Channel 9 - Discussions by K0ogle

Coffeehouse - Vista's Windows Explorer: bugs in Notification area...

Mr Koogle — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:13:11 GMT

BHpaddock said:

K0ogle said:

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Why are you blaming Explorer for bad video thumbnails? If you have broken thumbnails, it's because you have a broken thumbnailer. Specifically, you probably have busted video codecs. I bet you're one of those people who installs those god awful "codec pack" things and then blames Explorer when the codec pack screws up.

pretty arrogant response to assume I just install video codec packs.

"If you have broken thumbnails"

who said anything about broken thumbnails, I'm not saying it can't have anything to do with shity video codecs and the whole screwed up mess of getting videos codecs to play nicely seeing as there is no real easy way of maintaining codecs and there file associations on windows.. (just a another poor shity area, no wonder people use codec packs and end up installing other * that isn't really needed, although CCCP isn't bad, not that you'd have a clue I'm guessing).. but its seems to be left upto outside development of decent video players like zoomplayer and kmplayer to take control of there own video codec associations and to offer more control over the mess.. not something i'd count on crapy a WMP to do properly or to offer much configurability on.

"Why are you blaming Explorer for bad video thumbnails"

perhaps you weren't getting what I was talking about, the movie thumbnails are generated from the 1st frame of a clip.. now how stupid is that when most movie clips start off with a black frame first! why is there no easy thumbnail customization dialog with options to say look just generate the thumbs with options like middle of the movie, or this many frames in.. or even better a just more intelligent thumb generation that just uses the first frame that doesn't appear to be all black. I mean it might aswel do it fking properly when it is generating thumbs regardless if it takes that bit longer do it right.

Coffeehouse - Vista's Windows Explorer: bugs in Notification area...

Mr Koogle — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:22 GMT

CannotResolveSymbol said:

AndyC said:

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You still have to restart it via task manager-- this closes explorer properly, emphasis on the close.

i just have turn "hide inactive icons" off, whats the friggin point in a customize dialog when it doesn't bother adhering to the settings its been like that XP for a long time.

Its all just another useless part of the windows sh/t explorer among tons of other slacking areas. Namely the piss poor file default management window (which qttabbar does a much better job of improving), with things like movie thumbnails that lock explorer or are sh/t and get the first frame... where is customization why would I want video thumbs that are just black! or the fact that common views like details/thumbs are imbedded in a stupid drop menu.. when they should just be quick individuals icons on the bar! or at least stuck into a customize dialog... Y'know and seeing as Explorer saving of individual folder views/dialog sizes is just crap.. or that its default window size is a non customize sh/ty 800x600...

Explorer such a key part of windows.. and so much of it is just unbelievebly SH/T! or just for noob users.

i reckon if there was a log of the most "end process" .exe item on the task manager window it would be the sh/t explorer.exe what a pile of.. oh hello MS

this wasn't a reply to you .symbol.. but this forum is useless and won't let me change it to "reply to root"

Coffeehouse - Introducing Games for Windows – LIVE

Mr Koogle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:05:27 GMT

Minh said:

K0ogle said:

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K0ogle... take a deep breath...

don't worry i'm all cooled down now

Coffeehouse - Microsoft Research and the Amazing LCD Display

Mr Koogle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:43:56 GMT

CannotResolveSymbol said:

K0ogle said:

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You do realize that a 1ms response time would make both >100hz refresh rates and CRT response times possible, right?

nope I didn't explain it more

Coffeehouse - Microsoft Research and the Amazing LCD Display

Mr Koogle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:36:49 GMT

pff wake me up when they get over 100hz refresh rates and crt response rates(~0.86ms).. and more adaptable customizable resolutions that don't look like sh/t when you're not using the native resolution.

Coffeehouse - Introducing Games for Windows – LIVE

Mr Koogle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:43:46 GMT

"Achievements on PC sounds good"

oh pls this stuff is for fking noobs.. leave it on the nooby console systems.. already seen valve try this bullshit on with TF2.. get the achievements and get sshity weapon unlocks wooppdee f\cking doo that really improved the playability of the game. those achievments are only there to get noobs to play the game longer, its like quests and grinding sh/t in wow, waste of time. If you're losing interest in a game its because its SH/T... achievements are like a game developers easy way out of making a game seem better and have longer playability value.. wake up.

"And game designers are starting to ignoring the PC."

let em.. the majority of pc<>console port sh/t bomb crap larger game developers have been putting out, i really couldn't careless if they ignored the pc market.. they can blame it on piracy and i'll blame on shitty noob games!!!! Anyway it might open the market up for some more innovative smaller game developers to step in while things go stale and all the big players turn there back on the pc market or just continue to bring out dumb down console game sh/t. I've already decided to only support pc only game developments now and tbh I'd rather buy directly from the developer shareware syle than support these bloody useless middleman platforms.. I want direct desktop to game launching and built in server lists.. or just one main powerful, fast, streamlined game server list like ASE(all seeing eye) was before it got bought out by those bloody morrons at yahoo! .. and now they redirect you to that bloated gamespy sh/t!! I mean these are areas where directx should be making it easier for game developers, instead they announce what looks to be another sh/t bomb called directx11,which smells just as bad as the poor effort that went into Dx10.. perhaps they'll get a Dx12 out for Win7 and nvidia or amd might sort out some real next gen hardware features.

as for Games for Windows – LIVE

pfff I wouldn't trust em to get jack sh/t right they screwed it up big time the first time around, and do i really want to be running another crap platform on my pc that does nothing to enhance the actual game with built in browser/messaging.. or does it just sit on my desktop chucking out ads and doing jackshit.. I mean we already got one of those platforms on the pc its called "steam"-ing pile of sh/t.. and tbh that puts me off playing most the games I have bought from valve .. i mean do i launch steam wait around for it piss around and update, finally get to the game tab, or server list, and then launch my game.. takes fking ages!!, I want instant as possible before I lose interest in pwning noobs.

Coffeehouse - Microsoft's Annual Revenue Reaches $60 Billion

Mr Koogle — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:55:24 GMT

Dovella said:

Ray7 said:

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Nintendo is coming to an end petrol.

Zelda, Mario Galaxy, Mario Striker, Mario kart, Smash Browl,Metroid etc . is out , and now??

Nintendo has secular brand , I love Nintendo games and I have them all , once over the host brand the Wii remains a beautiful relic in my wardrobe.

on the contrary nintendo DS is the real product guessed, and sales of the Wii are more driven from their DS.

Next nintendo DS? Game cube hardware, 2 multitouch screen, and sensor movement + recycling Wii games and game cube .

Apple?

Apple Vs microsoft remember 290 M vs 10 m

Google??

stay tuned!!

I wonder what the percentage of that is Vista sales pfff not a lot, at least I hope not it doesn't deserve good sales overal.. be better to buy a cheap xp license and a few good addons/smaller software to make up for the shity lackluster areas of a Windows OS.. (pss vista explorer, what a joke)

Coffeehouse - Craziest eBay auction you have seen?

Mr Koogle — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:20:35 GMT

Bas said:

BlackTiger said:

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Yes, because buying second hand books and stuff is the craziest thing ever.

ebay and fking feepal area a pile of stinking sh/t! Avoid! as a Seller and Buyer tbh

sorry off topic

Coffeehouse - Typical MS branding?

Mr Koogle — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:42:35 GMT

yeah.. they forgot to add 'beta'

Coffeehouse - Microsoft to build a whole new mouse ...

Mr Koogle — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:52:55 GMT

if the sensor is at the front of the mouse on that arc mouse i suppose it would make a bit more accurate I've always disliked the optic sensor being in the middle of mouse body directly under your palm... just the way you move the mouse and select its far more natural having the sensor nearer the fingers than under your palm, if its nearer the finger tips you get more control and cover more distance in arcing your hand left-right that in itself makes things better.

other than that though it looks to be sh\t.. its not exactly look comfortably shaped around the sides and even the arc height looks to bit a too high but its hard to judge just looking at pictures.. I wonder how many times it will get broken.

what about this new 'revamped' sh/t brick of mouse, it was featured just above the arc mouse news posting on the same site:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/sidewinder_gaming_mouse_gets_revamped_new_x5_model

fking pathetic init!

'MS 3.0' was the last decent mouse MS ever made ergonomically and in function tbh.. and even that paled in comparison to the Logitech G5 imo

Coffeehouse - Windows 7 name snd slogan spoofs

Mr Koogle — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:46:13 GMT

Bass said:

Dovella said:

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I have top hired supar secret James Bond type spies to break inside of the Microsofts and they have escaped barly by their lives with a copy of Windows 7. This is as much info as they could provide me is the new version of Windows will be called "Windows RG" (for "Really Good") and come with MS Word.

Windows RG does have this nice tune to it. What do you think?

I think... you might want to hire professionals not clowns next time

Coffeehouse - Windows 7 name snd slogan spoofs

Mr Koogle — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:58:37 GMT

Windows 7 out of 10: Could have been better

Windows Laputa: -

Windows Santa: Delivering the goods this time around.

Windows Twista: You ain't seen destruction yet | or | If you thought Vista was bad, things just got worse.

Windows Cloud: We see everything! | or | What's yours is mine

Windows ETA: (The '7th' letter of the Greek alphabet) / Time of arrival unknown

Coffeehouse - What if Yoda was an IT Pro?

Mr Koogle — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:36:13 GMT

IT Yoda pros in the workforce, we must get, yes!

Coffeehouse - Dual Monitor NATIVE

Mr Koogle — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:22:23 GMT

SlackmasterK said:

K0ogle said:

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iWow, that's a very well-considered, but somewhat poorly-organized rant. Let me see if I can sort out your major areas of concern:

you'd think people at MS would be ontop of better productivity issues..and have like the most kitted out desktops with all the wizzbang shortcuts and apps with uber fast workflows..

They are on top of it: Two Screens are Better than One. Channel9 did a video on Microsoft Research's VIBE Lab four years ago. Several of their projects, including GroupBar, have been released for download. However, I do agree that other companies have made bigger advances in the Multi-monitor field (i.e. RealTimeSoft).

Unfortunately, you're also right. I've noticed a distinct lack of support for those of us who are really technically inclined (I hate to use the term, but "Power Users"). The problem is that Microsoft is held back by the 95% of users who don't understand how to do this stuff (And whom Microsoft must still support. That's where the money is.). They're really good at OOBE, but IMHO really bad at providing options, settings, customization, and all those other things that we have third party tools for. The reason for that is because the vast majority of the userbase doesn't need or want those options. They want it to "just work".

"And I think it would be pretty stupid not use ultramon for the extra taskbar when using dual monitors... if you knew about it, i guess not everyone thinks about looking around for tools that do a better job of things..."

Bah. The problem with "Smart Taskbar" is having to look on every screen for the window you're looking for. In the image here, you can see my desk (Before the Great Lab Reorganization of 2008; it looks like this now). On the farthest-left screen, you can see my one taskbar (Though it's wider now). When I have 30 windows open, they're still all in one place.

Imagine if, when looking for an instance of Visual Studio, I had to check the taskbars on each individual screen.

Man, I've had that keyboard for over a year. I should look at upgrading. Something with clicky keys... Däs Keyboard? I guess I'll see...

I've been using Ultramon for years... Though the only feature I've found useful is the wallpaper tool... Too lazy to do the math and photoshop it myself, and my monitor #1 is seldom the one furthest left... But I digress.

"its back to the good old crt monitor with the faster refresh rates."

Wow. I've played games ranging from Starcraft (640x480) to COD4 on my HP f2105, and I've never had any problems. In fact to my knowledge the human eye can't even detect motion greater than 60FPS (Hz?).

wmv is the worst for playback/scrubbing after that crappy quicktime & .mov format.

I'll agree with that point, assuming you adjust it to say "Quicktime, Real, and ASF". I've always been a big fan of AVI. It's a widely-accepted standard and every system comes with support for it. The only caveat is that Windows comes with crappy codecs, but I digress.

areas like using dual monitors for 3d applications like maya(opengl) and others just suck when used over dual monitors

Really? I use Rhino3D v2.0 for all my 3D Modeling needs, and it stretches across any number of my screens easily. The only problem I encounter is the app positions the ViewPorts at specific distances and it's hard to line them up with the monitor bezels.

then there is always that alt-tab problem with windows games that take bloody ages to get back to the windows desktop..

Really? Maybe your game is using all the physical memory and Windows has to swap it back out. My only problem is that games aren't coded to allow you to remain full-screen when you switch out. Why can't they work like WinAmp?

[edit]: image no longer "to the right"; some formatting loss occured in the post. Thanks, C9 team.

"They are on top of it: Two Screens are Better than One. Channel9 did a video on Microsoft Research's VIBE Lab four years ago. Several of their projects, including GroupBar, have been released for download. However, I do agree that other companies have made bigger advances in the Multi-monitor field (i.e. RealTimeSoft)."

you're killing me.. its a bloody laugh..if thats the effort they made.. especially that GroupBar.. i tried it at some point on xp before.. i think it could have had potential if anyone had bothered to really work on improving it... but who wants to use default luna blue.. absolute junk now anyway.

"Wow. I've played games ranging from Starcraft (640x480) to COD4 on my HP f2105, and I've never had any problems. In fact to my knowledge the human eye can't even detect motion greater than 60FPS (Hz?)."

wtf ofc humans can see more than 60fps.. and for fast action games especialy in fps type of games it really is a difference.. but i think todays industry has gone a bit backwards with the whole lcd technology taking things back to 60hz.. I mean now you even have the likes of ID software sayings 60fps and 60hz is enough.. bullshit imo.. its just easier on the cross platform pipeline to make games and chune out games for the pc and crappy consoles at the same time where 60hz lcd panels are the norm in homes and you only have to make sure you're game reaches the 60fps point. why optimize more when current 'latest technology' has made it easier to just put a limit on it

btw 100hz, 100fps vertical sync on.. yup i have a clear advantage, fps ownge all the way home.. and there is a difference in motion/fluidity betwen 60hz and 100hz+.. if you wanted to know there is even a difference in the average mouse polling rate of 125hz.. and say 500hz.. ofc if you're using a lcd at 60hz you won't really notice the smoothness at all.. compare it directly at 100hz crt side by side.. yup real smooth.. and it does make a difference in accuracy not just in games btw.. also don't forget lcd panels still aren't nearly as fast as crt in terms of response and input lag.

http://www.behardware.com/articles/632-1/lcd-retard-affichage-crt-oui.html

"Imagine if, when looking for an instance of Visual Studio, I had to check the taskbars on each individual screen. "

can't really comment on the setup as ur site isn't working properly.. but imo looking at the screen an application is already on and looking directly below at the taskbar is mucho easier. And even if it was just a minized app on the taskbar of another screen.. i still wouldn't have a problem with that. why have tiny little taskbar tabs all squezzed up on a mainscreen.. waste more time in not being able to see to see the full folder/application name title imo.

"Really? I use Rhino3D v2.0 for all my 3D Modeling needs, and it stretches across any number of my screens easily. The only problem I encounter is the app positions the ViewPorts at specific distances and it's hard to line them up with the monitor bezels.
"

the keyword here is stretches.. which makes me think you must be using horizontal spanning.. which is only worth using if the monitors you have attached to the video card(s) are using the same resolution and better the same refresh rate. Where as i use dualview.. in which each display is kept seperate.. and can use different resolutions and refresh speeds.. so if moved an app onto my 2nd display and maxised it.. it would maximise only on that 2nd display. In the case of Maya.. its not just the viewports that use opengl acceleration.. its also other windows like the material editor and afew commonly used one which use opengl aswel.. this bit sucks as its far more productive to have those other windows on the 2nd display away from the viewport.. it doesn't work though as the app is run from the 1st display adapter.. and so moving those onto the 2nd display doesn't function properly. A software or a gfx hardware level problem that could be improved on.. i dunno, i'm sure nvidia would find it easier to market higher benchmark scores than come up with better features and improvements... but its not the only area and situation where running dualview isn't exactly as good as it should be. Which def means in the future i'd have to get a another widescreen 24" or same resolution capable display just to use the not so great horizontal span mode.

tbh I wish I could just buy another 24" lcd that really was as fast and as good as the crt i have next to my current 24" lcd one but I won't ever until lcd technology really starts improving. Which might be a while it seems as the average consumer can't seem to tell the difference in display speeds and its easier to market/review lcds and just talk about the color palette & depth.

"Really? Maybe your game is using all the physical memory and Windows has to swap it back out. My only problem is that games aren't coded to allow you to remain full-screen when you switch out."

yeah tbh I'd buy that myself if it wasn't for the fact that if you run the game in windowed mode, things just run super smooth and faster tab around to various applications and then heading back into the game with no delay.and out again

fullscreen gaming in general has sucked * on windows for way to long! and i think we've already heard from game developers that microsoft should be doing more to help(i think a recent blizzard interview is one).. but i'm sure they are too busy milking the xblock gaming crowd.

http://www.playxpert.com/

Coffeehouse - Dual Monitor NATIVE

Mr Koogle — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:12:41 GMT

HumanCompiler said:
I've always thought this sucked too, but I've gotten used to it.

Just curious, how many apps are open on your taskbar usually? I only have 6 or 7 things usually. A widescreen monitor as your main monitor makes it almost a non-issue too.

"Every Video I see here shows people at microsoft using multiple monitors (even Bill G) but the taskbar doesn't strech"

yeah i've noticed it aswel... *hand to head*.. you'd think people at MS would be ontop of better productivity issues..and have like the most kitted out desktops with all the wizzbang shortcuts and apps with uber fast workflows.. but not so, you get the feeling most MS people aren't power users at all.. and tbh anyone using IE7 vanilla as a main browser, its a bit of a laugh really. Its all to clear the real talent and improving on windows is done by just one man coders and small studios. Lets just hope MS doesn't ever lose those developers to OSX cus Windows would be screwed! It just wouldn't be the same if there wasn't dozen applications and addons to install and customize after a fresh format just to take care of the basic stuff not even going into the productivty applications that help you get whatever job you do done.

And I think it would be pretty stupid not use ultramon for the extra taskbar when using dual monitors... if you knew about it, i guess not everyone thinks about looking around for tools that do a better job of things... I also use few vbs scripts with ultramon aswel.. most used one is swap primary and secondary monitor.. but thats mainly just for gaming.. very few games allow you to set which display adapter it uses to render too for fullscreen gaming anymore.. and as I can't stand gaming on * current lcd technology(poor low refresh rates(60,75pfff ), and blocky custom resolutions unless you use the native res) its back to the good old crt monitor with the faster refresh rates.

another taskbar improvement is True Launch Bar.. which i've used for years now.. rarely ever use the start menu as my installed applications and folder shortcuts are all added into quick launch menus.. have to wonder if just TLB & Ultramon weren't around would MS have have improved on the quick launch feature for Vista or added offered a 2nd taskbar when 2 monitors were running -minus any of the other customization stuff .. I doubt it.. and even the vista start menu is a bit of joke for a so called improvement imo. just the bare bare minimum improvements.

"Just curious, how many apps are open on your taskbar usually? I only have 6 or 7 things usually. A widescreen monitor as your main monitor makes it almost a non-issue too."

widescreen makes it a non-issue... yeah right, I have 7 things running on the taskbar right now not counting inactive apps and 3 explorer folders, widescreen lcd@ 1920x... and thats pretty much filled my taskbar before it starts resizing the taskbar items, and i'm not even doing the work I would normaly do during the day, when having another monitor to shift windows onto helps to have in view.. otherwise it just sits there with winamp ml open

other * areas of dual monitors is the shity .wmv codec and in general video playback issues i've had with dual monitors.. and even without a 2nd display running...wmv is the worst for playback/scrubbing after that crappy quicktime & .mov format.

I think for everything else it isn't really much of problem with dual monitors and more just an issue with windows poor assed improvements to help with graphic api's like opengl and direct3d on windows.. areas like using dual monitors for 3d applications like maya(opengl) and others just suck when used over dual monitors, you could shift the blame onto gfx hardware like nvidia and the drivers.. but tbh I think Microsoft are just slacking when they should be pushing for more improvements in those areas... and then there is always that alt-tab problem with windows games that take bloody ages to get back to the windows desktop.. Could say in general there is hell of lot of work Microsoft could be doing to improve gfx/display technology on windows.. and when you hear about touch screen and wpf it doesn't exactly seem like they are addressing any of the existing issues, bit of joke really.

anyway rants over.. maybe when more people start using dual monitors, more might be done to improve it and in general software support for it. Will be interesting to see what has and hasn't been worked on with Win7 OS.

Coffeehouse - Deep Photo from Microsoft Research

Mr Koogle — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:14:40 GMT

Dovella said:

Pictomio

Pictomio is Freeware and sets new standards for 3D accelerated browsing of your photo and video collection.
Pictomio requires a graphics card with ShaderModel 2.0 and a minimum of 128 MB video RAM.

Pictomio.. -installed it, tried it, binned it.

.. what a wasted effort... 3d accelerated browsing.. pffff fluff.. the settings for it are weak.. sure it has some nice touches but nothing to make me want to keep it and why don't they just work on accelerated loading of images.. single image.. goto next image, loading.... finally it displays the hi res filtered image.. go back to previous image.. same thing.. it only just had the previous image in view.. why wasn't that cached!.. why wasn't it calculating the image infront before I clicked on it.. this is just *. Maybe in 3 versions time they might have something worth looking at.

you know I what I use.. i use a very customized xnview.. and I even prefere it over thet lightroom junk from adobe!! adobe are bloody clueless!