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  1. Re:You ask a good question on Computer Competency Test For Non-IT Hires? · · Score: 1

    But that's not the world we live in. Unfortunately, if my company were to stick to those guidelines we would have to downsize dramatically. We'd definitely stop growing

    If more companies adopted similar guidelines, it would force people to become more 'IT literate'.

    Although that would be more likely to decrease the potential job pool for me, so carry on as you were.

  2. Re:In the UK too please! on Apple Bans Online Sales In Japan · · Score: 1

    Obviously you just need to spend the money on beer before she gets the chance to buy the Macbook.

  3. Re:they informed Apple and Apple got it back on Police Seize Computers From Gizmodo Editor · · Score: 1

    Great detail including taking the device apart. Of couse, I'm sure they took the actions they did selflessly.

  4. Re:Translation on Russian Hacker Selling 1.5M Facebook Accounts · · Score: 1

    My bank requires a 5 digit password to log into the account. Do I win? (There is a seperate password required for any transactions which has greater flexibility)

  5. Re:Reminder on The End of the 3.5-inch Floppy Continues · · Score: 1

    If only Microsoft had release two operating systems since then that supported loading drivers from devices other than floppies (Vista and 7 for the Desktop, Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2 for the server)

  6. Re:.OGG on Volcano Futures · · Score: 1

    Apparently you need a better browser. Chrome plays the file without any plugins for me.

  7. Re:It's the usual on American Lung Association Pushes For Ban On Electronic Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    It's obvious, isn't it? If less people are dying of lung cancer, there is less of a need for the American Lung Association.

  8. Re:Marketing on Heavy US Demand Delays iPad's Worldwide Release · · Score: 1

    Not only press releases, they had an end of April release date advertised on their homepage, at least in the UK.

  9. Re:Will Sony replace bricked PS3s caused by update on Sony Update Bricks Playstations · · Score: 1

    Under the Sale of Goods act your contract is with the retailer, it has nothing to do with Sony.

  10. Re:Look.... on Microsoft Claims Google Chrome Steals Your Privacy · · Score: 1

    Opera Desktop does the same thing if you have Opera Turbo enabled. I don't remember if it's on by default or not though.

  11. Re:What about Flash games and other stuff? on Adobe Not Worried About the Future of Flash · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe he uses Internet Explorer.

  12. Re:Paying for OO.o on SoftMaker Office 2010 For Linux Nearing Release · · Score: 1

    The cheapest version of Microsoft Office (Home & Student, contains Word, Excel and Powerpoint, supposedly non-commercial use only) costs ~£100, and many people don't seem to have a problem paying for that.

  13. Re:Current architecture flawed but workable BUT... on Multicore Requires OS Rework, Windows Expert Says · · Score: 1

    Right... an issue which was fixed 3 years ago with Windows Vista

  14. Re:Windows Joke on Users Rejecting Security Advice Considered Rational · · Score: 1

    At least for in house support, the majority of the calls I receive are PEBKAC rather than system issues. I can't imagine how introducing a OS which is foreign to most people is going to reduce that number.

  15. Re:Contact the Owners on Licensing an Abandonware Game? · · Score: 1

    How would they be a patent troll if: 1) They actually have produced a product 2) The game is from the 1980s, implying it's at least 20 years old (so any patents would have expired)

  16. Re:I loves and hateses my Preciousss on Microsoft Employees Love Their iPhones · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That seems like a strawman to me. How much spam do we get from Android or Windows Mobile phones where the user can install whatever software they feel the urge to?

  17. Re:Not according to Sean Penn on Venezuela's Chavez To Limit Internet Freedom · · Score: 1

    You didn't boot him out so much as he was prevented running for another term by the constitution.

  18. Re:Forged Headers? on Jobs Says No Tethering iPad To iPhone · · Score: 1

    I'm not arguing for any particular theory but you do know the PC Mag article uses the same source for the article linked in the summary, right?

  19. Re:"Picnikers" = users on Google Acquires Online Image Editing Tool Picnik · · Score: 1

    In which case the answer should be Google will close down the current service offering shortly and months down the line offer a similar service under the Google banner.

  20. Re:Side-by-side - what will SP1 fix? on What To Expect From Windows 7 SP1 · · Score: 1
    • Lide 30 Windows 7 driver
    • HP's website won't let me search at the moment, but apparently the Vista driver only package works with the Laserjet 3600N
    • The Home editions of XP & Vista never had the ability to connect to a domain.
    • I haven't had a issue reading a Win 7 native NTFS partition, at least not with Vista.
  21. Re:Ten million? on Apple Orders 10 Million Tablets? · · Score: 1

    The 'thousand million' billion (1,000,000,000) is pretty much standard in the UK.

  22. Re:AOL Search Logs? on The 87 Lamest Moments In Tech, 2000-2009 · · Score: 1

    47. Hey, they’re only AOL users. AOL releases twenty million search keywords entered by 650,000 search-engine users, supposedly for the benefit of researchers. The searches have been anonymized, but The New York Times and others discover it’s possible to identify who performed some of them. AOL declares the release a “screw-up” and multiple heads roll, including that of its CTO.

  23. Re:Ideas on How Do I Keep My Privacy While Using Google? · · Score: 1

    Way to look up the wrong domain - it's scroogle.org.

    Operated by Daniel Brandt of NameBase, Google Watch and Wikipedia Watch

    And the privacy policy is simple enough - no cookies, no search term records and access logs deleted within 48hr. Of course, whether you trust them to respect that is another issue altogether.

  24. Re:Price on CrunchPad Being Re-branded As JooJoo · · Score: 1

    With Apple, I imagine the price would more likely be $700-$800.

  25. Re:F the EC on EC Formally Objects To Oracle's Purchase of Sun · · Score: 1

    Or they could do what the US does - ignore international rulings and legislation when it doesn't suit them.