Works just fine on password-size challenged systems.
One of the article's points (and a topic of discussion in the security field for some time now) is the practice of pre-computing the hash of every possible password up to a certain length - a.k.a. "rainbow tables". Against this kind of attack, every password of a given length is equally secure.
Long passphrases, however, (15-20 characters or more) should be safe at least until the advent of quantum computing.
Isn't it a moot point? NT is end-of-lifed anyway (you probably need to worry more about the lack of security patches than maximum password length), and I should hope no one using Windows 9x really thinks it has any security at all.
OS X doesn't support virtual desktops out of the box, but there are plenty of utilities that do a great job. Desktop Manager is free and probably the best of the bunch.
On the topic of little things OS X is missing, Quicksilver is a great application launcher that makes the dock all but obsolete.
For a little while, sure. But once the ad purchasers realize they're not making any sales on those "clicks" they'll start paying far less per ad click.. it'll all even out.
Microsoft's new policy of denying updates to any system with an apparently invalid product key opens a new possibility for today's viruses: changing the Window product key to a "leaked" key that isn't allowed to get updates, thus keeping the system open and vulnerable.
I've actually seen several legitimate installs of Windows denied access to Windows Update this week. All were infected with variants of Gaobot and Sasser - I haven't heard that these change the XP product key, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Think about how you look through a dictionary: flip through pages quickly, focusing on the index word at the top of the page. The pages flipping by are just a blur until you get close and then flip page by page.
But with an electronic book, that may be less necessary - one would, ideally, be able to simply perform full text searches on the book. Ah, to no longer be hindered by crappy indexes...
Which is exactly why I wish hardware would have drivers built-in.
Particularly in the GPU arena, how often do the first versions of drivers work perfectly? Not often. You'd still need some way to handle driver updates.
It's possible that there are certificates in use that no one really knows about - for example, an HTTPS web application server set up for a group that just uses it without caring about all the technical details. Asking will probably find most of the certs, but there might be some other ones out there.
My monitor is a 20" ViewSonic 20G, manufactured in July 1995. It's not the greatest monitor ever, but it works for me. It probably doesn't support the highest resolution, but that's fine for me since my eyesight stinks and 1024x768 ends up nice and readable on a 20" display.
The neat thing is that I got it (two, actually, but I only use one) entirely for free. Mass. law requires that monitors can't be disposed of in landfills any longer, but must be recycled - usually for a fee. So, it was easier for the guy who was getting rid of them to bring them to me rather than pay $50-$100 to dispose of them. Yay for reuse!
There are definitely some differences beyond the product ID. One example that comes to mind is ATI video drivers. It took a registry hack to get the display drivers for a Radeon 7500 All-in-Wonder to work properly on 2000 Advanced Server, and I never managed to get the video capture working. Further registry hacking might've gotten it working, but I just switched the box to Pro since there was no actual reason for it to be running Server.
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Am I missing something? The /. posting says he was indicted and charged, nothing more.
At least we were able to see it. Not now that it's been stolen..
Or you could just fink it.
Works just fine on password-size challenged systems.
One of the article's points (and a topic of discussion in the security field for some time now) is the practice of pre-computing the hash of every possible password up to a certain length - a.k.a. "rainbow tables". Against this kind of attack, every password of a given length is equally secure.
Long passphrases, however, (15-20 characters or more) should be safe at least until the advent of quantum computing.
Isn't it a moot point? NT is end-of-lifed anyway (you probably need to worry more about the lack of security patches than maximum password length), and I should hope no one using Windows 9x really thinks it has any security at all.
Only if you need a new kernel. You can switch from Debian to Ubuntu without rebooting, if you don't mind running the Debian kernel.
Subversion can be run without a server (just the client on a single machine, and client+ssh for remote access). I have a simple howto here.
OS X doesn't support virtual desktops out of the box, but there are plenty of utilities that do a great job. Desktop Manager is free and probably the best of the bunch.
On the topic of little things OS X is missing, Quicksilver is a great application launcher that makes the dock all but obsolete.
They certainly have to pay their developers, QA staff, writers, etc, though. OS X doesn't develop itself.
For a little while, sure. But once the ad purchasers realize they're not making any sales on those "clicks" they'll start paying far less per ad click.. it'll all even out.
Strange, I would think they'd have more of a problem with the NES pictures in one of the photo sets.
They're just hidden. There's a little checkbox in Add/Remove to re-show them.
I lit a 486 on fire once. It kept running for about a minute before it gave out.
It doesn't matter if he was watching a DVD or picking his nose. If he killed someone, he killed someone.
You have your own weather satellites and RADAR systems all over the country?
Microsoft's new policy of denying updates to any system with an apparently invalid product key opens a new possibility for today's viruses: changing the Window product key to a "leaked" key that isn't allowed to get updates, thus keeping the system open and vulnerable.
I've actually seen several legitimate installs of Windows denied access to Windows Update this week. All were infected with variants of Gaobot and Sasser - I haven't heard that these change the XP product key, but I wouldn't be surprised.
I believe this BOFH chapter is appropriate here.
Think about how you look through a dictionary: flip through pages quickly, focusing on the index word at the top of the page. The pages flipping by are just a blur until you get close and then flip page by page.
But with an electronic book, that may be less necessary - one would, ideally, be able to simply perform full text searches on the book. Ah, to no longer be hindered by crappy indexes...
Which is exactly why I wish hardware would have drivers built-in.
Particularly in the GPU arena, how often do the first versions of drivers work perfectly? Not often. You'd still need some way to handle driver updates.
Knoppix is pretty damn offtopic when the topic is hardware versions of IE and Outlook.
Oh? I beg to differ.
I remember reading some articles about fuel cell installations at sites that are off-grid or have unreliable power. It might be worth looking into.
It's possible that there are certificates in use that no one really knows about - for example, an HTTPS web application server set up for a group that just uses it without caring about all the technical details. Asking will probably find most of the certs, but there might be some other ones out there.
My monitor is a 20" ViewSonic 20G, manufactured in July 1995. It's not the greatest monitor ever, but it works for me. It probably doesn't support the highest resolution, but that's fine for me since my eyesight stinks and 1024x768 ends up nice and readable on a 20" display.
The neat thing is that I got it (two, actually, but I only use one) entirely for free. Mass. law requires that monitors can't be disposed of in landfills any longer, but must be recycled - usually for a fee. So, it was easier for the guy who was getting rid of them to bring them to me rather than pay $50-$100 to dispose of them. Yay for reuse!
There are definitely some differences beyond the product ID. One example that comes to mind is ATI video drivers. It took a registry hack to get the display drivers for a Radeon 7500 All-in-Wonder to work properly on 2000 Advanced Server, and I never managed to get the video capture working. Further registry hacking might've gotten it working, but I just switched the box to Pro since there was no actual reason for it to be running Server.