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  1. Re:Sorry but... on OpenOffice 3.1 Released · · Score: 1

    to be fair, MS excel has an option in the "window" menu that says "compare side by side" or something similar that will take both windows and put them side by side and link the scrolling between them.
    i know this is in excel 2003. not sure of other versions.
    I am a big fan of OO but i will not say anything to knock Excel. I think its a great program.

  2. Re:Guesstimates? on The Problem With Estimating Linux Desktop Market Share · · Score: 1

    Ubuntu is the "gateway linux" nowadays though.

  3. Re:Just use MPEG4 / H264 on Adobe Pushing For Flash TVs · · Score: 1

    you dont even need a firefox addon a lot of times. go to youtube, load up a video, and then take a look in your /tmp folder (sort by date)

  4. Re:Anything to do with on April Fools Sees Fake Extra Millions For Users of Brokerage Site · · Score: 1

    60 billion double-dollars

  5. Re:A good idea on Data.gov To Launch In May · · Score: 1

    I did, in fact, efile on the irs website for free this year. Although i understand that it costs money if you make over a certain amount.
    But the service exists.

  6. Re:making software more reliable? on Barbara Liskov Wins Turing Award · · Score: 1

    well, actually, electrons aren't so reliable:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron#Quantum_mechanics_2

  7. Re:Long time coming on Guitar Hero, On a Real Guitar, To Hit Shelves In 2009 · · Score: 1
  8. Re:Simple fix for that. on Last.fm Shoots Down Rumors Over U2 Album Leak · · Score: 1

    OR play something you have the legal right to play, and change the id3 tag to something yet unreleased! That will show them!

  9. Re:Just say no on Draconian DRM Revealed In Windows 7 · · Score: 1

    as far as pulse-audio problems are concerned, try this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=776739 you can skip adding that guys PPA. and then when you run windows apps in wine, run them using OSS in winecfg and with the command "padsp" before wine. I do this and i have no sound problems whatsoever

  10. Re:Inaccurate? on Apps That Officially Support Wine · · Score: 1

    have you tried Battle.net? last i checked, the interface for that was all but unusable. but yes, the rest of the program works perfectly.

  11. Re:Marketing MIA on Canonical Close To $30M Critical Mass; Should Microsoft Worry? · · Score: 1

    doesn't this already exist? try putting apt://lynx in your browser. im using ubuntu btw.

  12. Re:Scientists these days are so lazy on Violence in Games, Once Again, Not That Compelling · · Score: 1

    so maybe we will start getting decades long studies when a baby's dev time is that long?

  13. Re:$30? Seriously? on Nintendo To Start Publishing Ebooks On the DS · · Score: 1

    the people who made the R4 no longer support it. I recommend the CycloDS. it automatically patches .nds roms as well.

  14. benefits will on Left 4 Dead Demo Includes Linux Steam Client Libraries · · Score: 1

    even if they are planning to port valve games, there will be a sooner good side effect from this: it will be nice to be able to install the linux versions of introversion games. currently, if you are running steam in WINE, you can only install the windows versions of those games, even though linux versions are available as a separate install.

  15. Re:Newbie Question on What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 · · Score: 1

    decent point to make, however, you should know that Windows never comes with Office if you are installing it from disk.

  16. cruel and unusual? on Hacker Admits To Scientology DDoS Attack · · Score: 4, Insightful

    fair enough that this guy is being convicted, but is a prison sentence really fair for a DDoS attack?

  17. linux on The Thirteen Greatest Error Messages of All Time · · Score: 1

    "apt is not installed. please use 'apt-get install apt' to install it." I have actually gotten this message :(

  18. Re:don't do what? on City Sues To Prevent Linking To Its Website · · Score: 1

    i, for one, enjoyed reading "New Page 1"

  19. Re:Google Earth is native! on CodeWeavers Package Google Chrome For Linux and Mac · · Score: 1

    google didn't create them, keyhole did before google bought them out. google should still work toward cross compatibility though imo.

  20. also in on iPhone Web Claims Draw Governmental Rebuke in UK · · Score: 1

    I was always bothered by the Iphone commercial in the states that said something along the lines of "This is not a watered down internet, no, this is the real full internet" for this same reason.

  21. Re:Hmmm on FCC Commissioner Urges, Don't Regulate the Internet · · Score: 1

    neither, its a paid-for service

  22. Re:Profound news on UK Facebook User's Name Appropriation Draws Huge Libel Suit · · Score: 1

    Except this was on facebook, which potential employers have been known to reference when considering hiring someone... I can understand the libel argument here.

  23. Re:I'd be happy if pirates* would acknowledge... on Companies Coming Around To Piracy's Upside? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    you are putting words into his mouth. The reason a pirated copy != a lost sale is not based on a sense of "entitlement" of the consumer. The consumer looks at a product and says "hey, i like that, but i can't afford to spend $20 on it. so i will not buy it." but now all of a sudden there is a way for that person to get it for free so they obtain it that way. there was never a sale to be made. Not all piracy happens this way, but a lot does.

  24. Re:Good News for Blizzard, bad news for copyright on Blizzard Wins Major Lawsuit Against Bot Developers · · Score: 1

    actually, they perma-banned all the users already.

  25. Re:Slow on Replacement For Aging Doppler Radar Being Tested · · Score: 1

    not in chicago our weather always changes, plus we have Tom FREAKING Skilling! he could have you killed if he wanted to.