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  1. Re:No DS Lite for my kid bro... on Child's Play Tops $1 Million · · Score: 1

    Actually, a local hospital has a private WiFi network seemingly going throughout the hospital. (Well, my DS detected several APs when I went to visit a recovering relative.) They apparently have computers on carts. I also saw a sign advertising free WiFi in a lobby in another hospital.

  2. Re:quadrouple dipped on RIAA Goes for the Max Against AllofMP3 · · Score: 1

    Wait, seriously? I thought the whole point of a backup was to have a copy in case the original breaks or is stolen. I'm sure that wouldn't stand up in court if challenged.

  3. Re:Video on OLPC's UI To Be Kid-Tested In February · · Score: 1

    This should work. Just use a player that's capable of playing FLV.

  4. Re:So what!? on WoW Not-So-Live Maintenance · · Score: 1

    Still seems out of place to me. This should be on some WoW fansite, not Slashdot. Besides, this "story" seems more about bitching at Blizzard than informing people of the maintenance. Anyway, it is "sectional content", so no big deal.

  5. Re:Weather, not time, is the determining factor... on Now Is Not the Time for Vista · · Score: 1

    Michigan has had pretty much no snow for a while now. Although, Hell might have frozen over a month or so ago.

  6. Re:You could always do that with PayPal on PayPal Launches Virtual Debit Card · · Score: 1

    Is that linked to anywhere from the PayPal site? I know I've used it before, a while ago. The question is: Is PayPal calling this a new service, or did the submitter find an old pop-up and mistake it for new?

  7. Re:not quite on Clipboard Data Theft Now Optional With IE7 · · Score: 1

    Actually, using Ctrl+C and pasting it into an OpenOffice spreadsheet yields the same results as using the AJAX copy button in IE7 and allowing clipboard access. Both lose the formatting, but copy the data into the correct cells.

    Still, IE7's way does seem better in this case.

  8. Re:Cut the BS on Microsoft Squeezes Win2000 Users · · Score: 1

    How about an installer flag, then? I've seen some software do that. It would be harder than just clicking an OK button, so it would presumably keep some users away. Although someone could post step-by-step instructions.

  9. Re:We believe the market is for products that work on HP's Windows Bundle Trouble · · Score: 1

    I agree. And then the store wants you to buy their $30 USB cable to get it working. I think printer may be the only USB device not to include a cable, or at least one of the only devices.

  10. Re:Windows 98 and ME out in the cold on Patch Tuesday — IE7 Clean · · Score: 1

    ME is horrible, you should upgrade to Windows 2000, Linux, or BSD right away. Or at least use Firefox/Thunderbird instead of IE/OE.

  11. Re:Simple Solution on No Love For The Blu-Ray · · Score: 1

    It depends on what you mean by "casual gamers." PCs are great for solitaire/bejeweled/euchre/etc.

  12. Re:Just to be safe.. on Microsoft Issues Zero-Day Attack Alert For Word · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good thing I connect via WiFi.

  13. Re:Let's see on Sony, Analysts React To PS3 Launch · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't say all console launch lineups are terrible. At least, some of the best games have been launch games: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario World, Mario 64, Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, Halo, and Zelda:TP. Although Soul Calibur and Zelda:TP are ports.

  14. Re:Alas... on Sony, Analysts React To PS3 Launch · · Score: 1

    You're complaining about nunchuks? I am still unable to buy a Wii itself.

  15. Where's the Opera browser download then? on Wii Internet Connection Reverse Engineered · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It seems like they have it sort of working. When will they release it? And does this mean we won't be able to use USB keyboards and mice with the browser?

  16. Re:Roms! \o/ on Wii Internet Connection Reverse Engineered · · Score: 1

    I don't know if I'd say the pricing is fair. Plus, you'll never be able to buy every NES/SNES/N64 game. What if I want to play Perfect Dark on the Wii? Anyway, I doubt you'll be able to do it without a custom firmware of some sort. Perhaps a modchip?

  17. Re:They must be run by accountants on Blizzard Unbans Linux World of Warcraft Players · · Score: 1

    You don't compare one company to itself to see if it's stingy. You compare it to another company/MMORPG. As I don't play them anymore, I don't know if it's stingy or not. Personally, 20 days sounds pretty good to me.

  18. Re:WII/PS3 3:1 ratio available on Wii Launches, Sells Out Peacefully · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't people who were looking for PS3s buy Xbox 360s rather than Wiis?

  19. Are they suing MySpace or Newscorp? on Universal Music Sues MySpace · · Score: 2

    Who's named as the defendant? "MySpace", Intermix, or News Corp?

  20. Re:I hope they trade their 360s in.. on PS3 and Wii — Head To Head · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's too bad, it seems Nintendo is catering to kids (well, more accurately their parents) on that. Voice chatting with random people you play against online is pretty fun. And I suppose it helps in team games.

  21. I wouldn't expect to run WiiLi anytime soon on Linux and the Coming Consoles · · Score: 1

    From what I gathered from the Wiki before it went down, they don't even have a Wii, yet alone a way to break the protection. Meanwhile, the PS3 will have a Linux distribution apparently ready to run at launch.

  22. Re:slashdotted on Microsoft Banning 360 Firmware Modders? · · Score: 1

    I believe they banned based on some "Hard Drive Key" on the original Xbox. It's quite possible that the Xbox 360 has something similar.

  23. Re:It's Microsoft's problem on Finger Pointing Over iPod Windows Virus · · Score: 1

    Well, Microsoft shouldn't have autorun enabled by default. But it is still is the fault of Apple, or the company they contracted the job to.

  24. Re:Choreography! on North Korea Air Sample Shows Radiation · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder if Kim Jong Il has ever watched that movie.

  25. Re:Why did YouTube take the lead? on Google Buys YouTube for $1.65 Billion · · Score: 1

    In case you haven't noticed, Google Video uses the Flash video format as well. Hasn't it been lie that from the start? Later, they added a way to download the original file, a nice option that YouTube lacks.