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- Worst. Bug. Ever.
- Worst. Bug. Ever.sounds like....Way back when... Bill was demo'ing a voice interface to windows when someone in the audience shouted out Format C colon....Confirmed.I've just confirmed this bug on my test model of the G1 (pressed [enter] R-E-B-O-O-T [enter] and it rebooted on the spot).Android is a java framework it...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Microsoft ranks Windows 7 features most likely to affect app-compatibility
- Microsoft ranks Windows 7 features most likely to affect app-compatibilityTesting is always the keyWe began testing Vista well over a year ago, and began a slow roll out last December. We did see a few issues, mostly anticipated from our testing. Now, about 20% of our users are...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Microsoft to 'webify' Office (sort of)
- Microsoft to 'webify' Office sort ofHow is this different from expected?Quoting the comment:Microsoft is finally doing what many have been clamoring for — making Web-based versions of its Office apps available — but in a different way than expected.[End quote]Did anyone expect an attempt to make Office on the desktop...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app
- Obama campaign unleashes iPhone appLMAO ntntYou know...the more you post here......the more apparent it becomes that you are a complete imbecile .Let me guess your age.From the sounds of your ramblings on ZDNet, I'll bet you're no more than 14. Which, by the way, is probably fairly close to your...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Microsoft: Windows and Linux offer same TCO in emerging markets
- Microsoft: Windows and Linux offer same TCO in emerging marketsThis line says it all ...[i]That’s the conclusion of a recent [b]Microsoft-sponsored study[/b] from Vital Wave Consulting, which Microsoft is touting in new posting on the company’s Unlimited Potential UP blog.[/i]Why am I not surprised of the results of this "study"?...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Gates and Seinfeld - Part Deux
- Gates and Seinfeld - Part DeuxMy wifeSaid that the ad seemed demeaning - some rich guys deigning to live with the riff-raff.You just don't get it...These ads are absolutely hysterical! I was literally ROTFLMAO from these ads. My rep sent me the talking points before the ad was aired, pointing...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- Dell's Mini packs Ubuntu, XP
- Dell's Mini packs Ubuntu, XPAt this point you may as well wait for integrated 3GPrices are coming down so fast, plus these things are perfect for carrying around everywhere no matter where you go. Plus the 3G providers will probably subsidize them anyway.That's exactly the netbook I want!I only hope...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flaw
- Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flawand just how long will it take to get 98% of these servers patched?When I read the % of un-patched open source machines out there..... All I can say is, where is the FUDGuess what, it's software, it'll FUBARSoftware is NOT a Religion!!!!How many...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft-Icahn proposal; Calls Microsoft 'erratic'
- Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft-Icahn proposal; Calls Microsoft 'erratic'What is the fascination with bringing up Vista in......just about every blog forum? This blog had nothing to do with Vista yet here you are whining about it. Why?It has to do with eyeballs and marketing.In the search market, Yahoo is number 2...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-13
- Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to Microsoft
- Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to MicrosoftHe didn't dieYou guys make it sound like he died. As much as I bash MS, I do admire what Bill did by founding this company and guiding it to do what it's done for the world. I hope the company well in...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology is ready to roll
- Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology is ready to rollActually...You should ask THAT to Apple, not Microsoft...Because Apple's usage agreement only allows OSX to run on Apple hardware?And while Psystar might be avoiding a lawsuit, it's very unlikely that Apple would hold back if MS tried to enable it's customers to easily...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPC
- IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPCSupercomputer Uses.I don't want to sound dumb, but unless the NNSA does nuclear simulations couldn't they keep track of their nuclear stockpile with a Windows, Linux or Mac machine? :-)Update: I read another article related to the supercomputer that states they...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- Proposed NAFTA-like agreement would turn border guards into copyright cops
- Proposed NAFTA-like agreement would turn border guards into copyright copsDeclaring war on your customers!Great PR move by big content! Apparently big content is feeling too much love from its customers! (These guys are hopeless!)Woot!Finally someone will be cracking down on all of those GPL violations as they cross the border,...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)
- Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)LMAOToo Funny! You forgot AOL... Must.. takeover.. entire.. computerAnd to expand on java... You need version 1.4.2.3.22 for this program to work.My most hated ones:- Adobe Reader Bloatware- Norton (It went from ok, to horrible. Why would you need more than 60%...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?
- Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?Mark Cuban - Time Traveller and MastermindMark Cuban "founded Broadcast.com in 1005 and sold it to Yahoo in July 1999". HOLY %&*! Mark Cuban not only travelled back to 1005, but he also registered a domain and started an internet company...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Does open source programming make you a criminal?
- Does open source programming make you a criminal?lmao, nicely done! ntntRE: Does open source programming make you a criminal?Great post Dana! It always nice to start the day off with a good laugh.I know where this came from......but I wouldn't have even bothered satirizing the two talkbackers who were constantly...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminentNOT GUILTY!Let the man go!NonsenseI think is says something about Reiser that he probably murdered someone. I bet his wife was constantly harping on him for spending all his time glued to a monitor trying to reinvent the...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Jim Cramer: Stop trading, buy Apple
- Jim Cramer: Stop trading, buy AppleLMAO: Too funny this one![i]On the Tuesday, March 11, 2008, episode of Cramer's show Mad Money, a viewer named Peter submitted the question "Should I be worried about Bear Stearns in terms of liquidity and get my money out of there?" Cramer responded "No, no,...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-22
- Microsoft inches toward public beta of 'Stirling' security suite
- Microsoft inches toward public beta of 'Stirling' security suiteBug Fender scheduled for 2010Following the success of getting people to buy security software enabling Microsoft to profit from poor programming practices, Microsoft have now extended this philosophy into dealing with all of their other software bugs."This is great news" said a...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Want a peek at a non-Windows operating system from Microsoft?
- Want a peek at a non-Windows operating system from Microsoft?What is it with peopleThat just can't seem to use a "Z" where required?Well done!nt9.8!! NTnt"fr0thy-OS - Your Thinking, My Poisson"Your thinking, my FISH?????LMAOOne of the funniest things I've read on this site.::snicker::Given how well it worked for Borg Gates and...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
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