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Submission + - Why the heck are people still using POP3? (emailserviceguide.com) 2

Submitted by Siker
Siker writes: Email Service Guide asked "Why the heck are people still using POP3 [...instead of IMAP]?" Remarkably the answer does not seem to be "because they don't know any better" because at Email Discussions an intense debate erupted over the topic. In this day of large storage server accounts and multiple access devices for email accounts, is there a reason other than habit for POP3?

Submission + - "Naked" scanner not to be used for under-18s.

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A scanner that could nakedify[TM] people at Manchester airport, UK, is no longer being used for under 18s.
The unfortunately-named Rapiscan may violate laws protecting children. Meanwhile, Al-Qaeda has been busy recruiting children, apparently having read Bruce Schneirs' crypto-grams on security theatre and how to defeat it.

Submission + - How much did your undergrad degree cost?

Submitted by MSesow
MSesow writes: *$0-19,999
*$20,000-39,999
*$40,000-59,999
*$60,000-79,999
*$80,000-99,999
*$100,000+
*I don't have one, you insensitive clod!
*I don't use American dollars!
Desktops (Apple)

Submission + - AmigaOS-clone "MorphOS" available for Mac mini (morphos-team.net) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Yesterday, the MorphOS Team released MorphOS for Mac mini. It's the first time that this interesting, but obscure AmigaOS clone OS is available for a hardware which is easy to obtain and doesn't cost a fortune. The OS can be freely downloaded and just run from the Live-CD (insert into your Mac mini, reboot while keeping the 'C' key pressed). It's amazingly fast and boots basically in 5 seconds.

They write: "The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the public release of MorphOS 2.4, the first ever public version to install on Mac mini G4 machines. In addition to the extended hardware support, existing users will benefit from various bug fixes and a few new features. For an overview of the included changes, please read our release notes.

We strongly urge owners of Mac mini G4 computers to carefully read our installation and troubleshoot guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 2.4 is available for download in our files section."

Submission + - Best videogame for a 9 hour flight? 1

Submitted by gad_zuki!
gad_zuki! writes: Tomorrow I'll be taking a 9 hour flight and would love to spend it gaming, but I would like to maximize my gaming time. I have a macbook (2.1ghz/8400) with OSX and Win7 with one spare battery. I'll run the screen as dim as possible and keep the sound low. Im thinking of taking a bunch of MAME roms or a classic game like Command and Conquer. Any suggestions? Dwarf Fortress perhaps? I will be flying coach in a 777, so there will be no outlet for me to charge.

Submission + - Email on Death Row - Again (emailserviceguide.com) 1

Submitted by mvip
mvip writes: It's time to prematurely mourn the death of email again: the Wall Street Journal article Why Email No Longer Rules is making the rounds online. Fast Company provided a fast response highlighting the technical shortcomings of trying to replace email with Facebook and Twitter (where do the attachments go?). Email Service Guide points out that Facebook and Twitter are ineffective for one-of communications. But with Google Wave around the corner, is the end near for email this time around?

Submission + - Swedens first IPRED ruling overturned (thelocal.se)

Submitted by the_arrow
the_arrow writes: Acording to an article in Swedens The Local the first case under the European union antipiracy directive IPRED has been overturned in the court of appeal. The ISP ePhone was told by a lower court to connection information for a private ftp-site to five book publishing companies, but that ruling have now been overturned.
Idle

Submission + - Malaysia Slows Divorce Rate With Free Honeymoons

Submitted by samzenpus
samzenpus writes: Officials in Malaysia are trying to slow down the divorce rate by offering feuding couples a three-day honeymoon package to help bring that spark back into their marriages. After all, what could more romantic than three days of talking about your faults over a lovely fruit plate, and three drunken nights at the hotel bar watching the love of your life flirt with some random guy on a business trip? Terengganu Welfare Community Development and Women Affairs committee chairman, Ashaari Idris says, 'We can understand newlyweds having problems understanding one another, where a slight skirmish could lead to a separation but it is unacceptable for those married more than two decades to file for divorce.'

Submission + - Review of iNotes. Verdict: Fail! (emailserviceguide.com)

Submitted by mvip
mvip writes: A few days ago IBM announced LotusLive iNotes. Email Service Guide took iNotes for a spin and they were not impressed. "Judging by the name, iNotes sounds like a web-based replacement for Notes. I went into this review with excitement, but unfortunately the excitement did not last very long. For $3 per month (with just 1GB of storage), I expect much more than a very basic webmail client, which is pretty much all iNotes offers. Moreover, the only thing iNotes shares with Notes is the name and the color theme."

Submission + - Interview with Jeremy Howard of FastMail.FM (emailserviceguide.com)

Submitted by Siker
Siker writes: In a world of giants such as Gmail and Rackspace, email service provider FastMail.FM is somehow doing great with signups above the million mark. Email Service Guide interviews Jeremy Howard, founder of FastMail.FM, to find out how. Also covered is the company's contributions to Open Source software such as Cyrus-IMAP and Thunderbird. Jeremy discusses the future of IMAP, how open protocols help FastMail.FM and why he thinks SLAs from email providers are a con.
Mozilla

Submission + - Review of Thunderbird 3 Beta 4

Submitted by
mvip
mvip writes: "Mozilla released Thunderbird 3 Beta 4 a few days back. This new version features a lot of nice new features, such as tabbed message view, native Growl support (for Mac) and improved Gmail integration. Email Service Guide took the new release out for a spin and reviewed the new features. The verdict: 'I've been using Apple Mail as my primary email client for a few years now. Last time I tried Thunderbird it felt like I was time travelling 5 years back in time. With the 3.0-branch, the Thunderbird team proved they have what it takes. When the 3.0-branch is stable, I might very well ditch Apple Mail in favor for it.'"

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