Here's one reason to use the Windows firewall. In the new Group Policy object for the Windows firewall you an have two profiles. One is the Domain profile (when the PC is connected to the internal "secure" network), and the other is for when it is not on the internal network (internet?perhaps).
This will allow you to have some ports/services available when the PC is connected to the domain so that the sysadmins can manage the machine, but have those services blocked when the user is at home other their cable modem, etc.
We have had a lot of problems with users getting a worm/virus while online at home, then bringing it back to the internal network.
use Open Source in the government because it will help keep everything much more secure and stable than going with expensive closed source anti-solutions
Would you care to qualify that? Anybody can just say that, now can you prove it?
If a person has already broken into the IT sector without a degree and now has 7 years of experience and is now being promoted into IT managment; would you say that person should still go back to school and get their degree? I think this is a rare senario, but this it was I have done. My Mom & Dad are constantly bugging me to go back to school, but at this point I don't think a degree will help.
I gotta start previewing my message...that should have read:
There is no way I could explain to my Mom over the phone how to install [insert your favorite software with 15 dependencies (nested) here].
This is a very bad article. First let me says that I love Linux. We have several Linux servers and I use it on the Desktop some, also.
When I say that Linux is not ready for the desktop, here's what I mean. The user interface is not as intuative and consistent as the Windows XP interface. Software IS more difficult to install on Linux, anyone who says otherwise is live in another world. There is no way I could explain to my Mom over the phone how to install.
I think the Linux desktop has made a HUGE improvement over the last few years... KDE is looking really good!!! We're almost there, but don't push it until it's ready, otherwise you end up with Windows 95:-(
Do they ask for the same info when you walk up to a news stand and buy a newspaper? No! Why? Because it would be a pain in the a$$ and no one would want to take the time to fill out the info, they'd be concerned about telemarket & junk mail, and privacy.
My point is, they don't make you waste 5 minutes to give them this info to buy a regular paper, why make us do it online? We just want fast news. The regular, non targeted ads (just like in the print edition), will do just fine.
To say that Linux is "ready for the desktop" is a bit premature in my opinion. I would agree that it is very close, but I just don't think it's quite ready. I don't think I could install Linux on my Mother's PC like I can with WinXP. The Linux desktop is not yet intuative enough for the average Joe. It's definitely ready for the IT Desktop, but not the average user's desktop.
Yep, that caught my eye too. Obviously they do not have proper policies and procedures in place for data backup and retension. I wonder if the new State Technology Office is in charge of those systems, or if the elections dept. gets to do their own thing? I used to work at FDLE (FL Dept of Law Enforcement) HQ in Tallahassee; it was a mess too, and I'm not at all surprised that a Florida State agency lost some data.
IF YOU OPENED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT BETWEEN OCTOBER 1999 AND JANUARY 2004, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION
In re PayPal litigation Case No. CV-02-01227-JF (PVT)
NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
1. WHY DID I GET THIS NOTICE? You have been sent this Notice because the records of PayPal, Inc. indicate you are a current or former PayPal account holder. This means you may be eligible to receive a payment from the proposed class action settlement in the lawsuit In re PayPal Litigation, Case No. 02 1227 JF PVT, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose. This Notice provides a summary of the terms of the proposed settlement. It also explains the lawsuit, your legal rights under the settlement, what benefits are available to you under the settlement, and how to get them.
2. WHAT IS A CLASS ACTION? In a class action, one or more people, called Class Representatives (in this case Roberta Toher and Jeffrey Resnick), sue on behalf of people who have similar claims. All of these people are members of the Class. One court resolves the issues for all Class Members, except for those who exclude themselves from the Class. United States District Judge Jeremy Fogel is in charge of this class action.
3. WHAT IS THIS LAWSUIT ABOUT? In early 2002, Plaintiffs Roberta Toher and Jeffrey Resnick filed separate lawsuits against PayPal, Inc. These two cases were later consolidated into one lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, entitled In re PayPal Litigation, Case No. CV 02 01227-JF (PVT). The lawsuit alleges that PayPal violated the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act ("EFTA"), 15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq., including provisions requiring PayPal to supply customers with information about dispute resolution procedures and to follow certain procedures when investigating complaints of unauthorized or incorrect electronic fund transfers. For example, the lawsuit claims that PayPal did not provide account statements in the manner required by the EFTA. The lawsuit further alleges that PayPal has placed inappropriate restrictions or other limits on customers' accounts and engaged in other improper practices. Based on these practices, the lawsuit asserts claims under California state law for conversion, money had and received, negligence, and violations of consumer protection statutes.
PayPal does not believe that it did anything wrong. In fact, PayPal disputes that the EFTA, originally passed in 1978, applies to its business. PayPal denies any and all liability for the claims alleged in the lawsuit. The Court did not decide in favor of the Plaintiffs or PayPal. Instead, beginning in the fall of 2003, the parties began a series of settlement negotiation sessions mediated by United States Magistrate Judge Edward Infante. Eventually, in November 2003, both sides agreed to a settlement in principle. By settling their claims, both parties avoided the uncertainty and cost of a trial. The settlement provides money and other benefits to the Class. On June 11, 2004, the parties entered into a formal, written Settlement Agreement, which is on file with the Court and available on the Internet at https://www.paypal.com/settlement/. By entering into the Settlement Agreement, PayPal is not admitting any wrongdoing. PayPal continues to believe that it did not do anything wrong. The Representative Plaintiffs and the attorneys appointed by the Court to represent the Class believe that the settlement is fair to Class Members. By this notice, the Court is not expressing any view on the merits of the lawsuit.
4. HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM PART OF THE SETTLEMENT? On July 12, 2004, Judge Fogel entered an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement and certifying the
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Another Amen. Judging by the tone of Tom's letter, he apparently doesn't want to be taken seriously.
That "open source" stuff must suck; their web site is really slow.
Can I please have an invite now :-)
neil@DONTSPAMME:1netsolution.com
They should lower them for good instead of this ol' bait and switch routine.
Here's one reason to use the Windows firewall. In the new Group Policy object for the Windows firewall you an have two profiles. One is the Domain profile (when the PC is connected to the internal "secure" network), and the other is for when it is not on the internal network (internet?perhaps).
This will allow you to have some ports/services available when the PC is connected to the domain so that the sysadmins can manage the machine, but have those services blocked when the user is at home other their cable modem, etc.
We have had a lot of problems with users getting a worm/virus while online at home, then bringing it back to the internal network.
Next Week: New Game Consoles Only Play Games
Next they'll release deticated devices for each feature and call it innovation.
Can't you people see that it's a Capitonym
RTFW (read the fscking Wiki)
Something is wrong...blame Microsoft.
use Open Source in the government because it will help keep everything much more secure and stable than going with expensive closed source anti-solutions
Would you care to qualify that? Anybody can just say that, now can you prove it?
If a person has already broken into the IT sector without a degree and now has 7 years of experience and is now being promoted into IT managment; would you say that person should still go back to school and get their degree? I think this is a rare senario, but this it was I have done. My Mom & Dad are constantly bugging me to go back to school, but at this point I don't think a degree will help.
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What is your opinion
Now why would I want my Mom to have to use a command line.
I gotta start previewing my message...that should have read: There is no way I could explain to my Mom over the phone how to install [insert your favorite software with 15 dependencies (nested) here].
This is a very bad article. First let me says that I love Linux. We have several Linux servers and I use it on the Desktop some, also.
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:-(
When I say that Linux is not ready for the desktop, here's what I mean. The user interface is not as intuative and consistent as the Windows XP interface. Software IS more difficult to install on Linux, anyone who says otherwise is live in another world. There is no way I could explain to my Mom over the phone how to install
I think the Linux desktop has made a HUGE improvement over the last few years... KDE is looking really good!!! We're almost there, but don't push it until it's ready, otherwise you end up with Windows 95
Sell us back those shares or your fired.
It's nice to see comments like these more often on /.
The Microsoft bashing is fun, and sometimes needed, but when they finally do something right, we should acknoledge that!
Do they ask for the same info when you walk up to a news stand and buy a newspaper? No! Why? Because it would be a pain in the a$$ and no one would want to take the time to fill out the info, they'd be concerned about telemarket & junk mail, and privacy.
My point is, they don't make you waste 5 minutes to give them this info to buy a regular paper, why make us do it online? We just want fast news. The regular, non targeted ads (just like in the print edition), will do just fine.
Thank you.
He just wants to be Lance Armstrong.
To say that Linux is "ready for the desktop" is a bit premature in my opinion. I would agree that it is very close, but I just don't think it's quite ready. I don't think I could install Linux on my Mother's PC like I can with WinXP. The Linux desktop is not yet intuative enough for the average Joe. It's definitely ready for the IT Desktop, but not the average user's desktop.
87.34% of statistics are made-up on the spot.
Would you like me to forward you my USD$0.31
It think my Blueberry (Blackberry 7510) smacks 'em all down.
Phone
Email
Web
PDA
Java
Yummy. It may be some fork of Linux, but I'm not sure.
Yep, that caught my eye too. Obviously they do not have proper policies and procedures in place for data backup and retension. I wonder if the new State Technology Office is in charge of those systems, or if the elections dept. gets to do their own thing? I used to work at FDLE (FL Dept of Law Enforcement) HQ in Tallahassee; it was a mess too, and I'm not at all surprised that a Florida State agency lost some data.
1) Only allow claims to be submitted via web site 2) /. the web site
3) ????
4) Profit!!!
Dear [Your Name],
IF YOU OPENED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT BETWEEN OCTOBER 1999 AND JANUARY 2004, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
In re PayPal litigation
Case No. CV-02-01227-JF (PVT)
NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
1. WHY DID I GET THIS NOTICE?
You have been sent this Notice because the records of PayPal, Inc. indicate you are a current or former PayPal account holder. This means you may be eligible to receive a payment from the proposed class action settlement in the lawsuit In re PayPal Litigation, Case No. 02 1227 JF PVT, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose. This Notice provides a summary of the terms of the proposed settlement. It also explains the lawsuit, your legal rights under the settlement, what benefits are available to you under the settlement, and how to get them.
2. WHAT IS A CLASS ACTION?
In a class action, one or more people, called Class Representatives (in this case Roberta Toher and Jeffrey Resnick), sue on behalf of people who have similar claims. All of these people are members of the Class. One court resolves the issues for all Class Members, except for those who exclude themselves from the Class. United States District Judge Jeremy Fogel is in charge of this class action.
3. WHAT IS THIS LAWSUIT ABOUT?
In early 2002, Plaintiffs Roberta Toher and Jeffrey Resnick filed separate lawsuits against PayPal, Inc. These two cases were later consolidated into one lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, entitled In re PayPal Litigation, Case No. CV 02 01227-JF (PVT). The lawsuit alleges that PayPal violated the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act ("EFTA"), 15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq., including provisions requiring PayPal to supply customers with information about dispute resolution procedures and to follow certain procedures when investigating complaints of unauthorized or incorrect electronic fund transfers. For example, the lawsuit claims that PayPal did not provide account statements in the manner required by the EFTA. The lawsuit further alleges that PayPal has placed inappropriate restrictions or other limits on customers' accounts and engaged in other improper practices. Based on these practices, the lawsuit asserts claims under California state law for conversion, money had and received, negligence, and violations of consumer protection statutes.
PayPal does not believe that it did anything wrong. In fact, PayPal disputes that the EFTA, originally passed in 1978, applies to its business. PayPal denies any and all liability for the claims alleged in the lawsuit. The Court did not decide in favor of the Plaintiffs or PayPal. Instead, beginning in the fall of 2003, the parties began a series of settlement negotiation sessions mediated by United States Magistrate Judge Edward Infante. Eventually, in November 2003, both sides agreed to a settlement in principle. By settling their claims, both parties avoided the uncertainty and cost of a trial. The settlement provides money and other benefits to the Class. On June 11, 2004, the parties entered into a formal, written Settlement Agreement, which is on file with the Court and available on the Internet at https://www.paypal.com/settlement/. By entering into the Settlement Agreement, PayPal is not admitting any wrongdoing. PayPal continues to believe that it did not do anything wrong. The Representative Plaintiffs and the attorneys appointed by the Court to represent the Class believe that the settlement is fair to Class Members. By this notice, the Court is not expressing any view on the merits of the lawsuit.
4. HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM PART OF THE SETTLEMENT?
On July 12, 2004, Judge Fogel entered an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement and certifying the
Looks more like a Fireworks 3.0/Dreamweaver 3.0-For-Dummies to me.