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Hopefully this will be the blog that has short, frequent entries about doing the TabletPC thing.

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Hilton Locke Says TIP Leak Fix Good; Josh Einstein Says TIP Leak Wasn't So Bad

Seems at least one TabletPC user had concerns about the stability, usefulness and readiness of the patch Microsoft recently released to resolve the Tablet Input Panel (TIP) memory leak issue.  I'm guessing others expressed some apprehension, as well, because Microsoft Software Test Engineer Hilton Locke was moved to state, somewhat emphatically, that the fix has been thoroughly tested and is functional and safe to deploy.

What actually prompted me to put an entry in my blog about Locke’s blog article was the response from Josh Einstein, a developer who is rightfully known for his insight and ingenuity as creator of Tablet Enhancements for Outlook (TEO).  Josh doesn’t seem to think too highly of those of us who don’t want to reboot our TabletPCs daily.  For one thing, at it's worst, the TIP leak caused problems for me many times a day, not just once.  Also, if the Linux/UNIX operating systems we download and run for free can operate for months without trouble, then why wouldn’t it be reasonable for us to expect the expensive and dominant ones to try to be stable for a week or two?  Einstein was saddened by our expectations, and I find myself disappointed by him.  Oh, well, he still makes a great app!
Published Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:42 PM by minimage

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Texas said:

Glad to hear I wasn't the only one who was having problems many times a day. I re-boot every day, but don't have the time or patience to re-boot several times a day. It always irritates me when folks act like somehow I'm at fault when technology doesn't do what it should. Fortunately the fix appears to be working for me and I can now work normally.

The issue appeared to be "There's not a problem...there is an issue but it's partially your fault...here's a fix to that non-issue".

If something's broke, just admit it and tell me your working on the fix. I can accept that. Even from Microsoft.
July 22, 2005 9:30 AM
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