I'm not an Apple fanboi but do own a 2011 Macbook Air (2gb). The only real reason I still have a Desktop PC at home for web and video is because 802.11n cannot stream 1080p (at least not consistently in VLC over SMB). I do not want to buy an overpriced Apple Display for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. So I'm stuck. I have an Ultrabook (docked to a 24" monitor) I'd like to solely use that's fast enough but it doesn't support the bandwidth I need.

Once the new Macbook Pro's are out I'll finally be able to upgrade to one of them and pair it with a new Airport Extreme (if 802.11ac can do 1080p in my apartment).

Sadly, I think at that point I will probably be masked as a fanboi even though I was really only looking for a powerful Ultrabook platform. None of which was previously possible unless I missed the marketing brochure from a boutique hardware provider (Sony) where they also started shipping 802.11ac.

Please do not use projects "on time" or "on budget" as a success indicator.

My current employer nearly always has all projects in "Green". As an underling (now I'm a Manager and yes I appreciate the irony) it was obvious to me that Exchange 2010 doesn't take 3 years to roll out, even for 10,000 users. Lync (just UM, not even Enterprise Voice) isn't a $1.4m project and it shouldn't take 18 months.

Once a project goes Amber, the PM's just ask for more money or time. Or worse, the Operations Manager kills it so he doesn't look bad. Sadly, he forgets he never delivered the business requirement.

Sorry that's such a poor metaphor. The core operating system for a PC that performs a functional business role is nothing like the disposable items you mentioned. The actual equivalent metaphoric item on the truck is the trucks engine control unit (ECU) or BIOS on the GPS/Radio.

Just to add further clarification, I have my Firefox configured to "Alway use private browsing mode". It's never saved downloads between browser restarts, and in this instance and in relation to the bug you have just identified, it hasn't recalled any history or uncleared download history for me.

So I think this is a simply a bug (albeit, and agreed, one that should have been avoided).

I think the policy should confirm and enforce that all entities need to abide by the wishes of the deceased (without reason). I don't think we can simply come to a single standard act to {delete, freeze, publicitize} the information.

Then, close the policy with clauses that outline in the event nothing is in the will, the information is available via common law practices (for example a spouse having access to a safety deposit box).

If I want my account deleted, so be it. If I want it open to the public, so be it. If I want to hand over the keys to my social media account to my best friend to let him keep posting as me, then so be it.

What I don't want is for my wishes to be for my wife to have access to all my information (Dropbox, KeePass safes, bank accounts) and her to be denied that access.

This makes a lot of sense. Twitter is and has always been a facilitator of open communication, particularly from censoring governments. This is just an extension of that.

I have always kept an eye on Whisper Systems and specifically TextSecure (and WhisperCore) but they never became really "usable". I would (and I think many people) love to be able to securely text message (or via iMessage or Facebook) knowing it's safely encrypted but still highly usable (similar to Pidgin + OTR).

Will they try to use this for corporate evil? Maybe. But at the same token WhisperSystems never had enough power/traction to develop what they really wanted and we (the people) needed.

Agreed!

I've recently invested time and changed *all* my online passwords. Everything stored inside KeePass with random very strong passwords. Even comparing with the 'core' sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Ebay, Paypal, Gmail --- *ALL* of them have different requirements which I think is unacceptable. Some enforce 14 chars but don't accept alpha-characters while others cap at 20. One big kudos is Facebook was the best and accepted 256 random characters.

So yes, *we* need to agreed on the minimum standard that all passwords can be. I will propose 20 chars, allowing all upper/lowercase alpha-numerics and non-alphanumeric.

Yes I appreciate security isn't just a simple as allowing 256 random chars, but as the above posters suggested, *WE* (customers) should at least be able to expect a certain level of standards.

Why destroy there device? How long will it be until someone finds a way to transfer everyone's locally stored data off there device?

Before those questions are answered, I'd just like to thank Comodo for making my next SSL certification renewal an even easier decision.

Irrelevant if the 'other party' is based out of communist China who aren't shy to publicly admit they have no appreciation copyright infringements.

"640K ought to be enough for anybody.” -Bill Gates (1981)

Dear Ms. Julia Gillard,

As a 20-something tax paying adult I feel this is a topic that needs to be resolved as soon as possible. I am not against bometric or ID scanning, however I am extremely against zero policies being implemented to address this. We must implement the following policies to resolve this:

1. Do not allow any club/pub/anything to automatically perform these scans without prior consent
2. Enforce real and strong penalties for pubs/clubs who do not store, protect and secure this information.

Only a few months ago, Vodafone released public information of it's customers. Vodafone is a tech savvy company., I can only imagine how bad the computer information security policies in-place within these clubs/pubs.

I have had my ID scanned in the past at a nightclubs. You line up, the bouncer looks at your ID and immediately (and unethically, if that exists in the bouncer world) passes it to another person who scans it. If you blink, you wouldn't even have realised it. The only thing worse than this is the fact that now my information is "somewhere" in the underground scene in Australia and I have no way of finding out who owns it or how I can have it purged.

Sadly our Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information (Brendan O'Connor) doesn't understand the fundamentals of Information Security.

Please fix this as soon as possible.

Although valid points, you're still inserting invalid and virtual road blocks that don't need to exist.

Let's assume the future cars are electric -- no cylinders.
Let's install run-flats with censors that allows it to cleanly exit a train.
Let's enforce a minimum satefy standard to allow the car to participate in the train (last service passed OK and was less than x KM's)

In other words, the Internet probably wouldn't exist in the state it is in today if people like you were present in the design meetings.

"Piracy" as used by music executives is becoming a buzzword with no meaning other than "people deciding to listen to music without buying it."

Piracy is a simple scapegoat for an overzealous and underachieving CxO.

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