Does this method allow you to block other active content, like silverlight and flash on a per-site, quick-toggle fashion? Noscript does all that and I don't have to click more than twice to allow/disallow a site.
General lesson: Convenient or secure. That's an XOR.
I rather thought that security/convenience was analog, not digital. As in, you're never perfectly secure, and never perfectly convenient; and many states exist in between the extremes.
I'll grant you inverse correlation, but I wouldn't even really agree to a security-convenience "continuum".
I have been running as a normal user in XP Pro for the last couple years, using a program called SudoWn. It works perfectly fine. I had trouble with versions of it after 2.0, which requires.Net 2.0, so I just stuck with that version. The only thing I have to log in as admin for is Windows Update and if I want to play Deus Ex 2. I did have to manually set permissions on some folders to make things not broken (Program Files), but it works. My normal user can't write to C:\Windows or HKLM, or the root of the C: drive. I don't see a real security threat from having write access to C:\Program Files if those other directories are protected.
Oh, also I have to run stuff like DirectX installers or other MS shared runtime installers as an admin using "run as" instead of SudoWn. Generally anything having to do with drivers I also install this way just to be safe.
The real news to me is that 8% of the malware out there can apparently still install with my setup. Good thing I keep my antivirus and windows patches up to date...
It's interesting how you think of the $60 because that is concrete dollar amount. I'm sure you lost far more than that in time, and if given the choice, would opt to get the time back instead.
Actually, if you go to Local Protection->Scanner->Manual Selection, you can select individual drives to scan. If you only want to scan specific directories, right click on them in windows explorer.
Avira uses avnotify.exe to display a pop-up ad only when it updates virus defs, which should be once a day. If you have XP pro, you can software restriction policies to block this program from ever running, without impacting the definition updates.
I've tested Avast, and it's less efficient than Avira with system resources, while providing (from what I have seen from AVcomparitives) a worse detection rate. My advise is to stick with Avira if you want a free AV, until something better comes along. If I was to buy an AV, it would be Eset Nod32, hands down. Much lighter than anything else I tested while often delivering better protection than any of the bigger brand name products.
You can have maximum freedom or maximum security but you can not have both, and any attempt to have more of one will result in you having less of the other. So be careful what you want in the terms of security without looking at what you will need give up in the means of freedom.
I disagree. Governments want to convince us that we must give up one for the other, but very often we are giving up our freedoms for "security theater", and more often than not, we can keep our freedoms and increase security if we pick the right solution. The trade-off is more accurately described as security vs. convenience, which obviously applies here.
I've pretty much used Logitech mice exclusively since I've stared using a computer. They've consistently provided high-quality, low-priced products. My mouse I use at home is a simple $12 Logitech optical mouse, and it works perfectly. Unfortunately, I'm using a MS mouse at work. I think I will buy another Logitech mouse to replace this one.
As someone who also has consistently bought Logitech keyboards and mice, I agree on the durability/price point- but Logitech mice have never been very ergonomic. I think Microsoft excels in this area with their mice, and I'll probably get one of theirs once my MX518 bites the dust.
What don't you like about the mouse at work, other than the brand?
Based solely on the summary (If I RTFA, it wouldn't be/., innit?), this person is being served a subpoena, which is very different from being named as a defendant in the case. IANAL, but a subpoena is basically a court order to turn over evidence that may be useful to one or both parties, as part of the discovery process.
It's called 'mission creep', and it happens all the time. This won't be any different. This will be used for general law enforcement, probably starting with sex offenders, and eventually it will be used for drug enforcement. The usual arguments will be made about this being a GOOD THING(TM), and cliches like "if you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to fear" will be merrily tossed around. Resistance will then be pathetically sheepish, just like it has been to every other egregious misstep of this criminal syndicate known as the Bush Administration. What does it take for us to resist? When they start moving people into concentration camps, will you resist then? Will you wait until it's people of your own race/creed? Will you wait until they fake a terrorist attack and declare martial law? What does it really take for us to stand up and take back our country? What does it take for us to force an honest election, one without voting machines that are highly suspect, not to mention the electoral college? Does Cheney have to come to your house and literally rape your family before you draw the line and do something about it? WTF, America?!?!?
"The reason the school administrators are punishing the kids instead of reporting them to the police is to avoid giving (or adding to) the kids' criminal records. Kids do all kinds of things and sometimes these things are illegal. In this case, these kids may have been doing something illegal. The administrators are trying to punish the kids so they learn not to do it again."
Isn't this the sole responsibility of the parent or legal guardian? It seems to me that outside of school property or official school field trips, the school has no(should not have) jurisdiction over the students. I've seen lots of bad parenting, but I still prefer to keep school officials out of the business of disciplining students for what they do in their free time. The school should have contacted the parents, and left it at that. It would be interesting to have some kind of a poll on this. Anyone know a website where you can set up a free public poll?
Malware is an arms race, and the comments about AV software being useless are bull. It just isn't a panacea either. Schneier says security is a trade-off. Average users don't want to be inconvenienced by things like applying the principle of least privilege. Personally I use SudoWn and Runasspc with my XP Pro system when I need to elevate something to admin, and a combination of Avira/Spybot-SD and Firefox with NoScript. That's the software side. The most important thing I do for my security is to mistrust everything by default. I don't install stuff that's likely to be infected. Even if I think something is safe, I scan it manually before I run it with admin privs. I've been virus/malware free since I put this system together back in March of this year, and I've probably installed nearly 100 applications in that time.
PS: The later versions don't seem to work for me, but version 2.0 of SudoWn does, and it requires.Net 2.0. Hopefully this is helpful to at least one person.
Just for clarification, Opera was the first browser that featured tabs. I was using that back when it was still supported with an ad pane built-in, and blocking those ads with Outpost Pro or Zonealarm. I use Firefox now because of NoScript. There are many other great extensions, but nothing as important IMHO.
The worst part of the game for me was the absolutely broken UI. Changing settings was a bit of a hassle, but the worst part was trying to find a save from a month ago in the list. I am from the "save early, save often" school, and I probably had at least 100 saves in Bioshock. The only way to scroll down the list was to click the stupid down arrow, which would scroll 1 line at a time. There is no way this would have happened if the game had been designed with the PC in mind. How hard is it to add a scroll bar that can be dragged?
My other problem was that the game kept tempting me to play it like an FPS (by giving me big shiny guns), but I couldn't quite do that, because of the annoying aiming system. I'm sure some people liked that as it simulates the p.c.'s skills, and I'm sure lots of other people will tell me how it isn't *intended* to be played like something from the HL series, what with the plasmids and all. I agree, but personally I still prefer that if a game gives me guns it lets me aim reasonably well. Something like Farcry's iron sights system would have been great, but personally I was frustrated.
All that being said, the ambiance was absolutely great. I love great settings that are done well in games, and I think Rapture is the best I have seen so far. I do think the game was over-hyped, but it's not anyone's fault but mine that I bought in. Overall it was still a good game, just not on par with the Orange Box.
My bet is that the govt. already started these investigations, without permission, and is now trying to preempt any potential fallout by coercing NASA employees into signing consent forms. It certainly would be in line with other recent illegal spying activity.
Oh crap, I think I just added myself to the no fly list...
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Does this method allow you to block other active content, like silverlight and flash on a per-site, quick-toggle fashion? Noscript does all that and I don't have to click more than twice to allow/disallow a site.
General lesson: Convenient or secure. That's an XOR.
I rather thought that security/convenience was analog, not digital. As in, you're never perfectly secure, and never perfectly convenient; and many states exist in between the extremes.
I'll grant you inverse correlation, but I wouldn't even really agree to a security-convenience "continuum".
Why would you not agree to it being a continuum?
I have been running as a normal user in XP Pro for the last couple years, using a program called SudoWn. It works perfectly fine. I had trouble with versions of it after 2.0, which requires .Net 2.0, so I just stuck with that version. The only thing I have to log in as admin for is Windows Update and if I want to play Deus Ex 2. I did have to manually set permissions on some folders to make things not broken (Program Files), but it works. My normal user can't write to C:\Windows or HKLM, or the root of the C: drive. I don't see a real security threat from having write access to C:\Program Files if those other directories are protected.
Oh, also I have to run stuff like DirectX installers or other MS shared runtime installers as an admin using "run as" instead of SudoWn. Generally anything having to do with drivers I also install this way just to be safe.
The real news to me is that 8% of the malware out there can apparently still install with my setup. Good thing I keep my antivirus and windows patches up to date...
Anyone have a quotable source on this? I'd really like to use this argument but I need to see if there are facts behind it. Thanks.
It's interesting how you think of the $60 because that is concrete dollar amount. I'm sure you lost far more than that in time, and if given the choice, would opt to get the time back instead.
Actually, if you go to Local Protection->Scanner->Manual Selection, you can select individual drives to scan. If you only want to scan specific directories, right click on them in windows explorer. Avira uses avnotify.exe to display a pop-up ad only when it updates virus defs, which should be once a day. If you have XP pro, you can software restriction policies to block this program from ever running, without impacting the definition updates. I've tested Avast, and it's less efficient than Avira with system resources, while providing (from what I have seen from AVcomparitives) a worse detection rate. My advise is to stick with Avira if you want a free AV, until something better comes along. If I was to buy an AV, it would be Eset Nod32, hands down. Much lighter than anything else I tested while often delivering better protection than any of the bigger brand name products.
You can have maximum freedom or maximum security but you can not have both, and any attempt to have more of one will result in you having less of the other. So be careful what you want in the terms of security without looking at what you will need give up in the means of freedom.
I disagree. Governments want to convince us that we must give up one for the other, but very often we are giving up our freedoms for "security theater", and more often than not, we can keep our freedoms and increase security if we pick the right solution. The trade-off is more accurately described as security vs. convenience, which obviously applies here.
I've pretty much used Logitech mice exclusively since I've stared using a computer. They've consistently provided high-quality, low-priced products. My mouse I use at home is a simple $12 Logitech optical mouse, and it works perfectly. Unfortunately, I'm using a MS mouse at work. I think I will buy another Logitech mouse to replace this one.
As someone who also has consistently bought Logitech keyboards and mice, I agree on the durability/price point- but Logitech mice have never been very ergonomic. I think Microsoft excels in this area with their mice, and I'll probably get one of theirs once my MX518 bites the dust. What don't you like about the mouse at work, other than the brand?
Based solely on the summary (If I RTFA, it wouldn't be /., innit?), this person is being served a subpoena, which is very different from being named as a defendant in the case. IANAL, but a subpoena is basically a court order to turn over evidence that may be useful to one or both parties, as part of the discovery process.
It should be "Games designed to appeal more to the male brain."
News at 11.
It's called 'mission creep', and it happens all the time. This won't be any different. This will be used for general law enforcement, probably starting with sex offenders, and eventually it will be used for drug enforcement. The usual arguments will be made about this being a GOOD THING(TM), and cliches like "if you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to fear" will be merrily tossed around. Resistance will then be pathetically sheepish, just like it has been to every other egregious misstep of this criminal syndicate known as the Bush Administration. What does it take for us to resist? When they start moving people into concentration camps, will you resist then? Will you wait until it's people of your own race/creed? Will you wait until they fake a terrorist attack and declare martial law? What does it really take for us to stand up and take back our country? What does it take for us to force an honest election, one without voting machines that are highly suspect, not to mention the electoral college? Does Cheney have to come to your house and literally rape your family before you draw the line and do something about it? WTF, America?!?!?
"The reason the school administrators are punishing the kids instead of reporting them to the police is to avoid giving (or adding to) the kids' criminal records. Kids do all kinds of things and sometimes these things are illegal. In this case, these kids may have been doing something illegal. The administrators are trying to punish the kids so they learn not to do it again."
Isn't this the sole responsibility of the parent or legal guardian? It seems to me that outside of school property or official school field trips, the school has no(should not have) jurisdiction over the students. I've seen lots of bad parenting, but I still prefer to keep school officials out of the business of disciplining students for what they do in their free time. The school should have contacted the parents, and left it at that. It would be interesting to have some kind of a poll on this. Anyone know a website where you can set up a free public poll?
Since this article is about a print article in German, you may want to check out the site http://www.av-comparatives.org/
.Net 2.0.
Malware is an arms race, and the comments about AV software being useless are bull. It just isn't a panacea either. Schneier says security is a trade-off. Average users don't want to be inconvenienced by things like applying the principle of least privilege. Personally I use SudoWn and Runasspc with my XP Pro system when I need to elevate something to admin, and a combination of Avira/Spybot-SD and Firefox with NoScript. That's the software side. The most important thing I do for my security is to mistrust everything by default. I don't install stuff that's likely to be infected. Even if I think something is safe, I scan it manually before I run it with admin privs. I've been virus/malware free since I put this system together back in March of this year, and I've probably installed nearly 100 applications in that time.
PS: The later versions don't seem to work for me, but version 2.0 of SudoWn does, and it requires
Hopefully this is helpful to at least one person.
The decryption/cracking capabilities are probably more of what the US Gov. is worried about.
Just for clarification, Opera was the first browser that featured tabs. I was using that back when it was still supported with an ad pane built-in, and blocking those ads with Outpost Pro or Zonealarm. I use Firefox now because of NoScript. There are many other great extensions, but nothing as important IMHO.
The worst part of the game for me was the absolutely broken UI. Changing settings was a bit of a hassle, but the worst part was trying to find a save from a month ago in the list. I am from the "save early, save often" school, and I probably had at least 100 saves in Bioshock. The only way to scroll down the list was to click the stupid down arrow, which would scroll 1 line at a time. There is no way this would have happened if the game had been designed with the PC in mind. How hard is it to add a scroll bar that can be dragged?
My other problem was that the game kept tempting me to play it like an FPS (by giving me big shiny guns), but I couldn't quite do that, because of the annoying aiming system. I'm sure some people liked that as it simulates the p.c.'s skills, and I'm sure lots of other people will tell me how it isn't *intended* to be played like something from the HL series, what with the plasmids and all. I agree, but personally I still prefer that if a game gives me guns it lets me aim reasonably well. Something like Farcry's iron sights system would have been great, but personally I was frustrated.
All that being said, the ambiance was absolutely great. I love great settings that are done well in games, and I think Rapture is the best I have seen so far. I do think the game was over-hyped, but it's not anyone's fault but mine that I bought in. Overall it was still a good game, just not on par with the Orange Box.
My bet is that the govt. already started these investigations, without permission, and is now trying to preempt any potential fallout by coercing NASA employees into signing consent forms. It certainly would be in line with other recent illegal spying activity. Oh crap, I think I just added myself to the no fly list...