With all of the clueless users / sys admins that don't run anti-virus software or don't update it, maybe it's time for a different approach.
Why doesn't a clueless user friendly ISP implement a virus scan service on their end that sends an alert should it discover a virus?
Easy sell when you can say your ISP:
removes the need for virus scanners (save $200+)
saves on virus code updates
saves the time to allow you to do your work rather than sys admin
Chuck in a warning about how you are not held reponsible if something does slip through and your away.
You heard it here first.
For many years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies spied on him, acting on suspicions as disturbing as a tip that he had been a Russian spy in Berlin; as vague as an unease with his support of civil rights and pacifist and socialist causes; and as goofy as claims that he was working on a death ray or that he was heading a Communist conspiracy to take over Hollywood.
Sometimes I wonder if my commitment to try and ensure my privacy is worth the hastle. Reading this has reminded me exactly why. Having a 1247 page FBI file because of pure speculation and rumer is incredible. And this is before the ever higher big brother force of 2002.
It isn't due out until the 4th quarter 2002. Why would their marketing department allow this out now? Their concept is new(ish). Why give potential compeditors a break by announcing it now. If I was them I'd announce with a month or two tops before I even acknowledged I had a product like this.
Watch out for the cheap rip-off with a similiar design released soon (before this one is???).
The way I see it their userbase, which is growing at a huge rate, generally know that they have spyware and dont care. Sure now there is two of the spyware programs big deal. They were already giving that information to one, no big deal from the users POV.
They won't realise that their bandwidth and disk space is eaten away slightly, they wont care when they do cos they're still getting free music. It is far too hard for the average user to install a new sharing program let alone find the name and site of one. "It's all too hard and this program works and im confortable with it."
Anyway if they are using Microsoft's digital rights management encryption technology then I look forward to having a look at what they send.
An LCD outfit would be a hit at raves and clubs. Your gear would become the ultimate glowstick. Set your clothes to change colour with the beat of the music and set up some cool visulizations and your away.
Presumably your PIN number for savings transactions on a bankcard would be processed at the handset, but this information would be serious concern for a lot of people if it was broadcast as well.
One of the major reasons I dont own a credit card and haven't ever, is the loose security generally. By simply trusting the clerk wont look at the numbers on the card is a rediculous gamble with money you don't have.
Hey, gimmy your root password on a bit of paper and ill give it back to you if you forget. Promise I won't look.
Could we possibly adapt another purpose to pc cases?
Perhaps:
a whiteboard surface for quick notes
a screen-like surface where the pattern is editable from the PC
furry carpet covers like seat covers for your car to protect the case over time
more computer desks with the pc built in
cases with a shape that can be adjusted. Maybe several small boxes that seperatly contain parts of the computer, connected by wires to form a string of beads type shape
Conspicuous by its absence is the cost. IMO by the time this stuff comes around customers will demand both an PC that doesn't crash ever and it be constantly on, removing the need for rebooting.
Is a rare voluntary reboot really worth the unmentioned price?
Robots being tested in hospitals?
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Yet "service robots," designed to perform mundane jobs such as delivering drugs, food trays and laboratory specimens, are increasingly being employed in hospitals.....
Well considering the problems that many people develop with prescription drugs, perhaps having a robot deliver them is not the best idea from a security standpoint. Even a lockable drug compartment has the robot dishing out the pills at some point.
The other problem I can see is the current procedures have a human giving the patient the drugs, if their is a mix-up along the line they are a final check. Robots don't say "hang-on ill double check to make sure this is right" they just give the wrong pills.
I saw one of these machines in a bakery/coffee shop. I asked about it and as it turns out the owners are taking commission on the machine and making a killing selling blank cd's.
Maybe we'll have a USB port on the next models for easy burining from your laptop.
But the detection of those elusive, small Earth-like worlds may be closer than you think......
I see the pointy that any further information about space (even out of our solar system) is useful, but what would we do if we found an earth-like planet?
It is expensive and time consuming to send a probe to Mars, would we really want to investigate this far off planet before we properly explore our own solar system? And put the money in when the results may only come back years after we are all dead? Nope.
It's interesting to see the trend occurring in the articles charts. It looks to me as if the trend has Apache leveling out and then dropping recently, and IIS use jumping hugely this year. Even accounting for register.com I see MS catching up strongly.
Ok this is clear promotion for my employer, but I think it is worth mentioning because we do some pretty interesting stuff for inventors.
Firstly promoting inventions to industry is hard, really hard. A manufacturer is taking a gamble that your product will take off in the marketplace and convincing them to pick up your idea is not easy. This is where Royal come in. We promote these ideas professionally and greatly increase the chances of future royalty incomes for the inventors. Have a look at the site for some of our successfully promoted ideas.
Beyond that, executives here recognize that the boom in notebook computers cannot last forever. For now, laptops continue to flourish as consumers and companies move away from cumbersome desktop PC's. But Mr. Lam said there was no "killer application" on the horizon that would fuel demand once sales of notebooks reached a plateau.
While the first statement seems very sound and realistic the last seams a little short-sighted.
The "killer app" to convert desktop users to notebook users after the plateau is not software. It is the "Internet anyware", wireless, portable, comunications terminal that is a laptop. PDA's are convenient and do their job, ie. quick basic computing on the go. People want portability and that is the notebooks "killer app".
SMS:...you stated that code doesn't rust, i.e., that once a piece of a program has been debugged and various workarounds added, it represents a repository of stored knowledge and should be left alone.
JOEL:It may be true for the software that Eick evaluated. It's not true for the software that I've written, because I tend to refactor and clean things up regularly.
His argument is that code doesn't rust however he argues it by saying that he "refactors and cleans things up regularly". Perhaps he needs to think about that one a little more.
This could start a whole new line of pc monitoring tools.
How about a cpu temperature gauge for overclockers.
or
A cpu odometer to give a running tally of exactly how many clock cycles it has done over its lifetime.
Check out their FAQ page for details about how to get a free sample fan for testing and reviewing. The only catch is that you must have a website, and presumably you are meant to post a review on your site.
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Good thinking champ.
Why doesn't a clueless user friendly ISP implement a virus scan service on their end that sends an alert should it discover a virus?
Easy sell when you can say your ISP:
- removes the need for virus scanners (save $200+)
- saves on virus code updates
- saves the time to allow you to do your work rather than sys admin
Chuck in a warning about how you are not held reponsible if something does slip through and your away.You heard it here first.
Sometimes I wonder if my commitment to try and ensure my privacy is worth the hastle. Reading this has reminded me exactly why. Having a 1247 page FBI file because of pure speculation and rumer is incredible. And this is before the ever higher big brother force of 2002.
Personally I would have prefered to try and decipher "Ú@ZíÅSEÅEÅOEy--Ê*ðZÀOE.
Watch out for the cheap rip-off with a similiar design released soon (before this one is???).
.pro here i come.
They won't realise that their bandwidth and disk space is eaten away slightly, they wont care when they do cos they're still getting free music. It is far too hard for the average user to install a new sharing program let alone find the name and site of one. "It's all too hard and this program works and im confortable with it."
Anyway if they are using Microsoft's digital rights management encryption technology then I look forward to having a look at what they send.
An LCD outfit would be a hit at raves and clubs. Your gear would become the ultimate glowstick. Set your clothes to change colour with the beat of the music and set up some cool visulizations and your away.
Will shop security turn the tide towards the Internet for secure transactions when it was previously critisized for being prone to "hackers"?
One of the major reasons I dont own a credit card and haven't ever, is the loose security generally. By simply trusting the clerk wont look at the numbers on the card is a rediculous gamble with money you don't have.
Hey, gimmy your root password on a bit of paper and ill give it back to you if you forget. Promise I won't look.
In my experience you optimize for performance and sacrifice optimization for user experience.
Yeah I read playboy for the articles too.
Any more ideas?
Is a rare voluntary reboot really worth the unmentioned price?
Well considering the problems that many people develop with prescription drugs, perhaps having a robot deliver them is not the best idea from a security standpoint. Even a lockable drug compartment has the robot dishing out the pills at some point.
The other problem I can see is the current procedures have a human giving the patient the drugs, if their is a mix-up along the line they are a final check. Robots don't say "hang-on ill double check to make sure this is right" they just give the wrong pills.
Maybe we'll have a USB port on the next models for easy burining from your laptop.
I see the pointy that any further information about space (even out of our solar system) is useful, but what would we do if we found an earth-like planet?
It is expensive and time consuming to send a probe to Mars, would we really want to investigate this far off planet before we properly explore our own solar system? And put the money in when the results may only come back years after we are all dead? Nope.
It's interesting to see the trend occurring in the articles charts. It looks to me as if the trend has Apache leveling out and then dropping recently, and IIS use jumping hugely this year. Even accounting for register.com I see MS catching up strongly.
Firstly promoting inventions to industry is hard, really hard. A manufacturer is taking a gamble that your product will take off in the marketplace and convincing them to pick up your idea is not easy. This is where Royal come in. We promote these ideas professionally and greatly increase the chances of future royalty incomes for the inventors. Have a look at the site for some of our successfully promoted ideas.
While the first statement seems very sound and realistic the last seams a little short-sighted.
The "killer app" to convert desktop users to notebook users after the plateau is not software. It is the "Internet anyware", wireless, portable, comunications terminal that is a laptop. PDA's are convenient and do their job, ie. quick basic computing on the go. People want portability and that is the notebooks "killer app".
JOEL:It may be true for the software that Eick evaluated. It's not true for the software that I've written, because I tend to refactor and clean things up regularly.
His argument is that code doesn't rust however he argues it by saying that he "refactors and cleans things up regularly". Perhaps he needs to think about that one a little more.
How about a cpu temperature gauge for overclockers.
or
A cpu odometer to give a running tally of exactly how many clock cycles it has done over its lifetime.
Coming soon to a ThinkGeek ad near you.
Check out their FAQ page for details about how to get a free sample fan for testing and reviewing. The only catch is that you must have a website, and presumably you are meant to post a review on your site.
I've seen this kind of thing before with Pulp Fiction. It was mixed with and adult film and called Pulp Friction. Seriously.
The page linked to has a lot of links to the offending sites. You have to wonder whether it is part of the scam.