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  1. Windows 7 on How To Enter Equations Quickly In Class? · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you do choose to invest in a Wacom tablet, Windows 7 comes with a math input panel:

    http://www.gottabemobile.com/2008/10/29/windows-7-math-input-panel-screenshots

    It's not very usable with a mouse, though.

  2. Kryptochef on Fast File Encryption for Windows? · · Score: 1

    Hi,

    I would recommend "KRYPTO", or more precise "KRYPTO 2.0/2006 Professional Multi User Professional Data Fullbit Coding Program". The program uses the best encryption possible (called 256 bit fullbit encryption). Read up on it here:

    Kryptochef

    The application even sports a friendly GUI that is easy to use and allows even novice users to encrypt files.

    Cheers, Fogger

  3. Re:Please, please don't! on Explorer Destroyer · · Score: 1

    Do you have any proof that hackers attack IIS more? I was under the impression that recent versions of IIS have a far better track record than apache, security wise.

  4. Would be ok... on Microsoft Bypasses HOSTS File · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...if Microsoft had documented this behavior. Yet still, I fail to see what the big deal is. So you can't force an IP address to a domain with hosts.txt for some sites that microsoft controls. If you need to do that, for example for some corporate filter or updating solution, you could just modify your own dns server. Home users on the other hand get more reliable access to windows update, which is very important. Otherwise it would be trivial for malware to block the computer from recieving updates, and the automatic updates would silently fail.

    Cheers, Fogger

  5. Re:MS's problem is the reality, not the perception on Call for Apple Security 'Czar' · · Score: 1

    A windows computer has two ports open out of the box, 139/tcp and 445/tcp. These are SMB ports, and I'm not even sure that they're open when you don't have shared folders or printers.

    Cheers, Fogger

  6. Re:That's a result of their past decisions. on Another Look At Mozilla's BugFix Rate · · Score: 1

    They 'welding' of IE into the OS consists mainly of having the rendering component as a seperate dll that is also used by other applications. Having modularized applications and thus enabling code reuse is a good thing. It is just unfortunate that mshtml.dll seems to be full of bugs. Writing a HTML renderer is far from trivial and not a task that should be left to every single application developer. With a shared component at least every application that uses it gets the benefits of patches to that component.

    Cheers, Fogger

  7. Re:Because it makes things work. on UNIX Security: Don't Believe the Truth? · · Score: 1

    1. hit Win-R, type cmd +
    2. type "net user $user *"
    3. enter new password twice
    4. type exit

    Now, for editing the registry you better get the monad shell.

    Cheers, Fogger

  8. Re:What a bunch of crap... on Microsoft Agrees to License Windows Source Code · · Score: 1

    Please be specific - how did Microsoft abuse their monopoly, especially in the EU? There are many competitors to Microsoft. Tobit comes to mind, for example, as an alternative to Exchange.

    Cheers, Fogger

  9. Re:Does anyone else get the feeling... on First Windows Vista Security Update Released · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is reasonable to carry over old code to a new platform if you want to keep compatibility. Why in the world do you think a rewrite would improve security? It would only cause MORE bugs for years and years to come. Right now, Win32/GDI is quite bug-free, or at least undocumented bug-free. The WMF bug was a design flaw, not a coding error. Also, this has nothing to do with Win9x, for which they HAVE cut the support cord regarding the WMF vulnerability.

    Cheers, Fogger

  10. Re:Reactive vs Proactive on Microsoft to Patch WMF Exploit Early · · Score: 1

    Microsoft releases updates on "patch tuesday" as opposed to "as soon as possible" because admins asked for easier planning of downtimes. They're releasing this patch now, because their customers consider it to be extremly critical. Where's the problem?

  11. Re:Well, Bill killed it right off to bat... on Microsoft Unveils 'Urge' Music Service · · Score: 1

    Speaking of King Crimson, then no, Urge isn't meant for you - Windows Vista is.

  12. Re:numbers on Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1 Cancelled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would that be the Fibonacci versioning system?

  13. Re:The Intel is NOT CPU-bound on The Register Finds Fault In Turion Benchmark Setup · · Score: 1

    I don't think that's true. For example, ASUS makes a Centrino Laptop with ATI integrated graphics.

  14. Re:Shielding? on 1.4mm Thick Gigabit Ethernet Cable · · Score: 1

    I am not a network cabling specialist, but at least here in Germany ist quite difficult to find pure UTP cabling. The standard seems to be FTP (Foiled Twisted Pair) which has a metal foil underneath the outer coat. There's a thin bare wire which connects to the shielding inside each jack. The jacks themselves have additional contacts which connect to matching metal contacts on the sides of the plugs.

    Cheers, Fogger

  15. Re:Baskin Robbins sucks on Yahoo Turns 10; Free Ice Cream for America · · Score: 1

    A g is 1000th of a kg or 1000 mg :-)

    "Cup" as a measurement is not uncommon in Europe, although it is usually meant literally. (1/2 Cup means "fill a normal size cup half way")
    Same for tablespoons and teaspoons.

    Cheers, Fogger

  16. W3C Validator fight! on MSN Search - From A UI Perspective · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google vs. MSN Search

    Round One!

    Fight!

    Google Validation: 44 Errors
    MSN Search Validation: 1 Error

    Google Wins! Eh...

  17. Re:Since When...? on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 1

    The thing is, you can not play any steam game until it is not fully updated. Turning off automatic downloading does not help - the game will be simply greyed out in the games list until you perform the update.

  18. Re:Kazaa sucks. Kazaa Lite Rules. on Google Removes Kazaa Links, Keeps Sponsored Links · · Score: 1

    Whoa, there...
    while filesharing is legal, things like Kazaa Lite are not. That software is a sewere violation of copyright since they're redistributing Sharman Networks' Client modified and without permission. Of course, if one says "I'll download warez & copyrighted mp3's only" one might as well say "The hell with software copyrights".

    Cheers, Fogger

  19. Re:comparison operator on Does Google = God? · · Score: 1

    Oh, don't be so ignorant... :-)


    if google = god then
    begin
    jesus.free;
    bible.free;
    end;

    Real programmers code pascal.

  20. Re:An honest question - who cares? on AAC Put To The Test · · Score: 1

    Well, that depends on what you consider 'mathematically lossless'. I think that when you encode to mp3 you loose at least a bit of quality.

    Cheers, Fogger

  21. Re:and that will work how? on Yet Another Windows Worm · · Score: 1

    And why anything with double-barreled extensions (.doc.pdf) are also killed...

    Well, say goodbye to your precious tar.gz's then :-)

  22. So... on Geocaching Crackdown? · · Score: 1

    What exactly IS geocaching?? I've never ever heard of it.

    Cheers Fogger

  23. Re:Bored of the Rings.... on Yoda, Gollum Take MTV Awards · · Score: 1

    LotR was less CGI than most people believe... Peter Jackson is very fond of minatures and used them for almost everything in the movie. Rivendell, Isengard, Moria, Lothlorien - all "huge" miniatures. If you want to gripe about CGI then LotR is not the movie you're looking for. Peter Jackson just uses the right tools for the job, and for Gollum CGI was the only way to go - a guy in a suit would've looked more than "a little fake". It still did look fake anyways, so you should be happy.

  24. Re:Bubba Agrees on Why Municipal Broadband is Good · · Score: 1

    I fail to see how it would improve the internet if everybody could run his/her own server from home. After all, everbody can have a server already, only not from home. I think that if everybody had static IPs and servers running in their basements, the number of DDOS attacks would explode.

  25. Drugs on Brain Prosthesis Ready For Testing · · Score: 2

    I think the Hippocampus is used to decide what to remember and what not. This goes for both short term and long term memory. Now, if you take LSD for example, this kind of knocks out the Hippocampus or at least prevents it from functioning correctly. That's why you get the weird illusions and color sensations. The hippocampus can't sort out important from unimportant anymore. So I guess people with implants would be immune to LSD?