Microsoft Hoping for Vista in January

WebHostingGuy writes "Bill Gates said Tuesday there was an 80 percent chance the company's next-generation operating system, Vista, would be ready in January. He is also hopeful that the next version of Office will ship in December. The holdup, he says, is due to constant revisions due to beta tester feedback." From the article: "'We've got to get this absolutely right,' Gates said. 'If the feedback from the beta tests shows it is not ready for prime time, I'd be glad to delay it.' He said Microsoft was investing $8 billion to $9 billion in developing Vista and the company's next version of Office, its key cash-generator. He said the company's software partners, in developing and adapting their own products for the two launches, would invest 20 times as much as Microsoft."

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[Asshat_Nazi]

BAKED SPAGHETTI SQUASH LASAGNA

1 (2 3/4 lb.) med. spaghetti squash, cooked in microwave oven about 12 minutes or baked, then cooled for handling 3 tbsp. flour
1 med. clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (15 oz.) carton low fat Ricotta cheese, drained
1 c. packed spinach leaves
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 c. Italian style red pasta sauce
6 oz. sliced Mozzarella cheese

Split squash lengthwise. Remove seeds and stringy portion. Use fork to comb squash flesh, pulling it off in long strands. Place in large mixing bowl. Toss with flour, garlic and salt until well combined.

Blend Ricotta, spinach and Parmesan cheese in food processor or blender until smooth.
To assemble, spread 1/2 cup sauce on bottom of shallow 6-cup baking dish. Top with spaghetti squash, arranging evenly and compactly. Spread Ricotta mixture evenly over squash. Spread remaining sauce over Ricotta. Cover with sliced Mozzarella. Place on baking sheet to catch any juices during baking.

Bake on center rack of 350 degree oven, uncovered, until cheese is lightly browned on edges and juices bubble, about 40 to 50 minutes. Cut into squares and serve hot. Makes 6 servings.

VISTA!

[Anonymous Coward]

VISTA = VAPORWARE!

Re:Credible odds?

[mrchaotica]

He said "sure, use Linux, every camera works on it." We never succeeded. (It was an Olympus C3030.)

I call BS. According to this that camera has both Serial and USB connections, so at least one of them ought to work. Particularly, it ought to show up as a simple USB Mass Storage Device, which Linux should handle fine. And at the very least you could plug the SmartMedia card it records the pictures on into a USB reader and transfer pictures that way!

Oh, and by the way, you're talking about a six-year-old camera. I'll bet you tried this five or more years ago, and are dragging the tired, old anecdote out of the closet even though it almost certainly no longer applies (if it indeed ever did at all)!

In other words, you're a troll. Piss off.

Re:Credible odds?

[Columcille]

So you are saying Linux doesn't have any trouble interacting with digital cameras in the same way that Windows interacts with digital cameras? People may well do more than just copy pictures from their connected digi cams. And digital cameras form just one small area of the hardware woes facing Linux.