I have an even better solution, but not as simple. I can control my ReplayTV and Tivo over WAP access through my cell phone. The WAP is provided by my FreeBSD box via Kannel. I then wrote a webapp that generates mobile pages from the already existing open source webapps: Personal ReplayGuide and Tivoweb. I have been able to schedule recordings via my cell phone for over a year now.
Actually anyone with even the smallest amount of cryptographic sense knows that security by obscurity does not work. That is why most crypto algorithms are made open so people can scrutinize them to make certain there are no holes.
"and I couldn't figure out the damned Ports system"
The ports system is what makes FreeBSD so easy to use. Install whatever you want with "pkg_add -r portname". How hard is that to figure out? The port is installed along with all its dependiencies.
Yes, IP networks were not designed to transport real time data such as voice. However, there are means around this problem such as using the real time protocol (RTP) on top of UDP. The real problem with VoIP is quality of service (QoS) which is not a problem when you own the IP network the VoIP system is on. To say something is "technically impossible" without even providing a reason is a pretty broad statement.
A human will notice dropped packets or dropped connections. A human will notice greater end to end delays. Vonage uses the internet as the network medium. Vonage has no control of the routers on the internet and cannot provide quality of service (QoS). If Comcast did it right, they could potentially have a superior service compared to Vonage. They can provide QoS via packet prioritization on their routers, resource reservation (RSVP), or other means of QoS. Vonage cannot do this, but Vonage does offer a cheap price. QoS minimizes end to end delays on congested networks and reduces dropped packets or dropped connections.
Case sensitive might not even be necessary. If there are 36 possible characters (A-Z,0-9) with 17 digits, allowing just one more character such as a # increases the amount of possible VIN's by 60%. Two additional characters increases the possibilities by 150%. Characters such as # and & can easily be distinguished between numbers and letters. It may be a temporary fix, but it certainly could work.
DVD playback for me is not too bad at all. You can update Microsoft's dvd software to allow progressive scan viewing.
The thing that will make DVD viewing much better is 1080i. I'm sure the XBMC team is not too far away in implementing this feature. Their dvd support is currently lacking. However, the continuous improvements and support from the developers of this project make XBMC the greatest.
"Before coming to your conclusion that they are not suited for highway driving? I drive a '04 Prius, have it since Jan, line in SF Bay Area, CA, drive it on freeway (101, 880, 280, 680 and even 87) everyday. I even took it from San Jose, CA to LA, CA, via 101, 152, and I-5, which goes through 2 fairly steep passes and the speed limit on I-5 is 70mpg."
The speed limit is 70 miles per galon?!
As an owner of a ReplayTV, I can think of one great use for 7 tuners. Time shifting! Buffer the last seven watched channels or however many tuners available. That way if you switch to a channel and see something you want to go back and watch, it is buffered.
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I would guess it is the same reason people use OpenSSH on different distros of Linux and *BSD. Someone might just prefer using that operating system.
(for those of you who don't know, pf is developed by the OpenBSD team and was ported to FreeBSD by some FBSD developers).Same is true with OpenSSH.
I have an even better solution, but not as simple. I can control my ReplayTV and Tivo over WAP access through my cell phone. The WAP is provided by my FreeBSD box via Kannel. I then wrote a webapp that generates mobile pages from the already existing open source webapps: Personal ReplayGuide and Tivoweb. I have been able to schedule recordings via my cell phone for over a year now.
In addition to that, don't hard code values into variable names such as making a timer variable called fifteenSecondTimer.
Actually anyone with even the smallest amount of cryptographic sense knows that security by obscurity does not work. That is why most crypto algorithms are made open so people can scrutinize them to make certain there are no holes.
Actually, you can run Linux binaries with the Linux binary compatibility module.
"and I couldn't figure out the damned Ports system"
The ports system is what makes FreeBSD so easy to use. Install whatever you want with "pkg_add -r portname". How hard is that to figure out? The port is installed along with all its dependiencies.
Yes, IP networks were not designed to transport real time data such as voice. However, there are means around this problem such as using the real time protocol (RTP) on top of UDP. The real problem with VoIP is quality of service (QoS) which is not a problem when you own the IP network the VoIP system is on. To say something is "technically impossible" without even providing a reason is a pretty broad statement.
A human will notice dropped packets or dropped connections. A human will notice greater end to end delays. Vonage uses the internet as the network medium. Vonage has no control of the routers on the internet and cannot provide quality of service (QoS). If Comcast did it right, they could potentially have a superior service compared to Vonage. They can provide QoS via packet prioritization on their routers, resource reservation (RSVP), or other means of QoS. Vonage cannot do this, but Vonage does offer a cheap price. QoS minimizes end to end delays on congested networks and reduces dropped packets or dropped connections.
Case sensitive might not even be necessary. If there are 36 possible characters (A-Z,0-9) with 17 digits, allowing just one more character such as a # increases the amount of possible VIN's by 60%. Two additional characters increases the possibilities by 150%. Characters such as # and & can easily be distinguished between numbers and letters. It may be a temporary fix, but it certainly could work.
DVD playback for me is not too bad at all. You can update Microsoft's dvd software to allow progressive scan viewing.
The thing that will make DVD viewing much better is 1080i. I'm sure the XBMC team is not too far away in implementing this feature. Their dvd support is currently lacking. However, the continuous improvements and support from the developers of this project make XBMC the greatest.
It's not a virus, it's just Clippy!
"Before coming to your conclusion that they are not suited for highway driving? I drive a '04 Prius, have it since Jan, line in SF Bay Area, CA, drive it on freeway (101, 880, 280, 680 and even 87) everyday. I even took it from San Jose, CA to LA, CA, via 101, 152, and I-5, which goes through 2 fairly steep passes and the speed limit on I-5 is 70mpg." The speed limit is 70 miles per galon?!
As an owner of a ReplayTV, I can think of one great use for 7 tuners. Time shifting! Buffer the last seven watched channels or however many tuners available. That way if you switch to a channel and see something you want to go back and watch, it is buffered.