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  1. Re:Yes you can on Ask Slashdot: DD-WRT Upgrade To 802.11n? · · Score: 1

    well there are limits on the length of runs before you need to add a switch. back when I made CAT5 twisted-pair copper runs by hand, 100 meters was the limit. not sure if that has changed with CAT6

  2. Re:Direct link on Google's Schmidt Says He 'Screwed Up' On Social Networking · · Score: 3, Informative
  3. Re:Yeah Right.... on Google's Schmidt Says He 'Screwed Up' On Social Networking · · Score: 1

    I think reddit might disagree with you on that last part...

  4. alphababy on Software (and Appropriate Input Device) For a Toddler? · · Score: 1

    I used AlphaBaby on an old discarded G3 Mac back in the day.

  5. NWA? on Taiwan Tabloid Sensation Next Media Recreate News · · Score: 1

    why is it NWA, and not NMA?

  6. Sounds like a dick move on Rogers Shrinks Download Limits As Netflix Arrives · · Score: 1

    No surprise, coming from Rogers.

  7. Re:Should support WPA if they support WEP on What To Do With Old 802.11b Equipment? · · Score: 1

    WPA was designed as an intermediate standard which would function on WEP-only hardware. That's why WPA uses TKIP instead of AES (which is what WPA2 uses). The devices may require firmware updates (which, of course, may not exist or may no longer be available) but the hardware itself is capable of WPA.

    tell that to my Linksys WCG200. there are no firmware updates to give it WPA, though it is 802.11g. I have the original two-antenna model, and bought it myself, so my cable company has no claim on it. I really like the design, but there are very few all-in-one solutions for cable broadband, and none use 802.11n yet, so I am finding it hard to justify upgrading.

  8. Re:Finally, a question I am expert on! on Best Phone For a Wi-Fi-Only Location? · · Score: 1

    in the same vein, the Sony PSP handhelds also do Skype well. The 3000 model comes with a built-in mic, and the PSPGo supports bluetooth. I previously had the a Mylo, and it was also fine with Skype. Currently I also have a Nokia N97 (not the mini version), and since the last round of firmware and software updates, it is great. Supports a native Skype client (it is a Symbian phone), and SIP. Also has a good (by cell phone standards) camera, a second front-facing camera for video calls, 32GB of flash, and a free navigation app that in some ways is better than Google Maps.

  9. Re:F-ed up combat system on Review: Mass Effect 2 · · Score: 1

    I'm with you. I'll be sprinting and I want to stop near cover, and the game decides I want to be in cover, invariably on the wrong side. and then death quickly follows.

  10. Re:it's Shepard on Review: Mass Effect 2 · · Score: 1

    or her name, if you played as a female.

  11. it's Shepard on Review: Mass Effect 2 · · Score: 1

    Come on, get his name right.

  12. Re:Using this for evil on Windows 7 Has Lots of "God Modes" · · Score: 1

    I definitely experienced the crashing of the Explorer shell over and over again on 64-bit Vista, until I removed the folder. But it worked fine on 64-bit Windows 7. Both were the Ultimate versions.

  13. Re:sales tax? on Google's Nexus One Phone Launches · · Score: 1

    Walmart of course.

  14. sales tax? on Google's Nexus One Phone Launches · · Score: 1

    Google checkout wants to charge me $48.93 for sales tax on the unlocked Nexus One. Why? do they have a presence in my state (AR)?

  15. Re:VMS? on Old Operating Systems Never Die · · Score: 1

    it definitely is not an "open" operating system in the sense of open source.

  16. Re:Just reduce the bill on T-Mobile Backs Off Plan To Charge $1.50 For Paper Bills · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And you know what, if T-Mobile offered to email a PDF of my bill every month, that would have been acceptable, but they did not. You had to log in and pull up your billing records. And if you want a PDF, you have to crank your own out. I'd much rather have the officialness of an email from T-Mobile with a PDF they created of my bill, than a PDF I cranked out myself. If a dispute ever arose, I know the PDF I generated will have no weight.

  17. capacitive touchscreen? on Nokia Releases Linux Handset · · Score: 1

    I believe all previous touchscreen Nokia phones have featured resistive touchscreens. I hope this one is an exception.