Channel 9 - Discussions by Windbag http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Discussions by Windbag http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Windbag/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/Windbag/Discussions en Sat, 25 May 2013 20:38:42 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 20:38:42 GMT Rev9 0 0 0 Coffeehouse - Windows Sidebar better than Apple's Dashboard
scarnie wrote:


I disagree that it is better.  It is different, and still very good - and they both have their place.  For me, when I'm working, there are times I want all my screen real estate available, so the side bar goes away. 

Cheers,

Stu



For my money, Sidebar *is* better. You want to hide Sidebar? Double-click the icon. Meanwhile, whatever you have dragged to your desktop will stay there, as you would expect I think.

I don't see anything not to like...

Cool

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And NOW, with Vista, the mouse pointer is, uh... Hey, wait a minute...

I WANT MY "GLASS" POINTER!

[C]

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Works in XP and Vista.

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I guess in the States we've become inured to this sort of behavior, so we don't think of it as being "like a hell" for anyone. 

The nice thing about newsgroup readers and many sophisticated forum sites, is that they have built-in tools to allow the users to filter what they see; ignore threads, ignore users, even filter language (like the obsfuscated web address above).  

That may be what Channel 2 needs, but frankly I hope it becomes even more popular regardless of that, because IMHO Japanese society can use the sort of openness that Channel 2 inspires. 

BTW, I was dismayed to hear of the arrest of the author of the file-sharing app Winny, and wish I could read what Channel 2 users think about this.    

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