>>> GWB wouldn't have made it past college without his family connections
George Bush would not have GOTTEN IN college without his family connections - unless maybe he had a chimp take his SAT...
Was your wife's family aware that there was no bridge when they moved there or did they just expect the American taxpayer to build them one? I bet they vote Republican and spend a lot of time complaining about (other) welfare queens.
NOT FLAMEBAIT - truth!!!!
I wonder if they ever tried to read any of these tapes after potential degaussing ; *... he left the data tapes * on top of his TV, so that he would remember to bring them back on the following day.
for fux sake, learn to use the word *than* --- not *then* more dangerous THAN the RIAA...
> Very few things are stupider THAN using THEN instead of THAN. Thousands of people posting here that do it constantly, but do they ever see these attempts at correcting THEIR usage? Noooooo !
Sheep are those who are suckered into the pro wrestling-style Red vs. Blue political arguments.
Voting Republican or Democrat is equivelant to flipping a coin to see who fucks you next...
At this point, solution providers have heard plenty from Microsoft and others about all the benefits that the Windows Vista operating system will bring businesses and other users. But what are some things to watch out for with the new OS? The CRN Test Center compiled a list of 25 items that VARs should bear in mind when using and deploying Vista. 1. SMB2 Vista introduces a new variant of the SMB protocol called SMB2, which may pose problems for those connecting to non-Microsoft networks, such as Samba on Linux. 2. Hardware For Vista to perform adequately, PCs may need significant hardware upgrades. 3. Antivirus Vista does not bundle an antivirus application, and most third party antivirus applications are not yet compatible with Vista. 4. Driver Support Vista includes thousands of drivers, but most have been created directly by Microsoft. Many hardware manufacturers do not yet have drivers available for Vista. 5. Compatibility Vista does a good job of running most common applications, but many third-party applications are not yet fully supported. 6. Memory Vista loves RAM, but more is better. Plan on 2 Gbytes to meet real-world needs. 7. Five Versions The array of Vista editions could prove to be three too many, and upgrades between versions remain an unknown. 8. Activation The need to activate the product via the Web could prove to be a time-waster during mass deployments. 9. Storage Space With Vista taking as much as 10 Gbytes of hard drive space, big and fast hard drives will be a must. 10. Backup See No. 9. Backing up desktops will take a great deal of space. 11. Urgency Unlike Windows XP and Windows 95, there seems to be no must-have reasons behind Vista. 12. Learning Curve Vista is just different enough from XP that technicians and users will need training. 13. Cost Moving to Vista can prove to be expensive when one considers the price of the OS, the cost of hardware upgrades and the cost of migration. 14. Hardware Vendor Support Tier-one and tier-two hardware vendors seem to be taking a slow approach to offering "Windows Vista Capable" systems. 15. Windows Backup Vista's backup application is even more limited than XP's, forcing users to select third-party backup applications. 16. Windows Meeting Space Lacks so many features that it's all but useless. No VoIP capabilities or shared whiteboard. 17. User Access Control Center Lacks intelligence and forces users to approve the use of many native applications, such as a task scheduler or disk defragmenter. 18. Buried Controls Many options and controls are further buried, requiring a half-dozen mouse clicks or more to get to. Network settings and display settings are offenders here. 19. Installation Can take hours on some systems. Upgrades are even slower. 20. HHD Hybrid Hard Drives. These are potentially a huge performance booster, but there's little information and support is available (even though should be available). 21. 50 Million Lines Of Code Even with the five years of development and long beta test period that went into Vista, undiscovered bugs are sure to turn up. 22. Volume Activation 2.0 (VA2) New volume-licensing technology limits installations or requires dedicated key-management servers to keep systems activated. 23. Missing Features When first envisioned, Vista promised a new file system (WinFS), virtual folders and many other features that have just plain disappeared. 24. Some Protocols Eliminated Vista does not include support for IPX, Gopher, WebDAV, NetDDE and AppleTalk. 25. WordPad Ability to open.doc files has been removed.
I filled out the form - told'em I bought the Switchfoot cd mentioned in the CNN article . Here's their email reply:
Thank you for contacting Sony BMG Online.
We appreciate your purchase of our CD and apologize for any inconvenience. Please follow the instructions below in order to move your content into iTunes and onto an iPod.
[Macintosh] If you have a Macintosh computer you can copy the songs using your iTunes Player as you would normally do.
[Windows] If you have a PC place the CD into your computer and allow the Sony BMG audio player on the CD to automatically start. If the player software does not automatically start, open your Windows Explorer. Locate and select the drive letter for your CD drive. On the disc you will find either a file named LaunchCD.exe or Autorun.exe. Double-click this file to manually start the player.
TIP: If your CD does not contain either the LaunchCD.exe or
Autorun.exe files, it may not be compatible with this iPod
solution. Please reply to this letter for more information.
Once the Sony BMG player application has been launched and the End User License Agreement has been accepted, you can click the Copy Songs button on the top menu.
Follow the instructions to copy the secure Windows Media Files (WMA) to your PC. Make a note of where you are copying the songs to, you will need to get to these secure Windows Media Files in the next steps.
Once the WMA files are on your PC you can open and listen to the songs with Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher (or another fully compatible player that can playback secure WMA files, such as MusicMatch, RealPlayer, and Winamp). You can then burn the songs to a standard Audio CD. Please note that in order to burn the files, you will need to upgrade to, or already have, Windows Media Player 9 or 10.
Once the standard Audio CD has been created, place this copied CD back into your computer and open iTunes. iTunes can now rip the songs as you would any normal audio CD.
Please note an easier and more acceptable solution requires cooperation from Apple, who we have already reached out to in hopes of addressing this issue. To help speed this effort, we ask that you use the following link to contact Apple and ask them to provide a solution that would easily allow you to move content from protected CDs into iTunes or onto your iPod rather than having to go through the additional steps above:
Thank you for the opportunity to be of assistance.
The Sony BMG Online Support Team CCKM
This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. They may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachments associated therewith from your computer. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.
The social security money is invested - *in US treasuries*. US treasuries
are often regarded as the one of the most reliable investments on Earth. Now,
the fact that the US government has borrowed as much as it has is a problem,
which might question the safety of US treasuries in the future, but the fact
remains that the money *is* getting invested. Besides, if the US defaults on
its debt obligations, we're going to have a lot bigger problems than social
security to deal with.
Minor adjustments now to future benefits as well as SSI taxes would forestall
most of SS's projected shortfall. Major reductions in deficit spending on foreign
military *aid* and *liberation* would go a long way toward maintaining confidence
in Treasuriy's solvency - not to mention the political and humanitarian concerns.
Our expanding empire threatens to bankrupt us in more ways than one, and the
Social Security *crisis* is just a part of that larger picture.
This costly meddling abroad has been steadily increasing since at least WW
I , no matter which party is in power, and in my opinion , is the biggest threat
to our security in whatever form. I happen to believe in ultimately dismantling
SS and *almost* every other arm (tentacle) of the federal government, but realistically,
shrinking all our military *commitments* would be the best thing that could
happen for true domestic prosperity. With regard to Germany, Japan , Kosovo,
Iraq, Iran; to mention a few, the costs are staggering; the benefits illusory.
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Amen to every point!
actually,there is no *Hypocracy* - try hypocrisy...
>>> GWB wouldn't have made it past college without his family connections George Bush would not have GOTTEN IN college without his family connections - unless maybe he had a chimp take his SAT ...
Was your wife's family aware that there was no bridge when they moved there or did they just expect the American taxpayer to build them one? I bet they vote Republican and spend a lot of time complaining about (other) welfare queens. NOT FLAMEBAIT - truth!!!!
I wonder if they ever tried to read any of these tapes after potential degaussing ; * ... he left the data tapes * on top of his TV, so that he would remember to bring them back on the following day.
for fux sake, learn to use the word *than* --- not *then* more dangerous THAN the RIAA ...
> Very few things are stupider THAN using THEN instead of THAN. Thousands of people posting here that do it constantly, but do they ever see these attempts at correcting THEIR usage? Noooooo !
well, you are what you eat. Pres and Ding Dongs - yup!
Good music ...
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Sheep are those who are suckered into the pro wrestling-style Red vs. Blue political arguments. Voting Republican or Democrat is equivelant to flipping a coin to see who fucks you next ...
Toxoplasma sounds a lot like .... BEER!
CRN TEST CENTER
.doc files has been removed.
25 Shortcomings Of Vista
By Frank J. Ohlhorst,
9:00 AM EST Mon. Dec. 04, 2006
At this point, solution providers have heard plenty from Microsoft and others about all the benefits that the Windows Vista operating system will bring businesses and other users.
But what are some things to watch out for with the new OS? The CRN Test Center compiled a list of 25 items that VARs should bear in mind when using and deploying Vista.
1. SMB2
Vista introduces a new variant of the SMB protocol called SMB2, which may pose problems for those connecting to non-Microsoft networks, such as Samba on Linux.
2. Hardware
For Vista to perform adequately, PCs may need significant hardware upgrades.
3. Antivirus
Vista does not bundle an antivirus application, and most third party antivirus applications are not yet compatible with Vista.
4. Driver Support
Vista includes thousands of drivers, but most have been created directly by Microsoft. Many hardware manufacturers do not yet have drivers available for Vista.
5. Compatibility
Vista does a good job of running most common applications, but many third-party applications are not yet fully supported.
6. Memory
Vista loves RAM, but more is better. Plan on 2 Gbytes to meet real-world needs.
7. Five Versions
The array of Vista editions could prove to be three too many, and upgrades between versions remain an unknown.
8. Activation
The need to activate the product via the Web could prove to be a time-waster during mass deployments.
9. Storage Space
With Vista taking as much as 10 Gbytes of hard drive space, big and fast hard drives will be a must.
10. Backup
See No. 9. Backing up desktops will take a great deal of space.
11. Urgency
Unlike Windows XP and Windows 95, there seems to be no must-have reasons behind Vista.
12. Learning Curve
Vista is just different enough from XP that technicians and users will need training.
13. Cost
Moving to Vista can prove to be expensive when one considers the price of the OS, the cost of hardware upgrades and the cost of migration.
14. Hardware Vendor Support
Tier-one and tier-two hardware vendors seem to be taking a slow approach to offering "Windows Vista Capable" systems.
15. Windows Backup
Vista's backup application is even more limited than XP's, forcing users to select third-party backup applications.
16. Windows Meeting Space
Lacks so many features that it's all but useless. No VoIP capabilities or shared whiteboard.
17. User Access Control Center
Lacks intelligence and forces users to approve the use of many native applications, such as a task scheduler or disk defragmenter.
18. Buried Controls
Many options and controls are further buried, requiring a half-dozen mouse clicks or more to get to. Network settings and display settings are offenders here.
19. Installation
Can take hours on some systems. Upgrades are even slower.
20. HHD
Hybrid Hard Drives. These are potentially a huge performance booster, but there's little information and support is available (even though should be available).
21. 50 Million Lines Of Code
Even with the five years of development and long beta test period that went into Vista, undiscovered bugs are sure to turn up.
22. Volume Activation 2.0 (VA2)
New volume-licensing technology limits installations or requires dedicated key-management servers to keep systems activated.
23. Missing Features
When first envisioned, Vista promised a new file system (WinFS), virtual folders and many other features that have just plain disappeared.
24. Some Protocols Eliminated
Vista does not include support for IPX, Gopher, WebDAV, NetDDE and AppleTalk.
25. WordPad
Ability to open
Set your user preferences to simple design and low bandwidth - speeds slashdot up greatly. Looks better, too.
NO SHIT - BOSTON HE LIKES? no TOM WAITS ? mind-boggling tastlessness!
I can't seem to try and ignore it. I would of if I could of ...
Metaphores? Could be a cool word - definitions, anyone?
Ummm... I'd like to buy a vowel - or license one ....
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/printerfriendly/medic ine/34f7cd8e5620c010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
toolbars are strictly for tools...
What is a "hypocracy" ? Govrnment by hypocrites, perhaps ? try hypocrisy ...
http://www.myie2.com/index2.htm
I use 0.9.27.68 and I love it!- very customizable
BTW the exploit failed also (crashed)
Plugin Go Up is extremely useful
I filled out the form - told'em I bought the Switchfoot cd mentioned in the CNN article . Here's their email reply:
Thank you for contacting Sony BMG Online.
We appreciate your purchase of our CD and apologize for any inconvenience. Please follow the instructions below in order to move your content into iTunes and onto an iPod.
[Macintosh]
If you have a Macintosh computer you can copy the songs using your iTunes Player as you would normally do.
[Windows]
If you have a PC place the CD into your computer and allow the Sony BMG audio player on the CD to automatically start. If the player software does not automatically start, open your Windows Explorer. Locate and select the drive letter for your CD drive. On the disc you will find either a file named LaunchCD.exe or Autorun.exe. Double-click this file to manually start the player.
TIP: If your CD does not contain either the LaunchCD.exe or
Autorun.exe files, it may not be compatible with this iPod
solution. Please reply to this letter for more information.
Once the Sony BMG player application has been launched and the End User License Agreement has been accepted, you can click the Copy Songs button on the top menu.
Follow the instructions to copy the secure Windows Media Files (WMA) to your PC. Make a note of where you are copying the songs to, you will need to get to these secure Windows Media Files in the next steps.
Once the WMA files are on your PC you can open and listen to the songs with Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher (or another fully compatible player that can playback secure WMA files, such as MusicMatch, RealPlayer, and Winamp). You can then burn the songs to a standard Audio CD. Please note that in order to burn the files, you will need to upgrade to, or already have, Windows Media Player 9 or 10.
Once the standard Audio CD has been created, place this copied CD back into your computer and open iTunes. iTunes can now rip the songs as you would any normal audio CD.
Please note an easier and more acceptable solution requires cooperation from Apple, who we have already reached out to in hopes of addressing this issue. To help speed this effort, we ask that you use the following link to contact Apple and ask them to provide a solution that would easily allow you to move content from protected CDs into iTunes or onto your iPod rather than having to go through the additional steps above:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html
Thank you for the opportunity to be of assistance.
The Sony BMG Online Support Team
CCKM
This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. They may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachments associated therewith from your computer. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.
The social security money is invested - *in US treasuries*. US treasuries are often regarded as the one of the most reliable investments on Earth. Now, the fact that the US government has borrowed as much as it has is a problem, which might question the safety of US treasuries in the future, but the fact remains that the money *is* getting invested. Besides, if the US defaults on its debt obligations, we're going to have a lot bigger problems than social security to deal with.
Minor adjustments now to future benefits as well as SSI taxes would forestall most of SS's projected shortfall. Major reductions in deficit spending on foreign military *aid* and *liberation* would go a long way toward maintaining confidence in Treasuriy's solvency - not to mention the political and humanitarian concerns. Our expanding empire threatens to bankrupt us in more ways than one, and the Social Security *crisis* is just a part of that larger picture.
This costly meddling abroad has been steadily increasing since at least WW I , no matter which party is in power, and in my opinion , is the biggest threat to our security in whatever form. I happen to believe in ultimately dismantling SS and *almost* every other arm (tentacle) of the federal government, but realistically, shrinking all our military *commitments* would be the best thing that could happen for true domestic prosperity. With regard to Germany, Japan , Kosovo, Iraq, Iran; to mention a few, the costs are staggering; the benefits illusory.