Microsoft chief: In 10 years, computers will know your intent
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DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
Before they start working on intent, how about making a computer that can avoid being destroyed by some kid with too much time on his hands. Or a computer smart enough to realize that the software you are installing is going to conflict with software already installed and offer a viable solution. Or a computer thats smart enough to figure out the problem instead of saying "this program needs to close because of an unkown error"
Or a computer smart enough to tell you what "processes" you have running are really doing nothing but slowing the machine down and which ones are vital.
I think most people just want the programs to run the way they are supposed to. The frustration sets in when things wont start up, keep shutting down, crashing, or running way slower than they used to.
Thats why I have these laptops with lots of memory, but I am afraid to put anything on it besides my dj software for fear of them becoming unstable.
Microsoft, fix that, THEN work on intent.
Or a computer smart enough to tell you what "processes" you have running are really doing nothing but slowing the machine down and which ones are vital.
I think most people just want the programs to run the way they are supposed to. The frustration sets in when things wont start up, keep shutting down, crashing, or running way slower than they used to.
Thats why I have these laptops with lots of memory, but I am afraid to put anything on it besides my dj software for fear of them becoming unstable.
Microsoft, fix that, THEN work on intent.
DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
Scott try a few Portable programs
no install , no need to run only when you need it
no having crap left anywhere..
try out www.portableapps.com its a freeware site
anyway if you need any more just ask me
no install , no need to run only when you need it
no having crap left anywhere..
try out www.portableapps.com its a freeware site
anyway if you need any more just ask me
Actually Scott Vista does a fairly good job with this from prefetching (loading into RAM before use, I believe MS markets it as super fetch) programs that you regularly use. To the Windows Malicious Software removal tool rolled into Windows Defender which 'keeps an eye' on running programs to look for anything shady. The firewall in Vista is easily 1000 times better than XPs firewall and because I'm behind a router I don't even bother with a 3rd party software firewall. Vista also has antivirus software monitoring to tell you if your AV isn't working properly or is out of date. Windows 7 expands on this further with scheduled scans for Windows Defender that the machine actually alerts you about.
At least Microsoft tries, I do believe they put their best foot forward. Heck Apple believes security through obscurity is a viable model in the long term, they even waited 4 months to patch a fairly serious Java exploit, so long that I disabled Java in my browsers on the Mac side.
I really cannot blame MS for not being able to think of every possible exploit that evil-doers can and do come up with. With the advent of spreading viruses and malware via 'social engineering', well you just cannot fix stupid.
At least Microsoft tries, I do believe they put their best foot forward. Heck Apple believes security through obscurity is a viable model in the long term, they even waited 4 months to patch a fairly serious Java exploit, so long that I disabled Java in my browsers on the Mac side.
I really cannot blame MS for not being able to think of every possible exploit that evil-doers can and do come up with. With the advent of spreading viruses and malware via 'social engineering', well you just cannot fix stupid.
