So firefox is now on version 23, and considering that it was only a few years ago that Firefox 4 was released and changed everything, this is a bit odd.

Anyone else think Firefox is going through version numbers a bit fast?

We gather here in this thread today to remember the beloved Operating System created by windows born under the name "Windows XP" and the successor to windows 2000 & windows ME. It was a good OS with "XP" meaning "eXPERIENCE" because of the enhanced user experience. Born on August 24th 2001 it is sentenced to death as it's extended support ends in April 2014 the exact date is the 8th. Many companies are updating their OS's proving that XP was a well used Operating System.

By January 2006 over 400 million copies were in use but was their bullied by it's brother Vista in 2007 as it towered over XP. Then direct OEM and retail sales of Windows XP ceased on June 30, 2008. However; Microsoft continued to sell their Operating System; XP through their system builders (smaller OEMs who sell assembled computers) program until January 31st in 2009. On April 10, 2013, Microsoft reaffirmed that extended support for Windows XP and Office 2003 would end on April 8, 2014 and suggest that administrators are to prepare to migrate to a newer Operating System.

The NT-based versions of Windows, which are programmed in C, C++ and assembly, are known for their improved stability and efficiency over the 9x version of Microsoft Windows. XP presented a significantly redesigned graphical UI, a change Microsoft promoted as more "user-friendly" than previous versions of the past versions of Windows, improved side-by-side assembly technology in XP allows side-by-side installation, registration and servicing of multiple versions of globally shared software components in full isolation. It is also the first version of Windows to use product activation to combat illegal copying; good job XP.

During Windows XP's development, it was named as a project and codenamed "Whistler", after Whistler, British Columbia as many of the Microsoft employees skiied at the Whister-Blackcomb ski resort.

According to web analytics data generated by Net Applications, Winodws Xp was the most widely used OS until August 2012, when it's younger brother Windows 7 overtook it. As of August 2013, Windows XP market share is still at a fair 33.66%, sadly having decreased almost every month since at least November 2007, the first month for which statistics are publicly available from NE (Net Applications).

And this, we will miss you oh great Windows XP.
From ~
The Whole World that has Computers (Excluding Apple).

I shall now leave you with some pictures in memory of Windows XP.

Windows XP Luna.

Windows Classic.

Windows XP Royale.

Windows Internet Explorer 6 running in Windows XP.

I have recently found that the plugin that we use for MS-cash here at Makestation has a very serious vulnerability and many forums are getting hacked due to it. The developer of this plugin is also a MyBB developer, so this does come as a surprise, but in meeting our first concerns here at Makestation and in protecting user's accounts, we have been forced to disable it for now.

This does disrupt some of our plans here at Makestation, but I will look into identifying the security hole right away. As soon as we get it patched, "monedas" or "MS-cash" will be returning.

I apologize for the inconvenience!

If you had a chance to tell Apple Inc. some improvements that they could make to the App Store (and they have to do it), what would you tell them?

If it was me, here's my list :

1. Wishlist - I think the App Store's wishlist is only available via desktop. What's the point in not having the ability to add content to your wishlist when using an iPhone or iPad while the desktop can... I personally prefer to browse the App Store using an iOS device. If I find something that I like but can not afford at the moment, I don't want to boot up my computer just to have it added to my wishlist. It just doesn't make sense.

2. Stop upgrades - With the latest version of iOS 6, if I choose to upgrade an app/game, the only way there is to stop it is by deleting the app. I've tried restarting the device - no dice. I tried double tapping on the application's icon. All that does it restart the download. If my device is almost out of storage space and I upgrade an app that consumes 400+ MB of space, I'm forced to remove it or delete several other apps if I wanted to use the 400+ MB size app.

What about you guys?

I usually try to take a few weeks preparing a website before its launch. How much time do you spend preparing your websites?

As most of you already know, a lot has been changing for the better recently here at Makestation. It is hard to believe that just 1 1/2 months ago, we were still running SMF. Needless to say, a lot has happened very quickly here at Makestation, and with the 5,000 post milestone rapidly nearing, we have a lot to celebrate as a community.

Anyway, I had a few ideas, and wanted to get some feedback from the community on these ideas.

1) "Ancients vs. Moderns" competitions.
The whole idea hasn't really been clarified, but basically, the idea would be to have specific and themed competitions regularly between two teams here at Makestation, and we would come up with new themes for the competitions a few times a year. (Yes, I know that all of these competitions have been a bit confusing lately. If this goes forward, a significant effort would be made to make all of this much simpler. )

We would need some people to not only help come up with the theme for such competitions, but we'd need some team leaders as well. If any of you guys come up with any good ideas, feel free to post them here! If the idea goes forward, you might end up with the honor of being a team leader.

2) Ideas for what to use points on?
Something that we are planning to implement very soon is to create a "marketplace" board where users can provide services individually in exchange for points. For example, someone could start a theme desk where themes are created in exchange for MS cash. People could create threads in the marketplace to offer graphics designs, forum reviews, etc... so there are a certainly a lot of possibilities for this.

Any feedback on these ideas?

I have been listening to a lot of Three Days Grace lately. They are a great rock band that writes a lot of music that their audience can identify well with.

Any other fans of Three Days Grace?

Windows XP was undoubtedly one of the classics as far as windows releases are concerned. It looked much more appealing visually than its predecessors, while still not requiring a large amount of PC resources. It also had the libraries and DLLs needed to run most modern programs, unlike predecessors such as Windows 98.

However, it has been around for many years, and extended support ends this upcoming April in 2014. Many companies are now upgrading their PCs to prepare for the end of official support. What are your thoughts?

Makestation is a creative arts forum, as most of you guys know. Do you have a forum? If so, what is its genre?

I'm thinking about switching from Fedora to Linux Mint. Fedora is nice, but there are some things I don't really like about it as well.

Is Linux Mint any good? Should I give it a try?