BiggestPOS - Slashdot User

Comment: Windows Mobile? (Score 5, Funny) 154

by BiggestPOS on Friday March 09, @09:52AM (#39300053) Attached to: Microsoft To Shut Down App Store For Windows Mobile

I'm sure both users are going to be really upset.

Comment: Let me count... (Score 1) 374

by BiggestPOS on Monday October 24 2011, @11:23AM (#37818486) Attached to: Devices on my home network (less modem):

Wired -
Win7 Desktops x 3
FreeBSD Server x 1
Laser Printer x 1
PS3 x 1
Wii x 1
Camera x 1

Wireless -
Linux Netbook x 1
Android tablet x 1
Android phones x 2
WIn7 laptop x 1
3DS x 1

Microsoft Reportedly Ends Zune Hardware Development 276

Posted by Soulskill on Monday March 14 2011, @05:33PM
from the no-need-to-throw-good-money-after-bad dept.

ideaz tips this Bloomberg report: "Microsoft Corp. will cease introducing new versions of the Zune music and video-player amid tepid demand, helping the company shift its focus to mobile phones, according to a person familiar with the decision. The company will concentrate on putting Zune software onto mobile phones such as those running Microsoft’s Windows operating system, said the person, who declined to be identified because the decision hasn’t been announced. Zune software lets customers buy songs and movies, as well as pay a monthly fee to stream unlimited music."

Comment: Re:Well, is this a good thing? (Score 1) 169

by BiggestPOS on Thursday September 23 2010, @09:50AM (#33674802) Attached to: Emulation Arrives On the PS3

Don't say things like that, you just scared me half to death. Don't worry folks, he must not have disabled the Automatic Updates. Nothing to see here, move along.

Comment: Re:Actually.. (Score 1) 390

by BiggestPOS on Wednesday September 01 2010, @01:09PM (#33437870) Attached to: AT&T Says Net Rules Must Allow 'Paid Prioritization'

I probably have one of the fastest download speeds you can get on Cable modem (DOCSIS 3.0 - limited to 107 megabits down!) but the 21:1 disparity between the upload and download bandwidth makes me a sad panda :(

Comment: Re:ISP's want your money... (Score 1) 547

by BiggestPOS on Wednesday August 18 2010, @10:03AM (#33287660) Attached to: ISPs Lie About Broadband "Up To" Speeds

I pay $120/US a month for 107 megabits down, and 5 megabits of upload in East Texas.
I never have any problems downloading from the "right places" at 12.5 megabytes/sec. Amazon Web Services being one of the few places that can actually saturate my pipe with an HTTP download. Use your imagination for the other places I'm able to max it out :)

Comment: Re:between this and that dnssec thing... (Score 1) 139

by BiggestPOS on Sunday May 09 2010, @11:16PM (#32151414) Attached to: The Status of Routing Reform — How Fragile is the Internet?

Better still, wait for Internet 2.1 - we all know x.0 releases just aren't up to snuff.

Comment: Re:Tell Your Wireless ... (Score 1) 559

by BiggestPOS on Friday April 23 2010, @09:21AM (#31954220) Attached to: Google Street View Logs Wi-Fi Networks, MAC Addresses

Also I believe they are only gathering the MAC (and maybe SSID) of the wireless in order to increase the accuracy of your android device's location abilities when you have the GPS radio off, and the WiFi radio on.

Or I'm just crazy. It's not like they are trying to hack WEP enabled APs and listen in on the traffic. Google hasn't fallen that far. Yet.

Comment: Re:Context is important (Score 1) 358

by BiggestPOS on Tuesday September 29 2009, @09:02AM (#29579087) Attached to: The Nickel & Dime Generation

TF2 has infinitely more replay value than WoW as well.

Comment: Re:People prefer small upfront fees, better TCO (Score 1) 358

by BiggestPOS on Tuesday September 29 2009, @09:01AM (#29579065) Attached to: The Nickel & Dime Generation

Give them the handle and make a fortune on the blades...