"Instead of flicking the mouse down to click something (knowing exactly where it is), you have to move the mouse, wait for the taskbar to appear, locate the button and then click it."
There's always good old Alt-Tab, without resorting to the mouse or the taskbar. Prolonged use of the mouse is a pain especially if the taskbar is along the bottom of the screen. I position my (hidden) taskbar along the top of the screen. It's much easier moving the cursor in an upwards rather than downwards direction - less compression in the wrist and less chance of RSI.
I have to disagree. Taskbar grouping is v. useful when running certain apps, for example the GIMP or Mathematica in KDE. I'd rather have a single group of associated tasks than several separate tasks which invariably get truncated. But hey that's the beauty of Linux. One man's pineapple is another man's mustard.
On the search page the MS logo on the bottom right is really naff quality. They've used a jpg for this whilst the MSN logo to its left is a gif and a lot sharper.
I wonder who (in the UK) remembers the old ATMs from days of yore, which had no screen. They had a red LED display (capable of a single line of text at a time) housed in a unit which users could pivot and peer into, a bit like an elongated letterbox...or am I just tripping?
My recently-wed friend is currently doing a grand tour of the states with his wife. I really hope he's willing to sacrafice any unspent benjamins when he gets back:)
May Kasahara writes "Recently, I discovered The Gallery of Hideous Box Art, a collection of some of the worst illustrations ever to grace video game packaging.
Surely not as hideous as slashdot's classic games colour scheme eh?
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Ah you beat me to the punch marbike! I watched Alt-TV on Friday evening (GMT) which highlighted David Hahn's incredible story which was news to me (hey I've led a sheltered life in my nuclear family:)
I was skeptical at first especially since the programme had an whiff of mockumentary about it and the fact that the boy scouts offer an atomic energy badge, but googling around after the show yielded some interesting links including the one you posted:
Given the fact that the first Matrix didn't end in a Happy Days "To be continued..." sort of way it is probable that Revolutions could start out with some cheesy "previously on" type of crap.
Point taken Xandar01, and of course the Watchowski brothers hadn't considered that they could spin the first movie into a trilogy at that point;)
I recently bought the Collector's Edition so I'm damned if I'm gonna rush off and buy this cynical cash-in unless Carie-Anne Moss gets her kit off at some point. All the extra stuff is pretty interesting, but I really don't need to see any more footage of Keanu Reeves trying to squeeze in an extra kick in mid air.
Kind of reminds me of the Zeroids from Terrahawks that invariably lost at noughts and crosses against the cubic things at the end of each episode. Spray paint it siver and give it a couple of webcams for eyes...
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"Instead of flicking the mouse down to click something (knowing exactly where it is), you have to move the mouse, wait for the taskbar to appear, locate the button and then click it."
There's always good old Alt-Tab, without resorting to the mouse or the taskbar. Prolonged use of the mouse is a pain especially if the taskbar is along the bottom of the screen. I position my (hidden) taskbar along the top of the screen. It's much easier moving the cursor in an upwards rather than downwards direction - less compression in the wrist and less chance of RSI.
I have to disagree. Taskbar grouping is v. useful when running certain apps, for example the GIMP or Mathematica in KDE. I'd rather have a single group of associated tasks than several separate tasks which invariably get truncated. But hey that's the beauty of Linux. One man's pineapple is another man's mustard.
On the search page the MS logo on the bottom right is really naff quality. They've used a jpg for this whilst the MSN logo to its left is a gif and a lot sharper.
Nice animation of a bear defacating primes. Kinda puts a fresh spin on going for a number two.
that's such a lme .sig
I wonder who (in the UK) remembers the old ATMs from days of yore, which had no screen. They had a red LED display (capable of a single line of text at a time) housed in a unit which users could pivot and peer into, a bit like an elongated letterbox...or am I just tripping?
"...and I will continue to buy the retail packages for the great manuals..."
Not to mention the stickers too.
The anouncement to GPL YaST is really great news an is hopefully an indication of how savvy Novell are.
Sign up for classes. Any classes. Cooking, SCUBA, basket weaving, learn a language, learn a new subject, join a choir.
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This reminds me of my favourite Slashdot post ever:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=55437&cid
My recently-wed friend is currently doing a grand tour of the states with his wife. I really hope he's willing to sacrafice any unspent benjamins when he gets back :)
another product with in built obsolescence - what a waste. Just shell out a few bucks for a product that will last.
May Kasahara writes "Recently, I discovered The Gallery of Hideous Box Art, a collection of some of the worst illustrations ever to grace video game packaging.
Surely not as hideous as slashdot's classic games colour scheme eh?
Ah you beat me to the punch marbike! I watched Alt-TV on Friday evening (GMT) which highlighted David Hahn's incredible story which was news to me (hey I've led a sheltered life in my nuclear family
I was skeptical at first especially since the programme had an whiff of mockumentary about it and the fact that the boy scouts offer an atomic energy badge, but googling around after the show yielded some interesting links including the one you posted:
here and here
Given the fact that the first Matrix didn't end in a Happy Days "To be continued..." sort of way it is probable that Revolutions could start out with some cheesy "previously on" type of crap.
;)
Point taken Xandar01, and of course the Watchowski brothers hadn't considered that they could spin the first movie into a trilogy at that point
*ducks for cover*
Given the fact that there was no recapping for non initiates at the start of Reloaded, I think the same will apply to Revolutions.
Farmer grows his crop
Somewhere high in the mountains
Barely earns a bean
I'm sure I'm not the only person for whom ITBWTCL catalysed our interest in Linux.
Additionally Office 2003 will consume true XML, but will not produce it. Yet another example of them attempting to destroy standards.
John Walker's book mentions the "mechanics of mitochondria" - para. 1. Doesn't he mean the mechanics of metachlorians?
"Way cool screenshot."
That sort of link is red rag to a bull...
Slashdotted already...
The article does not even suggest a flamewar - quite the opposite really.
Moore's Extrapolation?
I recently bought the Collector's Edition so I'm damned if I'm gonna rush off and buy this cynical cash-in unless Carie-Anne Moss gets her kit off at some point. All the extra stuff is pretty interesting, but I really don't need to see any more footage of Keanu Reeves trying to squeeze in an extra kick in mid air.
All the same I cannot wait to see the next two.
Everyman and his dog takes Google for granted now and the recently added news search function is the shiznit.
I don't see anything replacing Google any time soon.
Don't understand why the parent was modded troll...shame I have no mod points.
Kind of reminds me of the Zeroids from Terrahawks that invariably lost at noughts and crosses against the cubic things at the end of each episode. Spray paint it siver and give it a couple of webcams for eyes...