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Submission + - Microsoft Windows 7 'wishlist' leaked (blorge.com)

Submitted by Cassius Corodes on Tuesday November 13, 2007 @01:31AM

Cassius Corodes writes: It appears that, although it is working hard to rectify the multitude of issues with its current Vista platform, Microsoft has largely redirected its focus on preparation and development for its next platform, Windows 7. An indicator of this would be what appears to be a wishlist of changes users want to see for the next platform which surfaced recently.

The full list is featured at NeoWin here: though the list is quite extensive and references both features users would like to see in the next iteration of Windows, it also documents the gripes and complaints with the current systems, according to Engadget.

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/11/12/microsoft-windows-7-wishlist-leaked/

Comment Re:Wow! (Score 1) 439

by dkasak on Thursday July 19, 2007 @08:32AM (#19912795) Attached to: True Random Number Generator Goes Online

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Submission + - Atlantis launched without incident (forkforge.org)

Submitted by

forkazoo

on Friday June 08, 2007 @08:02PM

forkazoo writes: "Space.com is reporting the successful launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. There were no major incidents or problems during the launch, except that there was some concern about the weather at the two European abort landing sites. The weather cleared up and the launch was pretty much perfect. I watched on the live NASA TV stream."

Six Multi-Service IM Clients Reviewed 258

Posted by Zonk on Friday June 08, 2007 @07:39PM from the trillian-for-the-win dept.

mikemuch writes "It's been a while since AOL stopped trying to jam third-party IM clients, and their use is now a fairly common desktop experience. ExtremeTech has posted a roundup of free alternatives to the standard IM software from the big boys — AIM, Yahoo Messenger, and MSN (now Windows Live) Messenger. The products are a mixed bag, some of them Web 2.0-based, like the excellent meebo and the ad-heavy eBuddy. Most give you combined message windows with tabs. GAIM is now Pidgin, Meetro tries to get you chatting with locals, and Trillian, now at version 3.1, remains the client to beat."

Submission + - 25% of all Americans are Confused

Submitted by

jd

on Friday June 08, 2007 @07:37PM

jd writes: "A recent survey has shown that 25% of Americans simultaneously believe in literal Creationism and Evolution. Whilst it comes as no surprise that Americans are divided on the issue of Biblical or Darwinian origins, it is seriously perplexing as to how so many can believe completely and passionately in two mutually contradictory theories."

Vista Media Center Plus CableCard Equals No TV 262

Posted by Zonk on Friday June 08, 2007 @06:30PM from the that's-some-bad-math dept.

notthatwillsmith writes "ATI's internal CableCard readers are finally available, and Maximum PC got hands-on time with a couple of Vista-powered systems built using the FCC-mandated technology. The short version? It doesn't work. From the article: 'The tech told me he'd receive training direct from Microsoft, but none of it covered internal tuners. We both agreed that the process should be the same, since the only difference is that the slots are inside the case, versus in an external box. The tech then proceeds to install the CableCards, connect the tuners to coax line, fire up the PC, and begin the software configuration. This step involves activating the TV Wonder with a product-activation code, and calling the Comcast office to exchange some information. We should have had a picture at this point, but we didn't.'"

Submission + - Court: Cops Can Steal and Lie to Conduct Searches (lawbean.com)

Submitted by

Spamicles

on Friday June 08, 2007 @05:59PM

Spamicles writes: "Police officers faked a car jacking in order to search a car that was suspected to be used in drug trafficking. They discovered drugs and arrested the owners of the car. A lower court ruled that the warrant-less search and seizure violated the Fourth Amendment and that the drugs could not be used as evidence. This ruling was overturned today."

Submission + - Liquid Puddles on Mars? (newscientist.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 08, 2007 @05:17PM

An anonymous reader writes: It seems hard to believe, but physicist Ron Levin claims that the Opportunity rover found puddles on Mars filled with a clear substance (possibly water or ice). That is to say, he is suggesting that water CURRENTLY exists on the surface of Mars. Could this possibly be consistent with the laws of physics, previous Mars survey mission photos, or previous Matrian spectroscopy? Is this just totally crazy? Judge for yourself. Details here.

Submission + - Report Reveals New Genre of Evasive Attacks (net-security.org)

Submitted by HGH2 on Friday June 08, 2007 @05:08PM

HGH2 writes: The latest Web Security Trends Report focuses on a new genre of highly sophisticated and evasive attacks designed to potentially bypass signature-based and database-reliant security technology. The report also describes the proliferation of affiliation networks based on a "hosted model" for malicious code, which utilize off-the-shelf malicious code packages to compromise highly popular websites and even government domains.

Submission + - Ode or Code?-Programmers Be Mused! (acmqueue.com)

Submitted by ChelleChelle on Friday June 08, 2007 @04:38PM

ChelleChelle writes: In his usual satirical style, author Stan Kelly-Bootle discusses what is widely called "literate programming." With a good dose of biting humor and several asides on classic literature he ponders the wars of the programming languages and the debate over which language is best.

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