But apparently Microsoft's patch does the same thing. From their FAQ:
Does this update contain any security-related changes to functionality? Yes. The change introduced to address this vulnerability removes the support for the SETABORTPROC record type from the META_ESCAPE record in a WMF image. This update does not remove support for ABORTPROC functions registered by application SetAbortProc() API calls.
Exactly. On any normal quick boot from a restore file it would detect the new hardware. Depending on architecture it could either immediately detect and configure the new hardware or set a flag to do a full reboot next time and store the new boot file after that. There may be additional savings or complications based on software installation, but that could trigger a full boot too if particular system files or parameters were modified that require a reboot.
Anyone working at a large company, especially industrial or manufacturing companies, during the blackout in Aug 2003 knows what effect a complete power outage could have on an entire region or country. A long-term (even a week or two) outage would result in total economic shutdown.
Channel9 has some good movies that demo most of the features. There's actually some cool stuff like using it as a Start->Run box, creating small macros, etc.
What about the switching cost every time a new version of Windows, Office or Microsoft Product X comes out? In any large company those costs are substantial.
I'd suggest that for a lot of UI elements it would actually be better to use a vector-based format like SVG. Although I'm sure MS will use something like XAML (another link).
Here's a good video introduction to a lot of the new things being worked on for Longhorn. It shows demos of XAML-based apps. Including things like vector scaling and rotating a text box, then spinning it while playing a video in behind and still being able to type. Not practical, but shows the depth/richness of the vector-and-XAML-based engine. Also check out PDC Bloggers for lots of inside info about the new architecture(s).
I think a lot of this stuff is very interesting, even if you don't live in the MS world.
What if Microsoft is using infringing Unix code? Could they be buying a license to protect themselves against a lawsuit like the one that SCO has launched against IBM?
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I went to kindergarten at this school and almost drowned while on a class trip, I'm ok with them taking a safety-focused approach.
If only I had created an account a few weeks earlier...
if anything this story's one way to see which low-UID'ers that are still around...
the reverse astroturf anti-non-conspiracy scientist coercion cover-up scandal!
Why wouldn't it check an online service like http://www.theimo.com/imoweb/marketdata/marketToda y.asp
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But apparently Microsoft's patch does the same thing. From their FAQ:
Does this update contain any security-related changes to functionality?
Yes. The change introduced to address this vulnerability removes the support for the SETABORTPROC record type from the META_ESCAPE record in a WMF image. This update does not remove support for ABORTPROC functions registered by application SetAbortProc() API calls.
And this post surely will not be modded insightful...
Anyone who complains about the Registry hasn't yet run in horror from the mess into which the WMI repository is devolving.
That's because it's usually the parents that are trying to hide the porn from their teenagers...
It's the modern equivalent of mom throwing away your hockey cards!
Gotta get things done before school starts again, ya know.
Volume. Didn't you learn anything from the .com bubble?
That's a legitimate question. What is a torrent anyway? It only rained a little bit here this morning.
Exactly. On any normal quick boot from a restore file it would detect the new hardware. Depending on architecture it could either immediately detect and configure the new hardware or set a flag to do a full reboot next time and store the new boot file after that. There may be additional savings or complications based on software installation, but that could trigger a full boot too if particular system files or parameters were modified that require a reboot.
How much bandwidth can you fit in a server room anyways?
Anyone working at a large company, especially industrial or manufacturing companies, during the blackout in Aug 2003 knows what effect a complete power outage could have on an entire region or country. A long-term (even a week or two) outage would result in total economic shutdown.
Pretty scary...
Yeah but then "McNealy (Scott McNealy, chief executive of Sun) finally announced he won the battle and had the one surviving Unix out there"
I hereby announce that I won the battle and have the one surviving Linux!
"To be perfectly honest, do you really think that the average consumer has the ability or the desire to decide what is "best" for themselves?"
Yeah, sometimes I think everyone should be controlled by a ruling elite... as long as I'm one of them 8^)
Channel9 has some good movies that demo most of the features. There's actually some cool stuff like using it as a Start->Run box, creating small macros, etc.
What about the switching cost every time a new version of Windows, Office or Microsoft Product X comes out? In any large company those costs are substantial.
I'd suggest that for a lot of UI elements it would actually be better to use a vector-based format like SVG. Although I'm sure MS will use something like XAML (another link).
Here's a good video introduction to a lot of the new things being worked on for Longhorn. It shows demos of XAML-based apps. Including things like vector scaling and rotating a text box, then spinning it while playing a video in behind and still being able to type. Not practical, but shows the depth/richness of the vector-and-XAML-based engine. Also check out PDC Bloggers for lots of inside info about the new architecture(s).
I think a lot of this stuff is very interesting, even if you don't live in the MS world.
What if Microsoft is using infringing Unix code? Could they be buying a license to protect themselves against a lawsuit like the one that SCO has launched against IBM?
No, they'll only be adding 65536 new things. After that they get an overflow in MSAPIOBF.DLL, the Microsoft API Obfuscator API.
He's discovered the Spirograph!