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Comment Re:Up next (Score 1) 382

by harryk (#27560641) Attached to: Time Warner Transfer Caps May Inspire Fair-Price Legislation

While you make the point of the model, you didn't specify your stance on the topic.

I for one am against the capping. I can understand the business need as additional content becomes available, it requires additional bandwidth available on the part of the ISP.

I currently subscribe to a 'premium' tier from TW here in Milwaukee, mostly for the additional upstream bandwidth. I did a quick review of my usage as tracked through Cacti, and found that on average, I use about 40GB/mo. An occasional torrent for a distro, plus some updates to windows boxes, and a couple of Gentoo boxes. I also have begun using Netflix's online video more.

What is interesting though, is that I haven't read anything mentioning the HBO on Broadband service that is bundled with HBO package I currently have. Will I be charged for bandwidth that is used for a service I'm already paying for (to the same vendor?)

Just some thoughts. I hope this whole tiered thing falls through...

harryk

Comment Re:Not another one (Score 1) 360

by harryk (#27488123) Attached to: Internal Instant Messaging Client / Server Combo?

I don't know about SSO in it's truest form, I assume you mean that after the user logs into the workstation, that they don't have to also login to the IM client. I never worked with that at all.

As for using the same user account to log in to both the workstation (XP I assume?) as well as the IM client, I had that working in about 5 minutes.

If it's not working, it's probably more to do with your ldap authentication than with either server.

Are you able to perform lookups from the CLI on the Jabber server? I would check that. Assuming that you can, the OpenFire server has a couple of tests that it can perform to help troubleshoot.

BTW - is this an OpenLDAP server or AD?
Education

Computer For a Child? 556

Posted by samzenpus from the start-them-young dept.
jameswing writes "I am thinking of buying a UMPC, such as an Eee PC or a Wind for my son, and wanted to get input from Slashdot. He is almost 2 and really curious about our computers, and anything electronic. I want to foster this in him, without having him on my desktop or laptop. I also don't really like the idea of getting one of those cheap 'Learning Laptops' that have a tiny screen and are really limited. Does anybody have one that they use with their children? How sturdy is it? Will it stand up to a 2-year-old? If not, what are good alternatives? What are your thoughts? Suggestions?"
Censorship

New TN Law Forces Universities To Patrol For Copyright Violations 331

Posted by timothy from the skipping-the-monkey-trial-entirely dept.
CSMatt points with this excerpt from the EFF's page: "Last week, the RIAA celebrated the signing of a ridiculous new law in Tennessee that says: 'Each public and private institution of higher education in the state that has student residential computer networks shall: [...] [R]easonably attempt to prevent the infringement of copyrighted works over the institution's computer and network resources, if such institution receives fifty (50) or more legally valid notices of infringement as prescribed by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 within the preceding year.' While the entertainment industry failed to get 'hard' requirements for universities in the Higher Education Act passed by Congress earlier this year, the RIAA succeeded in Tennessee (and is pushing in other states) with this provision that gives Big Content the ability to hold universities hostage through the use of infringement notices. Moreover, the new rules will cost Tennessee a pretty penny — in the cost review attached to the Tennessee bill, the state's Fiscal Review Committee estimates that the new obligations will initially cost the state a whopping $9.5 million for software, hardware, and personnel, with recurring annual costs of more than $1.5 million for personnel and maintenance."
Linux

VectorLinux SOHO 5.9 Deluxe Reviewed 36

Posted by timothy from the heavy-duty-polish dept.
An anonymous reader writes with a link to Caitlyn Martin's review of the Slackware-based Vector Linux SOHO 5.9 Deluxe: "I've read past reviews by other reviewers describing Vector Linux as 'better Slackware than Slackware' or 'what Slackware should be' and I always felt that was a bit of a stretch. With this release it isn't a stretch. You get all the reliability and stability of Slackware, better performance than vanilla Slack (at least on my hardware) and the features and most of the conveniences users of distributions touted as user friendly have come to expect."
Movies

Submission + - Netflix drops HD-DVD support for Blu-ray

Submitted by
harryk
harryk writes: "Just received word via email that Netflix is dropping support for HD-DVD. To quote the email "As you may have heard, most of the major movie studios have recently decided to release their high-definition movies exclusively in the Blu-ray format. In order to provide the best selection of high-definition titles for our members, we have decided to go exclusively with Blu-ray as well.""
Security

Submission + - Numerous holes in CA's ARCserve Backup for Laptops (heise-security.co.uk)

Submitted by devkhadka
devkhadka writes: Computer Associates reports the discovery of numerous vulnerabilities in its ARCserve enterprise backup solution for laptops and desktops. Attackers can exploit these holes to gain remote control of a management PC and cause it to crash. The vendor says that client installations are not affected. Users can now download an update that remedies the flaws. Whilst CA only speaks of five vulnerabilities in its security advisory, iDefense asserts that around 60 stack and heap overflows can occur during the handling of certain arguments and commands in the LGserver on port 1900 alone more
AMD/OSTG

Journal Journal: Quad FX-ready Towers Keep Your CPUs Chilled

Journal by OSTG Marketing
If you've been looking for a system based on AMD's 4x4 platform, you are in luck. AMD has teamed up with Thermaltake to create two Quad FX-ready towers , the Armor Extreme Edition and the Kandalf Extreme Edition. "The towers use a Dual-Channel Air Guide to pump cool air from outside directly to the two CPUs inside. Both towers also come with dual 120mm and 90mm fans to keep the rest of your
User Journal

Submission + - Apple Developing iPhone and "Smart" Phone

Submitted by anaesthetica
anaesthetica writes: According to AppleInsider, Apple is not only working on a cellphone + mp3 player iPhone, but is working on a second model designed to be a smart phone, highly integrated with Mac OS and .Mac. The smart phone has gone through several iterations, as the notoriously demanding Mr. Jobs ordered the elite team working on the phone to redesign and re-engineer their prototypes. Capabilities are reported to include Front Row interface, syncing contacts and iCal with .Mac, "call ahead", iChat video conferencing integration, WiFi, and a slide-out keyboard. Too good to be true?
Space

Submission + - NASA to Announce Significant Find On Mrs

Submitted by drumvudu
drumvudu writes: WASHINGTON — NASA hosts a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Dec. 6, to present new science results from the Mars Global Surveyor. The briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters auditorium located at 300 E Street, S.W. in Washington and carried live on NASA Television and www.nasa.gov. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/dec/HQ_M06186 _Mars_Briefing.html
AMD/OSTG

Journal Journal: AMD Shrinking Desktop Chip Design 1

Journal by OSTG Marketing
AMD is shrinking - chip features that is. AMD began selling their top-of-the-line chips, made with a 65-nanometer design, for desktop PCs today. "AMD now has more than 20% share of the computer processor market and is intent on increasing that market share to 30% by the end of the year 2008. The move to 65nm starting with the Athlon X2 dual-core processor is the beginning of the fight back against
Security

Submission + - Microsoft Issues Word Zero-Day Attack Alert

Submitted by
0xbl00d
0xbl00d writes: "According to a report on eweek.com, there's a new Microsoft Word zero-day attack underway. Microsoft issued a security advisory to acknowledge the unpatched flaw, which affects Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac and Microsoft Word 2004 v. X for Mac. The Microsoft Works 2004, 2005 and 2006 suites are also affected because they include Microsoft Word.

Simply opening a word document will launch the exploit. There are no pre-patch workarounds or anti-virus signatures available. Microsoft suggests that users "not open or save Word files," even from trusted sources."
United States

Submission + - Hiring For The First Time

Submitted by
Rick Zeman
Rick Zeman writes: "For the first time ever, I have to interview and hire (I'm not management, so an exception is being made) what we call a "PC Technician" which is an entry-level IT person. While actual computer knowledge and how we do things can be taught, how to think, and the aptitude for troubleshooting can't be. Question: In the readers' experiences, what are the best (legal in the US!) questions to ask an entry-level candidate to really evaluate them? They don't have the resumes, the skills, or the experience yet, so I think they have to be judged on other factors that are harder to qualify."

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