Consider the tone the opening line of the article:
This is yet another in the recent stream of "Linux on the Desktop -- can it work?"
IMHO, as long as articles continue to begin this way, linux has not gained acceptance as a desktop OS.
When the articles emphasize how easy the migration to linux is, and how much more efficient (not just cheaper) the workplace can be using all of the linux applications, then linux has been accepted.
Note that even in this article which is showing linux in a positive light, there are still complaints about it:
printing has always been a nightmare on Linux
[KOffice] but simply because it still doesn't offer the maturity necessary to be a true day-to-day business tool
Konqueror is a great browser, though it has its share of problems
The real issue here is that many 1000's of companies have based their businesses on the assumption that DNS will always be available and reliable. The original intent of the DNS system was to provide a convenient service to Internet users, not to serve as a point-of-failure for the entire net.
Why should ICANN promise to deliver something that they know they are unable to?
What we really need is to start over with a new specification for domain names that reflects the needs of the current Internet - a systerm that can provide the security and reliability that we now depend on.
why don't you just overwrite the file with the same name, just some bogus data
This method does not ensure that any of your data is actually overwritten because the operating system is free to decide where on the disk it locates a file (or portions of it). Even though the filesystems references to that file name are destroyed by this method, the user has no guarantees that the data in the original file is overwritten. This is especially true in the case of remotely mounted filesystems which may not even implement the type of filesystem they appear to (e.g. Samba on Linux looks like it implements a MS filesystem).
This is the major shortcoming in most of the "secure delete" tools I have looked at.
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Also, if your LaTeX editor keeps crashing, just change editors - it's just ASCII text after all.
A few years ago I had an Intel P166MMX which did the same thing (in a smaller room).
Any idea how much less power a good Intel CPU uses? It would have to be considerably less to make the higher costs of Intel (CPU and motherboard) worthwile.
You need good *convection* to stir that hot air around to warm up the room as a whole
My computer is right next to me on the desk. The 7200 RPM fan is enough to stir up quite a bit of heat around me. Over a few hours of being in my room with the door shut the temperature rises significantly throughout the room.
I don't use the computer just to heat the room, it's just a side effect.
What I don't like is the white noise generator I have for a fan (7200 RPM Volcano 6 Cu+) on top of the CPU (Athlon 1.4 GHz). I've missed phone calls and the doorbell ringing because of that fan.
ten-fold increase...not planned for until 2009 at earliest
Sounds like the rate of increasing performance is starting to drop. Isn't it supposed to double every 18 months? Shouldn't we then expect a 25 times increase between now and 2009? (2^(7years * 12months/18months))
Hope they have some other tricks to make chips faster!
First of all, how do you advertise the site to the people that would use it without the Saudi government finding out (and blocking it)?
Second, any country that will go through the trouble of blocking any "undesirable" sites would presumably be willing to disconnect the Internet completely if they felt that filtering was not effective. In this case, the result is that even more freedoms have been lost by the citizens.
Anti-virus software may not be worth buying if you know and apply these security tips.
OTOH, most computer users don't have a clue how to keep secure. In these cases, the costs of maintaining the anti-virus software may be justified. This is especially true in the corporate environment where a single user can compromise your entire network.
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Kurt Vonnegut had an innovative solution they might also consider.
Note to the editors: when you write up an article in such a way as to invite an easy joke response, serious discussion gets crowded out
So you're saying the lame Slashdotting = DoS jokes have themselves DoS'd Slashdot?
Consider the tone the opening line of the article:
This is yet another in the recent stream of "Linux on the Desktop -- can it work?"
IMHO, as long as articles continue to begin this way, linux has not gained acceptance as a desktop OS.
When the articles emphasize how easy the migration to linux is, and how much more efficient (not just cheaper) the workplace can be using all of the linux applications, then linux has been accepted.
Note that even in this article which is showing linux in a positive light, there are still complaints about it:
printing has always been a nightmare on Linux
[KOffice] but simply because it still doesn't offer the maturity necessary to be a true day-to-day business tool
Konqueror is a great browser, though it has its share of problems
...And many more complaints.
We'll know that Linux is truly ready for the desktop when these stories no longer appear.
As long as "Linux on the Desktop" is newsworthy, then linux has not really gained acceptance.
It depends on the configuration of your VM. VMWare allows three types of networking:
- Bridged Networking
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Host-Only Networking
All of which have different behaviors. For more details, see the VMWare Networking page.
Oracle9i. Unbreakable. Can't break it. Can't break in.
Legally they are correct. The DMCA says you can't break it, and various other laws say you can't break in.
The real issue here is that many 1000's of companies have based their businesses on the assumption that DNS will always be available and reliable. The original intent of the DNS system was to provide a convenient service to Internet users, not to serve as a point-of-failure for the entire net.
Why should ICANN promise to deliver something that they know they are unable to?
What we really need is to start over with a new specification for domain names that reflects the needs of the current Internet - a systerm that can provide the security and reliability that we now depend on.
the eMachine. They had that fruity looking case thing going but even they switched back to the regular design
Yes they did. After they were pressured by a lawsuit from Apple.
why don't you just overwrite the file with the same name, just some bogus data
This method does not ensure that any of your data is actually overwritten because the operating system is free to decide where on the disk it locates a file (or portions of it). Even though the filesystems references to that file name are destroyed by this method, the user has no guarantees that the data in the original file is overwritten. This is especially true in the case of remotely mounted filesystems which may not even implement the type of filesystem they appear to (e.g. Samba on Linux looks like it implements a MS filesystem).
This is the major shortcoming in most of the "secure delete" tools I have looked at.
Also, if your LaTeX editor keeps crashing, just change editors - it's just ASCII text after all.
The TI's were very easy to code for, about the same level of difficulty as learning BASIC.
I learned to program on my calculator while sitting in boring English Literature and History classes in high school.
Corporate failures are not directly tied to bad software
True. Where would Microsoft be if they were?
Even the Associated Press and Reuters are unsure of the correct spelling :)
A few years ago I had an Intel P166MMX which did the same thing (in a smaller room).
Any idea how much less power a good Intel CPU uses? It would have to be considerably less to make the higher costs of Intel (CPU and motherboard) worthwile.
You need good *convection* to stir that hot air around to warm up the room as a whole
My computer is right next to me on the desk. The 7200 RPM fan is enough to stir up quite a bit of heat around me. Over a few hours of being in my room with the door shut the temperature rises significantly throughout the room.
I don't use the computer just to heat the room, it's just a side effect.
I like the heat - it keeps my room nice and warm.
What I don't like is the white noise generator I have for a fan (7200 RPM Volcano 6 Cu+) on top of the CPU (Athlon 1.4 GHz). I've missed phone calls and the doorbell ringing because of that fan.
ten-fold increase...not planned for until 2009 at earliest
Sounds like the rate of increasing performance is starting to drop. Isn't it supposed to double every 18 months? Shouldn't we then expect a 25 times increase between now and 2009? (2^(7years * 12months/18months))
Hope they have some other tricks to make chips faster!
There are a few problems with this:
First of all, how do you advertise the site to the people that would use it without the Saudi government finding out (and blocking it)?
Second, any country that will go through the trouble of blocking any "undesirable" sites would presumably be willing to disconnect the Internet completely if they felt that filtering was not effective. In this case, the result is that even more freedoms have been lost by the citizens.
Anti-virus software may not be worth buying if you know and apply these security tips.
OTOH, most computer users don't have a clue how to keep secure. In these cases, the costs of maintaining the anti-virus software may be justified. This is especially true in the corporate environment where a single user can compromise your entire network.
CNET
Although this storuy claims "is the first intrusion detection system to reside on individual computers rather than a network"
which is clearly wrong.
Part of the university/college experience is to discover what you really want to do in life.
If I were you I'd finish my degree and think long and hard about what I actually want to do.
Though I'm not totally unhappy with working in the IT sector, I wish I could afford to go back to school and take something other than CS.
I spoke to a Borland rep at a trade show 2 weeks ago. She told me the beta would be available early next year.
Yes, but search for Linux.
Apparently "The Linux Home Page at Linux Online" is an Encarta-recommended Web site.