AndrewM1 - Slashdot User

Comment Change the Display Language (Score 1) 695

by AndrewM1 on Tuesday June 02, 2009 @11:20AM (#28182883) Attached to: Keeping a PC Personal At School?

Might not be an option for you, but if you speak any other language, just change the Windows/Mac/Linux system language to it.

I can't count the number of people who've asked to use my laptop, been challenged by "Cet ordinateur est utilisé et a été verrouillé ... Appuyez sur Ctrl-Alt-Suppr pour déverrouiller cet ordinateur" (or even just noticed that the Start Menu is labeled "Démarrer") and have gone "Oh, well... I'll ask John over there then, I guess."

Also, even if people know that English is your native language, you can claim that you're trying to learn and that you've changed your computer over to get some practise with it. No need to have people think that you're intentionally trying to prevent them from using your system.

Submission + - Drawing on Air

Submitted by

Roland Piquepaille

on Sunday September 23, 2007 @12:03PM

Roland Piquepaille writes: "In a recent article, PhysOrg.com reports that a team of computer scientists at Brown University has developed Drawing on Air, a haptic-aided interface to help artists to create 3D illustrations while wearing a virtual reality mask. 'The technique introduces two new strategies, using one hand or two hands, to give artists the tools they need for drawing different types of curves, and for viewing and editing their work.' The researchers hope that these techniques will improve the precision with which scientists can interact with their 3D data using a computer. This also would help artists to illustrate complicated artistic, scientific, and medical subjects. Read more for additional details and several pictures made with this system, a bat flight, a bearded man and a Swahili bride."

Submission + - New version of Gmail being tested (zdnet.com) 2

Submitted by Keith on Sunday September 23, 2007 @11:19AM

Keith writes: Gmail was launched on April 1, 2004, and has revolutionized the way many of us use email. The interface has remained largely untouched since it launched, but get ready, it's soon to undergo a change in what they describe as a "New Version". Only a select few people have access to use the new interface — mainly employees and trusted people outside the company called "Trusted Testers".

Submission + - Germany Makes Arrests in Global Phishing Scam (pcworld.com)

Submitted by Monkier on Thursday September 13, 2007 @09:11PM

Monkier writes: PC World reports: German police have arrested 10 people suspected of a phishing scam. The group targeted bank customers who received emails purportedly from organizations like eBay Inc and Deutsche Telekom. Attached to the emails was Trojan horse software which records data entered in computers.

Submission + - Mandatory Keyloggers in Mumbai's Cyber Cafes

Submitted by YIAAL on Sunday September 09, 2007 @08:39AM

YIAAL writes: Indian journalist Amit Varma reports that Mumbai's police are requiring Internet cafes to install keystroke loggers, which will capture every keystroke by users and turn that information over to the government. Buy things online, and the underpaid Indian police will have your credit card number. "Will these end up getting sold in a black market somewhere? Not unlikely."

Submission + - Police busted after tracking device found on car (stuff.co.nz)

Submitted by uh oh on Sunday September 09, 2007 @12:37AM

uh oh writes: A New Zealand police operation to covertly follow a Central Otago man came to an abrupt halt this week when the man found tracking devices planted in his car, ripped them out and listed them for auction on Trade Me. Ralph Williams, of Cromwell, said he found the devices last week in his daughter's car, which he uses, and in his flatmate's car after the cars were seized by police and taken away for investigation.

Submission + - Amazon Sues Alexaholic

Submitted by

theodp

on Wednesday April 18, 2007 @08:24PM

theodp writes: "ZDNet reports that as Jeff Bezos tap-danced out of a cringe moment at Web 2.0 Expo prompted by Tim O'Reilly's questioning of why Amazon couldn't get along with Alexaholic (now Statsaholic), Amazon had already filed a lawsuit to legally spank the tiny company into oblivion."

Feed Student loan companies illegally use US database (theregister.com)

From feed by registerfeed on Wednesday April 18, 2007 @08:13PM

Education department shuts down access

The US government has temporarily barred college loan firms accessing a database containing personal and financial details of nearly 60 million people after a Washington Post article reported it was being used illegally.

Submission + - Trolltech Qtopia Greenphone and SDK Review

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 11, 2007 @12:09PM

An anonymous reader writes: The Greenphone comes at a time when there are countless mobile Linux platforms, but not many of them are open for easy development. This little device aims to fill a niche for a community-oriented mobile development platform. How does it perform? Linuxlookup.com has the Trolltech Qtopia Greenphone and SDK review.

Wikipedia's Search Engine Plan 102

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday March 11, 2007 @10:21AM from the just-because-you-can dept.

jasonoik writes "Wikia, the commercial company founded by Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales, reveals plans for a new, editable search engine. They say that the goal of the project is to get 5% of the search market. The service does not yet an official release date. The article also leaves open the possibility that the search results may contain ads, and concludes by listing figures of the web advertisement market." Update: 03/11 17:24 GMT by KD : Wikia and Wikipedia are separate companies.

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