"Is there a reason why they couldn't transfer the WinXP license from the dead laptop to the new laptop?"
Yes. If the laptop came with WinXP installed, then it's an OEM copy and Microsoft doesn't allow OEM installs to be transfered to another computer. When the PC dies, so does the Windows license.
What if your business depends on you running a certain app that doesn't run on Vista? And your laptop dies? You need a new one and you need Windows XP.
#1 The game is hard. VERY hard. #2 The control sucks.
That's strange. Because those are the two things I usually think when I try to play a modern console game. They seem to be geared toward hardcore gamers and make it hard for someone to just pick it up and start playing.
I think this is one reason that the Wii is so popular--it's easy to just start playing.
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." --President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." -Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." -- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." -- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." -- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction." -- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002
That's true. It makes me wonder about the iPhone. With any phone now, I can pick it up and dial with one hand. But with the iPhone, will it require two?
Can you please sue my carrier, Cingular*, for all the text messages they send me?
Thanks
* Cingular is soon to be part of AT&T, not the AT&T we all remember, but the new AT&T that was SBC until they renamed themselves AT&T after they bought what was left of AT&T after they ran themselves into the ground. Not to be confused with AT&T wireless, that was sold off to Cingular and them merged in with them.
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Ya gotta remember, it wasn't too long ago that the situation was reversed. AMD could jump ahead of Intel again.
DRM doesn't stop piracy. People still copy a DVD bit for bit and sell them at flea markets for five bucks. CSS and all.
Forget the dog. Install something like Google Desktop Search.
Well, no one reads the manual anyway...
Last time I went looking for some Thunderbird extensions, they were very hard to find. They were buried in with all the other Firefox extensions.
After ten years, why is dial-up still the only option for many areas?
Windows 2000 was targeted at business. Windows XP was the first stable OS that Microsoft targeted at home users.
Vonage, Verizon, VA, VoIP. Too many Vs!!
"Is there a reason why they couldn't transfer the WinXP license from the dead laptop to the new laptop?"
Yes. If the laptop came with WinXP installed, then it's an OEM copy and Microsoft doesn't allow OEM installs to be transfered to another computer. When the PC dies, so does the Windows license.
I can't even imagine why one person would want five PCs.
You're new here, aren't you?
"Microsoft has settled the suit brought by the State of Iowa."
When I first glanced at that I misread it as
"Microsoft has bought the State of Iowa"
What if your business depends on you running a certain app that doesn't run on Vista? And your laptop dies? You need a new one and you need Windows XP.
#1 The game is hard. VERY hard.
#2 The control sucks.
That's strange. Because those are the two things I usually think when I try to play a modern console game. They seem to be geared toward hardcore gamers and make it hard for someone to just pick it up and start playing.
I think this is one reason that the Wii is so popular--it's easy to just start playing.
Yeah, either that or they'll take the whole conversation off topic.
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
--President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
-Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
-- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
-- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members
-- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
-- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002
features: "Wi-fi" and "video playback"
Don't the current Zunes already have those?
I guess Chekov was right!
That's true. It makes me wonder about the iPhone. With any phone now, I can pick it up and dial with one hand. But with the iPhone, will it require two?
Your mention of strcat reminded me of this Joel on Software article:
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Back to Basics:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000
we haven't had "Windows Bug a Day Month" yet.
Did anyone else have a vision of the ghostly shape of Issac Newton tormentting an iPhone? Maybe making it float around?
Dear Verizon,
Can you please sue my carrier, Cingular*, for all the text messages they send me?
Thanks
* Cingular is soon to be part of AT&T, not the AT&T we all remember, but the new AT&T that was SBC until they renamed themselves AT&T after they bought what was left of AT&T after they ran themselves into the ground. Not to be confused with AT&T wireless, that was sold off to Cingular and them merged in with them.
Did anyone else read that headline and think that Bill Gates went to MIT and created water logic?
if they accidently screw up the environment trying to fix global warming? What's the backup plan?
"pioneered the use of direct mail techniques for conservative causes"
So, you're saying that liberal causes haven't figured out how to use the mail box yet?