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  1. Re:Windows Live Mail on Replacement For Mozilla Thunderbird? · · Score: 1

    But does it force you to top post, like Outlook?

    Windows Live Mail is a surprisingly feature-rich and lightweight free mail client for Windows.

    Outlook doesn't force you to, it just is the default way to do it. There is an option to change it - always has been - although the option moves location between versions.

  2. Re:Zim Desktop Wiki on Ask Slashdot: Open Tools For Logbooks and Note-taking? · · Score: 1

    I use Zim for just this purpose.

    http://zim-wiki.org/

  3. Zim Desktop Wiki on Ask Slashdot: Open Tools For Logbooks and Note-taking? · · Score: 1

    I use Zim for just this purpose.

  4. Re:Full blown vim in a good IDE:one of my dreams on Neovim: Rebuilding Vim For the 21st Century · · Score: 1

    (the above was my comment ... login cookie was lost evidently.)

  5. Re:HTML5? But that doesn't exist yet. on Slashdot Launches Re-Design · · Score: 1

    Ya, but wont IE9 render all HTML5 on the GPU? Finally, I wont have to wait so damned long for my CPU to idle and the page render. Err, at least I hope that solves the problem anyways.

    On /. and still using IE? Your license and any earned cred have been revoked.

  6. Re:Importance, prioritising on How Do You Store Your Personal Photos? · · Score: 1

    When I think to my childhood I actually remember large parts of it, especially extremely good or bad events. This is independent of whether pictures exist from that event. Where pictures exist, they tend to colour my memory, and in many cases change it (events which I KNOW weren't fully positive, but the single picture from the event shows something enjoyable happening and everyone smiling). Pictures LIE, and they change how you remember. Taking them also changes how you experience life. Live a little.

    I used to be able to do that as well. Then I was in a head on collision (their fault), and now I can't hardly remember the 5 to 10 years before the accident. Wishing I had snapped more photos is a somewhat common occurrence for me. I now take the time to do so, and I have been very happy with the results. I don't, however, take 500 pictures of the same thing, just 499! Kidding aside, I typically take 30 to 40 pictures total when we go somewhere (and yes, I do take them in lossless format...).

  7. There is only one IMHO on Things To Look For In a Web Hosting Company? · · Score: 1

    I've used many web hosts, and they all do _something_ that annoys you eventually. As a result, I have finally found what has been the best host I've ever used: esecuredata.com. You get a dedicated machine for as little as $59/mo. (I use a G5Jr for $79/mo). The rest is up to you. They'll install whatever free os you want (using default install), provide you the root password, and the rest you do yourself. The G5 Jr server I use has 2 core Intel CPU, 2 GB RAM, 400GB hard disk, and bandwidth isn't limited (I use 1 TB - 2 TB/mo). I run more than 12 domains from it, as well as a small MySQL instance and a decent size PostgreSQL instance without any issues. I've been with the for about 4 years now, and there has been 2 unplanned outages - both beyond their control, but they implemented work arounds so neither can happen again - and 1 planned downtime when they moved into a newly built data center (the move happened without any issues, something I can't say for 2 of the other hosts I've used). I literally can't say enough good about them. Well, I do have 1 complaint: Why didn't they exist 10 or 12 years ago...