Oh, I have a clue. Sometime life can be a royal pain and some people may need help to get through it. But don't try to tell me that a pill like this won't be abused by people with money to fix any little thing that may not go their way.
For every wonderful thing mankind dreams up to make lives better, three more abuse it.
and please try to recognize a little sarcasm without the tags.
Right... Because nothing bad ever happens in the world and everyone should be in complete bliss at all times. Won't someone, PLEASE, think of the damn children.
The burning speeds listed are just the maximum possible speeds for each type of media. What the gp was trying to say is how does each burner work with the different chemical types of each media. Not all DVD-R's are alike.
That's what I can't understand about these types of reviews. So what if one drive can write faster than any other if I lose the data a couple years before the other drives' outputs. Maybe people who back up data constantly for a living might be concerned with the speed, but for my money, I'll burn as slow as needed to achieve a consistantly readable disk.
This review would be much more interesting if they showed some quality data with each burner.
Everyone reading Slashdot? Maybe. But for those of us who try to protect our family and friends, these tools can be invaluable. I also like to teach people how to use the no-script extension.
I definately agree. Even both are text editors, they serve very different purposes. On one side, you have the quick and dirty editor that is very effective for a few changes (even if it's for the entire document), and on the other hand, you have the larger, more complete (imo) full featured editor for larger tasks.
An appropriate name, 180 Solutions, since their products turn you 180 degrees from whereever you were trying to go on the internet. Not quite as bad a CoolWebSearch, but still annoying.
Actually, I tell my friends and familily this all the time when they ask me how to keep from getting the nasties on their computers. The safest way to browse the internet? Unplug the ethernet cable or phone line. The most sure fire way to not get a computer virus? Turn the computer off.
That's about when they ask me for browsing tips with a reasonable risk.
For those with XP (and something similar works for 2k)
Disabling AutoPlay
I find it best to disable CD or DVD autoplay in XP using either local group policy or, for an enterprise, an Active Directory group policy.
The local group policy editor method:
* Click Start
* Click Run
* Enter GPEDIT.MSC
Group Policy mmc will popup. On left panel:
* Double-click Computer Configuration to open submenu
* Double-click Administrative Templates to open submenu
* Double-click System to open submenu
* Double-click Turn autoplay off option which will be near the bottom of the list in the right panel.
The default is the Not configured . Set it to Enabled.
This will still allow Windows to regonize when new media is inserted and any icons will appear/update or whatever. You can still right click and choose autoplay, but no CDs or DVDs will autoplay upon insertion. You can also change the setting to do the same with all inserted drives to stop autoplay for usb drives and the like.
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I figure that AOL can add whatever they want to my list (even though I really don't like it). But when I intentionally delete one of their bots, do they really have to message me to tell me that I deleted one of their bots?
Good luck to explosives manufacturers - there go your chances of ever flying again!
Having interned at such a place, the frequent flyers do have the cards that someone else has already mentioned that identify them as people who are likely to have residue on them. When I had to fly home in the middle of the summer, they told me to make sure I always wore my lab coat and then changed my shoes and washed my hair after work before I got on the plane.
The legit people who have to worry about this already have to worry about this and the appropriate measures are in place.
Okay, so if they say you can't change the part of your phone that allows you to connect to different networks, then what about changing some of the features of your phone? Is changing the WAP settings on your phone or using software like BitPim going to be considered a violation of DMCA as well? I sure hope not. Actually, I hope they get shot down like Lexmark so this issue doesn't come up in the first place.
Do you trust that there are more "good" guys looking for security holes then "bad" guys?
Okay. What's the maximum number of good guys checking open source code? Who knows, but potentially a lot. What's the maximum number of good guys checking MS code? Just the employees.
What's the maximum number of bad guys looking at either code? Once again, probably a lot. Keep in mind many exploitable bugs are not found by looking at the code.
So I would say open source has a better chance of finding those mistakes before the bad guys do.
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Sweet beautiful dialup. This was about a year ago.
I loved the days when I would get a whole box of free floppies that i could format, relabel, and reuse just about every week!
Intel=Nintendo.
Sony=AMD
I refer you to yesterday's Dilbert.
Oh, I have a clue. Sometime life can be a royal pain and some people may need help to get through it. But don't try to tell me that a pill like this won't be abused by people with money to fix any little thing that may not go their way.
For every wonderful thing mankind dreams up to make lives better, three more abuse it.
and please try to recognize a little sarcasm without the tags.
Right... Because nothing bad ever happens in the world and everyone should be in complete bliss at all times. Won't someone, PLEASE, think of the damn children.
Uhg.
Thanks for the link. I'll definately check this out before I purchase more media.
The burning speeds listed are just the maximum possible speeds for each type of media. What the gp was trying to say is how does each burner work with the different chemical types of each media. Not all DVD-R's are alike.
That's what I can't understand about these types of reviews. So what if one drive can write faster than any other if I lose the data a couple years before the other drives' outputs. Maybe people who back up data constantly for a living might be concerned with the speed, but for my money, I'll burn as slow as needed to achieve a consistantly readable disk.
This review would be much more interesting if they showed some quality data with each burner.
I Drink!
Heavily.
Cheers to that!
Everyone reading Slashdot? Maybe. But for those of us who try to protect our family and friends, these tools can be invaluable. I also like to teach people how to use the no-script extension.
Straight from the horse's mouth and a link for the exchange program to boot.
I definately agree. Even both are text editors, they serve very different purposes. On one side, you have the quick and dirty editor that is very effective for a few changes (even if it's for the entire document), and on the other hand, you have the larger, more complete (imo) full featured editor for larger tasks.
/. just likes flamewars.
But then again, I think
Really... My secret password is 1 2 3 4 5.
An appropriate name, 180 Solutions, since their products turn you 180 degrees from whereever you were trying to go on the internet. Not quite as bad a CoolWebSearch, but still annoying.
Actually, I tell my friends and familily this all the time when they ask me how to keep from getting the nasties on their computers. The safest way to browse the internet? Unplug the ethernet cable or phone line. The most sure fire way to not get a computer virus? Turn the computer off.
That's about when they ask me for browsing tips with a reasonable risk.
For those with XP (and something similar works for 2k)
Disabling AutoPlay
I find it best to disable CD or DVD autoplay in XP using either local group policy or, for an enterprise, an Active Directory group policy.
The local group policy editor method:
* Click Start
* Click Run
* Enter GPEDIT.MSC
Group Policy mmc will popup. On left panel:
* Double-click Computer Configuration to open submenu
* Double-click Administrative Templates to open submenu
* Double-click System to open submenu
* Double-click Turn autoplay off option which will be near the bottom of the list in the right panel.
The default is the Not configured . Set it to Enabled.
This will still allow Windows to regonize when new media is inserted and any icons will appear/update or whatever. You can still right click and choose autoplay, but no CDs or DVDs will autoplay upon insertion. You can also change the setting to do the same with all inserted drives to stop autoplay for usb drives and the like.
Congratulations user! The new AOstaLkerbot has been added to your buddy list. Please ignore this bot while it watches you and takes notes on your personal life. Expect to find some new and exciting bots coming from AOL soon!
I figure that AOL can add whatever they want to my list (even though I really don't like it). But when I intentionally delete one of their bots, do they really have to message me to tell me that I deleted one of their bots?
$sys$README ?
Good luck to explosives manufacturers - there go your chances of ever flying again!
Having interned at such a place, the frequent flyers do have the cards that someone else has already mentioned that identify them as people who are likely to have residue on them. When I had to fly home in the middle of the summer, they told me to make sure I always wore my lab coat and then changed my shoes and washed my hair after work before I got on the plane.
The legit people who have to worry about this already have to worry about this and the appropriate measures are in place.
Okay, so if they say you can't change the part of your phone that allows you to connect to different networks, then what about changing some of the features of your phone? Is changing the WAP settings on your phone or using software like BitPim going to be considered a violation of DMCA as well? I sure hope not. Actually, I hope they get shot down like Lexmark so this issue doesn't come up in the first place.
as whatever our product has that the competition doesn't.
Do you trust that there are more "good" guys looking for security holes then "bad" guys?
Okay. What's the maximum number of good guys checking open source code? Who knows, but potentially a lot. What's the maximum number of good guys checking MS code? Just the employees.
What's the maximum number of bad guys looking at either code? Once again, probably a lot. Keep in mind many exploitable bugs are not found by looking at the code.
So I would say open source has a better chance of finding those mistakes before the bad guys do.
Another article summary.
Engineering is not for everyone. Engineering is not for many people that think engineering might be for them. Engineering is not easy.
Engineering usually requires that you must be able to teach yourself new material when the instructors can't/don't explain everything to you.
The typical /. response: Damn Microsoft for trying to make a better OS!
Seriously, I don't care. I use both Windows and Linux. Whatever will get the job done using the least amount of effort possible.