When this was posted a couple of months ago, it was touted as a new interface for PDAs - and I can see it being useful for that. I played with it for a while (about an hour) and got quite proficient. It also helps to load up a dictionary and the sample woprds file that comes with Dasher (you have to load these files each time you run the program) - sure it's nowhere near as fast as typing on a full sized keyboard, but for making short notes on a pda on a train/bus/plane or in a meeting, it's great!
You're right, the fact that there are security holes isn't news but the fact the the MS programmers have finally got off their collective fat arses and released a patch IS news.
I'll be pressing the Windows Update button when I get home tonight.
Anyone want to bet on how long before the next MS vunerability is discovered?
Can I ask for my money back when people crunch annoyingly loudly on theor popcorn? or slurp their coke annoyingly loudly? I HATE going to movies because of that - I rarely go now. I go if the kids really want to see something that requries an adult to be there but the popcorn munchers and coke slurpers long ago killed my enjoyment of movies.
so should we also ban popcorn and chips? The rustling noises of packagaing and eating noises as people cram their fat faces with more food they don't need are also damned annoying and spoil my enjoyment of the movie.
Nope People get pissed off because they're trying to listen in to the PRIVATE conversation and they can't hear the other side of it. The conversation is PRIVATE and so you shouldn't be trying to listen anyways.
My phone is set to vibrate mode and I talk at normal conversational volume on it, so what's the big deal?!
People say it's cuz of the ringtones - which I agree with, but I have a mobile and insisted on buying one with vibrate mode. All mobiles shoud have vibrate mode imho.
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Hmmm now let's try that again...
The 50's? More like the late 60's
Ahhh life is much better when you use preview.
The 50's????
More like the
I don't usualy like to feed the trolls but had to this time.
The ancestors of those idiots buy systems with 1800+ processors and 512MB of RAM
Ummm I think you mean descendants? Unless I'm living in a backwards universe today!
They're in Dublin (Eire, or Southern Ireland) The "trouble" is in Northern Ireland.
Dublin is a very peaceful and lovely place, with extremely friendly natives, and of course, most excellent Beer.
When this was posted a couple of months ago, it was touted as a new interface for PDAs - and I can see it being useful for that. I played with it for a while (about an hour) and got quite proficient. It also helps to load up a dictionary and the sample woprds file that comes with Dasher (you have to load these files each time you run the program) - sure it's nowhere near as fast as typing on a full sized keyboard, but for making short notes on a pda on a train/bus/plane or in a meeting, it's great!
You're right, the fact that there are security holes isn't news but the fact the the MS programmers have finally got off their collective fat arses and released a patch IS news.
I'll be pressing the Windows Update button when I get home tonight.
Anyone want to bet on how long before the next MS vunerability is discovered?
Tabs are great, all in one window, not clutering up my desktop or my taskbar...
What? Main screen turn on.
All your base are belong to
us, for great justice.
spam from china comes
point of article missed
go back, reread
Bad haiku! It is
five syllables then seven
then five more to end
(yours was 5-5-7, not 5-7-5)
spam comes from china
haiku heralds from japan
you missed the point
Can I ask for my money back when people crunch annoyingly loudly on theor popcorn? or slurp their coke annoyingly loudly? I HATE going to movies because of that - I rarely go now. I go if the kids really want to see something that requries an adult to be there but the popcorn munchers and coke slurpers long ago killed my enjoyment of movies.
And if you're on call 24/7/365 ?
so should we also ban popcorn and chips? The rustling noises of packagaing and eating noises as people cram their fat faces with more food they don't need are also damned annoying and spoil my enjoyment of the movie.
get a vibrating feature on your phone
Did you read my post?
Did you reas HIS post. Clue: Point (2) in his post...
So as far as you;'er concerned people on call 24x7 can't go to movies or restaraunts???
That's... ummmm unfair.
There's not a problem if such people use vibrate mode on their phones/pagers.
Nope People get pissed off because they're trying to listen in to the PRIVATE conversation and they can't hear the other side of it. The conversation is PRIVATE and so you shouldn't be trying to listen anyways.
My phone is set to vibrate mode and I talk at normal conversational volume on it, so what's the big deal?!
man, if I had mod points you'd get modded up.
People say it's cuz of the ringtones - which I agree with, but I have a mobile and insisted on buying one with vibrate mode. All mobiles shoud have vibrate mode imho.
I reluctantly bought one for my wife and I only because we had a child
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Why? In case of emergencies? if so, shouldn't you carry it with you and have it on? If not, then why buy it?
Just curious as to your reasons for buying it
no, it's "there's a hole in my bucket dear Liza", NOT Eliza... the lyrics are about halfway down the page I linked to...
Hmm, you call fixing a pinhole hull breach with mashed potato Technology?
That scene cracked me up so much.
She remebers wrong, that was Liza
Well duh! It was a joke. Guess you're not old enough to remember Elisa eh?
I'm staggered. Words fail me. :)
I wonder how much NASA paid Websters to have that one included
Dead Ringers is way cool, exceptfor the tv version which I thought was pants. It's coming back on the radio this week too! Yay!!!