Well, I really did just switch. And I really did disclose that I work for Apple. What's the problem? When a big interview with Miguel goes about about what Novell is doing, do you immediately ignore the article because of the inherent bias? "OMG Miguel WORKS for Novell!":)
Last week, I got my 20" iMac G5 and decided to shut down my Windows box and my debian server and see how it went.
Moving the Linux stuff to the iMac was a breeze. I was mainly using the linux box for running Squid, for acting as a shell server for IRC, and for a general purpose file server. The iMac does all that and now does easy print sharing for me as well. With BSD under the hood and the power of (a href="http://fink.sourceforge.net">Fink, anyone used to Linux can probably easily move their stuff over to OSX painlessly.
Moving the Windows files was painless using the built-in SAMBA on OSX. I installed OpenOffice (under X11) for times when I need compatibility, but I'm intentionally staying away from MS Office on OSX for now, just to see if OpenOffice is good enough. I'm giving up gaming on the PC, which I'll miss a little, but I've got a GameCube and PS2 which can get more use now.
The real strength of OSX is in iLife. My wife really had a lot of trouble with Windows and the complexity of all the different apps we had to use to manage media (ThumbsPlus, Premiere, etc.) With iLife, she can publish or email or get prints of photos out of iPhoto very easily. iChat and iTunes are nice too. I've had quite a few MP3 players, but the iPod plus iTunes is the first one I didn't have to manage for my wife.
As an aside, the iMac G5 is a beautiful machine too and it's totally silent. Spookily silent. When I walked into the home office after shutting down the windows and linux box, I thought we had a power outage.:)
I think Anand's review is accurate and very fair. The only thing I would add is just a comment that for anyone non-technical or anyone with a lot of digital media, I think an apple machine makes a lot of sense, especially with the low cost of the new iMacs.
MegaSeg MegaSeg is a live audio and video automation system created to mix your QuickTime or MP3 media in a manner similar to radio and TV stations. Set custom cue-in and end times for media, perform a segue between the media preventing "dead air."
http://www.channelstorm.com/
Live Channel Live Channel transforms the Mac into a production and broadcasting TV studio. You can process video and audio in real-time and produce live programs and broadcast them on any network. Includes support for multiple live video and audio sources, recorded clips, still images, graphics and text.
OSX has better support for functions like this. Not only does most apple hardware that can run OSX support firewire booting, but also the operating system itself stores all custom configuration data in the user's home directory under ~/Library. So, if you just want a roaming home directory on an external hard drive that's really easy to do, assuming you stick to built-in apps.
However, in this case the end-user is completely booting Mandrake from the external USB drive, much like you would boot Knoppix from a CD. While you could do that on OSX, I'm willing to bet your roomie is just taking his home directory with him, not booting the whole OS from the iPod. The iPod would work for that, but it would be a bit slow because of the slow drive in the iPod.
At Defcon 12 this year my cow-orkers and I brought along a little piece of code called "airpwn." Airpwn is a platform for injection of application layer data on an 802.11b network. Although the potential for evil is very high with this tool, we decided to demonstrate it (and give it its first real field trial) on something nasty, but harmless (compared to say, wiping your hard-drive)
airpwn requires two 802.11b interfaces, one for listening, and another for injecting. It uses a config file with multiple config sections to respond to specific data packets with arbitrary content. For example, in the HTML goatse example, we look for any TCP data packets starting with "GET" or "POST" and respond with a valid server response including a reference to the canonical goatse image.
I agree. Novell made a huge marketing push around NetWare 5 and the "One Net" vision when I (and Schmidt) was there, and it paid off both in sales and the stock price.
As an ex-Novell employee (pre-SuSE acquisition), I think Novell still has a lot of restructuring to do.
Before the SuSE and Ximian acquisition, Novell was going to focus on "web services" and spent a lot of money on a merger with Cambridge Technology Partners and an acquisition of Silverstream. Now, with Ximian they get Mono as well, but I don't really see a coherent revenue stream strategy coming out of Mono/Silverstream/SuSE (yet). Novell has a staggering product list right now.
There are: - All of the old pre-Linux products like NetWare, from when Novell's strategy was network operating systems - All of the identity products like eDirectory from when Novell's strategy was identity management - The ZENworks product line for desktop and server management - Four, count 'em, four different collaboration products, all from different sources (GroupWise, NetMail, Evolution, OpenExchange) - The KDE-based SuSE Linux and the Gnome-based Ximian Desktop - The rebranded Silverstream app server along with Mono
It's really quite a mess, and I haven't yet seen any strategy to clean it up. Novell's company page still pitches the "One Net" vision, which is a holdover from the Eric Schmidt-as-CEO days. I'd like to see a strategy for how Novell is going to bring all this together.
I'm still a Novell stockholder and I wish Novell the best of luck, I'd just like a little more clarity about how this is all going to come together.
Well, it was slow for me, and trust me, that Cameron vid wasn't worth the time.
I'm surprised you could poll every other slashdot user so quickly! What methodology did you use?:)
Already getting slow, here's the (short) article
on
Unix To Beef Up Longhorn
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· Score: 3, Interesting
Unix to beef up Longhorn
Microsoft's Services for Unix facility is poised to take a more prominent role in the next edition of Windows
Roger Howorth, IT Week 12 Jul 2004 Microsoft is set to include its Services for Unix (SFU) add-on for Windows as an integral part of the next major release of the Windows server operating system, codenamed Longhorn and expected in 2008. Some analysts said the move could eventually sideline conventional Linux and Unix operating systems.
A growing number of firms are using SFU, currently a free add-on for Windows 2000, 2003 and XP Professional, because it enables a single system to run Windows, Linux and Unix software.
Systems running SFU provide an excellent environment for integrating applications - for example, to add Active Directory support to a Unix application.
Jason Zions, a solutions architect at Microsoft, said there are development versions of SFU that enable a single process to run code both from Windows and Unix libraries. Currently this feature, which would dramatically ease integration tasks, is not available in SFU. Zions said, "We've been working on research versions that would solve that particular problem. It wouldn't surprise me to see that capability appear in a future release of Windows."
Dan Kusnetzky of analyst firm IDC said SFU was one of Microsoft's hidden jewels. "It's a very powerful capability that Microsoft very seldom speaks about," he said. "Rather than hide this product behind Windows they should lead with it. Many firms might be much more interested in Windows if it worked in the way they are used to doing things."
By including SFU in Windows, Microsoft could rapidly become the biggest supplier of Unix software if Longhorn proves a success, undermining traditional Unix vendors such as Sun, HP and IBM, as well as Linux vendors' enterprise offerings.
Microsoft has already confirmed that Longhorn will include a technology called "server roles" to make it easier for IT staff to build Windows servers suited to a particular task, such as file serving. Experts said SFU could surface as a new server role in Longhorn.
SFU is not shipped with Windows because SFU currently contains open-source software, such as the GNU C compiler, which cannot be distributed with commercial software. Zions confirmed that Microsoft is working to replace all open-source code in SFU with commercially licensed alternatives. Last year it licensed Unix software from SCO.
Microsoft may also release a 64bit version of SFU this year. Zions suggested that Microsoft would soon support 64bit x86 processors such as the AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon EM64T chips, saying, "SFU 3.5 today does not run on Windows 64bit platforms, but when I get home I am putting in an order for a 64bit AMD laptop because I have to demo this stuff."
heh, well then, a lot of business is screwed up.:)
But yeah, I mean "internal or external e-mails that intentionally put you on the to: or cc: list" - your definition of "business spam" is a good one though. I think a lot of people are guilty of reckless cc'ing.
I think this is fine if it works for you, but most people I work with are *terrible* at returning e-mail in a timely manner. In fact, even people who in their voice mail say "e-mail is a better way to reach me" don't actually respond to e-mail very quickly in my experience. So, the phone is the only way to get a quick answer.
Personally, I think e-mail is a pretty broken system. Many people receive far too many e-mails to process them in one day. Let's say you get 300 non-spam e-mails a day (this isn't uncommon in business). Let's say it takes an average of 30 seconds to do an initial read of the mail and decide whether you need to act or not. That's 9000 seconds, or over two hours a day just to sort your mail.
Automatics rules and sorting help, but still those unread messages need to be reviewed sometime. Even mailing list messages and such need to be read, otherwise why are you subscribed? Most people I know just binge/purge their e-mail. (Internet Bulemia?) They let their mail pile up in their inbox until it gets unbearable, then they mass archive it and let the chips fall where they may. If someone *really* needs something, they'll just e-mail you again, right?:)
Anyway, not offering solutions, just pointing out a problem. The only system I have seen that came anyway close to solving the problem was Lotus Notes back in the Notes 3.5 days. The way that Notes allowed everything to be kept in different stacks was something that I haven't seen in a messaging/collaboration system since. Even then, Notes was only good for the company network, not for sorting general internet messages.
Well, if you knew what the link was (which you won't from the terrible description) you would understand why it's slashdotted already. It's scans of an old telephone etiquette booklet. Graphics heavy, just begging to be slashdotted. Maybe we need a "slashdot story posting etiquette" booklet.:)
I've been working with sales people for a long time, and I've learned a few things about voice mail etiquette:
leave your name, phone number, and a very brief description of what you want FIRST, then go on to any details
leave your return number SLOW ENOUGH THAT SOMEONE CAN WRITE IT DOWN. I can't tell you how many people actually SPEED UP TO AUCTION CALLER SPEEDS when leaving their number. If I have to play your number back five times to get it, I'm not going to bother. A good tip is to write your number down on scrap paper as you say it.
if your name is hard to spell, SPELL IT. Or at least say it SLOWLY.
Also, what's with people making phone calls from the public toilet? When I was at WWDC this year, I saw tons of people doing this, usually they were european. (No pun intended, but it's tempting.) Is this a cultural thing that I as an american don't understand? Seems to me the sound of background flushing would be a bit off-putting to a co-worker or potential customer.
It looked practical too, there was a demo with Final Cut Pro running with several tools up on the right, and the HD video up on the left. Seemed like a pretty useful setup.
I checked, and a "nicely equipped" dual monitor dual g5 came up to just under $12,000 on the apple store. Seems like a lot to most of us, but that's chump change for a high-quality HD video editing kit.
Also, I got about 50fps on Unreal Tournament 2004 running at 2560x1900 with all settings at maximum.:)
Heh, I've never watched a friend get slashdotted live. Ben's trying to move the gallery links off to a static page right now!:)
18:27 <@toast> ben: your machine can't hold up:( 18:27 <@ben> go to slashdot 18:27 <@toast> oh wait, it's on/. front page 18:27 < twid> toast: nope 18:27 <@toast> omfg you got mentioned on slashdot you are so cool! 18:27 <@ben> yes. 18:27 <@ben> its the top hit 18:27 <@ben> on the front page 18:27 < twid> OMG BEN 18:27 <@toast> ben: CAN I BE YOUR FRIEND?!?! 18:27 < twid> omg the site is down already 18:27 <@toast> ben: your server lasted for like 3 seconds, GOOD JOB:) 18:27 < twid> hahahahah 18:27 <@ben> last pid: 47359; load averages: 28.51, 20.60, 9.57 up 11+00:33:58 18:23:52
I did some testing of my own. I forwarded a ton of spam from my personal account to my gmail account, just to see what would get through and what would be filtered. For me, gmail was really effective, but strangely, one Nigerian e-mail scam mail didn't get tagged.
It was from " Mr Jubril Udeh Manager of Credit and Accounts Department of North Atlantic Securities Sarls Lome-Togo Republic."
Now, the funny part is not that the mail made it through, but that google also decided to show me contextual ad's on that account. Currently, the ads are: - Payroll Cards a Poor Substitute for Checking Account - Tips for Tackling Check Fraud - Sophos hoax description: Ethiopian airline letter - FAP non-US Investment FAQs
In the past the mail has also shown me ads on how to open an off-shore bank account. I'm glad google is willing to help me with the $10.5 million dollars that I'm about to receive!:)
I used to have a Latitude and I wish more vendors would take up Dell's multi-battery design. It was great on a long flight to be able to decide to ditch the DVD and go for the double-battery long life. In fact, I can remember many times with co-workers at Novell (we all carried Latitudes) swapping batteries with someone who was on AC power when I couldn't get to an outlet.
Dell gets a lot of knocks for being unoriginal, but the multi-battery design is one place where companies like Apple could learn from Dell.
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I'm not sure what the historical background is for this, but yeah, kind of annoying. I know some people on quicktime, I'll pass on the comments.
Well, I really did just switch. And I really did disclose that I work for Apple. What's the problem? When a big interview with Miguel goes about about what Novell is doing, do you immediately ignore the article because of the inherent bias? "OMG Miguel WORKS for Novell!"
Oh please. We're allowed to run other stuff at home. Really! :)
Last week, I got my 20" iMac G5 and decided to shut down my Windows box and my debian server and see how it went.
:)
:) )
Moving the Linux stuff to the iMac was a breeze. I was mainly using the linux box for running Squid, for acting as a shell server for IRC, and for a general purpose file server. The iMac does all that and now does easy print sharing for me as well. With BSD under the hood and the power of (a href="http://fink.sourceforge.net">Fink, anyone used to Linux can probably easily move their stuff over to OSX painlessly.
Moving the Windows files was painless using the built-in SAMBA on OSX. I installed OpenOffice (under X11) for times when I need compatibility, but I'm intentionally staying away from MS Office on OSX for now, just to see if OpenOffice is good enough. I'm giving up gaming on the PC, which I'll miss a little, but I've got a GameCube and PS2 which can get more use now.
The real strength of OSX is in iLife. My wife really had a lot of trouble with Windows and the complexity of all the different apps we had to use to manage media (ThumbsPlus, Premiere, etc.) With iLife, she can publish or email or get prints of photos out of iPhoto very easily. iChat and iTunes are nice too. I've had quite a few MP3 players, but the iPod plus iTunes is the first one I didn't have to manage for my wife.
As an aside, the iMac G5 is a beautiful machine too and it's totally silent. Spookily silent. When I walked into the home office after shutting down the windows and linux box, I thought we had a power outage.
I think Anand's review is accurate and very fair. The only thing I would add is just a comment that for anyone non-technical or anyone with a lot of digital media, I think an apple machine makes a lot of sense, especially with the low cost of the new iMacs.
(disclaimer: apple employee
done!
:)
http://www.apple.com/imac/
25db
Starting at just $1,299.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tools_tips/broadcas ting.html
http://www.megaseg.com/
MegaSeg
MegaSeg is a live audio and video automation system created to mix your QuickTime or MP3 media in a manner similar to radio and TV stations. Set custom cue-in and end times for media, perform a segue between the media preventing "dead air."
http://www.channelstorm.com/
Live Channel
Live Channel transforms the Mac into a production and broadcasting TV studio. You can process video and audio in real-time and produce live programs and broadcast them on any network. Includes support for multiple live video and audio sources, recorded clips, still images, graphics and text.
OSX has better support for functions like this. Not only does most apple hardware that can run OSX support firewire booting, but also the operating system itself stores all custom configuration data in the user's home directory under ~/Library. So, if you just want a roaming home directory on an external hard drive that's really easy to do, assuming you stick to built-in apps.
However, in this case the end-user is completely booting Mandrake from the external USB drive, much like you would boot Knoppix from a CD. While you could do that on OSX, I'm willing to bet your roomie is just taking his home directory with him, not booting the whole OS from the iPod. The iPod would work for that, but it would be a bit slow because of the slow drive in the iPod.
Read all about AirPwn, the best wireless remote goatse display app ever used at a Defcon, here:
http://www.evilscheme.org/defcon/
At Defcon 12 this year my cow-orkers and I brought along a little piece of code called "airpwn." Airpwn is a platform for injection of application layer data on an 802.11b network. Although the potential for evil is very high with this tool, we decided to demonstrate it (and give it its first real field trial) on something nasty, but harmless (compared to say, wiping your hard-drive)
airpwn requires two 802.11b interfaces, one for listening, and another for injecting. It uses a config file with multiple config sections to respond to specific data packets with arbitrary content. For example, in the HTML goatse example, we look for any TCP data packets starting with "GET" or "POST" and respond with a valid server response including a reference to the canonical goatse image.
(Hugs toast!)
PACKING RIGHT NOW, SIR.
Actually, XTC won't be there. NOFX will, though.
As a Mac user and Apple employee, I would just like to say:
LOL U SUK LINUX GRAMMOR N00B.
Sincerely,
- Twid
AOL, MSN, Yahoo, iChat, ICQ, and Jabber are already unified ... in Japan
I agree. Novell made a huge marketing push around NetWare 5 and the "One Net" vision when I (and Schmidt) was there, and it paid off both in sales and the stock price.
Marketing, will Novell ever get it right?
As an ex-Novell employee (pre-SuSE acquisition), I think Novell still has a lot of restructuring to do.
Before the SuSE and Ximian acquisition, Novell was going to focus on "web services" and spent a lot of money on a merger with Cambridge Technology Partners and an acquisition of Silverstream. Now, with Ximian they get Mono as well, but I don't really see a coherent revenue stream strategy coming out of Mono/Silverstream/SuSE (yet). Novell has a staggering product list right now.
There are:
- All of the old pre-Linux products like NetWare, from when Novell's strategy was network operating systems
- All of the identity products like eDirectory from when Novell's strategy was identity management
- The ZENworks product line for desktop and server management
- Four, count 'em, four different collaboration products, all from different sources (GroupWise, NetMail, Evolution, OpenExchange)
- The KDE-based SuSE Linux and the Gnome-based Ximian Desktop
- The rebranded Silverstream app server along with Mono
It's really quite a mess, and I haven't yet seen any strategy to clean it up. Novell's company page still pitches the "One Net" vision, which is a holdover from the Eric Schmidt-as-CEO days. I'd like to see a strategy for how Novell is going to bring all this together.
I'm still a Novell stockholder and I wish Novell the best of luck, I'd just like a little more clarity about how this is all going to come together.
As long as we're on the same basis for our statements, I'm comfortable with that.
Well, it was slow for me, and trust me, that Cameron vid wasn't worth the time.
:)
I'm surprised you could poll every other slashdot user so quickly! What methodology did you use?
Unix to beef up Longhorn
Microsoft's Services for Unix facility is poised to take a more prominent role in the next edition of Windows
Roger Howorth, IT Week 12 Jul 2004
Microsoft is set to include its Services for Unix (SFU) add-on for Windows as an integral part of the next major release of the Windows server operating system, codenamed Longhorn and expected in 2008. Some analysts said the move could eventually sideline conventional Linux and Unix operating systems.
A growing number of firms are using SFU, currently a free add-on for Windows 2000, 2003 and XP Professional, because it enables a single system to run Windows, Linux and Unix software.
Systems running SFU provide an excellent environment for integrating applications - for example, to add Active Directory support to a Unix application.
Jason Zions, a solutions architect at Microsoft, said there are development versions of SFU that enable a single process to run code both from Windows and Unix libraries. Currently this feature, which would dramatically ease integration tasks, is not available in SFU. Zions said, "We've been working on research versions that would solve that particular problem. It wouldn't surprise me to see that capability appear in a future release of Windows."
Dan Kusnetzky of analyst firm IDC said SFU was one of Microsoft's hidden jewels. "It's a very powerful capability that Microsoft very seldom speaks about," he said. "Rather than hide this product behind Windows they should lead with it. Many firms might be much more interested in Windows if it worked in the way they are used to doing things."
By including SFU in Windows, Microsoft could rapidly become the biggest supplier of Unix software if Longhorn proves a success, undermining traditional Unix vendors such as Sun, HP and IBM, as well as Linux vendors' enterprise offerings.
Microsoft has already confirmed that Longhorn will include a technology called "server roles" to make it easier for IT staff to build Windows servers suited to a particular task, such as file serving. Experts said SFU could surface as a new server role in Longhorn.
SFU is not shipped with Windows because SFU currently contains open-source software, such as the GNU C compiler, which cannot be distributed with commercial software. Zions confirmed that Microsoft is working to replace all open-source code in SFU with commercially licensed alternatives. Last year it licensed Unix software from SCO.
Microsoft may also release a 64bit version of SFU this year. Zions suggested that Microsoft would soon support 64bit x86 processors such as the AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon EM64T chips, saying, "SFU 3.5 today does not run on Windows 64bit platforms, but when I get home I am putting in an order for a 64bit AMD laptop because I have to demo this stuff."
heh, well then, a lot of business is screwed up. :)
But yeah, I mean "internal or external e-mails that intentionally put you on the to: or cc: list" - your definition of "business spam" is a good one though. I think a lot of people are guilty of reckless cc'ing.
I think this is fine if it works for you, but most people I work with are *terrible* at returning e-mail in a timely manner. In fact, even people who in their voice mail say "e-mail is a better way to reach me" don't actually respond to e-mail very quickly in my experience. So, the phone is the only way to get a quick answer.
:)
Personally, I think e-mail is a pretty broken system. Many people receive far too many e-mails to process them in one day. Let's say you get 300 non-spam e-mails a day (this isn't uncommon in business). Let's say it takes an average of 30 seconds to do an initial read of the mail and decide whether you need to act or not. That's 9000 seconds, or over two hours a day just to sort your mail.
Automatics rules and sorting help, but still those unread messages need to be reviewed sometime. Even mailing list messages and such need to be read, otherwise why are you subscribed? Most people I know just binge/purge their e-mail. (Internet Bulemia?) They let their mail pile up in their inbox until it gets unbearable, then they mass archive it and let the chips fall where they may. If someone *really* needs something, they'll just e-mail you again, right?
Anyway, not offering solutions, just pointing out a problem. The only system I have seen that came anyway close to solving the problem was Lotus Notes back in the Notes 3.5 days. The way that Notes allowed everything to be kept in different stacks was something that I haven't seen in a messaging/collaboration system since. Even then, Notes was only good for the company network, not for sorting general internet messages.
Here's an archive.org snapshot of the first page:
http://web.archive.org/web/20030602171945/http://
I've been working with sales people for a long time, and I've learned a few things about voice mail etiquette:
leave your name, phone number, and a very brief description of what you want FIRST, then go on to any details
leave your return number SLOW ENOUGH THAT SOMEONE CAN WRITE IT DOWN. I can't tell you how many people actually SPEED UP TO AUCTION CALLER SPEEDS when leaving their number. If I have to play your number back five times to get it, I'm not going to bother. A good tip is to write your number down on scrap paper as you say it.
if your name is hard to spell, SPELL IT. Or at least say it SLOWLY.
Also, what's with people making phone calls from the public toilet? When I was at WWDC this year, I saw tons of people doing this, usually they were european. (No pun intended, but it's tempting.) Is this a cultural thing that I as an american don't understand? Seems to me the sound of background flushing would be a bit off-putting to a co-worker or potential customer.
Tiger looked really neat, especially the search/metadata functions, but the most amazing display at WWDC was this:
:)
Two 30" 2560x1900 widescreen displays being driven by a new custom Nvidia 6800 Ultra
It looked practical too, there was a demo with Final Cut Pro running with several tools up on the right, and the HD video up on the left. Seemed like a pretty useful setup.
I checked, and a "nicely equipped" dual monitor dual g5 came up to just under $12,000 on the apple store. Seems like a lot to most of us, but that's chump change for a high-quality HD video editing kit.
Also, I got about 50fps on Unreal Tournament 2004 running at 2560x1900 with all settings at maximum.
17:25 http://passcracking.com/
:)
17:25 <ge_> !!
17:26 <toast> interesting
17:26 <toast> let's DoS it
17:26 <ge_> hehehehe
17:26 <toast> just write a distributed tool to submit nonsense and keep the queue full
17:26 <ge_> worse
17:26 <ge_> let's slashdot it!
17:27 <toast> haha
17:27 <toast> perfect
omg get on the LOLLERCOASTER!!!!!!!!11eleven
We don't talk like that in real life. Well, ok, sometimes.
Heh, I've never watched a friend get slashdotted live. Ben's trying to move the gallery links off to a static page right now! :)
:( /. front page :)
18:27 <@toast> ben: your machine can't hold up
18:27 <@ben> go to slashdot
18:27 <@toast> oh wait, it's on
18:27 < twid> toast: nope
18:27 <@toast> omfg you got mentioned on slashdot you are so cool!
18:27 <@ben> yes.
18:27 <@ben> its the top hit
18:27 <@ben> on the front page
18:27 < twid> OMG BEN
18:27 <@toast> ben: CAN I BE YOUR FRIEND?!?!
18:27 < twid> omg the site is down already
18:27 <@toast> ben: your server lasted for like 3 seconds, GOOD JOB
18:27 < twid> hahahahah
18:27 <@ben> last pid: 47359; load averages:
28.51, 20.60, 9.57 up 11+00:33:58 18:23:52
I did some testing of my own. I forwarded a ton of spam from my personal account to my gmail account, just to see what would get through and what would be filtered. For me, gmail was really effective, but strangely, one Nigerian e-mail scam mail didn't get tagged.
:)
It was from " Mr Jubril Udeh Manager of Credit and Accounts Department of North Atlantic Securities Sarls Lome-Togo Republic."
Now, the funny part is not that the mail made it through, but that google also decided to show me contextual ad's on that account. Currently, the ads are:
- Payroll Cards a Poor Substitute for Checking Account
- Tips for Tackling Check Fraud
- Sophos hoax description: Ethiopian airline letter
- FAP non-US Investment FAQs
In the past the mail has also shown me ads on how to open an off-shore bank account. I'm glad google is willing to help me with the $10.5 million dollars that I'm about to receive!
I used to have a Latitude and I wish more vendors would take up Dell's multi-battery design. It was great on a long flight to be able to decide to ditch the DVD and go for the double-battery long life. In fact, I can remember many times with co-workers at Novell (we all carried Latitudes) swapping batteries with someone who was on AC power when I couldn't get to an outlet.
Dell gets a lot of knocks for being unoriginal, but the multi-battery design is one place where companies like Apple could learn from Dell.