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1. 
   Review - Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

   Beta 2 (Jun 10, 2006)

   If you want to get rid of the security nagging every time you launch a program, do the following:
   
   Press Win+R to bring up the "Run" dialog, type "msconfig" and click OK. Allow it to launch. Click the "Tools" tab, scroll down to "Disable UAP," click it and then click "Launch." A command prompt window should open saying it ran. After you reboot, the nagging will be gone.

2. 
   Review - Mozilla Firefox for Windows (v2)

   1.0.4 (May 12, 2005)

   SCooBY,
   
   As far as I know, the "FF boys" never claimed it was 100% secure, just more secure than IE. No software can claim 100% security. Besides, when have you seen MS patch IE in just 3 days?

3. Comment - Google to FCC: Apple and AT&T lied

   1.0.4 (Sep 18, 2009 - 6:35 PM)

   "Apple is not a monopoly so they can do whatever they want with their phone. Just like Walmart can chose what products they wish to stock. Just like a BMW dealership can choose to only stock cars from BMW. Etc...."
   
   Actually, this analogy isn't quite accurate. Yes, Apple can choose to only carry Apple phones in their stores, but why can they control what gets installed after they are purchased? That's like BMW forcing you to install their stereo in your BMW when you want a different stereo.

4. Comment - FCC investigates Apple's App Store policy after Google Voice rejection

   1.0.4 (Aug 1, 2009 - 1:42 AM)

   Well, what's treally odd is Apple has approved a 3rd party app for Google voice ("GV Mobile"), but they reject Google's own app. I hope this gets resolved as we want to use our GV account more and I'm sure Google's app will make it easier.

5. Comment - Comcast gets a theoretical upstream speed boost

   1.0.4 (Jun 12, 2008 - 1:57 PM)

   In a real world test of my Performance Plus package, I just uploaded a 20 MB (so PowerBoost would only be the first 5 MB or so) file via Hamachi VPN to another Comcast customer. I received a consistent 306-312 Kbps upload speed. If you average that at 309 Kbps, I'm getting 2472 kbps upload speed. VERY NICE!
   
   The other customer has just the Performance package and topped out (during the last half) at 104 Kbps (832 kbps) when sending the same file back to me. Not quite 1 mbps, but they are also using a very old cable modem.

6. Comment - Low-cost Laptop effort sued in Nigeria for $20 million

   1.0.4 (Jan 2, 2008 - 3:27 PM)

   Apparently the founder of LANCOR couldn't find someone to act as "next of kin" for his deceased multi-millionaire father! Sorry...had to be said with a story like this!

7. Comment - Netflix envelopes anger Postmaster, Postal Service balks

   1.0.4 (Dec 10, 2007 - 3:36 PM)

   First, that $41.9 million is EXTRA costs on top of normal expenses to the post office. Second, your math is a bit flawed in that the post office works ~300 days a year not 365 (well, 366 next year).