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  1. Re:People still use Eudora? on Future Eudora Based on Thunderbird · · Score: 1

    Been using Eudora for 11 Years, and still happy with it. The flat file format allows me to take the folders directly to a Linux system and plug them into Evolution without a problem.

    Still using an older version (5.2), as I don't feel the need to keep up to date with the latest versions for good software that works.

    As for the Embedded folder, I renamed it, and created an empty text file named "Embedded' and so Eudora can't put it's files under that structure. Works for me :-)

  2. Re:In defense... (a Swiss perspective) on Internet Connectivity Outside of the United States · · Score: 1

    Make that upto 5000Kbps :-/

  3. Re:In defense... (a Swiss perspective) on Internet Connectivity Outside of the United States · · Score: 1

    Well, the Swiss largest telecom company (Swisscom) has had a lot of flak
    in the past year, because they where not increasing the speed fast enough,
    accouring to IT professionals and journalists . We currently have 2400Kbps in
    download speed, across all the installed ADSL lines (unless the owner
    request less speed for less rent).

    But what Swisscom has been trying for the past 5 years, is to cover the
    largest share of the country possible. As of the end of June there are
    1'253'000 ADSL lines for 8 Million people. Now that's coverage :-)

    "... It's just not feasable to provide high speed broadband everywhere..."
    It is feasable, but it is going to be expensive.

  4. Notes & Wine + Drag & Drop = unstability on Lotus Notes For Linux To Be Released By IBM · · Score: 2, Informative

    Lotus Notes (6.5.x) worked fine under WINE, until you started drag & dropping messages in folders. Then it because completly unstable.
    In the end I had to move to a VMware Workstation solution to keep using Notes under Linux.

    I've been waiting for a native version for years. It's about time :-(

  5. Re:To be fair... on Microsoft Providing Virtual Server Free · · Score: 1

    On a side not, VirtualServer is currently NOT gaining any market share in my country in medium to large companies. People try it... and move to VMware ESX platforms.
    VMware currently has a good head start on Microsoft. And it has what's very important for an Enterprise
    platform, it has large storage facilities (SAN, now NAS, NFS and iSCSI). Behind VMware you have EMC2. They storage company.

  6. Try installing Quicktime 7 ... without iTunes on iTunes Use Surges Past QuickTime, RealPlayer · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ROFL Naturally that the user base will increase... Have you tried to install the new Quicktime with HD x264 support on a Windows platform recently... well you can't get the Quicktime 7 client alone. It's a buddled iTunesSetup.exe program you need to install.

    Over the past week, I've installed Quicktime 7 five times, and removed iTunes 6 five times.
    He he indeed you can remove the iTunes 6 as soon as you have Quicktime 7. But I guess most people will not do this operation.

    Quick resume, over the past week, I've removed Apple iTunes more often than I've removed virus on my systems. Say if my statics are not wrong.. iTunes was removed 500% more often than Viruses...

  7. no Windows Server 2003 Enterprise on Intel Macs May Boot Windows XP After All · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Windows Server 2003 Enterprise doesn't support Infrared.
    It would be a a shame to lose such an important connectivity link on an Laptop... :-)

  8. Local stock of spare parts... on Equipment Suppliers You Can Trust? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We used to have actual Field Service contracts which guaranteed two hour response time, and that meant someone was on site in two hours, not returning a call within that time

    Well I don't trust these field service contracts too much, unless I know the supplier has local or regional stock. I've seen it way to often recently, these companies (HP, Dell, EMC) can get you an engineer on site in 2/4 hours, but the spare parts might take a lot longer than the agreed time.

  9. Racing from game to reality... on Nissan and Microsoft Create Videogame Car · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is so dangerous. People who play good racing games and leave to take their car, will so quickly think they are back in their game and speed up. This has happenend to a good friend of mine. Never had a speeding ticket... plays one long session of Gotham racing. Heads home... and get's his driving license suspended due to his speed.

  10. Another link... Sager 9750 / Clevo D900K on First Intel Yonah Laptop Announced · · Score: 1

    Here is a link to one of the reseller of this awesome 'desktop laptop'
    http://www.pctorque.com/sager-9750-gaming-computer s.php
    I've ordered one, and can't wait to run Linux in 64bit on this dual-core system.

    There is a full thread on the NotebookForum about this laptop at
    http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=952 31

  11. regular story lines updates... on Blizzcon Writeup · · Score: 1

    I beg to differ with your new content. I don't believe the WoW patches really add all that much content compared to Asheron's Call monthly story lines. I've had the please to play Asheron's Call (the first doh) for over 4 years. It's what kept people playing. Even it's sequel AC2 is dying off in a few weeks...

  12. Bloodelves will tip the balance. on Blizzcon Writeup · · Score: 1

    Worstening the side discrepancy even more(there's what, an average of 2-3 alliance to every horde across all servers, with only 2 servers having a large horde->alliance discrepancy) and ensuring the alliance doesn't get a chance to PvP.

    I seriously think that the Bloodelves race, will seriously tip this balance. Some people select their race because of their presentation, some races by belief/affinity. I hope the alliance will get something like a semi-giants race to counter the Tauren in size.

  13. Her bosses heads should roll, not her's. on A $251 Million Typo · · Score: 1

    I completly agree, different levels of authtorization based on the amount of transfer.
    To me the end-user didn't create the problem (sure she made a type, it happens), but the procedures and the risk-management are at fault here. Her head should not roll, it's her bosses, the risk-management heads etc...

  14. This is weird. (4-eyes principle? release order?) on A $251 Million Typo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Having just done lots of risk-analysis reviews on multiple banking application, I cannot understand how a company doesn't employ a 4-eyes principle for any transaction above 10 Million, and needs a manager release for above 50 Million.

    Eurex is fine, but when the staff using the application is limited, you don't get separation of duties or rotation of duties, and you can still be faced with a setup where 1 user has too much power.

  15. Re:Ah...I miss Byte (Heise C't) on A Review of the 128KB Macintosh · · Score: 1

    The only magazine after Byte, that I felt was in the same league of broad IT coverage, is the german Heise C't magazine. http://www.heise.de/

  16. Sun laptop... Opteron on Sun Announces Its First Laptop · · Score: 1

    Sun should have released the first Opteron laptop rather than a UltraSparc laptop. I think that would have won over a lot more people...

  17. IBM's spf setting. on Hotmail To Junk Non-Sender-ID Mail · · Score: 1

    One has to find IBM's SPF record rather amusing :-)
    http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?type=TXT&n ame=ibm.com

    Domain Type Class TTL Answer
    ibm.com. TXT IN 600 "v=spf1 -all"

    Only found Microsoft and Checkpoint using SPF records in their domain mx records so far.

  18. Re:One AP is enough... on Mauritius Aims To Be First Wireless Nation · · Score: 1

    You're quote is actually pretty accurate. Mauritius is an island with two/three high points in the center of the island.
    If on the oher hand you where talking about it's Neighbour 'La Reunion' which is 150km/~110miles away, that would be a different challenge, with multiple valleys, hills, mountains...
    FYI: Mauritius & La Reunion are French DOMTOM (Departement d'outre mer et Territoire d'outre mer).

  19. Was... on Linux and OpenOffice save Microsoft Presentation · · Score: 2, Funny

    That was the case... now 4 mins later the /. effect looms :-)

  20. Forgot HP SmartArray 6 too... on Linux HW and SW RAID Benchmarked · · Score: 1

    In all the different RAID analysis on the internet, I never see people trying the HP SmartArray's. Those cards are the ones used by a lot Linux servers.

  21. The FireFox effect in Corporate America on IBM Backs Firefox In-House · · Score: 1

    FireFox effect in Corporate America
    http://www.funnyfox.org/theoffice.htm

  22. Dual Pentium & Dual PentiumPro... on Intel Dual-Core Systems Begin Shipping Monday · · Score: 1

    And I was playing Descent on Dual PentriumPro in 1995... so ? There where even Dual Pentium I motherboards then...

  23. Same casing as the PowerEdge SC1420 on Intel Dual-Core Systems Begin Shipping Monday · · Score: 1

    That picture of the Dell XPS Gen5 uses the same casing as the PowerEdge SC1420.

  24. Looking forward to the know-how... on Munich Decides On Debian · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm looking forward to see how they are going to plan a uniform distribution of packages across such a large quantity of workstations... rpm/apt/yum/redcarpet2/zenworks/altiris ?

  25. Other flavors... CentOS & TaoLinux on WBEL4 Preview Ready For Testing · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are also other flavors available...
    CentOS at http://www.centos.org/ and probably TaoLinux at http://www.taolinux.org/ will also follow suit with a new release.

    One interesting software release that takes advantage of North-American Linux Enterprise distribution, is Asterisk@home, which comes with a recent CentOS 3.4 build. Spin your own VoIP infrastrucutre from http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/