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  1. Re:How about some nice menus instead? on Preview the Office 2007 Ribbon-Like UI Floated For OpenOffice.Org · · Score: 1

    Same is the case with me, only that now I am back on Office 2003 and I miss the Ribbon pretty much.

    and for people who talk about ribbon being bad it is definitely a case of aversion to change. If you are indeed an advanced user who likes the older menu, then you might already know all the shortcuts, which still are valid in Office 2007. Even the Menu navigation keys beginning with the [Alt] key work fine with Office 2007.

    And for new users, obviously the Ribbon is much better with the superly lovable live preview feature.

  2. Re:How many probes could be lying under the ocean? on Fewer Than 10 ET Civilizations In Our Galaxy? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It is possible that the probes lying at the bottom of the ocean were not designed to get wet because the host planet does not have water at all. Now these probes might be short circuited or something of that kind.

  3. Re:Windows on submarines? on Hacking Nuclear Command and Control · · Score: 1

    Why? Don't the undersea sailors deserve a nice view of the fish and Corals?

  4. Re:Self Cleaning on Laser Ignition May Replace the Spark Plug · · Score: 1

    Exactly, what I thought!

  5. Re:I don't want an iPhone amymore... on Chinese Employee Loses iPhone Prototype, Kills Self · · Score: 1

    May I interest you in a prototype iPhone 4, which will definitely make you want the iPhone.

    I recently snicked it off a foxconn employee when he was looking the other way!

  6. Re:Suicide? on Chinese Employee Loses iPhone Prototype, Kills Self · · Score: 1

    While approaching the third floor of the building Mr. Sun realized he had left his iPhone in his toilet after an episode of Morning Manga.

    splat!

  7. Re:Insert Your Morbid Tag Line Here on Chinese Employee Loses iPhone Prototype, Kills Self · · Score: 1

    All iPhone 4 will either be covered in blood or "haunted"

  8. Re:First Post 5.0 on The Amazing World of Software Version Numbers · · Score: 1

    Winamp jumped from version 3 to Version 5 saying, the version 5 is so good they had to skip 4. I liked it very much.

  9. Re:Yeah but.... on Bugatti's Latest Veyron, Most Ridiculous Car on the Planet? · · Score: 1

    with more than 1000 hp..oblig comment

    In Soviet Russia, Veyron blends you!

  10. Re:Hmmmm ... on Some Overheating 3GS iPhones Glow Pink · · Score: 1

    the cooler new iPhone 3GS F now with a fan!

  11. Re:So, basically... it's the end of the web on Pirate Bay Trial Ends In Jail Sentences · · Score: 1

    It is about time to create the Pirate Offshore Country that was being planned.

    Maybe near Somalia?

  12. Re:It's all bollocks! on Project OXCART Declassified From Area 51 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd say, they'd be so advanced, they wouldn't bother landing on Earth.

    On the other hand, if they do land, they'd be busy attacking and not hiding.

  13. Re:I WANT TO BELIEVE on Project OXCART Declassified From Area 51 · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately there's nothing about aliens in there. So it looks like a good old fashion book burning is in order! Unfortunately, it's a website.

    New Fashion Slashdotting, maybe?

  14. Re:Jabber is what you need on Internal Instant Messaging Client / Server Combo? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Openfire.. so easy you will be surprised. I've just come off a successful implementation at our workplace.
    hack out the pidgin plugins. Pidgin Portable 2.5.5 is around 23MB and I removed all languages except English, plugins of everything except Jabber. Compressed it and 8MB.

  15. Re:Top gear on World's Cheapest Car Goes On Sale In India · · Score: 1

    with you on this!

    The Indian version of Nano switches off fuel supply if the car does over 106 kmph. Must be a safety feature.

    I just hope Top Gear doesn't start another Nano Hate Club on the lines of the Caravan Hate Club they already have!

  16. Re:Infrastructure will not handle this on World's Cheapest Car Goes On Sale In India · · Score: 1

    India being as highly populated as it is, needs several modes of transport. Most large cities are now going in for a Metro Rail.

    Apart from this a lot of luxury cars are coming in like VW, BMW, M-B which are really big and occupy a lot of space and are bought by Richie Riches.

    The Tata Nano will be bought by lower-middle class families with children or will be the second stop-gap car for the higher class for their maid or teenage child.

    From my experience on Indian roads, I know for a fact that tough times are ahead, especially for users other than the Cars.

    Indians are very emotional beings. Just a mild scrape on the paint can lead to the drivers abandoning cars to sort it out right where the action happened, don't even mention getting the vehicles to the side. A lot of rubber-necking and crowd gathering. Remember India is full of people.

    Driver Licenses are indeed a joke. and traffic regulations are hilarious. Many people haven't mentioned it, but parking is going to be a bitch now. Most buildings will have to figure out ways to accommodate Nanos.

    I have made a vow not to buy a Nano.

  17. Re:As a fan, I hate to say this on Billy West Says Futurama Might Return To Fox For 6th Season · · Score: 1

    Logically, One should measure the sales of the succeeding DVD to see if the preceding movie was good or not. if 1 is good people will line up to buy 2. And if 2 was bad, people will think about buying 3. The sales figures will show that 2 had better sales than 1 and 3. While in fact 2 was the worse DVD. I just love watching Futurama, whether it is good or not. Just watching the Planet Express Employees on screen gives me smile. makes me reminisce the old times. I am looking forward to the 6th Season too with some good fun from Bender Bending Rodriguez (Bending a brick wall even though he is not programmed to do so... awesome!)

  18. Re:How will the decide? on EU Says MS Must Offer Other Browsers; Now What? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Whenever I install a fresh copy of Windows XP, I use IE to get the Latest and greatest version of FF off the net! I love IE for giving me this one service. But this decision is quite ridiculous. Should MS also offer various minesweeper alternatives?

  19. Re:Ignore IP licensing and engineering costs on India Will Show Its $10 Laptop Prototype · · Score: 1

    How about a LCD screen like the one on old calculators?? Monochrome!

  20. Re:That's it? on Progress On Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    Maybe EVs will work better if the government comes up with Electric charge lines going over the road. you need charge get it by extending your charging stick (like electric trains). have a meter on the car for paying for what is charged. Used only when the power is about to run out or has run out. Like a laptop runs on AC (battery for EV) while the power is there and runs on battery (power line over road for EV) when no power is there. Hoping to have made sense.

  21. Re:One wipe is not enough. on Single Drive Wipe Protects Data · · Score: 3, Funny

    This guy here will need 30 bullets to wipe his hard drives.

  22. Re:not scope creep - capability creep on USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement · · Score: 1

    I want to know, if Mr. President is subjected to the Routine Safety Instructions about seat belts and oxygen masks and emergency exits.

    Or being president, is he subjected to a more stringent "Don't look out the window!", "Know how to activate the ejection pod" etc lectures?

  23. Re:Air Force One replacement on USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement · · Score: 1

    I know there is a small pod that barely fits the POTUS in it, to actually eject Mr. President!

    I swear!! I saw it in a Hollywood Movie!!!!

  24. Change.. on USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement · · Score: 1

    the PLANE!!

    Yes we CAN!!

  25. A break, if you please on Gaza Debate Goes Virtual · · Score: 1

    If you are reading this, please take a minute or two of silence to mourn the dead.