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Comment Google? (Score 1, Informative) 325

by Gizmoguy on Sunday March 21, 2010 @09:07AM (#31556992) Attached to: Need Help Salvaging Data From an Old Xenix System

Have people lost the ability to Google for answers before pestering other people? After about 5 seconds I found this:

http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/FAQ_scotec1linuxfs.html

You're welcome. =P

Comment Pen and paper? (Score 1) 823

by Gizmoguy on Friday October 30, 2009 @08:33AM (#29922443) Attached to: How To Enter Equations Quickly In Class?

Why don't you just write the equations down in a notebook, then put a number into your typed notes? You can LaTeXify the equations (or embed them in whatever way you choose) after class.

Comment New CAPTCHAs? (Score 1) 150

by Gizmoguy on Sunday October 05, 2008 @02:54PM (#25266035) Attached to: Optical Character Recognition Still Struggling With Handwriting

OK, so their CAPTCHA has just been broken, and computers cannot read handwriting... why not use handwriting as CAPTCHAs?

iPhone Likely Set to Launch in the UK Next Week 127

Posted by Zonk on Saturday September 15, 2007 @05:29AM from the leaving-the-brits-in-the-cold dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to CNet, the iPhone is likely to be launched in the UK next Tuesday. 'Yesterday we were invited to an Apple press conference to take place next Tuesday — and we think it's most likely going to be the UK iPhone launch. Apple, as always, is keeping tight-lipped but there are several clues that point in the iPhone's direction'. No word yet on a UK operator, pricing or whether or not it will have 3G."

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