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  1. Re:Sure, send me an invite! on Google+ Already At 10 Million Users · · Score: 1

    Please? Thanks. michael (attatatta) mcox.com

  2. Re:I'm panicking! on Google+ Already At 10 Million Users · · Score: 1

    Me too - thanks. michael (attaatta) mcox.com

  3. Re:Nice! on Librarians Stake Their Future on OSS · · Score: 1

    I was the Technology Manager at a local library for 3+ years and in charge of the migration from Galaxy (GIS' old ILS) to Polaris. While it certainly has some problems and is missing some features, it is not all that bad. You can access any of the data you need directly from the MS SQL Server database, including reporting information. You can also modify/customize reports easily using Crystal Reports, licenses for this are included in all Polaris contracts.

    FYI - the company is no longer called Gaylord or Gaylord Information Systems - they are now GIS Information Systems.

  4. Re:Spam is heavy on UK ISP PlusNet Accidentally Deletes 700GB of Email · · Score: 1

    Not with Exchange. Exchange will store a single copy of that spreadsheet internally even if it is attached to an email sent to 1,000+ users.

  5. Wrongo on IE Flaw Utilizes Google Desktop Search · · Score: 1

    FYI - you're wrong when you say "every one of google's products runs in a browser". There's this fancy thing called Google Earth. A stand-alone download-required application that runs only on Windows. Amazing.

  6. Re:numbers are good on What Makes a Good IM Client? · · Score: 1

    318134

  7. Re:Trojan Horse? on MP3 Player Shoppers Guide · · Score: 1

    Wow, literally two seconds with google found what you wanted here. Next time try googling for 'quicktime standalone' and hit "I feel lucky". It takes you to: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone .html Amazing!

  8. Re:THANK YOU on College Libraries Without Books · · Score: 1

    UT Austin is no longer the largest university in the country, between 2003 and 2004 Ohio State moved ahead of it into #1. See this for more info. University of Minnesota is also larger than UT now, so they've managed to fall from #1 to #3 in a single year. Also, University of Michigan has the largest alumni population of any university in the country and the Ford Presidential Library.

  9. Re:It's about time! on Hot Coffee Cooling Off · · Score: 1
    The game is for 17+. That's people who are within 12 months of being able to do everything in the world but drink and be president. That includes fucking, sucking and drinking coffee

    Actually, you need to be 35 years of age to be president, at least in the United States where the ESRB rules. You also need to be a natural-born US citizen and a resident of the United States for the past 14 years.

  10. May 9th, 1995 on MySQL Mug and Ten Years of MySQL and PHP · · Score: 1

    May 9th, 1995

  11. Re:Fake signature on Linux Coming to the Nintendo DS · · Score: 1

    No problem. Honestly, I only noticed because I browse with sigs off.

  12. Re:Fake signature on Linux Coming to the Nintendo DS · · Score: 1

    Did you even read the part of his comment that you quoted? Turning of sigs does nothing to stop this because the signature is fake and is part of the message.

    Brilliant.

  13. Re:World's smallest violin on Sarbanes-Oxley - How is it Affecting You? · · Score: 1

    You did an awesome job posting as an AC there.

  14. Re:Amazing on IBM to Open Projects at SourceForge.net · · Score: 1

    I'm generally not a spelling/grammar snob, but you got this one wrong in three times in your last two posts: the word you're looking for is "medal", not "metal".

  15. Re:too many acronyms! on SBC and AT&T Boards Vote to Go Ahead · · Score: 1

    Electronic SPorts Network

  16. Re:Here are Instructions for the Kiosk Browser Mod on Firefox Developer on Recruitment Policy · · Score: 1

    If you look at the bug report you would see that the page you've linked to is written by the same person whose patch was rejected and also developed the extention as a work-around.

  17. Re:Long Term cost of devaluation on US Government May Not Approve Sale of IBM PC Unit · · Score: 2, Informative

    US debt is considered 0-risk financially because there is no risk premium paid on US debt in the international market. It's a financial term, not an English one.

  18. Re:Any ways to put a caption? on Apple iWork Screenshots · · Score: 1

    Why not just click on the picture, then go to Insert -> Reference -> Caption? This has worked well for me in all the documents I've used it in. Also, right clicking on the picture and choosing Caption does the same thing.

  19. Re:Only Newegg on Where Do You Shop for Server Components? · · Score: 1

    Of course is payment is not received within 30 days I would expect a retailer to add hefty late payment fees to makeup for the broken financing terms. But I do think that if Newegg wants to be seen as a respectable company in a lot of businesses eyes they would accept POs from companies who they have done previous business with. This has also clearly been an issue for them in the past as they have multiple questions in their FAQ regarding POs.

    While I don't disagree with your "30 turns to 90" observation, I do expect a business to act like a business. There is a reason you have Accounts Receivable. Let me send you a PO (a legal agreement) to order a product, then ship me the product and the invoice which I have agreed to pay within 30 days. This way if there is any type of problem with the transaction (wrong item shipped, item damaged, etc) nobody needs to deal with horrific refund policies and credit card chargebacks.

  20. Re:Only Newegg on Where Do You Shop for Server Components? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Newegg has been great for me as far as personal purchases go, but they are unsuitable for my company and many other business because of their unwillingness to accept a Purchase Order in any manner. While I am willing to use a credit card for personal purchases I am not willing to do business with a company that will not extend credit (NET 30, etc) to any other company on the planet.

  21. Re:Knighthood has lost its "gold" on Sir Peter Molyneux? · · Score: 1

    Madonna was born in Detroit, which I'm pretty sure doesn't fall under Her Majesty the Queen. But I suppose maybe it's enough to move to the UK after you've become rich and famous.

  22. Re:NT? on Paint.NET: The Anti-GIMP? · · Score: 1

    Windows XP is listed as a requirement because GDI+ is used in Paint.net. But GDI+ is freely downloadable from Microsoft for Windows 9x/NT/2000. Obviously Paint.net will not run since you're missing one of the dependencies, just like any other program. So, download and install GDI+ from Microsoft if you want to give it a try.

  23. Re:That's what your will is for on Dead? Hope You Left Someone Your Passwords · · Score: 1
    Yes, but you actually have to have a will before you can put anything in it, which is a minority of the people out there.

    Generally this is true, but this article is talking about the survivors of a military member. In my experience ALL members of a unit are encouraged to create/update a will or are at least forced to go See Legal prior to any deployment. This is obviously even more common when deploying to an active combat zone such as Iraq.

  24. Re:My problems with GIMP. on GIMP 2.2 Released · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure if he had named it LESBOS it would have been fine. Seems like the isle has done alright for itself since the Bronze Age.

  25. Re:Does me no good on Sprint Close to Buying Nextel · · Score: 1

    In southeastern Michigan Nextel's rural coverage cannot be beat. For example, when I'm out at the lake (20 miles from civilization outside the lake itself) I can still get 3-4 bars with Nextel, but my Sprint phone will lose all reception during the beginning of my drive out there, when I'm still 15 miles from the lake (ie, 5 miles from civilization). In my personal experience this also seems to be true throughout the state, but it could simply be that they are "the carrier" for this area.