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Adventures in 64bit land 4275
Ray Ingles For lack of a better explanation it's my bet too. But it seems like needless trouble to go through in the installer... but hey. Question for you. If I remember...
Who Owns Your Computer
There's a battle raging on your computer right now -- one that pits you against worms and...
Why Microsoft Battles Europe Years After Settling With U.S
A year ago, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer arrived in Brussels for secret peace talks with Europe's anbreastrust enforcer Neelie Kroes, a rare sign of hope in the software...
MS Patents Snooping on Us Patent #703968 plus 19
Tracking usage behavior in computer systems "Abstract "A system and process for tracking users' usage of content in computer systems. The...
Internet Explorer Attempts to 'Pull a Netscape
The Ghost In The Machine on Thursday 04 May 2006 05:00 Also see a broader-yet-deeper take: ,---- Quote "In the case...
Trauma Survivors You don't have to go it alone any more
Almost to a person, those who have suffered serious physical trauma, whether by car accident, work related trauma injury, shooting and stabbing victims and other major trauma...
Vista firewall shackled due to customer demand: Microsoft
The firewall in Windows Vista will, by default, have half its protection turned off because that is...
grep question
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, John A. Bailo wrote on Tue, 02 May 2006 15:33:32 -0700 Depending on what one...
Theo de Raadt on Linux "blobs
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Homer wrote on Tue, 02 May 2006 23:23:09 +0100 It would take some doing but a computer entirely without binary blobs of any sort would be...
Vista May See a FURTHER 3Month Delay
Sinister Midget on Wednesday 03 May 2006 07:03 I never thought of the delays as a factor that will *ncessarily* earn valuable time. See, for example: Windows Vista delay no effect says Linux...
Win Xp = Win 95
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Geico Caveman wrote on Wed, 03 May 2006 11:30:57 -0400 Ah, Windows, the OS-environment that confuses the following terms, at least: - 'disk' with 'parbreastion' - 'foreign' with 'blank...
The OSS model
I've had a very interesting time persuing business using an OSS based model, using (for the...
Woo hoo, wireless
My daughter's law school essentially requires a wireless card, so I bought one for her computer. And, to test it (heh heh) I also bought a...
Woo hoo, wireless
I did set up a WAP in my house, but I've taken some care with it. First off, it's on its own subnet with no access to...
Microsoft: Users May Have To Prove Legal Windows Use 4291
Of course, the point whizzed right over your head: The problem isn't that the 'old customers' aren't getting attention. The problem is that...
Microsoft: Users May Have To Prove Legal Windows Use 4293
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, JEDIDIAH wrote on Thu, 18 May 2006 09:36:33 -0500 Define "use"; that's part of the problem. I could...
Microsoft: Users May Have To Prove Legal Windows Use 4294
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, billwg wrote on Sat, 06 May 2006 19:39:22 GMT So "update on unregistered Windows" = "theft", eh? An interesting notion. Unfortunately, it will lead...
Microsoft: Users May Have To Prove Legal Windows Use 4295
The Ghost In The Machine True. Several years ago I got a nastygram from them when I...
Microsoft: Users May Have To Prove Legal Windows Use 4296
JEDIDIAH ... Does that mean that if person A unknowingly buys a stolen car and then sells it on...
BookSized Linux Computer for Just $149 4297
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 7 May 2006 07:18:22 -0700, No, the glue is there on...
BookSized Linux Computer for Just $149 4298
Not so much. Maybe a small CPLD. Most of what is on a standard motherboard is built-in to...
BookSized Linux Computer for Just $149 4299
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 6 May 2006 19:40:20 -0700, There's more to it than just CPU freq. The 1.5GHz x86 is almost certainly more powerful...
Microsoft chief urges bosses to get sacking 4300
balmer needs to start by firing himself. he hasn't produced according to his promises... time to go... oh! he's a hypocrite! it is good...
Microsoft chief urges bosses to get sacking 4301
Larry,i would happily compete with any of those guys in my old area of expertise - high volume SMT manufacturing. while working for a multibilion dollar company, i supervised...
Microsoft chief urges bosses to get sacking 4302
DFS, so you appreciate being treated like 10% or 90% instead like DFS? if every employee in a company, division, shift is satisfactory, why fire 10%? oh, you...
Microsoft chief urges bosses to get sacking 4303
Skeets Skeets... I read your post and understand where you're coming from. (BTW... SMT manufacturing is nowhere near my area...
Windows EULA 'Translated' into Simple English
Among the terms (legal-speak on left, brevity on the right): ,---- Snippters You may install and use Windows XP Home on one computer. If you share files or printers with other computers in your...
Windows EULA 'Translated' into Simple English 4305
Roy Schestowitz ... ``3. You have only the rights granted in this EULA. You do not have the right to do anything with...
Windows EULA 'Translated' into Simple English 4306
Roy Schestowitz ... Among the translations: 15 ``Microsoft buttures you that Windows XP Home will work correctly for the first 90 days.'' ... 16 ``Windows XP Home is...
Windows EULA 'Translated' into Simple English
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I can see it all now ..... Senator: "Mr Gates, did you, or anyone that worked with you or under you, have any knowledge at any time, that...
Easy way to make money! 100% legal
I'm sure you've read these letters asking you to send $1 to six different addresses. Putting your home address or mailing address on the internet can...
Heater hose on 1991 Pontiac 4309
Larry Qualig I have some contrarian theories on that. For one thing, I notice that despite that Toyotas...
OT Heater hose on 1991 Pontiac 4310
John Bailo Contrarian for sure. That certainly isn't the case here in New England. Most GM products fall apart long before the car is 15...
OT Heater hose on 1991 Pontiac 4311
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-05-07, Larry Qualig spake thusly: I have never owned a new car, and I did have a Pontiac GTO. The greatest car ever made, with the possible exception...
OT Heater hose on 1991 Pontiac 4312
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-05-08, High Plains Thumper spake thusly: I think it was burning oil. It wasn't a fuel problem. I had put...
Heater hose on 1991 Pontiac 4313
On Sat, 06 May 2006 20:01:28 +0000, High Plains Thumper Actually GM did just that on one of my cars. This particular model has water going through the heater core at all times...
Heater hose on 1991 Pontiac 4314
On Sun, 07 May 2006 08:40:12 +0000, High Plains Thumper I know. Ford is even worse that way. My baseball coach at the time surprised his new wife with one back...
Heater hose on 1991 Pontiac 4315
Most of the time it is an aluminum head with a cast iron block. In this situation, the head will go before the...
COLA Stats 7 May 2006
ngstats.pl version 1.18 This report covers 2063 articles received by this system to newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toplist of Posters Pos Poster...
The Observer Reveals Linux Strengths
A problem too jumbo-sized for Bill Gates to solve? ,---- Quotes It will not have escaped your attention that Microsoft is labouring to finish the next version of its Windows operating system...
Microsoft Office Will Support Open Document Format ODF 4318
Roy Schestowitz article.php?story=200605061735368 plus 126 No - he had been tied to a chair ready to be thrown out at earliest possible opportune moment by blammer. Mind you, they have already...
Microsoft Office Will Support Open Document Format ODF 4319
B Gruff It is interesting, but it brings up an interesting question. For ODF (or any other XML schema) support in a Microsoft environment, what sort of 'cooperation' must one get from them...
Creative Zen Video M and PCLinuxOS 4320
When people make the statement that newbies won't do this or that, they meanmostwon't. That's absolutely true. That doesn't mean...
Creative Zen Video M and PCLinuxOS 4321
On Mon, 08 May 2006 06:04:31 -0700, Da'Punk-A Actually, technically, you don't have to fiddle with anything. Start the package manager and pick your software. The initial...
OT Why MICROS~1 was US 'spyware maker' fined profits
Da'Punk-A All to do with long-mixed case file names under vfat. When long-mixed case file names were added to fat, they were added by storing...
MS Leave No Turd Unstoned
B Gruff on Monday 08 May 2006 13:46 ,---- Snippet rest to illegal software suppliers We all know that software...
MINIX Author on Microkernels
The biggest problem with Microkernels is that they are very difficult to test and debug...
The PC Era Is Just Beginning
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-05-10, Colin Day spake thusly: A science fiction series (I think it was the foundation series by Isaac Asimov) had a character that had developed a science of...
Maybe OT Are we in danger of becoming a "Low Country" 4326
The Ghost In The Machine Hardly. English is the language of science, international finance, diplomacy, etc. Of all the European languages, if one...
Maybe OT Are we in danger of becoming a "Low Country" 4327
Geico Caveman on Tuesday 09 May 2006 00:15 Intersting analogy, but much as in programming languages, only the syntax varies. Once you know the priciples, all you ever need...
Maybe OT Are we in danger of becoming a "Low Country" 4328
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-05-09, alt spake thusly: I cautiously write this followup. I don't want anyone...
Maybe OT Are we in danger of becoming a "Low Country" 4329
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-05-09, M spake thusly: In the border states perhaps. I don't see...
Maybe OT Are we in danger of becoming a "Low Country" 4330
Mathew P. I agree with you. I would also try to integrate into local society if I was to emigrate. Problem I have, is in order to integrate into the local society of...
Can someone explain the nochange MS mindset
We are a single location window company. As in house windows, not Windows windows. We have a good number of...
Can someone explain the nochange MS mindset 4332
John Hastings on Monday 08 May 2006 19:25 Greetings, John. Experience and studies have sproven this to be standard rather than the exception. I suggest...
Can someone explain the nochange MS mindset 4333
billwg You are right, I fudged that a little, it probably has more down time than that...
Can someone explain the nochange MS mindset 4334
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 10 May 2006 14:39:09 -0400, Wow! your fantasy...
Can someone explain the nochange MS mindset 4335
On Tue, 09 May 2006 20:00:57 -0400, DFS Then why do we spend all week handling Windows problems and almost nothing...
Can someone explain the nochange MS mindset 4336
DFS This is more than flawed for a number of reasons: (1) Many of the hits are in linux support groups...
Can someone explain the nochange MS mindset 4337
mlw So you're claiming only in Linux support groups are there multiple hits per thread...
Can someone explain the nochange MS mindset 4338
billwg I'd have to agree with mlw on this one, you may, if you look at...
The Microsoft Search Tar Pit Dvorak
That's total BS. Dvorak is probably judging the entire World Wide Web by his dvorak.org domain, which is filled with tabloid material and is currently run by about 5 contributing editors. Much...
Whey They Don't Use Linux
Last Friday, I picked up my bike from the repair shop. I had a nasty accident, plowing...
ODF facts, Redmond style or: The Big Lie
On Tue, 09 May 2006 12:37:53 +0200, Richard Rasker What I find most interesting is that this guy argues by non-argument. He seems to do...
EU in quandary on new action against Microsoft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft's new Vista operating system has put the European Commission in a quandary on whether to open a new front against the software giant before a court clarifies...
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