Sigh.
Computerworld's hands-on review wants to call it
Windows 6.5 and says it is largely a big bug fix
with a few new features thrown in.
It says it is largely a big bug fix? Really? Where? Where does it say
that? Where does it even *mention* bugs? Please be specific.
You somehow managed
I don't always agree with Mr. Piwowar, or in how he puts things,
but I think he is pointing out that a free MS anti-virus app could
soon dominate the PC world
The key word here, I think, is could. MS offers plenty of free stuff that
doesn't dominate the PC world (see: Outlook Express, Windows
Another reason why we don't want MS to bundle a free
anti-virus program. It will just make it easier for
the virus writers.
Nice to know whose side MS is really on.
So, by providing free AV software, MS is on the side of the virus writers?
The logic behind this just boggles the mind.
If we follow Tom's logic to its conclusion, MS shouldn't offer anything
free. It should make you pay for -everything-, otherwise it's engaged
in monopolistic practices. Free stuff is bad on its face, apparently.
I always find it staggering to watch Tom form his logic pretzels when
constantly
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 8:44 AM, Chris Dunford [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Another reason why we don't want MS to bundle a free
anti-virus program. It will just make it easier for
the virus writers.
Nice to know whose side MS is really on.
So, by providing free AV software, MS is on the
Sophisticated folks will also know that putting a free app into the OS
will kill the market for alternatives. That's the EU vs MS over the
media player thing all over again.
Really? iTunes was destroyed by WMP?
SERIOUSLY?
http://tinyurl.com/52qdtu
Do you mean Vista SP-2?
Or, OS 10.x.x?
But, I keep forgetting, when Apple releases a version upgrade to the OS,
it's because of the highly evolved and probing processes that are always
looking to correct existing oversights and build on past successes to refine
and improve the user experience.
On Nov 23, 2008, at 8:41 AM, Chris Dunford wrote:
I don't always agree with Mr. Piwowar, or in how he puts things,
but I think he is pointing out that a free MS anti-virus app could
soon dominate the PC world
The key word here, I think, is could. MS offers plenty of free
stuff that
doesn't
As a long time user of both (Windows long before Mac) on the desktop,
and of Windows and various *NIX's on servers (*NIX's before Windows),
I would say the below sounds about right, substituting HPUX, AIX,
Solaris, BDS, etc. for Apple on the server side.
My progression was DOS, *NIX,
I was lurking around to find out what was the latest version of the
Mac OS that I could run on some of my old Powerbooks, when
someone mentioned XPostFacto. I became curious about it. Does anyone
here have any experience with it?
Steve
This seems like tire companies suing car manufacturers if they came up with
tires that don't need to be replaced.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 8:07 AM, John Duncan Yoyo
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
They ran into a
similar problem when they were going to lock down the Vista kernel in such
a
way that
Recommend getting NERO Info Tool (free) to determine motherboard and BIOS.
My ACER is ACER board with Phoenix BIOS.
If Acer uses Phoenix BIOS on one they probably use Phoenix BIOS on many
if not all. So info on what beep codes are and what they mean for a
Phoenix BIOS is at:
As a long time user of both (Windows long before Mac) on the desktop,
and of Windows and various *NIX's on servers (*NIX's before Windows),
I would say the below sounds about right, substituting HPUX, AIX,
Solaris, BDS, etc. for Apple on the server side.
Your experience notwithstanding,
I'll not disagree with your points except to say that IE did, and
likely still does pretty much dominate the Windows world as far as
browsers are concerned. I personally have no problems with any free
applications, even if they are not the best for the job at hand.
The WFBs are carefully
I understand tat a university legal professor has taken on the RIAA
in defending a student at a nationally known us university. His
premise is that the RIAA is being given permission by the us congress
to do law enforcement work.
It will be interesting to see if America can return to first
Your experience notwithstanding, this is not the point of discussion.
You're missing my point (or making it).
In other words the WFBs do not appreciate your use of logic to contradict
them.
When a bug or security exploit is patched by Apple, or an .x version upgrade
is released, well, sing the
It says it is largely a big bug fix? Really? Where? Where does it say
that? Where does it even *mention* bugs? Please be specific.
What do you think the reviewer is telling you by calling Win7 version
6.5? He does that in the FIRST SENTENCE! He calls it Vista with the
kinks worked out in the
My Software Update on my Mac states that there is a Migration
and DVD/CD Sharing Update. Why should/shouldn't I download it?
That is so you can share your optical drive with the Air (which has no
optical drive).
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What do you think the reviewer is telling you by calling Win7 version
6.5? He does that in the FIRST SENTENCE! He calls it Vista with the
kinks worked out in the SECOND PARAGRAPH!
You think that either of those can be fairly rephrased as Win7 is largely a
big bug fix? Seriously?
Here's an
Another reviewer of Win7 who is underwhelmed...
Is Windows 7 really Vista SP2 in disguise?
http://blogs.computerworld.com/is_windows_7_really_vista_sp2_in_disguise
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Windows 7: Microsoft's secret weapon against Google
www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=
327354
Apparently MS is removing several very popular free applications from
Win7 (like Mail). To get the free software back MS is herding sheeple
over to Windows Live.
This really isn't big news, regardless how we parse the author. Since
the change to NT with Win2K, and the whole DOS front end with the
Win9x line, the Windows line has been a steady series of upgrades, not
a revolutionary jump. Who cares. They'll sell a million copies. Get
over it. Learn it.
In
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This really isn't big news, regardless how we parse the author. Since
the change to NT with Win2K, and the whole DOS front end with the
Win9x line, the Windows line has been a steady series of upgrades, not
a revolutionary jump.
I received some pdf files of pages that were scanned at slightly
different angles. I want to print each page so that it looks straight.
Are there any free or cheap tools (for Vista) that will let me adjust
rotations at angles other than 90 degrees? Thanks in advance.
-Andy
Microsoft still has 70% of the browser market:
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=0
mainly because it is already installed when the system is loaded/reloaded.
Since the hackers attack Windows most often, it makes sense for Microsoft to
attempt to slow the assault via free
I have two WinXP PC's (Compaq and eMachines), which don't sound out
beep codes. Is this an option or are they just turned off? Are beep
codes no longer needed?
Thanks,
Richard P.
So info on what beep codes are and what they mean for a
Phoenix BIOS is at: www.computerhope.com/beep.htm
The is goal is to move people to the cloud where most believe tech is
headed.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Windows 7: Microsoft's secret weapon against Google
www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=
327354
I have yet to see a PC BIOS that does not do this It is the way that
the motherboard communicates a problem when the problem prevents normal
communication (like text on the screen). It could be as simple as a
mis-seated memory stick, or as serious as a damaged interface chip. The
newer
do you have photoshop?
At 02:44 PM 11/23/2008, you wrote:
I received some pdf files of pages that were scanned at slightly different
angles. I want to print each page so that it looks straight.
Are there any free or cheap tools (for Vista) that will let me adjust
rotations at angles other
Recently some folks reported severe problems after installing a
windows update. I'm not sure exactly which update it was... I know
people reported blue screen of death... a lot of the conversation was
too technical for me to follow.
I am running windows XPhome. My computer guy wants me to
Nope, I just have Acrobat 8. I used to have an old version of PaperPort on an
XP machine, and that could do it IIRC, but I don't have it for Vista.
--- On Sun, 11/23/08, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] adjusting pdf rotation
To:
I understand tat a university legal professor has taken on the RIAA
in defending a student at a nationally known us university. His
premise is that the RIAA is being given permission by the us congress
to do law enforcement work.
It will be interesting to see if America can return to first
Both.
Many do not have speakers on board or anyway to give you a beep
code. Second they may also be dead.
The beep code was a BIOS way of telling you there was an on board problem.
Stewart
At 02:04 PM 11/23/2008, you wrote:
I have two WinXP PC's (Compaq and eMachines), which don't sound
In other words the WFBs do not appreciate your use of logic to
contradict them.
The issue isn't which OS is the better OS; that's beside the point.
The issue is the Macarazzi, and their useful idiots and lapdogs in the tech
press.
I think you're smart enough to understand that.
Recently some folks reported severe problems after installing a
windows update. I'm not sure exactly which update it was... I know
people reported blue screen of death... a lot of the conversation was
too technical for me to follow.
I am running windows XPhome. My computer guy wants me
1) MS already has a history of trying to jigger Windows to shut down
the competition for anti-virus software.
Nope. They tried to lock down the kernel, which didn't affect most a/v
providers, just a few like Symantec that likes to put hooks into the kernel
to do things that causes the problems
I am glad that This Time Microsoft Gets It Right. The issue is how
much we ought to be charged for a successor to Vista. Should be $0. (Apple
did that with OS X.1. It was the honest thing to do.)
That was SP1 for Vista. It's free (which is anti-competitive, right?).
Later. Rinse. Repeat.
Classic (Legacy?) beep codes produce a single beep at the end of a successful
Power On Self Test.
Fred Holmes
At 03:20 PM 11/23/2008, Brian Jones wrote:
I have yet to see a PC BIOS that does not do this It is the way that the
motherboard communicates a problem when the problem prevents
On Nov 23, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Windows 7: Microsoft's secret weapon against Google
www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=
327354
Apparently MS is removing several very popular free applications
from
Win7 (like Mail). To get the free
Most reports say MS is shooting for an October 2009 release.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 23, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Windows 7: Microsoft's secret weapon against Google
Which means sometime in early 2010 should be realistic.
Stewart
At 08:33 PM 11/23/2008, you wrote:
Most reports say MS is shooting for an October 2009 release.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 23, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Windows 7:
I installed that one month ago and haven't had any problems with it.
Richard P.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Elaine Zablocki
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Recently some folks reported severe problems after installing a windows
update. I'm not sure exactly which update it was... I know people
I'm assuming that the speaker would be on the motherboard. Would it be
readily apparent?
Richard P.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Both.
Many do not have speakers on board or anyway to give you a beep code.
Second they may also be dead.
The
It might be. On the old ones you connected an external speaker to
the motherboard. I have not looked closely on the newer ones.
Stewart
At 09:02 PM 11/23/2008, you wrote:
I'm assuming that the speaker would be on the motherboard. Would it be
readily apparent?
Richard P.
On Sun, Nov 23,
Which means sometime in early 2010 should be realistic.
Probably not. All indications are that it will be released in time for
Christmas 2009 sales, which means shipping considerably earlier in the year,
maybe as early as August. Win7 is already feature-complete, so they are only
working on bug
I kind of hope for the earlier than release date. I would prefer to
go directly from XP to 7 and skip Vista.
Stewart
At 10:40 PM 11/23/2008, you wrote:
Which means sometime in early 2010 should be realistic.
Probably not. All indications are that it will be released in time for
Christmas
Unstable, as in needs to be rebooted after most patches.
Unstable, as in needs to be rebooted about one a week just to clear
the memory leaks (I grew up with uptimes measured in months, and in
one case, years, not days).
Unstable, as in two server side applications can not be run
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 9:33 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Most reports say MS is shooting for an October 2009 release.
I've been hearing August on Windows Weekly.
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