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|  Opera releases latest test version of browser "10 Alpha"
Opera Software has just unleashed the first public preview of its next-generation browser for personal computers and Internet-enabled mobile devices. Called Opera 10 alpha, the new release is not intended to show off the full feature set of Opera 10.0, which the software maker says is still "a while off." Instead, the download is intended to give Web designers some initial hands-on experience with significant Opera 10 improvements Opera press release has link to download page:
»www.opera.com/press/releases/2008/12/04/
Not overly impressed. It's claim to fame is it passes Acid3 rendering test. But otherwise not as customizable as Firefox, or as compatible with all web sites like IE, or as fast as Chrome.
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Steve Jobs
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Scarborough, ON | Please buy Apple computers They are better than PC's | |
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rawr?
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USA | Re: Please buy Apple computers No thanks, I like my games and hardware customization abilities. | |
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SimbaTLK1
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Bethel Park, PA
clubs: | said by Steve Jobs  :They are better than PC's They are PC's | |
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Columbia, PA | Re: Please buy Apple computers I used to correct people with that too, but at this point I think it's accepted that PCs refer to Windows based boxes. At this point I just refer to a personal computer as a computer or box. | |
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Fishers, IN
| Re: Please buy Apple computers said by MRCUR :I used to correct people with that too, but at this point I think it's accepted that PCs refer to Windows based boxes. At this point I just refer to a personal computer as a computer or box. .
I remember a time when a person that owned a "personal" computer was either a home brew nerd or very rich. I had to wait until I got a job selling them before I could afford one. | |
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| said by SimbaTLK1 :said by Steve Jobs :They are better than PC's They are PC's I thought they were iC's | |
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Baltimore, MD | Is this really Steve? Get out.. Really... Maybe you should partner with Clear/XOHM..  | |
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Mactron
Happy 4th
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CM94sv | Long week Another one out of the shoot and in the drink. 
A long week and it's time for Beers. | |
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Peru, IN |  I was waiting!!
I am in need of a mind cleansing...what do we have to chat about tonight???
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
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| Re: first? said by sansri88 :happy friday, first ftmfw! edit: damn, mega fail. I hate it when that happens......
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
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Iselin, NJ
clubs: | Re: first? Eh, it happens to all of us once in a while.
So, how's everyone's Friday evening? I'm getting ready for class tomorrow morning @ Columbia and listening to Kanye West's new-ish album. | |
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Quitting Caffeine - Argh
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1 edit | Re: first? said by sansri88 :Eh, it happens to all of us once in a while. So, how's everyone's Friday evening? I'm getting ready for class tomorrow morning @ Columbia and listening to Kanye West's new-ish album. Kanye West is a narcissistic douche. | |
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Ocean Gate, NJ | Re: first? Kane West, LoL. | |
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gigahurtz
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| said by sansri88 :Eh, it happens to all of us once in a while. So, how's everyone's Friday evening? I'm getting ready for class tomorrow morning @ Columbia and listening to Kanye West's new-ish album. Track #2 - Heartbreak Hotel, #4 - Amazing, #5 - Love Lockdown,#7 - Robocop, #8 - Streetlights, #10 - See You In My Nightmares
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LiamJunket
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join:2002-03-03
Ocean City, NJ
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| YouTube now doing REAL HD without link kludges
After teasing us for a year with the option to watch "higher quality" videos that weren't quite high-def, it appears that YouTube is making the switch to HD, at least for some videos that have been uploaded in that quality. Earlier this month, there were reports of YouTube testing this feature, but this morning it seems to be more widespread. (This comes after YouTube adopted a widescreen format for all of its videos last week).
There is nothing on the YouTube Blog yet, but people are starting to notice the new feature on Twitter this morning. You can find a bunch of HD videos on YouTube by searching for "HD." For videos uploaded in HD, in the lower right hand corner there is now a link that says "watch in HD" instead of "watch in higher quality," which is what it used to say.
Search for HD on YouTube:
»www.youtube.com/results?search_q···ch_type=
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyVGSGynYpg
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Jeffrey
Bye George, 1937-2008
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clubs: | Re: YouTube now doing REAL HD without link kludges Nice video, cool looking game. I'll have to wait for the review on that one, but it brings back memories. I used to play a Ghostbusters game in the 80s on my Atari 800XL. Or was it the 400. I forget. Think it was the 800. | |
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Jeffrey
Bye George, 1937-2008
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|  Socially acceptable check cashing time...
This check happens to be for a local business. FWIW, today was day 23, finally cashed. 17 business days, if you don't want to count weekends.
My guess is that's a little on the long side, right?
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jakmart
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Grayslake, IL | Re: Socially acceptable check cashing time... too,long, 7 to 10 days max on check cashing for my bus. | |
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Austin, TX | Re: Socially acceptable check cashing time... Takes the grocery store about 3 business days for the check to removed from my account. | |
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bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
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| Why does it matter? Just assume the money is gone. You have it entered in your register, right? If it doesn't clear right away you're making money on it, so what's the big?
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bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
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| Re: Socially acceptable check cashing time... said by Jeffrey :said by bobrk :Why does it matter? Just assume the money is gone. You have it entered in your register, right? If it doesn't clear right away you're making money on it, so what's the big? Nothing is the matter really. It's all entered for, and recorded properly. I'm just amazed that a business doesn't appear want my money. I'd hear a lot of complaints if I waited nearly a month to a cash a customer's check. I think checks kind of suck anyway. They're getting pretty archaic. When I get them, they invariably get misplaced and I forget to cash them right away.
My credit union just started a cool feature, though. You can scan the checks on your scanner and deposit them online. Truely awesome feature, and I've not misplaced any checks for quite some time because of it.
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rcdailey
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Rialto, CA | Re: Socially acceptable check cashing time... That's another issue. The right thing to do if you find a check that you have not cashed and it is several months old, just return it to the maker with an apology. It doesn't make sense to try to cash it. The maker might even be dead by now. | |
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Jeffrey
Bye George, 1937-2008
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| Re: Socially acceptable check cashing time... said by NY Tel :Well how about the people you give wedding gifts to in the form of a check and they keep the thing un-cashed for 60 days! Had it happen once. Very annoying to say the least. Now you have to keep accounting for that stray 40 dollars.  Oh man, that would honestly keep me up nights for the simple fact that it's on my mind, and when something is on my mind, I don't sleep well. That hasn't happened to me yet, but if it did, I might even cancel the check and call the recipient.
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NY Tel
Always 180 Degrees Out-of-Phase
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| Re: Socially acceptable check cashing time...
Green Kryptonite? |
Speaking of Supergirl.....does anyone know what happened to her? | |
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rcdailey
Dragoonfly
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| I've had checks go that long before being deposited at the SAME bank (different branch) from which they were written. I even mentioned the fact that the check was still outstanding but it still took some extra time to get it deposited. Granted that this was a check written to a non-profit and everyone is a volunteer, but a month is a long time to have a check outstanding in this digital age. | |
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@opera-mini.net | Re: Socially acceptable check cashing time... I haven't balanced my checkbook since the early 90's. I just keep enough money in it to cover it all. I guess when I close it I may have a nice surprize. | |
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rcdailey
Dragoonfly
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Rialto, CA | Re: Socially acceptable check cashing time... Your bank always knows what your true balance is. If they say you have no money, believe them. | |
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NY Tel
Always 180 Degrees Out-of-Phase
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Smithtown, NY | Economy I just watched the Nightly news and could there be any more depressing news? Layoffs, foreclosures at an all time high.
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ATTBLOZ
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Hpower
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1 edit | OJ pwned I am glad OJ Simpson got pwned. Justice served. | |
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cline3621
Mr. Yuk is MEAN Mr. Yuk is GREEN
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| Christmas Spirit and Charity Normally I don't shill for charities. However I have found one that is well worth it. The name is LBEH.ORG. It stands for "Let's Bring 'Em Home". This charity takes money and airline miles and uses them to bring our soldiers home to spend Christmas with there families. So lets help out servicemen and women, who give so much of themselves, and protect our freedoms, to have a merry Christmas with their families. | |
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squirrel83
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Missoula, MT | chrismtas lights setup put up Christmas lights today YEah happy Friday! | |
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Koil
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West Columbia, SC
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| Can someone tell me... Why the "Big 3" shouldn't just go into bankruptcy? It doesn't mean that they have to stop doing business, right? It allows them to renegotiate their contracts, and that's exactly what needs to happen if they're going to survive.
It makes me laugh when I hear the head of UAW on the radio say that they're now radio to make concessions in order to assist in this hard times. O RLY? Seriously? You're the reason that the Big 3 haven been going down the $hitter in the first place...and now they're finally willing to do some more negotiating? I am not saying they auto makers weren't idiots to offer them some of the deals they did to buy out some contracts, but good lord...If I were the Big 3 I would drop into bankruptcy so fast it'd make their head spin. The greed of the unions has put them in this predicament and you almost get the feeling they're going to act like a parasite and ride this thing until its dead, rather than take a step back and realize they can keep getting what they're getting until the well runs dry in less than a year, or take less, but continue to receive SOMETHING? (Last I heard, I believe GM is paying 2 grand for benefits for every car that rolls of the line, while Toyota is somewhere in the ballpark of $700. How are you ever going to compete with that?)
And....AND....they're going to retool and make all kinds of nice, green cars that they don't even know if people want?? So, were also going to have to drive what the government tells us (by proxy of the automakers asskissing?)
AND...even with the bailout, it will only delay the inevitable, their business model is friggin borked, period.
Am I wrong in this, if so, what am I missing?
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1 edit | 2 things just want to say that we are loving the xm-sirius satellite radio thing; the choices there are crazy. also, on the checkbook thing, i'll be on record that every month without fail i balance all of our checkbooks to the penny; responsible fiscal management is predicated on this. not to do this speaks to mediocrity that is so normal these days. i'd strongly suspect that the greater part of america these days has no idea HOW to balance a checkbook... | |
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join:2003-01-08
Newtown, PA
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| Yea....... Yea..... i know life is unfair, but why do people use that as an excuse when screwing me over? I mean, do they expect me to just sit there & take their crap? Life isn't fair or unfair, its whatever happens moment to moment. Maybe next moment i'll return the favor, wrapped with a sarcastic "well life isn't fair is it" to show them how it feels?
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