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Microsoft Upgrading Windows Users To Latest Version of MSIE 476

Posted by timothy from the great-and-powerful-oz dept.
helix2301 writes "Microsoft will be upgrading all Windows XP, Vista and 7 users to the latest IE silently. They are doing this because they have found a large number of non-patched systems. Microsoft pointed out that Chrome and Firefox do this regularly. They will start with Australia and Brazil in January, then go world-wide after they have assured there are no issues."
Handhelds

Turn Your iPad Into a Star Trek PADD 165

Posted by samzenpus from the assimilate-this! dept.
A new app from CBS interactive can help you figure out the trouble with tribbles once and for all. Star Trek PADD for iPad includes all the official data on ships, aliens, technologies, an episode guide, and uses a Starfleet-like interface. Live long and prosper.

Submission + - Poll: My last shave was with... 1

Submitted by SgtKeeling
SgtKeeling writes: -A disposable safety razor
-A safety razor with disposable blades
-A straight razor
-An electric razor
-I can't recall the last time I shaved/I've never shaved
-Cowboy Neal's old rusty razor

Comment Canceled (Score 1) 264

by SgtKeeling (#36414968) Attached to: My last airplane flight ...
My last flight was a two leg trip from LAX to EWR to YQM. (L.A. to Newark, New Jersey, USA to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada). The flight from LAX to EWR was supposed to be a two leg trip itself, but somehow my booking got lost and I was rebooked on a direct flight. Things were going pretty well at that point. After arriving at EWR though, the flight to YQM was delayed by 45 minutes. Once it was getting close to the new depature time it was delayed again. And again. And again. This kept up for a few hours until they finally cancelled it. That was on Friday evening. The soonest I could be rebooked to get to YQM or any other airport within 2-3 hours driving distance? Tuesday.
Myself and two colleagues I was travelling with ended up getting a hotel room for about 6 hours, and then renting a car and driving for 13 hours to New Brunswick.
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Book Review -- JavaScript: the Definitive Guide, 6th Edition Screenshot-sm 109

Posted by Roblimo from the knowledge-tools-for-everyday-life dept.
Michael J. Ross writes "Released during the early days of the Web, in 1995, JavaScript has come a long way: Initially a client-side scripting language typically (mis)used for decorative effects, it is now an essential part of countless major websites. Its increasing capabilities and popularity are due to several factors, including the development of libraries that resolve earlier stumbling blocks that held the language back (such as inconsistencies among the implementations in different vendors' browsers). JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, authored by David Flanagan, was first published just one year later, in 1996, with several significant updates made since then." Read below for the rest of Michael's review
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Book Review: Network Security Auditing Screenshot-sm 23

Posted by samzenpus from the protect-ya-neck dept.
brothke writes "Network Security Auditing is touted as the complete guide to auditing security, measuring risk, and promoting compliance. The book lives up to its promise and is a comprehensive reference to all things network security audit related." Read below for the rest of Ben's review.

Comment Re:For me, and many of my fellow college students. (Score 1) 697

by SgtKeeling (#35912224) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Are You Streaming-Only For Home Entertainment?
I second this. TekSavvy is a dream of an ISP. When I lived in Southern Ontario, I eventually broke free of Bell and found TekSavvy. When I first got service from them, I called them about difficulties getting my connection set up. I got through to someone right away. There was no waiting on hold, and the fellow I spoke with was a competent tech. He wasn't reading from a script, he was helping me get my connection up. If they ever expand their service into the maritimes, I'll jump ship from my current ISP overnight.
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GNOME vs. KDE: the Latest Round 344

Posted by Soulskill from the keep-it-above-the-belt dept.
jammag writes "The debate about whether KDE or GNOME is the better Linux desktop is longstanding. Yet as Linux pundit Bruce Byfield discusses, it has entered a fresh chapter now that both desktop environments have versions that are radically different from their incarnations just a few years back. Moreover, 'the differences in KDE 4.6 and GNOME 3 (the latest releases) are greater than they have ever been,' he writes. Casting aside his usual diplomacy, Byfield acknowledges that he's heard rave reviews about GNOME 3, but disagrees: 'I suspect that the majority of users are more likely to be satisfied with KDE 4.6 than GNOME 3.'"

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