Re: [CGUYS] Zune: CNN Agrees With TP

2009-08-13 Thread mike
Spose the same reason apple sells computers overseas. On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 7:14 PM, TPiwowar wrote: > "Microsoft's Zune HD Could Be Too Little, Too Late" > http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/ > djf500/200908131645DOWJONESDJONLINE000635_FORTUNE5.htm > > I think the are going to have

[CGUYS] Zune: CNN Agrees With TP

2009-08-13 Thread TPiwowar
"Microsoft's Zune HD Could Be Too Little, Too Late" http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/ djf500/200908131645DOWJONESDJONLINE000635_FORTUNE5.htm I think the are going to have to price it for much less. Pricing it at $80 under the equivalent iPod won't cut it. BTW, M$ market share is

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-13 Thread Jeff Wright
> > A desperate attempt to get this back on topic. I thought this would be a terrific way of ending this thread. http://tinyurl.com/qy67o3 That kind of grouping may violate the warranty. I hope you like Arcade Fire. * *

Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error

2009-08-13 Thread Mike
Is having you capitalized helping you maintain the illusion that I wrote something I did not? Might want to see who is writing what before you /start rant...helps others know what the heck yer on about. Sent from my iPod On Aug 13, 2009, at 4:39 PM, TPiwowar wrote: YOU wrote "Vista introd

Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error

2009-08-13 Thread TPiwowar
YOU wrote "Vista introduces a new drive 'signature'" and I took you at your word. YOU wrote that it interferes with copying drives and I took you at your word. When I asked why M$ would add such an impediment all you are interested in doing is diverting blame to some poor third party whose

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-13 Thread b_s-wilk
I live in a small town with a full cross-section of people. It wouldn't do any good to say one car is better than another, any more than to say a chainsaw or a computer or a bicycle or motorcycle or a rifle is better than another. It's important to keep in mind what's appropriate for each pers

Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word

2009-08-13 Thread Chris Dunford
> What's the difference between Microsoft Core Services having an > implementation of XML tools that are subject to great misuse and > Security issues with XML? If you can't use XML without a risk of > garnering little trojans or implementing some zero day flaw, what's the > practical difference.

Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error

2009-08-13 Thread mike
Right...go after MS first, can't possibly be that norton just hasn't fixed the issue with their program. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:28 PM, TPiwowar wrote: > On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Tony B wrote: > >> Vista introduces a new drive "signature" which isn't restored with a >> drive image with Gh

Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word

2009-08-13 Thread Art Clemons
> Fine, but my point is that these are not security issues with XML as you > implied. They are issues with the code that parses and processes XML > documents. It's not valid to say "XML has security > issues", because it doesn't. What's the difference between Microsoft Core Services having an im

Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word

2009-08-13 Thread Chris Dunford
> The most important issue is that MS has to stop selling Word with XML > and pay money. In effect, Word has been orphaned unless MS can switch > to something besides XML quickly. No, the ruling is much narrower than just "You can't use XML". It has to do with support for the creation of certain

Re: [CGUYS] Google allowing users to opt-out

2009-08-13 Thread Richard P.
Why does this sound all too plausible??? Thanks for the laugh. Richard P. > http://www.theonion.com/content/video/google_opt_out_feature_lets_users?utm_ > source=videoembed > > http://tinyurl.com/ltfvaj * ** List info, subs

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-13 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Enjoy you can probably buy a rifle sling for it and a nice rifle to carry along while riding. :-) Stewart At 12:47 AM 8/13/2009, you wrote: Speaking of bicycles, I just won a Cabela's sweepstakes of a $1000 gift card. I was thinking about buying the top of the line Schwinn they have

[CGUYS] The Passing of Yahoo is Sadly Noted

2009-08-13 Thread TPiwowar
It must be a tough time to be a Yahoo search engineer. Following the company's decision two weeks ago to shutter its search business in a deal with Microsoft's Bing, Yahoo has gone from a respected-- if smaller--player in the business of constructing search engines, to an awkward participant

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-13 Thread Jordan
I totally depends on what you expect and what you want to use it for. I've been out of the loop on the details of what is going on in the bike world for a few years, but I can safely say that this bike is a basic entry level bike. If you want a bike to "get your feet wet" in the mountain bike re

Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word

2009-08-13 Thread Art Clemons
> No, there's nothing inherently insecure about XML. These flaws aren't in XML > itself, they're in some of the code libraries that developers use to process > XML. The most important issue is that MS has to stop selling Word with XML and pay money. In effect, Word has been orphaned unless MS

Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word

2009-08-13 Thread Chris Dunford
> > What's the security issue with using a document file format based on XML? > > > http://soa.sys-con.com/node/1061373 > > http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/08/researchers_xml_security_flaw.html No, there's nothing inherently insecure about XML. These flaws aren't in XML itse

Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word

2009-08-13 Thread Art Clemons
> What's the security issue with using a document file format based on XML? http://soa.sys-con.com/node/1061373 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/08/researchers_xml_security_flaw.html * ** List info, subsc