Comment Missing Apache 2.4 (Score 3, Insightful) 191
Looks like debian is still using Apache 2.2.... no wonder nginx is gaining ground.
Apache 2.4 has OCSP stapling support which gives a huge boost to SSL performance.
Comment Apache2.4? (Score 1) 226
Its stable its been out over a year, have any distros picked it up yet?
Comment VirtualBox (Score 2, Insightful) 572
Setup a windows XP virtual machine. Save a snapshot, or a VDI/VMDK file of a clean hard drive image. When they come, boot up the virtual machine in full screen. When they leave, restore the clean snapshot or clean hard drive image.
Submission + - Turbotax.com locks out Linux users (pastebin.com)
whtmarker writes: Despite supporting kindle fire and chromebook http://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/system-requirements_thickbox.jsp, linux users are finding themselves locked out of the turbotax website. Even two weeks ago, there when was an option to continue into the website, despite using linux thus not meeting the minimum requirements for the site. Dozens of linux users are frustrated http://pastebin.com/JhTAnnxA but this illustrates a general problem of cloud services. You can be locked out of your data and denied service on a whim.
Comment Re:Not possible any more (Score 1) 368
However look at the tuition for any school now - even working full time there's no way it would be possible to escape any modern college without significant debt.
Actually it is possible, and people do it all the time. Some earn scholarships, use AP credit from HS, have help from parents, or just work hard. I worked 25-30 hrs/week with a 3/4 course load and full time in summer with a 1/4 course load, tuition was $2000/semester so I paid $5k/yr, rent was $2500/yr. I worked full time during christmas break and other school breaks, bought textbooks online, rode a bicycle (w/ snow goggles in winter), no grants, minimal scholarship money, no debt. With no car and no cell phone, and by not living on campus, you can save a lot of money. If you find yourself short on cash, take less classes that semester, and take more hours at work.
Comment its mormon.org (Score 1) 1223
Mormons believe the bible and in it that Jesus Christ, is the son of God, died on the cross, and was resurrected. Doesn't that make them christians? What makes them different from other christians is the fundamental belief that Jesus Christ also visited one of the lost tribes of Israel after he was resurrected "other sheep I have not of this fold..." as recorded in the Book of Mormon.
The site that goes over their beliefs is actually http://mormon.org/
For instance http://mormon.org/faq/baptism-for-the-dead is actually from the bible
The site that goes over their beliefs is actually http://mormon.org/
For instance http://mormon.org/faq/baptism-for-the-dead is actually from the bible
Comment Re:typo in title (Score 1) 386
Where the heck is Xhengzhou? I have been looking for Mew York and Ros Angeles too, and can't find those either.
Comment Re:He never talks on the phone, either (Score 1) 851
$4/month / $0.10/minute = 40 minutes / month
boost does 20c per minute http://www.boostmobile.com/shop/plans/pay-as-you-go/ for new customers
t-mobile does 10c per minute if you buy 1k minutes(1 year) at once time http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/pay-as-you-go-plans
boost does 20c per minute http://www.boostmobile.com/shop/plans/pay-as-you-go/ for new customers
t-mobile does 10c per minute if you buy 1k minutes(1 year) at once time http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/pay-as-you-go-plans
Comment Company name change request (Score 1) 80
Slashdot editors... please change the name of the company in the summary to "DigiCert Sdn. Bhd." which does identity card business, to avoid confusion with US based "DigiCert Inc".
DigiCert Inc is a major SSL CA used by Yahoo, Facebook and others.
DigiCert Inc is a major SSL CA used by Yahoo, Facebook and others.
Comment Re:What a time saving (Score 1) 221
Because ubuntu laptops in sleep mode still eat battery, most people will turn their laptop off to save battery. Ergo, ubuntu laptops get turned on and off 2-3x per day, and 8-10x for students, so boot time does matter.
Comment define "boot up" (Score 1) 221
I have always been confused when I see ubuntu boot-up times. Does this mean boot to the login screen or boot to a usable desktop via 'autologin'?
Comment Re:Simple solution (Score 5, Informative) 148
So I downloaded it, and then ran pdftotext on it. http://pastebin.com/gXqKceEZ No story here. Just a rant from Ben Rooney. He'll feel like an idiot when he realizes its just a PDF.
France Planning Non-Windows Tablet Tax? 227
An anonymous reader writes "Lots of countries around the world have private copying 'levies,' which are effectively taxes on products that store data, which is put into a pool to be handed out to copyright holders, as a sort of payment for the 'copying' that individuals do. This was quite popular with blank CDRs, for example, but has been expanded in certain countries to cover hard drives, iPods and other such devices. Over in France, they're looking to expand the levy to tablet computers, but apparently if that tablet computer is running Microsoft Windows, it will be exempted from the tax. iPads and Android-powered tablets will have the tax. Why? Well, the argument is that if a tablet is running Windows, it's really a 'computer.' But if it's running one of those 'mobile' operating systems, suddenly it's a brand new category. Not surprisingly, makers of Android tablets — including the French company Archos — are not at all happy about this."
Comment Re:My input (Score 1) 375
When he says 'switch to gmail' he really means switch to google apps for business. This allows you to use the gmail interface @yourbusiness.com
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html
Comment Re:Touch Screen Calculator (Score 1) 313
Yes. The ipod touch can be purchased (refurbished 2nd gen) from apple.com for $149. You can get free graphing calculator apps. And it has 65k colors. Casio is probably doing this as a result of ipod touch pressure more than anything else.
