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  1. Re:Firefox and Safari immune? on Most Home Routers Vulnerable to Flash UPnP Attack · · Score: 1

    Slashdot summary is wrong. Check the author's comments below the article.

    This is a flash exploit so no browser is immune.

  2. You have run Vista with elevated administrative... on Boot Record Rootkit Threatens Vista, XP, NT · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... to write to the MBR.
    For all other sectors Vista prevents writes to raw disk sectors even with admin permissions.

    Users withouts admin permissions/without elevation cannot write to the MBR in Vista.

  3. Re:article text on HD Monitor Causes DRM Issues with Netflix · · Score: 2, Informative

    Very weird. I have a Samsung SyncMaster 226BW monitor (which I recently upgraded to from a Dell monitor which finally conked out after 5 years of service), have the same graphics card -- ATI 2600 & I run Vista!
    Yet I had no trouble with Netflix service before or after upgrading.

    The reason I brought the Samsung monitor is because it supports HDCP and I wanted no trouble playing Blu-ray disks. Its a great monitor but for front-on viewing.
    Unfortunately angular view is very better. I wish I had brought some other IPS-based monitor.

    I suspect he is getting some bad support from Netflix.

  4. Not a Vista bug on Vista Bug Costs Users In Swedish Town Their Internet · · Score: 2, Informative

    Vista sets the DHCP BROADCAST flag.
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/92823 3

    This is in compliance with DHCP standards.

    Ofcourse the incompetent Admins will blame Vista and not fix the router software.

  5. I am not suprised on Skype Linux Reads Password and Firefox Profile · · Score: 4, Interesting

    We already knows that Skype records a lot of other information including your BIOS : http://www.pagetable.com/?p=27

  6. Can anyone repro? on Stephane Rodriguez Dismantles Open XML · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I tried to repeat the cell changes experiment but I do not see the Excel error.

    I bet Mr. Stephane is not saving the sheel xml in utf-8.
    The header of the xml file says its utf-8, but he might be saving it without the UTF-8 BOM header.

  7. Re:Watermark cracked in 3... 2... 1... on Watermarking to Replace DRM? · · Score: 1

    If you had a few seconds reading the article you would have known that the proposed watermark doesn't individualize each copy of the song.

  8. Re:Soft Scissors Research Paper & Movie on Microsoft Moves in on the Graphics Market · · Score: 1

    Man. Thats very impressive.

  9. Single Feed streaming on Microsoft Moves in on the Graphics Market · · Score: 1

    What is Single Feed streaming? Can you elaborate?

  10. Re:Firefox to the rescue on The Java Popup you Can't Stop · · Score: 1

    There are options in IE too disable Java and/or Javascript.
    Its under Tools->Security Options->Custom level...

  11. Re:AMD and Intel just shit their pants on Sun Moves Into Commodity Silicon · · Score: 1

    Now look beyond the advertising figures and look at the actual real world application figures.
    Intel/AMD beats the pants off UltraSPARC T1
    http://www.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.aspx?i=2772&p= 6

  12. Very wierd that the richest country in on US Paperless Voting Bill Advances · · Score: 3, Interesting

    the world cannot come up with a good fail-proof electronic voting system.
    We need to learn from the successful all-electronic voting system from the world's largest democracy India.

    I hate to see some many trees being cut down in the name of democracy to create those paper ballots.

  13. Re:No iBox on Steve Jobs Hates Buttons · · Score: 1

    I rather namne it Pippin

  14. Re:Yet somehow MySQL survives on Open Source and the "Xen" of Xen · · Score: 2, Informative

    MySQL AB survives by selling support, consulting and training for its product.
    Mozilla is primarliy funded by Google
    Redhat, Novell etc provide support, training for Xen as a part of their product.

  15. I found it funny that.. on Linux MPX Multi-touch Alternative to MS Surface · · Score: 1

    ..even though this is supposedly a multi-touch demo the guy was just using just one finger on the display for 90% of the demo!

  16. Re:MS Motion-Detect is more like on Linux MPX Multi-touch Alternative to MS Surface · · Score: 2, Informative

    Apparently there is more than one group at Microsoft developing multi-touch capabilities using different techniques.
    Here is one without cameras: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulwA3n8AYM0

  17. Re:Disc Return? on Microsoft Sued Over Scratched Xbox 360 Discs · · Score: 5, Informative

    Microsoft does exchange scratched discs for games published by Microsoft. Some other companies has similar schemes.
    http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox36 0/gameplay/discreplacement-program.htm

  18. Re:In some ways yes... on Analyst Says Blu-ray DRM Safe For 10 Years · · Score: 4, Insightful

    execute native code, possibly to patch an otherwise insecure system

    Or to execute malicious code and send all your private information to somebody.
    Stay away from Blu-ray computer players.

  19. Re:Patch Tuesday = no work for an hour or two on Microsoft to Release 6 Security Updates Next Week · · Score: 2, Informative

    If that is how it works in your org. Then they should start using WSUS or learn how to use it properly.

  20. Interesting vulnerabilites on the site on Auction Site To Sell Security Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    http://www.wslabi.com/wabisabilabi/initPublishedBi d.do?

    How can anyone exploit a memory leak?

  21. Lenovo has had a multitouch touch pad on MacBooks to Feature iPhone's Multi-Touch? · · Score: 1

    and screen for a long time now. See Lenovo ThinkPad X60 for example.

  22. Re:no 64 bit? on No iPhone For 64-Bit Windows · · Score: 1

    Zune works fine on Vista 64 bit. XP 64-bit is not supported but there are hacks to floating around to make it work.

  23. Re:Is the article text stolen? on Fiber Optic Table Illuminates Your Dining · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Engadget did credit the source. Using this logic Slashdot also stole the text.

  24. Re:Where is the 12 out of 27 number coming from? on More Than Half of Known Vista Bugs are Unpatched · · Score: 1
  25. Where is the 12 out of 27 number coming from? on More Than Half of Known Vista Bugs are Unpatched · · Score: 1

    There is no mention of 27 disclosed vulnerabilities in the report or on secunia.
    Did someone make up the numbers so that it can be posted on Slashdot? ;)