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  1. Re:NO, NO, NO! on Which Partition Types Are Superior? · · Score: 1

    You didn't even read his question.

    He was asking for a pro/con list- not a definite 'which is the best'

    The poster obviously wanted a list of features and detriments- or a place to find them. Truthfully did not want to know if the Intrepid was better than the Taurus (don't even know if thats a good example.)

  2. Re:+ and - is better than boolean AND and OR on AltaVista Can't Keep Up · · Score: 1

    "This" "that" entered in will return both of the words.

    From http://www.google.com/help/basics.html#and

    Automatic "and" Queries

    By default, Google only returns pages that include all of your search terms. There is no need to include "and" between terms. Keep in mind that the order in which the terms are typed will affect the search results. To restrict a search further, just include more terms. For example, to plan a vacation to Hawaii, simply type:

  3. Corporate Donations on New York Red Cross Needs Tech Help · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've been very impressed lately with the frequency and size of donations from businesses/corporations:

    Microsoft donated [www.microsoft.com] $5M in cash to United Way in NY, $5M in licenses/support/tech help.

    Sprint has donated [www.sprint.com] handsets and redirected a cell from NJ to NYPD. They've also provided phones for city, state and local government officials and to the American Red Cross for use in recovery efforts.

    GE has pledged $10 million to a fund that will assist the families of the firefighters, police officers and emergency rescue personnel who perished while responding to the attack on the World Trade Center. [from www.ge.com]

    AT&T has donated [www.att.com] $1M to American Red Cross and $10M in prepaid calling cards.

    Verizon has offered [newscenter.verizon.com] free local calling to and from payphones on Manhattan streets.

    I'm sure there are many more. As I look at Amazon's donation center, it looks like it's going up at about $4000/min.

    This makes me proud to be an American.

  4. Re:sigh on DataPlay - Flash Killer or Copy-Control Nightmare? · · Score: 1

    provided it ever evolves into a product which I doubt Just for reference, DataPlay *has* a product. Remember the Britney Spears and 'NSync stuff that McDonalds recently advertised? DataPlay.
    ~Verence

  5. Come on, think about it. on AOL 6.0 Client: We'll Be Your Home Page, Thanks · · Score: 1

    AOL 6.0 Installs IE 5.5 [at least in the betas I've gotten.] Although when you type 'www' into the keyword panel it opens up 'http://www.aol.com', you do *HAVE* IE 5.5 installed on your computer. It's just a matter of running IEXPLORE and doing what you want from there. My home page in AOL *was* set to www.aol.com but it did *not* change my home page in IE. Anyways, who would want to use a window within the AOL MDI? We've gotten away from that for a long time.

    DISCLAIMER: I know M$ is the devil. I'm working on purifying my system as we speak.

    Verence
    ~Verence

  6. Female Programmers on Girls Don't Want To Be Geeks · · Score: 1

    Just as a side note, women were in fact the first electronic computer programmers. Note the Wired story on the six women who first programmed the ENIAC. Women Proto-Programmers Get Their Just Reward

  7. Another Link on CIA Considering Cyberwarfare · · Score: 3

    Wired News just sent out a story about this same topic:
    http://www.wired.com/news/ news/politics/story/19836.html