Why am I not surprised?
An even better forced upgrade for IE6 users would be a mandatory
upgrade to IE7 or IE8. Neither is great, but IE6 is so full of security
problems that it's not even clear it's really supported anymore.
Besides, consider all of the folks out there with XP who are
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 6:26 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
Why am I not surprised?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/166024/
microsoft_tries_to_force_you_to_use_bing.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a41:g26:r10:c0.023904:b24935762
This isn't nearly so bad as M$'s stealth Firefox plugin for *Microsoft
An even better forced upgrade for IE6 users would be a mandatory
upgrade to IE7 or IE8. Neither is great, but IE6 is so full of
security
problems that it's not even clear it's really supported anymore.
Windows 2000 tops out at IE6. It's a solid and stable OS and is what the
7-year old Dell
-Original Message-
The basic problem
is
that it gave Firefox the same kinds of security hole that Explorer has.
[citation needed]
**My note: Logging on as the admin would have enabled the uninstall, which
makes me wonder what all the sturm and drang was about, since LUA users
Getting a consulting business based on a book IS a success--if that
business is successful! Almost nobody makes a living writing these
days. I know only one author who does it, and she has to write, and
sell, a MINIMUM of three books a year. (It's the science fiction
writer Catherine
On Jun 6, 2009, at 9:17 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Have not seen anything on this and I guess that is what my earlier
rants were about.
This is all pre beta stuff. They introduced the technology and now
it has to be out into games. Could make a huge difference in how
games are
On Jun 7, 2009, at 8:45 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
This isn't nearly so bad as M$'s stealth Firefox plugin for
*Microsoft .NET
Framework Assistant
1.0*http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc716877.aspxthat
enabled one click in Firefox. It was installed in January as part
of a
M$ tuesday
soo...you have any proof of you conspiracy (once again against MS shock!) or
is this just more baseless stuff from your attic? And when this comes out,
are we going to get treated with your admitting you were wr...wro...wrr
Mistaken?
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 8:18 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com
Yet one more reason why only fools overreact to non-issues resolved last
month.
FTFY.
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Orphaned? Apple won't even let you run new versions of safari on 'old'
versions of OSX. By the time 7 comes out, XP will be 8 years old...just how
long should MS continue to babysit customers who still want software they
used a crowbar to go from 98 to get working on XP and now want to work
The way it works is that the perpetrator responds
to real competition by issuing prospective announcements
and demos of things that might be. They are vague about
dates and vague about prices and as vague as possible
about features (letting people's imaginations fill things
in). This
On Jun 7, 2009, at 11:43 AM, mike wrote:
soo...you have any proof of you conspiracy (once again against MS
shock!) or
is this just more baseless stuff from your attic? And when this
comes out,
are we going to get treated with your admitting you were
wr...wro...wrr
Do you really know
It is times like these when we can discover who is objective and who is
just an M$ minion.
Oh, do tell. We're itching to know how you found out.
Why am I not surprised?
Why am I not surprised that you're not surprised?
This could be said of any big-name company that sics the hype-machine
Which version of linux are you running?
Slackware-current with the 2.6.29.4 kernel
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On Jun 7, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
That many tech writers, who *might* be out of
college by now and have *zero* journalistic training beyond cutting
and
pasting from other web sites, have dueling facts and/or use poor
sources for
information on a particularly hot topic isn't
You reinforce my point. It is precisely because information is thin
and events have yet to evolve that make this a good time to out the Mac
press minions. It is like those astronomical observations that can
only be made during a total eclipse of the sun.
This is the time when you can most
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote:
-Original Message-
The basic problem
is
that it gave Firefox the same kinds of security hole that Explorer has.
[citation needed]
There is this quote from annoyances.org
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote:
Update (5/2009): We just release an update to .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 that
makes the Firefox plug in a per-user component. This makes uninstall a LOT
cleaner.. none of the steps below are required once this update is
Date:Sun, 7 Jun 2009 11:36:55 -0400
From:t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com
Yet one more reason why only fools run Windows.
Interesting thoughts make me wonder.
Of course Tom, you evidently do not have any windows computers
or you would be calling yourself a fool, which I am sure you
are too
I was thinking...great lengths seems to be hitting the 'uninstall' button in
the extensions of firefox for that extension. Whew...I'm tuckered out after
that ordeal. I had to *restart* firefox too.
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 8:36 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Jun 7, 2009, at 8:45 AM, John
There is this quote from annoyances.org
http://annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600:
Yes, I saw that. That's where I found the MSDN blog that describes the why
and that an update is out. Unfortunately, the Annoyances page, which all
other pages seem to quote verbatim, doesn't offer any
From Gail….
Subject: Computer Guys Pls Help me get this to List ...
Hi ... I've had my mouse die on my computer and I can't access my email program
very well to send message to the list about what i might do about this short of
reformating the drive. If you could forward an SOS for me I'd be
Done.
Gail—That's the standard response when they have no idea what the problem is.
It sounds like it could be something as simple as a mouse driver. Have you
tried plugging in the mouse to other USB ports or a known, good mouse to the
original port? Have you tried rolling back to a system
On Jun 7, 2009, at 4:23 PM, mike wrote:
I was thinking...great lengths seems to be hitting the 'uninstall'
button in
the extensions of firefox for that extension. Whew...I'm tuckered
out after
that ordeal. I had to *restart* firefox too.
If you had bothered to check before posting you
On Jun 7, 2009, at 2:25 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
“This update adds to Firefox one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities
present in all versions of Internet Explorer: the ability for
websites to
easily and quietly install software on your PC. Since this design
flaw is
one of the reasons
On Jun 7, 2009, at 4:56 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
Gail—That's the standard response when they have no idea what the
problem is. It sounds like it could be something as simple as a
mouse driver. Have you tried plugging in the mouse to other USB
ports or a known, good mouse to the original
On Jun 7, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Rich Schinnell wrote:
So: is this the definition of being a fool?
Ah yes, the everybody's doing it argument rears its head once again.
There was a time when just about everybody smoked. When I would
interrupt smokes with Excuse me, this is not a smoking area I
Not for Tom, this may be too much of a clear thinking post for him to
handle.
There seems to be a lot of mis-information and hype being spread around
about this. See:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/05/microsoft_update_quietly_insta.html
Is this truly a vulnerability? Can
I would
get the same kind of hostile reaction as I just got from Rich.
Hostile? You were solidly pwned, classily, I would add, by experience and
wisdom.
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On Jun 7, 2009, at 11:43 AM, mike wrote:
soo...you have any proof of you conspiracy (once
again against MS shock!) or is this just more
baseless stuff from your attic? And when this
comes out, are we going to get treated with
your admitting you were wr...wro...wrr
Do you
I think Tom had a moment of clarity and was describing what he was doing was
posting FUD.
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jun 7, 2009, at 11:43 AM, mike wrote:
soo...you have any proof of you conspiracy (once
again against MS shock!) or is this
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 6:15 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Jun 7, 2009, at 4:23 PM, mike wrote:
I was thinking...great lengths seems to be hitting the 'uninstall' button
in
the extensions of firefox for that extension. Whew...I'm tuckered out
after
that ordeal. I had to *restart*
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote:
Looks like the malice or incompetence rule can be invoked here. They
corrected the behavior which allowed the user-level install, so I won't
assign malice.
So I should trust them because they are only incompetent and not
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start selling Windows
7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP. Only from Vista. And I have a
brasilian XP Home and a US XP Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of
the XP Professional...and...then... Windows 7? I guess
I would assume Jeff already suggested all the obvious tests like does
the mouse work in safe mode? Does it work from a boot disk? And, if
not, he's had you buy a new mouse by now. Otherwise, it could simply
be corrupt mouse drivers which might be easy to reinstall.
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 4:50 PM,
At 10:19 PM -0300 6/7/09, Marcio wrote:
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start
selling Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP.
Only from Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP
Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of the XP
You of all people should know by now that when you install a new
version of Windows you should do it clean. Don't upgrade.
Besides, as I recall, you bought that (those?) machine(s) long after
Vista was out, but you stubbornly insisted on XP. We have a saying in
the US: You made your bed, now you
I'm trying to help my husband. (First mistake.)
We try to log into https://employees.faa.gov
In Chrome and Firefox, half the buttons don't work (obviously done by someone
in love with IE).
So, when I try to open it in my brand new IE8, the page opens, then immediately
goes to a search page
-Original Message-
I'm trying to help my husband. (First mistake.)
We try to log into https://employees.faa.gov
In Chrome and Firefox, half the buttons don't work (obviously done by
someone in love with IE).
So, when I try to open it in my brand new IE8, the page opens, then
Quoting Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com:
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start
selling Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP.
Only from Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP
Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of the XP
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start selling
Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP. Only from
Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP Professional. I have
a Vista to put on the top of the XP Professional...and...then...
Windows 7? I
I do wonder if this is going to wake the forces of Anti-trust again. I
expect the EU to go after them for and who knows about the current US
administration.
Seriously? This is pretty meaningless stuff in the end, especially since
they corrected the issue.
I never asked Apple to install
On Jun 7, 2009, at 9:19 PM, Marcio wrote:
Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start
selling Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP.
Only from Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP
Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of the XP
Actually, I do. There are no obvious defects in it as it stands. Nor
are there any defects in Vista, though driver support was woefully
slow to materialize.
And I bet the same will be true of Win7. I wonder how many engineers
at e.g. Nvidia are working on Win7 drivers right now? Probably none.
On Jun 7, 2009, at 9:11 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
So I should trust them because they are only incompetent and not
malicious?
Incompetent vs. malicious. That is a tough call. Or are the
maliciously acting like they are incompetent when they really are not?
So many choices!
In either
Most vista drivers are supposed to work out of the box. So far I
only found one that did not, and it was HP which is notoriously slow
in releasing updates.
Stewart
At 10:46 PM 6/7/2009, you wrote:
Actually, I do. There are no obvious defects in it as it stands. Nor
are there any defects in
1) You don't want Win7 right now. It will be a year or two before M$
works out the defects.
Do you laugh when you write this ridiculous stuff? Because it really reminds
me of that I told them we already had one! line from Holy Grail.
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