With Google coming out with a device that will
be basically 'instant on'.
The days of people battling with a 10 gig operating
system that tells them what they can do with it
are coming to an end.
All the vast majority of people want to do is
check their email, create a '.doc' or surf the
web without being infected with worms/viruses/\
malware/spyware and trojans.
I can see Microsoft & Google doing battle and
this is one Microsoft is going to lose, with
Google stock at $600+ and MS at $30+/- it
will be a battle of attrition and Google will
win it.
Many 'GodModes' to be found in Windows 7
Summary
Those intrigued by the "GodMode" in Windows 7 may be interested to know that there are many other similar shortcuts hidden within the operating system.
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Those intrigued by the "GodMode" in Windows 7 may be interested to know that there are many other similar shortcuts hidden within the operating system.
Intended for developers as a shortcut to various internal settings, such features have been around since Vista and even before, according to the head of Microsoft's Windows division, who tells CNET that the so-called GodMode settings folder uncovered by bloggers is just one of many undocumented developer features included in Windows.
In an e-mail interview, Steven Sinofsky, Windows division president, said several similar undocumented features provide direct access to all kinds of settings, from choosing a location to managing power settings to identifying biometric sensors.
As with the all-encompassing GodMode uncovered by bloggers, these other settings can be accessed directly by creating a new folder with any name (GodMode or otherwise) and then including a certain text string. Sinofsky noted more than a dozen strings create particular settings folders, in addition to the overarching GodMode folder option.
Here's the list of strings:
{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}
{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
And, as a reminder, to create the Godmode folder itself, use this string:
{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
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linux_kernel7th Jan 2010 -
I take exception
While I won't claim to represent the "vast majority", I can tell you people need to do more than "surf the web and make a .doc". Games, skype, IM, picture and video management, dvd playback, tethering/syncing phone hardware, and connecting peripherals - these are just some of the things people use their PC or Mac for on a daily basis. Linux does most of these well, but not all. Windows does them all just fine. So given the choice between having some of your stuff work for free, or paying to get everything to work, most people choose the latter.
Yeah, keep trusting Google to do what's in your best interest. They're not in it for the money, they spend millions of dollars developing code for your enjoyment. Read the article today - they're double charging advertisers and allowing malware to be propagated for money. MS isn't trustworthy, but neither is Google. Everyone would do well to keep this in mind.
crazydanr@...7th Jan 2010 -
He was speaking how he uses a computer, not
the vast majority...just a slip of the finger.
ItsTheBottomLine7th Jan 2010 -
Most users really only do the same old basic things.
There's a reason that MS has slashed prices (of course it's only temporary and supposed to be a clever trick) and that is that people aren't gonna keep paying through the nose to yet again go back to a "new" OS that doesn't work for most of the stuff that actually did work (albeit with AV software needed etc) in the first place.
MS is going nowhere.
CapitalismAteItself8th Jan 2010 -
The only things I have found that Linux can't do, is--
things that are exclusive to Windows.
I can't get my Microsoft lifecam vx1000 to work with Linux, then again I am not surprised. I can't get NFL game replay to work, because of Silverlight, another MS thing. I have the same issue with mlb gameday. I can't watch Netflix instant movies, they tell me that my O/S isn't supported, though they are now supporting OSX. You kind of have to wonder why these web sites wouldn't be set up to use any O/S, there is no advantage not to be, unless MS is paying them some how, not to. I have no other issues.
It doesn't work the other way around, because Linux is open source code, so MS can use any part they want, with no restrictions. That is just the way things are, but I would like to see how things would go with a level playing field.
I had to disable automatic updates on Vista, because when I am watching game replay, the only thing I use Vista for now, it shuts my computer down to when it is done installing updates. It doesn't give me a heads up when I am in full screen mode.
MS is just intrusive in to many ways for me to feel comfortable.
mjolnar@...7th Jan 2010 -
You can improve MS compatibility ...
... by throwing some money down the drain and rebooting at random times during the day.CapitalismAteItself8th Jan 2010 -
OSX is UNIX
Since OSX is UNIX (technically a custom version of BSD), any software that works on OSX can be very easily made to work on a Linux system. The only reason this has not been done for OSX apps (in my opinion) is the profit motive. If you could do anything in Linux that you can do with a Mac, there would be no reason to shell out $US 1200 for a computer. PC hardware is very cheap and Linux is free. If Microsoft and Apple did not have some kind of proprietary lock-in, they would have a much harder time selling product.
barence77311th Jan 2010 -
OSX might be UNIX
But that does not mean that "any software that works on OSX can be very
easily made to work on a Linux system". Most software written for OSX is
written against libraries that only exist on Mac. Good luck porting it
"easily".
sjerik13th Jan 2010 -
All the stock price means
is that GOOG hasn't bothered to split their stocks as much as MSFT has.
Michael Kelly7th Jan 2010 -
Actually....
GOOG has never done a stock split and MSFT has done like 4. Also there are about 10x as many MSFT shares on the market. Oh and MSFT has bigger market cap then either Apple or Google.
MSFTWorshipper7th Jan 2010 -
Do you understand how stocks (and stock splits) work?
I believe that Mr. Kelly's point ,i>was that GOOG stock has never split. MSFT has split 9 times since January 1980 (seven 2 for 1's & two 3 for 2 splits). That means that the stock volume has increased heavily. One could surmise that this is why their market cap is $90B higher than GOOG - there is more "paper" available for valuation. Compare:
MSFT outstanding shares = 8,879,802,955 (approx)
GOOG outsanding shares = 317,269,819 (approx)
GOOG didn't issue until August 2004 and doesn't have the history MSFT stock has. And, what exactly was your point?
pparks_20007th Jan 2010 -
Even the stock markets don't.
Banks are like Microsoft. All they need to do is operate an economy and they can't even manage that without stealing from Joe Plumber.CapitalismAteItself8th Jan 2010 -
Wish this site had a mod system
would help to cut down irrelevant comments like the parent post significantly. How about it ZDnet?
"The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed."
gnesterenko7th Jan 2010 -
The Mentalist7th Jan 2010 -
You have my vote
Fanboy and anti-corporate posts are a waste of time.
happyharry_z7th Jan 2010
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