I would be interested to see just how easy the 'average' finds the switch to a Mac from Windows and how long it took to achieve the same level of productivity.
You are never going to get people to switch when they don't want to spend time learing how to do things diferently.
This seems very short on detail and ignores a few key points.
Access to the System Management RAM is controled by the chipset. Generally there is a write once bit that when set prevents access to the RAM from normal operating mode. The BIOS loads SMM RAM, then sets this bit before booting the OS. So the only way an attacker could gain access to SMM RAM is to hack the BIOS or use hardware means (ICE).
As an example, the base SMM RAM lies 'under' VGA memory at 0xA0000. When SMM is entered the chipset routes accesses to DRAM instead of passing them to PCI and the video card.
I too started a drawing class about six months ago as a way to unwind after my day spent coding and debugging. Its a great way to switch off. You can't beat the thrill of looking at a drawing you just created with no more than a stick of burnt wood! The ultimate in low tech.
that the story line is so constrained "Use a medieval fantasy setting". This will just produce a large number of similar themed entries. Much better would have been to give the writer freedom with the setting - then we might have got something new, rather than the same old thing repackaged.
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I would be interested to see just how easy the 'average' finds the switch to a Mac from Windows and how long it took to achieve the same level of productivity.
You are never going to get people to switch when they don't want to spend time learing how to do things diferently.
Better add another couple of layers just to be sure.
So does this mean that with all the fancy graphics etc. turned off, pirated versions will run faster?
This seems very short on detail and ignores a few key points.
Access to the System Management RAM is controled by the chipset. Generally there is a write once bit that when set prevents access to the RAM from normal operating mode. The BIOS loads SMM RAM, then sets this bit before booting the OS. So the only way an attacker could gain access to SMM RAM is to hack the BIOS or use hardware means (ICE).
As an example, the base SMM RAM lies 'under' VGA memory at 0xA0000. When SMM is entered the chipset routes accesses to DRAM instead of passing them to PCI and the video card.
I too started a drawing class about six months ago as a way to unwind after my day spent coding and debugging. Its a great way to switch off. You can't beat the thrill of looking at a drawing you just created with no more than a stick of burnt wood! The ultimate in low tech.
that the story line is so constrained "Use a medieval fantasy setting". This will just produce a large number of similar themed entries. Much better would have been to give the writer freedom with the setting - then we might have got something new, rather than the same old thing repackaged.