I worked in a warehouse for a summer working 70-80 hours a week. I handled cardboard boxes 16-18 hours a day. After the first week my fingertips were worn smooth. I had no fingerprints and I found it more difficult to pick things up. I ended up buying some gloves with little rubber knobs and they helped. My fingerprints grew back and I could pick up boxes again. From them on I wore gloves with some type of gripping aid. They usually only lasted about a week.

It doesn't matter IE 8 is listed as a critcal update and when the user goes to install updates they will always have to deselect it. Microsoft would have put up a bigger fight if they did not have another way of pushing their software onto the desktop.

I don't care for the M type IBM keyboards; they're just a little too bulky for me. I've been using my IBM keyboard since 95 it probably a model or two newer than the M type. It's just so well designed. I've spilled coffee in it, dropped it etc. and it still works great. I've taken it apart several times and cleaned the coffee out ;) It's like driving a fine automobile, it just oozes quality.

Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group. When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. Then they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. Then they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, I did not speak out; I was not a Jew. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.

While Marlowe make be making a joke...he does have a good point. High school science is too low risk and unexciting. Have the kids work out force vectors, combustion rate and all the science behind explosives. You will undoubtedly find some very interested participants.

Well said Kyle

A home should not cost more than 2X to 3X gross yearly income. If the median home price in an area is more than 2X to 3X the median family income, they are priced too high. Right now, home prices still have a long ways to go. If they don't, families will continue to make interest payments to banks for thirty years instead of fifteen, which adds no value to the economy. If these same people now start taking pay reductions, this will only serve to increase the distance prices must fall.

Why cant we come up with a universal driver system. Write a single device info file. The os reads that file and gets all the information it needs to work with that device. Then OS version, or OS type is unimportant. Just my 2/100

I don't see why anyone would be upset with Microsoft including useful programs with there operating systems. I use IE and WMP. I Agree that they should be uninstallable though. As long as Microsoft doesn't force anyone to use the software I'mm cool with the extras. Hey Microsoft, wana throw in a free office suite, usenet app, programming language, CD/DVD burning app, and PDF creator? I'm tired of paying for all these things. I'd ask for some anti-malware/anti-viri software but I know how good you guys are at security so I wont bother.