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    Win 7 Tip: Microsoft Attempts to Fix Networking With Homegroups

    Win 7 Tip: The Calculator Now Calculates Your Mortgage Payments and More

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    Image of TheWerewolf - Sotto voce TheWerewolf - Sotto voce
    08/05/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Miss Vista's Quick Launch? Here's How You Get It Back
    OMG.. how did I miss this???
    THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
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    Image of enm4r enm4r
    02/03/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Microsoft Attempts to Fix Networking With Homegroups
    I just want to network OSX with a windows machine in a way that doesn't feel like I'm transferring files over a 56k modem.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/03/09

    @enm4r: Transferring over to 5...?? What the heck are you using? Serial cable?
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    Image of diamonddnice diamonddnice
    02/03/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Microsoft Attempts to Fix Networking With Homegroups
    i really liked windows 7 at first but problems networking have soured it on me. i use my machine to stream audio and video to my plasma and i just won't play nice with my xbox 360. And i can't add any libraries. Just nothing happens. Had to go back to xp.


    Another thing. in the last 5 days windows 7 has slowed to a crawl. haven't installed anything but it's hanging a lot. hope they sort that out.

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    Image of subsider34 subsider34
    02/03/09

    @diamonddnice: Have you told them about it?
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    Image of diamonddnice diamonddnice
    02/03/09

    @subsider34: funny you mention that. It crashed trying to send feedback. true story. I tried twice. it tries for about a minute then you get an error that says feedback not sent.
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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    02/03/09

    @diamonddnice: Windows 7 raped my dog and ate my last pudding cup after robing me at gunpoint so I can totally relate.


    ...it's all true :(

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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    02/03/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Microsoft Attempts to Fix Networking With Homegroups
    ok I really have to ask :


    "Previously, setting up a Windows network was akin to getting your teeth pulled out with anesthesia. "


    erm how?


    all I've ever done, is load network card drivers (if not already loaded) plug cables into machines, plug into hub / switch / router, set workgroup or domain, enable file sharing, set user to require password.


    done.


    that simple! (and I've been doing that since windows 3....)

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    02/03/09

    @KhaiJB: The author probably meant wireless networking.
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    Image of subsider34 subsider34
    02/03/09

    @KhaiJB: Ever tried sharing between Vista Home Premium and Windows XP Home Edition? NOT fun. And no, this wasn't a wireless network. It was on a conventional RJ45 Network.


    The main problem? You can't figure out how to grant another computer access to your files. I found "Share", "Advanced Share", and then there was the "Share Files & Folders" option. No matter what combination I tried, the only way to do it seemed to be granting the users (individually) co-ownership of my files (with a separate account on each pc. Apparently this is endemic to Vista attempting to share with Win XP and vice versa.

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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    02/03/09

    @subsider34: well I'm sharing between a Linux box, 3 Windows XP Pro and a Vista Home Basic...


    with no issues other than the problem you noted... and found it was a password issue. you need the same user on each machine with the same password. but when it comes down to it, that's basic networking practice in the first place.



    trust me. put that in place and it'll work just fine.

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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    02/03/09

    @KhaiJB: btw ;) that was a problem between Chair and Keyboard...
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    02/04/09

    @KhaiJB: Ahh, good old pebcak...
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    02/03/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Microsoft Attempts to Fix Networking With Homegroups
    you know.. I've never had any problems with windows networking... I've had firewall issues which have caused network issues, but windows by itself no.
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    02/03/09

    @KhaiJB: Note - thats 3rd party firewalls
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    Image of Sachin Agarwal Sachin Agarwal
    02/01/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: The Calculator Now Calculates Your Mortgage Payments and More
    Yeah, but it's not as pretty as my fancy-pants Excel Amortization Table!


    /newly obsolete, sobs in corner

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    Image of jdale jdale
    01/31/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: The Calculator Now Calculates Your Mortgage Payments and More
    Still looks less functional than the nifty calculator available as a PowerToy for Windows XP... that was pretty great, actually.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/31/09

    @jdale: It's less functional if you're a physics or engineering student. On the other hand, if you are a physics or engineering student... why the hell don't you have a dedicated TI graphing calculator?


    Also,

    [www.hulu.com]

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    Image of moron moron
    01/31/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: The Calculator Now Calculates Your Mortgage Payments and More
    Windows includes mortgage calculations while Macs do multimedia. I'm a Mac and I'm a PC. This is not going to "sex up" Microsoft's image.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/31/09

    @moron: Really? Overall Win7 seems pretty darn sexy and fast to me.


    Whereas Leopard was the equivalent of an aging whore reapplying makeup and putting on shiny costume jewelry. That was a lot to spend for no speed increase and iffy results. But then again, probably worth it if you wanted to run 64bit Windows XP so you could play games...

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    Image of Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime
    01/30/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: The Calculator Now Calculates Your Mortgage Payments and More
    Which comes in handy during the age of frozen loans and home foreclosures. How about a calculator that will assist in determining unemployment payments?
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/31/09

    @God: It already displays 0 by default, upon startup.
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    Image of alan_gen alan_gen
    01/30/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: The Calculator Now Calculates Your Mortgage Payments and More
    Is there also a default simpler 'non-scientific' mode?
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/30/09

    @alan_gen: The default is pretty much the standard Windows calculator. The extra functions are available by selecting them via the Options on the pulldown menu.
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    01/30/09

    @alan_gen: Also, should have noted through the "Mode" pulldown menu to switch from standard, scientific, programmer and statistics modes.
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    Image of Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime
    01/30/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Miss Vista's Quick Launch? Here's How You Get It Back
    I could save you a buttload of time...


    Step 1: DON'T DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 7.


    If the features of an upgrade don't seem appealing, the don't upgrade your software. I know people who still use Office 2003 because they hate the ribbon.

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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    01/30/09

    @God: Oh my God :(
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/30/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Miss Vista's Quick Launch? Here's How You Get It Back
    "You're welcome. I love you too."


    Thanks!

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    Image of AKAuser AKAuser
    01/28/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Adding Extra Monitors Is So Easy a Caveman Could Do It
    Soon, any Mac user will be able to use a real computer.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/28/09

    @AKAuser: I...Oh......You...Why I......jerk.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    01/28/09

    @AKAuser: Win.
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    Image of Shadowlayer Shadowlayer
    01/28/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Adding Extra Monitors Is So Easy a Caveman Could Do It
    M$ doing smart UI design? WTF IS GOING ON HERE???
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    01/28/09

    In reply to Win 7 Tip: Adding Extra Monitors Is So Easy a Caveman Could Do It
    As a recovering caveman, I can tell you with some certainty that I can do this. The bigger question would be why it wasn't always this easy? And, no replies from Mac users, please. Damn showoffs.
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