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- Using an iPod in a Prius
- When we bought our Toyota Prius in August we purchase the base model without any options. Although, that's what we wanted, it's not like we had much of a choice in the matter Prius' are still very scarce in the northeastern part of the U.S. and there is little, if...
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards
- FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cardsCo-optingIf the new frequencies are open to any company and if some companies are threatened by competition using the new frequencies, then why shouldn't the threatened companies jam the new frequencies?That seems one of the points of this quoted quote:The...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- Election-day technology watches the polls
- Election-day technology watches the pollsReffer back to President Clinton for a clue.He also promised a middle class cut and then didn't come through when elected. You can be sure about the tax raising however. No Democrat has ever failed to keep that promise.My biggest concern.Energy. If Obama...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- That "unlocked" Windows 7 taskbar is also unfinished
- That "unlocked" Windows 7 taskbar is also unfinishedCompletely defeats MS' purpose....The whole idea was to show complete features. Unlocking incomplete features will have a negative effect when people start finding the bugs. Good idea MS to keep these features locked that weren't complete, but unfortunately they were unlocked.Thanks for the...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- Top 10 Android apps for 10/29/2008
- The Android Market has only been open for a week to US users, with UK users coming online today. Developers have been able to register and upload their own applications for Android phones such as the T-Mobile G1 since Monday. Even so, close to 100 new programs are available now...
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- SEC examining teen's motive in fake Jobs heart attack rumor
- SEC examining teen's motive in fake Jobs heart attack rumorWe cannot even joke!This highlights the problems caused by greedy wallstreet crooks and cons. We cannot even joke!RE: SEC examining teen's motive in fake Jobs heart attack rumorYour correct. I think Wall Street is another name for Al Queda and the...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista...
- Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista...Subliminal? I think they've been quite open about their desire to......have people move to their latest products.IE8 needs to be finished into a full version.....to make this claim stick.IE8 Has grit in beta but it wont restore other problems that cause the...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- 2009 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD
- Photo gallery:2009 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WDThe external aesthetic of the 2009 Honda CR-V mixes the Honda Civic's space-age design with the face and bulk of a bulldog. Although you may never catch us calling the CR-V attractive, its looks aren't offensive. More importantly, spend some time behind the wheel and...
- Product reviews 2008-10-15
- UK Radio 150 Stations (gadget)
- Introducing the UK Radio gadget with 150 stations of streaming digital radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live Internet stream. Don't pay for Web radio, when you can listen for free. This gadget uses your Windows media player and Real player for audio broadcasts,...
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- Texting? Pull Over ...
- Texting? Pull Over ...re: Texting? Pull Over ...It's scary. I went through line in a grocery store, everytime the cashier had two seconds between ringing up customers her head was down texting. I can't imagine that kind of person on the road.RE: Texting? Pull Over ...TST: None of...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware sued
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware suedcombofix, smitfraudfix, etcI used all the usual tools to remove at least one incarnation of this s__tware, and it still kept coming back! Had to run the "uninstaller," then run smitfraudfix, then manually remove the folders and registry keys!All I can say is...Thank goodness...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Clickjacking: Researchers raise alert for scary new cross-browser exploit
- Clickjacking: Researchers raise alert for scary new cross-browser exploitText or graphicremember there use to be a link on web pages if you wanted text only or graphics.that should be put back in placein the wild?"Zero-day" means that the exploit was being used in the wild before a patch was released...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- EA threatens to ban users who talk about DRM ... or not
- EA threatens to ban users who talk about DRM ... or notSeems people do sue EA over this DRM....Did I already mention that EA will have SecuROM in all it's future games in one form or another?If the article hyperlink below has any truth to it I forsee alot more...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- In-flight Internet: Web sites, but not phone calls
- In-flight Internet: Web sites, but not phone callsSend MP3 or WAV filesI guess if you really needed a way around this you could do a CB (hello good buddie!) version of communications by creating & exchanging sound files (please use your headseats!) instead of direct 2 way communications. (email...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a facelift
- Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a faceliftAll part of the evolution of the Linux desktop. Looking forward to somegreat user interface innovations in Jaunty Jackalope. But, in any case, the user interface for Ubuntu has been advancing rapidly. This will make it even faster.Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a faceliftIs linux in...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- More for the hit-by-the-bus files
- More for the hit-by-the-bus filesHit by the bus: TelecomVoice network diagram as well, PBX/voicemail login accounts, Maintenance contracts, vendor contact information, CSRs customer service records, billing/budget spreadsheet. I have found with this data I can manage pretty much any site I walk into.Hurricane files ...Thought I'd pass this on. It's...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- 2009 Honda Pilot EX-L 2WD
- Photo gallery:Honda Pilot EX-LLet's face it. The Honda Pilot has always looked like a brick on wheels. The new for 2009 Pilot, with its CR-V inspired grille, looks even worse. It doesn't get much better on the inside, with a dash dominated by cheap plastics and questionable material choices. As...
- Product reviews 2008-08-29
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and Move
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and MoveWow, just wowSo, a party supposed to govern USA can be bought out by Microsoft to support a flash wannabe plugin.I am speechless. Will they make Windows only policy in Govt. agencies too? Perhaps they should use "OOXML" instead of PDF too?What???The liberals...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- MBTA published checksum info in court filings
- MBTA published checksum info in court filingsWho is MBTA?Admittedly, I could probably look it up, but it really should be one of the first things you mention in your article.The important question is TRO, not PROThe spectre of a permanent restraining order is a red herring. The immediate harm...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Windows Live Wave 3: Coming to testers near you soon
- Windows Live Wave 3: Coming to testers near you soonBad URIThe URI for this story on the front page:htthttp://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1525Obviously no browser understands it . . .I hate extra toolbars.They just add clutter and reduce the window height. It sounds like proprietary and non-standards cr*p to me.End virus firstMicrosoft is useless...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
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