O'Reilly Network -- Shooting the Windows Messenger Service
By Preston Gralla
In this article, Preston Gralla shows you how you can permanently solve this pop-up problem in XP by disabling the Windows Messenger Service, a hack he also covers in his book, Windows XP Hacks.
  Context: ...by Preston Gralla, author of Windows XP Hacks 11/11/2003 On November 6, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warmed the hearts of anti-spammers...
[November 11, 2003]

O'Reilly Network -- Hacking Windows XP
By Preston Gralla
In these two hacks excerpted from Windows XP Hacks, author Preston Gralla walks through how to shorten the time it takes for your desktop to appear when you turn on your PC (and make XP shut down faster as well), and how to use some of Preston's favorite...
  Context: ...By Preston Gralla Table of Contents Index Read Online--Safari Search this book on Safari: Only This Book All of Safari Code...
[September 16, 2003]

OpenP2P.com -- File Sharing Without the Fear
By Preston Gralla
In early September, the RIAA sued 261 people who it claims illegally shared music files over the Internet. Despite this action, many people have decided to continue downloading and sharing files. If you're one of them, Preston Gralla says there are some...
  Context: ...by Preston Gralla, author of Windows XP Hacks 10/17/2003 These days, the simple act of sharing music files with like-minded others can make you feel...
[October 17, 2003]

Is XP a Better GUI than Vista? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog
By Preston Gralla
A new report from French-based Pfeiffer Consulting found that XP has a better, more effective interface than Vista. My question is this: Who spiked their Beaujolais?...
  Context: ...by Preston Gralla A new report from French-based Pfeiffer Consulting found that XP has a better, more effective interface than Vista. My question...
[February 27, 2007]

Bungled "Live" Branding Costs Microsoft Millions - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog
By Preston Gralla
Microsoft's confusing and incomprehensible use of "Live" branding does more than just baffle users -- it is also costing the company millions, because people don't bother to visit Live sites because they can't figure out what the sites do. When...
  Context: ...by Preston Gralla in Opinion Microsoft’s confusing and incomprehensible use of “Live” branding does more than just baffle users — it is also...
[January 27, 2007]

Why Doesn't Microsoft Get Web 2.0? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog
By Preston Gralla
IBM today announced today it's bringing Web 2.0 features into corporations via its new Lotus Connections and Lotus Quickr applications. The software allows employees to find those who share similar interests, and easily share information and collaborate in a variety...
  Context: ...by Preston Gralla in Opinion IBM today announced today it’s bringing Web 2.0 features into corporations via its new Lotus Connections and Lotus...
[January 22, 2007]

RailsConf 2007 • May 17, 2007 - May 20, 2007 • Portland, Oregon
RailsConf 2007 - May 17, 2007 - May 20, 2007 - Portland, Oregon
  Context: ...Tom Preston-Werner Tom Preston-Werner is a web developer at The Active Network, where he heads up user interface development on the new active.com....

RailsConf 2007 • May 17, 2007 - May 20, 2007 • Portland, Oregon
RailsConf 2007 - May 17, 2007 - May 20, 2007 - Portland, Oregon
  Context: ...Tom Preston-Werner Tom Preston-Werner is a web developer at The Active Network, where he heads up user interface development on the new active.com....

O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention 2003
O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention 2003
  Context: ...Donovan Preston Donovan Preston is Lead Software Engineer at InterSight. He has lead the migration of the clients legacy publishing solutions to the...

Preston Gralla
Preston Gralla is the author of Windows Vista in a Nutshell, the Windows Vista Pocket Reference, and is the editor of WindowsDevCenter.com. He is also the author of Internet Annoyances, PC Pest Control, Windows XP Power Hound, and Windows XP Hacks, Second...
  Context: ...About > O'Reilly Authors > Preston Gralla Preston Gralla Biography Preston Gralla is the author of Windows Vista in a Nutshell, the Windows Vista...
[December 18, 2006]

W. Curtis Preston
W. Curtis Preston has specialized in designing backup and recovery systems for over eight years, and has designed such systems for many environments, both large and small.
  Context: ...About > O'Reilly Authors > W. Curtis Preston W. Curtis Preston Biography W. Curtis Preston has specialized in designing data protection systems since...
[November 16, 2006]

"Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition": Windows XP--Bend it, Twist it, Make it Your Own
Sebastopol, CA--With the release of Windows Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP has changed. Microsoft describes SP2 as one of the most important service packs ever released, because It's all about security. And so is a new edition of Preston Gralla's ...
  Context: ...released, because "It's all about security." And so is a new edition of Preston Gralla's popular book Windows XP Hacks (O'Reilly, $29.95). Just released,...
[March 10, 2005]