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    Intel Swears That It's Gonna Stop Its Firmware From Bricking Any More SSDs

    Microsoft Acknowledges Problems With Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrades

    OS X 10.6.2 Beta Addresses Hard Drive Killing Bug

    Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole

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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    11/06/09

    In reply to Intel Swears That It's Gonna Stop Its Firmware From Bricking Any More SSDs
    Alright! Intel Paper Weights! #intelbrickedssdbug
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    11/06/09

    In reply to Intel Swears That It's Gonna Stop Its Firmware From Bricking Any More SSDs
    I wonder how long it will take for SSD's to replace magnetic disks? #intelbrickedssdbug
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    Image of ackthbbft ackthbbft
    10/25/09

    In reply to Microsoft Acknowledges Problems With Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrades
    Welcome to Windows Vista SP 2.5! Oh, and we're gonna charge you for it. #windows7
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    Image of ThisIsSharksTerritory ThisIsSharksTerritory
    10/25/09

    @ackthbbft: except you probably have not used win 7 and don't know that it's woooorld's better than vista and actually a worthy upgrade #windows7
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    Image of soopafly soopafly
    10/25/09

    @ThisIsSharksTerritory: Wasn't this thing beta tested for free by thousands of users? #windows7
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    fuchikoma promoted this comment soopafly was starred soopafly was unstarred
    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    10/25/09

    @soopafly: haha, nope - that version was an iso so easy to install you could do it while sleeping, with a spike through your head. DigitalRiver's installer version is all new... #windows7
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    Image of CCAF drlard CCAF drlard
    10/25/09

    @fuchikoma: and retarded apprently

    btw, since when did MS give third parties something like this? #windows7
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    Image of Uncletwitch Uncletwitch
    10/25/09

    In reply to Microsoft Acknowledges Problems With Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrades
    You know.. If half the company's putting stuff out on the market would test this crap a little longer in beta.. Crap like this might be found out.. But Noooooo.. all they see is profit.. We'll fix it later.. F2ckers.. You know, it's no wonder this once great country is going down the tubes.. Can't see past their damn wallets...
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    Communist Pope promoted this comment Edited by Uncletwitch at 10/25/09 2:07 AM Uncletwitch was starred Uncletwitch was unstarred
    Image of Communist Pope Communist Pope
    10/25/09

    @Uncletwitch: Some leading economists also point to wasteful use of extraneous periods as a contributing factor to our downfall.

    Sorry. If it makes you feel better, I do agree re: beta testing. #windows7
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    Image of Eric Merrill Eric Merrill
    10/25/09

    In reply to Microsoft Acknowledges Problems With Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrades
    it's worth noting that, for an additional 13 dollars, you can opt to have them send you physical disks instead of just getting a download. 43 dollars still ain't bad. #windows7
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    jepzilla promoted this comment Eric Merrill was starred Eric Merrill was unstarred
    Image of meow-mixer meow-mixer
    10/24/09

    In reply to Microsoft Acknowledges Problems With Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrades
    The problem is that 32bit and 64bit are different architectures. You can't just switch freely between the two. Why would anyone get a 64bit UPGRADE if they have 32bit to start off with?

    It's not Microsoft's fault. #windows7
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment meow-mixer was starred meow-mixer was unstarred
    Image of Jamez Jamez
    10/24/09

    @meow-mixer: Simple: because some of us intend to upgrade our PC's in the future to include more than 3GB of RAM. Right now, my desktop has 4GB and a 1GB videocard, meaning 1GB of RAM is essential worthless.

    Anyways, I bought Win7 Student Edition because it was cheap and I wanted a backup. Proves exactly why everything that looks too good to be true probably is.

    And FYI, I was using the Win7 RC1, completely formatted my drive and it still wouldn't boot. So no, it isn't my fault...it's all Microsoft's fault. #windows7
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    Image of puhsitch puhsitch
    10/24/09

    @meow-mixer: On the student-purchase site, Microsoft specifically states that with a clean install, you can upgrade from 32-bit Vista/XP to 64-bit 7 -- so I think it should be a safe assumption that they would make an effort to not maximize the hassle that goes into this process. #windows7
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    Image of josephers: you're so cool josephers: you're so cool
    10/24/09

    In reply to Microsoft Acknowledges Problems With Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrades
    I hope Mac fanboys don't get too annoying over this. The problem is specifically for 32-bit users trying to upgrade to 64-bit. #windows7
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment josephers: you're so cool was starred josephers: you're so cool was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/17/09

    In reply to OS X 10.6.2 Beta Addresses Hard Drive Killing Bug
    As long as we are talking about Snow Leopard bugs: periodically my MacBook Pro would slow significantly and iStat would show "vshield" was taking 170-190% of system resources. The problem turned out to be that Snow Leopard does not play nice with files from anti-virus software, even if that software had been uninstalled. The Apple Genius lived up to his title that day, found the offending files and I'm back to full speed.

    Moral of the story, install iStat and keep an eye out for vshield in your processes. #osx
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    Image of Daemonicus Daemonicus
    10/17/09

    @The Lab: i know this will get some spitefull responses but i haveto ask how do u take up more then 100% of something? i never understood the analogy how can it take up all plus another 70-90%?

    just a thought #osx
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    The Lab promoted this comment Daemonicus was starred Daemonicus was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/17/09

    @Daemonicus: Oh I am totally with you on this. Imagine my surprise when I saw 190% usage. I thought my computer was going to be sucked into some space-time anomaly. #osx
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    Image of Daemonicus Daemonicus
    10/17/09

    @The Lab: lol u appreantly posses a quantum computer able to defy logic and regular science and perform above and beyond its true capabilites careful tho u don't want to end up like Scott Bakula :) #osx
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    Image of Crim Law Geek Crim Law Geek
    10/18/09

    @Daemonicus: Since it's a dual-core machine, 190% CPU use means 100% of one CPU and 90% of the other. #osx
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    The Lab promoted this comment Crim Law Geek was starred Crim Law Geek was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/18/09

    @Crim Law Geek: Not doubting you but are you sure or guessing? #osx
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    Image of PhyrePhox PhyrePhox
    10/17/09

    In reply to OS X 10.6.2 Beta Addresses Hard Drive Killing Bug
    Can you please cite the article about this bug "killing" hard drives? All I have heard is that user accounts can be irretrievably deleted, but the drives are not destroyed... #osx
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    puhsitch promoted this comment PhyrePhox was starred PhyrePhox was unstarred
    Image of Arnabio Arnabio
    10/17/09

    @PhyrePhox: agreed, what a ridiculous, alarmist, anti-fanboy-fanboy thing to say #osx
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    brobot - star unworthy promoted this comment Arnabio was starred Arnabio was unstarred
    Image of brobot brobot
    10/17/09

    @Arnabio: anti-fanboy-fanboy? Is that like.... anti-trendy-trend? Cuz I hear that's what's cool these days. You all know what I mean. It's trendy to be anti-trendy. At least it seems that way nowadays... you fit the mold by being anti-trendy...

    /weekend paradox

    (It's nap time) #osx
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/12/09

    In reply to Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole
    Macintosh: Half Of The Time, It Just Works. The Other Half Of The Time, It Breaks Your Shit.
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    10/12/09

    In reply to Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole
    More and more Windows 7 trumps OS X, and I use both everyday on Mac's. Both have their merits but more and more I find myself preferring Windows 7 over Snow Leopard. In fact, I am typing this on Windows 7 RC on an iMac right now.
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    10/12/09

    In reply to Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole
    O yea.. guest accounts. Forgot about those for a sec.
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    Image of S-Express S-Express
    10/12/09

    In reply to Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole
    If this happens to you, immediately restore using your latest Time Machine backup, and then go to the Accounts system preferences and disable log-in on the guest account.
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment S-Express was starred S-Express was unstarred
    Image of otko otko
    10/12/09

    @S-Express has a pet troll: Nathan:

    IF you have a backup. Believe it or not, not everyone backs up.

    I guess this is a direct result of the Snow Leopard piggy-back remnant from Leopard guest login. Apple should have had this fixed in 10.6.1
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment otko was starred otko was unstarred
    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    10/12/09

    @S-Express has a pet troll: Nathan:

    That is if they even have a backup.

    Most of the Mac people I know are the ones who know nothing about how computers work and just bought a Macbook because they look cool. They think their computers are invincible (because they're macs and don't get viruses) so they don't feel the need to backup. I keep telling them they need to, but few listen (most don't want to wait the 5 or so hours the first backup takes).

    No matter how easy Apple makes it for you to do things, it's moot when you don't take advantage of it.
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    Edited by Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected at 10/12/09 3:14 PM Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected was starred Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected was unstarred
    Image of S-Express S-Express
    10/12/09

    @Mike Zuniga: Never met a PC user like the one's you described, ever, no way, million miles of difference....

    But that would ruin your rather pathetic stereotyping attempt...
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    10/12/09

    @S-Express has a pet troll: Nathan: I wasn't saying all PC users know how computers work, just that most of my friends with macs couldn't be bothered to create a backup.

    Nice attempt to troll, BTW.
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    Edited by Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected at 10/12/09 3:38 PM Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected was starred Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected was unstarred
    Image of soopafly soopafly
    10/12/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: PC users are experts?

    Most PC users I know get viruses/malware/spyware and need someone to totally reinstall their OS every year because it gets so bogged down.
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment soopafly was starred soopafly was unstarred
    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    10/12/09

    @soopafly: Again, I never said that PC users were experts, just that most of my friends who use Macs are too obvious to use the straightforward Time Machine to backup their stuff.

    Christ, I'm starting to think people don't even read the whole comment before posting.

    Wait.....
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    Edited by Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected at 10/12/09 4:32 PM Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected was starred Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected was unstarred
    Image of taniquetil taniquetil
    10/12/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected:

    You have to understand that 80% of the population doesn't even think about backing up their data. Of the remaining 20%, I would guess that 80% of those people are too lazy to do it.

    Backing up data is something that people just don't bother with. It's always the old, "it can't happen to me" idea.
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment taniquetil was starred taniquetil was unstarred
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    10/12/09

    @S-Express has a pet troll: Nathan:

    I'm a PC user like him. Pleased to meet'cha.
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment taniquetil was starred taniquetil was unstarred
    Image of syncrety syncrety
    10/12/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Exactly. I do the same, yet Mac PC users seem to want to believe because they have a Mac PC it was made by God so it will never fail. Hard drives are hard drives, no matter what PC they're in... and Hitachi mixed with Apple Time Capsules aren't invincible either.
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    Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected promoted this comment syncrety was starred syncrety was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/12/09

    If people can't get it into their heads to actively make an effort to add some protection to their precious data, then really, tough noogies for them. This is a sucky bug and I hope it gets ironed out, but just the same, one can reasonably assume that anything that can happen eventually will happen. Hard drives break; computers stop working. Anyone who simply can't bring themselves to back up the data leave themselves with the greater likelihood of losing everything when their one and only storage volume stops running. Ultimately, it doesn't matter why the data was lost for good. The reasons and whoever you think you can blame it on won't bring your data back.
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    Image of StephenMacer StephenMacer
    10/12/09

    In reply to Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole
    ~disables guest access~
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    ilovexspin promoted this comment StephenMacer was starred StephenMacer was unstarred
    Image of ben000001002003 ben000001002003
    10/12/09

    In reply to Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole
    Yep, happened to me today... however I forced a restart after a minute of the guest account spinning without loading and only lost half my data. WooHoo for me! It does it alphabetically, desktop...documents...downloads... restarted.
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    Image of Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
    10/12/09

    @ben000001002003: It's good then that it missed your gallery of emu pictures.
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