20 Things They Don't Want You to Know 403
theodp writes "PC World spills the beans about a bunch of things technology companies would rather you didn't know, including the lowdown on exploiting Windows' bad security, unlocking cell phones, using an IPod to move music and useless specs." Nothing groundbreaking, but might be a good primer for the non-techie in your life.
Re:Pretty interesting (Score:2, Funny)
My Super-Bad Computer Speakers (Score:5, Funny)
I love the power ratings on speakers. If those numbers were half true, playing an MP3 would make the streetlights dim in time to the music. And all that power somehow coming from a little 500 mA wall-wart. Science, wonders, and miracles!
It's PEEEEPLE!!!!! (Score:5, Funny)
20 Things I don't want to know (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mostly useless. (Score:5, Funny)
The submitter has an AOL address! What do you expect?!
Re:Know anyone who uses MSN Messenger? (Score:2, Funny)
Under a bridge. Duh.
P.S. You shouldn't feed it...
Re:My geek life is complete... (Score:2, Funny)
21... (Score:4, Funny)
they're not gonna let that one out...
Sometime fibs are good (Score:2, Funny)
You know Upstream & downstream stuff they will say you will get 256 kbps, 512kbsp and so on. Few weeks back I was at friends place. When sales guy of local DSL Company came to give all info and started to explain how good DSL is from Dial up. He told my friend *DSL is your own lease line*
I found hardware vendor especially owners and a tech guy gives more fibs... for example somebody in shop would like to purchase 2 gig USB pen. Owner told lady that it has driver in USB that take some space so you will always not get exactly 2 gig space. Deal went very well. Some time fibs are good for example in this case you can't explain all the stuff to old lady about why you don't get 2 gig space on USB.
Road to Riches - Bet against MS (Score:5, Funny)
"My PC's firewall, antivirus scanner, spyware remover, pop-up blocker, and spam filter all agree: Windows is sorely lacking in PC security. That situation may not change until Windows Vista (formerly Longhorn) comes out sometime next year."
Wonder if Vegas is giving any odds on this. Might be easy money.
Over-what? (Score:1, Funny)
Now my world is falling back on me!
I really hope they won't tell me my precious DVD collection could be copied next...
Re:20 Things I don't want to know (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry to be the one to tell you, but that was just a faulty counter. The first page hit was when you went to the site to post to the blog. The second was from you viewing the page after posting it, just to make sure everything came out right. Then the third was when you returned a few hours later to check for any replies.
Re:My Super-Bad Computer Speakers (Score:5, Funny)
Great. Now I have a mental image of Richard Stallman transforming into a fire-breathing, behemoth-sized Godzilla-style Free Software monster.
"No! Free Software must prevail! I need CONTINUOUSSSS POOOOOWWEEEEERRR"
Sparks, flames, etc.
Windows' Bad Security? Give me a break. (Score:4, Funny)
Not to mention the fact that the author uses Windows to manage his passwords, which he cites as another of the software's "security risks". The only security risk in this situation is the article's author.
Re:Sometime fibs are good (Score:4, Funny)
Extended warranties are worth it (Score:5, Funny)
When shopping at Dell.. (Score:5, Funny)
always, and I mean always, remember to never actually buy your computer there.
And the best of them all (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sometime fibs are good (Score:5, Funny)
Good heavens (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Ahhh yes, computer speaker ratings (Score:2, Funny)
In other words, this rating is so bogus that if you go into a store and a clerk tries to sell you speakers toting their PMPO rating, you should seriously consider shoving the things up his ass.
I also once saw a speaker in a leaflet with an RMS rating, where RMS was explained as "Real Music Source". I wouldn't buy speakers there either
It's MAAAANNEQUINS!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:All in one page/printer friendly (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not clever (Score:5, Funny)
My personal favorite: On a Windows XP box at work which has no USB2.0 bus that, I get a warning from Windows about having plugged a high-speed USB device into a low-speed USB port every time I plug my USB2 key in.
Come on, that's not helping me. That's just mocking me for not having the latest hardware.
Re:Sometime fibs are good (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Some more notes about speaker efficiency (Score:1, Funny)
Awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
Cuz that's what I read slashdot for anyway, finding good primers for my non-techie friends to read.
oh god (Score:3, Funny)
In related news, the resulting fires from morons trying to overclock their Dells can be seen from space!