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  1. Pinball on Dell Laptops Have Shocking New Problem · · Score: 1

    I once played a pinball game that has hooked up to a few power strips that had a bad ground in them and I got shock form the medal lock down bar.

  2. Re:Not very detailed on Parking Attendant 2.0 · · Score: 1

    The system stacks cars in way that it needs to move one out to get to one that is behind it.

  3. Re:Only going to get worse... on The Power Consumption of Modern PCs · · Score: 1

    some businesses have just moved to xp not that long ago and they will likely wait for sp1 before even thinking about vista. Also businesses run a lot older software that may not work in vista.

  4. Re:In Russia... on French Kids Get OSS on USB Sticks · · Score: 1

    They don't have 15 GB usb sticks and even if they did the hardware cost would be real high.

  5. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Wave Net on The Most Important Multiplayer Games Ever · · Score: 1

    was a cool arcade game with network play it's too bad that it was released before alternative broadband access was available so it needed a high cost T1 line.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Mortal_Komba t_3#Ultimate_Mortal_Kombat_3_Wave_Net

  6. Re:First we get national ID numbers on More States Challenging National Driver's Licenses · · Score: 1

    cause anyone with a gun is obviously a terrorist...
    that can't happen as long as the 2th amendment is still in the Constitution

  7. Re:Who to blame? on Vista - iPod Killer? · · Score: 1

    That sounds like a electrical problem not a software one.

  8. That depends on if you like to wirte TPS reports on Is Computer Programming a Good Job for Retirees? · · Score: 1

    and sit though meetings all the time read Dilbert for more info about this type of work.

  9. How long before spyware and virus start using them on Cory Doctorow on Shrinkwrap Licenses · · Score: 1

    How long before spyware and virus start using them to sue users, anit virus apps, anit spyware apps, and so on for removing them and how long before that start using DRM and the DMCA as well?

  10. TPS Reports on Is Executive Hubris Ruining Companies? · · Score: 1

    Lead to more time be spend on unless paper work then making things work better. Also taking code by lines of code leads to bloated code as no wants to end up with and - number of lines.

  11. Site / key sever over loaded? on Vista Family Discount Keys Found Not Compatible · · Score: 1

    When I was trying to order the X86-64 DVD that I had to pay $10 for my free copy of vista the site was running very slow and I had to restart it a few times so it may just be that to many users are trying to do it at the same time and the system is spiting out errors?

  12. Re:Which portion? on Net Neutrality and BitTorrent - No More Throttling? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Linux downloads make up a big number of users as well.

  13. time to reset passwords on How to Measure Security ROI? · · Score: 1

    count the time is takes to deal with forcing people to use passwords with a lot rules and making them change them a lot. As they will right them down / forget them a lot.

  14. Re:increments on Repair Computer, Repurchase OS? · · Score: 1

    M$ downloads and windows updates come form akamai.net so your content filter blocks windows update?
    That is real bad

  15. Re:Time for a new computer on Repair Computer, Repurchase OS? · · Score: 1

    Way pay $300 - $500 for a new lowend system or more for a good system when all you need is a $50 - $150 MB?
    your old system may have more ram then new one and the new one may use differnt ram that you can move over form the old one. DDR2 is not that much faster then DDR1 and 1gb - 2gb of ram is faster then havening 512mb.
    your old system may have a big IDE HD that is bigger then what comes with a newer lowend system and the newer system may only have 1 ide port that is being used by the cd / dvd drive.
    your old system may have a good AGP card and new low end one may only have a pci-e slot and lowend on board video.

  16. Re:increments on Repair Computer, Repurchase OS? · · Score: 1

    a new system board can have alot of major components on it that are differnt then a older one.

  17. iphone on Mass Storage For Phones · · Score: 1

    Will apple let you use this with the iphone?

  18. Re:Windows installer requires them on Farewell To the Floppy Disk · · Score: 1

    You can add the drivers to your xp disk
    http://driverpacks.net/

  19. Re:Wait for sp1 on Windows Vista Launches To Mixed Reactions · · Score: 1

    I only have the 32bit one can I use any time upgrade to get Ultimate 64?

  20. Wait for sp1 on Windows Vista Launches To Mixed Reactions · · Score: 1

    I have a free copy of vista and I am thinking about waiting for sp1

  21. Hubble old 486 on Hubble Telescope's Main Camera Shuts Down · · Score: -1

    Hubble 486 cpu must finally gave out

  22. Re:But, can the BSA actually do anything? on Microsoft to Get Tough on License Dodgers · · Score: 1

    EULA can not take away right for you / give right to m$ that brake other laws.

  23. Re:Way no famly pack like apple? on Vista Upgrades Require Presence of Old OS · · Score: 1

    I know that I am just added it to make more like what m$ would do

  24. Way no famly pack like apple? on Vista Upgrades Require Presence of Old OS · · Score: 1

    There should be one and the pay more for Ultimate and get 2 home for $90 each is not the way to go.
    It should be like apple use one key for up to x systems.

  25. Re:You mean if they made OSX for all PC's? on AMD Says Barcelona Will Outperform Clovertown · · Score: 1

    Apple should at least come with a mid-end desktop with a real video card as install base of normal PC's out there have good monitors that people reuse on new systems.
    also a $1500 laptop with real video will help them get more of the market.

    It's to bad the lintel chips forced them to have so few pci-e lanes in the mac pro.