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Bleeding to death on the bleeding edge of IE8
I know it's beta. I know it's beta. I know it's beta. I know it's not the final UI it will have when released also. But purely on the functional and behavioral aspects, had to pull the plug on my physical install at least. I'll keep it in my VM test machines...
IE8: The bleeding edge fun and pain
Anyone that knows me also knows that I usually dive headfirst into beta programs. I don't know why. I'm not generally what you would consider to be a "daredevil" guy. I don't skydive or hang glide. I don't do stupid stunts (at least not intentionally...
When is a Suggestion not a Suggestion?
That's a good question. When is a question a question then? Hmmm... Well, let me explain: I was checking in on my MS-Connect status for the various beta programs I'm still active on. I dropped in on the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 portals...
Playing Dice with Hyper-V Beta
No. This time it wasn't me. But not because I'm smarter than this guy, but because I don't the kind of hardware laying around to try it on. If I did, (and I wish I did), I probably would have done the same thing though. That's just how I am: bleeding...
From the Dubious Dept: A Windows 7 "Review" of sorts
I agree with Paul Thurrott's assessment that this " review " of a supposed "M1 drop" of Windows 7 is entirely bogus. However, some of the feature descriptions are intriguing and make you pause to question the immediate skepticism. Some of the features...