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  1. Video on Directed Energy Weapon Downs Mosquitos · · Score: 1

    Looking at the video of the system
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNL_Q57Xn28&fmt=35

    The system doesn't look very compact, but very cool nonetheless.

  2. Re:mod_rewrite on Microsoft and Apache - What's the Angle? · · Score: 1

    There are several ISAPI filters for IIS which support mod_rewrite functionality
    For example this one on Microsoft's IIS site : http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1599

  3. Re:x264 and avisynth on Which Open Source Video Apps Use SMP Effectively? · · Score: 1

    According to http://mewiki.project357.com/wiki/X264_Settings there is some degradation even with the new threading system.
    If this is not right you should update the wiki.

  4. Re:Something is Fishy on Last Year's CanSecWest Winner Repeats on Vista, Ubuntu Wins · · Score: 1

    Really? I was under the impression that protected mode does allow user file reads even in low-rights mode; but prevents writes or directory traversal etc. (So you have to know the filename & path beforehand to read it)

  5. Re:Something is Fishy on Last Year's CanSecWest Winner Repeats on Vista, Ubuntu Wins · · Score: 1

    As I understand, UAC/protected mode only protects critical areas like windows system areas and program files.
    I am guessing the file for the contest was stored in a non-critical area.

  6. The Microsoft guy did a second report on Vista Security Claims Debunked · · Score: 4, Interesting

    with the non-Core Linux components no longer listed because of based on the feedback.

    This just debunks the first report.

  7. Re:low on Microsoft Pays Bloggers to Tout MS Slogan · · Score: 1

    Nobody was paid to say that they like Microsoft stuff or dislike it.
    They were paid to say what being People-ready means to them.

    --
    I know people don't ready the article. Some people don't even ready the summary and some people read the title and assume something else!

  8. Re:Google already done it... indirectly on Microsoft to Offer Free Online Storage · · Score: 5, Informative

    Its against Goog policies to use file storage software and your can can be suspended.
    http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answe r=43692

  9. Re:Google already done it... indirectly on Microsoft to Offer Free Online Storage · · Score: 1

    Hotmail also offers mailbox sizes with several GBs.
    The primary problem with mail based storage is that you have to split the files and use http form upload.
    Http form uploads are very unreliable.

  10. Re:Other reviews on Walt Mossberg Reviews the iPhone · · Score: 1

    Are those real Nokia Ads?

  11. Don't knw what version of Windows on NY Legislature Rejects "Microsoft Amendment" · · Score: 1

    these voting machines use. But if they are based of Windows CE 6.0 then the machine vendors have nothing to complain.
    Windows CE 6.0 source code is available under a shared source code license.

    If they are indeed using CE 6.0 then vendors not releasing code are just using Microsoft as a ruse to protect access to their own code.

  12. Re:Unlimited data, eh? on Apple and AT&T Announce iPhone Service Plans · · Score: 1

    Is there are an in-built app? I don't think you can do VoIP without an in-built application. Considering that this phone can only support webpages from externel providers.

  13. Re:Haven't you learned anything Sun? on Apple Confirms No (Default) ZFS In Leopard · · Score: 1

    Actually the plan is to unscoop Sun by issuing a denial.
    Then scoop when the OS is finally released.

    See I scooped Apple's plan.

  14. It has not been released on Apple Safari On Windows Broken On First Day · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Its still in beta.

  15. Re:Cool on Vacation Photos That Inform Instead of Bore · · Score: 1

    Nice! Thanks for the link.

  16. Re:Cool on Vacation Photos That Inform Instead of Bore · · Score: 1

    Impressive.
    I would love have my photos in new photo browser like that one.

  17. Now they are really screwed... on Microsoft Pressures Testers After Software Leak · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...for leaking the letter too.

  18. Saw something like this ages ago on Using Google Maps With a Photo Album · · Score: 2, Informative
  19. Re:Yes, it would hurt on Microsoft Wanted To Drop Mac Office To Hurt Apple · · Score: 1

    Don't think you read the article. The email was dated ten years ago in 1997

  20. Re:Its all about money on University Migrating Students to Windows Live Mail? · · Score: 1

    Ads can be disabled in the UI of windows mail desktop.
    By default it is on.

  21. Re:Nothing to do with Vista on Microsoft's Vista AV Fails Certification · · Score: 2


    Neowin has more details on the report.
    Apprently only 0.01% of the viruses were not detected by these "failed" product.

  22. Disney, Pixar movies are DRM-free right? on Jobs Favors DRM-Free Music Distribution · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Given that Jobs is a majority stockholder,
    I will call this just a PR piece unless Disney , Pixar movies are avialable without any DRM on apple stores.

  23. I bet this USB sticks will be used... on French Kids Get OSS on USB Sticks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...to store just music or other files.

  24. Whoa, A collection of FUD articles... on Gamers React to Vista Launch · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...in one single post. my head is spinning.

    First, I find it extremely disturbing that Taligent wants to automatically install their stuff without consent from users.

    Second, Making DirectAudio flow through CPU is not such a bad move. Hardware based audio made a lot of sense in the old days when the genereal processors had low performance compared to dedicated audio processors. Modern processors are more than capable for providing great audio at a tiny fraction of available CPU cycles. Games now advertise hardware audio for marketting reasons. Nothing stops you from generating EAX type effects using current APIs available in the system.
    Moreover Creative has been bypassing the OS audio layers completely using OpenAL for quite sometime and they have been actively prompting it.
    Once Creative creates the proper drivers for Vista people will get back their EAX support.

  25. Re:Compilers on IBM's Chief Architect Says Software is at Dead End · · Score: 1

    Its OpenMP not sure why I typed OpenMT :)