Right now they have to assume that a word document is unaltered upon receipt from a client.
I don't know about your area, but I think that a number of the bigger law firms around here (such as Torys) has all their documents stored in PDF format. If they need to prevent changes, it's a simple matter to sign the document before sending it anywhere.
The server software will record permission rules set by the document creator, such as other people authorized to view the document and expiration dates for any permissions. When another person receives that document, they briefly log in to the Windows Rights Management server--over the Internet or a corporate network--to validate the permissions.
I read this as follows:
You cannot read a document when not connected to the internet. If, by some chance, a DDOS attack is launched against a company's 'Rights Management Server' (which MUST be exposed to the 'net), or it is otherwise hacked into and shut down, then ALL of the documents with this 'feature' in them will cease to function.
Pardon me, but it is utterly stupid to rely on a single server/service to remain running just so I can read something. A DDOS attack can literally shut down a company at this point.
1. New up2date available with updated SSL certificate authority file
I have never used SSL. I've used Apache but I've never needed SSL. This patch does not apply to me.
Wrong. You DO need this patch. It's used to connect to the up2date server (your SSL connection between you and RedHat).
2. Updated Sendmail packages fix vulnerability.
I've never set up a mail server. This patch does not apply to me.
True, but some distros have sendmail enabled (whether you set it up or not). Make sure it's turned off or you could run into trouble.
Wake me when there's a vulnerability in gzip.
There was a zlib vulnerability about a year ago.
I will agree with you that a service pack is unnecessary. RedHat will release version 9.1 (or 10) in due time, in less time than it takes for MS to release a service pack.
Yes. They can. The GPL requires that the source be made available either with the binaries, or as a separate download if requested by a possessor of the binaries.
So you can go buy it, and then you're entitled to the source code after you do.
On the other hand, the fork that Transgaming has was based on the BSD license, not the GPL (Wine changed licenses some time ago), so they can do whatever they want at that point, because their source code isn't bound by the GPL anyway.
I've had a similar problem too. Here's what you do: Go into your control panel. Find the device (under System or whatever). Go to properties. There should be a checkbox there for 'removable'. Make sure it's checked.
So if there's no knowing what's coming down the pipe, why are you asking?
Because people have ideas, and we can imagine what things might be like.
I realize that it's not going to last forever, but I'm just trying to ensure I'm not installing something that's already getting obsolete when there might be a better candidate available that I was unaware of.
On the same covers put 2 coax lines also for digital cable/satellite.
Unfortunately the builder won't let me run coax. They charge big $$$ for it and my agreement with them forbids me from running coax. Instead, I'd like to move to a MythTV-type of system, with the server in the basement.
You may be able to cut down to just one drop of cat5e and coax for the kitchen and probably don't need it for the bathrooms.
Agreed. I wasn't planning on running anything into the bathrooms. The kitchen may not need it either, because being on the main floor I can always run it up from the basement fairly easily later. I do plan on putting one in just by the telephone jack, however, just in case.
If you are really adventurous in whatever your main room is with the tv run speaker wire all over the room in the walls and end it with some nice posts. Enough to have a 7.1 system.
My agreement with the builder will allow me to run speaker wire as well. "Speaker wire" and "computer network cable" are defined in the agreement. I wonder if I can argue that coax is "network cable" too (10base2?). I plan on doing something like this. In addition, I plan on running some into other rooms from my family room, so that with a single stereo system the sound can be piped into the various rooms, as an option. This will be useful for parties, and also because I don't want to have a separate radio in my exercise room (bedroom 2) or office (bedroom 3). Controlling that radio remotely will be an interesting exercise - haven't figured that one out yet. Maybe it's something MythTV can help me out with eventually.
The family room (where the TV is) will probably be too small for a 7.1 system, however. It's not a very large house (my first), and the room doesn't have much usable wall space - it's "open concept", being effectively the same room as the kitchen. It'll be tricky to get the sound right, but I'll play with it.
It's not exactly unknown for a builder to BS a customer and after all, it's going to be your house, not theirs.
I strongly suspect I'm getting BS about that. I think they're afraid they'll lose out on the lucrative opportunity to install my TV and telephone outlets (which they charge a lot of $$$ for). Naturally I can run telephone over Cat5, which I didn't tell them about. For TV, I think eventually I'll simply set up a MythTV server and not worry about cable TV.
Nevertheless, they said that they'd definitely not allow me to install conduits, and if I do they'll consider my contract with them void and I'll lose the house. So I won't mess with that:)
Excellent advice - thank you. The cable I purchased at this point is not plenum, because at this point it's going in the walls. I plan on running everything down to the basement, obviously away from my power box and to a nice corner that I can use as the wiring closet.
I saw the things you mention in Home Depot, and they're great. I will definitely be using them. I figure 2-4 cables per room should be sufficient. At the mention of "up to 4", some people are skeptical that they'd ever be needed, but I figure it's worth the effort. I'd prefer to have everything go downstairs where I can switch it however I want, rather than just running a single cable and dealing with possible bad lines.
I plan on using some of these cables to do my phones too - it would save me money because the builder wants $$$ for phone and cable TV ports (and won't let me run the wires myself). Naturally they don't know that Cat5 can do telephone. And I didn't tell them.
BTW, that 1000 foot roll wont go as far as you think it will.
Probably. I might have to buy a second one. It's good they're fairly cheap ($100CAD)
With regards to fixing up walls and such, that's true. But I'd prefer to not have to tear up stuff later, though as you said, it might be the easiest way. I will definitely need to do that to install my planned projector in the family room when I get the funds (builder won't do it, won't let me do it).
The phrase "future proof" is kind of stupid. By the time your 4 cat5s per room are completely obsolete, your house will be in need of serious overhaul anyways, like new roofs, new floors, definately a paintjob.
Well, things can move pretty fast. Paintjobs I'm not afraid of, nor patching the walls. The floor will stay (lifetime guarantee on my hardwood that I'm putting in). But again, being lazy I prefer not to have to do that work.
Most PCs would probably have a hell of a time even coming close to pushing 10 terabits/sec
Today, yes. But 10 years ago, I never imagined that I'd have a hard drive larger than a few hundred megs, or this unheard-of speed to connect to the Internet (9600 sounded fast at the time, I think).
The point is, there's no knowing what's coming down the pipe. But as some say, if you want to run a media server in your basement streaming several HDTV shows to various TVs in your house, you need some serious bandwidth.
As it is, I'm planning on setting up a MythTV box when I get the chance (AFTER I get furniture and appliances - I own nothing as of now), so this is all part of the reason why I want to wire everything.
We were able to have the builder do the cat5e ethernet installation for us.
Yeah. That would have been nice, but my builder didn't want to do it. Most builders would have charged me about $50CAD per port, so it actually works out cheaper this way (I got the 1000ft spool for $100CAD, though I may buy a second one)
3com has some pretty sweet buscuits that are actually switches. That means a 2 or 4 port drop conduit (biscuit) mounted to the wall sits on a single ethernet cable.
True enough, and a very decent idea. However, part of the reason why I want to run at least two is in case there's a fault somewhere - I want a backup more than anything. I will be able to run the cable, but will not have the means to test it until I actually move in, so I want to make sure I've got a decent chance of having at least one good cable in there right away.
Just bought a house. Got a sweet deal with the builder where I sign a waiver (if you kill yourself it's not our fault), and I'm able to go in and put network cable in the walls. This will probably happen in a month or so (they just poured the foundation two weeks ago).
I was seriously going to go in there and put 2-4 Cat5e ports in each room, and I've already bought a 1000ft spool of the stuff for the occasion. Unfortunately due to building codes (so they say), they will not allow me to run conduits, so whatever I put in will have to do.
Will this make my copper cable obsolete? What can I do to future-proof this installation?
And no, I don't have the money to deal with fibre, nor the necessary tools or patience. But I suppose in the future the air return ducts or the central vac tubes might come in handy.
Regarding Color Kinetics: The company holds 19 patents related to the control of LED lighting systems, and has filed for more than 100 additional patents. "We spend about a million dollars a year filing patents," says chief executive George Mueller. The company has two full-time patent lawyers in-house, and also works with the Boston firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks.
Reminds me of my recent experience learning (with everyone else) how to play Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
This is *definitely* not a game you can just pick up and start playing. Sure, you can run around killing others, but in order to help your team complete their objectives, if you run around clueless you might actually be hindering them.
It took me quite a while to figure out where everything was, and also how to use the various player classes and their weapons/tools. Also took a long time to figure out the maps, what to construct and what to blow up. But the game was interesting, and worth learning. It took an investment of time and patience, but it paid off.
I suspect a lot of people aren't willing to make that kind of investment, or aren't able. Heck, I only get a couple of hours per week to play. So I just want to sit and play!
That reminds me. I was at Toronto Pearson International Airport a couple of months ago. Wished I had my camera - the ticker had a huge Dr. Watson crash dialog obscuring the arrival times!
That dialog was there for a good hour before they figured out how to get rid of it.
"But the open-source and Linux community also needs to be reasonable, so while we feel the evidence overwhelmingly supports our stance that Linux is not an unauthorized derivative of Unix, we want to be able to look at the offending code without prejudicing our future careers and so that we can remove any offending code, even if that is a million lines," Jeff Gerhardt, an active member of the community told eWEEK on Monday.
No kidding. I've owned a few ATI cards in my life, and that's it for me.
The last one I owned was the '3D Charger'. It was supposed to have 3D support. Did it do OpenGL? Nope. Direct3D? A little bit (if you call missing walls, broken textures and generally unplayable games a feature, ok). Basically, the card's drivers were pure garbage right from the beginning.
Sorry ATI. I would love to support a good Canadian company as much as I can, but I can only tolerate so much of this nonsense with products that don't work correctly before I jump ship and go with one of your competitors. I now own a card from Nvidia - my first non-ATI card in a decade.
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Right now they have to assume that a word document is unaltered upon receipt from a client.
I don't know about your area, but I think that a number of the bigger law firms around here (such as Torys) has all their documents stored in PDF format. If they need to prevent changes, it's a simple matter to sign the document before sending it anywhere.
The server software will record permission rules set by the document creator, such as other people authorized to view the document and expiration dates for any permissions. When another person receives that document, they briefly log in to the Windows Rights Management server--over the Internet or a corporate network--to validate the permissions.
I read this as follows:
You cannot read a document when not connected to the internet. If, by some chance, a DDOS attack is launched against a company's 'Rights Management Server' (which MUST be exposed to the 'net), or it is otherwise hacked into and shut down, then ALL of the documents with this 'feature' in them will cease to function.
Pardon me, but it is utterly stupid to rely on a single server/service to remain running just so I can read something. A DDOS attack can literally shut down a company at this point.
1. New up2date available with updated SSL certificate authority file
I have never used SSL. I've used Apache but I've never needed SSL. This patch does not apply to me.
Wrong. You DO need this patch. It's used to connect to the up2date server (your SSL connection between you and RedHat). 2. Updated Sendmail packages fix vulnerability.
I've never set up a mail server. This patch does not apply to me.
True, but some distros have sendmail enabled (whether you set it up or not). Make sure it's turned off or you could run into trouble.
Wake me when there's a vulnerability in gzip.
There was a zlib vulnerability about a year ago.
I will agree with you that a service pack is unnecessary. RedHat will release version 9.1 (or 10) in due time, in less time than it takes for MS to release a service pack.
can they do this?
Yes. They can. The GPL requires that the source be made available either with the binaries, or as a separate download if requested by a possessor of the binaries.
So you can go buy it, and then you're entitled to the source code after you do.
On the other hand, the fork that Transgaming has was based on the BSD license, not the GPL (Wine changed licenses some time ago), so they can do whatever they want at that point, because their source code isn't bound by the GPL anyway.
I've had a similar problem too. Here's what you do: Go into your control panel. Find the device (under System or whatever). Go to properties. There should be a checkbox there for 'removable'. Make sure it's checked.
So if there's no knowing what's coming down the pipe, why are you asking?
Because people have ideas, and we can imagine what things might be like.
I realize that it's not going to last forever, but I'm just trying to ensure I'm not installing something that's already getting obsolete when there might be a better candidate available that I was unaware of.
Thanks for the tips
On the same covers put 2 coax lines also for digital cable/satellite.
Unfortunately the builder won't let me run coax. They charge big $$$ for it and my agreement with them forbids me from running coax. Instead, I'd like to move to a MythTV-type of system, with the server in the basement.
You may be able to cut down to just one drop of cat5e and coax for the kitchen and probably don't need it for the bathrooms.
Agreed. I wasn't planning on running anything into the bathrooms. The kitchen may not need it either, because being on the main floor I can always run it up from the basement fairly easily later. I do plan on putting one in just by the telephone jack, however, just in case.
If you are really adventurous in whatever your main room is with the tv run speaker wire all over the room in the walls and end it with some nice posts. Enough to have a 7.1 system.
My agreement with the builder will allow me to run speaker wire as well. "Speaker wire" and "computer network cable" are defined in the agreement. I wonder if I can argue that coax is "network cable" too (10base2?). I plan on doing something like this. In addition, I plan on running some into other rooms from my family room, so that with a single stereo system the sound can be piped into the various rooms, as an option. This will be useful for parties, and also because I don't want to have a separate radio in my exercise room (bedroom 2) or office (bedroom 3). Controlling that radio remotely will be an interesting exercise - haven't figured that one out yet. Maybe it's something MythTV can help me out with eventually.
The family room (where the TV is) will probably be too small for a 7.1 system, however. It's not a very large house (my first), and the room doesn't have much usable wall space - it's "open concept", being effectively the same room as the kitchen. It'll be tricky to get the sound right, but I'll play with it.
It's not exactly unknown for a builder to BS a customer and after all, it's going to be your house, not theirs.
:)
I strongly suspect I'm getting BS about that. I think they're afraid they'll lose out on the lucrative opportunity to install my TV and telephone outlets (which they charge a lot of $$$ for). Naturally I can run telephone over Cat5, which I didn't tell them about. For TV, I think eventually I'll simply set up a MythTV server and not worry about cable TV.
Nevertheless, they said that they'd definitely not allow me to install conduits, and if I do they'll consider my contract with them void and I'll lose the house. So I won't mess with that
Excellent advice - thank you. The cable I purchased at this point is not plenum, because at this point it's going in the walls. I plan on running everything down to the basement, obviously away from my power box and to a nice corner that I can use as the wiring closet.
I saw the things you mention in Home Depot, and they're great. I will definitely be using them. I figure 2-4 cables per room should be sufficient. At the mention of "up to 4", some people are skeptical that they'd ever be needed, but I figure it's worth the effort. I'd prefer to have everything go downstairs where I can switch it however I want, rather than just running a single cable and dealing with possible bad lines.
I plan on using some of these cables to do my phones too - it would save me money because the builder wants $$$ for phone and cable TV ports (and won't let me run the wires myself). Naturally they don't know that Cat5 can do telephone. And I didn't tell them.
BTW, that 1000 foot roll wont go as far as you think it will.
Probably. I might have to buy a second one. It's good they're fairly cheap ($100CAD)
With regards to fixing up walls and such, that's true. But I'd prefer to not have to tear up stuff later, though as you said, it might be the easiest way. I will definitely need to do that to install my planned projector in the family room when I get the funds (builder won't do it, won't let me do it).
The phrase "future proof" is kind of stupid. By the time your 4 cat5s per room are completely obsolete, your house will be in need of serious overhaul anyways, like new roofs, new floors, definately a paintjob.
Well, things can move pretty fast. Paintjobs I'm not afraid of, nor patching the walls. The floor will stay (lifetime guarantee on my hardwood that I'm putting in). But again, being lazy I prefer not to have to do that work.
Most PCs would probably have a hell of a time even coming close to pushing 10 terabits/sec
Today, yes. But 10 years ago, I never imagined that I'd have a hard drive larger than a few hundred megs, or this unheard-of speed to connect to the Internet (9600 sounded fast at the time, I think).
The point is, there's no knowing what's coming down the pipe. But as some say, if you want to run a media server in your basement streaming several HDTV shows to various TVs in your house, you need some serious bandwidth.
As it is, I'm planning on setting up a MythTV box when I get the chance (AFTER I get furniture and appliances - I own nothing as of now), so this is all part of the reason why I want to wire everything.
We were able to have the builder do the cat5e ethernet installation for us.
Yeah. That would have been nice, but my builder didn't want to do it. Most builders would have charged me about $50CAD per port, so it actually works out cheaper this way (I got the 1000ft spool for $100CAD, though I may buy a second one)
3com has some pretty sweet buscuits that are actually switches. That means a 2 or 4 port drop conduit (biscuit) mounted to the wall sits on a single ethernet cable.
True enough, and a very decent idea. However, part of the reason why I want to run at least two is in case there's a fault somewhere - I want a backup more than anything. I will be able to run the cable, but will not have the means to test it until I actually move in, so I want to make sure I've got a decent chance of having at least one good cable in there right away.
Ok, so here's my situation.
Just bought a house. Got a sweet deal with the builder where I sign a waiver (if you kill yourself it's not our fault), and I'm able to go in and put network cable in the walls. This will probably happen in a month or so (they just poured the foundation two weeks ago).
I was seriously going to go in there and put 2-4 Cat5e ports in each room, and I've already bought a 1000ft spool of the stuff for the occasion. Unfortunately due to building codes (so they say), they will not allow me to run conduits, so whatever I put in will have to do.
Will this make my copper cable obsolete? What can I do to future-proof this installation?
And no, I don't have the money to deal with fibre, nor the necessary tools or patience. But I suppose in the future the air return ducts or the central vac tubes might come in handy.
I know. It was a joke.
Clippy in its research version might have popped up once a month when a user really needed help.
Like in this situation?
To quote a famous game developer: "When it's done."
Daikatana wasn't exactly the hit everyone was salivating over...
Regarding Color Kinetics: The company holds 19 patents related to the control of LED lighting systems, and has filed for more than 100 additional patents. "We spend about a million dollars a year filing patents," says chief executive George Mueller. The company has two full-time patent lawyers in-house, and also works with the Boston firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks.
A witch! Burn the witch!
Reminds me of my recent experience learning (with everyone else) how to play Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
This is *definitely* not a game you can just pick up and start playing. Sure, you can run around killing others, but in order to help your team complete their objectives, if you run around clueless you might actually be hindering them.
It took me quite a while to figure out where everything was, and also how to use the various player classes and their weapons/tools. Also took a long time to figure out the maps, what to construct and what to blow up. But the game was interesting, and worth learning. It took an investment of time and patience, but it paid off.
I suspect a lot of people aren't willing to make that kind of investment, or aren't able. Heck, I only get a couple of hours per week to play. So I just want to sit and play!
-or-
Taking something that's GPL and trying to make the courts believe that it's public domain.
GPL != public domain
LOL
That reminds me. I was at Toronto Pearson International Airport a couple of months ago. Wished I had my camera - the ticker had a huge Dr. Watson crash dialog obscuring the arrival times!
That dialog was there for a good hour before they figured out how to get rid of it.
The only place I saw "a million lines" was here:
"But the open-source and Linux community also needs to be reasonable, so while we feel the evidence overwhelmingly supports our stance that Linux is not an unauthorized derivative of Unix, we want to be able to look at the offending code without prejudicing our future careers and so that we can remove any offending code, even if that is a million lines," Jeff Gerhardt, an active member of the community told eWEEK on Monday.
SCO didn't say that.
Much better to release updated versions of old games and force the consumer to purchase them again.
Did they learn this from George Lukas? How many people here own something like 6 copies of Star Wars?
No kidding. I've owned a few ATI cards in my life, and that's it for me.
The last one I owned was the '3D Charger'. It was supposed to have 3D support. Did it do OpenGL? Nope. Direct3D? A little bit (if you call missing walls, broken textures and generally unplayable games a feature, ok). Basically, the card's drivers were pure garbage right from the beginning.
Sorry ATI. I would love to support a good Canadian company as much as I can, but I can only tolerate so much of this nonsense with products that don't work correctly before I jump ship and go with one of your competitors. I now own a card from Nvidia - my first non-ATI card in a decade.
Funny really, best cards available with worst drivers available.
:(
I have yet to find a SoundBlaster which matches the quality of my good ol' Gravis UltraSound. Too bad they don't sell them anymore