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Submission Summary: 0 pending, 19 declined, 2 accepted (21 total, 9.52% accepted)

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Microsoft

Submission + - Users, Web developers vent over IE7

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Spinlock_1977
Spinlock_1977 writes: "ComputerWorld is running a story about developers frustration with IE 7, and Microsoft's upcoming plans (or lack thereof) for it. From the article:

But the most pointed comment came from someone labeled only as dk. "You all continue to underestimate the dramatic spillover effect this poor developer experience has had and will continue to have on your other products and services. Let me drive this point home. I am a front-end programmer and a co-founder of a start-up. I can tell you categorically that my team won't download and play with Silverlight ... won't build a Live widget ... won't consider any Microsoft search or ad products in the future."
Biotech

Submission + - Cheap Home Lead Testing - How?

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Spinlock_1977
Spinlock_1977 writes: "I received a gift from a friend — a tea ball. It was made in China. And it's metallic. Home lead-testing kits seem to start at a hundred or two dollars and go up from there. I'm loathe to spend that much to test a five dollar item. Does the slashdot community have suggestions for how to test for lead at home, on the cheap?"
Sun Microsystems

Submission + - Open Source Clustering Software - soon from Sun

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Spinlock_1977
Spinlock_1977 writes: "In a world first, Sun will open-source its clustering code. Since the first clusters (IBM) to the generally agreed upon best (OpenVMS), clustering code has long been considered a Secret Sauce in large scale and high-availability computing installations. Does this move by Sun put pressure on other vendors such as Microsoft?

Infoworld has more details here: http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/27/Sun-dona tes-Cluster-to-OpenSolaris_1.html"
Microsoft

Submission + - The Inevitable: A Microsoft Car

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Spinlock_1977
Spinlock_1977 writes: "We've all seen the MS bashing and inevitable "If Microsoft built cars..." analogies here on slashdot, but now The Register is running an article on Microsoft's latest hardware foray — a car whose media player accepts your voice commands.

From the article: "Microsoft is to work with Ford to supply voice-activated software that will allow drivers to make mobile calls or play songs stored on digital music players without taking their hands off the wheel."

This makes one hope they don't introduce Windows Genuine Advantage product activation scheme in vehicles, doesn't it?"

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