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Lack of Manpower May Kill VLC For Mac 398

Posted by timothy on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @05:53PM from the vlc-generally-rocks dept.

plasmacutter writes "The Video Lan dev team has recently come forward with a notice that the number of active developers for the project's MacOS X releases has dropped to zero, prompting a halt in the release schedule. There is now a disturbing possibility that support for Mac will be dropped as of 1.1.0. As the most versatile and user-friendly solution for bridging the video compatibility gap between OS X and windows, this will be a terrible loss for the Mac community. There is still hope, however, if the right volunteers come forward."

Banking Via Twitter? 193

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 28, 2009 @03:16PM from the what-not-to-do dept.

In the latest example of how just because you can do something doesn't mean you should, one credit union has decided to offer a new feature, dubbed "tweetMyMoney," that allows members to interact with their accounts via Twitter. Can't wait for the next version, "tweetSomeoneElsesMoney." "tweetMyMoney, available exclusively to Vantage members! With tweetMyMoney, you can monitor your account balance, deposits, withdrawals, holds and cleared checks with simple commands. And, you can even transfer funds within your account. It's all available on Twitter, 24/7!"

Comment Re:I'll take what's behind Door 3, Alex. (Score 1) 175

by cupcakewalk on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @07:40PM (#29293233) Attached to: Will You Stream Or Download Your Mobile Music?

I've lost music because of DRM. Not sure where it went, but I can't get it back because MusicMatch (now Yahoo!something) and Apple can say, "Yup. You bought this, but we won't let you download it again." Anything on a CD, I can get back, as long as there's room in the basement. I want to own the music and make a one-time purchase.

Reversing Undesirable Fish Evolution 216

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 05, 2009 @01:54AM from the make-them-bun-shaped dept.

TaeKwonDood writes "Your granddad's approach to fishing — throw the little 'uns back — may have hurt their evolution, but we can reverse that, says a group of researchers, with a change of policy. Fish have been 'reprogramming' themselves to be smaller and live longer. Welcome to evolutionary dynamics, Lamarck. But, no, they are serious. And it can be fixed within 12 generations. What do the smart people out there think about this? Are they using the term 'evolution' the wrong way?"

Comment Upgrade Windows to help Microsoft (Score 2, Interesting) 835

by cupcakewalk on Friday January 23, 2009 @03:51AM (#26571689) Attached to: How To Diagnose a Suddenly Slow Windows Computer?

Am I the only one that thinks that slow downs are built in to Windows? Run it for a while then get strange, unexplained, noticeable slow down. Millions of customers say, "When was the last time I formatted my HD and reinstalled Windows? Boy. That was a lot of work (or cost a lot of money). Maybe I should get the new version (98, ME, XP, Vista, 7, etc...) If I'm going to do that, I should just get a new system." With a sales strategy built into the software, everyone who stands to make a profit wins...unless customers get stubborn and find the problem. I have not read all the comments, but past the basic diagnostics, I look for something that's caught in a loop, usually trying to install. msconfig can sometimes reveal it. HP software? Uninstall and reinstall. Or just uninstall and throw the printer off a bridge.

Comment Re:Have to get away from the "patch" concept (Score 1) 257

by cupcakewalk on Thursday September 27, 2007 @02:30PM (#20771851) Attached to: Microsoft 'Stealth Update' Proving Problematic

Talk to any average mom 'n dad and they'll say "Things that used to work fine on our computer aren't working any more, I guess it's just time to buy a new computer."

That's what I see with my clients. It's cheaper and easier to just buy a new computer. As most of us know, the average XP user doesn't need a new computer. But Microsoft needs sales. Screw up the old one so that people will buy the new one? Doesn't work for me.
I'm switching to Mac and skipping the Vista of today.

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