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Kev

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    Comment #3226630

    I've been using the new design for about a week and overall I think it's an improvement, but I've been griping non-stop about the chat/contact area hogging space even when you drag…

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    Comment #2293230

    I'd suggest having a look at XFCE. It's similar enough to Gnome that you probably won't struggle to get used to it. It's also been more stable for me than recent versions of Gnome …

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    Comment #2181263

    >On Android, voice dialing requires you pull out the phone and press a button That might be a quirk on your particular model of phone or headset, or maybe it was fixed with 2.2. Th…

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    Comment #1914840

    I think that it's disingenuous to point out the many ways to call a function across half a dozen languages while completely ignoring how many ways there can be to say something jus…

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    Comment #1912712

    > "Draw a red circle" is enough to get a red circle. Yes, but once you have to say "Draw a circle in this shade of red, give it a black border this thick, make it this big and put …

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    Comment #1861398

    You can avoid entering spaces by lifting your finger when it isn't touching the centre area. It disrupts the flow significantly when you do so but it does let you stop half way thr…

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    Comment #1508841

    Yes, that reminded me of http://pomegranatephone.com/ - which is old but brilliant.

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    Comment #1456846

    I agree that not including the price in the article is silly. At the same time - the price is one click away in the liliputing article linked below the video. They also tell you to…

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    Comment #1447792

    I'm sure that I'm not the only one here who's seen people who should know better email encrypted files with the password in plain text in the email body. The simplest solution that…

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    Comment #1447738

    Using https just means that your connection to the server is encrypted. Your email will still be sent between mail servers unencrypted unless you encrypt it separately.

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    Comment #1240681

    It would at least make extracting the bullet easier by keeping the fragments contained in fabric. Dragging the fabric along with it would probably slow the bullet down a lot faster…