And when was Newegg going to inform their customers about this? Strange that we had to find out about this from a 3rd party news source. Does this only impact Newegg US, or other countries where Newegg does business affected too?
I have a domain which is _often_ used in error. I get plenty of email from various companies, people and spam. I've had mail come in from Sony and Boeing to name a couple (each company contacted and fixed pretty quickly).
I still run SSH on it's standard port with DenyHosts. However, I add a second layer such as two-factor authentication: http://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/. Even if you do manage to somehow get my password, you still need my one-time pass code. It's not perfect, but I believe it reduces the risk of having a publicly accessible SSH server being compromised.
False: The boot loader can be unlocked using the Android SDK. Boot into Fastboot, then use the command 'fastboot oem unlock'. Rooting is pretty straight forward these days, plenty of how-to's out there on the Internet. Lastly, factory images can be downloaded from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images.
OK, it's a little more expensive and doesn't have great range through walls plus most Wireless N equipment can utilize the 5GHz band. I can usually discover 20+ access points from inside my apartment all running on various channels in the 2.4GHz band, my wireless network is the only one running at 5GHz, and I've never had a dropout while using it. I no longer get interference from cordless phones, microwaves, etc.
Again, this is simply a result of picking the wrong competition - again check out (for instance) Dell XPS laptops, which are extremely well built and solid.
Agreed, when I was trying to work out what new laptop I should get, I was going to go for the Mac Book, but then I looked around some more and found the Dell XPS M1330. It was better spec, with regards to RAM, Hard Disk, Expansion (express card slot), LED backlit display, NVisia graphics, etc. For £200 less I could get a much better spec'd laptop. I was dubious to start with (of Dell because of having a bad reputation), but a few people at work who own one of the said XPS range convinced me. Had my XPS M1330 for a while now and couldn't be happier.
When signing up for a new mobile phone contract, you're pretty much asked for two forms of identifications, such as a driving license, passport, utility bills, etc. so this is nothing new. The new part is the national surveillance database. Thank god I'm moving out of this country.
Funny you should mention that. I saw one of these TV licensing vans not so long ago down my street, and somebody was walking 'round with a funny looking device with a built in antenna.
-Is it installed like the rest of their nagware? (e.g. buried in the menus)
Yes, it's pre-installed.
-Will it remain the default browser?
The default browser is still IE
-Is there an icon on the desktop? (still will probably not switch the trained to click the "e" people.)
Yes, it's on the desktop with the standard FireFox icon
.. I only know this because my brother has just got a new dell machine
Southen-Electric are already providing broadband over powerlines in some locations here in the South of England, and have been doing so for some time. The broadband side of the company are known as BlinkBroadband.
I'd like to give the Dvorak keyboard a go, but sadly, I can't seem to find a UK version of the Dvorak keyboard. Does anyone know *if* one is available and where I could get one from?
A Chris Foss Classic Wot 4 will never reach 120mph! This is because the thickness of the wing.,
With the equipment in the wing, I hope they've increased the strength in the wing.
Correct, the Offcom site has some good information about Radio Broadcasting at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/licensing_numbering/radio_ sound_broadcasting, it contains everything you need to know.
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Actually I've gotta agree with you there.
My dad vowed that he would never use a computer and that he would continue to use paper and a pencil.. that was until mum decided she wanted a computer, now we can't get my dad off the damn thing!
A few months back he would ask me, "how do you do this?", "how do you do that?".. but i've now learn't to leave him to it, and would you belive he's actually starting figuring stuff out for himself.. he now regually uses Google to find out how to do something on the computer first before asking to me.
I generally leave people to it, weather they be parents, brothers, sisters or even grandparents and believe it or not, they actually learn a whole lot better because they soon realise that they cannot be dependant on you to help them with their problems.
My dad used to be part of the Woodwings Flying Circus, and would usually perform on Plumpton Racecourse (UK). One of the guys there, Keith is his name built and flew one of these. Truely a marvious machine indeed! -- Sadly it was incapable of cutting the grass at the same time.
It rolled, looped, even capable of doing stall turns, wing-overs and inverted flight.
Basically all it is, is a aerofoil wing. The handle is used as the tail fin to keep the craft stable enough to fly. Trouble is it needs to be flown on full throttle pretty much most of the time to keep it airbourne and to keep the nose up. This would be achived by ajusting the thrust from the engine by a few degrees and by bringing the CG (Centre of gravity) forward.
The main control for this craft would be elevon's.
"The elevon is used as an aileron. Ailerons control motion along the longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis is an imaginary line that runs from the nose to the tail. Motion about the longitudinal axis is called roll.
The elevon is also used as an elevator. Elevators control motion along the lateral axis. The lateral axis is an imaginary line that extends crosswise, from wingtip to wingtip. Motion about the lateral axis is called pitch."
Anyway, I'm into R/C aircraft and might have to get one of these for myself! I've got a 60-size 2-stroke engine doing nowt at the moment!:D
Im making the move from Gentoo to Debian, and have found it refreshing. Not having to compile every damn package, I can now get a Desktop OS running in 30 mins.
Admitadly, I do run Gentoo as a web server, to TBH, i've found it easier to lockdown and secure than other dists and it's pretty stable as a server OS.
I did find Gentoo to be okay on the desktop, but it was a nightmare compiling stuff. An average desktop from a stage 1 tarball up took nearly 3 days to complete, even then I found missing components which made the system unstable.
I've been testing Debian out on another machine and it's pretty good, as both a server and desktop machine, so sometime soon once I've figured out how to get my TV card to work in Debian (it kinda works!;)), i'm switching.
I gotta agree with this.
I've started using the SkypeOut, and I've only put 10 EUROs worth on my account, and all I can say is bloody fantastic!
Sound quality is as you expect it.. it's a telephone after all.
There is no lag, echoing, background noise, just a good clean line.
Me and my friends have started using Skype and found the quality to be excellent!
I've now purchased my first 10 EUROs worth of credit to use SkypeOut, and all I can say is wow! There is only a split second delay, no background noise, no echoing, just pure telephone conversation, and after a while, you forget that you're phoning via your PC though the Internet, it's really that amazing!
Okay, so there are security problems aready with OSS BIOS, we could see the re-entry of BIOS born viruses and security threats. Don't get me wrong I know security is of highest importance, especially when it comes down to the BIOS.
I'm just thinking of the potential increase in new technologies and innovation that would become available if BIOS was OSS.
Isn't Microsoft looking to create a nasty piece of BIOS (or no BIOS) which would lock down a system beyond the belief of most persons who aren't "well educated" WRT technology
I've heard something very simular. Think of the XBOX, it only allows Microsoft digitally signed applications/games to run on it, this is handled at a BIOS level.
It wouldn't supprise me if Microsoft did try to get their hooks into the average Joe's computer BIOS. I would hate to have a computer that would only run Microsoft products, otherwise what would be the point of owning a PC in the first place?
OSS BIOS is the way forward. Just think of the possabilities it could bring to the desktop!
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And when was Newegg going to inform their customers about this? Strange that we had to find out about this from a 3rd party news source. Does this only impact Newegg US, or other countries where Newegg does business affected too?
I have a domain which is _often_ used in error. I get plenty of email from various companies, people and spam. I've had mail come in from Sony and Boeing to name a couple (each company contacted and fixed pretty quickly).
I still run SSH on it's standard port with DenyHosts. However, I add a second layer such as two-factor authentication: http://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/. Even if you do manage to somehow get my password, you still need my one-time pass code. It's not perfect, but I believe it reduces the risk of having a publicly accessible SSH server being compromised.
False: The boot loader can be unlocked using the Android SDK. Boot into Fastboot, then use the command 'fastboot oem unlock'. Rooting is pretty straight forward these days, plenty of how-to's out there on the Internet. Lastly, factory images can be downloaded from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images.
I don't have Google Voice since I live in the great white north. Caller ID shows the number as 1-760-705-8888.
OK, it's a little more expensive and doesn't have great range through walls plus most Wireless N equipment can utilize the 5GHz band. I can usually discover 20+ access points from inside my apartment all running on various channels in the 2.4GHz band, my wireless network is the only one running at 5GHz, and I've never had a dropout while using it. I no longer get interference from cordless phones, microwaves, etc.
Again, this is simply a result of picking the wrong competition - again check out (for instance) Dell XPS laptops, which are extremely well built and solid.
Agreed, when I was trying to work out what new laptop I should get, I was going to go for the Mac Book, but then I looked around some more and found the Dell XPS M1330. It was better spec, with regards to RAM, Hard Disk, Expansion (express card slot), LED backlit display, NVisia graphics, etc. For £200 less I could get a much better spec'd laptop. I was dubious to start with (of Dell because of having a bad reputation), but a few people at work who own one of the said XPS range convinced me. Had my XPS M1330 for a while now and couldn't be happier.
It wouldn't surprise me if this is applied to prepay too.
When signing up for a new mobile phone contract, you're pretty much asked for two forms of identifications, such as a driving license, passport, utility bills, etc. so this is nothing new. The new part is the national surveillance database. Thank god I'm moving out of this country.
Funny you should mention that. I saw one of these TV licensing vans not so long ago down my street, and somebody was walking 'round with a funny looking device with a built in antenna.
-Is it installed like the rest of their nagware? (e.g. buried in the menus)
.. I only know this because my brother has just got a new dell machine
Yes, it's pre-installed.
-Will it remain the default browser?
The default browser is still IE
-Is there an icon on the desktop? (still will probably not switch the trained to click the "e" people.)
Yes, it's on the desktop with the standard FireFox icon
If you read the site and look at the 'Plug' version, the site reports about the four locations that support BPL, one of which is Portsmouth.
Southen-Electric are already providing broadband over powerlines in some locations here in the South of England, and have been doing so for some time. The broadband side of the company are known as BlinkBroadband.
I'd like to give the Dvorak keyboard a go, but sadly, I can't seem to find a UK version of the Dvorak keyboard. Does anyone know *if* one is available and where I could get one from?
A Chris Foss Classic Wot 4 will never reach 120mph! This is because the thickness of the wing., With the equipment in the wing, I hope they've increased the strength in the wing.
Technically you're a British Citizen, but your nationallity is either English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh.
Correct, the Offcom site has some good information about Radio Broadcasting at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/licensing_numbering/radio_ sound_broadcasting, it contains everything you need to know.
Actually I've gotta agree with you there.
.. that was until mum decided she wanted a computer, now we can't get my dad off the damn thing!
.. but i've now learn't to leave him to it, and would you belive he's actually starting figuring stuff out for himself .. he now regually uses Google to find out how to do something on the computer first before asking to me.
My dad vowed that he would never use a computer and that he would continue to use paper and a pencil
A few months back he would ask me, "how do you do this?", "how do you do that?"
I generally leave people to it, weather they be parents, brothers, sisters or even grandparents and believe it or not, they actually learn a whole lot better because they soon realise that they cannot be dependant on you to help them with their problems.
Just my £0.02p
My dad used to be part of the Woodwings Flying Circus, and would usually perform on Plumpton Racecourse (UK). One of the guys there, Keith is his name built and flew one of these. Truely a marvious machine indeed! -- Sadly it was incapable of cutting the grass at the same time.
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:D
It rolled, looped, even capable of doing stall turns, wing-overs and inverted flight.
Basically all it is, is a aerofoil wing. The handle is used as the tail fin to keep the craft stable enough to fly. Trouble is it needs to be flown on full throttle pretty much most of the time to keep it airbourne and to keep the nose up. This would be achived by ajusting the thrust from the engine by a few degrees and by bringing the CG (Centre of gravity) forward.
The main control for this craft would be elevon's.
Just some info to explain what an elevon is...
(Taken from http://www.aviation-history.com/theory/elevon.htm
"The elevon is used as an aileron. Ailerons control motion along the longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis is an imaginary line that runs from the nose to the tail. Motion about the longitudinal axis is called roll.
The elevon is also used as an elevator. Elevators control motion along the lateral axis. The lateral axis is an imaginary line that extends crosswise, from wingtip to wingtip. Motion about the lateral axis is called pitch."
Anyway, I'm into R/C aircraft and might have to get one of these for myself! I've got a 60-size 2-stroke engine doing nowt at the moment!
Im making the move from Gentoo to Debian, and have found it refreshing. Not having to compile every damn package, I can now get a Desktop OS running in 30 mins.
;)), i'm switching.
Admitadly, I do run Gentoo as a web server, to TBH, i've found it easier to lockdown and secure than other dists and it's pretty stable as a server OS.
I did find Gentoo to be okay on the desktop, but it was a nightmare compiling stuff. An average desktop from a stage 1 tarball up took nearly 3 days to complete, even then I found missing components which made the system unstable.
I've been testing Debian out on another machine and it's pretty good, as both a server and desktop machine, so sometime soon once I've figured out how to get my TV card to work in Debian (it kinda works!
My £0.02p.
And if you were performing this type of achivement underwater, you'd get..
;)
55.1 miles = 48488 fathom
1 fathom = 6 feet
Google is great for mathmatical conversions!
I gotta agree with this. I've started using the SkypeOut, and I've only put 10 EUROs worth on my account, and all I can say is bloody fantastic! Sound quality is as you expect it.. it's a telephone after all. There is no lag, echoing, background noise, just a good clean line.
Me and my friends have started using Skype and found the quality to be excellent!
I've now purchased my first 10 EUROs worth of credit to use SkypeOut, and all I can say is wow! There is only a split second delay, no background noise, no echoing, just pure telephone conversation, and after a while, you forget that you're phoning via your PC though the Internet, it's really that amazing!
Okay, so there are security problems aready with OSS BIOS, we could see the re-entry of BIOS born viruses and security threats. Don't get me wrong I know security is of highest importance, especially when it comes down to the BIOS. I'm just thinking of the potential increase in new technologies and innovation that would become available if BIOS was OSS.
Isn't Microsoft looking to create a nasty piece of BIOS (or no BIOS) which would lock down a system beyond the belief of most persons who aren't "well educated" WRT technology
I've heard something very simular. Think of the XBOX, it only allows Microsoft digitally signed applications/games to run on it, this is handled at a BIOS level.
It wouldn't supprise me if Microsoft did try to get their hooks into the average Joe's computer BIOS. I would hate to have a computer that would only run Microsoft products, otherwise what would be the point of owning a PC in the first place?
OSS BIOS is the way forward. Just think of the possabilities it could bring to the desktop!