Coding in.NET in VS does not mean you must create IE-only websites. And if MS wanted to buy me a steak dinner, I can't say I'd refuse. I'd refuse to be put in their pocket, but I couldn't refuse a free steak dinner.
These IE-only WebDevs are the kind of people who also love DRM.
If we only started record-keeping in 1610, then wouldn't this be a 400-year peak? After all, there apparently aren't any records from 400-1000 years ago.
The point I take from this is that Apple at least patched their stuff. Unlike some other vendor(s) who let their products go for >3 months with exposed security flaws.
AVG has earned this certification, as noted on their website, for their professional version at least. Their website doesn't specify whether the free version is VB100 also, but I would assume it does since they both should run on the same AV engine.
Did I mention they have a free version? For 9x/XP/Vista AND Linux?
I'm finding difficulty finding the words for this. Either the poster is a total MS-freak, to the exclusion of logic itself (which could imply on MS's payroll), or he/she is a truly fantastic satirical writer and I must tip my hat.
Okay, 3D desktops available before Vista: Xgl/Beryl, OSX, SphereXP, 3DNA, Project Looking Glass, TopDesk, Madotate, etc.
And many other Vista features are freely available. I think what this achievement really shows, is exactly what MS is capable of, given $6 Billion and five years. Personally, I'd like to see what other distros and package developers could do with that amount of money and time, like Ubuntu or Gentoo.
I use three computers, XP on all three (I dual boot linux, but honestly spend most of my time in XP, sorry/. crowd) and I see no reason to "upgrade" to Vista. MS games? No thanks, I play real games. Norton? Haven't used it in years, there are too many free alternatives for me to make that mistake again. Aero window effects? Free cheap software does the same thing if you want it. I'm even using a Vista theme in XP right now. It's not so bland as the classic desktop, yet it doesn't make me feel like playing with tinker-toys either.
You're right in one thing though. Vista is amazing. If when you say amazing you are in fact meaning that the product inspires awe. For I am in awe of how little innovation, how much copying, and how much political teabagging went into the development of Vista.
Will I ever use Vista? Probably. I admit it freely. Such are the strictures of my job and life, or the extent of my ignorance of other product offerings, that I'm still somewhat tied to Microsoft. I'll pay my dues to the overlord and I'll accept my punishment for being a computer user. However, I sincerely hope that when that time comes, I'll be able to run it in a VM, behind a nice Linux firewall, away from all my files and with a moderate degree of separation from my hardware.
Enjoy your Vista, and I'll endure mine.
Actually, this IS an axlotl tank. They just call it an interspecies axlotl tank. Next stop, artificial melange and interstellar travel. Who wants to be first to volunteer to become a mutated mass of useless tissue with an oversized brain? Anyone?
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Coding in .NET in VS does not mean you must create IE-only websites. And if MS wanted to buy me a steak dinner, I can't say I'd refuse. I'd refuse to be put in their pocket, but I couldn't refuse a free steak dinner.
These IE-only WebDevs are the kind of people who also love DRM.
If we only started record-keeping in 1610, then wouldn't this be a 400-year peak? After all, there apparently aren't any records from 400-1000 years ago.
The point I take from this is that Apple at least patched their stuff. Unlike some other vendor(s) who let their products go for >3 months with exposed security flaws.
AVG has earned this certification, as noted on their website, for their professional version at least. Their website doesn't specify whether the free version is VB100 also, but I would assume it does since they both should run on the same AV engine.
Did I mention they have a free version? For 9x/XP/Vista AND Linux?
Yeah.
Ever see a cartoon where the character attempts to plug a leak in a dam by sticking his/her finger in the hole?
This seems about the same. Except the cartoon character is a scientist who should remember cartoons like that and the dam is Indonesia.
Silly people.
I'm finding difficulty finding the words for this. Either the poster is a total MS-freak, to the exclusion of logic itself (which could imply on MS's payroll), or he/she is a truly fantastic satirical writer and I must tip my hat. Okay, 3D desktops available before Vista: Xgl/Beryl, OSX, SphereXP, 3DNA, Project Looking Glass, TopDesk, Madotate, etc. And many other Vista features are freely available. I think what this achievement really shows, is exactly what MS is capable of, given $6 Billion and five years. Personally, I'd like to see what other distros and package developers could do with that amount of money and time, like Ubuntu or Gentoo. I use three computers, XP on all three (I dual boot linux, but honestly spend most of my time in XP, sorry /. crowd) and I see no reason to "upgrade" to Vista. MS games? No thanks, I play real games. Norton? Haven't used it in years, there are too many free alternatives for me to make that mistake again. Aero window effects? Free cheap software does the same thing if you want it. I'm even using a Vista theme in XP right now. It's not so bland as the classic desktop, yet it doesn't make me feel like playing with tinker-toys either.
You're right in one thing though. Vista is amazing. If when you say amazing you are in fact meaning that the product inspires awe. For I am in awe of how little innovation, how much copying, and how much political teabagging went into the development of Vista.
Will I ever use Vista? Probably. I admit it freely. Such are the strictures of my job and life, or the extent of my ignorance of other product offerings, that I'm still somewhat tied to Microsoft. I'll pay my dues to the overlord and I'll accept my punishment for being a computer user. However, I sincerely hope that when that time comes, I'll be able to run it in a VM, behind a nice Linux firewall, away from all my files and with a moderate degree of separation from my hardware.
Enjoy your Vista, and I'll endure mine.
Actually, this IS an axlotl tank. They just call it an interspecies axlotl tank. Next stop, artificial melange and interstellar travel. Who wants to be first to volunteer to become a mutated mass of useless tissue with an oversized brain? Anyone?