Interesting point. In all instances I've used W2K with only the Administrator account, or users with permissions granted by that account, can add hardware.
The Administrator can set permissions for each user (in addition to read and write). For non-PnP device drivers, you need to be Administrator, as well.
Consider the source, though, if you have the access to physically add to the machine (for example, a PnP modem), you're probably in an administrative position.
The USB does add an interesting point, however, in that it does provide another "in" to the machine. A thorough (and patient!) Administrator will find that the security has the bases covered.
I've been using it for a while now (build 2195 final) and I like the NT'ish multiuser, administration, and security options. It's not a "perfect" Windows, by any means, and I don't think it will have such a hold on desktop PCs as Win 98 did, but for NT users craving for more (plug and play is FINALLY here!) and those brave Win 98 people looking for a little more control, it's a good solution.
I know I don't have to say it, but the security is nothing like what you'd find in Linux (or any UNIX that comes to mind). The Win 2000 "Administrator" account has nothing on root:)
Thumbs up to Microsoft for (at least) making a decent effort at a flexible, easy to use, and relatively secure operating system (to say it bluntly, "as good as Windows will be for a long while").
Build 2195 has also made some great strides from the bugged menus and SMP slipups of the early betas (you might remember even RC1 had some serious pitfalls). As much as I may hate to admit it, Microsoft did its homework on this one.
Win 2000, although perhaps not the Ultimate answer to Linux, is IMHO better in most aspects than NT. It's going on my first personal box for the time being (Red Hat 6.1 on the other) - and also on my webcam server until there's decent USB support in Linux.
It's been pretty depressing lately, hearing about more and more lawsuits related to MP3 (and other formats) compression and encoding. I doubt anyone from Real Networks has actually explored the content at Streambox - right now I'm listening to MLK's "I Have A Dream" speech, in real audio, to listen to which I need RealPlayer.
From the Streambox press release once RealNetworks filed the lawsuit:
"Their main complaint is that our Streambox Ripper product allows content owners to control file format, not RealNetworks. . But we believe that the larger picture of Real's whole tactic is about preventing migration of digital media files from RealMedia to other platforms, such as Microsoft's Windows Media"
Oh, no! This is terrible! You mean, people may actually be able to listen to something without using RealPlayer? My God!
I don't know about you, but I'll avoid using RealPlayer every chance I get. Don't you just *love* those automatic links it features? Hey, while I'm at it, why don't I install a copy of RealJukebox sans the privacy patch so those RealNetwork yahoos can track what I'm listening to. Look ma, no RealPlayer!
Even with an MTH which transfers RDRAM requests to SDRAM the i820 beats out the Via. You want to talk about memory bandwidth and performance, the Via is the worst of the bunch.
What about it? It's a stable board, not made for overclocking (but no Intel-made board is)...my Coppermine runs exceptionally well on my BX Soyo 6BA+ III.
Come on, you want anyone to believe that there are a quality selection of Slot A motherboards out there? Even the K7M as its problems: placement of the ATX power connector, an AMR Slot, onboard sound (with select boards), lack of overclocking via bus speed selection, and let's not forget the chipset itself - until the KX133 comes out Via motherboards are still in the doghouse for disk performance, memory bandwidth, a horrible AGP implementation, compatibility, and CPU execution. The BX trounces the Via even with the Via proclaiming a 200MHz EV6 front side bus.
If you want to get critical, think of the FIC SD11, possibly the worst mainboard ever created. Did you know FIC's engineers dropped the ball on this one? The board is a preproduction sample. They had to rush their product to market so better boards won't hog all of the sales.
There are about a half-dozen of these adapters available for sale. They range in price from $20 to $125 depending on options (voltage tweaks, build quality, etc.).
The hard-wired multipiler lock of the Athlon (and awful motherboard support, you can't argue that) were the only reasons keeping me from upgrading to an Athlon. Instead I'm using a Coppermine 500E and I have it overclocked to 700MHz (5.0*140) on a Soyo 6BA+ III motherboard with an IWill Slotket II.
I think I remember reading an editorial at a hardware site some months back about the future of processors. The writer said that a software-based solution would allow for better functionality and more flexibility in excution. I thoght it was a pretty interesting article (sorry I can't remember the URL) but it didn't mention anything about any of these chips, well, "Goin' Mobile", to quote the Who.
Reno said LawNet would also need to focus on privacy issues...
Does this mean protecting or privacy, or doing away with it as LawNet sees fit? I'm sorry, I see this in a very strong Orwellian light. Notice how the article emphasized one (totalitarian) law enforcement agency. Integration means less choices, bar none...
I've always considered most things online to be intellectual in nature, rather than physical (barring E-Commerce sites, etc., of course) and what I'm afraid of is this huge law enforcement agency can define cybercrime any way it wants to - will this extend past what we know to be illegal into...thoughtcrime?
I was at my computer, at home, when the clock struck midnight, and I don't feel like I missed out. Sure, I would have preferred to be with a group of friends, but the only friends I have are back at college - and Winter break runs from December 18th to January 30th for me. Think of a traumatic high school career and you get the picture...I didn't really know much of anybody here near home and I still don't.
Short of being with friends from school, though, this is what I wanted to be doing. I'm at my computer every of the 364 other days of the year, so why not then? Computing, be it for work or play, is such a big part of my life that it's something I'm very comfortable doing.
No, I didn't prefer to be at home rather with some friends, but I didn't have that option. So I don't feel I missed out on anything.
What if there's an instance where a driver has to speed, such as to avoid an accident or rush to a hospital? Think about it, this is pretty terrifying to me...
I can understand why they pulled the site...I mean, "What, are they afraid that the website will suddenly start displaying pictures of Volvos?" might sound trivial for most people, but not if you're stuck driving one. 240DL stationwagon, 10 years old, 200,000 miles, beat up to hell (many small pieces are broken off, in various parking lots and highway shoulder rails).
meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage Express 2.0"
I wonder if this is how Attrition.org created the page, or if the hacker but up the "I won" message with it. That would be awful, wouldn't it, a version of Linux hacked on a Microsoft machine? And posted via FrontPage, arguably the worst HTML program available? Just give me pico:)
DVDs via Reel.com and Amazon.com all arrived as promised, perhaps a day later than normal (credit that to USPS) but received nevertheless. I just made sure to order early and not allow myself to be gouged for extra shipping.
I sent a letter to Santa for a SparcStation but all I got was a Packard Bell with Win98 preinstalled. Someone please shoot me? There's a copy of Win98 in it for you.
Any hot Internet startup that hasn't been acquired or bought out (as Slashdot and Sharky Extreme have been). Nothing against these sites, but if a consumer has ten choices and nine of them merge together, what are you left with? A big winner and a tiny loser, or two losers if you count the consumer.
When you merge together staples of the Internet like that, you're taking away choice (either intentionally or not) and that just seems like it goes against the entire impetus of the Web.
Seriously, the white paper and the addendum are interesting looks into many abject statistics...bundled up and analyzed to make sense against the fact that "[insert Slashdot featured server name here]'s connection is crap" or that their machines can't handle the load. I shouldn't complain, my sites are run on a shared server that wouldn't dream of handling Slashdot-caliber traffic just for a single hosting client.
Slashdot Mirror
The Administrator can set permissions for each user (in addition to read and write). For non-PnP device drivers, you need to be Administrator, as well.
Consider the source, though, if you have the access to physically add to the machine (for example, a PnP modem), you're probably in an administrative position.
The USB does add an interesting point, however, in that it does provide another "in" to the machine. A thorough (and patient!) Administrator will find that the security has the bases covered.
I know I don't have to say it, but the security is nothing like what you'd find in Linux (or any UNIX that comes to mind). The Win 2000 "Administrator" account has nothing on root :)
Thumbs up to Microsoft for (at least) making a decent effort at a flexible, easy to use, and relatively secure operating system (to say it bluntly, "as good as Windows will be for a long while").
Build 2195 has also made some great strides from the bugged menus and SMP slipups of the early betas (you might remember even RC1 had some serious pitfalls). As much as I may hate to admit it, Microsoft did its homework on this one.
Win 2000, although perhaps not the Ultimate answer to Linux, is IMHO better in most aspects than NT. It's going on my first personal box for the time being (Red Hat 6.1 on the other) - and also on my webcam server until there's decent USB support in Linux.
From the Streambox press release once RealNetworks filed the lawsuit:
Oh, no! This is terrible! You mean, people may actually be able to listen to something without using RealPlayer? My God!
I don't know about you, but I'll avoid using RealPlayer every chance I get. Don't you just *love* those automatic links it features? Hey, while I'm at it, why don't I install a copy of RealJukebox sans the privacy patch so those RealNetwork yahoos can track what I'm listening to. Look ma, no RealPlayer!
I'm proud to have contributed to CSC since day one and I can't wait for OGR to start up!
Even with an MTH which transfers RDRAM requests to SDRAM the i820 beats out the Via. You want to talk about memory bandwidth and performance, the Via is the worst of the bunch.
What about it? It's a stable board, not made for overclocking (but no Intel-made board is)...my Coppermine runs exceptionally well on my BX Soyo 6BA+ III.
If you want to get critical, think of the FIC SD11, possibly the worst mainboard ever created. Did you know FIC's engineers dropped the ball on this one? The board is a preproduction sample. They had to rush their product to market so better boards won't hog all of the sales.
The hard-wired multipiler lock of the Athlon (and awful motherboard support, you can't argue that) were the only reasons keeping me from upgrading to an Athlon. Instead I'm using a Coppermine 500E and I have it overclocked to 700MHz (5.0*140) on a Soyo 6BA+ III motherboard with an IWill Slotket II.
I think I remember reading an editorial at a hardware site some months back about the future of processors. The writer said that a software-based solution would allow for better functionality and more flexibility in excution. I thoght it was a pretty interesting article (sorry I can't remember the URL) but it didn't mention anything about any of these chips, well, "Goin' Mobile", to quote the Who.
...but this one decimates it.
Does this mean protecting or privacy, or doing away with it as LawNet sees fit? I'm sorry, I see this in a very strong Orwellian light. Notice how the article emphasized one (totalitarian) law enforcement agency. Integration means less choices, bar none...
I've always considered most things online to be intellectual in nature, rather than physical (barring E-Commerce sites, etc., of course) and what I'm afraid of is this huge law enforcement agency can define cybercrime any way it wants to - will this extend past what we know to be illegal into...thoughtcrime?
2000-01-04 14:32:34 "The Matrix" for geeks (articles,news) (rejected)
Anybody else have this problem with /.?
Short of being with friends from school, though, this is what I wanted to be doing. I'm at my computer every of the 364 other days of the year, so why not then? Computing, be it for work or play, is such a big part of my life that it's something I'm very comfortable doing.
No, I didn't prefer to be at home rather with some friends, but I didn't have that option. So I don't feel I missed out on anything.
What if there's an instance where a driver has to speed, such as to avoid an accident or rush to a hospital? Think about it, this is pretty terrifying to me...
They first make sure they're the only dispute resolution forum around and then they set up Email accounts with passwords that are the same as the usernames - they do this for all disputing parties - and the first party to be driven to insanity and register with another accredited registrar wins.
I can understand why they pulled the site...I mean, "What, are they afraid that the website will suddenly start displaying pictures of Volvos?" might sound trivial for most people, but not if you're stuck driving one. 240DL stationwagon, 10 years old, 200,000 miles, beat up to hell (many small pieces are broken off, in various parking lots and highway shoulder rails).
...serves the bastard right for screwing me this year. I think I'll throw that Packard Bell monstrosity at the next reindeer I see :)
meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage Express 2.0"
I wonder if this is how Attrition.org created the page, or if the hacker but up the "I won" message with it. That would be awful, wouldn't it, a version of Linux hacked on a Microsoft machine? And posted via FrontPage, arguably the worst HTML program available? Just give me pico :)
You get what you pay for, I guess, but I figure I've been paying quite a bit in time waiting for those dang lc* subdomains to resolve :)
The whole passport thing sounds iffy, too...
DVDs via Reel.com and Amazon.com all arrived as promised, perhaps a day later than normal (credit that to USPS) but received nevertheless. I just made sure to order early and not allow myself to be gouged for extra shipping.
I sent a letter to Santa for a SparcStation but all I got was a Packard Bell with Win98 preinstalled. Someone please shoot me? There's a copy of Win98 in it for you.
When you merge together staples of the Internet like that, you're taking away choice (either intentionally or not) and that just seems like it goes against the entire impetus of the Web.
I hope it's 2.35:1 scope anamorphic, I'd hate to see such a widely-regarded release suffer from a bad transfer and formatting.
Let's put together Steve Jobs, Linus Torvalds, and Bill Gates in a bunker together and put cams all over the place. Let the fun begin :)
Seriously, the white paper and the addendum are interesting looks into many abject statistics...bundled up and analyzed to make sense against the fact that "[insert Slashdot featured server name here]'s connection is crap" or that their machines can't handle the load. I shouldn't complain, my sites are run on a shared server that wouldn't dream of handling Slashdot-caliber traffic just for a single hosting client.
Interesting white paper, I enjoyed reading it.