Thanks, I was wondering if they had tested ZoneAlarm. I use Pro and have to say that it has done a remarkable job of keeping out what I want out and keeping in what I want in. I'd be very interested to see an English translation or rewrite of the findings.
I'm just curious, since the article doesn't mention it, but which firewalls were tested? I've look at the website for the magazine that did the testing, but my German is rather rusty and I can't seem to find the original article. The only one mentioned in the article is the Windows XP firewall.
Still, while five years may be more than you would get for the alleged paedophilia, it's still a much lighter sentence than what a charge of conspiracy to commit terrorism would carry. If the folks who were planning the recent Shampoo caper had utilized encrypted files, do you really think they would turn over the encryption keys in order to avoid a five-year hitch?
How stiff are the penalties for not decrypting the files? If the offense that the criminal has ostensibly committed (terrorism and paedophilia were the two mentioned in the article) carries a hefty jail sentence, wouldn't they be likely to say, "Okay, I'll take the six months for not letting you see my files", rather than the more severe punishment their crime deserves?
One wonders if gene therapy is a possibility. Could this gene be "repaired" allowing couples previously unable to conceive to have children? If so it may spell the end to births of "litters" as those are mostly due to fertility drugs.
I'm wondering if this could affect other ways that voice communications get transmitted over the internet. Could they force tapping of voice transmissions over IM? How about conversations on Xbox Live? There are many ways other than Skype, Vonage, etc. to communicate with voice over the internet, would this affect all of them?
And yeah, I could go find the original posting to see if someone already answered this, but I'm here now, so...
Over the course of the last hundred years the speed of change in almost every aspect of our existence has increased dramatically. New technologies and new ways to use existing technology are coming faster than ever. The multitasking cellphone that the writer feels has "so many functions that one could get lost just trying to find them all" is only one example. Obviously this will allow business models to evolve that take advantage of these changes. This idea is not new however, these are simply new applications that have adapted to the latest technology. There have always been businesses that are here one day and gone the next, from trinket vendors following the trail of Roman Legions to the pop-up hotdog stands that show up wherever there is a large gathering of people. This is the same thing, just utilizing the latest technology. Mankind's greatest ability is not language or the use of tools, but his amazing adaptability to new situations.
This is an excellent point. There are already severalplaces online to get free books, but how many people take advantage of them? Without some exceptional change in the technology, people, it seems, will continue to read books in their current form rather than electronically.
I've been considering getting or making some sort of PVR solution. I keep wavering between building one for myself or getting one pre-built that will hook into my home network. The real issue for me has not been hardware though, but software. So far it seems that a pre-built, specialized box gives you better features and the content can be moved off to my network anyway. Is there really any advantage to building it yourself?
I've been wondering how scientists are capable of building histories of entire species given only one or two examples. Imagine if 100,000 years from now an archaeologist found the fossilized remains of Verne Troyer and Shaquille O'Neal. If he based his theories about ancient man on the same amount of evidence as we do today he would probably assume that there we two distinctly separate forms of man on the planet at the same time. How can we find a couple of bones in a cave and surmise an entire branch of evolution based upon them?
Imagine a society wherein people did this regularly. Instead of going to school to be a teacher and getting most of your experience from that, teachers were retirees who had worked in the field they were teaching. This wasn't the case for me until college and then only with certain professors. I can only imagine how much more interesting it would have been if my highschool chemistry teacher had been an engineer at DuPont instead of a woman who had specialized in English when getting her teaching degree.
True, but finding support for NT shouldn't be difficult at all. The submitter also emphasized nat wanting to "pump several hundred dollars per machine into a monopolist's coffers for an OS we're just going to debilitate anyway.", NT's significantly cheaper than 2003.
I would have agreed with the people who recommended one of several Linux ditros available for thin-client, but since she wants to run Microsoft software (powerpoint, word, excel) I thought it might be simpler to have an MS OS.
I built a system around Windows NT Terminal server using Compaq i1000's (if I remember correctly, it's been several years) as the client box. These were great because they have such a tiny footprint and the necessary software can be installed without having a harddrive. Also no CD-ROM or floppy drive, so no installing malware.
With NT's "policy and profile" capability I was able to completely lock the boxes down, including things like what URL's the browser could go to and what icons were displayed. The NT interface is something most people are already comfortable with as it's pretty much the same as 98. A copy on Ebay with 25 licenses goes for about $200.
Seriously, if you think this is bad you should track down an early draft of Episode IV...Luke had brothers, all of whom had gone off to fight the Empire. The Sith were mentioned. Meticlorians (sp?) were brought up. I first found a copy of the 2nd draft online about 1995. All the things that I thought were complete dreck, that I was so glad were cut from Ep. IV, ended up making it into I and II...
How about crammed into the economy class of your favorite airline with Lizzie McGuire as the only movie on the flight
Just curious, but are the airlines going to allow you to have these onboard? Has anyone asked? I'm not being facetious here, how much different is a fuel cell battery and a tiny "fuel bomb"? How much damage could one of these things do if used maliciously?
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the whole trademarking an iPhone before Apple move just reeks of desperation.
iPhone has been trademarked since 1996, before Apple had an "i" anything, how is that desperation? Or are you just trolling?
Thanks, I was wondering if they had tested ZoneAlarm. I use Pro and have to say that it has done a remarkable job of keeping out what I want out and keeping in what I want in. I'd be very interested to see an English translation or rewrite of the findings.
I'm just curious, since the article doesn't mention it, but which firewalls were tested? I've look at the website for the magazine that did the testing, but my German is rather rusty and I can't seem to find the original article. The only one mentioned in the article is the Windows XP firewall.
Still, while five years may be more than you would get for the alleged paedophilia, it's still a much lighter sentence than what a charge of conspiracy to commit terrorism would carry. If the folks who were planning the recent Shampoo caper had utilized encrypted files, do you really think they would turn over the encryption keys in order to avoid a five-year hitch?
How stiff are the penalties for not decrypting the files? If the offense that the criminal has ostensibly committed (terrorism and paedophilia were the two mentioned in the article) carries a hefty jail sentence, wouldn't they be likely to say, "Okay, I'll take the six months for not letting you see my files", rather than the more severe punishment their crime deserves?
It is an internet axiom that anyone who corrects the spelling or grammar errors of another user will themself create such an error.
One wonders if gene therapy is a possibility. Could this gene be "repaired" allowing couples previously unable to conceive to have children? If so it may spell the end to births of "litters" as those are mostly due to fertility drugs.
I'm wondering if this could affect other ways that voice communications get transmitted over the internet. Could they force tapping of voice transmissions over IM? How about conversations on Xbox Live? There are many ways other than Skype, Vonage, etc. to communicate with voice over the internet, would this affect all of them?
And yeah, I could go find the original posting to see if someone already answered this, but I'm here now, so...
Over the course of the last hundred years the speed of change in almost every aspect of our existence has increased dramatically. New technologies and new ways to use existing technology are coming faster than ever. The multitasking cellphone that the writer feels has "so many functions that one could get lost just trying to find them all" is only one example. Obviously this will allow business models to evolve that take advantage of these changes. This idea is not new however, these are simply new applications that have adapted to the latest technology. There have always been businesses that are here one day and gone the next, from trinket vendors following the trail of Roman Legions to the pop-up hotdog stands that show up wherever there is a large gathering of people. This is the same thing, just utilizing the latest technology. Mankind's greatest ability is not language or the use of tools, but his amazing adaptability to new situations.
Slightly more expensive, but also mroe secure, are adhesive rubber feet, like these at CDW.
I can't wait to see this at the local rave...100bpm? That's nothin'!
This is an excellent point. There are already several places online to get free books, but how many people take advantage of them? Without some exceptional change in the technology, people, it seems, will continue to read books in their current form rather than electronically.
and here I just thought it was simple pluralization (is that even a word?)... if the plural of ox is oxen then the plural of box must be boxen.
I've been considering getting or making some sort of PVR solution. I keep wavering between building one for myself or getting one pre-built that will hook into my home network. The real issue for me has not been hardware though, but software. So far it seems that a pre-built, specialized box gives you better features and the content can be moved off to my network anyway. Is there really any advantage to building it yourself?
we're still investigating the theft...
This graph aptly demonstrates that pirates are cool.
I've been wondering how scientists are capable of building histories of entire species given only one or two examples. Imagine if 100,000 years from now an archaeologist found the fossilized remains of Verne Troyer and Shaquille O'Neal. If he based his theories about ancient man on the same amount of evidence as we do today he would probably assume that there we two distinctly separate forms of man on the planet at the same time.
How can we find a couple of bones in a cave and surmise an entire branch of evolution based upon them?
$9.99 / month, Netflix. Unlimited rentals, three at a time, keep 'em as long as you like.
Imagine a society wherein people did this regularly. Instead of going to school to be a teacher and getting most of your experience from that, teachers were retirees who had worked in the field they were teaching. This wasn't the case for me until college and then only with certain professors. I can only imagine how much more interesting it would have been if my highschool chemistry teacher had been an engineer at DuPont instead of a woman who had specialized in English when getting her teaching degree.
Perhaps Serenity will not disappoint.
I would have agreed with the people who recommended one of several Linux ditros available for thin-client, but since she wants to run Microsoft software (powerpoint, word, excel) I thought it might be simpler to have an MS OS.
um, yeah, missed that...get a different box then, but I still like NT.
I built a system around Windows NT Terminal server using Compaq i1000's (if I remember correctly, it's been several years) as the client box. These were great because they have such a tiny footprint and the necessary software can be installed without having a harddrive. Also no CD-ROM or floppy drive, so no installing malware.
With NT's "policy and profile" capability I was able to completely lock the boxes down, including things like what URL's the browser could go to and what icons were displayed. The NT interface is something most people are already comfortable with as it's pretty much the same as 98. A copy on Ebay with 25 licenses goes for about $200.
Seriously, if you think this is bad you should track down an early draft of Episode IV...Luke had brothers, all of whom had gone off to fight the Empire. The Sith were mentioned. Meticlorians (sp?) were brought up. I first found a copy of the 2nd draft online about 1995. All the things that I thought were complete dreck, that I was so glad were cut from Ep. IV, ended up making it into I and II...
Just curious, but are the airlines going to allow you to have these onboard? Has anyone asked? I'm not being facetious here, how much different is a fuel cell battery and a tiny "fuel bomb"? How much damage could one of these things do if used maliciously?