I have a client who does litigation consulting. They have two offices (one is considered a remote) in two different cities, and a Toshiba Strata CTX phone system that has a VoIP card in it. They have four remote users at the remote office using one keyset and three soft phones, all using the G.729a codec. Both offices have T1 connections. The client wanted VoIP traffic to occur over a secure link, so I'm routing the traffic over their existing VPN, which is run between two Cisco 506E Firewall/VPN appliances.
I tried to explain to them that it would be easier for a snoop to hook up a butt-set outside their office (they use POTS for phone service) than it would to find and capture their voice packets, but they're insisting on a secure method. They are experiencing some call quality issues at the remote office, and I'm concerned that it may be the VPN.
Can you offer any insight on the matter? Much appreciated, sounds like you've been through the mill.
And how will I know if it works if I don't? Had I not tested it, I could have dialed 911 during an emergency and been connected to a receptionist. Illegal or not, I will do what I have to to prepare for my safety.
I'm not kidding. I have Vonage, and I filled out the form for the "911" service right away. I decided to test it one evening. When I dial 911 my call is routed to a general reception desk at my local police department, not the local 911 dispatch. At this point I really don't have 911 service.
Dial 911 then quickly, but not hurriedly, explain that you just got new phone service and you're testing the line. Ask, "Is this the 911 dispatch center for yourtownnamehere."
...and more bug fixes. I push Firefox to a lot of my clients, but the infamous memory leak issue pops up on occasion, forcing certain users back to IE. Also, plug-in support for Firefox flat sucks. Plug-ins are the #1 complaint I get from users. The WMP plug-in blows chunks, and there's no readily available alternative that the user can get to without jumping through hoops. To them, it's easier to open IE where it "just works". How about when Firefox randomly deletes a user's bookmarks? They love that too.
It's a great browser. It's got awesome features, and I don't think it lacks in that department, but I do think it needs some polishing if market share is to grow much beyond what it is today.
You've got to be kidding me. I ripped them off by upgrading their computer to a point where they can actually use it? You certainly don't have enough information about me to make judgments about my character. Most of my residential clients are sufficiently wealthy individuals who are very happy with my service and fully understand my income model. Most are happy to have someone who will actually explain to them why 256 MB isn't suitable for running the applications they use, rather than trying to get in and out in under 10 minutes.
Furthermore, I donate my time and money to recondition my wealthy customer's old systems for families who cannot afford a system. The last three systems I gave away were faster than 1 GHz and all went out with 512 MB of RAM or more. I sleep just fine at night.
That's almost laughable. I'm an independent IT consultant, and I'd like to personally thank Dell for their pricing strategy: slap together a box with 256 MB of RAM and Windows XP, advertise in flyers showing said system along side a 15" LCD for $499, profit!!
The scenario goes down something like this. Customer receives Dell, is confounded by how slow it is, and is pissed that they received a CRT, not the flat panel pictured (a la asterisk "for just $179 more..."). Customer calls me, I come out and explain that 256 MB of RAM is no way to run Windows XP, show them the task manager with pagefile usage of 415 MB, they do the math (415 MB > 256 MB). Customer pays me $75/hr to install marked up RAM and a flat panel monitor since they won't talk to Dell anymore.
How many years do you have in the forensics field anyway?
When it comes right down to it, the quality of the examination relies upon the examiner. EnCase (the most commonly used tool) uses grep to perform searches. There are a lot of pre-built scripts, but to say that the tool is limited to searching Windows/IE/Office/etc is like dubbing a particular application as impossible because Visual Studio doesn't contain a wizard to accomplish the task. A good examiner has a wide base of knowledge that includes alternative software such as Firefox. It's not that difficult to alter/create your grep expressions to include files and data related to other programs.
Capacitor - An electric circuit element used to store charge temporarily, consisting in general of two metallic plates separated and insulated from each other by a dielectric.
Particle Accelerator - A device, such as a cyclotron or linear accelerator, that accelerates charged subatomic particles or nuclei to high energies.
It's almost ridiculous the way the author used the terms. Here's how I break down his relationships:
Capacitor - A hurricane gathers energy from the warm ocean waters as it crosses the equatorial Atlantic regions. It releases this energy as it hits shore.
Particle Accelerator - I don't know. Maybe he read the dictionary.com definition and picked up on cyclotron and though, "Cyclotron, tropical cyclone.... ah hell, same difference. Let's run with it!"
What I don't get is the assumption that everyone uses a computer the way you do. Our scenario goes something like this:
I work with a litigation consulting firm whose accountants work in the office 70% of the time, and on-site 30% of the time. When on-site, they need a computer system that is powerful and is ergonomically comfortable. This means a large screen (currently 19") with a full sized keyboard and an external USB numpad. Never have I heard a complaint from them about the increasing size of their laptops. We have two 15" IBM ThinkPads that pretty much sit on the shelf. Everyone wants the bigger screen because they can turn up the system font sizes to a level that they can read comfortably, and still have room to spare.
Don't get me wrong, I can completely understand the desire for a portable laptop, but don't underestimate the demand for larger, more powerful designs as well.
> So, for-pay encyclopedias can't include it in an article?
Does the article use the seal to misrepresent the author's identity, or for reference.
This seems pretty clear to me. The idea here is that when we (as in "the people") see the presidential seal, we can trust that the marked material comes from the whitehouse. Would it damage the satire to use an altered seal? Is there any harm infringed upon free speech by requiring this?
I don't look at the keyboard when I type text. Then again, I don't think about t-y-p-i-n-g each letter either. My mind seems to have learned letter combinations and some complete words, much like we learn to speak.
Illustration of point: Type the following into a text editor of your choice:
RHQQ1-FGH7Y-UIXYC-455PA
Had to look at the keyboard, didn't you? I just tried it myself, and I was able to get most of it correct without looking, but I did have to look down once or twice.
Lots of gamers upgrade their PCs in parts, so while the initial cost of entry is high, it's not as high from an ongoing standpoint.
Example: A 6600GT (decent video card) would run me $140 right now. That's a pretty cheap upgrade. I run a Barton based Athlon ($70) on an Asus A7N8X ($75) motherboard with a 6800GT ($270 [admittedly expensive]) and play BF2 @ 1280 x 1024. With a 6600GT ($140), I'd be limited to 800 x 600, possibly 1024 x 768. These resolutions rival what I can get from consoles, and what's stopping me from connecting my computer to my TV? I do it frequently.
The costs of upgrading can be spread out, and I still remain on par with console gaming quality. I also get free network play and the flexibility of running a large variety of emulators on the same PC, as well as media content and whatever else I please. There are no limitations from the manufacturer either. That's a much stronger sell than replacing the entire box, agreeing to some shrink wrap license, and taking it up the arse every two years.
Granted, you stated that you're using Ghost (probably corporate), so you can change the SID after writing the image, but I for one welcome native support for imaging systems without additional steps.
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I have a client who does litigation consulting. They have two offices (one is considered a remote) in two different cities, and a Toshiba Strata CTX phone system that has a VoIP card in it. They have four remote users at the remote office using one keyset and three soft phones, all using the G.729a codec. Both offices have T1 connections. The client wanted VoIP traffic to occur over a secure link, so I'm routing the traffic over their existing VPN, which is run between two Cisco 506E Firewall/VPN appliances.
I tried to explain to them that it would be easier for a snoop to hook up a butt-set outside their office (they use POTS for phone service) than it would to find and capture their voice packets, but they're insisting on a secure method. They are experiencing some call quality issues at the remote office, and I'm concerned that it may be the VPN.
Can you offer any insight on the matter? Much appreciated, sounds like you've been through the mill.
And how will I know if it works if I don't? Had I not tested it, I could have dialed 911 during an emergency and been connected to a receptionist. Illegal or not, I will do what I have to to prepare for my safety.
Screw the negative karma, anyone who reads Slashdot knows that 90% of the answers are going to be *.
I'm not kidding. I have Vonage, and I filled out the form for the "911" service right away. I decided to test it one evening. When I dial 911 my call is routed to a general reception desk at my local police department, not the local 911 dispatch. At this point I really don't have 911 service.
Dial 911 then quickly, but not hurriedly, explain that you just got new phone service and you're testing the line. Ask, "Is this the 911 dispatch center for yourtownnamehere."
why all the virus activity we're seeing on the SETI networks is written for Windows 1.0.
...and more bug fixes. I push Firefox to a lot of my clients, but the infamous memory leak issue pops up on occasion, forcing certain users back to IE. Also, plug-in support for Firefox flat sucks. Plug-ins are the #1 complaint I get from users. The WMP plug-in blows chunks, and there's no readily available alternative that the user can get to without jumping through hoops. To them, it's easier to open IE where it "just works". How about when Firefox randomly deletes a user's bookmarks? They love that too.
It's a great browser. It's got awesome features, and I don't think it lacks in that department, but I do think it needs some polishing if market share is to grow much beyond what it is today.
You've got to be kidding me. I ripped them off by upgrading their computer to a point where they can actually use it? You certainly don't have enough information about me to make judgments about my character. Most of my residential clients are sufficiently wealthy individuals who are very happy with my service and fully understand my income model. Most are happy to have someone who will actually explain to them why 256 MB isn't suitable for running the applications they use, rather than trying to get in and out in under 10 minutes.
Furthermore, I donate my time and money to recondition my wealthy customer's old systems for families who cannot afford a system. The last three systems I gave away were faster than 1 GHz and all went out with 512 MB of RAM or more. I sleep just fine at night.
I do think they should use lethal weapons. Which thought is more likely to dissuade an attacker wielding RPGs and small arms?
A: If I attack this cruise ship, I may or may not be repelled by an uncomfortably loud sound.
B: If I attack this cruise ship, I may or may not be repelled by 2,000 rounds per minute of hot lead.
I'm going to have to go with B.
That's almost laughable. I'm an independent IT consultant, and I'd like to personally thank Dell for their pricing strategy: slap together a box with 256 MB of RAM and Windows XP, advertise in flyers showing said system along side a 15" LCD for $499, profit!!
The scenario goes down something like this. Customer receives Dell, is confounded by how slow it is, and is pissed that they received a CRT, not the flat panel pictured (a la asterisk "for just $179 more..."). Customer calls me, I come out and explain that 256 MB of RAM is no way to run Windows XP, show them the task manager with pagefile usage of 415 MB, they do the math (415 MB > 256 MB). Customer pays me $75/hr to install marked up RAM and a flat panel monitor since they won't talk to Dell anymore.
Michael Dell, we salute you!
PS - Posted from my 20" iMac.
How many years do you have in the forensics field anyway?
When it comes right down to it, the quality of the examination relies upon the examiner. EnCase (the most commonly used tool) uses grep to perform searches. There are a lot of pre-built scripts, but to say that the tool is limited to searching Windows/IE/Office/etc is like dubbing a particular application as impossible because Visual Studio doesn't contain a wizard to accomplish the task. A good examiner has a wide base of knowledge that includes alternative software such as Firefox. It's not that difficult to alter/create your grep expressions to include files and data related to other programs.
Capacitor - An electric circuit element used to store charge temporarily, consisting in general of two metallic plates separated and insulated from each other by a dielectric. Particle Accelerator - A device, such as a cyclotron or linear accelerator, that accelerates charged subatomic particles or nuclei to high energies. It's almost ridiculous the way the author used the terms. Here's how I break down his relationships: Capacitor - A hurricane gathers energy from the warm ocean waters as it crosses the equatorial Atlantic regions. It releases this energy as it hits shore. Particle Accelerator - I don't know. Maybe he read the dictionary.com definition and picked up on cyclotron and though, "Cyclotron, tropical cyclone.... ah hell, same difference. Let's run with it!"
> I had thought it a strange summary actually
It's customary for review sites not to take sides. How else will they continue to get free product to test?
What I don't get is the assumption that everyone uses a computer the way you do. Our scenario goes something like this:
I work with a litigation consulting firm whose accountants work in the office 70% of the time, and on-site 30% of the time. When on-site, they need a computer system that is powerful and is ergonomically comfortable. This means a large screen (currently 19") with a full sized keyboard and an external USB numpad. Never have I heard a complaint from them about the increasing size of their laptops. We have two 15" IBM ThinkPads that pretty much sit on the shelf. Everyone wants the bigger screen because they can turn up the system font sizes to a level that they can read comfortably, and still have room to spare.
Don't get me wrong, I can completely understand the desire for a portable laptop, but don't underestimate the demand for larger, more powerful designs as well.
> So, for-pay encyclopedias can't include it in an article?
Does the article use the seal to misrepresent the author's identity, or for reference.
This seems pretty clear to me. The idea here is that when we (as in "the people") see the presidential seal, we can trust that the marked material comes from the whitehouse. Would it damage the satire to use an altered seal? Is there any harm infringed upon free speech by requiring this?
Let's look at processor model numbers:
Athlon64 3200+
Pentium 4 540
Eureka! Clearly consumers are drawn to the processor that uses the bigger number!
It's like a KDE:Plastik/OSX:Aqua hybrid! Awesome!
Why the UN? Because there's no corruption in the UN, right?
I can't hear you!
Alan Yates
Law enforcement agencies annouce that "OS X Tiger" stands in the way of forensic investigation. Story at eleven.
I don't look at the keyboard when I type text. Then again, I don't think about t-y-p-i-n-g each letter either. My mind seems to have learned letter combinations and some complete words, much like we learn to speak.
Illustration of point:
Type the following into a text editor of your choice:
RHQQ1-FGH7Y-UIXYC-455PA
Had to look at the keyboard, didn't you? I just tried it myself, and I was able to get most of it correct without looking, but I did have to look down once or twice.
"I guess it will depend per person but I find that reading novels, poetry, and other "classic" lit is what causes ME to be more creative."
Yes, well,we find you to be a bit stuffy.
I kid! I kid!
Doable? Yes. Desirable? No.
The thought of off-putting the task of saving my documents to a VBA macro...
Let's not talk about it.
...mention of a Tesla coil and aliens. So disappointed.
Lots of gamers upgrade their PCs in parts, so while the initial cost of entry is high, it's not as high from an ongoing standpoint.
Example: A 6600GT (decent video card) would run me $140 right now. That's a pretty cheap upgrade. I run a Barton based Athlon ($70) on an Asus A7N8X ($75) motherboard with a 6800GT ($270 [admittedly expensive]) and play BF2 @ 1280 x 1024. With a 6600GT ($140), I'd be limited to 800 x 600, possibly 1024 x 768. These resolutions rival what I can get from consoles, and what's stopping me from connecting my computer to my TV? I do it frequently.
The costs of upgrading can be spread out, and I still remain on par with console gaming quality. I also get free network play and the flexibility of running a large variety of emulators on the same PC, as well as media content and whatever else I please. There are no limitations from the manufacturer either. That's a much stronger sell than replacing the entire box, agreeing to some shrink wrap license, and taking it up the arse every two years.
You can't just image a Windows installation and clone it across 4000 machines. Each installation must have a globally unique SID.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q162001/
Granted, you stated that you're using Ghost (probably corporate), so you can change the SID after writing the image, but I for one welcome native support for imaging systems without additional steps.