Right, but the number of people that run FDE or even FLE are small. Good point on the wireless though. I guess you'd just have to hope that someone would plug it into a wired connection:S
That's a good point. If setup as a cron job though, it'd still execute as soon as the login screen is reached. The thief might not be able to get in, but the IP would have already been sent to the remote host. The lack of effective encryption would indeed suck, however.
Writing a bash script that automatically sends the laptop's current outbound IP address to a remote file is one idea. That would at least help you figure out to some degree there the laptop has been used from. It'd require law enforcement to go further than that, though...
It's times like this when I wish I actually had a need for such a thing. If LibreOffice ever allowed me to create prettier graphs like Word does, I'd consider moving on over. As much as Microsoft is hated on around here, Office is pretty damned polished (that isn't to say there are no problems... there are still many that drive me bonkers, but they are software features, not performance and the like).
Err, I'm ignorant + a Microsoft hater because I think Microsoft is in the wrong because it didn't clue me into a super-useful menu hidden in the OS? If I misread you, apologies.
I've been using W8 since launch. It's not perfect, but I don't hate on things for the sake of it.
I don't understand that logic. It seems counter-intuitive to randomly hit Win+ every letter on a screen just to finally see what does what you want, versus looking at a guide. Something like Ctrl + Tab to open up the All Apps screen inside of the Start Screen is hardly common sense.
Here lies the problem: Microsoft doesn't make it easy to find these keyboard shortcuts. I mean - are they even listed in the OS itself at all? Or just some random Microsoft website?
The fact that almost no one knows about this menu is foolish... and a hint to what Microsoft has done wrong. I only found out about that menu because of tutorial software that ASUS ships on its Win8 notebooks.
A lot of people don't realize that simply turning off WiFi alone is enough to make a tremendous difference. I have an aging Sony Xperia that lasts a single day with WiFi enabled, or literally a week with it disabled (which assumes no talk time).
I'm the author. I take "fully updated" as meaning A) take one of the listed supported distros and then B) keep it updated. I'm really not sure how else you could take it.
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Very good points. I can't wait.
I thought 10Gbps Ethernet would have trickled down to some home usage by now.
I'm with you. It drives me nuts that nothing better than 1Gbps has come along yet. Heck, I'd be thrilled with 5Gbps... it doesn't -have- to be 10Gbps.
That's the right decision.
It's an $88 USD offering, so that might be the point. Spain users might be able to latch onto it quicker than o thers.
Right, but the number of people that run FDE or even FLE are small. Good point on the wireless though. I guess you'd just have to hope that someone would plug it into a wired connection :S
That's a good point. If setup as a cron job though, it'd still execute as soon as the login screen is reached. The thief might not be able to get in, but the IP would have already been sent to the remote host. The lack of effective encryption would indeed suck, however.
Writing a bash script that automatically sends the laptop's current outbound IP address to a remote file is one idea. That would at least help you figure out to some degree there the laptop has been used from. It'd require law enforcement to go further than that, though...
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When was it they last did that? During the PowerPC > Intel era?
It's times like this when I wish I actually had a need for such a thing. If LibreOffice ever allowed me to create prettier graphs like Word does, I'd consider moving on over. As much as Microsoft is hated on around here, Office is pretty damned polished (that isn't to say there are no problems... there are still many that drive me bonkers, but they are software features, not performance and the like).
Err, I'm ignorant + a Microsoft hater because I think Microsoft is in the wrong because it didn't clue me into a super-useful menu hidden in the OS? If I misread you, apologies. I've been using W8 since launch. It's not perfect, but I don't hate on things for the sake of it.
I don't understand that logic. It seems counter-intuitive to randomly hit Win+ every letter on a screen just to finally see what does what you want, versus looking at a guide. Something like Ctrl + Tab to open up the All Apps screen inside of the Start Screen is hardly common sense.
Well said!
Here lies the problem: Microsoft doesn't make it easy to find these keyboard shortcuts. I mean - are they even listed in the OS itself at all? Or just some random Microsoft website?
The fact that almost no one knows about this menu is foolish... and a hint to what Microsoft has done wrong. I only found out about that menu because of tutorial software that ASUS ships on its Win8 notebooks.
The steps are identical, I agree. You could do both blindfolded and wind up with the same result.
Yes it does.
I have over 1,000 games on Steam (102 installed), and it's using 72.2MB of RAM on fresh start-up. I'm using the basic skin, no customizations at all.
That is freaking ridiculous. I guess CS5.5 will be my version for a good while.
A lot of people don't realize that simply turning off WiFi alone is enough to make a tremendous difference. I have an aging Sony Xperia that lasts a single day with WiFi enabled, or literally a week with it disabled (which assumes no talk time).
That's not the homepage; it's the download page. And that Tux and message has been there for over a month, at least.
... not a single one is compatible with that app.
It's times like this when I wish I had mod points to use :( (aka: I couldn't agree more).
I'm the author. I take "fully updated" as meaning A) take one of the listed supported distros and then B) keep it updated. I'm really not sure how else you could take it.
It hit 13 years in November. Still a subscriber of two accounts. Populations suck but the game is still fun.