Wired's Danger Room speculated that the original threat video wasn't even done by Anonymous but by someone else trying to start a fight between the two: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/10/opcartel/
Get a digital pen. You'll be able to write the equations on paper and get the muscle memory boost from actually writing them down, and be able to sync the contents to a computer. Other pros include the fact that you won't even need to have the computer on as the pen has it's own memory. The con is that you have to buy special patterned notebooks and the pen is a bit large.
Logitech has a $150 one that is pretty good: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-io-Personal-Digital-Pen/dp/B00006JP23
I'm surprised the article didn't mention software virtualization. The package from Altiris creates a virtual layer between the OS and the file system. It captures changes during the setup and then creates an virtual application 'layer' that you can turn on and off at will, or reset back to a default state.
The way they're pitching it to my department is that we can use it to deploy applications Enterprise wide with little testing. If a service pack or patch breaks the system it can be turned off. If a user deletes a crucial application file or an app crashes we can reset the layer to a working state. It also allows you to have different versions of a program on your system without causing conflicts.
I am using it for app testing. I can install an app in a virtual layer, give it approval or not, and then disable the layer and it's as if it was never on my system to begin with.
It works great so far although there are some problems making application layers. For example once you install Firefox in this way and download something it wants to capture the download as part of the Firefox layer and if you turn off the FF layer the download dissapears also. This kind of application specific tuning is the worst part about it but they have a nice user group page setup @ http://juice.altiris.com/.
The software has also been released for free non-commercial use and can be gotten at Download.com
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Wired's Danger Room speculated that the original threat video wasn't even done by Anonymous but by someone else trying to start a fight between the two: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/10/opcartel/
...when he told Henry Kissinger that the Cold War wasn't over on Monday night.
I remember seeing a demo of this on the old TV show 'Beyond 2000' back in the late 90s.
Get a digital pen. You'll be able to write the equations on paper and get the muscle memory boost from actually writing them down, and be able to sync the contents to a computer. Other pros include the fact that you won't even need to have the computer on as the pen has it's own memory. The con is that you have to buy special patterned notebooks and the pen is a bit large.
Logitech has a $150 one that is pretty good: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-io-Personal-Digital-Pen/dp/B00006JP23
Or maybe for someone who has been a geek for years and is now coming into the business oriented side of things this is a good read.
I'm surprised the article didn't mention software virtualization. The package from Altiris creates a virtual layer between the OS and the file system. It captures changes during the setup and then creates an virtual application 'layer' that you can turn on and off at will, or reset back to a default state.
The way they're pitching it to my department is that we can use it to deploy applications Enterprise wide with little testing. If a service pack or patch breaks the system it can be turned off. If a user deletes a crucial application file or an app crashes we can reset the layer to a working state. It also allows you to have different versions of a program on your system without causing conflicts.
I am using it for app testing. I can install an app in a virtual layer, give it approval or not, and then disable the layer and it's as if it was never on my system to begin with.
It works great so far although there are some problems making application layers. For example once you install Firefox in this way and download something it wants to capture the download as part of the Firefox layer and if you turn off the FF layer the download dissapears also. This kind of application specific tuning is the worst part about it but they have a nice user group page setup @ http://juice.altiris.com/.
The software has also been released for free non-commercial use and can be gotten at Download.com