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"Hotmail Doesn't Work With Linux Firefox 2.0"
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:35 AM
"... The writer concludes that the webmail interface has been artificially limited by basic user-agent sniffing. The solution is simple enough: spoofing the User Agent that Firefox report"
I wonder if it works with IE8 beta... it is supposed to be standards compliant by default.
Various retailers used to call the UK "Treasure Island", because they could pretty well charge what they like, and the Brit public would willingly pay.
At one point around 1990, Austin in the UK produced a Montego (mid-sized saloon car) with a Perkins Diesel engine that could perform 100 MPG (note: British gallons) and 100 MPH (but not at the same time)
Strange how the BBC is prepared to carry reports on fraud at Ebay, whilst at the same time its annual charity is likely to benefit from the sale of invisible Xmas trees delivered personally by Santa Claus at: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&it em=4426980554
Sinclair also had a computer out in the 1980's called the QL (Quantum Leap) which used an operating sytem also called QDOS. The QL was based on the Motorola 68008.
So although MS were not into operating system or hardware design at the time, they were certainly influencing the personal computer market back in the 1970's, even if they didn't "create" the industry. They started by developing language compilers and interpreters on multiple platforms, and grew from there.
This week, Microsoft verified that Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company's long awaited security update, will not install on pirated copies of the best-selling operating system. Press reports had suggested that Microsoft was going to allow pirated versions to install the update, but the company says this isn't the case, and that SP2 will behave much like its predecessor, SP1.
I'm sure there are loads of French, Russian, Chinese and German taxpayers who would help fund a one-way ticket for Dubya to get to the moon. But I'm not sure how much oxygen would be in the budget, or if they'd pay for the return journey.
The virus writers have demonstrated on a headline-grabbing basis that Windows is inherently insecure. How will arresting the virus writers fix Windows' reputation for (in)security? There are other people out there who are just as capable of writing the next "killer" virus
BT Openworld in the UK has been blocking access to Gnutella, eDonkey and Kazaa (and presumably Morpheus) since October on their Broadband (ADSL) service. (someone please respond if these blocks have been since lifted). They also went through a phase of emailing out the Badtrans-B Virus to their customers as well, to keep things interesting, and evicting or restricting customers who have paid for their 24/7 unmetered dial-up service and actually attempt to use it 24/7. Apart from that, it's a great service;-)
According to a report at BBC News, discussing the USA spectrum auctions:
"Industry experts say the US licences are effectively 2.5G, rather than fully-blown 3G. They are known as broadband personal communications service (PCS) licences."
Possibly because GSM the only mobile phone protocol deployed on a world-wide basis. OK, so the American continent uses GSM1900 and the rest of the world uses GSM900 and/or GSM1800. This means that the product can be fitted with a modified GSM module and be put on sale anywhere in the world, from Melbourne to Moscow, from Beijing to Berlin, from Wellington to Washington (with the possible exception of Japan) - More details at http://www.gsmworld.com.
To use CDMA would prevent Handspring from selling it outside the USA and/or Canada.
In Europe, for example, GSM is now the *only* mass-market mobile phone protocol - and it works very well.
The launch of 3G will probably make most current digital mobile phone protocols - and therefore current phones - obsolete within ten years.
Yes, they'll probably end up shipping out service pack CD's to registered owners of the X-Box. That'll be a world first.
And if the X-box runs a version of Windows:
a) will they call the OS X-Windows (I'm sure that'll be popular!)?
b) How resilient is it likely to be when your six-year-old kid pulls the plug out during a game save? "Registry not found, (A)bort (R)etry (F)ail (B)uy a proper console?"
c) Can the hard disk get so FUBAR'd that customers may have to re-install the OS?
d) Will there be an X-Box Second Edition?
If I were sitting in the middle of the Sahara with a laptop and a satellite phone, I think my #1 priority would be to work out how to get the hell out of there.
Alternatively, I'd phone one of these "we'll deliver anywhere" pizza places in LA, and see if they honor their word.
Slighly Off-topic, but British Telecom are planning to launch a Broadband Satellite Internet service across the UK in the next couple of years. However BT is currently struggling with a massive debt mountain, so it's not too clear if the timescale will hold.
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Not in Europe
see http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/06/windows-7-to-be-shipped-in-europe-sans-internet-explorer.ars
MS have also stopped Windows 7 upgrades in Europe. It's a clean install, or forget it.
Hey it's an audio recording ... "640k should be en..." .... hey can you find volume 2 ?
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... it is supposed to be standards compliant by default.
"Hotmail Doesn't Work With Linux Firefox 2.0" - Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:35 AM
"... The writer concludes that the webmail interface has been artificially limited by basic user-agent sniffing. The solution is simple enough: spoofing the User Agent that Firefox report"
I wonder if it works with IE8 beta
Various retailers used to call the UK "Treasure Island", because they could pretty well charge what they like, and the Brit public would willingly pay.
http://www.rip-off.co.uk/island.htm
And I guess Apple are playing the same tune.
You mean it will be made after all ? omg http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22titanic+ too%22+%22missed+the+iceberg%22&btnG=Search&meta=
Ryanair route map: http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/dests.php?flash=chk &pos=MYFLIGHT
A ir%20Ryanair%20final.pdf
Ryanair / Onair press release : http://www.onair.aero/admin/fil/30%2008%2006%20On
At one point around 1990, Austin in the UK produced a Montego (mid-sized saloon car) with a Perkins Diesel engine that could perform 100 MPG (note: British gallons) and 100 MPH (but not at the same time)
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Pictures of Austin Montego: http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?sipanimon
Reference to the 100 MPG / 100 MPH Montego : http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?
Strange how the BBC is prepared to carry reports on fraud at Ebay, whilst at the same time its annual charity is likely to benefit from the sale of invisible Xmas trees delivered personally by Santa Claus at: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&it em=4426980554
Sounds like another attempt of "Embrace, extend and extinguish"
e xtinguish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_
http://www.puredigitalinc.com/ - specialising in digital cameras ... my brain hurts
http://www.puredigital.com/ - UK company specialising in digital radios (DAB)
Sinclair also had a computer out in the 1980's called the QL (Quantum Leap) which used an operating sytem also called QDOS. The QL was based on the Motorola 68008.
b outql.html
http://homepages.tesco.net/dilwyn.jones/aboutql/a
It's claimed that Bill Gates may have been involved with the early versions of CBM Basic on the Commodore PET - http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=45 4684.
Level 2 Basic on the TRS-80 was also from Microsoft.
Applesoft Basic from Microsoft was released in November 1977 on the Apple 1.
http://apple2history.org/history/ah16.html
So although MS were not into operating system or hardware design at the time, they were certainly influencing the personal computer market back in the 1970's, even if they didn't "create" the industry. They started by developing language compilers and interpreters on multiple platforms, and grew from there.
http://www.winnetmag.com/windowspaulthurrott/Artic le/ArticleID/42640/windowspaulthurrott_42640.html
This week, Microsoft verified that Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company's long awaited security update, will not install on pirated copies of the best-selling operating system. Press reports had suggested that Microsoft was going to allow pirated versions to install the update, but the company says this isn't the case, and that SP2 will behave much like its predecessor, SP1.
I'm sure there are loads of French, Russian, Chinese and German taxpayers who would help fund a one-way ticket for Dubya to get to the moon. But I'm not sure how much oxygen would be in the budget, or if they'd pay for the return journey.
The virus writers have demonstrated on a headline-grabbing basis that Windows is inherently insecure. How will arresting the virus writers fix Windows' reputation for (in)security? There are other people out there who are just as capable of writing the next "killer" virus
BT Openworld in the UK has been blocking access to Gnutella, eDonkey and Kazaa (and presumably Morpheus) since October on their Broadband (ADSL) service. (someone please respond if these blocks have been since lifted). They also went through a phase of emailing out the Badtrans-B Virus to their customers as well, to keep things interesting, and evicting or restricting customers who have paid for their 24/7 unmetered dial-up service and actually attempt to use it 24/7. Apart from that, it's a great service ;-)
According to a report at BBC News, discussing the USA spectrum auctions:
"Industry experts say the US licences are effectively 2.5G, rather than fully-blown 3G. They are known as broadband personal communications service (PCS) licences."
Great. That means they should be able to do a parallel launch with Mozilla 1.0, which looks it it should be ready around the same time.
Possibly because GSM the only mobile phone protocol deployed on a world-wide basis. OK, so the American continent uses GSM1900 and the rest of the world uses GSM900 and/or GSM1800. This means that the product can be fitted with a modified GSM module and be put on sale anywhere in the world, from Melbourne to Moscow, from Beijing to Berlin, from Wellington to Washington (with the possible exception of Japan) - More details at http://www.gsmworld.com.
To use CDMA would prevent Handspring from selling it outside the USA and/or Canada.
In Europe, for example, GSM is now the *only* mass-market mobile phone protocol - and it works very well.
The launch of 3G will probably make most current digital mobile phone protocols - and therefore current phones - obsolete within ten years.
Yes, they'll probably end up shipping out service pack CD's to registered owners of the X-Box. That'll be a world first.
And if the X-box runs a version of Windows:
a) will they call the OS X-Windows (I'm sure that'll be popular!)?
b) How resilient is it likely to be when your six-year-old kid pulls the plug out during a game save? "Registry not found, (A)bort (R)etry (F)ail (B)uy a proper console?"
c) Can the hard disk get so FUBAR'd that customers may have to re-install the OS?
d) Will there be an X-Box Second Edition?
. . . unless someone brings out a demolition derby game called Blue Scream.
"sorry, did you say you crashed your Bluescream - or that the Xbox crashed with a Bluescreen?"
If I were sitting in the middle of the Sahara with a laptop and a satellite phone, I think my #1 priority would be to work out how to get the hell out of there.
Alternatively, I'd phone one of these "we'll deliver anywhere" pizza places in LA, and see if they honor their word.
Slighly Off-topic, but British Telecom are planning to launch a Broadband Satellite Internet service across the UK in the next couple of years. However BT is currently struggling with a massive debt mountain, so it's not too clear if the timescale will hold.
I can see a sequel coming: The Empire Strikes Back ;-)
Who's going to volunteer to go out there and do the next upgrade?