my problem is that I can't test something long-term without buying it
Sure you can. All you need is a big store with a refund policy... I test-drive bits of Maplin kit all the time, they're quite happy to let you pay for a something and then return it later if you don't like it.
Same with catalog stores... think of them as public libraries for electronic kit!
Try a pen-tablet. They're only £30 and work great if you're looking for an alternative to the mouse.
You can draw with them, they're easy to use for windows and browsers, you _can_ click, right-click, right-click-drag or whatever, and you can get drivers for linux.
Why would you want a list of spyware apps? You just assume that anything to do with media, music, and video is spyware until you can prove otherwise (usually by reading the EULA in detail)
Download.com also started clearly warning people about spyware, and had even removed certain programs (see their software submission policy) so as not to scar their reputation by allowing programs such as this to be downloaded from their site.
Cool, you can even google the obscure names of registered users... so is Mariëtte Fikkert the same as this person from an MP3-swapping site's contact list?
So apart from making it a little harder to open their server, this also shows that this company is using software generously donated by the free software community.
Those would be the digital cellphones which Schneier slated in his recent book for weak encryption, scanners for which are available and becoming cheaper?
You wouldn't fake an IP address because if you did, you wouldn't be able to hear anything!
And I'd say VoIP makes it harder to record phone conversations, because my standard phone-to-tape lead won't work, and I'd need either new software or an in-ear microphone to record it.
Of course, you could leave your dictating machine on the desk and use speakers, but it's hardly private.
Does anyone know if it's possible to get a speaker/mic combo in a telephone-style package to use with this?
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I've not used PGPFone yet (got it installed but nobody to call) but that's supposed to do encrypted phone calls over the internet, using your normal headset, and without paying for phone calls, hardware, or software.
That also adds a secure connection ontop any normal phone conversation.
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Like the "coca-cola advert by making stars explode" idea from HHG to the G?
"It will have cost more than the entire historical budget of the US military, but is arguably more useful..."
my problem is that I can't test something long-term without buying it
Sure you can. All you need is a big store with a refund policy... I test-drive bits of Maplin kit all the time, they're quite happy to let you pay for a something and then return it later if you don't like it.
Same with catalog stores... think of them as public libraries for electronic kit!
Try a pen-tablet. They're only £30 and work great if you're looking for an alternative to the mouse.
You can draw with them, they're easy to use for windows and browsers, you _can_ click, right-click, right-click-drag or whatever, and you can get drivers for linux.
They'll end up just like mobile phones, it seems:
" Free phone with every packet of cornflakes!* "
*Subscription required, minimum 1 year at £15 per month
There's nothing winamp can't do!
/me downloads the "world-peace" plugin for WinAmp
Why would you want a list of spyware apps? You just assume that anything to do with media, music, and video is spyware until you can prove otherwise (usually by reading the EULA in detail)
Download.com also started clearly warning people about spyware, and had even removed certain programs (see their software submission policy) so as not to scar their reputation by allowing programs such as this to be downloaded from their site.
this is a nasty step forward that even BillG hasn't tried
I don't know about that... Windows' Defragmenter deleted my linux boot area.
Cool, you can even google the obscure names of registered users... so is Mariëtte Fikkert the same as this person from an MP3-swapping site's contact list?
Privacy. Mmmmmmmm.
Radlight.net --
Server: Apache/1.3.19 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) mod_perl/1.24_01 PHP/4.0.6 FrontPage/5.0.2 mod_ssl/2.8.1 OpenSSL/0.9.6
So apart from making it a little harder to open their server, this also shows that this company is using software generously donated by the free software community.
Looks like we need Radlight-Lite (c.f. Kazza!)
Or Winamp of course. I've never even heard of RadLight
Those would be the digital cellphones which Schneier slated in his recent book for weak encryption, scanners for which are available and becoming cheaper?
You wouldn't fake an IP address because if you did, you wouldn't be able to hear anything!
And I'd say VoIP makes it harder to record phone conversations, because my standard phone-to-tape lead won't work, and I'd need either new software or an in-ear microphone to record it.
Of course, you could leave your dictating machine on the desk and use speakers, but it's hardly private.
Does anyone know if it's possible to get a speaker/mic combo in a telephone-style package to use with this?
Is that not what PGPFone does?
I've not used PGPFone yet (got it installed but nobody to call) but that's supposed to do encrypted phone calls over the internet, using your normal headset, and without paying for phone calls, hardware, or software.
That also adds a secure connection ontop any normal phone conversation.