Comment Re:What about the rest of the family? (Score 1) 311
The Zune might not have killed the iPOD....
iPOD??? This really bugs me. Do you also confuse the Mac with a MAC? Sheesh...
Comment Re:Things I look for (Score 1) 456
* Talk to their support/sales staff. Ask questions that are difficult.
This is so important. If the people who answer the phones are basically script readers cannot fix your problem and continually have to refer issues to someone else, that's a bad sign. I am moving all of my accounts from Hostcentric to NetSol VPS because of this issue and the fact that they implement changes without adequately notifying their customers.
Submission + - Guitar, studio wizard Les Paul dies at 94 (cnn.com)
beeshman writes: Guitar, studio wizard Les Paul dies at 94
CNN reports that "Les Paul, whose innovations with the electric guitar and studio technology made him one of the most important figures in recorded music, has died, according to a statement from his publicists. Paul was 94."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/13/obit.les.paul/index.html
CNN reports that "Les Paul, whose innovations with the electric guitar and studio technology made him one of the most important figures in recorded music, has died, according to a statement from his publicists. Paul was 94."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/13/obit.les.paul/index.html
Comment Witnessed At Least 3 Trampling Deaths Choice (Score 5, Funny) 517
This is not funny.
Microsoft Blasts IBM Over XML Standards 323
carlmenezes writes "Ars Technica has up an article discussing Microsoft's latest salvo against IBM. Microsoft's open letter to IBM adds fresh ammunition to the battle of words between those who support Microsoft's Open XML and OpenOffice.org's OpenDocument file formats. Microsoft has strong words for IBM, which it accuses of deliberately trying to sabotage Microsoft's attempt to get Open XML certified as a standard by the ECMA. In the letter, general managers Tom Robertson and Jean Paol write: 'When ODF was under consideration, Microsoft made no effort to slow down the process because we recognized customers' interest in the standardization of document formats.' In contrast, the authors charge that IBM 'led a global campaign' urging that governments and other organizations demand that International Standards Organization (ISO) reject Open XML outright."
Journal Journal: On policing the police 4
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,252121,00.html
Georgia Couple Accused of 'Stalking' Cop They Caught Speeding
Thursday, February 15, 2007
A Georgia couple appeared before a judge Wednesday to answer charges that they allegedly stalked a police officer whom they caught speeding in their neighborhood.
Feed $82 For E-Voting Secrets (wired.com)
Submission + - Renewable Energy for the Data Center?
rohar writes: "The ISP/Carrier/Colo company I work for has just announced a new "green" program. Although this is a step forward, they don't have a comprehensive environmental sustainability plan.
I have been leading an open renewable energy project and I think we have 2 novel ideas for scalable and reliable renewable electrical power, the Solar Ammonia Absorption Convection Tower and the Compressed Air Wind Electrical Generation System.
What are your ideas for renewable power generation and conservation for the data center and other areas of industry?
New Ideas Only. Please don't mention Solar PV"
I have been leading an open renewable energy project and I think we have 2 novel ideas for scalable and reliable renewable electrical power, the Solar Ammonia Absorption Convection Tower and the Compressed Air Wind Electrical Generation System.
What are your ideas for renewable power generation and conservation for the data center and other areas of industry?
New Ideas Only. Please don't mention Solar PV"
Google Launches Summer of Code 2007 74
An anonymous reader writes "Looks like Google has announced that it will be doing Summer of Code again this year. The program looks pretty much the same this year but they have built time into the program schedule for students to get up to speed before they start coding. Nice job, Google."
Journal Journal: New Protein Super-family Discovered
Biologists have discovered a new super-family of developmental proteins that are critical for cell growth and differentiation and whose further study is expected to benefit research on cancer and the nerve-cell repair. The protein super-family, which existed before the emergence of animals about 850 million years ago, is of major importance for understanding how life evolved in primordial times.
Submission + - Apple to re-enter the sub-notebook market
An anonymous reader writes: AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has plans to reenter the sub-notebook market this year. FTFA: "This new tiny MacBook, people familiar with the project say, remains in development ahead of its target launch date around the time WWDC rolls around mid-year. It will be both lighter and more compact than any other Mac portable Apple has put forth in recent years, bundling a display of similarly smaller proportions."
http://appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2500
http://appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2500
Feed Vonage Posts Smaller Loss but Says Subscriber Growth Is Off (nytimes.com)
The Internet phone company lost less money last quarter, but gained fewer new customers, indicating that competition may be intensifying.
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Prof: So the American government went to IBM to come up with a data encryption standard and they came up with ... Student: EBCDIC!"
