Comments on: Late To The Party http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/06/07/late-to-the-party/ Ramblings and musings of John Zeitler. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:59:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ramen Junkie http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/06/07/late-to-the-party/#comment-9175 Ramen Junkie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:41:05 +0000 http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/06/07/late-to-the-party/#comment-9175 I don't know about the future nessesity of a personal computer as a personal space. I suppose the idea of "Some Huge Companyin Cyberspace" handing all my files is a bit daunting but I like the idea of getting to my files anywhere and I've been meaning to start using Google Docs over MS Word more and more. Still it does require an internet connection but that is quickly becomming an "everywhere" thing. Phones, PDAs Laptops with dedicated wireless cards that work over cell networks. The advent of WiFi that's essentially available anywhere is comming soon. That lack of the internet won't be a problem forever. At the same time I have a USB Flash drive with a Portable Aps suit installed on it. I can run Open Office with or without a PC. IT's essentially the same idea and it's slightly more convenient (aside from Portable Aps running slow as shit). I do see Microsoft slipping a bit. Not a huge amount mind you but it's starting. Google is becomming more and more of a powerhouse ever day. So is Mac. The iPhone is a good strong push towards the future of computing. I've been generally against the whole idea of a cell phone as a PDA/computer tool but I'm actually really excited about the iPhone (aside fromt he price). As for MS. Where is Vista? There was a huge push when it was released but I havn't heard ANYTHING about it since. No one using it, no one even caring that it exists. I don't have any desire to use it myself though mostly due to it's supposedly strict built in DRM garbage. I'm actually thinking of dual booting Ubuntu on my home PC. Good security for the kids using the PC if I ever convert to it fully. That's half my gripe with XP at the moment. I can't set the kid's user accounts to a middle ground secirity setting. It seems ot be either all or nothing. I don’t know about the future nessesity of a personal computer as a personal space. I suppose the idea of “Some Huge Companyin Cyberspace” handing all my files is a bit daunting but I like the idea of getting to my files anywhere and I’ve been meaning to start using Google Docs over MS Word more and more.

Still it does require an internet connection but that is quickly becomming an “everywhere” thing. Phones, PDAs Laptops with dedicated wireless cards that work over cell networks. The advent of WiFi that’s essentially available anywhere is comming soon. That lack of the internet won’t be a problem forever. At the same time I have a USB Flash drive with a Portable Aps suit installed on it. I can run Open Office with or without a PC. IT’s essentially the same idea and it’s slightly more convenient (aside from Portable Aps running slow as shit).

I do see Microsoft slipping a bit. Not a huge amount mind you but it’s starting. Google is becomming more and more of a powerhouse ever day. So is Mac. The iPhone is a good strong push towards the future of computing. I’ve been generally against the whole idea of a cell phone as a PDA/computer tool but I’m actually really excited about the iPhone (aside fromt he price).

As for MS. Where is Vista? There was a huge push when it was released but I havn’t heard ANYTHING about it since. No one using it, no one even caring that it exists. I don’t have any desire to use it myself though mostly due to it’s supposedly strict built in DRM garbage. I’m actually thinking of dual booting Ubuntu on my home PC. Good security for the kids using the PC if I ever convert to it fully. That’s half my gripe with XP at the moment. I can’t set the kid’s user accounts to a middle ground secirity setting. It seems ot be either all or nothing.

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