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What's the general consensus on supporting Windows 2000 for software distribution? Are people supporting Windows XP SP2+ for new software development or is this too restrictive still?
"OK" is a subjective judgement. You'll need to take a look at your client base and see what they're using.
Having said that, I dropped support for Win2K over a year ago with no negative impact.
I'd say MS have made the decision for you if they themselves wont support it in .NET 3.5.
The latest version of WinRAR still supports Windows 95. Think about it, why is that? It's because WinRAR solves a extremely common problem - of unpacking a file. People still use older systems not because they like them, but because they are forced to by the hardware. If you're making a video game, sure, drop support for anything below XP SP2, but if you're making a program that solves a specific task, like converting an RTF to PDF, I don't see a reason not to support other systems.
It is not merely "OK"; it is a good idea. Anything to encourage the laggards to keep current is a good thing.
A lot of computers at my company use Win2k, so we couldn't really drop support. It all depends on the client base.
With XP being 5/6 years old now, I think most home users will be using it, but many business users may still be using it. all in all, it depends on your target audience.
Personally I would regard Windows 2000 support as a bonus rather than a requirement.
This is very subjective, it really depends who you're selling to.
If it's average Joe then Windows 2K owners are going to be at best a percent or two of your target market. If it's the military (who I believe still run 2K on their toughbooks) then you're in trouble.
Its fine by me :)
The company i work for (mining and construction) with <15k employees and we don't support Wink2k and have not for a while.
I would say yes, as most have switched to XP or vista, from what I can tell.
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in Virtualbox it is possible to set up several instances of the same OS. Now I want to install Windows XP two or three times, because I need to check all my webwork on different Windows settings and IEs. Therefore I need to purchase one working license for the XP. But If I want to run three XPs (NOT simultaneously), do I need to have three licenses?
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To keep your boss happy (not spending more money than needed) and the Microsoft company happy you may want to consider installing their VHD's:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=21eabb90-958f-4b64-b5f1-73d0a413c8ef
You can load these with Virtualbox. In so doing no licence violations will have been committed.
I’ve tried to install a fully working Windows OS over the VM. It actually did work, but I was looking for something easier and slicker. I did find the Wine app in addition to the Winebottler app. These two work together perfectly for my needs: Installing IE 6, 7 and 8 for testing purposes. However I’ve had some issues installing IE6, but I think I will work it out soon. Use Wine to install Windows apps without having to run a full Windows partition. You just have to download the Winebottler, its image contains Wine already. You just have to Update Wine after running it the first time.
Thanks for your reply Mathew. I think your solution is also worth thinking about!
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Are you planning in requiring Google's Chrome Frame in production for your own websites?
Have you tested it?
Would your opinion on wether to use it or not change if Google were to require it for Youtube? (It will be required for Google Wave)
I wish they would require everyone who views YouTube to use it. I hate programming specifically just for IE... If it were required for YouTube I don't think that any of the users I care about would lack it.
I had a hard time finding info about big sites that require GCF, so I was a bit worried about requiring it for IE 6 and 7.
But I went ahead with it on a site with 6-digit number of monthly users, and the results were great.
IE 6 and 7 usage bombed, and about 90% of that usage was picked up by GCF. Only a few complaints from annoying users, but telling them to "just click install" has been a good enough solution.
The users lost were also less likely to purchase than those with better browsers.
I am aware of at least one site that now points to it rather than saying they don't support IE6.
If you've made the decision to not support IE6, for whatever reason, it at least gives the opportunity for more users to maybe* access your site.
*I say 'maybe' because if users aren't able to upgrade their browser it's quite unlikley they're able/allowed to install such extensions/plugins either.
I always wait a bit before picking up new technologies such as this. I'm a patient person and don't feel the need to rush out and get the latest thing first.
Once the consensus is that it looks ok, runs ok and won't hurt me or my nearest and dearest I'll have a look.
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I've just listened to episode 6 of StackOverflow podcast, and I just wonder, is there a free and good enough implementation of Mac Spaces for Windows?
try Dexpo
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With Dexpot you may have separate virtual desktops for different applications. One desktop might feature applications for graphic design, for example, and another might feature your business applications.
Switch between virtual desktops in order to keep track of your open windows. Using Dexpot, you'll considerably increase your workflow.
Try the Microsoft Sysinternals Desktops, it offers 4 virtual desktops.
No there isn't, at least not for XP. It's hard because xp wasn't designed with that in mind, while Mac and Linux handle it beautifully.
The best one for XP that I have found is VirtualWin, which just works by hiding windows. It's hacky, but at least it gets the main idea down. I think if you've got an accelerated desktop like vista, VDM might be worth a look. But since I don't have vista, I can't be sure.
Microsoft has a Virtual Desktop Manager PowerToy. Not nearly as good as the ones on Linux & OSX, though.
Dexpot is the best i've found for options and functionality, however the free version comes with some trashware in the installer, if you just install the pro trial and then tear down the free version installer with 7zip and copy the program files in to the program directory - it works like a champ however - No trashware.
Try not to break your computer doing this.
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There are a million and one CMS' that do a good job but the interface and usability of it let the entire system down (like a lot of websites out there).
Whenever I need to develop a bespoke system for content management I always try and draw on my past experiences and those of my clients to work out what works well and what doesn't. So each time I do one there is a similarity to the last but with some extra tweaking to make it that much better.
So the question is what CMS interface / features have you found a pleasure to work with and why?
Note: This could be editing pages, products, sitemaps, just about anything you needed to manage through a CMS
I personally think inline-editing is a massive speed boost for clients and developers.
Drupal 6's draggable menu reordering is a great feature. It is faster and more intuitive than the weight system from Drupal 5 and the up/down arrows I have seen elsewhere.
I agree with jchrista, drag-and-drop is very nice. This is the feature that initially drew me to Sitefinity. There is an online demo of this here.
I hate InterWoven (just because I find it slow and non intuitive--subjective..), but it has a nice WorkFlow setting that enables you to control the versions you have on the server between what you have been working on and what should be deployed.
Also a good (go back to before the screw up) productivity tools
MOSS has lots of interesting features that are supposed to do the same thing also, which I will look forward to test as we move towards that platform.
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There are lots of questions on how to improve communication between teams. One way to start is to identify what one team actually does that the other team really values and do more of that.
For example. Our QA team provided a VM for us with:
The latest release of our server-based commercial software installed and configured (not an easy task in that an installation on-site takes at least 2 days)
A database backup of the configured system including sample data
an auto-install and configure application that mostly works. (with 12 install packages for the components needed, this is a big time saver)
While we still do most of our testing on our own desktops, this allows us to have a relatively clean environment we can run locally.
What has your QA team done for you lately? Conversely, what have you done for your QA team?
"It sucks less."
That truly made my day.
A good friend of mine who used to be in our QA department put together a bunch of amazing scripts with AutoIt. To me they were like gold, he would find issues, write me a script, email me the executable and I'd have a way to reproduce problems in a snap. His scripts helped me track down a memory leak that I had been (unsuccessfully) trying to track down for months.
Automated testing is a Good Thing. Oh - he has since been promoted to Software Engineer and works on my team now.
I'm surprised that nobody has said "My QA team found an important bug before my code got to the customer."
"It crashed!" - the bug we were hunting for something like several months was reproduced.