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  1. NIN did the sounds and music for Quake 1 on Trent Reznor Challenges Music Norms · · Score: 1

    NIN did the sounds and music for Quake 1. It's in the credits both in-game and in the docs.

    The "NIN" on the boxes was a double-credit, for NIN's involvement with the game and the fact that the ammo were nails for both types of nailguns.

  2. Many Beige G3s had problems with 10.2.8 on Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update · · Score: 1

    The new display drivers and energy saver settings made for some trouble on Beige G3s, especially Beige G3 DTs.

    Turning off display sleep and swapping the display drivers with a previous version via Pacifist did the trick to "fix" it, but for those who didn't want to bother with all that just stuck with 10.2.6.

  3. How to Kill XPSP2 Security Center Pop-Ups on Survey Shows Admins Avoiding SP2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    1. Open up the Security Center applet in the Control Panel.

    2. On the left side of the Security Center window, locate and click the "Change the way Security Center alerts me" link.

    3. In the "Alert Settings" window that appears, uncheck any/all the warnings you no longer want to have pop-up when you log in.

    4. Click the OK button to save your changes.

  4. Some major Windows NT Point Releases on Apple Announces Tiger Release Date · · Score: 1

    1996: Windows NT 4.0
    1999: Windows 2000 (NT 5.0) - a major upgrade
    2001: Windows XP (NT 5.1)
    2003: Windows Server 2003 (NT 5.2)

  5. OEM Licenses of Windows XP are not transferrable on Free Software on a Cheap Computer · · Score: 1
    Don't forget WindowsXP home OEM can be gotten for as little as $55. Not $130.
    OEM Licenses of Windows XP are not transferrable to other machines.

    Read the EULA.
  6. MemoryStick makers will enjoy sales on IRC On The PSP · · Score: 2, Funny

    Considering all the music, movies, roms, warez, and pr0n obtained via IRC, high-capacity Memory Sticks will sell like hotcakes.

  7. Save large PDFs locally first on iPodlounge Releases 2005 iPod Guide · · Score: 2, Informative
    Then Acrobat crashed, so I restarted it and downloaded it AGAIN.
    PROTIP: Save a large PDF locally and browse it with your standalone PDF viewer. Viewing large PDFs in a Web browser (via browser plug-in) is an exercise of memory management and patience.
  8. Kind of like tiny plastic zip-lock bags on BitTorrent Inherently Illegal? · · Score: 1

    This is kind of like the very tiny zip-lock bags.

    Are they illegal? No. Is their major use for the transport & packaging of illegal substances, yes.

    BitTorrent is an excellent P2P technology. Unfortunately, the majority of its users, especially on a college campus setting, are using it for illegal purposes.

  9. Acrobat uses on Adobe Acrobat Toolbar Worse than Malware? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Acrobat is used extensively in commercial prepress print publishing workflows that use PostScript.

    That's essentially every newspaper and magazine with a circulation of 40,000 and up.

    And most of those publications use Macs for the final pagination & printing, yet still purchase Acrobat for the fine-tuning features of Distiller.

    Also, Acrobat allows you to set document security attributes that OpenOffice.org's "Export to PDF" and Mac OS X's native "Save as PDF" don't support.

  10. Star Wars Episode II on CaminoBrowser.org Launches · · Score: 1

    "Camino" reminds me of the name of the cloner's homeworld in Star Wars Episode II. Though I believe it's spelled "Kamino" there.

    Both have milky white design lines, so...

  11. Software Update requires a password on Symantec: Mac OS X Becoming a Malware Target · · Score: 1
    About the only service that is password-free is Software Update
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but Software Update requires an administrator password before it will download & install any updates.

    The only exception to this is if you deliberately enabled the root account and are logged in as root.
  12. What about iChat AV? on AIM's New Terms Of Service · · Score: 1

    I wonder how this affects the use of iChat AV on Mac OS X.

    Since many of my contacts use AIM on Windows, I log onto iChat with my AIM screen name instead of my .Mac account.

    Does AIM's new EULA for the service violate any special agreement they have with that service's use through Apple's IM client?

  13. Exactly on Torvalds Switches to a Mac · · Score: 1
    He is using linux on mac hardware that was given to him. Wouldn't you?
    Exactly.

    When life gives you a USD$3,000 computer for free, it's a crime to not use it. No matter what use that may be.
  14. Will the PearPC team sue? on CherryOS Mac Emulator Resurfaces · · Score: 1

    This poses some real questions:

    Will the PearPC team sue this guy for violating the GPL, now that the product has come to the market?

    Does the GPL have full legal respect in court or will the courts treated it as a "delete your evaluation copy in 24 hours" readme file?

    I'm very curious how the PearPC team will respond to this.

  15. Re:Apple's IT Pro page on Integrating Microsoft's AD into Apple's OD? · · Score: 4, Informative
    I'm not sure if it will help you with your particular issue, but it's bookmark-worthy for any Macintosh network systems administrator.
    Actually, one of the first "Featured Articles" links on that site might help you: Integrating Mac OS X and Active Directory
  16. Apple's IT Pro page on Integrating Microsoft's AD into Apple's OD? · · Score: 4, Informative

    About two months ago Apple launched a new Web site for IT Professionals, http://www.apple.com/itpro.

    Sort of Apple's equivalent of Microsoft's TechNet page.

    I'm not sure if it will help you with your particular issue, but it's bookmark-worthy for any Macintosh network systems administrator.

  17. Internet/Remote User Identity Verification on Companies Claim iTMS, iPod Patent Infringement · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Internet/Remote User Identity Verification

    So much for ssh, telnet, FTP, terminal services, and remote desktop.

    These patent lawsuits must stop. They're getting ridiculous.
  18. Linux Exclusive on Linux on the Tipping Point · · Score: 1
    Linux goes well beyond traditional personal computers: both in abilities and in their lack of turf wars and platform exclusive tricks.
    I'm going to get modded down for saying this, but:

    I thought compiling your own kernel and software was a Linux exclusive.

    You don't have to do that in Windows or Mac OS.

    Linux needs to jump over a lot more ease-of-use hurdles before it can make a solid replacement for tech-ignorant people.
  19. WebDAV is used by .Mac iDisks on WinFS to be available in WinXP · · Score: 1

    WebDAV is used by .Mac iDisks.

    Considering that iDisks are used for backups and hosting Web sites by a large number of people, I don't think the technology has "gone no where."

    There's even an iDisk client for Windows XP.

  20. gBrowser may eventually become GoogleOS on Google & Firefox's Relationship · · Score: -1, Troll

    They could then turn that fully integrated gBrowser into a shell that could run on top of Linux and give birth to GoogleOS.

  21. Just once I'd like to see... on Huge Star Quake Rocks Milky Way · · Score: 1

    Just once, I'd like to see a space explosion with a "Praxis wave" flying out.

    I know this particular blast was invisible to the human eye, but man, if it were visible, it probably would have been pretty sweet to see.

  22. System Requirements on Inside Windows XP Reduced Media Edition · · Score: 1

    The solution is simple:

    When listing the System Requirements for your software, explicitly specify Windows XP Home and Professional.

  23. Re:old news? on College Students Turn Away From Landlines · · Score: 1

    The United States has long lagged behind Japan and Europe in both mobile phone technology and general proliferation.

    But we're catching up.

    I am among those who switched to mobile-only while in college.

    As a working adult, the only reason why I have a landline phone now is because I'm on-call 24/7/365.

  24. Re:Biometrics on MS Employee Calls for No More Passwords · · Score: 1

    Biometrics are convenient until someone kills you and uses your parts to gain access to your stuff.

    The same goes for RFID chips.

    Both will bring new truth on those "go to a club, wake up in an ice-filled tub" urban legends.

  25. Re:Federation? on Personal Spaceflight Leaders Form New Federation · · Score: 1

    Relax, man. We still have another 56 years until 2061.