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People really shouldn't be doing that anyway because it's very possible to scratch the finish on the car and do actual damage. Sure, it's not as bad as keying it, but it's still uncalled for.
If I'm reading your numbers right, don't they show that the Intel controller is reading from both drives (hence the way higher RAID 1 read speeds) and the Promise does not?
At the risk of being redundant, though, you're still at their mercy of updates. It's a false sense of security and I think most educated users want control of upgrades/patches.
While you do make a valid point, another big change is that Security Center (new to SP2) also integrates with commericial antivirus programs (it'll take a patch from the software company to fully integrate, though), allowing for monitoring and updating to be done through SC. As has already been pointed out by others in this discussion, Symantec for one blocks this script from executing already which is better than nothing.
Also, I'd say most educated users run antivirus software and keep it up to date, so again I don't see this vulnerability being a problem with them. I personally have my Automatic Update settings set to notify, however. It is rather convenient to not have to check WindowsUpdate every day looking to see if there's a new security patch out there.
Funny enough, that seems to be the way Microsoft is heading with XP SP2. Automatic Updates turned on by default, Windows Firewall greatly improved and turned on by default, IE set to a higher default security level, the Messenger service disabled by default, and more.
That's flat out wrong. PCI-E has multiple implementations. PCI-E x16 is the AGP replacement. There are also standard x1 slots (look at some motherboard pics from Computex to see what they look like). PCI-X is simply a wider (64 bits vs. 32) & faster (66/133MHz vs. 33) PCI bus. PCI-X has always been relegated to the server/workstation sector and it will remain there until it's finally superceded by PCI-E entirely (since PCI-E x1 is faster).
IBM went on record as saying that they underestimated the difficulties of switching to 90nm. There's a lot of current leakage issues with the process that lead to increased heat output from wasted energy.
Not to mention that Apple's had quite a head start in x86 emulation since that architecture is essentially unchanged in over 10 years. Compare that to the G5, which is an entirely different architecture and very new.
Maybe a fair comparison would be making a G5 run an emulated IA64 WindowsXP?
Well, IBM was the first to go on record as saying that 90nm was considerably more difficult to implement than they first expected. There's a lot of current leak going on, meaning wasted power, which leads to increased heat (see Intel's Prescott as a very good example). Supposedly AMD's having some 90nm issues as well now.
I guess those issues would explain why Apple had to switch to liquid cooling for this round of systems.
I'm glad to see Apple moving in the direction of dedicated thermal zones in the case. It strikes me as a rather logical idea that hot components be isolated from the rest of the system as much as possible. It's similar to Intel pushing the BTX standard for their upcoming products.
It's too bad that implementing something like that in ATX cases seems to be nearly impossible (at least in an efficient manner).
As of build 2142 of SP2 (the latest release to beta testers), setup won't install on an installation that doesn't have a 640 ProductID. This has been tested with randomly generated keys, so it's more than just the top 20 pirate keys.
Personally, it's not the 2MB limit of Hotmail that annoys me, it's the spam that Hotmail Member Services sends at least once a week telling you to pay to increase your storage space (even though I'm using like 1% of it).
Any suggestions as to how to "stay under the radar" Mr. Anonymous Smartass? Yes, it's easy to dish out your credentials and how long you've been P2Ping, but why not make a useful post and give some advice as to the best ways to avoid detection?
Well, headphones can take care of the surround sound issue.
Second, mobility. Believe it or not, people like to play games somewhere other than *gasp!* their desk...
I've been toying with the idea of putting Linux on my Inspiron 8200 for awhile now (n00bs gotta start somewhere:)...). How well does 2.6.x support the TrueMobile 1300? I think (don't hold me to it) that it's a Broadcom chipset.
Also, what's the most user-friendly distro for someone really unfamiliar with Linux to start with?
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People really shouldn't be doing that anyway because it's very possible to scratch the finish on the car and do actual damage. Sure, it's not as bad as keying it, but it's still uncalled for.
The plural form of virus is "viruses", not virii. Unless you're a 1337 hax0r, of course.
Dang nabbit, the mu symbol didn't take when I submitted it. But yeah, mu is the prefix for "micro".
Little "m" stands for "milli", not "micro". is the prefix for "micro".
If I'm reading your numbers right, don't they show that the Intel controller is reading from both drives (hence the way higher RAID 1 read speeds) and the Promise does not?
Also, I'd say most educated users run antivirus software and keep it up to date, so again I don't see this vulnerability being a problem with them. I personally have my Automatic Update settings set to notify, however. It is rather convenient to not have to check WindowsUpdate every day looking to see if there's a new security patch out there.
Funny enough, that seems to be the way Microsoft is heading with XP SP2. Automatic Updates turned on by default, Windows Firewall greatly improved and turned on by default, IE set to a higher default security level, the Messenger service disabled by default, and more.
If that's the case, I stand corrected :)
That's flat out wrong. PCI-E has multiple implementations. PCI-E x16 is the AGP replacement. There are also standard x1 slots (look at some motherboard pics from Computex to see what they look like). PCI-X is simply a wider (64 bits vs. 32) & faster (66/133MHz vs. 33) PCI bus. PCI-X has always been relegated to the server/workstation sector and it will remain there until it's finally superceded by PCI-E entirely (since PCI-E x1 is faster).
IBM went on record as saying that they underestimated the difficulties of switching to 90nm. There's a lot of current leakage issues with the process that lead to increased heat output from wasted energy.
Not to mention that Apple's had quite a head start in x86 emulation since that architecture is essentially unchanged in over 10 years. Compare that to the G5, which is an entirely different architecture and very new.
Maybe a fair comparison would be making a G5 run an emulated IA64 WindowsXP?
That would sure make upgrading fun :-)
Well, IBM was the first to go on record as saying that 90nm was considerably more difficult to implement than they first expected. There's a lot of current leak going on, meaning wasted power, which leads to increased heat (see Intel's Prescott as a very good example). Supposedly AMD's having some 90nm issues as well now.
I guess those issues would explain why Apple had to switch to liquid cooling for this round of systems.
I'm glad to see Apple moving in the direction of dedicated thermal zones in the case. It strikes me as a rather logical idea that hot components be isolated from the rest of the system as much as possible. It's similar to Intel pushing the BTX standard for their upcoming products.
It's too bad that implementing something like that in ATX cases seems to be nearly impossible (at least in an efficient manner).
As of build 2142 of SP2 (the latest release to beta testers), setup won't install on an installation that doesn't have a 640 ProductID. This has been tested with randomly generated keys, so it's more than just the top 20 pirate keys.
Maybe they could produce "SP-2 Pirate Edition" which would just contain the security fixes and no enhancements?
People can always run WindowsUpdate and/or download the patches manually which gives the same effect.
Just because the media aren't reporting on Afghanistan doesn't mean we've stopped looking for Bin Laden.
Erm...that's Johnny Cochran. Mickey Cochran was a baseball player from the 1930's...
How does one find out the statute of limitations on a John Doe case?
Personally, it's not the 2MB limit of Hotmail that annoys me, it's the spam that Hotmail Member Services sends at least once a week telling you to pay to increase your storage space (even though I'm using like 1% of it).
*sigh* And yet Bill Gates never even said that.
Any suggestions as to how to "stay under the radar" Mr. Anonymous Smartass? Yes, it's easy to dish out your credentials and how long you've been P2Ping, but why not make a useful post and give some advice as to the best ways to avoid detection?
Well, headphones can take care of the surround sound issue. Second, mobility. Believe it or not, people like to play games somewhere other than *gasp!* their desk...
I've been toying with the idea of putting Linux on my Inspiron 8200 for awhile now (n00bs gotta start somewhere :)...). How well does 2.6.x support the TrueMobile 1300? I think (don't hold me to it) that it's a Broadcom chipset.
Also, what's the most user-friendly distro for someone really unfamiliar with Linux to start with?
Posting a Geocities link on Slashdot. Real Smart.