I can't believe this article is getting this level of attention. After reading the advisory on Cisco.com (BTW, not linked to the article) I agree it's a serious flaw in IOS/FW, but there's probably less than 50 sites in the whole world using this feature.
Additionally, the referenced article on IT Observer is the editorial equivalent of a steaming pile of dog crap.
"Symantec has raised the vulnerability threat level and advised to disable firewall and authentication until their IOS is patched."
Not only is the paraphrasing blatently ignorant of _Cisco's_ mitigation advice, they're making reference to Symantec.
Take a look at any usb port and notice how scratched up the surrounding area is. This connector is an abomination. It seems I'm always putting the usb plug in upside down. Of course I can't be sure if it's upside down or just misaligned... Looking at the plug for the logo doesn't seem to help much --I had a laptop that had the ports upside down.
I doubt anyone can blindly plug in a usb device and achieve better than 90% accuracy. As for the keys to my current car it's ambidextrous, although not the case for my previous car. My proposal for USB 3.0 is to use the connector from an Atari 2600.
I didn't see this in the Apple specs, but I hope that scrollball on top is optical. I can totally see this getting gummed up like my mouse I'm using right now.
This is actually true in my case. I started a new job and they don't allow "personal" (i.e. not company owned) computers. I left my Powerbook in my car's trunk in the parking lot for a while and finally just started leaving it at home. This would have caused a slight increase of Macs in my company's "environ", followed by a similar drop. Our "environment" still has a steady number of Macs in the marketing department.
First, a little background on my occupation. I'm a network/systems engineer. Routers, switches, firewalls, vpns, unix, linux, openvms are what I work on. 2000+ employee company.
It's been a real PITA using Linux on my desktop. I started off using Win2k with Cygwin. That sucked. Then I resized my ntfs partition and installed PCBSD. That sucked. Next I installed FC4. That sucked too. I'm now running CentOS(xfce/gnome) and I am fairly happy with Linux. My next step is to go buy a copy of NLD9. All those options still pale in comparison to using OSX.
Everything is just poorly integrated compared to OSX. Just something as simple as pasting text. ctrl+v, ctrl+shift+v, middle mouse button... I miss things like pbpaste/pbcopy, Exposé, MSOffice, iTunes, Spotlight, etc.. Sure there's "alternatives" in Linux, but they're not what I'd call close alternatives. Having Citrix for running MSOffice isn't much of an improvment. Granted, the majority of my day is spent in a terminal window, but occasionally, I have to use Word, Visio, MSIE, or others.
Oh, and what's with all these extra mouse buttons?
YAST is a kickass tool for newbies to manage linux. I personally think the curses version is nearly identical to managing a NetWare console --as elegant as it is simple. NLD has a very easy installation.
The integration work that Novell has done with the UI is quite nice. Novell has provided some nice OOo integration with network file access, dialog boxes and improved printing. Additional plusses include the fact that they aquired Ximian which means full Evolution support. I'm not sure how RH supports their bundled apps.
RHEL/WS is probably a well supported OS from a system standpoint, but I just don't see them to be serious about the desktop. Security patches is probably the most you can expect from RH. Although, their organization has been very responsive and helpful to anything I've needed.
Regarding pricing, Novell seems to have RedHat beat.
IMHO, NLD has a product that can enable them to lead the linux desktop movement. Now they just need to work on the marketing piece.
I'm interested in seeing what will happen to ATT CallVantage when the SBC merger is complete. AT&T has built a good product and they have expanded this into new markets very recently. OOH, there's not a huge capital requirement for VoIP carrier rollouts, so no big loss to SBC when they cut it. OTOH, SBC is likely losing a lot of customers to VoIP carriers, so they'll have to react somehow.
Since SBC already has IP CENTREX, they may just start offering half-baked DSL (i.e. raw DSL + VoIP). This leaves the question, "why bother?" The only advantages I see in getting VoIP from a RBOC is that you can provision multiple "virtual lines" off of a single physical line.
-half-baked DSL from raw DSL -scantilly-clad DSL from naked DSL
As for Vonage, they're not in it for the long run. They're just trying to buildup a massive subscriber base making themselves a ripe acquisition target for a more traditional telecom. This is great for the consumer though. Pricing by competition is very beneficial, but this is beyond that, its pricing by innovation. It'll be hard for the RBOCs to play dirty with the VoIP carriers, but don't expect the cable companies to play by the same rules. I can't wait for the moment I read that Time Warner or Cox is only enabling QoS for "their" VoIP customers. They could play hardball with the "VoIP CLECS" --ruining VoIP call quality until the competition is gone. That could be a dangerous liability for them though. The risk of a lawsuit because a 911 VoIP call couldn't go through because of a blind-eye to QoS or mischievously routing Vonage traffic to Null0 should keep them honest.
It was looking good until I got to the last two "Required Qualifications"
Position: Software Developer
HMS is looking for a software developer to contribute to the creation of internal tools, customer web-based applications, and data manipulation software.
This is a hands-on technical position reporting to the Director of Software Development in a small, focused development team.The successful candidate will be involved in the further development of tools and websites that support the company's goal of collecting, integrating and presenting data about healthcare professionals from a wide array of sources.
This position requires an experienced software engineer with at least 5 years hands-on professional experience, and recent experience with Java in a Linux/Unix environment. Experience in object-oriented design and development, as well as prior participation in all phases of the software development life cycle is desired.
Candidates with Perl development experience, strong software design skills and substantial technical breadth will have a distinct advantage.
The superior candidate will have a vibrant, self-motivated, get-it-done attitude; the ability to think critically; a desire to learn in new areas; and the discipline to pay attention to deadlines, details and quality. Good communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for this team-oriented position.
Please submit salary requirements with application.
Required Qualifications: 3+ years experience with Object Oriented Programming Significant experience with Java Experience with OO Perl a significant advantage 3+ years hands-on Linux or UNIX Software design skills, with experience in designing and implementing N-tier software systems Experience in all phases of SDLC (analysis, design, development, testing, deployment Strong communication (verbal and written), and interpersonal skills Bachelor degree (preferably in Computer Science), or equivalent work experience Experience in abuse of open proxy servers Complete lack of ethics
Additional Desired Qualifications: Proficiency with C++ Proficiency in SQL programming Experience with Oracle Familiarity with GUI design and development Some Windows programming experience Familiarity with GUI design and development
HMS Benefits: Health, Dental, Life and Disability coverag 401K Plan Employee Incentive Stock Option plan Semi-Annual Bonus Plan Excellent working environment Business casual attire Small and growing company (currently 75 employees) Lunch provided daily To respond, e-mail resume to jobs125@hmsonline.com, citing "Software Developer" in the subject heading.
There are several directions that Apple could take with furthering the adoption of "OSXx86":
1. To secure the final production version, Apple could run a third train of the Darwin kernel leaving PPC, x86 and a new MacIntel version. Assuring than only OSXx86 only runs on Apple hardware and accommodating the speculated differences between generic x86 PCs and proprietary Apple x86 powered computers. For instance, just because the XBOX360 can run on a PowerMac G5 doesn't meant the the final production version will or ever will again.
2. Give out a live CD based on the generic x86 Darwin kernel to entice PC users to switch. Similar to what Be did, but actually get people to switch..
3. If MS chooses not to continue development of VPC as a defensive move, Apple could still look to VMWare to provide virtualization for running Windows applications for those that have switched. Or integrate Bochs, Plex86, WINE, etc..
4. Apple could allow dual-booting of Windows and OSXx86. Although this is less likely to happen --remember Win95 / Dos6.22-Win3.11?
Apple's employees aren't dumb. They're primarily interested in keeping existing Mac users and developers happy by creating things like Rosetta and universal binaries. To think that Apple wouldn't apply the same philosophies towards disatisfied Windows users would be ignorant.
There's some value to be gained with the Server version. I spend all day at work configuring other people's stuff. It is nice to not have to spend any additional time on my own stuff when i get home.
For instance, I loaded OSX Server on my new MacMini last week and had AFP, Samba, Apache and Postfix/Cyrus up with a few clicks. Implementing SquirrelMail was just a checkbox in ServerAdmin. It took about 2hrs total to install --mostly file copy time due to the slow hard drive.
I'd be a real kickass idea to do this as a VAR for other small businesses if only Apple weren't in the mode of fucking it's resellers.
No one is implying that a file/folder named "apple_g5_powerbook" exists on switch.atdmt.com. The intent is not to display a 1 x 1 GIF. The real intent is to gather the number of hits to a particular page at apple.com. Upon every access to that page a subsequent access is made to switch.atdmt.com. Avenue A doesn't need to import Apple's enormous weblogs into a tool like WebTrends with this method. Similar to the way that WebTrends Live works.
How about distributing 10 different games on one disc. Allowing access to games via an activation key hashed from the internal host id. Maybe tack on a few Sony movies accessed by the same method.
It's not exactly the same thing. Verizon is a service provider who is crippling the third party devices they sell to make money off of the lame services they provide.
Apple still gives you those options --in a Powerbook. In Apple's defense, they charge you a price commensurate with what they're willing to support. The money they make off of the low-end iBook doesn't justify the liability of supporting the additional features of the GPU. Although some would argue that Apple charges too much..
Maybe Apple should charge a usage fee based on the minutes you use multiple monitors or a tiered plan based on external monitor resolution.
100K or so a year for fixing fiber optic cables... I'm definently in the wrong field. Of course, those technicians have to be very precise or else you get refraction in the wire.
They deserve more if they can keep refractions out of a "wire". Most other techs can only do this with fiber.
BTW, the article doesn't mention anyone cutting the fiber optics cables. I doubt they did since DS3s are coax.
You'd also be ignorant to think that NT equates to VMS.
Microsoft may have taken DEC VMS people, but they failed to implement DEC VMS's stability, scalability and security. Furthermore, NT may be more "modern", but BSD is more mature. It amazes me where people get crap like this.
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I can't believe this article is getting this level of attention. After reading the advisory on Cisco.com (BTW, not linked to the article) I agree it's a serious flaw in IOS/FW, but there's probably less than 50 sites in the whole world using this feature.
Additionally, the referenced article on IT Observer is the editorial equivalent of a steaming pile of dog crap.
"Symantec has raised the vulnerability threat level and advised to disable firewall and authentication until their IOS is patched."
Not only is the paraphrasing blatently ignorant of _Cisco's_ mitigation advice, they're making reference to Symantec.
Take a look at any usb port and notice how scratched up the surrounding area is. This connector is an abomination. It seems I'm always putting the usb plug in upside down. Of course I can't be sure if it's upside down or just misaligned... Looking at the plug for the logo doesn't seem to help much --I had a laptop that had the ports upside down.
I doubt anyone can blindly plug in a usb device and achieve better than 90% accuracy. As for the keys to my current car it's ambidextrous, although not the case for my previous car. My proposal for USB 3.0 is to use the connector from an Atari 2600.
I didn't see this in the Apple specs, but I hope that scrollball on top is optical. I can totally see this getting gummed up like my mouse I'm using right now.
This is actually true in my case. I started a new job and they don't allow "personal" (i.e. not company owned) computers. I left my Powerbook in my car's trunk in the parking lot for a while and finally just started leaving it at home. This would have caused a slight increase of Macs in my company's "environ", followed by a similar drop. Our "environment" still has a steady number of Macs in the marketing department.
First, a little background on my occupation. I'm a network/systems engineer. Routers, switches, firewalls, vpns, unix, linux, openvms are what I work on. 2000+ employee company.
It's been a real PITA using Linux on my desktop. I started off using Win2k with Cygwin. That sucked. Then I resized my ntfs partition and installed PCBSD. That sucked. Next I installed FC4. That sucked too. I'm now running CentOS(xfce/gnome) and I am fairly happy with Linux. My next step is to go buy a copy of NLD9. All those options still pale in comparison to using OSX.
Everything is just poorly integrated compared to OSX. Just something as simple as pasting text. ctrl+v, ctrl+shift+v, middle mouse button... I miss things like pbpaste/pbcopy, Exposé, MSOffice, iTunes, Spotlight, etc.. Sure there's "alternatives" in Linux, but they're not what I'd call close alternatives. Having Citrix for running MSOffice isn't much of an improvment. Granted, the majority of my day is spent in a terminal window, but occasionally, I have to use Word, Visio, MSIE, or others.
Oh, and what's with all these extra mouse buttons?
YAST is a kickass tool for newbies to manage linux. I personally think the curses version is nearly identical to managing a NetWare console --as elegant as it is simple. NLD has a very easy installation.
The integration work that Novell has done with the UI is quite nice. Novell has provided some nice OOo integration with network file access, dialog boxes and improved printing. Additional plusses include the fact that they aquired Ximian which means full Evolution support. I'm not sure how RH supports their bundled apps.
RHEL/WS is probably a well supported OS from a system standpoint, but I just don't see them to be serious about the desktop. Security patches is probably the most you can expect from RH. Although, their organization has been very responsive and helpful to anything I've needed.
Regarding pricing, Novell seems to have RedHat beat.
IMHO, NLD has a product that can enable them to lead the linux desktop movement. Now they just need to work on the marketing piece.
I'm interested in seeing what will happen to ATT CallVantage when the SBC merger is complete. AT&T has built a good product and they have expanded this into new markets very recently. OOH, there's not a huge capital requirement for VoIP carrier rollouts, so no big loss to SBC when they cut it. OTOH, SBC is likely losing a lot of customers to VoIP carriers, so they'll have to react somehow.
Since SBC already has IP CENTREX, they may just start offering half-baked DSL (i.e. raw DSL + VoIP). This leaves the question, "why bother?" The only advantages I see in getting VoIP from a RBOC is that you can provision multiple "virtual lines" off of a single physical line.
-half-baked DSL from raw DSL
-scantilly-clad DSL from naked DSL
As for Vonage, they're not in it for the long run. They're just trying to buildup a massive subscriber base making themselves a ripe acquisition target for a more traditional telecom. This is great for the consumer though. Pricing by competition is very beneficial, but this is beyond that, its pricing by innovation. It'll be hard for the RBOCs to play dirty with the VoIP carriers, but don't expect the cable companies to play by the same rules. I can't wait for the moment I read that Time Warner or Cox is only enabling QoS for "their" VoIP customers. They could play hardball with the "VoIP CLECS" --ruining VoIP call quality until the competition is gone. That could be a dangerous liability for them though. The risk of a lawsuit because a 911 VoIP call couldn't go through because of a blind-eye to QoS or mischievously routing Vonage traffic to Null0 should keep them honest.
It was looking good until I got to the last two "Required Qualifications"
Position: Software Developer
HMS is looking for a software developer to contribute to the creation of internal tools, customer web-based applications, and data manipulation software.
This is a hands-on technical position reporting to the Director of Software Development in a small, focused development team.The successful candidate will be involved in the further development of tools and websites that support the company's goal of collecting, integrating and presenting data about healthcare professionals from a wide array of sources.
This position requires an experienced software engineer with at least 5 years hands-on professional experience, and recent experience with Java in a Linux/Unix environment. Experience in object-oriented design and development, as well as prior participation in all phases of the software development life cycle is desired.
Candidates with Perl development experience, strong software design skills and substantial technical breadth will have a distinct advantage.
The superior candidate will have a vibrant, self-motivated, get-it-done attitude; the ability to think critically; a desire to learn in new areas; and the discipline to pay attention to deadlines, details and quality. Good communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for this team-oriented position.
Please submit salary requirements with application.
Required Qualifications:
3+ years experience with Object Oriented Programming
Significant experience with Java
Experience with OO Perl a significant advantage
3+ years hands-on Linux or UNIX
Software design skills, with experience in designing and implementing N-tier software systems
Experience in all phases of SDLC (analysis, design, development, testing, deployment
Strong communication (verbal and written), and interpersonal skills
Bachelor degree (preferably in Computer Science), or equivalent work experience
Experience in abuse of open proxy servers
Complete lack of ethics
Additional Desired Qualifications:
Proficiency with C++
Proficiency in SQL programming
Experience with Oracle
Familiarity with GUI design and development
Some Windows programming experience
Familiarity with GUI design and development
HMS Benefits:
Health, Dental, Life and Disability coverag
401K Plan
Employee Incentive Stock Option plan
Semi-Annual Bonus Plan Excellent working environment
Business casual attire
Small and growing company (currently 75 employees)
Lunch provided daily
To respond, e-mail resume to jobs125@hmsonline.com, citing "Software Developer" in the subject heading.
and Naturetechs... Sun is just reselling the two laptops. Not even a rebadging --weak.
1. To secure the final production version, Apple could run a third train of the Darwin kernel leaving PPC, x86 and a new MacIntel version. Assuring than only OSXx86 only runs on Apple hardware and accommodating the speculated differences between generic x86 PCs and proprietary Apple x86 powered computers. For instance, just because the XBOX360 can run on a PowerMac G5 doesn't meant the the final production version will or ever will again.
2. Give out a live CD based on the generic x86 Darwin kernel to entice PC users to switch. Similar to what Be did, but actually get people to switch..
3. If MS chooses not to continue development of VPC as a defensive move, Apple could still look to VMWare to provide virtualization for running Windows applications for those that have switched. Or integrate Bochs, Plex86, WINE, etc..
4. Apple could allow dual-booting of Windows and OSXx86. Although this is less likely to happen --remember Win95 / Dos6.22-Win3.11?
Apple's employees aren't dumb. They're primarily interested in keeping existing Mac users and developers happy by creating things like Rosetta and universal binaries. To think that Apple wouldn't apply the same philosophies towards disatisfied Windows users would be ignorant.
Does that mean she's from Utah?
For instance, I loaded OSX Server on my new MacMini last week and had AFP, Samba, Apache and Postfix/Cyrus up with a few clicks. Implementing SquirrelMail was just a checkbox in ServerAdmin. It took about 2hrs total to install --mostly file copy time due to the slow hard drive.
I'd be a real kickass idea to do this as a VAR for other small businesses if only Apple weren't in the mode of fucking it's resellers.
No one is implying that a file/folder named "apple_g5_powerbook" exists on switch.atdmt.com. The intent is not to display a 1 x 1 GIF. The real intent is to gather the number of hits to a particular page at apple.com. Upon every access to that page a subsequent access is made to switch.atdmt.com. Avenue A doesn't need to import Apple's enormous weblogs into a tool like WebTrends with this method. Similar to the way that WebTrends Live works.
At the very least, I was expecting them to point out the 512MB chip.
Yeah that's a great idea considering the success of the iPod "clone" builders (e.g. Creative, Rio, iRiver).
Why license when you can dominate instead.
Symantec was probably looking at their annual licensing and support fees for VERITAS software and decided it was cheaper to just buy the company.
Yellow and Blue(Cyan) make Green(cash)
How about distributing 10 different games on one disc. Allowing access to games via an activation key hashed from the internal host id. Maybe tack on a few Sony movies accessed by the same method.
Apple still gives you those options --in a Powerbook. In Apple's defense, they charge you a price commensurate with what they're willing to support. The money they make off of the low-end iBook doesn't justify the liability of supporting the additional features of the GPU. Although some would argue that Apple charges too much..
Maybe Apple should charge a usage fee based on the minutes you use multiple monitors or a tiered plan based on external monitor resolution.
I have a Mac running Windows within VPC, so it's faster to d/l to the Mac.
I did this on a nearly fully configured Oracle RAC cluster that I was building. I was just trying to mirror my rootdisk.
Then I'll guarantee they won't want to take the IP block.
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WHAT'S THE CAPS LOCK KEY?
They deserve more if they can keep refractions out of a "wire". Most other techs can only do this with fiber.
BTW, the article doesn't mention anyone cutting the fiber optics cables. I doubt they did since DS3s are coax.
Probably not a smart idea when relying upon solar power and a small backup battery.
Microsoft may have taken DEC VMS people, but they failed to implement DEC VMS's stability, scalability and security. Furthermore, NT may be more "modern", but BSD is more mature. It amazes me where people get crap like this.