Quarem - Slashdot User

Comment Re:I don't get it (Score 5, Interesting) 907

by Quarem on Sunday December 14, 2008 @05:57PM (#26113415) Attached to: Vista To XP Upgrade Triples In Price, Now $150

I don't get it either. Why anyone in the consumer space would want to use XP over Vista is beyond me at this point.

At this point I have been using Vista for over a year. Anytime I have to go back and use XP it feels like an out-dated system. For one, the lack of an integrated desktop search client is a huge productivity loss. It's like using a Mac without Spotlight, who really wants to do that anymore?

Secondly, desktop composition in Vista also vastly improves the windows switcher by providing live previews of the windows instead of undescriptive application icons.

Overall I find Vista to be a huge step forward in usability over XP.

Cold Sore Virus May Be Alzheimer's Smoking Gun 285

Posted by kdawson on Sunday December 07, 2008 @05:59PM from the you-must-remember-this dept.

Science Daily is reporting that the virus behind cold sores has been found to be a major cause of the insoluble protein plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease sufferers. Researchers believe the herpes simplex virus is a significant factor in developing the debilitating disease and could be treated by antiviral agents such as acyclovir, which is already used to treat cold sores and other diseases caused by the herpes virus. Another future possibility is vaccination against the virus to prevent the development of Alzheimer's in the first place. The research was just published in the Journal of Pathology (abstract).

Comment 10 - 30 GB a Month (Score 1) 656

by Quarem on Monday September 01, 2008 @01:57PM (#24832893) Attached to: Typical Home Bandwidth Usage?

At my house we typically use between 10-30 GB total (upstream + downstream) each month. That includes usage for online gaming, game demoes and videos from Xbox Live, online data transfer from home to work (e.g. Live Mesh), Skype, digital music and video purchases, and plenty of web browsing. With my current plan my ISP gives me a 100 GB cap a month. Unless there is a dramatic shift in my usage habits, that 100 GB a month is effectively unlimited. I have never had to worry about going over it.

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