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After years of using Linux only I recent took on a new job that required me to use a Windows machine. I constantly come across thing that are trivial under Linux but are frustrating with Windows. For example maximise a command line window in Linux and it goes full screen, do the same with most Windows command line windows and goes full height but no wider. Too bad if the data you are looking at is more than 80 characters wide. However one early experience stands out. When I moved from Windows 2000 to Windows XP my video capture card stopped working. The driver model had changed and the card manufacturer was not supplying new drivers for my ‘old’ card. I was expected to buy a new card to replace a perfectly good card. Not long after that I upgraded the system to Linux and the card only partly worked, the video in worked but the tuner would not tune. This was the early days of Linux and could not find a solution online so I decided to get my hands dirty and see if I could fix it...

Microsoft has been responding to Windows 10 privacy concerns for nearly two years now, and it appears the company has finally got the message and is prepared to act. Starting today, Microsoft is updating its privacy statement and publishing information about the data it collects as part of Windows 10. “For the first time, we have published a complete list of the diagnostic data collected at the Basic level,” explains Windows chief Terry Myerson in a company blog post. “We are also providing a detailed summary of the data we collect from users at both Basic and Full levels of diagnostics.” Microsoft is introducing better controls around its Windows 10 data collection levels in the latest Creators Update, which will start rolling out broadly next week. The controls allow users to switch between basic and full levels of data collection. “Our teams have also worked diligently since the Anniversary Update to re-assess what data is strictly necessary a...

I had to interview developers for a bunch of Javascript positions. So here is the stuff I always check for in order to avoid to get drowned in a wall of buzzwords: The concept of prototypes (and what differs from more traditional inheritance approaches) and alternatives to inheritance. Inheritance and the prototype chain Why: I want to know that you will not use Javascript like Java or a traditional OOP lang. Closures) Closure (computer programming) | WikiWand Why: So that you not get lost in callback hell Loose Coupling in Javascript and Events Custom events in JavaScript Why: I want to be sure you don't dipp your code in useless if and switch statements + adding a lot of coupled code, just because you don't know about events. Duck Typing (for people coming from strong typed languages) Duck Typing in Javascript Why: Another very basic feature that comes with these kind of languages. Sync vs. Async and the challenges that come with it. Be able to explain the...

Ok, if you are like me you have heard so much about the FreeIpods and FreeFlatScreens websites on different forums, blogs, IM's, etc, you are about to puke. So am I. But yet the draw of getting an Ipod for doing basically nothing is pretty strong. I dismissed all the "stories" of people getting their ipods as the marketing machine at work. However, when Kevin Rose published that not only did he receive his, but a few of his friends did as well, I figured I might take a chance and give it a go. Today I received proof that it does indeed work. Yep, I got my iPod. Whats in it for them? Step 1. Collect Names. Step 2. Send those names items worth $200 or more Step 3. ????? Step 4. Profit Before I signed up, I wanted to get to the bottom of the ?????. I didn't want any sweaty, filth pushing webmonkeys to have all my info, so I did my research. Gratis Internet, the parent company of the FreeIpods, FreeFlatscreens, etc. sites, recently did an interview with Wired Ma...

Register free at the page. (follow all the instructions you get there) Look at the top, and you see the Host Search. Write the name you want, and press Go! Then download the program called No-IP on the site, or use this .... Read More

ws_ftp.ini is a configuration file for a popular FTP client that stores usernames, (weakly) encoded passwords, sites and directories that the user can store for later reference. These should not be on the web  Read More ....

1. Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen 2. Click on "Run" 3. Type in "command" and hit ok You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.  Read More ....