Leaving a WiFi network wide open without any security precautions or leaving it at the manufacturer's default is like leaving all of your doors and windows open and unlocked. Probably would have been better if you had asked the person if it was okay to borrow their network (like if you needed to borrow one's phone to call a tow truck).
A lot of desktop and mobile processors aren't putting out their maximum amount of heat while idle, mostly if the operating system is issuing HLT commands. Of course, that isn't true if you are running Folding@Home, Seti@Home or dnet 24x7. Other culprits are the high-end video cards (including the GeForce FX) mostly when overclocked.
It's isn't really the UltraSPARC III Cu we should worry about either... look at the Itanium 2 which chews through a maximum of 120W/hr or even the multi-core POWER4 processors from IBM.
Still, turning off or putting your machine into suspend/sleep mode will at least help with cutting down power use. Also, turn off your monitors;)
I'm not sure if it's CNN, Fox News or which of the major news source it comes from, but it's literally a closed caption dump into IRC (I believe the person who handles the dumps uses video4linux or something like that).
Not quite a screenshot history for X, but you can view a lot of screenshots for different X window managers that have been around over at: http://www.plig.org/xwinman/.
Although their site seems to be down, but Angstrom has a 1U server that supports quad Athlon processors in a single case by having two Athlon MP motherboards... mind you, all in one rack unit. That's definitely a feat, even without liquid cooling, but that machine must be one loud, whiny and heat soaked machine... mostly if you want to stick 40-42 of those in one cabinet.
A lot of projectors in the market now have DVI input, so you should be able to connect an HDTV "tuner" to the projector via DVI and have it project the image. The only problem is that most projectors use the 4:3 aspect ratio (there are some projectors that are native 16:9 or 16:10).
My guess is that the processor (and possibly the northbridge) sits near the memory sockets or on the other side of the PCB. For my laptop, most of the heat centralizes around the hard drive bay and the area right behind it (most likely where the processor and heatsink/heatpipe unit sites). The memory compartment on my laptop sits on the other side and doesn't get that warm. It all depends on how the laptop motherboard was designed and where the air flows.
The main differences between the eMac and CRT iMac is that the eMac is a G4 (faster but requires more power and runs warmer) rather than a G3, and the eMac has a 17" CRT versus a 15" CRT.
Even still, the entry-level eMac goes for about $150-200 more than an entry-level CRT iMac... that definitely makes a difference for schools and companies on a budget.
I know some Cray systems use watercooling to move the heat away from the cores to the outside environment. I definitely think that with squeezing two very high heat-output processors into a single rack units (like dual Itanium 2 processors, EV6/EV7 Alpha processors, etc.) would get a lot of help from watercooling.
I'd just be a bit nervous if a hose developed a crack or corrision occurs in the water block or elsewhere in the system. Of course, I would think that the manufacturers of those systems and the servers would test out the system in extreme conditions to make sure that the risk of something bad happens is brought down to a very bare minimum.
The [H] has some pictures and links to a company that is providing low-profile waterblocks and watercooling solutions for rackmount servers, even a look at a watercooled dual Opteron server. I'm not sure if I would be all that comfortable with using such a solution in a production environment or if that will help reduce the noise produced by those servers (10K and 15K RPM hard drives and blowers to keep those things cool aren't exactly... quiet).
Thanks... I haven't looked at the ISS advisory yet, but that's what I kind of figured based on what Microsoft had in their bulletin. Using URLScan just obscures the vulnerability as there is probably another entry point that could be exploited that we have no clue about.
MyCD is a software package that Veritas produces that OEM's out to CD-R/RW makers and brand as theirs. Pioneer bundles a version of MyDVD (the version I have is called something else but I can recall the name right now) with the DVD-R/RW drive that I bought and that they licensed from Veritas and re-laballed it as Pioneer's, though the Veritas logo is still floating around the app.
What's wrong with the way IIS 5.0 handles WebDAV requests?
WebDAV uses IIS to pass requests to and from Windows 2000. When IIS receives a WebDAV request, it typically processes the request and then acts on it. However, if the request is formed in a particular way, a buffer overrun can result because one of the Windows components called by WebDAV does not correctly check parameters.
It sounds like WebDAV sends a malformed request back to the ntdll.dll for additional processing and possibly authentication (?) that is the problem. My guess is that the root of the problem is in ntdll.dll, but it could be mitigated by filtering WebDAV requests using the URLScan utility. More information can be had about 2/3 the way down in the same bulletin linked above.
I do understand that it can only test for basic compliancy... I'm not saying that my site is 100% accessible to every single user agent in the world, but I'm using the results as a guideline to meet the requirements set out by Section 508 or WCAG.
As far as alt attributes are concerned, I don't use a whole lot of images on my site... and yes, the alt and title attributes I use aren't the best ones.
If the site was a government site or for a corporation, I would definitely not base the site's accessibility by only running a script or a robot through the site... it would complement other checks and human testing.
You may want to have a go at the Bobby accessibility tests which throw not only errors and warnings but will show you what the page looks like without any style sheets and scripts, indications where the errors and warnings are, and links in the report to full-length explanations of what the errors mean. Almost all of the explanations provide samples of good and bad code, along with HTML coded samples.
They limit the number of tests you can run via the web interface, but they also sell a standalone and server version of their tool for a decent amount (decent as in not too expensive but not cheap).
I use Bobby to test my site for content accessibility and made changes to as many pages on my site as possible in order to get almost every page to meet section 508 and/or WCAG Level A (or level 1).
Little nit to pick, it's compatibility layer and not an emulation layer (since the instructions are still x86, just in a different binary format and using libraries compiled in a different operating system; think of it as running DOS apps under NT 4.0).
Probably should have been written as "or Romanized as Longxin" (ie: translating the characters sort of by pronouncation/description into something that can be written using Roman/Latin characters).
Dragon is probably the closest meaning/definition translation of the word.
I know a fair amount of Sun servers have starter keys to start up the computer. I don't know if other enterprise-level servers have the same thing or not, but I sure did LMAO when I saw such a thing for the very first time (it was a Sun Enterprise 450).
FreeBSD has been shipping with Sendmail enabled but limited to only localhost connection since 4.5 or 4.6 (to completely disable it, set sendmail_enable to "NONE" in/etc/rc.conf; "NO" sets it to localhost only and "YES" sets it to default configuration).
I kind of figured as much. Thanks for the info nonetheless. When I had setup my file server/workstation, I just decided to run a trackball and a USB extension cable and used it that way. Oh well:)
I'm actually using FreeBSD along with XFree86 4.2.x on my current machines. I don't run gpm and normally run the mice through the mouse daemon (seems to work the best) rather than using the mouse drivers provided XFree86 (which tends to be quite honery sometimes too).
The only two KVMs that I have access to are the Belkin OmniCube and the Omni View Pro's. I haven't tried any other KVMs just yet, so the ones that I use could be dumb when it comes to PS/2 mice.
I'm probably not alone with this problem, but I've always had problems with trying to get XFree86 3.x or 4.x to work with PS/2 mice with a KVM in between. Either the mouse isn't detected, the mouse cursor reacts erratically or can't get anything behind two buttons to work. As a workaround, I've always had to get another PS/2 (or USB) mouse and plug it directly into the machine rather than go through a KVM.
Microsoft, after several delays, releases Hailstorm XP and Terra XP for their latest operating system, Longhorn. The release announcement was done with Steve Ballmer running around the stage at TechEd 2004 screaming, "Call me daddy! I own the Earth!" Later, Bill Gates corrects Ballmer by saying, "Sorry Steve, I own the Earth!" Reports have been coming in that Scott McNealy of Sun, Larry Ellison of Oracle, and Richard Stallman of FSF all huddled up and crying.
Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, Earth blue-screened and permanently enabled copy-protection on every living person until each person forks over their soul along with $5000 per year for life support.
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Leaving a WiFi network wide open without any security precautions or leaving it at the manufacturer's default is like leaving all of your doors and windows open and unlocked. Probably would have been better if you had asked the person if it was okay to borrow their network (like if you needed to borrow one's phone to call a tow truck).
That's just my thought...
A lot of desktop and mobile processors aren't putting out their maximum amount of heat while idle, mostly if the operating system is issuing HLT commands. Of course, that isn't true if you are running Folding@Home, Seti@Home or dnet 24x7. Other culprits are the high-end video cards (including the GeForce FX) mostly when overclocked.
;)
It's isn't really the UltraSPARC III Cu we should worry about either... look at the Itanium 2 which chews through a maximum of 120W/hr or even the multi-core POWER4 processors from IBM.
Still, turning off or putting your machine into suspend/sleep mode will at least help with cutting down power use. Also, turn off your monitors
No problem. It's definitely nice to have going while chatting away in a different channel, yet doesn't cause a distraction.
Check out #livenews on irc.striked.org
I'm not sure if it's CNN, Fox News or which of the major news source it comes from, but it's literally a closed caption dump into IRC (I believe the person who handles the dumps uses video4linux or something like that).
HTH
Not quite a screenshot history for X, but you can view a lot of screenshots for different X window managers that have been around over at: http://www.plig.org/xwinman/.
Although their site seems to be down, but Angstrom has a 1U server that supports quad Athlon processors in a single case by having two Athlon MP motherboards... mind you, all in one rack unit. That's definitely a feat, even without liquid cooling, but that machine must be one loud, whiny and heat soaked machine... mostly if you want to stick 40-42 of those in one cabinet.
A lot of projectors in the market now have DVI input, so you should be able to connect an HDTV "tuner" to the projector via DVI and have it project the image. The only problem is that most projectors use the 4:3 aspect ratio (there are some projectors that are native 16:9 or 16:10).
My guess is that the processor (and possibly the northbridge) sits near the memory sockets or on the other side of the PCB. For my laptop, most of the heat centralizes around the hard drive bay and the area right behind it (most likely where the processor and heatsink/heatpipe unit sites). The memory compartment on my laptop sits on the other side and doesn't get that warm. It all depends on how the laptop motherboard was designed and where the air flows.
The main differences between the eMac and CRT iMac is that the eMac is a G4 (faster but requires more power and runs warmer) rather than a G3, and the eMac has a 17" CRT versus a 15" CRT.
Even still, the entry-level eMac goes for about $150-200 more than an entry-level CRT iMac... that definitely makes a difference for schools and companies on a budget.
I know some Cray systems use watercooling to move the heat away from the cores to the outside environment. I definitely think that with squeezing two very high heat-output processors into a single rack units (like dual Itanium 2 processors, EV6/EV7 Alpha processors, etc.) would get a lot of help from watercooling.
I'd just be a bit nervous if a hose developed a crack or corrision occurs in the water block or elsewhere in the system. Of course, I would think that the manufacturers of those systems and the servers would test out the system in extreme conditions to make sure that the risk of something bad happens is brought down to a very bare minimum.
Interesting nonetheless.
Thanks... I haven't looked at the ISS advisory yet, but that's what I kind of figured based on what Microsoft had in their bulletin. Using URLScan just obscures the vulnerability as there is probably another entry point that could be exploited that we have no clue about.
MyCD is a software package that Veritas produces that OEM's out to CD-R/RW makers and brand as theirs. Pioneer bundles a version of MyDVD (the version I have is called something else but I can recall the name right now) with the DVD-R/RW drive that I bought and that they licensed from Veritas and re-laballed it as Pioneer's, though the Veritas logo is still floating around the app.
HTH
I do understand that it can only test for basic compliancy... I'm not saying that my site is 100% accessible to every single user agent in the world, but I'm using the results as a guideline to meet the requirements set out by Section 508 or WCAG.
As far as alt attributes are concerned, I don't use a whole lot of images on my site... and yes, the alt and title attributes I use aren't the best ones.
If the site was a government site or for a corporation, I would definitely not base the site's accessibility by only running a script or a robot through the site... it would complement other checks and human testing.
They limit the number of tests you can run via the web interface, but they also sell a standalone and server version of their tool for a decent amount (decent as in not too expensive but not cheap).
I use Bobby to test my site for content accessibility and made changes to as many pages on my site as possible in order to get almost every page to meet section 508 and/or WCAG Level A (or level 1).
Little nit to pick, it's compatibility layer and not an emulation layer (since the instructions are still x86, just in a different binary format and using libraries compiled in a different operating system; think of it as running DOS apps under NT 4.0).
Probably should have been written as "or Romanized as Longxin" (ie: translating the characters sort of by pronouncation/description into something that can be written using Roman/Latin characters).
:|
Dragon is probably the closest meaning/definition translation of the word.
I could be wrong though.
I know a fair amount of Sun servers have starter keys to start up the computer. I don't know if other enterprise-level servers have the same thing or not, but I sure did LMAO when I saw such a thing for the very first time (it was a Sun Enterprise 450).
FreeBSD has been shipping with Sendmail enabled but limited to only localhost connection since 4.5 or 4.6 (to completely disable it, set sendmail_enable to "NONE" in /etc/rc.conf; "NO" sets it to localhost only and "YES" sets it to default configuration).
I don't know about OpenBSD nor NetBSD.
I kind of figured as much. Thanks for the info nonetheless. When I had setup my file server/workstation, I just decided to run a trackball and a USB extension cable and used it that way. Oh well :)
I'm actually using FreeBSD along with XFree86 4.2.x on my current machines. I don't run gpm and normally run the mice through the mouse daemon (seems to work the best) rather than using the mouse drivers provided XFree86 (which tends to be quite honery sometimes too).
:)
I never had luck with gpm anyway.
The only two KVMs that I have access to are the Belkin OmniCube and the Omni View Pro's. I haven't tried any other KVMs just yet, so the ones that I use could be dumb when it comes to PS/2 mice.
I'm probably not alone with this problem, but I've always had problems with trying to get XFree86 3.x or 4.x to work with PS/2 mice with a KVM in between. Either the mouse isn't detected, the mouse cursor reacts erratically or can't get anything behind two buttons to work. As a workaround, I've always had to get another PS/2 (or USB) mouse and plug it directly into the machine rather than go through a KVM.
Has this been resolved in 4.3.0?
Microsoft, after several delays, releases Hailstorm XP and Terra XP for their latest operating system, Longhorn. The release announcement was done with Steve Ballmer running around the stage at TechEd 2004 screaming, "Call me daddy! I own the Earth!" Later, Bill Gates corrects Ballmer by saying, "Sorry Steve, I own the Earth!" Reports have been coming in that Scott McNealy of Sun, Larry Ellison of Oracle, and Richard Stallman of FSF all huddled up and crying.
Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, Earth blue-screened and permanently enabled copy-protection on every living person until each person forks over their soul along with $5000 per year for life support.