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LWATCDR writes "From Endgadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/evidence-mounts-for-august-eee-pc-carnage-with-299-dell-e-launc/ It looks like Dell is going to launch a EeePC competitor. The Specs look very good. 1.6GHz Atom processor 512 Mb of RAM expandable to 1GB 1,024 x 600 display 3x USB SSD integrated webcam WiFi 2.2 pounds and a $299 price. Other rumors are an Instant on Linux "A flavor of Ubuntu?" and XP as an option. They also mention WiMax, WiWan and BT as wireless options. They are also bringing out a 12" model no info on the price yet. Well if they deliver it for $299 sign me up."

LWATCDR writes "http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9107239&source=rss_topic122 From the article. "Developers have created an easy way to load Android, Google Inc.'s mobile phone operating system that is still in the works, on Nokia Corp.'s N810 open-source handheld devices. The development is of interest to people who are trying to build applications for Android rather than to general users. "So, from the point of view of someone who just wants to use his N800 and doesn't necessarily want to experiment for the sake of experimenting, what does running Android get me?" one person asked on the Internet Tablet Talk Web site that is sharing the technique for loading the software on the devices. " While this is kind of cool what I really want it for someone to port it to the Treo or Centro :)"

They say a girl should always dress for the man she wants
so why am I laying here thin and bare and gaunt?
It's all because some hacker came and murdered me
So now I'm being dug up so he can cop a plea

I should have gone to free credit report dot com
I could have seen him comin at me like an atom bomb
They monitor your credit and send you email alearts
So you don't end up being used as wormfood in the dirt.

FUCK?! Do the people that make laws have absolutely ANY idea how the internet works and is used? Are they even living on the same planet as the rest of us? Jesus. Fucking. Christ.

Yes it looks like Microsoft is going to a rental program for Office. From the article. "The software bundle, which also includes Microsoft's Live OneCare computer security software, will be sold at nearly 700 Circuit City stores for $70 per year." Well I for one will be happy to stick with OpenOffice for now. From Microsoft's point of view it means a constant flow of money. For the customer it means you only have to pay a little each year instead of a lot every few years. I don't think this will save the average user any money and I wonder about problems with "activation". So will this fly or will it give a big push to OpenOffice. Read more at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_office_subscription;_ylt=Aglfs.0Rrm.XlMNYRXVQuI5Y.3QA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_office_subscription;_ylt=Aglfs.0Rrm.XlMNYRXVQuI5Y.3QA

LWATCDR writes "ZFS looks like the best thing since sliced bread. Any post about file systems will soo end up talking bout how great ZFS is and or about why it can not be used under Linux except using FUSE. But there is very little information about ZFS and how to use it. Wikipedia offers some information but I have yet to find anything that looks like a how to or even good documentation for what looks like a very powerful but complex file system. Anybody know of any in depth sites on how to use ZFS under Linux, BSD, and Solaris?"

I wold say Novell is a pretty mormonic company to start with.

We need some sort of government to protect peope from each other.

Otherwise I couldn't agree more, it just sems to be a bunch of rich, cantankerous old killjoys at the top of each country, making up reasons to kill people that are under the influence of another bunch of rich old bastards.

I mean, where are the true believers now? Does anyone seriously think that western governments have any kind of moral credibility?

We wag our fingers at China for their actions in Tibet, but by any measure what they have done there is far more humane than what we have done in Iraq. We lecture Russia about corruption and they simply retort with examples of western corruption.

Who actually believes that our governments have any reason to exist anymore beyond their existence itself?

diesel fuel, fertilizer, and a copy of 'the turner diaries'?

A company out of the UK has an Intel Atom based Mini-ITX mother board available. http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Motherboards.html It has a riser for for two PCI cards , two SATA ports and an IDE ports so it could make a grate little NAS, firewall, mame box, or low power workstation. To add to the fun it has a real parallel port "perfect for hardware hacking", a real RS-232 port "perfect for data acquisition", and two USB ports. The price is around $100 give or take so the price isn't bad and hopefully will come down over time. All in all a nice system to run Linux, WindowsXP, BSD, or maybe even OpenSolaris on.

LWATCDR writes "First there was the Everex gPC running gOS Linux, then the ever hackable Asus eeePC notebook, then the Everex cloudbook, Shuttle's new KPC and now the Mirus $199 Linux PC hits your local Sears. So what do you get for the money?

Intel Celeron 420 1.6GHz processor
1GB Memory
80GB Hard Drive
Card Reader
Modem CDRW
Keyboard, Speakers, and Mouse
Freespire 2.0
CNR Basic Service — providing one-click access to free and commercial Linux software
Nothing great but a good starter PC.

So this makes me wonder.
Is this a sign that Linux is going to finally break into the mainstream?
Did Palm make a big mistake by killing there Linux based sub-notebook?"

LWATCDR writes "AMD has stepped up to the plate and now have a new middle price graphics card that can challenge the NVidia 8800GT. Life would be so easy if the new ATI card was faster, cheaper, and used less power than the NVidia card but life isn't that simple. The new AMD card is a little slower then the 8800GT but it looks like it may end up being a lot cheaper at around $169 and uses a little less power. The end result is a card that gives you a little more bang for your buck than 8800GT which was already a great value. So is it good enough? Take a look http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2217044,00.asp BTW since the 8800GT is sold out this maybe a great option."
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2217044,00.asp

LWATCDR writes "It is as simple as this. A piece of software that's only purpose is DRM/copy protection makes Windows XP and Windows Server vulnerable to a complete system take over. The name of the product is called SafeDisc. One has to wonder if it is from the author of Quickprotect of Dillbert fame?
From Yahoo news http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20071105/tc_zd/218871
"The vulnerability is in the Macrovision secdrv.sys driver on supported editions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. The affected product is Macrovision SafeDisc, a copy-protection application written for Windows.
FrSRT reported on Oct. 19 that the trouble is a memory corruption error in the Macrovision Security Driver when processing user-supplied data. The vulnerability can be used by local attackers to gain so-called Ring 0 privileges and take complete control of an affected system.""
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20071105/tc_zd/218871

LWATCDR writes "Under Windows there are multiple RAID solutions. Some are even built on to the Mother board. For Linux things get a bit messy. If you want a high end raid system you have lots of good options from companies like 3ware. But when it comes to inexpensive solutions I just can not seem to find good information. 1. What if any motherboards have a RAID that is supported by Linux? 2. Do they support RAID 0.1,10, and or 5? 3. Is it a true hardware raid, does it just off load the CRC calculations, or is really just a software? 4. Can you boot from it? 5. Is the driver in the kernel or is it a binary blog? Even phoronix doesn't seem to have a lot of interest in RAID controllers. Tom's hardware ran this a few years ago but it was very windows specific. http://www.tomshardware.com/2004/06/25/cheap_and_reliable_raid_5_storage_compared/page8.html So besides the Linux software RAID what options do we have under Linux for a good if not inexpensive RAID solution?"