Posted 11/12/2008 at 10:49:35am

From the original article: "The AVG spokeswoman claimed that only users running Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish language versions of Windows XP were affected."

Posted 11/11/2008 at 10:06:28pm

Thanks Dave.  I've got a list of reasons why each of them might be right for me, I think it will come down to whichever one hits the aesthetic sweet spot once I can see them both in person.

Posted 11/11/2008 at 01:45:49pm

Man I love these pictures you keep coming up with of Ballmer LOL He's a complete nut.

I'm trying to find it now, but I'm sure that somewhere there's a quote from Steve several years ago saying, "Google doesn't exactly bubble to the top of the list of competitors we've got going in web-based mail"

Somebody needs to polish this guy's crystal ball.  Or his head.

Posted 11/11/2008 at 01:18:28pm

This is the same argument that has been played out ad nauseum, to no avail, many times in the past, with regards to the sale of used cassette tapes, vhs tapes, cd's, vinyl, etc etc.  In each of those cases, the recording/entertainment industry has managed to survive just fine while still allowing for the royalty-free sale of used media (like the used record/cd stores you'll find operating in every city)

Posted 11/10/2008 at 01:28:12pm

As awesome as this case is, I'm going to wait to decide what to spend on until I can see/touch coolermaster's ATCS 840 case that's coming out later this month:

 http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=18&product_id=2870product_id=2810

Posted 11/10/2008 at 01:24:34pm

All the air intakes are filtered (including the one on the bottom)...another great feature of some coolermaster cases.  I still have, and swear by, my coolermaster praetorian 730 case, because they're the best at simple, functional designs that have key features like filtered intakes and removable motherboard trays.

Posted 11/10/2008 at 01:17:06pm

You buy alcohol from the store in a bottle, premixed at 70% (it's a standard amount).  You then take the liquid from that bottle, and mix it 50/50 with water (add identical amounts of water and the "pre-mixed" alcohol).

Make sense now?

Posted 11/06/2008 at 07:12:42pm

The truth about Dell's unfair HR practices is that the people they let go on a regular basis (they do this about every 18 months) are the ones who are making the most money in any given position or organizational level.  For example, if you've been at the company for several years, have become well-qualified at your job, and earned a few raises, Dell will eventually replace you with a new barely-qualified person that they can pay 20-50% less than you were costing them. 

They do this process without much regard to gender or race, so the irony of it is that anyone (like the women in this lawsuit) who have been held back and/or paid less than their peers, probably ended up with a measure of job security as a result...

Posted 11/04/2008 at 11:02:31pm

They've obviously already realized how full of fail that plan was...they've already changed the posts on the site to just advise customers to contact them via e-mail to request a whole new key.

Posted 11/04/2008 at 05:52:04pm

The lawsuit Andy is talking about here was actually filed by several (female) higher-ups in Dell's HR department...so you would think those are the ones who would know all the dirty little details surrounding this.  They're seeking to be certified as a class-action suit, which means they can all sue Dell as a group.  Additionally, a separate HR manager also filed her own (individual) suit against Dell here in Austin on the same day this one was filed, and it alleges the same discrimination and preferential treatment as the first suit.