21st October 2000 Archive

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• Privacy under attack (again) on Capitol Hill

  Washington Roundup the 'administrative subpoena' catches on

  The seemingly-endless legislative session rolls along, as US President Bill Clinton again signed a Continuing Resolution (CR) Friday granting Congress yet another extension to conclude the nation's business. "Unfortunately, Congress has shown little urgency toward completing its work even though we are now three weeks into the …

  Media 21 Oct 2000, 09:07

• Microsoft declares war on '(inaudible)' Sh… Symbian

  Was Juha mumbling or the transcribers bumbling? The hate that dare not speak its name

  It's been reported more than once that Microsoft founder Bill Gates sees a certain private London-based company as Redmond's biggest threat. But we didn't realise it was that big. So awesome and terrible in fact, that Microsoft can't even bring itself to mention it by name. Take a look at a fascinating transcript of its own …

  Data Networking 21 Oct 2000, 11:58

• The Register Windows Me tweaks and tips roundup

  The Web rides to the rescue...

  Tweaks, tips and go-faster for Windows Me have been coming out of the woodwork since launch. Here's a selection of what's happening. Bob at Shellcity.net wrote in to tell us that he found a program that'll make a Windows Me boot disk, since you cannot make one in the operating system. You can find that here. TweakTown has had …

  Software 21 Oct 2000, 12:35

• Windows bugs Me – but a little less?

  We get a fix on the fixes for the features...

  Driver compatibility and support is probably the biggest problem associated with Windows Me. In the past month several vendors have come up with drivers - for example, Creative has released Live!Ware 3.0 and drivers for users with a Sound Blaster sound card. Those with a Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1, X-Gamer 5.1, MP3+ 5.1, …

  Software 21 Oct 2000, 12:35

• Windows Me after a month – was it worth it?

  Second looks For Luis, the candy's gone stale...

  It's around a month since Windows Me was released, and since my first look at the issues around getting it installed and running smoothly. A lot of people have contacted me with feedback, and I've also been able to talk to Microsoft about bugs, niggles and problems with third party software. Some of these have been fixed …

  Software 21 Oct 2000, 12:35