Because the chip rests on top of an adaptor, it would make the CPU sit higher. Wouldn't this present a problem with heatsinks? i.e. clamps that may use more force, or not able to reach the attachments.
You'd need to retrain everyone who use email to stop using attachments. This won't happen, since they've already tasted attachments' convenience. There are those who are so clueless that they would blindly send 10MB worth of shit uncompressed to an entire company's distribution list without a second thought. The sad thing is they don't realize: sending 10MB is bad in the first place; broadcasting to everyone in a company is not efficient (you'd eventually get bozos replying "Please don't give me this file!!!"/"Take me off this distribution list!!!!"/"Please don't reply to all!!!!!"); sending MS Word/Excel/what-have-you uncompressed is wasteful.
Someone in my company insists on sending some document to a distribution list each week--uncompressed--and not have a central repository for access via http/ftp. Most people are lazy and it's much easier to drag and drop w/out creating that zip file. I once sent a link via MS Outlook to an MS share that had spaces in the path (I don't have permission to change the names of those directories that had spaces). I later found out that this same person was clicking on the link as is (even though if you look at the link, its coloring was blue for a part of the path and black the other) and had just assumed that I typed/pasted it in wrong. This behavior told me that said individual has no clue how URLs/links work/look like in Outlook--just wanted to double-click on an attachment. And I was asked to attach my original document rather than providing a link.
Maybe I don't understand this problem in detail, but I thought the rationale for blocking attachments was either the real file type displayed was hidden or that the user doesn't know a specific attachment is an executable.
Why don't Microsoft display all attachments that would be executed in a unique way or have a dialog come up confirming execution? Or display the whole filename and not hide any file types?
I agree: new Outlook Express default policy is even more brain dead. One cannot even download and save attachments unless this virus option is turned off.
I'm having a difficult time understanding how this type of worm works. Normally, if I were to double-click on a.zip file under Windows, it would get opened by WinZIP (or the built-in zip program under XP). I did save a copy of this zip file and using cygwin's unzip command, there's a.pif file inside. OK, so double-clicking on the.pif file will propogate the worm, but is there a hidden/convenience mechanism within Windows that auto-launches items within a zip file by double-clicking on it? Related to autorun somehow?
Let's say my computer has Outlook/Outlook Express installed but not configured. Could this worm still propogate (Original file saved from web-based email)? My guess is it would not.
According to Dell, there is an even wider performance gap in favor of disabling hyperthreading for 2-processor systems.
The problem with hyperthreading is that it cannot be toggled while running an OS, but instead, have to be done within the BIOS. Is there a way to toggle it without a reboot and a trip into the BIOS?
Actually, I was hoping that VeriTest used Windows and GCC rather than Linux and GCC. The reason being the runtime environment under OS X is optimized for AltiVec. So unless the white paper specifically says that the runtime dylibs were recompiled without AltiVec support (it doesn't say so), I would assume that AltiVec support is enabled--not for the SPEC suite, but for the underlying runtime support.
It's "hear, hear." "A shout of support or agreement. Originated in the British parliament in the 18th century as a contraction of 'hear him, hear him'. It is still often heard there although sometimes used ironically these days."
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/178100.html
You also have to take into account the dyes' stability used in CD/DVD recordables/rewritables as well. There are a lot of cheap--and I mean cheap, not inexpensive--optical media out there that will not last the presumed 50+ years. Although anecdotal, there are individuals who have been meticulous in storing their CD/DVD-Rs and they still become unreadable within a year. These brands definitely weren't Taiyo Yuden, Mitsui, etc.
I read an article on Usenet maybe 5 or more years ago comparing the stability of various media and the one that came out on top was magneto-optical. I'm not sure what the state-of-the-art in media is today so this information is most likely out of date. My gut feel is MO is still best.
Well, duh. Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is not the same as RSI. Repetitive strain injury is the ailment that comes from overuse without adequate rest in between. Those who have RSI may not have carpel tunnel syndrome. I can guarantee you that if you do anything repetitive for 10+ hours a day practically non-stop, 7 days a week, for years upon years without adequate sleep, exercise, and nutrition (y'know, the things geeks don't usually get), you will get RSI regardless if you've started whacking on keyboards when you're 15 or when you're 3. Your body repairs itself only while you're sleeping, and if you can't get enough of that, you're screwed once you reach the point where your body is generating less cells than you use up and you don't change your habits.
Those who use computers for their daily jobs from 9-5 with breaks and meetings and other tasks in between shouldn't have trouble, but then they use computers moderately. This behavior is unlike those in geekdom who are glued to their computers practically 24 hours a day, eat potato chips, drink diet (like that'll help) Coke, and don't exercise.
I had a cortisone shot in my wrist before, but I remember my doctor told me that it should not hurt at all. That area felt numb for the first hour or two then subsiding quickly after that. There should not be any pain. If there is, then the doctor has probably injected the cortisone into the nerve, which is wrong--the trick is to get the needle as close to the nerve without touching it then releasing the medicine.
Book reports on one of these keyboards? These kids have nothing to do. Wait until they write a couple of reports and then find out their thumb has RSI. Probably wouldn't think it's cool when they have their thumb in a splint. Do they make such a keyboard operated by the middle finger?
Macs are already in the district, and current owners are not forced to get rid of their Macs and replace them with PCs. I take this to mean Macs are and will be supported.
Maybe the district's original 400K grant from Bill Gates has something to do with this? Either way, it sounds like a political decision rather than technical.
Under HPUX 10.20/11.x all you need to do is recompile Info-ZIP with a flag and it will support large files. Never had bumped into max number of files before.
It's nice to be able to use gcc to build BREW applications, but you still need to fork over serious bucks (I hear around at least US$2K) in order to acquire the correct keys to sign and upload your apps to a BREW device. Currently, all cellphones that are BREW enabled like Motorola's T720, LG's VX4400 are all BREW 1.x and lacks a lot of the cool features of BREW 2.0, like the ability to run Java apps. To run Java apps, you'll need to use a PDA instead. Even though I have an BREW 1.x cellphone, I would much rather prefer Symbian-enabled devices. I would like to check out something like Tailgunner or Xevious, that's already out on Java.
I can see why they want to tighten requirements for uploading these apps due to security, but there is only one way through which you can upload your apps--Qualcomm-sanctioned channels like Get It Now on Verizon's network.
Macintouch covered this today but did not exactly say in what order should things be done, either. After you download each component (iSync 1.1, iSync Palm Conduit 1.1, and Palm Desktop 4.1), and read the readme for iSync Palm Conduit 1.1, you'll then understand you should install/upgrade in the order: Palm Desktop, iSync, iSync Palm Conduit.
As a geek, you know it's against the cardinal rules to wake up before 11:00am. When I checked sw updates at around 1pm local time, Bluetooth, and QuickTime were available under Software Update.
Wouldn't it be ironic if that section of the coast be stricken from the project and no preventative measures are used to stop erosion? Then a part of her land crumbles into the Pacific. What would probably happen then is she would sue the government for not monitoring her land... hypocritical and over-the-top, but I feel probable given what's she's already started with her lawsuit.
Guess he's not a practicing lawyer, just some guy with a law degree. From the website: munsoned (v) - To be up a creek without a paddle. To have the whole world in the palm of your hands and to blow it.
Does it bother anyone else that these guys can come up with self-serving stupid lawsuits? I think Google should have countersued those guys for the hassle they caused. Resources and money that could have been used to improve Google basically went to a law firm for Google's defense. It sickens me what these guys did, much like what SCO is currently doing.
I think Apple's QC efficiency is higher is due to them not having to account for the support for every possible piece of hardware that's out for x86-based PCs. You would get crappy drivers, bad or marginal hardware, the whole works. I tried a Dlink RealTek-based 100-baseT ethernet card in my Mac and I could transfer one way reliably. Put the POS onto a PC running Windows and it's fine; put a DEC-based card in my Mac and things are fine.
Would QC efficiency be higher if you make more products? I really don't know, and I don't care as long as I'm not within the percentage who are hit, regardless if it's Apple or Dell.
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Because the chip rests on top of an adaptor, it would make the CPU sit higher. Wouldn't this present a problem with heatsinks? i.e. clamps that may use more force, or not able to reach the attachments.
You'd need to retrain everyone who use email to stop using attachments. This won't happen, since they've already tasted attachments' convenience. There are those who are so clueless that they would blindly send 10MB worth of shit uncompressed to an entire company's distribution list without a second thought. The sad thing is they don't realize: sending 10MB is bad in the first place; broadcasting to everyone in a company is not efficient (you'd eventually get bozos replying "Please don't give me this file!!!"/"Take me off this distribution list!!!!"/"Please don't reply to all!!!!!"); sending MS Word/Excel/what-have-you uncompressed is wasteful.
Someone in my company insists on sending some document to a distribution list each week--uncompressed--and not have a central repository for access via http/ftp. Most people are lazy and it's much easier to drag and drop w/out creating that zip file. I once sent a link via MS Outlook to an MS share that had spaces in the path (I don't have permission to change the names of those directories that had spaces). I later found out that this same person was clicking on the link as is (even though if you look at the link, its coloring was blue for a part of the path and black the other) and had just assumed that I typed/pasted it in wrong. This behavior told me that said individual has no clue how URLs/links work/look like in Outlook--just wanted to double-click on an attachment. And I was asked to attach my original document rather than providing a link.
Maybe I don't understand this problem in detail, but I thought the rationale for blocking attachments was either the real file type displayed was hidden or that the user doesn't know a specific attachment is an executable.
Why don't Microsoft display all attachments that would be executed in a unique way or have a dialog come up confirming execution? Or display the whole filename and not hide any file types?
I agree: new Outlook Express default policy is even more brain dead. One cannot even download and save attachments unless this virus option is turned off.
I'm having a difficult time understanding how this type of worm works. Normally, if I were to double-click on a .zip file under Windows, it would get opened by WinZIP (or the built-in zip program under XP). I did save a copy of this zip file and using cygwin's unzip command, there's a .pif file inside. OK, so double-clicking on the .pif file will propogate the worm, but is there a hidden/convenience mechanism within Windows that auto-launches items within a zip file by double-clicking on it? Related to autorun somehow?
Let's say my computer has Outlook/Outlook Express installed but not configured. Could this worm still propogate (Original file saved from web-based email)? My guess is it would not.
According to Dell, there is an even wider performance gap in favor of disabling hyperthreading for 2-processor systems.
The problem with hyperthreading is that it cannot be toggled while running an OS, but instead, have to be done within the BIOS. Is there a way to toggle it without a reboot and a trip into the BIOS?
Actually, I was hoping that VeriTest used Windows and GCC rather than Linux and GCC. The reason being the runtime environment under OS X is optimized for AltiVec. So unless the white paper specifically says that the runtime dylibs were recompiled without AltiVec support (it doesn't say so), I would assume that AltiVec support is enabled--not for the SPEC suite, but for the underlying runtime support.
It's "hear, hear." "A shout of support or agreement. Originated in the British parliament in the 18th century as a contraction of 'hear him, hear him'. It is still often heard there although sometimes used ironically these days." http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/178100.html
You also have to take into account the dyes' stability used in CD/DVD recordables/rewritables as well. There are a lot of cheap--and I mean cheap, not inexpensive--optical media out there that will not last the presumed 50+ years. Although anecdotal, there are individuals who have been meticulous in storing their CD/DVD-Rs and they still become unreadable within a year. These brands definitely weren't Taiyo Yuden, Mitsui, etc.
I read an article on Usenet maybe 5 or more years ago comparing the stability of various media and the one that came out on top was magneto-optical. I'm not sure what the state-of-the-art in media is today so this information is most likely out of date. My gut feel is MO is still best.
Well, duh. Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is not the same as RSI. Repetitive strain injury is the ailment that comes from overuse without adequate rest in between. Those who have RSI may not have carpel tunnel syndrome. I can guarantee you that if you do anything repetitive for 10+ hours a day practically non-stop, 7 days a week, for years upon years without adequate sleep, exercise, and nutrition (y'know, the things geeks don't usually get), you will get RSI regardless if you've started whacking on keyboards when you're 15 or when you're 3. Your body repairs itself only while you're sleeping, and if you can't get enough of that, you're screwed once you reach the point where your body is generating less cells than you use up and you don't change your habits.
Those who use computers for their daily jobs from 9-5 with breaks and meetings and other tasks in between shouldn't have trouble, but then they use computers moderately. This behavior is unlike those in geekdom who are glued to their computers practically 24 hours a day, eat potato chips, drink diet (like that'll help) Coke, and don't exercise.
They're listed in the memberships section. Maybe Apple's direct debit account expired or something...
I had a cortisone shot in my wrist before, but I remember my doctor told me that it should not hurt at all. That area felt numb for the first hour or two then subsiding quickly after that. There should not be any pain. If there is, then the doctor has probably injected the cortisone into the nerve, which is wrong--the trick is to get the needle as close to the nerve without touching it then releasing the medicine.
Book reports on one of these keyboards? These kids have nothing to do. Wait until they write a couple of reports and then find out their thumb has RSI. Probably wouldn't think it's cool when they have their thumb in a splint. Do they make such a keyboard operated by the middle finger?
Macs are already in the district, and current owners are not forced to get rid of their Macs and replace them with PCs. I take this to mean Macs are and will be supported.
Maybe the district's original 400K grant from Bill Gates has something to do with this? Either way, it sounds like a political decision rather than technical.
Under HPUX 10.20/11.x all you need to do is recompile Info-ZIP with a flag and it will support large files. Never had bumped into max number of files before.
It's nice to be able to use gcc to build BREW applications, but you still need to fork over serious bucks (I hear around at least US$2K) in order to acquire the correct keys to sign and upload your apps to a BREW device. Currently, all cellphones that are BREW enabled like Motorola's T720, LG's VX4400 are all BREW 1.x and lacks a lot of the cool features of BREW 2.0, like the ability to run Java apps. To run Java apps, you'll need to use a PDA instead. Even though I have an BREW 1.x cellphone, I would much rather prefer Symbian-enabled devices. I would like to check out something like Tailgunner or Xevious, that's already out on Java. I can see why they want to tighten requirements for uploading these apps due to security, but there is only one way through which you can upload your apps--Qualcomm-sanctioned channels like Get It Now on Verizon's network.
It's unfortunate that the wireless companies would stop backpeddling unless the U.S. government sues them.
I recall my first BASIC program... 10 PRINT "I AM A STUPID COMPUTER" 20 GOTO 10
Macintouch covered this today but did not exactly say in what order should things be done, either. After you download each component (iSync 1.1, iSync Palm Conduit 1.1, and Palm Desktop 4.1), and read the readme for iSync Palm Conduit 1.1, you'll then understand you should install/upgrade in the order: Palm Desktop, iSync, iSync Palm Conduit.
As a geek, you know it's against the cardinal rules to wake up before 11:00am. When I checked sw updates at around 1pm local time, Bluetooth, and QuickTime were available under Software Update.
Wouldn't it be ironic if that section of the coast be stricken from the project and no preventative measures are used to stop erosion? Then a part of her land crumbles into the Pacific. What would probably happen then is she would sue the government for not monitoring her land... hypocritical and over-the-top, but I feel probable given what's she's already started with her lawsuit.
Guess he's not a practicing lawyer, just some guy with a law degree. From the website: munsoned (v) - To be up a creek without a paddle. To have the whole world in the palm of your hands and to blow it.
I don't know. I'm still very impressed by Ferrari F355 Challenge on the Dreamcast. For fun, I like Le Mans also on the Dreamcast.
Does it bother anyone else that these guys can come up with self-serving stupid lawsuits? I think Google should have countersued those guys for the hassle they caused. Resources and money that could have been used to improve Google basically went to a law firm for Google's defense. It sickens me what these guys did, much like what SCO is currently doing.
Would QC efficiency be higher if you make more products? I really don't know, and I don't care as long as I'm not within the percentage who are hit, regardless if it's Apple or Dell.