Just want to confirm the points raised by the parent are correct. Good to see there are a couple of people on/. who can read past complete bs from other posters. There are so many posts modded highly in this topic that are full of factual errors.
Next time just post "M$ suxx0rs" and you'll get +5:)
A rebranded Google Desktop Search (GDS) is closer to the mark, but I have found the MSN Desktop search is easier to configure, and nicely integrates with the Windows shell. The IE Toolbar side of things is only a very small part of this suite.
For any Windows users out there, give it a try. It's actually not that bad! I'm going to try GDS again and make a final choice between the two. Choice is good, right?
I might be the only one here that does, but I agree with you. And just because there is already an instance of something on the market doesn't mean you can't try and do it better (FireFox anyone?).
Now if only they would let me change the Internet search default from MSN to Google I'd be set!;)
Slight correction: Give your most valuable data CD / favourite music CD / utterly irreplaceable CD and equipment to said 2-year old, and they will find a way to wreak said death and/or destruction upon the CD.
Kids are very discerning, they won't just break anything. It has to be important. Otherwise a large proportion of my collection could have been saved by keeping a stack of AOL's handy;)
I saw DomainKeys and read DonKeys. I took me forever to work out how such an animal could be used to sign emails for spam-filtering... I'll be releasing a white paper on it shortly.
It connects to localhost over port 4664. I am definitely not a security expert, but I assume for security you could block connections to 4664 for all IPs but 127.0.0.1.
Would love someone that knows what they are talking about to comment on this:)
Hmmm... I don't think you should completely discount the grandparent post. There is some ordinary stuff out there in components, particularly if they break apart.
For example, Gallium Arsenide in semiconductor components. Check the precautions box here for some toxicity info.
Nothing worth panicking about, but it doesn't hurt to be careful!
I do loathe Word. I am not a blind MS-hater. I like and use MS.NET. Maybe the reason everyone that writes in mentions their dislike of Word is that the software has problems.
It's fine to yell "RTFA", but it is also important to apply a sanity check while reading it.
I *loathe* Word, but this article is absolute rubbish. There are plenty of legitimate complaints about Word without complaining about how you stuffed up the installation, and are unable to find the Save As... Text option.
I definitely wouldn't cite this article to make an argument that Word is difficult to use. Better off sticking to the lack of "reveal codes" and various format problems.
Quantum computing will allow for more secure encryption to what is currently available. It can crack today's encryption easily, but tomorrow's may be a different matter.
So don't give up and go putting all your private data on P2P just yet.
I concede defeat and stand corrected. Fortunately I had placed a bet that I had, in fact, been referring to the wrong bet, so I am not too upset about the mistake.;)
According to the legend Hawking made the bet against what he believed with the intention of proving himself wrong. That way if he has wrong he could say at least he won the bet (as a consolation prize). So I don't know if hedging your bets counts as admitting you were wrong!
Some more info here, but you can probably google for some *real* information;)
First request can be slow as ASP.NET compiles the Web.Config and ASPX page itself. Subsequent requests (non cached) are very fast (much faster than traditional ASP and ColdFusion -- haven't tried PHP but can't see it being faster than compiled code).
If you are having speed problems it might be a problem with your web server or your code.
I don't know squat about kernels, but in general Windows seems to be becoming more like *nix and related packages.
- Swapping WINS for DNS - New MSH (Microsoft Shell) being developed to give admins "Unix-like" access to system services and scripting. - Longhorn interface resembles WindowMaker and other WMs - WinFS going from drive names to "/"-based file system
I'm getting results returned for this now, as with a number of the other "no results" suggestions.
Maybe the first search starts searching the index and subsequent searches use the results?
I think the answer in this case is that it overcomes the restrictions imposed by the typical 2 dimensional desktop. The idea is obviously to be able to organise your desktop/workspace more effectively by using 3 dimensions.
As a side note, Windows Longhorn has this 3D view when ALT-TABing / Switching between applications. The Longhorn implementation is just eye candy -- at least this implementation goes far enough to actually classify as functionality.
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In other news, Microsoft has just announced the new standard file extension on the Internet is now .txt ;)
Next time just post "M$ suxx0rs" and you'll get +5 :)
For any Windows users out there, give it a try. It's actually not that bad! I'm going to try GDS again and make a final choice between the two. Choice is good, right?
Now if only they would let me change the Internet search default from MSN to Google I'd be set! ;)
Kids are very discerning, they won't just break anything. It has to be important. Otherwise a large proportion of my collection could have been saved by keeping a stack of AOL's handy ;)
I saw DomainKeys and read DonKeys. I took me forever to work out how such an animal could be used to sign emails for spam-filtering... I'll be releasing a white paper on it shortly.
It connects to localhost over port 4664. I am definitely not a security expert, but I assume for security you could block connections to 4664 for all IPs but 127.0.0.1.
Would love someone that knows what they are talking about to comment on this :)
Just means it won't save and be able to lookup your previous search results.
For example, Gallium Arsenide in semiconductor components. Check the precautions box here for some toxicity info.
Nothing worth panicking about, but it doesn't hurt to be careful!
"Blade Runner was the runaway favourite in our poll."
"A Space Odyssey... A very close second"
How can a runaway favourite have a close second? :P
I do loathe Word. I am not a blind MS-hater. I like and use MS .NET. Maybe the reason everyone that writes in mentions their dislike of Word is that the software has problems.
I *loathe* Word, but this article is absolute rubbish. There are plenty of legitimate complaints about Word without complaining about how you stuffed up the installation, and are unable to find the Save As... Text option.
I definitely wouldn't cite this article to make an argument that Word is difficult to use. Better off sticking to the lack of "reveal codes" and various format problems.
So don't give up and go putting all your private data on P2P just yet.
Thanks for educating me. :)
Some more info here, but you can probably google for some *real* information ;)
I have tried it. I work with it every day.
First request can be slow as ASP.NET compiles the Web.Config and ASPX page itself. Subsequent requests (non cached) are very fast (much faster than traditional ASP and ColdFusion -- haven't tried PHP but can't see it being faster than compiled code).
If you are having speed problems it might be a problem with your web server or your code.
Couldn't agree more. Regardless of what you think about PHP or ASP.NET, much of the article is rubbish.
In terms of ASP.NET:
Provider specific DB Drivers? System.Data.SqlClient (Oracle drivers also available).
Speed? ASP.NET uses compiled code!?!?! How is that going to be weak compared to interpretted code???
I am not an MS fan, but if someone is going to have a go they could at least get their facts straight.
Yep, I acknowledged that in the first sentence.
I don't know squat about kernels, but in general Windows seems to be becoming more like *nix and related packages.
- Swapping WINS for DNS
- New MSH (Microsoft Shell) being developed to give admins "Unix-like" access to system services and scripting.
- Longhorn interface resembles WindowMaker and other WMs
- WinFS going from drive names to "/"-based file system
Can anyone add to this list?
More importantly, a search for "Linux" results in the following titlebar (on Firefox):
;)
"MSN Search: Linux -- More Useful Everyday"
Couldn't agree more
I'm getting results returned for this now, as with a number of the other "no results" suggestions. Maybe the first search starts searching the index and subsequent searches use the results?
Good question.
I think the answer in this case is that it overcomes the restrictions imposed by the typical 2 dimensional desktop. The idea is obviously to be able to organise your desktop/workspace more effectively by using 3 dimensions.
As a side note, Windows Longhorn has this 3D view when ALT-TABing / Switching between applications. The Longhorn implementation is just eye candy -- at least this implementation goes far enough to actually classify as functionality.
-- Dave