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Comment Re:Partially correct, he is (Score 1) 410

by ellbee (#30342548) Attached to: Multiple-Display Power Tools For Linux?

Previous editions were somewhat challenged, but Windows7 is way better than any previous version wrt multiscreen. I run multiscreen with one framebuffer on my desktop and laptop and multi-framebuffer on my laptop with a DisplayLink USB frame buffer. It Just Works, including easily changing orientations, laptop disconnect/reconnect, changing to display cloning for presentations, etc. Windows-P is your new keyboard shortcut friend.

What pisses me off is that I hate Windows; But it does show that if you concentrate on fixing bugs, over time code can improve.
Hardware

Submission + - Servers from dense arrays of low-power processors

Submitted by derGoldstein
derGoldstein writes: Slashdot has previously followed attempts to create server architectures from netbook processors, specifically the FAWN project. Now that Cortex-A8 based systems are available on SODIMM modules, will new attempts be made at creating very dense arrays of systems for application where fast, concurrent data retrieval is important — primarily web servers?
Yahoo!

Submission + - "Lawful spying" price lists leaked (cryptome.org) 1

Submitted by ogaraf
ogaraf writes: Wired has a story about how the site Cryptome leaked the price lists for "lawful spying" activities of Yahoo and other companies, and subsequently received a DMCA takedown notice from Yahoo. The documents are however still online and in them you can learn for instance that IP logs last for one year, but the original IPs used to create accounts are kept since 1999. The contents of your Yahoo account are bought for $30 to $40 by law enforcement agencies.

Submission + - Potential MS (multiple sclerosis) breakthrough

Submitted by dr-suess-fan
dr-suess-fan writes: CTV reports on doctor's discovery. From the Article:
"A group of doctors in Italy is investigating a fascinating new treatment for multiple sclerosis, based on a theory that, if proven true, could radically alter the lives of patients. An investigation by CTV's W5 reveals that this treatment appears to stop the disease from progressing. Patients seen in the documentary relate how, after the simple procedure, their MS symptoms suddenly stopped and, in some cases, they were able to resume normal lives."
Graphics

Submission + - HYDRA platform-independent GPU scaling performance (pcper.com)

Submitted by Vigile
Vigile writes: Lucid is a small company that seemed to promise the impossible: truly open GPU scaling performance across platforms and GPU vendors. Lucid has been talking about and showing off its HYDRA Engine technology that combines a hardware and software layer to facilitate DirectX performance scaling based on individual objects and task division rather than alternate frame rendering. This method allows HYDRA to use different GPUs of varying performance levels and scale accordingly. PC Perspective was able to get some time with a reference system and benchmark a few games and different GPU combinations including identical NVIDIA cards, NVIDIA cards of different GPU generations and even a configuration using an ATI and NVIDIA graphics card simultaneously, all improving game performance to some degree. Though there were some inconsistencies in compatibility the overall impressions were favorable and point to a successful launch later this winter.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft targets 2012 for Windows 8

Submitted by Jake
Jake writes: Ars Technica reports:

According to a Microsoft roadmap, Windows 7's and Windows Server 2008 R2's successors are slated for somewhere around 2012. In terms of final names, we're like to see "Windows 8" and "Windows Server 2012," again assuming no major delays and assuming Microsoft is going to stick to the same naming scheme.

Submission + - GE Says Open Source Is A Huge Risk (eweekeurope.co.uk)

Submitted by judgecorp
judgecorp writes: Engineering giant General Electric (GE) has warned that open source is risky. A European CIO for the company told a conference today that open source is only useful for internal "playground" uses, despite other parts of GE having deployed Linux for healthcare platforms. The comment follows an equally equivocal comment from the European Commission. While announcing a plan to make a level playing field for open source, EC vice president Siim Kallas warned that open source software might have security risks.
Security

Submission + - NSA says 80% of Cyberattacks are Preventable

Submitted by
Ponca City, We love you
Ponca City, We love you writes: "GCN reports that in testimony before the the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee, the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Director, Richard Schaeffer Jr., told the committee that computer systems with proper security and network controls should be able to withstand about 80 percent of known cyberattacks and identified three measures in particular as being especially effective: implementing best security practices, proper network configurations, and strong network monitoring. “We believe that if one institutes best practices, proper configurations [and] good network monitoring that a system ought to be able to withstand about 80 percent of the commonly known attack mechanisms against systems today,” Schaeffer said in his testimony. “You can actually harden your network environment to raise the bar such that the adversary has to resort to much, much more sophisticated means (PDF), thereby raising the risk of detection." Schaeffer added that there are no "silver bullets" when it comes to cybersecurity, but over time, increased awareness of cybersecurity issues, new standards, better education, and expanded information sharing, more uniform practices, and improved technology can make a meaningful differece."
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Office 2010 goes public (pcmag.com)

Submitted by adeelarshad82
adeelarshad82 writes: The next incarnation of Microsoft Office, Office 2010, has now gone public in a freely downloadable beta version, meaning anyone can try out time-limited versions of the next generation of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the rest of the growing Office family. It's impressive how Microsoft has improved on the solid foundation of Office 2007. The now-familiar Ribbon interface gets a few tweaks in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and is now visible throughout Outlook. Instead of an Office 2007 style major overhaul, Microsoft offers refinements and enhancements. The new release is terrific but it's not essential for anyone already running Office 2007. Some of the most technically impressive changes in Office 2010 involve online collaboration through SharePoint services for corporate use or a free Windows Live account for personal use.
Microsoft

Submission + - Top 10 Free Windows Tools for IT Pros (infoworld.com)

Submitted by snydeq
snydeq writes: InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy has compiled a list of 10 must-have free Windows utilities for PC support professionals. 'Some you probably already know. Others you may have heard of only in passing. But all deserve your consideration for a place in your PC support and diagnostics toolkit.' From Sysinternals Suite, to Crap Cleaner, to VirtualBox — each offers further proof that some of the best stuff available for Windows is free.
Security

Submission + - Suspected hackers arrested for Zbot/Zeus Trojan (sophos.com)

Submitted by Unexpof
Unexpof writes: According to a report by British security company Sophos, a man and a woman have been arrested in Manchester, England, by the Metropolitan Police in connection with the Zeus Trojan (also known as Zbot).

The Zbot Trojan, which steals bank account and social networking login details, creates a botnet of compromised computers. According to Sophos, the gang behind the Zbot attacks have used a wide variety of social engineering disguises to spread their malware — including posing as statements from the IRS or notifications that a server upgrade is about to take place.

The names of the two people arrested under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and the 2006 Fraud Act have not been released, but it is known that the man is 20 years old.
Windows

Submission + - Seattle Mayor's Office ditching Windows for Apple (techflash.com) 1

Submitted by Frosty Piss
Frosty Piss writes: Seattle mayor-elect Mike McGinn wants to chuck the Windows-based PCs out the window — to make room for the Mac. "We've asked the city IT folks about it [switcing to Macs] and they're looking into it for us," said transition spokesman Aaron Pickus. "They were talking about new computers for the mayor's office anyway, so right now we are looking to see if Mike and the mayor's staff can work on Macs." As well, the new mayor wants to ditch the city issued Blackberries for iPhones.

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