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Comment Re:Napster et al court cases... (Score 1) 327

I am so sure that it will be that dangerous for non-infringing uses. I can see instances where a tracker could be eliminated, and data transfer would still be unhindered.
Linux Distributions
Game Patches
Other media content, like Internet TV programs.
These are a few instances off the top of my head where distribution would benefit from unlimited access.

Comment Re:Superfund (Score 1) 183

Some of those Superfund sites are so polluted that the clean up costs were prohibitive, when they were deemed "Brownfields".

If the some of the funds that will be recovered (after infrastructure costs) are used to further research to clean up of these types of sites, who loses?

Comment Re:Paper bills = accountability (Score 1) 285

I print my online bills and save them electronically.

I have a copy with the date printed on my electronic copy; plus I have records from the bank as to when the bill was processed.

If the business I am dealing with has a negative reputation for attempting to double-bill, or harassing me when the _bill has been paid_, the bank sends a check. This insures that the bank receives the check back. I print those checks also, if there is any doubt.

A decent bank or credit union will have these features on the website. It makes it sooo much easier to track your expenditures.

Comment Re:ROI (Score 1) 710

I live in central Indiana, and you would be surprised at the over and under voltage conditions we receive here. I have lost light bulbs, computer power supplies and other electrical devices due to shoddy power conditioning from the _Power Company_.

Some may think the Midwest is close to a Third World Nation, from the power issues we have here.

Comment Re:Pandora FMS can monitor anything (Score 1) 342

Have to second this. PandoraFMS is great at monitoring. I am not a big fan of installable sensors for clients, but Pandora's work pretty well.
I use Open-Audit for detailed views of my monitored devices. Each Windows and Linux box needs a script ran to enable it to be monitored, but especially on Windows boxes, a wealth of information is to be had.
Operating Systems

Submission + - Gartner: Windows 7 upgrade catch for XP converts (channelregister.co.uk)

techwrench writes: Michael Silver, a longtime Gartner analyst, warns of headaches for organizations migrating to Windows 7 from Windows XP — rather than from Windows Vista. He said Microsoft is making it harder and more expensive for those who move from Windows XP to Windows 7. "Microsoft will probably get more money out of [this policy]," he told Infoworld. The devil is in the Windows 7 upgrade and downgrade rights. According to Silver: "Under Microsoft's planned enterprise licensing rules, businesses that buy PCs before April 23, 2010, with Windows 7 pre-installed can downgrade them to Windows XP, then later upgrade them to Windows 7 when they're ready to migrate their users. But PCs bought on or after April 23 can only be downgraded to Vista — which is of no help for XP-based organizations, Silver notes — and could cause major headaches and add more costs to the Windows 7 migration effort."
Input Devices

Submission + - 12 Best Mice (reghardware.co.uk)

techwrench writes: "Mice are probably the most common peripheral in the computing world and any old one should perform the basic function required of it with a reasonable degree of competency. But which is the best? Which takes the concept of the mouse just that little bit further and pushes the proverbial envelope? Which indulges in a spot blue cheese thinking? Which sticks its tongue out at convention? Which is just plain cool? Or odd? To find out Reg Hardware has got hold of half a pound of metaphorical cheddar and is away behind the technical skirting board to track down a dozen of the best in the great mouse hunt."

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