Comment Re:VirtualBox for the PS3? (Score 1) 354
Not so - you still need to run this on an x86. It's a virtual machine, not an emulator.
Soldiers Can't Blog Without Approval 358
denebian devil writes "Wired.com has obtained a copy of updated US Army rules (pdf) that force soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages without first clearing the content with a superior officer. Previous editions of the rules asked Army personnel to "consult with their immediate supervisor" before posting a document "that might contain sensitive and/or critical information in a public forum." The new version, in contrast, requires "an OPSEC review prior to publishing" anything — from "web log (blog) postings" to comments on internet message boards, from resumes to letters home. Under the strictest reading of the rule, a soldier must check with his or her superior officer before every blog entry posted and every email sent, though the method of enforcing these regulations is subject to choices made by the unit commanders. According to Wired, active-duty troops aren't the only ones affected by the new guidelines. Civilians working for the military, Army contractors — even soldiers' families — are all subject to the directive as well, though many of the people affected by these new regulations can't even access them because they are being kept on the military's restricted Army Knowledge Online intranet. Wired also interviewed Major Ray Ceralde, author of the new regulations, about why this change has been made."
Submission + - Sacrificing the Windows stability gains
PassMark writes: "An article discussing increased levels of application instability due to Windows programs interfering with each other, reminiscent of the early DOS and Windows 95 development era. Leading to the sacrificing of gains in stability made over the last 20 years. Concluding that, many of the Anti-BadStuff and monitoring tools on the market cause more problems than they solve and we have more pain to come with wide availability of Kernel API hooking kits."
Submission + - Hard drive data eradication
Creighton Bildstein writes: "I'd like to know how businesses are dealing with their sensitive data-containing hard drives at the end of the technology lifecycle in their PCs, laptops and servers. Do they:
A) Format the drives and sell or donate the machines
B) Wipe the drives with Dept. of Defense software and then sell or donate the machines
C) Completely destroy the drives via a shredder or something similar and dispose of the PC, laptop or server in an environmentally- friendly manner"
Submission + - Fluendo selling legal proprietary codecs for Linux
amitti writes: "Ars Technica reports that Fluendo is now selling legal media codecs for Linux for Windows Media, MPEG2, MPEG4, VC-1, MP3, and others. "Fluendo's codecs could potentially provide better integration for streaming Windows Media playback in Linux web browsers as well as through GStreamer-based desktop applications like Totem." I'm not certain that this will catch on, but this may be a great help to those folks for don't run i386. Most of their codecs are available for both i386, x86_64, PPC and Sparc."
Submission + - Vista Family Pack
DesertBlade writes: After years of wishing it, looks like with Vista Ultimate you may be able to purchase additional family licenses for between $49-$99. By having an affordable option, will this help reduce piracy? I know I would pay $50 for an additional license for my laptop or kids computer.
Submission + - Sega to stop GD-ROM production
Joan Cross writes: Sega of Japan plans to discontinue production of GD-ROM media in February, 2007.
This media is used almost exclusively by the Sega Dreamcast home console, and
the NAOMI arcade system. By stopping production, future official games (licensed
by Sega) on the Dreamcast or NAOMI will not be possible. The Dreamcast
Community are asking all fans past and present to help keep alive the Dream.
JetBlue to Offer WiFi 121
andyring writes "Although some trans-Atlantic flights offer WiFi for a fee, JetBlue has won approval from the FCC to provide WiFi on their flights." From the article: "While Verizon's telephone service aboard commercial planes has not done well because of the high cost to use the phones, there has been interest in offering high-speed Internet access in the air to business travelers. The licenses will not mean travelers can soon use their cell phones in the air. The FCC and Federal Aviation Administration are still weighing whether to permit that."
