In order to stop the CD from auto-running, you simply have to hold down the shift key as you put it in (in windows). Once it spins down, you can release the shift key, and do whatever you want with it. Just make sure you don't double click the icon in my computer, or it'll still autorun. You've gotta right click and choose open.
Some students at the University of Cincinnati have also gotten in trouble for file sharing. You can check out the story on UC's Newsrecord. These students were visited by two IT people as well as four campus police officers. The students that got in trouble were using Direct Connect to share files. Some students had 150+ gigs shared. All students that were on the Direct Connect server had their internet connections shut off (in the dorms) and the people who were sharing a lot got in major trouble. As the newsrecord article says, the university decided, however, to keep all the consequences internal instead of letting the music industry, etc, deal with them. Just goes to show that if you aren't careful and don't have ways to hide your IP address, you can be easily traced.
Intuit does not warrant that the Software or Services are secure, free from bugs, viruses, interruption, errors, or other program limitations. Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. In that event, any implied warranties are limited in duration to 60 days from the date of purchase of the Software. However, some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights that vary from state to state.
In other words, by installing this software, they could legally plant a virus (not including DRM viruses) and you would have to repercussions. Even worse, they could put a trojan on your computer and watch how you spend your money, etc and sell it to advertising companies.
Even worse:
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In otherwords, no, you can't sue them. They can do whatever the heck they want to your computer and it is not their responsibility to fix it. That's the *cough* beaty of EULAs...
Why doesn't Kazaa and the other file sharing programs just find some way to re-route your IP address. That way, no one really knows what your address is, and you can still get your music. Even better, route it overseas so that it can't be forced to give up any information. That's just my two cents...
I totally agree. I worked for a summer at a school district, and when you have to re-ghost an entire school (actually, we ended up having to do it multiple times), there's nothing easier and cheaper than a stack of floppy disks. And, if one goes bad, they're nice to chuck against the wall.
Actually, Dell now has floppy-less BIOS upgrades. You download an.exe file, and it restarts your computer, installs the BIOS upgrade, then restarts again, and you're on your way...then again, it probably only works one windows. So, if you have linux, you're out of luck.
Not only is SearchKing suing google, they are also selling (oh, sorry, they call it "making a donation") the legal documents. In order to get into the password protected site, you have to give them $20!
Yep, i got the whole first paragraph before the server crashed:
"Introduction
The employment landscape for Software Engineers, Computer Scientists, and Computer Programmers is far from static. In order for educators and job seekers to remain competitive, they must stay abreast of changes in the field.
Computer Science blends the theoretical with the practical. Though most of the fundamental concepts in Computer Science remain unchanged, the tools change constantly. One of the most influential tools is the programming language.
To keep up with employment trends in programming languages I have searched the most popular job search engines (monster.com, dice.com, and hotjobs.com) to catagorize the number of job listings by the programming languages mentioned in each listing. Each search engine is different. As such, a description of the search techniques is also presented.
I hope that you find this informal inquiry to be interesting. Of course, if you would like me to add another language to the search please let me know at eric.r.turner(at)bitbreather.com.
Number of Job Listings by Programming Language (January 3, 2003)"
even more, the caption says: "Computers just are not cute as pets." Well, i'd place my PCs up against a pet anyday. May not be cute, but definitly does a lot more. And it doesn't poop on the floor, or need a walk, much less food (unless you count electricity).
Look at the URL. For example, this article is: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/12/154824 9&mode=thread&tid=101. As you see, it says that is was posted on 02/11/12, meaning 11/12/02 in normal US terms.
I never knew about this file. This could mean all sorts of fun...especially on unsecured school systems. Hmm...yahoo.com redirects to porn site...interesting...
Yeah, i got that error once...right after i fried my keyboard controller. The entire motherboard was totaled. Not a happy day...never did get to press F1.
Windows ME was not a patch, it was a virus! I bought a new computer a while ago and it came with ME. After trying to deal with it for a month, FDISK became my very best friend. Now i've got Linux;-)
Do you think that XP requires an admin password?! Think again. I never tried to log in as Admin on my XP machine (made myself an admin) until I installed powertoys, which let me put administrator as one of the logins on the title screen. I was quite suprised when I found out there was no password.
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From the picture here it looks like it is a Duo. Not really sure what the difference is, though.
Isn't Kevin's site http://www.defensivethinking.com/? It doesn't seem to be up. Did it get hacked yet again?
In order to stop the CD from auto-running, you simply have to hold down the shift key as you put it in (in windows). Once it spins down, you can release the shift key, and do whatever you want with it. Just make sure you don't double click the icon in my computer, or it'll still autorun. You've gotta right click and choose open.
Cool! Now I don't have to pay Microsoft $300! Where do I sign up?!
Some students at the University of Cincinnati have also gotten in trouble for file sharing. You can check out the story on UC's Newsrecord. These students were visited by two IT people as well as four campus police officers. The students that got in trouble were using Direct Connect to share files. Some students had 150+ gigs shared. All students that were on the Direct Connect server had their internet connections shut off (in the dorms) and the people who were sharing a lot got in major trouble. As the newsrecord article says, the university decided, however, to keep all the consequences internal instead of letting the music industry, etc, deal with them. Just goes to show that if you aren't careful and don't have ways to hide your IP address, you can be easily traced.
Even worse: In otherwords, no, you can't sue them. They can do whatever the heck they want to your computer and it is not their responsibility to fix it. That's the *cough* beaty of EULAs...
Why doesn't Kazaa and the other file sharing programs just find some way to re-route your IP address. That way, no one really knows what your address is, and you can still get your music. Even better, route it overseas so that it can't be forced to give up any information. That's just my two cents...
How interesting...He seems to be selling it on ebay $300 for the 933 mhz computer including keyboard and mouse.
I totally agree. I worked for a summer at a school district, and when you have to re-ghost an entire school (actually, we ended up having to do it multiple times), there's nothing easier and cheaper than a stack of floppy disks. And, if one goes bad, they're nice to chuck against the wall.
Actually, Dell now has floppy-less BIOS upgrades. You download an .exe file, and it restarts your computer, installs the BIOS upgrade, then restarts again, and you're on your way...then again, it probably only works one windows. So, if you have linux, you're out of luck.
Yeah, i bet that's the new way to mod articles. Copy the text itself, and then dupes can be moderated -1 redundant.
Argh, forgot the link: here
Not only is SearchKing suing google, they are also selling (oh, sorry, they call it "making a donation") the legal documents. In order to get into the password protected site, you have to give them $20!
Yep, i got the whole first paragraph before the server crashed:
"Introduction
The employment landscape for Software Engineers, Computer Scientists, and Computer Programmers is far from static. In order for educators and job seekers to remain competitive, they must stay abreast of changes in the field.
Computer Science blends the theoretical with the practical. Though most of the fundamental concepts in Computer Science remain unchanged, the tools change constantly. One of the most influential tools is the programming language.
To keep up with employment trends in programming languages I have searched the most popular job search engines (monster.com, dice.com, and hotjobs.com) to catagorize the number of job listings by the programming languages mentioned in each listing. Each search engine is different. As such, a description of the search techniques is also presented.
I hope that you find this informal inquiry to be interesting. Of course, if you would like me to add another language to the search please let me know at eric.r.turner(at)bitbreather.com.
Number of Job Listings by Programming Language (January 3, 2003)"
And that's it.
even more, the caption says: "Computers just are not cute as pets." Well, i'd place my PCs up against a pet anyday. May not be cute, but definitly does a lot more. And it doesn't poop on the floor, or need a walk, much less food (unless you count electricity).
p.s. Is that caption even gramatically correct?
Look at the URL. For example, this article is: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/12/154824 9&mode=thread&tid=101. As you see, it says that is was posted on 02/11/12, meaning 11/12/02 in normal US terms.
I never knew about this file. This could mean all sorts of fun...especially on unsecured school systems. Hmm...yahoo.com redirects to porn site...interesting...
Yeah, i got that error once...right after i fried my keyboard controller. The entire motherboard was totaled. Not a happy day...never did get to press F1.
Windows ME was not a patch, it was a virus! I bought a new computer a while ago and it came with ME. After trying to deal with it for a month, FDISK became my very best friend. Now i've got Linux ;-)
Do you think that XP requires an admin password?! Think again. I never tried to log in as Admin on my XP machine (made myself an admin) until I installed powertoys, which let me put administrator as one of the logins on the title screen. I was quite suprised when I found out there was no password.