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The Inquirer reports on How to hack biometrics. Fushigi, why aren't you at DEFCON? I would have thought you went to those things, seeing as you have security certs.

I might be making my first transaction (purchase) on fleabay. I already have a Paypal account, and am wondering if it is safe to disclose my bank account info to Paypal to put funds into my Paypal account. The only option Paypal shows me is to transfer from a bank account, which is supposed to...

I've been using scroll mice since they came out, and my index finger has finally had it with clicking and scrolling. My left hand has other problems (tennis elbow?) so I can't use that. Trackballs also have buttons that need to be clicked. Circa 1994 a gal that worked with me had a similar...

Fascinating story at FastCompany. Robert Hare, professor emeritus from the University of British Columbia, created the Psychopathy Checklist, a 20-item personality evaluation that has exerted enormous influence in its quarter-century history. He says many CxOs are psycos...

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I've been running W2k since it was released. I've gone from MS Office 97 to 2000 to 2003. Sometime after installing Office 2003, I noticed some strange behaviour. I have a lot of Word files, each inside its own folder. When I open a Word document, and then close it without making any changes...

The Inquirer.

Just had a 5.7 about 15 minutes ago. Shook pretty bad. Then there was that offshore (California) one a couple of days ago. And the one in Chile a few days before that. Maybe living out in the open in a tent is a good idea.

Dan Neil, auto critic for the L.A. Times, wrote a scathing review of the Pontiac G6 on Wednesday. While I had no interest in the car, Dan has a way with words I find amusing, and I was shaking my head as I read his review. In it he recommends that the company dump Rick Wagoner, Chairman & CEO...

How four underdogs from the mean streets of Phoenix took on the best from M.I.T. in the national underwater bot championship. Fascinating story.

In $16.4B Deal Awash in profits while gas prices soar. Drowning in profits and impending layoffs. A very pretty picture indeed.

I saw "The Day After Tomorrow" last night. They took a very important topic and marginalized it. Just like "Independence Day". Same Director, of course. More importantly, see this Yahoo news item; Expert says "Super volcano" could dwarf Indonesia's earthquake catastrophes and set off Ice Age"...

I shouldn't be asking this, but I'm still stuck in the Pentium-3 era, so forgive me. Will a stick of PC-2100 work in a system that needs PC-133? AFAIK, they're the same, speeds and all, just old wine in a new bottle, so it should work. TIA!

I use Netscrape Communicator 4.78 for email. Can somebody suggest a good no-cost or low-cost spam blocker/handler/deleter? My specific need at this time is to block 2 specific email IDs. I'd prefer not to change email clients, but will if I have to. In that case, I'll need suggestions for a...

Story at News.com. It did a reinstall of the new version for me even though I asked to do an update.

Interesting article on large-format (4x5) digital camera at Wired.com. Only 140MB per pic!

Interesting read at the New Scientist.

I've always thought you could use faster RAM than what the motherboard requires/can use. For instance, I've used 4 x 256MB PC-133 SDRAM in my 100MHz BX motherboard for the last 4 years without a hiccup. But I know of a few cases where this has caused problems. Hence the question. Specifically...

How InfoSpace took its investors for a ride A gripping account of the dot-boom and bust days at this company. The Legal Cousel was herself up to no good! Jain, the founder, is apparently doing quite well. The clincher was the SEC and the judge helping out Jain and the company, respectively.

L.A. Times. Registration required, but you can get an ID and PW from BugMeNot. Story on Yahoo. Yesterday's story on this also said that the man's testicles had also been torn off. Repeatedly, we are reminded not to mess with wild creatures (Sigfried & Roy), but we never learn.

Innovative motor design touted Aimed at 3rd world; which is fantastic because it would cut pollution from oil-buring 2-stroke engines used in mopeds/scooter/mobikes. Problem is these same places typically don't have reliable electirity supply. Article also has a link to India's electric car...

An ex-HP engineer's view of what happened to the HP Way.

Current Shark Tank on ComputerWorld. :D

I've had this problem from day 1, with every version. With some web pages, but happens more with images. When I click on a link (and it either opens in the same tab or in a new one), the entire FF window will resize to a smaller size. This new size can be as small as 2" x 2". Aaaaaaargh! I've...

That got your attention, didn't it? Actually, this is nothing new. Charlie Cooper rants. It's only noteworthy because an IT hack is publicly berating Symantec and its CEO.

Read two interesting articles today. Gave me some warm & fuzzies. Sunlight to Fuel Hydrogen Future Solar Tower of Power

Dan Neil, L.A. Times. Registration required, but you can get ID/PW from http://bugmenot.com/

I decided to follow thru on Merc's recommendation re. Suse. Downloaded it, burned a DVD, but install won't go thru. System boots DVD, shows the following install choices (among others): Each of these options produces the same result. The screen scrolls by quickly, then at one point, everything...

BBC Noose

Microsoft on 'rootkits': Be afraid. Be very afraid. Linux looks more attractive everyday.

...on interoperability. I'm sure some of you already read it, but for the rest, here it is.

I'm not a gamer, but still enjoyed reading the story.

Here.

What's the world coming to? I guess we should see the bright side and open consulting businesses that will disinfect everything from cars to refrigerators to, who knows, prosthetic penises. Sigh. Story here.

News.com

Researchers Report Bubble Fusion Results Replicated

From Ben's Bargains: In this thread, Fushigi seems to be happy with his Netgear WGTB511T 108 Mbps. (Last update March 12, 2004) But in this thread, Handruin is quite frustrated with his Netgear WGTB511T 108 Mbps. (Last update Aug. 25, 2004) Merc has recommended Netgear in Fushigi's thread...

I have a couple of high-capacity (~248) Case-Logic CD binders. Can I store DVDs in them too? This may seem like a silly question, but since DVDs have much smaller "pits", I'm concerned that repeated insertion into the sleeves may render them unusable. Thanks.

Don't know if this is true, but makes interesting reading.

Can somebody please tell me the difference between "Sentbox" and "Outbox"? On and after Dec. 31, I've sent two PMs, both of which are sitting in my Outbox instead of the Sentbox. I'm beginning to suspect the recipients haven't gotten them yet. In the past, sent messages went straight to the...

Yahoo Noose

News.com

I got this with the NEC 3500A DVD burner. My main needs right now are to back up my data on DVDs. Down the road I'll look into buying a video-cap card and converting my homemade (and a few other) VHS tapes to DVD. Is Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3.5 Deluxe any good? Crapware? Bloatware? The disc is...

New.com. Glad at least some people think about this.

Article. Inventor's camera and photographs here.

Newspaper CEO's wife paid $300k a year for duties described as reading the paper and discussing it with him. (Internal investigators reported that she was paid "more than $1.1 million a year in annual salary and bonus payments" even though "she performed no meaningful work in return.") The CEO...

Macs do Star Wars dirty work

ClompUsa has the following on sale this week: Belkin F5D7230-4 802.11g Router $70 - $45 rebate = $25 Belkin F5D7000 802.11g Desktop Card $50 - $30 rebate = $20 Belkin F5D7010 802.11g Notebook Card $50 - $30 rebate = $20 Belkin F5D7050 802.11g USB Adapter $60 - $40 rebate = $20 Are these good...

I know these subjects are not liked here, but for those interested (and concerned about America), Commentary in the L.A. Times. Registration is required, but you can get log ons from BugMeNot.com.

I've tried long and hard and failed. Then in my web travels I found the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. Works like a charm on many brands, even the known-to-be-fussy ones like Lexar Jumpdrives.