Channel 9 - Discussions by Manip2

Coffeehouse - Outlook 2003 ~ New Message Window

Manip2 — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:07:20 GMT

There is in my opinion a design flaw in Outlook 2003, that being that the 'New Message' window is a window and not part of the main pane like all the other items (read messages, browse folders etc). Does anyone have a method or trick for attaching the 'New Message' window in where read would normally appear?

So I can -

Browse, Read, Reply, Type, Send --
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All without having to switch windows or move around.

Tech Off - Massive ASP.Net Forms Authentication vulnerability

Manip2 — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:41:26 GMT

I have didn't work as they suggest...^shrug^

Coffeehouse - MSN Messenger makes me :(

Manip2 — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 01:53:52 GMT

MSN Msg 7 (beta) screenshots *apparently..

Here are a list of the expected upcoming features!

- Winks: Winks allow you to send kisses, hearts and all sorts of silly cartoons to your contacts.

- Nudge: Nudge allows you to send a "shake" to your contact. Both your own and your contacts MSN Messenger window will shake, much like how Internet Explorer windows shake using the correct javascript.

- Download packs: Download packs will allow users to grab winks/emoticons/display pictures and backgrounds straight from MSN. As these currently don't work we were unable to test them.

- Games: Chess Club, Bankshot Billiards Club are included if you're a Instant Games Clubhouse member. Standard Checkers/Solitaire Showdown/Bejeweled/Minesweeper Flags and Tic Tac Toe are still included.

- Activities: Activities allow you to share files, calendars, photos and perform tasks such as remote assistance.

- Deluxe Display Pictures: Although these are unavailable it seems like MSN are going to supply animated display pictures.

The build in question is 7.0.0205 and carries the beta tag throughout. The main MSN Messenger window is redesigned to show your display picture and includes the ability to scroll through tabs. There's no new options in the main options menu but you can change the position of the tab icons. When a contact signs in using MSN Messenger 6 or above you get the contact's display picture on the sign in toast. Custom emoticons are still the same, they still do not animate or allow animated GIFs etc. Check out the screenshots below for more features and the general user interface. MSN Messenger 7.0 is expected to be released into beta on November 11th this year with a general 'MSN Messenger Wave 10' release as late as February 2005.

Also, 3Degrees has finally been incorporated into the MSN Messenger client. This allows users to listen to music together and share photos for example.

Here are some of the new graphical changes which have been reported, as commented by Rolando:

- New user interface: Although the conversation windows haven't changed much, the 'sign-in' and 'contact list' windows have had some nice new changes. The display picture is now shown in the contact list window as well, and the menubar is now disposable. You will also see an away or busy status icon beside the contact's icon. An MSN web search bar has been included at the bottom.

- Options dialog: The options dialog has had some major improvements. You won't see icons anymore and the menu is now a list placed on the left of the dialog.

- New installer: Some nice graphical changes have been noted in the installer as well where you can see a new blue msn guy beneath a green one. This logo has been noted a lot lately.

Coffeehouse - Apps Wishlist: MS Songwriter 2005 / MS Photographer 2005

Manip2 — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 01:49:35 GMT

jamie go see if you can find a copy of visio (trial, eBay etc) that has application design conponents.

Coffeehouse - Important Notice: Forum Rules

Manip2 — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 10:34:18 GMT

Because no rules system, anywhere ever can work without some kind of punishment behind it. And unless you want to give all the forum members the ability to ban one another, I can't see it working. People would have no real incentive to stick to the rules. They would be more like guide-lines.

Charles, I would *love to see you and Bryn have a debat over the future of C9 or about CLR exceptions.

Coffeehouse - Microsoft's Longhorn Failure Is Linux's Chance

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:21:29 GMT

When was I flaming you?

Coffeehouse - Microsoft's Longhorn Failure Is Linux's Chance

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:38:53 GMT

Keskos wrote:

Anybody heard about something called google?

I don't know about anybody.. but I for one haven't heard of this magical 'google'. What is it? Is it like GMail?

Coffeehouse - Windows CE 5.0 chat

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:57:56 GMT

Sorry, I missed it. But thanks for the GMT time.

Coffeehouse - Microsoft, innovation, security and 9/11

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:56:15 GMT

The 'K' guy?

[If you say his name three times I hear he appears and flames everyone]

Coffeehouse - Microsoft, innovation, security and 9/11

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:37:25 GMT

Eagle, who are you suggesting he is?

Coffeehouse - Important Notice: Forum Rules

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:41:37 GMT

Well as /. gets a few thousand (hundreds of thousands?) of posts per day you need to be more specific.

Coffeehouse - Microsoft's Longhorn Failure Is Linux's Chance

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:36:57 GMT

Gotta agree. You notice it is the people generally that have never had to maintain a Linux system or have never used a Linux desktop for an extended period that have the most to say about how wonderful it is.

I myself have been in dependency hell and have also had to deal with the erratic desktops (both KDE and Gnome). They are both user-unfriendly if you ask me. I don't expect them to be like Windows but they don't even stick to any way of doing things.. I mean the file open/save dialogs are rarely the same between three applications.

I also find the desktop slow to react to my needs, as in if I click something I have to wait a few seconds for it to react on a high speed machine which gets under my skin.

The graphics do look nice.. but I don't care about graphics, I care about usability and speed. Or at least speed up to a point.

It is almost impossible to setup your graphical desktop without opening a shell at least once.

Coffeehouse - Microsoft, innovation, security and 9/11

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:28:22 GMT

Oil

Coffeehouse - Channel 9 Poster

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:46:46 GMT

If you get the ball rolling you can use hardcore porn as fare as I'm concerned.

Coffeehouse - Important Notice: Forum Rules

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:33:18 GMT

Loadsgood wrote:

* I am not the Admin but am hoping that the admin will stick this up permenatly, or make a similar thread. Rules must be in force or the downfall of c9 because of madness will be imminate *

/Not Admin - Goes into ignore mode/

Loadsgood wrote:

- No Flames. (No exceptions to this rule)

Define a Flame.

Loadsgood wrote:

- No Racism. (No exceptions to this rule)

Define Racism. Freedom of speech?

Loadsgood wrote:

- No Rude words. (There are kids watching)

Define a 'rude word'. Does Russian count?

Loadsgood wrote:

Either accept these rules or leave c9.

See Ignore above. + This sounds like a threat.

Coffeehouse - Microsoft, innovation, security and 9/11

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:29:23 GMT

I think Microsoft's shift towards security is long due and has very little to do with 9/11. I mean look at the MS code base that has been getting worse and worse if they don't act now and start securing it then it is going to continue getting worse.

What important features do you need? If you just want 'features' all your going to get is forced ideas, things just for the sake of it. Really good ideas present themselves. And performance is always important but I don't think they have shifted away from performance or at least not that I've seen any evidence of.

The fact that America is on a security crack down and then Microsoft does the same is purely coincidence. Microsoft would have had to switch to security sooner or later and I have never heard it suggested that these 'terrorists' are going to attack using people’s home computers.

Coffeehouse - .PNG

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:17:22 GMT

AndyD wrote:

(which apparently works in the Mac version of IE - go figure).

This is a guess.. but if the Mac version of IE uses the local GDI equivalent (rendering engine) and it supports PNG or is updated more often I could see how that could happen.

Coffeehouse - Microsoft's Longhorn Failure Is Linux's Chance

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:14:30 GMT

Keskos wrote:

According to news.com you are dumber than a mac user if you use a pc.

Link?

Coffeehouse - Channel 9 Poster

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:49:43 GMT

Coffeehouse - Microsoft's Longhorn Failure Is Linux's Chance

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:24:07 GMT

jamie wrote:

while in many respects i agree - i do not think it fair to describe the linux effort as a joke

Re-read, I didn't discribe the Linux effort as a joke. I discribed the development platform as a joke. And I was directing that at the X11 development platform, not in general.

Coffeehouse - Microsoft's Longhorn Failure Is Linux's Chance

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:02:14 GMT

Jamie, thanks for the spaced version.

If you assume he and or eWeek are unbiased journalists then I can see how you could be upset but in reality journalists CAN be biased if they want and that is their job.

In this case he is discussion how the Longhorn thing could be good for the Linux Desktop’s market share.

I don't agree, I mean Linux doesn't exactly have WinFS capabilities yet. I think people, especially the media way over-estimate how fare along the Linux desktop is. I consider it around the Windows 95/OS2 age in comparison. To think that it is anywhere near 2k/XP is just insanity.

The Linux Desktop is just a mish-mash of various hacks, some dating back a few years. Firstly I consider the construction a security risk and more so I think it is inefficient and user-unfriendly.

It is barley a model in any respect and the development platform is a joke.

Coffeehouse - .PNG

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 04:47:47 GMT

What? .. ..

Well anyway..

Coffeehouse - Please interview Doctor Eric Brill

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 04:38:45 GMT

Why don't you have an MS tag?

Coffeehouse - .PNG

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 04:16:57 GMT

But you can't get animated JPG or PNG images.

Coffeehouse - .PNG

Manip2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:31:57 GMT

Because for 90% of things GIF will work just fine. Before if you ran Linux or used OSS graphics tools (ie Gimp) then you couldn't save to GIF, now you want.. and as your GIF images are more likely to be viewed the way they where drawn you might have well use those.