nevertheless USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Daylight-saving time begins Sunday, three weeks sooner than usual. Time to spin the dial on the kitchen clock - and to brace for computer problems. The early start wasn’t programmed into many electronic devices. That’s created plenty of work for Luis Rodriguez, a software director at IBM, and David Woelfle, an enterprise architect at Electronic Data Systems. The two tech experts have helped dozens of companies update computer systems for the change. We have also noted mcAfee Says Vista's StickyKeys Could Be Misused
(PC World) PC World - A Windows feature designed to simplify computing for disabled users could be misused in Vista, a McAfee Inc. researcher reported Monday.Did you know that World means a realm or domain: the animal world; the world of imagination.. This also saved me time video Game Execs Join BSA, RIAA, MPAA In The Bogus Piracy Stats Brigade The BSA, RIAA and MPAA are all well known for their bogus stats about piracy that are easily disproved. In fact, when it comes to the BSA, the company they contracted to conduct the study has even complained that the BSA is misusing the stats. You would hope that a younger, more dynamic industry wouldn’t fall into the same trap. Unfortunately, though, it looks like the video game industry is going down the same pointless path. Todd Hollenshead from id Software is getting a lot of attention today for trumpeting the ESA’s latest bogus stat numbers that appears to assume all pirated copies are lost sales and not taking into account (at all) the fact that pirated copies can later lead to legit sales. Hollenshead goes on to talk about various annoying means of copy protection to keep anyone from pirating the game. This isn’t a new argument for id. Last year, the company put out a similar statement about how piracy was killing the video game industry (which actually appears to be pretty vibrant). It also ignores id’s own history. The early success of games like Castle Wolfenstein and Doom were, in large part, thanks to pirated copies being widely available and getting people hooked (often resulting in them buying legit copies, or later software products from id). It also ignores the success of other game publishers, such as Stardock, who decided that treating all its customers as if they’re criminals is a bad idea — and releasing their game with no copy protection at all… and having it turn into a best seller.Did you know that Game means the total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge. wow… this is such a great idea
April 30, 2007
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