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  1. Wireless? on iBook Converts to iTablet · · Score: 1

    "Every iTab ships with a built-in 56K V.92(2) modem for dial-up connections and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet to enable you to connect to a DSL, cable modem or a high-speed network. The Setup Assistant takes you through the steps of connecting to the Internet easily, whisking you online and surfing the Web in minutes." But no wireless, just seems strange (and less useful) to me in this day and age....

  2. Re:Blendo... on The Mythbusters Answer Your Questions · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It is somewhat interesting that in the M5 industries press page How to Combot, the book caption on Build your own Combat Robot actually says Jamie Hyneman a.k.a "Adam Savage". Strange. http://www.m5industries.com/html/press/combot_book .htm

  3. Re:I'm missing something on Miss Digital World 2005 · · Score: 1

    I think that depends greatly on where you live. Having lived in Hollywood, CA for the last ten years, I would say the numbers I see here are much higher than many other areas of the country and the world.

  4. Which I suppose is slightly different from... on Would You Use Ad-Supported Windows? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    the adware riddled Windows most folks currently use?

  5. Re:Not to sound tinfoil hat-ish on Traffic Studied Using Computer-Linked Cars · · Score: 1

    Already happening, voluntary for now, but I would imagine its only a matter of time until they make people who 'opt out' pay more. http://www.zzine.org/read.php?op=view&item=1089/

  6. Re:Government shouldn't pay... on OpenOffice vs. MS Office for Education? · · Score: 1

    There wasn't a single part of that paragraph I didn't like. I think the biggest problems lie in the ability to make huge $$$$ off of government contracts and the difficulty people have with switching to something 'different'.

  7. tough sell on OpenOffice vs. MS Office for Education? · · Score: 1

    I had to start small, a few Internet terminals at first. As time went on and machines left circulation the new ones came in sans office, loaded up openoffice made a few icon changes, set all the defaults to save as M$, done. The easiest part was switching my Mac users(neooffice), anything that didn't say M$ was worth any foreseeable trade off to them. Your deployment, however, sounds much larger.

  8. Re:pointless on Congress Debates Anti-Spyware Bill · · Score: 1

    also a bit silly to compare violent sex crimes to fraud.

  9. Re:pointless on Congress Debates Anti-Spyware Bill · · Score: 1

    yes, yes...after extensive research...it is fraud...and anonymous cowards are still dicks.

  10. pointless on Congress Debates Anti-Spyware Bill · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Last time I checked fruad was illegal too, but guess what...

  11. Geek words AOL users should be familiar with... on 'Geek Speak' Confuses Net Users · · Score: 1

    LART and 0wn3d.

  12. Where is the Grace Commission when you need them? on Government Finishes Internet Study -- 7 years late · · Score: 1

    I smell $436 hammers and $640 toilet seats...You can't be bothered with wasting your money, that is the Government's job.

  13. my question would be... on Passport Chip Could Attract High-Tech Muggers · · Score: 1

    ...not if terrorists and muggers could read it, but if our boys could read it... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/31/intel_outf its_still_inept/

  14. Re:I know why... on Record Low Turnout in Debian Leadership Election · · Score: 2, Informative

    "5. Slackware: Going strong. Great distro. Package management? Nope..." One hyphenated word for that slapt-get. Any Debian user should be comfortable with that format.

  15. Re:Changed their mind. on Brainshare Reports: NLD 10, Novell's Linux Switch · · Score: 1

    I think I downloaded Beagle once...it was sooooo packed w/ features it brought my XP box down...oh wait that was W32.Beagle@mm...my bad

  16. Question is.... on Google and Their Server Farm · · Score: 2, Funny

    will I get "free" content based ads relevent to the pR0n on my google desktop?

  17. Following up on the torrent arrests on Following up on Torrent Shutdowns · · Score: 1

    "There's a lot of scary things here, but to me what is most scary is that American copyright owners can mobilize foreign police to do their bidding." Its been happening for decades...check out the UN.

  18. rackmount cases on Really Stylish PCs and Peripherals · · Score: 1

    Personally I've been using rackmount cases for years, after the initial investment of the rack (some as cheap as $200), the case prices are comparable to other high end cases. You can find some nice 3u cases from I-star and A+GPB that are reasonably priced and good for almost any motherboard. I have found it to be a particularly good solution for those with multiple machines. I've got six machines mounted in a 42u rack on casters (nice when I rearrange my apartment).