OQO seems easy to steal - is there any built-in encryption support?
The Windows XP Professional OS supports encryption of data for users, however I believe OQO comes with XP Home Edition, and I'm not sure if the encryption feature is available there -- my memory seems to indicate it isn't, and I'm too lazy to look it up, so if somebody knows different, please reply. Thanks.
Talk about bidding on a piece of software, a friend of my introduced me to Rent-a-coder. At first I thought the idea was novel, and even though I haven't tried it out yet, I know from her experience that the cash really sucks. But it's relative. It also depends on what region of the world you live and the exchange rate between the bidder and the customer. I'm in North America. Sometimes my friend gets a job for $20 that lasts for 3 days. If she lived in... (just off the top of my head -- no flames please)... Cuba for example then that $20 US adds up to a lot more. However my friend is in an odd situation -- which I won't go into the details of here -- that prevents her from working and she needs the cash. Of course she also has a high sense of personal integrity so she always gives the project 100% effort despite the low return.
and add a boolean value for content.notify.ontimer and set it to false
Because this topic of about:config has popped up here, I want to ask: where is there a *definitive* list of *all* the possible about:config keys? For example, how did you find the setting you suggested?
Thanks.
I thought of so many jokes in one instance that they all imploded into each other and I am left with nothing... I think I will just prepare myself for good laughs and read everything else that everybody else writes. I'm off to do some well-anticipated reading..... This is gonna' be much better than the Sunday funnies.
On the other hand wouldn't it be interesting if nobody too the bait, and everybody made only Interesting and Informative answers.
Give me one good sheet of real electronic paper -- like 8.5 x 11 -- without a weighty battery pack hanging off the side -- something that is slightly malleable and can be placed on any semi-hard surface to be written upon. Let me easily fill up the page, touch the bottom corner with my pen to archive it / clear the screen so I can immediately continue writing the next page -- and let me easily virtually "flip" through my pages -- e.g. forward & back navigation (like flipping a real page) and maybe even a thumbnail view of all pages so I can touch one to go straight to it. Build in wireless connectivity so I can read my emails on it and send emails, do faxes, etc. and BAM -- that's when my office will be "paperless".
I thought I would use my PDA for everything, and I did for the first 3 months, but then I started opting for paper for some things -- like quick sketches of ideas and plans -- and then I stopped reading books from my PDA because my eyesight was strained and I had to flip through several screens just to read a single real page.
The location could be input into the phone by the store that sells/rents it. Because in addition to typing a location into the phone from the phone itself, some type of interface should be used to download your address onto your phone automatically (whenever possible) -- the same address information that store has for you anyways.
Anybody who doesn't need me can track my location as much as they want. For example, not my friends, bosses, work-mates. However if the government wants to be able to locate me at any time, then that's okay with me (because I know they don't need to) -- as long as I'm not behind on my taxes or being sought by the police.
And Cisco and a myriad of other hardware vendors will sell more too.
I think we should exhaust some other avenues first before creating a whole new layer.
FreeNet project?... maybe not... although it does have potential.
From my own experience I can say there's nothing more helpful than a real teacher who is knowledgable in the field being taught. You can tap into that person's knowledge by asking many questions. You quite often get a good dose of real-life experience and wisdom along with the technical details of the subject matter. If you're unlucky then you get a teacher that doesn't impart this kind of good stuff or worse doesn't have the knowledge and just makes you read out of a book. In that case you're probably better off with the online course materials. However there are a lot of good teachers out there and if you can find them then I recommend you choose that option and tap into that amazing resource. You can proactively ask questions and get answers from a person, rather than the wrote course materials that don't digress from the subject matter. Real class can be much more interesting.
I'm using my D-LINK 604 built-in DynDns update service. Works like a charm. It's smart and doesn't force too many updates. I've been using it for about two years -- always connected to the Internet over PPOE.
The best hint I can give from my experience is upgrade the firmware on your D-Link if an update is available. If you have the latest firmware then try resetting the device to factory settings and upgrade to the latest firmware again. I once had a successful firmware update to my D-LINK (at least no reported failure) and then no end of trouble for it to maintain a connection to the ISP... and it kept freezing. So I ended up resetting it and re-updating the firmware and it has worked like a charm ever since. Odd but true.
Thanks for the tip, that's great. For anybody else readin this, the setting to target Firefox error messages into web pages (that normally would appear in dialogue boxes) is
... does an extension exist that can be used to target the contents of Firefox dialogue boxes elsewhere?
For example, the Alert box that appears when you type an invalid address like this which brings up the dialogue [xyz could not be found. Please check the name and try again.]
I would like to have all those types of dialogue messages appear inside one of those seamless alert notice thingies that a lot of software uses nowadays -- the one that appears in the bottom right-hand side of the desktop of application and displays the message (much like some IM programs, the latest Norton AV -- "Automatic updates are complete", etc, etc) and then disappears (usually scrolls off the screen) automatically after a few seconds without any user interaction required.
Advertisers seem to be finding a way around AdBlock by using those floating DHTML ads that fly across your screen and land in the middle of the screen and block the story you're trying to read. (Wow, that's annoying).
Does anyone know of a way to stop this kind of advertising besides turning off JavaScript in the browser?
Are there any Firefox extensions in place that can recognize these types of adverts and squash them? There are often enough DHTML layes in a page these days that I assume it's hard to tell the difference between one meant for advertising and another meant to hold helpful content to support the page.
What about the built-in option:
Firefox 0.9.3 >> |Tools| >> |Options...| >> |Web Features| >> [x] Load Images >> [x] for the originating Web site only.
It works in lower versions too, but the Options Control Panel contents may be ordered differently.
That would suffice for the part about
Something which blocked images that linked off-site would be extremely useful for example
Many built-in features of Firefox can actually made made as an extension instead
Out of curiosity, what built-in features would you consider as good extensions? (This question is to everybody, not just the parent post). I would be interested to see a discussion here about the leanness of the Firefox browser vs trade-offs by abstracting built-in functionality into extension packs.
Sorry to have to used you as an example. The time that is incurred by such stunts and the anger that arises is evidence that something in the Wikipedia process isn't working very well. Don't get me wrong, I like the resource a lot, but it is not trustworthy all the time because (if I had wanted to) false information could be posted. Fortuneately I wasn't bent on vandalism or else I would have added false information or substracted good information from that page. However had I not given up, I'm sure your time and consitution would have been affected even more adversely. Unfortuneately things like this happen on a day-to-day basis, not just when it's publicized by/. There definitely needs to be some sort of moderation before information is posted. It is a good resource overall. Anyways, you don't have to waste any more time checking the page because my mighty "vandalism" effort (e.g. "example insertion") has been thwarted for good. Thanks for your help.
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DoR> Um, my mouse lags on my Dell LCD.
DoR> How's that gonna' help?
The Windows XP Professional OS supports encryption of data for users, however I believe OQO comes with XP Home Edition, and I'm not sure if the encryption feature is available there -- my memory seems to indicate it isn't, and I'm too lazy to look it up, so if somebody knows different, please reply. Thanks.
Wouldn't that be hilarious of the Martians "plans a research flight up to the year 2009 to" Earth.
The actual link to the service is thelastemail.
And for those who cannot afford the price of the full service, take the cheaper version with targetted ads:
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very much and if you reach a time in this life where you don't know what to do or where to go
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Good bye.
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[Lost Nuclear Bomb Found Off Georgia Coast?]
Are you asking us? If so, I certainly don't have the time or inclination to do the research. Maybe do it yourself before submitting the story.
If it is true then I will be concerned about the bomb (and the fish with 3 eyes). Otherwise I won't be concerned.
Thanks.
Talk about bidding on a piece of software, a friend of my introduced me to Rent-a-coder. At first I thought the idea was novel, and even though I haven't tried it out yet, I know from her experience that the cash really sucks. But it's relative. It also depends on what region of the world you live and the exchange rate between the bidder and the customer. I'm in North America. Sometimes my friend gets a job for $20 that lasts for 3 days. If she lived in ... (just off the top of my head -- no flames please) ... Cuba for example then that $20 US adds up to a lot more. However my friend is in an odd situation -- which I won't go into the details of here -- that prevents her from working and she needs the cash. Of course she also has a high sense of personal integrity so she always gives the project 100% effort despite the low return.
Thanks. Glad you're willing to help out despite how exhausting it might be.
Because this topic of about:config has popped up here, I want to ask: where is there a *definitive* list of *all* the possible about:config keys? For example, how did you find the setting you suggested? Thanks.
On the other hand wouldn't it be interesting if nobody too the bait, and everybody made only Interesting and Informative answers.
I thought I would use my PDA for everything, and I did for the first 3 months, but then I started opting for paper for some things -- like quick sketches of ideas and plans -- and then I stopped reading books from my PDA because my eyesight was strained and I had to flip through several screens just to read a single real page.
That would be Microsoft's best tactic to bring the security of Windows to Linux.
The location could be input into the phone by the store that sells/rents it. Because in addition to typing a location into the phone from the phone itself, some type of interface should be used to download your address onto your phone automatically (whenever possible) -- the same address information that store has for you anyways.
Anybody who doesn't need me can track my location as much as they want. For example, not my friends, bosses, work-mates. However if the government wants to be able to locate me at any time, then that's okay with me (because I know they don't need to) -- as long as I'm not behind on my taxes or being sought by the police.
However PayPal is actually fining the PayPal user, not the sites.
Should read: PayPal to Fine Users for Gambling, Porn Sites
I think we should exhaust some other avenues first before creating a whole new layer. FreeNet project? ... maybe not ... although it does have potential.
What was in the original Internet for DARPA? Go back in history and see. Sometimes answering a questions with a question is the best way. :)
From my own experience I can say there's nothing more helpful than a real teacher who is knowledgable in the field being taught. You can tap into that person's knowledge by asking many questions. You quite often get a good dose of real-life experience and wisdom along with the technical details of the subject matter. If you're unlucky then you get a teacher that doesn't impart this kind of good stuff or worse doesn't have the knowledge and just makes you read out of a book. In that case you're probably better off with the online course materials. However there are a lot of good teachers out there and if you can find them then I recommend you choose that option and tap into that amazing resource. You can proactively ask questions and get answers from a person, rather than the wrote course materials that don't digress from the subject matter. Real class can be much more interesting.
The best hint I can give from my experience is upgrade the firmware on your D-Link if an update is available. If you have the latest firmware then try resetting the device to factory settings and upgrade to the latest firmware again. I once had a successful firmware update to my D-LINK (at least no reported failure) and then no end of trouble for it to maintain a connection to the ISP ... and it kept freezing. So I ended up resetting it and re-updating the firmware and it has worked like a charm ever since. Odd but true.
Well, it's nice to see IE is finally catching up ... the slow but happy kid of the bunch.
Thanks for the tip, that's great. For anybody else readin this, the setting to target Firefox error messages into web pages (that normally would appear in dialogue boxes) is
browser.xul.error_pages.enabled = true
by accessing the URL: about:config
For example, the Alert box that appears when you type an invalid address like this which brings up the dialogue [xyz could not be found. Please check the name and try again.]
I would like to have all those types of dialogue messages appear inside one of those seamless alert notice thingies that a lot of software uses nowadays -- the one that appears in the bottom right-hand side of the desktop of application and displays the message (much like some IM programs, the latest Norton AV -- "Automatic updates are complete", etc, etc) and then disappears (usually scrolls off the screen) automatically after a few seconds without any user interaction required.
Does anyone know of a way to stop this kind of advertising besides turning off JavaScript in the browser?
Are there any Firefox extensions in place that can recognize these types of adverts and squash them? There are often enough DHTML layes in a page these days that I assume it's hard to tell the difference between one meant for advertising and another meant to hold helpful content to support the page.
Firefox 0.9.3 >> |Tools| >> |Options...| >> |Web Features| >> [x] Load Images >> [x] for the originating Web site only.
It works in lower versions too, but the Options Control Panel contents may be ordered differently.
That would suffice for the part about
Something which blocked images that linked off-site would be extremely useful for example
Many built-in features of Firefox can actually made made as an extension instead
Out of curiosity, what built-in features would you consider as good extensions? (This question is to everybody, not just the parent post). I would be interested to see a discussion here about the leanness of the Firefox browser vs trade-offs by abstracting built-in functionality into extension packs.
Sorry to have to used you as an example. The time that is incurred by such stunts and the anger that arises is evidence that something in the Wikipedia process isn't working very well. Don't get me wrong, I like the resource a lot, but it is not trustworthy all the time because (if I had wanted to) false information could be posted. Fortuneately I wasn't bent on vandalism or else I would have added false information or substracted good information from that page. However had I not given up, I'm sure your time and consitution would have been affected even more adversely. Unfortuneately things like this happen on a day-to-day basis, not just when it's publicized by /. There definitely needs to be some sort of moderation before information is posted. It is a good resource overall. Anyways, you don't have to waste any more time checking the page because my mighty "vandalism" effort (e.g. "example insertion") has been thwarted for good. Thanks for your help.