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  1. Re:12. Documents and App Instances on the Dock on 15 Things Apple Should Change in Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    To find out why setting up a printer on OSX is so difficult, try adding a networked laser printer without typing in the IP address. And once you figure it out, let me know.

  2. Re:Cry me a river... on Online Store to Sue Blogger Over Google Ranking? · · Score: 1

    I'm the number one google hit for stupidology (as in the Federal Institute of Stupidology). Maybe this guy should give me a run for my money.

  3. Re:Put it within 50ft of water like my cell phone on Ars Technica's iPod nano Dissection · · Score: 1

    Yeah. Mine went though the wash cycle once. After drying out for a couple of days it worked just fine. The water line across the LCD even went away after a couple of weeks.

  4. Re:No matter how careful you are, you aren't enoug on ID Theft Made Easy · · Score: 1

    And their latest giveaway (with rules and regulations) even includes terms which say that you will never sue them. Ever.

    http://moo.plaidcow.net/archives/000173.html

  5. Wait for a Sale on When Is There a Good Time to "Switch" to Apple? · · Score: 1

    During event at the Apple Retail Stores for the past two operating system releases (Jaguar an Panther), systems have been 10% off. You can also check out the special deals on refurbished equipment at the Apple Store online.

  6. Re:You should listen to him... on Torvalds on the Linux Security Process · · Score: 1

    Of course I know my systems are vulerable--that's what the popup's keep telling me.

  7. Re:That's easy... on Do Unsubscribe Links Stop Spam? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The trust of an unsubscribe feature is directly related to the legality of the method that was used to obtain the email address. I don't trust unsubscribe for addresses which I know were scraped off a web page. I have, however, had luck getting unsubscribed from the entire list peel.com "affiliates" after signing up for spam in a vain attempt to "win an xbox".

  8. Is Anything Really *New*? on Apple Launches Reference Library · · Score: 1

    To the best that I can tell, none of the documentation is actually new, they just put a nice index page up which makes it possible to find things that you are looking for. All of the documentation was available previously, if you could find it.

  9. Re:Has Anyone Actually Seen Massachusetts Tax Form on Massachusetts' Big Brother Tech to Watch Taxpayers · · Score: 1

    The comment, though true, was meant to be closer to "funny" than "interesting". And I have asked them to bring back the online filing whihc made the forms a little closer to bearable.

  10. Has Anyone Actually Seen Massachusetts Tax Forms? on Massachusetts' Big Brother Tech to Watch Taxpayers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you haven't had a chance to look at Massachusetts tax forms, I would highly reccomend them as reading for how not to write an informative document. It takes me half as much time to fill out the Federal 1040 Long Form, so I wuld be happy for the state to fill out my tax forms for me.

  11. Re:But I have many brands of tools... on Mac v. Microsoft TCO · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can someone please post a list of tools that are only available under windows?

  12. Re:staying on the subject on When Profiling Goes Wrong · · Score: 5, Funny

    My wife watched TLC's A Wedding Story twice a day for several months until Tivo started recording Divorce Court. After giving Divore Court the thumbs down, A Wedding Story returned. Is it just a coincidence?

  13. Re:Open Source / Open Science on Intellectual Property Issues In College? · · Score: 1
    I was a grad student and wrote a software thesis within this past year and found no objection to anyone from my CS department about releasing the code as GPL.

    I have yet to release it, since I have not found the time to be able to do anything with the project, but I think the concept is very sound.

  14. Re:Only for Vx? on 3Com To Charge $20 For Palm OS 3.5 · · Score: 1
    I believe all of the Palms can be upgraded to the ew operating system, as long as you can find a ROM. Use that ROM and the installer from the previous upgrade and you should be fine.

    I'm not sure why they are just now releasing this upgrade publicly, since most of the people that would upgrade did so many months ago when the first ROM hit the bulitten boards.

  15. Simple Economics on Amazon Charging Different Prices for Same Items? · · Score: 1

    Simple economics says that the best way maximize profit is to charge each customer the maximum they are willing to pay for a particular item. If they can track your buying habits and theorize you may be willing to pay more for an item, then it behooves them to do so. The goal of the corporation (Amazon) is to make money.