Well, the first thing any serious IT person does after a service pack is slipstream it. So, really, you've only got to blame yourself on this one.

It was IE8. You start off with IE6, even after slipstreaming. I think. I didn't bother testing. I could try another day. I already killed the VM.

PuTTY has an installer. Has had it for ages.

Some people enjoy pain and suffering too.

Yup, you don't understand mature software. That's ok, most people in tech don't. As for the media? Slipstream the latest SP into your ISO and you're done. I have installed XP previously in a Xen DomU and itt' drop dead easy. 7 is a "just ok" replacement and only by virtue of Vista being so bad.

I did manage to log in. The mobile site does not work very well. I hope that your birthday was a good day.

I had done all of the above in AVG Firewall on Windows, and it was very easy to do.

That's the part I actually doubt. All firewalls configured by normal users I've seen in my lifetime were so much of a mess, that they had more holes than a swiss cheese on were so strict they became unusable
I'm also quite surprised about "ranges known to be used by malware, marketers, etc...". If those were really even halfway public knowledge, there would be no malware of "marketing" problem on the Internet.
This one should get his medication, and think his strategy over.

Beta is kinda awkward, but not as bad as the haters say. Basically, same shit different day. Kinda expected, I know.

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This would definitely give designers more freedom with car shapes. Side view cameras would help my Honda CR-Z with it's huge blind spots. The side windows look big on the outside but are tiny portals on the inside, they are basically useless windows for looks only. I still love the car but it needs more than just a rear view camera and wide side view mirrors.

Dash designs will have to be rethought to accommodate the extra displays.

Reminds me of the Tranquility calendar published in Omni magazine back in July 1989. http://www.mithrandir.com/Tran...

How is that going to work in a house that has abysmal cell reception? I build a new house and due to the higher grade isolation (I think, it's a guess. May be the floor heating too, that's a lot of water), cell reception is extremely bad. Outside, it's fine. Of course, I didn't know this and my alarm system is GSM based. They had to install the system under the roof, because it the basement it simply wouldn't work.

So, I assume something like the Ferrari Mondial was not a sports car when you were a kid?

Cue the reverse proxy mirror sites in 3...2...1