I wasn't aware that MAC addresses were used for billing purposes (I worked in web hosting, not connectivity, so I have no idea about this). Do most access providers use this?
Fort Lauderdale has free wireless internet covering the airport. I did play WoW while waiting in line to board my flight though a couple of weeks ago, so that's a start...
a2 anti-trojan program AdAware Avast! avg anti-virus clamwin Antivuris CWShredder Kerio personal firewall Soybot S&D (I got a couple of antivirus progs on there because I'm still trying to decide which I trust more)
AND.....
W2K SP 4 and XP SP2 (cause thats a big reason peoples' computers are in the mess they are in)
Don't worry - Firefox and Thunderbird are in another folder on the stick drive and always get installed:)
They also get a free lecture from me on how they got infected and how they can prevent this in the future. Also note that all of the programs listed above are either freeware/GPL, or able to be used for basic functionality by a home end user at no cost. I'm trying to go into business for myself, so I wanna have a honest rep from the get go and not toss cracked software on customers' machines. Keeps us both out of court!
I hope (and I mean this) that you gave the OOo team this feedback. I think the frustrations you voiced are valid and I am sure they would want to know about them so they can make a better product. If you haven't already, please contact them and let them know.
My town is 5,000 people, and they had it first try. I don't know if 5,000 is considered a large town or not frankly...the fact that I am close to a large city might factor into it.
If this does come into law, the easiest thing might be for ISPs to bundle a version of NetNanny or the like into its offering. It does allow parents to block sites or groups of sites, and people who don't wish this could disable this. Better than upstream filtering IMO - actaully, the best thing is for this to not happen at all, but the world keeps spinning on in this direction it seems...
Whatever they do, I wanna join. Simply so I can put on my resume "member of the Biometric Consortuim". If they ask what that is, I'll simply explain that it is associated with the NSA and I cannot say any more than that. After which I would let them know it would REALLY be in their best interests to offer me a position...
OK - answering my own post and entirely off topic, but this is sinister...I was at the CIA's website (www.cia.gov) just now trying to find something else on Afghanistan that jogged my memory while I was writing this. In the upper right hand corner of the index page, there is a link that says Iraqi rewards program. Clicking on it, they have a page totally in Arabic. Did Bin Laden hack the CIA's website? Can Bin Laden hack at all? What the hell does it say anyway? Can someone who can read Arabic kindly give the gist of what the text sez? Looks interesting indeed...
I suggest, in order to make your life truly worthwhile, that you commandeer your sub, find Bin Laden's hideout in Afghanistan, pilot the sub there and detonate it in a selfless act of sacrifice. They will name high schools after you!
More importantly, they will also name colleges after you, since you were able to work out how to sail a boat to Afghanistan...
Assuming it works and is enforceable, of course. I think phishing is a pretty low way to live your life - preying on the gullible. Been done for thousands of years, true, but taking advantage of people is no way to live your life IMO.
Finally, proof! I wrapped my entire living room in tinfoil years ago to keep the CIA and the Alpha Centuarians from spying on me. It seems that, in this case, the government really IS out to get you...
(some joking aside, the fact that you have government vans rolling around with equipment detecting energy waves from your house is hefty ammunition indeed for conspiracy nuts. I wonder how well that would fly in the US if it was implemented here - would that be the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of privacy? I kinda hope we don't find out either way...)
Can someone please explain how the British government actually enforces the TV tax, or by extension, the planned computer tax? I guess tha TV tax is charged to you when you purchase a TV - what about old TVs, or TVs given to you as a gift? Are they taxed as well?
I bet Steve Fossett doesn't have to take off his belt and shoes before HE flies...I don't know why the TSA thinks I am going to whip out a pipe bomb and screech something about the glory of God before tossing a stick at them. If I had know nerdy skinny guys were considered this much of a threat I would have tried to bully the hockey players in my high school.
Thanks for this link. I did measure various components of my homebrew PC, but never thought of using a commercial outlet meter on it. I need to check that out. No matter what, I got a 3.0 GHz CPU and 9 fans - I know I'm leaking fuel out of it!
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Having your music on one box might be appealing to some - heck, it is to me. Part os it is I dont want to keep a 550 watt machine going solely got music streaming - it does make a dent in your electric bill. It appears to be pretty portable too - if the functionality is as expected this will be a hot seller IMO.
Reminds me of Tivo for the musically inclined. Consumers do seem to like black boxes, as long as they work right the first time. I'd look at this for myself - it would be nice to have a music only drive and dedicate one machine for that task. Four hundred is a decent price point as well.
Good sir, I direct you to my first line, which states:
<<< As an unwashed Yank... >>>
which I hope illuminates where I am from. Be grateful - I live in Philly. I assure you there is much worse grammar than that minor faux pas 'round these parts...:)
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I wasn't aware that MAC addresses were used for billing purposes (I worked in web hosting, not connectivity, so I have no idea about this). Do most access providers use this?
I've actually heard it more than once. It seems to be a term in the BYO/gaming crowd (which I cheerfully count myself amongst)
Fort Lauderdale has free wireless internet covering the airport. I did play WoW while waiting in line to board my flight though a couple of weeks ago, so that's a start...
I have a 1 GB stick of Doom, with the following:
:)
a2 anti-trojan program
AdAware
Avast!
avg anti-virus
clamwin Antivuris
CWShredder
Kerio personal firewall
Soybot S&D
(I got a couple of antivirus progs on there because I'm still trying to decide which I trust more)
AND.....
W2K SP 4 and XP SP2 (cause thats a big reason peoples' computers are in the mess they are in)
Don't worry - Firefox and Thunderbird are in another folder on the stick drive and always get installed
They also get a free lecture from me on how they got infected and how they can prevent this in the future. Also note that all of the programs listed above are either freeware/GPL, or able to be used for basic functionality by a home end user at no cost. I'm trying to go into business for myself, so I wanna have a honest rep from the get go and not toss cracked software on customers' machines. Keeps us both out of court!
I would go for this idea only if they had Gilbert Godfrey (or the Mitushibi motors guy from the radio commercials) reading them.
I hope (and I mean this) that you gave the OOo team this feedback. I think the frustrations you voiced are valid and I am sure they would want to know about them so they can make a better product. If you haven't already, please contact them and let them know.
My town is 5,000 people, and they had it first try. I don't know if 5,000 is considered a large town or not frankly...the fact that I am close to a large city might factor into it.
If this does come into law, the easiest thing might be for ISPs to bundle a version of NetNanny or the like into its offering. It does allow parents to block sites or groups of sites, and people who don't wish this could disable this. Better than upstream filtering IMO - actaully, the best thing is for this to not happen at all, but the world keeps spinning on in this direction it seems...
That's what I thought as well, but I am hoping someone who cvan read Arabic can translate it for us. Is it a lot of money?
Whatever they do, I wanna join. Simply so I can put on my resume "member of the Biometric Consortuim". If they ask what that is, I'll simply explain that it is associated with the NSA and I cannot say any more than that. After which I would let them know it would REALLY be in their best interests to offer me a position...
OK - answering my own post and entirely off topic, but this is sinister...I was at the CIA's website (www.cia.gov) just now trying to find something else on Afghanistan that jogged my memory while I was writing this. In the upper right hand corner of the index page, there is a link that says Iraqi rewards program. Clicking on it, they have a page totally in Arabic. Did Bin Laden hack the CIA's website? Can Bin Laden hack at all? What the hell does it say anyway? Can someone who can read Arabic kindly give the gist of what the text sez? Looks interesting indeed...
I suggest, in order to make your life truly worthwhile, that you commandeer your sub, find Bin Laden's hideout in Afghanistan, pilot the sub there and detonate it in a selfless act of sacrifice. They will name high schools after you!
More importantly, they will also name colleges after you, since you were able to work out how to sail a boat to Afghanistan...
All kidding aside, thanks for serving.
Assuming it works and is enforceable, of course. I think phishing is a pretty low way to live your life - preying on the gullible. Been done for thousands of years, true, but taking advantage of people is no way to live your life IMO.
Finally, proof! I wrapped my entire living room in tinfoil years ago to keep the CIA and the Alpha Centuarians from spying on me. It seems that, in this case, the government really IS out to get you...
(some joking aside, the fact that you have government vans rolling around with equipment detecting energy waves from your house is hefty ammunition indeed for conspiracy nuts. I wonder how well that would fly in the US if it was implemented here - would that be the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of privacy? I kinda hope we don't find out either way...)
Can someone please explain how the British government actually enforces the TV tax, or by extension, the planned computer tax? I guess tha TV tax is charged to you when you purchase a TV - what about old TVs, or TVs given to you as a gift? Are they taxed as well?
I bet Steve Fossett doesn't have to take off his belt and shoes before HE flies...I don't know why the TSA thinks I am going to whip out a pipe bomb and screech something about the glory of God before tossing a stick at them. If I had know nerdy skinny guys were considered this much of a threat I would have tried to bully the hockey players in my high school.
Thanks for this link. I did measure various components of my homebrew PC, but never thought of using a commercial outlet meter on it. I need to check that out. No matter what, I got a 3.0 GHz CPU and 9 fans - I know I'm leaking fuel out of it!
Having your music on one box might be appealing to some - heck, it is to me. Part os it is I dont want to keep a 550 watt machine going solely got music streaming - it does make a dent in your electric bill. It appears to be pretty portable too - if the functionality is as expected this will be a hot seller IMO.
Reminds me of Tivo for the musically inclined. Consumers do seem to like black boxes, as long as they work right the first time. I'd look at this for myself - it would be nice to have a music only drive and dedicate one machine for that task. Four hundred is a decent price point as well.
Big corporations killed alternative music in Philadelphia last night - spread the word and help bring it back! Hey, it worked for WHFS...
Getting Y100 back, that is...hey, HFS rose from the grave...
Along those lines, I NEVER answer the phone when it is raining outside. Im not taking a chance like that...
*snort*
Good sir, I direct you to my first line, which states:
:)
<<< As an unwashed Yank... >>>
which I hope illuminates where I am from. Be grateful - I live in Philly. I assure you there is much worse grammar than that minor faux pas 'round these parts...