Until we know how deleted emails on yahoo were recovered (seen on Slashdot here: https://news.slashdot.org/stor...) can we know if using encryption on any webmail service is safe? The answers in this might go a long way but with both Google (GMail) and Yahoo saving "draft" emails for you (are THOSE encrypted?) any encryption added around it might not be necessary. Of course, you can use your own email client and send through Yahoo (or others), but how many non-technical people can do that safely?
This will greatly improve the already impressive PostgreSQL database engine and help it compete against the more well-known Enterprise Relational Database Engines at a much better price point (free).
For a lot of my data, I've just take a flash drive or SSD card into the office and left it in my locked desk.
It's convenient for me to get to and off-site so I don't have to worry about a fire.
In the 1970s (big business) and 1980s the thought was "You can't go wrong buying IBM" and as the country/world transitioned to the PC it became "You can't go wrong buying Microsoft" between their marketing and product feature/price combination. Now a new generation of managers in the US have grown up with Microsoft and continue "out of tradition" or lack of knowledge of alternatives. If you look back at the uptick in Microsoft products against alternative (Lotus 1-2-3 vs Multiplan/Excel; WordPerfect vs Microsoft Word; Harvard Graphics vs PowerPoint; and (dare I say it) Paradox/dBase vs Access) Microsoft clearly gained market share. But it took lots of time.
Now we have OpenOffice and KOffice making (limited) headway, as well as the loosely coupled Gnome Office (Abiword, Gnucalc, etc).
The uptick in Linux will gain momentum based upon cost (and possibly features) but it will take time.
Unfortunately, what's preventing business's adopting Linux or OS X is the fact that the various 'solution providers' & VARs make more money reselling Microsoft products.
It's not just the Microsoft products that keep businesses using Microsoft products...it's the business processes that are wrapped around the existing software. Upgrades are expensive, but less expensive than conversions to new software (and processes). There are also costs (and questions) regarding conversion of legacy data.
Until businesses can migrate to systems that are agnostic to specific processes (and applications) , it will be difficult to show a positive return on investment for the large expense.
While we (the DBAs and worker-bes) often say "No," it is all too often that management, in order to "appease the customer" says "Yes."
The biggest explanation is if it's a shared Oracle instance, they may be able to access data inadvertantly that they shouldn't have access to. If that fails, identify it as a risk allowing them to mine the data becuase mal-formed queries can drop the performance of the databaes engine so no users can effectively utilize it (think escalating locks).
>Yes, go on and sign up, lets rise those stats!
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>http://counter.li.org/
>Registered Linux User #185812
Nice to see the site back up. It's been down WAYYYY too long.
Tim
Registered Linux User #325725
Unfortunately, you can count me as one of those numbers. Yes, I bought a laptop with Vista pre-installed. That is one sold license. HOWEVER, I removed Vista and installed Kubuntu 7.0.4. Why? It's more stable. There is no DRM. And I am in control of my own destiny with it and not reliant on what Microsoft feels is in my best interest.
I wonder how many others have removed Vista and installed Linux, or downgraded to an earlier version of Windows.
Once again, it's only a statistic, and it's not REALITY.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
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Until we know how deleted emails on yahoo were recovered (seen on Slashdot here: https://news.slashdot.org/stor...) can we know if using encryption on any webmail service is safe? The answers in this might go a long way but with both Google (GMail) and Yahoo saving "draft" emails for you (are THOSE encrypted?) any encryption added around it might not be necessary. Of course, you can use your own email client and send through Yahoo (or others), but how many non-technical people can do that safely?
This will greatly improve the already impressive PostgreSQL database engine and help it compete against the more well-known Enterprise Relational Database Engines at a much better price point (free).
For a lot of my data, I've just take a flash drive or SSD card into the office and left it in my locked desk. It's convenient for me to get to and off-site so I don't have to worry about a fire.
Oh, come on. I can't be first, can I? Not with all the people out there. This can't possibly be Windows 1.0?
In the 1970s (big business) and 1980s the thought was "You can't go wrong buying IBM" and as the country/world transitioned to the PC it became "You can't go wrong buying Microsoft" between their marketing and product feature/price combination. Now a new generation of managers in the US have grown up with Microsoft and continue "out of tradition" or lack of knowledge of alternatives. If you look back at the uptick in Microsoft products against alternative (Lotus 1-2-3 vs Multiplan/Excel; WordPerfect vs Microsoft Word; Harvard Graphics vs PowerPoint; and (dare I say it) Paradox/dBase vs Access) Microsoft clearly gained market share. But it took lots of time.
Now we have OpenOffice and KOffice making (limited) headway, as well as the loosely coupled Gnome Office (Abiword, Gnucalc, etc).
The uptick in Linux will gain momentum based upon cost (and possibly features) but it will take time.
Tim/TJ
kb0odu
Unfortunately, what's preventing business's adopting Linux or OS X is the fact that the various 'solution providers' & VARs make more money reselling Microsoft products.
It's not just the Microsoft products that keep businesses using Microsoft products...it's the business processes that are wrapped around the existing software. Upgrades are expensive, but less expensive than conversions to new software (and processes). There are also costs (and questions) regarding conversion of legacy data.
Until businesses can migrate to systems that are agnostic to specific processes (and applications) , it will be difficult to show a positive return on investment for the large expense.
> Just say No and hope it sticks.
While we (the DBAs and worker-bes) often say "No," it is all too often that management, in order to "appease the customer" says "Yes."
The biggest explanation is if it's a shared Oracle instance, they may be able to access data inadvertantly that they shouldn't have access to. If that fails, identify it as a risk allowing them to mine the data becuase mal-formed queries can drop the performance of the databaes engine so no users can effectively utilize it (think escalating locks).
And, yes, I am a Database Administrator (DBA).
Tim
Ok...Here goes my karma down....
But there's just one word to respond with....
AFLAC!
>Yes, go on and sign up, lets rise those stats! > >http://counter.li.org/ >Registered Linux User #185812 Nice to see the site back up. It's been down WAYYYY too long. Tim Registered Linux User #325725
Unfortunately, you can count me as one of those numbers. Yes, I bought a laptop with Vista pre-installed. That is one sold license. HOWEVER, I removed Vista and installed Kubuntu 7.0.4. Why? It's more stable. There is no DRM. And I am in control of my own destiny with it and not reliant on what Microsoft feels is in my best interest. I wonder how many others have removed Vista and installed Linux, or downgraded to an earlier version of Windows. Once again, it's only a statistic, and it's not REALITY. There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.