I have never been notified and I use Comcast. I average 150 gigs a month in downloads. I've gone beyond 200 gigs as well.
Maybe I've just been lucky who knows I guess im screwed now that I made this comment though...guess its good that im moving to another state next month!
My main concern is right now I live in a house, and when i move it will be to an apartment which means the number of people they are handling in the area with be alot bigger which might also mean strict enforcement of bandwidth use. When I move in they will clearly see a spike so I guess ill be waiting for my letter/phone call at the start of June.
Im not saying DRM isnt there but it hasnt effected me and when it does im sure ill get pissed off but there are always work arounds. I can also see MS shutting some of the DRM off due to customer complaints, they have done things like that in the past. There is no reason to wrap self recorded media in DRM so I feel your pain.
But, for the majority of users (99%) the built in DRM will never be an issue. I've put video through Vista Media Center through my camcorder and I didnt have any problems editing or modifying it.
I ran the beta's of Vista and now im running retail Vista Ultimate and I have never had a single problem with scary DRM built into Vista. Its just an excuse people are using to bash MS and its not really a very good one.
Im with you. I get annoyed pretty quick when it comes to crap popping up on my screen but I've been running Vista since launch and it really doesnt bother me. Im kinda glad its asking if its ok to do some of these things. Its already prevented one program that was piggy backing on another app I downloaded from installing. I downloaded the program which I trusted from a source I trusted. Well guess what was hidden in the install that vista blocked from auto running? Spyware!
Everyone seems to be making a huge deal out of nothing and they alway get +5 moderation for doing so. If you dont like UAC then shut it off and move on, its not that hard...oh wait I forgot. Microsoft sucks no matter what they do!
Microsoft released specs well over a year ago. Vendors have had plenty of time getting at least decent drivers out but THEY dropped the ball. If there was a problem with Vista you would be hearing about it from the CryTek guys. This is a driver issue which has been created by pure laziness...mostly from nvidia who somehow cant figure out how to turn SLI on for anything but the 8XXX series GPU's.
I just got my HD-DVD addon for Xbox360 (gift from my girlfriend) 2 weeks ago so these sales numbers dont count the 12 HD-DVD titles I bought in a week. Not that I matter all that much but hey there has to be more people like me who were waiting for either their tax return to get the HD-DVD player or wait for a pretty lady to hand it to them after work.
I do wish some of the Blu-Ray movies were on HD-DVD but I can live without them for now. I wont buy a Blu-Ray player until it has been declared absolute winner of this format war. The only reason i was going HD-DVD was because the 360 addon was cheap cheap cheap and it works on PC as well. The picture and sound quality is excellent and I've seen Blu-Ray and its no better and sometimes worse. It will be interesting to see who wins but for now all my money is going to HD-DVD...oh that and Xbox Live Video Marketplace.
I havent had a single problem with itunes or my ipod since upgrading, at least none that I have noticed. Well thats a lie the 1st time I ran itunes for some reason the audio would get kinda glitchy whenever cpu rose even if itunes was set to highest but that hasnt happened since day 1.
I bought Vista today, used some Tax return money. It was time to format XP again anyways so why not right?
Yes they did change the interface around but ive used it maybe 2 hours total and ive managed to locate everything I need. Did you expect to turn it on and find...XP?
Im sorry, i mean I understand alot of peoples gripes but 80% of them are still filler crap to make people feel better. The only performance change I have noticed on my PC so far is FASTER downloads on newsgroups...amazing!
Didnt have any crashes either. I also found flip 3d to be mildly usefull and the new design of the startmenu takes some getting used to but once your there its a better system. I will pray for you tonight and hope you get some more smarts in that head of yours. If your a XP user and you have major navigation issues in Vista you probably shouldnt use a computer ever again.
Well some of us do care about High Def. I dont own a player yet but when I do it will be HD-DVD. I have been downloading HD movies and TV shows via my Xbox 360 and the difference is big enough that my non techno geek Girlfriend can even see the difference.
I want the best quality money can buy and HD is the way to go. Sooner or later it will be the standard so why not adopt now?
Is it a little expensive? Not anymore, a player for the Xbox 360 which also works on PC and Mac is $200 and movies in the HD-DVD format are $20 at target and walmart and I've seen versions that come with the HD and DVD versions on a single disk which is excellent when you consider its no more expensive.
You might not be ready to take the plunge but some of us are. I bought my HDTV which is a 26 inch CRT for only $130 on clearance, I got it for my 360 and now that good HD content is coming out I plan on taking advantage. The difference between SD and HD is night and day and it is the leap DVD was over VHS just in a different way. You can see way more detail in the scenes and things just look overall better. If you cant see it then you should think about either getting a better TV or getting your eyes checked.
I remember seeing this about a year ago, probably here on slashdot. I think its pretty cool myself and chances are if it was local.google.com so would everyone else.
Who are you kidding a bit higher? DVD is alot higher then itunes. Have you ever tried to upsample a itunes movie to 720p or 1080i? It looks like someone vomited on your screen but do the same thing with a DVD and it actually looks better then it did at its native resolution.
"If validation code, written by Microsoft, decides that your installation of Windows Vista has been pirated, it turns off the Aero interface and a minor performance technology called ReadyBoost. I'm okay with that. But I am absolutely not okay with the third punitive measure: The disabling of Windows Defender, Microsoft's new onboard anti-spyware utility. Other punitive measures according to published reports include the disabling of Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player."
You know this is a load of BS. I know I know its bad when spyware can infest a PC but lets be honest here people, Windows shouldnt run to its fullest potential if someone is pirating it. The one piece of software you should NEVER under any circumstances pirate is your Operating System. If some moron is getting blasted with spam and popups then thats the price he should pay for stealing.
There are always other anti spyware apps that they could use anyways and chances are anyone who is going to pirate will know that. Defender wont block virus's so this is a moot point if someone brings that issue up, and does anyone care if they cant use IE7?
I really dont understand how they are placing anti piracy above security. If your a valid user and you have an issue a quick phone call will fix it, MS has always been understanding in that regard as I've dealt with them before. They solved the problem quickly with no hassle. Also chances are unless you change your Mobo you will never run into that problem anyways. Of course If you pirated then I have no pity on you.
For some reason this and 3 other "Critical" patches refuse to install on my system. I've been verified genuine and gone through the MS tech support hoops to no avail. The install always fails and gives me a generic error code. Here are the patches I need but cant get no matter what I do, if anyone knows a possible solution I wont complain.
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP (KB918899)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925486)
Its hard enough to buy a Cell phone at a store that just sells Cell phones. Will it be easier to buy them from a vending machine? Will I still have to listen to a speech about insurance, or calling plans? Will I get my soul back when the contract expires?!
Sometimes I wonder whats going on with the world but then im reminded its driven by nothing but money and I come to my senses.
I didnt mind IE being bundled, I didnt mind Media Player either.
I really dont mind MS bundling some kind of security suite because if it works I'd use it and if not ill get something else. The ability to use PDF's without having to download another program would be nice too and again if a 3rd party app does it better then chances are I'll use it.
What I do mind is a company like Symantec whining about this issue, they have built their whole company on scamming Windows users with their #1 security software that always seems to let you get infected anyways. Im going on 3 years with no dedicated A/V. I scan once a week with AVG and I've been virus free and my system doesnt suffer the horrible slowdown Norton brings with it...sorry now im rambling.
I'd also like to add I really like the new comment system being tested here, its much better and easier to use.
Sorta related...
Yesterday at Target a hispanic man and women set off the door alarm when they went through. A white women went through after them during the alarm. The guy started flipping out because he felts his rights were being violated and he was only stopped because of his skin color. He was yelling "Why does she get to go by? Cause shes white!" He was screamin at the top of his lungs all the way to the car...it was pretty tense.
Targets security is going insane. I've seen them stop people who they watched pay for their items. The best was a guy who bought a Grill and only a grill. It was in a HUGE box and 2 target guys where wheeling it out for him. The security guard watched him pay for it and he still stopped him at the day to verify his receipt. All that does is tell your customers we dont trust you.
Sorry I wasnt clear. I didnt mean my page loading tests were a benchmark of Vista, they were for IE7 running under Vista. I also didnt do enough for a clear answer.
Ill say 30% of the time IE7 loaded faster and the rest was about even. I tested with about 20 sites.
Interesting because I havent noticed any real problems other then it wont boot if SLI is enabled and from what I understand thats nvidias fault. I also find it runs quicker then XP contrary to what this article says. Of course my PC is just about brand new and top of the line which is exactly what Vista is designed for.
I also did page loading benchmarks using FireFox in XP and IE7 in Vista. I found IE7 rendered pages at least twice as fast in most cases.
I agree its probably not ready for retail but they are really damn close.
You forget Sega, although they dont make consoles anymore they had alot of inovative ideas.
The motion sensing controller, almost identical to the one Nintendo has made was done first on Dreamcast but never released.
Samba Di Amigo was a game that used Maracas in the same way Donkey Konga uses drums.
Sega was the first to use the microphone as a gameplay device
First fishing rod controller
First Analog triggers
First console online (Genesis)
First Online console RPG.
The Wii is full of concepts dreamt up by Sega and hopefully perfected by Nintendo...best of both worlds if you ask me.
Intersting because I've been streaming HD video over my wireless connection to my 360 since launch without any freezing at all. Maybe your problem is related to user error and not a problem with the system...?
Exactly; Why are people getting angry over better security policies? They have to rewrite some code? Boohoo get over it. If they dont want to do it then just stick with XP and all its gaping holes.
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I have never been notified and I use Comcast. I average 150 gigs a month in downloads. I've gone beyond 200 gigs as well. Maybe I've just been lucky who knows I guess im screwed now that I made this comment though...guess its good that im moving to another state next month! My main concern is right now I live in a house, and when i move it will be to an apartment which means the number of people they are handling in the area with be alot bigger which might also mean strict enforcement of bandwidth use. When I move in they will clearly see a spike so I guess ill be waiting for my letter/phone call at the start of June.
i wish i had mod points to mod you up, that was a great article and I did not know we would be wasting tax payer money on something so..stupid.
Im not saying DRM isnt there but it hasnt effected me and when it does im sure ill get pissed off but there are always work arounds. I can also see MS shutting some of the DRM off due to customer complaints, they have done things like that in the past. There is no reason to wrap self recorded media in DRM so I feel your pain.
But, for the majority of users (99%) the built in DRM will never be an issue. I've put video through Vista Media Center through my camcorder and I didnt have any problems editing or modifying it.
Vista's DRM stole my kidney!
I ran the beta's of Vista and now im running retail Vista Ultimate and I have never had a single problem with scary DRM built into Vista. Its just an excuse people are using to bash MS and its not really a very good one.
Im with you. I get annoyed pretty quick when it comes to crap popping up on my screen but I've been running Vista since launch and it really doesnt bother me. Im kinda glad its asking if its ok to do some of these things. Its already prevented one program that was piggy backing on another app I downloaded from installing. I downloaded the program which I trusted from a source I trusted. Well guess what was hidden in the install that vista blocked from auto running? Spyware!
Everyone seems to be making a huge deal out of nothing and they alway get +5 moderation for doing so. If you dont like UAC then shut it off and move on, its not that hard...oh wait I forgot. Microsoft sucks no matter what they do!
Microsoft released specs well over a year ago. Vendors have had plenty of time getting at least decent drivers out but THEY dropped the ball. If there was a problem with Vista you would be hearing about it from the CryTek guys. This is a driver issue which has been created by pure laziness...mostly from nvidia who somehow cant figure out how to turn SLI on for anything but the 8XXX series GPU's.
I just got my HD-DVD addon for Xbox360 (gift from my girlfriend) 2 weeks ago so these sales numbers dont count the 12 HD-DVD titles I bought in a week. Not that I matter all that much but hey there has to be more people like me who were waiting for either their tax return to get the HD-DVD player or wait for a pretty lady to hand it to them after work.
I do wish some of the Blu-Ray movies were on HD-DVD but I can live without them for now. I wont buy a Blu-Ray player until it has been declared absolute winner of this format war. The only reason i was going HD-DVD was because the 360 addon was cheap cheap cheap and it works on PC as well. The picture and sound quality is excellent and I've seen Blu-Ray and its no better and sometimes worse. It will be interesting to see who wins but for now all my money is going to HD-DVD...oh that and Xbox Live Video Marketplace.
Yes yes i know i bought Vista berate me now...
I havent had a single problem with itunes or my ipod since upgrading, at least none that I have noticed. Well thats a lie the 1st time I ran itunes for some reason the audio would get kinda glitchy whenever cpu rose even if itunes was set to highest but that hasnt happened since day 1.
Tell me; how small is your brain?
I bought Vista today, used some Tax return money. It was time to format XP again anyways so why not right?
Yes they did change the interface around but ive used it maybe 2 hours total and ive managed to locate everything I need. Did you expect to turn it on and find...XP?
Im sorry, i mean I understand alot of peoples gripes but 80% of them are still filler crap to make people feel better. The only performance change I have noticed on my PC so far is FASTER downloads on newsgroups...amazing!
Didnt have any crashes either. I also found flip 3d to be mildly usefull and the new design of the startmenu takes some getting used to but once your there its a better system. I will pray for you tonight and hope you get some more smarts in that head of yours. If your a XP user and you have major navigation issues in Vista you probably shouldnt use a computer ever again.
Well some of us do care about High Def. I dont own a player yet but when I do it will be HD-DVD. I have been downloading HD movies and TV shows via my Xbox 360 and the difference is big enough that my non techno geek Girlfriend can even see the difference.
I want the best quality money can buy and HD is the way to go. Sooner or later it will be the standard so why not adopt now?
Is it a little expensive? Not anymore, a player for the Xbox 360 which also works on PC and Mac is $200 and movies in the HD-DVD format are $20 at target and walmart and I've seen versions that come with the HD and DVD versions on a single disk which is excellent when you consider its no more expensive.
You might not be ready to take the plunge but some of us are. I bought my HDTV which is a 26 inch CRT for only $130 on clearance, I got it for my 360 and now that good HD content is coming out I plan on taking advantage. The difference between SD and HD is night and day and it is the leap DVD was over VHS just in a different way. You can see way more detail in the scenes and things just look overall better. If you cant see it then you should think about either getting a better TV or getting your eyes checked.
I remember seeing this about a year ago, probably here on slashdot. I think its pretty cool myself and chances are if it was local.google.com so would everyone else.
"DVD Quality is a bit higher then iTunes"
Who are you kidding a bit higher? DVD is alot higher then itunes. Have you ever tried to upsample a itunes movie to 720p or 1080i? It looks like someone vomited on your screen but do the same thing with a DVD and it actually looks better then it did at its native resolution.
it didnt say a thing about the firewall
"If validation code, written by Microsoft, decides that your installation of Windows Vista has been pirated, it turns off the Aero interface and a minor performance technology called ReadyBoost. I'm okay with that. But I am absolutely not okay with the third punitive measure: The disabling of Windows Defender, Microsoft's new onboard anti-spyware utility. Other punitive measures according to published reports include the disabling of Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player."
You know this is a load of BS. I know I know its bad when spyware can infest a PC but lets be honest here people, Windows shouldnt run to its fullest potential if someone is pirating it. The one piece of software you should NEVER under any circumstances pirate is your Operating System. If some moron is getting blasted with spam and popups then thats the price he should pay for stealing.
There are always other anti spyware apps that they could use anyways and chances are anyone who is going to pirate will know that. Defender wont block virus's so this is a moot point if someone brings that issue up, and does anyone care if they cant use IE7?
I really dont understand how they are placing anti piracy above security. If your a valid user and you have an issue a quick phone call will fix it, MS has always been understanding in that regard as I've dealt with them before. They solved the problem quickly with no hassle. Also chances are unless you change your Mobo you will never run into that problem anyways. Of course If you pirated then I have no pity on you.
For some reason this and 3 other "Critical" patches refuse to install on my system. I've been verified genuine and gone through the MS tech support hoops to no avail. The install always fails and gives me a generic error code. Here are the patches I need but cant get no matter what I do, if anyone knows a possible solution I wont complain.
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP (KB918899)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925486)
Its hard enough to buy a Cell phone at a store that just sells Cell phones. Will it be easier to buy them from a vending machine? Will I still have to listen to a speech about insurance, or calling plans? Will I get my soul back when the contract expires?!
I didnt mind IE being bundled, I didnt mind Media Player either.
I really dont mind MS bundling some kind of security suite because if it works I'd use it and if not ill get something else. The ability to use PDF's without having to download another program would be nice too and again if a 3rd party app does it better then chances are I'll use it.
What I do mind is a company like Symantec whining about this issue, they have built their whole company on scamming Windows users with their #1 security software that always seems to let you get infected anyways. Im going on 3 years with no dedicated A/V. I scan once a week with AVG and I've been virus free and my system doesnt suffer the horrible slowdown Norton brings with it...sorry now im rambling.
I'd also like to add I really like the new comment system being tested here, its much better and easier to use.
Sorta related... Yesterday at Target a hispanic man and women set off the door alarm when they went through. A white women went through after them during the alarm. The guy started flipping out because he felts his rights were being violated and he was only stopped because of his skin color. He was yelling "Why does she get to go by? Cause shes white!" He was screamin at the top of his lungs all the way to the car...it was pretty tense.
Targets security is going insane. I've seen them stop people who they watched pay for their items. The best was a guy who bought a Grill and only a grill. It was in a HUGE box and 2 target guys where wheeling it out for him. The security guard watched him pay for it and he still stopped him at the day to verify his receipt. All that does is tell your customers we dont trust you.
Sorry I wasnt clear. I didnt mean my page loading tests were a benchmark of Vista, they were for IE7 running under Vista. I also didnt do enough for a clear answer.
Ill say 30% of the time IE7 loaded faster and the rest was about even. I tested with about 20 sites.
I also did page loading benchmarks using FireFox in XP and IE7 in Vista. I found IE7 rendered pages at least twice as fast in most cases.
I agree its probably not ready for retail but they are really damn close.
Tell me your kidding right? How could you possibly condone dumping it in the Ocean?
You forget Sega, although they dont make consoles anymore they had alot of inovative ideas. The motion sensing controller, almost identical to the one Nintendo has made was done first on Dreamcast but never released. Samba Di Amigo was a game that used Maracas in the same way Donkey Konga uses drums. Sega was the first to use the microphone as a gameplay device First fishing rod controller First Analog triggers First console online (Genesis) First Online console RPG. The Wii is full of concepts dreamt up by Sega and hopefully perfected by Nintendo...best of both worlds if you ask me.
Intersting because I've been streaming HD video over my wireless connection to my 360 since launch without any freezing at all. Maybe your problem is related to user error and not a problem with the system...?
Exactly; Why are people getting angry over better security policies? They have to rewrite some code? Boohoo get over it. If they dont want to do it then just stick with XP and all its gaping holes.