Channel 9 - Discussions by Jason Cox http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Discussions by Jason Cox http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions en Wed, 22 May 2013 08:21:07 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 08:21:07 GMT Rev9 0 0 0 Coffeehouse - Dell Touchscreen Tablet PC Launch Date?
PocketXP wrote:
Dell started taking orders for the Latitude XT today.

Does anyone know if the hardware supports multi-touch apps?

Yes, the hardware supports multi-touch.

I'm not sure if it went on sale today, the Latitude XT website was up for most of the day however the ordering page was down and late in the day (EST) the entire Latitude XT site was removed [again].

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kettch wrote:
Now, what is Google's only business?

Advertisements.

Phone: *ring ring*
User: Hello?
Phone: Hello, this is Google Mobile AdSense [beta], I see you're passing by a Pizza Hut, would you like to hear today's specials?
User: No.
Phone: Ok, you're looking for Wal-Mart. Please left on Jefferson Ave and travel-
User: What the hell...
Phone: Connecting to Dell Customer Service, please hold.

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Tongue Out

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/258739-Show-Off-Your-Browser/5e35a527a5994e5798ca9deb00251601#5e35a527a5994e5798ca9deb00251601 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:19:06 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/258739-Show-Off-Your-Browser/5e35a527a5994e5798ca9deb00251601#5e35a527a5994e5798ca9deb00251601 Jason Cox 68 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Do you trust MS with your privacy? I can understand why some people wouldn't trust Microsoft, but personally I trust them and dont have a problem with them storing my private info. They have a good privacy policy and if they screwed up even a little they'd be getting sued left and right so they have good incentive keep my private data private and not abuse it.

The thing is this isn't just a Microsoft issue, this issue is industry wide. Every computer game I've bought in the last six months phones home every time I start it up. When my Internet is down I have one or two games that refuse to even start because they cant connect to a validation server.

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W3bbo wrote:
Unless I'm missing something, the joke's about the verbs "GET,HEAD"?

Otherwise I'd suggest the PublicKeyToken "8008135"

I knew what he meant, lol. Also, your joke is backwards, remember you have to turn the calculator upside down so it'd be 5318008
Smiley

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Oh well, I guess its time to upgrade to a 8800GT. Well, that means I need a new PSU and what-the-hey, might as well get a new CPU as well! High settings here I come!

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GoddersUK wrote:
EDIT: Woah - they upgraded the website 

(microsoft.com/games/trainsim redirects to that page)
Wow, those models are nice!

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Bas wrote:
Dear Raymond,

Post a link to your blog, so that we may comment on it and insert posts about whatever political topic concerns us at that moment.
Seconded.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/258379-Stossel-To-Gore-quotGive-Me-A-Breakquot/e0001c2e138e4c3697b79deb00204cd7#e0001c2e138e4c3697b79deb00204cd7 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:35:11 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/258379-Stossel-To-Gore-quotGive-Me-A-Breakquot/e0001c2e138e4c3697b79deb00204cd7#e0001c2e138e4c3697b79deb00204cd7 Jason Cox 23 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - The Woz is gettin' it oun' One word-
Segway.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/258401-The-Woz-is-gettin-it-oun/620ebd1d74b9424eb4e49deb00209542#620ebd1d74b9424eb4e49deb00209542 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:30:04 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/258401-The-Woz-is-gettin-it-oun/620ebd1d74b9424eb4e49deb00209542#620ebd1d74b9424eb4e49deb00209542 Jason Cox 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Should an OS be involved in this ...stuff? Just because Microsoft supports it doesnt mean your Windows box will start scanning your files for copyrighted matireal. Microsoft supports alot of things and not all are parts of Windows. For example Microsoft officially supports HD-DVD but that doesnt mean BluRay is locked out of Windows.

Even if this somehow did manage to make its way into the OS, I dont see how it would be effective unless Microsoft's lawyers to developers ratio was 100:1 and the company changes from a software company to being the Cloud Police (or Series-of-Tubes Police, whichever you prefer). That aside, technologically its pretty hard to distingush what on my local FS is legal and what isnt (not that I've ever pirated any movies or music...) because by law I can make backups of everything I have and its hard to distingush something a user downloads from BitTorrent from some video they made at their kids birthday party, its not like every video you grab off the Torrent networks comes with a meta description "THIS VIDEO IS PIRATED! CALL THE MPAA!"

My $0.02

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"My computer actually gets laughed at or comments like "I'm sorry you're running Vista".

Ah Columbus, if Ohio had a Mason-Dixon line it'd run right through you.

*proud Clevelander*
Smiley


On a serious note, when I have my laptop out in public people first stop and gawk at the 17in display and then realize I'm not running XP and want info on Vista, I've never heard one bad thing about it (from normal/non-techs) when people come up to me to ask questions or get advice.

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Rory wrote:
But keep 'em coming. I'm taking names, and I'm going to sue the pants off all your heads when the dust settles
Ah-ha! I've found a flaw in your logic!
*leans back in chair and gets arrogant/smug look on face*

I dont wear my pants on my head.
*evil laugh*


Oh yes, I almost forgot- I'm also countersuing you and asking the judge to issue an injunction preventing you from ever watching BSG again.
Smiley

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/257533-I-give-up--what-the-hell-is-it/fb9d44963a7a4ad79fc09deb0015541b#fb9d44963a7a4ad79fc09deb0015541b Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:05:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/257533-I-give-up--what-the-hell-is-it/fb9d44963a7a4ad79fc09deb0015541b#fb9d44963a7a4ad79fc09deb0015541b Jason Cox 14 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - How Did You End Up in Tech? Well I got it via word of mouth, I literally got a phone call asking me if I wanted a job. It was a fun job, basicly just doing IT for a small company, some Photoshop and VB6 work.

Now if you mean my first real tech job out of college, I have to thank ComputerWork.com for that one.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/257001-Im-back/2e35c3c86d874e068fed9dec009f219e#2e35c3c86d874e068fed9dec009f219e Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:05:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/257001-Im-back/2e35c3c86d874e068fed9dec009f219e#2e35c3c86d874e068fed9dec009f219e Jason Cox 76 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Vulcan test flying imminent? (dang, you beat me to it [by a few hours]!)

Fascinating.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/256966-Vulcan-test-flying-imminent/06303454b7d048fc98739dec009e8e57#06303454b7d048fc98739dec009e8e57 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:30:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/256966-Vulcan-test-flying-imminent/06303454b7d048fc98739dec009e8e57#06303454b7d048fc98739dec009e8e57 Jason Cox 10 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Nutball/Beer28 suing C9? Can we get Linus Torvalds to just slap the heck out of that guy? Seriously, Beer just doesnt give up!

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blowdart wrote:

Proz wrote:


I'ts Photoshopped

Google it



I have to admit to some disappointment.

I give it two weeks until Darth Vista posts pics of his house.
Wink

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I've installed the updates so far on three Vista machines, two x86 (one of those on a domain) and one x64 and havent seen any problems yet.

Was there anything weird in the Event Log?

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Houston, we're out of toner.
Tongue Out

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raymond wrote:

I am still hoping for a Gore-Clinton ticket in 2008.




Well Bill can still legally run for VP...
Big Smile

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/256806-How-to-get-rid-of-telemarketers/1b28248790c94db488029dec009c02bb#1b28248790c94db488029dec009c02bb Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:13:49 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/256806-How-to-get-rid-of-telemarketers/1b28248790c94db488029dec009c02bb#1b28248790c94db488029dec009c02bb Jason Cox 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Mac: Where did Front Row go wrong?
Custa1200 wrote:
Jason have you ever used Front Row? There is nothing overly graphical about it and considering that the iphone pulls similar effects and handles media pretty much the same on a mobile device I really don't think you have a clue on this one. I guess it's your normal 100% pro MS FUD you always serve up.
Ok, first off I dont serve up FUD, if I did that I'm sure my response would have been 'OHH NOES!!1!one!1 Macs are teh evil! Dont buy them or Steve Jobs will will kill a ______'.

Jokes aside, yes, I have used it. My comment regarding any graphics, you're taking it out of context, what it meant was that Apple can build a product that is going to run on a closed peice of hardware, they can tailor the product to preform a certain way because they control what it's running on. Microsoft however doesnt have that level of control. On my machine I've never noticed a Media Center hiccup but I'm sure there are folks out there who have because of their hardware configuration, software configuration or who knows whatever else.

Custa1200 wrote:
How is Media Center any more of an open platform? I am pretty sure Front Row plays any media with a corresponding codec installed just the same as Media Center.
I wasnt talking about what media it plays, I was talking about how developers can interface with it, however like I said I've never developed for Front Row so I could be wrong.

Custa1200 wrote:
He is ALWAYS promoting FUD Cyber. Jason is ALWAYS talking up Micrososft technologies without ever using/trying the competition (but having unfounded opinions) to give a balanced argument.
I admit that I talk up Microsoft technologies alot. Why? Because I like them. And you know what? On the internet liking Microsoft makes me a bad evil person so bad me!

Beleive it or not, I have used both Mac and Linux before. And breaking news, I've used Firefox too. So when I make comparisons, granted I'm not the best at choosing the right words, but I know what I'm talking about. Now if you dont mind, I'm off to write a new report about the lower TCO of the Windows Server System compared to Linux.
Tongue Out

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