Comment Re:It could be a leverage point (Score 1) 226
Wish I had mod points to mod this! Made me snort from laughing at my desk :)
Comment Online Backup - Carbonite (Score 1) 499
Carbonite seems to be a good service and it's not expensive at all
Comment Re:what exactly is the point of this? (Score 1) 102
Mod this up! If I export my data from Google+ I'm going to put it in what competing service? Yes it is nice that I can export it if a competing service ever does come up but unless the export removes it from the existing service they still have my data. Also we are assuming the new competing service will actually accept the data from the old one, not really a good business decision. I highly doubt Facebook would ever accept an import from another service. They may allow you to do a search to find friends that were on your old service but I don't see anything further being allowed. I don't really see the point.
Practical "Smell-o-Vision" System Being Developed 210
cylonlover writes "Researchers have managed to create a proof of concept Smell-o-Vision device potentially capable of pumping out thousands of different odors, yet small enough to fit behind a TV. The device has 200 X-axis controllers and 100 on the Y-axis that could selectively activate each of the 10,000 possible odors stored within numerous non-flammable silicone elastomer compartments."
Comment Sony = Consistent (Score 5, Insightful) 303
Well at least they are consistent - none of their systems seem to have more than basic security.
Ask Slashdot: Becoming a Network Administrator? 480
J. L. Tympanum writes "After many years as a star programmer, I have taken a position which involves maintaining and rebuilding the in-house network of a small company. There are maybe 100 machines, a mix of blade servers running Linux and desktop PCs running Windows of all flavors. Basically, I have to learn networking from scratch. I have been given an 'unlimited' budget to buy routers, switches, etc., to set up my own little test network as part of the learning process. So the question is: what's the right strategy here? What routers or switches or other equipment should I acquire? What books should I read? Should I take classes from Cisco, Global Knowledge, my local community college, or somewhere else?"
Sony Running Unpatched Servers With No Firewall 306
ewhenn writes "Security experts monitoring open Internet forums learned months ago that Sony was using outdated versions of the Apache Web server software, which 'was unpatched and had no firewall installed.' The issue was 'reported in an open forum monitored by Sony employees' two to three months prior to the recent security breaches."
Facebook Wants To Buy Skype 192
An anonymous reader writes "Remember when we learned that Facebook had resumed talks with Skype? Well, it turns out that Facebook is considering buying Skype outright. 'Skype is reportedly talking to Facebook about some sort of deal. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been involved in internal discussions about buying Skype, while Facebook also reached out to the Luxembourg-based company about forming a joint venture.'"
Google Invests In World's Largest Solar Power Tower Plant 387
cylonlover writes "Google has chipped in a US$168 million investment in what will be the world's largest solar power tower plant. To be located on 3,600 acres of land in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) will boast 173,000 heliostats that will concentrate the sun's rays onto a solar tower standing approximately 450 feet (137 m) tall. The plant commenced construction in October 2010 and is expected to generate 392 MW of solar energy following its projected completion in 2013."
Submission + - Jerry Lawson, inventor of modern game console, die (cnn.com)
alphax45 writes: "Jerry Lawson, inventor of modern game console, dies at 70"
Comment Re:we need good places to play pinball! pc based g (Score 1) 188
I find most of them only have Golden Tee and that game on the bar that has Tetris and Bejewelled rip offs. :( I use to go to the arcade at the mall all the time in my youth. Thankfully we have "Playdium" (URL:http://www.playdium.com/) not too far from me and they had decent games last time I was there.
Comment Re:what's the diff? (Score 1) 191
Same - mine is locked down as well. Granted I don't live in USA (Canadian) but this does kind of worry me as well.
Comment Does not work @ Work (Score 1) 2254
The new design does not render correct at all on my work version of MSIE 7! Everything is pushed way to the right and overlapping.
Comment Sweet?!?!?! (Score 1) 640
My pants just got shorter!
Comment Established Local Currency (Score 1) 868
I live in Canada so I get my paycheque in Canadian Dollars – I wouldn't want it any other way – and don’t see how it would work any other way
