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Comment Re:require more than one complete implementation (Score 1) 194

by lastberserker on Sunday February 10, 2008 @04:07PM (#22372312) Attached to: Microsoft Under Third EU Investigation for OOXML

Unimplementable? Right you are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooxml#Adoption

Require full implementation? ISO approved ODF 1.0 doesn't have a single full implementation - all current implementations extend ODF 1.0 and most have compatibility problems: http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2008/02/01/is-it-jetlag.aspx#7465908

Hack Mac OS X With Installer Packages 194

Posted by kdawson on Saturday September 16, 2006 @02:37PM from the why-not-to-run-as-admin dept.

nezmar writes, "MacGeekery has a short but insightful piece with examples on how to use a malformed Installer package (.pkg) on Mac OS X to 'insert user accounts with administrator rights and change root-owned system configuration or binary files without prompting the vast majority of Mac OS X users for a password of any kind.'" The article notes that this issue was brought up on the Apple Discussion Boards 6 weeks back and that it was noted there as a duplicate / known issue. It also gives as an example the installation of Parallels, the popular virtualization software, which uses the described technique, but not for nefarious purposes.

OpenDocument Voted In By ISO 179

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday May 03, 2006 @11:04AM from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

cduffy writes "OpenDocument has been voted in as ISO/IEC 26300, with no dissenting votes and a small number of abstentions. There are still several formalities to take place before final issuance. Now the question: Will OpenXML get the same treatment, despite its technical weaknesses? There's also coverage on Groklaw."

Revolution Horsepower Revealed 774

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 30, 2006 @12:15AM from the look-inside dept.

Revo writes "IGN.com unveiled leaked specs for Nintendo's upcoming Revolution console today. The system really is about twice as powerful as a GameCube and a far cry from the Xbox 360 and PS3. Of course, the focus is on the innovative controller and the affordable price."

Ballmer Babies Banned From iPods and Google 554

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday March 29, 2006 @11:55AM from the thats-one-way-to-slow-the-competition dept.

Valah writes "In a recent Fortune interview with Steve Ballmer, the newer kinder Microsoft CEO is not only ready to take on the videogaming, search, music download and mobile markets - but he's also laying down the law in his own house. Steve says that his kids are not allowed to use Google or have an iPod."

Comment Consumer Interest or viiv's future? (Score 3, Insightful) 332

by swimgeek on Tuesday October 04, 2005 @02:59PM (#13715191) Attached to: Intel Stands Up For Consumers in Next-gen DVD War

Has the decision just to do with consumer's interest or is it more related to sale of their viiv based products? Consumers won't buy PC based digital home theatres, if they won't be able to rip of their movies from the disks (HD-DVD or Blu-ray) and put it on their PC's hard disk.
Just my 2 cents

Journal Journal: Slow down cowboy[neal] - gotta love them Perl $KrIpT3rZ

Journal by lastberserker on Saturday December 27, 2003 @07:47AM

Slow down cowboy!

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It's been -3290 seconds since your last submission!

Journal Journal: alias

Journal by lastberserker on Tuesday December 10, 2002 @02:25PM

I was a big fan of Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series back in early 90s. I also started to play VGA Planets PBEM game about the same time and my very first game was for the Robots (copycat Cylons from the Battlestar Galactica series).

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