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Submission + - New Toshiba Laptops Do Not Have XP Drivers

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An anonymous reader writes: I thought I got a great deal on a toshiba Dual Core 1.6ghz Model A135-S2276 Laptop. It came with Vista Home Basic. I went to toshiba's web site the only drivers they have are vista drivers. I went to 4 other simular module with close to the same hardware configuration the same thing only vista drivers. I called tech support there like don't you want to run Vista. I said if the laptop only runs vista why doesnt it say it on the box. They said they will probably put up XP drivers but it soundly like they are in no big hurry. I told them toshiba should not decide what OS I should run on my laptop. They gave me a case # and told me to have a nice day. And this was not tech support from India. Jeez I should have bought an HP. I expected to see Windows XP drivers is Microsoft behind this or is this just toshiba being stupid?
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Men focus on crotches

Submitted by JavaRob
JavaRob writes: A study by the Online Journalism Review using eye tracking to improve page layouts turned up an odd result: men tend to reliably look at crotches in photos.

"Although both men and women look at the image of George Brett when directed to find out information about his sport and position, men tend to focus on private anatomy as well as the face. For the women, the face is the only place they viewed. [...]This difference doesn't just occur with images of people. Men tend to fixate more on areas of private anatomy on animals as well, as evidenced when users were directed to browse the American Kennel Club site."

Interestingly, it seems like even knowing that their eye movements were being recorded didn't affect the habit.

Side note: the main article is actually interesting, if you can manage to tear your eyes away from George Brett's groin.
Education

Submission + - Do you educate family about copyright issues?

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QuantumG
QuantumG writes: "We live in a time where copyright owners form lobby groups (like the RIAA and MPAA) to misinform the public of their rights and obligations under copyright law. Those insane warnings at the beginning of movies make no mention of fair use and throw around words like "crime" and "theft" with semantic abandon. When your own mother asks you to copy a movie so she can give it to a friend, how wrong can it be? Does any else have these problems or do I just have technically competent, copyright blasé friends and family?"
Announcements

Submission + - United States Pirate Party T-Shirt Design Contest

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nbx909
nbx909 writes: "The United States Pirate Party has announced the first part of their first real fund raising campaign in their first press release. The United States Pirate Party is looking for people to design a t-shirt that will be sold in order to raise money for various things mainly supplies and support for their new local pirate 'ships.' The guidelines are in the press release as well as in their policy. Good luck!"
Networking

Submission + - Remotely Connecting Two Machines for Audio

Submitted by
TFGeditor
TFGeditor writes: "Thanks to /. readers' advice from a previous Ask Slashdot ahref=http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09 /28/2153212rel=url2html-31469http://ask.slashdot.o rg/article.pl?sid=06/09/28/2153212> , I now have a PC system optimally configured to produce professional on-air radio programs. Now I have a new problem. My radio co-host and I are in different cities located a few hundred miles apart. In order to give the show a real-time (i.e. "live") sound, we need to somehow connect him and me over the net so that we can produce a show complete with co-host banter, real-time interaction, etc. as if we were both in the same studio. How can we do this? Will Skype or other VOIP applications do this without the result sounding "tinny" (like a phone connection), or are there other apps that will do a better job? Need your advice/help."
Google

Submission + - Viacom sues Youtube and Google for $1billion

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botkiller
botkiller writes: "Caught this article on MSN, which I don't usually peruse for news, but it stuck out. Apparently Viacom is suing Google and Youtube for one billion dollars, saying that Youtube has shown 160,000 of its videos without permission. From the article: "The lawsuit, the first big attack on the Google-owned video-sharing site, may just be a negotiating ploy. But it could be the first volley in a war between Google and its old-media rivals." More at http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Dis patch/ViacomSuesYouTube.aspx?GT1=9215"
Portables (Apple)

Submission + - MacBook Battery fire, this time in Australia

Submitted by
Currawong
Currawong writes: "On MacTalk Australia, one of our users has had his MacBook's battery explode, telling us the frightening story of his girlfriend waking him in a panic at 3am after seeing his MacBook spontaneously catch fire in their kitchen. "[She]..said she heard it hissing like a steam valve, then smoke started pouring out of it and a couple of seconds later, a very large flash fire started. I'm sure you have read about these and seen the dell video. This is what happened to my macbook." We're now awaiting the response from Apple Australia to the owner, as it's the first time we know of they've had to deal with this issue."

Feed 'NSFW' Is for Babies (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed
Susie Bright calls internet writers to task for labeling links as not safe for work. Is it time to drop the flag? In Sex Drive Daily.


Quickies

Submission + - DVT in Slashdotters

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balloonhead
balloonhead writes: "A New Zealand study has shown a disproportionate amount of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) cases in sedentary office workers. DVT can have a variety of outcomes, including the blood clot dislodging and travelling to the lungs, where it can cause a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism (PE). The study implicated long hours sat at desks, stating the main groups affected are workers in the information technology industry and in call centres. Slashdotters beware!"
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - MP tries to Klinon to power

Submitted by Daehenoc
Daehenoc writes: From http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21372488-1376 2,00.html: "A Finnish member of parliament is aiming for re-election by campaigning with a translation of his website into Klingon, used in the TV series Star Trek. "Some have thought it is blasphemy to mix politics and Klingon," said Jyrki Kasvi, an ardent Trekkie. "Others say it is good if politicians can laugh at themselves." He said his politics posed some translation difficulties, since Klingon does not have words for matters such as tolerance, or for many colours, including green — the party under whose banner he is running in the national elections on March 18. Non-warriors can also access the site, http://www.kasvi.org/, in English, Swedish and Finnish.'
Communications

What are the Best Cell Phone Services in the US? 239

Posted by Cliff from the and-what-is-it-about-them-that-you-like dept.
James Hewfanger asks: "Cnet.co.uk has run an article on the five best cell phone services in the UK. These include a text-based service that gets you the number of a licensed cab company in London, Google Maps and Gmail on your phone, a service that can tell what artist and song you're listening to, an online service that backs up all your cell phone contacts and a text-based service that answers any question you can throw at it. What, however, are the five best cell phone services in the US?" Wirefly's cell phone plan comparison tool gives a good up-to-date look of all cell phone plans on the market.
Windows

Submission + - Microsoft takes a 'Patch Tuesday' break

Submitted by
Phill0
Phill0 writes: "From the article:

Microsoft has no new security updates planned for Tuesday, despite at least five zero-day vulnerabilities that are waiting to be fixed.
The patch break could be a welcome respite for IT managers still busy testing the dozen fixes Microsoft released last month. Also, many IT pros may be occupied with the switch to daylight saving time, which at the behest of Congress, is happening three weeks earlier this year. Many computer systems don't have that change programmed in and require patching.
"
PC Games (Games)

Submission + - PC Gaming's Future Evolution

Submitted by Dr. Eggman
Dr. Eggman writes: 1up.com is reporting on the GDC panel "PC Gaming in an Age of Connected Consoles", and their views on the PC. Unlike the usual doom and gloom about the "death" of PC games, this panel's has suggested that the death is of PC games as we know it; in that PC games will evolve. They believe PC gaming's future lies in it's strenghs like persistent-world environments, not just as MMOs but anything that has elements of a persistent nature such as Battlefield 2142. They go on to describe the PC's greatest edge over consoles: user created content and the supportive game communities built around it. The article also cited the panel's views on the weaknesses inherent in consoles' closed networks and content control.

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