> Does anyone know if there are any plans to add full PDF support to the orriginal Kindle and Kindle 2?
I doubt it. The Kindle/Kindle2 screen is 6" diagonally, and you just can't see an 8.5x11 formatted PDF well enough on a 6" 167 ppi e-ink screen. There are a number of mechanisms for converting PDF to Kindle's format already, and they're mostly free. You can send the PDF to [username]@kindle.com and it will be converted and delivered directly to your Kindle for a fee... Or, send it to [username]@free.kindle.com and it will be converted and mailed back to you, where you can copy it on via the USB interface for FREE.
The best conversions for PDFs with images / detailed or complicated formatting is to do something which involved converting the PDF to 1/2 page images and displaying them in landscape on the Kindle. There are a few options for this here at Mobipocket.
Unfortunately, holding onto the fuel tank spelled certain doom; it is doubtful he would have been able to remain attached as the violent shaking and g-forces took hold. Although he made it as high as the launch tower, it is likely the bat dropped off and died in the searing 1400C exhaust of the throttling boosters.
If YouTube/Google really wanted to help stop terrorism, then they would work with Government officials to collect information on the whereabouts and identity of those posting 'terrorist' videos.
Then the problem quickly becomes, what is a terrorist video? Is my video about a remote control car shooting fireworks ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YfDiHIeLGk ) a terrorist video, and are the CIA/FBI going to pay me a visit?
I certainly hope not. But, I wouldn't be surprised.
If you take nothing else away from this, just be careful bringing your technology devices to China! The environment there is unsafe for most information technology.
I need people who know their way around computers. People who aren't afraid to break and fix things. People who are intelligent, good problem solvers, and are good at writing. If this describes you, go here: http://geminisecurity.com/company/careers
I can't stress this enough. You need a company information security policy.
Your information security policy should at a minimum cover the following items:
Definition of critical business information (CBI)
Definition of personally identifiable information (PII)
Who can and cannot have access to CBI and PII
How CBI and PII must be protected when stored
How CBI and PII must be protected when transmitted
How systems which store, transmit, or process CBI and PII must be protected to ensure the safety of the information (e.g. anti-virus, disk encryption, firewalls, etc.)
I plan to write a blog post today or tomorrow at our blog, http://securitymusings.com which will go into a little more detail on this.
Now for a direct answer to your question: strongly encrypt the data using a 128-bit (or longer) standard encryption algorithm such as 3DES, AES, or Blowfish. If you are using password-based encryption, use a long and random password, such as those generated by any good password generation application. (GRC has a web-based one.) Use at least 20 random characters to create a sufficiently entropic password. Communicate the password out-of-band, such as via telephone, fax, or mail/fedex. There are lots of available tools to do proper encryption, such as PGP/GPG, WinZip, etc. Use one, don't write your own.
Seriously though, what the frack are these symbols? I think most of them fit into extended ascii, but not D and 4 (at a minimum, i'm basing this on knowledge from 20 years ago...)
Not only did Facebook show an ability to ruin the surprise of Christmas presents, it also begs greater questions about purchasing privacy and the first amendment. Rather than the NSA subpoenaing amazon.com to find out what books you like to read, perhaps they could just put up a flash web ad that reads your amazon cookies and finds out your latest "looked at" items?
Not every DVD you purchase is actually copy protected.
For example, (I'm going to show my age here...) the "Veggie Tales" DVDs I get for my kids are not encrypted. and are typically under 4.7GB... Which is great, because backing them up is that much easier. We have a DVD player in the minivan, and I only put copies in the van, in case it is broken into/left unlocked and the movies are stolen. That way I haven't lost my originals.
Unlike others such as Oracle, Microsoft actually releases truly critical patches ahead of patch Tuesdays. Oracle's monthly (or is it quarterly) releases are totally inflexible, never release patches inbetween, and DBAs are months behind getting these patches in place because of the "sheer volume"...
It might be time to update the Mars Scorecard.... although we got some good work out of the MGS, it might be time to mark this one up for the green guys.
I'm not opposed in prinicple to hiring a former Black Hat. It still needs to be the right person for the job, and I still need to trust them. I have to get a real good feeling about the person to start off with, and the possibilities are endless.
The theory is that quantum cryptography / quantum eavesdropping-proof networks will advance as quickly (or quicker) than general-purpose quantum computers. So, we'll hopefully all have moved to quantum cryptography by the time quantum computers are available which can cut through today's keys like a hot knife through butter.
//shameless plug
I just got interviewed about protecting email using encryption, the article appeared in Sunday's Washington Post.
The interviewer was really interested in talking about encrypting the email messages using PGP. I think that's a great idea; we encrypt most email we send. However, I tried to hammer home the fact that if your email password gets sniffed while you're checking your encrypted emails, that you'll end up needing to encrypt every email since someone else might be checking it for you. And/or deleting or changing it....
NO! If a PKI-based solution, or even a shared secret (i.e. SecurID) is used, there is no danger of man-in-the-middle attacks. A simple SSL connection will prevent man-in-the-middle concerns. This comment is FUD at its best.
The most popular second-factor token is the SecurID by RSA. It is a device which generates pseudo-random numbers every 60 seconds. This would be the easy solution for any bank interested in a cross-platform solution with no driver support to worry about.
That said, I hate the SecurID. I'm a much bigger fan of PKI-based solutions, because of all the other things you can get along with it (secure email, secure transactions, strong authentication, persistent digital signature and encryption) for almost no additional cost. However, I'd understand if organizations went the SecurID route to save money not having to support something that didn't work well in multiple platforms.
Relief is what you get when someone takes over for you. Relief is what you experience when you get something you badly needed. Relief is what you feel when your pain is removed or reduced.
Getting free WIFI access in a few limited locations where there is no freaking power to charge a laptop (or probably even run the hotspot) is not relief, it is a PR move.
Torrent 170948 (Harry.Potter.And.The.Half.Blood.Prince.Book.6-Boo K) was deleted by Glavata (Nuked: Fake)
Something was uploaded, but it wasn't the book!
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> Does anyone know if there are any plans to add full PDF support to the orriginal Kindle and Kindle 2?
I doubt it. The Kindle/Kindle2 screen is 6" diagonally, and you just can't see an 8.5x11 formatted PDF well enough on a 6" 167 ppi e-ink screen. There are a number of mechanisms for converting PDF to Kindle's format already, and they're mostly free. You can send the PDF to [username]@kindle.com and it will be converted and delivered directly to your Kindle for a fee... Or, send it to [username]@free.kindle.com and it will be converted and mailed back to you, where you can copy it on via the USB interface for FREE.
The best conversions for PDFs with images / detailed or complicated formatting is to do something which involved converting the PDF to 1/2 page images and displaying them in landscape on the Kindle. There are a few options for this here at Mobipocket.
Unfortunately, holding onto the fuel tank spelled certain doom; it is doubtful he would have been able to remain attached as the violent shaking and g-forces took hold. Although he made it as high as the launch tower, it is likely the bat dropped off and died in the searing 1400C exhaust of the throttling boosters.
....in which she rickrolls the taxpaying public 37 seconds into her Cat Cam video?? (Kudos to TC for posting it...)
If YouTube/Google really wanted to help stop terrorism, then they would work with Government officials to collect information on the whereabouts and identity of those posting 'terrorist' videos.
Then the problem quickly becomes, what is a terrorist video? Is my video about a remote control car shooting fireworks ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YfDiHIeLGk ) a terrorist video, and are the CIA/FBI going to pay me a visit?
I certainly hope not. But, I wouldn't be surprised.
Freedom of Speech means freedom for everyone.
Freedom of speech is a right given to Americans by our constitution. It is not a right that we feel necessary to share with those who want to kill us.
DarkReading wrote that Beijing is bracing for an Olympic Cyber-War. Worth the read.
We created a information security guide for visitors to China for the olympics on behalf of one of our large customers.
If you take nothing else away from this, just be careful bringing your technology devices to China! The environment there is unsafe for most information technology.
I need people who know their way around computers.
People who aren't afraid to break and fix things.
People who are intelligent, good problem solvers, and are good at writing.
If this describes you, go here: http://geminisecurity.com/company/careers
I can't stress this enough. You need a company information security policy.
Your information security policy should at a minimum cover the following items:
I plan to write a blog post today or tomorrow at our blog, http://securitymusings.com which will go into a little more detail on this.
Now for a direct answer to your question: strongly encrypt the data using a 128-bit (or longer) standard encryption algorithm such as 3DES, AES, or Blowfish. If you are using password-based encryption, use a long and random password, such as those generated by any good password generation application. (GRC has a web-based one.) Use at least 20 random characters to create a sufficiently entropic password. Communicate the password out-of-band, such as via telephone, fax, or mail/fedex. There are lots of available tools to do proper encryption, such as PGP/GPG, WinZip, etc. Use one, don't write your own.
Seriously though, what the frack are these symbols? I think most of them fit into extended ascii, but not D and 4 (at a minimum, i'm basing this on knowledge from 20 years ago...)
As mentioned here: http://securitymusings.com/article/202/facebook-ruining-christmas:
Not only did Facebook show an ability to ruin the surprise of Christmas presents, it also begs greater questions about purchasing privacy and the first amendment. Rather than the NSA subpoenaing amazon.com to find out what books you like to read, perhaps they could just put up a flash web ad that reads your amazon cookies and finds out your latest "looked at" items?
Be careful out there, kids!
Because when my wife used her key to start the car, it wouldn't work...
Not every DVD you purchase is actually copy protected. For example, (I'm going to show my age here...) the "Veggie Tales" DVDs I get for my kids are not encrypted. and are typically under 4.7GB... Which is great, because backing them up is that much easier. We have a DVD player in the minivan, and I only put copies in the van, in case it is broken into/left unlocked and the movies are stolen. That way I haven't lost my originals.
Unlike others such as Oracle, Microsoft actually releases truly critical patches ahead of patch Tuesdays. Oracle's monthly (or is it quarterly) releases are totally inflexible, never release patches inbetween, and DBAs are months behind getting these patches in place because of the "sheer volume"...
It might be time to update the Mars Scorecard.... although we got some good work out of the MGS, it might be time to mark this one up for the green guys.
http://geminisecurity.com/job.html
I'm not opposed in prinicple to hiring a former Black Hat. It still needs to be the right person for the job, and I still need to trust them. I have to get a real good feeling about the person to start off with, and the possibilities are endless.
Well, as I just posted on our blog, SecurityMusings...
The theory is that quantum cryptography / quantum eavesdropping-proof networks will advance as quickly (or quicker) than general-purpose quantum computers. So, we'll hopefully all have moved to quantum cryptography by the time quantum computers are available which can cut through today's keys like a hot knife through butter.
Theoretically....
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//shameless plug
I just got interviewed about protecting email using encryption, the article appeared in Sunday's Washington Post.
The interviewer was really interested in talking about encrypting the email messages using PGP. I think that's a great idea; we encrypt most email we send. However, I tried to hammer home the fact that if your email password gets sniffed while you're checking your encrypted emails, that you'll end up needing to encrypt every email since someone else might be checking it for you. And/or deleting or changing it....
//end shameless plug
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Don't you mean Adi Shamir, not Stein?
ChowRiit wrote: It sounds to me that they're trying to cash in on the films, rather than make a fitting tribute to the books themselves...
Last I checked, theaters, playwrights, musicians, and actors were all in a for-profit business. Of course they're trying to cash in!
NO! If a PKI-based solution, or even a shared secret (i.e. SecurID) is used, there is no danger of man-in-the-middle attacks. A simple SSL connection will prevent man-in-the-middle concerns. This comment is FUD at its best.
The most popular second-factor token is the SecurID by RSA. It is a device which generates pseudo-random numbers every 60 seconds. This would be the easy solution for any bank interested in a cross-platform solution with no driver support to worry about.
That said, I hate the SecurID. I'm a much bigger fan of PKI-based solutions, because of all the other things you can get along with it (secure email, secure transactions, strong authentication, persistent digital signature and encryption) for almost no additional cost. However, I'd understand if organizations went the SecurID route to save money not having to support something that didn't work well in multiple platforms.
Relief is what you get when someone takes over for you.
Relief is what you experience when you get something you badly needed.
Relief is what you feel when your pain is removed or reduced.
Getting free WIFI access in a few limited locations where there is no freaking power to charge a laptop (or probably even run the hotspot) is not relief, it is a PR move.
Torrent 170948 (Harry.Potter.And.The.Half.Blood.Prince.Book.6-Boo K) was deleted by Glavata (Nuked: Fake)
Something was uploaded, but it wasn't the book!
IMHO, the order I plan to watch them in is:
4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6
This saves me almost 8 hours of my life compared to your method, and preserves enough of the surprises long enough to make them enjoyable.
It's too bad that such bizzare ordering is the only thing that makes sense. Kudos, Lucas, you asshat.