I disagree. The hardware vendors are allowed to sell modified "OEM" Windows disks because MS chooses to let them.
Wow, Lest we forget history, we are doomed to repeat it. MS at one point went balls out to make sure the OEM installers could not do anything to change Windows. They were allowed to install drivers, and they provided full disks (there was no difference between retail and OEM licenses or media). They were sued by our Federal Government as part of the browser problems in the mid 90's - and the Government said they were not allowed to tell OEM what they could install as part of Windows. That was the birth of Crapware and the OEM version of Windows.
MS from that point on, said fine. Here is your version of Windows (which is identical to retail) but you have a different license code algorithm. The OEM has full ability to do what ever they want to the Windows disk (as that was part of the Government ruling), and you now got all the crapware, etc. being sent with the Windows install media.
From that point as well, PC manufacturers started to explore the revenue stream of crapware, and also added it to re-install with Windows if you use the install media that came with the box. They they also tried to save a buck (literally) and said HDD space was cheap - so put the Windows install on a partition, and blow it back if you loose the box - but booting some partition software, and pull it back - right like it was fresh from the company. That is why they charge $5 - $10 bucks for a "copy of Windows" when you buy the PC. Thy have to make so it works, and burn it themselves, versus getting the already pressed CD from MS - minus the crap ware.
Personally - I would love to get an OEM disk, so I can use my OEM license, with no crapware, free when I get my PC. Then get any drivers you need on a separate disk. 2 disks are fine in my opinion. Or if they are already creating OEM disks, put it on one, but it would cost more in manufacturing as you would have to have all those disks specific for each driver version ready to go for each system.
I agree whole heartedly. I was explaining why the whole ixnay on they diesel exists today. It was all from the 70's during the gas crunch then and people got burned for POS things. It is unfortunate, you had young guys in the 70's are now in charge of those companies and they still have those opinions. Plus that, and you have people that have long memories for US cars. For some reason, some person remembers their 1974 pontiac had this flaw and they think all pontiacs going forward will have that same flaw. For some reason - that does not stick with foreign car manufacturers.
Example. I have seen several like this so it is not isolated. Dude has a 10 year old beater, he got it for 1000 dollars for a high school first car. Windows don't seal right because, well, the door was crushed in. He is all mad because it is a piece of shit American car. He goes out, buys a new Toyota, and guess what, sun roof leaks. He takes it in once or twice and it never gets fixed. He loves that car and makes excuses saying it is the best thing even though any time it rains - it leaks. But that same dude will never own another American car because of that beater he had when he was 16 was a "real piece of shit, and they are not any better now."
Oh well. When you have that mentality, people won't change and that is why the American car companies need to have a huge fall from grace before they and their customers will understand they need to be more nimble. They will compete again, but it will be a while.
The main problem with the price of the $5/gallon diesel is the simple fact that people pay more at the pump. They don't see "huh, I only fill up once a month now versus before when I filled up twice." or what ever the numbers are. They just see the whole "Holy shit, it is $100 to fill up, fucking oil cartels."...
I second your opinion about a TDI. Give me one in a car I can fit in and I would drive it all day until the cows come home. However I understand a larger outlay at the pump will eventually provide me with less trips to that pump with a TDI and I understand that concept that many other people don't get.
The US lagged for simple reasons. 1) Diesel is not as "clean" as traditional gasoline, where it is cut with Ethanol to reduce emissions. Diesel does not pass emissions in several states unless it is a "work" or "farm" vehicle. 2) In the 70's the US car companies tried to make good diesel engines, but they were spectacular failures (they were unreliable and broke down frequently, and they did not last more than like 70k miles before dying permanently). 3) Due to the current refinery system in the US, Diesel costs more because we make less of it versus traditional gas. The cost now is almost $5 a gallon where I live, versus $3.50 for traditional gas.
My current company is information. Our job is to put the info into our customer's hands. Without us, our customers would not make informed decisions and it would be bad for business for them.
So.. we have about 700 people in two locations. We have about 30 system/storage admins, 7 desktop, 12 architecture, 125 app admins, 8 cyber security, 6 network, 15 NOC, 5 data center, 5 access management. Those are the people that login to servers, etc all day long. Other people that report through the IT structure are 10 vendor management, 5 asset management, 30 physical security, 10 change management, etc.
So.. if you look at it... we have about 350 people in the "IT Division" for a 1:2 ratio. However again it all depends on what you call IT.
Post the information separately. Post the initial case document (based on case number)and the courts findings/rulings (based on case number)in one document and the details (based on court info, depositions, evidence, etc.) in aother.. The initial document has the names (zyx vs. acme corp) and the rulings are the things that should be found at the same time. The details of the case (identified by a primary key of case number) should be used with Defendant and Plaintiff type talk - thus no persons should be in it.
I do it for my kids. I am the one that can fix settings for them in their web mail accounts from school. I can manage their school lunch money better than they can. I can manage their bank accounts online.
I do it for my parents. They live with me a few months out of the year but I pay their bills when they are away the other 10 months a year. I log on to their bank account and pay their bills.
I think it is all in the context. My parents don't know I logged into their bank account (and my son's for that matter) and paid bills and transferred funds around. So technically I did it without their knowledge but not without their permission.
The question was asked, without their knowledge. I know a lot of spouses that check their hubby's or wifey's email for them.
I think it all depends on what people will see as a problem. If they steal specific things that are "not a revenue stream" for a state or government, then you will get little to no action. Steal a car, or anything like that - and that is $ taken away from the state in property taxes and hell yeah - they will do their best to get it back.
My parents had their second home broken into over a fall. They stole all my dad's tools, some furniture, etc. (left the electronics, etc.) and stole the ATV and Jet Skiis. Guess what they were charged under? The Jet Skiis and ATV as my father refused to pay the licensing taxes for the tags as they were stolen. Once they were returned (broken unfortunately - they rode them aground and took the ATV to Canada) they were charged with theft of a motor vehicles. Not any of the other stuff (even though they had my dad's tools which they buried in the ground??? and furniture, etc.) The DA said that the only reason they were prosecuting the case was because of the lost revenue to the state.
What ever - they got 8 years and the insurance paid the rest.
I am sorry as hell to put it like this but I have seen basically 80% of the responses stating that you should break the policy, ignore the policy, inane comments like "dont work for criminals" or that the legal team is stupid.
Okay - having implemented one of these from being someone on a cyber security team, I know first hand what goes on behind the scenes and everything that goes on. Our company implemented one of these projects. 180 day retention for USER email boxes. If you need to keep something for retention purposes, you have a DL setup which does not have the same rules and a few team members have access to. Simple. If you need it after six months, every desktop has a PDF writer (free cute PDF) and they can print it and save it.
Now.. from a personal perspective, Hell yeah I did not like it, I like to have all the emails I sent so I know I told my boss 8 months ago to go fly a kite or something about a topic and when he confronts me to say I did not warn him about something. Tough.. Those that make more than I made the decision and we have to implement it.
So at my company - just so you know. All.exe files are listed in the host firewall and if you run one that is not approved, then cyber security pays you a visit. Everyone has approved software, and thunderbird, eudora, what ever are not approved. Since we only have IE, it is managed through AD to be forced through a proxy which does not allow any of the webmail sites. Why you ask? Well lets see - we have now fired four people since I have been with the company for sending private company info via webmail accounts to other customers to give them more money, etc.
So lets see, what else. Oh yes, all emails are scanned incoming and going out to validate compliance to corporate policies. So no "autoforward" rules in outlook to forward any mail you get to your gmail account (as well as all popular web and ISP accounts are blocked). Our company takes it as it is a place of business, not a place to deal with external distractions. You can call someone if you want to talk to them - just don't email them.
So why do you ask why we go to these extremes. We have to. Government regulations on our business. Several people have access to information that requires government clearances, and we get bent over a barrel when any of that goes out the door. Does it work? Yes. Do people like it? Well they have gotten used to it (we implemented it 4 years ago). The VP with 9Gb of mail was pretty pissed for a while, but realized his life was much easier.
Just to let you know - for those of your pansies saying to let it all go free and don't work for criminals, etc. A company is never the criminal, it is the people in the company that are the criminals. So restricting the people that are potential criminals removes that temptation and will allow you to do your job more effectively.
Last point, I know the next logical point most people bring up in this argument, which is hire better people if we are firing people that have done things wrong. Every person before they get hired has a criminal background check and over 80% of our company had at least "classified" level government clearance. So, the government trusts them, as well as they had the skills to get into the job, and the temperament to get along with the people at the company. They were still fired for doing something like selling one companies info, to another, even with all the things in place.
You cannot change human behavior, but you can try to circumvent it so that it is an overt act and then it is something they willingly did, and then you can throw the book at them for doing it because it was pre-meditated.
Really? Those are extraordinary measures?
I am running Hardy Ubuntu at home and let's see exactly what of this is extraordinary.
1) I run as a limited user.
Hmmmm I do the same in Ubuntu. My account has rights to do the basics in Gnome - however have to sudo to do anything with power (run updates) or type my password when doing something administrative from the GUI. Sorry - this is identical and by the way - the preferred security methodology.
2) I patch Windows monthly.
Monthly? I only wish it were that in Ubuntu. I get updated nightly that there are 7 patches in the last 24 hours I need to download and re-install. Virtually every other day one requires a reboot. I wait until the weekend to reboot once a week. I never have to do that. I reboot once a month with my windows box - and that is patch Tuesday evening.
3) I don't run software that claims to put "HAWT NUDE CHIXXXORZ" "RIGHT ON YOUR DESKTOP!".
Granted - this will only work on a windows system because the EXE was designed for it. However - I would never do this as well on any system I am running. Being *NIX, Solaris, or Windows. Again - just good security methodologies.
I don't know if you were intending your comment to be a joke (as the MOD states) but I sure as hell hope you never come near my systems if you think that is extraordinary measures to keep a system up to date.
Mod me what you want - but I am sorry to say there is good reasons why SUVs work. Soccer moms who don't want to drive minivans or regular sedans are the bullshit reasons. I drive an SUV because it is the only damned VEHICLE (car, truck, suv, etc.) that I can fit in. In the last 10 years, the car companies have made it a point to take away the leg room, and make bigger center consoles, and a smaller, more intimate driver cockpit.
I drive a Nissan Murano now. It gets 20/25 mpg. I drive it nicely so I get about that. I am sorry to offend anyone's sensibilities, but I was not going to spend more than 30k on a new car. I went to EVERY dealer in town - checked every car and my short list of cars I could fit in (cars, trucks, etc.) Here is, the ENTIRE LIST OF 2007 vehicles I could fit in due to my length and width.
* Chevy Tahoe, Suburban, Trailblazer, Silverado, Avalanche (and their GMC clones)
* Cadillac CTS, SRX, Escalade
* BMW (what ever the SUV model was, none of the sedans)
* Mercedes (what ever their land rover looking SUV is, none of the sedans or other SUVs)
* Ford F-150
* Nissan Murano
That was it. Those were my choices of new car when my last one died (2001 Pontiac Aztek). Everything else was too small or had stupidly placed gear shifts which would mean I would knock it out of gear when driving and switching to the break from the gas pedal or vice versa. Not a single Toyota, Honda, Hummer, Dodge, Volvo, VW, Chrysler, Jeep, Kia, Hyndai, Saab, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Mini, Lexus, Infiniti, Buick, Saturn, Pontiac, Land Rover could I get in comfortably because of a poorly designed cockpit for the driver. Trust me - I TRIED THEM ALL.
So before you go spouting of at the mouth about how everyone should just get a small car - contemplate what you are saying. I would have loved, freaking loved to have gotten a Honda Accord Hybrid - but no freaking way a dude of my size is fitting in there. Yes I only have to drive my son around.. just the two of us. But again - I had to get something that I could drive.
My other choice, as you might say, would be to get two cars. I live 5 miles from work. I can get a small POS for my day to day driving and a second car for the 3-5 trips I take in a year, that I could actually fit in. But then how is that good for a cost benefit analysis.
I also agree with most of the posts about the Soccer moms with the full size suburban - seeing some woman with a suburban that is 5'4" and has one kid getting out of the back is a waste in my opinion - and seeing her climb out of that thing - that is just crap. Get her a Honda Accord or something and things will be fine.
I think the final thing you are missing is people with more than 2 kids. I am sorry - but if you have 3 kids - all of them in kiddie seats until they are 10, you need a car that is wide enough to get them in the back seat. And a sedan makes it hard to do that. Minivan or SUV here you come. You can thank the damn US/State governments by trying to make kids "safe" but having to put kids in those damn seats for 10 years. That is why people have to buy bigger cars.
While I agree with other posts, there is a huge problem with technology in cars. Give me cylinder cut out technology, Hybrid technology, etc. But most of that has to go through EPA testing and stuff for a decade before it hits the road (being formerly in the auto industry - I know).
Wow I hate to meet your kids. Where do you keep them? Locked in the basement, home schooled with no friends outside the house and not able to go to a museum or library or field trip or anywhere without your or your spouse with them?
The first two rules of parenting.
#1) Love your kinds unconditionally.
#2) You can only control the environment where you live. Everything else they do outside your control zone (Ie. Your home) has to come through you teaching them what is right and wrong as you cannot control what happens in the outside world.
You have got to be joking correct? Do you have kids much less teenagers? I am as engaged in my son's live as possible as a single father (who lives with me). I know every video game he has or purchases (allowance money). He came home and bought SIMs 2. I was okay with that but his mother - with more religious views, said "heck no", because you can make "whoo-hoo". Fine. He is 13. So the game is gone. That simple? Nope. He has told me that he goes to a friends house and plays that game there. He knew full well he is not supposed to play it - but "Since I cannot play it at home - I have to play it elsewhere".
Then what does he do? He goes online to YouTube and looks around there for "funny stuff". Knowing again - YouTube is blocked at my house. Then I found out he created a facebook page on a school computer. Again.. bypassing my rules and my proxies setup at home.
So.. What is a parent to do? As someone who knows technology, create a master list of video game systems, games, and web sites that he is not allowed to use and give it to every parent, teacher, educator, librarian, kid he ever is going to hang with? Create a TRUE rating system. None of this crap T is for teen. Ummm Okay.. so my son could easily play T games when he was 9.. Spy Vs. Spy? Sure. LoTR? Sure. Make a system that is much closer to what is reality. Some of those T games are borderline M games - which make it really hard to determine what you are buying (where on the scale on T you get).
Now - as a parent, and definitely of age, can I play GTA IV or Leisure Suit Larry? Heck yeah. But after the boy goes to bed and I have my quiet time. I just do not let him know I am playing such things. When I was a kid, there was no internet, YouTube or video games you had to worry about (well except Leisure Suit Larry), all we had was HBO at a friends house who had full cable. We could see more on that and Cinimax late at night.
I am just saying.. From a parents perspective, Kids just have 1000% more ways to see what they want and bypass what the parents want to do at their home and very few other people have a second thought on how this is done.
I agree with you whole heartedly. I was not saying anything about the value of a MAC - just that it was something that has to be determine with each transaction. My parents for example. I would love to convince them to get a MAC. They have two identical PCs for each of their houses. They don't do much work outside of free cell (god do they play that a freaking lot) and ms office apps and internet browsing, maybe a few CD/DVD creations. Well, they have all the software as my father is a college professor - and gets cheap MS software (xp and office for $10 a CD) and he can get the PCs from fry's for $150. That is all he needs. I hate being his personal tech support - but - for what he needs - he does not want to swallow the pill for the MAC tax. Again - he does not need the horsepower - he just wants something the runs.
If he did more work - I might be able to convince them - but since their major app is free cell - any old boat anchor will work (or new boat anchor as the deal maybe).
All part of the analysis:)
As for the shoes. My place of work fires people for not dressing "appropriately" which is to mean business attire (shirts and slacks - no ties thank god). We have buy for $5 on fridays the opportunity to go "business casual" which is donated to make a wish. We have to wear penny loafers made of leather - and shined. Wish I could get away with sneakers or Birkenstocks.. but hey - gotta do what pays the bills:) Yes - since 16's are pretty big - have not walked on water unless was being pulled by a boat. Try the size 18 ring I have on my finger. I have broken my fingers several times from football;) Most of my friends can put their wedding rings right through the center:)
Oh well having the world made big people - that is a different story;)
While overall I can agree with your results from the examples you have provided - I cannot agree with your premise as a rule. You can buy cheap things (the wal*mart-ization of everyday items) and still get the full value of what your purchase is. Paper? Generic Drugs (prescription and OTC)? Cleaning supplies? I mean I can go on.
Now when you are talking about any major purchase, you should do your research, determine the ROI you want for the system item, how much time you wish work on the item, how much the cost of repairs are versus the average lifetime of break down (MTBF) on items, etc. If you want to be able to put in a larger hard drive down the road - it will be harder with a MAC than a Wintel. However if you want the thing to just work - and never change anything for the next 10 years, MAC might be the way to go (No patching, etc.)
I prefer to have power over my PCs - regardless of what OS I run on it. I want to switch video cards, memory, DVD Burners, etc. at my own whim once I am ready to upgrade. That is all part of my decisions to use what I have at home. I have multiple systems - but they are almost all windows based (one Ubuntu box). Why? I own the copies, and they work for what I need. I run a WSUS server on my domain controller at home and control everything. Can I add the MAC.. sure.. but "I" don't think it brings anything to the table "I" don't already have. That is personal. That went into my Cost Benefit Analysis of determining "my" home network. Now you can have a lot of other factors in the picture - and you can love the MAC interface, and want the reliability - great. That goes into your CBA of the situation.
Where I am going with this is all about the experience you want with your items. My father for 5 Christmas's in a row gave me tools. I have had a complete set of craftsman tools since I was 10 years old. I still have them to this day 20+ years later. I love them and if they break - I go to sears and get a replacement free of cost. The initial cost was greater (not at the time really - late 70's USA did not have Chinese imported steel tools) but they will last with a lifetime warranty. They just work. However I use them almost weekly. If I did not use them weekly, maybe every other month or so, I could use the "freebe" set I got when I signed up for something one time. Will they work? Yes! Will they last forever? Nope! But they will work for what they are intended for. Where is that freebe set now? In the car. It is there for emergencies in case I need to do something when I am not home or stranded along the side of the road.
You brought up shoes. No shoes have ever lasted for me longer than about 2 years (when constantly worn - like work shoes). I am 6'3" and 300+ with size 16 EEE shoes. I have to spend a pretty penny to find something that fits. However, the soles wear our of my shoes faster than the rest of the shoe. I have no traction left on the shoes long before the leather or anything else gives out. So - no matter how much the cost ($10 from wal*mart or $200 from the local "cobbler") they last about the same amount of time. My shoes $10 shoes that I got from wal*mart I use to cut the grass. They work - they protect my feet and I don't care what they look like. I just need something to wear. My $200 leather shoes I wear for work - I have to dress professionally - that is another decision and have to determine for my CBA.
I guess my point - while I am rambling is that it all comes down to the pros and cons of each situation - and that determines the quality vs. price you are willing to pay and what will give you the greatest return on your money.
Excuse me? Of course it is deliberate. 80% of slashdot say "they are trying to keep the man down by not building in SSH and SFTP server on W 2k8"... Of course the same 80% of you would cry "Monopoly.. Abuse of power" if they did install a wizz-bang SSH and SFTP server on the OS. No offense but they have to walk a fine line between providing what the customers need - and what will get them sued. There are so many vendors out there that sell (or give away) SSH/SFTP for windows what they will all be up in arms if MS just "gave it away".
I will reserve judgment on the system until it comes out in a more stable release (ie. gold code) and determine then if I like it. Features tend to change (especially with MS products) over the RC process - so don't hold your breath that this is the final list of management apps or services that come with it.
I agree with your statement, but I dont see this as a legitimate Fake domain sending solution as of yet. There are too many applications that send emails on behalf of your email address that should not. I do not agree with them, however it is a fact of life.
I am doing this now at my company after just implementing SPF. I have a 200 (and growing) IP whitelist of companies that send emails to us that we HAVE to have, but their applications send emails as they are from our company. Login to Expedia (who we do our business travel through) and see who the emails are send from when you get your flight arrangements? Well it is the email account you logged in with. If you used your business account (because this is business related) you get an email from you to you. Killed by SPF as expedia is not in your SPF record.
Again - this is a version 1.0 of a help for stopping people send emails on behalf of you - but the people that use piss poor coding and exploit SMTP holes are the ones that will make implementing something that should be easy as hell to implement (one line in a server and restart name.d). My two cents worth.
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I disagree. The hardware vendors are allowed to sell modified "OEM" Windows disks because MS chooses to let them.
Wow, Lest we forget history, we are doomed to repeat it. MS at one point went balls out to make sure the OEM installers could not do anything to change Windows. They were allowed to install drivers, and they provided full disks (there was no difference between retail and OEM licenses or media). They were sued by our Federal Government as part of the browser problems in the mid 90's - and the Government said they were not allowed to tell OEM what they could install as part of Windows. That was the birth of Crapware and the OEM version of Windows.
MS from that point on, said fine. Here is your version of Windows (which is identical to retail) but you have a different license code algorithm. The OEM has full ability to do what ever they want to the Windows disk (as that was part of the Government ruling), and you now got all the crapware, etc. being sent with the Windows install media.
From that point as well, PC manufacturers started to explore the revenue stream of crapware, and also added it to re-install with Windows if you use the install media that came with the box. They they also tried to save a buck (literally) and said HDD space was cheap - so put the Windows install on a partition, and blow it back if you loose the box - but booting some partition software, and pull it back - right like it was fresh from the company. That is why they charge $5 - $10 bucks for a "copy of Windows" when you buy the PC. Thy have to make so it works, and burn it themselves, versus getting the already pressed CD from MS - minus the crap ware.
Personally - I would love to get an OEM disk, so I can use my OEM license, with no crapware, free when I get my PC. Then get any drivers you need on a separate disk. 2 disks are fine in my opinion. Or if they are already creating OEM disks, put it on one, but it would cost more in manufacturing as you would have to have all those disks specific for each driver version ready to go for each system.
The Dilbert Principal for Management Selection is alive an well ;)
I agree whole heartedly. I was explaining why the whole ixnay on they diesel exists today. It was all from the 70's during the gas crunch then and people got burned for POS things. It is unfortunate, you had young guys in the 70's are now in charge of those companies and they still have those opinions. Plus that, and you have people that have long memories for US cars. For some reason, some person remembers their 1974 pontiac had this flaw and they think all pontiacs going forward will have that same flaw. For some reason - that does not stick with foreign car manufacturers. ...
Example. I have seen several like this so it is not isolated. Dude has a 10 year old beater, he got it for 1000 dollars for a high school first car. Windows don't seal right because, well, the door was crushed in. He is all mad because it is a piece of shit American car. He goes out, buys a new Toyota, and guess what, sun roof leaks. He takes it in once or twice and it never gets fixed. He loves that car and makes excuses saying it is the best thing even though any time it rains - it leaks. But that same dude will never own another American car because of that beater he had when he was 16 was a "real piece of shit, and they are not any better now."
Oh well. When you have that mentality, people won't change and that is why the American car companies need to have a huge fall from grace before they and their customers will understand they need to be more nimble. They will compete again, but it will be a while.
The main problem with the price of the $5/gallon diesel is the simple fact that people pay more at the pump. They don't see "huh, I only fill up once a month now versus before when I filled up twice." or what ever the numbers are. They just see the whole "Holy shit, it is $100 to fill up, fucking oil cartels."
I second your opinion about a TDI. Give me one in a car I can fit in and I would drive it all day until the cows come home. However I understand a larger outlay at the pump will eventually provide me with less trips to that pump with a TDI and I understand that concept that many other people don't get.
The US lagged for simple reasons. 1) Diesel is not as "clean" as traditional gasoline, where it is cut with Ethanol to reduce emissions. Diesel does not pass emissions in several states unless it is a "work" or "farm" vehicle. 2) In the 70's the US car companies tried to make good diesel engines, but they were spectacular failures (they were unreliable and broke down frequently, and they did not last more than like 70k miles before dying permanently). 3) Due to the current refinery system in the US, Diesel costs more because we make less of it versus traditional gas. The cost now is almost $5 a gallon where I live, versus $3.50 for traditional gas.
My current company is information. Our job is to put the info into our customer's hands. Without us, our customers would not make informed decisions and it would be bad for business for them. So .. we have about 700 people in two locations. We have about 30 system/storage admins, 7 desktop, 12 architecture, 125 app admins, 8 cyber security, 6 network, 15 NOC, 5 data center, 5 access management. Those are the people that login to servers, etc all day long. Other people that report through the IT structure are 10 vendor management, 5 asset management, 30 physical security, 10 change management, etc.
.. if you look at it ... we have about 350 people in the "IT Division" for a 1:2 ratio. However again it all depends on what you call IT.
So
Post the information separately. Post the initial case document (based on case number)and the courts findings/rulings (based on case number)in one document and the details (based on court info, depositions, evidence, etc.) in aother.. The initial document has the names (zyx vs. acme corp) and the rulings are the things that should be found at the same time. The details of the case (identified by a primary key of case number) should be used with Defendant and Plaintiff type talk - thus no persons should be in it.
I do it for my kids. I am the one that can fix settings for them in their web mail accounts from school. I can manage their school lunch money better than they can. I can manage their bank accounts online. I do it for my parents. They live with me a few months out of the year but I pay their bills when they are away the other 10 months a year. I log on to their bank account and pay their bills. I think it is all in the context. My parents don't know I logged into their bank account (and my son's for that matter) and paid bills and transferred funds around. So technically I did it without their knowledge but not without their permission. The question was asked, without their knowledge. I know a lot of spouses that check their hubby's or wifey's email for them.
I think it all depends on what people will see as a problem. If they steal specific things that are "not a revenue stream" for a state or government, then you will get little to no action. Steal a car, or anything like that - and that is $ taken away from the state in property taxes and hell yeah - they will do their best to get it back. My parents had their second home broken into over a fall. They stole all my dad's tools, some furniture, etc. (left the electronics, etc.) and stole the ATV and Jet Skiis. Guess what they were charged under? The Jet Skiis and ATV as my father refused to pay the licensing taxes for the tags as they were stolen. Once they were returned (broken unfortunately - they rode them aground and took the ATV to Canada) they were charged with theft of a motor vehicles. Not any of the other stuff (even though they had my dad's tools which they buried in the ground??? and furniture, etc.) The DA said that the only reason they were prosecuting the case was because of the lost revenue to the state. What ever - they got 8 years and the insurance paid the rest.
I am sorry as hell to put it like this but I have seen basically 80% of the responses stating that you should break the policy, ignore the policy, inane comments like "dont work for criminals" or that the legal team is stupid. .. from a personal perspective, Hell yeah I did not like it, I like to have all the emails I sent so I know I told my boss 8 months ago to go fly a kite or something about a topic and when he confronts me to say I did not warn him about something. Tough .. Those that make more than I made the decision and we have to implement it.
.exe files are listed in the host firewall and if you run one that is not approved, then cyber security pays you a visit. Everyone has approved software, and thunderbird, eudora, what ever are not approved. Since we only have IE, it is managed through AD to be forced through a proxy which does not allow any of the webmail sites. Why you ask? Well lets see - we have now fired four people since I have been with the company for sending private company info via webmail accounts to other customers to give them more money, etc.
Okay - having implemented one of these from being someone on a cyber security team, I know first hand what goes on behind the scenes and everything that goes on. Our company implemented one of these projects. 180 day retention for USER email boxes. If you need to keep something for retention purposes, you have a DL setup which does not have the same rules and a few team members have access to. Simple. If you need it after six months, every desktop has a PDF writer (free cute PDF) and they can print it and save it.
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So at my company - just so you know. All
So lets see, what else. Oh yes, all emails are scanned incoming and going out to validate compliance to corporate policies. So no "autoforward" rules in outlook to forward any mail you get to your gmail account (as well as all popular web and ISP accounts are blocked). Our company takes it as it is a place of business, not a place to deal with external distractions. You can call someone if you want to talk to them - just don't email them.
So why do you ask why we go to these extremes. We have to. Government regulations on our business. Several people have access to information that requires government clearances, and we get bent over a barrel when any of that goes out the door. Does it work? Yes. Do people like it? Well they have gotten used to it (we implemented it 4 years ago). The VP with 9Gb of mail was pretty pissed for a while, but realized his life was much easier.
Just to let you know - for those of your pansies saying to let it all go free and don't work for criminals, etc. A company is never the criminal, it is the people in the company that are the criminals. So restricting the people that are potential criminals removes that temptation and will allow you to do your job more effectively.
Last point, I know the next logical point most people bring up in this argument, which is hire better people if we are firing people that have done things wrong. Every person before they get hired has a criminal background check and over 80% of our company had at least "classified" level government clearance. So, the government trusts them, as well as they had the skills to get into the job, and the temperament to get along with the people at the company. They were still fired for doing something like selling one companies info, to another, even with all the things in place.
You cannot change human behavior, but you can try to circumvent it so that it is an overt act and then it is something they willingly did, and then you can throw the book at them for doing it because it was pre-meditated.
Really? Those are extraordinary measures? I am running Hardy Ubuntu at home and let's see exactly what of this is extraordinary. 1) I run as a limited user. Hmmmm I do the same in Ubuntu. My account has rights to do the basics in Gnome - however have to sudo to do anything with power (run updates) or type my password when doing something administrative from the GUI. Sorry - this is identical and by the way - the preferred security methodology. 2) I patch Windows monthly. Monthly? I only wish it were that in Ubuntu. I get updated nightly that there are 7 patches in the last 24 hours I need to download and re-install. Virtually every other day one requires a reboot. I wait until the weekend to reboot once a week. I never have to do that. I reboot once a month with my windows box - and that is patch Tuesday evening. 3) I don't run software that claims to put "HAWT NUDE CHIXXXORZ" "RIGHT ON YOUR DESKTOP!". Granted - this will only work on a windows system because the EXE was designed for it. However - I would never do this as well on any system I am running. Being *NIX, Solaris, or Windows. Again - just good security methodologies. I don't know if you were intending your comment to be a joke (as the MOD states) but I sure as hell hope you never come near my systems if you think that is extraordinary measures to keep a system up to date.
Mod me what you want - but I am sorry to say there is good reasons why SUVs work. Soccer moms who don't want to drive minivans or regular sedans are the bullshit reasons. I drive an SUV because it is the only damned VEHICLE (car, truck, suv, etc.) that I can fit in. In the last 10 years, the car companies have made it a point to take away the leg room, and make bigger center consoles, and a smaller, more intimate driver cockpit.
.. just the two of us. But again - I had to get something that I could drive.
I drive a Nissan Murano now. It gets 20/25 mpg. I drive it nicely so I get about that. I am sorry to offend anyone's sensibilities, but I was not going to spend more than 30k on a new car. I went to EVERY dealer in town - checked every car and my short list of cars I could fit in (cars, trucks, etc.) Here is, the ENTIRE LIST OF 2007 vehicles I could fit in due to my length and width.
* Chevy Tahoe, Suburban, Trailblazer, Silverado, Avalanche (and their GMC clones) * Cadillac CTS, SRX, Escalade * BMW (what ever the SUV model was, none of the sedans) * Mercedes (what ever their land rover looking SUV is, none of the sedans or other SUVs) * Ford F-150 * Nissan Murano
That was it. Those were my choices of new car when my last one died (2001 Pontiac Aztek). Everything else was too small or had stupidly placed gear shifts which would mean I would knock it out of gear when driving and switching to the break from the gas pedal or vice versa. Not a single Toyota, Honda, Hummer, Dodge, Volvo, VW, Chrysler, Jeep, Kia, Hyndai, Saab, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Mini, Lexus, Infiniti, Buick, Saturn, Pontiac, Land Rover could I get in comfortably because of a poorly designed cockpit for the driver. Trust me - I TRIED THEM ALL.
So before you go spouting of at the mouth about how everyone should just get a small car - contemplate what you are saying. I would have loved, freaking loved to have gotten a Honda Accord Hybrid - but no freaking way a dude of my size is fitting in there. Yes I only have to drive my son around
My other choice, as you might say, would be to get two cars. I live 5 miles from work. I can get a small POS for my day to day driving and a second car for the 3-5 trips I take in a year, that I could actually fit in. But then how is that good for a cost benefit analysis.
I also agree with most of the posts about the Soccer moms with the full size suburban - seeing some woman with a suburban that is 5'4" and has one kid getting out of the back is a waste in my opinion - and seeing her climb out of that thing - that is just crap. Get her a Honda Accord or something and things will be fine.
I think the final thing you are missing is people with more than 2 kids. I am sorry - but if you have 3 kids - all of them in kiddie seats until they are 10, you need a car that is wide enough to get them in the back seat. And a sedan makes it hard to do that. Minivan or SUV here you come. You can thank the damn US/State governments by trying to make kids "safe" but having to put kids in those damn seats for 10 years. That is why people have to buy bigger cars.
While I agree with other posts, there is a huge problem with technology in cars. Give me cylinder cut out technology, Hybrid technology, etc. But most of that has to go through EPA testing and stuff for a decade before it hits the road (being formerly in the auto industry - I know).
Welcome to the world we created.
Wow I hate to meet your kids. Where do you keep them? Locked in the basement, home schooled with no friends outside the house and not able to go to a museum or library or field trip or anywhere without your or your spouse with them?
The first two rules of parenting.
#1) Love your kinds unconditionally.
#2) You can only control the environment where you live. Everything else they do outside your control zone (Ie. Your home) has to come through you teaching them what is right and wrong as you cannot control what happens in the outside world.
You have got to be joking correct? Do you have kids much less teenagers? I am as engaged in my son's live as possible as a single father (who lives with me). I know every video game he has or purchases (allowance money). He came home and bought SIMs 2. I was okay with that but his mother - with more religious views, said "heck no", because you can make "whoo-hoo". Fine. He is 13. So the game is gone. That simple? Nope. He has told me that he goes to a friends house and plays that game there. He knew full well he is not supposed to play it - but "Since I cannot play it at home - I have to play it elsewhere".
.. bypassing my rules and my proxies setup at home.
.. What is a parent to do? As someone who knows technology, create a master list of video game systems, games, and web sites that he is not allowed to use and give it to every parent, teacher, educator, librarian, kid he ever is going to hang with? Create a TRUE rating system. None of this crap T is for teen. Ummm Okay .. so my son could easily play T games when he was 9 .. Spy Vs. Spy? Sure. LoTR? Sure. Make a system that is much closer to what is reality. Some of those T games are borderline M games - which make it really hard to determine what you are buying (where on the scale on T you get).
.. From a parents perspective, Kids just have 1000% more ways to see what they want and bypass what the parents want to do at their home and very few other people have a second thought on how this is done.
Then what does he do? He goes online to YouTube and looks around there for "funny stuff". Knowing again - YouTube is blocked at my house. Then I found out he created a facebook page on a school computer. Again
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Now - as a parent, and definitely of age, can I play GTA IV or Leisure Suit Larry? Heck yeah. But after the boy goes to bed and I have my quiet time. I just do not let him know I am playing such things. When I was a kid, there was no internet, YouTube or video games you had to worry about (well except Leisure Suit Larry), all we had was HBO at a friends house who had full cable. We could see more on that and Cinimax late at night.
I am just saying
I agree with you whole heartedly. I was not saying anything about the value of a MAC - just that it was something that has to be determine with each transaction. My parents for example. I would love to convince them to get a MAC. They have two identical PCs for each of their houses. They don't do much work outside of free cell (god do they play that a freaking lot) and ms office apps and internet browsing, maybe a few CD/DVD creations. Well, they have all the software as my father is a college professor - and gets cheap MS software (xp and office for $10 a CD) and he can get the PCs from fry's for $150. That is all he needs. I hate being his personal tech support - but - for what he needs - he does not want to swallow the pill for the MAC tax. Again - he does not need the horsepower - he just wants something the runs. If he did more work - I might be able to convince them - but since their major app is free cell - any old boat anchor will work (or new boat anchor as the deal maybe). All part of the analysis :)
As for the shoes. My place of work fires people for not dressing "appropriately" which is to mean business attire (shirts and slacks - no ties thank god). We have buy for $5 on fridays the opportunity to go "business casual" which is donated to make a wish. We have to wear penny loafers made of leather - and shined. Wish I could get away with sneakers or Birkenstocks .. but hey - gotta do what pays the bills :) Yes - since 16's are pretty big - have not walked on water unless was being pulled by a boat. Try the size 18 ring I have on my finger. I have broken my fingers several times from football ;) Most of my friends can put their wedding rings right through the center :)
Oh well having the world made big people - that is a different story ;)
While overall I can agree with your results from the examples you have provided - I cannot agree with your premise as a rule. You can buy cheap things (the wal*mart-ization of everyday items) and still get the full value of what your purchase is. Paper? Generic Drugs (prescription and OTC)? Cleaning supplies? I mean I can go on.
.. sure .. but "I" don't think it brings anything to the table "I" don't already have. That is personal. That went into my Cost Benefit Analysis of determining "my" home network. Now you can have a lot of other factors in the picture - and you can love the MAC interface, and want the reliability - great. That goes into your CBA of the situation.
Now when you are talking about any major purchase, you should do your research, determine the ROI you want for the system item, how much time you wish work on the item, how much the cost of repairs are versus the average lifetime of break down (MTBF) on items, etc. If you want to be able to put in a larger hard drive down the road - it will be harder with a MAC than a Wintel. However if you want the thing to just work - and never change anything for the next 10 years, MAC might be the way to go (No patching, etc.)
I prefer to have power over my PCs - regardless of what OS I run on it. I want to switch video cards, memory, DVD Burners, etc. at my own whim once I am ready to upgrade. That is all part of my decisions to use what I have at home. I have multiple systems - but they are almost all windows based (one Ubuntu box). Why? I own the copies, and they work for what I need. I run a WSUS server on my domain controller at home and control everything. Can I add the MAC
Where I am going with this is all about the experience you want with your items. My father for 5 Christmas's in a row gave me tools. I have had a complete set of craftsman tools since I was 10 years old. I still have them to this day 20+ years later. I love them and if they break - I go to sears and get a replacement free of cost. The initial cost was greater (not at the time really - late 70's USA did not have Chinese imported steel tools) but they will last with a lifetime warranty. They just work. However I use them almost weekly. If I did not use them weekly, maybe every other month or so, I could use the "freebe" set I got when I signed up for something one time. Will they work? Yes! Will they last forever? Nope! But they will work for what they are intended for. Where is that freebe set now? In the car. It is there for emergencies in case I need to do something when I am not home or stranded along the side of the road.
You brought up shoes. No shoes have ever lasted for me longer than about 2 years (when constantly worn - like work shoes). I am 6'3" and 300+ with size 16 EEE shoes. I have to spend a pretty penny to find something that fits. However, the soles wear our of my shoes faster than the rest of the shoe. I have no traction left on the shoes long before the leather or anything else gives out. So - no matter how much the cost ($10 from wal*mart or $200 from the local "cobbler") they last about the same amount of time. My shoes $10 shoes that I got from wal*mart I use to cut the grass. They work - they protect my feet and I don't care what they look like. I just need something to wear. My $200 leather shoes I wear for work - I have to dress professionally - that is another decision and have to determine for my CBA.
I guess my point - while I am rambling is that it all comes down to the pros and cons of each situation - and that determines the quality vs. price you are willing to pay and what will give you the greatest return on your money.
Excuse me? Of course it is deliberate. 80% of slashdot say "they are trying to keep the man down by not building in SSH and SFTP server on W 2k8" ... Of course the same 80% of you would cry "Monopoly .. Abuse of power" if they did install a wizz-bang SSH and SFTP server on the OS. No offense but they have to walk a fine line between providing what the customers need - and what will get them sued. There are so many vendors out there that sell (or give away) SSH/SFTP for windows what they will all be up in arms if MS just "gave it away".
I will reserve judgment on the system until it comes out in a more stable release (ie. gold code) and determine then if I like it. Features tend to change (especially with MS products) over the RC process - so don't hold your breath that this is the final list of management apps or services that come with it.
I agree with your statement, but I dont see this as a legitimate Fake domain sending solution as of yet. There are too many applications that send emails on behalf of your email address that should not. I do not agree with them, however it is a fact of life. I am doing this now at my company after just implementing SPF. I have a 200 (and growing) IP whitelist of companies that send emails to us that we HAVE to have, but their applications send emails as they are from our company. Login to Expedia (who we do our business travel through) and see who the emails are send from when you get your flight arrangements? Well it is the email account you logged in with. If you used your business account (because this is business related) you get an email from you to you. Killed by SPF as expedia is not in your SPF record. Again - this is a version 1.0 of a help for stopping people send emails on behalf of you - but the people that use piss poor coding and exploit SMTP holes are the ones that will make implementing something that should be easy as hell to implement (one line in a server and restart name.d). My two cents worth.