My new Biotronik pacemaker appears to have security protocols installed. A programming session is started by pairing the programmer and the pacemaker with a wand that requires 10cm proximity (this provides the security key). The RF communications can then take place up to 3meters away utilizing a proprietary communication protocol. They claim that the communication is "security protected by state-of-the-art measures," according to the technical manual.
I have a WIndows machine primarily to run video editing, Power Director. KDEnlive almost does what I need, but frequently crashes.
I am also disappointed that Hulu and Amazon Video don't run in Linux. (Netflix does run in Chrome, but not in Firefox.)
I've been using PCLinuxOS (KDE) for three years on 4 machines, and have been happy with it. The rolling releases are great and usually work. There have been a couple of problems, but they're usually fixed in a week. The maintenance crew maintain an active and friendly prescence on their forum.
The distro is independent, not based on Debian or Ubuntu, so the occasional independent software may not have a plug-and-play distribution.
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My new Biotronik pacemaker appears to have security protocols installed. A programming session is started by pairing the programmer and the pacemaker with a wand that requires 10cm proximity (this provides the security key). The RF communications can then take place up to 3meters away utilizing a proprietary communication protocol. They claim that the communication is "security protected by state-of-the-art measures," according to the technical manual.
I have a WIndows machine primarily to run video editing, Power Director. KDEnlive almost does what I need, but frequently crashes. I am also disappointed that Hulu and Amazon Video don't run in Linux. (Netflix does run in Chrome, but not in Firefox.)
I've been using PCLinuxOS (KDE) for three years on 4 machines, and have been happy with it. The rolling releases are great and usually work. There have been a couple of problems, but they're usually fixed in a week. The maintenance crew maintain an active and friendly prescence on their forum. The distro is independent, not based on Debian or Ubuntu, so the occasional independent software may not have a plug-and-play distribution.