I get paid $50/hr for VB.NET stuff. (Northeast PA) There ARE still quite a few of VB6 to.NET port projects around, so don't give up hope just yet. And in most cases, you won't need to change too much. VB8(.NET 2.0) has a lot of legacy backward compatibilities built into the language to allow for VB6-style coding practices. And.NET2.0+ are much nicer to work with than 1.1, as with most M$ releases, you want to wait until the second service pack or version.
The.NET framework isn't difficult to understand or learn, and is well documented in most cases. Though the few cases that aren't are usually the most difficult and frustrating to troubleshoot. Especially without the source.
You can do that just as easily without the "one big monitor" feature. Then... you can maximize windows to each monitor instead of stretching it across both. It helps a lot for just about anything I can think of doing.
Gnome on Linux has a pretty good handle on this by default. It even splits the window lists up on a per-monitor basis if you make another panel on the second monitor and add the "Window List" applet to it.
I had an MSI motherboard (RS480-M2, iirc) that was having all sorts of issues despite replacing literally every piece of hardware in the tower. Turns out that any time I had a video card in the PCI-E slot, it would do weird things - and I even RMA'd the motherboard before figuring this out. Of course, I discovered this way too late. On-Board video worked fine, but my Nvidia card would BSOD (but worked fine in other computers), and the ATI card would go to black screens in games, then eventually reset itself and give me the VPU recovery error message.
Yeah that MSI board was shite. I bought that around 2005-ish and prompty threw it into my junk pile. I replaced it with a Gigabyte and have been quite happy with the results. Despite the R690 chipset. The lack of Linux drivers sucks, which now ought to be fixed by this release.
As for the Nvidia drivers of late, it depends whether you install the drivers from the disc, or the newest ones. They had this "Feature" where they would treat both monitors as one big monitor and stretch your desktop across both screens. Nobody in their right mind, unless they're trying to build a video wall, would want that. The newest drivers on the other hand at least give you the option of using dual-head (TwinView?) or that other style.
I have since found XFX branded Nvidia cards to be truly awesome. The double-lifetime warranty is stellar. The fact that I can sell a last-year's top-of-the-line board to my friend and extend my warranty to him is awesome. They seem to be rock-solid too.
On the VPU recovery feature, I agree that is an excellent addition. I remember the Catalyst update for my Radeon 9800 Pro including that as a shiny new feature. It blew my mind. I wondered why they hadn't thought of it before. Now I wonder why Nvidia doesn't do something similar.
I have had nothing but good experiences with Antec. I had heard that a few years ago, they were having trouble with the quality of their PSUs, but I have also heard that the problems with them have dropped off since early 2007.
At ages 11-14 I had attempted to learn C++ on my own. I attempted to get through my Dad's old Zortech C book, though without the systems they use as examples it was difficult. I hadn't yet gotten that far into Linux to figure out that I could just use gcc. I had mastered HTML by the age of 12. I know it isn't a hard feat by any means. Then I began using Javascript.
I was then introduced to ASP (Visual Basic Script), by a mentor, which was pretty easy to figure out. I took a VB6 class freshman year of high school. (I mostly taught it myself)
Then by age 15, I set off to learn PHP by myself. I was successful because the documentation is freely available online with an over abundance of resources for help, tips, and tutorials. Not to mention I could install it on whichever platform I wished.
I highly recommend the PHP route, because of the common syntax with C, C++, C#, ECMAScript and Java, which would allow developers to transfer that syntactical knowledge easily across any of those languages.
That said, I HIGHLY suggest providing a primer on HTML simply because it is so ubiquitous. Or XHTML 1.1 if you'd prefer. This will also let them into the web realm which allows easy satisfaction for the green developer. Plus, the majority of PHP programming is done for the web. Whether that be for server-side automation, or for actual website building. That way, when they leave your class they have a skill they can use and market if they choose to.
Now at age 21, I am working as a contractor providng.NET development services. Specifically with ASP.NET and data-driven websites. I am also highly capable with table-less design and standards compliant html & css. If they are interested, provide your kids as much information and resources as possible.
Instead of worrying about them, why not worry about what happened to editing of Slashdot submissions? The spelling and grammar of this question is atrocious.
The DoD issued a policy that disables USB devices such as cameras, flash drives, SD cards, etc. DVD-Rom discs and other optical media are still usable. Additionally I haven't actuallly seen any offical memo regarding the matter. Just a notice from the local sysadmins that it had happened.
Dynamic HTML, or DHTML, is a collection of technologies used together to create interactive and animated web sites by using a combination of a static markup language (such as HTML), a client-side scripting language (such as JavaScript), a presentation definition language (such as CSS), and the Document Object Model.
Okay, so really it could be any client-side scripting language. Aside from javascript what does that leave? Jscript? VBScript? Which browser supports those? Oooh, right IE.
Wouldn't the idea that the majority of their customers are located in the US present the idea that US-based networks would be able to repeat their attacks more quickly than those from the other side of the planet?
For instance: Allowing that ~100 attacks per second could be received from a single IP on the US networks, perhaps something like 60 attacks per second could be received from a single IP in China. One could infer that more adjacent networks could be part of the large number gap between China and the US.
I could also argue that the US may host more virtual private servers than other countries. Many of which I have seen being hacked by zombies due to lack of secure administration practices. Some IT wanna-be suggests getting a virtual private server with "Plesk" running on it, and does so because he/she can easily manage a server with a graphical interface. But what he/she doesn't realize is that for every second they are being bombarded from at least 2 separate IPs. And they don't know enough to employ DenyHosts or BFD against their zombie attackers.
By the way, if you host a *nix server I highly suggest you employ similar protection to that of BFD or DenyHosts. DenyHosts is especially nice because it can sync infected host definitions to a central server.
Seeing as how they seem to be integrating Google services at a very low level within the browser, it makes sense to incorporate the Google Accounts and Google Apps EULAs into that of Chrome.
Negative. Their mission must be clearly defined before they can proceed with that mission. If the mission isn't clearly defined, well... then they have no real bounds to what they can do. And the ClearCube boxen are part of a military-wide shift to thin client computing.
Not to mention without a clearly defined mission they could possibly step on toes of other similar divisions within other military branches. Even though they may not actually exist yet. This would be a large concern.
I agree with other posters that this should be a consolidated effort. Perhaps a new branch even.
Additionally the issues raised about SIPRNET and NIPRNET being physically close to each other has absolutely no merit. The SIPRNET network hardware is likely to be located in an entirely different building/room than the NIPRNET hardware. Which would be further physically secured than the NIPRNET hardware even. Although both would be physically secured. Not to mention that the users would probably have a separate smart card to authenticate themselves to each network.
Additionally, the iPhone has a hardware firmware loader that is enabled by turning the power on and holding down the home button. Which then enables you to un-brick your iPhone returning it to whatever firmware you want.
Yes, I'm aware of those things, but perhaps certain US defense branches' Windows admins are not. IE7 did not automatically install on the machine I am required to use. Nor was a patch pushed out via group policy. I've asked if I could have an approved installer. And finally I'm not permitted as per Terms of Use to install said update without authorization. Though I'd like to. I'd install Firefox as well if I were able without being prosecuted.
Hi, I unfortunately only have IE6 at my current job site. The new scripts seem to break on IE6. I can't expand comments nor can navigate through them. I've noticed many CSS positioning bugs in IE6. I'm not suggesting you waste time trying to fix them. Perhaps a stripped down CSS file and losing some of the JS may be in order for browsers that do not support the features.
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I get paid $50/hr for VB.NET stuff. (Northeast PA) There ARE still quite a few of VB6 to .NET port projects around, so don't give up hope just yet. And in most cases, you won't need to change too much. VB8(.NET 2.0) has a lot of legacy backward compatibilities built into the language to allow for VB6-style coding practices. And .NET2.0+ are much nicer to work with than 1.1, as with most M$ releases, you want to wait until the second service pack or version.
The .NET framework isn't difficult to understand or learn, and is well documented in most cases. Though the few cases that aren't are usually the most difficult and frustrating to troubleshoot. Especially without the source.
^^ There, fixed it for you.
[...]Adding to that fact is amd's discreet graphic offerings which are far superior to intel's offerings.[...]
Unless you're using GNU/Linux. The drivers just aren't quite up to snuff yet.
They're calling it the "War on Extremism" now. So, watch out, those of you who are extremely anything... the USA is coming for you!
Extremely high? (War on Drugs)
Extremely religious? (War on Terror)
Extremely [...]? (War on [...])
Don't you mean the United States Government? (Or DoD?)
You can do that just as easily without the "one big monitor" feature. Then... you can maximize windows to each monitor instead of stretching it across both. It helps a lot for just about anything I can think of doing.
Gnome on Linux has a pretty good handle on this by default. It even splits the window lists up on a per-monitor basis if you make another panel on the second monitor and add the "Window List" applet to it.
I had an MSI motherboard (RS480-M2, iirc) that was having all sorts of issues despite replacing literally every piece of hardware in the tower. Turns out that any time I had a video card in the PCI-E slot, it would do weird things - and I even RMA'd the motherboard before figuring this out. Of course, I discovered this way too late. On-Board video worked fine, but my Nvidia card would BSOD (but worked fine in other computers), and the ATI card would go to black screens in games, then eventually reset itself and give me the VPU recovery error message.
Yeah that MSI board was shite. I bought that around 2005-ish and prompty threw it into my junk pile. I replaced it with a Gigabyte and have been quite happy with the results. Despite the R690 chipset. The lack of Linux drivers sucks, which now ought to be fixed by this release.
As for the Nvidia drivers of late, it depends whether you install the drivers from the disc, or the newest ones. They had this "Feature" where they would treat both monitors as one big monitor and stretch your desktop across both screens. Nobody in their right mind, unless they're trying to build a video wall, would want that. The newest drivers on the other hand at least give you the option of using dual-head (TwinView?) or that other style.
I have since found XFX branded Nvidia cards to be truly awesome. The double-lifetime warranty is stellar. The fact that I can sell a last-year's top-of-the-line board to my friend and extend my warranty to him is awesome. They seem to be rock-solid too.
On the VPU recovery feature, I agree that is an excellent addition. I remember the Catalyst update for my Radeon 9800 Pro including that as a shiny new feature. It blew my mind. I wondered why they hadn't thought of it before. Now I wonder why Nvidia doesn't do something similar.
I have had nothing but good experiences with Antec. I had heard that a few years ago, they were having trouble with the quality of their PSUs, but I have also heard that the problems with them have dropped off since early 2007.
Actually, its illegal (where posted) to take unauthorized photographs while within the perimeter of an installation in the USA.
At ages 11-14 I had attempted to learn C++ on my own. I attempted to get through my Dad's old Zortech C book, though without the systems they use as examples it was difficult. I hadn't yet gotten that far into Linux to figure out that I could just use gcc. I had mastered HTML by the age of 12. I know it isn't a hard feat by any means. Then I began using Javascript.
I was then introduced to ASP (Visual Basic Script), by a mentor, which was pretty easy to figure out. I took a VB6 class freshman year of high school. (I mostly taught it myself)
Then by age 15, I set off to learn PHP by myself. I was successful because the documentation is freely available online with an over abundance of resources for help, tips, and tutorials. Not to mention I could install it on whichever platform I wished.
I highly recommend the PHP route, because of the common syntax with C, C++, C#, ECMAScript and Java, which would allow developers to transfer that syntactical knowledge easily across any of those languages.
That said, I HIGHLY suggest providing a primer on HTML simply because it is so ubiquitous. Or XHTML 1.1 if you'd prefer. This will also let them into the web realm which allows easy satisfaction for the green developer. Plus, the majority of PHP programming is done for the web. Whether that be for server-side automation, or for actual website building. That way, when they leave your class they have a skill they can use and market if they choose to.
Now at age 21, I am working as a contractor providng .NET development services. Specifically with ASP.NET and data-driven websites. I am also highly capable with table-less design and standards compliant html & css. If they are interested, provide your kids as much information and resources as possible.
Instead of worrying about them, why not worry about what happened to editing of Slashdot submissions? The spelling and grammar of this question is atrocious.
The DoD issued a policy that disables USB devices such as cameras, flash drives, SD cards, etc. DVD-Rom discs and other optical media are still usable. Additionally I haven't actuallly seen any offical memo regarding the matter. Just a notice from the local sysadmins that it had happened.
Next they'll want to unionize. At that point you've lost everything.
No 64 bit support.
Okay, so the exploit requires DHTML. But DHTML is javascript manipulating the elements on a page... So how exactly does it not require javascript?
From the Wikipedia entry:
Okay, so really it could be any client-side scripting language. Aside from javascript what does that leave? Jscript? VBScript? Which browser supports those? Oooh, right IE.
Wouldn't the idea that the majority of their customers are located in the US present the idea that US-based networks would be able to repeat their attacks more quickly than those from the other side of the planet?
For instance: Allowing that ~100 attacks per second could be received from a single IP on the US networks, perhaps something like 60 attacks per second could be received from a single IP in China. One could infer that more adjacent networks could be part of the large number gap between China and the US.
I could also argue that the US may host more virtual private servers than other countries. Many of which I have seen being hacked by zombies due to lack of secure administration practices. Some IT wanna-be suggests getting a virtual private server with "Plesk" running on it, and does so because he/she can easily manage a server with a graphical interface. But what he/she doesn't realize is that for every second they are being bombarded from at least 2 separate IPs. And they don't know enough to employ DenyHosts or BFD against their zombie attackers.
By the way, if you host a *nix server I highly suggest you employ similar protection to that of BFD or DenyHosts. DenyHosts is especially nice because it can sync infected host definitions to a central server.
Seeing as how they seem to be integrating Google services at a very low level within the browser, it makes sense to incorporate the Google Accounts and Google Apps EULAs into that of Chrome.
Negative. Their mission must be clearly defined before they can proceed with that mission. If the mission isn't clearly defined, well... then they have no real bounds to what they can do. And the ClearCube boxen are part of a military-wide shift to thin client computing.
Not to mention without a clearly defined mission they could possibly step on toes of other similar divisions within other military branches. Even though they may not actually exist yet. This would be a large concern.
I agree with other posters that this should be a consolidated effort. Perhaps a new branch even.
Additionally the issues raised about SIPRNET and NIPRNET being physically close to each other has absolutely no merit. The SIPRNET network hardware is likely to be located in an entirely different building/room than the NIPRNET hardware. Which would be further physically secured than the NIPRNET hardware even. Although both would be physically secured. Not to mention that the users would probably have a separate smart card to authenticate themselves to each network.
I think everyone is forgetting that the cannibus plant doesn't need to be smoked to receive it's effects.
Do you sir/madam drink tea or coffee? If so, I rest my case.
Wait to winter time when there is less sun to see how much you save at that time.
In Alaska, maybe. I doubt that it will affect the California resident's generation ability.
Additionally, the iPhone has a hardware firmware loader that is enabled by turning the power on and holding down the home button. Which then enables you to un-brick your iPhone returning it to whatever firmware you want.
tricia helfer ?
Figures, this is /. you would cite Battlestar Galactica cast as your primary argument to anything.
Yes, I'm aware of those things, but perhaps certain US defense branches' Windows admins are not. IE7 did not automatically install on the machine I am required to use. Nor was a patch pushed out via group policy. I've asked if I could have an approved installer. And finally I'm not permitted as per Terms of Use to install said update without authorization. Though I'd like to. I'd install Firefox as well if I were able without being prosecuted.
Hi, I unfortunately only have IE6 at my current job site. The new scripts seem to break on IE6. I can't expand comments nor can navigate through them. I've noticed many CSS positioning bugs in IE6. I'm not suggesting you waste time trying to fix them. Perhaps a stripped down CSS file and losing some of the JS may be in order for browsers that do not support the features.