Where Microsoft See's The Internet Going

It looks "neato", but how does one really build something? Of fix something?

Botnet...Leaving

Infected PCs Map (click to enlarge)
Microsoft has permission to kill the Waledac botnet domains, which means all of you out there too lazy to but virus software, will probably see some strange PC behaviour; http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10459558-83.html

Microsoft's Genius:

Release a piece of crap called Vista, then 2 years later (when people are totally flummoxed), release Windows 7!! And get a net profit of $6.66B for the effort. Anyone notice something fishy about that [evil] profit margin??
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8486378.stm

Microsoft Exposes Project Natal

http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/DA33AEC8-03F0-442C-BA95-257CB5B761F5/0/vidProjectNatalAnnounceHi.asx

Pretty god damn cool, if they can get it to work and tighten up the lag time.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/e3/

The IE 8 Experince

I just upgraded to IE 8, yes, I am brave.

First off, it's a 23 MB download, a slow one.

Once I ran the Setup, it asked me to run Windows Updates. Annoying, my PC is up to date...cancel.

Next was the MSN Toolbar. I would rather cut off my penis with a chainsaw...cancel.

The install was funny. MS has totally given up on having a progress bar and just had a sliding indicator that the install was still doing something.

Reboot.

Now it's acting like an update..configuring part 1, wait, wait wait, login, wait.

Once I open IE 8 , the Links toolbar is loaded with MSN this and that links...delete, delete, delete. It asks a bevy of questions, like using compatibility with older browsers. Why the hell would I install a new one if I wanted an old one??

I am waiting to see what the "Smart Screen Filter" does. I left that turned on. I guess it replaces the old Phishing filter??