Indeed, I imagine the ultimate goal of this software is to automatically detect childhood abuse pictures on seized computers. This way they don't have to traumatize and burn out human staff on visually checking the images on a computer. It also saves them the time of having to look through the millions of pictures (mostly cats) possibly hosted on the average computer.
Yes it would save them time of having to look through millions of pictures but the software cannot alone be used to form a conviction. At some point a real person is going to have to review the images to confirm their contents as flagged by the computer. This won't prevent trauma and burn out on human staff but will speed up investigations greatly.
I have a copy of my database on my phone. I use Keepass2Android and this USB keyboard plugin - https://play.google.com/store/...
It makes it so you can plug your phone into the computer and it will be detected as a USB keyboard and then auto type your passwords in for you, no software required on any computer and no chance of your database being compromised on an untrusted PC.
Unfortunately performing a factory reset just removes all of the apps installed from the app store and all of your personal accounts and data. When you reboot the phone it will go through the initial setup process again but still keeps the same firmware version. There's no way to take it back to the firmware it came with from the factory.
Yeah it was definitely a weird move by Microsoft to stop releasing updates for Windows 8 and only support 8.1.
The 8.1 upgrade has failed for a bunch of people (similar to how SP1 failed for Win7) and now they are left unprotected from new exploits entirely?
I suppose when they get a virus that hoses their system they can use 8.1 media to re-install their system...oh wait, 8.1 discs won't accept Windows 8 product keys for some bizarre reason even though 8.1 is a free upgrade? They have to reinstall Windows 8 and then use the store to upgrade to 8.1 and pray it doesn't fail this time around.
I feel Microsoft have made some strange decisions regarding 8.1, I work at a computer store and when the OEM keys we get are for Windows 8 you have to install 8.1 using a generic KMS key and then use 'slui 3' to enter the customers Windows 8 key after install. Where's the logic in rejecting the key for the install media but then accepting it for the activation?
Putting an executable in the directory and running it is not the same as installing it and you bloody well know it or are an idiot. The only way to install a program in the user directory without admin rights is to use a program like portable apps that creates a secondary registry and mirrors admin-only windows resources in the user directory.
Huh? On windows there is an entire registry hive called HKEY_CURRENT_USER which you can read/write without admin rights. The only difference between putting an executable in a directory and installing it is a couple of registry keys and an automatically created shortcut on your start menu/desktop (both userspace accessible)
Although the 840 Series is clearly in worse shape than the competition, these results need to be put into context. 500TB works out to 140GB of writes per day for 10 years. That's an insane amount even for power users, and it far exceeds the endurance specifications of our candidates.
Seems like it's not as bad as you make it out, I don't think i'd be using a 'puny' 250gb drive in 10yrs much like I don't use 250gb HDDs now that drives over 1TB are around. 1TB SSDs are already around the $500 mark and after ~5 yrs I think they'll be quite affordable.
Because if he claims it's not bad enough for him to want to downgrade back to Windows 7 why would he think it's bad enough to change operating system entirely?
Suppose if it's a LAN party you already need 2 copies of the game though for the game to work over system link,
To play LAN over PS3 you still need the physical disc in the machine to play so it's not like you can just quickly burn off a copy of one of the games your friend brings and play it LAN.
I understand they want to go after the used games market but they have no way of differentiating same household or friends having LANs with their PS3s so I don't really support it, although if they could apply it purely to the used games stores somehow then i'd be all for it as they hurt the industry a lot.
If you press start and type 'cmd' you have to wait for the start menu to finish searching for it before it will let you launch it via enter. You will find it's more productive to press Windows Key + R and type cmd and hit enter and you get it up instantly.
I never had to do work involving the actual cash inside an ATM but I had a short time doing a job upgrading ATMs 2 years ago.
Some ATMs are still using dial-up modems, others are using 3g modems.
I imagine the protocols they use are probably public/private key encrypted though.
I think the easiest way to steal money from an ATM would be to go into the admin menu and change it so that it thinks the $50 tray is actually the $20 tray and then withdraw $40 a couple times. Not really worth it though, especially considering how easily you can get caught.
It seems like this would work on any phone, in principle. If you're using a 4-digit numeric password to protect your phone, any kind of phone, yeah, somebody's eventually going to crack it in a non-end-of-the-universe timeframe
On Android if you get your code wrong a certain numbers of times it will require you to log back into your google account to prove ownership.
While a useful feature by design, it's incredibly frustrating if it happens when you are in an area with no data coverage (or roaming) and you can't get back into your phone.
They effectively killed xbconnect, xlink kai and the other freebies by enforcing a 30ms ping limit for system link/lan games.
Now it's not that people are more willing to pay, just they no longer have an alternative.
That said, the new XBOX Live is a world apart from the original one and is much better value.
What's interesting about that theory is that if you are running it offline it should have no idea there is a new version available. I think the most important thing to do is make sure you sign on with "remember my password" ticked if you think there is a chance of you losing your internet.
Then start Steam, it'll detect there is no internet connection available and ask to start in offline mode.
Since you only prefer singleplayer games you should be able to run them no problem, if Steam says the game is unavailable leave the Steam window open and go into Steam\SteamApps\Common, look for your game folder and run the exe directly - it should work fine:)
Before the new Steam client re-design offline mode was notoriously bad and at LAN events people resorted to using cracked copies of the game. It was pretty annoying having to track down a cracked copy when I owned the game legit and felt like a step backwards in gaming to me. I'm glad they have finally resolved the issues (supposably) but I guess time will tell:)
As far as DRM goes though I do like Steam for being so unrestricted, I hate how SecuROM only lets you install on 5 PCs. I know it's not likely that i'll be installing the game on 5 PCs but you have to look into what constitutes a PC, could upgrading my motherboard & CPU count as a new PC? What about changing my graphics card? The number quickly adds up, especially if you use two machines or more.
I have Fallout BOS for my PS2 and do you know what rating it has? M, for Blood and Gore, Strong Sexual Themes, Strong Language and Violence. One of the first characters you meet is a hooker. Fallout BOS wasn't made by Bethesda Softworks so your comment has no significance other than you being wrong.
After playing Counter-Strike for 2 days straight with no sleep I thought I could run faster with a knife. Games can be quite immersive under the right conditions:D
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Indeed, I imagine the ultimate goal of this software is to automatically detect childhood abuse pictures on seized computers. This way they don't have to traumatize and burn out human staff on visually checking the images on a computer. It also saves them the time of having to look through the millions of pictures (mostly cats) possibly hosted on the average computer.
Yes it would save them time of having to look through millions of pictures but the software cannot alone be used to form a conviction. At some point a real person is going to have to review the images to confirm their contents as flagged by the computer. This won't prevent trauma and burn out on human staff but will speed up investigations greatly.
I have a copy of my database on my phone. I use Keepass2Android and this USB keyboard plugin - https://play.google.com/store/... It makes it so you can plug your phone into the computer and it will be detected as a USB keyboard and then auto type your passwords in for you, no software required on any computer and no chance of your database being compromised on an untrusted PC.
Unfortunately performing a factory reset just removes all of the apps installed from the app store and all of your personal accounts and data. When you reboot the phone it will go through the initial setup process again but still keeps the same firmware version. There's no way to take it back to the firmware it came with from the factory.
Yeah it was definitely a weird move by Microsoft to stop releasing updates for Windows 8 and only support 8.1.
The 8.1 upgrade has failed for a bunch of people (similar to how SP1 failed for Win7) and now they are left unprotected from new exploits entirely?
I suppose when they get a virus that hoses their system they can use 8.1 media to re-install their system...oh wait, 8.1 discs won't accept Windows 8 product keys for some bizarre reason even though 8.1 is a free upgrade? They have to reinstall Windows 8 and then use the store to upgrade to 8.1 and pray it doesn't fail this time around.
I feel Microsoft have made some strange decisions regarding 8.1, I work at a computer store and when the OEM keys we get are for Windows 8 you have to install 8.1 using a generic KMS key and then use 'slui 3' to enter the customers Windows 8 key after install. Where's the logic in rejecting the key for the install media but then accepting it for the activation?
Putting an executable in the directory and running it is not the same as installing it and you bloody well know it or are an idiot. The only way to install a program in the user directory without admin rights is to use a program like portable apps that creates a secondary registry and mirrors admin-only windows resources in the user directory.
Huh? On windows there is an entire registry hive called HKEY_CURRENT_USER which you can read/write without admin rights. The only difference between putting an executable in a directory and installing it is a couple of registry keys and an automatically created shortcut on your start menu/desktop (both userspace accessible)
Although the 840 Series is clearly in worse shape than the competition, these results need to be put into context. 500TB works out to 140GB of writes per day for 10 years. That's an insane amount even for power users, and it far exceeds the endurance specifications of our candidates.
Seems like it's not as bad as you make it out, I don't think i'd be using a 'puny' 250gb drive in 10yrs much like I don't use 250gb HDDs now that drives over 1TB are around. 1TB SSDs are already around the $500 mark and after ~5 yrs I think they'll be quite affordable.
Because if he claims it's not bad enough for him to want to downgrade back to Windows 7 why would he think it's bad enough to change operating system entirely?
Suppose they could just charge a monthly access fee like Microsoft does for Live on the PS4 and they won't have to do this anymore.
Suppose if it's a LAN party you already need 2 copies of the game though for the game to work over system link,
To play LAN over PS3 you still need the physical disc in the machine to play so it's not like you can just quickly burn off a copy of one of the games your friend brings and play it LAN.
I understand they want to go after the used games market but they have no way of differentiating same household or friends having LANs with their PS3s so I don't really support it, although if they could apply it purely to the used games stores somehow then i'd be all for it as they hurt the industry a lot.
If you press start and type 'cmd' you have to wait for the start menu to finish searching for it before it will let you launch it via enter. You will find it's more productive to press Windows Key + R and type cmd and hit enter and you get it up instantly.
If you goto the properties of the taskbar on Windows 7 and change "Taskbar Buttons" to "Combine when full" your task bar will be vista style =)
Start - Settings - Power - Shutdown
I shit you not.
I never had to do work involving the actual cash inside an ATM but I had a short time doing a job upgrading ATMs 2 years ago. Some ATMs are still using dial-up modems, others are using 3g modems. I imagine the protocols they use are probably public/private key encrypted though. I think the easiest way to steal money from an ATM would be to go into the admin menu and change it so that it thinks the $50 tray is actually the $20 tray and then withdraw $40 a couple times. Not really worth it though, especially considering how easily you can get caught.
It seems like this would work on any phone, in principle. If you're using a 4-digit numeric password to protect your phone, any kind of phone, yeah, somebody's eventually going to crack it in a non-end-of-the-universe timeframe
On Android if you get your code wrong a certain numbers of times it will require you to log back into your google account to prove ownership. While a useful feature by design, it's incredibly frustrating if it happens when you are in an area with no data coverage (or roaming) and you can't get back into your phone.
Someone needs to make an emulator for blowing into cartridges :P
With duke you can get JFDuke, a modern source port with support for high resolution content packs
They effectively killed xbconnect, xlink kai and the other freebies by enforcing a 30ms ping limit for system link/lan games. Now it's not that people are more willing to pay, just they no longer have an alternative. That said, the new XBOX Live is a world apart from the original one and is much better value.
I'm guessing iPod Touch, it's a smartphone without the phone
What's interesting about that theory is that if you are running it offline it should have no idea there is a new version available. I think the most important thing to do is make sure you sign on with "remember my password" ticked if you think there is a chance of you losing your internet.
Then start Steam, it'll detect there is no internet connection available and ask to start in offline mode. Since you only prefer singleplayer games you should be able to run them no problem, if Steam says the game is unavailable leave the Steam window open and go into Steam\SteamApps\Common, look for your game folder and run the exe directly - it should work fine :)
Poor guy, always remember this video :(
It was great how UMD "Universal Media Disc" only worked on one platform eh? Pretty universal if you ask me :P
Before the new Steam client re-design offline mode was notoriously bad and at LAN events people resorted to using cracked copies of the game. It was pretty annoying having to track down a cracked copy when I owned the game legit and felt like a step backwards in gaming to me. I'm glad they have finally resolved the issues (supposably) but I guess time will tell :)
As far as DRM goes though I do like Steam for being so unrestricted, I hate how SecuROM only lets you install on 5 PCs. I know it's not likely that i'll be installing the game on 5 PCs but you have to look into what constitutes a PC, could upgrading my motherboard & CPU count as a new PC? What about changing my graphics card? The number quickly adds up, especially if you use two machines or more.
After playing Counter-Strike for 2 days straight with no sleep I thought I could run faster with a knife. Games can be quite immersive under the right conditions :D