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  1. Re:Only Fools Wait Until The Last Minute on Turbo Tax Melts Down on Tax Day · · Score: 1

    The IRS does not pay interest on your refund. Receiving a large refund every year basically gives the government a X dollar interest free loan. You'd be better off getting more money in your paycheck every week and socking it away in a high rate money market account or a mutual fund, even if you wind up owing a little at the end of the year.

    However, you do pay interest if you owe the IRS money.

  2. Re:Good interim solution . . . on TrueCrypt 4.3 Released · · Score: 1

    The TrueCrypt 3-rd party tools might help with this.

    http://www.truecrypt.org/third-party-projects/

    TCGINA encrypts Windows user profiles...I have not looked into if this is C:\Documents and Settings\username\ as you mentioned.

  3. printer friendly on Inside MySpace.com · · Score: 4, Informative
  4. Re:We're not ready for IPv6 yet. on Every Vista Computer Gets Its Own Domain Name · · Score: 0
    And the other article ... no way is it easier to upgrade the hardware, the OS and the apps at the same time. You'll waste too much time trying to find out if the problem is a bad motherboard or driver or ... anything.

    I believe the summary means a new rollout as in a complete refresh of the users' systems. Where I work we get new computers every 2-3 years, usually with the latest Windows version and the latest Office version. We rarely get individual components upgraded "just to upgrade", usually only when they fail. I'm talking about large enterprise businesses (1000s of users) here where a new rollout of hardware where the latest Dell platform has been testing with the OS and other software before an image is made and it's deployed on the new systems.
  5. Re:IPv6 adoption. on Every Vista Computer Gets Its Own Domain Name · · Score: 0
    f you have 50 systems and want them all on the internet, NAT does not allow you to do that. It really only allows 1. The point is sometimes 1 isnt enough, and you need more systems on the net at the same time. So NAT has to be ruled out.

    As far as I know NAT/PAT has no client limit except for the RAM within the router holding the translation tables so I would argue NAT easily allows you to do that.

    Now if by 'systems' you mean servers well that's a different story, but NAT/PAT can still be used. I don't see much of a difference of keeping a list of which server has which of the 50 IP addresses or which server maps to which port. You're not going to memorize these lists, so either way you'll have a list somewhere. NAP/PAT can also offer benefits such as cost for one IP vs. 50 IPs and load balancing if needed, also comparative cheap.
  6. Re:(offtopic) sending attachments on Aggressive Botnet Activities Behind Spam Increase · · Score: 0

    Outlook does have a "View Source" option. Right click in the body of the email text and it's on the menu.

  7. Re:Video Version of ASCAP on YouTube Finds Signing Rights Deals Frustrating · · Score: 0

    You hit the nail on the head with this one. Any bar that plays music to entice customers to go to their establishment is required to pay their ASCAP fee. I know chain resturants, such as Applebees and Fridays, also pay this fee although they do it through the service of Muzak. They also have rules stating how loud the music has to be played, if it has to be played outside (i.e. when you have seats for gusts to wait outside) and how far away it should be able to be heard.

    I'm not sure if they have to pay for other types of media such as sporting events or music videos (or even the Sopranos as I know bars that would have Soprano Sundays) though they should according to these rules. If they do, it would be an outlet for YouTube to utilzie as well.

  8. Re:Lawers always Win. Even when both sides loose. on Jury Awards $11 Million for Internet Defamation · · Score: 0

    The Plaintiff probably won't have to pay unless she actually collects some of the money.

  9. Re:So how much will it cost? on Laser TV — the Death of Plasma? · · Score: 0
    I'm from Holland.

    Isn't that vwierd?
  10. Re:Google like's Opera's idea, eh? on Google Gadgets Come to You · · Score: 0
    in Opera browser since v.9.0 ... see the following page: http://widgets.opera.com/ Opera rox! If you would have read TFA you would know that Google Gadgets are code you can download and put into your own web site. It's not a desktop-like widget that floats around. These are meant to be added to your own webpages so you have them there instead of going to your Google Personlized Home Page.
  11. Re:Just out of curiosity... on Magnetic Ring Could Launch Satellites, Weapons · · Score: 0

    The satellites would be engineered to withstand the g-forces encountered (2,000 g)

    2000g corresponds to dropping the satellite onto concrete from how high?


    All the books in the Library of Congress stacked 432 times.
  12. Re:Is that for real? on UK Demands Sourcecode for Strike Fighters · · Score: 0
    Then they are sold downrated equipment that is not as capable as the F-35 as operated by the USAF, USN and USMC (if it ever gets that far). One of the reasons the UK wants the source code, I assume, is that it wants to ensure that its aircraft will not be downgraded too much. (Nobody would take Washington's word for it... not any more.)

    This is nothing new, bottom line is the U.S. will not allow a U.S. company to develop products for export that are on par with the version made for the U.S. No matter no close we may be with another country, this just will not happen. To be a world power we must stay on top techinically, other countries do the same if they have technology ahead of us in certain fields.
  13. Re:The UAE is rather active lately... on Space Tourism from UAE · · Score: 0

    Don't forget the in-door ski resort. Ski Dubai which is opening in September and will allow people to ski even though it's 120 degrees F outside.

  14. When will everyone get over it already? on Songbird Flies Today · · Score: 0

    it is still only a Windows release.

    And Windows is used by the vast majority of computer users as well as music downloaders so being Windows only is not something small. If it was *nix or OSx only then 90% of people couldn't use it, but that's not the case here.

  15. Re:smart move on What is the Intel Switch Costing Apple? · · Score: 1

    where i work %75 of the people have notebooks. (out of 50)

    50 * .75 = 37.5 people

    is the half person a midget or elf?

  16. Re:the real costs on What is the Intel Switch Costing Apple? · · Score: 0

    OSx is not being ported to the x86 architecture, it was co-designed for both PPC and x86 processors.

  17. Re:A fine idea . . . on Internet Immunization · · Score: 1
    And once someone finds a hole in this magic system, it will become the most effective means of distributing viruses ever invented.
    then we'll have to hope we're one of the 2,000 that does get "infected" then
  18. Re:Technology for technologies sake on The Intelligent Door Handle · · Score: 1

    The RFID algorithm used by car manufacturers is a rolling algorithm programming into both the RFID tag and the scanner so that the code sent cannot be intercepted by someone else and then used to unlock/start the car. This type of algorithm is also used in the conventional keyfobs and should be able to easily be used for locks on houses, etc. I also think a mechanical override is a necessity, not an option. Infiniti takes this a step further, also allowing push-button start so the keys never have to be taken out.

  19. Re:Even compared to other new non hybrids..... on Modded Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 MPG · · Score: 1

    I think Insights are really cool too, but mostly because of their shape and light weight.

    Good luck when that gas-guzzling 3 ton SUV slams into your cool and lightweight hybrid in an accident.

  20. nothing to do with RSS on GMail Getting RSS Aggregation Feature? · · Score: 1, Informative

    did anyone look at the screenshot? this has nothing to do with RSS....it has to do with google's new video distribution service.

  21. Motorola already has it on Sony Ericsson Announces First Walkman Phone · · Score: 1

    This is nothing new. My Motorola MPx200 has been playing MP3s for over a year...even comes with stereo headphones and a mic all in one so you can switch between music and calls.

  22. Am I missing something here? on Why Does Windows Still Suck? · · Score: 1

    I've been using Windows (as well as other OSes) for as long as I can remember, I believe since Windows 3.0. I am currently using XP Pro, 2000 Pro and Server 2003, and I have had ZERO, yes, I said ZERO problems with Windows (other than the occasional spyware...which I no longer have a problem with thanks to MS AntiSpyware Beta 1). Am I missing something here? I've helped family member with horendous problems and I don't understand what people do on their windows machines that they get so many problems, while mine are so limited. Nothing special either...AV / hardware NAT / and Anti-Spyware is the only security. Steve

  23. Re:RAID 1 on Which RAID for a Personal Fileserver? · · Score: 1

    Just wondering, what software do you use for the nightly backup and what OS is it? was it easy to configure?