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Comment Re:RSI? Get a Kinesis Advantage (Score 1) 523

Most adjustable keyboard trays commonly found in office-type furniture will work fine with this keyboard, like this one or this one

The cheap, narrow kind of keyboard trays that you can find in the self-assembly desks (like this one) probably won't allow this keyboard to fit, but if you're concerned about RSI, chances are you don't have a cheap desk like the one in the pic.

Comment Re:RSI? Get a Kinesis Advantage (Score 1) 523

It really depends.

At work I use a Microsoft Trackball Explorer which is probably one of the best trackball mice ever made, and are nearly impossible to find nowadays.
I know a few people that use the Logitech Cordless Trackman Optical and love it, but it didn't feel confortable enough for my own use.

At home, I use a Logitech G9 mouse and a Ideazon Fang for gaming sessions, but for everything else I tend to just rely on keyboard shortcuts to navigate around my desktop.

Comment RSI? Get a Kinesis Advantage (Score 4, Informative) 523

I've been using a Kinesis Advantage keyboard for several years now and I have to say it's probably one of the best out there, specially if you have issues with RSI.
I ended up getting two; one which I leave at home on my workstation, and one that I have at work.

Programmable, very good tactile feedback (almost as good as the Model M), can be switched to Dvorak, and their support staff is phenomenal.
It will take you maybe a week or so to get accustomed to the key positions, but once you get the hang of it, you'll never go back.

If you're in the market for a good keyboard that will last you years, definitely have a look at these. They're a little pricey (about $300 or so, depending on the model), but they'll be the best money ever spent on a keyboard.

Programming

Submission + - How much information is in a byte?

Linnen writes: While one byte can hold a letter, ever wonder how much information a terabyte contains? Here is a list for those who are curious.

  • ~ 1 terabyte: the sum of all Federal , State and City regulations
  • 2.5 terabytes: Everything in Widener Library.
  • 5 terabytes: every article in every academic journal printed last year.
Security

DNS Root Servers Attacked 311

liquidat and others wrote in with the news that the DNS Root Servers were attacked overnight. It looks like the F, I, and M servers felt the attack and recovered, whereas G (US Department of Defense) and L (ICANN) did less well. Some new botnet flexing its muscle perhaps? AP coverage is here.
Music

Submission + - Steve Jobs urges record companies to drop DRM

paxmaniac writes: Reuters reports that Steve Jobs is urging the 'big four' record companies to drop DRM. According to Jobs:'If such requirements were removed, the music industry might experience an influx of new companies willing to invest in innovative new stores and players. This can only be seen as a positive by the music companies'

All well and good, but isn't this a little hypocritical given that iTunes sells DRM encumbered songs that are available at other stores (e.g eMusic) without DRM?
Security

Submission + - PayPal's CSO says phishing's impact is exaggerated

ancientribe writes: The chief information security officer at PayPal — eBay's online payment service and popular target of phishers — tells Dark Reading that the company's actual losses from phishing are relatively low, and phishing is not even among the top five threats that could cause financial loss at the company.

Michael Barrett, PayPal's CSO, says PayPal may end up recommending specific ISPs that are doing a good job at stopping spam. PayPal is studying the correlation between a user's choice of ISPs and the incidence of phishing.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=116 574&WT.svl=news1_1
Music

Submission + - Attorneys Fees To Be Awarded Against RIAA

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "In an Oklahoma case, Capitol Records v. Debbie Foster, the Court has granted the defendant's motion for attorneys fees to be imposed against the RIAA, holding that Ms. Foster is to receive her "reasonable attorney's fees". Judge Lee R. West, in his 9-page decision(pdf), did not specify the amount to be awarded, held that the RIAA can have "discovery" on the reasonableness issue, and also ruled that Ms. Foster can also later supplement her application for additional fees. Her initial application was for approximately $55,000 in legal fees and disbursements. This is the case in which the ACLU, Public Citizen, EFF, the American Association of Law Libraries, and the ACLU Oklahoma Foundation, all filed an amicus brief on Ms. Foster's behalf, arguing to the judge that a substantial attorneys fee award was needed to discourage the RIAA's "driftnet" litigation strategy."
Software

Submission + - Panda's Nanoscan: new virus protection philosophy

glogger writes: "And we need one. At RSA today, Neil Rubenking of PC Magazine got a scoop about a new kind of virus protection from Panda. "Called Nanoscan, it moves everything except a tiny (200K) driver off your computer and 'into the cloud'. It can use a vast number of signatures, run all kinds of sandboxing and emulation tests, any type of processing that's needed — because it's not using your computer's resources. And it's fast. The Nanoscan beta scanned my laptop in 60 seconds.""
Space

Submission + - Man Gets Second Chance at Space

An anonymous reader writes: Brian Emmett, who gave up a free space ride from Oracle because he could not afford the taxes, was offered another free ride by the Benson Space Company. Benson's upstart has an agreement with his previous company, SpaceDev, to utilize its Dream Chaser orbital spacecraft. The Dream Chaser is a revival of NASA's HL-20 prototype, which itself is based upon the successful Soviet BOR-4 lifting body. SpaceDev had previously provided the hybrid rocket engines for Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne and intends on using similar technology in the Dream Chaser.
Security

Vulnerability In Firefox Popup Blocker 100

cj writes in with news of a vulnerability in Firefox's stock popup blocker discovered by Michal Zalewski. The vulnerability can allow a malicious user to read files from an affected system. The attacker would "need to plant a predictably named file with exploit code on the target system. This sounds hard, but isn't," according to the article.
Networking

Submission + - Reliable Packet Dissection and Sniffing

cj writes: "Whitedust has a short paper that will briefly discuss topics surrounding packet sniffing. These include reliable packet dissection, implementing a dissection framework, and using a framework to help design sniffers. My relevant code is in Perl, but is simple enough for the average geek to follow along. If that isn't simple enough for you, learn Perl. Or consult your regional perldoc."
Spam

Submission + - How Does One Combat Spam?

An anonymous reader writes: Hey Slashdot crowd, I was curious if anyone has any suggestions on offensively dealing with spam. For a couple years I've been fairly lucky — I haven't really been smacked with spam, maybe one spam e-mail a day or so — but recently I've been getting up to 50 junk e-mails per day on most of my addresses. I don't want to change my e-mail address nor my personal domain because of these idiots, so that's out of the question. My e-mail client does a decent job of cleaning it up and putting it in the Junk mail folder, but are there any offensive measures you guys take against a spammer?

Is there any organization or some sort of united front where I may send my junk e-mail to so it can be analyzed or dealt with? Really, anything at all that can be done so I feel like I'm making a difference instead of just bending over and taking it?
Announcements

Submission + - Rockstar announces Manhunt 2

njkid1 writes: "Because there is a video game god, albeit a sick and twisted one, Rockstar will bring Manhunt 2 to the PlayStation 2, PSP and strangely enough, Nintendo's Wii. Rockstar London and North will develop the PS2 and PSP version, while Rockstar Toronto handles the Wii edition. The game will debut this summer. http://www.gamedailyxl.com/2007/02/06/rockstar-ann ounces-manhunt-2?&ncid=AOLGAM000500000000006"

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