I used to get 5, 10, 15 telemarketing calls a week, more than I would get regular calls. I used to just put the phone down directly but it was driving me crazy. Now I use a telezapper equipped phone. It beeps briefly when you pick up at just the right pitch for the autodialers to believe that your line is out of service, and they hang up and automatically remove their number from their list. For the first 2 or 3 weeks I got a lot of hangups and silence on my answering machine. Then they pretty much stopped calling altogether after about a month - I guess they share data on bad numbers. 6 months on I find it hard to remember the last time I got a telemarketer call. All for about $10 extra on the phone I bought. Pretty amazing device. I read something about them starting to use autodialers that can defeat the Telezapper but apparently they haven't yet.
Actually, Visual Studio.NET 2002 and 2003 are mostly unmanaged code, being based on an original shell that began life in 1996-7 I believe. They do have certain key components written in managed code, however, and in the next version the managed proportion will be greater.
Any image can be used as a tracking device, it doesn't have to be a 1x1 pixel size image to track you.
That is why Outlook 2003 blocks ALL images by default.
It's good to hear that some people in this discussion really like Visual Studio.NET. Not everybody though!
I work in the VS.NET team and we are VERY interested in hearing your feedback, good and bad - particularly on the latest VS.NET 2003.
What features do you most like and what do you most dislike? Bothered by any bugs? I can check to see if they have already been fixed in the current builds of the version under development, if you can send me sufficient information to reproduce them myself.
My responsibilities include parts of the user interface and the VB/C# project and build system, but I'm interested in any feedback - I'll pass it on to the right people and I will make sure it is taken seriously. My email is danmose@microsoft.removethis.com...
Hey Anonymous Brave Guy, you responded to one of my postings by asking for an email to continue the discussion. Do you want to drop me a line at danmose@hotmail.nospamremovethis.com ? Posting was at http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=63816&cid=5939 597 and I don't know how else to contact you.
I've found that Visual Studio.NET and Source Safe and nearly every other MS "product" I try is the most ridiculously bloated and cumbersome tool imaginable.
SourceSafe aside, can you give specific examples of what irks you about VS.NET?
I actually work on the Visual Studio team, and I am VERY interested in specific gripes and suggestions for improvement. Can you let me know what you most like and dislike?
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I don't think this scheme is scalable. What if you and I want to have a conversation? Do we have to exchange mail forever?
I used to get 5, 10, 15 telemarketing calls a week, more than I would get regular calls. I used to just put the phone down directly but it was driving me crazy. Now I use a telezapper equipped phone. It beeps briefly when you pick up at just the right pitch for the autodialers to believe that your line is out of service, and they hang up and automatically remove their number from their list. For the first 2 or 3 weeks I got a lot of hangups and silence on my answering machine. Then they pretty much stopped calling altogether after about a month - I guess they share data on bad numbers. 6 months on I find it hard to remember the last time I got a telemarketer call. All for about $10 extra on the phone I bought. Pretty amazing device. I read something about them starting to use autodialers that can defeat the Telezapper but apparently they haven't yet.
Actually, Visual Studio .NET 2002 and 2003 are mostly unmanaged code, being based on an original shell that began life in 1996-7 I believe. They do have certain key components written in managed code, however, and in the next version the managed proportion will be greater.
Any image can be used as a tracking device, it doesn't have to be a 1x1 pixel size image to track you.
That is why Outlook 2003 blocks ALL images by default.
Typo. Try danmose@microsoft.removethis.com instead. Drop me a line if you like.
It's good to hear that some people in this discussion really like Visual Studio .NET. Not everybody though!
I work in the VS.NET team and we are VERY interested in hearing your feedback, good and bad - particularly on the latest VS.NET 2003.
What features do you most like and what do you most dislike? Bothered by any bugs? I can check to see if they have already been fixed in the current builds of the version under development, if you can send me sufficient information to reproduce them myself.
My responsibilities include parts of the user interface and the VB/C# project and build system, but I'm interested in any feedback - I'll pass it on to the right people and I will make sure it is taken seriously. My email is danmose@microsoft.removethis.com ...
Hey Anonymous Brave Guy, you responded to one of my postings by asking for an email to continue the discussion. Do you want to drop me a line at danmose@hotmail.nospamremovethis.com ? Posting was at http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=63816&cid=5939 597 and I don't know how else to contact you.
If you own a registered copy of VS Net 2002, Microsoft will sell you 2003 for ~$20. It is true.
Spammunition huh? Great idea, but buggy. Doesn't work for me. Let us know when you've got it working. Thanks a bunch.
I've found that Visual Studio .NET and Source Safe and nearly every other MS "product" I try is the most ridiculously bloated and cumbersome tool imaginable.
SourceSafe aside, can you give specific examples of what irks you about VS.NET?
I actually work on the Visual Studio team, and I am VERY interested in specific gripes and suggestions for improvement. Can you let me know what you most like and dislike?