There's a lot of truth to that...

Edit: Added the critical missing "s". -- Sorry Bas.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2012/02/22/google-please-don-t-kill-video-on-the-web.aspx

Obviously, this would mean every physics lesson you attended was a waste of time, and that current students would be left with a 2 - 5 year vacuum, until we actually have something worthwhile to teach, but these are the results of their experiments.

A Professor from Surrey has already gone on live TV saying he would "eat his shorts" in front of a live audience were this proved correct, I want it to be true, even though I am overflowing with cynicism.

Is this wishful thinking?

-Josh

I am actually deliriously happy there'll be an edition of Windows with 'favourites' and 'colour' etc. Probably OTT reaction and I do understand the POV of people who say "well what difference does it really make" but the news made my day. THANK YOU.

After I told a couple of people in the office the rather predictable "Terribly sorry to interrupt however you appear to be entering into correspondence" jokes started. So we're all now eagerly anticipating Windows 8 - Downton Abbey edition.

static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string dayInput;
            int inputStartTime;
            int inputEndTime;

            string _day = GetDay(dayInput);
            int _sTime = GetStartTime(inputStartTime);
            GetEndTime(inputEndTime);
            GetLength(inputStartTime, inputEndTime);
            ComputeRate(dayInput, inputStartTime, inputEndTime, length);

            Console.Read();
        }

        static string GetDay(string _day)

          {
            //string _day;
                                   
           Console.WriteLine("Please Provide the Day of the Week - ex. Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su");
           string dayInput = Console.ReadLine();
           dayInput = _day;
           dayInput = dayInput.ToLower();
            
            Console.Clear();
          }       
        
        
        static int GetStartTime(int _sTime)
        {
            //int _sTime;
            //string inputStartTime;

            Console.WriteLine("Enter the Start Time of Your Call in Military Time - ex. 1:30 pm = 1330");
            string input = Console.ReadLine();
            int inputStartTime = int.Parse(input);
            int result = GetStartTime (inputStartTime);
            Console.WriteLine(result);
            

            Console.Clear();
        
        }
        
        static int GetEndTime(int _eTime)
        {
              //int _eTime;
              //string inputEndTime;

              Console.WriteLine("Enter the End Time of Your Call in Military Time - ex. 1:30 pm = 1330");
              string input = Console. ReadLine();
              int inputGetEndTime = int.Parse(input);
              int result = GetEndTime (inputGetEndTime);
              Console.WriteLine(result);

            Console.Clear();
        
        }
        
        static int GetLength(int _sTime, int _eTime)
        {
        int sModTime = _sTime % 100;
        int eModTime = _eTime % 100;
        int sHour = (_sTime – sModTime) / 100;
        int eHour = (_eTime – eModTime) / 100;
        int differenceHours = eHour – sHour;
        int differenceMinutes = eModTime – sModTime;
        int length = (differenceHours * 60) + differenceMinutes;
        return length;
           
        }
        
        static int ComputeRate(string _day, int _sTime, int _eTime, int _length)
        {
            double rate1 = .30;
            double rate2 = .15;
            double rate3 = .10;
            //double _length;
            //double total1;
         
     
             if (_day == mo, tu, we, th, fr && _sTime <= 700 && _sTime >=2100);
            int total1 = double.Parse();
            _length = double.Parse();
            //rate1 = int.Parse(rate);
            total1 = _length * rate1;
                            
            Console.WriteLine("Your call cost " + total1);

        }
        
        static void DisplayErrorMessage()
        {
        //write code here

        }

I'm looking for some feedback, if you are interested in helping me out for a beta test, please drop me a line on at maddusmattus at hotmail dot com, your help and feedback are much appriciated.

Also to celebrate the birth of my son I'll be dropping the purchase option and it will be availible for free.

Edit;

Apparently you cant beta test an upgrade (why not)?

So once it get's approved I'll post the deeplink in this thread and see what holes you guys can poke into it.

more ...

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/09/building-windows-for-the-arm-processor-architecture.aspx

More images here:http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/screenshots-windows-8-consumer-preview-office-15-technical-preview-142231?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Just signed up, downloaded the iPhone app... 25 GB FOR FREE!!! Are you F-ing kidding me?

The app works fantastically! I can push all my photos and videos to the cloud and float videos from home to anywhere. It's fast too.

Does MS not provide press releases to the big tech press players? Why isn't everyone using SkyDrive? It's 25GB of free storage which is at least 5 times more than what Box.Net is offering for free.

What am I missing here?

Why must I telephone? What is the point? Why does Microsoft think it is ok to treat paying customers this way?    

Gabe Newell, the CEO of Valve/Steam said piracy is purely a service problem: pirates provide a better service than developers and honestly he isn't too far from the truth when Microsoft is concerned. 

When Windows 8 rolls around there is no way I'll pay the extra for a retail licence compared to an OEM/Action Pack/Technet+ since Microsoft treats retail customers worse than any of the above. Or at least no better given how much more expensive it is...    

Even Apple's horrible iTunes software treats me with more respect, allowing me to authorise without fuss and de-authorised previous installations at the click of a button. 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57380397-75/microsofts-new-windows-8-logo-this-one-looks-like-a-window/?tag=txt;title

Ahhhh the good ol' days....

[Images courtesy of Neowin.net]

As an added benefit this puts some heat on the Windows team to have to stand on their own two [left] feet instead of relying on the Windows/Office lock-in to sell Windows for them.

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1059116-microsoft-extends-support-for-windows-vista-until-2017/page__pid__594668366#entry594668366

This article talks about Vista, but Win 7 Home is extended too:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-us&p1=14484&x=13&y=5

Finally. I've said it already that this policy made no sense whatsoever. It was sort of ok when the consumer and professional versions were separate (9x/NT), but with the unification that came with XP, this policy is completely senseless. Patches for XP/Vista/7 Pro work the same way on the home versions too. The only way to enforce this police would have been blocking Home users from Windows Update or just not shipping patches to home versions, despite the patches being already made, since they would be still available for Pro. Not to mention the fact that ultimates cost more than business versions and would get the shaft anyway. The PR shitstorm for such a system would be catastrophic.

Finally a sensible decision from MS - signs and wonders.

Given this trend, maybe Metro could be made usuable for something other than fart apps and twitter cliens as well in the near future?!

Even lowly Bada is beating WP. Now this isn't a completely fair comparison since Bada is sold in markets WP doesn't reach yet but once Tango is out these numbers will matter more as it's my understanding that Tango is meant primarily to expand WP to these markets where Bada is sold.

On the flip side the more entrenched Bada gets the harder it will be for WP to invade those markets. Another "also-ran" opportunity for Microsoft?

In the end if Tango isn't successful in battling Bada I surely hope Microsoft's board dumps Ballmer. When the Kin went down in flames it was pretty clear they expected Ballmer to get WP right. So far that hasn't happened (sales-wise). If the Nokia angle plus Tango's reach doesn't show a serious uptake in WP sales I don't see how Ballmer and crew can say WP is a success.

-Josh

Where are the "Xbox360 games" and "Games On Demand"? I used to use those in my previous dashboard. But, I couldn't find them in my new dashboard. I am certain it is my fault. It got to be somewhere. But, for some odd reason I couldn't find it.

What I am doing is using ALL and painfully look for X360 games and my Halo CE.

I know, it is a super stupid question. So, please bare with me. Please help me find it.  Thank you.

2) Has anymore successfully send out Word Doc as attachment from WinPhone7?

anyone experienced this or know how to do the attachment?

My WP7 doesn't keep all the emails in my Hotmail inbox, some of them disappear after certain amount of days. I really want to keep them in my WP7.

And when I forward an email with Word Doc in the attachment, it doesn't send out the Word Doc. I have to use forward because I cannot attach the Word Doc from skydrive myself, which is already annoying. So, I send Word Doc to myself using PC, then forward the email when needed. But, the attachment disappear when I forward it using my WP7.

Anyone know how I can fix those my issues I am having? Thank you.

I have an idea for a Windows Phone app that I cant get anywhere. Its a solution for me that would be useful for others. I don't know how to program and don't have the time or brain power to learn. Is there anybody out there that could create this thing for me.

Andy

I'm trying to confirm a couple of things:

1. Do all Metro apps have to go through the Windows App Store to get on my b2b customer's device?

2. What is the expected time lapse from when I post an app to the Windows App Store and the b2b customer can have it installed on their machine?

I used to get cool news like regenerate damaged mice organ in result of younger organ, IBM super tiny Earth Globe, and many other awesome science publications. Now, it is going to take me a lot more efforts to acquire those interesting things.

RIP Project Emporia.