Nemesis Online - Rambling continued

Ramblings...continued

Whistler is tentatively slated to ship in March 2001, according to internal Microsoft documents. Microsoft won't comment on where Whistler is in the development process. But sources close to the company say the latest "stable" internal developers build is numbered 2207.

The most recent internal test build is 2214, sources add. A Microsoft spokesman said the company was investigating reports of pirated Whistler builds, but would make no further comment. Looks like Win2000 -- so far As noted by ActiveWin, the pirated Whistler build looks almost identical to Windows 2000 Professional. "A number of people who installed the leaked build stated there were a few HTML enhancements to folders, simplifying things for novice users," ActiveWin reported. "For example, the control panel is now by default an HTML interface, offering access to a few basic configuration options." One change under the hood, according to ActiveWin, is the inclusion of the MarsCore.DLL file. "Mars" is the code name for user interface technology slated to be included in a future version of Microsoft's MSN client.

At one point, Mars was used as the code name for the next version of a consumer-oriented version of Internet Explorer. After signing up Mars beta testers last fall, Microsoft sent out a note telling testers it had delayed the start of the beta because the company was "rethinking some of our most basic assumptions" regarding the future user interfaces. It isn't just in the user interface that Microsoft's been redrawing its Windows roadmap. In January, Microsoft acknowledged that it had tabled work on "Neptune," a consumer version of Windows slated to follow Millennium, and on "Odyssey," an NT-kernel-based follow-on to Windows 2000. Instead, Microsoft said, it planned to merge the Neptune and Odyssey code bases in the form of Whistler. The follow-on to Whistler, code-named Blackcomb, is expected to ship in 2002 or later.

19th July

New Release - Babylon Lite

Babylon.com's new client, BABYLON LITE, lets you enjoy all the great Babylon features in a thin, easy to download client, weighing only 840k! Translate from English to 12 languages and convert currency rates, measurements and time zones - all in a single click.

Beginner's guide to downloading

All you need to know about downloading on the internet

5th July

Kyodai Mahjongg 12.0

If you like solitaire strategy games, we've got a treat for you. In Kyodai Mahjongg, you must remove all the tiles from the game board, two at a time. If you think it sounds too easy, you should definitely give it a try. But be sure to leave your remarks in User Opinions.

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27th June 2000

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31st May 2000

Windows Media Skin Chooser for Pocket PC and Palm-size PC
It's easy to change the Windows Media Player's interface with our beta release of Windows Media Skin Chooser for Pocket PC and Palm-size PC. First, download the Skin Chooser program to your desktop computer. Then download your favorite skins, including Moonlit Glow, Red Plastic, Kinetic Light, Silver Ice, and more.

Pocket PC Users: Download Free eBooks including Crichton, Star Trek, and Classics
Microsoft has joined with Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Barnes & Noble.com to bring Pocket PC users new eBooks from author Michael Crichton and the Star Trek series.

News

Windows Millennium, the long-awaited next version of the consumer half of Microsoft's OS strategy,
has reached final candidate stage - indicating a release date that could be as early as July or August
this year. Millennium, or Windows Me as it's come to be known, is based on Windows 98 code rather
than the 'bullet proof' core of Windows 2000, although early reports suggest it is more stable than
its predecessor.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34423.html

Goodbye Celeron, hello 933MHz PIII
Intel is set to abandon the Celeron, its low-cost processor based on the Pentium II. And, emphasising
the fact that Pentium III represents the future for the company in the near-future, Intel has announced
it is now shipping a 933MHz version of the chip.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34425.html

A Remedy For Microsoft Grows Closer
The end is nearing in the DoJ anti-trust trial against Microsoft. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson has
let it be known that he favours a three-way split of the company into "Baby Bills", although Microsoft
is letting it be known that it's going to appeal vigorously against any decision that involves it splitting up.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34424.html

Compaq Fired Up
Compaq is aiming to burn the fingers of competitors such as Sun, IBM and HP with the launch of its range
of Wildfire servers. The company claims the super-servers, which are built on Compaq's own Alpha
processor technology, will help it achieve its goal of becoming the backbone provider of the Internet era.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34418.html

30th May 2000

MPEG-4, a.k.a MP4, has arrived, and Trevor believes it will change how
we think about video the way MP3 has for audio -- by making movie-level
video over the Internet and on computers viable with today's bandwidth
and processing capabilities. Interestingly, Trevor notes, Microsoft is
both enabler and villain in this multimedia play.

http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000523S0002?ls=BYTENL_000529_trevor

* Digital Business, Jason And Ted Coombs: Collectible Data As Digital
     Business
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Digital objects can be "collectable," claim Byte.com's digital business
columnists ... and the way to do it, they say, it by protecting proof-
of-ownership, not trying to prevent copying or viewing.

http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000524S0008?ls=BYTENL_000529_coombs

* Serving With Linux, Moshe Bar: Journaling File Systems For Linux
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In his anniversary article Moshe discusses the journaling file systems
and the products available for Linux.

http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000524S0001?ls=BYTENL_000529_moshe

* Wolfe's Den, Alexander Wolfe: Microsoft Moves Toward "Internet
     Appliances"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Microsoft prepares for embedded and appliance platforms with a real-time
version of Windows CE (codenamed "Cedar").

http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000525S0001?ls=BYTENL_000529_wolfe

* Tangled In The Threads, Jon Udell: QNX, Linux & Windows
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
One recent discussion in Byte's Newsgroups is about QNX, the real-time
Unix-like operating system recently made available free for non-
commercial use...how do people feel about QNX versus Linux, or Microsoft
OSs? Read and find out!

http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000524S0012?ls=BYTENL_000529_threads

And after reading, join the discussion in the Byte newsgroups:

http://www.byte.com/nntp/

21st May 2000

Get your Pc sinc'ed with world time here and never get the wrong time again. A really top program (Recommended)

20th May 2000

Are you worried where you kids are going on the internet when you are not there to monitor them, well your prayers are answered in the form of NETSPY which quietly logs all internet activity for you 24hours per day. this program is freeware so there's no 30day limit or registering to worry about.

Download Netspy now here Link

16th May 2000

FEATURE

Manage your personal communications with a mouse!

With a free YAC Number you'll be able to forward your phone calls to any number
you choose and get voicemail and faxes as email attachments. But that's not all. Use
your web browser to set up distribution lists and call screening. With a YAC
Number it's all free!

Register for your FREE YAC Number at http://www.yac.com/den41 and you could
win a state-of-the-art Nokia 7110 WAP phone!

YAC - You're Always Connected

NEWS:

ALERT: Microsoft's Internet Explorer hit by Cookie Monster
US bug hunters have found a major security flaw in Internet Explorer, this time involving the use of cookies.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34351.html

Intel Recalls 1 Million Motherboards With Chip Fault
Intel is recalling more than 1 million motherboards after discovering a problem with a memory control chip
called the Memory Translator Hub (MTH).
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34346.html

myCIO.com offers to LoveScan your Exchange server for Love Bugs
Security start-up, myCIO.com, has jumped on the Love Bug bandwagon by offering a free LoveScan of
Exchange Servers, guaranteeing to eliminate the original virus.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34343.html

Macromedia Marches To A Different Drumbeat With Dreamweaver UltraDev
Macromedia has penned in a June shipment date in the UK for Dreamweaver UltraDev, a graphical development
environment for data-driven web applications on multiple server platforms. The product replaces Drumbeat 2000.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34349.html

MP3.com Closes Down My.MP3.com Service
MP3.com has closed down its My.MP3.com service in an effort to appease the five big recording industry
giants that won a court battle against it last month.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34347.html

Mouse That Squeaks Could Help Fight RSI
Two Loughborough University researchers have come up with a design for a mouse that squeaks when it
gets squeezed too hard.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34350.html

15th May 2000

Problems at Virginnet

At lot of customers seem to be having problems receiving their email from Virginnet, this must be a Virginnet problem so give them 24hours to sort it out. if you are still having problems after that time create another account in the accounts box of outlook express to make sure your password file has not been corrupted.

13th May 2000

Go here for all your Rambling maps !!! Link

If you are a student or just into maths check out this schoolgirls homepage link

Want a free ISP checkout 50 Free unmetered ISPs link

11 May 2000

Link of the Day

The ultimate online address book for people on the move!

http://www.digitalme.com/

Also the best software you will install on your PC this year is here

click here

If you fancy streaming internet TV try this site

http://www.megachannels.com/

Now you can experience real arcade action on shockwave.com!

DEFENDER - As good as the arcade original, if not better! Navigate
through alien territory to rescue the humans. Save your butt with
Hyperspace and smart bombs.

JOUST - Mount up and challenge gladiators to a death match. And
now you can play without the wait or the quarters!

SPY HUNTER - Use machine guns, smoke screens, oil slicks, and
anti-aircraft missiles in the game that's a cure for road rage.

SWEEPSTAKES - Fill out the entry form (it appears automatically
after you play an arcade classic) and you could win a Sega Dreamcast
with 5 hot games from Sega and Midway! One entry per title per day,
so the more you play, the better your chances!

10th May 2000

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9th May 2000

New version of Winzip 8 Beta 3

WinZip BETA Announcement Mailing List - April 7, 2000

This message is being mailed to everyone who signed up for the beta list
via the WinZip web pages. If for any reason you would like your e-mail
address removed from this mailing list, please see the instructions at
the end of this message.

An HTML version of this announcement is available on the web page

http://www.winzip.com/wz3095beta_announcement.htm

5th May

Lots of TITBITS

NEWS
INTEL & AMD SLASH PROCESSOR PRICES BY UP TO 31%
The price of high-performance personal computing is about
to come down, after Intel slashed its US prices and AMD
announced similar cuts. The price cuts are expected to
filter through to the UK next month.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34056.html

COLOUR PALM III GEARING UP FOR LAUNCH
Palm Computing, the 3Com spin-off subsidiary, is getting
closer to unveiling a colour version of its handheld device.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34049.html

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ATTACKS ENCARTA WITH JAM-PACKED DVD
Microsoft's attempt to establish Encarta as the premier
encyclopaedia brand is meeting with further stiff resistance
from print market-leader Encyclopaedia Britannica.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34063.html

GOVERNMENT OFFERS CASH PRIZES TO SMALL BUSINESS E-COMMERCE SITES
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that have made a
move online and set up an e-commerce site can put themselves
up for a series of government sponsored awards, with a total
prize pot of £118,000.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=news/34057.html

SPECIAL FEATURES:

THE 1999 ISP SURVEY
When it comes to choosing an ISP (whether free or
subscription), it helps to know how others have fared
with each of the many companies now offering internet
access. Our annual survey lets our readers share their
experiences. This year 9000 of you did so, and we have
collated that data and present the full results on site.
And the winners are....
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=isp99/index.htm

MICROSOFT MASTERCLASS
The full text of this month's supplement is online, to
help you get the most from Microsoft's supplements. Our
technical experts give you tips on using Windows 2000,
Office 2000, FrontPage 2000, Project 2000, Outlook 2000
and Windows CE.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/simonothen/php3/openframe.php3?page=micromaster/index.html

1st May 2000

Have you got enough memory ?

This is a reply to a letter asking how adding more memory effects a systems performance.

None that I would recommend. But our general consensus is that the
curve of benefit starts steep, begins to slow from 48M to 64 (which is
often enough if you don't run big graphics or the like), less so to
128 and marginal thereafter (except again for big graphics).

Best thing is to monitor in *your* typical workload with System
Monitor (install from Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup, System
Tools, check it in 'Details') and in its Edit - Add - Memory
management include 'Swap File in Use'
If that - in normal working - is showing 20MB or so, a step in RAM
would help: if it is half the next sensible size step in RAM then the
improvement should be marked. If on the other hand it is 10MB or less
(Windows is inclined to 'park' a small amount without actually
swapping from it) then save your money.

28th April 2000

Got a TNT or high end videocard you would like to tweak to get that little more performance out of then try some on these :

20th April 2000

How do I SYS c in Windows2000 ?

Boot the win2k cd. Choose repair, then choose the recovery console. The
commands from the RC that should help are:

Fixmbr and fixboot

Fixmbr /? and fixboot /? will explain the parameters.

19th March 2000

Is your hardware compatible with Windows2000 check it here

12th March 2000

Windows Blinds

For the ultimate in Windows customisation get up to Stardock.com

Having problems with your CD recorder

Then pay a visit here to the CD Recorders how to library

MP3

Get all the music you need on the net? if not add this site to your bookmarks http://music.peoplesound.com/

or here http://www.newmp3.com/

For lots of links and music news look here http://www.m-music.net/

Microsoft is the evil empire

Microsoft won't escape scrutiny any time soon -- it still remains the envy and target of every OS vendorread more here

Microsoft confirms Windows security hole

Microsoft is working to patch a security hole in Windows 95 and Windows 98 that analysts say could lead to significant system damage.
The vulnerability can surface when users download Web pages embedded with malicious code that their computer is then forced to process, causing it to crash.
Analysts say the problem can also affect both Web-based and standard email programs, such as Microsoft’s Outlook, which includes a feature that automatically opens, or previews, HTML Web pages without a user actually clicking on the link.
Although Microsoft called it “obscure," analysts say the vulnerability could affect millions of users.
A complete report is posted online at www.news.com.

Is AMD Covering Up Bugs In Their Products?

It was always easy for AMD to look like the good guys next to Intel. The cover-up of the Irongate/GeForce-issue however raises some questions about AMD's ethics more

Drivers Galore

More drivers if you are struggling here

.11th March 2000

IP Scanners

Is your computer secure while you are on the internet, you could have people scanning and accessing your hard drive then read on here http://grc.com/default.htm where you can test if your system has open ports which could be exploited by anybody looking around for places to access.

Microsoft to take over the world of consoles

Microsoft have announced that thy are to release a game console called the X-Station with 3 times as much graphics pwer that the Play station 2 read more here more

Wallpaper collections

If your stuck for a new wallpaper for your desktop check out the ones available here Dilbert 3D Wallpaper

Windows2000 Drivers

Are you looking for that Windows2000 driver that is missing from your system the visit this site, they seem to have most of the ones that were missing when the new Microsoft operating system shipped. http://on.to/w2k

7th March 2000

Windows2000

I have been running the release version of Windows2000 for 3 weeks now and have not had any problems, Apart from a few drivers. Mainly scanners which seem to be the most difficult to write for some reason.

Windows CE & Windows2000

Lots of you have been asking about connecting your Windows CE devices to Windows 2k, well having scoured the Microsoft website and spoken to various manufacturers to no avail I had to ring MS themselves.

They report that as of this time as long as you are running Active Sync 3.0 you should not have any problems.

So I did try to install the WindowsCE CD and it failed miserably at the first hurdle, with setup reporting an error so, back in its box it went along with the OEM license. I had downloaded Active Sync 3.0 a while ago but it wasn't very user friendly running with Windows98 but 2mins later after a 2 click install my Palm PC was synchronized and working with up to date data.

Viva Microsoft!!!

Corel Linux

Corel Linux was given away on a magazine disc this month and I was most impressed, finally a Linux operating system that will work straight out on the box (or mag). You must get yourself a second Hard drive or a copy of Partition Magic though to ensure you don't trash your existing operating system.

Once you have at least 1gb free space or a clean hard disc you put in the disc select boot from CD rom in the bios and your away. 10 mins later you have a fully functioning linux box (complete with Samba web server)

My only gripe is the lack on Coreldraw for Linux included in the distribution so you are left with just surfing the internet and emailing. Although there are lots of themes and The Gimp to play with. Ring me if you fancy a copy!!