Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
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Lynne said 5:22PM on 2-22-2008
I bought a Windows Vista about 3 months ago, and had I know more about this computer before, I would never have bought it...they are JUNK!! You are limited to programs and some you can't even use. I don't recommend this computer to anyone!!
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Trevor said 1:30AM on 2-23-2008
Lynne, maybe you haven't thought about this, but not everybody likes going into the operating system and changing the code. maybe some people like to turn on their computer, play a few games, surf the web, watch a movie and be happy. i have vista ultimate and i haven't had any problems with it yet. so if you want to hack computers and change the operating system to how you like, you are more than free to toss the operating system and upload linux or apple OS X. or better yet, make your own so that way it will be just the way you like it and want it. and if your OS is better than microsoft, the publish that baby and make a little money off it it.
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Jason said 8:29AM on 2-23-2008
Go Open-Source! Stop sending Microsoft (and others) your money when there is better for FREE!!! Need Microsoft Office? Get OpenOffice.org for free! Need Photoshop? gimp-win.sourceforge.net to get gimp2. Need an operating system? Go Linux! All open source! All free for everyone! Die Microsoft!
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d1mosts said 12:06PM on 2-23-2008
I am so pissed at microsoft for putting this crap out. New Notebook came with vista wouldn't work with any of my third party software, all were made for xp, I dumped vista bought xp pro, guess what no drivers for video and nic. i am looking to buy a new laptop with xp pro. Gateway nope, dell nope. i am so sick of microsoft screwing everything up. Time to buy a mac...
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Jeff Heise said 1:48PM on 2-23-2008
Jason, is there a free version of MSWord I can add? This Vista system only has Works included and I cannot send any documents using that as an attachment because no one I know has that form of Works in their computer to open it. I really miss Word and would love to get it for Vista. . .
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howard said 4:33PM on 2-23-2008
had an xp machine--died--toshiba replaced it but with vista--contractors software will not work without $500 worth of patches--vista still has problems operating even without these programs--why should I have to buy patches if xp is not available without an extensive search
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NCC 800 said 4:45PM on 2-23-2008
Hmm, why am I not surprised?
Seems every time M$ updates the OS it breaks something.
But this one could get them in a major pile of trouble. By breaking security programs, this would leave users that ran the update open for attack by all the malware out there and M$ open for legal action if anyone loses data or gets hacked or 'bugged' after they ran the update.
I'm SO glad my OS comes from SCal, not Redmond WA
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Carolyn said 6:50PM on 2-23-2008
Lynne, I had the same problem with Windows Vista, boy did Microsoft really screw up with Vista. I was fortunate, however, to send my computer back, and get another with XP, plus credit for the Vista Computer. Windows Vista SUCKS !!!
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Armando said 6:52PM on 2-23-2008
I bought a Windows Vista Home Premium Edition and since I got it I had nothing but problems. The system crashes all the time. It is worthless.
I still using my 7 years old Windows 2000 Professional and is great. I complaint to DELL, but they can't fix it either. Is garbage
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Susan said 9:13PM on 2-23-2008
Whew! I too, not long ago, purchased a new laptop with Windows Vista and it was nothing but misery and more misery for me. Took that baby back and was thrilled to dump that lemon. I am now a very happy owner of an Apple Mac. I just love how my Mac works for me:)
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Steward said 9:30PM on 2-23-2008
If I'm not mistaken... Microsoft seems to be headed back into a major, major anti-trust monopoly position... I for one hope that it will include a class action.
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Peter Norris said 10:45PM on 2-23-2008
Ill keep uning Linux, thankyouverymuch. Microsoft sucks, and Vista proves it beyond a doubt.
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Sean said 1:10AM on 2-24-2008
I've had windows vista for about 5 months and no complaints here. I prefer it to XP but I can see i'm in the minority there. I dont mind a couple incompatibilities for the sake of progress.
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mark said 9:57AM on 2-24-2008
Where do I sign up for the class action lawsuit for people who bought Vista to go on their XP systems. I did everything by the book and could not get it to install correctly. Now I am stuck with a copy that I can't return because it was opened.
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Steve said 10:49AM on 2-24-2008
Mark, I think you can dis-agree with the license agreement and return the product for credit either to the place of purchase or contact microsoft directly. 866-234-6020
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Karin said 4:35PM on 2-24-2008
I haven't really had too many problems with Vista aka Longhorn. We bought our first laptop a year ago with Vista, no problems, and now just bought another in October with no problems. I found it easy to search through programs, and find what you are looking for. I have found that the compatibility wizard works for most programs that have resistance to Vista.
With learning Vista, I found that I really like it.
~Karin~
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lmosenko said 2:47PM on 2-26-2008
Do you know that via Vista, Microsoft, RIAA, and the FBI can openly check your computers for illegal copies of music, movies, software, any copied music CD's/DVD's/Blue-Ray's which you insert into the computer drive. How do you like them apples?!
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Tracey said 8:00AM on 2-27-2008
Jason, is there a free version of MSWord I can add? This Vista system only has Works included and I cannot send any documents using that as an attachment because no one I know has that form of Works in their computer to open it. I really miss Word and would love to get it for Vista. . .
02/23/08 1:48 PM
You can change your Works to save in Word 97/2003 mode. When you do a save as choose use the drop down box to change what format the document saves in. Just a thought : )
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Zephyros said 12:29PM on 2-27-2008
After seeing Vista in action on my friends notebook, speaking with a few vista users, doing other research i have found none of these horror stories(very sorry to hear) have been true from what ive seen and researched. I ran a AML free registry checker on my friends notebook and the backup option didnt work, but it immediately ran it in compatibility mode and worked fine. a fellow classmate says his is fine and doesnt know what the big deal is. ive heard u need 3 gigs of ddr2 ram for it to be fine, and he has 2gigs of ddr2. other reviews on notebooks with vista with 3 gigs of ddr2 were great. in my opinion xp is great and 2000 is equally the same too.(Microf**k no longer supports 2000 thou)
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Daniel Gaunt said 6:54AM on 2-28-2008
zonealarm won't work with vista as it is, I think it's down to zonealarm to make a vista version, not the other way around.
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