Activity for October 17

Review - Microsoft Silverlight for Windows
3.0.40818.0 (Sep 2, 2009)

May be good for complex code, but does Not seem to help with the simple stuff.
Checked Silverlight home page -
View/TextSize (largest -> smallest) doesn't affect display.
Part of page text sized to screensize, graphic sized to opening window ( doesn't resize).
If the people promoting Silverlight can't do a 'correct' page, ...
I opted for a three, they can't figure it out, but some of it may be useful.
Review - Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
1.0 Beta (May 8, 2009)

What would be more useful is a bootable live disk.
After the VistaCompatable debacle, a method of checking a computer without loading software would be best. Go to the store, ignore sales marketing, install USB drive, reboot, and read results.
Comment - Study: Cable/telco competition brings North America slowest, costliest broadband
1.0 Beta (Oct 17, 2009 - 5:04 PM)

Let me see;
The poles belong to the electric company.
The property belongs to the property owner.
The right of way is to the city, village, county.
The franchise for supplying electricity, cable, phone
... is issued by the municipality.
But, no municipality will say "You violated the franchise agreement!
In 30 days - Rent on our 'right of way' will be $6.00
( year 2000 US dollars adjusted for inflation ), per 10 linear feet, per month.
'Move it or sell it!'.
Most municipalities opt to;
Let's discuss this weekly at a nice invitation only,
fully catered, hotel seminar for the next 10 years.
Comment - Chrome Frame erodes IE from the inside: Can Google get away with this?
1.0 Beta (Sep 24, 2009 - 8:41 AM)

If Google Search attempts to install ChromeFrame, I will start using other searches. While Google returns more results, I am tiring of scanning pages 2-23 for relevant results. Seems the time has come to check out Bing, Ask, ...
Comment - Don't drop that phone! Fragile devices threaten customer loyalty
1.0 Beta (Aug 31, 2009 - 9:44 PM)

Ask the salespeople if the phone will continue working after an accidental fall of 36 inches, my desks are slightly lower. If they say yes, then let it drop, and check it out. It is still their phone and they said it wouldn't hurt!
Comment - How sparse is US rural broadband? FCC admits it doesn't know
1.0 Beta (May 30, 2009 - 7:14 AM)

I don't see a major problem collecting the information.
It is currently not in the provider's interest to make coverage areas public, they can claim coverage while not actually providing a connection. The solution:
Require the providers to supply the information on what areas they are licensed to cover,
what coverage they provide,
and fine them $500.00 per acre for the incorrect information.
The data to be updated and accurate within 35 days of changes.
Then the RICO act can be used to kill the advertising claims of fantastic coverage, as the providers will have to honestly answer questions of coverage areas and out-of-area charges.
Comment - Time Warner retreats from plan to test capping subscriber bandwidth
1.0 Beta (Apr 17, 2009 - 9:19 AM)

The most likely reason for the reversal, they began to understand how expensive this could be to implement.
Questions:
Since cable service is an exclusive franchise in most communities, will implementing the plan break any of our terms-of-use?
Who's usage logs do we use is a charge is disputed ( TW, customer, third-party).
How does TW react to a customers computer being hijacked?
Does TW bill for TW generated spam?
Is TW-mail counted or not?
Is time working through TW-help system counted or not?
Can the user select a high tier plan for one month in advance ( ie Basketballs March Madness) rather than pay overages?

In short - is implementing the charge more expensive than the return?