Jim Crafton wrote: I have no doubt that there are some decent patents that deserve protection. There are very few "software only" patents that I've seen that I could agree with. However, I have written software that is part of a patent, but there is hardware that goes along with it. I worry the patent office would have trouble differentiating. Jim Crafton wrote: Why can't we just void the extreme cases? Or maybe there's no way to differentiate? That's just it, the patent office got so overrun with patents that they threw up their hands and said, "fine, just pass it and let it be fought out in court if it shouldn't be patentable." They are understaffed, especially with experts in the field. Unfortunately now, the very threat of patent lawsuits is enough to shut companies down, mostly startups. Add to that, is the fact that patents should not be about what the end result is, i.e. paying for something online. But the patent trolls threaten everyone if they think some software does what their software does; they don't know (or care) if it uses the same mechanism defined in the patent, and I doubt very much many judges could tell anyway. There are some esoteric software patents that may be valid, but it has gotten so out of control that I wouldn't actually mind dumping all pure software patents and not allowing any more. We already have copyright law to protect us from the real threat, IMHO.

I will look into that. John

I have actually used that in the past. Just did not think about it for this operation.. John

I didn't even know that existed. Should make certain, hideous, future tasks a bit more agreeable. Thanks! Books written by CP members

Ugh. Sounds like another reason for me to not try it. Opera and FF's speelchucks both suck equally compared to the one in MS office. I can't imagine suffering with something even more broken. 3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

Dan Neely wrote: That would allow a more accurate measurement; but the lack of a scale to weight it is still a showstopper. D'Oh! Oh, I see. When you said "Scale" I first thought you were referring to a point of reference to determine the volume to weight, like a chart. I guess you are actually referring to a physical device to perform said weighing. ;P // mbghtri ToDo: // Put Signature Here

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Looks much better now. Thanks. John

I am waiting for the Linux version before I mess with that. I develop on windows and linux at about 50% each so I pretty much refuse to use any browser that is not compatible with both platforms since this is the most used application that I have. Also now a second requirement is the ability to share bookmarks across every instance so if I find a good website at home on 64 bit linux when I login to my 32 bit XP machine at work I automatically see the bookmark. Now only if there was an easy way for me to synchronize the browser plugins /addins I have on the 10 or so machines I use just about ever day. John

Only if I could afford it. John

Must have typed on that the laptop. I really can not type on that keyboard at all. And if it passes the Firefox spell checker I usually don't proofread it.. John

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Roger Wright wrote: So, is it the mud wrestling, or the ferrets she objects to? :laugh: Nope. She wants to elope. I want a traditional wedding. John

Hopefully I get my cash before then. I now have $355 that I am waiting for. John

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