My point is, that by settling with them, you don't get a magic license to everything you downloaded. If you manage to hold onto it, that music is still copyright infringement.
From what I've read, they also mandate that you delete every file that was under infringement, and agree to never do it again. If they catch you again this offer is not made available to you. I also bet it'd be more than $2,000.
If you RTFA, you find that what they really found was that CoolWebSearch (or, more accurately, one if its variants) sends sensitive information to a server. There is no information that they have uncovered a "massive ring" of people involved. They have contacted the FBI and they'll be responsible for finding those responsible.
I did some research on CoolWebSearch (or "CWS") which is a pretty common spyware app, and it seems there are tons of variants. The majority of these apps are designed to get you to coolwebsearch.com in order to create affiliate money for the variant's creator - or at least that was the original idea. My guess is that only some of these variants capture privacy information.
While that's true, I expect a Pentium M 2.13 GHz (and it should be say 2.3 or 2.4 GHz by next year) will be a good deal faster then the current 1.67 GHz G4s, and it will definitely be worth the upgrade from my 1.25 GHz.
Perhaps the rate of improvement will return to normal after the switch, but I expect a nice performance boost when the switch itself occurs.
I think it will impact sales per se, but not any more then it is already affecting sales. Let me explain.
I bought a 15" Powerbook in September 2003 - this system is a G4 at 1.25 GHz. I love it but I would really like something faster (and with a better graphics chip) so it could be a real desktop replacement. But, this simply doesn't exist. Today's fastest powerbooks are still G4s at 1.67 GHz - an increase of just 34% in nearly 2 years. This isn't enough to make me buy a new machine. The way it was looking, I was waiting for Powerbook G5s - but it wasn't happening (and now, of course, it won't happen).
I am guessing that the significantly faster machines (both desktops and notebooks) with significantly help Apple sales, but will not hurt them more than the lack of speed was already. Increases in performance will correlate to sales, and if IBM was unable to deliver but Intel can, than I think it will help Apple immensely. If people need an Apple box they'll buy one, but right now they're just too slow or too expensive for people to consider (i.e., the fast machines are too expensive).
I look forward to finally replacing my Powerbook with a nice speedy Intel-powered machine in a year or two, and I bet many Apple users will be with me. The new speed will then make it a lot easier to get new switchers on board.
Well, then I can get anyone's public key, but I see what you're saying. You could use a public/private key system, asking the user to encrypt or decrypt a random string, and seeing if you can get the same string using the publically available string. I think something akin to backwards RSA (where the private key encrypts) would work better in this case. The only issue is how the user would get their private key, because no one wants to remember a long, random password.
I think its time for me to really go and see how OpenID works.:D
That's interesting... but finger doesn't really have any authentication, does it? You can finger anyone on any system, so pretending to be someone would be simple - finger only tells you if that person exists. Obviously if you have a shell account you have a password but there's no way (through finger anyway) to check to see if that password is correct.
I'm not addressing your security issue.. I think OpenID is not designed for secure applications (banks, credit cards, etc) - its more for bloggers, chatters, forums, etc etc.
Anyone can run an identity server.. so for instance each ISP could have one, or you could choose to use Google's, or Yahoo's, or Livejournal's.. or even mine, if I choose to run one for my website. In an ideal world, AOL could run one and integrate it with their AIM logins. Microsoft could run one and then Passports would work too.
Having a decentralized system allows you to avoid problems like this - it's kind of like jabber in my mind. I don't know *too* much about OpenID yet but this is the general idea.
$15/mo eh? Is this Verizon? AFAIK Verizon's cheapest plan is $30/mo. (They have a 3 month intro special for $20/mo but that's temporary). Where might I find out about a $15/mo plan?
I'm not sure if this is even worth mentioning, but there is Apple's Darwin. I know nothing about it so I can't tell you more, but the site seems to be http://developer.apple.com/darwin/ and it does have install CDs.
Maybe someone else can tell us ups and downs of using Darwin?
They don't, as that would depend on what HDD configuration you're using - Windows (FAT32), Linux, BSD, UNIX,... there is no uniformly available swap partition.
They usually use half your ram as a ram disk, and half your ram as real memory, and require at least 128 MB of RAM or something.
Hey hey, just because Mr. Buzzwords said 'forgotten passwords' doesn't mean he's sending out passwords that are stored in plain text. Maybe Mr. Buzzwords generated a new password for you, which you will have to change upon logging in.
Although, I know for a fact Mr. Buzzwords doesn't like salt, so you could be right.
(Disclaimer: Yes, I know what 'salt' really is...)
Yea, I knew what they were saying from context (i.e., what DTP had to mean), as I have used Pages and have it installed, but I couldn't put my finger on what term could possibly acronymize to DTP. Direct.. Typography.. Pager? I was confused.
Yea, twas a typo, but it is a fair comparison. Like you said, the Mini does hold up well while running (I've seen similar, a lot of people using it with the armbands and such). But anyway:
I think the iRiver is too big to do what you can do with the Shuffle - you don't need to put the Shuffle in your pocket, it can hang from the headphones because its so light. Since you likely would want to put the iRiver in your pocket or in some kind of case, the iPod Mini is also an acceptable product, and its in the price range.
Personally, I see pretty much no market for this device, it's too expensive, and it's too big. It seems only fills a niche for OGG and anti-Apple zealots.
As other posters have posted, for $20 more you can get a 4GB iPod shuffle, with a screen and 4x the storage. Size is 3.6 x 2.0 x 0.5 (3.6 cu in), and 3.7 ounces, make it only marinally larger than this iRiver device.
These days, 8.9 x 3.6 x 2.7cm is really quite big (particuarily 2.7cm thick - that >1") and at $180 for 1 GB, its primary focus (playing MP3s) seems to be rather uncompetitive.
The review fails to mention any sort of side-by-side comparison. Compared to the iPod Shuffle at $150, you get something twice as big, but with a screen and a bunch of extra functionality. Two big factors that, I believe, makes the iPod shuffle sell well:
Size iRiver: 3.5" x 1.4" x 1.1" (5.39 cu in) Shuffle: 3.3" x 0.98" x 0.33" (1.07 cu in)
Weight iRiver: 2.64 ounces Shuffle: 0.78 ounces
So for the added weight and size, as well as $30, you get a tuner, a screen, a voice recorder, and OGG support.
Disclaimer: I don't own an iPod Shuffle, but it seems fair to compare the product to the hottest new thing out there in the market.
I use a Mac, along with iCal, and while I like it, primarily for its simplicity, I realize its limits. Also, I haven't played much with the latest version in Tiger, so maybe they address some of this.
A lot of the whizbang coolness that I know from using Outlook in a corporate environment is its integration with Microsoft Exchange Server. You can view anyone's calendar at any time. It will "e-mail" people who need to be at an event (i.e., a meeting), and they accept/deny, and your calendar updates with the information (e-mail is in quotes because I'm not sure if it was really e-mail or not).
As far as I know, there isn't F/OSS that does this, although maybe KOrganzier does? I think that this market is one of the big gaps that F/OSS needs to fill on Windows to make e-mail and calendaring standarized and open.
Maybe I'm completely wrong, I've never tried to fill the Exchange Server "gap" with F/OSS, as the company I now work for does not need it (for that matter, none of use Outlook or Entourage either - the only person who really needs a calendar uses iCal, and its not shared, nor does it need to be).
I believe a repartition would be expected - i.e., you can't run Linux on an NTFS partition (OK, maybe you *can*, but most people wouldn't - I want my properly set up ext3 partitions).
Most people who want to multi-boot set up their systems with separate partitions or drives to handle multiple OS's. If I were to do this to a Macintel, I would just install a second drive.
Last time I checked, my phone and electricity didn't come out of the town's taxes. Sure, they're government price-controlled utilities (because they're monopolies), but they're still run by private companies. Here in upstate NY, I make my checks out to Niagara Mohawk and Verizon.
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But that's because we don't use that "Windows" software on our notebooks.
It is my first Mac (and certainly won't be my last) have had it for two years... PCs and Windows just can't compare.
My point is, that by settling with them, you don't get a magic license to everything you downloaded. If you manage to hold onto it, that music is still copyright infringement.
From what I've read, they also mandate that you delete every file that was under infringement, and agree to never do it again. If they catch you again this offer is not made available to you. I also bet it'd be more than $2,000.
If you RTFA, you find that what they really found was that CoolWebSearch (or, more accurately, one if its variants) sends sensitive information to a server. There is no information that they have uncovered a "massive ring" of people involved. They have contacted the FBI and they'll be responsible for finding those responsible.
I did some research on CoolWebSearch (or "CWS") which is a pretty common spyware app, and it seems there are tons of variants. The majority of these apps are designed to get you to coolwebsearch.com in order to create affiliate money for the variant's creator - or at least that was the original idea. My guess is that only some of these variants capture privacy information.
More information on CWS is available from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoolWebSearch
http://www.google.com/search?q=CoolWebSearch
While that's true, I expect a Pentium M 2.13 GHz (and it should be say 2.3 or 2.4 GHz by next year) will be a good deal faster then the current 1.67 GHz G4s, and it will definitely be worth the upgrade from my 1.25 GHz.
Perhaps the rate of improvement will return to normal after the switch, but I expect a nice performance boost when the switch itself occurs.
I think it will impact sales per se, but not any more then it is already affecting sales. Let me explain.
I bought a 15" Powerbook in September 2003 - this system is a G4 at 1.25 GHz. I love it but I would really like something faster (and with a better graphics chip) so it could be a real desktop replacement. But, this simply doesn't exist. Today's fastest powerbooks are still G4s at 1.67 GHz - an increase of just 34% in nearly 2 years. This isn't enough to make me buy a new machine. The way it was looking, I was waiting for Powerbook G5s - but it wasn't happening (and now, of course, it won't happen).
I am guessing that the significantly faster machines (both desktops and notebooks) with significantly help Apple sales, but will not hurt them more than the lack of speed was already. Increases in performance will correlate to sales, and if IBM was unable to deliver but Intel can, than I think it will help Apple immensely. If people need an Apple box they'll buy one, but right now they're just too slow or too expensive for people to consider (i.e., the fast machines are too expensive).
I look forward to finally replacing my Powerbook with a nice speedy Intel-powered machine in a year or two, and I bet many Apple users will be with me. The new speed will then make it a lot easier to get new switchers on board.
Seems like:
If you're considering Oracle -- don't.
Well, then I can get anyone's public key, but I see what you're saying. You could use a public/private key system, asking the user to encrypt or decrypt a random string, and seeing if you can get the same string using the publically available string. I think something akin to backwards RSA (where the private key encrypts) would work better in this case. The only issue is how the user would get their private key, because no one wants to remember a long, random password.
:D
I think its time for me to really go and see how OpenID works.
That's interesting... but finger doesn't really have any authentication, does it? You can finger anyone on any system, so pretending to be someone would be simple - finger only tells you if that person exists. Obviously if you have a shell account you have a password but there's no way (through finger anyway) to check to see if that password is correct.
I'm not addressing your security issue.. I think OpenID is not designed for secure applications (banks, credit cards, etc) - its more for bloggers, chatters, forums, etc etc.
Anyone can run an identity server.. so for instance each ISP could have one, or you could choose to use Google's, or Yahoo's, or Livejournal's.. or even mine, if I choose to run one for my website. In an ideal world, AOL could run one and integrate it with their AIM logins. Microsoft could run one and then Passports would work too.
Having a decentralized system allows you to avoid problems like this - it's kind of like jabber in my mind. I don't know *too* much about OpenID yet but this is the general idea.
$15/mo eh? Is this Verizon? AFAIK Verizon's cheapest plan is $30/mo. (They have a 3 month intro special for $20/mo but that's temporary). Where might I find out about a $15/mo plan?
I'm not sure if this is even worth mentioning, but there is Apple's Darwin. I know nothing about it so I can't tell you more, but the site seems to be http://developer.apple.com/darwin/ and it does have install CDs.
Maybe someone else can tell us ups and downs of using Darwin?
No, the first was Plan of Attack, released over two months ago.
A total conversion doesn't have change genres, like HL1, CS, TFC, and Natural Selection were also total conversions, and all are FPSs.
They don't, as that would depend on what HDD configuration you're using - Windows (FAT32), Linux, BSD, UNIX, ... there is no uniformly available swap partition.
They usually use half your ram as a ram disk, and half your ram as real memory, and require at least 128 MB of RAM or something.
Hey hey, just because Mr. Buzzwords said 'forgotten passwords' doesn't mean he's sending out passwords that are stored in plain text. Maybe Mr. Buzzwords generated a new password for you, which you will have to change upon logging in.
Although, I know for a fact Mr. Buzzwords doesn't like salt, so you could be right.
(Disclaimer: Yes, I know what 'salt' really is...)
Yea, I knew what they were saying from context (i.e., what DTP had to mean), as I have used Pages and have it installed, but I couldn't put my finger on what term could possibly acronymize to DTP. Direct.. Typography.. Pager? I was confused.
(Is there a real word for 'acronymize'?)
For those who don't know:
DTP = Desktop Publishing
(I'll admit: I had to look it up)
The irony: that most students were graduating.
Oh, so that's what they do at graduation, where one might give a graduation speech. So clear it is now...
Yea, twas a typo, but it is a fair comparison. Like you said, the Mini does hold up well while running (I've seen similar, a lot of people using it with the armbands and such). But anyway:
I think the iRiver is too big to do what you can do with the Shuffle - you don't need to put the Shuffle in your pocket, it can hang from the headphones because its so light. Since you likely would want to put the iRiver in your pocket or in some kind of case, the iPod Mini is also an acceptable product, and its in the price range.
Personally, I see pretty much no market for this device, it's too expensive, and it's too big. It seems only fills a niche for OGG and anti-Apple zealots.
As other posters have posted, for $20 more you can get a 4GB iPod shuffle, with a screen and 4x the storage. Size is 3.6 x 2.0 x 0.5 (3.6 cu in), and 3.7 ounces, make it only marinally larger than this iRiver device.
These days, 8.9 x 3.6 x 2.7cm is really quite big (particuarily 2.7cm thick - that >1") and at $180 for 1 GB, its primary focus (playing MP3s) seems to be rather uncompetitive.
The review fails to mention any sort of side-by-side comparison. Compared to the iPod Shuffle at $150, you get something twice as big, but with a screen and a bunch of extra functionality. Two big factors that, I believe, makes the iPod shuffle sell well:
Size
iRiver: 3.5" x 1.4" x 1.1" (5.39 cu in)
Shuffle: 3.3" x 0.98" x 0.33" (1.07 cu in)
Weight
iRiver: 2.64 ounces
Shuffle: 0.78 ounces
So for the added weight and size, as well as $30, you get a tuner, a screen, a voice recorder, and OGG support.
Disclaimer: I don't own an iPod Shuffle, but it seems fair to compare the product to the hottest new thing out there in the market.
I use a Mac, along with iCal, and while I like it, primarily for its simplicity, I realize its limits. Also, I haven't played much with the latest version in Tiger, so maybe they address some of this.
A lot of the whizbang coolness that I know from using Outlook in a corporate environment is its integration with Microsoft Exchange Server. You can view anyone's calendar at any time. It will "e-mail" people who need to be at an event (i.e., a meeting), and they accept/deny, and your calendar updates with the information (e-mail is in quotes because I'm not sure if it was really e-mail or not).
As far as I know, there isn't F/OSS that does this, although maybe KOrganzier does? I think that this market is one of the big gaps that F/OSS needs to fill on Windows to make e-mail and calendaring standarized and open.
Maybe I'm completely wrong, I've never tried to fill the Exchange Server "gap" with F/OSS, as the company I now work for does not need it (for that matter, none of use Outlook or Entourage either - the only person who really needs a calendar uses iCal, and its not shared, nor does it need to be).
4) Sue the person who is using it.
Now was that so hard?
I believe a repartition would be expected - i.e., you can't run Linux on an NTFS partition (OK, maybe you *can*, but most people wouldn't - I want my properly set up ext3 partitions).
Most people who want to multi-boot set up their systems with separate partitions or drives to handle multiple OS's. If I were to do this to a Macintel, I would just install a second drive.
Last time I checked, my phone and electricity didn't come out of the town's taxes. Sure, they're government price-controlled utilities (because they're monopolies), but they're still run by private companies. Here in upstate NY, I make my checks out to Niagara Mohawk and Verizon.