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Submission + - WARNING: driver updates causing Vista deactivation (apcmag.com)

Submitted by

KrispySausage

on Tuesday October 23, 2007 @08:48AM

KrispySausage writes: "After weeks of gruelling troubleshooting, I've finally had it confirmed by Microsoft Australia and USA — something as small as swapping the video card or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation.

Put simply, your copy of Windows will stop working with very little notice (three days) and your PC will go into "reduced functionality" mode, where you can't do anything but use the web browser for half an hour.

How can this ridiculous situation occur, and what is Microsoft's response... read on."

Submission + - LeapFrog Jumps into Open Source (eweek.com)

Submitted by

JEB_eWEEK

on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @05:54PM

JEB_eWEEK writes: "Leapfrog Enterprises, maker of children's learning toys and electronics, is in the process of ramping up its Internet operations to serve a new series of Web-aware educational products. At the same time, the company's best-of-breed infrastructure planning strategies are leading the company in the direction of open-source software."

Submission + - Windows Vista restricts GNU GCC apps to 32 MB

Submitted by sproketboy on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @05:14PM

sproketboy writes: The title says it all.

Feed Nicotine Enhances Learning And Memory: Could This Lead To New Alzheimer's Medica (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @05:13PM

While nicotine is highly addictive, researchers have also shown the drug to enhance learning and memory -- a property that has launched efforts to develop nicotine-like drugs to treat cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, schizophrenia and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Submission + - Why Google Wanted a YouTube Lawsuit

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21, 2007 @06:59PM

An anonymous reader writes: After YouTube was purchased for $1.6 Billion, there was rampant speculation that Google would soon be waist-deep in billion dollar lawsuits. Despite the enormous liability issues, Google purchased YouTube for a mind-numbing sum, leaving many doubters wondering if Google considered all of costs involved. Well, a theory has been put forth explaining what Google may have been thinking when it bought the company: "Letting YouTube fight this battle alone with their own lawyers might have resulted in a very public and unnecessary loss that would have crippled Google's video ambitions and possibly caused collateral damage to a bunch of related industries (especially search)." In short, the author argues that Google had a lot more to lose had it kept away from YouTube and let the old-media companies crush it with lawsuits.

Submission + - Pascals Wager -- A technical gamble on God

Submitted by

angrysmurf56

on Wednesday March 21, 2007 @06:52PM

angrysmurf56 writes: "Pascals Wager was referenced on the Imus show the other day... this site is taking a look at at the theory (If you don't know if there's a God, then it's safer to believe that there is). There's some mixed takes on this and interesting debate. http://angrysmurf.com/blog/2007/03/pascals-wager.h tml"

Submission + - Be a Developer not a Coder

Submitted by yavori on Wednesday March 21, 2007 @06:51PM

yavori writes: An interesting point of view where Developers are not Coders and programming languages are compared at level of job done and problems solved is discussed here. The author seems to make a comparison of Ruby on Rails and two of the most used programming languages PHP and Java.

Submission + - Handy Caffeine Chart

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21, 2007 @06:06PM

An anonymous reader writes: Energy drinks are everywhere but coffee gives the best buzz for your buck. Light Reading compiled caffeine data from medical journals and dozens of lunch breaks to show how coffee compares to Red Bull, Monster, SoBe No Fear, etc.

Submission + - Supporting Macs in Active Directory

Submitted by

johannacw

on Wednesday March 21, 2007 @05:22PM

johannacw writes: "This one is for corporate Windows sys admins who are supporting a Mac every now and again. True Active Directory integration requires more than just access to resources. Mac expert Ryan Faas talks about six options to consider."

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