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  1. Re:Dell Denies Rumor on Dell Finally Goes for AMD · · Score: 1
    Dell has a special business relationship with Intel, which the market analysts claim gets them huge discounts.

    You can get huge discounts because of:

    1. High purchase volumes
    2. Vendor exclusivity clause in contract

    #2 might not be explicitly in the contract, as that would be exactly what AMD would like to dig up for their lawsuit.

  2. Re:While they're there... on Google Corrects Gmail Security Flaw · · Score: 2, Informative

    For those complaining about the switch to http, just bookmark https://mail.google.com/mail/

  3. Re:Yahoo.com and Google.com on Worm With Rootkit Package Loose On AIM · · Score: 4, Informative

    You can change these settings in explorer by going to (using the URL internet shortcut as an example):
    Tools/Folder Options/File Types/URL/Advanced/Always show extension

    Alternatively, you can edit the registry and create the following key:
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InternetShort cut] (slashcode will probably insert a space somewhere in there)
    "AlwaysShowExt"=""

  4. Re:Redbox for keyboards now? on Keyboard Sound Aids Password Cracking · · Score: 1
    ING Direct is implementing an optional method of inputting your PIN on their website. You can either type it in using the keyboard, or click on buttons that correspond to the digits you want to enter.

    Will we soon see an article on /. on covert mouse tracking?

  5. Re:mods: funny?! on New Legal Threat To GMail · · Score: 2, Funny
    A perfect example of "intellectual property" gone wild.

    Is this the geek's version of Girls Gone Wild? Is it coming out on DVD?

  6. Re:Who uses Office XP anymore? on OpenOffice 2.0 vs. MS Office Review · · Score: 1
    Which means I had to open their timesheet, see the number of lines, change to the master timesheet, move down the cells, change back to the person's sheet, copy, change back to the master sheet, and paste. And if I didn't shift the other cells far enough down, I'd have to shift again, change again, copy again, change again, then paste. (There's probably a better way to do this, having it shift automatically, but I don't know it.)

    After a copy operation, you can do Insert/copied cells to paste them in with a choice of cell shifting (down or right). This is accomplished quickly with either the Alt-I E keyboard combination, or the right-mouse-click context menu.

  7. Re:I wonder... on Researcher Resigns Over New Cisco Router Flaw · · Score: 0, Troll
    I am Michael Lynn...I'd like to clarify things

    Please verify that you are the real Michael Lynn by replying with your SSN, date of birth, mother's maiden name, and bank routing number.

  8. Re:Is BitTorrent Search Harmful? on Is BitTorrent Search Harmful? · · Score: 1

    As long as the bear isn't in the way of the falling tree...

  9. Re:Script Kiddies in Uniform on U.S. Military's Hackers · · Score: 1
    According to TFA, the main task of JFCCNW is to bring down websites that don't portray America in good light.

    It is going to be more of a PR-damage limitation excercise than anything else. And a good way to spend millions of taxpayer money.

    Wouldn't we accomplish the same thing at a lower cost by /.-ing these sites?

  10. Re:Read the fine print for your savings and checki on Tracking Your Taxes · · Score: 1
    BTW, this is unrelated to this story, but I need help and I have to ask (since all the smart people hang out at slashdot, and I don't know the ipa to any forus to ask). My damn internet connection is not working right. I can't get to yahoo.com, but if i type in the ip address, i get there. What the hell is wrong?

    If you are on Comcast, they have been having all sorts of problems with their DNS servers. I helped a friend last night to get a temporary workaround. Luckily, they could still IM, so I could give them instructions typed instead of over the phone. For your network connection (assuming windows, control panel/network connections), select either wired or wireless connection properties (whichever one you are using). Select Internet Protocol TCP/IP in the list box and go to its properties. Change the bottom option to "Use the following DNS server addresses, and enter 4.2.2.1 for preferred and 4.2.2.2 for alternate. These are DNS servers open to public use, run by Verizon, I believe. Click OK to get out of all the boxes and you should be set. You can go through the same steps to select "Obtain DNS server address automatically" when Comcast has fixed their problems.

  11. Text, sans images... on The History of Mozilla Firefox · · Score: 5, Informative

    - Flexbeta (http://www.flexbeta.net/index.php)
    -- The History of Mozilla Firefox: From Phoenix, to Firebird, to Firefox (http://www.flexbeta.net/articles.php?action=showd &showarticle=89) Flexbeta Home
    The History of Mozilla Firefox: From Phoenix, to Firebird, to Firefox
    Posted by Gsurface on 30 Mar 2005 - 22:41
    Introduction

    Firefox is not just a browser; it is a religion, a way of life some might say, and for others, like me, a great damn way of reaching the web without all the ugly stuff that comes with it. Firefox has gone a long way, from name changes to added features, to conquering market share off of the world's most popular browser. Firefox has reached millions via not just web, but also through newspaper headlines all funded by Firefox users themselves. Many of the current Firefox users have been loyal users since the bird's initial flight, and though Firefox has been in the wild now for quiet some time, there are plenty of Firefox users that have recently discovered this marvelous browser. The Firefox browser was previously known as Firebird and before that, Phoenix. While the name has changed, the concepts remain the same. The history of Firefox begins with an idea to make an already existing web browser faster and leaner. Originally dubbed Phoenix, the browser within a few years turns into a revolution, an escape for many from the constant security vulnerabilities from Internet Explorer. The story starts with Phoenix 0.1, and builds up to what we know today as Mozilla Firefox.

    Phoenix 0.1 - 0.3

    Phoenix 0.1
    Firefox begins not as Firefox, but as Phoenix, which was initially made public on September 23, 2002. The Phoenix browser, which uses a large amount of the Mozilla code, was designed to be a lean and fast browser that loads in about half the time of Mozilla. The initial release was codenamed "Pescadero", which means fisherman in Spanish, with a build of 0.1. Phoenix did not feature an installer, rather the user had to download the file and run the executable. Though the menus were customizable, there wasn't much to add to the toolbar. The only items that were available were the home icon, print icon, a go button and a button to go to the Mozilla home page. Though still a baby, Phoenix had a lot to offer such as a download manager which IE did not contain. Looking into the preferences, Phoenix 0.1 had little options for the user (compared to newer builds). This initial build did not contain a Google search engine on the toolbar, but it did contain a popup blocker and tabbed browsing. Certain shortcut features such as writing the URL then pressing Ctrl + Enter to automatically enter the .COM part of the URL was not available in 0.1. Phoenix 0.1 did not include a sidebar, which in the second release the Mozilla team would implement it.

    Phoenix 0.2
    The second release of Mozilla Phoenix, build 0.2, codenamed Santa Cruz, was released a few days after 0.1 on October 10th, 2002. Plenty of features were added to this new build including the sidebar, which allowed the user to view either their bookmarks, history, or recent downloads as a side window of the browser. Other enhancements were implemented including new options to the preferences section. Now users were able to disable Java and edit some tab browsing options. Phoenix 0.2 also introduced the ability to add extensions and themes to the browser.

    The toolbar customization went through a huge overhaul. The user was able to add much more icons to their toolbar including a history icon, downloads, bookmarks, new window and a search bar. The search bar was for searching on the current page, dmoz.org, and Google, of course. Phoenix 0.2 was also marginally faster than 0.1, though it was very hard to notice the difference. Though some bugs were fixed in this build, the Mozilla team concentrated more on enhancing the browser and dedicat

  12. Re:Interesting on New York Court Says Telecommuters Must Pay NY Tax · · Score: 1
    So what if, hypothetically, I live in NY and telecommute to Florida? That should mean that 100% of my income is [i]non[/i]taxible by the state of NY, right?

    Nope.

    If you live in NY, you pay NY state taxes on all income, regardless of source. You can get a credit for taxes paid to other jurisdictions on the same income.

  13. Re:one problem.. on Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD · · Score: 1
    Anyone remember the old days of CD-ROMs when they were contained essentially inside a larger version of a 3.5" floppy case? My school library back in 1991 had reference materials in this format, and the case had a little metal shield that slid over when put into the drive to expose the disc to the laser.

    Aren't Sony Minidiscs constructed similarly?

  14. Re:Big deal... on Windows 2003 and XP SP2 Vulnerable To LAND Attack · · Score: 1
    We've moved on to more productive uses of vulnerable machines (e.g. spam zombies). Who wants to do a DOS attack on a machine without a firewall anyway? What's the point?

    Maybe we want to DOS the zombies?

  15. Re:Obligatory File Extension Hiding Reminder on Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Inspires Trojan · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, if you wanted to think one level deeper, a real file named youhavewon.txt would just appear as youhavewon, if file extension hiding is turned on.

    Not that the average user thinks that deep...

  16. Re:What's the critical marketshare threshold... on Dutch Survey Shows IE Web Share Below 90% · · Score: 1

    Is this /. rendering problem mostly seen in low bandwidth connections? I've never had /. rendering issues in Firefox, but then again, I'm always connected at high speed, whether at work or at home.

  17. Re:I don't really get this market cap stuff.... on Dell May Try AMD Chips For Some Servers · · Score: 1
    All the "market cap" is this: stocks x price. So its pretty much how much money you would need to buy the company/what the company is worth.

    Um, you're missing a good chunk of the balance sheet, unless the company has no debt. Assets = liabilities + shareholder's equity (retained earnings). And shareholder's equity != outstanding stock * price.

  18. Re:paperclip on MSN Search Roundup · · Score: 1

    Nothing beats a naked paperclip that comes onscreen showing you how flexible it is.

  19. Re:I haven't taken anything like this... on IT Literacy Test · · Score: 1
    If you want to go whole-hog, get yourself an el-cheapo "pay-as-you-go" cell phone and give it to a girlfriend

    who is also "pay-as-you-go"...

    this is slashdot...

  20. Re:Blue Daisies? on Bluetooth Plans to Triple Bandwidth · · Score: 1
    Bluetooth Bittorrents!

    BT^2

  21. Re:Just guessing.... on 2004 Election Weirdness Continues · · Score: 2, Funny
    Although how you screw up an optical scan vote is beyond my comprehension.

    Use a #3 pencil?
    Didn't fill in the bubble completely?

  22. Re:Just to clarify on DS Preorders Outsell PS2 · · Score: 2, Funny
    ... we should hate ourselves and be like the Euros.

    we should be like newly minted currency?

    the two-toned two-Euro coin looks pretty cool though... much better than those Sacajawea dollars Moe tells me are no good at his bar.

  23. Re:Sigh...another reference to terrorism on Laser Injures Delta Pilot's Eye · · Score: 1
    We should find out how they do it in Star Trek.

    Imagine putting up the shields and discovering you're only protected from red phasers and not green phasers.

  24. Re:Anakin's Redemption Diminished? on 11,000 Words on the Star Wars Trilogy DVDs · · Score: 1

    In that case, they should have shown pod-racing-anakin.

  25. Re:patch has been available for a while now on Public Exploit For Windows JPEG Bug · · Score: 1
    I shudder to think what would happen if I tried to roll out firefox or mozilla to everyone. I'd probably get calls that their "e" was missing and they couldn't connect to the internet. I swear, some people just shouldn't be on computers.

    Tell them "f" is bigger than "e".