You joke about it, but it could very well end up that way. It's been my belief that the key to a more secure system is in fact a second processor. I think it will be part of the PC's evolution as security becomes more automated and computers are designed to protect even the most careless users from unforeseen threats. The idea system would utilize a second processor and the security would be entirely transparent to the user. I know; I'm dreaming.
This is coming from the company that gave IDE a fighting chance against SCSI when it introduced IDE busmastering on it's 430 series chipset. This is the same company that made the 440BX chipset which was possibly one of the most popular chipsets for it's time. It featured new advanced core logic. Most boards with that chipset would let you use Celerons, Pentium II's and Pentium III's. Of course BIOS updates allowed more multiplexors in many cases. Intel was good about putting out driver updates on alot of its products. I admit that the Intel 536ep soft modem initially had some poor connectivity rates at times. But after a few driver updates, that was fixed. Intel also made the Application Accelerator which optimized disk controller performance. Intel was also responsible for Plug and Play and AGP. That's not say that those technologies weren't without their problems. And I'm certainly not saying that Intel was perfect, either. I just think it's ashame that they're not taking more pride in their work.
My initial guess would be that they simply sampled a subset of the issued patents, and decided that this was representative of the entire body of issued patents.
Emma Goldman's words on war and free speech is not allowed at University of California Berkeley as of 2003. This is the same school where the 1960's Free Speech Movement started and apparently ended http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa03 0115a.htm
There was a graphical calculator tha Texas Instruments made called the TI-92. It did calculus and a bunch of other types of math. You know what the problem with it was? It just gave you the answer. I had a college professor that put "show all work" as part of the requirement of the exams. And it really makes sense. If you aren't able to show work, then you truly don't understand how to get the answer. His reasoning was because people had TI-92s. It's easy to press a button and get an answer. But do you honestly understand the math involved? It's scary how computers make things like integration and differentiation just a few buttons away from getting the answer.
Low Bandwidth Denial of Service attacks do exist. They've been mentioned on slashdot before. That link mentions a new type of attack. I'm not sure of its effectiveness now.
Now wait a minute. You're going to slam someone for using groups to find answers saying that they're screwed if they're network is down. How are YOU going to search google and technet if YOUR network is down?
In your case, if 90% of your solutions come from groups then you really should invest in some Cisco and Microsoft certification to teach you how to administer properly.
MCSE = Memormized Content; Secured Exam. That's exactly what it is. Those exams don't teach you a damn thing. There are so many different situations you can run into that there's no way any exam could possibly cover them all. Did you know that some EventSystem errors in the Event Viewer can be caused by a faulty disk controller? You're not going to learn that from an exam. Microsoft doesn't even have that answer. The best answers are the ones that come from real life experience. Sites like EventID.net and Google Groups have answers that come from people who've seen the problem first hand.
Actually, I downloaded a suspicious attachment to see what it would do. I run as a non-privileged user. It couldn't write to the WINNT directory or the registry. But what was funny was that when executed, it said,"Cannot find vbrun64.dll".
One paragraph of the story says,"It also shows us what applications can run on those machines and software, helping us better identify the needs and challenges of the public sector in those counties," Hilf said.
It's funny because I tried submitting it at 3:45pm using this article http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/living/ health/13520225.htm which contains a hell of alot more detail about the year's weather including wild fires in Alaska. And like any story I submit, it got rejected but yet this watered down, wikipedia-centric story gets the prize. Do you see a pattern emerging here Scully?
Global warming also means more severe storms with more tornadoes. There have been tornadoes that have literally ripped gashes into the earth, including fields. All that convection adds fuel to the fire.
But what if you're trying to outrun a tornado because it's the only way to escape it? Obviously, if it's moving fast enough, you're not going to have time to get to a ditch.
Use services.msc to start and stop services that can't be killed in Task Manager. If that fails, use the Windows resource kit. It includes a program called kill.exe which will explicity kill any process.
There's a lady whose car was towed by the government because she owed $37 in back taxes. There's tax collectors going around running plates and if you owe taxes, they take your car.
But wouldn't global warming just lead to Arctic storms being carried further south by the polar jet stream? I don't know it it's related, but I remember in '95, a chunk of cold air broke off from the North Pole and it was -25 F here in Ohio. We had nine inches of snow, the surface of which crusted over with a hard frozen layer. It was cold area of high pressure and the skies remained clear so all the sunlight just bounced off the snow and went back into space. The air itself was so cold, the sun was struggling just to make a difference in temperature.
The following registry tweaks should be used with caution:
IoPageLockLimit: increases the amount of pages that can be locked into memory. Changing this setting can improve performance although there is some controversy over this setting's effectiveness. Make sure that you have at least 256MB of RAM. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CONTROL\CURRENTCONTROLSE T\CONTROL\Session Manager\Memory Management\IoPageLockLimit. If it is no there you can create it. This is DWORD value. For systems with at least 256MB of RAM, 8000 hex (32768 decimal) or 10000 hex (64536 decimal). You can use 20000 hex (131072 decimal) on systems with 512MB+ of RAM. Warning: this setting may not be compatible with some drivers; especially video drivers. Enabling this option could cause critical processes and services to fail. You might not be able to log in.
LargeSystemCache: This setting is primarily used for servers but can help improve performance. Again, it's effectiveness may be controversial. It is located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CONTROL\CURRENTCONTROLSE T\CONTROL\Session Manager\Memory Management\LargeSystemCache. If the key is not there, you can create it. This is a DWORD value. 0 for disabled. 1 for enabled.
DisablePageExecutive: Again this is a controversial setting. You may or may not notice a difference in performance and it is driver sensitive so be forewarned about using it. It too has the potential to cause crashes after being enabled. This setting prevents kernel memory from being paged. It is located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CONTROL\CURRENTCONTROLSE T\CONTROL\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive. This is a DWORD value. 0 for disabled. 1 for enabled.
Note: Any problems encountered from changing these settings will be noticed on next boot. They are a "either it's fine or it isn't" settings.
To reduce boot time, you can disable autodetection of devices on IDE controllers that have no devices connected to them. This can be done from the device manager. Also, adjust Windows for best performance and turn off the themes service.
Lastly, there's XPlite which can help cut down on some of the fat. Also, be sure to check out TweakXP.com for more XP performance tweaks. And there's nLite. Unlike XPlite, nLite allows you to remove Windows components before installation. It also has service pack integration.
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You joke about it, but it could very well end up that way. It's been my belief that the key to a more secure system is in fact a second processor. I think it will be part of the PC's evolution as security becomes more automated and computers are designed to protect even the most careless users from unforeseen threats. The idea system would utilize a second processor and the security would be entirely transparent to the user. I know; I'm dreaming.
Whatever happened to hackers wanting all information to be free?
Manage windows boxes from Linux through Wine.
Don't forget spyware. That slows browsing up to 500%.
Can't the Internet Archive be used to see some of the blogs before they were edited?
This is coming from the company that gave IDE a fighting chance against SCSI when it introduced IDE busmastering on it's 430 series chipset. This is the same company that made the 440BX chipset which was possibly one of the most popular chipsets for it's time. It featured new advanced core logic. Most boards with that chipset would let you use Celerons, Pentium II's and Pentium III's. Of course BIOS updates allowed more multiplexors in many cases. Intel was good about putting out driver updates on alot of its products. I admit that the Intel 536ep soft modem initially had some poor connectivity rates at times. But after a few driver updates, that was fixed. Intel also made the Application Accelerator which optimized disk controller performance. Intel was also responsible for Plug and Play and AGP. That's not say that those technologies weren't without their problems. And I'm certainly not saying that Intel was perfect, either. I just think it's ashame that they're not taking more pride in their work.
Emma Goldman's words on war and free speech is not allowed at University of California Berkeley as of 2003. This is the same school where the 1960's Free Speech Movement started and apparently ended http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa03 0115a.htm
I'm still in school. I had a TI-92 back in '96. I sold it in 2000.
There was a graphical calculator tha Texas Instruments made called the TI-92. It did calculus and a bunch of other types of math. You know what the problem with it was? It just gave you the answer. I had a college professor that put "show all work" as part of the requirement of the exams. And it really makes sense. If you aren't able to show work, then you truly don't understand how to get the answer. His reasoning was because people had TI-92s. It's easy to press a button and get an answer. But do you honestly understand the math involved? It's scary how computers make things like integration and differentiation just a few buttons away from getting the answer.
Low Bandwidth Denial of Service attacks do exist. They've been mentioned on slashdot before. That link mentions a new type of attack. I'm not sure of its effectiveness now.
Now wait a minute. You're going to slam someone for using groups to find answers saying that they're screwed if they're network is down. How are YOU going to search google and technet if YOUR network is down?
Actually, I downloaded a suspicious attachment to see what it would do. I run as a non-privileged user. It couldn't write to the WINNT directory or the registry. But what was funny was that when executed, it said,"Cannot find vbrun64.dll".
One paragraph of the story says,"It also shows us what applications can run on those machines and software, helping us better identify the needs and challenges of the public sector in those counties," Hilf said.
It should be countries, not counties.
It's funny because I tried submitting it at 3:45pm using this article http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/living/ health/13520225.htm which contains a hell of alot more detail about the year's weather including wild fires in Alaska. And like any story I submit, it got rejected but yet this watered down, wikipedia-centric story gets the prize. Do you see a pattern emerging here Scully?
They already admitted that CDR's are a bigger threat than P2P.
Miserable Failure still links to Bush. I guess there haven't been enough states trying to ban violent video games yet.
Global warming also means more severe storms with more tornadoes. There have been tornadoes that have literally ripped gashes into the earth, including fields. All that convection adds fuel to the fire.
But what if you're trying to outrun a tornado because it's the only way to escape it? Obviously, if it's moving fast enough, you're not going to have time to get to a ditch.
Use services.msc to start and stop services that can't be killed in Task Manager. If that fails, use the Windows resource kit. It includes a program called kill.exe which will explicity kill any process.
There's a lady whose car was towed by the government because she owed $37 in back taxes. There's tax collectors going around running plates and if you owe taxes, they take your car.
But wouldn't global warming just lead to Arctic storms being carried further south by the polar jet stream? I don't know it it's related, but I remember in '95, a chunk of cold air broke off from the North Pole and it was -25 F here in Ohio. We had nine inches of snow, the surface of which crusted over with a hard frozen layer. It was cold area of high pressure and the skies remained clear so all the sunlight just bounced off the snow and went back into space. The air itself was so cold, the sun was struggling just to make a difference in temperature.
The following registry tweaks should be used with caution:E T\CONTROL\Session Manager\Memory Management\IoPageLockLimit. If it is no there you can create it. This is DWORD value. For systems with at least 256MB of RAM, 8000 hex (32768 decimal) or 10000 hex (64536 decimal). You can use 20000 hex (131072 decimal) on systems with 512MB+ of RAM. Warning: this setting may not be compatible with some drivers; especially video drivers. Enabling this option could cause critical processes and services to fail. You might not be able to log in.
E T\CONTROL\Session Manager\Memory Management\LargeSystemCache. If the key is not there, you can create it. This is a DWORD value. 0 for disabled. 1 for enabled.
E T\CONTROL\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive. This is a DWORD value. 0 for disabled. 1 for enabled.
IoPageLockLimit: increases the amount of pages that can be locked into memory. Changing this setting can improve performance although there is some controversy over this setting's effectiveness. Make sure that you have at least 256MB of RAM. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CONTROL\CURRENTCONTROLS
LargeSystemCache: This setting is primarily used for servers but can help improve performance. Again, it's effectiveness may be controversial. It is located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CONTROL\CURRENTCONTROLS
DisablePageExecutive: Again this is a controversial setting. You may or may not notice a difference in performance and it is driver sensitive so be forewarned about using it. It too has the potential to cause crashes after being enabled. This setting prevents kernel memory from being paged. It is located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CONTROL\CURRENTCONTROLS
Note: Any problems encountered from changing these settings will be noticed on next boot. They are a "either it's fine or it isn't" settings.
To reduce boot time, you can disable autodetection of devices on IDE controllers that have no devices connected to them. This can be done from the device manager. Also, adjust Windows for best performance and turn off the themes service.
Lastly, there's XPlite which can help cut down on some of the fat. Also, be sure to check out TweakXP.com for more XP performance tweaks. And there's nLite. Unlike XPlite, nLite allows you to remove Windows components before installation. It also has service pack integration.