Usually a lot of systems that are supposed to have extra security features are plagued by the fact that the people who made them aren't experts in security. It's easy to slap on some hash algorithm to a photo after it has been taken to "verify" it, and to the average person that would seem "secure." The problem I've noticed is that it actually takes a good amount of experience in security/cryptography to actually design something that is secure, because someone with more knowledge than the designer could easily break the system.. Like modifying the photo and regenerating the MD5 hash.
As your computer sends data, each bit also carries hundreds of invisible WiFi Speed Spray(TM) "scrubbing" molecules. It works at the speed of light. and even penetrates lead walls (not even Superman can do that!).
So what, it accelerates the radio waves to move faster than the speed of light? I think you might have bought a bottle filled with Windex. Most of the cost probably came from that custom label.
I looked at the article that reported this so called virus earlier and all I have to say is it has been blown out of proportion. I had guessed that whoever wrote the "virus" hasn't had much exposure to other shells like BASH because writing a simple BASH script to destroy files is trivial.
The only way that these shells, which give a lot of flexibility and power to their users, are going to work is if there is a decent permission system to keep the bad scripts from doing any real damage. If they haven't done anything radical to expose users to the concept of file permissions then it was probably a smart decision on their part.
At the same time, I'm disappointed that they haven't tried to avocate the proper use of permissions as in "See? If you use the NT permissions to segergate your files then it wouldn't be a problem in the first place."
Apparently they haven't been around things like BASH enough because it's not very hard to write a similar "virus" in BASH script
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I'm not sure what features you are talking about but from what I can tell the windows API is very well documented. Just get the latest version of the Platform SDK and download most of the documentation or read it online (msdn.microsoft.com) and you'll be set.
Also, the book is about making changes to the VS IDE and probably won't help you with your document problems.
"Some security companies have called this technique pharming."
A lot of these new vulnerabilities have the "phat" theme as dictated by the industry's leading security researcher/rapper Prompt Master Chizzy. Expect an RFC soon on the new naming convention.
My Logitech mouse was found as a plain USB mouse, meaning the special features are disabled unless you go to their website and download the software for it. The same thing happens with the SB Live. A driver is installed to make it functional, but unless you go to Creative's web site, you won't have the extra features.
The first thing I thought of when I saw the projection of the stairs on the floor -- I wonder how many people could be tricked into walking into what seems like a real set of stairs or a door with this thing.
You realize that means that PS2 games on Blu-Ray discs will blow Xbox360 games out of the water in terms of graphics and features, right?
Well, if they decide to stick with plain DVDs then maybe they can use the extra power of the console to employ some strong compression algorithms for their data
I think the difference here is that Microsoft can not only afford to make mistakes, but they don't seem to always realize when they're about to make a gigantic mistake
Nintendo can't win by copying everyone else like you're suggesting. The thing that makes Nintendo unique is the fact that they don't try to copy and take their own path.
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It would be cooler if you could create a USB or PS/2 bridge for the thing without removing the original components and have that function as a mouse
Great idea! An operating system in a VM! That'll get everyone to switch to Linux pretty fast.
The owner of the site fedexfurniture.com woke up the next morning only to find himself in Albania
Usually a lot of systems that are supposed to have extra security features are plagued by the fact that the people who made them aren't experts in security. It's easy to slap on some hash algorithm to a photo after it has been taken to "verify" it, and to the average person that would seem "secure." The problem I've noticed is that it actually takes a good amount of experience in security/cryptography to actually design something that is secure, because someone with more knowledge than the designer could easily break the system.. Like modifying the photo and regenerating the MD5 hash.
Nothing encourages development on your platform more than strangling the developers with a new licensing scheme
So what, it accelerates the radio waves to move faster than the speed of light? I think you might have bought a bottle filled with Windex. Most of the cost probably came from that custom label.
Podcast: Someone had the revolutionary idea of taking a compressed audio file and putting it online.
Basically.
I blame the editors for not being positive role models
Well, it didn't change even after 3D accelerators became popular. It stayed in software mode since Windows 95, which was my point.
The driver that originally started being included with Windows 95 was a software renderer.
If they decided to advocate the use of permissions I would just assume that they'd also take steps to get users to stop running as the Admin too
The only way that these shells, which give a lot of flexibility and power to their users, are going to work is if there is a decent permission system to keep the bad scripts from doing any real damage. If they haven't done anything radical to expose users to the concept of file permissions then it was probably a smart decision on their part.
At the same time, I'm disappointed that they haven't tried to avocate the proper use of permissions as in "See? If you use the NT permissions to segergate your files then it wouldn't be a problem in the first place."
Apparently they haven't been around things like BASH enough because it's not very hard to write a similar "virus" in BASH script
Also, the book is about making changes to the VS IDE and probably won't help you with your document problems.
A lot of these new vulnerabilities have the "phat" theme as dictated by the industry's leading security researcher/rapper Prompt Master Chizzy. Expect an RFC soon on the new naming convention.
Where can I find linux posters? That's the second time I read the title like that.
My Logitech mouse was found as a plain USB mouse, meaning the special features are disabled unless you go to their website and download the software for it. The same thing happens with the SB Live. A driver is installed to make it functional, but unless you go to Creative's web site, you won't have the extra features.
/uses a 4 button mouse at home
//can still get by 100% without it
"I can stop when I want to!"
The first thing I thought of when I saw the projection of the stairs on the floor -- I wonder how many people could be tricked into walking into what seems like a real set of stairs or a door with this thing.
about the same as the chemical energy in a single gumdrop (there's a new /unit for you!)
I look forward to the day when the phrase "gumdrops per second" appears in physics text books. I promise to use it every chance I get.
I wonder if Microsoft will try to patent a method for stating the obvious?
Well, if they decide to stick with plain DVDs then maybe they can use the extra power of the console to employ some strong compression algorithms for their data
I think the difference here is that Microsoft can not only afford to make mistakes, but they don't seem to always realize when they're about to make a gigantic mistake
They could just call the entry level one the XBOX Starter Edition
Nintendo can't win by copying everyone else like you're suggesting. The thing that makes Nintendo unique is the fact that they don't try to copy and take their own path.