I like how you're so outraged about something so simple. Do you throw a hissy fit whenever you click "Start" to shut down?

I know it's different, but it is akin to the old File menu. The new Ribbon interface has casualties for the sake of simplicity. The interface is GREATLY improved. They could have put the old "File" functions (new, open, save, print) in a ribbon, but they're too important. It makes SENSE. It takes all of 10 seconds to realise and grasp. I normally hate microsoft, I'm a faithful ubuntu user, but they got office 2007 right! it's one of the best pieces of software around.

My setup: Fast computer, so vista doesn't slow down at all. I run vista natively, and XP in a VM inside ubuntu.

6 months on, I still find Vista a pain to use. Everything isn't where you'd expect it. Aero is HORRIBLE. I'm sorry, but there's no way any theming can beat bevels in terms of usability. Aero is nice if you have one, maybe 2 apps open, and they're not maximised. Anything else and it's almost impossible to decern controls, windows, etc. It looks good, but its much slower to use.

And the "classic" theme is pants. They ruined it completely.

The UAC stuff is pretty badly done. You have to go through about 3 dialogs just to overwrite files in a system area. I'm fine with the UAC _idea_, but ubuntu does it so much better.

And really, I don't see any particular benefits over XP. XP was easier to use and runs all my applications. I'm only using Vista because sooner or later, people WON'T make apps for XP.

Its a complete joke.

Email him. Linky

"But your highness, she's a commoner, her slurm will taste fowl!"

"Yes! Which is why we'll market it as new slurm, then, when everyone hates it, we'll bring back slurm classic, and make BILLIONS!"

  - Futurama

Of course. Because capitalisation changes the meaning in some cases, e.g. nm -> Nm

Why is this modded down? I was about to post the same thing. Black holes are no less observable than the moon o.O

clear:both; will clear both left and right floated divs.

What the hell? Even when I select "plain old text" it doesn't use it. Nice one, slashdot! Using [] for tags. Ghod I hate new /. :|

If you have two columns

[div id="menu"]...[/div]
[div id="content"]...[/div]

and menu is "float: left;", then adding a footer is super easy

[div id="footer"]...[/div]

and set "clear: left;"

is that what you mean?

If you have two columns

and menu is "float: left;", then adding a footer is super easy

and set "clear: left;"

is that what you mean?

There aren't many instances where tables give an advantage, and in the few instances it, the advantage isn't significant

Usually tables are a hindrance for me. I think in terms of divs now. And its always a pleasure to code. I didn't get that when I used tables, really.

Contrast tables with radical layout changes that can be made with small CSS bits. CSS was a pain before IE6, and IE6 still has issues, but for the most part CSS is an absolute joy to use now.

Cached CSS means your HTML files are all about content. It means less bandwidth use, and cleaner code.

Theres loads of reasons I like CSS, and not many for liking tables. My $0.02

My god, I wish I had mod points for you good sir.

But then there's a conflict. My local MP, a conservative, voted against basically all of liberty-trampling ideas jacqui smith has come up with. While I hate the tories as any decent person would, they're miles better in this respect.

So on the one hand its the "european busybodies" interfering with our sovereign state, and on the other its them protecting us from big brother, an issue a lot of tories hold dear (and you can sort of see why)

This is exactly right. My maths teacher, who has been teaching maths for many many years, himself says that the tests haven't got easier or the students dumber. Nay, it's just the fact that the curriculum is different now. It adapts.

For example, when he was at school, he was routinely using logarithms at age 11/12 just because it was the simplest way to do operations involving large numbers. We didn't start that til I was 16, but we learnt about other areas of maths a bit more. Geometric, series, etc.

Everyone bangs on about how hard old exams used to be. It's simply not true, the students were just learning different things back then.

I attend a state school, and I consider myself quite gifted. I've had a good education all my life and I've always been creative/interested in all things science/maths. And honestly, after all the work that's gone in, I refuse to believe that I'd be in a majority if I'd lived 50 years ago. It just doesn't make sense; my parents' education's standards just weren't different.