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  1. Why has no one said... on US Banks That Offer Transaction History? · · Score: 1

    Quicken Use it to balance your accounts monthly. You will have an infinite transaction history because it has downloaded the latest transactions. I'm no money manager but if you're not doing some kind of reconciliation of your accounts on a regular basis, then you don't seem to be as concerned about your transactions as the question appears to be. If you're doing it manually, switch to use Quicken or a similar program and do it electronically and you'll get the transaction record you're looking for.

  2. Re:Still Doesn't help me out... on MythTV 0.23 Released · · Score: 1

    neither of them are supported by Linux... MythTV doesn't have any specific tuner support, just what you can get working in the OS. Many many problems people have with MythTV are from using hardware not generally supported in Linux. Pick your hardware for the OS and it works very very well.

  3. Re:DRM to be considered harmful on BitTorrent Video Download Store Falls Flat · · Score: 1

    After HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs being locked out of people who didn't buy DHCP-enabled monitors, video cards and an encrypted video path to view them... This is not even a surprise to me. What about BOOTP?
  4. Re:I surprised they didn't include XDrive. on Online Storage 2.0: Six Sites Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Especially since they complain in the summary about a lack of OS integration which is where XDrive does a really good job and includes 5GB to boot

  5. Re:The power user vs the not so power user on IT Departments Fear Growing Expertise of Users · · Score: 1

    The second. Then I can replace the drive under warranty or slap in a new drive with an image on it and berate the user for saving important documents on their hard drive after being told not to and violating policy. Oh wait, I forgot, there is no IT department setting policy. Return to your homes. Nothing to see here.

  6. Re:VMware paravirtualization on Longhorn Server Will Stress Virtualization · · Score: 1

    It would help if I could link. ...available that includes paravirtualization that I believe is similar...

  7. VMware paravirtualization on Longhorn Server Will Stress Virtualization · · Score: 1
  8. Re:The thing they're giving away... on Microsoft to Give Away Software · · Score: 1

    The article was very misleading. Microsoft's EULA says you can't install the same copy of the OS on both the physical machine *and* in a virtual machine running on that physical machine. This makes perfect sense since you are installing the OS twice. OTOH, the are giving you the ability to do this with Ultimate, in essence, giving you license to install it multiple times which is an expansion of their current licensing. You can, of course, buy two copies of the OS. One for the physical and one for the virtual machine, or just buy one copy and run it in a virtual machine running on Linux, etc.

  9. Re:What about this girl? on Tracking Sex Offenders via GPS for Life · · Score: 1

    *under the age of 12* She was 15. So, no.

  10. Re:PVR w/o the monthly fee? on Will New Apps Keep TiVo Afloat? · · Score: 1

    The first generation ReplayTVs known as Panasonic Showstoppers have about a 20 hour record time (out of the box) and no monthly fees. You can find them used on eBay and they can be expanded with larger hard disks

  11. Re:MythTV is only free if your time is worthless on Windows Media Center Edition vs. The World · · Score: 2, Informative

    You're talking about two distinct markets. MythTV isn't being "marketed" or even targeted at soccer moms who can't control their computers. It is currently for those with computer knowledge who want more choices in their PVR/DVR devices. Want to record more than one thing at a time? No problem, add another tuner. Computer running out of horsepower to record 2 or 3 things at a time? No problem, add another backend system. Want to record HD content? Buy a HD-x000 card supported in Linux and you got it (btw, there are people now recording 3 or 4 HD shows simultaneously with MythTV. Tell me if any of the other products mentioned can do that?) What to listen to music? No problem. It does it already, unlike so called "soccer-mom" devices. I could go on and on. The difference is choice and it is not a good choice for people that don't understand the underpinnings of the computer and Linux. Maybe someday it will be as those things become more streamlined (KnoppMyth already does alot of this work). But for now, I'm more than happy to have the PVR I want and not one that someone else choose what features I have this month or next...

  12. Re:MythTV is only free if your time is worthless on Windows Media Center Edition vs. The World · · Score: 1

    Most of the issues I've ever seen with MythTV have their roots in Linux and not the application itself. My MythTV system runs solid for months at a time without a single restart. If you having driver issues, spend time compiling kernels, or other Linux activities, the problem lies not with the application, but the OS. And don't forget to mention that MythTV runs not only on Linux but the Xbox and MacOSX as a frontend giving you choices that other products don't.

  13. Kinda funny on FairPlay v2 Reversed, Playfair Back Online · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Everyone here saying "but it only removes the copy protection, you still had to buy it" Same is true for CDs. Someone had to buy it somehwere. Didn't stop them from sharing them all over God's green earth. Expect the same with AAC files if this continues

  14. Now for printers on PC Case For Hamsters, EZ Bake Oven in a Drive Bay · · Score: 1

    Apparently this hamster thought the printer was equiped with such a device

  15. Re:What about MIDI/MOD/XM/etc? on MusicXML DTD Hits 1.0; Browser Support Next? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Read the FAQ linked above: "Before MusicXML, the only music interchange format commonly supported was MIDI. MIDI is a wonderful format for performance applications like sequencers, but it is not so wonderful for other applications like music notation. MIDI does not know the difference between an F-sharp and a G-flat; it does not represent stem direction, beams, repeats, slurs, measures, and many other aspects of notation." For musicians, this is a big deal

  16. Re:Got .torrent? on Koffice 1.3 Released · · Score: 1

    A quick guide to making .torrents is here or for Windows here

  17. nobody cared about security two years ago? on Fort N.O.C.'s Security in Obscurity · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "But Ambler nearly chokes on the word 'defense' noting that 'up until two years ago nobody gave a rat's ass for security of the root servers because if the Internet went down it would have been an annoyance to some researchers and nerds.'"

    I guess amazon.com which went public in 1997 must have been frequented only be researches and nerds for the first 5 years of operation.

  18. Re:Playing out as I predicted in June on Did SCO Actually Buy What it Thought? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Back in 3003? Is that you Marty?

  19. Does anyone RTFA? on Cisco Working to Block Viruses at the Router · · Score: 1

    The word router isn't mentioned anywhere in the article. Cisco makes more than routing equipment. This is more than likely a product in their security portfolio.