IBM's System z9 Enterprise Class server. Big, honkin' stuff with neon lighting. So what's "enterprise class?" The z9 weighs in at more than 4,400lbs. and comes with up to 512GB of memory, 60 LPARs (each with 64-bit central memory) and SHA-256 bit encryption for security. Yet for all its bulk, IBM designed it to look futuristically angular and slick.
Why can't the slides be presented as thumbnails all on one page - with an option to click on anythign interesting or unfamiliar? C'mon, who wants to slog through one slide at a time?
by Anonymous (not verified) on 9/10/09 at 7:13 am |reply
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I find these presentations tedious and annoying. They are frequently ill suited to the material which would be better presented as an illustrated text document.
More often than not I simply close the page without viewing the material.
by Anonymous (not verified) on 9/11/09 at 8:48 am |reply
You know why?
They have one page per paragraph in order to maximize ad dollars.
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Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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Why can't the slides be presented as thumbnails all on one page - with an option to click on anythign interesting or unfamiliar? C'mon, who wants to slog through one slide at a time?Slide Shows
I find these presentations tedious and annoying. They are frequently ill suited to the material which would be better presented as an illustrated text document.More often than not I simply close the page without viewing the material.
You know why?
They have one page per paragraph in order to maximize ad dollars.