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  1. Monad on Windows Vista Tool Targeted By Virus Writers · · Score: 1

    Hasn't Monad been dropped from the Vista/Longhorn Feature list?? I thought that it as just going to have the same/similar CLI as Windows XP? and Monad was going to be an 'upgrade' some time in the future?

  2. Re:If they want to do that its fine on Hundreds of Sites Blocked By Canadian ISP · · Score: 1

    He said British not English! Rather ironic considering the discussion!

  3. Re:OT: Geography lesson on Hundreds of Sites Blocked By Canadian ISP · · Score: 1

    Actually IIRC i think its called Australasia or Oceania.

  4. Mod Parent up! on Microsoft Testing Rival to Google's Start Page · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing the mod script must be broke, cos this deserves a +5 surely!

  5. Re:Bug me not on NASA's Shuttle Plans · · Score: 1

    What was the use of that comment/link??

  6. Re:Different technologies, different purpose on E-mail Is For Old People · · Score: 1

    Msg Plus http://msgplus.net/ lets you add offline messages, that get delivered when they come back online. You have to still be connected though, not a problem for me, i'm connected 24/7

  7. Re:fighting for the skies? on Microsoft and Google Fighting for the Skies · · Score: 1

    Haha, AnchorMan is an awesome film!!

  8. Re:Canada on Microsoft and Google Fighting for the Skies · · Score: 1

    With MSN i couldn't even zoom in on a view in England, is this a bug, or do they just not have the imagery?

  9. Re:SPIN SPIN SPIN! on China Releases 2nd generation MIPS Chip · · Score: 2, Informative
    1. This processor is 95% MIPS compatible. I understand incompatible, and 100% compatible. What do they mean by this?

    They could not implement the unaligned memory access instructions of the MIPS architecture. MIPS have a patent for this.

  10. Re:SPIN SPIN SPIN! on China Releases 2nd generation MIPS Chip · · Score: 3, Informative

    It doesn't implement the unaligned memory access instructions. This is one of the only useful patents held by MIPS.

  11. Re:Is it really the fan that bugs you? on Beginning Of the End For PC Noise · · Score: 1

    Or the absence of the clicks let your boss know when your asleep!

  12. Re:Zzzzzzz on Beginning Of the End For PC Noise · · Score: 1

    I know you're probably joking, but i really can't sleep without my PC whirring away. My PC broke a week or so ago(knackered power supply) and i found it really difficult to sleep in the silence.

  13. Re:okay on Dialup Redeemed: The WiFlyer Modem+Hotspot · · Score: 1

    If i run enough p2p simultaneously i'm sure i could get my WAP to do that!

  14. Re:I know the right name: on Longhorn's Offical Name is Windows Vista · · Score: 1

    And it is not likely to be released until '64

  15. Re:For those who don't want to RTFA, the top 10: on Top 10 Web Fads · · Score: 1

    BOFH is hilarious. I only recently discovered its still going strong at theregister. Great te relieve boredom at work!!

  16. Re:I'll tell you what happens.. on VoIP Providers Worry as FCC Clams Up · · Score: 1

    Cell phones have GPS equipment in them? really?

  17. Re:Coming to America on Riot Control Ray-Gun for Use in Iraq · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    WTF, why is the parent modded off topic. What he said was insightful and directly relevant to the topic.

  18. Re:British language version late on Firefox and Thunderbird 1.0.6 Released · · Score: 1

    I just updated to 1.0.6 and mine says colours! i have Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050717 Firefox/1.0.6

  19. Re:The ultimate test on Firefox and Thunderbird 1.0.6 Released · · Score: 1

    700 kbps for me. Gotta love the big pipe at work!!

  20. Re:Fixing extensions on Firefox and Thunderbird 1.0.6 Released · · Score: 1

    Mozilla HyperMonkey for me :) always makes me chuckle opening firefox, awesome extension!!!

  21. Re:What really irks me... on Firefox and Thunderbird 1.0.6 Released · · Score: 1

    Didn't happen to me, i just installed the new version(1.0.6) over my old version(1.0.5) and all of the extensions are still working fine.

  22. Re:No gas? on DARPA Grand Challenge A Real Race At Last? · · Score: 1

    I think he was making a joke? No need to be so pedantic!

  23. Re:Keyboard Navigation Mouse Navigation on Fold 'n' Drop Window Interaction · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you install the windows XP powertoy, which improves the alt-tab switching you get a preview of each window before selecting it!

  24. Re:Let MS do it... on Microsoft and Yahoo! Fight Spam - Sort Of · · Score: 1
  25. Re:Pepsi Challenge on Majority Of Customers Prefer Blu-Ray · · Score: 1

    A 7 year-old said 'carbonation'?? Don't u mean he said it was more bubbly/fizzy?