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  1. Re:Maybe, maybe not on Google's Free Satnav Outperforms TomTom · · Score: 1

    To route around traffic delays: Press either "menu > route info" or the traffic light/estimated time button, and then press the button with the arrows on it. That will calculate additional routes to get your around traffic and tell you the possible times. There are several ways to store favorites. The best way is to add a shortcut to your home screen...long press on the home screen, select shortcuts, and then select Directions & Navigation. You can also use the Navigation app icon in your app drawer or on your car home screen to get to your list of starred places, as well as recently navigated to places at the bottom of that menu. The navigation still seems to work fine for me when I lose signal (and don't deviate route), as well as when I get a phone call (but I'm on GSM 3G).

  2. Re:New cards are great and all... on NVIDIA 790i Chipset and GeForce 9800 GX2 Launched · · Score: 1

    There is a lot of HD content that was still (regrettably) being compressed with MPEG2, including a lot of ATSC broadcast content. Being able to offload this to your videocard in your MythTV box means you can save a good amount of money on the processor.

    This is just answering the "Why would you?" bit. I still think they should update the library to support all the features of the new cards.

  3. Re:New cards are great and all... on NVIDIA 790i Chipset and GeForce 9800 GX2 Launched · · Score: 1

    Purevideo support for MPEG2 is already available for Linux when using the libXvMC provided with nVidia's driver. It's closed source, though.

    I haven't read any word on the newer Purevideo features yet.

  4. Re:Doesn't run on Linux on Computer Scientists Grow a Better Virtual Tree · · Score: 1

    And they are apparently not clear on how Vista works either.

  5. Middle Endian on What If Yoda Ran IBM? · · Score: 1

    Use it would they.

  6. Re:Road Signs? on British Village Requests Removal From GPS Maps · · Score: 1

    They're crazy if they think truckers will just turn around and go another way if the road says "no trucks".

    Of course they are! It should say "No Lorries" instead.

  7. Zune Owner, HD Works Fine on Second Time 'Round - the Zune Flash In-Depth · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm a Zune owner, and I record Terrestrial Broadcast HD shows. My Zune syncs with them fine, after the software does its automatic (and transparent to the user) conversion for resolution and space. This is on my old Zune 30GB, even. I'm not sure why the article says that non-DRM'd HD doesn't work...perhaps they only tried a DRM'd video and assumed it all wouldn't work?

  8. Re:How is Storm spread? on Storm Worm Being Reduced to a Squall · · Score: 1

    For the most part it is spread as a trojan, only one of its methods of infection actually take advantage of a Windows vulnerability. The rest rely on user intervention.

  9. Re:What about Macs? on Countering the Arguments Against Unbundling Windows · · Score: 1

    Indeed, I skimmed TFA and somehow missed that point. I would say, however, that anyone I know who buys a computer in a box no more expects it to be without software than they would a cellphone.

  10. What about Macs? on Countering the Arguments Against Unbundling Windows · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Should Macs be forced to come "unbundled" as well?

  11. Re:Great, now about the next step. on Wii Uses Elliptic Curve Cryptography For Saves · · Score: 1

    Oh please no, "clicky" analog sticks are one of the worst human interface designs ever... It's so easy to hit them by accident, or even worse, never realize they're even there.

  12. Re:"Copyright infringement". on Vista Pirates To Get "Black Screen of Darkness" · · Score: 1

    Yes, and it plays fine. Is it not supposed to?

  13. Re:Why show good will now? on AMD To Open ATI Specs · · Score: 1

    He said it was cheaper in opportunity cost. He also didn't claim that comparable programs don't exist, but that it would take time to find them. To an average computer user, that would be a considerable amount of time.

  14. Re:OK... on Crew Ends 100 Day Mars Simulation in Arctic · · Score: 1

    Hairdressers, not barbers. :D

  15. Re:Is demo DS9-able ? on PC Bioshock Demo Now Available · · Score: 1

    Bah, just divert more power from the station's shields. It's not like there are any enemies in this sector.

  16. Re:Is demo DS9-able ? on PC Bioshock Demo Now Available · · Score: 1

    Yeah, all you get from DX10 is AA and better shader effects (water, the ground/walls/objects look "bumpier" without looking wet, etc). Runs fine on Vista with 2GB RAM and a 2.1Ghz CoreII Duo.

  17. Re:i read it somewhere else on 158 Million Records Exposed (And Counting) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "The only way to truly end this is to remove the ability to use the data online, and require face-to-face authentication."

    Because, as we all know, fraud and identity theft did not exist before the advent of the internet.

  18. Re:Nice try, but... on Winnie Wrote a Math Book · · Score: 1

    Brockian Ultra-Cricket

  19. Re:Outta my yard on Mouse or Trackball? · · Score: 1

    Walmart sells those for about 5 bucks. Perfect for optical mice and gaming.

  20. Re:Is played or has been played? on World of Warcraft Hits 9 Million Users · · Score: 1

    Sorry, bad day at work, I'm generally not so vaginal cleansy.

    The free trials that come with the game would fall squarely under the promotional free trial account. They are identical to downloading the trial off the site.

  21. Re:Is played or has been played? on World of Warcraft Hits 9 Million Users · · Score: 1

    "What I can't figure out is the distinction between an individual who is within their free month of access and one who is playing under a free promotional subscription."

    Practice your reading comprehension. It says "...those who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access." A free promotional subscription is a free trial where one has not paid. The first free month of access is the...well..first free month of access you get for buying the game.

  22. Re:So unbelievable on Deathly Hallows / OOTP Movie Discussion · · Score: 1

    Dumped her for a cute red head! I mean, c'mon, look at ALL the facts.

  23. Re:Unacceptable on Mac Worm Author Gets Death Threats · · Score: 1

    Ahh, well then. Good to know that we can finally blame the users for not installing the updates as needed for security holes. For the longest time people kept saying that the worms that hit windows were Microsoft's fault, despite the fact that none of them took advantage of an unpatched vulnerability.

  24. Re:I wouldn't buy it on $99 HD-DVD Player Coming Soon? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I thought the granparent poster had a point until I read this. Of course! How stupid of me to forget that while I'm watching movies, I like to see single frames at a time, so I can get FULL enjoyment out of it. It took me a MONTH to finish the first Star Wars movie, but I sure as heck liked it better than the rest of you losers.

  25. Re:hmmm ... on Dell Warns of Vista Upgrade Challenges · · Score: 1

    I'll give you the training on Office 2007, and maybe even IE7, but UAC? If you have a million PCs (or even a couple dozen) then you should already have users not running in administrative mode. Such a user should never see a UAC prompt.