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  1. They sacrificed security for speed on Splashtop's Cliff Miller Talks About Their New Linux App (Video) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Splashtop shipped an unencrypted remote access solution for nearly 1.5 years without giant disclaimers.
    http://slickdeals.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-4033850.html

    I'm supposed to trust them now that it's finally encrypted?

  2. Re:KB SSL Enforcer on Firefox Extension Makes Social-Network ID Spoofing Trivial · · Score: 1

    FYI, that extension can still leak cookies on the first request because of limitations in Chrome's extension API. See the page you linked for more details.

  3. Re:news flash on How Infighting Hampers Innovation At Microsoft · · Score: 1

    So basically what I am trying to say I guess is this: Fuck Telus!!!!!!!

    I think I picked that up by paragraph #2... :)

  4. Re:How to get turbo browsing with free software on Opera 10 Benchmarked and Evaluated · · Score: 1

    Did you miss the '(with compression)' part? The SSH solution squashes everything, without special treatment for anything (lossless images).

  5. Re:Good on A Closer Look At Chromium and Browser Security · · Score: 1

    Use ReplayOnTop instead (Vista only?)

  6. IE Application Compatibility VPC Image on Windows Security and On-line Training Courses? · · Score: 1
  7. Re:XSS on Phishing For Bank Info Without Any Pesky Malware · · Score: 1

    Http Referer checking sounds like a "works for most" solution.

  8. Cost on Targeting PocketPCs With Mono? · · Score: 1

    See mention of successfully porting Mono to CE here:

    "How do I serve webpages from NETCF?"
    http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2005/02/how-do-i-serve-webpages-from-netcf.html

    "2. [...]
    c) Port the ASP.NET MONO implementation (not aware of any *public* project that has achieved it, but there are some guys that have done it (ended up at ~1300KB) and if they want to go public with it I am sure they will - I cannot say anything else, I'm afraid)"

    If your app really is that simple and cost is that much of an issue Embedded Visual C++ v3 & 4 are both 100% free. They are also very feature-free & may thus be more to your liking that Visual Studio.

    Otherwise the best way to get Visual Studio cheaply is a free copy at a local user group launch event, or the "Heros Happen Here" even that's running now (though that's only Visual Studio Standard Edition): http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere

    Depending on your licensing situation, the student Dream Spark program is offering the professional version for free: https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/

    Also look at the "Spark Your Imagination" program for a great deal on not only Visual Studio, but also Platform Builder & actual hardware: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/products/spark/

  9. It's called Windows XP Embedded on Microsoft Accommodating Eee With Lightweight XP · · Score: 1

    MS has already done a boatload of work in this area. The news should be that Asus is finally aware of it.

  10. Re:Psychologist? on Psychologist Beating Math Nerds in Race to Netflix Prize · · Score: 1

    whoosh

  11. Channel 9 Links - Amazing Video & Replies on Inside The Search For Jim Gray · · Score: 1

    The guy will be missed at Microsoft, that's for sure... I hope all that brand new kernel transaction stuff already works perfectly in Vista.

    Jim Gray - A talk with THE SQL Guru and Architect
    http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=4989 1

    Jim Gray - Part II of talking about Database Design
    http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=5042 8

    Conversation with scientist, engineer and database legend Jim Gray
    http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1681 81

  12. context-sensitive text advertising on The Score is IBM - 700,000 / SCO - 326 · · Score: 1

    Imagine my surprise to see Google encouraging me to buy SCO Open Server 5:

    http://img250.imageshack.us/my.php?image=addj4.png

  13. Spamvertising on Will the Solve-the-Riddle Hiring Trend Affect IT? · · Score: 1

    The answer could depend on whether or not you can get Slashdot to post a link to your test!

  14. Re:Encryption level? on Nintendo Confirms Free Online Play For Wii · · Score: 1

    The answer, as has been pointed out here on slashdot & by our good friend Steve Gibson on his Security Now podcast, is to get a second router. It doesn't even have to be wireless, though that seems to be the more expensive option these days.

    See "Isolating an open or low-security wireless access point."
    http://www.grc.com/nat/nat.htm

  15. Ask Microsoft on The End of Native Code? · · Score: 1

    Is there any truth to the rumor that Windows Vista had big chunks of managed code ripped out because of performance issues? If that's what happened, they certainly couldn't admit it...

  16. Re:Have you tried coding anything hard? on The End of Native Code? · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure the only important part in your list is the 'db2' part.

  17. Ask tzuk at sandboxie dot com on A Windows Alternative to Linux Security Modules? · · Score: 3, Informative

    His working implementation is available at http://www.sandboxie.com/

    Maybe he'd tell you in exchange for a redesign of his site.

  18. No doubt an improvement on Running Windows Without Administrator Privs? · · Score: 1

    I left two PCs for younger siblings running Windows 2000 at my parents house for two years... the only real problems have been hardware failures. I used to remote in to type in the admin password when they wanted to install a new game, but I got tired of that real fast (and felt like too much of a control freak). Instead, I created an admin account called "games" with no password that they can runas the stuff that needs it. Having been unable to install programs for so long they put enough thought into it now prior to using this ability that it still hasn't been a problem. It's been good enough, and is probably what I'll do for all future setups.

  19. Re:MPlayer on New Windows Media Player Leaks · · Score: 1

    It's called mplayer2.exe, sitting in the same directory as Windows Media Player. It doesn't support some features though.

  20. Re:Errr, what? on Viewpoint - A Spyware and Astroturfing Debate? · · Score: 1

    Hi Michael!

  21. Re:Related news on Homeland Security Uncovers Critical Flaw in X11 · · Score: 1

    Perhaps he misinterpreted the problem because it was stated in the summary as "A missing parentheses" which leaves room for several interpretations, primarily involving the difficulty caused by the fact that "A missing" (singular) + "parentheses" (plural) requires a bit of parsing. (As many have mentioned, a better phrasing may be "A missing pair of parentheses"...) Were a single parenthesis missing, it would not have compiled.

  22. Thank goodness... on This Boring Headline is Written for Google · · Score: 1

    Now if only slashdot would follow suit!

  23. Re:Need RAM! on Quake 4 Linux · · Score: 2, Informative

    What VPN support do you need?

    MS PPTP? http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ (recommending Suse 10.0)
    Cisco has a client which is included in Knoppix.

    Just trying to help.

  24. My question is... on An Intro To Editing Audio On Linux · · Score: 1

    Can you use more than one sound application at the same time?

    I still remember when gaim used to queue up sounds while I watched a movie... then they would all play once I shut off VLC. :) Hopefully things are getting better, but I know in my case Knoppix isn't configuring the ALSA mixer for my soundcard. I guess if I was interested in "pro-level" audio I'd be willing to dig into it a bit more. As things stand, I just listen to one app at a time. (Might have something to do with my antiquated, integrated audio: Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 2).)

  25. Re:Anybody else see "Demolition Man"? on Vein Patterns to Verify Identity · · Score: 1

    Not true. Use your other finger / eye / hand. It's being done - ask Bioscrypt, for example.