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I wonder how the experience would have went if he hadn't set the desktop up for him initially. For many new users, I imagine they would be starting with Windows 8 from scratch on a new PC or a fresh install, which surely provides a guided tour and lots of hints and tips.

I still agree that excluding the Start button seems like a bad idea. Many novice users don't ever think of using the keyboard for navigation and it's clear from the video that switching back to Metro with the mouse is non-obvious.

He is also specific about what he means:

"Technology skills do not necessarily mean hands-on skills, though they can arise from hands-on experience. It means simply understanding the technological state of play in the environment in a way that you can make exceptional decisions.

But the skills do have to be exceptional, even if they are not hands-on."

That makes a lot of sense. Maybe I'm oversimplifying but if Windows is to Mac OS what Android is to iOS, then Android needs its DirectX to make game development easier.

The Halting Problem theoretically defines the limits of computation, but has anyone in a pragmatic, everyday coding situation actually reached that limit? In the practical sense I've never seen it have any bearing. Perhaps the problems I'm working on are too mundane.

It seems like it's more an adapter to fit a UK-style plug into a socket that would usually only accept US-style power leads.

If you compare power adapters for laptops between the UK and the US, the UK adapters typically have a three-prong socket whereas the US ones have a two-prong socket. This patent seems to cover a UK plug that fits a US power adapter socket.

Alternative download link here:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_putty/

I'd go so far as to say that journalism is never unbiased and I don't see how it could ever be otherwise.

[1] "I found 4 085 giraffes created by people named Sanne!"

[2] "I found 9 988 giraffes created by people named Ediktonia!"

The actual statistic is that 2% of all Germans who submitted giraffes were named Sanne and 5% were named Ediktonia. It doesn't say they were all the same person.

I'm impressed in principle, but I'll believe it when I see an article in The NY Times, The Washington Post, or The Economist. That those reporters have chosen to ignore it gives me cause for concern.

I have to say I love my Blackberry 8900. App World is no App Store, but it's perfectly fine for my needs and I couldn't live without a physical keyboard!!

It's excellently written, but I wish I could turn off the analogies. For me, analogies only muddle the point.

You have to admire his accomplishment, but the presentation grates on me -- the fonts are pretty unreadable and it all seems very rough around the edges. Even if the standard were up to Google's, I wouldn't use it for that reason alone.

For anyone who's interested, looks like I'll be combining a USB extender:

http://www.lindy.ie/usb-extension-cat5-usb-extender-up-to-50...

With a Logitech USB Quickcam:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-QuickCam-Pro-9000-Webcam/dp...

I'll update again if/when I get it working!

It sounds good, but I don't see why he needs to curse in his introduction. I almost stopped reading. It's unprofessional and unnecessary.

I think your homepage needs to say why "Hybir reinvents backup". Once I read your features page, I was sold, but the homepage doesn't do enough to draw people in. You need to mention at least one unique selling point. Maybe something like: "Genuine full PC, zero configuration backup with unparalleled performance". A screenshot on the home page would definitely help too.

Minor issue: from the forums, I can't find an obvious link back to your home page.

Thanks, that's really helpful! Startuply seems to be the biggest fish in the pond. Might as well try there first!

Sorry, ZumoDrive is currently not available for: Ireland

Any plans to internationalize?

Early performance tests of the latest build of Windows 7 have shown it's significantly faster than Vista and XP (and still outperforms both with 1 GB of RAM):

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3236&page=2

To address entrepreneurship in Europe misses the point. What Mike Arrington fails to realize is he's only talking about France. When it comes to work ethic, different European countries are world's apart. You can't take countries like France, Germany, the UK and Ireland and blithely treat them as one entity. Behaviors and attitudes to work and to start-ups differ vastly from one country to another.

Having just written an integration into it, I can assure you MailChimp has an excellent API: http://www.mailchimp.com/api/

It's far superior to Constant Contact's API, which consists of two methods: subscribe and unsubscribe (last time I checked anyway).

Would love to hear about this also -- sounds like a brilliant example of reuse in software engineering.

Unfortunately, I don't think it's ever possible to completely segregate an argument from its proponent. It would be nice if the world were that objective, but it's not. Intelligent design is a similar issue in my mind.

It's worth pointing out that the Daily Express is a British tabloid with a not-exactly-stellar reputation for journalistic integrity. I'm sure there is some substance to the article, but I wouldn't be inclined to take it at face value.

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Express )

I love the idea, but I'd prefer to be able to use my own images and music. I suppose the hard part is the categorization of the content, but perhaps that could be crowdsourced.

It's purely an opinion piece, an endorsement. It summarizes the existing arguments for and against and comes to a logical conclusion. I, for one, didn't know that they conducted their own global presidential poll - http://www.economist.com/vote2008/ I also wasn't aware so many conservatives had jumped ship, including 27 newspapers (last week's 'Lexington'): http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displays...

I read The Economist because I don't always have time to read entire articles about every little development on every issue. How many New York Times articles would you have had to read to gain as much information as from this one Economist piece?

Again, what would you have us read instead?

Quite the contrary: it has a reputation for conciseness and well-expressed, informative views. What would you have us read instead?

To quote its Wikipedia article, 'The publication boasts a tight writing style that seeks to include the maximum amount of information in a limited space. Atlantic Monthly publisher David G. Bradley described the formula as "a consistent world view expressed, consistently, in tight and engaging prose."[12]' -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist

Even if you don't agree with The Economist, you have to admire its talent for making an argument. It's one of the few voices of reason in the global media circus; its coverage is always insightful and nearly always balanced; and, having read it, you come away with a much better understanding of the issues.

For anyone who appreciates good writing, their Style Guide is invaluable: http://www.economist.com/research/styleguide/

That didn't last long. Anyone aware of any other leaked copies please? wikileaks.org?

The only remaining question: where do I send the check?! No sign of it on hermanmiller.com.

I agree, the www subdomain looks awkward and unwieldy. They should make hackerne.ws the canonical name. Though they'll have to be sure to set their geographic target to the US in Google Webmaster Tools, unless Y Combinator has moved to Western Samoa? ;-)