Another run-in with bad customer service shows how some companies – even the giant ones – just don’t get how good customer service is one of the best kinds of free marketing.
HP touts the EliteBook 8440w as a true workstation, muscular enough for demanding engineering and scientific applications and built with professional-grade graphics. Does it live up to the hype?
Could somebody please explain why the variable named foo remains true in the code below, even though it's set to false when the method is called? And why the symbol version behaves as expected?
def test(options = {})
foo = options[:foo] || true
bar = options[:bar] || :true
puts "foo is #{foo}, bar is #{bar}"
end
>> test(:foo => false, :bar => :false)
foo is true, bar is false
I've only tried this using Ruby 1.8.7.
<b>Tech Source:</b> "Pandora, the Linux-based handheld game console that is aimed to take advantage of free and open source software is finally shipping."
<b>Technology & Life Integration:</b> "Linux is only for geeks. Windows is easy to use. Linux is hard. You have to use the command line under Linux. You never need to use the console under windows. Sooner or later you will be forced to use the console in Linux."
Office 2010 may be making its commercial debut on June 15th, but the software giant is releasing its free Web-based productivity suite to the public ahead of the launch.
<b>Enterprise Mobile Today:</b> "Apple's HTC lawsuit may have come out of nowhere as far as the public is concerned, but behind the scenes, Apple has been warning handset vendors for some time that it has patents and lawyers and isn't afraid to use them."
OS Roundup: Will the open source server OS from what was once Sun Microsystems soon be known as the project formerly known as OpenSolaris? It's beginning to seem like it.
No need to catch a plane to attend this Microsoft technical conference. The company has decided that to reach a broader audience, Windows Summit 2010 will be only available online.
No need to catch a plane to attend this Microsoft technical conference. The company has decided that to reach a broader audience, Windows Summit 2010 will be only available online.
No need to catch a plane to attend this Microsoft technical conference. The company has decided that to reach a broader audience, Windows Summit 2010 will be only available online.
Few mail servers have been presented as Exchange alternatives as long as GMS has. In its most most recent release Gordano added a document management system and various other functionality. We test drive the Linux version on an Intel box.
Data Breach Investigations Report will combine U.S. Secret Service information with telecom's investigations to provide a thorough review of cybercrime tactics and responses.
<b>Technology & Life Integration:</b> "You may not know me as I received your attention from a browser link. This is very important so please continue reading. This letter has the possibility of changing your life. With your help we can realise that dream."
<b>Linux Magazine: </b>"If you blinked you might have missed the announcement of the new 2.6.34 kernel. Things have been happening very quickly around file systems and storage in the recent kernels so it's probably a good idea to review the kernels from 2.6.30 to 2.6.34 and see what developments have transpired."
Citrix is the first to claim it will enable the iPad to run Windows 7. IT managers will be able to control who can access the Windows 7 desktop or even specific applications.
Toshiba's newest notebook accessory isn't just for Toshiba notebooks -- it's a USB docking station that gives any Windows laptop one-plug access to multiple peripherals, Ethernet, and an HD-resolution monitor.
Toshiba's newest notebook accessory isn't just for Toshiba notebooks -- it's a USB docking station that gives any Windows laptop one-plug access to multiple peripherals, Ethernet, and an HD-resolution monitor.
<b>Linux Magazine:</b> "Some of us are still waiting for the year of the Linux desktop. Some think it’s already here. One thing is certain however, Linux does not have a majority desktop market share. By the time we get there, perhaps the entire idea of what a Desktop is will have been re-defined, thanks to “The Cloud”."