http://www.symantec.com/ Norton Systemworks 2003 came with Wipeinfo, which claims to permanently remove files from your hard drive. You can also use a "government wipe" which conforms to a DoD document on industrial security.
From the help file: Wipe Info erases files or folders from your hard disk so that they cannot be recovered. On Windows 98/Me, Wipe Info also wipes the free space on your hard disk.
When you wipe a file, Wipe Info wipes the file and attempts to wipe any free space associated with the file and the file's directory entry.
When you wipe a folder, Wipe Info wipes all of the files in the folder, and then, if the folder is empty, it attempts to wipe the directory entry for the folder.
When you wipe free space in Windows 98/Me, Wipe Info wipes the free drive space, free file space, and erased file entries.
In general, you cannot recover files that have been wiped. Windows Me/XP System Restore can restore files that have been wiped if they are one of the protected file types. By default, many document types, such as.doc and.xls files in My Documents, are protected. Windows Me/XP System Restore maintains copies of protected files. Wiping the original file does not wipe the copy that Windows Me/XP System Restore maintains.
Wipe Info eliminates a file's contents from the disk, but does not remove the file name. While the file name remains on disk, it is no longer visible in Windows Explorer, and there is no data stored with it. On NTFS volumes, streams (alternate data that belongs to a file but is not stored with the file) are also wiped.
Chances of finding this kind of life (e.g. Star Trek) in our own solar system are highly unlikely. However, even finding single cell life somewhere other than here (earth) would answer one of the greatest question of humankind: are we the only life in the universe. If the answer comes back that there is any life elsewhere, it becomes immensely more plauseable that there could be intelligent life out there as well. As for sending probes etc. to mars, it is currently more cost efficient and safe to do robotic missions. The problems inherent in a human mission to mars are currently not solveable (radiation, prolonged effects of microgravity on the human body, etc).
I am a Ph.D. student at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. I actually do research using GVS. Here's links to some of our research (Pubmed). GVS 1, GVS 2 GVS 3 (disclosure: I am Carlsen on the papers:)). What troubles me is that the magnitude of the deviations is so large from the video. We showed that when walking in an open environment (e.g. like in the video), deviations due to GVS (with eyes open) is VERY small (~10 cm over a 3m distance). Even with eyes closed, the magnitude of the deviation was only 30 cm for 3m forward travel. GVS amplitude was set at 3x the threshold required to induce sway while standing (~1.5 mA) and some subjects reported that this could get painful. My main beef with this is that it appears from the video that the researchers were exaggerating the effect for the cameras. This is not to say that GVS does not have useful commercial applications, but this notion of "remote controlled humans" is an exaggeration. We have tried hooking up GVS to a flight simulator and got mixed feelings from subjects, but I believe that if tweaked correctly, this could be an area of application. However, because people react differently to different levels of stimulation, the problem of individual differences, and determining a threshold level might be tricky (also too high of a current can fry your brain, so kids, don't try this at home)!!
I disagree. There are tons of uses for more bandwidth. One only needs to envision online services such as fast system backups, multimedia mail, videophones, on-demand HDTV over ip, . . ..shall I continue? I don't beleive that the only people that will benefit from larger bandwidth are pirates and p2p users... just my 2 cents.
I have a Sony Ericsson T610 wich looks startingly similar to this new phone (Nokia N91), but with the addition of the iPod -esque controls on the slider. The T610 is easily the best designed phone I've ever had, and I can't help thinking that Nokia took a few design tips from S-E (and aPple). So, I'm psyched about it!
I think that the story makes a good point, namely that some Data / Format migration is inevitible.
Therefore, optical storage producers would be smart to offer several "levels" of guaranteed life, and you could purchase based on how long you think you need you need your data to live. e.g. price per unit... 5 years: 1 dollar, 10 years: $1.50, 20 years: $2.00 etc.
I'm not that Uber-knowledgeable about how it all works, but it seems to me that the end effect will be no different than the current combo of plain old NTFS + Google Desktop Search.
Tag & Rename is a great utility (windows) for . ..you guessed it - Tagging and Renaming MP3's (works for.ogg and.wma too). It can connect to FreeDB to retreive track info from your mp3's (if they're in the correct order, organized by album, etc). I've use it since ver. 1.3 and have loved it, once you get used to the interface.
I'm not too well versed in the technical intricacies of email routing, however, it would seem to me that an effective way to curb spam would be to form "spam sinkholes." This could be done by implementing a filtering system into all mail servers that use a "bayesian" produced list available from a central authority, that is trained by hundreds, if not thousands or millions of people. For example, a client could be installed on people's machines, (e.g. spambayes or something like it), and the list of words and their probabilities could be uploaded to a central authority. This would result in a list of words that a large proportion of the population considers spam-related. Due to the sheer number of people that could contribute to this list, it would likely be quite accurate in assigning an appropriate "spam probability." Furthermore, this list could be moderated by a group in order to avoid nasty people undermining the list. However, if enough people contributed to it this would probably not be needed simply due to the statistical probabilities associated with so many people assigning a value to a term. Thus, the mail servers could automatically download and update the list on a daily or weekly basis. When an email was received for routing, it could be scanned, and if it was scored with a high enough probability (99-100%), it could be "cast into the void," or at least delayed indefinitely, resulting in the spammer?s server eventually giving up. Most of the true spam I receive is rated at 99% to 100% by Bayesian filtering and I've never had a non-spam rated higher than 50%. This would likely stop most spam at the first server it encountered, and would dramatically decrease the amount of spam traffic.
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The only one I know of that has gained any popularity is the NexII from Frontier labs. And yes it's small, versatile and has low power consumption. I bought one since I own a CF based digital camera and wanted compatible media. I got a 256 meg CF card for $150 (cdn) and haven't looked back.
In addition, for those.ogg fans, Frontier Labs has commented that they are "seriously considering" adding.ogg support in an upcoming firmware. *fingers crossed*
There was a story posted about OEOne, who built an operating environment "homebase desktop" using mozilla on top of RedHat. Thought some/.ers might be interested if they missed that one.
I finally got tired of the constant hum of the case and cpu fans so I bought a couple of extension cables. I then placed the case in my bedroom closet. Next I punched a hole through the back of the closet into the living room and proceeded to hook up audio and video to my surround sound system. I'm getting an AIW tomorrow since it comes with an RF remote so I can control the system from the other room. As for my workstation, my desk is close to the closet and some extensions simply connect my mouse, KB and Monitor. Shut the closet door and voila! quiet setup.
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http://www.symantec.com/ Norton Systemworks 2003 came with Wipeinfo, which claims to permanently remove files from your hard drive. You can also use a "government wipe" which conforms to a DoD document on industrial security.
.doc and .xls files in My Documents, are protected. Windows Me/XP System Restore maintains copies of protected files. Wiping the original file does not wipe the copy that Windows Me/XP System Restore maintains.
From the help file:
Wipe Info erases files or folders from your hard disk so that they cannot be recovered. On Windows 98/Me, Wipe Info also wipes the free space on your hard disk.
When you wipe a file, Wipe Info wipes the file and attempts to wipe any free space associated with the file and the file's directory entry.
When you wipe a folder, Wipe Info wipes all of the files in the folder, and then, if the folder is empty, it attempts to wipe the directory entry for the folder.
When you wipe free space in Windows 98/Me, Wipe Info wipes the free drive space, free file space, and erased file entries.
In general, you cannot recover files that have been wiped. Windows Me/XP System Restore can restore files that have been wiped if they are one of the protected file types. By default, many document types, such as
Wipe Info eliminates a file's contents from the disk, but does not remove the file name. While the file name remains on disk, it is no longer visible in Windows Explorer, and there is no data stored with it. On NTFS volumes, streams (alternate data that belongs to a file but is not stored with the file) are also wiped.
Chances of finding this kind of life (e.g. Star Trek) in our own solar system are highly unlikely. However, even finding single cell life somewhere other than here (earth) would answer one of the greatest question of humankind: are we the only life in the universe. If the answer comes back that there is any life elsewhere, it becomes immensely more plauseable that there could be intelligent life out there as well.
As for sending probes etc. to mars, it is currently more cost efficient and safe to do robotic missions. The problems inherent in a human mission to mars are currently not solveable (radiation, prolonged effects of microgravity on the human body, etc).
I am a Ph.D. student at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. I actually do research using GVS. Here's links to some of our research (Pubmed). GVS 1, :)). What troubles me is that the magnitude of the deviations is so large from the video. We showed that when walking in an open environment (e.g. like in the video), deviations due to GVS (with eyes open) is VERY small (~10 cm over a 3m distance). Even with eyes closed, the magnitude of the deviation was only 30 cm for 3m forward travel. GVS amplitude was set at 3x the threshold required to induce sway while standing (~1.5 mA) and some subjects reported that this could get painful. My main beef with this is that it appears from the video that the researchers were exaggerating the effect for the cameras. This is not to say that GVS does not have useful commercial applications, but this notion of "remote controlled humans" is an exaggeration. We have tried hooking up GVS to a flight simulator and got mixed feelings from subjects, but I believe that if tweaked correctly, this could be an area of application. However, because people react differently to different levels of stimulation, the problem of individual differences, and determining a threshold level might be tricky (also too high of a current can fry your brain, so kids, don't try this at home)!!
GVS 2
GVS 3
(disclosure: I am Carlsen on the papers
The poster must have linked incorrectly. Here is the good link. . .
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type
I disagree. .shall I continue? I don't beleive that the only people that will benefit from larger bandwidth are pirates and p2p users...
There are tons of uses for more bandwidth. One only needs to envision online services such as fast system backups, multimedia mail, videophones, on-demand HDTV over ip, . . .
just my 2 cents.
If you follow your own link, you'll see that GPL is not simply the "General Public License."
It's actually the "GNU General Public License"
I have a Sony Ericsson T610 wich looks startingly similar to this new phone (Nokia N91), but with the addition of the iPod -esque controls on the slider. The T610 is easily the best designed phone I've ever had, and I can't help thinking that Nokia took a few design tips from S-E (and aPple). So, I'm psyched about it!
I think that the story makes a good point, namely that some Data / Format migration is inevitible.
Therefore, optical storage producers would be smart to offer several "levels" of guaranteed life, and you could purchase based on how long you think you need you need your data to live. e.g. price per unit... 5 years: 1 dollar, 10 years: $1.50, 20 years: $2.00 etc.
I'm not that Uber-knowledgeable about how it all works, but it seems to me that the end effect will be no different than the current combo of plain old NTFS + Google Desktop Search.
"However, 3-dimensional user interfaces have not yet received as much exposure."
.and it's been around for quite a while.
I'm pretty sure my keyboard is a 3D user interface . .
There seems to be a disproportionate amount of spam in late 1997 (as compared to the following few years) . . . anyone know why this might be?
. . . is explained here.
Tag & Rename see this comment
Tag & Rename is a great utility (windows) for . . .you guessed it - Tagging and Renaming MP3's (works for .ogg and .wma too). It can connect to FreeDB to retreive track info from your mp3's (if they're in the correct order, organized by album, etc). I've use it since ver. 1.3 and have loved it, once you get used to the interface.
I'm not too well versed in the technical intricacies of email routing, however, it would seem to me that an effective way to curb spam would be to form "spam sinkholes." This could be done by implementing a filtering system into all mail servers that use a "bayesian" produced list available from a central authority, that is trained by hundreds, if not thousands or millions of people. For example, a client could be installed on people's machines, (e.g. spambayes or something like it), and the list of words and their probabilities could be uploaded to a central authority. This would result in a list of words that a large proportion of the population considers spam-related. Due to the sheer number of people that could contribute to this list, it would likely be quite accurate in assigning an appropriate "spam probability." Furthermore, this list could be moderated by a group in order to avoid nasty people undermining the list. However, if enough people contributed to it this would probably not be needed simply due to the statistical probabilities associated with so many people assigning a value to a term. Thus, the mail servers could automatically download and update the list on a daily or weekly basis. When an email was received for routing, it could be scanned, and if it was scored with a high enough probability (99-100%), it could be "cast into the void," or at least delayed indefinitely, resulting in the spammer?s server eventually giving up. Most of the true spam I receive is rated at 99% to 100% by Bayesian filtering and I've never had a non-spam rated higher than 50%. This would likely stop most spam at the first server it encountered, and would dramatically decrease the amount of spam traffic.
The only one I know of that has gained any popularity is the NexII from Frontier labs. And yes it's small, versatile and has low power consumption. I bought one since I own a CF based digital camera and wanted compatible media. I got a 256 meg CF card for $150 (cdn) and haven't looked back. .ogg fans, Frontier Labs has commented that they are "seriously considering" adding .ogg support in an upcoming firmware. *fingers crossed*
In addition, for those
There was a story posted about OEOne, who built an operating environment "homebase desktop" using mozilla on top of RedHat. Thought some /.ers might be interested if they missed that one.
I'm gonna flame myself for this one . . .
let me try again
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I finally got tired of the constant hum of the case and cpu fans so I bought a couple of extension cables. I then placed the case in my bedroom closet. Next I punched a hole through the back of the closet into the living room and proceeded to hook up audio and video to my surround sound system. I'm getting an AIW tomorrow since it comes with an RF remote so I can control the system from the other room. As for my workstation, my desk is close to the closet and some extensions simply connect my mouse, KB and Monitor. Shut the closet door and voila! quiet setup.