Aha! Now I can see the page. The desktop looks nice - just like the commercial. I'd love to have rotating desktops of Selma and Haile.

My computer which is a 6 month old Pentium Dual Core, I might have to reformat my HD, because WinXp is behaving badly. As I mentioned in another post, my preferred safety net, Zonealarm Security Suite, is failing. Some 3rd party antivirus and antispyware proggies have revealed a couple of trojans. I might as well upgrade my desktop if I have to go through the hassle.

How much room do I need on my system drive? It's currently partioned at 40GB. I'll probably reinstall my Office XP and Adobe Creative Suites, so I'm thinking I'll need at least 100 GB? My 400GB master HD is pretty muched maxed, but I do have another 400GB slave that is virtually empty. I'll probably flip flop the drives.

Are you using the Vista firewall? What are you using for antivirus software?

It's interesting to note that Jim Allchin said last year that Vista is robust enough to operate without an antivirus proggie.

Very Cool!!

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"To become a member of a crew you've got to be 100% Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and crew. It means that nobody can f@ck around with you. It also means you could f@ck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything"

could be...... maybe that's why you could only see the top half of my aviator

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Sweet screenshot!! Does anyone know what the temp/compass/ news feed on the top right of the screen is? Where can I get it?

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That is Temp/Time/RSS feeds...comes as part of Vista. Called a "gadget".

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An unwavering defender of those I see worth protecting.

"promote the general welfare, not provide the general welfare"

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

I'm far from a MS-basher, but I found this article interesting:

Cost Analysis of Vista Content Protection

Favorite quote?

“I propose that each copy of the OS should ship with an orange jumpsuit and sensory deprivation goggles, since all Vista users have been unilaterally declared 'enemy combatants' by the content apparatchiki ” — Daniel Nevin.

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I demand justice.
Or, if there must be injustice, let it be in my favor.

Reynold's Wrap: it's not just for hats anymore.

sweetbimmer - could you make your signature a bit bigger?

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Oh...... So Vista now has a dock at the bottom of the screen Like OSX. Very interesting.

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"What you hear in a great jazz band is the sound of democracy. “The jazz band works best when participation is shaped by intelligent communication.”
Harmony happens whenever different parts get to form a whole by means of congruity, concord, symetry, consistency, conformity, correspondence, agreement, accord, unity, consonance…….

Again Microsoft one upped themselves in the rip-off department and has introduced Microsoft Gadgets. Which of course in Mac OSX is called Widgets. Too funny. Glad to see them catching up though.

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"What you hear in a great jazz band is the sound of democracy. “The jazz band works best when participation is shaped by intelligent communication.”
Harmony happens whenever different parts get to form a whole by means of congruity, concord, symetry, consistency, conformity, correspondence, agreement, accord, unity, consonance…….