can qos packet tagging be used to our advantage? can you "fake out" the switch into tagging non-voip traffic to give it a higher priority as it moves through the network?
you might be able to put together a decent game trying to figure out what the camera is showing.
whoever gets it first wins some points. more points if they can do it using only the camera picture data, less points for each other source they have to consult (google searches, web sites, traceroutes, keyhole, etc) to figure it out.
might be a fun challenge. like geo-caching in reverse. instead of finding a location and going to it, you are already there and to figure out where you are.
I saw a similar idea a few weeks ago on a TV show (Next@CNN).
Adaptive Eyecare's adaptive lenses are fluid- filled and the power is changed by varying the amount of fluid in the lens.
The lenses are built into a universal fitting pair of glasses frames, which allow the wearer to adjust the amount of fluid in each lens using a syringe-like device. This results in an individually tuned custom set of corrective vision lenses without an eye-doctor or expensive equipment for vision testing or lens grinding.
From their website: "The starting point for the development of Adaptive Eyecare's technology was the astonishing statistic that according to the World Health Organization there are currently around one billion people - including 10% of school children - in the world who would benefit from vision correction, but are as yet uncorrected. Most of these people live in the developing world, and the problem arises principally because the numbers of personnel trained to deliver vision correction in the conventional way are simply inadequate to meet the needs of the people. These statistics have profound implications - they mean that hundreds of millions of adults do not have the vision correction they need to be socially and economically active, and many children are educationally and socially disadvantaged."
This is a very cool technology that could really change the lives of many disadvantaged people worldwide. I hope that whatever patents are out there do not stifle this sort of use...
one thing that we have done that helps is run the users through a proxy server and block them from downloading certain file types. this won't keep spyware from being installed as part of software installation, but it does stop a lot of drive-by installs.
how many random users in the workplace need to be able to download.dll,.scr,.lnk,.reg, and even.exe? not many. block them, and save yourself a lot of headache.
funny thing is that the compressed.hqx file is 10,316 KB, but the decompressed.tif file is 7,582 KB.
as the new G5 suggests, those apple folks are sure good at packing a lot of hardware into a tight space. but looks like they still need some help packing the software...
frankly, i was surprised at the low price, currently offered at $ 495,000. maybe that's high for the area, but for everything you get, that seems like a pretty good deal.
sure, the ISPs can tighten up things, but where does that end? they already block e-mail ports that are useful for people who know what they are doing. should they block malicious web sites, too? who decides what is "malicious"?
and, its not just about virus spreading and file sharing, there are other things they limit, like personal servers. if i prove myself knowledgeable enough, why can't i be allowed to do this?
what might be a better idea for ISPs is to set up accounts with limits in place, with the option to remove the blocks if people call in and request it.
grandma will still be able to surf the web and send e-mail safely, but the rest of us can have our net connections unfiltered/uncensored/available for other uses.
""Consumers should demand what they do of other utilities," says Kip McClanahan, CEO of security firm Tipping Point. "When I pay my water bill, I expect my water to be drinkable out of the tap. Today, when you pay your Internet bill, the data you get is not consumable.""
how is it my ISP's fault if i am too stupid to secure my own system? it is quotes like this that pass the buck from the end-user/consumer. hey, if you want to drive a car, you need a license. want an internet connection over 56k? make people pass some sort of security review or test.
(yes, save your breath, i know ISPs can do things to reduce the problems, but it's not their fault in the end that these machines are messed up.)
heehee, they already do, too, in the form of green-screen terminals, for the users who don't need pc apps. hey, its been running for years. if it ain't broke...
one of the networks i manage runs windows and ie, and if it had a downtime of 9 days per pc, i would be replaced in short order. with 30 client machines, that would be at least one machine down for 270 days!
the last machine down was for 2 days, due to needing a new part that i didn't keep on the shelf. (can't stock them all!) i ended up just replacing the whole machine, since i couldn't get the part faster. thats the only machine that's been down for longer than an hour during the past year (maybe longer). and, it was due to hardware failure, not windows/ie.
the windows risk is manageable, but it does require extra cost and work to mantain. in this case, the company is willing to tighten things down to keep the machines running well and keep the less-experienced users out of trouble. call it big-brother if you want, to them its good policy to keep business running.
we use the duplidisk in a voicemail machine that still runs os/2. (if it ain't broke...)
on older os's or funky hardware that can raise compatibility issues (like os/2 and the phone line cards in the voicemail system), the duplidisk is great since it requires no drivers.
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can qos packet tagging be used to our advantage? can you "fake out" the switch into tagging non-voip traffic to give it a higher priority as it moves through the network?
too bad these types of things are so expensive, you could mod one up to fit into a briefcase or something like that.
you might be able to put together a decent game trying to figure out what the camera is showing.
whoever gets it first wins some points. more points if they can do it using only the camera picture data, less points for each other source they have to consult (google searches, web sites, traceroutes, keyhole, etc) to figure it out.
might be a fun challenge. like geo-caching in reverse. instead of finding a location and going to it, you are already there and to figure out where you are.
some here
depends on light, yes, but Flash, no.
someone put waaay too much time into it
lots of people, actually. and this currently only shows back to 31oct.
I saw a similar idea a few weeks ago on a TV show (Next@CNN).
Adaptive Eyecare's adaptive lenses are fluid- filled and the power is changed by varying the amount of fluid in the lens.
The lenses are built into a universal fitting pair of glasses frames, which allow the wearer to adjust the amount of fluid in each lens using a syringe-like device. This results in an individually tuned custom set of corrective vision lenses without an eye-doctor or expensive equipment for vision testing or lens grinding.
From their website: "The starting point for the development of Adaptive Eyecare's technology was the astonishing statistic that according to the World Health Organization there are currently around one billion people - including 10% of school children - in the world who would benefit from vision correction, but are as yet uncorrected. Most of these people live in the developing world, and the problem arises principally because the numbers of personnel trained to deliver vision correction in the conventional way are simply inadequate to meet the needs of the people. These statistics have profound implications - they mean that hundreds of millions of adults do not have the vision correction they need to be socially and economically active, and many children are educationally and socially disadvantaged."
This is a very cool technology that could really change the lives of many disadvantaged people worldwide. I hope that whatever patents are out there do not stifle this sort of use...
consult the oracle
one thing that we have done that helps is run the users through a proxy server and block them from downloading certain file types. this won't keep spyware from being installed as part of software installation, but it does stop a lot of drive-by installs.
.dll, .scr, .lnk, .reg, and even .exe? not many. block them, and save yourself a lot of headache.
how many random users in the workplace need to be able to download
i hear the nsa has spec'ed these out for their new desktop replacements. based on cost, they are one of the most secure machines you can buy.
i found that winzip de-compresses it as well.
.hqx file is 10,316 KB, but the decompressed .tif file is 7,582 KB.
funny thing is that the compressed
as the new G5 suggests, those apple folks are sure good at packing a lot of hardware into a tight space. but looks like they still need some help packing the software...
so msnbc reads slashdot too. is there any other news today?
frankly, i was surprised at the low price, currently offered at $ 495,000. maybe that's high for the area, but for everything you get, that seems like a pretty good deal.
sure, the ISPs can tighten up things, but where does that end? they already block e-mail ports that are useful for people who know what they are doing. should they block malicious web sites, too? who decides what is "malicious"?
and, its not just about virus spreading and file sharing, there are other things they limit, like personal servers. if i prove myself knowledgeable enough, why can't i be allowed to do this?
what might be a better idea for ISPs is to set up accounts with limits in place, with the option to remove the blocks if people call in and request it.
grandma will still be able to surf the web and send e-mail safely, but the rest of us can have our net connections unfiltered/uncensored/available for other uses.
""Consumers should demand what they do of other utilities," says Kip McClanahan, CEO of security firm Tipping Point. "When I pay my water bill, I expect my water to be drinkable out of the tap. Today, when you pay your Internet bill, the data you get is not consumable.""
how is it my ISP's fault if i am too stupid to secure my own system? it is quotes like this that pass the buck from the end-user/consumer. hey, if you want to drive a car, you need a license. want an internet connection over 56k? make people pass some sort of security review or test.
(yes, save your breath, i know ISPs can do things to reduce the problems, but it's not their fault in the end that these machines are messed up.)
ok, then, due to the fact that my parent post is "redundant", i offer this to redeem myself.
still more
crap, you hit submit while i was still previewing mine! that will teach me to take the time to recheck my link...
more here
BREADSTICK?
(you know, a very small loaf. laugh, it's funny.)
i agree with the parent, and i found these comments to be very interesting. if you are up to date on firmware patches, wep might be enough for you.
if you are trying to protect missile launch codes, i might look elsewhere, but for day-to-day crap...
...is what kills these things for me.
why can't any of them just read files off a drive share? why do they all require extra software??
the only one that doesn't need extra software is the turtle beach audiotron... but it's strictly music only.
heehee, they already do, too, in the form of green-screen terminals, for the users who don't need pc apps. hey, its been running for years. if it ain't broke...
one of the networks i manage runs windows and ie, and if it had a downtime of 9 days per pc, i would be replaced in short order. with 30 client machines, that would be at least one machine down for 270 days!
the last machine down was for 2 days, due to needing a new part that i didn't keep on the shelf. (can't stock them all!) i ended up just replacing the whole machine, since i couldn't get the part faster. thats the only machine that's been down for longer than an hour during the past year (maybe longer). and, it was due to hardware failure, not windows/ie.
the windows risk is manageable, but it does require extra cost and work to mantain. in this case, the company is willing to tighten things down to keep the machines running well and keep the less-experienced users out of trouble. call it big-brother if you want, to them its good policy to keep business running.
we use the duplidisk in a voicemail machine that still runs os/2. (if it ain't broke...)
on older os's or funky hardware that can raise compatibility issues (like os/2 and the phone line cards in the voicemail system), the duplidisk is great since it requires no drivers.
it saved our butts once already...
this might not be the best answer, but i have to mention it here since its kind of unique.
want a two drive mirrored raid that requires no software drivers (works with any os) and fits in a 3.5" bay?
check out the microraid
kinda pricey, but would be neat for those shoebox size cpu cases. and with 100 gb laptop drives coming out, it would give a useable amount of space.
something kind of like this
no software drivers needed either.
i have not tried the microraid model, but we use a raidcase model for a voicemail system.