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Convenient, but a bad idea anyway. It was covered in another thread.-f0dder (November 30, 2009, 11:32 AM)
Why should there be a prompt to run a spyware scanner? How is it useful?-tranglos (November 30, 2009, 08:24 AM)
I did that of course, and Media Player was still launching. I've had to select individual file extensions and remap them one by one. Like I said, this could be unintended.
Whoever still says UAC is a good idea... I just cannot see what you see. Roughly half the shareware apps I use raise the UAC warning on launch - a huge annoyance.-tranglos (November 29, 2009, 04:51 PM)
But that's nothing. You can't even rename a desktop icon without an "As administrator" confirmation, even though the logged-in user *is* an administrator.
And while I'm at it, what happened to the system tray? Everything is hidden by default there. It may look nicer that way, but is less useful, because tray icons often indicate program state, and it's also harmful, because it makes it easier for vendors to cram your system with autostart applications that run in the tray, and now most users won't even see them, ever.
All the stupid, ugly, useless, non-standard applications that install with hardware drivers, all the "start Java faster", "Adobe cr*p updater" little pieces of trash you want to disable as soon as you can, will now run unobstructed on most computers.
Ive managed to open the Device Manager a couple of times, but I still can't remember where it is. And am I the only one enraged by the Control Panel design?
In "Default programs", all the file associations grabbed by Windows Media Player are grayed out and can't be changed (to the VLC player, say). The workaround seems to be to manually change association for each individual file extension, which is somewhat arduous. I hope this is a bug.
I like the clickable breadcrumbs in Explorer windows (it took MS how many years to "invent" those?), but where is the "Up" button? No "Up" button, so now the most common navigational operation requires at least two careful clicks, instead of just one - unless there's some other way I haven't noticed.
I am not sure about export laws for shipping to other countries so I can't ship anywhere except the US.-y0himba (November 28, 2009, 07:28 PM)
Innuendo, I haven't tried d'peg! in probably 3-4 years--you had to pick one that I don't actually have in my collection.-sajman99 (November 28, 2009, 07:41 PM)
I'm pleased to see that the development cycle has perked up a little in the past year or two.-cranioscopical (November 28, 2009, 06:05 PM)
In that respect it's pretty much ahead of almost all the recent movies which leave you scratching your head and going, "Wait, now just where did those guys come from and what the hell have they got to do with this?"-4wd (November 28, 2009, 09:49 PM)
I could have, (as you say Innuendo) downloaded it from loads of other sites....-tomos (November 28, 2009, 10:24 AM)
If I want some music, I will have to get it from my ISP, (for "free", as part of my contract), as drm encoded 192 kbps wma files.-Curt (November 28, 2009, 03:32 AM)
Although I suspect in the case of April they are a bit careful because to them it does not look like fraud, just an "honest" mistake around exchange rates - and a "proper" company on the other side.-iphigenie (November 27, 2009, 03:28 PM)
Despite an annoying UI, this is a pretty good utility.-CWuestefeld (November 24, 2009, 07:47 PM)
If you need SigmaTel Drivers for Win7 try this link http://www.windows7u...SigmaTelDrivers.html-daor79 (November 25, 2009, 12:28 AM)
I see the point in this, but it's not like having a non-closed platform makes it less stable on the hardware it's designed for - just slap on a "no warranty/support if used on 3rd party hardware", and the hackers would be happy.-f0dder (November 24, 2009, 02:09 PM)
so, where is the script for updating my scripts?
- without such ascriptfeature, I cannot be too impressed with Greasemonkey itself.-Curt (November 25, 2009, 06:46 AM)
My threads about the editor were removed and I was banned without warning in their fake web forum that no one uses anyway. I've never been banned from any forum and I didn't even really do anything wrong, just criticize like I always do. Anyway, it's still a great program, whatever.-superboyac (November 24, 2009, 07:11 PM)
Hmmm, the licensing terms are very restrictive, so be sure to backup the game and do not install it too much-Lashiec (November 24, 2009, 07:59 PM)
I wish they would get out of their little mailing-list world and open up to hearing the comments of their other users.-superboyac (November 24, 2009, 10:48 AM)
I guess that's because Usenet has become fringe, unfortunately.-tranglos (November 24, 2009, 05:43 PM)
