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  1. Re:Amazon.mp3 on Apple Rejects iPhone App As Competitive To iTunes · · Score: 1

    How do you use the Amazon MP3 service on a WM device?

  2. Re:It is not an open platform on Apple Rejects iPhone App As Competitive To iTunes · · Score: 1

    Go buy one for me, too, and then send it to me. So I can.. er. Destroy it. Or something.

  3. Re:Apple is a niche player? on Apple Losing Touchscreen War · · Score: 1

    Well (almost) all WinMo devices are going to have Pocket IE, but what you want is Opera Mobile 9.5. It's in beta right now (and a bit buggy on my iPaq 111, but awesome when it works).
    It offers the zoom in and out like in Opera Mini, and a sleek interface along with enhancements to make it very usable without the stylus (minus text input). Unfortunately, it's not quite as nice without multi-touch, but it's darn close.

  4. Re:The admin thought of this ... on San Fran Hunts For Mystery Device On City Network · · Score: 1

    So, just look for a MAC address outside the assigned range and you'll be fine? There's a difference between hiding in plain sight and giving away your position.

  5. SMS over LTE? on Senator Questions Rise In US Texting Prices · · Score: 1

    One of the posts above explained how SMS works by sending it over one of the frequencies reserved for the tower talking to the phone. I'm rather curious.. how will SMS work when LTE or WiMax (4G) comes out? It'll end up being data, more than likely, which would give up the carriers' reasoning, wouldn't it?

  6. Re:At least make incoming SMS free on Senator Questions Rise In US Texting Prices · · Score: 1

    If US providers were willing to make incoming messages free, do you think these sort of price hikes would even be happening?
    It's never been an issue about being able to do it. It's all about the providers lining their pocket with the cash from SMS that they (may or may not) be losing from voice.

  7. Re:I Can Think of Possibilities ... on Senator Questions Rise In US Texting Prices · · Score: 3, Insightful

    While you are correct, they all do use HTTP for MMS messages. Unfortunately, they charge seperately for MMS than data (which costs less. Just make SMS and MMS cost data! Even rounding up the 161 bytes to a kilobyte at $0.05/kb would be cheaper than text messages are now. MMS would go up in price (max for MMS is ~400kb) but that's what data plans are for.)

  8. Re:Apple admits iMac based on 1940's patent on Apple Admits iPod Is From 1970s UK · · Score: 1

    It's his site, he can do what he wants!

  9. Re:WTF? on Apple Admits iPod Is From 1970s UK · · Score: 1

    Well, maybe the cash flow to pay his consulting fees comes straight from iPod profits, or something.

  10. Re:Not patent-worthy on Apple Admits iPod Is From 1970s UK · · Score: 2, Informative

    The iPod was the first Hard-Drive-based player with a reasonably good UI.

    That they had to end up paying Creative for.

  11. Re:Simple on Facebook Blocks Users From Mentioning BugMeNot.com · · Score: 1

    Ooh, I know, let's all use MySpace!

  12. Re:FBmenot.com on Facebook Blocks Users From Mentioning BugMeNot.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dear [friend],

    I'm writing to inform you that you should visit this very useful website called bugmenot.com. You can visit it by going over to your computer, opening a browser window, typing in "http://www.bugmenot.com/" (without the quotes!) in the address bar and hitting enter.

    I hope you enjoy it!

    Sincerely,
    KewlDude1774

  13. Re:What kind of quality does your animation need? on Best Way To Distribute Video Online? · · Score: 1

    Dennou Coil was rather awesome in HD. Unfortunately I was so eager to keep watching it I sacrificed quality for speed and got the SD format instead.

    On a side note, and I'm only using this for reference, primetime shows like Naruto and Bleach recently switched to SD widescreen, which is an interesting but relevant change despite not going to HD.

  14. Re:Why Not Various Formats & Qualities? on Best Way To Distribute Video Online? · · Score: 1

    AD rights? Why are you watching videos at work?

  15. Re:How about - on Best Shrinkable ReiserFS Replacement? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Despite the parent trying to be funny, NTFS does support shrinking. I've used it to shrink a full disk partition down a bit to install a Linux one on the side.

    (Now queue 'no room left for Windows on the drive' jokes)

  16. Re:Confused on Every Satellite Tracked In Realtime Via Google Earth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Paint it black?

  17. Re:Data Recovery Much? on Criminals Remote-Wiping Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of movies where a spy or the bad guy realizes they're noticed when their access gets locked out. Could you imagine working on your Blackberry, and all of the sudden, without notice, you're locked out for a security wipe? Hopefully your resume wasn't on it..

  18. Re:First POST on Criminals Remote-Wiping Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    Don't most phones have an airplane mode, to turn off the radio...?

  19. Re:A couple of annoying things I've found so far on Google Chrome, Day 2 · · Score: 1

    If you want a colleague to use the browser, use the stealth feature. Unless, of course, you wanted to see where they went.

  20. Re:Like a fish in the hot sun... on Mozilla's Thoughts On Google's Chrome · · Score: 1

    Another three years, at least, apparently.

  21. Re:Is this for real? on China Practically Unreachable By Western SMS? · · Score: 1

    Your friends must have wanted to murder you after all those international text charges.

  22. Uh... on Corporate Gaming Is Good For Business · · Score: 1

    Wait, what? I beta tested Vista and all I got was this copy of Vista Ultimate! I want my wristbands!

  23. Re:parts... but not the whole internet on iPhone Web Claims Draw Governmental Rebuke in UK · · Score: 1

    I don't know about active pen tablets (like Tablet PCs) but passive pen Wacom tablets (standalones) just require you to draw the stylus over the magnetic field of the tablet, maybe within an inch or so to drag the mouse around without 'clicking'. It's not difficult to do at all.

  24. Re:this isn't the first time? on Computer Virus Aboard the ISS · · Score: 1

    NASA have said this isn't the first time computer viruses had travelled into space.

  25. Re:Or else what? on Comcast Has 30 Days To 'Fess Up About P2P Throttling · · Score: 1

    Okay, thanks for pointing out that it covered over lines, as well. Interesting that they need a license for the coax, though I do know that both power lines and cable lines can leak RF if they're not shielded/connected properly.