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Most recent submissions by user "JJohnson"

Registered since: March 17, 2009

15 +18/-3 votes

Update Timezone display

Submitted by JJohnson on January 4, 2010 to Aesthetics

The timezone display on Windows 7 could use a bit of an update. It still shows a pretty static display.

Possibly update to something similar to this:

http://picasaweb.google.com/infodriveway/SnowLe...ar#5421960546435220594
(more...)

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(7 comments)

16 +16/-0 votes

Library enhancement - TV Shows, Movies, Music Videos, Podcasts

Submitted by JJohnson on October 26, 2009 to Aesthetics, Usability

You can create new libraries in Windows 7, but they don't seem to recognize types. If I put a TV Show into Zune, it will organize it as a TV Show, and sometimes show album art / DVD cover.

Change the Windows 7 Libraries to recognize TV Shows, Movies, Music Videos, and Podcasts (all recognized in Zune right now) as default types so that we can organize them accordingly; TV Shows can sort by series (with DVD covers), seasons (with DVD covers), (more...)

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(1 comments)

40 +43/-3 votes

Allow color change from the Win7 light blue to match glass theme color

Submitted by JJohnson on August 17, 2009 to Aesthetics

Windows explorer, Media Player, and other default programs use by default a light blue color theme that does not change with themes; only the glass color changes.

Allow the change of the light blue theme to either always match the glass color, or be a separate color in the personalization settings.

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17 +19/-2 votes

Advanced Tag Editor back in Media Player

Submitted by JJohnson on August 17, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

In Media Player in vista, I could right-click and get the advanced tag editor, which I cannot do in Win7. I have to use the WinXP virtualization to get this feature, or edit the file in the Explorer Window, which doesn't then give me the ability (more...)

just add the advanced tag editor back.

(I don't have build 7600 RTM, so I can't verify if this is back)

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24 +25/-1 votes

Add TV Shows, Podcasts, Movies to Media Center and Media Player in SP1

Submitted by JJohnson on July 27, 2009 to Usability

In WMP 12, the lefthand side shows only music, videos, radio stations, and recorded TV as types. There is nothing for already downloaded or purchased content such as podcasts, TV Shows, Music Videos, or Movies.

The same goes for Windows (more...)

At the very least, organize podcasts into their own separate category so that when we perform 'random play all' of music during a party, an NPR podcast doesn't randomly blurt in there with all the music as it would now. At best, add podcast, (more...)

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This submission [Office 2010 Taskforce] has been marked a duplicate of

Office 2010 Taskforce

Please vote and comment on the original submission.

28 +32/-4 votes

Office 2010 Taskforce

Submitted by JJohnson on July 13, 2009 to Website suggestions

There is no website to create suggestions for Office 2010 as there is for Win7.

Create a website office2010taskforce.com to allow those using Office 2010 to post suggestions for it.

Medium

Medium

Will fix

Currently in the works.

45 +45/-0 votes

Screensaver options

Submitted by JJohnson on June 16, 2009 to Usability

The three new screensavers (Bubbles, Mystify, and Ribbons) in Windows 7 7231/7260 do not have options to edit their setting except by editing the registry to change things like opacity, number of items on screen, et al. All I get is a message saying: (more...)

Place user controls for each screensaver so that we can edit them in the screensaver options in Personalization.

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12 +21/-9 votes

Integrate Zune software with Windows 7 features

Submitted by JJohnson on March 30, 2009 to Aesthetics, Usability

Zune software only has a taskbar thumbnail, but no media controls in its thumbnail, which Media Player has.

Update Zune software to include Taskbar Thumbnail controls; when minimized, show album artwork or video in the thumbnail.

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This submission [Norton Internet Security does not work in 7068] has been removed because

Third-party software issue

-32 +7/-39 votes

Norton Internet Security does not work in 7068

Submitted by JJohnson on March 29, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton 360 version 3.0 do not work in build 7068

Something changed between build 7048 and 7068 to break this very popular firewall/antivirus program. It should obviously be fixed.

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24 +25/-1 votes

Codec Error Reporting and WinUpdate Download

Submitted by JJohnson on March 20, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

When a codec is not installed, Media Player and Media Center do not play it back, simply reporting that the codec is not installed, and taking no further action.

Send an error report detailing the file's audio and video codec so that Microsoft can see which codecs people are using, and then push those codecs down via Windows Update as optional updates once a codec is found and signed for Windows 7. This (more...)

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-11 +10/-21 votes

Windows Photo Gallery

Submitted by JJohnson on March 18, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Usability

Windows Photo Gallery does not support putting tags in pictures as it did in Vista.

Restore the Vista Photo Gallery into Windows 7 so I can tag pictures again and put tags in them.

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(2 comments)

20 +24/-4 votes

Media Player - taskbar thumbnail should show album artwork

Submitted by JJohnson on March 18, 2009 to Aesthetics

Currently when the media player is minimized, it shows a view of the application while media is playing, not album artwork. It does play videos in the thumbnail view, but in playing music, no album artwork.

When minimized, have the Media Player show album artwork when playing music.

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(3 comments)

30 +33/-3 votes

Media Player - add podcasts, movies, tv shows to file types

Submitted by JJohnson on March 17, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

In WMP 12, the lefthand side shows only music, videos, radio stations, and recorded TV as types. There is nothing for already downloaded or purchased content such as podcasts, TV Shows, Music Videos, or Movies.

At the very least, organize podcasts into their own separate category so that when we perform 'random play all' of music during a party, an NPR podcast doesn't randomly blurt in there with all the music as it would now. At best, add podcast, (more...)

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(2 comments)

11 +20/-9 votes

Restore Ruler/Status icons in wordpad

Submitted by JJohnson on March 17, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Icons

The Ruler and Status icons were removed from WordPad, and replaced with checkboxes. Older users see the larger icons better than the small checkboxes

Restore the Ruler and Status Bar icons; under ruler, possibly add a dropdown to change from Imperial to Metric for international users.

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(4 comments)

18 +26/-8 votes

Restore Control Panel and Explorer Icons

Submitted by JJohnson on March 17, 2009 to Aesthetics, Icons

The icons in the left pane in Control Panel for 'check for updates' and 'control panel home' are gone. In Explorer, the icons for new folder, open, and the other icons are gone.

Restore the control panel home icon with the new control panel icon, and put the other icons back as they were.

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(12 comments)

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