This is on the right track, because as others have said, just because it's valid png doesn't mean it's not also valid PHP and Javascript. I just pulled a file like that off a server yesterday.
Yeah. Some would probably argue it's overkill; and of course it opens a potential new exploit (if imagemagic or the GD library or whatever you use has serious flaw) - but for the really paranoid applications I've worked on, I generate a new image from the old one, using a trusted library.
I figure by converting whatever is "valid image format data" into plain RGB(a) and back to image format data again, will get rid of anything seriously nasty.
I realise I only answered the later of your two questions!
Forgive me.
For your laptop/screen setup, if that's all you can have, I'd raise the laptop (stack of books works well) so the top is in-line with the top of your main screen. Put it to the left (or right, whichever feels best) and have your big screen central.
Your neck will thank you in the long-run.:) (Left/right turns are easier than up/down, I strongly believe.)
As others have said - get a USB keyboard and mouse (£10 online).
Middle holds the code I'm working on (Notepad2, Delphi, midnight commander or most likely vim - with PuTTY maximised.)
Windows taskbar sits at the top of the middle screen, as it feels most natural to me... (given I have no choice of OS at work).
Left of me is usually my inbox or a production monitoring screen, because I have that responsibility too. With web app programming it holds a browser showing the rendering of my latest code probably with the javascript debugger running. Depending on the nature of the code, it might be another PuTTY session with a "tail -f/var/log/mycode"... because I rarely get it right first time;-)
Finally on the right, php.net or Delphi's awesome help files, or even some reference material from stackoverflow (WIN). Slashdot sits in a tab at the back there.
Most importantly, with 3 screens I've never felt I don't have enough space. My brain can only handle 2 things at once (i.e. code and code output, or stackoverflow and code, or code output and the email I'm copying it into, etc)... but my brain (personally) gets distracted if I loose something "behind" another. So having that 3rd screen lets me have 3 things open, switching between any combination of a pair.
I like having them big enough for my poor eye sight, reasonably low brightness setting (with high contrast). Different white balance annoys me, but that's a personal thing purely.
Finally, they have to be high enough. I'm tall, and I sit upon a gym ball to try and enforce my naturally awful posture. Having the screens a little higher than recommended relieves my neck pain hugely. (Someone will no doubt tell me I'm wrong here! I personally find it works well, judging by how well I sleep at late.)
A non-distracting wallpaper (solid colour) or a good MacOSX shipped offering and no icons (no, not one!)... they distract me hugely. And a little tip from myself, have the two on the left/right slightly lower (if your taskbar is at the top, or slightly higher if the bottom) so you can move straight to the start button and system tray and have Windows "corner" your mouse cursor for you (without it flying off to another screen).
I've met several good programmers who swear 2 is enough, I've secretly sourced and subtly (like a ninja) installed a 3rd screen for them, they didn't even notice for the first few hours. They've all eventually converted.
It's not about *using* all three, it's about having the room to spread work out, without having to context switch yourself between stacks of windows. Well, at least it is for me.
However looking at their site, I'm guessing they're desperate to keep costs to an absolute minimum - correct me if I'm wrong (please), I think the S3 would be potentially quite expensive?
I *think* the OP is looking for crowd-source solutions, i.e. a way for people to run mirrors themselves whilst maintaining integrity and copyright(s).
...if any US citizen *does* want to enter, feel free to take my idea! (I'm sure many others have proposed it already though...)
Simply a CAPTCHA, audio version. Using DTMF codes to answer. i.e. "To connect this phone call, please type the number three thousand, seven hundred and twenty two on your keypad".
Known "white listed" caller IDs can skip it.
It can be made harder by presenting mathematics or asking "Please type on your keypad the number of duck quacks you hear... woof quack moo quack woof."
Etc.
+1 parent.
I've been using RoundCube for some time (3 - 4 years?), it's used both my myself (as a technical person) and many non-technical people, it both "gets on with the job" and provides a glossy UI for doing it (by glossy, I mean it's pretty and it shows similarity to popular desktop environments, like Windows, Gnome, KDE and OSX - drag/drop, buttons, scrolly bits, HTML previews, WYSIWYG editors, etc).
It's only a web UI for IMAP though, so you're still going to need something powerful on the back-end for spam etc.
For an MTA (email server), I use Courier-MTA. The whole lot can be installed on Debian (£30 a month dedicated server, or less for a virtual/home hosted option) in a day, there after I can honestly say you rarely have to touch it.
Happy to provide help if you want it... http://matt.matzi.org.uk/
You've been modded down - I think that's a shame. You've made a discussion point - and been penalised for it.
What such tools would you suggest? Your last two linked articles don't work for me - could you summarise their content?
I suggested TrueCrypt because the NHS in the UK use it quite a bit (so I'm informed), for a free product (and one which I believe the source code is available for) it does the job quite nicely IMHO.
Sorry, please excuse my ignorance - (that's expressed honestly, not sarcastically) - I wasn't aware the OP was interested in only GPL? (Or am I missing something... in which case I apologise profusely!)
If you're on Windows - Kmeleon http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/
Otherwise (all joking aside on this!) - (E)Links. I use it on both Linux and Windows regularly - with the right setup you can even get a graphical UI... http://elinks.or.cz/
Yeah, it's not a too shabby service (iPlayer, that is).
Here in the UK (and I don't believe you even need a TV license for the non-live stuff) - I have a decent ADSL connection (no, not a £2.00 a month Tiscalli line with more latency and contention ratio than you can waggle a stick at) and a couple of PS3s. They output iPlayer HD to a couple of decent sized TVs, wirelessly, perfectly.
They also play Bluray (combined with a cheap LoveFilm subscription - which iPlayer also supports the online viewing of) and all of ITV/4oD/Five's online offerings too.
Of course beside all this, if you're going to pay your £120 a year TV license, I'm also legally entitled to both Freeview and Freesat, which include quite a few channels themselves.
I've also noticed recently YouTube has started offering a lot of TV shows for free (with Ads) - guess what - the PS3 plays those too!
I'd honestly rather pay 2x for my broadband and have full Internet access than have my access based upon the "highest bidder". BBC et al are already forking out for bandwidth their end. I'm fed up of these "£5.99 a month" broadband deals followed by people bemoaning the BBC for not paying for *their* broadband.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah. Some would probably argue it's overkill; and of course it opens a potential new exploit (if imagemagic or the GD library or whatever you use has serious flaw) - but for the really paranoid applications I've worked on, I generate a new image from the old one, using a trusted library. I figure by converting whatever is "valid image format data" into plain RGB(a) and back to image format data again, will get rid of anything seriously nasty.
I read it as "pirate parties", I was thinking "what?!"
Bet it's a real pig to play without gravity! I have exactly the same capo as him... Shame I'm down here and not up there :) Beautiful video.
"Oh god, the NTFS code is a purple opium-fueled Victorian horror novel [...]" -- lol!
I realise I only answered the later of your two questions!
:) (Left/right turns are easier than up/down, I strongly believe.)
Forgive me.
For your laptop/screen setup, if that's all you can have, I'd raise the laptop (stack of books works well) so the top is in-line with the top of your main screen. Put it to the left (or right, whichever feels best) and have your big screen central.
Your neck will thank you in the long-run.
As others have said - get a USB keyboard and mouse (£10 online).
Middle holds the code I'm working on (Notepad2, Delphi, midnight commander or most likely vim - with PuTTY maximised.)
/var/log/mycode" ... because I rarely get it right first time ;-)
... but my brain (personally) gets distracted if I loose something "behind" another. So having that 3rd screen lets me have 3 things open, switching between any combination of a pair.
... they distract me hugely. And a little tip from myself, have the two on the left/right slightly lower (if your taskbar is at the top, or slightly higher if the bottom) so you can move straight to the start button and system tray and have Windows "corner" your mouse cursor for you (without it flying off to another screen).
Windows taskbar sits at the top of the middle screen, as it feels most natural to me... (given I have no choice of OS at work).
Left of me is usually my inbox or a production monitoring screen, because I have that responsibility too. With web app programming it holds a browser showing the rendering of my latest code probably with the javascript debugger running. Depending on the nature of the code, it might be another PuTTY session with a "tail -f
Finally on the right, php.net or Delphi's awesome help files, or even some reference material from stackoverflow (WIN). Slashdot sits in a tab at the back there.
Most importantly, with 3 screens I've never felt I don't have enough space. My brain can only handle 2 things at once (i.e. code and code output, or stackoverflow and code, or code output and the email I'm copying it into, etc)
I like having them big enough for my poor eye sight, reasonably low brightness setting (with high contrast). Different white balance annoys me, but that's a personal thing purely.
Finally, they have to be high enough. I'm tall, and I sit upon a gym ball to try and enforce my naturally awful posture. Having the screens a little higher than recommended relieves my neck pain hugely. (Someone will no doubt tell me I'm wrong here! I personally find it works well, judging by how well I sleep at late.)
A non-distracting wallpaper (solid colour) or a good MacOSX shipped offering and no icons (no, not one!)
I've met several good programmers who swear 2 is enough, I've secretly sourced and subtly (like a ninja) installed a 3rd screen for them, they didn't even notice for the first few hours. They've all eventually converted.
It's not about *using* all three, it's about having the room to spread work out, without having to context switch yourself between stacks of windows. Well, at least it is for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdjRwpYM-Kw
It's finally looking a bit more like real life!
I may be wrong, as the OP didn't mention budget!
However looking at their site, I'm guessing they're desperate to keep costs to an absolute minimum - correct me if I'm wrong (please), I think the S3 would be potentially quite expensive?
I *think* the OP is looking for crowd-source solutions, i.e. a way for people to run mirrors themselves whilst maintaining integrity and copyright(s).
...if any US citizen *does* want to enter, feel free to take my idea! (I'm sure many others have proposed it already though...) Simply a CAPTCHA, audio version. Using DTMF codes to answer. i.e. "To connect this phone call, please type the number three thousand, seven hundred and twenty two on your keypad". Known "white listed" caller IDs can skip it. It can be made harder by presenting mathematics or asking "Please type on your keypad the number of duck quacks you hear ... woof quack moo quack woof."
Etc.
+1 parent. I've been using RoundCube for some time (3 - 4 years?), it's used both my myself (as a technical person) and many non-technical people, it both "gets on with the job" and provides a glossy UI for doing it (by glossy, I mean it's pretty and it shows similarity to popular desktop environments, like Windows, Gnome, KDE and OSX - drag/drop, buttons, scrolly bits, HTML previews, WYSIWYG editors, etc). It's only a web UI for IMAP though, so you're still going to need something powerful on the back-end for spam etc. For an MTA (email server), I use Courier-MTA. The whole lot can be installed on Debian (£30 a month dedicated server, or less for a virtual/home hosted option) in a day, there after I can honestly say you rarely have to touch it. Happy to provide help if you want it ... http://matt.matzi.org.uk/
You're very generous and patient doing this ...
wally.hall -> gmail.com
Thanks
Ask for a demo.
You're only wasting their time.
Tyre costs.
:)
That's the only thing I think it costs me more on.
Usually nothing a regular tyre rotation can't reduce though
You've been modded down - I think that's a shame. You've made a discussion point - and been penalised for it.
What such tools would you suggest? Your last two linked articles don't work for me - could you summarise their content?
I suggested TrueCrypt because the NHS in the UK use it quite a bit (so I'm informed), for a free product (and one which I believe the source code is available for) it does the job quite nicely IMHO.
Only GPL / only OSS / only RMS whatever. Sorry, not suggesting GPL is the "only" open source!
Sorry, please excuse my ignorance - (that's expressed honestly, not sarcastically) - I wasn't aware the OP was interested in only GPL? (Or am I missing something ... in which case I apologise profusely!)
Sorry, Then my post should read: "Yes". :)
TrueCrypt.
Nuff said.
http://www.truecrypt.org/
If you're on Windows - Kmeleon http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/ Otherwise (all joking aside on this!) - (E)Links. I use it on both Linux and Windows regularly - with the right setup you can even get a graphical UI... http://elinks.or.cz/
Here in the UK (and I don't believe you even need a TV license for the non-live stuff) - I have a decent ADSL connection (no, not a £2.00 a month Tiscalli line with more latency and contention ratio than you can waggle a stick at) and a couple of PS3s. They output iPlayer HD to a couple of decent sized TVs, wirelessly, perfectly.
They also play Bluray (combined with a cheap LoveFilm subscription - which iPlayer also supports the online viewing of) and all of ITV/4oD/Five's online offerings too.
Of course beside all this, if you're going to pay your £120 a year TV license, I'm also legally entitled to both Freeview and Freesat, which include quite a few channels themselves.
I've also noticed recently YouTube has started offering a lot of TV shows for free (with Ads) - guess what - the PS3 plays those too!
I have to admit, I 100% agree.
I'd honestly rather pay 2x for my broadband and have full Internet access than have my access based upon the "highest bidder". BBC et al are already forking out for bandwidth their end. I'm fed up of these "£5.99 a month" broadband deals followed by people bemoaning the BBC for not paying for *their* broadband.
Makes Matt mad.
Computers still seem to be getting exponentially faster by the year ... when will Silicon give way?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TOP500-2008.svg
A zettabyte is more data than you generate during your whole lifetime. It's pointless to have so much space.
For those wondering: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000-ish, or some 10^21
Fork it if you don't want to go corporate; plenty of people did that when MySQL went to Sun.
After forking it, you'll need a new name of course. I vote metasplit.