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  1. Re:This "Feature" Has Been Known For Years on Documents Reveal US Incompetence with Word, Iraq · · Score: 1

    You still have to be careful. There was a case (probably several) a few years ago where PDF files were redacted with black boxes drawn over the withheld text. It worked fine if viewed casually, but of course the text was still actually there.

    Agreed and recall the redacting incident as well, however most (all?) businesses don't redact. The major issues are "track changes" and printing.
  2. Re:This "Feature" Has Been Known For Years on Documents Reveal US Incompetence with Word, Iraq · · Score: 2

    We routinely provide final/external documents as PDF files. On OS X this is trivial but even on Windows based systems this is not altogether difficult and defintely eliminates the "track changes" issues and other problems. Also guarantees a easily printable copy when passing across multiple platforms.

  3. Re:*smack*! on The Unauthorized State-Owned Chinese Disneyland · · Score: 1

    One the "other" other hand they are subject to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other multi/bilateral trade agreements.

  4. With Citizenship Comes Responsibility on Is An Uninformed Vote Better Than No Vote? · · Score: 1

    You should first and foremost grow up and learn that this is not a joke. People have died, both liberal and conservative, for this one great priviledge in America. While today you should be ashamed of your question, you have life and breath to go out, learn and become at least a tiny part of the process.

  5. DRM for Apple is about hardware on QTFairUse6 Updated Hours After iTunes7 Release · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Apple does not care one way or another about how the RIAA/MPAA view DRM as long as they can get content. Apple wants to keep DRM so you have to buy iPods. If you could easily strip iTunes DRM and put it on any player then Apple's bread and butter high margin hardware business has to deal with much more competition (their margins on media sales are garbage). Right now if you like iTunes - you either only listen/view on your Mac/PC or iPod. Apple owns the DAP market and has a small though not completely insignificant workstation and laptop market percentage.

  6. iVillage People on How OS X Executes Applications · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mach-o mach-o man,
    I want to be a mach-o man!

  7. Money = Freedom? on Microsoft Changes Blog Censoring Policies · · Score: 1

    Is it actually possible that bad press and of course the dollars that might shift from Google to Microsoft might actually drive some freedom. Can you picture this: companies competing against other companies to be the most democratic and free information provider in the world.

    That's just good news for everyone (even Microsoft haters).

  8. Browser is the Operating System on IE 7.0 Beta 2 Available to the Public · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did Microsoft go out if its way to make sure we all knew that the browser was an integral and non-seperable part of the operating system just so it couldn't be "extra" sued by the U.S. government? Does this mean this is a beta of Vista for free download?!

    Awesome!

  9. Architecture, environment and use... on How To Choose An Open Source CMS · · Score: 1

    Choosing a CMS is not too bad once you understand the architecture (web content vs. documents vs. media), environement (Windows, Linux, OS X, BSD) and end-user (IT, secretary, none). Since we mostly handle web content the question becomes where is it being hosted and is there a corporate policy (Java yes, PHP no, Postgres and MySQL). We generally split development for higher end sites with more traffic and technical staff to our home grown Arc DojoCMS but for a lot of sites Mambo/Joomla really does the trick. Easy to use and great for not too tech savvy end users.

  10. Who/what to use instead? on Google Agrees to Censor Results in China · · Score: 1

    Are there any search engines that are not censoring their content anywhere?

  11. Article Review: Aeon Flux, Talk Amongst Yourselves on Aeon Flux, Talk Amongst Yourselves · · Score: 1

    If you found yourself not bored and very interested in the first 5 sentenced blame it on your lack of reading ability. It's not your fault really, but you sure missed out, and don't blame me for rubbing that fact in your face. Poor baby.

    [Note: This is funny if you read the article.]

  12. One's own parts are the best... on Nose Cells to Cure Spinal Injuries? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The most important aspect (if it works) is the reusability of one's own body parts. Along with "organ cloning" this kind of thinking and research is much more useful than the fights over cloning entire humans and stem cells. Those stem cells are not your own and while maybe offering intermediate health solutions, the ability to recycle our own organs will ultimately lead to the best of all worlds - no moral quagmires and lots of effective medicine.

  13. Corporate Switchers and BSD Halo on Apple CFO Gives Info on Company Direction · · Score: 1

    It would be nice to hear how the enterprise portion of Apple Sales is doing. Our firm has been moving from Windows to OS X for the last 12 months.

    I think there is a very real BSD halo effect that when it comes to updating the enterprise, many small businesses are opting for the effectiveness, ease of use and perceived security of OS X. Our low end servers utilize SuSE but even moving to xServes.

    I think if Apple can market effectively to these business then they have a huge upside.

  14. Blessing in disguise? on Babylon 5 Theatrical Movie Falls Through · · Score: 1

    If this allows JMS to have more time to sell Paramount on his Star Trek treatment then all the better. After season four, Babylon 5 did not hold the same gripping storyline and passion so I can't say it's bad for him to move out of the B5 universe.

  15. Re:not due until the end of 2006?? vapor what? on Konfabulator Coming to Windows · · Score: 1

    You have due dates confused. Konfabulator will be out shortly for Windows. Longhorn has the vapor date.

  16. Re:Personal web portal - Use Java Rome on RSS for Mac OS X Roundtable · · Score: 1

    This is fairly easy to implement. Sun has libraries and classes for accepting all syndication formats called Rome https://rome.dev.java.net/. We just dropped it in at our site http://www.arctechnologygroup.com/dojo/arctg/v.jsp ?p=/solutions/rss.

  17. Re:One more... on PowerBook G4 Battery Recall · · Score: 2, Informative

    Incorrect, you need to have model number A1045 AND one of the HQ serial numbers listed. Just having A1045 DOES NOT indicate a faulty battery.

    From Apple's site:

    A. No, only batteries with Model No. A1045 and serial numbers beginning with: HQ404, HQ405, HQ406, HQ407, HQ408 are affected by the recall program.

  18. Re:Happens in Open Source too! on New Dell Clickthrough Software License · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actually if the adapter was GPL you would have the same problem. You might be able to make the adapter LGPL and have the intended effect. Of course someone who is actually a GPL expert would have the best reply.

  19. CMS Needs/List and DojoCMS on Content Management Nightmares · · Score: 1

    Just as there are many needs, there are many CMSs. I work with many small businesses that want some browser based editing, version control and file management. They want something that is 90% out of the box. That want a simple web content management product.

    Aaron Renn really makes it clear when he splits it into fours groups (see Flavors of Content Management post).

    One thing that shouldn't be confused are LMSs and CMSs. These are two wildly different beasts. In fact a smart way to architect would be to have an LMS front the CMS.

    A great list of available CMSs is at http://www.hartman-communicatie.nl/Content/tools.h tm.

    I prefer our own for small businesses, DojoCMS.