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Submission + - GoDaddy.com Goes on the Auction Block (wsj.com)

Submitted by Jesterace
Jesterace writes: GoDaddy.com, the closely held website that registers Internet domain names, has put itself up for sale in an auction that could fetch more than $1 billion dollars.

Submission + - How to deal with and improve poor handwriting?

Submitted by TrueKonrads
TrueKonrads writes: Many of slashdotters, yours truly included type on keyboard significantly more than write with pen on paper. However, when interviewing clients or generally taking notes, notebook is still the easiest way to do it. Unfortunately, my handwriting is barely legible and I am happy I can read what I wrote; giving notes to somebody else is simply out of question. How do you deal with it? Abandon notebooks at all or have you found a way to improve legibility?

Submission + - Anti Geohack Patent? (blogspot.com)

Submitted by Jesterace
Jesterace writes: Recently a new patent by a SONY employee was published on the patent site at faqs.org. It seems it is SONY's answer for Geohot's progress. Take a look here:

"A method, system, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for controlling unauthorized access to encrypted application program code. Predetermined program code is encrypted with a first key. The hash value of an application verification certificate associated with a second key is calculated by performing a one-way hash function. Binding operations are then performed with the first key and the calculated hash value to generate a third key, which is a binding key. The binding key is encrypted with a fourth key to generate an encrypted binding key, which is then embedded in the application. The application is digitally signed with a fifth key to generate an encrypted and signed program code image. To decrypt the encrypted program code, the application verification key certificate is verified and in turn is used to verify the authenticity of the encrypted and signed program code image. The encrypted binding key is then decrypted with a sixth key to extract the binding key. The hash value of the application verification certificate associated with the second key is then calculated and used with the extracted binding key to extract the first key. The extracted first key is then used to decrypt the encrypted application code."

http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20100037068#ixzz0feEg2cT4

Comment Re:Well, Opera Mini isn't strictly a browser... (Score 3, Insightful) 292

by nedlohs (#31086238) Attached to: Opera For iPhone To Test Apple's Resolve

You are running a software built by said commercial 3rd-party company. They don't need that server in the middle to see all of those things.

So there's no increase in capability if they are malicious. There is an increase in risk if they are incompetent - and do something like cache requests/responses containing that data.

Comment Re:They may have won in the courts.... (Score 2, Interesting) 307

by Starmac (#31086232) Attached to: Microsoft Wins Windows XP WGA Lawsuit

now you have steve watching every single thing you do on his computer, you will pay 130$ for service packs, and good luck getting parts or repair on that mac (which has a very high chance of failure within the first year)

Try using Apple HW instead of just bashing it. There are a lot of MB/MBP out there running MS crap because they are so reliable, and actually run software without machinations. Rating a new version of an OS as a service pack is ludicrous. Maybe you ought to actually use a permissions based OS before you run your keys the next time

Comment Re:Smartest workflow move ....ever! (Score 1) 401

by clone53421 (#31086088) Attached to: GIMP 2.8 Will Sport a Redesigned UI

Terrible ideas. Just terrible.

Why?

In any event, hiding the dialogs when GIMP loses focus makes a hell of a lot more sense than dialogs that won’t minimize or hide at all. When I want to see the desktop, I want to see it without any stupid unhideable dialogs in the way.

They have made a single window mode available, that's what we're talking about.

I don’t want a single window mode. I want the things I mentioned. Unless I maximize the window, and then perhaps yes a single-window mode would be better than letting the floating palettes overlap the image window.

Comment Re:How do we know it's not already in use? (Score 1) 393

by Jesterace (#30833972) Attached to: Newly-Found Windows Bug Affects All Versions Since NT
With what TheRaven64 said ... "It's also worth noting that this doesn't affect 64-bit kernels for the very simple reason that they don't support 16-bit compatibility and so don't have the affected subsystem." I have no doubts there are other exploits and flaws in my 64bit version. Just this one specifically affects the 32bit version.
Movies

Submission + - Screen Sharing for the Home Theater

Submitted by antgiant
antgiant writes: Like many of us I frequently watch video on various websites from my laptop. Sometimes those videos are worth sharing on my home theater setup. Doing this requires some painful contortions with the computer I have set up as a DVR and playing it there. But why do I have to do that? I have a great wireless setup. I can easily remote control the DVR computer and send its audio and video to my laptop. Why can't I do the reverse? In specific I am looking for something that allows me to "throw" my laptop screen and audio to my DVR over my wireless network. I don't mind adding hardware to my DVR or home theater setup. However, I want software only for the laptop. Ideally something that would be cross platform and easy enough to install and use that non-techy friends and family could install it and send their video to the tv. It seems like this should be reasonably easy, but I have been unable to find anything to do this. The recent Wi-Di story gave me hope, however it appears to be limited to Intel computers. And, yes I have considered running wires, for a number of reasons that just doesn't work in my house. Plus my wireless has plenty of extra capacity why do I need wires?
Cellphones

Submission + - MagicJack jacks cell phone signals (go.com)

Submitted by clr36
clr36 writes: Now Magicjack is going to cut into cell phone companies profits. They have a new gadget to plug into your pc to turn your pc into a cell tower for your home.
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Phubby Eliminates Phone Carrying Problems 1

Submitted by andylim
andylim writes: Spotted by Engadget at this year's CES, the Phubby is a "cubby for your wrist" that you can pop a phone into, making it easier to carry around. The Phubby site explains that "until recently, conveniently carrying a cell phone was this millennium’s greatest challenge." Orly? Pictures and descriptions aside, if you really want to see what this is all about then check out the video demo, in which someone explains that the Phubby even boasts "touchscreen technology."
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Patents DRM'd Torrents (cryptopatents.org)

Submitted by __aagbwg300
__aagbwg300 writes: Microsoft has received a patent for "digital rights management scheme for an on-demand distributed streaming system" or using a P2P network to distribute commercial media content. The patent, #7,639,805, covers a method of individually encrypting each packet with a separate key and allowing users to decrypt differing levels of quality depending on the license that has been purchased. A non-lawyer description of the patent is available at my blog, cryptopatents.org.

Submission + - Call of Duty MMO rumoured (criticalgamer.co.uk)

Submitted by unknown_gamer
unknown_gamer writes: You can file this news strictly under the rumour category, but Destructoid reckon Modern Warfare 2 developers Infinity Ward are beginning work on a Call of Duty MMO. Reports began to spring up yesterday that Activision are likely to pass on the next entry in the global smash hit series to another developer (Treyarch are busy working on another Call of Duty title themselves, rumoured to be set in Vietnam).
Google

Submission + - Google Applies to become Energy Marketer

Submitted by necro81
necro81 writes: Google consumes massive amounts of electrical energy to power its data centers across the country and world. Now it has created a subsidiary, Google Energy LLC, and applied (pdf) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to become a utility-scale energy trader. Google's stated aim is to be able to purchase renewable energy directly from producers at bulk rates, pursuing its goal of becoming carbon neutral. It is likely that Google Energy would also permit Google's own renewable energy projects to sell their energy at more favorable rates. Google reportedly does not have plans to actively become an energy broker, a la Enron.

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