Why every time Foxconn is mentioned it is automatically associated with Apple. Foxconn manufacturers for large number of clients including Logitech and Dell. Maybe I'm just being new again?
What I had meant is that Linux and OS X are most likely to be hit by a Trojan, than a virus. As you say the weakest is link is often the user, but also a bad admin.
Do antivirus software only deal with viruses or do they also deal with other sort of malware such as Trojans and worms? While Linux hasn't experienced any viruses, I don't think it is immune to the other two. There are also other malware to watch out for, such as macro viruses in word documents.
There was one company I brought in my own portable, asking permission first, for this reason. The IT dept said they would let it slide, but wouldn't support it. Since they weren't really supporting developer desktops anyhow I went ahead and took the risk. Ironically it did reveal some limitations in the software we were developing, so I provided a fix to deal with it.
Disabling flash still allows you to vist most sites, though disabling Javascript is now unrealistic given the number of sites using Ajax. Flash video can increasingly be worked around if you have an HTML5 capable browser, since many sites support the video tag.
Sure, but it should be the company paying for it. Talk to your boss or IT department, suggesting some practical solutions. Part of the reason is that you should see if it is acceptable. You don't want to get burnt for the wrong reasons.
I wonder if it is simply that they don't understand the market and at the same time trying to trump the iPad without understanding what the users want. It could also be because they are scared of cannibalizing the markets they already have.
While not Android, Microsoft for the moment, seems to be failing to capture the market because they see tablets as hand held PCs, rather than a totally different type of device.
Oddly enough I feel that HP actually has the potential to do something really good with WebOS, with regards to the tablet space, but only time will tell. They might surprise us yet.
As for other ways that tablets could be used, you only need to look at science fiction films and TV series' for ideas. Star Trek and Earth Final Conflict for example.
I should mention the company I work for is in the finance sector and for that reason restricts the use to non-jailbroken iPhones and iPads. Because they are under the scrutiny of regulators, they need to balance out offering a way of providing access to e-mails, while at the same time preventing data leaving unmonitored channels. Also for this reason we can't copy and paste between other applications.
There is one point where Good needs to improve on: stability, since it will crash a few times a week.
If there is indeed a monopoly situation that is being abused, then you should probably be sending complaint letters to both your representative and to the FCC.
If enough people do this, then it should potentially trigger an investigation. What this ISP is doing is part of what net neutrality aims to avoid. They could also be accused of censorship.
Switching is not a zero cost solution, but at some point sticking with IPv4 won't be either.
The solution, whether you switch now or in the future is to have a road map which outlines the risks and the steps. One of the simplest approaches is simply to start with the intranet border, concentrating on stuff in the DMZ, such as public facing webservers and using a proxy server to allow systems on your IPv4 intranet to to access external IPv6 base web servers. You won't ever eliminate risk, so the best thing to do is to find out how to minimise it.
Comcast is already making steps towards IPv6: http://www.comcast6.net/ . The latest news entry on that site:
"Comcast and the Internet Society today announced that Comcast will participate in World IPv6 Day on June 8, 2011. We anticipate having our IPv6 trial users participate in this event, which will give them the opportunity to access many more sites natively over IPv6. In addition, we plan to have more of our websites available over IPv6."
It would be cool to have/. participate, even if they are hiding behind some ipv6/ipv4 proxy.
For the iPhone take a look at 'Good' from 'Good Technologies'. The company I work for uses it, though while not perfect it does allow you to keep your contacts and calendars separate from the company ones.
I should mention the company I work for is a large multinational - the sort of company RIM should be worried about defecting.
You make a fair point. This will hopefully be a lesson learnt for RIM and hopefully they think about what the next generation needs to be about and release something worthy of contention.
They have to realize they are now in a market where consumer preference is almost a bigger factor than enterprise preference, so they need to appeal to the former while still ensuring the right checkboxes are filled for the latter.
I wonder how much trying to tie their consumer offerings to their enterprise services us hurting them and their ability to properly innovate?
I am also curious why he even bothers comparing the first generation iPad. My 2011 device is better specced than your previous 2009 model!?
While hardware may matter, i feel it is the user experience that matters more. If I get a better user experience out of black box A, than block box B then I don't care what is inside.
I use Plex and it has plugins for CBC programs and tou.tv. For Netflix I am using my Wii. Just waiting for someone to come up with a Plugin for Global.
The ISP I love the most is in France: free.fr. I wish we had access to something half as good.
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Why every time Foxconn is mentioned it is automatically associated with Apple. Foxconn manufacturers for large number of clients including Logitech and Dell. Maybe I'm just being new again?
I would suggest they were probably thinking of some difficult to diagnose disease, but that wouldn't be fair.
Donald Trump is hard at work on this.
Sure, but will that be the short form or the official long form?
Certainly, but that isn't any different than its biological counterpart. Sand-boxing can help, but it can't solve all cases.
What I had meant is that Linux and OS X are most likely to be hit by a Trojan, than a virus. As you say the weakest is link is often the user, but also a bad admin.
Do antivirus software only deal with viruses or do they also deal with other sort of malware such as Trojans and worms? While Linux hasn't experienced any viruses, I don't think it is immune to the other two. There are also other malware to watch out for, such as macro viruses in word documents.
OS X and Linux computers are most vulnerable from Trojans, so I am curious to know how well ClamAV deals with those.
There was one company I brought in my own portable, asking permission first, for this reason. The IT dept said they would let it slide, but wouldn't support it. Since they weren't really supporting developer desktops anyhow I went ahead and took the risk. Ironically it did reveal some limitations in the software we were developing, so I provided a fix to deal with it.
Disabling flash still allows you to vist most sites, though disabling Javascript is now unrealistic given the number of sites using Ajax. Flash video can increasingly be worked around if you have an HTML5 capable browser, since many sites support the video tag.
Sure, but it should be the company paying for it. Talk to your boss or IT department, suggesting some practical solutions. Part of the reason is that you should see if it is acceptable. You don't want to get burnt for the wrong reasons.
Guess who clicked too fast :(
I wonder if it is simply that they don't understand the market and at the same time trying to trump the iPad without understanding what the users want. It could also be because they are scared of cannibalizing the markets they already have.
While not Android, Microsoft for the moment, seems to be failing to capture the market because they see tablets as hand held PCs, rather than a totally different type of device.
I think to understand the iPad you need to understand where Steve Jobs is coming from. An interview/a in Wired back in 1996 makes it clear. Essentially the computer of the future won't feel like a computer and would feel intuitive. I think the iPad does that well, even if there is room for improvement. Hardware manufactures don't get that and Google doesn't seem to be providing that direction either. The dimensions of some tablets also don't work because while they are good for one thing aren't good for others. In many way a National Geographic sized device makes a lot of sense, since is an acceptable format for reading magazines and is not a hindrance when watching movies. On the other hand, the Playbook for example, feels optimized for movies, but doesn't feel like it is comfortable for other uses.
Oddly enough I feel that HP actually has the potential to do something really good with WebOS, with regards to the tablet space, but only time will tell. They might surprise us yet.
As for other ways that tablets could be used, you only need to look at science fiction films and TV series' for ideas. Star Trek and Earth Final Conflict for example.
I should mention the company I work for is in the finance sector and for that reason restricts the use to non-jailbroken iPhones and iPads. Because they are under the scrutiny of regulators, they need to balance out offering a way of providing access to e-mails, while at the same time preventing data leaving unmonitored channels. Also for this reason we can't copy and paste between other applications.
There is one point where Good needs to improve on: stability, since it will crash a few times a week.
If there is indeed a monopoly situation that is being abused, then you should probably be sending complaint letters to both your representative and to the FCC.
If enough people do this, then it should potentially trigger an investigation. What this ISP is doing is part of what net neutrality aims to avoid. They could also be accused of censorship.
Switching is not a zero cost solution, but at some point sticking with IPv4 won't be either.
The solution, whether you switch now or in the future is to have a road map which outlines the risks and the steps. One of the simplest approaches is simply to start with the intranet border, concentrating on stuff in the DMZ, such as public facing webservers and using a proxy server to allow systems on your IPv4 intranet to to access external IPv6 base web servers. You won't ever eliminate risk, so the best thing to do is to find out how to minimise it.
Comcast is already making steps towards IPv6: http://www.comcast6.net/ . The latest news entry on that site:
"Comcast and the Internet Society today announced that Comcast will participate in World IPv6 Day on June 8, 2011. We anticipate having our IPv6 trial users participate in this event, which will give them the opportunity to access many more sites natively over IPv6. In addition, we plan to have more of our websites available over IPv6."
It would be cool to have /. participate, even if they are hiding behind some ipv6/ipv4 proxy.
Well, I'm willing to sell it you for $100,000. I need the cash to get my money from some Nigerian prince ;)
Yeah, I got the CPU specs wrong. The point though I was trying to make, is that while hardware matters, how it is utilised matters even more.
But have we? How do we know this was really Amazon making the announcement?
Probably not, since they reckon the cake is a lie.
For the iPhone take a look at 'Good' from 'Good Technologies'. The company I work for uses it, though while not perfect it does allow you to keep your contacts and calendars separate from the company ones.
I should mention the company I work for is a large multinational - the sort of company RIM should be worried about defecting.
You make a fair point. This will hopefully be a lesson learnt for RIM and hopefully they think about what the next generation needs to be about and release something worthy of contention.
They have to realize they are now in a market where consumer preference is almost a bigger factor than enterprise preference, so they need to appeal to the former while still ensuring the right checkboxes are filled for the latter.
I wonder how much trying to tie their consumer offerings to their enterprise services us hurting them and their ability to properly innovate?
Funnily enough it even beats the Xbox 360 in specs. This really shows that software can make a whole world of difference.
I am also curious why he even bothers comparing the first generation iPad. My 2011 device is better specced than your previous 2009 model!?
While hardware may matter, i feel it is the user experience that matters more. If I get a better user experience out of black box A, than block box B then I don't care what is inside.
I use Plex and it has plugins for CBC programs and tou.tv. For
Netflix I am using my Wii. Just waiting for someone to come up with a Plugin for Global.
The ISP I love the most is in France: free.fr. I wish we had access to something half as good.