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Submission + - Protecting against smash and grab?

Submitted by rstory on Thursday December 15, 2011 @12:03PM

rstory writes: I seem to be hearing about more smash and grab thefts lately, from low-tech purse snatching to thieves after laptops and cameras. Bold thieves are even snatching stuff in church/day-care parking lots in the 5 minute window while a parent goes in to pick up their child. I often drive around with my laptop, and want to find the best way to protect against theft. Besides the obvious "don't leave equipment in the car" solution, what else are people doing? Right now I just use a regular backpack instead of a fancy laptop case. I don't have a trunk, so when I leave the car I put the backpack on the floor of the back seat, sometimes throwing other junk on top. The only interesting thing I've found while googling is a couple of 'anti-theft' backpacks which have wire mesh to prevent cutting them open and a (thin looking) cable for securing to a stationary object. What do you do to protect your gear?

27130348 submission

Submission + - Microsoft automatically updates IE for everyone

Submitted by adeelarshad82 on Thursday December 15, 2011 @12:01PM

adeelarshad82 writes: While Microsoft has always had patches and new major versions available via Windows Update, the process was never automatic. However starting January, users in Australia and Brazil will begin receiving automatic IE updates. Microsoft will gradually extend coverage to other parts of the world. Ryan Gavin, Microsoft’s senior director for Internet Explorer, pointed out several benefits. The overall security of the Windows user community will be improved as outdated browsers are replaced, developers can focus their attention on building sites using modern web code, and those who surf with IE will be able to enjoy the full Beauty of the Web.

27129896 submission

Submission + - Opera goes 64-bit for Windows (finally) (opera.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 15, 2011 @11:49AM

An anonymous reader writes: Windows users around the world (who use Opera) have been waiting for Opera to release a 64-bit version for Windows: The wait's over and Opera Labs has such a 64-bit build just in time for X-Mas 2011 here http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/64-bit-opera-and-out-of-process-plug-ins/ and you can read more on it here http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2011/12/15/64-bit-and-out-of-process-plugins-builds-now-available-on-labs also. It's based on the "wahoo" Opera 12.x series builds too (the most feature laden yet).

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Submission + - Grady Booch Documenting Computers to Chart (techzwn.com)

Submitted by jjp9999 on Thursday December 15, 2011 @11:33AM

jjp9999 writes: Computer scientist Grady Booch, an original creator of the Unified Model Language, hopes to do for computing what Sagan did for the universe with ‘Cosmos.’ By presenting the history and state of global computing, both the good and the bad, he hopes to help society ‘be intentional how about how we will shape the future of computing as well as how we might choose to be shaped by it It is as if we have created a new world, and chose to step inside it,’ he said. This will be done through a transmedia documentary series, ‘Computing: The Human Experience.’ According to Booch, ‘We will set the stage, we will pose the questions, but our audience can draw their own conclusions.as well as hopefully be inspired to be part of creating that future.’

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Comment Re:You're Wrong (Score 1) 13

by rstory on Friday November 06, 2009 @02:45PM (#30007832) Attached to: Godaddy Hosting to Delete Wedding Photos

In answer to your question, no, it is not normal hosting policy.

I think it is common for the places that advertise very high storage limits... Dreamhost does the same thing.. though I had to get up to tens of gigabytes, not just 1, before I got smacked down by them..

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Comment Re:Spoofing has not been a problem for years (Score 1) 211

by rstory on Wednesday May 03, 2006 @08:35AM (#15252914) Attached to: Can You Spoof IP Packets?

Sigh. There's never a mod point around when you need it.

every self-respecting network operator has RPF ... enabled at the edge

No, they don't. Not even close.

Gone are the days of spoofing

You haven't been paying attention, have you? The recent DNS DDOS attacks used spoofing to help generate the DOS attacks that hit rates of Gb/s.

Spoofing is still a concern, and every self-respecting network operator should have anti-spoofing filters, but they don't.

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