Unless you use the SSID. If the free guys will set all their access points SSIDs to NOSTARBUCKS or something, and have all their member set the SSID on their cards to that name. This will prevent the card from associating with the other access point. In Windows, this is located in the advanced properties of the card under the Network applet in Control Panel.
I set up something similar at work. We have 2 sets of wireless APs. One is for VMUs, (Vehicle Mounted Units) while the other is for laptops. Both are on channel 6 (had to be for other reasons) and both have different SSIDs. The laptops will not connect to the VMU APs, even if there is no signal from the Laptop APs. My Zaurus' Wireless card is set to "any" so it works on both of these networks, and will "hop" between them with no problems.
umm... no. The were mostly using HP-UX like it says in the article. As for the interactive help, it really depends on the version of Windows. We have Win2k here, and I can fix 90% of those problems from my desk (or even home) using remote registry or the built-in hidden admin shares (C$, etc.) As for interactive help during that other 10% of the time, we have pcAnywhere on the servers and there are several opensource and free remote control software packages for Win2k. You can also get OpenSSH for Win32 now. Just make sure not to get the trojaned version.;-)
I wondered about that, too. Then I read this in the article:
Fundamental differences in how Intel and HP processors treat binary numbers meant that some software was very difficult to translate, leading to delays that kept newly purchased equipment idle.
That seems to me like they were using mostly HP-UX machines. It's coming from the news media, so the figures are probably exaggerated anyway.
AOL is better on Win2k, and there are some really good ones for Linux. (I love the latest GAIM.)
The thing I was refferring to are the security holes, not necessarily it's stability. I run little proxy/filter to protect my AIM client. Last time I checked there were several ways to remote crash it. Most have been fixed, but a lot of them were boneheaded buffer overflows. I haven't tried to attack it lately, but I wonder what other surprises are in there. I would just like a 3rd party client that would let me connect to AOL, MSN, and Y!, maintain 1 buddy list of all these, and disable features I don't want (the security holes usually show up in the "features" I never use.)
Maybe instead of BLOCKING those people, they should give them some money for their code... but then people could chat with their friends on AOL WITHOUT having to install the buggy AIM client. Heaven Forbid!
We could/. them and use up all their bandwith so they can't cause trouble.:-)
Actually, if you are downloading files that they are doing this to, just look for someone with a low bandwidth and download from them overnight, unless they have downloaded from overpeer, you'll be fine. Or use the preview feature of your P2P.
If you are talking about the IIS feature in Win2k, this is only installed by default on CERTAIN OEMs. For example, Dell desktops with Win2k preinstalled do NOT have IIS installed. In cases where it is preinstalled, that's the OEMs fault, not MS. If RedHat or Susie had an option to install a trojan and some users were dumb enough to do it, would you blame them? Or the stupid users? If you blamed the users, would you then say all Linux users were idiots because some of them did a terrible install job? Then why does it work that way for Windows users? I just don't understand the double standard. I use Windows and Mandrake Linux, and both have their strengths and weaknesses.
As for the HTR, anybody that does a "typical" install (i.e. just selecting default options) of a Web server has larger problems than their OS.
Actually, the cable companies are shooting themselves in the foot if they are trying to stop P2P. I know a lot of people that have broadband for that reason alone. Regardless of whether or not it is wrong or legal, it is pretty much the only "Killer App" for broadband right now.
Not only that, unless you set temp at 98 degrees, it isn't good for you. I own a hot tub and it says never to stay in longer than 1 hour if the tub is over 102 degrees. I had a new year's party with a few close friends (my hot tub holds 8 people, or 10 if you get cozy) and we stayed in for a couple of hours with it on 100 degrees. In addition to feeling like we had drank WAY more champagne than we did, we were all almost catatonic when we got out. It relaxed us so much it was hard to motivate our muscles to move afterwards. But hey, it was all worth it, it was a great new year.
They are using an IDE encryption that is part of the new standard. This controls accessing the hard drive in another machine. If the drive is put in another machine, it will not let you access it without the proper code.
As for the DVD player, I tried to rip a song off a burnt CD and it won't read them. Also, there are rumors that the game DVDs read backwards (i.e. outside to inside.)
MS should advertise Linux. NO! They means Dell. As in the company I was just talking about... Are you trolling or just stupid? If you are going to sell a product, it is a good idea to let people know about it, otherwise you don't sell any.
When did Dell do this? Did they advertise? I never saw anything about it. I know several people who bought Dells, and they couldn't get a Dell with Linux. (a couple of them asked.) If nobody bought them, it's probably because nobody KNEW about them!
From the article: Red Hat chief technology officer Michael Tiemann said computer makers had rebuffed his attempts in recent years to pre-install the Linux operating system on their machines because they feared Microsoft's response.
I don't think this is a valid argument from the manufacturers. If Dell or Gateway or Compaq started preloading Linux on their machines, what is microsoft going to do? Say, "OK, we aren't selling windows licenses to Dell anymore." I don't think so. Especially since that is where they get their huge user base. Because most PCs COME WITH WINDOWS ON THEM! Now they might be so arrgant as to think if they stop selling copies of Windows to Gateway, Gateway will cease to be. But I don't think this is the case. First of all, geeks would flock to order PCs where they didn't have to pay the "Microsoft Tax" (i.e. buying an OS license they will never use.) Second, most of the non-geeks that I know think their operating system is Office 2000, so they aren't going to know what Linux means when they order it. Sure this will generate some returns, but most people will either figure it out, or be too proud to admit they don't know what they are talking about. Third, if one does it, the others will, too. And MS can't stop selling licenses to EVERY PC retailer. It would be suicide. One of the big PC companies just needs to step up to the plate and tell MS to sod off, and offer Linux certified systems. With hardware that has available drivers, already set up and configured, with the latest kernel, KDE, etc. I'm telling you it would work.
As for interoperability, most of the software we write these days is CGI or Java, and runs on any modern web browser. Also with StarOffice, I've almost got 100% MS Office compatibility. I can do almost anything on my Linux box that I can with my MS box. (I still can't write Visual Basic programs in Linux, but I'm sure someone is working on that!)
Hence the "Protected by other laws" statement in my original post. The AHRA protects fair use of certain things (like mix tapes, as you mentioned) but there are others which protect other things. If the AHRA is a law, and it protects "fair use" by making mix tapes legal, then your first sentence is wrong. Just because no laws use the terminology "Fair use" does not mean it is not protected.
Also, I am not saying this bill is not justified, or even that it is not needed. It is certainly a step in the right direction. However, I think the DMCA should be completely repealed and all the Congressmen who voted for it should be smacked with a wet trout.
Copyrighted music was already protected under copyright law. Fair use was already protected under other laws. Why do we keep writing and amending and rewriting laws that do the SAME THING as previous laws?
The only thing the DMCA did was make it hard on cryptographers, security analysts, and researchers to do their jobs and report their results. You want unbreakable crypto? (Well, that will likely never happen, but do you want it to be so hard that it isn't worth the effort?) Then honest people have to try to break it and report on it's strengths and weaknesses. If you pass a million laws saying you can't circumvent encryption, someone in another country where our laws don't apply can still do it. People in America who aren't going to obey the laws anyway can still do it. And people who wouldn't steal the music, but just want to break it for the challenge will still do it.
It is illegal to steal cars, but "slim-jims" are legal, why? Because they can help you get your car open if you lock your keys in. Shouldn't it be legal for me to make a backup copy of my CD in case I drop the original in the lake while on my boat? With the DMCA as it stands, if that disk is copy protected, it is ILLEGAL for me to do that.
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Last time I checked, downloading speed depended on your connection, not how fast your RAM goes. I'm sure my memory can handle more than 1.5 Mb/s but that's as fast an I can download, because that is the limit of my DSL line.
Well, actually Java is very similar to C++. If you study your Java history, the guy who thought up Java (I think his name is Gosling) was a C++ programmer that didn't like some of the things in C++, such as multiple inheritance. He rewrote some of the compiler rules that removed the things he didn't like and included some libraries of things he did like. Since then, Java has developed into it's own language. I program is C++ and I just learned Java, and I do most everything in Java now. You CAN do 3D in Java, and if you do a good job, it isn't slow. You can natively compile Java to only run on one processor, like C++, but that defeats the whole purpose. Compiling it to ByteCode and running on a JVM is the way to go. The latest JVMs are a lot faster than previous ones. If you haven't looked at Java in a while (and I don't mean the cheesy web applets) I suggest you take another look.
You are right about that... I own an Xbox and I really like it. They PS2 does have hundreds of titles, but the Xbox has an impressive list considering how new it is. As for quick 10 minutes games, I have Cell Damage, which is a showcase game for the Xbox's cell shading technology, but actually turned out to be a game with great gameplay, fun, and replayability. You can pop in the disk, pick a driver, and pick a profile to remember your wins, or play a "quick start." I've noticed several of them have a quick race or quick start feature. But I'm glad they also have, long involved titles as well.
I agree with your comment about 1/3 royalties, I would like to see all the great games for PS2 realeased for Xbox, too and vise-versa. Project Gotham Racing is a great game, rivaling Grand Turismo for PS2. Personally the thing that sold me on the Xbox was the built-in NIC and the HDD. I'm pleased with it, although I did strongly consider getting a PS2 in addition to the Xbox.
Actually, I think the two are very similar. As the article stated (and I paraphrase) the Simpson's works on many levels, adults pick up on nuances that pass right by the children.
I remember the same Animaniacs episode I reffered to earlier, where the teacher asks, "Yakko, can you conjugate?" And Wakko replies, "I never even KISSED a girl!" Like he thought she said copulate. Most kids just think he is being silly, they don't get the subtle joke. I have seen this subtlety on the Simpson's, also.
Yes, I did have to download the firmware IN ADDITION TO SOME OTHER FILES. You were not there, you do not know what happened. Also, you have COMPLETELY missed the whole point of this conversation. When I (me, my experience, not yours) tried to get it to work in previous distros, it was not a single step procedure. It was a little more involved. Now, with 8.2 it IS a very simple procedure, that will have you up in seconds. I'm not implying that you never got it working in a previous version, I'm sure it could be done. Hell, if I took the time and effort, I could probably make it work on a solar calcuator. My whole point was: Before 8.2 - not so simple an infant could do it; After 8.2 - so simple an infant could do it. I know it was a licensing issue, I had to read that to download it! Now it is more simple, that's all.
I always new that watching the Simpsons was more important than doing my homework! I remember the one about pi, I did laugh about that one. My favorite math joke ever though, was on Animaniacs, where the teacher asks Wakko if he can multiply, he turns into a hundred Wakko "clones" (Hope Lucas doesn't sue me) and they all say, "How's this?" Ah, cartoons, you gotta love them.
Yes, but I said built-in support. When I had 8.1 I had to download things to make it work. When I installed the 8.2BETA I had to click a button and it was (almost) setup. In the 8.2 release, I assume they have the problem fixed and you can just click the button and be done. Hence "built in." If you don't have a dictionary, you can use this one. Or you could actually pay attention to what I wrote before popping off at the mouth. And who says "Fool" anymore, what you think you are Mr. T or something?
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I set up something similar at work. We have 2 sets of wireless APs. One is for VMUs, (Vehicle Mounted Units) while the other is for laptops. Both are on channel 6 (had to be for other reasons) and both have different SSIDs. The laptops will not connect to the VMU APs, even if there is no signal from the Laptop APs. My Zaurus' Wireless card is set to "any" so it works on both of these networks, and will "hop" between them with no problems.
umm... no. The were mostly using HP-UX like it says in the article. As for the interactive help, it really depends on the version of Windows. We have Win2k here, and I can fix 90% of those problems from my desk (or even home) using remote registry or the built-in hidden admin shares (C$, etc.) As for interactive help during that other 10% of the time, we have pcAnywhere on the servers and there are several opensource and free remote control software packages for Win2k. You can also get OpenSSH for Win32 now. Just make sure not to get the trojaned version. ;-)
FedEX/UPS/UHL/Airborne Express don't stop regularly
Neither does my postman!
The thing I was refferring to are the security holes, not necessarily it's stability. I run little proxy/filter to protect my AIM client. Last time I checked there were several ways to remote crash it. Most have been fixed, but a lot of them were boneheaded buffer overflows. I haven't tried to attack it lately, but I wonder what other surprises are in there. I would just like a 3rd party client that would let me connect to AOL, MSN, and Y!, maintain 1 buddy list of all these, and disable features I don't want (the security holes usually show up in the "features" I never use.)
Maybe instead of BLOCKING those people, they should give them some money for their code... but then people could chat with their friends on AOL WITHOUT having to install the buggy AIM client. Heaven Forbid!
Actually, if you are downloading files that they are doing this to, just look for someone with a low bandwidth and download from them overnight, unless they have downloaded from overpeer, you'll be fine. Or use the preview feature of your P2P.
As for the HTR, anybody that does a "typical" install (i.e. just selecting default options) of a Web server has larger problems than their OS.
Actually, the cable companies are shooting themselves in the foot if they are trying to stop P2P. I know a lot of people that have broadband for that reason alone. Regardless of whether or not it is wrong or legal, it is pretty much the only "Killer App" for broadband right now.
Not only that, unless you set temp at 98 degrees, it isn't good for you. I own a hot tub and it says never to stay in longer than 1 hour if the tub is over 102 degrees. I had a new year's party with a few close friends (my hot tub holds 8 people, or 10 if you get cozy) and we stayed in for a couple of hours with it on 100 degrees. In addition to feeling like we had drank WAY more champagne than we did, we were all almost catatonic when we got out. It relaxed us so much it was hard to motivate our muscles to move afterwards. But hey, it was all worth it, it was a great new year.
As for the DVD player, I tried to rip a song off a burnt CD and it won't read them. Also, there are rumors that the game DVDs read backwards (i.e. outside to inside.)
MS should advertise Linux. NO! They means Dell. As in the company I was just talking about... Are you trolling or just stupid? If you are going to sell a product, it is a good idea to let people know about it, otherwise you don't sell any.
When did Dell do this? Did they advertise? I never saw anything about it. I know several people who bought Dells, and they couldn't get a Dell with Linux. (a couple of them asked.) If nobody bought them, it's probably because nobody KNEW about them!
I don't think this is a valid argument from the manufacturers. If Dell or Gateway or Compaq started preloading Linux on their machines, what is microsoft going to do? Say, "OK, we aren't selling windows licenses to Dell anymore." I don't think so. Especially since that is where they get their huge user base. Because most PCs COME WITH WINDOWS ON THEM! Now they might be so arrgant as to think if they stop selling copies of Windows to Gateway, Gateway will cease to be. But I don't think this is the case. First of all, geeks would flock to order PCs where they didn't have to pay the "Microsoft Tax" (i.e. buying an OS license they will never use.) Second, most of the non-geeks that I know think their operating system is Office 2000, so they aren't going to know what Linux means when they order it. Sure this will generate some returns, but most people will either figure it out, or be too proud to admit they don't know what they are talking about. Third, if one does it, the others will, too. And MS can't stop selling licenses to EVERY PC retailer. It would be suicide. One of the big PC companies just needs to step up to the plate and tell MS to sod off, and offer Linux certified systems. With hardware that has available drivers, already set up and configured, with the latest kernel, KDE, etc. I'm telling you it would work.
As for interoperability, most of the software we write these days is CGI or Java, and runs on any modern web browser. Also with StarOffice, I've almost got 100% MS Office compatibility. I can do almost anything on my Linux box that I can with my MS box. (I still can't write Visual Basic programs in Linux, but I'm sure someone is working on that!)
why the XBOX2 will have an AMD processor in it.
If you can get your medical apps in Linux or Java, you could get a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500. I ordered one over a month ago and I LOVE IT! You can read about some of the things I've done with it in my journal.
Also, I am not saying this bill is not justified, or even that it is not needed. It is certainly a step in the right direction. However, I think the DMCA should be completely repealed and all the Congressmen who voted for it should be smacked with a wet trout.
The only thing the DMCA did was make it hard on cryptographers, security analysts, and researchers to do their jobs and report their results. You want unbreakable crypto? (Well, that will likely never happen, but do you want it to be so hard that it isn't worth the effort?) Then honest people have to try to break it and report on it's strengths and weaknesses. If you pass a million laws saying you can't circumvent encryption, someone in another country where our laws don't apply can still do it. People in America who aren't going to obey the laws anyway can still do it. And people who wouldn't steal the music, but just want to break it for the challenge will still do it.
It is illegal to steal cars, but "slim-jims" are legal, why? Because they can help you get your car open if you lock your keys in. Shouldn't it be legal for me to make a backup copy of my CD in case I drop the original in the lake while on my boat? With the DMCA as it stands, if that disk is copy protected, it is ILLEGAL for me to do that.
Last time I checked, downloading speed depended on your connection, not how fast your RAM goes. I'm sure my memory can handle more than 1.5 Mb/s but that's as fast an I can download, because that is the limit of my DSL line.
Well, actually Java is very similar to C++. If you study your Java history, the guy who thought up Java (I think his name is Gosling) was a C++ programmer that didn't like some of the things in C++, such as multiple inheritance. He rewrote some of the compiler rules that removed the things he didn't like and included some libraries of things he did like. Since then, Java has developed into it's own language. I program is C++ and I just learned Java, and I do most everything in Java now. You CAN do 3D in Java, and if you do a good job, it isn't slow. You can natively compile Java to only run on one processor, like C++, but that defeats the whole purpose. Compiling it to ByteCode and running on a JVM is the way to go. The latest JVMs are a lot faster than previous ones. If you haven't looked at Java in a while (and I don't mean the cheesy web applets) I suggest you take another look.
I agree with your comment about 1/3 royalties, I would like to see all the great games for PS2 realeased for Xbox, too and vise-versa. Project Gotham Racing is a great game, rivaling Grand Turismo for PS2. Personally the thing that sold me on the Xbox was the built-in NIC and the HDD. I'm pleased with it, although I did strongly consider getting a PS2 in addition to the Xbox.
Actually, I think the two are very similar. As the article stated (and I paraphrase) the Simpson's works on many levels, adults pick up on nuances that pass right by the children.
I remember the same Animaniacs episode I reffered to earlier, where the teacher asks, "Yakko, can you conjugate?" And Wakko replies, "I never even KISSED a girl!" Like he thought she said copulate. Most kids just think he is being silly, they don't get the subtle joke. I have seen this subtlety on the Simpson's, also.
Yes, I did have to download the firmware IN ADDITION TO SOME OTHER FILES. You were not there, you do not know what happened. Also, you have COMPLETELY missed the whole point of this conversation. When I (me, my experience, not yours) tried to get it to work in previous distros, it was not a single step procedure. It was a little more involved. Now, with 8.2 it IS a very simple procedure, that will have you up in seconds. I'm not implying that you never got it working in a previous version, I'm sure it could be done. Hell, if I took the time and effort, I could probably make it work on a solar calcuator. My whole point was: Before 8.2 - not so simple an infant could do it; After 8.2 - so simple an infant could do it. I know it was a licensing issue, I had to read that to download it! Now it is more simple, that's all.
I always new that watching the Simpsons was more important than doing my homework! I remember the one about pi, I did laugh about that one. My favorite math joke ever though, was on Animaniacs, where the teacher asks Wakko if he can multiply, he turns into a hundred Wakko "clones" (Hope Lucas doesn't sue me) and they all say, "How's this?" Ah, cartoons, you gotta love them.
Yes, but I said built-in support. When I had 8.1 I had to download things to make it work. When I installed the 8.2BETA I had to click a button and it was (almost) setup. In the 8.2 release, I assume they have the problem fixed and you can just click the button and be done. Hence "built in." If you don't have a dictionary, you can use this one. Or you could actually pay attention to what I wrote before popping off at the mouth. And who says "Fool" anymore, what you think you are Mr. T or something?