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  1. Re:hire a firewire deck on The Best VHS Capture System Using Free Software? · · Score: 1

    Similar recommendation, but I use a JVC deck.

  2. Re:RAM/vidcard deficiencies are no big deal... on Apple Ships 8-Core MacPro · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Lots of Mac users do that. Apple has historically overcharged for RAM. They've gotten a bit better about HDs, but Crucial (or other vendor of choice) can just about always beat Apple's prices for memory.

  3. Re:WaterMarking on Steve Jobs Announces (some) DRM-free iTunes · · Score: 1

    I work for the government. I AM big brother.

  4. Re:As insightful as jello brand gelitan. on Guitar Hero Developer Announces Rock Band · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You can pick up a guitar, and learn to play in a few years of actual practice or you can have fun with Guitar Hero after 2 or 3 minutes of figuring out the controller.

  5. Re:WaterMarking on Steve Jobs Announces (some) DRM-free iTunes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm not really seeing a problem with that.

  6. Re:"Unix System Administrator" on Getting Out of Tech Support? · · Score: 1

    It has nothing to do with non-conformity, it has to do with submitting sub-par work when a higher level of quality is required.

  7. Re:"Unix System Administrator" on Getting Out of Tech Support? · · Score: 1

    I'd argue that attention to detail and producing finished projects is a good component of most positions. If you make spelling mistakes on a resume, why would I assume you're not going to make similar mistakes in emails to users, or documentation, or variables? If someone is willing to put out a resume, something that should have had some time put into it, with major problems, I'm not trusting them with work projects. That said, thats a very different thing from "I don't like your choice of indentation style." Unpolished grammar is one thing, misspelling "science", Microsoft", and "network" (had to read that set on one resume this week) is something else entirely.

  8. Sounds fine to me on German Police May Not Break Into a Suspect's PC · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This sounds right; it should be illegal unless/untill the police get a warrant.

  9. Re:Appletalk? on Mac OS X Versus Windows Vista, The Rematch · · Score: 1

    AFP is pretty separate from AppleTalk nowadays (v3). The only thing Appletalk is used for is a backup advertisement protocol.

    That said, nothing wrong with using CIFS at all.

  10. Re:Leopard? on iPhone, Apple TV Headline MacWorld Keynote · · Score: 1

    Or else they expect the developers to already know about the new features through their ADC contracts (and NDC disclosures).

  11. Re:Where's the Windows AD Integration? on Apple's Macworld Looking To Corporate Users · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've set it up. It's not as good as actual AD integration on an XP/2k box. You can use it for authentication (most of the time. there's issues with mandatory password changes), but AD does much more than that.

    Its definitely a step in the right direction though.

  12. Re:Where's the Windows AD Integration? on Apple's Macworld Looking To Corporate Users · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Not going to dispure your #1, I'd love a docking station for Apple's portable line (yes, BookEndz makes something they call a docking station, but those are rubbish).

    #2 is a no issue, you can get USB serial adapters for $10. Modems (when necessary), can be handled via USB adaptor. I'm scratching my head on why you'd need to worry about needing a Parallel connection though.

    3) I'm in the 4 hour range on my laptop with moderate energy savings set up (dimm the screen a bit, no cd in the drive).

    4) My office hasn't bought a laptop with a floppy drive in it in something like 5 years. There's a few USB one around if someone needs it, in the IT office near the old Zip drives.

  13. Re:What the stock market thinks... on Apple Execs Reportedly Faked Options Documents · · Score: 1

    It might have something to do with when you have an issue with backdating stocks, it means your company's doing better than you expect. Its a sign to buy, not sell.

  14. Re:WTF? on White House Forces Censorship of New York Times · · Score: 1

    pre-publication review. Its part of most security clearances for a long, long time after you're not longer in the position you became cleared for.

  15. Re:Lights? on Appliances Hog More Energy Than High-Tech Gadgets · · Score: 1

    Or you're buying the cheap/wrong ones. Some you can hear with good ears, some you can't.

  16. Re:Biased question on A Working Economy Without DRM? · · Score: 1

    Nobody write documentation because they love doing it.

  17. Re:The consequences were that you got fired.. on Apple Fires Five Employees for Downloading Leopard · · Score: 1

    We're talking the retail folks here, not the dev staff or engineers. Somehow I doubt the secretaries and janitors at Microsoft are allowed to download beta builds of vista.

    Even worse, the Apple genius are a function of the sales are. Do you want marketing to know about all the things that may or may not be in your shipping product?

  18. Re:iTunes / AAC lock-in on SanDisk Releases New iPod rival · · Score: 1

    Ripping something to an AAC doesn't put any sort of DRM in.

  19. Heat it on How to Run a Computer in a Sub-Zero Environment? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Run your network gear/servers in a heated environment. Temp controlled server room, spot cooler/heater feeding a rack, use the tools you like, but you're not going to find much that works properly (at the very least, doesnt void warrenty) in en environment that cold.

  20. Re:Obvious solution on Does the NSA Need More Electricity? · · Score: 1

    It expired years ago. I just wanted to tell you that everyone with clearance hates that. Really.

  21. Re:Obvious solution on Does the NSA Need More Electricity? · · Score: 0

    You realize every time you say that to somebody with a clearance, they want to strange you, right? They've been hearing it from everyone they've pretty much ever met as soon as they find out they're getting a one. It gets old around time number 5, which if memory serves, was 4 months before I even got the clearance.

  22. Re:Wait no longer. on Inside Vista's Image-Based Install Process · · Score: 1

    There's plenty of KVM switches that handle both USB devices as well as audio.

  23. Re: spending on Engineers Working Harder for Their Paycheck · · Score: 1

    Studio Apartment : $300

    You obviously don't like anywhere even close to DC.

  24. Re:Parallels - the only time my Mac ever crashed on Parallels Desktop for OS X Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Because they're updating the entire quicktime library structure, not just the app. Think new Direct X to go along with new WMP.

  25. Re:Direct Hardware Access on Parallels Desktop for OS X Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Cant help you out there, but Codeweavers has a product coming out later this month.