Keepass is an excellent free, opensource, no-install password/data manager featuring strong crypto.
here are a few pointers to USB key-based app collections that I've bookmarked over time.
The free opensource program PDFcreator behaves much like Acrobat and works like a charm. A virtual printer is created and there are many configuration options (char encoding, JPG quality, security) and I've not looked back since I've installed it.
Then again, as one of the decision makers in our company about what we are going to buy/upgrade I can say that both Vista and Office 12 will not be in scope for a looooong time. We'd possibly even consider moving to a linux desktop instead, depending on how draconian Vista is, how well-integrated the linux desktop in question is, and how much retraining is involved.
Having seen it some time ago I can vouch it has its moments. (note: I am dutch, I don't know how that influences things)
Blunt, not subtle (hey, it's Finnish), it still manages to make fun of both ST and B5 and geeks in general in a good way, and the special effects do not completely suck and at times the carnage is quite impressive. YMMV of course but I had a good time.
Hmmm making clones of consumer apps is a tricky move with farreaching consequences (AFAIK every one of the larger industrially-developed countries is copying stuff off of each other like crazy and churning out copied products left and right) and it gets even trickier with your P2P argument; then your enter the arena of international law... make P2P illegal in ALL countries? Block technology that has many valid and perfectly legal applications? portblocking by ISPs at a global level?
I don't see any one or consortium of countries pulling it off... though I might be tempted to snark that the US might try if given the chance;)
Hmm, I know that/. is US-centric but saying the 'mainstream' is the US only is pushing it. There's a lot of people outside of the US, and some of us natives even have a computer!;)
But seriously, about the hardware thing; I am more or less working under the assumption that there will always be clonepusher countries like china, taiwan etc.
And in the same vein I assume that now that the P2P pandora's box has been opened it will not ever be closed. From the start P2P has been mutating/evolving and I am sure the next generation P2P will include encryption/anonymising options. For what I can tell of Azureus development this is already happening. Who knows where it will lead? But P2P is not likely to disappear.
Like I said, I'm still trying to formulate them, so thanks for the opinions:)
X-box, satellite TV, gamecube discs, PSP; aren't all these hacked already? I see plenty of x-box/gamecube ISO's (just waiting for the emulator scene to catch up) and joe round the corner will sell me a hacked satellite receiver for next to nothing. I'm inexperienced in the PSP arena but wasn't that broken too?
As for your point C, you are right, I need to work on that one, but in what way did divX fail? (did I miss something?) And it's really hard to get accurate number on macrovision efficiency... which is a shame.
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I loved Palm. Owned a III, a Vx and a M505. The simplicity of the interface was also its strength. The thousands of 3rd party apps were great.
But the world moved on, and bluetooth and wifi became the standard. Expected. But not for Palm, nooo, they don't need flashy wireless nonsense. Actual quote from a Palm Product manager:
We asked customers and they said they wanted small size, big memory and connectivity. Bluetooth (which is present on the T5) makes sense because it is popular in Europe and more Americans are using it now. However, our Tungsten C model has Wi-Fi and it is not a best-selling product.
See? These sort of people were decision makers at Palm. And where is Palm now? Exactly.
a) Any device encumbered by DRM will fail if there are alternatives available on the market. If there are no alternatives the product might enjoy a limited success until the product becomes so successful that alternatives/clones/ripoffs become inevitable.
b) All forms of drm can be corrupted/broken/negated, and most will be broken within a matter of days or even hours.
c) Most new technology will be used in ways the inventors never imagined. Trying to restrict this behavior with DRM will surely kill your product.
This 'Gruvi' (what a horrible horrible name) probably falls under cat. A, and will disappear soon.
honestly, in an any airport I'd much rather have this set up to check me out than have some customs troll feel up the insides of my legs, or force me to take off my clothes.
The thing that is of concern if that of course this technology will get out of the airports and in the streets (party fun!), and if it will have medical consequences if you fly and lot and end up getting zapped several times a week... although having a lot of sterile executives and upper/middle managers doesn't seem like a bad thing:P
Reminds me of the futurama scene where Bender points a X-ray gun at Fry's balls and he yells 'Ouch, my sperm!'. In a later scene Bender does it again, and Fry says 'funny, it didn't hurt that time'. Classic.
"unless (as is the case for many of us) Opera is off the table from the start because it's not open source"... RMS, stop posting under pretend names!:P
If you want to make broad sweeping statements like "We all just seem to assume that if you offered your property for $1/track, that piracy would vanish. Well, they took us up on that challenge, and piracy hasn't vanished." then back them up with actual figures, examples etc. Last I seen, the itunes store was doing OK and more companies are preparing to launch (or launching) their own buck-a-song product.
All the record execs screaming that piracy is cutting into their profits are running along a similar line of thought: a) there is a decline in sales b) p2p programs can be used to illegally copy music So, the decline in sales must be due to internet pirates!
These people have been screaming bloody murder over every invention that allows you to copy music: cassette tapes, blank video, CD-R's and now p2p programs. I call shenanigans on your game, let's bring on the brooms;)
You last point on the knee-jerk laws that get passed in haste is right on the money btw, we'll be stuck with those for are while...
One day my friend, we are going to run out of rotten prehistoric plants. This article is intended to show that we are going through them VERY fast (yes, we knew already, but some bitheads like numbers, go figure)
And then plenty of people will be crying for them rotten prehistoric plants.
calm down people!
You can download the trial from microsoft, and it still has options for running all the fun stuff (AKA linux, solaris, BSD). So they pulled the support. Big deal! The whole net is our support!
Look, any simulated X86 architecture that runs windows will by default run linux.
It's what we've been doing all along, right?
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Whatever happened to their new mantra 'Performance/Watt over Clock Speed'?
'Mericans, it's been nice to know ya.
Congrats Alan!
Aside from the fact that Snort rules get updated very quickly when a new 'sploit is making the rounds, what's with the all-or-nothing angle?
Snort can be a useful item in your toolkit, adding to your protection as a WHOLE.
Keepass is an excellent free, opensource, no-install password/data manager featuring strong crypto. here are a few pointers to USB key-based app collections that I've bookmarked over time.
There's no war on, and no religious bias. But looking at your karma and comments I guess I am feeding the trolls. Go away.
Then again, as one of the decision makers in our company about what we are going to buy/upgrade I can say that both Vista and Office 12 will not be in scope for a looooong time. We'd possibly even consider moving to a linux desktop instead, depending on how draconian Vista is, how well-integrated the linux desktop in question is, and how much retraining is involved.
Having seen it some time ago I can vouch it has its moments. (note: I am dutch, I don't know how that influences things)
Blunt, not subtle (hey, it's Finnish), it still manages to make fun of both ST and B5 and geeks in general in a good way, and the special effects do not completely suck and at times the carnage is quite impressive. YMMV of course but I had a good time.
Hmmm making clones of consumer apps is a tricky move with farreaching consequences (AFAIK every one of the larger industrially-developed countries is copying stuff off of each other like crazy and churning out copied products left and right) and it gets even trickier with your P2P argument; then your enter the arena of international law... make P2P illegal in ALL countries? Block technology that has many valid and perfectly legal applications?
;)
portblocking by ISPs at a global level?
I don't see any one or consortium of countries pulling it off... though I might be tempted to snark that the US might try if given the chance
Hmm, I know that /. is US-centric but saying the 'mainstream' is the US only is pushing it. There's a lot of people outside of the US, and some of us natives even have a computer! ;)
But seriously, about the hardware thing; I am more or less working under the assumption that there will always be clonepusher countries like china, taiwan etc.
And in the same vein I assume that now that the P2P pandora's box has been opened it will not ever be closed. From the start P2P has been mutating/evolving and I am sure the next generation P2P will include encryption/anonymising options. For what I can tell of Azureus development this is already happening. Who knows where it will lead? But P2P is not likely to disappear.
Like I said, I'm still trying to formulate them, so thanks for the opinions :)
X-box, satellite TV, gamecube discs, PSP; aren't all these hacked already? I see plenty of x-box/gamecube ISO's (just waiting for the emulator scene to catch up) and joe round the corner will sell me a hacked satellite receiver for next to nothing. I'm inexperienced in the PSP arena but wasn't that broken too?
As for your point C, you are right, I need to work on that one, but in what way did divX fail? (did I miss something?)
And it's really hard to get accurate number on macrovision efficiency... which is a shame.
Some thoughts I am still mulling over:
a) Any device encumbered by DRM will fail if there are alternatives available on the market. If there are no alternatives the product might enjoy a limited success until the product becomes so successful that alternatives/clones/ripoffs become inevitable.
b) All forms of drm can be corrupted/broken/negated, and most will be broken within a matter of days or even hours.
c) Most new technology will be used in ways the inventors never imagined. Trying to restrict this behavior with DRM will surely kill your product.
This 'Gruvi' (what a horrible horrible name) probably falls under cat. A, and will disappear soon.
You seem to think that intelligence equals evolutionary fitness... while I see overwhelming proof that stupidity is winning out.
The thing that is of concern if that of course this technology will get out of the airports and in the streets (party fun!), and if it will have medical consequences if you fly and lot and end up getting zapped several times a week... although having a lot of sterile executives and upper/middle managers doesn't seem like a bad thing :P
Reminds me of the futurama scene where Bender points a X-ray gun at Fry's balls and he yells 'Ouch, my sperm!'. In a later scene Bender does it again, and Fry says 'funny, it didn't hurt that time'. Classic.
"unless (as is the case for many of us) Opera is off the table from the start because it's not open source"... RMS, stop posting under pretend names! :P
In my personal philosophy, there is a special corner in hell reserved for anyone even remotely involved with marketing.
When my X dies, it doesn't pull down the whole machine with it.
"glabels is destined to become one of the most popular native apps for Linux" What? no, wait, what?
"It doesn't do frames as well but those are really hard to do anyway."
1989 just called, they want their browser back.
If you want to make broad sweeping statements like "We all just seem to assume that if you offered your property for $1/track, that piracy would vanish. Well, they took us up on that challenge, and piracy hasn't vanished." then back them up with actual figures, examples etc. Last I seen, the itunes store was doing OK and more companies are preparing to launch (or launching) their own buck-a-song product.
;)
All the record execs screaming that piracy is cutting into their profits are running along a similar line of thought:
a) there is a decline in sales
b) p2p programs can be used to illegally copy music
So, the decline in sales must be due to internet pirates!
These people have been screaming bloody murder over every invention that allows you to copy music: cassette tapes, blank video, CD-R's and now p2p programs.
I call shenanigans on your game, let's bring on the brooms
You last point on the knee-jerk laws that get passed in haste is right on the money btw, we'll be stuck with those for are while...
you need to look up 'humor' in the dictionary
WinTel's superior performance costs:
$40.25 per megabit of throughput per second.
$1.79 per peak request per second.
PER SECOND PEOPLE!
when does the counter stop?
That's right; it doesn't.
One day my friend, we are going to run out of rotten prehistoric plants. This article is intended to show that we are going through them VERY fast (yes, we knew already, but some bitheads like numbers, go figure)
And then plenty of people will be crying for them rotten prehistoric plants.
calm down people!
You can download the trial from microsoft, and it still has options for running all the fun stuff (AKA linux, solaris, BSD). So they pulled the support. Big deal! The whole net is our support!
Look, any simulated X86 architecture that runs windows will by default run linux.
It's what we've been doing all along, right?