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Re:Open letter to Microsoft: force Windows updates, don't force restart on Monday March 14, 2016 @12:36PM (#11283800)
I am proposing a small change in Windows that can lead to big improvement to the user experience.

Yes, you are right that Linux has its merits. But I don't want Windows to become so bad that the people move to Linux because of this. I want people to move to Linux because it has become better than Windows.

Open letter to Microsoft: force Windows updates, don't force restart

Posted by zebra on Monday March 14, 2016 @10:25AM
from the self-post dept.

To who microsoftie may concern.Unexpected OS restart is one of the worst user experiences ever. And yet this is exactly what happens with Windows 10. The user loses unsaved documents, open browser tabs, and their prepared working environment.This said I ask Microsoft to change a little the update procedure - download the updates, warn the user, but do not restart Windows. Just apply the update...

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Re:Ask HN: Must you have no life, at least early on, to run a successf... on Sunday March 13, 2016 @09:10AM (#11277554)
As I like to say, building medium to big project is like running marathon and not a sprint, because at the moment when you have no air and you are exhausted you will have to stop. And a half-build project is useless opposed to a late project that works. Better late than never.
Re:Why IntelliJ IDEA is hailed as the most friendly Java IDE (many scr... on Saturday March 05, 2016 @04:33AM (#11228977)
Sister IDE - PhpStorm comes with keymaps from Eclipse, NetBeans, Emacs and others
Re:Congress finally showed it's willing to fight the FBI on encryption on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @08:11PM (#11214364)
> They sell phones, they don't sell public safety

No, they don't, but they sell personal data safety.

Ask HN: What are your itches with your current to-do app?

Posted by zebra on Sunday January 31, 2016 @04:20AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm building to-do app and I want to tune it up for our community. If you're happy with yours please list its strong sides.It is planned as heavy-duty app, kinda Excel, and not like Remember the milk. It is planned to have time tracking, invoicing, customer reports, tracker.

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Re:If You Build It, They Will Complain on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @06:46AM (#10811701)
The SAAS vendor will be used for its build expertise only. After the build the bank will deploy inner cloud. And the provider will be payed well for the build and for support.
Re:NSA knew about Juniper backdoors and kept quiet about them on Monday December 28, 2015 @02:33AM (#10800286)
NSA doesn't care about the Constitution, why should they care about lesser entities.
Re:Ask HN: Pivoting my startup, how should I submit to AngelList? on Saturday December 26, 2015 @02:25PM (#10794934)
Describe your company in detail in https://Glycast.com/AuboutUs and do not put link to CarouselApps.com.

Or redesign CarouselApps.com and spread your new product on the homepage and move older stuff in some archive type page.

Re:Show HN: Rentolize – Become your own property manager on Thursday December 17, 2015 @06:41AM (#10750884)
The only screenshot that is visible on the site is from the demo of Metronic Theme - HTML5 theme for sale. My gut feeling is that this is just test for demand and there is no real product behind.

Edit: I was wrong - there is a product. But it looks so fluffy at first glance.

Re:Tell HN: My recipe against procrastination on Sunday October 25, 2015 @06:49PM (#10448791)
Is it possible to write a book about my experience?

It will be very short: "I decided to make a tool for my needs. Work. Work. Work. I liked the result and I added multiuser. Now I am struggling to find a way to show it to the world."

I will contact you.

Re:Tell HN: My recipe against procrastination on Sunday October 25, 2015 @04:47PM (#10448349)
I'm only two months into this regime. I want to see durable results and maybe I'll start. But my town is not big. Is there a way to make an online workshop?
Re:Tell HN: My recipe against procrastination on Saturday October 24, 2015 @05:58AM (#10443070)
There was another point but because of 2000 char limit:

10b. If the task is too long in time or too boring you may set an egg timer for 45 to 60 minutes and make the relaxation break.

Tell HN: My recipe against procrastination

Posted by zebra on Saturday October 24, 2015 @05:49AM
from the self-post dept.

I had a history of heavy procrastination. A therapist suggested that this is panic due to the great number of tasks in my todo list. You look them all and panic "They are so many".My recipe:1. Split your work into tasks. They may become hundreds, but don't worry. Describe them on a paper, or in a todo app.2. Pick ONE suitable task for the moment.3. Write it down on a piece of paper and put it...

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Re:Y Combinator made it into FontAwesome on Sunday October 18, 2015 @02:32AM (#10407410)
I'm not sure - YC icon is in the section "66 New Icons in 4.4" (latest version)
Re:Oracle DeWitt Clause on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @11:45AM (#10041913)
Is it possible for the benchmark providers to use "Database O" instead of the Oracle name?

Second question: if Oracle bans showing its product(s) in benchmarks does this mean that it is slow?

Re:GravityLight: Generate light with gravity on Saturday August 01, 2015 @01:16AM (#9986052)
The inuit people cannot use solar. I think that it is better to have both solutions in the field and the time will tell which solution is better for a given region.
Re:GravityLight: Generate light with gravity on Saturday August 01, 2015 @01:09AM (#9986039)
And radioactive elements come from long dead suns, so all energy on earth originally comes from A sun.
Re:Detecting VPN (and its configuration) and proxy users on the server... on Sunday July 26, 2015 @05:42AM (#9950629)
They are assembled back before they leave the VPN. This step makes the latency higher.
Re:Ask HN: Do you struggle to sleep after coding all day? on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @11:22AM (#9922833)
1. Write down if there are more steps to do. 2. Watch a BBC documentary about the cosmos or something narrated by David Attenborough. Without advertisements.
Re:Boeing, please don't do it with passengers on board on Friday June 12, 2015 @12:37PM (#9706975)
50 degrees - recons the video author
Re:Show HN: Tool to turn your HTML into a collapsible tree on Saturday May 17, 2014 @06:15AM (#7759761)
Tree based todo list: http://todo.yt
Re:Would you take smart drugs to perform better at work? on Sunday April 13, 2014 @06:04PM (#7583289)
The people with ADHD have the so called "hyperfocus". It's like the flow, but you cannot stay in it if there are distractions. Pills help to ignore those distractions. You are more resourceful by training (from your condition), pills just enable you to show it.
Re:Would you take smart drugs to perform better at work? on Sunday April 13, 2014 @05:59PM (#7583261)
I've been there (legally). You have to be motivated by your goal. And be prepared for a few bad days when the pills end. And you will miss this extra power you've tasted.

Its a slippery slope. Please plan very well.

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2014) on Tuesday April 01, 2014 @09:29AM (#7507947)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE (Bulgaria, Europe)

I have a prepared base framework for rapid development of ERP or any other business management software. Projects done with the framework:

- 3PL business management, modules: personnel, vehicles, routes, orders, repairs, reminders, CRM, invoicing, export for accounting

- Used electronics trade business management, modules: personnel, warehouse, repairs, orders, sales, e-shop, shipping, CRM, invoicing, affiliates, export for accounting

- Print shop business management, modules: CRM, orders, warehouse, production, export for accounting

For contacts and demonstrations write me at: [email protected]

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