I think is what he's saying is that Microsoft needs to buy up more innovative software companies and integrate them. Which gets harder and harder considering Microsoft has absorbed so many already =P
I'm probably going to go down in flames for saying this, but Windows Media Player 6.4 is probably the best media player period (for movies, not music).
The interface was simple compact, easy to understand - and for the most part lightweight. It's one of the things which I will wholeheartedly say Microsoft made a very good product, and I have yet to see a media player match it. It didn't have much for configurability, but for the most part that wasn't really neccesary - it just worked pretty well. The only drawbacks being that you couldn't STOP it from trying to download from MS.
Of course then came media player 7 and everything went to shit, but that's what MS seems to be good at.
Better yet, take really bad notes with a paper and pen. Then find a really cute girl who pays attention and compair notes with hers. Of course if you're taking CS courses this might be easier said than done.
I don't think AOL really had any intention of using Mozilla for their browser. It was more of a threat than anything. It actually makes a lot of sense because if AOL had let netscape totally die, then IE would probably be the only browser period (aside from fringe players). Then where would AOL be? They'd be completely at the mercy of Microsoft, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happens to a business then...
Man I finally get an ibook and try to find a firmware hack to reset the dvd reigon and they go and cripple itoons on me. Next thing you know they'll take away my stikies because they have words contained in songs.
this is pretty much off topic, but is the security of 802.11g better than a or b? I'd be ready to jump ship on either if they could offer something more than the security joke they have going now...
rsync isn't really that big of a security hole. You can control a lot of parameters if you run it under xinetd. It's also pretty easy to restrict with chroot. rsync passes passwords using MD4 encryption, and the rest of the data is not encrypted. If all that isn't enough for you, all you have to do to use ssh is use '-e ssh'. I've found that passing options to ssh (non standard ports, different users, etc) is sort of tricky though.
And the sad thing is that it's been pretty chilly where I live and my landlord already cut the heat...
so I actually leave my computer on all the time which actually does heat my living room somewhat.
My company, formerly a very Windows centric shop, is starting to talk more and more about moving to UNIX due to the cost of upgrades.
If I were you guys I'd start looking at Linux/BSD right now. (no I'm not trolling, hear me out). If you guys are already starting to get interested in Linux, there's a lot to offer on the server side. I'm not saying migrate right now, but you'll probably find spots that Linux excels in right now compaired to MS. Web servers, simple mail servers, SQL, DHCP, DNS, etc. You might also learn quite a bit. I can say that I learned a hell of a lot more setting up Samba then I ever learned from MS about how (the MS mutation of) SMB networking works.
Strange how everyone cites Bush as being a bad guy, but funny thing is that he wasn't in office when stuff like the DMCA started getting passed (around the world I might add). Realize that it's not BUSH and HIS cronies. Does Hillary strike you as being one of Bush's cronies as well?
Might not be so good.
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Despite the fact that I think SCO deserves it, I wonder if this will look good for open source. I mean I can see the FUD for this already.
"If you even make threats against the open source community they may just attack your systems. "
It wouldn't surprise me if SCO DOS'd themselves for more attention (or possibly DOS'd themselves by accident knowing those wankers), but I can see a possible bad spin.
Another program under development, called "silence," scans a computer's hard drive for pirated music files and attempts to delete them. One of the executives briefed on the silence program said that it did not work properly and was being reworked because it was deleting legitimate music files, too.
Okay, can someone tell me what a qualifies as a legitamite music file? I have a huge ammount of stuff ripped from CDs I own (though I ripp to ogg vorbis so maybe I'm safe there), but I have GIGS of stuff downloaded from emusic.com Besides which , I'm sure I'm not alone in having an ass load of misc "sounds" and such on my computer.
An industry stupid enough to try something like this is truley frightening (and desparate).
Another good reason to back up my files on CDRs:) which will probably be illegal in 2-3 years...
Makes you wonder if the machines brag to each other how they overclocked their human by feeding it Jolt instead of Coke, or if one machine arguies with another about how their AMD human is just as good even though it's smaller, it's all in how you measure it...
From all the articles I've read on wireless security, 15 minutes sounds about right for 40 bit. 128 bit is only good for about a max of about 3 days against bruit force. So in otherwords both 40 and 128 bit are pretty much worthless.
Basically from everything I've gathered is that wireless encryption is only good for a minimal wrapper. The only good way to secure a wireless network is to put an accesspoint in a DMZ and only allow clients to connect via a VPN that has real security. In otherwords treat wireless like the internet, because they're probably both just as dangerous but from different directions.
Hmm... Well wouldn't that be the ideal situation? Having a more "modern" higher level, while keeping stuff like pipes on the lower level for the people that want/need them. I would say that's one of the biggest deficencies with Microsoft is the fact that they don't provide these sorts of facilities like [really useful] small programs that can talk with pipes.
If you compare the 20+ year history of Microsoft to the much younger open source movement, I think it may be fair to say that there's been more technical innovation from Microsoft.
In my opiniont innovation isn't everything. And I would say around a quarter of MS innovations are ass backward approaches. MS SMB for instance. I see Linux growing because it can empower people by giving them the right tools. And the right tool in the hand of the right person is more powerful than a tool which tries to do it the way someone else wants it. A really good cook can still make a good meal using tools that haven't changed much in 100 years. That doesn't mean someone with a microwave is going to cook better because they have something more "innovative".
depends on your situation. Where I work we have multiple locations all connected on a T1. All client machines (win98) are backed up onto a Linux server which would compress the backup using bzip2 - that's significant because I've seen 1.2Gb+ of Microsoft generated stuff literally compact into 90Mb. rsync also works wonders here. Each of the Linux backup servers have accounts on the other servers (chrooted with rssh shells and accounts only unlocked for an hour - dsa private keys for authentication) and push the backup stuff back and forth.
Yet I still back everything up on tape and the tape gets shipped out. Why? #1 - because tape is still cheaper for just dumping stuff somewhere and having an archive of it. #2 - I have yet to see a hacker that can remotely get a tape out of a drawer somewhere. And a lot of people overlook their backups as a security problem. Who cares about the client machines when EVERYTHING is centralized in one nice little place for you to pick up whatever you want? And in a worst case hack scenario for a buisness, you can at least be assured that a tape that hasn't touched a computer in a month hasn't been tainted (within the month).
considering most of the slashdot crowd are single males, it would be more impressive to see a "clean dwelling enviornment where you live, and your parents don't ALSO live" =P
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I think is what he's saying is that Microsoft needs to buy up more innovative software companies and integrate them. Which gets harder and harder considering Microsoft has absorbed so many already =P
Microsoft must âoeimprove business consistencyâ so that customers are not hit with unexpected â" and unwanted â" changes.
Like their patches?
I'm probably going to go down in flames for saying this, but Windows Media Player 6.4 is probably the best media player period (for movies, not music).
The interface was simple compact, easy to understand - and for the most part lightweight. It's one of the things which I will wholeheartedly say Microsoft made a very good product, and I have yet to see a media player match it. It didn't have much for configurability, but for the most part that wasn't really neccesary - it just worked pretty well. The only drawbacks being that you couldn't STOP it from trying to download from MS.
Of course then came media player 7 and everything went to shit, but that's what MS seems to be good at.
Better yet, take really bad notes with a paper and pen. Then find a really cute girl who pays attention and compair notes with hers. Of course if you're taking CS courses this might be easier said than done.
I don't think AOL really had any intention of using Mozilla for their browser. It was more of a threat than anything. It actually makes a lot of sense because if AOL had let netscape totally die, then IE would probably be the only browser period (aside from fringe players). Then where would AOL be? They'd be completely at the mercy of Microsoft, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happens to a business then...
Man I finally get an ibook and try to find a firmware hack to reset the dvd reigon and they go and cripple itoons on me. Next thing you know they'll take away my stikies because they have words contained in songs.
this is pretty much off topic, but is the security of 802.11g better than a or b? I'd be ready to jump ship on either if they could offer something more than the security joke they have going now...
rsync isn't really that big of a security hole. You can control a lot of parameters if you run it under xinetd. It's also pretty easy to restrict with chroot. rsync passes passwords using MD4 encryption, and the rest of the data is not encrypted. If all that isn't enough for you, all you have to do to use ssh is use '-e ssh'. I've found that passing options to ssh (non standard ports, different users, etc) is sort of tricky though.
And the sad thing is that it's been pretty chilly where I live and my landlord already cut the heat...
so I actually leave my computer on all the time which actually does heat my living room somewhat.
I sort of regret getting an LCD so soon too...
If you have a penis AND breasts (and feel the need to enlarge them) you probably really do have a lot of secrets...
My company, formerly a very Windows centric shop, is starting to talk more and more about moving to UNIX due to the cost of upgrades.
If I were you guys I'd start looking at Linux/BSD right now. (no I'm not trolling, hear me out). If you guys are already starting to get interested in Linux, there's a lot to offer on the server side. I'm not saying migrate right now, but you'll probably find spots that Linux excels in right now compaired to MS. Web servers, simple mail servers, SQL, DHCP, DNS, etc. You might also learn quite a bit. I can say that I learned a hell of a lot more setting up Samba then I ever learned from MS about how (the MS mutation of) SMB networking works.
Actually it woundn't surprise me with MS generic names if they renamed Longhorn to "the computer".
I say "I'm using the Internet"
If they ask how I do that without AOL, I ignore them.
Strange how everyone cites Bush as being a bad guy, but funny thing is that he wasn't in office when stuff like the DMCA started getting passed (around the world I might add). Realize that it's not BUSH and HIS cronies. Does Hillary strike you as being one of Bush's cronies as well?
Despite the fact that I think SCO deserves it, I wonder if this will look good for open source. I mean I can see the FUD for this already.
"If you even make threats against the open source community they may just attack your systems. "
It wouldn't surprise me if SCO DOS'd themselves for more attention (or possibly DOS'd themselves by accident knowing those wankers), but I can see a possible bad spin.
Another program under development, called "silence," scans a computer's hard drive for pirated music files and attempts to delete them. One of the executives briefed on the silence program said that it did not work properly and was being reworked because it was deleting legitimate music files, too.
:)
Okay, can someone tell me what a qualifies as a legitamite music file? I have a huge ammount of stuff ripped from CDs I own (though I ripp to ogg vorbis so maybe I'm safe there), but I have GIGS of stuff downloaded from emusic.com Besides which , I'm sure I'm not alone in having an ass load of misc "sounds" and such on my computer.
An industry stupid enough to try something like this is truley frightening (and desparate).
Another good reason to back up my files on CDRs
which will probably be illegal in 2-3 years...
Makes you wonder if the machines brag to each other how they overclocked their human by feeding it Jolt instead of Coke, or if one machine arguies with another about how their AMD human is just as good even though it's smaller, it's all in how you measure it...
From all the articles I've read on wireless security, 15 minutes sounds about right for 40 bit. 128 bit is only good for about a max of about 3 days against bruit force. So in otherwords both 40 and 128 bit are pretty much worthless.
Basically from everything I've gathered is that wireless encryption is only good for a minimal wrapper. The only good way to secure a wireless network is to put an accesspoint in a DMZ and only allow clients to connect via a VPN that has real security. In otherwords treat wireless like the internet, because they're probably both just as dangerous but from different directions.
Speaking of which, no one seems to be including chicks with thier linux distro. I bet it would catch on quick then!
Oh you sexy IT guy!
My girlfriend said that to me once jokingly and it sort of made me cringe for some reason. It just sounds wrong =P
Yeah, but just think of all that UV radiation that doesn't come through the windows anymore =P
Hmm... Well wouldn't that be the ideal situation? Having a more "modern" higher level, while keeping stuff like pipes on the lower level for the people that want/need them. I would say that's one of the biggest deficencies with Microsoft is the fact that they don't provide these sorts of facilities like [really useful] small programs that can talk with pipes.
If you compare the 20+ year history of Microsoft to the much younger open source movement, I think it may be fair to say that there's been more technical innovation from Microsoft.
In my opiniont innovation isn't everything. And I would say around a quarter of MS innovations are ass backward approaches. MS SMB for instance. I see Linux growing because it can empower people by giving them the right tools. And the right tool in the hand of the right person is more powerful than a tool which tries to do it the way someone else wants it. A really good cook can still make a good meal using tools that haven't changed much in 100 years. That doesn't mean someone with a microwave is going to cook better because they have something more "innovative".
depends on your situation. Where I work we have multiple locations all connected on a T1. All client machines (win98) are backed up onto a Linux server which would compress the backup using bzip2 - that's significant because I've seen 1.2Gb+ of Microsoft generated stuff literally compact into 90Mb. rsync also works wonders here. Each of the Linux backup servers have accounts on the other servers (chrooted with rssh shells and accounts only unlocked for an hour - dsa private keys for authentication) and push the backup stuff back and forth.
Yet I still back everything up on tape and the tape gets shipped out. Why? #1 - because tape is still cheaper for just dumping stuff somewhere and having an archive of it. #2 - I have yet to see a hacker that can remotely get a tape out of a drawer somewhere. And a lot of people overlook their backups as a security problem. Who cares about the client machines when EVERYTHING is centralized in one nice little place for you to pick up whatever you want? And in a worst case hack scenario for a buisness, you can at least be assured that a tape that hasn't touched a computer in a month hasn't been tainted (within the month).
considering most of the slashdot crowd are single males, it would be more impressive to see a "clean dwelling enviornment where you live, and your parents don't ALSO live" =P