If you have sensitive customer data on your computer, by law you may be required to notify those customers if the data is lost. Or, you may decide that morally it is the right thing to do. Therefore, you also have to balance the potential bad press your company's announcement will generate based on you losing your laptop, whether or not you know that the people who stole it are going to access the data.
Risk management is more than just the likelihood of your laptop being stolen and your data being accessed by criminals. It's about the significance of each risk as well. Given that for many people, having a laptop stolen and having to disclose that fact is a huge negative, having encryption can mitigate or eliminate that risk.
You're right of course. Should, should should. I don't know what business you're in, and what data is on your hard drive. I know I DO have sensitive information on my laptop, much as I try to remove it. For instance, I once had a customer email me a Microsoft Access database with > 13,000 customer records with credit card, CVV code, and full billing name and address. That clearly violated a number of agreements he had in place with his acquiring bank, but it only takes one file like that that you forget to delete from your inbox, or is still in your trash, or whatever, and losing your laptop can have a catastrophic effect on your credibility.
This is why, in addition to trying to keep sensitive information off my laptop, I ALSO encrypt everything. I'm sure I'm in a different situation than you, and maybe I'm just more paranoid. Perhaps if your laptop is stolen with company data, you can just blame IT for not having a better security policy in place. Since in my case, I'm on the hook, I don't want to be the weak link in the chain.
My encrypted information is also stored in a cloud-based backup (encrypted) and an on-site backup (encrypted). The two backups use different encryption methods. If my laptop dies in the field, I still have access to all my files if necessary and I shouldn't ever lose more than the last few hours of work, maximum.
As someone else pointed out, as you move up in the size of business, you're more likely to encounter encryption and more stringent security policies. There are definitely many exceptions though on both ends of the spectrum.
I'm also a consultant, and personally all the user information on my laptop is encrypted. I don't want to ever have to explain to a client that my laptop was stolen with any of their sensitive data available on it.
I use the clock on my microwave several times a day. It's the most convenient place to look to what time it is when I'm in the kitchen area.
My confusion is around why LG couldn't spare a tiny capacitor to let the microwave remember its time throughout a half second power outage. This is in one of their supposedly high-end microwaves. They did apparently think it was worth spending extra on the the me-too blue interior.
Yes and no. Most people place pure performance as a value, weighted along with many other criteria. Otherwise everybody would be driving the fastest car they could afford, which isn't the case. Witness the trend a few years ago of Hollywood stars buying Toyota Priuses (Prii?).
I do agree with the average automotive journalist's disconnect on what is "adequate" power. For example, I bought a 2005 Volvo XC90 with the 2.5t 5-cylinder engine. This engine/vehicle combination was almost unanimously dismissed in the press for having inadequate power, to the point where Volvo replaced it in 2007 with a 3.2 litre V6 that gets slightly worse fuel economy. In my time owning this vehicle, I have never wished it had more power. It has always done what I've asked it to do. So what's up with those journalists? I guess they don't have to live with the car and put premium fuel into it like us actual owners do.
Back in university (Civil Engineering) in the early '90s, I got to use one on one of my work terms. It was used to check federal buildings for thermal leaks, and it cost around $70k. It was so accurate you could tell the difference in temperature between a person's eyeball and their face from probably 50 metres away.
I remember demoing at a trade show, and telling a girl there she was really hot. Literally. Unfortunately she wasn't particularly "hot" in the other sense, so I didn't ask for her number.
I don't dispute that this may be the case for you, but it isn't for everyone. I was just making the case that for some people, including the parent of your earlier post, it is a concern.
For instance, my media centre box is a 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo. In addition to playing TV for me, it is also 24x7 recording about 60 data feeds. It could also be running P2P, recording live TV, transcoding video, running one or more VMs if my main server is down for some reason, or any number of other tasks. I would consider the computer at this point to be minimally specced for its uses. It is of practical importance to me that my media server has spare capacity when playing HD content.
In contrast, the computer in my truck is an early Intel Atom. As long as it can drive the foreground process (usually GPS) sufficiently I don't care too much about whether or not it can multitask. I don't think I've ever even tried to play video on it.
It's conceivable that one might want to be, say, ripping or transcoding one movie while watching another. Or running a web server while watching a movie. Maybe you want to watch a movie while you're compiling some code, so you want extra CPU for that. There are any number of things one might want to use one's CPU for while watching a movie.
When I become dictator, I'm going to ban the use of road salt. Here in Ontario, Canada we dump it all over our roads, even when it looks like it MIGHT start freezing soon. I understand we're using less than before, but why not get rid of it altogether?
Just drive a little slower. Buy a better car and keep it longer, which you'll be able to do as it won't rust to pieces in 8 years. Cessating road salting will also help bridges and roads last longer and will cause less environmental damage.
The Swiss seem to manage mountain villages without road salt. Other than a communal laziness and a lack of interest in winter, I'm not sure why we need to continue dumping salt on our roads.
Try doing something winter-related. I live in Canada and I get this attitude all the time from people. They hate the winter and complain about the snow, and basically the only time they go outside is when walking to or from their cars.
IF you have the correct gear, tobogganing, skating, cross-country or downhill skiing, snowshoeing or just making snow angels are all fun and enjoyable activities. As an added bonus, they're also far healthier than sitting around in the house. This is both from the point of view of getting you some exercise as well as making you a happier person.
I'm not trying to attack you personally, but I don't really understand why people hate the snow so much, yet refuse to either engage the winter and enjoy it, or move somewhere else.
Actually, you have (unless I'm mistaken). I just went to http://www.saab.com.au/ and see that the only Saab apparently available in Australia is the 9-3. This is a GM rebrand, also sold as an Opel and a Cadillac (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_9-3). This is the case with all Saabs.
Our second baby is due at the end of the month. I watched a Youtube video on "how to deliver a baby in the back of a car". I figured that was good enough for me. I also watched the birth of our first child and I really hope we make it to the hospital in time...
Three options that I use, or have used, are rsync, Chronosync and Jungle Disk.
Jungle Disk is the best solution if you have more money than time and can rely on being online a reasonably good percentage of the time. In the Jungle Disk settings, you can specify a certain portion of your disk to be used as an offline cache. Jungle Disk will then keep downloaded files in that disk cache, so you don't have to worry about the download speed so much, assuming you have the disk space available for the cache. If you don't have the disk space you'll need an online solution anyway.
Chronosync is Mac-based, but you can set it up to sync your files with your Windows and Linux computers. I recently bought it and haven't been through all its features yet, but I'm pretty sure it will do everything you need it to for about $40.
Rsync is of course great if you have the time and expertise to set it up. If you want to take the time to learn how it works, it's probably the best solution. OTOH I think Chronosync will do 99% of what rsync will do (from what I've seen) and is easier so I felt like the purchase price of Chronosync was worth it to me.
I drive an SUV so I guess by definition that makes me not "super energy-conscious". Granted it has a 2.5 litre 5 cylinder turbo so it gets reasonable mileage for what it is, and I do try to drive it somewhat responsibly (albeit at 20kph over the speed limit like you suggested), but I'd have no problem contributing data to this project.
I'm just not going to because my "commute" consists of me bringing my coffee upstairs to my office.
You're missing mental illness. People aren't necessarily drug addicts, but they may be mentally ill. Therefore they are, by definition, not making good life choices. There may be social programmes available for the homeless mentally ill, but they might not take advantage of them.
There's also the possibility of having a series of cataclysmic personal events. Say, a divorce, job loss, and a health issue all simultaneously. If you don't have friends & family on which to fall back, it's conceivable that one would end up homeless. However, in this situation it's hard to see how one would stay homeless for long.
I haven't tried playing with the actual data format as I just got it a week ago, but I am very happy so far with my Garmin Edge 305. For anyone reading who's more into running, skiing, etc., Garmin also makes a good line of GPS-enabled watches. For instance, there's the Forerunner 305 and 405. The Forerunner 305 in Canada at least is on for a great deal at Costco right now: $185.
About 10 years ago I bought Sony VAIO laptop, err, notebook. My first and last. It ran so hot that it was uncomfortably warm on my legs when wearing shorts, and I was concerned that something was wrong. I called Sony's tech support and told the woman that my laptop was running very hot and was burning my legs.
Her response was basically that they don't call them laptops any more as they are not designed to be used on the lap.
I'm sure it wasn't only Sony who engaged in this product renaming. It's one way around a problem.
My argument is that phrases like "treading your child like a pet", or "a stroller just seems more civilized" stem from a culturally biased point of view.
It's not hard to imagine a culture where people don't take their pets anywhere, and certainly never put them on a leash. Perhaps pets are kept at home. In a situation like this, putting your child on a leash would not be treating them like a pet.
We do many other things similarly to our pets and children. For instance, we may put both of them in the back yard to play for a few minutes to get some energy out of them. Is this "treating our child like a pet"?
I'm just saying that there is nothing innately wrong with putting a child on a leash. It's our cultural understanding of what this means to us that makes us upset or want to avoid it. In and of itself, as one tool amongst many, it is no more or less civilzed than forcing a child to hold your hand when they would rather run off, or keeping them in a stroller when they would rather be walking.
For the record, I pretty much always have a stroller or backpack available in which to put my child. When she's tired, she generally sits in the backpack or the stroller. The leash comment was more for the times when she would rather walk but it is not entirely safe to do so. In such a case I could imagine having her hold my hand as she does now, but having the leash as an emergency backup in case we lose contact in a dangerous situation.
I just re-read my comment. I hope we never have to get rid of disinfectants, and certainly not disinfectants either! That would be disastrous, not to mention being a complete disaster.
Some kids would be happy to have a watch like this. Some kids like technology. They'd think it was cool. There's no reason to necessarily hide from you kid what the watch does. It's a tool to help you be a better parent, not a tool to help you "spy" on your kids (unless that's what you buy it for).
My daughter's much to young to use something like this, but I suppose when she is older I MIGHT consider it. I'd talk to her about it first though, and only get it if she was on board. It's much too expensive an item for her to toss in the bushes because she doesn't like it.
Why is a leash too invasive on a child's freedom? I don't use one on my toddler but I wouldn't hesitate to do so in certain situations. If a kid is happier running along on the ground in a crowded or dangerous situation, isn't refusing to let them to this and carrying them or putting them in a stroller MORE "invasive on their freedom" than letting them run around within certain parameters?
It's a kid. There's a reason children need their parents. They need protection, and boundaries. If I lived in a busy city, and had a kid that always wanted to run around, I'd probably sometimes have them on a leash and let them run around more than they'd be able to if they were squirming around in their stroller.
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If you have sensitive customer data on your computer, by law you may be required to notify those customers if the data is lost. Or, you may decide that morally it is the right thing to do. Therefore, you also have to balance the potential bad press your company's announcement will generate based on you losing your laptop, whether or not you know that the people who stole it are going to access the data.
Risk management is more than just the likelihood of your laptop being stolen and your data being accessed by criminals. It's about the significance of each risk as well. Given that for many people, having a laptop stolen and having to disclose that fact is a huge negative, having encryption can mitigate or eliminate that risk.
You're right of course. Should, should should. I don't know what business you're in, and what data is on your hard drive. I know I DO have sensitive information on my laptop, much as I try to remove it. For instance, I once had a customer email me a Microsoft Access database with > 13,000 customer records with credit card, CVV code, and full billing name and address. That clearly violated a number of agreements he had in place with his acquiring bank, but it only takes one file like that that you forget to delete from your inbox, or is still in your trash, or whatever, and losing your laptop can have a catastrophic effect on your credibility.
This is why, in addition to trying to keep sensitive information off my laptop, I ALSO encrypt everything. I'm sure I'm in a different situation than you, and maybe I'm just more paranoid. Perhaps if your laptop is stolen with company data, you can just blame IT for not having a better security policy in place. Since in my case, I'm on the hook, I don't want to be the weak link in the chain.
My encrypted information is also stored in a cloud-based backup (encrypted) and an on-site backup (encrypted). The two backups use different encryption methods. If my laptop dies in the field, I still have access to all my files if necessary and I shouldn't ever lose more than the last few hours of work, maximum.
As someone else pointed out, as you move up in the size of business, you're more likely to encounter encryption and more stringent security policies. There are definitely many exceptions though on both ends of the spectrum.
I'm also a consultant, and personally all the user information on my laptop is encrypted. I don't want to ever have to explain to a client that my laptop was stolen with any of their sensitive data available on it.
You're probably right. It's much like how Hitler started WWII because he wanted to divert peoples' attention away from his acne.
I use the clock on my microwave several times a day. It's the most convenient place to look to what time it is when I'm in the kitchen area.
My confusion is around why LG couldn't spare a tiny capacitor to let the microwave remember its time throughout a half second power outage. This is in one of their supposedly high-end microwaves. They did apparently think it was worth spending extra on the the me-too blue interior.
Driving the Volt is cheaper if you can scam a recharge while you're at work...
Yes and no. Most people place pure performance as a value, weighted along with many other criteria. Otherwise everybody would be driving the fastest car they could afford, which isn't the case. Witness the trend a few years ago of Hollywood stars buying Toyota Priuses (Prii?).
I do agree with the average automotive journalist's disconnect on what is "adequate" power. For example, I bought a 2005 Volvo XC90 with the 2.5t 5-cylinder engine. This engine/vehicle combination was almost unanimously dismissed in the press for having inadequate power, to the point where Volvo replaced it in 2007 with a 3.2 litre V6 that gets slightly worse fuel economy. In my time owning this vehicle, I have never wished it had more power. It has always done what I've asked it to do. So what's up with those journalists? I guess they don't have to live with the car and put premium fuel into it like us actual owners do.
Back in university (Civil Engineering) in the early '90s, I got to use one on one of my work terms. It was used to check federal buildings for thermal leaks, and it cost around $70k. It was so accurate you could tell the difference in temperature between a person's eyeball and their face from probably 50 metres away.
I remember demoing at a trade show, and telling a girl there she was really hot. Literally. Unfortunately she wasn't particularly "hot" in the other sense, so I didn't ask for her number.
I don't dispute that this may be the case for you, but it isn't for everyone. I was just making the case that for some people, including the parent of your earlier post, it is a concern. For instance, my media centre box is a 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo. In addition to playing TV for me, it is also 24x7 recording about 60 data feeds. It could also be running P2P, recording live TV, transcoding video, running one or more VMs if my main server is down for some reason, or any number of other tasks. I would consider the computer at this point to be minimally specced for its uses. It is of practical importance to me that my media server has spare capacity when playing HD content.
In contrast, the computer in my truck is an early Intel Atom. As long as it can drive the foreground process (usually GPS) sufficiently I don't care too much about whether or not it can multitask. I don't think I've ever even tried to play video on it.
It's conceivable that one might want to be, say, ripping or transcoding one movie while watching another. Or running a web server while watching a movie. Maybe you want to watch a movie while you're compiling some code, so you want extra CPU for that. There are any number of things one might want to use one's CPU for while watching a movie.
When I become dictator, I'm going to ban the use of road salt. Here in Ontario, Canada we dump it all over our roads, even when it looks like it MIGHT start freezing soon. I understand we're using less than before, but why not get rid of it altogether?
Just drive a little slower. Buy a better car and keep it longer, which you'll be able to do as it won't rust to pieces in 8 years. Cessating road salting will also help bridges and roads last longer and will cause less environmental damage.
The Swiss seem to manage mountain villages without road salt. Other than a communal laziness and a lack of interest in winter, I'm not sure why we need to continue dumping salt on our roads.
Try doing something winter-related. I live in Canada and I get this attitude all the time from people. They hate the winter and complain about the snow, and basically the only time they go outside is when walking to or from their cars.
IF you have the correct gear, tobogganing, skating, cross-country or downhill skiing, snowshoeing or just making snow angels are all fun and enjoyable activities. As an added bonus, they're also far healthier than sitting around in the house. This is both from the point of view of getting you some exercise as well as making you a happier person.
I'm not trying to attack you personally, but I don't really understand why people hate the snow so much, yet refuse to either engage the winter and enjoy it, or move somewhere else.
Actually, you have (unless I'm mistaken). I just went to http://www.saab.com.au/ and see that the only Saab apparently available in Australia is the 9-3. This is a GM rebrand, also sold as an Opel and a Cadillac (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_9-3). This is the case with all Saabs.
Our second baby is due at the end of the month. I watched a Youtube video on "how to deliver a baby in the back of a car". I figured that was good enough for me. I also watched the birth of our first child and I really hope we make it to the hospital in time...
Three options that I use, or have used, are rsync, Chronosync and Jungle Disk.
Jungle Disk is the best solution if you have more money than time and can rely on being online a reasonably good percentage of the time. In the Jungle Disk settings, you can specify a certain portion of your disk to be used as an offline cache. Jungle Disk will then keep downloaded files in that disk cache, so you don't have to worry about the download speed so much, assuming you have the disk space available for the cache. If you don't have the disk space you'll need an online solution anyway.
Chronosync is Mac-based, but you can set it up to sync your files with your Windows and Linux computers. I recently bought it and haven't been through all its features yet, but I'm pretty sure it will do everything you need it to for about $40.
Rsync is of course great if you have the time and expertise to set it up. If you want to take the time to learn how it works, it's probably the best solution. OTOH I think Chronosync will do 99% of what rsync will do (from what I've seen) and is easier so I felt like the purchase price of Chronosync was worth it to me.
I drive an SUV so I guess by definition that makes me not "super energy-conscious". Granted it has a 2.5 litre 5 cylinder turbo so it gets reasonable mileage for what it is, and I do try to drive it somewhat responsibly (albeit at 20kph over the speed limit like you suggested), but I'd have no problem contributing data to this project.
I'm just not going to because my "commute" consists of me bringing my coffee upstairs to my office.
Snow Leopard isn't what allowed Macs to run > 8GB. I have 14GB on my Mac Pro and it supported up to 32 when I bought it with OS X 10.5 Leopard.
You're missing mental illness. People aren't necessarily drug addicts, but they may be mentally ill. Therefore they are, by definition, not making good life choices. There may be social programmes available for the homeless mentally ill, but they might not take advantage of them.
There's also the possibility of having a series of cataclysmic personal events. Say, a divorce, job loss, and a health issue all simultaneously. If you don't have friends & family on which to fall back, it's conceivable that one would end up homeless. However, in this situation it's hard to see how one would stay homeless for long.
I haven't tried playing with the actual data format as I just got it a week ago, but I am very happy so far with my Garmin Edge 305. For anyone reading who's more into running, skiing, etc., Garmin also makes a good line of GPS-enabled watches. For instance, there's the Forerunner 305 and 405. The Forerunner 305 in Canada at least is on for a great deal at Costco right now: $185.
About 10 years ago I bought Sony VAIO laptop, err, notebook. My first and last. It ran so hot that it was uncomfortably warm on my legs when wearing shorts, and I was concerned that something was wrong. I called Sony's tech support and told the woman that my laptop was running very hot and was burning my legs.
Her response was basically that they don't call them laptops any more as they are not designed to be used on the lap.
I'm sure it wasn't only Sony who engaged in this product renaming. It's one way around a problem.
So, GP. It's pretty clear that if you hold your phone to your ear while driving in Australia, you could cause a death or injury in the United States.
If that's not a reason to abstain, I don't know what is.
My argument is that phrases like "treading your child like a pet", or "a stroller just seems more civilized" stem from a culturally biased point of view.
It's not hard to imagine a culture where people don't take their pets anywhere, and certainly never put them on a leash. Perhaps pets are kept at home. In a situation like this, putting your child on a leash would not be treating them like a pet.
We do many other things similarly to our pets and children. For instance, we may put both of them in the back yard to play for a few minutes to get some energy out of them. Is this "treating our child like a pet"?
I'm just saying that there is nothing innately wrong with putting a child on a leash. It's our cultural understanding of what this means to us that makes us upset or want to avoid it. In and of itself, as one tool amongst many, it is no more or less civilzed than forcing a child to hold your hand when they would rather run off, or keeping them in a stroller when they would rather be walking.
For the record, I pretty much always have a stroller or backpack available in which to put my child. When she's tired, she generally sits in the backpack or the stroller. The leash comment was more for the times when she would rather walk but it is not entirely safe to do so. In such a case I could imagine having her hold my hand as she does now, but having the leash as an emergency backup in case we lose contact in a dangerous situation.
I just re-read my comment. I hope we never have to get rid of disinfectants, and certainly not disinfectants either! That would be disastrous, not to mention being a complete disaster.
Some kids would be happy to have a watch like this. Some kids like technology. They'd think it was cool. There's no reason to necessarily hide from you kid what the watch does. It's a tool to help you be a better parent, not a tool to help you "spy" on your kids (unless that's what you buy it for).
My daughter's much to young to use something like this, but I suppose when she is older I MIGHT consider it. I'd talk to her about it first though, and only get it if she was on board. It's much too expensive an item for her to toss in the bushes because she doesn't like it.
Why is a leash too invasive on a child's freedom? I don't use one on my toddler but I wouldn't hesitate to do so in certain situations. If a kid is happier running along on the ground in a crowded or dangerous situation, isn't refusing to let them to this and carrying them or putting them in a stroller MORE "invasive on their freedom" than letting them run around within certain parameters?
It's a kid. There's a reason children need their parents. They need protection, and boundaries. If I lived in a busy city, and had a kid that always wanted to run around, I'd probably sometimes have them on a leash and let them run around more than they'd be able to if they were squirming around in their stroller.