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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 10:10 AM) I took both JCL and Cobol in college...hated both. I hate mainframes and the outdated code that rides on them. I vowed to never program in COBOL or anything related to mainframes after graduation...and I've kept that promise. Luckily alot of the mainframe software vendors have upgraded their software to be more like a windows program including "install shield" like screens. They did this particularly to combat the dying age group of mainframe programmers.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 09:52 AM) I was hired for my current job 1.5 years ago mostly because I know COBOL and I'm still under 40. I guess I'm one of the rare ones. The last 2 programmers they hired didn't know any COBOL at all. But they need younger people to take over when everyone starts retiring in the next 10 years. Wow, thats rare. Most guys i know that can write in COBOL are over 50. I tell my clients I may be one of the younger folks they meet that knows C++

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 09:31 AM) For many IT and CS classes I firmly believe they should be teaching SAP, etc. They don't have to go into great detail, but getting familiar with programs like that will be greatly beneficial and really will give any university department a huge leap in terms of rankings. Java, .net, SQL, Oracle, and the main ERP's would be a nice base of knowledge for kids to have coming into the work place. If you could somehow kick some network diagnostics in there like knowing how to monitor netflow etc, you would be a very good hire for many companies.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 09:23 AM) Well this team will be deep again. I am ready for the season to start. Screw basketball and football! Wow, thats a nice hit. I still think they need one or two more pieces, but this team as it stands is better than it was last season.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 09:04 PM) 3 more weeks of Porsche in a bikini!! When the two floaters voted for keith I was so f***ing happy. That guy was a douche. And by watching after dark, I see that Danielle is getting friendly with that young guy

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 06:59 PM) This is the mice we have everywhere at school. No scroll wheel, and it's just 1-solid button, no split clicking. All the computers ran Safari I believe, and there was no little "plus" sign for open a new tab like Chrome has. And it wasn't iMovie we were using. It was a much more sophisticated program, Final Cut Pro I believe. Yeah, couldn't figure that out at all, but luckily we do have some special video editing PC's in our library that run Sony Vegas, which I am very familiar with. But all of our teachers teach you everything assuming we all own an Apple computer, and know how to use Apple computers, so it's really frustrating sometimes when I am completely lost when it comes to doing things like use "drop folders" and "Thawspace" servers. I know a lot of people who have Macs and like them, but I've tried them and they are just not for me, especially at those prices. Wow that Mac must be pretty old. I would be pissed with that computer as well. The current and most up to date Macs dont really perform like that at all.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 04:32 PM) I don't know, like figuring out how the hell to open a new tab in a browser, how to "right-click", how to scroll, how to use the servers we had, how to log and capture video on to the computer via MovieMaker or whatever the hell Apple's video software was called. Disliked how the windows never opened up to a full screen. Like there was no "maximize" button, and how the buttons for programs were on the top left instead of the top right. I did, however, really like how there were a bunch if quick-launch icons on the bottom bar. That part was nice. Some of your problems apparently are mouse-driven. I right click using my right click on the mouse, the scroll is my scroll wheel. New tab is Alt T or the plus sign on the Chrome tab bar. The maximize button on my browser is the far right button on the upper left corner. You can also customize your browser with where you want the button etc. The bottom menu acts as a quick launch bar and also a "force close" application so you never have to ctl-alt-delete to get to where you need to go. Alot of the shortcuts are the exact same as a PC. I personally use a Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard for my imac, so it operates just like a pc in my interaction with it. Where it performs easier is in things like storing files and having them be indexable and accessible without me having to point the damn system at the location of the file, it does it automatically. the iMovie questions are something that should be easy to figure out since the Mac is the premiere system to do video and graphic editing on. It sounds like they just have their Macs set up in a very basic way or just a strange set up.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 04:29 PM) lets just hope the US women can beat Japan on Sunday! Japan will be tough for them since their ball movement and touch up front is so good and the US's back line can be slow and lumbering at times. Its going to be a good challenge.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 04:09 PM) I didn't say high school kids could beat a women's National team, I said that those u17 national teams could beat these women's WC team.I'll bet you anything the German u17 team could beat the USA women's team. Those are high school kids. And just because they are German, doesnt make them any more experienced than a National Women's team.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 04:19 PM) Being at Ball State, a campus that is like 90% MAC in our libraries and studios, I am basically forced to use MACs outside of personal computer use, and I don't like them. I 100% know how to use a PC, and there are a lot of things on the Mac that I just can't figure out how to do, or seem backwards for the sake of being different from PC. I'll never get a Mac. Like what is confusing to you, maybe we can help?

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 03:44 PM) They think everyone else is clueless. Them acting like winning the veto was a big deal was hilarious. I miss Britney from last year. They should of gave Danielle a different partner since Dick left. Brendan is such a spaz. If Jordan wasnt so worthless, Jeff would be the clear favorite.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 02:11 PM) Agreed, but only at this level. I doubt I could get through a women's club team match Women's soccer is extremely top heavy as far as talent goes. There just isnt as much development programs as men's.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 08:56 AM) and your boy DMac signed a 1-year deal in Turkey Not my boy, but pretty indicative of what the fringe players will be doing.

LOL, bring up a totally unrelated sport like bball shows how little you understand the argument. Have you ever actually stepped on the field with national-team caliber women? I am beginning to think you dont really understand the sport that much. The strongest and fastest teams in the world do not always win the game or a tournament. World class women will never beat world class men, but they will put a hurting on high school players routinely.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 12:03 PM) Since FF5, this is about right. Before FF5, however, FF was a memory leaking b****. I'm finding Chrome uses about 100-200 MB of memory per tab.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 09:08 AM) I could train with Derrick Rose all the time, doesn't mean I could beat him.Sorry but women's soccer in general is brutal, quality wise. LOL. The top quality women in the world could beat a teenage team of boys any day of the week. I have international experience and have seen some of the top players mens and womens in Europe and here and its complete bulls*** that women couldn't compete.

Big Brother was so awesome last night. Brenchel is going to self destruct.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 10:29 AM) Well, anyone using IE beyond 2005 was/is an idiot anyway. I became a Firefox user when I started web development. I then made the switch to Chrome due to it's lesser memory usage. I've found Chrome uses just as much memory as FF, it just splits it up into threads per tab. Overall I am getting almost the exact same total useage.

get an iMac. Ridiculously stable, fast, reliable. Unless you are a super gamer, the Mac can do that for you as well. I have several PC's and an iMac and its my workhorse that never gets s***ty glitches, viruses etc. Just plugs along just like new.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 07:52 PM) You make it sound like he was Eddie Brinkman. He was a light hitter and free swinger but the worst he hit as a regular was .265. That would hardly rank him as a terrible hitter, "one of the worst hitters ever". Fortunately there is more to hitting than a batting avg. And yes, he was still one of the worst hitters that I saw on the Sox. He was all glove, zero bat. A typical bottom of the order MI.

And if anybody watched it or taped it, did they show a story about a guy going to the bathroom during Konerko's grand slam? Because that was my season ticket partner and I submitted the story.

I'm jealous, I miss running. I am having knee surgery in sept that should clear me for next year

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 10:24 PM) He was great with the Sox at every position he played. They haven't had a better fielding SS, 2b, or 3b since he's been gone. Wish he were still here. And he was a good hitter too, except when he listened to Walker. Except for Crede and the middle infield we have now, you are correct.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 05:21 PM) Adam Everett when he was a starter with the Astros was a >2 WAR a year player from 2003-2006, basically worth $6-$8 mil in that parlance. As long as they had guys like BGO, Bagwell, Berkman, and (WTF?) Ensberg putting up big numbers with the bats, Everett was an ideal guy to stick in at SS. Thats kinda what Ozzie was.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 05:14 PM) He'd actually probably get a fair amount of props if he played right now, because of how defensive metrics are looking at people, but teams would be strugglingly mightily to cover up for his bats. I dont know, he would essentially be Adam Everett.