Sounds a bit pricey, in my area (Toronto, Canada) a symmetrical 100mbit fiber line is $1000/month + one time installation. Includes switching equipment to get it down to cat 5 cable.
I would look at Cogent, they have a giant network.
Personally, I hardly consider a graphic showing website loads to be "sharing personal info". tracking where people get stuck is a valid thing to be tracked, I'm certain every good web server out there does this. Slashdot is almost certanily logging which pages you load, your IP, etc. This info isn't hard to come by and has many legitimate uses. I've used it on my web servers for tracking down people messing with pages they shouldn't be.
I think any web surfer with basic internet knowledge knows that servers can tell what pages you visit, of course, they are afterall giving you the information. If most users find this surprising they should know what else goes on.
Can you trust the person sorting your mail not to open it? about as much as you can trust Intuit, however as soon as its online everyone gets freaked out.
As soon as you let someone else transmit your personal information this can happen. When you submit a form containing your SSN (social security number) the person on the recieving end or anyone in transit can read it, be the form HTML or paper.
Anyone sorting real world mail could open a letter and read it. Any company sending your data over the web could read the data you are sending them, well, of course, you're sending it to them for a reason.
Could a marketing company get people to infiltrate the post office and steal random letters to examine content? of course. Could a marketing company forcefully aquire data (via hacking, etc.) online? of course. But now its much harder, the data is encrypted.
Unfourtunatly most average consumers don't read/., but for anyone that reads this, *your computer is more secure, just because its in the real world doesn't mean it can't happen, and in the computer world there is cryptographically secure prevention*. People steals cars, break into houses, and commit fraud without computers all the time, don't be afraid of your computer, or stuff online.
(For those who are going to attack me because the article isn't about hacking, the only way for the marketing companies to get data is hacking, Intuit is *not* going to share that info. Either a or b is true: a) its against privacy laws, paper or internet. b) they could do it with your paper forms too, making it a moot point.)
I too have used Internic and have never had any problems. No forced renewal, easy transfers, everything, but, they have rediculos prices. It costs 3-5 times as much as a place like GoDaddy.
Generally for domains I buy them with my hosting (I have very few domains not tied to a hosting package). Its just easier because they take care of everything and making sure its working together, and I only have to deal with 1 company. Right now thats WestHost, can't beat 24/7 toll-free phone support (with less than 30 seconds on hold).
Software Products: Object of this agreement is the Nero software suite, comprising a selection of components, that varies with different suite types, from the following list: Nero Burning ROM, NeroMIX, WMA-Plug-in, InCD, Nero StartSmart, Nero Toolkit, Nero Cover Designer, Nero Wave Editor, Nero SoundTrax, Nero BackItUp, Nero ImageDrive, Nero Media Player, Nero ShowTime, InCD Reader, Nero PhotoShow Express, Nero Recode, Nero Fast CD-Burning Plug-In, NeroVision Express and/or Nero Express ("Software")"
If you look at the very first paragraph you will notice a list of software products that it covers, NeroLinux is *NOT* one of pieces of software covered by that license, making your whole point irrelevant to the discussion on NeroLinux (this does not mean I support the DRM in the windows version).
They started rolling it out for windows only but they had the cancel it. Linux and Mac users were getting the windows only code and that was causing problems so it was disabled. It is now back for windows users.
The update feature works perfectly, its how I got from 1.0PR to 1.0, however the update feature wont work for about a week. As for when they enable it everyone gets a little icon telling them to update, meaning millions of downloaders.
The problems have been with old models (4+ years).
I have 2 HP multifunctions, a PSC 2110 (3 years) and a Photosmart 2610 (3 months) and I have had absolutely no problems with either of them, and as such have reccomended HP printers to others. I think aslong as you don't go for the really cheap ones HP is the quality printer manufacturer right now. This is speaking from someone with horrible Epson and Cannon expereinces and I've seen the Lexmark hell that many others have had to endure.
I am not nessesarily pro HP, and will gladly switch if someone else makes a better printer, but so far I have had nothing but the best of expereinces.
I've had many (3) printers do that (1 HP, 1 Epson, 1 Lexmark) but there is something in common with all of them. They had all been turned off and not used for over 3 months.
My conclusion was that the ink had dried/solidified. I don't think that is completely implausible, and probably much more likely than embedding expiry dates.
Also, with my HP printers (2 multifunctions) it is possible to have it keep printing even with ink warnings, and I have always noticed that the printouts start to have gaps of fade right when it tells me its run out. It would be far too much work in my opinio nto program the printer to fade out blotches and signal low ink at an early date just to make you buy new catridges.
I also examined the packing for my HP cartridges, the expiry date is 2 years after when we bought them, 2 years sounds like enough time for things to dry/solidify.
Their uptime is ranked by CNet at 100% over the past 56 weeks and I have never seen my website go down.
They have 24/7 live phone support (with wait time never exceeding a couple minutes), 24/7 live online chat, and e-mail support. The only problem I had was when the MySQL server install didn't work quite right and tech support was very helpful and got it resolved quickly.
All just incase you need 24/7 network monitoring, an eathquake resistant datacenter, backup generators (with atleast 3 days fuel), triple connections that scale to OC-48, a private microwave-based backup network system, and biometric security.
I would agree with you, to make it perfectly clear for every one suggesting:
He is asking for an additional format. If you're running Linux you probably have Xvid or another Open Source codec, or if you don't you are most likely tech savvy enough to install one.
(If the original poster wants to corect me, go ahead, but I'm trying to make this easier for everyone).
If you're looking for WiFi I give my PalmOne Tungsten C an excellent rating. Built-in keyboard, extremely long battery life (best of any palm, 1 hour of WiFi and 2 hours of standalone and my battery is still at 90%), and plenty powerful. The headphone jack isn't standard sized (sized for 2-way headsets w/ mic) but you said you had an iPod. Only complaint is no bluetooth, however it appears Pretec has a SDIO card.
The Tungsten C however is expensive, if you're looking for cheap the Zire 31 is what I reccomend, its pretty cheap (especially at discount computer places) and the colour screen is well worth it. I have used both colour and b/w palms and I will say I couldn't live with b/w anymore.
The Tungsten C syncs perfectly when using KPilot. There are two versions of the PIM apps (currently being sold on devices), the newer ones aren't supported, that is something to check. How to tell: Look at a contact entry, is there a way to specify a photo for that contact, if there is you have the new version. It will still be possible to do a backup of your palm but you wont be able to sync it with your comp. KPilot supports sync with its own apps, Kontact, Evolution and possibly more.
This is what I think is needed:
- Make the suite just a well integrated Firefox/Thunderbird/Sunbird
- Support all the groupware functions of outlook, this is how to become serious in the corporate arena.
- GOOD Palm sync (and maybe Blackberry?) this is needed for the corporate arena
- Speed is a serious problem, work on it
- Better plugin management
I have dumped windows becuase I don't like it for practical reasons, that is why I've got my nVidia driver, JRE, Flash Plugin, Adobe Reader, and all the other proprietary software. I will choose whatever is more convienent (and source code is in certain circumstances a factor in practicality), I may hate windows but I keep it around. Every now and then there is this thing you have to do from windows.
While for 99% of applications Linux is supirior, but it has its failings (and no I'm not trolling, there is no such thing as a perfect OS), I think anyone who completely dumps windows on every computer is being silly, having one copy, on one computer, is always a good idea, just incase.
You find Linux supirior and thats what you use, but that doesn't make it illegal to think that other OSes have their occasional use. A compromise is an answer.
I don't think VeriSign makes code any safer, and I trust MD5 more than I do VeriSign, and I said that.
My point is that if Firefox wants to target non-tech users it has adapt to them, non-tech users aren't going to adapt to Firefox and become tech users.
Users may not know or care what a certificate is. But that dialog looks scary to a non tech user.
I know many a person that would immediatley click cancel no matter how much you assured becuase they have complete, total, all-covering faith that Microsoft takes users interests to heart and is the best thing since sliced bread.
I may not give a damn, but ALOT of people do, alot of people that Firefox is currently locking out.
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Sounds a bit pricey, in my area (Toronto, Canada) a symmetrical 100mbit fiber line is $1000/month + one time installation. Includes switching equipment to get it down to cat 5 cable.
I would look at Cogent, they have a giant network.
Personally, I hardly consider a graphic showing website loads to be "sharing personal info". tracking where people get stuck is a valid thing to be tracked, I'm certain every good web server out there does this. Slashdot is almost certanily logging which pages you load, your IP, etc. This info isn't hard to come by and has many legitimate uses. I've used it on my web servers for tracking down people messing with pages they shouldn't be.
I think any web surfer with basic internet knowledge knows that servers can tell what pages you visit, of course, they are afterall giving you the information. If most users find this surprising they should know what else goes on.
/., but for anyone that reads this, *your computer is more secure, just because its in the real world doesn't mean it can't happen, and in the computer world there is cryptographically secure prevention*. People steals cars, break into houses, and commit fraud without computers all the time, don't be afraid of your computer, or stuff online.
Can you trust the person sorting your mail not to open it? about as much as you can trust Intuit, however as soon as its online everyone gets freaked out.
As soon as you let someone else transmit your personal information this can happen. When you submit a form containing your SSN (social security number) the person on the recieving end or anyone in transit can read it, be the form HTML or paper.
Anyone sorting real world mail could open a letter and read it. Any company sending your data over the web could read the data you are sending them, well, of course, you're sending it to them for a reason.
Could a marketing company get people to infiltrate the post office and steal random letters to examine content? of course. Could a marketing company forcefully aquire data (via hacking, etc.) online? of course. But now its much harder, the data is encrypted.
Unfourtunatly most average consumers don't read
(For those who are going to attack me because the article isn't about hacking, the only way for the marketing companies to get data is hacking, Intuit is *not* going to share that info. Either a or b is true: a) its against privacy laws, paper or internet. b) they could do it with your paper forms too, making it a moot point.)
I too have used Internic and have never had any problems. No forced renewal, easy transfers, everything, but, they have rediculos prices. It costs 3-5 times as much as a place like GoDaddy.
Generally for domains I buy them with my hosting (I have very few domains not tied to a hosting package). Its just easier because they take care of everything and making sure its working together, and I only have to deal with 1 company. Right now thats WestHost, can't beat 24/7 toll-free phone support (with less than 30 seconds on hold).
View the "Broken Into Song" link on the "Hitachi Goes Perpendicular" article.
Yes, but is it perpendicular?
(ducks)
Oceans 12 had ~600 seeders and ~4000 peers about 1 week ago. Other than that never seen anything above 60/400.
Software Products: Object of this agreement is the Nero software suite, comprising a selection of components, that varies with different suite types, from the following list: Nero Burning ROM, NeroMIX, WMA-Plug-in, InCD, Nero StartSmart, Nero Toolkit, Nero Cover Designer, Nero Wave Editor, Nero SoundTrax, Nero BackItUp, Nero ImageDrive, Nero Media Player, Nero ShowTime, InCD Reader, Nero PhotoShow Express, Nero Recode, Nero Fast CD-Burning Plug-In, NeroVision Express and/or Nero Express ("Software")"
If you look at the very first paragraph you will notice a list of software products that it covers, NeroLinux is *NOT* one of pieces of software covered by that license, making your whole point irrelevant to the discussion on NeroLinux (this does not mean I support the DRM in the windows version).
They started rolling it out for windows only but they had the cancel it. Linux and Mac users were getting the windows only code and that was causing problems so it was disabled. It is now back for windows users.
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/
The update feature works perfectly, its how I got from 1.0PR to 1.0, however the update feature wont work for about a week. As for when they enable it everyone gets a little icon telling them to update, meaning millions of downloaders.
They do, Go to:
Linux:
Edit\Preferences\Advanced\Check Now
Windows:
Tools\Options\Advanced\Check Now
(The check now buttons say for updates beside them)
The problems have been with old models (4+ years).
I have 2 HP multifunctions, a PSC 2110 (3 years) and a Photosmart 2610 (3 months) and I have had absolutely no problems with either of them, and as such have reccomended HP printers to others. I think aslong as you don't go for the really cheap ones HP is the quality printer manufacturer right now. This is speaking from someone with horrible Epson and Cannon expereinces and I've seen the Lexmark hell that many others have had to endure.
I am not nessesarily pro HP, and will gladly switch if someone else makes a better printer, but so far I have had nothing but the best of expereinces.
I've had many (3) printers do that (1 HP, 1 Epson, 1 Lexmark) but there is something in common with all of them. They had all been turned off and not used for over 3 months.
My conclusion was that the ink had dried/solidified. I don't think that is completely implausible, and probably much more likely than embedding expiry dates.
Also, with my HP printers (2 multifunctions) it is possible to have it keep printing even with ink warnings, and I have always noticed that the printouts start to have gaps of fade right when it tells me its run out. It would be far too much work in my opinio nto program the printer to fade out blotches and signal low ink at an early date just to make you buy new catridges.
I also examined the packing for my HP cartridges, the expiry date is 2 years after when we bought them, 2 years sounds like enough time for things to dry/solidify.
I think we need the Slashdot Consiousness Project, I see all 3 posts about this being used in elevators happened at the exact same time.
Maybe Slashdot will make an even better predictor?
I've had a good expereince with WestHost. http://www.westhost.com/.
Their basic package is:
15gb Bandwidth a month
600mb Space
Virtual Private Server
$7.95/month USD
I will however advise there are some latency problems with their cheapest package (average ping 150ms), though throughput is very good.
They have a VERY nice datacenter: http://www.westhost.com/datacenter.html.
Their uptime is ranked by CNet at 100% over the past 56 weeks and I have never seen my website go down.
They have 24/7 live phone support (with wait time never exceeding a couple minutes), 24/7 live online chat, and e-mail support. The only problem I had was when the MySQL server install didn't work quite right and tech support was very helpful and got it resolved quickly.
All just incase you need 24/7 network monitoring, an eathquake resistant datacenter, backup generators (with atleast 3 days fuel), triple connections that scale to OC-48, a private microwave-based backup network system, and biometric security.
PowerBook G5 may be a rumor but I think its safe to say we will see one eventually. We will ALWAYS see technology make it into laptops.
I would agree with you, to make it perfectly clear for every one suggesting:
He is asking for an additional format. If you're running Linux you probably have Xvid or another Open Source codec, or if you don't you are most likely tech savvy enough to install one.
(If the original poster wants to corect me, go ahead, but I'm trying to make this easier for everyone).
If you're looking for WiFi I give my PalmOne Tungsten C an excellent rating. Built-in keyboard, extremely long battery life (best of any palm, 1 hour of WiFi and 2 hours of standalone and my battery is still at 90%), and plenty powerful. The headphone jack isn't standard sized (sized for 2-way headsets w/ mic) but you said you had an iPod. Only complaint is no bluetooth, however it appears Pretec has a SDIO card.
The Tungsten C however is expensive, if you're looking for cheap the Zire 31 is what I reccomend, its pretty cheap (especially at discount computer places) and the colour screen is well worth it. I have used both colour and b/w palms and I will say I couldn't live with b/w anymore.
The Tungsten C syncs perfectly when using KPilot. There are two versions of the PIM apps (currently being sold on devices), the newer ones aren't supported, that is something to check. How to tell: Look at a contact entry, is there a way to specify a photo for that contact, if there is you have the new version. It will still be possible to do a backup of your palm but you wont be able to sync it with your comp. KPilot supports sync with its own apps, Kontact, Evolution and possibly more.
This is what I think is needed:
- Make the suite just a well integrated Firefox/Thunderbird/Sunbird
- Support all the groupware functions of outlook, this is how to become serious in the corporate arena.
- GOOD Palm sync (and maybe Blackberry?) this is needed for the corporate arena
- Speed is a serious problem, work on it
- Better plugin management
I have dumped windows becuase I don't like it for practical reasons, that is why I've got my nVidia driver, JRE, Flash Plugin, Adobe Reader, and all the other proprietary software. I will choose whatever is more convienent (and source code is in certain circumstances a factor in practicality), I may hate windows but I keep it around. Every now and then there is this thing you have to do from windows.
While for 99% of applications Linux is supirior, but it has its failings (and no I'm not trolling, there is no such thing as a perfect OS), I think anyone who completely dumps windows on every computer is being silly, having one copy, on one computer, is always a good idea, just incase.
You find Linux supirior and thats what you use, but that doesn't make it illegal to think that other OSes have their occasional use. A compromise is an answer.
I don't think VeriSign makes code any safer, and I trust MD5 more than I do VeriSign, and I said that.
My point is that if Firefox wants to target non-tech users it has adapt to them, non-tech users aren't going to adapt to Firefox and become tech users.
Although the cracks may not use this exact exploit they all revolve around the same security failing in PHP.
Users may not know or care what a certificate is. But that dialog looks scary to a non tech user.
I know many a person that would immediatley click cancel no matter how much you assured becuase they have complete, total, all-covering faith that Microsoft takes users interests to heart and is the best thing since sliced bread.
I may not give a damn, but ALOT of people do, alot of people that Firefox is currently locking out.
Actually, it doesn't have to do with unpatched phpBB installations. It has to do with unpatched PHP installations.
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phpBB has an explanation of what the problem is, it can be found at:
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2
OTHER FORUMS ARE VULNERABLE
(and no, I am not a phpBB zealot, I am pointing out a misconception)
I don't like Microsoft, and I think Firefox is excellent, but this guy does have a point with the code signing.
y -services/code-signing/digital-ids-code-signing/in dex.html
Why isn't Firefox's code signed by VeriSign? It may seem frivolus but the average user wont MD5 it until hell freezes over.
http://www.verisign.com/products-services/securit
There, its $695 dollars for the premium version with a $50 000 gurantee. The Mozilla foundation can afford that. And it really would re-assure those non-tech users. It may not matter for us geeks, but it can only do good, so we might as well.