Considering the recent release of Windows Server 2003, it appears on the surface that MS is trying to do something about security. Somehow I have my doubts, since they've closed everything down to the point that nothing works, and important services are not installed by default.
Trying to deploy services on a W2K3 server is not a simple task. They seemingly have gone the way of the US government by trying to close or kill anything that might make a server useful.
Friends in the IT field have deployed W2K3, and are calling me weekly with new 'strange' problems. IMHO it comes down to a couple simple things. 1. Don't deploy something you haven't tested. 2. Pay attention when installing/configuring a new server. 3. Properly plan your deployment BEFORE you actually do it. 4. NEVER use a default install of anything (MS, Linux, Mac OS) - it will bite you in the ass...
These are simple things, and it comes down to the Sys Admin to be intelegent enough to do this. Security should not be left to MS, as they have proven time after time they are unable to secure anything.
Mircosoft has identified Linux as a 'threat', and will do anything they can to discourage people from migrating from their product.
Being a computer consultant, I have found that the vast majority of people I encounter already know Microsoft's software is slow, expensive, and a huge security risk. Unfortunatly their mission critical apps require it. I must add however, about 95% of them have their home page set to Google, or Google News, and many of those aren't even using IE even though its installed. Many are using Opera.
I have to say most of us have no love of Microsoft from a technical standpoint, but they make us money.
This is Microsoft's MO, and I doubt it will change any time soon. Consider who is backing SCO in their charge to cause problems in the Linux world...
I don't think we should forget the advances in sports medicine. This field has helped many people who would otherwise not be able to particiatpe in sports, become more active, and competative.
It may be a bit off topic, but I for one am happy I can partake of my favorite sport (Tae Kwon Do) thanks to such advances.
After actually taking the time to read all of those fixes (I hope some of them actually work) I'm going to immedatly start testing this for deployment. Contained within that mass of different security issues, are some basic and very important ones that I've had to deal with.
As a rult, aoof the odd service packs are garbage and cause more problems than they fix, but I may actually go from SP 2 to SP 4. Since, again, the rule of thumb is the odd ones are evil and the even ones clean up the mess from the odd ones.
Hopefully I'm not alone in seeing the good in this. That is of course asusming it actually works.
This seems to me to be nothing more than yet another attempt to keep SCO in business. They have been doing just about anything to stay afloat. Also, notice how they didn't really make this big of a deal out of it until Linux started becoming more interesting to the corporate world? Now, that something even close to UNIX is starting to chip away at the Evil Empire, they are doing their best to get some of the pie.
This entire argument isn't about IP, SCO just wants some of the money that Big Blue is making off of this.
Kudos to them for trying, but I hope the judicial system takes their blinders off long enough to realize what is happening.
It has been my experience that most IT people who are worth their salt seem to operate in the same cycle.
From what I have seen, most good IT people get the itch for something cool and new to do, so they seek a tantalyzing IT position. From there, we get into a groove, and enjoy our job until we get fed up with corporate and administrative garbage. This leads us to the distaste part of the job. Finally, we get tired of dealing with it, and decide to look elsewhere.
The 401K was designed so that perhaps some day, all of us IT folk, and those other people who don't seem to keep a job long enough don't have to work until the day we die.
I hope I'm not being too redundant, but if I am, I apologize.
Most IT people who are worth their salt don't like the same old thing all the time. IT has to be challenging or its not worth doing.
Not that I'm trying to be negative, but unless there is a need to screw with that, why? Isn't the place already contained? Besides, I really think the place should stand as a monument to the stupidity of man. Afterall, if your going to start using that stuff, shouldn't you ensure you have engineers running the place, not commie politicians?
I was reading something on the rumour mill saying that Macromedia will have a Lonux port of their next release of their design studio. It will be nice to see more commercial software being released, thus bring ing about the year of the penguin.:) Although all of this stuff if coming down the pike, it's not here yet, and it's my opinion (ya opinions are like @$$holes) that when it does, Linux will finally make it to the desktops of more than just the geeks/nerds.
I can't wait for that day to come:)
Happy New Year
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So far, I've used SuSE 8 and 8.1. Each of them were $80 retail. I know I could have downloaded a different distro for free, but after trying 8 and realizing the level of polish, I felt it was worth it.
Your talking about getting PIX firewall, andthey are very nice units. The downside is you can't use some of the really cool linux network toys on it. Its an important step in the right direction for MandrakeSoft, SuSE, and the others to charge for their specialized software (and their OS as well). Perhaps they haven't learned the agressive pricing thing yet. Lets face it, MS is much better at marketing because they've been doing it much longer. Give them some time, and hopefull it will work out.
When you mention that you can get MS Exchange cheaper, I'm wondering if that includes all of the licensing. Also, my guess it you won't spend near as much time patching the SuSE stuff. With the MS products, you don't get the source code (not sure if you do with the SuSE products, but I'd bet you do). Finally, I've personally installed about a dozen or so copies of Exchange on different networks and I've spent more time cleaning up the mess WHEN (not if) they break.
Lets face it, Micro$oft isn't known for their stability.
Last night I went to see the movie with a few friends. I will not spoil, but it did have some scenes that could have been better written. The acting was as usual very well done. The opening was changed to something less thatn spectacular, but thankfully it does not sett he toe of the movie. All in all, I think everyone should go to see it because it was for the most part very well done.
As for the critics... FSCK them! It's been my experience that they always give bad reviews to what turns out to be very good movies. Critics are just ppl who have made a living boasting their opinion. As we all know opinions are like anal sphincters... everyone has one, and they all smell. It's just a matter of who you ask.
You have to remember, the Apple ][ was a microprocessor based system with an architecture that was integrated into a very tiny box (in comparison). Computer of 50+ years ago used these things called vacuum tubes. These systems also required constant maint.
If you would have said "microprocessor" to some of the designers, they would have replied with a "micro what?"
Personally I don't care how slow it was, I would absolutly love the chance to see the system in person. I've only walked through replicas. (Ya can't 'walk' through an Apple ][)
I bought one of their systems using that case, and was very impressed. The heat pipes were pretty cool as well. Although the system is pretty cramped, and I had to use the provided cables due to space constraints, the system is running very well, and my sister is happy with it.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hoping this merger will allow comcrashed to bring their service and equipment up to par. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has experiennced problems with their server ranging from e-mail going down a couple times a day to DNS taking two weeks to update.
One of my parents works with the poles here in Florida. According to what she was told, it was mostly user error. The people running the damn thing didn't know they had to turn them on.
Somehow I don't entirely buy this. From what I see, there has to be someone in that part of the state what doesn't want the election to be fair. Between not knowing to turn things on, closing the systems down early (7pm) (Gov. Shrub along with others decided to keep the polls open an extra 2 hours) and just general 'I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I'm here...' is what is causing these problems.
After looking at the hothardware.com for about 30 seconds I thought I was at an Intel site. Seems to me they are preying on the id10t folk who think higher clocks are better. Like anything else, the AMD vs. Intel debate can stretch on for ages, but that is pretty disgusting. Personally I wouldn't have a P4 if you gave it to me. Intel has a terrible track record, and are trying the marketing advantages because they can't compete with AMD. It seems strange that Intel's clocks are much higher, but the chips are either neck and neck or Intel is losing ground ( depends on which banchmarks you read)
Does this mean you can hang the "gone fishin`" sign on your reactor, and the "gone fission" on the fishin shack? Afterall that would make ppl looking for you chase their tails (aquired from playing in the pond near the reactor) while you are enjoying a quiet day on the lake (far away from the reactor):)
Reality TV is almost as evil as the thought of caffeine being outlawed as a dangerous drug... I do however see a bit of potential... Afterall who hasn't wanted to take the characters and either run them into walls, off cliffs, have them make wild love to a tree, or other mildly twisted things.. besides, I wonder how long it will be before the "unauthorized" mods start popping up...
Am I the only one who could see the ability for the really devious and intelegent students to alter their grades, and other nice little things that will not be seen on hardcopy? Come to think of it, the thought of having your grades e-mailed automaticly to the parental units makes a great deal of sense.. With read recipts there will be no more of this "I didn't get them" garbage..
It makes me smile when I think of what was used before all of the gui based p2p networks... good old IRC and of course newsgroups. These things were here before, and the RIAA didn't really do anything about them (at least in comparison to what they are doing now). I really think they got mad only after this stuff became popular with the average LUSER.
It was sure nice when the average home user wasn't out mucking up a good thing. Granted, it's nice they are getting on the bandwagon, but I for one am sticking with what I know works. Besides, I've had no problems with viruses, poisioned files, and junk data.
Duct tape is your friend and can be used for anything. Though I've never seen anyone try it, it might make a decent armor plating if it's thick enough:)
I wonder if there is a possible addition of heat synce, perhaps some laser pointers for effect, and of course... the really cool paint job:) I have ot agree with everyone else... why couldn't my parents have been geeks and done something like this?
Dell does nice systems, in fact I've ordered several for other people, but if you want something different or special (and even non Intel base) you should look elsewhere. I normally build my own systems, because I like to know exactly what is going into them. Afterall, unless you open the box when you get it, your never quite sure what's inside. When dell starts offering AMD chips, I'll think about it. The AMD stuff is faster and cheaper IMHO.
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Considering the recent release of Windows Server 2003, it appears on the surface that MS is trying to do something about security. Somehow I have my doubts, since they've closed everything down to the point that nothing works, and important services are not installed by default.
Trying to deploy services on a W2K3 server is not a simple task. They seemingly have gone the way of the US government by trying to close or kill anything that might make a server useful.
Friends in the IT field have deployed W2K3, and are calling me weekly with new 'strange' problems. IMHO it comes down to a couple simple things.
1. Don't deploy something you haven't tested.
2. Pay attention when installing/configuring a new server.
3. Properly plan your deployment BEFORE you actually do it.
4. NEVER use a default install of anything (MS, Linux, Mac OS) - it will bite you in the ass...
These are simple things, and it comes down to the Sys Admin to be intelegent enough to do this. Security should not be left to MS, as they have proven time after time they are unable to secure anything.
Mircosoft has identified Linux as a 'threat', and will do anything they can to discourage people from migrating from their product.
Being a computer consultant, I have found that the vast majority of people I encounter already know Microsoft's software is slow, expensive, and a huge security risk. Unfortunatly their mission critical apps require it. I must add however, about 95% of them have their home page set to Google, or Google News, and many of those aren't even using IE even though its installed. Many are using Opera.
I have to say most of us have no love of Microsoft from a technical standpoint, but they make us money.
This is Microsoft's MO, and I doubt it will change any time soon. Consider who is backing SCO in their charge to cause problems in the Linux world...
I don't think we should forget the advances in sports medicine. This field has helped many people who would otherwise not be able to particiatpe in sports, become more active, and competative.
It may be a bit off topic, but I for one am happy I can partake of my favorite sport (Tae Kwon Do) thanks to such advances.
After actually taking the time to read all of those fixes (I hope some of them actually work) I'm going to immedatly start testing this for deployment. Contained within that mass of different security issues, are some basic and very important ones that I've had to deal with.
As a rult, aoof the odd service packs are garbage and cause more problems than they fix, but I may actually go from SP 2 to SP 4. Since, again, the rule of thumb is the odd ones are evil and the even ones clean up the mess from the odd ones.
Hopefully I'm not alone in seeing the good in this. That is of course asusming it actually works.
This seems to me to be nothing more than yet another attempt to keep SCO in business. They have been doing just about anything to stay afloat. Also, notice how they didn't really make this big of a deal out of it until Linux started becoming more interesting to the corporate world? Now, that something even close to UNIX is starting to chip away at the Evil Empire, they are doing their best to get some of the pie.
This entire argument isn't about IP, SCO just wants some of the money that Big Blue is making off of this.
Kudos to them for trying, but I hope the judicial system takes their blinders off long enough to realize what is happening.
It has been my experience that most IT people who are worth their salt seem to operate in the same cycle.
From what I have seen, most good IT people get the itch for something cool and new to do, so they seek a tantalyzing IT position. From there, we get into a groove, and enjoy our job until we get fed up with corporate and administrative garbage. This leads us to the distaste part of the job. Finally, we get tired of dealing with it, and decide to look elsewhere.
The 401K was designed so that perhaps some day, all of us IT folk, and those other people who don't seem to keep a job long enough don't have to work until the day we die.
I hope I'm not being too redundant, but if I am, I apologize.
Most IT people who are worth their salt don't like the same old thing all the time. IT has to be challenging or its not worth doing.
Not that I'm trying to be negative, but unless there is a need to screw with that, why? Isn't the place already contained? Besides, I really think the place should stand as a monument to the stupidity of man. Afterall, if your going to start using that stuff, shouldn't you ensure you have engineers running the place, not commie politicians?
I was reading something on the rumour mill saying that Macromedia will have a Lonux port of their next release of their design studio. It will be nice to see more commercial software being released, thus bring ing about the year of the penguin. :) Although all of this stuff if coming down the pike, it's not here yet, and it's my opinion (ya opinions are like @$$holes) that when it does, Linux will finally make it to the desktops of more than just the geeks/nerds.
:)
I can't wait for that day to come
Happy New Year
So far, I've used SuSE 8 and 8.1. Each of them were $80 retail. I know I could have downloaded a different distro for free, but after trying 8 and realizing the level of polish, I felt it was worth it.
Your talking about getting PIX firewall, andthey are very nice units. The downside is you can't use some of the really cool linux network toys on it. Its an important step in the right direction for MandrakeSoft, SuSE, and the others to charge for their specialized software (and their OS as well). Perhaps they haven't learned the agressive pricing thing yet. Lets face it, MS is much better at marketing because they've been doing it much longer. Give them some time, and hopefull it will work out.
When you mention that you can get MS Exchange cheaper, I'm wondering if that includes all of the licensing. Also, my guess it you won't spend near as much time patching the SuSE stuff. With the MS products, you don't get the source code (not sure if you do with the SuSE products, but I'd bet you do). Finally, I've personally installed about a dozen or so copies of Exchange on different networks and I've spent more time cleaning up the mess WHEN (not if) they break.
Lets face it, Micro$oft isn't known for their stability.
Last night I went to see the movie with a few friends. I will not spoil, but it did have some scenes that could have been better written. The acting was as usual very well done. The opening was changed to something less thatn spectacular, but thankfully it does not sett he toe of the movie. All in all, I think everyone should go to see it because it was for the most part very well done.
As for the critics... FSCK them! It's been my experience that they always give bad reviews to what turns out to be very good movies. Critics are just ppl who have made a living boasting their opinion. As we all know opinions are like anal sphincters... everyone has one, and they all smell. It's just a matter of who you ask.
You have to remember, the Apple ][ was a microprocessor based system with an architecture that was integrated into a very tiny box (in comparison). Computer of 50+ years ago used these things called vacuum tubes. These systems also required constant maint.
If you would have said "microprocessor" to some of the designers, they would have replied with a "micro what?"
Personally I don't care how slow it was, I would absolutly love the chance to see the system in person. I've only walked through replicas. (Ya can't 'walk' through an Apple ][)
I bought one of their systems using that case, and was very impressed. The heat pipes were pretty cool as well. Although the system is pretty cramped, and I had to use the provided cables due to space constraints, the system is running very well, and my sister is happy with it.
Shuttle gets two beer glasses up from me.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hoping this merger will allow comcrashed to bring their service and equipment up to par. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has experiennced problems with their server ranging from e-mail going down a couple times a day to DNS taking two weeks to update.
Who knows, maybe the service will improve.
One of my parents works with the poles here in Florida. According to what she was told, it was mostly user error. The people running the damn thing didn't know they had to turn them on.
:)
Somehow I don't entirely buy this. From what I see, there has to be someone in that part of the state what doesn't want the election to be fair. Between not knowing to turn things on, closing the systems down early (7pm) (Gov. Shrub along with others decided to keep the polls open an extra 2 hours) and just general 'I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I'm here...' is what is causing these problems.
But that's just my $.02, so take it as you will
Have a nice day
After looking at the hothardware.com for about 30 seconds I thought I was at an Intel site. Seems to me they are preying on the id10t folk who think higher clocks are better. Like anything else, the AMD vs. Intel debate can stretch on for ages, but that is pretty disgusting. Personally I wouldn't have a P4 if you gave it to me. Intel has a terrible track record, and are trying the marketing advantages because they can't compete with AMD. It seems strange that Intel's clocks are much higher, but the chips are either neck and neck or Intel is losing ground ( depends on which banchmarks you read)
Does this mean you can hang the "gone fishin`" sign on your reactor, and the "gone fission" on the fishin shack? Afterall that would make ppl looking for you chase their tails (aquired from playing in the pond near the reactor) while you are enjoying a quiet day on the lake (far away from the reactor) :)
Reality TV is almost as evil as the thought of caffeine being outlawed as a dangerous drug... I do however see a bit of potential... Afterall who hasn't wanted to take the characters and either run them into walls, off cliffs, have them make wild love to a tree, or other mildly twisted things.. besides, I wonder how long it will be before the "unauthorized" mods start popping up...
Am I the only one who could see the ability for the really devious and intelegent students to alter their grades, and other nice little things that will not be seen on hardcopy? Come to think of it, the thought of having your grades e-mailed automaticly to the parental units makes a great deal of sense.. With read recipts there will be no more of this "I didn't get them" garbage..
It makes me smile when I think of what was used before all of the gui based p2p networks... good old IRC and of course newsgroups. These things were here before, and the RIAA didn't really do anything about them (at least in comparison to what they are doing now). I really think they got mad only after this stuff became popular with the average LUSER.
It was sure nice when the average home user wasn't out mucking up a good thing. Granted, it's nice they are getting on the bandwagon, but I for one am sticking with what I know works. Besides, I've had no problems with viruses, poisioned files, and junk data.
Remember IRC welcomes you...
Duct tape is your friend and can be used for anything. Though I've never seen anyone try it, it might make a decent armor plating if it's thick enough :)
I wonder if there is a possible addition of heat synce, perhaps some laser pointers for effect, and of course... the really cool paint job :)
I have ot agree with everyone else... why couldn't my parents have been geeks and done something like this?
I'm thinking of just what I could do with that kind of space. My mobo will handle 8 IDE devices which equates to 1.6TB of space.... yummy...
It's fairly simple to argue with people like that... Remove the clue stick from it's gilded holder, and wack him over and over with it...
I"m just wondering if this is relevent to the origional post, or are you just babbling?
Dell does nice systems, in fact I've ordered several for other people, but if you want something different or special (and even non Intel base) you should look elsewhere. I normally build my own systems, because I like to know exactly what is going into them. Afterall, unless you open the box when you get it, your never quite sure what's inside. When dell starts offering AMD chips, I'll think about it. The AMD stuff is faster and cheaper IMHO.