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Robert McLaws has put it so well . I wouldn't want to say anything myself. But I'll add this there are many zealots who are not fortunate enough to be in one such programs but very much qualified to handle the responsibilities that come with participating in a software test program. Had I not been in the program that let me install the QFE and test it out, I would have definitely wanted to have it. But that's not because I am a fanboy (which I am) but because I know I have the skills...
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Anybody who has seen O Brother Art Thou would remember what a fun filled adventure it was. The blind man's prophecy in the beginning of the movie about the hidden treasure the 3 convicts were seeking and the treasure they would ultimately find, is probably what would best describe the pursuit of millions of people seeking the ever so elusive Vista SP1 and the 2 updates - KB938194 & KB938979 could yield. I absolutely adore Jim Allchin, so much; that nobody at Microsoft can ever take his place...
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I have been down under in God's Own Country - Kerala on a family visit from the beginning of the month until the 11th. Had I been vacationing I wouldn't have picked this time of the year to go there, but my grandfather was unwell and my mother wanted to go see him one last time. But there's been an outbreak of Chikungunya (a rare form of viral fever) in some parts of Kerala and upon our return both me & my mother have fallen sick since last weekend. Although I have been able to return...