I would love to see a follow up story on what happens to his employer. They say no press is bad press. But I am sure "they" did not consider this type of press.
I also wonder if other people in the company knew about this behavior? You could reasonably expect that a victim called the company to ask about the warning? It seems hard to believe that no one else at the company knew what was going on.
I pretty much shred everything. I only keep paper copies of things like tax returns, and only for seven years. All that stuff fits in a hand held file box.
At the last company I worked for the ops center was on a raised floor, but with carpet tiles. Some enterprising tier 1 folks discovered that at the very back of the room was a 3 foot tall crawl space. At some point they brought in those cheap folding lounge chairs, and left them with jackets under the floor. I think that 3rd shift was very very comfortable for them.
The question is what tool do slashdotters use? That is part of the problem, backups are the other.
I have passwords for myself and all of my clients, so the tool I use (Password Safe) has hundreds of passwords that are not easily retrievable, or not retrievable at all. So I have to keep all of my passwords, but loosing a laptop with my passwords, would mean more than worrying if someone would get into my bank account. It would mean I have tons of customer passwords lost.
I store all of my passwords on a USB key. The password files are encrypted on this device, it is also my "master copy"
When I update a password, I copy the password database to my home computer (Unencrypted I am not concerned about a theft resulting in my password tool being cracked) My home computer is backed up to Mozy.
I then copy the update to my laptop (Unencrypted)
I have 4 copies of my password files. I can tolerate loosing any one of them.
Please keep in mind that these patents are actually cheap knock offs of other peoples patents. (but they cost less, and contain lead, and might have ground up melamine etc.)
The author of the blog is assuming that a significant number of old PC's are in use by Firefox aware users, that are not using Firefox. If Joe User has a old PC that is struggling on the net, his most probable resolution will be to buy a new PC. At some point he might learn about Fifrefox and run it, but that probably has little to do with computer speed. This seems like a ridiculous theoretical exercise.
An audit trail is not critical either. Suppose you have "project" of some sort that is finished. You wan to store this 600 GB project in long term storage, but you might need to reference it quickly. Pop it on to one of these disks and hope that you can still get a working drive in 10 years.
You can mute a player on x-box live today, but it is a tedious process. You have to break from gameplay to mute a individual. You really don't want to turn down the TV, it is nice to hear team mates.
I wonder if the poster left out some information. I suspect that a company would have no basis whatsoever to sue and employee for leaving.
Now on the other hand if you quit, and just by chance a few customers followed you to your new job, that might raise some eyebrows.
The poster might be in this position even if the company suspected this was happening.
When I am finished with my taxes I print a hard copy. That produces a pile of paper 1/2" thick. I dont trust myself to fiqure out the forms required. Saving $30 bucks on software is not worth the risk.
I don't think my taxes are very complicated either. I have one job, a mortgage, ira, 401k etc.
I am not concerned about the shortages. I happily plunked down $1500 dollars on ebay for a pre-ordered system. The privilege of being the first to play the system and not have to wait for the second round of shipments will make it all worth while. So what if some people who pre-ordered don't get it on launch day. There is no way that ebay id ps3cmdr119 will short me. After all I paid in full already, so technically I am not a pre-order. Right?
I suspect how this person was caught would explain why he was arrested. If he lived in an adjacent apartment, and quietly surfed on his neighbors signal I suspect the chances of getting caught are extremely slim. On the other hand if he sat outside the guy's doorway and taunted him about stealing his signal, I suppose that would be another matter.
It is highly likely that this person did something to provoke his neighbor. If you knew how to track down a person stealing your wireless, it is unlikely that you would have an unsecured connection.
I was using MS Money, and I stilled pulled my data from the bank manually. On Money if you use the automatic update feature it requires you to store all your passwords on a Microsoft server. Yikes!
Its not a big deal unless its not MS.
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/11/27/ 021127hnerniball.html?s=IDGNS
The BSA hammered these guys for not removing software from handme down computers. Passing a computer with photoshop on it to a secretary, and then install photoshop on a new computer can be a oversite.
Installing a warez program is entirely different. MS should be treated like everyone else. Armed US Marshalls should raid every MS site until they can locate this hacked software.
I know I would sleep better at night if that happend.
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I would love to see a follow up story on what happens to his employer. They say no press is bad press. But I am sure "they" did not consider this type of press. I also wonder if other people in the company knew about this behavior? You could reasonably expect that a victim called the company to ask about the warning? It seems hard to believe that no one else at the company knew what was going on.
I pretty much shred everything. I only keep paper copies of things like tax returns, and only for seven years. All that stuff fits in a hand held file box.
At the last company I worked for the ops center was on a raised floor, but with carpet tiles. Some enterprising tier 1 folks discovered that at the very back of the room was a 3 foot tall crawl space. At some point they brought in those cheap folding lounge chairs, and left them with jackets under the floor. I think that 3rd shift was very very comfortable for them.
Paris by Night http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0711-paris-20100711,0,6607368.story/ The LA Times is running a story on a production show that relies on DVD sales. The show is a unquestionable hit, but DVD piracy might end the show.
The question is what tool do slashdotters use? That is part of the problem, backups are the other. I have passwords for myself and all of my clients, so the tool I use (Password Safe) has hundreds of passwords that are not easily retrievable, or not retrievable at all. So I have to keep all of my passwords, but loosing a laptop with my passwords, would mean more than worrying if someone would get into my bank account. It would mean I have tons of customer passwords lost.
I store all of my passwords on a USB key. The password files are encrypted on this device, it is also my "master copy" When I update a password, I copy the password database to my home computer (Unencrypted I am not concerned about a theft resulting in my password tool being cracked) My home computer is backed up to Mozy. I then copy the update to my laptop (Unencrypted)
I have 4 copies of my password files. I can tolerate loosing any one of them.
Please keep in mind that these patents are actually cheap knock offs of other peoples patents. (but they cost less, and contain lead, and might have ground up melamine etc.)
The author of the blog is assuming that a significant number of old PC's are in use by Firefox aware users, that are not using Firefox. If Joe User has a old PC that is struggling on the net, his most probable resolution will be to buy a new PC. At some point he might learn about Fifrefox and run it, but that probably has little to do with computer speed. This seems like a ridiculous theoretical exercise.
An audit trail is not critical either. Suppose you have "project" of some sort that is finished. You wan to store this 600 GB project in long term storage, but you might need to reference it quickly. Pop it on to one of these disks and hope that you can still get a working drive in 10 years.
You can mute a player on x-box live today, but it is a tedious process. You have to break from gameplay to mute a individual. You really don't want to turn down the TV, it is nice to hear team mates.
I wonder if the poster left out some information. I suspect that a company would have no basis whatsoever to sue and employee for leaving. Now on the other hand if you quit, and just by chance a few customers followed you to your new job, that might raise some eyebrows. The poster might be in this position even if the company suspected this was happening.
Clear as a bell from here. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=42.655361 ~-71.323929&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000 &scene=92174 MS Live.
I think there are too many sources for this type of information for effective censorship.
When I am finished with my taxes I print a hard copy. That produces a pile of paper 1/2" thick. I dont trust myself to fiqure out the forms required. Saving $30 bucks on software is not worth the risk. I don't think my taxes are very complicated either. I have one job, a mortgage, ira, 401k etc.
Actualy in a SUV you will get 10gpm. (10 gallons per mile).
I am not concerned about the shortages. I happily plunked down $1500 dollars on ebay for a pre-ordered system. The privilege of being the first to play the system and not have to wait for the second round of shipments will make it all worth while. So what if some people who pre-ordered don't get it on launch day. There is no way that ebay id ps3cmdr119 will short me. After all I paid in full already, so technically I am not a pre-order. Right?
I suspect how this person was caught would explain why he was arrested. If he lived in an adjacent apartment, and quietly surfed on his neighbors signal I suspect the chances of getting caught are extremely slim. On the other hand if he sat outside the guy's doorway and taunted him about stealing his signal, I suppose that would be another matter. It is highly likely that this person did something to provoke his neighbor. If you knew how to track down a person stealing your wireless, it is unlikely that you would have an unsecured connection.
NTFS is such an efficient file system it will not need defragmentation.
I was using MS Money, and I stilled pulled my data from the bank manually. On Money if you use the automatic update feature it requires you to store all your passwords on a Microsoft server. Yikes!
Its not a big deal unless its not MS. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/11/27/ 021127hnerniball.html?s=IDGNS
The BSA hammered these guys for not removing software from handme down computers. Passing a computer with photoshop on it to a secretary, and then install photoshop on a new computer can be a oversite.
Installing a warez program is entirely different. MS should be treated like everyone else. Armed US Marshalls should raid every MS site until they can locate this hacked software.
I know I would sleep better at night if that happend.