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  1. Re: It's about time. on Death Hovers Politely For Americans' Swipe-and-Sign Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    Not all US banks immediately show debit card transactions. I used to bank at one where the transaction doesn't show up until they try to clear it

    And you NEVER see the charges run as credit card until they pay them so it could be days before you even see a hint of the charge.

    Care to guess why I changed banks?

  2. Re:Who cares about the HD noise on The Joy of the Flash Drive · · Score: 1

    You should tell that to my Dell Inspiron 1521 that all Dell laptops have Intel chips. It would laugh at you since it has an AMD Turion64 x2 in it.

  3. Re:Makes sense... on Judge Rules Shared Files Folder Not Enough · · Score: 1

    Actually, the drive shares only exist on XP Home if you make them yourself, and I'm pretty sure 98 and 95 didn't automatically make them either.

  4. Re:Think about the majority of users on Why Do Computers Take So Long to Boot Up? · · Score: 1

    There is a registry key you can set to have it always displayed.

    Under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\System\Shutdown add a DWORD value named ShowHibernationButton and set the value to 1.

    It is on by default in Windows XP MCE (at least the 2005 edition). I set that up on a friend's XP Home box recently. Before I gave in and enabled it for him, I told him he could hibernate by just pressing H. He couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that you just have to press the H key, you don't even need shift, so I gave in and set it up so it always displayed the button.

  5. Re:fast tuning TVs ? on Why Do Computers Take So Long to Boot Up? · · Score: 1
    And far better than those old "TV Guide Channel" listings that forced you to stare at the slowly scrolling list for 2 minutes before the channel you wanted finally rolled around to the display.

    My provider provides a TV Guide channel for the non-digital subscribers, and the firmware in their digital boxes (at least the DVRs anyway) have a unique "feature" that makes the guide pop-up in place of the one on the TV Guide channel when you tune in to it. It's not all that noticeable if you use your box in the cable company's preset color scheme, but if you change it to one of the others it is immediately noticeable.

    I, personally, don't like that feature, but I know some people who do because it auto scrolls like the TV Guide channel grid, but instead of just showing the basic cable lineup and select channels from the digital packages, it shows all the channels.

  6. Re:the system will curtail functionality on Vista to Include Stepped up Anti-Piracy Measures · · Score: 1

    Some stores have caught onto that and remove the shrink wrap/break the seals on the ends before letting the replacement copy leave the store.

  7. Re:NoScript on Firefox Zero-Day Code Execution Hoax? · · Score: 1

    The problem isn't that Firefox doesn't have the option, it's just not very easy to setup unless you like playing around with your user.js file. See the Configurable Access Policies (CAPS) documentation on mozilla.org :)

  8. Re:I'm pulling for Blockbuster on Netflix Sues Blockbuster for Patent Infringement · · Score: 1

    Blockbuster doesn't use a warehouse. The DVDs are shipped to and from the individual stores that are closest (USPS-wise) to the customer.

    My uncle and I have both done that job so have first hand experience in it :)

  9. Re:Firefox failed the test on Microsoft Insists IE7 is Standards Compliant · · Score: 1

    It is possible to have two very different experiences uninstalling IE7 beta2. I speak from experience unfortunately. I have one system where it uninstalled as you described, with no problems. I have another system where the experience was closer to the parent of your post.

  10. Re:It's simple. on What Processes are Necessary for Windows XP? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    If you have a static ip, you can disable the dhcp client service.

    Unless you happen to use certain models of Linksys wireless networking hardware. Some of their wireless devices to refuse to work even in a static configuration unless the DHCP service is enabled.

  11. Re:Moving a Win XP License? on Microsoft Misrepresenting WGA's Functionality? · · Score: 1
    I have a Compaq laptop that is not functional due to old age; I am curious as to whether or not I can reuse the Windows XP license that came with that machine on another. Any ideas?

    If it's another Compaq, it'll probably work, but be against the license you agreed to when you went through the Out of Box Experience (that's the sort of mini-setup it goes through the first time a system with an OEM preinstall is turned on). If it's a retail version you purchased, it shouldn't matter.