Comment Re:OT: why is "all caps" in all caps? (Score 1) 773
People write all sorts of tech-related nouns in all caps. "LINUX" suffers from this quite a lot, as does "LUA".
Comment Re:Wasn't this done before (Score 5, Funny) 238
No, that was Boulder Dash
IDEs With VIM Text Editing Capability? 193
An anonymous reader writes "I am currently looking to move from text editing with vim to a full fledged IDE with gdb integration, integrated command line, etc. Extending VIM with these capabilities is a mortal sin, so I am looking for a linux based GUI IDE. I do not want to give up the efficient text editing capabilities of VIM though. How do I have my cake and eat it too?"
Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Released 272
supersloshy writes Today Mozilla released Thunderbird 3.
Many new features are available, including Tabs and enhanced search features, a message archive for emails you don't want to delete but still want to keep, Firefox 3's improved Add-ons Manager, Personas support, and many other improvements. Download here."
Comment BBC (Score 1) 353
The BBC is also reporting it here.
Comment Re:The best way to use windows ... (Score 1) 830
PS: Cygwin will save your sanity, so long as you can get through the clunky install.
Comment Re:The best way to use windows ... (Score 1) 830
Somebody will probably say "Oh I'll write you a C# app to do that. It'll be brilliant because it's written in C#"
Comment Re:Never... (Score 1) 303
I find myself looking through K&R for a particular function about once every, say, 2 weeks. More often than not it's for a standard library function rather than something for the language itself, and it'll be for something very specific (e.g. does function x return a signed/unsigned int, or a size_t?). And that's after 8 years of full time, 40 hours-a-week coding
Likewise for TCPPPL, or more commonly http://cplusplus.com/reference/
Comment Re:Missing the point (Score 1) 843
Because 14 years ago, half of slashdot weren't even born.
Comment Re:FFx2 (Score 1) 321
so windows 98 is 14 times better than win 7?
Probably.
Comment Re:Problem with DVDs was... (Score 1) 649
Yeah, mine's called a Mac Mini
Comment Re:Guess you didn't use Windows 2000 (Score 1) 466
Seconded. I miss Win2K
Submission + - MIPS/Linux hacker Thiemo Seufer dies (lwn.net)
Trepidity writes: "Longtime Linux-MIPS hacker Thiemo Seufer died in a car accident on December 26. Among other things, he was a major contributor to the Linux kernel's MIPS port, served as the MIPS maintainer/co-maintainer for binutils for 5 years, was the main supporter of the Debian MIPS port, and produced thousands of patches to free-software packages ranging from SBCL to QEMU to get them working (or working better) on or with the MIPS platform."
Is Linux Out of Touch With the Average User? 1067
MrSmith writes "Is Linux's less than impressive market share an indication that the movement is out of touch with the average computer user? ZDNet examines five reasons that could explain why people are still willing to pay for (or pirate) an operating system when free alternatives exist. One of the reasons seems to be that despite what many Linux advocates claim, Windows users aren't on the whole dissatisfied with their OS: 'Despite what you read on websites and blogs, newspapers and magazines, people on the whole aren't all that dissatisfied with Windows. There are millions of users out there who just get on and use their PCs without any real difficulty.'"
Submission + - New PS3 firmware scales PS2 games to 1080p
JamesO writes: "Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that PlayStation 3 firmware version 1.80 will enable the console to upscale DVD moves, PSone games and PlayStation 2 games to a maximum of 1080p when viewed on a compatible television set. A 1080p resolution when viewing DVDs is only available when using HDMI.
Version 1.80 also allows users to enjoy Remote Play on their PSP across the internet, making it possible to access their PlayStation 3 from anywhere in the world via broadband.
Another addition with the new firmware is the ability to stream media content over a home network, further enhancing the PS3's abilities as a home entertainment hub. PS3 owners with a compatible Epson USB printer will now also be able to print pictures directly from the PS3.
PlayStation 3 firmware version 1.80 will be available from May 24.
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/23-05-2007-5553.html"
Version 1.80 also allows users to enjoy Remote Play on their PSP across the internet, making it possible to access their PlayStation 3 from anywhere in the world via broadband.
Another addition with the new firmware is the ability to stream media content over a home network, further enhancing the PS3's abilities as a home entertainment hub. PS3 owners with a compatible Epson USB printer will now also be able to print pictures directly from the PS3.
PlayStation 3 firmware version 1.80 will be available from May 24.
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/23-05-2007-5553.html"
