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Article 21982
From: Jennifer McGaffey 
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 20:10:59 -0800
Subject: Re: Windows XP????
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum

In article <3dc8a293.0@news.sff.net>, bytor@mystikeep.com says...
> There is also something where when an app crashes it collects information
> about the cause of the crash and asks you to send that information to
> Microsoft.  You don't have to, but if you do, it should be sending specific
> issues with the application that crashed, not your personal stuff.  Doing so
> is a huge benefit to all users of the software, because it specifically
> tells the company who wrote the app (the feature works for non-MS apps as
> well) what problems are actually affecting users.  The numbers with that are
> pretty staggering.  We've found that, literally, 95% of all problems users
> find boil down to 5% of the total bugs in the product.  So a company getting
> that information can fix 5% of their bugs and drastically improve the
> situation for everyone.
> 
> 
This _would_ be very good.  Unfortunately, it does - well, can - apparently 
send info.  Specifically, if you're working on a document (say, in Word) and 
it crashes, the 'issues with the application' include what it was working on - 
your document.  And if it happens to be confidential or otherwise private (ie, 
business information or your list of porn sites)...well, it will go to MS if 
you send the crash info.  It does ask every time, I understand.
This info is from Woody's Watch - newsletters from http://woodyswatch.com/, 
_very_ useful.  He does recommend WinXP, but warns about sending crash info.

-- 
jjm

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Article 21983
From: anonymous@sff.net (Anonymous Visitor)
Date: 27 Nov 2002 16:03:02 GMT
Subject: Re: Windows XP????
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum

From: Jennifer McGaffey:
>>>>
This _would_ be very good.  Unfortunately, it does - well, can - apparently

send info.  Specifically, if you're working on a document (say, in Word)
and 
it crashes, the 'issues with the application' include what it was working
on - 
your document.  And if it happens to be confidential or otherwise private
(ie, 
business information or your list of porn sites)...well, it will go to MS
if 
you send the crash info.  It does ask every time, I understand.
This info is from Woody's Watch - newsletters from http://woodyswatch.com/,

_very_ useful.  He does recommend WinXP, but warns about sending crash info.
>>>>

This is true. I forgot to comment on this when bytor posted that statement.
Generally, it will send nothing damaging, but if a piece of confidential
information is part of what WinXP thinks is useful for troubleshooting,
off it goes to Microsoft.
-- 
Filksinger
AKA David Nasset, Sr.

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Article 21984
From: noone" 
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 02:53:56 -0500
Subject: holiday
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum

a happy thanksgiving to all on board.
"gunner"



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Article 21985
From: Ed Johnson 
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 10:30:14 -0500
Subject: Re: holiday
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum

I second that:   
            Happy Thanksgiving Day to one and all.

Ed J

On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 02:53:56 -0500, "noone" <no_one@home> wrote:

>a happy thanksgiving to all on board.
>"gunner"
>


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Article 21986
From: Ed Johnson 
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 23:07:29 -0500
Subject: Re: I got the parnoia blues
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum

JT:   I think that everyone took the holiday weekend off.  This
place feels like a ghost town.

Ed J

 

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Article 21987
From: noone" 
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 07:40:58 -0500
Subject: Re: I got the parnoia blues
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum

kilroy paso por aqui
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"Ed Johnson" <eljohn2@comcast.spamthis.net > wrote in message
news:rl2juucvf6it476kthfi3drq36t7m1n2nk@4ax.com...
> JT:   I think that everyone took the holiday weekend off.  This
> place feels like a ghost town.
>
> Ed J
>
>



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Article 21988
From: JT@REM0VE.sff.net (JT)
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 21:43:40 GMT
Subject: Re: I got the parnoia blues
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum

On Sat, 30 Nov 2002 23:07:29 -0500, Ed Johnson
<eljohn2@comcast.spamthis.net > wrote:

>JT:   I think that everyone took the holiday weekend off.  This
>place feels like a ghost town.
>
>Ed J
>
I'll say.  Six days off the 'net (My in-laws only get a 21.6k
connection at max off their really old phone system in the 'country')
and all that's accumulated is six posts?

Oh well.  I have family to tend anyway. ;)

JT


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