davidron commented on A First Look at OpenOffice.org 3.0

"@dougwo: While Openoffice.org supports Java extensions, JDBS database drivers, and Java scripting, the application is primarily written in C++."

davidron commented on Turn an Ubuntu/Debian System Into an IMAP Mail Server

"I don't really like gmail's broken IMAP implementation."

davidron commented on Android 0.9 SDK Beta Now Available: Includes Major UI Update

"Notable lines from the change log: * Due to significant API changes in the upstream open-source project and due to the timeline of getting certain Bluetooth profile implementations certified, a comprehensive Bluetooth API will not be possible or present in Android 1.0. What does this mean for third party apps that would use bluetooth, such as a playstation 3 controller, or bluetooth storage device?"

davidron commented on Giz Explains: Dolby, DTS and Home Theater Audio Codec Confusion

"Even the Dolby Digital AC3 track on DVDs sounds PERFECT to me."

davidron commented on Dell Linux Systems Now Shipping With Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

"@JEmlay: There's nothing unique about a hardware manufacturer shipping a product a few months after the release date."

davidron commented on Mininova Adds Remote BitTorrent Downloads

"If you have a home Linux server, you can SSH into the server, open up GNU Screen, start a fresh screen session, and use the original bit torrent command line application to download a torrent: $ssh username@serverIPAddressOrDomainName ---login $screen ---you can press ctrl-a, c to create a screen ---you can press ctrl-a, n to switch between opened screens $cd /folder/to/put/the/download $btdownloadcurses '[TorrentTracker.com]' ---Wait. In Ubuntu, you can install screen and btdownloadcurses like so: $sudo apt-get install bittorrent screen I think that aria2 and transmission-cli will work using this method as well (instead of btdownloadcurses)."

davidron commented on Lightning Review: Linksys WRT610N Dual N-Band Wireless Router

"I thought that the use of MIMO in 802.11n allowed it to run at full speed with 802.11a/b/g devices attached to it already."

davidron commented on Google Browser Sync Discontinued, No Firefox 3 Support

"Delicious."

davidron commented on Is Google Making You Stupid?

"I think we need to define how we quantify "stupid"."

davidron commented on Subnotebook vs. UMPC vs. Netbook: WTF Is the Difference?

"I'm happy as long as the thing has a USB port for my USB Key, Pen Drive, Mass Storage device, thumb drive, usbkeyflashpen drive, and USB flash drive."