Comments on: Microsoft – what chunk of hair do you want to pull out today? http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: paul http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56632 paul Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:43:09 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56632 microsoft don't really care about browser wars anymore. ms are becoming supportive of firefox, assisting their developers, because browsers are old hat and fixing ie's bugs is expensive. ms are focusing on wpf tech and preparing to battle against adobe with their flex/apollo set. which adobe will undoubtedly win the next couple of years, but once vista's numbers grow - wpf might dominate because wpf is actually amazing. anyway, back to ie7. i like the "reset settings" feature, or whatever it is called, which cleans ie of any spyware/toolbars which may have found themselves on there, and i like the feature where you can browse all your tabbed pages with thumbnails of each tab's page. i assume neither features are revolutionary and there is no way i use it as my primary browser, ew. microsoft don’t really care about browser wars anymore. ms are becoming supportive of firefox, assisting their developers, because browsers are old hat and fixing ie’s bugs is expensive. ms are focusing on wpf tech and preparing to battle against adobe with their flex/apollo set. which adobe will undoubtedly win the next couple of years, but once vista’s numbers grow – wpf might dominate because wpf is actually amazing.

anyway, back to ie7. i like the “reset settings” feature, or whatever it is called, which cleans ie of any spyware/toolbars which may have found themselves on there, and i like the feature where you can browse all your tabbed pages with thumbnails of each tab’s page. i assume neither features are revolutionary and there is no way i use it as my primary browser, ew.

]]> By: Ron http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56571 Ron Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:28:13 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56571 "Session Saver Addon for firefox" I think this is standard in FF2 because I experienced it yesterday for the first time and it is really handy. “Session Saver Addon for firefox”

I think this is standard in FF2 because I experienced it yesterday for the first time and it is really handy.

]]> By: vee http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56519 vee Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:44:40 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56519 I'm afraid I don't know the URL offhand but I can recommend the Session Saver Addon for firefox. Your system crashes or you accidentally close your browser. You can open it right back up with the same tabs and so on that you left it on. I’m afraid I don’t know the URL offhand but I can recommend the Session Saver Addon for firefox.

Your system crashes or you accidentally close your browser. You can open it right back up with the same tabs and so on that you left it on.

]]> By: Patrick http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56518 Patrick Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:36:57 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56518 Firstly, you need XP Pro. Firstly, you need XP Pro.

]]> By: Richard Phillipps http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56514 Richard Phillipps Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:22:07 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56514 Yeh I got ie7 yesterday and now I cant play the julian griffin 500 game. Something about a runtime error. There goes any chance of happiness. btw I get that quicktime aqua coloured "q" logo, and when I click on it I dont get the video. What gives? is there some quicktime secret? Should I chant or hold my nose or something? Yeh I got ie7 yesterday and now I cant play the julian griffin 500 game. Something about a runtime error. There goes any chance of happiness. btw I get that quicktime aqua coloured “q” logo, and when I click on it I dont get the video. What gives? is there some quicktime secret? Should I chant or hold my nose or something?

]]> By: saint http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56504 saint Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:33:25 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56504 Sounds like you need this Microsoft <a href="http://www.itworld.com/Tech/5051/061018zune/" rel="nofollow">product</a> instead. Firefox rocks. Sounds like you need this Microsoft product instead.
Firefox rocks.

]]> By: Nicholas Gruen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56487 Nicholas Gruen Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:01:59 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56487 Thx Ron, Fatfingers, two things not to like. Tabs chew memory like it's going out of fashion. I currently have four windows open with a total of about ten tabs open. It is using 87 Megs - over four times any other program. And I've got some bug in the 'go' menu which means when I try to pull down the menu it thinks for about 30 seconds. Then it does it again when I want to review history. It's some interaction between FF and my slighly dicky operating system as it's not been fixed in several upgrades, but it's a hassle nevertheless. Anyway, it's better than IE 6 or 7. Thx Ron,

Fatfingers, two things not to like. Tabs chew memory like it’s going out of fashion. I currently have four windows open with a total of about ten tabs open. It is using 87 Megs – over four times any other program.

And I’ve got some bug in the ‘go’ menu which means when I try to pull down the menu it thinks for about 30 seconds. Then it does it again when I want to review history. It’s some interaction between FF and my slighly dicky operating system as it’s not been fixed in several upgrades, but it’s a hassle nevertheless.

Anyway, it’s better than IE 6 or 7.

]]> By: Ron http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56477 Ron Sun, 22 Oct 2006 07:07:05 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56477 After leaving the addons link above, I went to have a look at the latest and found this handy one if you're into YouTube etc. <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/" rel="nofollow">Video Downloader</a> You could start with this interesting number: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB5nhn9ajag" rel="nofollow">Alan Jones chucks a tizzy or two</a> After leaving the addons link above, I went to have a look at the latest and found this handy one if you’re into YouTube etc.

Video Downloader

You could start with this interesting number:

Alan Jones chucks a tizzy or two

]]> By: fatfingers http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56475 fatfingers Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:52:02 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56475 Nicholas, what's not to like about Firefox? Pop-up blocking, tabs, easier to configure and use - I've never looked back. Nicholas, what’s not to like about Firefox? Pop-up blocking, tabs, easier to configure and use – I’ve never looked back.

]]> By: Ron http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56470 Ron Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:13:48 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56470 By the way, one of the big pluses for me with FF are the addons: <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/" rel="nofollow"> https://addons.mozilla.org/</a> By the way, one of the big pluses for me with FF are the addons:

https://addons.mozilla.org/

]]> By: Ron http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56469 Ron Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:11:13 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56469 Here you go Nicholas: <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/" rel="nofollow">Firefox 2 release notes</a> Here you go Nicholas:

Firefox 2 release notes

]]> By: Nicholas Gruen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56468 Nicholas Gruen Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:08:00 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56468 Great to hear Ron. I'm not 100% happy with Firefox, but it's been pretty good. I'll just leave betas to you beta heads and hope to see the alpha soon. What are the big improvements in Firefox 2 that I can't do without? Great to hear Ron. I’m not 100% happy with Firefox, but it’s been pretty good. I’ll just leave betas to you beta heads and hope to see the alpha soon. What are the big improvements in Firefox 2 that I can’t do without?

]]> By: Ron http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56445 Ron Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:12:19 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56445 I downloaded both IE7 and the beta Firefox 2.00 last week: Firefox is so far in front, I'm not sure IE even got out of the starting box. I downloaded both IE7 and the beta Firefox 2.00 last week: Firefox is so far in front, I’m not sure IE even got out of the starting box.

]]> By: Nicholas Gruen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56444 Nicholas Gruen Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:05:19 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56444 Cam, a favourite quote of mine is Bismark who said that laws were like sausages - it's best not to see them being made. I guess you're extending the range of things that it's best not to see being made! Cam, a favourite quote of mine is Bismark who said that laws were like sausages – it’s best not to see them being made. I guess you’re extending the range of things that it’s best not to see being made!

]]> By: vee http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56441 vee Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:37:36 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56441 I'm yet to hear a good word about the new OS Vista too. Its reportedly a memory and system resources hog. I’m yet to hear a good word about the new OS Vista too. Its reportedly a memory and system resources hog.

]]> By: Cam http://clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56440 Cam Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:24:51 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2006/10/22/microsoft-what-chunk-of-hair-do-you-want-to-pull-out-today/#comment-56440 I like <a href="http://www.cafeaulait.org/quotes2006.html" rel="nofollow">this quote about software development</a> which Rusty Elliote Harold pooled; <blockquote>That reminds me of when I started out as a programmer and I was very intimidated by the fact that I knew so little and everyone else must know so much. After a while I got some experience but it was not "real" experience, we didn't have really good control over what we were doing so I dreamt of working on a "real" team, you know the kind they must have in banks and when developing medical equipment and such... Later I have been working at a bank and I know more than I would like to know about development of medical equipment. --Joakim Ohlrogge on the junit mailing list, Friday, 4 Aug 2006 12:54:46 </blockquote> I agree with him. I like this quote about software development which Rusty Elliote Harold pooled;

That reminds me of when I started out as a programmer and I was very intimidated by the fact that I knew so little and everyone else must know so much. After a while I got some experience but it was not “real” experience, we didn’t have really good control over what we were doing so I dreamt of working on a “real” team, you know the kind they must have in banks and when developing medical equipment and such… Later I have been working at a bank and I know more than I would like to know about development of medical equipment.

–Joakim Ohlrogge on the junit mailing list, Friday, 4 Aug 2006 12:54:46

I agree with him.

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