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They didn't give us a choice on the UI because they wanted to force us into learning and accepting, so we'd stop buying iPads, iPhones, Android tablets and phones. Didn't work, so the numbers say (loudly and clearly). Now they have to offer us something we can all like with W9. Anybody hear heads rolling before that happens ? Sinofsky, Ballmer ; anybody else ?
I've actually tried W8 (and later 8.1) on a hybrid Sony laptop/tablet and it's a lot of fun with touch. For real work, there's Classic Shell to the rescue, even though Microsoft doesn't want us using it
For my desktop machine, W7 will stay on. I do have 8.1 on a small underpowered laptop which had 7 before ; I'll admit I prefer W8.1 on that machine because it is a little bit quicker now, overall. On machines with power to spare, the speed advantage pretty much disappears.
Let's see what W9 brings to the table.
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A frightening number from that article : an estimated 500 000 people in China die each year from pollution.
And take a look at this : http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/10/21/chinese-city-shut-down-by-off-the-charts-pollution/
Industrialization does that. I'll have to look up what's going on with India and other *emerging* countries as well.
I live roughly 400 miles North of the Canada/US border (somewhere above the Great Lakes, slightly to the East), and dominent winds being from the South West, we got a lot of *stuff* from US industries. Particles, acid rain, you name it. There are better controls now and many industries have closed, so the situation has improved here. We pollute too, and the wind brings our junk up to the Arctic
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@Ron : I kinda like that *White Rihanna* singer from... Russia ? Anyway, I started listening to her and thought... wait a minute, this isn't Rihanna's tone, it's more... Beyoncé ?
Funny thing is I went and listened to it again via YT directly and started reading the comments ; someone there noticed the same thing I did lol.
Right now I'm inspired by all the cover versions posted here lately, so here's one cover I can't resist :
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone :-)
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Haha ! I knew someone else was there, but I had to try and get in first. I'm the slower one usually
Yeah, the IE11 Copy/Paste thing is annoying. IPB blames IE11 (of course), but they finally issued a workaround a few weeks ago for those (owners/admins) interested.
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You are suffering from two bugs that have only surfaced recently : 1) IPB forum software has issues with IE11 and Copy/Pasting (there is a Fix available though) and, 2) FF since a few versions back will not allow mixed content to show, unless you tinker in Config or manually allow the content on every visit (click on the little shield icon left of the URL bar and allow content).
Katy Perry is getting better and better as a vocalist. Can't look any better, she's the Queen of Pop. And... she doesn't need to hang naked from a wrecking ball to get our attention...
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Not a huge Gaga fan myself, but I've enjoyed a few of her songs/performances. Her latest hit reminded me of Christina Aguilera the first time I heard it a while back ; the tone, tempo, style, etc... Wouldn't you know it, guess what happened last week on The Voice :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRd8D1ll7_U
Nice promo stunt, considering her latest album isn't doing as well as she would have hoped.
Note : Celine Dion also sang on that same night, with Tessanne Chin, who couldn't believe she was onstage with Miss Vegas herself :
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Windows Explorer got weird with Vista (relatively speaking) and the weirdness made it to 7. There are ways to tweak the way we see things in Explorer so we get something close to the full and simple tree we have/had in XP. Took me a while to set things up to my liking when I switched to Vista. After Vista, 7 was a breeze. I really loved the visual changes/goodies that came post XP though, like Aero. Couldn't look at XP after that
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I haven't watched the last few cycles of X-Factor (I can no longer stand Simon...). This girl is good and oh... easy on the eyes too. She missed the big high note in the song "Alone" and that may have cost her big. I remember Carrie Underwood nailing the same song back when she did American Idol ; there is always a risk associated with trying on BIG songs like that.
I do watch The Voice though, and I just love the two girls going to the finals next week :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKGmDwlY36U
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The 1.9-metre tall, 125kg droid
Huh ? That's 6'3", 275lbs. How can it be that [relatively] light ? With a two kilowatt-hour battery backpack ? No way. Must be 1250Kg (2750lbs) ; now that's more like it lol.
Edit. Seems like it's true. That'll teach me...
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I'm a winter lover and live a few hundred miles North of there, give or take a few degrees of longitude. It's surprising to see snow on the ground so early on the Niagara region actually. Hope you had packed proper clothing for the trip
Amazing shots. So amazing, FireFox crashed unexpectedly while loading all those pixels, haha.
My sister-in-law and hubby went back in October and it was actually cooler than normal. They may be able to do ice wine early this year,. Yummy !!
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Agreed.
I get very critical with pieces like this one. I have heard all the covers of this song YT has to offer and this one, for me, is the closest to the original that I've heard. Bianca Antoinette did the song justice with the group Australian Pink Floyd a few years ago, and then a Polish singer by the name of Ola Bieńkowska gave a slightly more acrobatic but less felt rendition with the cover band Brit Floyd. These two delivered in a way all the guest singers for the real band couldn't over the years, for me anyway. The song is a monster.
For fans and the curious, listen to this Clare Torry interview. Remember, she was just hired for a few hours, for this song only :
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Oh... almost perfect
I mean, Clare Torry created magic back on that Sunday afternoon at Abbey Road studios. An amazing vocal performance. The courts later agreed with Clare that she had also participated in its creation and deserved her share. I agree 100%.
This young Brazilian singer has an almost identical tone, throughout the amazing range and passages. For me, no one can beat Clare's warm raspy sound in the quieter moments, but that's just me :-)
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It's not friday yet, but I have a classic. Well, it's a cover of a classic. Some songs are almost impossible to replicate and this one fits into that category.
I almost fell out of my chair. For those who weren't born, the song was recorded in 1973 and was on Dark Side of the Moon.
This Brazilian singer is impressive :
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OOOooo... fingerstyle !!! Thank you for that one. I honestly had never heard of Doyle Dykes before. More YouTubin' for me :-)))))
My favorites in this genre :
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@Ron : I'm a BIG Amy Lee fan as well. Thanks for the vids :-)
She's in a league with these singers below, in my book :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bt_-R5LInU
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It's Friday !
Here's another guitar Classic. This made the guy famous. And for a good reason ! Grammy award and all. Crank it UP :
..and yeah, it's on Guitar Hero 3 :-)
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Two things they haven't tried : 1) Disk recovery + reinfection + pay ransom (expensive : yes, but if it works...) or, 2) hypnosis on the IT guy, to get the password back (hey, who knows !)
Wow...
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I must be missing something : "Windows Defender" in XP is not the same one we have in W8 / W8.1, meaning it is just a minimal anti-spyware application. In XP, "Security Essentials" is the available MS antivirus program. Sooo... what's it gonna be ? Are they going to code a new Defender (with AV capabilities) for XP and force install it ? Is it going to be Security Essentials ? Just the old XP Defender (anti-spyware) switched ON ? My guess goes with Security Essentials. And MSE requires XP validation as it stands now, so is MS pushing to force detect pirated copies of XP by installing the antivirus ?
Should be an interesting story to follow, if it pans out.
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UPS have AGM type batteries in them, which are very good and last roughly 5 years. One needs to have a maintenance plan for those, just like the ones in alarm systems and smoke detectors. Just so we don't forget. As far as a UPS goes, it's pretty easy to tell when the battery is fried because your computer will have shut down after a short electrical event (it should remain On). I guess many will overlook that though. I would think that even a dead battery would *filter* voltage spikes.
I have a Crucial M4 and a UPS, so I feel a little better now..
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Steve Oliver : I knew I had heard this (or very similar) before. Googled him and it hit me : I saw him live at our local guitar festival last summer. Very good player, nice groove, and he also likes to experiement with different sounds. Just for fun, he played piano for us (on his guitar), which I had never heard before, at least not that realistic.
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Guitars...
Best part of having a guitar festival in a small town is that you have a much better chance of sitting closer to the stage. Like 15 feet away from this guy a few years ago :
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"Unplugged" the way I like it...
What are you listening to?
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BIG Rush fan here. Red Barchetta is one of my all-time favorites, too. Along with these (and many more
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmrz0_oqe4A
(for the curious : "YYZ" is the airport code for Toronto's Pearson, and means arriving home for the Rush gang after touring)
The guys 35 years ago. Alex kinda looks like Peter Frampton. Wow !