Lacking that, they're either unemployed 6 months later, or getting bonuses and raises because the company wants to encourage loyalty and keep them around for a long time.
I actually work for the parent poster, have no degree, have been here for more than 6 months, and recently received a raise.
Of course, he has no idea that I just read/. all day.:-)
forgot to mention... the is different to GPOs [group policy objs in a couple ways...
1) GPOs require domain auth, and are applied each time the user logs on to the domain [except for cached logons]
2) GPOs require the server to push down what amounts to a similar inf, which is then applied at each logon [applying once saves you the CPU cycles]
3) the changes are once-set... i.e. apply the security template once, and you have those settings. apply another sec temp, or a GPO, which contradicts them, and the settings now reflect the latter.
IMHO, Clicking 'yes' 2x and entering your e-mail address, while definitely interactive, is not sufficient enough process to allow sale of your CCard info. I'd prefer an e-mail/reply system, or something more explicit
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Orbitz Statement on Inaccurate Media Reports Regarding Memberworks (MWI) Connections
Chicago, IL, April 20, 2004---Orbitz has partnered with MemberWork's Connections program to offer customers increased savings opportunities at America's most popular retailers and restaurants. MemberWorks assures us that it follows National Best Marketing Practices that go far beyond its competitors in pro-consumer protections and the company maintains a "no questions asked" refund policy.
To ensure Orbitz's customers are aware they are signing up for a paid membership, they must enter their email address twice and click "yes" to enroll in the Connections program. Each step of the sign-up process includes disclosures about the program and how much and when the customer will be billed. Customers who change their minds about membership receive ongoing opportunities from Memberworks to cancel and request a full refund through its "no questions asked" policy.
Don't you remember seeing the ads way back in, oh, 1995 Computer Shoppper and the like, for the "Miss Metaverse" beauty pageant? This nearly predates everything that's ever happened online.
i think that this is the first discussion where we don't need to establish prior art. but thanks anyways.:-)
It is not uncommon to have to reload a version of Windows to fix a problem, recover from a bad driver choice, 'clean' the PC before sale, or just to go back to the basics after a year of bloating the machine with random software.
As I understand the article, the question is thus - what happens when I need to reload Windows on the machine, and another OS is also present, in a dual-boot scenario? It seems that the manufacturer's discs assume that it is Ok to completely wipe my hard drive, to put the machine back to the state that it was originally shipped in.
Whether or not this is a "good thing" is surely a matter of opinion, but it does limit my options as a user much more than they would be if they had shipped an OEM OS disc.
People have mentioned using utils such as Partition Magic and other OSS tools to resize a partition and install. This seems to assume that the user either planned ahead and got that software ahead of time, or has another machine on segment from which to do it.
The article seemed juvenile and more "oh no evil MS plot to kill linux", when in reality, I think we are simply trading the additional options available with an OEM CD for the relatively easy option of restoring the PC back to the manufacturer's original state (perhaps before sale, or such).
The most interesting point in most of the discussion was - if I buy this machine, can I then legally snag an ISO of the OS, and use it as my license? If so, how would you retrive the CD-Key used to register it?
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RTFA.
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Lacking that, they're either unemployed 6 months later, or getting bonuses and raises because the company wants to encourage loyalty and keep them around for a long time.
I actually work for the parent poster, have no degree, have been here for more than 6 months, and recently received a raise.
Of course, he has no idea that I just read /. all day. :-)
Sorry I can't answer your question on ULE, but thought I might point out that they now recommend against turning on PREEMPTION.
forgot to mention... the is different to GPOs [group policy objs in a couple ways...
1) GPOs require domain auth, and are applied each time the user logs on to the domain [except for cached logons]
2) GPOs require the server to push down what amounts to a similar inf, which is then applied at each logon [applying once saves you the CPU cycles]
3) the changes are once-set... i.e. apply the security template once, and you have those settings. apply another sec temp, or a GPO, which contradicts them, and the settings now reflect the latter.
start => run => mmc
.inf
/configure /cfg myfile.inf /db myfile.sdb /log myfile.log
...where "%windir%" is the windows install dir... i.e. C:\windows or C:\winnt
/server.
file => add snap-in
add => security templates
set your file / registry / services info in the template. save it as
then apply the template
secedit
that will compile the inf into a sdb [security db], and apply it. any result will be written to the log. by convention...
sdb location:
%windir%\security\Database
logs:
%windir%\security\logs
inf:
%windir%\security\templates
bonus: the templace [myfile.inf] can then be copied and applied to any other win2k+ workstation
IMHO, Clicking 'yes' 2x and entering your e-mail address, while definitely interactive, is not sufficient enough process to allow sale of your CCard info. I'd prefer an e-mail/reply system, or something more explicit
--------
Orbitz Statement on Inaccurate Media Reports Regarding Memberworks (MWI) Connections
Chicago, IL, April 20, 2004---Orbitz has partnered with MemberWork's Connections program to offer customers increased savings opportunities at America's most popular retailers and restaurants. MemberWorks assures us that it follows National Best Marketing Practices that go far beyond its competitors in pro-consumer protections and the company maintains a "no questions asked" refund policy.
To ensure Orbitz's customers are aware they are signing up for a paid membership, they must enter their email address twice and click "yes" to enroll in the Connections program. Each step of the sign-up process includes disclosures about the program and how much and when the customer will be billed. Customers who change their minds about membership receive ongoing opportunities from Memberworks to cancel and request a full refund through its "no questions asked" policy.
Don't you remember seeing the ads way back in, oh, 1995 Computer Shoppper and the like, for the "Miss Metaverse" beauty pageant? This nearly predates everything that's ever happened online.
i think that this is the first discussion where we don't need to establish prior art. but thanks anyways. :-)
It is not uncommon to have to reload a version of Windows to fix a problem, recover from a bad driver choice, 'clean' the PC before sale, or just to go back to the basics after a year of bloating the machine with random software.
As I understand the article, the question is thus - what happens when I need to reload Windows on the machine, and another OS is also present, in a dual-boot scenario? It seems that the manufacturer's discs assume that it is Ok to completely wipe my hard drive, to put the machine back to the state that it was originally shipped in.
Whether or not this is a "good thing" is surely a matter of opinion, but it does limit my options as a user much more than they would be if they had shipped an OEM OS disc.
People have mentioned using utils such as Partition Magic and other OSS tools to resize a partition and install. This seems to assume that the user either planned ahead and got that software ahead of time, or has another machine on segment from which to do it.
The article seemed juvenile and more "oh no evil MS plot to kill linux", when in reality, I think we are simply trading the additional options available with an OEM CD for the relatively easy option of restoring the PC back to the manufacturer's original state (perhaps before sale, or such).
The most interesting point in most of the discussion was - if I buy this machine, can I then legally snag an ISO of the OS, and use it as my license? If so, how would you retrive the CD-Key used to register it?