Since he's paying for.Mac, I'm dying to see how he handles the/. effect. Of course, since this is an Apple subject, it won't be given a real test. If it was makig swing do GTK+/Gnome?KDE/whatever, it'd probably be hammered.
Has anyone looked into the idea of combining PS2 linux and the various DVR projects for linux out there? It would be a reason to get PS2 linux and the hardware that comes with it.
The source is there as well. No address for the original author though, and no mailing list/forum available. I'm tempted to add this to Sourceforge, or just host it at work.
OSX VNC server still has some life, even with the domain name dead. The author is hosting it at http://homepage.mac.com/muhaque with the startup scrips stetup at http://blonde.homeip.net/webload/
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One thing I really with kernel releases had was a way to rsync/cvs/bk whatever to the release kernel. That way only the files that have been changed get sent. kernel.org's rsync is setup to let you mirror the site, but not the individual kernel. I'm thinking of the kind of access provided to the kernel sources on the penguinppc.org project. That way, I can start with any bastardized kernel source and arrive at a pristine new source dir without using up the bandwith to download the whole thing. Heck, I can even exclude the architectures I'm not using, saving even more bandwidth.
Anyone know if/where to get this kind of access to the kernels?
The only solution I've seen mentioned that will work with notebook computers is Retrospect. It has a "backup server" function that will poll the clients to see if they are connected and how long it's been since their last backup. If they are connected and need a backup, then the backup automatically begins. You can backup to your server or tapes. Not a commercial for them, but it's been the best backup I've found for notebooks and lUsers out there. If they're worried about privacy, tell them anything in a folder names "personal" is not backed up, create a filter for it and tell them the leave their personal stuff in a personal folder (and if they lose personal stuff, it's their problem). Plus it runs on OSX and Windows so I can now use one tape library to back up my *nix boxes using ssh, so it's got all my platforms covered. It's made many users happy with me over the years, with little work on my part. If only the danm thing would e-mail me logs, but what do you expect from a GUI app?
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I hope this information helps.
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I sent this via their web form this morning. If they don't post their response here, I will.
Could you address the following posting on Slashdot, regarding the Windows XP license and what this means in terms of using your product legally on Windows XP? This is especially an issue for those of us that use Macintosh computers to connect to other TB2 boexs on our network (like here). While XP has only just begun to enter my shop, it will. I want to know if this is an issue. (If it is, you should sick your lawyers on them, since they're forcing you and Symantec out of this market.)
RedHat nearly entered the PPC Distro world years ago, and backed off. IIRC, this turned into LinuxPPC after they left their work.
This article is not saying anything about a RH distro on PPC, but merely "will produce a GNUPro Linux toolchain and cross compiler for Motorola's AltiVec-enabled PowerPC processors".
While this could produce better PPC distros, it is not an announcement of an impending RedHat for Macintosh. It wouldn't surprise me if they're targeting RS/6000 boxes or embedded markets with this.
Lloyd's of London started the idea of classifying itmes basd on their survival rating. This is where the idea of ship classification came from, IIRC, and is where the phrase "brass bottom boat" came from. Boats were rated on thier likelihood to survive, and those with brass bottoms were rated with the highest survivability, and therefore received the best insurance classification (talking days of the West India Teading Company here). Ironic that that poster works for such a modern company.
Saying that the admin makes a difference (which it does) is not much in the eyes of an insurance underwriter. You could say the same about a driver of a car, or even the captain of a shit (what is the captain of the Exxon Valdez doing these days)? You could be the safest driver on the road, but insurance just sees an 18 year old male with no prior accidents.
An NT box with a good admin can be made safer than a *nix box with a poor admin, but insurance looks at classifications.
All of us who game should go to work wtith a giant Quake symbol on to warn our co-workers that at any second we might become afraid of standing next to a barrell.
If I attached one of these to my laptop case, hacked it's alarm to a big electromagnet hooked to the drive, or something else appropriate, then the self destruct effect should be possible. All this from "consumer" parts. A proximity detector is also possible, but I just don't recall where to find one.
Having an apartment LAN connected to the net via broadband isn't how it's happening in this case. Bell Atlantic combined with Virginia Tech and other sposors to give a true backbone level connection (equivalent to a T3 IIR) via fiber optic to Virginia Tech's backbone (with an ungodly amount of bandwith in the pre-napster days). The level of bandwith stuck as a local standard and the apartments are usually connected via T1 or better. (Though this now varies by the start-up ISPs that replaced BA when they pulled out of the project). Getting 700kB/s+ at home was a dream come true. I'm only on DSL now, and it's lame by comparison.
This has already been done in Blacksburg, VA for the Blacksburg Electronic Village. As a result of this project which started a few years ago, a number of apartment complexes have gone to adding ethernet to units. $30/month for ethernet rocks! (Too bad I had to move out, but iit was great while it lasted for me.)
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He's probably either:
1.riding on the meat-wagon
or
2.has been resurrected by the Necromancer.
Since he's paying for .Mac, I'm dying to see how he handles the /. effect. Of course, since this is an Apple subject, it won't be given a real test. If it was makig swing do GTK+/Gnome?KDE/whatever, it'd probably be hammered.
Care to post the URL to the footage? I can't find the damn thing on the NTV web site.
Has anyone looked into the idea of combining PS2 linux and the various DVR projects for linux out there? It would be a reason to get PS2 linux and the hardware that comes with it.
The source is there as well. No address for the original author though, and no mailing list/forum available. I'm tempted to add this to Sourceforge, or just host it at work.
OSX VNC server still has some life, even with the domain name dead. The author is hosting it at http://homepage.mac.com/muhaque with the startup scrips stetup at http://blonde.homeip.net/webload/
One thing I really with kernel releases had was a way to rsync/cvs/bk whatever to the release kernel. That way only the files that have been changed get sent. kernel.org's rsync is setup to let you mirror the site, but not the individual kernel. I'm thinking of the kind of access provided to the kernel sources on the penguinppc.org project. That way, I can start with any bastardized kernel source and arrive at a pristine new source dir without using up the bandwith to download the whole thing. Heck, I can even exclude the architectures I'm not using, saving even more bandwidth.
Anyone know if/where to get this kind of access to the kernels?
The concept of "caching" a CD is easy to impliment on both *nix and Mac. on *nix, just make an image:
/cdrom
*nix:
#mkisofs -r -o cd_image private_collection/
#mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 cd_image
on Macs, use Disk Copy, make new image from device,double click to mount.
Works in most all situations, but things like intentional bad blocks in copy protection disable this.
I do it all the time, esp on notebooks where I don't want to waste the battery to spin up the CD.
Someone could embed one of these into a CD drive with a smal hard drive and there you go.
Wait a minute! I should patent this idea! Patent Pending, as of now must contact me for licensing this idea.
The only solution I've seen mentioned that will work with notebook computers is Retrospect. It has a "backup server" function that will poll the clients to see if they are connected and how long it's been since their last backup. If they are connected and need a backup, then the backup automatically begins. You can backup to your server or tapes. Not a commercial for them, but it's been the best backup I've found for notebooks and lUsers out there. If they're worried about privacy, tell them anything in a folder names "personal" is not backed up, create a filter for it and tell them the leave their personal stuff in a personal folder (and if they lose personal stuff, it's their problem). Plus it runs on OSX and Windows so I can now use one tape library to back up my *nix boxes using ssh, so it's got all my platforms covered. It's made many users happy with me over the years, with little work on my part. If only the danm thing would e-mail me logs, but what do you expect from a GUI app?
A Beowolf cluster will do that for you....
Thank you for contacting Netopia Technical Support
This article does not apply to us. This pertains to a specific remote control application on Windows XP. If you are running Timbuktu Pro v4.5 or higher, this is completely compatible and will work to connect to other Windows systems as well as Mac systems.
I hope this information helps.
Stephanie Sanchez
Netopia Technical Support
Netopia, Making Broadband Work
Netopia Timbuktu NT, Windows, and Mac Software Tech Support
E-MAIL: techsports@netopia.com
WWW:
FTP:
PHONE: 510-814-5000 Mon. - Fri. 6AM-5:30PM Pacific Time
FAX: 510-814-5314
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I sent this via their web form this morning. If they don't post their response here, I will.
Could you address the following posting on Slashdot, regarding the Windows XP license and what this means in terms of using your product legally on Windows XP? This is especially an issue for those of us that use Macintosh computers to connect to other TB2 boexs on our network (like here). While XP has only just begun to enter my shop, it will. I want to know if this is an issue. (If it is, you should sick your lawyers on them, since they're forcing you and Symantec out of this market.)
The CIA doesn't have the whole 198.81.xxx.xxx class. 198.81.23.39 is an AOL proxy server, and I sincerely hope the CIA isn't using AOL.
"You've got a mail bomb"
RedHat nearly entered the PPC Distro world years ago, and backed off. IIRC, this turned into LinuxPPC after they left their work.
This article is not saying anything about a RH distro on PPC, but merely "will produce a GNUPro Linux toolchain and cross compiler for Motorola's AltiVec-enabled PowerPC processors".
While this could produce better PPC distros, it is not an announcement of an impending RedHat for Macintosh. It wouldn't surprise me if they're targeting RS/6000 boxes or embedded markets with this.
Lloyd's of London started the idea of classifying itmes basd on their survival rating. This is where the idea of ship classification came from, IIRC, and is where the phrase "brass bottom boat" came from. Boats were rated on thier likelihood to survive, and those with brass bottoms were rated with the highest survivability, and therefore received the best insurance classification (talking days of the West India Teading Company here). Ironic that that poster works for such a modern company.
Saying that the admin makes a difference (which it does) is not much in the eyes of an insurance underwriter. You could say the same about a driver of a car, or even the captain of a shit (what is the captain of the Exxon Valdez doing these days)? You could be the safest driver on the road, but insurance just sees an 18 year old male with no prior accidents.
An NT box with a good admin can be made safer than a *nix box with a poor admin, but insurance looks at classifications.
From Spanish to English using linguaphile
All of us who game should go to work wtith a giant Quake symbol on to warn our co-workers that at any second we might become afraid of standing next to a barrell.
This is far from a 007 device.
If I attached one of these to my laptop case, hacked it's alarm to a big electromagnet hooked to the drive, or something else appropriate, then the self destruct effect should be possible. All this from "consumer" parts. A proximity detector is also possible, but I just don't recall where to find one.
The details of the implimentation of the original BEV project are still available.
Having an apartment LAN connected to the net via broadband isn't how it's happening in this case. Bell Atlantic combined with Virginia Tech and other sposors to give a true backbone level connection (equivalent to a T3 IIR) via fiber optic to Virginia Tech's backbone (with an ungodly amount of bandwith in the pre-napster days). The level of bandwith stuck as a local standard and the apartments are usually connected via T1 or better. (Though this now varies by the start-up ISPs that replaced BA when they pulled out of the project). Getting 700kB/s+ at home was a dream come true. I'm only on DSL now, and it's lame by comparison.
This has already been done in Blacksburg, VA for the Blacksburg Electronic Village. As a result of this project which started a few years ago, a number of apartment complexes have gone to adding ethernet to units. $30/month for ethernet rocks! (Too bad I had to move out, but iit was great while it lasted for me.)