Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Oct 8 05:58:15 CDT 2014
Seriously doubt it. a VM is isolated from the the host. On 8 Oct 2014 at 11:07, Helmut Kotsch wrote: > I installed Windows 10 as an Oracle Virtual Box machine. > I do not use any sensitive data in this virtual machine, just play > around with it. I am wondering now whether Microsofts monitoring of > activities in this machine also have access to data / activities on > the host (Windos 7) machine. > > Helmut > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] Im Auftrag von Gustav > Brock Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Oktober 2014 08:06 An: Access Developers > discussion and problem solving Betreff: Re: [AccessD] Windows 10... > > Hi Stuart > > They don't tell you in detail, but you do agree to have your usage > monitored. As for the typing, it is for monitoring the behaviour of > type-ahead, which username and password don't provide. > > You can even opt for an extensive to-way monitoring. When joining, > from time to time a message windows pops up asking you why you did > this or that or if some function is working well, and asks for > comments and suggestions for improvement. It's fun, and if my tiny > input can improve anything, why not? As Charlotte - and most others I > guess - it's not the primary machine for me. I mostly check out > applications like Visual Studio. > > /gustav > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Stuart > McLachlan Sendt: 7. oktober 2014 23:59 Til: Access Developers > discussion and problem solving Emne: Re: [AccessD] Windows 10... > > Are you guys who have installed it aware of just how much information > you are giving to MS? > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/07/windows_10_data_collection/ > > -- > Stuart > > On 4 Oct 2014 at 8:36, Charlotte Foust wrote: > > > I installed it, but honestly I hate the new start menu. It has to > > have charms to accommodate Touch but it's awfully cluttered and > > poorly organized. You can resize the charms but not replace them > > with a list. > > You can uninstall apps from the start menu, which is handy for > > things > > like Xbox and Sports. Of course all that may change by release. > > Overall, I like most of it (except for the ugly start menu). You > > still have the right-click menu on the Windows logo, so I tend to > > use that. And of course applications now install an icon on your > > desktop by default, even the touch versions. I put it on a 6-year > > old laptop with 4 GB RAM and a 300 Gb hard drive, and it's working > > fine. Installing it as an upgrade from Win 8.1 was a no brainer. I > > didn't have to touch the machine until I logged in again. It kept > > all my settings and drivers, but I didn't actually have any apps > > except dropbox installed, so I can't say how other programs might > > have been affected by an upgrade. > > > > I don't have it on a touch-screen box, so I can't test that, and > > apps do behave differently on a touch platform. It feels a lot > > faster than Win 8.1 with the default boot to the desktop happening > > right away. Haven't tested it yet using the start screen, but we'll > > see. Overall, I'm having a positive reaction to it. > > > > Charlotte > > > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > It's now on-line: > > > > > > http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview > > > > > > /gustav > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > > Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto: > > > accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Gustav Brock > > > Sendt: 1. oktober 2014 09:20 Til: Access Developers discussion and > > > problem solving Emne: Re: [AccessD] Windows 10... > > > > > > Hi Darryl > > > > > > Don't forget that this really isn't much more/other than a new > > > Windows 8.1 skin for the wimps. > > > > > > That said, I look forward to the desktop switching option. > > > So, certainly, this is marked as a must-do task for the weekend. I > > > couldn't do otherwise as I've run Windows 8 from the very first > > > developer preview (with the outstanding desktop betta fish). > > > > > > I'm impressed that MS has been able to hold the 10 tight while > > > everyone was talking about 9. What a surprise - and that is, of > > > course, the intention behind. It worked. Kudos to marketing dept. > > > > > > /gustav > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > > Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto: > > > accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Darryl Collins > > > Sendt: 1. oktober 2014 00:52 Til: Access Developers discussion and > > > problem solving Emne: [AccessD] OT: Windows 10... > > > > > > Worth a read. Looks better than 8.1 :) > > > > > > << > > > http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2014/09/30/announcing-win > > > do ws-10/ > > > >> > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > Darryl > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >