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Microsoft thuggery at it's best by Vitruvius June 17, 2011 4:27 pm
  • More notes: Here, here and here. The Contextis report is highly speculative, and the issues it refers to are known. It offers ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 21:34:59
    • Thanks! The tech is largely gobbledegook to me (I hadn't even heard of WebGL until now) but it sounds ... by TB 2011-06-17 21:39:54
      • They're BOTH thuggish - Apple just does a better job of brainwashing it's customers. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 00:16:53
    • It's based on this report, not Microsoft's. The FAQ on that page has instructions for disabling it on Firefox and Chrome. A ... by TB 2011-06-17 17:53:22
      • Sheesh, where to start... Well, there's no denying that MS has plenty of experience with serious design flaws. But whether their ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 16:58:02
        This Morning's Spam Storm by podrock June 17, 2011 10:30 am
        • Quiet today, no spam. by podrock 2011-06-20 12:55:01
          • Spam Storm update, 6-19 by podrock 2011-06-19 11:54:37
            • Spam Storm Update: Only two today, one from the coder and one from 6/link. by podrock 2011-06-18 16:01:36
              • Hmmm.... How hard is it to work WordPress? We could try creating a new captcha system. Also, what do the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-17 16:23:27
                • WordPress is usually pretty easy to work with. Things like captcha are added through plugins. We're currently using one called ... by Robert 2011-06-18 20:38:14
                  • It's more likely something is coming in via a non-captcha route, but who knows? Maybe some vendor has a ... by TB 2011-06-18 20:53:01
                  • Another thing, All the email addresses they provide are obviously false. Perhaps we could take a cue from other sites ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 00:20:05
                    • While in dashboard, by podrock 2011-06-17 16:35:01
                      • test as subscriber by Rita Book 2011-06-17 17:11:32
                    Help 2! by Eri June 16, 2011 6:58 am
                    • Wow! Guess who got a Kindle for Father's Day from his kids! :) by TB 2011-06-19 12:11:04
                      • A whole bunch of info here. My Dad just plugs his into his computer with a USB port. The 3G unit is ... by TB 2011-06-16 09:05:45
                        • Thanks, Tom. No problemo. I got a cell phone. Wouldn't leave home without one. Literally. by Eri 2011-06-16 10:47:12
                          • Whoa. Check out the free 3G coverage map! Pan around to see the world. by TB 2011-06-16 09:12:43
                            • The DX doesn't seem to have Wi-Fi (does have the free cell connection). I have no idea why. by TB 2011-06-16 09:07:49
                            • Looks like they have a built-in wireless card by podrock 2011-06-16 07:24:58
                              • Thanks, Pod. I'm having trouble getting that to download but I'll try again later. Traffic may be high ... by Eri 2011-06-16 11:18:28
                                • Hint: with pdf's, right click and "Save Target As...", then download to your 'puter. by podrock 2011-06-16 11:31:56
                                  • That's an https site and I get into a tab and then get a weird message and nothing is there. Ahh! ... by Eri 2011-06-16 22:35:36
                              Help! by Eri June 16, 2011 6:40 am
                              • Check with Robert, but I suppose you could use your user page here at the zone. by podrock 2011-06-16 07:35:29
                                • It that's my profile page, it's too long. by Eri 2011-06-16 11:21:54
                                  • try this: by podrock 2011-06-16 11:45:19
                                    • Good choice. That URL is generated automatically by WordPress, which makes it guaranteed to be as unique as your username. ... by Robert 2011-06-17 08:47:20
                                      • How do I check to see if domain names are taken. I might want Patricia.McFarland.com or Patty-Mac.com or Eri.com ... by Eri 2011-06-17 14:03:08
                                        • Go to anywhere that sells domain space, like GoDaddy.com, and enter what you're looking for. They'll tell you if ... by TB 2011-06-17 14:11:21
                                          • Man, I could go broke reserving all the variations! by Eri 2011-06-17 17:04:33
                                            • Basically, you decide on a name then reserve .com, .net, and maybe .org which covers most of what normal people ... by TB 2011-06-17 17:48:15
                                      • Aha. Thanks! I'll give that a go. Now, I have to remember how to get back to ... by Eri 2011-06-16 22:37:41
                                  From the Dashboard window by TB June 15, 2011 1:29 pm
                                    No bumping by TB June 11, 2011 12:03 pm
                                    • Bump by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 20:28:20
                                      • I'll look into it. WordPress inexplicably offers few options for sorting the list, but has lots of hooks to roll ... by Robert 2011-06-15 09:47:36
                                        Picture editing here by TB June 11, 2011 9:58 am
                                          Escape key annoyance by TB June 10, 2011 10:45 am
                                          • The escape key? Are you sure? I pounded the escape key just now, but these words are still here. Tried ... by Robert 2011-06-15 09:46:15
                                            • I'm using my old AT keyboard, which might be part of the problem. I don't think all keyboards have ... by TB 2011-06-15 10:05:16
                                              • I might test it on my laptop later. by TB 2011-06-15 10:07:14
                                            Portable hard drive by TB June 10, 2011 7:26 am
                                            • Looks like it might be a drum memory rather than a disk, but the difference is mainly topological (and interesting ... by Robert 2011-06-14 09:45:50
                                              • I'd love to plug another drive into my system and make it a full mirror of my C-drive (system/applications) but ... by TB 2011-06-14 10:10:43
                                                • The only practical way to backup up a modern monster hard drive is another monster hard drive. by Robert 2011-06-15 09:41:17
                                              Bug, problem ?? by FrankC June 9, 2011 11:55 am
                                              • Closed and restarted your browser? Did you try refreshing the page first? I know of one problem with the JavaScript ... by Robert 2011-06-09 12:36:49
                                                • I think I refreshed. If it happens again we'll see. by FrankC 2011-06-09 14:06:44
                                                  • yes refreshing corrected the problem. Still seems odd, I posted the reply, got the message that the post was made, closed ... by FrankC 2011-06-09 14:18:50
                                                    • That's cause I'm kind of faking it. Script submits your comment to the server, and the server's acknowledgment of success ... by Robert 2011-06-14 09:36:40
                                                  • Note: It happened with the above comment. The "reply" link works, which is interesting. I'll be revisiting this script in ... by Robert 2011-06-09 12:37:51
                                                    • I've gotten used to throwing a refresh at the screen. As a high-speed browser of news sites, I have ... by TB 2011-06-09 12:55:54
                                                      • Actually, Tom has been throwing coffee cups at his browser when this happens and the browser refreshes hasto pronto. by Eri 2011-06-10 14:20:07
                                                        • Not true! For a couple of reasons: 1. I don't have that many coffee cups to spare, and I have ... by TB 2011-06-10 14:29:44
                                                  Most annoying IE9 bugs so far by TB June 4, 2011 12:01 pm
                                                  • My friend, the simplest "fix" I can offer you is thus: Switch web browsers. IE had numerous problems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-07 15:20:05
                                                    • I got an answer for you. Don't use IE at all. I detest IE and only use it ... by Eri 2011-06-04 23:00:38
                                                      • Sadly, IE9 seems to harbor to a number of bugs, some of the worst being in the way it handles ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 01:58:01
                                                      Why doesn't "remember me" work for log in? VERY ANNOYING by FrankC May 31, 2011 3:06 pm
                                                      • It works for me. What browser are you on? by Eri 2011-05-31 22:24:03
                                                        • When I arrive at habitablezone.com, I am prompted to log in every time,using any browser. However, after deciding that I do ... by FrankC 2011-06-01 12:00:58
                                                          • OK. I know what happened because I deal with this, too. If you log in and then do NOT ... by Eri 2011-06-01 22:04:14
                                                            • It took me a while to figure that out, too. Some kind of simple fix to make sure the ... by TB 2011-06-01 20:20:31
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