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  1. Require a password for all transactions on Kid Racks Up $5,900 Bill Playing Jurassic World On Dad's iPad (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Solid have set it up to require a password for all transactions. Or does Apple allow that? That's what I do on Android

  2. Does anyone actually use Thunderbird? on Mozilla May Separate Itself From Thunderbird Email Client (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I only use Outlook because I have to... at work.

  3. great to see jobs being created in Ãire :)

  4. Re: 10 years was a decent rest on New Star Trek TV Series Coming In 2017 (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    I for one, liked Voyager and DS9 but wasn't a big fan of NG. Looking forward to the reboot in 2017

  5. Don't see what the big deal is on New Release of the Trinity Desktop Environment · · Score: 1

    looks like KDE to me and that thing is a hog. I'll stick with Gnome.

  6. What rubbish... on Cheap Smartphones Quietly Becoming Popular In the US · · Score: 1

    Every phone is made in China, including the iPhone. Anyway If anyone is going to be bugging calls etc it will be the USA & the NSA.

  7. Re: Meh on Presidential Candidate Lincoln Chaffee Proposes That US Go Metric · · Score: 1

    When I was in school we used to joke that America only started a war to find out where a country was :)

  8. Easy... wipe your device on NZ Customs Wants Power To Require Passwords · · Score: 1

    before entering the country, create dummy profile or carry a not-so-smart device.

  9. Re:So, why the continued G-love? on Google Wallet API For Digital Goods Will Be Retired On March 2, 2015 · · Score: 1

    Completely agree, its why I don't get too exiteed about new Google products as they have no loyalty to their own products. I loved Google Pages (hated its replacement) and Buzz

  10. Earth to give Mars STD on ESA Shows Off Quadcopter Landing Concept For Mars Rovers · · Score: 1

    Oh man that's hilarious lol

  11. Where's the pictures? on The Revolutionary American Weapons of War That Never Happened · · Score: 1

    A picture is worth a thousand words, that way I don't have to read a thousand words lol

  12. Re: Amen, brother Amen! on Game of Thrones Author George R R Martin Writes with WordStar on DOS · · Score: 1

    I work on a helpdesk and we get customers typing in our url into bing and saying I can't find the site it keeps bringing up such and such... lol

  13. win3.1 on Linux May Succeed Windows XP As OS of Choice For ATMs · · Score: 1

    I was amazed once to see win3.1 installed on my local ATM. Since been upgraded to XP. I noticed that Tesco's self service pos are all XP too, another opportunity for Linux to step in.

  14. i missed it on Happy Pi Day · · Score: 1

    Can we do it again on the 22 July... 22/7 :)

  15. So where's the interview at? on Interview: Ask Richard Stallman What You Will · · Score: 1

    anyone? I don't see it.

  16. Buffering on ISP Fights Causing Netflix Packet Drops · · Score: 1

    This explains all the buffering I've been experiencing with Netflix on UPC here in Ireland

  17. Re:As wasted as that idiotic Irish luddite on Irish Politician Calls For Crackdown On Open Source Internet Browsers · · Score: 1

    the problem with Irish politicians is they're all ignorant luddites. doesn't matter who you vote for you are screwed either way.

  18. Re:Shocking on Lawsuit: Oracle Called $50K 'Good Money For an Indian' · · Score: 1

    I'm shocked. Oracle has always seemed like one the more reputable companies, willing to compete fairly, not obsessed with gouging its customers, and nary an evil bone in their corporate body. I can't imagine them hiring or promoting people that would act like this.

    you wouldnt be saying that if you ever used their software,

  19. Snaptu on Facebook Acquires Feature Phone App Maker Snaptu · · Score: 1

    This is a great program for the not-so-smart phones like my "Sony Ericsson W610i". It gives easy access to Twitter as well as many other sites. I hope Facebook will still allow us to access Twitter.

  20. like the design on Slashdot Launches Re-Design · · Score: 1

    like the new design, needed a makeover. find it quite snappy on Firefox 3.6.13 on winXP. well done to all involved, rob

  21. Re:Why are you so obsessed with genealogy ? on Best Open Source Genealogy Software? · · Score: 1

    Its not just Americans. I'm Irish (not Irish-American, born, raised and still living in Ireland) and I'm interested. In some ways the USA is luckier as being a country of immigrants they have had to keep good records whereas many of the records in Ireland have been destroyed delibertly by the govt. or in war by anti-govt or just never created. It was a great way to reconnect with lost family members and to learn more about the family history.

  22. GRAMPS, TRIBALPAGES.COM on Best Open Source Genealogy Software? · · Score: 1

    1). GRAMPS is the only real OpenSource genealogy software, everything else is out-of-date and crap. If you used any other software like FamilyTreeMaker before it takes a little getting used to but great software. 2). TribalPages.com is a good site that for $20 will create reports/family tress that you can download as a *.pdf. All the work on Ancestry should not be in vain. Export your family tree as a *.GEDCOM file and can be imported into GRAMPS or other sites. Bit of advice stay away from GENI.com as once someone connects their tree to yours you NO LONGER CONTROL THE DATA and cannot delete the tree.

  23. Re:Worst Decision by Yahoo on Yahoo! To Close Delicious · · Score: 1

    Check out wikipedia Xmarks is closing down!

  24. Re:Worst Decision by Yahoo on Yahoo! To Close Delicious · · Score: 1

    I don't understand why they are shutting it down, why not try to sell it? How many members does Delicious have, must be a HUGE database of saved, tagged and crosslinked websites. Pity there is no wiki- bookmarking site that we could all import our bookmarks into. Nothing out there really grabs me at the mo :( Rob

  25. Re:Why redirect them? on Is Internet Explorer 6/7 Support Required Now? · · Score: 1

    I agree. I'm stuck using IE6 at work until the eejits in IT decide to upgrade. I don't think any browser should be blocked. If I wanted I should be able to VIOLA or MOSAIC from wayback when.