I can't remember the last time I've upgraded Winamp due to the new version having some killer new feature I couldn't live without. Winamp has been satisfactory since it's mid 2.0's and will remain so for a very long time to come. Winamp is a nearly completely open box, operating mostly under the control of it's plugin modules; I see no reason for a lack of official updates to slow Winamp down.
For the record, though, I no longer use Winamp, anyway. Foobar2000 better supports my workflow. Now, if only it supported Milkdrop et al.
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It seems I left a word out in my post. For the record, the second paragraph should read as:
A normal uninstall, followed by a re-install did not solve the problem; files were left in the install directory and, when prompted, I chose >NOT< to wipe out the entire directory. Only after performing a complete uninstall (completely deleting the install path, but preserving the profiles) and reinstalling did Firefox work properly. Your mileage may vary, but I hope this isn't a widespread problem, as a 1.0 release isn't the time for screwups like this.
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Could you please quote the text that advises that? After experiencing the error, I visited the mentioned Release Notes and couldn't find anything suggesting that I uninstall first or warning of possible issues. Revisiting the notes now, I still can't. o_O
Regarding profiles, the Notes go so far as saying that even if you were using v0.8 previously, you could just let the installer take care of your profile's migration (v0.8 was named Phoenix and consequently stored in a different location). Considering that they make guarantees going that far back, carrying a profile over from a non-nightly previous major verion should be supported.
The above poster didn't imply that it was, but, for the record, the problem wasn't profile related.
"Has anyone else seen Firefox render slashdot incorrectly?"
All the freaking time. I just reload until it decides to work again. This sometimes takes several reloads. I love it when computers seem to act randomly. Must be really fun to debug.
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Using the executable installer to install to the path of my existing Firefox installation (PR1) resulted in the browser's shell completely flaking out when the browser was eventually launched. No start page would load. The Bookmarks menu was empty (clicking on Manage Bookmarks and then returning to the Bookmarks menu solved this). Visiting web pages didn't seem to affect the interface whatsoever (i.e.: no active back button, no loading page animation, no updating of location bar, etc.). In general, the shell seemed disconnected from the application itself.
A normal uninstall, followed by a re-install did not solve the problem. Files were left in the install directory and, when prompted, I chose to wipe out the entire directory. Only after performing a complete uninstall (completely deleting the install path, but preserving the profiles) and reinstalling did Firefox work properly. Your mileage may vary, but I hope this isn't a widespread problem, as a 1.0 release isn't the time for screwups like this.
Might I have been doing something wrong? Installing a new version to the old path seems to be a a well-supported idiom, as I've been doing that for ages without problems with all manners of programs.
Interesting. I wonder what it considers a single application to be. Would an installer for a software suite that launches several processes simultaneously fall flat on its ass in this environment? Does one's scanner and/or printer monitor that sits in their notification area (systray) count? What constitutes an application?
Wow, they just eliminated the one possible reason I might have to hold on to my Hotmail accounts. Good thinking, Microsoft!:]
Actually, that's not true. In comparison to Gmail, Hotmail's interface is still preferred by me. The only Gmail incentive is the added storage and lack of account expiration (everything else about it seems to have a little less thought put into it). As soon as I switch from my current webhost to a VPS (Virtual Private Server) plan, the choice will be easy: start using IMAP and thus enable the use of SquirellMail for portable reception of e-mail from my own domain!
In anycase, while this may help MS look like it cares about stuff real people care about, it is detractor for folk like me.
I'm pretty certain that my next system shall be dual-Opteron powered, but the price of the appropriate CPU's is gonna have me saving up money for much longer than is possible. Is there any real difference between the 1-series Opterons and the 2-series Opterons, design-wise? Or, perhaps, with the appropriate equipment and know-how, can a single-processor Opteron be made to work on a dual-Opteron board? I'm surprised I haven't yet heard talk of this. Please, point me in the right direction.
Ditto. The mention of the IEEE really locked that thought in my head, too, as I confused the IEEE with the ISO and thought they were trying to make ColdFusion into a web standard!
Oh, and please don't give me BS about open-source not necessarily being free ($). For most applications, open-source most definitely can not seriously be thought of as profitable.
"The control panels on both sides with the screen sandwiched in-between looks somewhat awkward." Have you seriously never played a Sega GameGear? I think the layout makes perfect sense.
In anycase, the only reason I decided to pop in and read the comments on this particular article is because I suspected the OP was alone in his view. I think it looks nice and furthermore couldn't believe the poster generalized his "ugly" perception to iRiver in general as iRiver makes plenty of cool looking gadgets, including their "H" line of iPod clones.
The article doesn't have much BTX coverage. Is there to be any advantage to the spec., other than a size difference? What is the intended audience for BTX-form motherboards?
OMFG. That is amazing news. Especially considering that I lost my TRIBES 1 CD.
I admittedly haven't played too many of the most recent FPS's (MoH:AA, CoD, UT2k4), but I have tried TRIBES 2 and a few of the competing games that were released shortly after. Not/too/ surprisingly, TRIBES (the original) remains the most enjoyable FPS out there. The best thing any game publisher could do right now is clone the hell out of that game and lay on today's improvements, and IIRC, that's already in progress.
Interesting news to coincide with the conflicting, leaked letter from the California attorney general's office (even more interestingly is the indirect way in which one of these stories coincidentally lead me to the other, but I won't get into that). State courts disagree with the feds, I guess... Pretty easy when the MPAA feeds you your opinions, though.
Ridge said this homeland security network had helped officials determine that terrorism wasn't the likely cause of last year's blackout, and has been the cornerstone of efforts to protect national monuments, and secure holiday celebrations and special events, such as the Super Bowl and New Year's Eve celebrations.
Oh really? The way the media has been buzzing about, I'd gotten the idea that there was a terrorist act at the Super Bowl... something about a warhead malfunction or something?
Slashdot Mirror
But I feel more socially connected this way, silly!
:])
(well, that and this points out what I feel was an omission
Yes. Thank you.
Slashdot posters are traditionally link-happy. Where is the link to the article about AllofMP3.com's takedown? I didn't know about this.
Is that just a quote from the Joker (used in the original Batman movie), or is there a well-known source that both him and you are quoting that from?
Or that the original poster mistook July for April?
"Winamp has been satisfactory since it's mid 2.0's and will remain so for a very long time to come." ... or 2.x's, rather.
"no further improvements to Winamp are expected"
I can't remember the last time I've upgraded Winamp due to the new version having some killer new feature I couldn't live without. Winamp has been satisfactory since it's mid 2.0's and will remain so for a very long time to come. Winamp is a nearly completely open box, operating mostly under the control of it's plugin modules; I see no reason for a lack of official updates to slow Winamp down.
For the record, though, I no longer use Winamp, anyway. Foobar2000 better supports my workflow. Now, if only it supported Milkdrop et al.
It seems I left a word out in my post. For the record, the second paragraph should read as:
A normal uninstall, followed by a re-install did not solve the problem; files were left in the install directory and, when prompted, I chose >NOT< to wipe out the entire directory. Only after performing a complete uninstall (completely deleting the install path, but preserving the profiles) and reinstalling did Firefox work properly. Your mileage may vary, but I hope this isn't a widespread problem, as a 1.0 release isn't the time for screwups like this.
Could you please quote the text that advises that? After experiencing the error, I visited the mentioned Release Notes and couldn't find anything suggesting that I uninstall first or warning of possible issues. Revisiting the notes now, I still can't. o_O
Regarding profiles, the Notes go so far as saying that even if you were using v0.8 previously, you could just let the installer take care of your profile's migration (v0.8 was named Phoenix and consequently stored in a different location). Considering that they make guarantees going that far back, carrying a profile over from a non-nightly previous major verion should be supported.
The above poster didn't imply that it was, but, for the record, the problem wasn't profile related.
Wow, looing at his history, that guy must have some great karma!
"Has anyone else seen Firefox render slashdot incorrectly?"
All the freaking time. I just reload until it decides to work again. This sometimes takes several reloads. I love it when computers seem to act randomly. Must be really fun to debug.
Using the executable installer to install to the path of my existing Firefox installation (PR1) resulted in the browser's shell completely flaking out when the browser was eventually launched. No start page would load. The Bookmarks menu was empty (clicking on Manage Bookmarks and then returning to the Bookmarks menu solved this). Visiting web pages didn't seem to affect the interface whatsoever (i.e.: no active back button, no loading page animation, no updating of location bar, etc.). In general, the shell seemed disconnected from the application itself.
A normal uninstall, followed by a re-install did not solve the problem. Files were left in the install directory and, when prompted, I chose to wipe out the entire directory. Only after performing a complete uninstall (completely deleting the install path, but preserving the profiles) and reinstalling did Firefox work properly. Your mileage may vary, but I hope this isn't a widespread problem, as a 1.0 release isn't the time for screwups like this.
Might I have been doing something wrong? Installing a new version to the old path seems to be a a well-supported idiom, as I've been doing that for ages without problems with all manners of programs.
Interesting. I wonder what it considers a single application to be. Would an installer for a software suite that launches several processes simultaneously fall flat on its ass in this environment? Does one's scanner and/or printer monitor that sits in their notification area (systray) count? What constitutes an application?
Wow, they just eliminated the one possible reason I might have to hold on to my Hotmail accounts. Good thinking, Microsoft! :]
Actually, that's not true. In comparison to Gmail, Hotmail's interface is still preferred by me. The only Gmail incentive is the added storage and lack of account expiration (everything else about it seems to have a little less thought put into it). As soon as I switch from my current webhost to a VPS (Virtual Private Server) plan, the choice will be easy: start using IMAP and thus enable the use of SquirellMail for portable reception of e-mail from my own domain!
In anycase, while this may help MS look like it cares about stuff real people care about, it is detractor for folk like me.
I'm pretty certain that my next system shall be dual-Opteron powered, but the price of the appropriate CPU's is gonna have me saving up money for much longer than is possible. Is there any real difference between the 1-series Opterons and the 2-series Opterons, design-wise? Or, perhaps, with the appropriate equipment and know-how, can a single-processor Opteron be made to work on a dual-Opteron board? I'm surprised I haven't yet heard talk of this. Please, point me in the right direction.
Ditto. The mention of the IEEE really locked that thought in my head, too, as I confused the IEEE with the ISO and thought they were trying to make ColdFusion into a web standard!
Great, great, that's all fine and dandy, but where's the source for this information? Just some more "professional" /.-accepted journalism, I guess.
Oh, and please don't give me BS about open-source not necessarily being free ($). For most applications, open-source most definitely can not seriously be thought of as profitable.
"The sinister plan for world domination is right on schedule."
Sinister is right. Where do my career ambitions go when software becomes a free commodity?
It can't have spyware; it's site says it doesn't.
"It is totally free from spyware, adware and other similar stuff."
"And the best thing about this program is that it has been thoroughly checked and built so it is free from spyware , adware , pop up ads etc."
See?!
"The control panels on both sides with the screen sandwiched in-between looks somewhat awkward."
Have you seriously never played a Sega GameGear? I think the layout makes perfect sense.
In anycase, the only reason I decided to pop in and read the comments on this particular article is because I suspected the OP was alone in his view. I think it looks nice and furthermore couldn't believe the poster generalized his "ugly" perception to iRiver in general as iRiver makes plenty of cool looking gadgets, including their "H" line of iPod clones.
The article doesn't have much BTX coverage. Is there to be any advantage to the spec., other than a size difference? What is the intended audience for BTX-form motherboards?
OMFG. That is amazing news. Especially considering that I lost my TRIBES 1 CD.
/too/ surprisingly, TRIBES (the original) remains the most enjoyable FPS out there. The best thing any game publisher could do right now is clone the hell out of that game and lay on today's improvements, and IIRC, that's already in progress.
I admittedly haven't played too many of the most recent FPS's (MoH:AA, CoD, UT2k4), but I have tried TRIBES 2 and a few of the competing games that were released shortly after. Not
Interesting news to coincide with the conflicting, leaked letter from the California attorney general's office (even more interestingly is the indirect way in which one of these stories coincidentally lead me to the other, but I won't get into that). State courts disagree with the feds, I guess... Pretty easy when the MPAA feeds you your opinions, though.
Oh really? The way the media has been buzzing about, I'd gotten the idea that there was a terrorist act at the Super Bowl... something about a warhead malfunction or something?