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And here are my notes on the iTunes sharing protocol ;)

Anyone want to help make an online sharing service? Aka, the file-sharing service Apple didn't know they made available...

Windows XP Service Pack 1 causes memory management problems that my experience shows are far, far worse than Microsoft says. The new 815411 patch seems to fix the problems on the one system on which I have tested it. The title is "Programs Run Slower After You Install Windows XP SP-1", but that doesn't make sense. Why do they run slower? Because the operating system is trying to recover from memory management errors?

To see the problem, start 20 instances of Mozilla, each with 10 tabs. As you are doing this, you will find that the responsiveness of the Windows XP system becomes much slower. Then, when the limit of installed memory is reached, and the system begins using virtual memory, all instances of Mozilla will crash. After the crashes, the Windows XP system remains unstable. The instability can only be fixed by re-booting.

See the Slashdot article: XP Service Pack Slows Programs

The Slashdot article referenced this article: Service Pack glitch causes system slowdowns (Notice the nonsense subtitle in this article: "Windows XP SP1 update flaw affects memory-allocating programs".)

Microsoft is apparently afraid that the patch causes more problems, so the patch has limited availability. Also, by making people who want the patch call Microsoft, the company may be collecting information about the problems people are having. It seems from the way the notice of the patch is worded that if you call Microsoft, you may have to pay.

I downloaded the patch from other sources, and found that they all were the same, so that relieved worries of a bad patch.

Sources:

Neowin

Q815411_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

Q815411_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

Q815411_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

http://www.paricom.com/matt/xphotfix/

Click this instead of copying and pasting. http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=9815&categor y=main

7:24am www.neowin.net has been /.'ed

Well, if it's history you want, then this screen has got to be the granddaddy of them all. Now we all know where the BSOD get its start from... dang, it's been around since the 2.0 days!!!

try this one

from this picture it seems they changed the "Yes to All" button when doing a multi-file copy/replace with a checkbox like in Jaguar (OS X) however the wording is terrible "Repeat my answer each time this occurs".
And what's the point of having a slideshow in the taskbar?

from this picture it seems they changed the "Yes to All" button when doing a multi-file copy/replace with a checkbox like in Jaguar (OS X) however the wording is terrible "Repeat my answer each time this occurs".
And what's the point of having a slideshow in the taskbar?

neowin.net

There is some interesting commentary on Longhorn, Build 4008, including cracks that are already being released :). You can read about them at http://www.xbetas.com/.

Plus, there is a Longhorn 4008 wallpaper for those really interested.

NeoWin also reports that they got their hands on a new leaked version of Windows Longhorn. "The reporter insists that these are original shots. Lots of grandients are going on in the UI and while this is an alpha and the final version might look different (that's what happened with XP's Luna, MS only revealed XP's final design only a few months before the release, while most betas used another theme), these shots showing there are just pretty ugly IMHO. Bad taste on colors, no easy distinction between elements, it all looks like a big bad web page."

Finally, there are some nice screenshots available at http://www.windowsxpstuff.net/comments.php?id=460& catid=1.

Suhit

Quote:

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Two Justice Department attorneys said Internet users would eventually be steered to the government's address as name servers across the Internet are updated over the next several hours.

"There is going to be some lag time between the domain-name switch-over," one attorney said. "But the domain name isonews.com now belongs to the federal government."

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Enjoy...

GameTab

As it turns out, the crackers used social engineering. Among their many exploits was sending trogan'ed files to support workers.

Lets hope you don't let that happen.

You should also read the above link so you don't get duped.

As it turns out, the crackers used social engineering. Among their many exploits was sending trogan'ed files to support workers.

Lets hope you don't let that happen.

You should also read the above link so you don't get duped.

Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) for Windows Server 2003 is scheduled for worldwide availability in 2003. RMS is designed to help enterprise customers control and protect critical digital information by offering easy-to-use,

Doesnt anyone find this just a TAD ironic?

Note that apparently the Opteron (Autobots, transform!), will support untrusted/unlicensed content as well. [neowin.net].

DX 9 API spec can be found from NeoWin here

DX 9 API spec can be found from NeoWin here

I don't know whether there's any spyware in Windows or not

You do now. In fact since IE v5, Alexa has been spying on you. I guess they must really despise competition if they forbid other remote management software (in the XP EULA).

I'm not exactly expecting a fair and balanced review of a Microsoft product from a site with a name like NeoWin. Look at the look-and-feel of the site: with all those copyrighted images, it's probably being run by Microsoft anyway.

I would like to say that I am personally offended by the presence of a web site that exists solely to promote Microsoft products.