The story is that the Nest company created relationships with Power companies to sell your data. Google acquired Nest and all of its business practices. Google is not in the game of selling your information to other companies. Google normally keeps that information in house and sells advertisements associated. They historically have not sold information wholesale to other companies.
BackupPC tries to copy a file only once by using md5sum to help determine uniqueness of the file. It then uses Linux's file linking to link multiple copies of the same file to one source of data on the drive. The idea is that you can create a snapshot of the entire drive every 5 minutes and only have to store the space for the original plus the changed files.
Unfortunately, BackupPC uses Windows file sharing to copy the data and Windows locks files. Meaning that Windows will make locked files unavailable for reading/ copying. That means missing critical files within c:\windows and the open database files will be missed. To get around this issue, you could always create an on-drive flat-file backup of the database and copy that file when the laptop is connected.
This system works better on backing up Linux systems because of the native rsync support and handling of locked files.
BackupPC is a great tool and has a nice interface where users can recover their own data based on the time of the backup, but you also need to know it's weaknesses.
Ubuntu can do this but you should use XFCE desktop or another stripped down desktop for that little memory.
If you install Ubuntu (Hoary or Warthog), then hit 'Esc' after the reboot to choose to start up in 'safe mode' (no gnome startup). Then log in as user and run 'aptitude'. When it asks you to run as root just type in the user password, there is no root password. Type '/' and search for 'xfce' and press '+' to select, then 'g' to go and download and install. The quit aptitude and 'sudo reboot' (which may ask for the user password).
At the graphical login screen. Click on the 'Session' option and choose XFCE.
Autopackage will break almost everything that Debian (Which is where I believe Ubuntu's strength lies), has been trying to accomplish through their quality control and bug reporting.
Anyone can create their own debian package repository (In fact Ubuntu does), but none have been better than Debian's.
Autopackage will only help out lazy proprietary companies that don't want to shift the way they think about packaging. They just use what worked in the 'Windows' world.
I agree. You have two choices. You can either chase every script kiddy into infinity or you can spend your resources stopping the security vulnerabilty that is exploited. In the first example, I would argue you will never run out of idiots trying to learn ways to break systems or you can spend your resources making the systems harder to break.
How many viruses that infected us last year will be protected by XPs SP2? I believe that every virus that could have been prevented and wasn't is the fault of the system designer not the individual that found a way to expoit the vulnerability.
Granted, I believe that the individual that attaches a destructive payload to an expoit should be procecuted but not given a death penalty or even a life sentence. They should not be blamed for the international issue because the expoit was available on every computer. That responsibility lies with the system designer.
This doesn't mean that system designers need to release perfect software. In fact almost everybody signs off that we do not hold the system designer responsible under the EULA. I find it very discouraging that we All they have to do is have every person sign off on a EULA that states that the system designer is not held responsible.
After finding out that the software didn't work as promised we don't need to lynch the virus writer, we need to relook at the rights that we have so easily given away.
SUS sucks keeping computers up to date in a complex work area. Primarily because of the stupid reboot necessity.
You have two options: 1. Give people administrative rights so that they can manually click to install updates when the reboot is convenient, or 2. Have the computer try to install the update at a specific time. But if the computer is turned off then you have more problems. You can have the computer install and reboot when they next try to start the computer which slows down the boot up from 2 minutes to 5-7 minutes.
Then you have the OS covered but you have other software that can be used to access your computer. I wish there was an apt-get option for windows. Then you could run one command and update your entire system with all software that needs security updates. The only problem would be that Windows would still need to reboot at the end!
REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 12, 2004 -- On Thursday, Microsoft became aware that portions of the Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 source code were illegally made available on the Internet. It's illegal for third parties to post Microsoft source code, and we take such activity very seriously.
We are currently investigating these postings and are working with the appropriate law-enforcement authorities.
At this point it does not appear that this is the result of any breach of Microsoft's corporate network or internal security.
At this time there is no known impact on customers. We will continue to monitor the situation.
If you purchase an integrated Toshiba DVD player/ TIVO you get the Basic Service for life.
Total cost at Best Buy was $360 after a limited-time discount.
I don't even have to tell Tivo my name other than my zip code.
This is a much better deal for me than the $199 Tivo with 40 gig hd, or a $299 Tivo with a 80 gig hd because I didn't have to pay the monthly $13 charge forever.
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The story is that the Nest company created relationships with Power companies to sell your data. Google acquired Nest and all of its business practices. Google is not in the game of selling your information to other companies. Google normally keeps that information in house and sells advertisements associated. They historically have not sold information wholesale to other companies.
I took a look at the HexInput and found it very fascinating.
It makes more sense to me than using a QWERTY keyboard.
BackupPC tries to copy a file only once by using md5sum to help determine uniqueness of the file. It then uses Linux's file linking to link multiple copies of the same file to one source of data on the drive. The idea is that you can create a snapshot of the entire drive every 5 minutes and only have to store the space for the original plus the changed files.
Unfortunately, BackupPC uses Windows file sharing to copy the data and Windows locks files. Meaning that Windows will make locked files unavailable for reading/ copying. That means missing critical files within c:\windows and the open database files will be missed. To get around this issue, you could always create an on-drive flat-file backup of the database and copy that file when the laptop is connected.
This system works better on backing up Linux systems because of the native rsync support and handling of locked files.
BackupPC is a great tool and has a nice interface where users can recover their own data based on the time of the backup, but you also need to know it's weaknesses.
Ubuntu can do this but you should use XFCE desktop or another stripped down desktop for that little memory.
If you install Ubuntu (Hoary or Warthog), then hit 'Esc' after the reboot to choose to start up in 'safe mode' (no gnome startup). Then log in as user and run 'aptitude'. When it asks you to run as root just type in the user password, there is no root password. Type '/' and search for 'xfce' and press '+' to select, then 'g' to go and download and install. The quit aptitude and 'sudo reboot' (which may ask for the user password).
At the graphical login screen. Click on the 'Session' option and choose XFCE.
Autopackage will break almost everything that Debian (Which is where I believe Ubuntu's strength lies), has been trying to accomplish through their quality control and bug reporting.
Anyone can create their own debian package repository (In fact Ubuntu does), but none have been better than Debian's.
Autopackage will only help out lazy proprietary companies that don't want to shift the way they think about packaging. They just use what worked in the 'Windows' world.
I agree. You have two choices. You can either chase every script kiddy into infinity or you can spend your resources stopping the security vulnerabilty that is exploited. In the first example, I would argue you will never run out of idiots trying to learn ways to break systems or you can spend your resources making the systems harder to break.
How many viruses that infected us last year will be protected by XPs SP2? I believe that every virus that could have been prevented and wasn't is the fault of the system designer not the individual that found a way to expoit the vulnerability.
Granted, I believe that the individual that attaches a destructive payload to an expoit should be procecuted but not given a death penalty or even a life sentence. They should not be blamed for the international issue because the expoit was available on every computer. That responsibility lies with the system designer.
This doesn't mean that system designers need to release perfect software. In fact almost everybody signs off that we do not hold the system designer responsible under the EULA. I find it very discouraging that we All they have to do is have every person sign off on a EULA that states that the system designer is not held responsible.
After finding out that the software didn't work as promised we don't need to lynch the virus writer, we need to relook at the rights that we have so easily given away.
SUS sucks keeping computers up to date in a complex work area. Primarily because of the stupid reboot necessity.
You have two options:
1. Give people administrative rights so that they can manually click to install updates when the reboot is convenient, or
2. Have the computer try to install the update at a specific time. But if the computer is turned off then you have more problems. You can have the computer install and reboot when they next try to start the computer which slows down the boot up from 2 minutes to 5-7 minutes.
Then you have the OS covered but you have other software that can be used to access your computer. I wish there was an apt-get option for windows. Then you could run one command and update your entire system with all software that needs security updates. The only problem would be that Windows would still need to reboot at the end!
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/Feb0 4/02-12windowssource.asp
REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 12, 2004 -- On Thursday, Microsoft became aware that portions of the Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 source code were illegally made available on the Internet. It's illegal for third parties to post Microsoft source code, and we take such activity very seriously.
We are currently investigating these postings and are working with the appropriate law-enforcement authorities.
At this point it does not appear that this is the result of any breach of Microsoft's corporate network or internal security.
At this time there is no known impact on customers. We will continue to monitor the situation.
If you purchase an integrated Toshiba DVD player/ TIVO you get the Basic Service for life.
Total cost at Best Buy was $360 after a limited-time discount.
I don't even have to tell Tivo my name other than my zip code.
This is a much better deal for me than the $199 Tivo with 40 gig hd, or a $299 Tivo with a 80 gig hd because I didn't have to pay the monthly $13 charge forever.