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  1. Re:One glaring feature missing by PhunkySchtuff · · Score: 1 · on Telstra Bigpond To Use Outlook.com As Email Handler

    [citation required]

    Microsoft says Outlook.com IMAP support "coming", promises better Mac support
    http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/microsoft-says-outlookcom-imap-support-coming-promises-better-mac-support-253444

    Access Your Account Using IMAP or POP E-Mail Programs
    http://help.outlook.com/en-ca/140/cc875899.aspx
    "Applies to: Office 365 for professionals and small businesses, Office 365 for enterprises, Microsoft Exchange, Live@edu."

    Webmail war: Gmail vs. Outlook.com vs. Yahoo Mail
    http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/webmail-war-gmail-vs-outlookcom-vs-yahoo-mail
    "Outlook.com does not support IMAP"

  2. Re:Meanwhile... by Drishmung · · Score: 2 · on Pandora Shares Artist Payment Figures

    Pandora's biggest issue is that they're still blocking everyone outside of the US.

    Not everyone any more. According to wikipedia, Pandora is now available in Australia and New Zealand. They apparently negotiated deals with the local licensing bodies.

  3. Re:Forgetting the qualifier. by Sentrion · · Score: 1 · on BSA Claims Half of PC Users Are Pirates

    Well, according to statistical models, the so-called "free" software included in most Linux distributions or any other open-source project includes at least some code developed by current Microsoft employees, and their employment contract explicitly states that any software they develop while under the employ of Microsoft is property of Microsoft. Therefore, any distribution of "free" software is presumably pirated distribution of Microsoft's intellectual property. Violators, you have been warned:

    http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2006/11/ms_owns_linux_intel_patents_sk.html

  4. Re:Time for another web protest by fustakrakich · · Score: 1 · on German High Court Declares All Software Patentable

    Here's something a bit more recent... "Delayed" isn't good enough.. You gotta scare 'em into killing it completely.

  5. Re:"Technology over politics"... by Excelsior · · Score: 2, Informative · on Linus Calls Microsoft Hatred "a Disease"

    That's the sexiest thing to come from the Linux community in forever.

    In fairness, the previous competition wasn't exactly intense.

  6. Re:When in Rome... by Garrynz · · Score: 1 · on Google's Street View Meets Resistance In France

    "Computer giant Microsoft refused police requests for information on a suspected burglary ring, claiming as a United States-based company that it was not subject to New Zealand laws." http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/02/microsoft_the_burglars_friend.html

  7. More Spin from astroturfers about patches by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Worms Crash Ohio Nuke Plant, MD Trains
    Not an excuse, merely a fact. Microsoft has worked hard to earn a shoddy reputation among techies as it has to earn a good one among marketeers. Here are just three examples.

    People with production systems are reluctant to alpha test microsoft's patches on their production machines. That's not happenstance, that's policy. Microsoft Senior Vice President Craig Mundie recently suggested that in the name of security, it may be appropriate to force you to install Microsoft patches or updates, and if that breaks your existing applications, well, it's for your own good.

    If you think about it, if MS-Support keeps breaking third party apps and/or keeps recommending wiping the hard drive and doing a clean install, they get rid of all third party apps through attritition. It's by wearing down the flunky doing the install or using up all the flunky's time or the end user being unable to use the app until the flunky can fix it. Rather clever, I think, even when considering that Microsoft is more of a marketing company or pyramid scheme than a tech company.

  8. It was on NZ PC World by vik · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Knoppix for Rapid Desktop Deployment

    I got Knoppix onto the cover CD of PC World in New Zealand and I hear there is a possibility it may go on the Australian version - write encouragement to the Ed and ask if it can be had from the Kiwis (the answer will be yes, I guarantee it :).

    We had to cut it down to 350MB to fit the sponsor's Windows games and so forth on the CD too (thanks Eaden at Opentech) so no OpenOffice, but the reader response we got was incredible. See this and search for "Knoppix" for the feedback.

    Vik :v)

  9. Re:Win - win situation by The+Cookie+Monster · · Score: 3 · on Borland Kylix Is Free - Sort Of.
    Delphi is already a popular and easy to use language, but is not free for Windows
    Delphi 5 for Windows is free (as in beer), well... as free as the cost of the June 2001 NZ PC World magazine (a full version is on the cover disk) - about US$3 free. Borland doesn't seem to mention Delphi 5 on their site tho.

    Delphi 5/Object Pascal rocks (this is one seriously converted C coder), but it doesn't have CLX.

    If Borland were to release a Delphi Open Edition, it could be a strong argument to switch from the VCL to CLX - and then later on... if you're using CLX, why not use Kylix too.

    This is an awsome move by Borland, Kylix was prohibitively expensive and I just couldn't see it taking off on a Free OS, but now I agree, it's win-win.
  10. Another Excuse to make monkey by benmg · · Score: 1 · on Get Ready for Rent-An-App

    Surely Microsoft is annoyed that all those Windows 3.1/Word 6.0 users are no longer a source of revenue for them? Well, under this new system, they would be! They'd have to keep paying for their outdated software! (Or upgrade to newer versions which would probably require them to update their hardware). This is obviously not a good idea for home computers. I'm hoping its targetted towards business users... Here's an article at PC World NZ that mentions it: http://www.pcworld.co. nz/magazine/pcworld/aug99/consumer.htm