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  1. Re:So, kind of like Britekite? on Google Maps To Add 'Friend' GPS Tracking · · Score: 3, Informative

    And Mologogo.

  2. Predictions on How Big Will the iPhone Become? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How about we wait until they've sold *one* until we predict that they'll sell 20 million 2 years from now.

  3. Other areas too... on AT&T To Offer TV Over Phone Lines · · Score: 2, Informative

    will be available in parts of Southern California communities initially.

    It is also available in San Antonio, TX, Dallas, TX, Austin, TX, Milwaukee, WI, and Indianapolis, IN. Source

  4. My home movies? on The Secret Origins of TiVo · · Score: 1

    Did anyone else notice the "My home movies" feature it discussed and showed? I do not think that's a current feature to stream movies-- only music and photos. I wonder if an update is coming soon?

  5. Re:Web site to check your laptop on Dell Issues Laptop Battery Recall · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is for an old recall program... the new program will cover many more battery models yet to be announced.

  6. Internet savings accounts on Investing Tips for College Students? · · Score: 1

    If you want access to pull out your money at any time, take a look at some online savings accounts. There are several banks that give 5% interest which beat the 1% interest of most brick and mortar banks. Fatwallet's finance forums are a great place to learn about all the options out there.

  7. UPC Database on Barcodepedia - a Social Network Barcode DB · · Score: 3, Informative

    This site seems to do the same thing without the nifty webcam-scanner and has been around a lot longer and is cue-cat compatible. It probably has much more in its database.

  8. But... on Linux Tablet to be Released in Two Days · · Score: 1

    does it run Windows?


    ;)

  9. Re:802.11x compatible? on Nintendo & McDonalds Providing WiFi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shhh! Don't say anything! They might not notice...!


    :)

  10. Re:Walt Disney World on What's On Your Hotel Keycard · · Score: 1

    I'd love to see what kind of data is on one of those.

    It could just be a single number stored on those cards... linked to their massive visitor database linked every where at Disney.

  11. Days are numbered? on Guitarists, your Days are Numbered · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The art form will never die... how long have MIDI keyboards been around?

  12. Midtown Madness on More Info on Google's 3D Maps · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This would be awesome to integrate for Midtown Madness maps, especially when your own city gets added.

    Regardless, being able to "drive through" from car perspective would seem like a great way to learn your way around a town.

  13. Re:small book stores on Amazon Offers 2-Day Shipping For $79/Year · · Score: 1

    No, it will not cover "used" 3rd party books.

    From their FAQ:

    Which items are eligible for Amazon Prime?

    Eligible products will be designated on the product page, in the order pipeline, or at check-out. The program is limited to products sold by Amazon.com. Some Amazon.com products are excluded, including, for example, oversize or heavy items, items regulated as hazardous materials, and other items with special shipping characteristics. Products sold by third parties, or through third-party areas such as Marketplace, Auctions and/or zShops, are NOT eligible.

  14. It's here! on TiVo to Offer SDK · · Score: 1

    You can get the TiVo Home Media Engine SDK from Sourceforge: http://tivohme.sourceforge.net/.

    There is also a TiVo Developer Challenge: http://www.tivo.com/4.3.hme.asp
    There are prizes for best overall, best music app, best photos app, best information app, best game app, and most creative. You can download and run a demo now! The demo has "SameGame", "Skull and Bones" (connect 4), and "Weather" in it. Checking it out now...

  15. One question... on Running Windows Viruses Under Linux · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why?!

  16. What about batteries?? on New Disposable Digital Cameras with LCDs · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The article didn't mention anything about batteries; usually a big concern with digital cameras. Does the end user have to supply them? Are they built into the camera? What happens if they run out before your one-time use is done?

  17. My Spyware Experience on The Spyware Inferno · · Score: 5, Informative

    As the Intern/Pc Support Help Desk guy at my work, I'd estimate that about half of the problems here are a result of spyware. However, I have a process that works MOST of the time to totally eliminate it it from a computer. It takes time (usually around 30 minutes), but being totally thorough makes sure that one piece doesn't get left behind and bring everything else back. This is what I do:

    -Run AdAware and Spybot Search and Destroy (get latest updates!)
    -Run CWS Shredder
    -Run HiJackThis and locate all curious entries and remove them
    -Run msconfig.exe and clear all suspicious or even borderline suspicious entries from startup
    -Check running processes for suspicious entries (doing this a lot makes you familiar with what is good and not good. Stuff like WhatsUp.exe -- usually bad. Or WJLHOWPDMNW.exe)
    -Try to kill the processes, and then locate and delete those files. If you cannot delete them or end the processes, write them down and boot into safe mode to delete those files
    -Finally, check Program Files for suspicious folders. That's where much of spyware hides. Apoint2K and and search bars and anything else are BAD!

  18. Re:MS should start selling Linux on Microsoft Developing Linux Policy, Plan of Attack · · Score: 1

    I thought they already were!

    mslinux.org
    :)

  19. Re:My new book on Publisher Renames 'Katie.com' · · Score: 1

    Here ya go: Penguin Warehouse.com. Buy a penguin online today!

  20. Always will be a place for channels on How Many TV Channels Will There Be In The Future? · · Score: 1

    Compare this to the state of radio today. There are many people now who love to download/buy/rip the content themselves and set up their own playlists, but there are still others who just like the convenience of using the "playlists" already set up for them-- radio stations. Likewise, in the future, I think people will be able to download/buy/rip tv shows, while others will just want to lay back and flip on the tube and take in whatever the stations feed them.

  21. Nextel is working on the same thing... on Cingular To Offer Mobile High-Speed Internet · · Score: 1

    Nextel Broadband. Currently only available in Virginia, but it looks promising.

  22. Re:Faith Fails on Researchers To Climb Ararat To Seek Noah's Ark · · Score: 1

    Do a little research... you can find the declassified photos, the satellite imagery, etc. of this anomaly on the Internet pretty easily. My "obvious" that I stated is that nobody has even been able to check out the anomaly. I never assumed it existed or put my faith in the ark still existing.

  23. Re:God of the gaps on Researchers To Climb Ararat To Seek Noah's Ark · · Score: 1

    I'm not claiming that the ark is there or that it is the work of the gods that we cannot get there. Personally, I believe (though I realize it is just a theory) that God may be keeping researchers from being on the ark. However, my faith is not in that-- it's just speculation. My faith is in the word of the Bible, and I do believe the ark existed at one time. Whether or not the ark still exists today does not matter to my faith one bit. It is very possible that it does not exist -- being destroyed after 4000 years, or Noah using the wood to build homes, etc. I simply find this research very interesting and my curiousity would like to believe it does exist and maybe this research will find something interesting. Faith does not depend on proof, nor does it depend on everyone else agreeing with me... so feel free to mod me down.

  24. Doomed to fail on Researchers To Climb Ararat To Seek Noah's Ark · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've done a lot of research for school into the search for Noah's ark, and I think this mission is doomed to fail. Every documented mission to find the ark has failed. Three major factors have kept searchers from looking on Mt. Ararat-- #1. The frigid weather, #2. The Turkish Government (security concerns, blah blah blah) #3.Kurdish people who have the nasty habit of killing people who want to go up the mountain. I find it amazing that nobody has been able to check out this 'anomaly' on the mountain that has been documented by the CIA and was classified for 50 years, especially in the day and age of technology that we live in-- able to get to the moon, but not to a mountain. Personally, and go ahead and mod me down for this, but I believe God has kept people from checking out the location. Cool stuff, to me.

  25. Re:So THAT'S what those things were!?! on The Lyrids Are Coming! · · Score: 1

    I guess I was wrong. It's not an extraterrestrial planetary attack plan in progress.

    Who says it's not just an elaborate plan -- calling this "planetary attack plan" these interesting meteor shower called the Lyrids??