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Comment Nothing wrong with ThinkPads (Score 1) 114

by __aanqgi3349 on Friday January 25, 2013 @12:05PM (#42691417) Attached to: Lenovo Could Take Over RIM

While there's been some backsliding on customer service -- IBM set an unequalled standard in this area -- the ThinkPads are still at the top of the class in the PC space. Since moving to Linux I've run only ThinkPads, which are solid and (except for their new ultrabook) easily user-upgradable. Even the help, when I've needed it, has been fine. The customer service issue I had was a very late delivery with poor communications from Lenovo while I was waiting for my most recent model (T430s).

Feed Blogger Jailed for Slamming Islam (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Thursday February 22, 2007 @05:12PM

Outspoken criticism of Muslim extremists and Egypt's president earns an Egyptian man a four-year prison sentence. By the Associated Press.

Pre-Installed Linux Tops Dell Customer Requests 509

Posted by kdawson on Monday February 19, 2007 @07:11PM from the please-sir-may-I-have-a-penguin dept.

dhart writes "Within only a few days of Dell opening a new customer feedback website, they discovered that the feature most requested (by an almost 2-to-1 margin!) is an option on all new Dell PCs: pre-installed Linux. (And the number 3 request is pre-installed Open Office.) I believe they'll have a harder time now with the tired old mantra 'There's no customer demand for Linux.'"

Submission + - GMail Vulnerable To Contact List Hijacking

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Monday January 01, 2007 @03:28AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "By simply logging in to GMail and visiting a website, a malicious website can steal your contact list, and all their details. The problem occurs because Google stores the contact list data in a javascript file which can be found here. So far the attack only works on Firefox, and doesn't appear to work in Opera or Internet explorer 7. IE6 was un-tested as of now."

Vista and the Music Industry 438

Posted by kdawson on Monday January 01, 2007 @02:54AM from the locked-down dept.

BanjoBob writes "Vista locks down all the DRM functionality and actually reduces the quality of playback of some media. This includes both audio and video content. As a company creating music and video products, how can we use Vista to create, distribute, and use legal media? I have read nothing to indicate that Vista has a model to allow 'authorized' use without causing problems. Currently we use Windows 2000 and Linux products. If what we understand is true, Vista and future Microsoft products won't be viable options for us since prior to publication, media must be copied multiple times, edited, moved around, re-edited and often modified into various forms (trailers, etc.) before, during, and after production. This naturally includes backups and recovery. If Vista is intent on prohibiting these uses, then Microsoft is intent on keeping their products out of the realm of content creation and editing. How do others deal with these issues?"

Submission + - Consumer Reports: Cingular, Sprint bad performers

Submitted by

dcgirl20006

on Monday December 11, 2006 @11:25AM

dcgirl20006 writes: "It's that time again, Consumer Reports is out with the annual cell phone review. And Verizon has risen to the top. And, Cingular, with the most subscribers (post AT&T mega merger), claims it is the company with the "least dropped calls" but consumers say otherwise. What can be done? Provide risk-free 30 day trial period; realistic coverage maps, upfront price disclosure, and end early termination fees."

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