Seriously, the company I work for, has a function in our COMMERCIAL software package that requires a triple-click in order to do something. It's been there for about 8 years now - so we already got prior art =P
Very true. If an upstream router is comprimised it could screw up my services even though I am not vulnerable.
Maybe the department of homeland security could put some pressure on the vendor to fix the problem. But I'm a little paranoid and would have reservations about discussing a security hole that I found with the current government without being labelled a terrorist.
Are you talking from a customers standpoint, or a vendor?
At the place I work, if we find a severe bug, we personally call every company that has that version of the software and have them download an update. My company doesn't produce networking software though and we only have 50-75 companies running any given version of our product at one time. This is usually bugs that affect mathematical calculations though or cause database corruptions.
From the point of view of a customer: if I found a serious flaw in our Cisco routers, I would report it to them and ask for a way to protect myself against it until an official patch could be released. If a means of protection could not be recommended I would work on a solution myself. I would not make the information public. I would have already informed the ones that are capable of truly fixing the problem. Publicly releasing the info would not benefit me in any way unless I was a security products vendor hoping to cash in on Cisco's failure.
What? You must not be one of the customers of the ISP I work for. According to them we have "the Internet" in our server room. Several have even asked for a copy on CD, so they can use it while they're away from their computer.
I use Safari a little. I use it when I want to get started in something new.
For instance, last month I got a couple of the BSD books so I could get started learning FreeBSD. I skimmed through the chapters until I had enough to get me going. After that I switched over to using Google though to do some of the real troubleshooting after things didn't work out exactly right.
That said, Safari has a large selection, but some of the books are a little dated. Sometimes you don't realize that when you're just starting out in a topic.
Example: I tried to learn Flash a few months ago and subscribed to several books on the subject, yet none of them were really for the version I had. I didn't know what the major differences were between versions so I just jumped in.
Another problem with Safari is that while they give you excerpts from the book to read, you can't get the same feel for the book as if you were in a Borders and were able to actually thumb through the pages. I like to take 10 minutes and skim through an entire book and I can get a good feel if the book is valuable to me or not, and purchase accordingly. The bright side to Safari is that if you make a mistake, you're only out a couple bucks instead of $45.
So, they've got highs and lows. Try one out if you need convincing. $10 for a month should break anyones bank account.
My Verizon phone service went out twice in the last month. Line was completely dead. I work 8-5 M-F. I called them when I got home which was around 6:00PM, I went to a payphone and informed them of the problem. Their response was, we'll send a technician out tomorrow. I asked what I was suppose to do if there was a medical emergency and I needed to dial 911. The person on the other end just went completely silent until I had to ask if she was still there. Obviously its too much to get a tech to come out after 4pm unless there's a major outage.
Nice guys. I wish I had a heart attack just so I could file a lawsuit. That's the only way things change nowadays.
People that come in and out of my place of business.
You mean, like, customers??? Are you implying that these customers are unsupervised for a period of time lengthy enough to get into your computer and do something to it, or read some personal files? Maybe you should invest in something larger than a USB device. ThinkGeek doesn't sell what I'm talking about, but you could find it at the local unemployment office. Thats right, I'm talking about hiring an employee!!!
If an employee is beyond your means, then may I suggest a nifty little Windows feature: Ctrl+Alt+Del, then click "Lock Computer".
Now, if you'd like to admit that you're business is being run out of your dorm room, and you only want something "cool" to lock out your buddies in the dorm, then maybe you'd get some better advice. Otherwise, password protect your machine, change it daily if you're really concerned, and don't leave it logged in when you're not in your room.
Those marketing types are completely sexist. I for one think that men and women consumers are equally stupid when it comes to technology and treat them accordingly. I'm an EOE (equal opportunity elitist) when it comes to these matters.
If corporations want to market products to consumers in general, they should steal a 20 year old idea from Apple and make everything only have one button. But don't make it light-up when it's pressed or someone will think it's a night light and call tech support and complain their printer only works when its dark out.
Slashdot Mirror
Ok, so what'll happen if you send a message about spam from "abuse@hotmail.com" to "abuse@hotmail.com"???
Only time I've ever seen a user get a BSOD in W2K was the result of a buggy 3rd party device driver. Updates for drivers fix the problem.
Delphi 5 had that feature in it. I know 4 was 1998, not sure of 5's release date, and I'm too lazy to look it up.
Seriously, the company I work for, has a function in our COMMERCIAL software package that requires a triple-click in order to do something. It's been there for about 8 years now - so we already got prior art =P
Is there a "+1 Pity" moderation I can get?
Hey Rajid, is that you? Remember me from last night when I called you guys in Dell's tech support?
Did they do any work? I thought everything they have was just taken off SourceForge and crammed into a distribution.
Lemme finish that thought for you.
...crash your car!!!!
Very true. If an upstream router is comprimised it could screw up my services even though I am not vulnerable.
Maybe the department of homeland security could put some pressure on the vendor to fix the problem. But I'm a little paranoid and would have reservations about discussing a security hole that I found with the current government without being labelled a terrorist.
Are you talking from a customers standpoint, or a vendor?
At the place I work, if we find a severe bug, we personally call every company that has that version of the software and have them download an update. My company doesn't produce networking software though and we only have 50-75 companies running any given version of our product at one time. This is usually bugs that affect mathematical calculations though or cause database corruptions.
From the point of view of a customer: if I found a serious flaw in our Cisco routers, I would report it to them and ask for a way to protect myself against it until an official patch could be released. If a means of protection could not be recommended I would work on a solution myself. I would not make the information public. I would have already informed the ones that are capable of truly fixing the problem. Publicly releasing the info would not benefit me in any way unless I was a security products vendor hoping to cash in on Cisco's failure.
Damn right! It's not the government's business to enfore laws... oh wait a second...
Well how dare they prevent me from getting a free copy of Halo, that's detrimental to my well-being... ummmm...
Nevermind, I'm just an idiot that wants everything for free.
What? You must not be one of the customers of the ISP I work for. According to them we have "the Internet" in our server room. Several have even asked for a copy on CD, so they can use it while they're away from their computer.
Seriously, one person did say that.
how much is the bad PR costing them
How much do you pay Google on an annual basis?
I use Safari a little. I use it when I want to get started in something new.
For instance, last month I got a couple of the BSD books so I could get started learning FreeBSD. I skimmed through the chapters until I had enough to get me going. After that I switched over to using Google though to do some of the real troubleshooting after things didn't work out exactly right.
That said, Safari has a large selection, but some of the books are a little dated. Sometimes you don't realize that when you're just starting out in a topic.
Example: I tried to learn Flash a few months ago and subscribed to several books on the subject, yet none of them were really for the version I had. I didn't know what the major differences were between versions so I just jumped in.
Another problem with Safari is that while they give you excerpts from the book to read, you can't get the same feel for the book as if you were in a Borders and were able to actually thumb through the pages. I like to take 10 minutes and skim through an entire book and I can get a good feel if the book is valuable to me or not, and purchase accordingly. The bright side to Safari is that if you make a mistake, you're only out a couple bucks instead of $45.
So, they've got highs and lows. Try one out if you need convincing. $10 for a month should break anyones bank account.
Move over giant ants!! Now everyone can welcome ME as their new overlord!!!!
So how much is MS losing per XBox sold now? If I buy and XBox and just one $50 game, are they making a profit or still losing money?
No, you're not. I was going to buy one of those games but then figured I'd just be supporting stupidity so I stopped myself.
That's actually funny but there's nobody here that has been here long enough to remember it.
Shouldn't it be "Monster Ringworm"?
TLC could do a spinoff 6 months later called "Trading Ringworm", followed by another spinoff called "While You've Got Ringworm".
My Verizon phone service went out twice in the last month. Line was completely dead. I work 8-5 M-F. I called them when I got home which was around 6:00PM, I went to a payphone and informed them of the problem. Their response was, we'll send a technician out tomorrow. I asked what I was suppose to do if there was a medical emergency and I needed to dial 911. The person on the other end just went completely silent until I had to ask if she was still there. Obviously its too much to get a tech to come out after 4pm unless there's a major outage.
Nice guys. I wish I had a heart attack just so I could file a lawsuit. That's the only way things change nowadays.
I'm not a mechanical engineer, but I think applying paint to such parts is not desirable.
People that come in and out of my place of business.
You mean, like, customers??? Are you implying that these customers are unsupervised for a period of time lengthy enough to get into your computer and do something to it, or read some personal files? Maybe you should invest in something larger than a USB device. ThinkGeek doesn't sell what I'm talking about, but you could find it at the local unemployment office. Thats right, I'm talking about hiring an employee!!!
If an employee is beyond your means, then may I suggest a nifty little Windows feature: Ctrl+Alt+Del, then click "Lock Computer".
Now, if you'd like to admit that you're business is being run out of your dorm room, and you only want something "cool" to lock out your buddies in the dorm, then maybe you'd get some better advice. Otherwise, password protect your machine, change it daily if you're really concerned, and don't leave it logged in when you're not in your room.
What does a storyline have to do with a board game? The rags to riches "storyline" of Monopoly didn't really make the game the hit that it is/was.
Those marketing types are completely sexist. I for one think that men and women consumers are equally stupid when it comes to technology and treat them accordingly. I'm an EOE (equal opportunity elitist) when it comes to these matters.
If corporations want to market products to consumers in general, they should steal a 20 year old idea from Apple and make everything only have one button. But don't make it light-up when it's pressed or someone will think it's a night light and call tech support and complain their printer only works when its dark out.
It just means the infrastructure will be available to power the 3 TeraHertz processors needed to run SimCity 5 at a reasonable framerate.
I can't believe they didn't have "a keyboard... how quaint."