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  1. Re:SOCIALIZE! on Why American Internet Service Is Slow and Expensive · · Score: 2
  2. Re:OS X is THE superior OS on Windows 7 Overtakes XP, OSX Struggles To Beat Vista · · Score: 1

    Second, if she has a windows system, a Mac support person will copy that over to a bootcamp partition as part of the sale.

    This assumes that she has a retail copy of Windows -- my assumption for anyone who didn't realize that Windows doesn't just come with the computer is using a copy of Windows bundled for OEM installation. Those licenses aren't transferable.

  3. Re:The problem is that both sides are wrong ... on The Full Story Behind the Canonical vs. GNOME Drama · · Score: 1

    Not even Apple (where the "app" store naming seems to be most popularized from) denies that it is about pocket touchscreen programs. Witness the Mac App store...

  4. Re:no reform. on Health Care Reform · · Score: 1

    4. Looks like US is one of the backwards countries that will try to limit women's access to health care they need. You going to get the 'reform' that will prevent any private insurance coverage for women that includes abortion. This is no joke, even for those who have coverage today, looks like they will actually lose it with this 'reform'. Does not look good.

    Highly inaccurate. Not sure where you are getting this information, but as far as I can tell, there is nothing in the bill mandating a removal of abortion access for people who have insurance that covers abortion. Care to cite that?

  5. Re:Oracle? on OpenOffice 3.1 Released · · Score: 1
  6. Re:Great article on Why Your Pop-Up Blocker Doesn't Work Anymore · · Score: 1

    Sounds like YesScript is for you.

  7. Re:FireFox extensions on Chrome On the Way For Mac and Linux · · Score: 1

    Mod parent up, please.

  8. Re:correction on Gaza Debate Goes Virtual · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Anonymous Coward on Linux 2.6.27 Out · · Score: 1

    Yeah, Flash works (Adobe produces a Flash player for Linux), and there are games.

  10. Re:This isn't sustainable on TiVo PC Could Be a Game-Changer · · Score: 1

    I think 30 seconds of nothing is better than 15 seconds of being advertised to, personally.

  11. Re:Chrome is sending visited URLs to Google on Google Chrome, Day 2 · · Score: 1

    You can turn this behavior off.

  12. Re:Non-Tech Percent of Web Traffic from Chrome on Google Chrome, Day 2 · · Score: 1

    You can add functionality to block ads and add gestures via some Windows utilities. There's a post here that details how to do it. I just did it, and Chrome is a LOT more usable for me. YMMV, of course.

  13. Re:Non-Tech Percent of Web Traffic from Chrome on Google Chrome, Day 2 · · Score: 1

    Use hostsman in windows to block ads without having to use adblock. still no gestures support, but it makes it a lot more usable, imo and with the improved javascript engine, may be worth using day to day. :)

  14. Re:IE Tab? on Is Today's Web Still 'the Web'? · · Score: 1

    IETab /is/ IE, it just runs inside the tab in Firefox. It's nice for allowing you to run everything in one window alongside your other tabs, but it's not really Firefox. Also, it's Windows only, which makes sense when you keep the aforementioned in mind.

  15. Re:Well... on Einstein Letter Goes on Sale · · Score: 1

    What if you're an Ignostic?

  16. Re:In other words... on RIAA Says No Mystery In Rash of College Complaints · · Score: 1

    I must be stealing whenever I drink water from the tap instead of paying Pepsi for Aquafina!

  17. Re:You know what they say on Average Web Page Size Triples Since 2003 · · Score: 1
  18. Re:freedb on Sony to Buy Gracenote · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://musicbrainz.org/ The data is either public domain or covered under Creative Commons. I believe the software is GPL. Definitely a better alternative to CDDB and freedb.

  19. Re:IBM vs. Sun? on IBM Won't Open-Source OS/2 · · Score: 1

    We speak about a OS which its filesystem was coded by a Microsoft engineer himself. Yes, the famous HFS (ages ahead of FAT) is a MS filesystem. For some people, NTFS is just a very major upgrade of HFS. Are you sure you aren't talking about HPFS? HFS is an Apple filesystem, as far as I know...
  20. Re:The Gods themselves on Evidence Found for Earliest Modern Humans · · Score: 1
  21. Try POSper on What is the Best Way to Start a Paid GPL Project? · · Score: 1
  22. Re:LEAVE LINUX USERS ALONE!!!!! on Walt Mossberg Reviews Ubuntu · · Score: 2, Informative
  23. Dell Looks Bad... not necessarily "Linux" on Walt Mossberg Reviews Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    I read the article, and I thought it reflected worse on Dell than it does on Ubuntu, because Dell could have fixed the issues that he complained about -- they already write crappy middleware for Windows, why not just pre-configure the Linux stuff?

    I mean, how much does it cost for an mp3/dvd decoder in bulk?

    How about making sure that the touchpad worked better with Linux, along with the video drivers?

    Seems like Dell has some crappy quality control -- I guess most of their R&D is just done by Microsoft -- surprising that they didn't invest some of the money they saved on Windows licensing in producing a nicer master image for the machines that they are selling.

  24. Re:Here's an idea! on Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod · · Score: 5, Funny
  25. Re:All I want for Christmas, or any day before tha on Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod · · Score: 1

    ID3 tags. Use them. If you don't want iTunes messing with your directory structure, it's a preference away (uncheck "Keep iTunes Music folder organized").