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  1. Re:How much though? on Is Obtaining a Windows Refund Still Difficult? · · Score: 2, Informative
    Try turning off AAM (Auto Acoustic Management), it might decrease seek time to an acceptable level. Read http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200110/20011 008WD1000BB-SE_sp.html

    Then download Feature Tool from Hitachi to turn it off http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

  2. Re:DirecTV's DVR is still vaporware on The Rocky TiVo-DirecTV Relationship · · Score: 1

    Yes, but the new Sky HD box (with MPEG4 decoding and PVR functionality) will be built by Thompson. Given that DirecTV are also moving to MPEG4 for future HiDef, hence making current HD-TiVo's obsolete, I would say NewsCorp seem to know what they are doing. My point is that Sky contracted Pace to deliver a PVR and they have done so, quite successfully given the take-up of Sky+ in the UK.

  3. Re:DirecTV's DVR is still vaporware on The Rocky TiVo-DirecTV Relationship · · Score: 1

    NewsCorp/NDS already have their own PVR, it's called Sky+

  4. Re:Please.. on The VHS is Dead · · Score: 1

    DVD is just DVD. It used to be Digital Video Disc, then Digital Versatile Disc, but now it's just plain old DVD.

  5. Re:It might not be good for Apple to fight this on Labels Push for a Unified DRM Standard · · Score: 1

    The original iPods have probably already received a DRM update, since they were released well before the iTMS.

  6. Re:Cooling is needed on video cards on Balance Technology Extended (BTX) Explained · · Score: 1

    From Apple.com The G5 is divided into 4 thermal zones, each with its own independently controlled fans. The 4 zones are storage (DVD, 2x HDD), expansion (PCI-X), CPU & RAM (2x G5, DDR400) and power (PSU). You can find a basic diagram here

  7. Re:Acch, no voice-dialing *either*? on Treo 600 Photos And Comparison To Treo 300 · · Score: 1

    Hmm. Spoken like a person who has never used Bluetooth.

    I find it a great replacement for infra-red when connecting my laptop or PDA to my phone, or when syncronising contacts and calendar info with my desktop.

  8. Re:You may notice.. on Beatles Bite Apple · · Score: 1

    Yes but what about AppleMusic.com?

  9. Re:warning labels? on RIAA Parses 'P2P' As 'Peer 2 Porn' · · Score: 1

    Not seen that many porn sites then have you. I would give examples but I don't want to see them /.'d for obvious reasons :-)

  10. Re:This is quite cool but... on Virginia Tech Announces Supercomputer Plans · · Score: 0

    The XServe is not a blade server. It's a normal 1U server.

  11. Didn't Compaq do this first? on Gyroscope Gives CellPhones 'Tilt Control' · · Score: 1

    What about CRL's "Rock n' Scroll" interface?

  12. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN on Virginia Tech to Build Top 5 Supercomputer? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ooops, yuo = own3d!!!!
    http://n0cgi.distributed.net/speed/query.php?cputy pe=99&cpumhz=1000&recordid=1&contest=rc572&multi=0
    Power PC 7450/7455 G4 1000 MacOS X 10.2 2.9005 RC5-72 10,594,666.00

  13. Re:nokia falls for urban legends on Flaming Cellphones · · Score: 1

    Here in the UK, all petrol (gas) stations have warning signs "No Smoking, Switch off Engine, Switch off Mobile Phone"

  14. Re:Who cares? on Apple Hardware VP Defends Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    No, ADC Student members do not get software seedings. You will get a full release copy once shipped, as part of a regular developer mailing.

  15. Re:Dumb ass question... on IRC Forum w/ CmdrTaco & Hemos Tonight at 8pm Eastern · · Score: 1

    Well I pulled in at least one mod! Nobody read my title, I said it was a "Dumb Ass Question..."

  16. Dumb ass question... on IRC Forum w/ CmdrTaco & Hemos Tonight at 8pm Eastern · · Score: 0, Insightful

    ...but what time zone are you guys in?

    Thanx in adv!

  17. Re:In Layman's Terms... on Teleworking in the UK? · · Score: 1
    incidentally the reason random drug testing is so rare in the UK is because most companies would have to fire 70% of their technical staff. UK readers KNOW this is true ;)

    a shockingly accurate statistic :-)

  18. Re:What about the PSX! on ReplayTV and TiVo Compared · · Score: 1

    Mod parent down, they're incorrect. We've been here before...

  19. Re:Cheat?!? on Microsoft Talks Handhelds, Xbox Linux · · Score: 1

    Yes, if your modchip runs the Linux Cromwell BIOS, as this will not boot Xbox games.

    I presume the IP issues that Microsoft are referring to are modchip BIOS's containing modified Microsoft code so that they can boot copied Xbox games alongside unsigned code.

  20. Re:DUPE on Inside the PowerPC 970 · · Score: 1

    Oh great! Now I'm off-topic :-)

  21. Re:DUPE on Inside the PowerPC 970 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How the fuck is that off topic?

  22. Re:So when can I get it for my Zaurus SL-5600? on Linux Powers First Handheld Software Radio · · Score: 1

    Yes, in fact I bought a used 3630 through eBay just for this purpose! Get over to Handhelds.org for info and browse the mailing list archives whilst you're there.

  23. Re:This is not illegal in the US on Mac P2P Music Sharing with iTunes is Online · · Score: 1

    Yes, streams can be copied, but that involves real time recording which is not an iTunes feature. Of course recording streams is stealing, but recording streams is not Apple's problem. Nor is it an OS problem, as you could just as easily run SPDIF out to SPDIF in (or Line Out to Line In)

    Recording a stream from a shared library, which forces you to browse for each song or use the server's playlists, is little different from going to the library, borrowing a CD and dubbing it to a cassette/MiniDisc.

  24. This is not illegal in the US on Mac P2P Music Sharing with iTunes is Online · · Score: 4, Informative

    Remember, the files are streamed and not copied to the client. There is no way within iTunes to copy music from a shared library to your own machine.

    iTunes Music Sharing is limited to five concurrent clients, whether using Rendezvous or IP. I believe that this means it is exempt from the RIAA webcasting restrictions.

    Tools such as Audio Hijack will allow you to record the audio stream to an AIFF in real time, but this isn't Apple's problem. Audio Hijack has many other legitimate uses.

    Do ./'ers not think that Apple would have thoroughly investigated this before allowing sharing over the wider internet? "I know, lets negotiate with Universal, BMG, RIAA et al and then when we've got everything sorted, we'll really piss them off with a sharing feature!"

    Think before posting :-)

  25. Re:Why NOT Apple. on Available To The Right Buyer: Sun Microsystems · · Score: 1

    mmm, AppleSun running PowerPC 970 all the way from single CPU desktops to 128 CPU monster servers :-)