Well, I also have NX enabled, but I have the "recommended" setting, which I think is only for some programs (system ones I think). So that may be why Photoshop CS is working fine, the NX bit doesn't apply there.
Of course if MS didn't have three settings, it might be clearer to end users.
NX Disabled NX Recommended Enabled for System NX Enabled
So this doesn't happen with the first two settings, only the third, and moreso, I believe you can exclude specific programs from NX so even then you could create a "special" case for Photoshop CS.
IDK, PS CS, XP SP2 and an AMD64 3400+. Photoshop seems to run fine for me. At least, it doesn't bluescreen. My guess is that there may be some function that causes a bluescreen, but it must be one I don't use.
Firewalls should block suspicious activity without asking and without telling.
Well, the only problem with that is how does the firewall know what is "suspicious"? I mean, lets assume the user is trying to install AOL Instant Messanger. So, the install goes ok, but the firewall isn't configured for it. The user can't change it, so they can't IM.
Bam, support call - "My PC is broken, I can't type to my friends *whine*".
So, what can support do here? One, suggest the user pay someone to come out to install every program that tries to get online, or lead the user through to the "geek switch", change it, setup for IMs to work, then change it back.
Most people will notice a pattern that everytime they install any internet enabled app (near every app now), they have to call support. And support always has them do the same thing, flip some switch, then after making stuff work, flip it back.
Not too long after that, I'll bet more and more people just leave the switch set to "geek mode" to save calling support as often. Then we're back where we started.
Well, personally I think basic computer stuff is pretty good now adays, even in Windows XP. It pretty much "just work's". It doesn't bluscreen. You pop in a CD, and it figures out what to do (play music, video, auto run installer, if installed autorun something with a PLAY button, etc...). 99% of all installers are a matter of next, next, next, finish(and they are starting to get to a big INSTALL button, with a smaller advanced button if you want to change anything from the defaults. If you just click install it skips all the next's).
The problem comes when you connect to the internet. I seriously cannot see how you can make firewalls much simpler than they are now without some sort of remote administration. And right now, you have to understand a heck of a lot as users go to have a clue what it's asking you with a pop-up dialogue: 1.Do you want foo.bar to access the internet?
Mmmm, how many people know what generic host process for win32 services is? Or that blocking it can make the "internet" stop working? 2.Should foo.bar be a server?
Some programs need that ability to work correctly, others do not. What is a server? 3.Remember this answer and do not ask me again?
Then you have programs that are launched by other programs. My firewall warns of a possible application hijacking attack.
Most people would wonder WTF that meant. Etc...
And, if you answer wrong, that program stops working.
I honestly think that for the forseeable future, ISP's are going to have to go the AOL and beyond route. If you connect to the net, you ought to be given the chance to pay for a remote administration of the "internet" user account. So the ISP can manage the firewall, the antivirus, make sure the e-mail client works, etc.
Opera's about the same as FF if you count major releases. 6 months or so between them. And Opera likes their betas too, but I don't use beta software if I can avoid it.
I also avoid the ads in Opera through the novel method of *purchasing* said product. $20(I got the student discount) is a small price to both remove ads, and support a project I really like. I've donated that much to OSS projects before so...
Weird. I don't get any popups on cnn.com, but it seems to work fine for me. OTOH, I don't use it much anymore due to google news + fark if you believe it. I also sometimes dabble with memigo, but not much anymore.
I have to ask why they do though. It is a pita to me, and seems likely to fail more and more as cross site scripting stuff gets more strict. I don't think one window ought to have any control over another window(or tab) for security reasons.
Especially when many many sites can do the same stuff just fine without pop-up login forms.
Mmmm, the site is down right now. I thought the whole point of AdBlock was you didn't need filtersets, and that was why people preferred it (or moreso thought it was an advance over) things like AdMucher or Proxomitron or Privoxy.
Oh, I thought it was too good to be true based on the ads. However, I agree with the outcome, false advertising can not be allowed. And this was blatently false.
If Blockbuster had been allowed to get away with this, it could easily set a precedent that people ought to figure out if ads are lying or not. Not that I trust ads now, but we can at least be sure they aren't outright lying.
Hmmm, I've had good luck with Netflix, especially now that they have a bunch of distribution centers around the US. They also worked with me when an unscrupulous mail carrier kept stealing the disks we were mailing back, rather than just charging us for 4 lost disks in a row.
Once they talked to their mail contacts, and we talked to our local post office, the disks magically started getting back to them.
Slippery Slope arguments may not hold up in Logic class, but humans aren't logical. I saw this in another/. post recently that really clears up why Slippery Slope arguments both are valid, and important to consider, when dealing with humans and politics.
Well, I haven't bought a CD in quite some time, so maybe there are only 10 songs in modern albums. I tend to remember there being 14-20 on most albums I've bought - so more like $13-$18, which seems on target for CD prices.
Look for people who got their IT/CIS/IS degree from a college in applied science + technology. Especially ones like RIT or Buffalo State(similar degrees, way different schools, but to show it doesn't have to be a private school).
They both (and RPI etc...) have classes in programming concepts, Linux/Windows networking and administration, Project Management + Systems Anaylsis, OS design, Networking concepts from the signal on the wire + using a Fluke to packet constructon to Router config.
People who can pull out Etherial or netstat or the like to troubleshoot network problems are better than those who don't know packets exist. People who know about crimping cables might check the "home made" cable before messing with the firewall.
I honestly do not get the iTunes love. It reminds me of an unholy offspring of RealOne and Windows Media Player 7+.
It fools people into ripping to m4u(some weird mp4 file format, that is great, but uses a codec that most players don't come with). It has people trying to burn CDs with it, but isn't as good as normal burning programs like Nero (basically fails to burn on some CDs - target brand - that nero will burn to). And the interface is full screen! Good god, why would I want to have my MUSIC player take up the whole screen? This is why people I know love winamp, or are looking for extensions to control their players in their browser. Obviously they want this because they don't feel they need a full screen app to play music.
The other thing iTunes needs is some windows skin so it doesn't look totally out of place. This may be available, but I don't use it so don't know.
OTOH, I'm biased because I'm happy with Winamp 2.95, and wouldn't pay 99 cents for a DRMed song of low quality when I could download for free a non DRMed song that easily plays in any player, or buy a CD of higher quality for about the same price per song.
Well, sort of. When you hibernate, the computer saves the RAM data and cuts power. When you resume, the computer powers back up to exactly where you were before, in about 15 seconds. It just restores the RAM state, it doesn't reboot.
This basically works with Toshiba's also. You hibernate windows, change the battery and restore. Takes about a minute as I'm kind of fumbly with the battery stuff what with it having 3 switches to move to release.
Really? Mmmm, I've found Trillian 3 to be very slick looking, and incredibly stable. Well, 0.74 was stable too. Never crashed for me. I mean, never in 3 years of use.
I've also noticed on my crappy campus connection that I'm keeping a connection to AIM via Trillian when everyone using AIM/Dead AIM is getting disconnected every 20 minutes or so.
Not to mention the nice easy encrypted IM's (I know, not perfect, but combined with direct connections, likely good enough for most. Hey, if anyone want's to do a plugin that implements a GPG interface, I'll be the first to use it. I won't switch IM clients though, I cannot stand the interface of any other one I've tried. This included GAIM (Huge, Ugly, One network feel), Miranda (Small, Unstable, unpolished), AIM(Ads.))
IDK, I think Opera makes up a nice Internet Suite. Heck, that's reason #2 it get's bashed by most FF Fans.
I recently tried Thunderbird when I was having an IMAP issue with Eudora 5.2, but I realised how much I liked having eudora keep everything in one window, kind of like tabbed browsing. Thunderbird, at least by default, started popping up new windows to compose mails. Then Eudora started working again for some reason, so there went thunderbird.
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Well, I also have NX enabled, but I have the "recommended" setting, which I think is only for some programs (system ones I think). So that may be why Photoshop CS is working fine, the NX bit doesn't apply there.
Of course if MS didn't have three settings, it might be clearer to end users.
NX Disabled
NX Recommended Enabled for System
NX Enabled
So this doesn't happen with the first two settings, only the third, and moreso, I believe you can exclude specific programs from NX so even then you could create a "special" case for Photoshop CS.
IDK, PS CS, XP SP2 and an AMD64 3400+. Photoshop seems to run fine for me. At least, it doesn't bluescreen. My guess is that there may be some function that causes a bluescreen, but it must be one I don't use.
Firewalls should block suspicious activity without asking and without telling.
Well, the only problem with that is how does the firewall know what is "suspicious"? I mean, lets assume the user is trying to install AOL Instant Messanger. So, the install goes ok, but the firewall isn't configured for it. The user can't change it, so they can't IM.
Bam, support call - "My PC is broken, I can't type to my friends *whine*".
So, what can support do here? One, suggest the user pay someone to come out to install every program that tries to get online, or lead the user through to the "geek switch", change it, setup for IMs to work, then change it back.
Most people will notice a pattern that everytime they install any internet enabled app (near every app now), they have to call support. And support always has them do the same thing, flip some switch, then after making stuff work, flip it back.
Not too long after that, I'll bet more and more people just leave the switch set to "geek mode" to save calling support as often. Then we're back where we started.
Why the hell would you w4r3z a XP CD that wasn't bootable? I mean, is the pirate stupid or something?
Well, personally I think basic computer stuff is pretty good now adays, even in Windows XP. It pretty much "just work's". It doesn't bluscreen. You pop in a CD, and it figures out what to do (play music, video, auto run installer, if installed autorun something with a PLAY button, etc...). 99% of all installers are a matter of next, next, next, finish(and they are starting to get to a big INSTALL button, with a smaller advanced button if you want to change anything from the defaults. If you just click install it skips all the next's).
The problem comes when you connect to the internet. I seriously cannot see how you can make firewalls much simpler than they are now without some sort of remote administration. And right now, you have to understand a heck of a lot as users go to have a clue what it's asking you with a pop-up dialogue:
1.Do you want foo.bar to access the internet?
Mmmm, how many people know what generic host process for win32 services is? Or that blocking it can make the "internet" stop working?
2.Should foo.bar be a server?
Some programs need that ability to work correctly, others do not. What is a server?
3.Remember this answer and do not ask me again?
Then you have programs that are launched by other programs. My firewall warns of a possible application hijacking attack.
Most people would wonder WTF that meant. Etc...
And, if you answer wrong, that program stops working.
I honestly think that for the forseeable future, ISP's are going to have to go the AOL and beyond route. If you connect to the net, you ought to be given the chance to pay for a remote administration of the "internet" user account. So the ISP can manage the firewall, the antivirus, make sure the e-mail client works, etc.
IDK, Has anyone given serious thought to using something like HTML + CSS media .projection style? Like in Opera Show?
www.opera.com/support/tutorials/operashow/
Opera's about the same as FF if you count major releases. 6 months or so between them. And Opera likes their betas too, but I don't use beta software if I can avoid it.
...
I also avoid the ads in Opera through the novel method of *purchasing* said product. $20(I got the student discount) is a small price to both remove ads, and support a project I really like. I've donated that much to OSS projects before so
Weird. I don't get any popups on cnn.com, but it seems to work fine for me. OTOH, I don't use it much anymore due to google news + fark if you believe it. I also sometimes dabble with memigo, but not much anymore.
I have to ask why they do though. It is a pita to me, and seems likely to fail more and more as cross site scripting stuff gets more strict. I don't think one window ought to have any control over another window(or tab) for security reasons.
Especially when many many sites can do the same stuff just fine without pop-up login forms.
They go away with any of a number of solutions, like the one I use - Proxomitron
Mmmm, the site is down right now. I thought the whole point of AdBlock was you didn't need filtersets, and that was why people preferred it (or moreso thought it was an advance over) things like AdMucher or Proxomitron or Privoxy.
I'm pretty sure that's what various 3rd party cookie settings do, but it breaks a lot of sites due to them requireing just that sort of stuff.
Actually I find The Proxomitron reasonably complete for ad blocking.
Oh, I thought it was too good to be true based on the ads. However, I agree with the outcome, false advertising can not be allowed. And this was blatently false.
If Blockbuster had been allowed to get away with this, it could easily set a precedent that people ought to figure out if ads are lying or not. Not that I trust ads now, but we can at least be sure they aren't outright lying.
Hmmm, I've had good luck with Netflix, especially now that they have a bunch of distribution centers around the US. They also worked with me when an unscrupulous mail carrier kept stealing the disks we were mailing back, rather than just charging us for 4 lost disks in a row.
Once they talked to their mail contacts, and we talked to our local post office, the disks magically started getting back to them.
Slippery Slope arguments may not hold up in Logic class, but humans aren't logical. I saw this in another /. post recently that really clears up why Slippery Slope arguments both are valid, and important to consider, when dealing with humans and politics.
http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~volokh/slippery.htm
Well, I haven't bought a CD in quite some time, so maybe there are only 10 songs in modern albums. I tend to remember there being 14-20 on most albums I've bought - so more like $13-$18, which seems on target for CD prices.
Look for people who got their IT/CIS/IS degree from a college in applied science + technology. Especially ones like RIT or Buffalo State(similar degrees, way different schools, but to show it doesn't have to be a private school).
They both (and RPI etc...) have classes in programming concepts, Linux/Windows networking and administration, Project Management + Systems Anaylsis, OS design, Networking concepts from the signal on the wire + using a Fluke to packet constructon to Router config.
People who can pull out Etherial or netstat or the like to troubleshoot network problems are better than those who don't know packets exist. People who know about crimping cables might check the "home made" cable before messing with the firewall.
Of course, YMMV.
Actually, that might work if you set it up to have my documents mirrored to a central server on the net, or onto a flash or external hard drive.
I honestly do not get the iTunes love. It reminds me of an unholy offspring of RealOne and Windows Media Player 7+.
It fools people into ripping to m4u(some weird mp4 file format, that is great, but uses a codec that most players don't come with). It has people trying to burn CDs with it, but isn't as good as normal burning programs like Nero (basically fails to burn on some CDs - target brand - that nero will burn to). And the interface is full screen! Good god, why would I want to have my MUSIC player take up the whole screen? This is why people I know love winamp, or are looking for extensions to control their players in their browser. Obviously they want this because they don't feel they need a full screen app to play music.
The other thing iTunes needs is some windows skin so it doesn't look totally out of place. This may be available, but I don't use it so don't know.
OTOH, I'm biased because I'm happy with Winamp 2.95, and wouldn't pay 99 cents for a DRMed song of low quality when I could download for free a non DRMed song that easily plays in any player, or buy a CD of higher quality for about the same price per song.
Well, sort of. When you hibernate, the computer saves the RAM data and cuts power. When you resume, the computer powers back up to exactly where you were before, in about 15 seconds. It just restores the RAM state, it doesn't reboot.
Heck, the windows 1.x notepad, calculator, and calendar (which float around the net) run fine on WinXP SP2.
This basically works with Toshiba's also. You hibernate windows, change the battery and restore. Takes about a minute as I'm kind of fumbly with the battery stuff what with it having 3 switches to move to release.
Really? Mmmm, I've found Trillian 3 to be very slick looking, and incredibly stable. Well, 0.74 was stable too. Never crashed for me. I mean, never in 3 years of use.
I've also noticed on my crappy campus connection that I'm keeping a connection to AIM via Trillian when everyone using AIM/Dead AIM is getting disconnected every 20 minutes or so.
Not to mention the nice easy encrypted IM's (I know, not perfect, but combined with direct connections, likely good enough for most. Hey, if anyone want's to do a plugin that implements a GPG
interface, I'll be the first to use it. I won't switch IM clients though, I cannot stand the interface of any other one I've tried. This included GAIM (Huge, Ugly, One network feel), Miranda (Small, Unstable, unpolished), AIM(Ads.))
YMMV of course.
IDK, I think Opera makes up a nice Internet Suite. Heck, that's reason #2 it get's bashed by most FF Fans.
I recently tried Thunderbird when I was having an IMAP issue with Eudora 5.2, but I realised how much I liked having eudora keep everything in one window, kind of like tabbed browsing. Thunderbird, at least by default, started popping up new windows to compose mails. Then Eudora started working again for some reason, so there went thunderbird.