On Sunday, September 25, 2011 3:58 PM, "John Weller"
wrote:
>
> Documents folder to the D drive; it appears on this version of Windows 8
> that that is no longer possible without a registry hack (I may be wrong,
>
This version maybe, but this version isn't even a beta. I would be
astonished i
One issue with Windows 8 which was not mentioned in the review - I like to
have separate partitions for data and system so that I can restore an image
without losing recent changes to documents, etc. I like to move the default
Documents folder to the D drive; it appears on this version of Windows
> We don't write specs for anything. We don't have the time to waste because
> there is so much other stuff that has to get done.
How's that working out for you? ;)
Malcolm
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in and it is smooth as silk (and it has really helped solve a difficult
problem).
Has kind of taught me not to underestimate the end-user (they can be a
lot dumber than you expect, and a lot smarter.)
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8
From: Ted
On 9/23/11 11:44 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Paul McNett wrote:
>
>> One of my clients is effectively stuck on XP because of third-party apps
>> that just
>> don't work correctly on Vista/Win7. Should get interesting over the next few
>> years.
>
> Is it possible to r
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Paul McNett wrote:
> One of my clients is effectively stuck on XP because of third-party apps that
> just
> don't work correctly on Vista/Win7. Should get interesting over the next few
> years.
Is it possible to run the applications in a VM running Windows XP?
On 9/23/11 11:11 AM, John Weller wrote:
> I downloaded the Developer Preview and installed it. My initial impression
> is that we have here a new Vista. Everything seems to be pointed towards
> mobile users and tablets but that is ignoring the enormous installed
> corporate user base that don't u
I downloaded the Developer Preview and installed it. My initial impression
is that we have here a new Vista. Everything seems to be pointed towards
mobile users and tablets but that is ignoring the enormous installed
corporate user base that don't use tablets, don't need tablets, don't want
table
This columnist seems pretty divided about Windows 8:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/18985/five_reasons_to_stay_away_from_windows_8
http://blogs.computerworld.com/18983/five_reasons_youll_want_windows_8
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> On 9/22/2011 12:36 PM, Lou Syracuse wrote:
> > Be sure to specify what color the database will be in case he wants to
> > change it.
> >
> > http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-11-17/
Haha bang on!
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On 9/22/2011 3:37 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 11:26 AM, John Weller wrote:
>> He sounds a bit like a boss I had who wanted the specs written using Excel
>> because he didn't understand tables in Word.
> -
>
> LOL
>
> We don't write specs for anything. We don't
On 9/22/2011 12:36 PM, Lou Syracuse wrote:
> Be sure to specify what color the database will be in case he wants to change
> it.
>
> http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-11-17/
Always a classic!
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 11:26 AM, John Weller wrote:
> He sounds a bit like a boss I had who wanted the specs written using Excel
> because he didn't understand tables in Word.
-
LOL
We don't write specs for anything. We don't have the time to waste
because there is so much other st
:26 AM
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He sounds a bit like a boss I had who wanted the specs written using Excel
because he didn't understand tables in Word.
John Weller
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> At meetings I bring up scaling and we see
He sounds a bit like a boss I had who wanted the specs written using Excel
because he didn't understand tables in Word.
John Weller
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>
> At meetings I bring up scaling and we see that in two different ways.
> He sees a beefier SQL box and I see pulling hard coded rules
That's the deefrance!
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Ed
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Sep 22, 2011, at 8:50 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the early morning chuckle in that you see progress yet it
>> will never happen. :)
>>
>> He won't allow skype because he doesn't trust extra bits being pulled
>> from his network
On Sep 22, 2011, at 8:50 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> Thanks for the early morning chuckle in that you see progress yet it
> will never happen. :)
>
> He won't allow skype because he doesn't trust extra bits being pulled
> from his network. I had to remove a lot of useful apps from FF
> because
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote:
> Stephen,
>
>> He is very invested with SQL Server and stored procedures. All
>> processing in done in the data tier. As we grow he is going to have
>> to make some tough choices. If a current process takes 2-4 min to run
>> for only 3 cli
On Sep 22, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote:
>> He is very invested with SQL Server and stored procedures. All
>> processing in done in the data tier. As we grow he is going to have
>> to make some tough choices. If a current process takes 2-4 min to run
>> for only 3 clients there is no
Stephen,
> He is very invested with SQL Server and stored procedures. All
> processing in done in the data tier. As we grow he is going to have
> to make some tough choices. If a current process takes 2-4 min to run
> for only 3 clients there is no problem. We may now have to do this
> for 200
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:48 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC
wrote:
> On 9/21/2011 9:52 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:24 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC
>> wrote:
>>> On 9/16/2011 9:42 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
My boss has no desire to consider the cloud for what we
On 9/21/2011 9:52 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:24 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC
> wrote:
>> On 9/16/2011 9:42 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
>>> My boss has no desire to consider the cloud for what we do. He is
>>> also a VB6 fan so I understand his resistance.
>>
>>
>> LO
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:24 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC
wrote:
> On 9/16/2011 9:42 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
>> My boss has no desire to consider the cloud for what we do. He is
>> also a VB6 fan so I understand his resistance.
>
>
> LOL! Does that mean he hates VFP?
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On 9/16/2011 9:42 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> My boss has no desire to consider the cloud for what we do. He is
> also a VB6 fan so I understand his resistance.
LOL! Does that mean he hates VFP?
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On 9/15/2011 5:56 PM, Alan Bourke wrote:
> the iPad which doesn't allow multiple windows at all. But the cartoonist
> obviously didn't want to let facts get in the way of a half-informed
> troll.
lol
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On 9/15/2011 12:50 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> I see M$ screwing the pooch with this next release.
Another Vistaster? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Vistaster
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right, you decide
Le 16/09/11 11:05, Allen a écrit :
>
> Can this also mean on your own server and not giving up data to the likes of
> google?
>
> Al
>
> -Original Message-
>
> Though often confused, 'cloud computing' and 'cloud storage' are
> somewhat different.
>
> A synonym for 'cloud
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* Behalf Of geoff
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* Im with you. I don't get why I would
On 09/16/2011 07:35 AM, Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:05 AM, Allen wrote:
>
>> Can this also mean on your own server and not giving up data to the likes of
>> google?
> Of course - that's one of the main goals of OpenStack: a free and open
> cloud solution that anyone can deploy on
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On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
>
>
> On Friday, September 16, 2011 7:05 PM, "geoff"
> wrote:
>> Im with you. I don't get why I would want to put my data on someone
>> else's
>> server and subject to the speed and availability of my internet access.
>
> Cost. It might make goo
On Friday, September 16, 2011 7:05 PM, "geoff"
wrote:
> Im with you. I don't get why I would want to put my data on someone
> else's
> server and subject to the speed and availability of my internet access.
Cost. It might make good business sense for an outfit with 10 or 15
employees or similar
On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:05 AM, Allen wrote:
> Can this also mean on your own server and not giving up data to the likes of
> google?
Of course - that's one of the main goals of OpenStack: a free and open
cloud solution that anyone can deploy on their own hardware. Fear of lock-in is
proba
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> Subject: RE: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8
>
> Am I missing something with cloud computing? I see it as a way for google,
> microsoft and the like to get your data and for governments to watch what
> you're up to. This is just putting all your confi
r the hype.
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Of Allen
Sent: Friday, 16 September 2011 5:59 PM
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Am I missing something with cloud computing? I see it as a way
Can this also mean on your own server and not giving up data to the likes of
google?
Al
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Though often confused, 'cloud computing' and 'cloud storage' are
somewhat different.
A synonym for 'cloud computing' could be, IMO, 'web application'.
You decide where and by wh
Though often confused, 'cloud computing' and 'cloud storage' are
somewhat different.
A synonym for 'cloud computing' could be, IMO, 'web application'.
You decide where and by whom your web application is hosted.
Thierry Nivelet
FoxInCloud
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Yeah - 'no resizable/moveable windows' is a bit of an error.
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Of Alan Bourke
Sent: Friday, 16 September 2011 5:33 PM
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O
Am I missing something with cloud computing? I see it as a way for google,
microsoft and the like to get your data and for governments to watch what
you're up to. This is just putting all your confidential documents on a
server, someone else's server?
Al
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The real action
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
>
>
> On Thursday, September 15, 2011 6:32 PM, kamcgin...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Still, it is funny and maybe not 100% accurate, just 99.9% accurate
> >
> >
>
> 10% accurate, at most ;)
> --
>
Alan,
Didn't you get it by now...
Linux good, wi
On Thursday, September 15, 2011 6:32 PM, kamcgin...@gmail.com wrote:
> Still, it is funny and maybe not 100% accurate, just 99.9% accurate
>
>
10% accurate, at most ;)
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Still, it is funny and maybe not 100% accurate, just 99.9% accurate
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Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8
On Thursday, September 15, 2011 4:14 PM, "Nicholas Geti"
On Thursday, September 15, 2011 4:14 PM, "Nicholas Geti"
wrote:
> What? I can move and resize windows all I want.
>
It's probably aimed at the Metro UI, for touchscreen devices, which
apparently doesn't allow overlapping windows. As opposed to say iOS on
the iPad which doesn't allow multiple wi
What? I can move and resize windows all I want.
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Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:18 AM
Subject: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8
> So amazing to see the progress...
>
> http://i.imgur.com/MTBjU.jpg
>
>
>
> -- Ed Leafe
>
>
The real action for Microsoft might come from its improved Window Server
8 OS, which should give commercial versions of Linux and Unix OS(s) like
Redhat, SUSE, and Macs running osX more competition. Window Server 8
also targets VMware and other proprietary offerings from
hardware/software gian
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I only see disaster coming from Mordor. One Ring to bind them will
defeat the Borg.
If they keep the Pho
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Dan Covill wrote:
> Let's face it, Ed, that 'Metro' stuff is for small touchscreens - i.e.,
> smart phones and xpads. Can you see an insurance company with a roomful
> of clerks entering data on a 'virtual keyboard'?
>
> Seems to me that MS' goal is to cover both
2011 12:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8
Let's face it, Ed, that 'Metro' stuff is for small touchscreens - i.e., smart
phones and xpads. Can you see an insurance company with a roomful of clerks
entering data on a 'virtual keyboard'
Let's face it, Ed, that 'Metro' stuff is for small touchscreens - i.e.,
smart phones and xpads. Can you see an insurance company with a roomful
of clerks entering data on a 'virtual keyboard'?
Seems to me that MS' goal is to cover both the desktop and portable
markets with a single OS. If the
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