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Ray6 wrote:
Don't get me started. The entire Vista marketing team should be sacked ... now. This minute. No messing about. Frogmarched from the building. They have messed up everything from pricing to advertising and just about everything in between. They are relying on the marketshare to do it all for them, while they sit on their cans doing sweet FA.


Not only the marketing team, but many other people from development too. [6]


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Finally I built my own server, loaded it with my favorite OS (FreeBSD) and put it colocated at a nearby data center. More control, faster performance and better experience at less than half the price of a rented dedicated server. Sometimes I wonder why didn't that earlier...

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BruceMorgan wrote:
Currently I use a Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard at home and at work.   It's not too huge and it's not too thick and it's not too curved.


Most machines at our lab use this keyboard. Despite its low price, it feels better than other more expensive models. Unfortunately, it loses that feel after two - three months of heavy use.

PS: Das Keyboard II looks very interesting, I'll order one for testing...

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brian.shapiro wrote:
the point of wpf in some sense is to supercede windows forms though. it still has common controls, its just that its control rendering is a lot more flexible and easily changeable, and its not all about eye candy. in wpf, if you want a dropdown list with checkboxes, in a few lines, you can have it done. this stuff in windows forms is exceedingly more complicated. plus, it allows things like resolution independence and more advanced typography. so, wpf isnt really about 3d animations and glitzy surfaces, though it can do that. applications will just be better when people move to wpf


Since Windows introduction, I've seen many alternative controls and control rendering methods. However, after all these years, 99% of applications are still using (or subclassing) the standard common controls.

Although I do like some WPF features (e.g. resolution independence), I'm not going to invest any time yet. When Microsoft release (if ever) an operating system fully depended on WPF or managed code, then I'll consider migrating. Until then I prefer the performance and compatibility of the old API and controls.

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Really missed the good old mech switch keyboards of eighties...

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I never liked eye candy stuff like Flash, WPF etc. In fact I prefer to use operating environment's native rendering and controls (e.g. common controls on Windows, HTML controls on web).
Afterall I'm not a big fan of managed code Wink

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Ucsbguy wrote:


Hmm, never liked the add ins idea and my experience from most, if not all extensions, is very very negative.

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BobTurbo wrote:
Firefox looks like ancient software compared to IE7. The IE team did a great job.


I wouldn't say that IE team did great job. It's the Firefox developers who did much worst. Wink
In any case, IE7 is still the best in terms of stability although it lacks many features found in both FF and Opera.

PS (@PaoloM):  I have a high degree of respect for all MS developers. However I still wonder how all these talented people, didn't notice IE7 slowness before finalizing the code ...


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Lloyd_Humph wrote:
I switched to FireFox as its a much better program and i havent looked back.

Firefox ? No thanks, I prefer living with IE7 issues Wink

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DiabloNY wrote:
IE7 slow scrolling has caused me to sign up for this web site too! BUMP!

Unfortunately there is no solution to this issue yet. I'm pretty sure that MS will do nothing before IE8. Even that I doubt it will be any faster.
Do you remember the gold coding rule for new software versions: "smaller - faster - more efficient"? If so then forget it, it doesn't apply any more Expressionless

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Jason Cox wrote:
Sure the Backup Files option has its shortcomings, but who uses that one?Smiley

Maybe people like me, who want to backup only really important data, not the whole system. Why should I wait for full system backup, when only a few data files have been changed since last time?

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wkempf wrote:
But calling the feature stupid, even if all it could do is a system level back up (which the screen shot calls into question), is not criticism, its a flame.


Flame or criticism, the question remains the same: How do you call a "file backup" feature that doesn't allow you to select what files and/or folders will be backed up? Personally, I think it's stupid.

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wkempf wrote:
No, I don't.  Your post was rude at best, and served no purpose other then to let you vent, about something that is most likely your own stupidity.  I haven't used it, but that screen shot I posted sure makes it look simple to me.

You flew off the handle and posted a flame to a public forum.  Sorry, I'm going to call you a troll, and I suspect most people will agree.  Criticism is welcome here, encouraged even, but this was not criticism, it was a troll.

Before call me names, please think again!
You're talking about something you only know from screenshots and you call me stupid?

Anyway, I think it's enough ...

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wkempf wrote:
I've never used it (don't have Vista yet), but...

1.  This is a flame and/or troll post.  No legitimate person would expect an answer from a post like this.  But for other's benefit...

2.  What's a joke is your ability to use the product.  The screen shot here (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/foreveryone/backup.mspx) clearly allows you to pick files/folders.

You have to use Vista Backup before call my post a troll. Wink
BTW, I don't expect an answer, the above post was my honest reaction when first used that useless thing Microsoft call "Backup and Restore center".

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I wonder who decided to include this [censored] in Vista.
A file backup utility that doesn't allow user to select files. Congratulations to MS developers for this smart idea. Expressionless

What comes next, a calculator that cannot add numbers?

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Although I use fast systems equipped with 2-4GB RAM and very fast video cards, I still have this problem with most webpages, when scrolling them with mouse wheel.

The only fix I've found so far, is to uncheck "Enable visual styles on buttons and controls..." option in IE7 advanced settings thus I assume that something is going wrong with web control theming code.

I wonder why so far nobody from MS IE team has commented on this issue!

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I hope they fix it soon, it's the most annoying problem I have with IE7.

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ZippyV wrote:
I think the choppiness is caused by the Flash plugins. Other causes could be the use of very big images.

In fact choppiness is caused by button and input field styling. Try disabling "visual style on buttons and controls" advanced setting, it makes scrolling as smooth as with IE6.

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W3bbo wrote:
How does FreeBSD compare with OpenBSD and NetBSD?

NetBSD is good if you plan to support some rare hardware platform, otherwise the choice is between FreeBSD and OpenBSD.
In a few words, FreeBSD is more refined than OpenBSD, much faster and supports more hardware devices.

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onekopaka wrote:
So all you IE users (I'm trying to be nice) switch to Fx!
Fx=Firefox

Why should I bother with Firefox? I have enough trouble fixing bugs and memory leaks in my own projects. [6]

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saurus wrote:
...i too find it very very jerky and slow on certain webpages and it is the only thing that puts me off using IE7 as my future browser

Seems that isn't fixed in IE7 final. It is the widget styling that cause this slow rendering when scrolling. Not only slows down scrolling speed but also uses a lot of CPU resources, especially when pages contain many buttons, input boxes etc.

Try to disable visual styles (Internet Options - Advanced - Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in webpages). I did that and IE7 scrolling performance is equal to IE6.

I wonder what IE7 developers have changed to styling code and made it so slow. Maybe optimized it for Vista?

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I hate those crappy reviews.

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Nitz Walsh wrote:

Load up Opera.  Go to www.msnbc.com.  Click the middle mouse button to get the free-scoll icon, and move the mouse up and down to scroll the page quickly.

Now do the same with IE7.  See the difference?

That's exactly what I meant. I can see the same difference when comparing IE6 and IE7 with many different webpages, even text-only.
IE7 rendering is indubitable fast but scrolling is choppy and much slower than IE6 (or other browser). It is very noticable with long text only formated pages, like IEblog long posts, W3C documentation pages, google groups etc.
All testing done with fast video cards (ATI X800xt, X1800xt) and resolution 1600x1200x32bit (maximized IE6/7 window).

Peter Gurevich [MS] wrote:
We want to make IE the fastest browsing expereinc out there and would really appreociate any assistance you can provide.

I really hope so Peter, IE used to be very fast and IMHO, browsing performance is much more preferable than a nice looking UI or a bunch of new features.

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