Passwordsafe is an excellent password management app. I currently have somewhere around 30 passwords I need to use, most of them infrequently, so I'd never be able to remember them all without something like this. It will generate random passwords for you as well (8 character, alpha/numeric).
I keep it on a USB flash drive that fits on my keychain, along with the Cygwin version of the OpenSSH clients (ssh, scp). Very, very handy.
I just got a Sony Vaio R505 two weeks ago (http://www.sonystyle.com/vaio/r505/index.html), and it's amazing. My goal was a cheap, light computer I could use around the house/yard/deck. It has built in 10/100 ethernet (and modem for those who need it) which was great for when I was getting everything set up, but since then I've just been using an 802.11b card. I love how it comes with basically all the ports I care about - VGA out, IEEE-1394 and 2 USB ports. (It also has a Memory Stick drive - oh, joy.:P ) It's also a beautiful computer - not as nice as the Titanium Powerbooks, but it's a somewhat close second (among the laptops I've seen and used, anyway).
The one problem I have with it is that it only has one type-II PCMCIA slot, so I can't use both wireless networking and the external CD-ROM drive at the same time. But, for my purposes, that isn't an issue. Some people might find the keyboard a bit annoying since the right shift key is small and squished between the "/" and up-arrow keys, but I've only mis-hit a handful of times, so it doesn't bother me. Also, the screen (12.1") might be too small for some people's needs.
Since I was aiming for a cheap, light computer instead of a desktop replacement, I got the lowest-end Celeron 650. The high end model "only" has a P-III 850 and 256MB, if you want a little more power.
Um... You clearly did not read the manual or call Samsung, or you would know that there are separate settings on the phone for notification of incoming calls and notification of missed calls and notification of voice mail. I have this phone and have not heard it ring since I got it in March and set it up.
It is a little strange that the "OK" button (when pressed and held for three seconds) disables the key lock feature and is exposed when the phone is folded, but I haven't had any problems with it. After all, you have to press and hold it for three seconds, and then, in order to get to voice mail, release the button, then press and hold it for several more seconds.
Personally, I love my 3500 and have had none of the problems mentioned above. And, to stay on-topic, I have the Free And Clear 500 plan (or whatever it is called) and haven't had any problems with it. I only travel up and down the west coast (SF, LA and Portland), so I don't know how the coverage is elsewhere...
And the rich keep getting richer... So large corporations (who could afford the fees for the patents with longer durations) would have patents which last decades, while Joe Inventor can only afford to patent his real invention for a year or two? I'm sure a fee system could be created to make this a non-issue, but it would be very difficult to get right so it would be fair to both the little and big guys.
And the Sherman Antitrust Act isn't really about big business. It's about monopolies. There's a difference. A monopoly is a problem because it harms innovation and favors the status quo in its field.
A minor clarification: monopolies aren't inherently evil, either. It is (theoretically) possible to have a benevolent monopoly which does not abuse it's position and does not stifle innovation. It all depends on the people running it.
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The clip's SDMI compliance renders the music clip utterly useless for most people. The software that comes with the music clip forces you to convert your mp3s to atrac3. If you want to have easy access to your songs on both your computer and your music clip, you'll need to have two copies -- one mp3 and one atrac3. For people with large collections of music, the amount of hard disk space used by this would be a big deterrent. Because of the way the SDMI "copy protection" works, you can't store the atrac3 files on read-only media such as CD-Rs. When you want to transfer music to the music clip, it "checks out" the song, and until it is checked back in fromthe music clip, you can't play it off your hard drive. Nothing prevents you from having multiple copies of your music, but it shouldn't be necessary, especially from a player that claims (falsely) to play mp3s.
Did you read the judge's opinion? He addresses this:
As a preliminary matter, it is far from clear that DeCSS is speech protected by the First Amendment. In material respects, it is merely a set of instructions that controls computers.29 Courts that have considered the question whether program code is constitutionally protected expression have divided on the point.[30] Nevertheless, this Court assumes for purposes of this motion, although it does not decide, that even the executable code is sufficiently expressive to merit some constitutional protection. That, however, is only the beginning of the analysis.
30 Compare Bernstein v. United States Dept. of Justice, 176 F.3d 1132, 1141(holding that encryption software in source code form is constitutionally protected expression but expressing no opinion with respect to object code), rehearing in banc granted, opinion withdrawn, 192 F.3d 1308 (9th Cir. 1999); with Junger v. Daley, 8 F. Supp.2d 708, 715-18 (N.D. Ohio 1998) (holding that encryption software in source code form is functional rather than expressive and therefore not protected speech); Karn v. United States Dept. of State, 925 F. Supp. 1, 9 n.19 (D. D.C. 1996) (assuming that source code is protected speech when joined with commentary, but stating that source code alone is "merely a means of commanding a computer to perform a function''); R. Polk Wagner, The Medium Is the Mistake: The Law of Software for the First Amendment, 51 STAN. L. REV. 387 (1999) (arguing that focus of analysis in software cases should be on whether government interests supporting regulation are related to suppression of expression, not on whether code itself is intended to be or understood as expressive); Mark A. Lemley & Eugene Volokh, Freedom of Speech and Injunctions in Intellectual Property Cases, 48 DUKE L.J. 147, 236-37 (1998) ("most executable software is best treated as a virtual machine rather than as protected expression'').
We may not like it, but despite the victories, the issue is far from decided with respect to the law.
Plug and Play? For years before Windows featured Plug and Pray, you could plug almost anything into a Mac and have it work right away. Why doesn't MacOS have themes yet?Kaleidoscope has been around for years, and has the same functionality as WindowBlinds, as far as I can tell. And, MacOS 8+ has (unfortunately) undocumented support for "Themes" built into the operating system.. Anybody remember "Architect"?
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I keep it on a USB flash drive that fits on my keychain, along with the Cygwin version of the OpenSSH clients (ssh, scp). Very, very handy.
The one problem I have with it is that it only has one type-II PCMCIA slot, so I can't use both wireless networking and the external CD-ROM drive at the same time. But, for my purposes, that isn't an issue. Some people might find the keyboard a bit annoying since the right shift key is small and squished between the "/" and up-arrow keys, but I've only mis-hit a handful of times, so it doesn't bother me. Also, the screen (12.1") might be too small for some people's needs.
Since I was aiming for a cheap, light computer instead of a desktop replacement, I got the lowest-end Celeron 650. The high end model "only" has a P-III 850 and 256MB, if you want a little more power.
It is a little strange that the "OK" button (when pressed and held for three seconds) disables the key lock feature and is exposed when the phone is folded, but I haven't had any problems with it. After all, you have to press and hold it for three seconds, and then, in order to get to voice mail, release the button, then press and hold it for several more seconds.
Personally, I love my 3500 and have had none of the problems mentioned above. And, to stay on-topic, I have the Free And Clear 500 plan (or whatever it is called) and haven't had any problems with it. I only travel up and down the west coast (SF, LA and Portland), so I don't know how the coverage is elsewhere...
And the rich keep getting richer... So large corporations (who could afford the fees for the patents with longer durations) would have patents which last decades, while Joe Inventor can only afford to patent his real invention for a year or two? I'm sure a fee system could be created to make this a non-issue, but it would be very difficult to get right so it would be fair to both the little and big guys.
Also "alot" is not a word. I see that a lot here, as well. =P
A minor clarification: monopolies aren't inherently evil, either. It is (theoretically) possible to have a benevolent monopoly which does not abuse it's position and does not stifle innovation. It all depends on the people running it.
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If you want to retry.
If you want to know more.
1256488681
Here is your navigator : Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows NT; DigExt)
Just a security hole of Slashdot. You can find this kind of hole in all sites which has a forum. I think that in site like e-trade you can make some people asks for stocks.
You can contact me there : Krakus.Irus à voila.com
If you want to retry.
If you want to know more.
The clip's SDMI compliance renders the music clip utterly useless for most people. The software that comes with the music clip forces you to convert your mp3s to atrac3. If you want to have easy access to your songs on both your computer and your music clip, you'll need to have two copies -- one mp3 and one atrac3. For people with large collections of music, the amount of hard disk space used by this would be a big deterrent. Because of the way the SDMI "copy protection" works, you can't store the atrac3 files on read-only media such as CD-Rs. When you want to transfer music to the music clip, it "checks out" the song, and until it is checked back in fromthe music clip, you can't play it off your hard drive. Nothing prevents you from having multiple copies of your music, but it shouldn't be necessary, especially from a player that claims (falsely) to play mp3s.
As a preliminary matter, it is far from clear that DeCSS is speech protected by the First Amendment. In material respects, it is merely a set of instructions that controls computers.29 Courts that have considered the question whether program code is constitutionally protected expression have divided on the point.[30] Nevertheless, this Court assumes for purposes of this motion, although it does not decide, that even the executable code is sufficiently expressive to merit some constitutional protection. That, however, is only the beginning of the analysis.
30 Compare Bernstein v. United States Dept. of Justice, 176 F.3d 1132, 1141(holding that encryption software in source code form is constitutionally protected expression but expressing no opinion with respect to object code), rehearing in banc granted, opinion withdrawn, 192 F.3d 1308 (9th Cir. 1999); with Junger v. Daley, 8 F. Supp.2d 708, 715-18 (N.D. Ohio 1998) (holding that encryption software in source code form is functional rather than expressive and therefore not protected speech); Karn v. United States Dept. of State, 925 F. Supp. 1, 9 n.19 (D. D.C. 1996) (assuming that source code is protected speech when joined with commentary, but stating that source code alone is "merely a means of commanding a computer to perform a function''); R. Polk Wagner, The Medium Is the Mistake: The Law of Software for the First Amendment, 51 STAN. L. REV. 387 (1999) (arguing that focus of analysis in software cases should be on whether government interests supporting regulation are related to suppression of expression, not on whether code itself is intended to be or understood as expressive); Mark A. Lemley & Eugene Volokh, Freedom of Speech and Injunctions in Intellectual Property Cases, 48 DUKE L.J. 147, 236-37 (1998) ("most executable software is best treated as a virtual machine rather than as protected expression'').
We may not like it, but despite the victories, the issue is far from decided with respect to the law.
Plug and Play? For years before Windows featured Plug and Pray, you could plug almost anything into a Mac and have it work right away. Why doesn't MacOS have themes yet? Kaleidoscope has been around for years, and has the same functionality as WindowBlinds, as far as I can tell. And, MacOS 8+ has (unfortunately) undocumented support for "Themes" built into the operating system.. Anybody remember "Architect"?