Comment Re:If you want privacy then don't use (Score 1) 446
Why do people in their house with the blinds closed and the doors lock expect privacy?
With tech like this, even your locked doors and shaded windows won't do.
Comment Heyu and domus.link (Score 1) 409
X10 isn't reliable. Still, I get decent enough results.
I run Heyu. It's open source, command line driven. I schedule it with cron. It compiles and runs easily on FreeBSD, Linux, and more. (The FreeBSD port can be a little behind.)
I have tried it with domus.link for a front-end. It works well enough for the spouse approval factor, but not a lot of bells and whistles.
I run Heyu. It's open source, command line driven. I schedule it with cron. It compiles and runs easily on FreeBSD, Linux, and more. (The FreeBSD port can be a little behind.)
I have tried it with domus.link for a front-end. It works well enough for the spouse approval factor, but not a lot of bells and whistles.
Comment Make music (Score 1) 256
Read and use Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking by Nicolas Collins.
I think I saw this on Make TV. I can't wait to find more time to dive in.
I think I saw this on Make TV. I can't wait to find more time to dive in.
Comment H*Commerce in the comments (Score 1) 364
I read through the comments and found a reference to the stop H*Commerce site put up by McAfee. Documentary style videos that the average non-./ reader can understand.
I think that 'H*Commerce' sounds a bit hokey/awkward, but I give McAfee props for trying to boost awareness.
I think that 'H*Commerce' sounds a bit hokey/awkward, but I give McAfee props for trying to boost awareness.
Comment Used iPhone market (Score 1) 142
You can pop your card into an unlocked phone that you buy somewhere other than an AT&T store with no problem
So come July, the first round of iPhones should start being legitimately unlocked and resold. Where's the best online marketplace for used phones?
Comment Re:NYT quote is a bit unfair ... (Score 1) 203
One could argue the aim of capitalism would be the maximization of wealth, not to maximize competition. The best way to maximize wealth is to control the market -- become a monopoly. It seems we walk the talk just fine.
Comment Re:I'll wait for the MP3-HHD-DVVDD-BVD format. (Score 1) 346
The device is an Mp10 player
I'll wait for when it goes to 11.
95M-Year-Old Octopus Fossils Discovered 290
mmmscience writes "A new study published in Paleontology is a truly terrific find. Not only did a group of European scientists find a fossilized octopus, they found five complete fossils that show all eight legs in great detail, including a ghost of the characteristic suckers. The discovery of the 95-million-year-old specimens was made in Lebanon. 'What is truly astonishing to the scientists is how similar these ancient creatures are to their modern-day counterparts. Dirk Fuchs, lead author on the study stated, "These things are 95 million years old, yet one of the fossils is almost indistinguishable from living species."'"
Best FOSS Help Desk Software For Small Firms? 321
Nocts writes "I'm currently working for a moderately sized company that manages a large portion of its internal help desk questions through a Jabber-based chat room. What we're looking for instead is an open source, preferably Web-based solution that will give us the ability to have floor representatives queue questions and concerns in a similar fashion to BugTraq, directed at the help desk. Email capability would be preferred for elaboration of specific issues, but the more we can centralize everything into the queued system the better. Any recommendations and experiences? Just about any language is doable since I have the ability to configure and upgrade our servers and we're looking at about a user base of 100 people, with around 5-10 questions a minute."
Comment Fat or thin, Neil? (Score 1) 431
Here's an excerpt from an earlier post from Neil about Slimming Down Your Software
In truth, says Forrester, lean software is less a methodology or a dogma as it is a trend. Citing the growing use of open source toolkits, lightweight object containers, SaaS, and (yes) cloud computing, among other emerging technologies, Forrester claims that a leading segment of developers is already moving toward lean software as a natural reaction to the inherent inefficiencies of the traditional enterprise development process.
So which is it, Neil? Fat apps on the desktop, or thin/lean apps on the web?
Comment First place I go... (Score 1) 249
... to get an idea on what's available: Find Open Source Alternatives to commercial software.
*Not affiliated, just like the resource.
Submission + - 0day in PDF files can compromise Windows
maotx writes: "A newly discovered exploit within PDFs allows hackers to compromise machines running Windows. The exploit is officially confirmed by Adobe's team and is not limited to just Adobe's software. PDF application Foxit is vulnerable as well, although the user is required to interact with the document in order to launch the exploit. Other viewers may share this vulnerability. The PDF exploit may be executed by directly opening the PDF or viewing it within an embedded webpage. Video of the exploit is available here. Vista users are not affected."
