Channel 9 - Discussions by NetRyder http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Discussions by NetRyder http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/NetRyder/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/NetRyder/Discussions en Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:50 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:50 GMT Rev9 0 0 0 Tech Off - Taskbar replacement ?
troposphere wrote:
NUMBER ONE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENT TO TASKBAR:

Ability to rearrange the running application buttons by dragging them, just as you can rearrange the buttons on the Quick Launch toolbar.

I'm sick of having to launch my applications in a specific order just so that their placement on the taskbar will be where I want them to be.

Taskbar Shuffle Smiley

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The Messenger team is asking for feedback and feature requests for the next version, in fact. You should go ahead and submit your suggestion.

http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!25283.entry

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I'm curious to see how well it'll work with my own pictures.

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Great job, guys! Can't wait for this to go live. =)

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ZippyV wrote:
Is there a boot screen to see somewhere?

It hasn't changed. See the first screenshot here.

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Installed and running great. I'll be sure to report any issues that I find. Been running the beta builds on my laptop since Beta 1, but this is the first build that's made it way onto my production machine.

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http://spaces.msn.com/sanaz/Blog/cns!1pjMasE-oWf_4mTADbVaTnXg!893.entry

Smiley

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It works fine. Uninstalling it just reverts back to IE 6.

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I attended WinHEC and PDC last year, and I would probably have come to MIX06 too, if it weren't for exams that same week. So I'm counting on my favorite web sources for some good coverage this time. =)

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bonk wrote:
I am currently looking for a nice new state of the art portable audio player. It should at least have 20GB of space and should support as much audio formats as possible (wma and ogg would be cool). Also it should not require any addtional software to be installed on my windows XP machine (should be working as a simple external usb drive). Overall hardware quality is also important. Price is not that important
Any ideas? Channel9 is always perfect for these kind of questions (lots of techies around ) !

You could look into the iAudio X5. I don't have one myself, but it looks like those who do, like it quite a bit. It also seems to satisfy all your requirements. In fact, it's quite possibly the most "feature-rich" device I've seen so far, although I have no idea how it is in terms of useability. You might want to look for reviews to see what people are saying about it.

Like Larry, I also like the Creative Zen Vision:M. I currently have a 5GB Zen Micro that does everything I want, but the Vision:M looks like a nice successor to it.

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LarryOsterman wrote:

But it runs surprisingly well on my 2.1gHz 512M RAM Laptop.

Yeah, I've been beta testing it on a 2.4GHz P4 laptop with 512MB of RAM, and I was surprised by the performance too. Not quite as snappy as XP on the same machine, but it's also been getting better with each monthly CTP, even though new features keep getting added in. I'm planning to install the Feb CTP on my desktop too.

Is there a final performance tuning process post-Beta2?

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My desktop running XP x64 is always on and has been up for a couple of weeks now. No sign of any kind of sluggishness here.

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PeterF wrote:

They arrived late for you.

Peter


Yeah, I got mine sometime last year.

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Maurits wrote:
The odd one out is Symantec's Norton Antivirus.  It's not free!  If Google Pack takes off, Symantec can expect a nice big windfall of new paying customers in six months.

I wonder if Symantec paid to be included...

Yeah, it looks similar to the sort of thing Dell and other systems vendors do - they ship a trial version of sorts with their machines, and once the trial subscription expires, Symantec gets the revenue through subscription renewals.

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It's not really meant as a replacement for laptops. I guess one can think of it as something a university student would use - a desktop-like machine with a large 20" display that he/she can carry back home during holidays.

Of course, it's still just a prototype (albeit a fully functional one), so things could change, including the size/weight etc.

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Glad to see it being adopted by Microsoft for IE 7. It'll be nice to have one consistent icon to represent feeds in both browsers. Others like Opera should join in too.

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Here's a list of new stuff on the official blog:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/MessengerSays/Blog/cns!1pa8Iikfy0xU3xf4W911Jq4Q!1607.entry

Haven't had a chance to try out Shared Folders yet, but that sounds handy and interesting. We finally get things like offline messaging too.

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CannotResolveSymbol wrote:
You're an HTTP 403 error? 

Nevermind the link. I just updated my avatar. Smiley

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Steve411 wrote:
NetRyder -- you sort of look like will smith. His music sucks.

- Steve

Hahaha! Not at all, actually. First time I've ever heard someone say that. =)

I resized a 3.2MP image using mspaint (only thing available on the machine I was on at the time), which is probably why it ended up looking very little like me.

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jonathanh wrote:
If you like macro close-up images of nature, then Microsoft blogger Michael Swanson has some great shots at http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/articles/wallpaper.aspx 

That's an awesome set! Thanks!

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