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  1. Re:High school student != Expert on Student Expelled From Indiana High School For Tweeting Profanity · · Score: 0

    School issued doesn't necessarily mean school owned. Many districts (especially private) include the laptop as part of tuition and do the setup but it is the student's machine.

  2. Hardware on Slashdot Asks: How To Best Record Remote Video Interviews? · · Score: 1

    Once you find a software solution, don't forget the hardware. I recommend shipping a Logitech or HP webcam as well as a decent audio capture device to the person to be interviewed and have them ship it back when done. Low cost, and you standardize the video and audio capture quality.

  3. Not news? on Microsoft Barring Certain Staff From Buying Macs, iPads? · · Score: 1

    Juniper corporate office doesn't run Enterasys on their edge, just as Microsoft doesnt use apple in their environment. No sane person running a business would be using a competitors product in their business because:

    A. Cheaper. you can get it at cost (or close to)

    B. Its your product, you should have pride in it or you shouldn't be making it.

    C. Marketing / Sales "Our product works perfectly here, come and see it at its best"

  4. Re:Pirating must pay really well on The Pirate Bay Plans Servers In the Sky · · Score: 1

    If it needs a hard reboot, staff needs a really tall ladder.

  5. Re:GoDaddy is doing this to me on User Successfully Sues AT&T For Throttling iPhone Data · · Score: 1

    I have an "unlimited" account with GoDaddy

    There's your problem.

  6. Re:Physical keyboard? on Halliburton To Dump Blackberry For iOS · · Score: 1

    Does anybody else use an iPhone as their primary work device?

    Short answer, no. On the road my Droid 2 becomes my primary device. I purchased it because of the physical keyboard, but haven't slid the keyboard out in months. I'm just as fast with the on screen keyboard and have no problem responding to e-mails without a physical keyboard.

    That being said, my responses from a mobile device tend to be less eloquent and shorter, so for anything requiring long responses I will grab my laptop or sit down at the desktop and hammer it out.

  7. Re:May have? on Android Malware May Have Infected 5 Million Users · · Score: 1

    They recommend that you not use / disable / uninstall some (most) of their software.

    I think any IT professional worth their salt has been recommending removal of their software for years.

  8. Re:Lying again? on Railroad Association Says TSA's Hacking Memo Was Wrong · · Score: 1

    Blackwatch plaid!

  9. Re:Why... on Hackers Manipulated Railway Computers, TSA Memo Says · · Score: 2

    So they can work from home of course!

  10. Re:Way to be racist slashdot... on Google Patents Caching MLK Day Search Results · · Score: 2

    As a frequent traveler, there is quite a bit of truth to the danger of MLK boulevard. While they aren't always in bad neighborhoods, there does seems to be a high frequency of MLK blvd appearing in areas that business travelers would be wise to roll up their windows and lock their doors. Something along the lines of "Liquor store, pawn shop, liquor store, pawn shop, liquor store, OK fellas, time to roll up the windows."

  11. Dont make it complicated on Ask Slashdot: Setting Up a Wireless Catch-and-Release · · Score: 1

    Linksys homeowner AP's have the ability to add time restrictions to wifi access, but that would only work if the basketball and sunday school are on different schedules. Also If you just don't want the guests to have access to your internal network, set up a guest SSID vlan tag it and add a route to go straight out to the internet, doesn't really touch your internal network and in an environment like this its a simple solution that covers due diligence on your part.

  12. Re:Who still pays for antivirus? on Symantec Sued For Running Fake "Scareware" Scans · · Score: 1

    I quite agree, MSE gets deployed at most of my client sites due to A) Budget Friendly B) Updates with Windows Update C) Simple interface

  13. GP Integration? on Mozilla Announces Long Term Support Version of Firefox · · Score: 2

    Don't get me wrong, love Firefox for smaller sites but the lack of Mozilla handled Group Policy integration (I know there's an add-on somewhere) makes it a no no for me in my larger environments. Perhaps the use of ESR will force the change when they realize more enterprise environments begin to use Firefox.

  14. Re:First Votes on Will Hackers Try To Disrupt the Iowa Caucuses? · · Score: 1

    Caucus day is when NH and IA get to shine.

    New Hampshire is first in the nation primary, Its not a caucus.

  15. Re:"Report Bug" clicky on Ask Slashdot: How To Get Non-Developers To Send Meaningful Bug Reports? · · Score: 1

    Fantastic Idea, important fields become mandatory , could have an auto full screen snapshot so devs can see error and anything that was running when it happened, and you can combine it with something along the lines of a Spiceworks (or similar) to grab relevent OS and driver information.

  16. Serious Questions on Upcoming Changes To 'Ask Slashdot' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Right now any company can make an account and answer questions, how will the new change be different besides the financial support to slashdot. Will they be allowed moderation points? Say in which comments float to the top? Actually get to pose the questions (how awesome is adobe reader on a scale from 9-10) I would love to have specifics on this agreement as Slashdot has become a wonderful place for me to come and see unbiased information from the technical community and I would hate to see bias creep into the discussion because of this.

  17. Unrealistic Expectations? on Does Outsourcing Programming Really Save Money? · · Score: 3, Informative

    I think the unrealistic expectation is expecting any project to go well when you are paying 14 dollars and hour for a highly skilled position. No programmer worth their salt will willingly accept that pay, and if they do, you probably don't want them.

  18. Re:Is this a problem? on Bufferbloat: Dark Buffers In the Internet · · Score: 1

    Maybe the passengers need swimmies? or life jackets so they can be tossed overboard! either way, +1 to explanation being clear, concise, informative, and funny.

  19. Isnt this getting a little complicated? on Smart Meters Wreaking Havoc With Home Electronics · · Score: 1

    I know this is /. but perhaps a less gadgety would be better. Offer minor savings as incentive for people to read their own meter, and have the meter read by the company every 6 months or a year. A fee + the difference in meter reads could be charged if you falsify as they would know your usage anyway from the company reading. It could even go so far as to have a unique identifier on the meter and require you to e-mail a picture of your meter on x day of every month.

  20. Foxconn on The Rise of Robotic Labor · · Score: 1

    Great, now they have to worry about suicidal robots.

  21. Really? on Costly SSDs Worth It, Users Say · · Score: 1

    SSD's outperform disc in applications where they perform better. Story at 11.

  22. Re:I think SWYPE will overcome typing on Weak Typing — the Lost Art of the Keyboard · · Score: 1

    While a good idea, I dont think the word guessing is for me. I always ignore it because it takes longer for me to click/point at the word it guesses than it does for me to finish typing the word.

  23. /wave on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 1

    I wish you luck on the next stage in your life. Your creation has wasted more of my time than anything else, and I am infinitely grateful.

  24. Density on Ask Slashdot: Best Wi-Fi Solution For a Hotel? · · Score: 1

    In situations like hotels and hospitals, coverage is not that big of an issue. Client density becomes more of a concern with a 2 person room possibly having 6 devices (tablet, phone, laptop) 4 rooms can have 24 devices connected which leaves handy homeowner routers in the dust. An Aruba, Enterasys, or Meru have worked well for me in the past (with these companies doing a cloud based controller these days so you don't have to purchase the $10,000 device up front)

  25. hmmm on Bethesda Tells Minecraft Creator: Cease and Desist · · Score: 1

    " The implication that you could own the right to all individual words within a trademark is also a bit scary." I believe Apple owns every individual word in the trademark of their name.