Is There Some Facility In XP Pro That Filters UDP Or HTTP Messages On A Zonebased Machinewide Basis My Network Connectivi

Is there some facility in XP Pro that filters UDP or HTTP messages on a zone-based, machine-wide basis? My network connectivity issues (can't use Mozilla, Opera, or .NET programs at all, IE works on HTTP but not HTTPS) fail on both wired and wireless adapters, but I can access sites …

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Debugging The Sudden Lack Of Network Connectivity Symptoms I First Noticed That My IE Couldnt Con

Debugging the sudden lack of network connectivity:

Symptoms: I first noticed that my IE couldn't connect to secure Websites in Hawaii,when I was connecting via Tom's WAP. When I got home, I noticed that also redirects weren't working. I installed Mozilla and Opera and was alarmed to find that …

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Mozilla and Opera disabled

Oh, that's nice -- Mozilla and Opera cannot connect to anything and even a .NET HttpWebRequest fails; IE works on http connections, but not https. But, I can connect to secure sites from within a VMWare session!

Sigh. I've deleted my network adapter and it got automatically re-installed when I rebooted …

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Redirects & HTTPS Capability Lost in IE -- shenanigans?

The weirdest thing has happened: Internet Explorer has lost its ability to access https and URL redirects don't work. Is this a symptom of a known worm / virus / exploit?

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My Latest Article In SD Times Reflects On The Lack Of Traction For Dynami

My latest article in SD Times reflects on the lack of traction for dynamic languages in .NET.

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Just Back From KailuaKona And The ECMA Working Groups On The Standardization Of C And CCLI Boy Is That Fun Stuff For A

Just back from Kailua-Kona and the ECMA Working Groups on the standardization of C# and C++/CLI. Boy, is that fun stuff for a language geek, plus I got to see some friends from the ol' days: P.J. Plauger, Rex Jaeschke, and Thomas Plum, who was the host of …

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Ignoring The Scripts

Ignoring the Scripts

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Standards in Paradise

ECMA Technical Group 5 is charged with standardizing C++ bindings to the CLI. Progress has been slowed by the lack of 200-watt backlights for the laptops.

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Tivo for $160

In other Amazon Friday Sale news, they've got a Tivo Series 2 40 for \$214 plus a \$50 rebate. (Hmmm... actually, Tivo.com has refurbished units for \$150). You still have to pay \$300 for the service and \$99 if you want to play MP3s.

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A penny saved...

If you've been putting off that decision to jump into non-linear editing, now is the time!

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