In it you will find some interesting items, like a little quote directly from Bill Gates
Microsoft's "PDA will connect to Office in a better way than other PDAs even if that means changing how we do flexible schema in Outlook and how we tie some of our audio and video advanced work to only run on our PDAs."
Granted this is kind of OffTopic, but you asked.
If i am not mistaken, we ARE in a recession, and I can find thousands of better uses for our tax money than to setup cameras.
Sure the constitutional implications make me mad, but in immediate future the excess spending because of "national security" makes me furious, especially when it is getting harder and harder to put food on my family's plate.
This is also why third world countries will eventually have more freedom than Americans....the government cannot afford to be Big Brother.
They would never discuss issues like that, just like you never hear about all the SDMI crap that gets installed via Windows Update.
To truly appreciate what goes on without your knowledge with proprietary software, boot up windows 98 in safe mode after you install all the updates, and check out the device manager to see all the "extra" sound drivers you have.
Or better yet, make them donate actual COLD HARD CASH , which they could use to buy ANYTHING they want. Our (USA) poorest schools don't just need computer hardware, they need playgrounds, textbooks, etc., not just computers.
I disagree, the new shuttle "PC Cube" Model SV24 is probably the best cabinet for the mame emulator. It is small, light and very quiet. It also has a TV out and network port as well as USB AND Firewire. Granted it doesn't have a normal gameport, but with USB you can get just about any controller for it, or just get a HotRod controller that uses the keyboard port. At $250 USD it is hard to find anything better, especially since it has an Aluminum Case.
Ok, with the release of Windows XP, msn has decided to change their website today. Apparently you must have a Microsoft Product to view their page now, otherwise you get a nice text error page saying that you need to download Microsofts Internet Explorer.
And who said MS was anticompetitive ?
Will Hotmail be next ??
Trying to get hardware to run under Open Source Software is sometimes a pain. Hardware companies refuse to disclose specs for their products, leaving developers to hack away until they find something that works.
The other side of the coin, once a piece of hardware does work with Open Source Software, it usually runs quite a bit more stable than it runs under a proprietary operating system. I have yet to see a supported soundcard or video card bring down any of my Linux boxen, but the one windows workstation I have occasionally locks up because of the sound card (SBLIVE).
"Would you trade in some of your personal freedom to be safer from terrorists?".........."I would gladly agree with giving up some of my freedom"
By saying that, you have just publicly stated that you are in fact unAmerican. How many people in this country have DIED in many wars because they wanted to protect their freedom and the freedom of their families. I myself have known many great Americans that have gave their life so that others may live in freedom.
While this country was just beginning, if our ancestors thought that way we would still be under rule of a Monarcy and the world wouldn't even know what freedom really means (reading all these articles makes me wonder if we even know what it means anymore).
I can relate with anyone that is scared because of this, but I cannot and will not give up any more freedoms, to do so would be going against my heart and my heritage.
The US government does not run the world. If the US does require a "backdoor" no one would buy any security product from a US company. Who, outside of US, would actually feel comfortable sending encrypted messages that the US government can decipher.
If I ran a US company that produces such a product, I would be fighting this "tooth and nail" fearing that I would lose all of my overseas clients.
Interviewer: "Ministry of Information, Deputity Minister, What do you believe is behind the recent increase in terrorist attacks?"
Dept. Minister: "Bad Sportsmanship! A ruthless minority of people, who have forgotten some good old fashioned virtues, just can't stand seeing the other fellow win. If these people would just play the game they would get a lot more out of life."
Sorry, it called for a obscure Brazil reference.
Damn, these Ducts are on the fritz again, better call Central Services.
I use SMC wireless networking products to connect my fiance' to the net, who lives in an apartment a few floors down to the net.
After we decided to get married we had to move into seperate apartments (religious reasons) and she got used to the cable internet. Anyway, I would stay away from the PCI cards that just have a PCMCIA Card attached as the range kind of blows and they drop the connection regularly requiring a reboot of the computer. SMC makes a USB Network Adapter ($100 USD) that has a range of 1800 feet (without encryption enabled) and seems to be very reliable.
We have a couple of the USB adapters at work mounted outside of 2 buildings in fiberglass boxes to connect the buildings to our main network ( and one is about 1200 feet away and still works (barely) with 128 bit encryption ).
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Microsoft is not "in the clear" yet. The two states involved are New York and California, probably a third of the US population live in either state. The states may not be able to break up Microsoft, but they can do lots of damage (especially with all of the "consumers" living in either state, a ban on distribution of Windows XP wouldn't be a joy-ride for MS).
Anyway the damage is being done as we speak. I went golfing (no jokes please) yesterday with a couple of people, a teacher and 2 engineers. When they found out that I worked on networks I could not believe what I heard. Everyone was fed up with Microsoft, the teacher even asked me to attend a board meeting that they are going to have to discuss what to do with all of the "Piracy Letters" that they recieved from the BSA over the last few months.
The public may have more of an influence than people think.
Does anyone know of any good Documentation on how to secure wireless communications ?? I know we have 2 wireless connections between 3 building using SMC's Wireless routers, and the only security that was built in other than the 64 and 128 bit encryption (which is apparently crackable), and only allowing certain MAC addresses to communicate (which is also easy to crack).
So instead of writing articles on how bad wireless tech is to crack, (4th article I've read in a week) why not write a how-to on how to implement security on your wireless LANs.
First off, you actually have to download the browser, so saying it is anticompetitive is ludicrous because no-one is forcing it upon you.
Next, there is such a thing as a custom install which you can select not to install all those things that you mentioned. And as for the AOL icons, well just delete them, it doesn't actually install the AOL client.
Even if you couldn't Not Install all of those things, how can you say that incorporating RealPlayer and Shockwave is anticompetitive, since both of those products come from different companies.
Microsoft is Anti-competitive because it does not want to have any software from any other company to exist! That is why they are incorporating CD Recording Software, Image Editing Software, etc. to WindowsXP. And if they had the opportunity, without getting into more legal trouble, they would install crippled versions of Word, Excel and their other products as well.
I see the future where you buy a computer from a company and it has all the software you need, every product coming from different companies or entities. This computer doesn't even need to be an Intel or AMD, you can choose whatever processor you want, even a motorolla. The future is Linux (Mandrake Linux to be exact.)
Adobe, like many other companies, was started to possibly change the world for the better and maybe make money while doing it.....Too bad greedy people always end up being in charge (or maybe wealth changes the people in charge). [Note to self: Do not buy or use ANY Adobe products again]
Anyway, maybe the best thing the average person could do is just talk about the whole situation with as many people you can. If you have access to low cost copies, make fliers and hand them out. Given all the facts, everyone will see what a travesty of justice this is.
Also once it is installed it is a pain to keep it updated.
The distribution companies are totally dropping the ball on end user support. Why doesn't companies like Red Hat supply RPMs for *ALL* of the packages for their systems. I like to use linux, but I also don't like to reinstall the entire distribution every 6 months!
I know this is kind of off topic, but I would pay RedHat their $10 a month service if they would keep the entire system updated when new packages are released. (Example - release Xfree 4.1 and KDE 2.2 rpms for redhat 7)
I agree that the software warranties are pretty bad, hell the place where i work at just bought a few liscenses of a CAD package, over $15,000, and basically the only warranty was that the media that it was deliverd on would be error free. But apparantly they want to regulate "services" also ? Does that mean that a year after you set up a server and it goes down, that the person can sue you ?
Anything that the US government gets involved in, or tries to "regulate" gets totally jacked up. There is no need for them to get involved with anything like this, if you don't like the warranty, don't buy/use the product or services. All this will do is to open up more unneccessary lawsuits, especially when the government's laws are made to be so vague that you can decipher them to mean just about anything. They just need to stay out of it.
the whole buttle/tuttle thing revisited, at the europeans asked for an alibi before killing him! what does DNA stand for ? NATIONAL DYSLEXIC ASSOCIATION
I don't think these guys know how much they Suck! - - In this world where people like Yahoo can make billions with a stupid "information repository", everyone and anyone thinks they can become millionaires by copyrighting or patenting anything, even someone elses work. When and who will end this madness?
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Why would Palm Care ???c -00030613.htm.
Read their response to the Antitrust findings at http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ms_tuncom/major/mt
In it you will find some interesting items, like a little quote directly from Bill Gates
Microsoft's "PDA will connect to Office in a better way than other PDAs even if that means changing how we do flexible schema in Outlook and how we tie some of our audio and video advanced work to only run on our PDAs." Granted this is kind of OffTopic, but you asked.
If i am not mistaken, we ARE in a recession, and I can find thousands of better uses for our tax money than to setup cameras.
Sure the constitutional implications make me mad, but in immediate future the excess spending because of "national security" makes me furious, especially when it is getting harder and harder to put food on my family's plate.
This is also why third world countries will eventually have more freedom than Americans....the government cannot afford to be Big Brother.
They would never discuss issues like that, just like you never hear about all the SDMI crap that gets installed via Windows Update.
To truly appreciate what goes on without your knowledge with proprietary software, boot up windows 98 in safe mode after you install all the updates, and check out the device manager to see all the "extra" sound drivers you have.
Or better yet, make them donate actual COLD HARD CASH , which they could use to buy ANYTHING they want. Our (USA) poorest schools don't just need computer hardware, they need playgrounds, textbooks, etc., not just computers.
I disagree, the new shuttle "PC Cube" Model SV24 is probably the best cabinet for the mame emulator. It is small, light and very quiet. It also has a TV out and network port as well as USB AND Firewire.
Granted it doesn't have a normal gameport, but with USB you can get just about any controller for it, or just get a HotRod controller that uses the keyboard port.
At $250 USD it is hard to find anything better, especially since it has an Aluminum Case.
Works perfectly now, and I am using Konqueror disquised as IE 5.5 on Windows 2000!
Thanks.
Ok, with the release of Windows XP, msn has decided to change their website today. Apparently you must have a Microsoft Product to view their page now, otherwise you get a nice text error page saying that you need to download Microsofts Internet Explorer.
And who said MS was anticompetitive ?
Will Hotmail be next ??
Trying to get hardware to run under Open Source Software is sometimes a pain. Hardware companies refuse to disclose specs for their products, leaving developers to hack away until they find something that works.
The other side of the coin, once a piece of hardware does work with Open Source Software, it usually runs quite a bit more stable than it runs under a proprietary operating system. I have yet to see a supported soundcard or video card bring down any of my Linux boxen, but the one windows workstation I have occasionally locks up because of the sound card (SBLIVE).
"Would you trade in some of your personal freedom to be safer from terrorists?".........."I would gladly agree with giving up some of my freedom"
By saying that, you have just publicly stated that you are in fact unAmerican. How many people in this country have DIED in many wars because they wanted to protect their freedom and the freedom of their families. I myself have known many great Americans that have gave their life so that others may live in freedom.
While this country was just beginning, if our ancestors thought that way we would still be under rule of a Monarcy and the world wouldn't even know what freedom really means (reading all these articles makes me wonder if we even know what it means anymore).
I can relate with anyone that is scared because of this, but I cannot and will not give up any more freedoms, to do so would be going against my heart and my heritage.
The US government does not run the world. If the US does require a "backdoor" no one would buy any security product from a US company. Who, outside of US, would actually feel comfortable sending encrypted messages that the US government can decipher.
If I ran a US company that produces such a product, I would be fighting this "tooth and nail" fearing that I would lose all of my overseas clients.
Interviewer: "Ministry of Information, Deputity Minister, What do you believe is behind the recent increase in terrorist attacks?"
Dept. Minister: "Bad Sportsmanship! A ruthless minority of people, who have forgotten some good old fashioned virtues, just can't stand seeing the other fellow win. If these people would just play the game they would get a lot more out of life."
Sorry, it called for a obscure Brazil reference.
Damn, these Ducts are on the fritz again, better call Central Services.
I use SMC wireless networking products to connect my fiance' to the net, who lives in an apartment a few floors down to the net.
After we decided to get married we had to move into seperate apartments (religious reasons) and she got used to the cable internet. Anyway, I would stay away from the PCI cards that just have a PCMCIA Card attached as the range kind of blows and they drop the connection regularly requiring a reboot of the computer. SMC makes a USB Network Adapter ($100 USD) that has a range of 1800 feet (without encryption enabled) and seems to be very reliable.
We have a couple of the USB adapters at work mounted outside of 2 buildings in fiberglass boxes to connect the buildings to our main network ( and one is about 1200 feet away and still works (barely) with 128 bit encryption ).
U.S. Constitution - Article 10
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Microsoft is not "in the clear" yet. The two states involved are New York and California, probably a third of the US population live in either state. The states may not be able to break up Microsoft, but they can do lots of damage (especially with all of the "consumers" living in either state, a ban on distribution of Windows XP wouldn't be a joy-ride for MS).
Anyway the damage is being done as we speak. I went golfing (no jokes please) yesterday with a couple of people, a teacher and 2 engineers. When they found out that I worked on networks I could not believe what I heard. Everyone was fed up with Microsoft, the teacher even asked me to attend a board meeting that they are going to have to discuss what to do with all of the "Piracy Letters" that they recieved from the BSA over the last few months.
The public may have more of an influence than people think.
Does anyone know of any good Documentation on how to secure wireless communications ?? I know we have 2 wireless connections between 3 building using SMC's Wireless routers, and the only security that was built in other than the 64 and 128 bit encryption (which is apparently crackable), and only allowing certain MAC addresses to communicate (which is also easy to crack).
So instead of writing articles on how bad wireless tech is to crack, (4th article I've read in a week) why not write a how-to on how to implement security on your wireless LANs.
First off, you actually have to download the browser, so saying it is anticompetitive is ludicrous because no-one is forcing it upon you.
Next, there is such a thing as a custom install which you can select not to install all those things that you mentioned. And as for the AOL icons, well just delete them, it doesn't actually install the AOL client.
Even if you couldn't Not Install all of those things, how can you say that incorporating RealPlayer and Shockwave is anticompetitive, since both of those products come from different companies.
Microsoft is Anti-competitive because it does not want to have any software from any other company to exist! That is why they are incorporating CD Recording Software, Image Editing Software, etc. to WindowsXP. And if they had the opportunity, without getting into more legal trouble, they would install crippled versions of Word, Excel and their other products as well.
I see the future where you buy a computer from a company and it has all the software you need, every product coming from different companies or entities. This computer doesn't even need to be an Intel or AMD, you can choose whatever processor you want, even a motorolla. The future is Linux (Mandrake Linux to be exact.)
The document was created with GnuGhostscript 5.5
Adobe, like many other companies, was started to possibly change the world for the better and maybe make money while doing it.....Too bad greedy people always end up being in charge (or maybe wealth changes the people in charge). [Note to self: Do not buy or use ANY Adobe products again]
Anyway, maybe the best thing the average person could do is just talk about the whole situation with as many people you can. If you have access to low cost copies, make fliers and hand them out. Given all the facts, everyone will see what a travesty of justice this is.
Also once it is installed it is a pain to keep it updated.
The distribution companies are totally dropping the ball on end user support. Why doesn't companies like Red Hat supply RPMs for *ALL* of the packages for their systems. I like to use linux, but I also don't like to reinstall the entire distribution every 6 months!
I know this is kind of off topic, but I would pay RedHat their $10 a month service if they would keep the entire system updated when new packages are released. (Example - release Xfree 4.1 and KDE 2.2 rpms for redhat 7)
I agree that the software warranties are pretty bad, hell the place where i work at just bought a few liscenses of a CAD package, over $15,000, and basically the only warranty was that the media that it was deliverd on would be error free. But apparantly they want to regulate "services" also ? Does that mean that a year after you set up a server and it goes down, that the person can sue you ?
Anything that the US government gets involved in, or tries to "regulate" gets totally jacked up. There is no need for them to get involved with anything like this, if you don't like the warranty, don't buy/use the product or services. All this will do is to open up more unneccessary lawsuits, especially when the government's laws are made to be so vague that you can decipher them to mean just about anything. They just need to stay out of it.
the whole buttle/tuttle thing revisited, at the europeans asked for an alibi before killing him! what does DNA stand for ? NATIONAL DYSLEXIC ASSOCIATION
I don't think these guys know how much they Suck! - - In this world where people like Yahoo can make billions with a stupid "information repository", everyone and anyone thinks they can become millionaires by copyrighting or patenting anything, even someone elses work. When and who will end this madness?