Comment Re:Probably easier to back door Linux. (Score 1) 450
One big difference, if you have proper training you can download source code for Ubuntu and check for backdoors. You can not do it with your Windows.
Comment Re:So? (Score 1) 1364
You should read more carefully. It is people who OPPOSE gay rights who have issues with they votes to become public.
Comment Re:Makes sharing Accounts problematic (Score 1) 234
Can you login to more then one of these accounts at the same time? My understanding that the answer is NO.
Comment Re:Free for now... (Score 1) 234
FYI: WOW is subscription based. You pay monthly fee to keep playing. Next time please check your facts before you post.
Comment Re:Misconceptions.... (Score 1) 234
All true except number 5. As of now, you can not login into 2 different WoW accounts via same Battle.net account at the same time. When you trying to add second WoW account to your Battle.net account, you will get warning to this effect. They do mention that this limitation will be lifted in the future.
Comment PCI Compliance? (Score 4, Interesting) 402
Any business which is retaining credit card numbers and other personal information has to be PCI compliant. What about DHS?
OS X Leopard Firewall Flawed 300
cycoj writes with a report in the German IT magazine Heise, taking a look at the new OS X Leopard firewall. They find it flawed. When setting access to specific services and programs to only allow SSH access, for example, they found that a manually started service was still accessible. From the article: "So the first step after starting Leopard should be to activate the firewall. The obvious choice to do so is the option to 'Set access to specific services and programs,' which promises more control over network traffic. Mac OS X automatically enters all shared resources set up by the user, such as 'Remote login' for SSH servers, into the list of accessible resources... However, initial functional testing quickly dispels any feeling of improved security. A service started for testing purposes was able to be addressed from outside without any difficulty. The firewall records this occurrence... Even with the firewall set to 'Block all incoming connections' ports to netbios, ntp and other services were still open... Specifically these results mean that users can't rely on the firewall."
Comment Why MS never can do it right? (Score 1, Troll) 98
So MS try to do "right-thing" by hardening Vista. Due to they arrogance they ignored all 3-rd party security companies while doing it. Now they figure out that they can not ignore them after all. So instead of having properly designed 3-rd party integration APIs they will try to put together something quick -- and most likely undo at least some of the "right-things" in the process.
Why Microsoft's Zune Scares Apple to the Core 574
BoredStiff writes "Computerworld has an article examining Microsoft's plans to launch a competitor to the Apple iPod, the wireless media player called Zune. The article lists five reasons why Apple may fear the Zune, and why it won't be as easily smacked down as the dozens of mp3 players before it have been. The Zune isn't just a music player, the article argues. Think of it as a portable, wireless, hardware version of MySpace. With the Zune, Microsoft is trying to launch a consumer media 'perfect storm.'" From the article: "Microsoft will make the movement of media between Windows, Soapbox and the Zune natural and seamless. The Zune interface is just like a miniature version of the Windows Media Center user interface and is very similar to some elements of Vista. Apple fans are overconfident in the iPod because Apple once commanded 92% of music player market share, a number that has since fallen to around 70%. About 30 million people own iPods. But Microsoft owns more than 90% of the worldwide operating systems market (compared with Apple's roughly 5%), representing some 300 million people. The company expects to have 200 million Vista users within two years."
