It was mentioned that LG and Sharp will supply the new displays.
Personally I'm surprised Apple had allowed Samsung to have so much of the component business for so long. I'm not talking about patent disputes. Instead I refer to the lessons learned from basing your desktop computer manufacturing on a single supplier's (Motorola) ability to produce the components needed.
It makes good business sense to have alternate suppliers to keep the pricing competitive.
Sounds like you have an issue with your WiFi. Try using a different channel and if that doesn't work a new WiFi router. There is a nice WiFi analyzer program that you can get free from Google play. Use it to find a free channel. The clue that I'm looking at is the "Bluetooth is being hacked" and "WiFi doesn't work in my apartment". Both of these use the 2.4 GHz band and you could simply be a victim of too many RF devices in a small area raising the noise floor to a level too high for your phone to work.
I didn't say he was off topic. I was wondering where he was going with his statements, other than "don't forget about Google" which inevitably appears in the comments of any article mentioning Apple. Just like we have "don't forget about Apple" posts in anything related to Android.
Although you make a good point, the fact remains that they will never close all of the security issues in a software product as large as XP...
To be honest I was going for funny. However it is obvious that there are businesses out there that can't or not willing to leave XP. Microsoft could simply sell support services to these customers. Windows XP had a long run and to be fair Microsoft has supported it for a very long time (an eternity by today's standards). There are businesses that had custom software made that aren't willing to give up something that works just so Microsoft can focus solely on Windows 8.
Sure Windows XP won't have the latest bug fixes, but the companies that rely on it can mitigate the risks without purchasing an upgrade.
I had a friend who ran a small office. One day his secretary had to move out of town with her husband. He did what would come natural and placed a "Help Wanted" ad in the local paper. He required that the new hire knew how to use a word processor and more specifically Wordperfect running on an IBM XT. Despite the fact that Pentium computers running Windows 95 were available, he had no desire to upgrade and no need to use that computer for anything else than a word processor. You wouldn't believe the number of phone calls from people trying to sell him a new computer.
One day he came in my office and ask if he should be concerned since a salesman told him that his machine wasn't running the most up to date software and was prone to malware and security exploits. Since he didn't even have a modem installed and he was pretty much set in his ways on what he used his computer for, I didn't see any need for him to try to learn a new computer system. Eventually he found a new secretary and that old machine was in use up to the day he finally retired (to my and everyone else's surprise).
It shouldn't come to anyone surprise that not all businesses exist for the purpose of buying upgrades.
If Windows 8 is a good product then Microsoft shouldn't have any problems staying fed.
With the current trend of a new major OS version coming out every two years, I find it hard to justify NOT using Linux or the various BSDs for any independent software destined for long term use.
We can't make any money if you insist on using Windows XP. Please upgrade to our new Windows 8. Since software developers also need money, you may notice that you'll have to replace the software that will not work in Windows 8.
While we're at it, the hardware vendors would love some of your money. Your old computer probably won't run Windows 8 anyway. So support our hardware partners. You can save yourself some time by just go ahead and buy the new Computer and it will come with a crippled version of Windows 8 that we'll be glad to upgrade for you at a reasonable cost.
We're happy that your computing needs are being satisfied with what you have, but we would be even happier if you send us money for our new OS.
Everyone here is right that there are ways of dealing with how finicky ActiveSync is, but it is more finicky than BES. It needs to know where the server is, what mailbox to use, what your mailbox password is, and it needs a valid cert. If ANY of that EVER chances, good by syncing.
Is this a bad thing or an inconvenient thing? Having a mobile device that is always able to connect despite any configuration change on the server may be convenient but not necessarily a good thing. If the server certificate ever changes then as a user I'd like to be notified.
I agree that the mandatory password resets tend to be abused but that is a policy issue not a technical one.
I especially loath the password resets that not only happen once a month but prevent you from creating a password that is what the program deems too similar to the last 24 password you've used.
However when done appropriately (like all things) the system works quite well.
And when your company has a mandatory 30/60/90 day password policy what happens when you change your password? Your account get's locked, reset, locked again, reset, locked again until you realize you forgot to go in and change your password on every iOS/Android device that pulls email from Activesync. I get calls regularly from the SAME PEOPLE every 60 days here since we started allowing iOS devices. Support cost has increased despite our "Allowed but not supported" policy. Activesync actually goes down more often than RIM's infrastructure ever has and Apple and Microsoft can't identify why.
Sounds like a benefit. There is a reason to behind mandatory password resets.
If users have so many mobile devices that they couldn't find the time to update the password then maybe they need to prune the number of devices down. Also, forcing people to change the password on the devices that they actually use has a benefit of disabling the email clients on devices that they don't. This prevents eavesdropping from roommates or family members, since just because you can check your work email on every mobile device you have laying around your house doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Setup ... ActiveSync: User needs all sorts of stupid info: mail server address, mailbox name (some phones), mail password (a problem for some users who honestly dont know it), whether to use SSL, what parts of the mailbox to sync, retention period, etc. Also, it uses SSL, so if the cert is selfsigned or expired, have fun getting the phone to work. Also, will stop syncing when users password changes. Also, will stop syncing if you ever need to migrate email servers or change DNS name.
Sounds like you need to update your OS. I have both Android and iOS mobile devices and they are able to automatically configure themselves with the exchange server. It even tries to find the exchange server based on your email address. Besides this is a one-time configuration issue and not enough to complain about.
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Blackberry: Uses per-device AES encryption. Devices support full storage and memory encryption. Only way to compromise a device is to get into that device, or else compromise the BES itself.
Android: Uses ActiveSync, which means SSL. Simply getting a CA to sign you a bogus cert for mail.targetcompany.com and doing some DNS poisoning is sufficient to perform a MITM on any and all phones for that organization. Bonus points when you go and check out what entities are on the trusted root authority list on all of those androids you deployed.
Blackberry has its share of exploits. One was demonstrated at Pwn2Own which exploited the browser of a BB Torch 9800. This exploit could be used to install Flexispy. There was also a talk at DefCon 2006 where the BB could be exploited to get access to the internal LAN of the corporation.
My point being that don't be so smug about the security of your device. There are exploits out there.
Ok, so what if the other western countries solution is not to have black or Hispanic people?
Does this exist outside a racist's wet dream? I also love how it's always assumed that the US is alone with its immigration and minority issues.
Seriously, that actually seems to be the largest part of the solution. Also, remember that England used to send criminals to the Americas (and later to Australia). Where are we going to send our criminals (and their descendants) to decrease our genetic predisposition to crime?
Wow... Yes let's look at solutions that happened during 18th century british imperialism (sarcasm). Do you have any thoughts that don't include racism?
Increasing the penalty does not increase the deterrent. The only time larger penalties matter is when a criminal is making a decision between crimes. This is why murder gets the death penalty and kidnapping doesn't, to encourage kidnappers not to murder. The main reason to have a death penalty is to handle those few crimes for which it is particularly dangerous to incarcerate prisoners. This isn't deterrent or punishment (nor rehabilitation), it's incapacitation. Zero people commit crimes after being executed (although if you execute the wrong person, the actual criminal may continue to commit crimes).
Okay you rehashed my "I think the death penalty should only be used as a punishment" and then pushed the envelope by calling execution an incapacitation and adding some scatter brain thoughts that I guess was meant to invoke a reaction but doesn't add anything intelligent to the conversation. Since you brought it up and to counter the thinly veiled racist thoughts in the first half of your comment, a disproportionate number of executions are minorities (blacks in particular).
What is this, the 1940s? The robots don't call up the girls at the exchange and asked to be put through.
Thankfully the exchange is fully automated and unlike the phone customer getting just the caller ID information, the exchange system has the full call routing information and could determine that a high rate of calls are originating from a single source regardless of any spoofed caller ID information.
Tell them that arrangements for payment are being made and hang up. Call the phone company directly then give the customer service representative the credit card information. I don't care if it was actually the phone company that called me. I still hang up and call them back.
So if someone is tapping into your wifi to download kiddie porn, the authorities should just keep fining you for not breaking the law until you figure out a solution rather than going after the people doing the actual illegal activities?
Well they could just announce that they are still looking for the pedophile and for some reason he's using your internet connection. This way they don't have to fine you and still report factual information. This should be more than enough to entice you to be a little more selective about who gets access to your wifi.
Large fines to the telephone company that passed on the robocall.
You mean large fines to the telephone company that will be passed on to all of the subscribers. You think the telephone company is going to piss off their bigger customers?
I find it amusing that we always cling to the death penalty as a crime deterrent and never look at what the other western countries are doing to keep their crime rate much lower than ours.
I think the death penalty should only be used as a punishment and we should seriously look at what the other countries are doing to deter violent crime. I'm sure some people won't like the research results, but eventually we'll have to get over it and swallow the bitter pill.
but, but, the politicians (that determine our salary and job security) need them! Won't someone please think of the politicians?
Which is why the politicians underfund enforcement of the current regulations. As a bonus, they pass new laws that still won't be able to be enforced to make themselves look good for re-election. It's a win-win. They look good to the electorate using sound bites on the news (without any real investigation being done by the "journalists" that work at "news" rooms today), and they keep their contributors happy by not actually following through by enforcing these laws.
I don't think it would actually destroy the economy. The automated investors... well that's a different story. In the end, all this means that someone gets lucky and buy Google at bargain basement prices (if the circuit breaker doesn't kick in) and the unlucky investors sold their shares for much less than they were potentially worth.
Inflation = 100%... Next year your house is worth $200,000 and the Present Value owed to the bank is $160,000k
160,000 > 200,000.... so continuing to pay the loan is not logical... because waiting for the crash is logical.
Actually you'd still owe $80,000 on what is now effectively a $200,000 house. You borrowed using previous year's dollars.
Inflation = -10%... Next year your house is worth $90,000 and the Present Value owed to the bank is $72,000k
72,000 < 80,000.... so continuing to pay the loan is not logical.... because exiting the market and waiting for the rebound in logical.
You still owe $80,000 but the market value of your home is less.
Well except in Canonical's case the updates are major changes and not necessarily fixes. Even if it included fixes relative to the previous release, it is possible to introduce more vulnerabilities to the system with all the new additions.
I'd much rather my OS version be long lived with security updates than having it cutting edge every 6 months. This is why Ubuntu has a 'LTS' version.
Can we take a blog seriously when it doesn't even have a Surface RT to test?
If I didn't like the iPad then why would I even consider the Surface RT? I have a nice selection of Android tablets to choose from that actually have apps. Is this why Microsoft prefers to compare themselves to the iPad and not to Android?
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It was mentioned that LG and Sharp will supply the new displays.
Personally I'm surprised Apple had allowed Samsung to have so much of the component business for so long. I'm not talking about patent disputes. Instead I refer to the lessons learned from basing your desktop computer manufacturing on a single supplier's (Motorola) ability to produce the components needed.
It makes good business sense to have alternate suppliers to keep the pricing competitive.
So basically it's a brand name for a component. You have to admit 'Retina Display' sounds better than 'highest PPI IPS panel'.
Sounds like you have an issue with your WiFi. Try using a different channel and if that doesn't work a new WiFi router. There is a nice WiFi analyzer program that you can get free from Google play. Use it to find a free channel. The clue that I'm looking at is the "Bluetooth is being hacked" and "WiFi doesn't work in my apartment". Both of these use the 2.4 GHz band and you could simply be a victim of too many RF devices in a small area raising the noise floor to a level too high for your phone to work.
Everyone knows it was the Atari 800 versus the Commodore 64 that was the holy war of the 80s!
Or was it Amiga versus the Atari ST?
Coke versus Pepsi.
I didn't say he was off topic. I was wondering where he was going with his statements, other than "don't forget about Google" which inevitably appears in the comments of any article mentioning Apple. Just like we have "don't forget about Apple" posts in anything related to Android.
To be honest I was going for funny. However it is obvious that there are businesses out there that can't or not willing to leave XP. Microsoft could simply sell support services to these customers. Windows XP had a long run and to be fair Microsoft has supported it for a very long time (an eternity by today's standards). There are businesses that had custom software made that aren't willing to give up something that works just so Microsoft can focus solely on Windows 8.
Sure Windows XP won't have the latest bug fixes, but the companies that rely on it can mitigate the risks without purchasing an upgrade.
I had a friend who ran a small office. One day his secretary had to move out of town with her husband. He did what would come natural and placed a "Help Wanted" ad in the local paper. He required that the new hire knew how to use a word processor and more specifically Wordperfect running on an IBM XT. Despite the fact that Pentium computers running Windows 95 were available, he had no desire to upgrade and no need to use that computer for anything else than a word processor. You wouldn't believe the number of phone calls from people trying to sell him a new computer.
One day he came in my office and ask if he should be concerned since a salesman told him that his machine wasn't running the most up to date software and was prone to malware and security exploits. Since he didn't even have a modem installed and he was pretty much set in his ways on what he used his computer for, I didn't see any need for him to try to learn a new computer system. Eventually he found a new secretary and that old machine was in use up to the day he finally retired (to my and everyone else's surprise).
It shouldn't come to anyone surprise that not all businesses exist for the purpose of buying upgrades.
If Windows 8 is a good product then Microsoft shouldn't have any problems staying fed.
With the current trend of a new major OS version coming out every two years, I find it hard to justify NOT using Linux or the various BSDs for any independent software destined for long term use.
Dear satisfied XP user,
We can't make any money if you insist on using Windows XP. Please upgrade to our new Windows 8. Since software developers also need money, you may notice that you'll have to replace the software that will not work in Windows 8.
While we're at it, the hardware vendors would love some of your money. Your old computer probably won't run Windows 8 anyway. So support our hardware partners. You can save yourself some time by just go ahead and buy the new Computer and it will come with a crippled version of Windows 8 that we'll be glad to upgrade for you at a reasonable cost.
We're happy that your computing needs are being satisfied with what you have, but we would be even happier if you send us money for our new OS.
Thanks for spending!
Microsoft
Other than possibly advertising your love for Google, was there a point to your comment?
Are you saying Google makes a habit of copying other products?
Are you saying competition is good?
both?
Anyway yes we all know Google exists, this is a story speculating on what Apple will announce tomorrow.
Is this a bad thing or an inconvenient thing? Having a mobile device that is always able to connect despite any configuration change on the server may be convenient but not necessarily a good thing. If the server certificate ever changes then as a user I'd like to be notified.
I agree that the mandatory password resets tend to be abused but that is a policy issue not a technical one.
I especially loath the password resets that not only happen once a month but prevent you from creating a password that is what the program deems too similar to the last 24 password you've used.
However when done appropriately (like all things) the system works quite well.
Sounds like a benefit. There is a reason to behind mandatory password resets.
If users have so many mobile devices that they couldn't find the time to update the password then maybe they need to prune the number of devices down. Also, forcing people to change the password on the devices that they actually use has a benefit of disabling the email clients on devices that they don't. This prevents eavesdropping from roommates or family members, since just because you can check your work email on every mobile device you have laying around your house doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Sounds like you need to update your OS. I have both Android and iOS mobile devices and they are able to automatically configure themselves with the exchange server. It even tries to find the exchange server based on your email address. Besides this is a one-time configuration issue and not enough to complain about.
Blackberry has its share of exploits. One was demonstrated at Pwn2Own which exploited the browser of a BB Torch 9800. This exploit could be used to install Flexispy. There was also a talk at DefCon 2006 where the BB could be exploited to get access to the internal LAN of the corporation.
My point being that don't be so smug about the security of your device. There are exploits out there.
Does this exist outside a racist's wet dream? I also love how it's always assumed that the US is alone with its immigration and minority issues.
Wow... Yes let's look at solutions that happened during 18th century british imperialism (sarcasm). Do you have any thoughts that don't include racism?
Okay you rehashed my "I think the death penalty should only be used as a punishment" and then pushed the envelope by calling execution an incapacitation and adding some scatter brain thoughts that I guess was meant to invoke a reaction but doesn't add anything intelligent to the conversation. Since you brought it up and to counter the thinly veiled racist thoughts in the first half of your comment, a disproportionate number of executions are minorities (blacks in particular).
Thankfully the exchange is fully automated and unlike the phone customer getting just the caller ID information, the exchange system has the full call routing information and could determine that a high rate of calls are originating from a single source regardless of any spoofed caller ID information.
Tell them that arrangements for payment are being made and hang up. Call the phone company directly then give the customer service representative the credit card information. I don't care if it was actually the phone company that called me. I still hang up and call them back.
Well they could just announce that they are still looking for the pedophile and for some reason he's using your internet connection. This way they don't have to fine you and still report factual information. This should be more than enough to entice you to be a little more selective about who gets access to your wifi.
You mean large fines to the telephone company that will be passed on to all of the subscribers. You think the telephone company is going to piss off their bigger customers?
I find it amusing that we always cling to the death penalty as a crime deterrent and never look at what the other western countries are doing to keep their crime rate much lower than ours.
I think the death penalty should only be used as a punishment and we should seriously look at what the other countries are doing to deter violent crime. I'm sure some people won't like the research results, but eventually we'll have to get over it and swallow the bitter pill.
Which is why the politicians underfund enforcement of the current regulations. As a bonus, they pass new laws that still won't be able to be enforced to make themselves look good for re-election. It's a win-win. They look good to the electorate using sound bites on the news (without any real investigation being done by the "journalists" that work at "news" rooms today), and they keep their contributors happy by not actually following through by enforcing these laws.
Look on the bright side, it has a better chance of being more accurate than Fox news.
I don't think it would actually destroy the economy. The automated investors... well that's a different story. In the end, all this means that someone gets lucky and buy Google at bargain basement prices (if the circuit breaker doesn't kick in) and the unlucky investors sold their shares for much less than they were potentially worth.
Could you clarify it for me?
Actually you'd still owe $80,000 on what is now effectively a $200,000 house. You borrowed using previous year's dollars.
You still owe $80,000 but the market value of your home is less.
Well except in Canonical's case the updates are major changes and not necessarily fixes. Even if it included fixes relative to the previous release, it is possible to introduce more vulnerabilities to the system with all the new additions.
I'd much rather my OS version be long lived with security updates than having it cutting edge every 6 months. This is why Ubuntu has a 'LTS' version.
Why couldn't Apple put this on their Privacy settings menu?
Can we take a blog seriously when it doesn't even have a Surface RT to test?
If I didn't like the iPad then why would I even consider the Surface RT? I have a nice selection of Android tablets to choose from that actually have apps. Is this why Microsoft prefers to compare themselves to the iPad and not to Android?