think Sun has a few OS patents, too.” ... And that was the last I heard on the topic.
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As in life, bluster and threat are commonplace in business. ... I understand the value of patents. ... There’s no defense like an obvious offense. ... Suing a competitor typically makes them more relevant, not less. Developers I know aren’t getting less interested in Google’s Android platform, they’re getting more interested – Apple’s actions are enhancing that interest.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/15723/ex_sun_ceo_dishes_dirt_steve_jobs_as_apple_patent_troll
 
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Finally! The whole wait for your phone to get your messages thing was stupid, having google voice actually syncing in real time is huge, now GV SMS is a usable feature.

Google Voice Blog: Faster Google Voice Experience on Android

Using Google Voice for Android just got a whole lot faster. Until now, notifications of new messages appeared within 15 minutes of when they were sent. Today we are releasing a new feature called Inbox synchronization, which will notify your Android-powered device of new text messages or voicemails within seconds of receiving new messages in your Google Voice inbox.
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