Comment Re:Dvorak? (Score 1) 150
The Storm does something like that. In portrait mode, it defaults to SureType (2 letters per "key" in a QWERTY-like layout), and in landscape it goes to full QWERTY.
Comment Re:Similar experience. (Score 4, Interesting) 855
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire_(Windows)
Microsoft intended Windows Solitaire "to soothe people intimidated by the operating system", and at a time where many users were still unfamiliar with graphical user interfaces, it proved useful in familiarizing them with the use of a mouse, such as the drag-and-drop technique required for moving cards.
Comment Re:What we want? Isn't it? (Score 1) 255
As far as I understand (from third-hand experience only), the biggest problem with Notes is that it does way more than Outlook, which justifies the insane complexity.
PS: I believe Notes already has something along the lines of Sharepoint, but you'd be better asking someone who's actually used it.
Comment Re:No Idea what the techspecs are on this but (Score 1) 898
Many new computers with 4+ gb of RAM have Vista 64bit by default.
You do realize that 4+ GB of ram would be useless without 64-bit, right?
Comment Re:why is this surprising? (Score 1) 898
At least part of the issue falls on the fact that the Win9x line was built as a single-user system. When XP (based on NT/2K) came along and replaced 9x, if they had forced non-admin accounts, all sorts of programs designed for 9x would be very confused when they found out they couldn't write to certain places.
So, part of the problem is users, part is lazy developers, and part is Microsoft not providing a solution to allow legacy apps to run with restricted rights, without modification
Comment Re:It makes absolutely no sense (Score 1) 108
I don't use either, but the words "Java" and "nimble" are enough to describe how bad Quicken is.
Comment Re:Intuit's Mac support stinks anyway, these days. (Score 1) 108
Actually, Entourage* in my situation has one advantage over Outlook. My school's email is Exchange, and the only way to access it is over Outlook Web Access. Entourage hooks in to it (and my other email accounts) no problem. On the other hand, I've been totally unable to get Outlook to do the same.
*Evolution also supported this, but it's not compatible with Exchange '07.
Comment Re:Ministry of Censorship (Score 1) 674
No, 1984 would be Ministry of Speech
Comment Re:ThinkGeek?? (Score 1) 372
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MSAK
Arduino starter kit. Comes with an Arduino (ATMega168 made all novice-friendly), breadboard, LEDs, buttons, wires, resistors, and a book to tell you how it works.
Submission + - QNX Opens Source Code; Interview: QNX' CEO 1
Arista writes: QNX has announced that effective immediately, the company will open the source code to its QNX embedded, RTOS, microkernel operating system. From the press release: "Effective immediately, QNX will make source code for its award-winning, microkernel-based OS available for free download. The first source release includes the code to the QNX Neutrino microkernel, the base C library, and a variety of board support packages for popular embedded and computing hardware." OSNews features an interview with the CEO of QNX, Dan Dodge, on this announcement.
Submission + - QNX Publishes Neutrino Source Code
entrigant writes: QNX has announced that they are opening the code and development process for Neutrino. From the press release:
"In a move that revolutionizes software development practices by combining the best of the open source and commercial software domains, QNX Software Systems today announced that it is opening access to the source code of its QNX® Neutrino® realtime operating system (RTOS) under a new hybrid software licensing arrangement."
"In a move that revolutionizes software development practices by combining the best of the open source and commercial software domains, QNX Software Systems today announced that it is opening access to the source code of its QNX® Neutrino® realtime operating system (RTOS) under a new hybrid software licensing arrangement."
Submission + - Dark Matter and Superconductivity (lanl.gov)
Philip Sargent writes: "A paper which appeared on arXiv today proposes that certain characteristics of dark matter can be detected in laboratory experiments.
Coincidentally, these tests involve the rotating superconductors much beloved by antigravity afficionados.
"Recent laboratory experiments with rotating superconductors show that three so far unexplained experimentally observed effects (anomalous acceleration signals, anomalous gyroscope signals, Cooper pair mass excess) can be physically explained in terms of a possible interaction of dark energy with Cooper pairs..."
"We show that this model can account simultaneously for the anomalous acceleration and anomalous gravitomagnetic fields around rotating superconductors measured by Tajmar et al. and for the anomalous Cooper pair mass in superconductive Niobium, measured by Cabrera and Tate. It is argued that these three different physical effects are ultimately different experimental manifestations of the simultaneous spontaneous breaking of gauge invariance, and of the principle of general covariance in superconductive materials." http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/0707.1797"
Coincidentally, these tests involve the rotating superconductors much beloved by antigravity afficionados.
"Recent laboratory experiments with rotating superconductors show that three so far unexplained experimentally observed effects (anomalous acceleration signals, anomalous gyroscope signals, Cooper pair mass excess) can be physically explained in terms of a possible interaction of dark energy with Cooper pairs..."
"We show that this model can account simultaneously for the anomalous acceleration and anomalous gravitomagnetic fields around rotating superconductors measured by Tajmar et al. and for the anomalous Cooper pair mass in superconductive Niobium, measured by Cabrera and Tate. It is argued that these three different physical effects are ultimately different experimental manifestations of the simultaneous spontaneous breaking of gauge invariance, and of the principle of general covariance in superconductive materials." http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/0707.1797"
Submission + - Kqemu is GPL.
Anonymous Coward writes: "Yesterday Frabrice Bellard released the full virtualization module kqemu
for qemu under the GPL.
This makes it possible for the first time to have full
virtualization on old CPU's without using proprietary software.
If kqemu is included in the Linux kernel then linux users
will have this capability "out of the box" (qemu itself is
already in the standard repositories)."
Journal Journal: HD not so good for the adult movie industry
The benefits of a much clearer and sharper image when viewing movies using the HD standards are turning out to be a problem for the adult movie industry. The extra resolution is now exposing imperfections in actors and actresses that are not appealing.
Submission + - programmed code - yours or the company's?
markybob writes: "While working for my current employer, I do a lot in my job (small company), from basic network setup to programming. At the end of the day, since I never signed any kind of licensing agreement or copyright transfer, I am still the owner of my code, even if I allow the company to use it, correct? If I leave the company, could I reasonably use that code for whatever purposes I fit, even if selling my code to someone else or asking my old company to license it if they wish to keep using it? How would other Slashdotters handle this situation?"
