At 10:09 2009-08-27, Paul Hill <paulroberth...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Geoff<data...@adam.com.au> wrote:
> > i think hiding file extensions is the DUMBEST thing in the windows
> > installation. for instance I put a setup CD in the machine and it doesnt
> > autostart. easy. open explorer and look for setup.exe Of course there are
> > three setup files without extensions and you have to guess or look at the
> > icon and hope you can work it out. I cant see ANY justification for not
> > having extensions on all files in an OS that actively uses them.
>
>Another reason:
>
>Hey Geoff, look at this cool picture!! BritneyNaked.jpg.exe
Hey, Paul! Wake up! This is the twenty-first century. You
know what a hyperlink is, right? Would it really have been that much
trouble to make it a hyperlink? Some people are so thoughtless.
</sarcasm.txt>
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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