“Folder Size for Windows adds a new column to the Details view in Windows Explorer. The new column shows not only the size of files, but also the size of folders. It keeps track of which folders you view, and scans them in the background so you can see complete size of all files within the folder.”
Folder Size for Windows via Juha
Tag: Microsoft
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Folder Size for Windows Explorer
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EU fines Microsoft unprecedented $357.3 mln
“European Union regulators fined Microsoft […] 280.5 million euros ($357.3 million) on Wednesday for defying a 2004 antitrust ruling, and warned the company to comply or face bigger fines from next month. […]
Microsoft faces an increased further fine of up to 3 million euros a day if it continues not to comply with an order by July 31. The Commission requires Microsoft to give information to rival server software makers to make their applications run smoothly with Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows operating system.”
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Microsoft censoring MSN Messenger conversations
“Computer Sweden is reporting that Microsoft is doing automatic real-time censoring of certain messages on MSN Messenger.”
A. Bersvendsen via Juha
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Firewall Leak Tester's RemoveWGA: Prevent Windows From Phoning Home
“RemoveWGA enables you to remove the Microsoft “Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications” tool, which is calling home and connect to Microsoft servers every time you boot.”
firewall leak tester via My Digital Life via Juha
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Updating your computer is almost complete – Restart Now?
“Now, to get rid of it:
Start / Run / gpedit.msc / Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Update / Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installationsYou can configure how often it will nag you (I re-configured it for 720 minutes, which means I’ll be asked twice on a work day), or completely disable it. [This] setting is only loaded when Windows starts, so a reboot is needed.”
D. Turini via C.A. Mackay via Juha
Suomenkielinen asetus näyttäisi olevan (‘Paikallinen tietokone’ -käytäntö / Tietokoneasetukset / Hallintamallit / Windowsin osat / Windows Update /) Uusi kehote ajoitetun asennuksen uudelleenkäynnistyksen yhteydessä. Mutta! Sen Ominaisuuksissa sanotaan näin:
“Jos tila on Poissa käytöstä tai Ei määritetty, oletusaikaväli on 10 minuuttia.”
Toisin sanoen sen poistaminen käytöstä ei ole mahdollista, vaan sitä pystyy vain viivyttämään. Huomasin tämän käytännössä viimeisimpien päivitysten asennuttua, kun tuo “Tietokoneen päivitys on melkein valmis. Sinun on käynnistettävä tietokone uudelleen, jotta päivitykset tulevat käyttöön. Haluatko käynnistää tietokoneen uudelleen heti?” -ilmoitus hyppäsi silmille heti sen käytöstäpoistamisesta huolimatta.
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ReactOS: Building A Free Windows XP Compatible OS
“The ReactOS® project is dedicated to making Free Software available to everyone by providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows® XP compatible operating system.”ReactOS via Juha
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Funny: How to Break Windows Notepad
“Here’s a really funny way to break Notepad that a coworker showed me this morning. […] It will not crash your computer, it just breaks Notepad in that it causes it to display very oddly. No perm damage comes of the following steps.”
WinCustomize via Juha
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Firefox To Drop Support For Windows 98, Me
“Mozilla will drop support for the nearly obsolete operating systems when it releases Firefox 3.0 in 2007. Some users criticized the decision [and a counter bug has been filed].”
Information Week via Digg
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Windows XP EULA in Plain English
“This is the EULA for Windows XP Home Edition. […] What does this document contain? Most people don’t know, because it is written in legal-speak. Still, you are expected to read it and are required to agree to it before using Windows XP Home. Even if you don’t read it, you are still bound by it, so it’s good to know what’s in there.
Let’s take a look at just what rights a user of Windows XP Home has given up.”
LinuxAdvocate.org via Juha