Comment Re:the website is down (Score 2, Informative) 855
Click on Unix at the top of the webpage.
Then you can type stuff and play with a terminal.
Could this be why the site is watching what you type?
Comment Re:We're so smart (Score 2, Insightful) 855
Why the hell would you want to change a user's password from what they entered?
So I'm the Luser and type "pink ponies " for my new password.
Your software silently changes it to "pink ponies"
Tomorrow I get to call the help desk because my new password doesn't work.
Now your calling me a luser since I can't remember a password for 24hrs.
Comment Re:Credit where credit is due (Score 1) 444
Choose File->Exit or Quit to close all open firefox windows, and it will remember all of them when you restart it
Comment Re:so? (Score 1) 608
The Refurb Sansas that I got from Woot actually had metal colored 3d stickers spelling out REFURB on the back. I was able to scrape them off, but some of the adhesive remained. I think its gone by now.
I you get a Sansa E2xx series, get a v1 so you can use Rockbox on it. I don't think Rockbox works on the v2 sansa e2xx series yet.
Comment Re:noscript (Score 1, Informative) 218
SO WHY CAN'T YOU WHITELIST THE SITE THAT YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT? Along with any other sites you support?
Its not that hard to build up a whitelist. The first time you visit a "trusted" or regular site, add it to the white list. Does it have any subdomains, or "partner" domains that you also need to add? Go ahead and add them.
So many people complain about how NoScript breaks pages, but its really not that hard at all to setup a whitelist.
Now when your redirected/accidentally click on a link to dgdrklgdr.com/e3rer it can't run any javascript on your pc.
Washington Post Blog Shuts Down 75% of Online Spam 335
ESCquire writes "Apparently, the Washington Post Blog 'Security Fix' managed to shut down McColo, a US-based hosting provider facilitating more than 75 percent of global spam. " Now how long before the void is filled by another ISP?
Comment Re:switfboat (Score 1) 1912
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-11-palin-cover_N.htm
She increased the taxes on oil companies in Alaska, and some that income went to Alaskans, in addition their normal yearly dividend from the oil companies. (You do know that you get 1-2 thousand a year just for living in Alaska from the oil companies)
Comment Re:I'm only going to say (Score 1) 1912
Another view is that the Banks who were "forced" by the CRA to give out "subprime" loans (following CRA rules) found them to be profitable, and the risk was no worse compared to prime loans.
Then a bunch of greedy wall street people realize they can make money by getting into the subprime market.
According to law professor Michael S. Barr, a Treasury Department official under President Clinton
"More than half of subprime loans were made by independent mortgage companies not subject to comprehensive federal supervision"
And here is a link to a study showing this as well.
It also shows that CRA banks were more likely to hold on to the mortgage instead of sell it as a security
http://www.traigerlaw.com/publications/traiger_hinckley_llp_cra_foreclosure_study_1-7-08.pdf
Microsoft Releases Pre-2007 Binary File Format Specs 269
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has released the specifications for the binary file formats used by pre-2007 Microsoft Office applications. They're accurate this time! Honest! While the documents are enormous (Word alone requires 533 pages; Excel runs over 1000 plus another 850 pages for the Office 2007 binary format), they hopefully will be useful to developers trying to create or extract information from Microsoft Office files (which despite their flaws, have been the de facto standard in many fields for some time now)."
Submission + - What do you carry in your laptop bag?
An anonymous reader writes: What tools/accessories do you carry in your laptop bag? I am a Controls engineer for a small engineering firm, and I work with PLCs, touchscreens, desktop PCs and other electronics. Most of my work is programming PLCs, but I also do some computer programming. The following is what I carry in my laptop bag when I go on site.
Straight thru serial cable.
Null modem adapter.
Gender adapters.
2 Ethernet cables.
Crossover adapter.
1 telephone cable.
1 USB cable, and various adapters for gender/type.
Small bluetooth mouse.
A Gerber Shortcut mini multi-tool.
A Letherman Wave full size multi-tool, w/ various bits.
Assorted small screwdrivers — for tinkering with PCs or terminals in an electrical panel.
Pen and Pencil.
Several blank CDs.
A recovery CD.
Notepad.
Rolaids.
Breathmints.
Aleve.
Earplugs and Safty glasses.
and a Dell Latitude D630.
Yes the bag weights almost 10 pounds, but most of these items have come in handy before. What do you carry around that comes in handy when your on site?
Straight thru serial cable.
Null modem adapter.
Gender adapters.
2 Ethernet cables.
Crossover adapter.
1 telephone cable.
1 USB cable, and various adapters for gender/type.
Small bluetooth mouse.
A Gerber Shortcut mini multi-tool.
A Letherman Wave full size multi-tool, w/ various bits.
Assorted small screwdrivers — for tinkering with PCs or terminals in an electrical panel.
Pen and Pencil.
Several blank CDs.
A recovery CD.
Notepad.
Rolaids.
Breathmints.
Aleve.
Earplugs and Safty glasses.
and a Dell Latitude D630.
Yes the bag weights almost 10 pounds, but most of these items have come in handy before. What do you carry around that comes in handy when your on site?
Submission + - What do you use to document your projects?
Matt writes: What do you use to document your projects in a Windows environment?
Despite the face-lift Word 2007 still likes to auto-format and move stuff around on me. I just don't understand how its going to react to my input. I am looking for some way to create some decent looking documentation. Pretty basic stuff, some text, some lists, some tables, maybe a couple screen shots.
In the past I have played around with Nvu http://www.nvu.com/ to make an html file, which I would then print to a pdf. That was a very round-about way to get a pdf.
Now I just found proTeXT http://www.tug.org/protext/ and will try learning TeX. Any other suggestions?
Despite the face-lift Word 2007 still likes to auto-format and move stuff around on me. I just don't understand how its going to react to my input. I am looking for some way to create some decent looking documentation. Pretty basic stuff, some text, some lists, some tables, maybe a couple screen shots.
In the past I have played around with Nvu http://www.nvu.com/ to make an html file, which I would then print to a pdf. That was a very round-about way to get a pdf.
Now I just found proTeXT http://www.tug.org/protext/ and will try learning TeX. Any other suggestions?
Submission + - MIT's entry for the DARPA Urban challance (youtube.com) 1
Matt writes: Here is a youtube video of MIT's entry to the upcoming DARPA Urban Challenge. This years challenge takes place November 3, 2007, in Victorville, California and will require the vehicles to navigate city traffic.
The video shows some of the hardware used by MIT and shows to students teaching the car how to drive.
Submission + - Have money, want GPL solution, none available? 2
pooslinger writes: I know little to nothing about programming but would like to start, fund, and maintain a GPL linux POS application. I see there are a few available with the majority being closed source. I am currently starting a business and really despise the fact that I will have to spend $2-$5k on a proprietary solution. I would like to create an application where you could take a midrange PC: connect inexpensive touchscreens, barcode readers, thermal printers, credit card readers, etc; scan/input inventory; and begin selling. Something like a Debian POS distribution that boots into X and starts our POS terminal. Am I just trying to reinvent the wheel? Where do I find the talent (paid) to write the initial foundation? How do I make sure their code choices best benefit the community?
Submission + - Apple, Jobs, AT&T sued over iPhone price cut (appleinsider.com)
mytrip writes: "Apple Inc., along with its chief executive and exclusive U.S. iPhone wireless partner AT&T, have been hit with a new lawsuit from a disgruntled customer who charges the trio with a variety of offenses stemming from the recent iPhone price cut.
Dongmei Li like thousands of others, the suit claims, is now the victim of price discrimination in that she cannot resell her iPhone for the same profit as customers who purchased the device after price drop. Similarly, she cannot trade up to 8GB model she had initially hoped to obtain and is now left with a product that has been discontinued."
Dongmei Li like thousands of others, the suit claims, is now the victim of price discrimination in that she cannot resell her iPhone for the same profit as customers who purchased the device after price drop. Similarly, she cannot trade up to 8GB model she had initially hoped to obtain and is now left with a product that has been discontinued."
Submission + - data recovery for katrina survivor
doginthewoods writes: "I need some serious advice about data recovery for a friend who had two non RAID drives underwater in New Orleans' Katrina Flood. BTW, we can thanks Bush's government for the flood and for the long delay in getting our hands on the drives, but that is another rant.
Friend was in the mixdown stage of a CD when Katrina hit. All that escaped was a preliminary mix CD. The studio did not make off site back ups. F*($^&(!!!. Excuse me. And friend really wants to finish this project, not only for the music itself, but to close the door on Katrina. This is the last thing that is keeping the door open to that horror.
I have the drives (two 40 Gig), and examined them all over with a magnifying glass. The HD frame and circuit board are dirty, but not too. i can see gunk & corrosion on the PC board resistors. I carefully opened the lid to visually inspect the platter, and they platters are mirror clean. It looks like water didn't enter the platter housings at all. I am not sure how freely they spin,- I'm going to take a chance on a power-up.
The person I am helping is still putting a life back together and is pretty short of money. But is emotionally ready to finish work on the album.
I am asking the Community if there is anything that I can do before spending the money to send to drives out to a data recovery house. I am wondering about swapping the drive circuit board, maybe a bearing lubricant, if needed. I know electronics and drives well enough to be able to swap the circuit boards. But I don't want to risk losing the data, if my meddling may cause problems. But if I can save some money, and I hear data recovery can cost $1000 USD for both drives, and I understand the limits of safety, I would like to give it a try.
Thanks to any who reply, thank you for helping a gifted New Orleans singer, and I look forward to your help."
Friend was in the mixdown stage of a CD when Katrina hit. All that escaped was a preliminary mix CD. The studio did not make off site back ups. F*($^&(!!!. Excuse me. And friend really wants to finish this project, not only for the music itself, but to close the door on Katrina. This is the last thing that is keeping the door open to that horror.
I have the drives (two 40 Gig), and examined them all over with a magnifying glass. The HD frame and circuit board are dirty, but not too. i can see gunk & corrosion on the PC board resistors. I carefully opened the lid to visually inspect the platter, and they platters are mirror clean. It looks like water didn't enter the platter housings at all. I am not sure how freely they spin,- I'm going to take a chance on a power-up.
The person I am helping is still putting a life back together and is pretty short of money. But is emotionally ready to finish work on the album.
I am asking the Community if there is anything that I can do before spending the money to send to drives out to a data recovery house. I am wondering about swapping the drive circuit board, maybe a bearing lubricant, if needed. I know electronics and drives well enough to be able to swap the circuit boards. But I don't want to risk losing the data, if my meddling may cause problems. But if I can save some money, and I hear data recovery can cost $1000 USD for both drives, and I understand the limits of safety, I would like to give it a try.
Thanks to any who reply, thank you for helping a gifted New Orleans singer, and I look forward to your help."
