Recent content by Vellmont

Anyone that knows what a nameserver is, and what pointing the site at Microsoft's nameserver knows that the sight can ONLY be put up by Microsoft. They are the only ones that control their nameservers. Maybe you can't do this research yourself, or don't trust what others are saying. That's...

Software companies give away free software all the time, especially to people they think will help sell the product. The discs themselves only cost a couple bucks to produce the packaging. The only thing they're really "out" is a small number of potential sales. The way MS thinks about it is...

Well, my problem with all the "it's a trap" theories is that it all seems like a lot of effort to go through just to get a few SS#s or Microsoft Live IDs. What the hell can you even do with Microsoft Live IDs that has any value? Face it, there's much better ways to get SS#s than setting up a...

A few comments. I am a web developer, though not a .net or C# guy (pretty much Java/JSP/struts). While I don't qualify for this job, anyone that does is going to want to know the tax arrangement, number of hours/week, etc before talking with you further. Is this a full time job? Independent...

They are a seperate publically traded company, but my guess is the vast majority of the stock is still owned by Mcdonalds. If you care about that sort of thing, I'd still call that "owned by Mcdonalds".

I don't think many people are going to buy a coupon code from you for software. I'm not even sure the coupon code will work with an email address entered in the presentation. Considering that current ebay prices for a CD-ROM version of the software go for around $40, and current bids for...

And why is a CD better than a downloadable copy? It's only 57-67 megs, and you wind up with a fullly licensed version of Vmware workstation. Does a shiny CD really make you feel better?, because the software is the same as it would be on a CD when you download it. Or did you expect to sell...

A coupon with a code for an online download. The download is fairly painless, 57-67 megs. I'd say both. It's pretty amazing what they can do now with VMware. This is really a technical sales pitch to technical people The guy that gave the talk in Minneapolis was an engineer, so he can...

Yah, but unlike inkjets, toner doesn't dry out after a year. The yield on the toner cartridge is 3000 pages. Even at 3000 pages for $60 that's only 2cents a page for toner cost. That's waay cheaper printing costs than most inkjets. Still, compared to most laser printers it's not the...

They're also a lot more expensive. Honda, Toyota, and Nissan know they have a quality product and charge more for it because they can. Maybe you have a lot of disposable income and never think about it, but the major factor of people buying cars is price. Cool and cute are important to some...

And that's actually where you're wrong. Click and Clack (call in radio show on MPR) were talking about this very subject this week in the paper. They pointed out that American cars are second in reliabilty behind Japanese cars. One of the best manufacturers is Saturn, a GM carmaker. The...

Ok, I'll bite. No google needed, just look at the websites: Mcdonalds Hamburger calories: 260 total fat:9g saturated fat: 3.5g cholesterol: 30mg Big Mac® calories:560 total fat:30g saturated fat: 10g cholesterol: 80mg Burger King: Hamburger: calories: 310 total...

Then perhaps you shouldn't have religious+political material in your sig. Don't like people calling you on your beliefs? Don't broadcast them.

Wow, you couldn't be more wrong. I like Vodka, and you obviously have never tasted more than one type or have no taste sense. There's an enormous and obvious difference between cheap vodka and not cheap vodka. There's even a big difference between different expensive vodkas. I don't know if...