GreenReaper

GreenReaper

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Reply to WindowBlinds 5: The Feedback in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

sonaris: The removal of simple file sharing is to actually allow you to access the main Security dialog in the folder properties. If that still doesn't let you get to it, you're probably in XP Home, in which case you'll have to go into safe mode (reboot, keep pressing F8 before the XP boot logo) before it will allow you access. A picture of the dialog I'm talking about is here: http://www.windowsecurity.com/img/upl/wxpsec041026726482046.gif<

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Reply to WindowBlinds 5: The Feedback in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

sonaris : Check out the properties of the WindowBlinds folder. There should be a Security tab (if not, make sure simple file sharing is turned off in Tools/Folder options/View). Make sure that Everyone and Users have at least read access to the folder and subfolders. If not, add it.

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Reply to WindowBlinds 5: The Feedback in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Blurring is a pixel shader function. WindowBlinds cannot realistically implement this feature on XP without essentially reimplementing the Vista window handling and rendering system. You are more likely to see that sort of thing when Vista actually comes out, as the underlying composition engine will be more able to support it.

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Reply to Stardock Now Using Activation... Just one more headache! in Community WinCustomize Forums

I do not believe that Stardock has plans to suspend the use of activation in the future. The simple fact is that it does help reduce piracy - that is, it results in a statistically greater number of sales that cannot reasonably be attributed to any other factor (as Nakor pointed out on the linked thread). More sales means Stardock can devote more resources to adding features rather than releasing new versions to frustrate pirates . . . oh, and b

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Reply to I just..don't..have it... in Business JoeUser Forums

Sometimes you need it - where "it" is the skills acquired by dabbling. I have what could be charitably called "limited" art skills - but the technical knowledge of how to use an art program comes in useful every day, and is vital for understanding the needs of artists. Things like basic Paint Shop Pro and HTML/CSS knowledge are required to do things directly related to product development (creating reasonably attractive help manuals, for example).

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Reply to Engineers can blame themselves for outsourcing in Business JoeUser Forums

Ziggystyles: Graduates should be training themselves in those tools, because if you're not interested enough to learn them on your own, you're probably not the sort of person a company is interested in hiring. There are plenty of opportunities for this. Microsoft is giving away development tools for free now. Even where that's not the case, there's usually stiffly discounted st

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Reply to Pricing your gadgets in DesktopGadgets Stardock Forums

Like it says: "These charges could include, but are not limited to: credit card processing fees, bandwidth, store fees, etc." I doubt they'd amount to much, considering the volume of business Stardock does with credit cards, but it would be nice to know exactly how much it was. My guess is that customary charges won't actually be more than credit card fees unless it starts getting sold in (offline) stores, or bandwidth gets vastly more expensive than it is today. <br/

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Reply to Where ARE YOU? in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Works fine for me, alpha-omega. Perhaps you just need a more recent version of Firefox - or a faster computer? There are a lot of people on there . . .

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Reply to Grokster croaks.. in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I do wonder when they'll start suing google for not being pro-active and having people who go through their search results looking for warez. Then again, maybe they do.

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Reply to History's Worst Software Bugs in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Does Windows 95 count as a software bug? Several thousand of them, no doubt. But let's face it: All commercial software of any non-triviality has bugs. It is a simple fact that there is never enough time to fix them all and add the new features that people demand. The trick is balancing the two by fi

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Reply to History's Worst Software Bugs in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Less funny are the ones where people lost their lives, particularly the Therac-25 incident. I'd read about that before (and the more recent one with the blocking), but not the more detailed description of exactly how (and in how many ways) the Therac-25 failed. It just goes to show, software is complicated stuff - and greatly moreso nowadays than it was then. About the only people who get a

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Reply to Internet Fraud is real in Living in Cyberspace WinCustomize Forums

Internet fraud is real . . . but you're far more likely to get caught out by offline fraud, or just straight-out theft. I would be willing to bet that a lot more people can say they've had credit cards stolen in the mail than have been a victim of internet fraud.

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