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  1. Re:That's why I don't buy from Apple. on Apple is DRM's Biggest Backer · · Score: 1
    Apparently not. From osxbook.com.

    At the time of this writing (October 2006), the newest Apple computer models, such as the MacPro and possibly the revised MacBook Pro and the revised iMac, do not contain an onboard Infineon TPM. Apple could bring the TPM back, perhaps, if there were enough interest (after all, it is increasingly common to find TPMs in current notebook computers), but that's another story.

    My MacBookPro C2D, does not report the presence of any TPM chip.
  2. Re:A *gasp* COMPUTER Was Involved! on Australia Rules Linking to Copyright Material Also Illegal · · Score: 1, Informative

    ... but down here we spell it aRse.

  3. Re:Abuse of the term 'engineer' on Are IT Job Titles Getting Out of Control? · · Score: 1

    We had a similar problem. As stated above, we had people calling themselves Network Administrators when all they did was stuff around with windows servers. It went a bit far when they started calling themselves Network Engineers ... we are *not* going to let these guys near the Cisco boxes. Our Director came across this and basically went from desk to desk asking people if they could actually join a Guild of Engineers, those that could not say yes, had their title restored to something more ... fitting.

  4. Re:What a load of crap... on HD Should Be Wired, For Now · · Score: 1

    Have a look at some of the videos at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/hd/ as well as the other H.264 encoded trailers that are available. Admittedly, H.264 at 1920x1080p requires some serious hardware to decode smoothly, but the bit rates are not much higher than current DVD.

  5. Re:.Mac is not encrypted == It's useless. on 17 Online File Storage Services Tested · · Score: 1
    * The .Mac mail server does not support secure connections.

    Yes, it does. Just use IMAPS on port 993 and turn on TLS/SSL for SMTP.
  6. Heard the same thing ... on Microsoft Says Vista Most Secure OS Ever · · Score: 1

    ... before Windows XP was released. The line "Windows XP is the most secure operating system ever" quietly became "Windows XP is the most secure Windows operating system ever". We'll see how long it lasts this time.

  7. Re:The long and short of it on Microsoft Calls for Truce With GPL and Linux? · · Score: 1
    ... for failing to open the tiny bit of code that they are required to by law in Europe.
    And they aren't even required to do that, all they've been asked to do is document their server to server protocols for the purposes of making different platforms interoperable.
  8. one word ... on HD Video Could 'Choke the Internet'? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    multicast. Why oh why don't more ISPs support multicast?

  9. Re:Not really, no on The Man Behind Apple And Pixar · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm not doing bad with TurboCAD, but I don't know what I could use on OS/X for 3D drafting that would even be in the same ball park.

    How about TurboCAD then?

  10. we've checked it out ... on iTunes Store Available in Australia Very Soon · · Score: 2, Informative

    ... using a "side" door to get in early. The song price appears to be AU$1.69. Russel Crowe in the interview was talking about the price of the sanity.com.au online store, not the iTMS(AU).

    Looks like out accounts have been disabled for getting in too early too. :-(

  11. Re:The point of XML on MS Files for Broad XML/Word-processing Patent in NZ · · Score: 2, Interesting

    and in Australia too. Link

  12. Re:Networking via USB or Firewire probably won't h on Make a PC Look Like a Firewire or USB Drive? · · Score: 1

    "... the administrator has the final say whether or not clients can do local LAN, both by enabling/or/ not enable "split tunnelling" in the concentrator GROUP/CLIENT CONFIG. Without split tunnelling your stuck sending everything through the tunnel. You are only allowed to speak to your DEFAULT gateway, I.E the ISP ROUTER. Nothing you can do with the client will override this."

    Correct. The VPN Concentrator has to be configured to allow local LAN access and can even restrict the addresses used, for example allow 192.168.0.* only and if the home user is using 192.168.1.*, tough luck.

    Split tunneling is different, in that it leaves your default route alone and only captures traffic destined for your companies address range, this is bad bad bad, because an attack can come from your ISP and then has a nice encrypted tunnel into the corporate network. This happened to a company in Japan a couple of years back which resulted in the total banning of connecting home Windows machines to the corporate network weather via modem or VPN.

  13. Re:That interesting. on Cisco IT Manager Targeting 70% Linux · · Score: 1

    Not too far from the truth. Some time ago, I heard from a Cisco engineer during the whole Microsoft + Cisco DEN (Directory Enabled Network) effort, Cisco was going to use AD, and licensed and ported AD to Solaris and possibly AIX and HP-UX. Cisco was ready to go and Microsoft was not, so they were not allowed to release. So, Cisco went LDAP for their DEN efforts.

    Most, if not all of Cisco's other server products are now being ported to run on Linux on "appliances".

  14. Re:Triplicate. on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    Could it be that Microsoft wants to tie as many carriers into long term contracts as it can so that it try to control future delivery mechanisms of digital entertainment? They have learned a valuable lession from iPod/iTunes/iTMS and don't want to be caught off guard by a future iWatchTV or similar.

  15. Re:Who did Microsoft buy this time? on Verizon and Microsoft Partner for IPTV · · Score: 1

    Its not a rebadge of the old Cisco IPTV stuff is it? Before Cisco it was Precept.

  16. Re:Summary on Apple Nixes Live Webcast, Satellite Feed · · Score: 1

    i'm pretty sure, but cannot dig up the numbers now, but a previous MW keynote currently holds the record for the most simultaneous streams being viewed. somewhere over 60,000 i believe.

  17. Re:Gameplay rocks! on BZFlag goes Platinum · · Score: 1

    and as seasoned players know, that if you look at the main window too long, you get killed a *lot*. Its best to spend most of your time fixed on the radar window ... oops ... giving away secrets. So, come join use over at ajax sometime and have some fun.

  18. Re:My Guess on HP Dumps Linux for Windows XP MCE in New Media Player · · Score: 1

    yet HP is also selling an iPod which does not play WMA ... ?
    seems like the left and right hands of HP have no idea what the other is doing

  19. Re:Increased Linecing Fees ??? on Intel And AMD's Dual-Core CPUs Investigated · · Score: 1

    I seem to remember some time ago, that Oracle and Sun reached an agreement that an UltraSPARC-IV was to be treated as a single processor as far as licensing was concirned. This only helps when running Oracle on Solaris/SPARC though ...

  20. Re:All machines are vulnerable to this on 'Opener' Malware Targets OS X · · Score: 2, Informative

    On a current 10.3.5, i've just confirmed that /Library/StartupItems is rwxrwxr-x for root:admin. This means that any user that can "administer this comuter" can write in here without sudo or providing an administrator password. I'm running a permission verify to see what it says about this situation. Personally, I see no reason why this directory should be group writable.

  21. Re:Behold on Ballmer Says iPod Users are Thieves · · Score: 1

    We're Sorry, but in order to utilize all the functions of Kanawha County Online it is necessary that you upgrade to the latest Microsoft Internet Explorer or related browser. Aol/Netscape type adware/spyware browsers do not function well with advanced web technologies.

    ... seriously ... WTF?

  22. Re:Don't underestimate the power of Demo! on Analyst Doubts Intel's Dual-Core Demo · · Score: 1

    What?!?! Bill crashed his Porsche 959 ... ?

  23. Australian pre-packaged MythTV on Step By Step: Building a MythTV PVR for $635 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Like this. In fact, these are the guys that Aussie home brew MythTV builders get the programming info from.

  24. Re:Typical Apple response on Microsoft Opens MSN Music Store · · Score: 1

    Wow, I sure hope AC was not replying to me there. All I was saying, is that there are going to be too many people that look at one of the factors, the bitrate and ignore the codec being used.

    I use a Solaris workstation most of the time, so i'm not a typical Apple response. As for any form of compression, I recently got one of these and MP3/AAC/whatever delivered to a few thousand $'s worth of amp and speakers over a fibre optic cable just sounds crappy.

  25. Re:AutoUpdate and Music Store on Microsoft Opens MSN Music Store · · Score: 1

    when I was installing XP -- just to play DOOM3, but that problem is solved now that cadega (sp?) supports it -- WindowsUpdate insisted that the updates for Windows Media 9 had to be installed separately for some reason. I suppose they could fix that problem with 10 though.