I commented at MCslp Coalface recently about the issues and approaches used for developing office suites, and by coincidence I was talking to a client and friend about the issues over the weekend.
The crux of the matter is that, for whatever reason, the UI and approach of the cornerstone of company software, the Office suite, doesn't seem to have changed very much over the years. Suites - from whatever source - still follow the basic principles of a Word Processor, Spreadsheet, presentation software, database etc. Today, that may not necessarily be the right approach considering the business and work that many individuals do.
I commented at MCslp Coalface recently about the issues and approaches used for developing office suites, and by coincidence I was talking to a client and friend about the issues over the weekend.
The crux of the matter is that, for whatever reason, the UI and approach of the cornerstone of company software, the Office suite, doesn't seem to have changed very much over the years. Suites - from whatever source - still follow the basic principles of a Word Processor, Spreadsheet, presentation software, database etc. Today, that may not necessarily be the right approach considering the business and work that many individuals do.
There's a lot of fuss in the UK at the moment about the launch by TalkTalk of Free Broadband Forever.
The salient point here is the use of the word Free, especially when you consider that it actually costs £20.99 each month.
I don't want to be cynical, and yes, I appreciate that you also get your line rental and a very good calling plan bundled in for that price, but at the end of the day, what you are paying for is all three items (line rental, calling plan, broadband) for the £20.99. It is mere marketing to suggest that what you are actually paying for is the first two items and the third is the free one.
There's a lot of fuss in the UK at the moment about the launch by TalkTalk of Free Broadband Forever.
The salient point here is the use of the word Free, especially when you consider that it actually costs £20.99 each month.
I don't want to be cynical, and yes, I appreciate that you also get your line rental and a very good calling plan bundled in for that price, but at the end of the day, what you are paying for is all three items (line rental, calling plan, broadband) for the £20.99. It is mere marketing to suggest that what you are actually paying for is the first two items and the third is the free one.
I had to reformat some stuff from the man pages for inclusion in another document that would be converted to a proper table. Here’s a trick for using awk/gawk to take the input (multiple spaces) and output with tabs using different input and output separators.
Worth a read, but perhaps without a hot drink so you don't spray hot fluid over your monitor...although I guess that could then become a good starting point for a new story for the collections.
Worth a read, but perhaps without a hot drink so you don't spray hot fluid over your monitor...although I guess that could then become a good starting point for a new story for the collections.
As CPUs move to multi-core architecture, companies - both OEMs and end users - are facing issues of licensing. If you have a multi-CPU machine, you often have to buy a multi-CPU licence.
The query is whether a multi-core CPU is really two (or more) CPUs, or just one?