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  1. Voice Messaging on Ask Slashdot: What Single Change Would You Make To a Tech Product? · · Score: 1

    I'd introduce Voice Messaging

    Sender Side
    1 - Click to voice message someone from the phone dialer
    2 - Talk
    3 - Click Send

    Receiver Side
    1 - Notification akin to text
    2 - Listen / Look at the transcribed message

    Calls are inturruptive in nature, this would be a non-inturruptive voice option.
    Easy to re-record if desired
    Voicemail is ANNOYING
    Submit technical support or customer service requests

    I know some tried this with proprietary solutions...but without global or at least platform level availability it was doomed to fail.

  2. Re:It's not what Google wants.... on Porsche Chooses Apple Over Google Because Google Wants Too Much Data · · Score: 1

    Our thinking is far more aligned than you have concluded. But I disagree in one part. I am not giving up freedom if the data is still under my control.
    In this case, with Google involved, it probably wouldn't be under my control, so I would actively opt out by flashing firmware or buying a different car.

  3. Re:It's not what Google wants.... on Porsche Chooses Apple Over Google Because Google Wants Too Much Data · · Score: 1

    I would like the ability to share (or NOT share) my driving history with my insurance company to get a lower premium. Many people install company specific devices in their cars to do just that.

    e.g. I don't mind a camera on my phone, as long as I control where the pictures end up.

  4. Loved it when it was distributed on Wuala Encrypted Cloud-Storage Service Shuts Down · · Score: 1

    Stopped using it after they killed that feature a few years ago.

  5. I saved this article with pocket on Mozilla Responds To Firefox User Backlash Over Pocket Integration · · Score: 1

    That way I can read it later when I have time.

  6. Hands don't matter. Eyes are the key. on Another Study Confirms Hands-Free Texting While Driving Is Unsafe · · Score: 1

    Imagine driving and taking your hands off the wheel for a few seconds. Now imagine driving and closing your eyes for a few seconds.

  7. Get the facts on Buckyballs Throws In the Towel · · Score: 1

    The state objected to their labeling, not their product. They labeled the toy as OK for 14+. The state says that magnets must be labeled as not safe for 14 and under. The labeling included 14 year olds as part of an acceptable audience. From an observers perspective, the company has been completely immature about the entire event. They responded with inflammatory accusations of persecution and have used the event repeatedly in their marketing. And now they are shutting down...? The company should have been fine. This misrepresentation makes me wish I hadn't given them money. There are alternatives out there.

  8. What about Business? on FBI: We Need Wiretap-Ready Web Sites — Now · · Score: 1

    Why wouldn't business should have a strong objection to this? All sorts of intellectual property, internal financial data, client data, medical records, financial records, and/or personnel files could be compromised, and not just by the FBI or a rogue agent. This is the practice of intentionally creating a backdoor with standard access mechanisms that's usage will inevitably be undetectable.

  9. Re:the 2 main choices: on Ask Slashdot: DIY NAS For a Variety of Legacy Drives? · · Score: 2

    I don't see the ability to dynamically expand FreeNAS. (Just add a drive and expand the protected space)

    I cautiously recommend unRaid. I have not had an ideal experience with it, but most of it was due to my lack of diligence in ordering compatible hardware and fully reading all 10,000 forum threads before logging in. Mainly the hardware thing.

  10. Re:UnRAID Preclear Script on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Test Storage Media? · · Score: 1

    I use this on all new drives. I run it twice or three times. It has saved me from a failure more than once.

  11. Re:You should really open source it on Ask Slashdot: Handing Over Personal Work Without Compensation? · · Score: 1

    Where did you get that the employer owns the software? He wrote it in his personal time, on his personal equipment.

  12. You should really open source it on Ask Slashdot: Handing Over Personal Work Without Compensation? · · Score: 2

    Open source gives you several great advantages. You don't give it to your company, but you get the credit anyways, while maintaining control of the project. The company gets to use it and you get the advantages you spoke of at work. You also improve your resume globally.

  13. The real question is on The Kindle Skews Amazon's 2011 Best-Seller List · · Score: 2

    Would you read different books if you bought a Kindle?

  14. unRAID on Which OSS Clustered Filesystem Should I Use? · · Score: 1

    Unraid works well for a home solution. I had 2x2 TB drives fail within a one month period of time and lost no data.

  15. Any other candidate with a balanced budget plan? on Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets) · · Score: 1

    Telling people they can't afford something is never popular.

    But guess what.

    We can't afford it.

  16. It doesn't go away... on Are 'Real Names' Policies an Abuse of Power? · · Score: 1

    I remember a slashdot article some time back about the permanence of the internet. I have friends that have been unable to 'start over' because of this very fact. Combining that reality with a requirement for real names is dangerous. Some comment you made on Facebook 25 years before will impact your ability to get a job, run for public office, etc.

  17. They should have cast Chuck Norris on Review: Cowboys & Aliens · · Score: 1

    Walker Texas Ranger vs. Aliens

  18. Re:Wuala on DIY Dropbox Alternatives · · Score: 2

    If you like(d) dropbox then go to Wuala.

    http://www.gadberry.com/aaron/2011/04/29/wuala-for-dropbox-users/

    It is so much more, and so much better.

    "The design of a worldwide, fully transparent distributed file system for simultaneous use by millions of mobile and frequently disconnected users is left as an exercise for the reader."

    - Andrew S. Tanenbaum (Distributed Operating Systems)

  19. Safety... on Don't Fly If You Just Had Surgery! · · Score: 1

    It isn't TSA's fault that they can't keep us safe, just that they keep chasing after an impossible goal.

  20. Does an app exist that slightly adjusts each file? on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Scrub Pirated Music From My Collection? · · Score: 1

    Does an app exist that will slightly adjust your files so as to change hashes, etc? Bulk processing? Seems like it would be a pretty easy way to launder your collection.

  21. Wuala on Ask Slashdot: Software To Organise a Heterogeneous Mix of Files? · · Score: 1

    Wuala is a really great client for this, and also comes with other nice-to-haves you may not have considered such as sharing, security and previous version access.

    Linux / Windows / Mac / Android / iPhone / Web (Java Applet)
    Cloud storage
    Sync Locally / Backup jobs
    Secure
    -Encrypted and your PW never leaves your computer
    -Files are in cloud, unless synced, so logout and files are inaccessible
    -Files are chunked, meaning the assembled file does not exist anywhere
    Many ways to get more storage space (some free)
    Share files with friends, groups, or public web access
    Previous version access
    File tagging
    File comments
    File search
    No filesize limit
    Explorer integration

  22. Re:I beg to differ on Google Storage Is Now Available To All Developers · · Score: 1

    Grand Central did invitations before Google acquired them. I was waiting for one.

  23. Re:KeePass + Wuala on LastPass Password Service Hacked · · Score: 2

    I prefer KeePass + Wuala for even more security. I set up the KeePass file in a synced folder so I can use KeePass to login to Wuala.

    http://www.gadberry.com/aaron/2011/04/29/wuala-for-dropbox-users/

  24. I guess Anonymous pissed off the wrong people on Interpol Wants a Global Identity Card System · · Score: 1

    Who knew Sony ran Interpol, or maybe they are just avid gamers and had nothing to do yesterday.

  25. Give a device to the parent too on Kids Who Skip School Get Tracked By GPS · · Score: 1

    ...and watch how often they are in the same place.