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  1. There's a Group Policy for that... by earls · · Score: 1 · on Extension To Chrome Brings Remote Desktop Abilities

    http://www.technospot.net/blogs/block-chrome-extensions-using-google-chrome-group-policy-settings/

  2. Re:I'm not changing in Protest by PinkyGigglebrain · · Score: 1 · on 66% of All Windows Users Still Use Windows XP

    Yes, MicroSoft didn't have the resource's to backport it so they left it to someone else.

    MS's choice not to back port it was just another marketing ploy. And before you point out the instability or other issues in a third party doing the port consider that MS chose to ignore the demand for DX10 on XP so they could sell more copies of Vista/7. If MS really cared they could have done the backport themselves.

    I don't know how good the backport is since I don't use it, or Windows for that matter, if it doesn't work with Linux I don't use it. Sure I can't play some games or run some software but I've managed quite well for years. Of course YMWV with regard to what software you need to use for work/life.

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  3. What you describe is ONLY for opening ports by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Vista Post-SP2 Is the Safest OS On the Planet

    Computershack: What you describe is ONLY for opening ports through the WINDOWS FIREWALL only (allowing them, NOT STOPPING them (via ipfltdrv.sys, as the older method I describe is done which is used in Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, but, not VISTA + Windows 7)):

    http://www.technospot.net/blogs/managing-windows-vista-firewall-basic/

    See the graphic there -> http://img.technospot.net/windows-vista-add-port-firewall.png (3rd graphic image down)? That says on it:

    "Use these settings to open a port through the Windows firewall"

    BUT, this is NOT for ALLOWING A PORT THROUGH only (but, not for STOPPING IT as is done in the older method I describe, and this is for the WINDOWS FIREWALL (not classical PORT FILTERING done by IPFLTDRV.SYS))

    APK

  4. What you describe is ONLY for opening ports by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Vista Post-SP2 Is the Safest OS On the Planet

    Computershack: What you describe is ONLY for opening ports through the WINDOWS FIREWALL only (allowing them, NOT STOPPING them (via ipfltdrv.sys, as the older method I describe is done which is used in Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, but, not VISTA + Windows 7)):

    http://www.technospot.net/blogs/managing-windows-vista-firewall-basic/

    See the graphic there -> http://img.technospot.net/windows-vista-add-port-firewall.png (3rd graphic image down)? That says on it:

    "Use these settings to open a port through the Windows firewall"

    BUT, this is NOT for ALLOWING A PORT THROUGH only (but, not for STOPPING IT as is done in the older method I describe, and this is for the WINDOWS FIREWALL (not classical PORT FILTERING done by IPFLTDRV.SYS))

    APK

  5. Re:XP? by hwsb · · Score: 1 · on Making the Switch To Windows "Workstation" 2008

    here ya go, friend

    http://www.technospot.net/blogs/download-directx-10-for-windows-xp-from-alky-project/

  6. Re:OH GOD by hairyfeet · · Score: 3, Informative · on Microsoft Responds to 'Save XP' Petition

    DX10 for XP. I haven't gotten a chance to really try it since I don't have a DX10 card,but Halo 2 plays nice. And if I HAVE to take Vista for DirectX10, then I simply won't run DX10 games,and I'm sure there are a lot of people that feel that way. I have tried RC2 and RTM and both ran like a slug on my 3Ghz with 2Gb of ram, while XP SP3 really flies. There is just no way I'm going to build a new machine or deal with such lousy performance just for DX10 games.There are still plenty of games out there I haven't played yet as well as classics I can always revisit. So no Vista for me,even though I have adopted every other Microsoft OS(and yes I did get burned by WinME and I STILL think Bill Gates should apologize for that steaming pile of crap!!!)

  7. Re:lookin good by ToasterMonkey · · Score: 1 · on Ars Technica Reviews OS X 10.5

    MS is crucified on /. for not making DX10 backward compatible to XP, why isn't this brave? That wasn't bravery, they want to force gamers into upgrading. As it turns out, the single thing pinning it to Vista is now optional now, but don't hold your breath for DX10-XP, because Microsoft is so "brave".

    Obviously there are issues with MS being able to use FLOSS. So this strikes me as disingenuous. Yes, 'personal' issues.

    That's just exaggeration. ETW which does what DTrace does has been around since Win2K. Yes, that's a perfect example.

    ETW is designed for C and C++ developers who write user-mode applications. From a Sun article titled "End-to-End Tracing of Ajax/Java Applications Using DTrace"

    DTrace is a Solaris (10 and above) tracing infrastructure with scripting capabilities, which enables high observation capabilities into both system and user activities. It allows probing of almost every system (I/O, network, scheduling, memory) operation, as well as tracing user native and Java programming language code. It also has an easy-to-implement and straightforward mechanism, called USDT, to add user probes to a C program.

    The pride of Linux is running on ancient and obscure hardware, why is this no good for MS? Sure they take pride in that, but that's not WHY anyone uses it unless you happen to only have ancient and obscure hardware on hand, and are afraid of contracting a BSD. -joke
    Running on obscure hardware is not the reason MS is afraid of Linux. If that's all it were good for, they wouldn't have cause for concern.
  8. Re:Huh? worst start? by Rogerborg · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Should Abandon Vista?

    ME's competitors were a too-smug-by-half MacOS running on crappy overpriced hardware, and smelly hippy Linux distros that only had support for crappy obsolete hardware. Vista has credible alternatives on the desktop: Ubuntu, Tiger/Panther, and XP (and my favourite ongoing install, 2K + SP4).

    The best thing I've ever heard anyone say about Vista is that it's not as bad as you'd think. The worst is that it's not even worth pirating. I personally have seen Vista bork a user account and refuse to log it in. That's simply unforgivable, especially on a system that only sets up one (system privileged!) user account by default. That's as bad as, or worse than, anything ME ever did.

    The only real reason to 'upgrade' is for DX10, and even that's not required.