Besides the good reviews the book got on my favorite QT forum -> http://qtforum.org/thread.php?threadid=316&sid=&th readview=0&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page =1
The book comes with a free non-commercial version of the QT-Win( windows ) library ( QT 3.3.1, I believe ). The last time this was available was version 2.3.0, so if you want to get a non-expiring version for Windows, here is your chance.
I also read the book is released under a special copyright license similar to the GPL ( the Perens License ), so that after a few months the electronic format of the book becomes legally distributable. Is that cool, or what?
That X.org would do something like 3-D desktop or Microsoft Bob clone:) Seriously though, I recently switched to Fedora Core 1 from Mandrake 9.2 ( previously I switched from Redhat 7.2 to Mandrake 9.0 and stayed with Mandrake until the switch mentioned above ). Anyhow, despite the opinion the FC is just a free beta testing bed for Red Had AS, I do find it does everything I need it to do, except games, but I have a Windows XP box for that:).
If they switch the X11 framework out, I will go support them all the way, one of the main reasons I decided to go Open Source for my main OS ( Windows is on one box of 5 ) is freedom of choice, and the ability to change even the video system out is a good example that freedom.
That is simply hilarious. And now that your computer doesn't have an IP address, I am sure every other TCP/IP networked computer has a great time communicating with yours. Hmm, time to go back to IPX?
That is what I do, too. Plus with the style sheet add-in for Mozilla, you can stop flash ads from playing, too. Not bad for a free browser, not bad at all.
How about a user-settable "No-soliciting" cookie that any site can read? If the site detects its presence, they cannot send you any ads. Ignoring this cookie would be a punishable offense.:)
There are 7 layers in the OSI model. The pair of copper wires ( phone line ) would be layer 1, the way the DSL model sends data ( there are different ways of modulating the data ) is layer 2, now layer 3 we finally start getting to the actual data, but not yet a protocol for exchanging it, but at least it is up to ATM ( IP over ATM? I think ) now, layer 4, we finally got some data exhange going on between peers, and I forget the rest ( 5,6,7 ). But I am assuming from the article their protocol is at the layer 4.
Btw, the DOD ( Dept. of Defense ) model lumps laters 3 and 4 together as the it's layer 3. 3 is network ( IP ) , and 4 being transport ( TCP ). But you almost never see on of the without the other, so they are popularly called TCP/IP .
I think it still will promote bad programming/scripting practices. Many people ( including myself ) started with scripting before moving on to full-fledged programming. What they learned in scripting they carry forward with them into programming, and trust me, I learned to be very meticulous when it comes to interacting with things outside of my scripts control ( such as files ). Every I/O operation should be tested for success. Trying to open a file? Did it work? Ok, try writing to the file...did it work? Open a database connection...did it work? Let the user enter a number...did they enter a valid number? Error handling and input validation is something you just have to learn, like it or not. Something that holds your hand and lets you code while remaining oblivious to the realities of the scripting/programming environment is a bad thing IMHO.
On a side note for Perl, one thing I always hated were the examples that had something like "open( FH, "file/path" ) || die "Could not open file!" . $!; I mean, come one, you don't want your script to just quit if it encounters an error...how about putting in an example of error handling other than the script throwing up its hands and quitting! LOL.
Please excuse any grammatical/other typos above, I was on 4 hrs sleep when I wrote this. Thank You.
It's called GNU-OMB( Open MailBox ). Everyone gets access to a single inbox, and when you write an email and click 'send', it gets looked at by millions of eyes to make sure there aren't any grammar or spelling errors before it goes out. You can change the email address or password for this account, but you have to make those changes available to everyone else.
Hmm, its more stable than hotmail since it will be running on FreeBSD, but security should be better because if you choose a bad password, any one of those millions of eyes looking at it can point out your mistake.
When Microsoft made the deal with IBM, they didn't even have an OS, but they quickly bought an OS someone else had created for $50,000 and obviously had it ready in time. Once again showing Microsoft's innovation isn't with software but rather with business deals.
No, the problem is the sites the employee need access to changes with no notification to the IT staff. So if it works, the employee will not say a word to their local ( assuming they are not in an outsourced office ) IT rep, and if it doesn't then they will report it. Once notified, the whole process of "what site is this?", "why do you need access to it", "how is it supposed to work?", etc comes into play. For example, several users at my site were given the responsibility of porting phone numbers using the Pacific Bell system, but PacBell only allows access via dialup modem into their RAS system, and with several layers of security to go through after that. For security purposes, we do not allow users to have modems or analog telephone lines as that could provide a back door into the company Intranet, bypassing firewalls, etc. This change was brought to my attention 2 weeks after the employees had given up on trying to figure out a work around on their own. And I had to learn the whole system from scratch ( I didn't even know what number porting was before that ) and figure out the best solution...which turned out to be setting up a modem bank accessible over the network using proprietary software.
This is the long way of saying, there is no iron-clad method of maintaining a complete list of every site employees need to access, though via Active Directory GPO's we can ensure the known ones are accessible.
Remember who we are talking about-HP. Aka offshore outsourcing, firing Bruce Perens, selling half-full inkjet cartridges...I wouldn't buy anything from them in a million years.
The EU could pull into the lead if it can force M$ to unbundle Media Player. What will be next? Internet Exploder, of course.
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Yeah, and it knows humans can add them back 50 times a second, that is why it doesn't check it 30 times, or even 10 times a second. That would be too slow.
Sorry, Gibson lost my respect a long time ago. I e-mailed him when the Windows Help & Support "delete" vulnerability was revealed and showed him how by changing browsers ( it only worked in IE ) or disabling the Help and Support service would block this exploit. I also added that Windows XP SP1 contained language in the EULA and in the patched ( the infamous Windows Media Player 'security patch' ) that many people did not agree with, so giving them alternatives other than installing SP1 was a good idea.
He never replied, and kept the ol' "You must install SP1 now! Here is why!" announcement up on his site. That tells me he is both a sensationalist and a Microsoft zombie. I mean, its not in *his* best interests to present people alternatives to M$ solutions, and that seems all he cares about - traffic and consulting jobs to fix damage caused by M$ software.
Hmm, is this available via Yum repositories? One of my suprises was that this utility installs new kernels for me automagically. On the down side, my network card module breaks ( so far ) every time I boot to the new kernel that Yum installed. But I think I can live with recompiling the NIC module now and then.
Good point.I have had problems with XP SP1 , so I went back to just that base XP. Of course, I don't have to worry as must as I only use Windows for P2P/Games, everything else is done on Linux. However, I still run the Norton Internet Security package on it ( Firewall + Antivirus + Malicious Script Checking ).
I agree too. But it gets difficult ( as you pointed out ), when you have some sites you have to allow to run ActiveX controls to work properly ( and you want them to work ). Where I work, there are several thousand employees, all with different Intranet/Internet site they go to to do their respective jobs. This groups of sites changes often,so even though the default settings for MS IE security zones is preconfigured on each system we build, we have to let the end user ( employee ) change them or the work load will easily exceed what the very understaffed and recently mostly outsourced company IT staff can handle.
I was one of the lucky(???) people not to be outsourced, and I can barely keep up with the demands for new standalone/network/java/etc. applications. The remaining staff is trying to figure out a good way to configure MS IE security to stop malicious usage of ActiveX controls, and to somehow stem the installation of malicious plugins, but that is quite the challenge in a rapidly changing, demanding, chaotic environment that I call work.
As far as home users go, I don't have a clue. I recently took some time to explain to a coworker how to install/use Adaware&Spybot on his home computer, but trying to get people to use a different browser is frustrating. I don't know if they just don't comprehend the fact that you can pick the browser you use, or if they'd just rather not be bothered with changing how they access web pages. Of course, most likely, it's because learning computer "stuff" ranks right up there with "polish the door knob" on their list of priorites.:)
Same here. I have used Mozilla on Linux and Windows pretty much every day without any problems. One thing that sold me early on was the javascript debugger as I can find nothing even close to it either as standalone or an integrated product.
A few weeks ago I loaded Firefox for the first time, and I have to admin that while it was fast, for some reason I still like Mozilla bette ( 1.6 ) better. I can't quite put a finger on it, but I am switching back to Mozilla today.
As far as liking it over MS Internet Explorer(IE), that is a no-brainer. Tabbed browsing/bookmark group of tabs, image blocking, animated Gif control, popup blocker, the aforementions javascript debugger, excellent password management, and other features put Mozialla head and shoulders above IE. Oh, and the flash movie control add-on ( via CSS2 support ) is totally awesome. The only thing I would add to Mozilla is an "offline viewing" feature that lets you tell the browser to automatically cache certain pages for offline viewing when you are offline ( say, have your notebook computer on a plane/bus/etc ). I was pretty certain that Mozilla would have that feature like IE does, but I haven't found any reference to it so far in the GUI or in the help file.
All in all, Mozilla is my browser of choice to run on Windows/Linux. I don't have a Mac so I can't comment on that platform.
Exactly. And how do the explain the lists on various web sites of MS software exploits that MS hasn't made patches for? Many have been shut down by MS now, but just they fact such things were public knowledge totally debunks MS's claim.
Black hats generally keep exploits among themselves so when M$ does become aware of an exploit and finally releases a patch for it, the exploit could be months( years! ) old.
I was thinking more like "Coney Island". You know, kind of a Microsoft Theme park with rides call CD RollerCoaster ( coaster...get it? ). I mean, they already take their customers for a ride on the software upgrade train, might as well have real rides, too.
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Besides the good reviews the book got on my favorite QT forum -> http://qtforum.org/thread.php?threadid=316&sid=&th readview=0&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page =1
The book comes with a free non-commercial version of the QT-Win( windows ) library ( QT 3.3.1, I believe ). The last time this was available was version 2.3.0, so if you want to get a non-expiring version for Windows, here is your chance.
I also read the book is released under a special copyright license similar to the GPL ( the Perens License ), so that after a few months the electronic format of the book becomes legally distributable. Is that cool, or what?
Finally that little banner ad will be telling the truth!
That X.org would do something like 3-D desktop or Microsoft Bob clone :) Seriously though, I recently switched to Fedora Core 1 from Mandrake 9.2 ( previously I switched from Redhat 7.2 to Mandrake 9.0 and stayed with Mandrake until the switch mentioned above ). Anyhow, despite the opinion the FC is just a free beta testing bed for Red Had AS, I do find it does everything I need it to do, except games, but I have a Windows XP box for that :).
If they switch the X11 framework out, I will go support them all the way, one of the main reasons I decided to go Open Source for my main OS ( Windows is on one box of 5 ) is freedom of choice, and the ability to change even the video system out is a good example that freedom.
That is simply hilarious. And now that your computer doesn't have an IP address, I am sure every other TCP/IP networked computer has a great time communicating with yours. Hmm, time to go back to IPX?
Who this 'Average User' guy is. He needs some serious computer training! Anyone have his email address?
Good point. :)
They can just ask. As long as they didn't gather any personal info ( email, home address, etc. ) I would not have a problem with it.
That is what I do, too. Plus with the style sheet add-in for Mozilla, you can stop flash ads from playing, too. Not bad for a free browser, not bad at all.
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How about a user-settable "No-soliciting" cookie that any site can read? If the site detects its presence, they cannot send you any ads. Ignoring this cookie would be a punishable offense.
There are 7 layers in the OSI model. The pair of copper wires ( phone line ) would be layer 1, the way the DSL model sends data ( there are different ways of modulating the data ) is layer 2, now layer 3 we finally start getting to the actual data, but not yet a protocol for exchanging it, but at least it is up to ATM ( IP over ATM? I think ) now, layer 4, we finally got some data exhange going on between peers, and I forget the rest ( 5,6,7 ). But I am assuming from the article their protocol is at the layer 4.
Btw, the DOD ( Dept. of Defense ) model lumps laters 3 and 4 together as the it's layer 3. 3 is network ( IP ) , and 4 being transport ( TCP ). But you almost never see on of the without the other, so they are popularly called TCP/IP .
I think it still will promote bad programming/scripting practices. Many people ( including myself ) started with scripting before moving on to full-fledged programming. What they learned in scripting they carry forward with them into programming, and trust me, I learned to be very meticulous when it comes to interacting with things outside of my scripts control ( such as files ). Every I/O operation should be tested for success. Trying to open a file? Did it work? Ok, try writing to the file...did it work? Open a database connection...did it work? Let the user enter a number...did they enter a valid number? Error handling and input validation is something you just have to learn, like it or not. Something that holds your hand and lets you code while remaining oblivious to the realities of the scripting/programming environment is a bad thing IMHO.
On a side note for Perl, one thing I always hated were the examples that had something like "open( FH, "file/path" ) || die "Could not open file!" . $!; I mean, come one, you don't want your script to just quit if it encounters an error...how about putting in an example of error handling other than the script throwing up its hands and quitting! LOL.
Please excuse any grammatical/other typos above, I was on 4 hrs sleep when I wrote this. Thank You.
It's called GNU-OMB( Open MailBox ). Everyone gets access to a single inbox, and when you write an email and click 'send', it gets looked at by millions of eyes to make sure there aren't any grammar or spelling errors before it goes out. You can change the email address or password for this account, but you have to make those changes available to everyone else.
Hmm, its more stable than hotmail since it will be running on FreeBSD, but security should be better because if you choose a bad password, any one of those millions of eyes looking at it can point out your mistake.
See how that works?
When Microsoft made the deal with IBM, they didn't even have an OS, but they quickly bought an OS someone else had created for $50,000 and obviously had it ready in time. Once again showing Microsoft's innovation isn't with software but rather with business deals.
No, the problem is the sites the employee need access to changes with no notification to the IT staff. So if it works, the employee will not say a word to their local ( assuming they are not in an outsourced office ) IT rep, and if it doesn't then they will report it. Once notified, the whole process of "what site is this?", "why do you need access to it", "how is it supposed to work?", etc comes into play. For example, several users at my site were given the responsibility of porting phone numbers using the Pacific Bell system, but PacBell only allows access via dialup modem into their RAS system, and with several layers of security to go through after that. For security purposes, we do not allow users to have modems or analog telephone lines as that could provide a back door into the company Intranet, bypassing firewalls, etc. This change was brought to my attention 2 weeks after the employees had given up on trying to figure out a work around on their own. And I had to learn the whole system from scratch ( I didn't even know what number porting was before that ) and figure out the best solution...which turned out to be setting up a modem bank accessible over the network using proprietary software.
This is the long way of saying, there is no iron-clad method of maintaining a complete list of every site employees need to access, though via Active Directory GPO's we can ensure the known ones are accessible.
Remember who we are talking about-HP. Aka offshore outsourcing, firing Bruce Perens, selling half-full inkjet cartridges...I wouldn't buy anything from them in a million years.
EU:1 USA:0 Microsoft:1
The EU could pull into the lead if it can force M$ to unbundle Media Player. What will be next? Internet Exploder, of course.
Yeah, and it knows humans can add them back 50 times a second, that is why it doesn't check it 30 times, or even 10 times a second. That would be too slow.
Sorry, Gibson lost my respect a long time ago. I e-mailed him when the Windows Help & Support "delete" vulnerability was revealed and showed him how by changing browsers ( it only worked in IE ) or disabling the Help and Support service would block this exploit. I also added that Windows XP SP1 contained language in the EULA and in the patched ( the infamous Windows Media Player 'security patch' ) that many people did not agree with, so giving them alternatives other than installing SP1 was a good idea.
He never replied, and kept the ol' "You must install SP1 now! Here is why!" announcement up on his site. That tells me he is both a sensationalist and a Microsoft zombie. I mean, its not in *his* best interests to present people alternatives to M$ solutions, and that seems all he cares about - traffic and consulting jobs to fix damage caused by M$ software.
Hmm, is this available via Yum repositories? One of my suprises was that this utility installs new kernels for me automagically. On the down side, my network card module breaks ( so far ) every time I boot to the new kernel that Yum installed. But I think I can live with recompiling the NIC module now and then.
Good point.I have had problems with XP SP1 , so I went back to just that base XP. Of course, I don't have to worry as must as I only use Windows for P2P/Games, everything else is done on Linux. However, I still run the Norton Internet Security package on it ( Firewall + Antivirus + Malicious Script Checking ).
I agree too. But it gets difficult ( as you pointed out ), when you have some sites you have to allow to run ActiveX controls to work properly ( and you want them to work ). Where I work, there are several thousand employees, all with different Intranet/Internet site they go to to do their respective jobs. This groups of sites changes often,so even though the default settings for MS IE security zones is preconfigured on each system we build, we have to let the end user ( employee ) change them or the work load will easily exceed what the very understaffed and recently mostly outsourced company IT staff can handle.
:)
I was one of the lucky(???) people not to be outsourced, and I can barely keep up with the demands for new standalone/network/java/etc. applications. The remaining staff is trying to figure out a good way to configure MS IE security to stop malicious usage of ActiveX controls, and to somehow stem the installation of malicious plugins, but that is quite the challenge in a rapidly changing, demanding, chaotic environment that I call work.
As far as home users go, I don't have a clue. I recently took some time to explain to a coworker how to install/use Adaware&Spybot on his home computer, but trying to get people to use a different browser is frustrating. I don't know if they just don't comprehend the fact that you can pick the browser you use, or if they'd just rather not be bothered with changing how they access web pages. Of course, most likely, it's because learning computer "stuff" ranks right up there with "polish the door knob" on their list of priorites.
I agree. However, I hope we can make the RIAA/MPAA "not exist" :)
Same here. I have used Mozilla on Linux and Windows pretty much every day without any problems. One thing that sold me early on was the javascript debugger as I can find nothing even close to it either as standalone or an integrated product.
A few weeks ago I loaded Firefox for the first time, and I have to admin that while it was fast, for some reason I still like Mozilla bette ( 1.6 ) better. I can't quite put a finger on it, but I am switching back to Mozilla today.
As far as liking it over MS Internet Explorer(IE), that is a no-brainer. Tabbed browsing/bookmark group of tabs, image blocking, animated Gif control, popup blocker, the aforementions javascript debugger, excellent password management, and other features put Mozialla head and shoulders above IE. Oh, and the flash movie control add-on ( via CSS2 support ) is totally awesome. The only thing I would add to Mozilla is an "offline viewing" feature that lets you tell the browser to automatically cache certain pages for offline viewing when you are offline ( say, have your notebook computer on a plane/bus/etc ). I was pretty certain that Mozilla would have that feature like IE does, but I haven't found any reference to it so far in the GUI or in the help file.
All in all, Mozilla is my browser of choice to run on Windows/Linux. I don't have a Mac so I can't comment on that platform.
Ever since I switched to Linux, I've called it -
Windows "Unloaded"
Exactly. And how do the explain the lists on various web sites of MS software exploits that MS hasn't made patches for? Many have been shut down by MS now, but just they fact such things were public knowledge totally debunks MS's claim.
Black hats generally keep exploits among themselves so when M$ does become aware of an exploit and finally releases a patch for it, the exploit could be months( years! ) old.
I was thinking more like "Coney Island". You know, kind of a Microsoft Theme park with rides call CD RollerCoaster ( coaster...get it? ). I mean, they already take their customers for a ride on the software upgrade train, might as well have real rides, too.