Dragonmana117 - Slashdot User

Comment Kajeet (Score 1) 1092

by Dragonmana117 on Tuesday June 02, 2009 @01:07AM (#28177913) Attached to: Making a Child Locating System

I know a cell phone is probably bigger than a RFID bracelet, but the kajeet system is made for parents like you and is fairly cheep (under 40 a month) you could even make it sound like a allowance or reward for her. But best part is you can track them on your cell (assuming you have a smartphone).

Comment Can i have Kitt? (Score 1) 394

by Dragonmana117 on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @12:54PM (#28111567) Attached to: My Advanced Personal Robot Will Mainly Be Used For...

Because we all know KITT happens (you know what i mean)!

Comment Wow!!! (Score 1) 4

by Dragonmana117 on Monday February 16, 2009 @10:17PM (#26881181) Attached to: Draconian DRM revealed in Windows 7

I thought that not owning the operating system was bad (see windows xp user agreement), especially after paying such an outrages sum as Microsoft wants. I was beginning to think that windows 7 might be an improvement on vista (cough... lol we can hope right?) then they turn the gui over to the office 07 idiots, decide to limit windows 7 basic to only having 3 windows open, and then decide to become big brother... so what flavor of linux are you serving? Ubuntoo anyone, or my favorite dream linux? I hope Microsoft burns for this, and for vista, and ME... Microsoft should just burn!!!!!

Submission + - Draconian DRM revealed in Windows 7 4

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TechForensics

on Monday February 16, 2009 @08:40AM

TechForensics writes: "A few days' testing of Windows 7 has already disclosed some draconian DRM, some unrelated to media files. A legitimate copy of Photoshop CS4 stopped functioning after we clobberred a nagging registration screen by replacing a .dll with a hacked version. That's not so much a surprise, but what WAS a surprise: Noting that Win7 allows programs like Photoshop to stealthily insert themselves in your firewall exception list. Further, that the OS is crippled towards allowing large software vendors to penetrate your machine. Even further, that that crippling is responsible for disabling of a program based on a modified .dll. Remote attestation, anyone? And then finding that the OS even after reboot has locked you out of your own Local Settings folder; has denied you permission to move or delete the modified DLL; and refuses to allow the replacement of the Local Settings folder after it is unlocked with Unlocker to move it to the Desktop for examination (where it also denies you entry to your own folder). Setting permissions to "allow everyone" was disabled! Re media files, the days of capturing an audio program on your PC are gone if the program originated on your PC. The inputs of your sound card are severely degraded in software if the card is also playing an audio program (tested here with Grooveshark). Under XP you could select "Stereo Mix" or similar under audio recording inputs and nicely capture any program then playing. Microsoft appears to be pandering to Big Music for its own reasons unrelated to consumer satisfaction. This may be the tip of the iceberg. Something *really nasty* is lurking under the surface of Win7. Being in bed with the RIAA is bad enough, but locking your own files away from you is a device so outrageous it may kill the OS for many persons. Many users will not want to experimenting with a second sound card or computer just to record from online sources, or boot up under a Linux that supports ntfs-3g just to control their files. (You never seem to know in Windows 7 when the "Access Denied" message is going to strike.) It is certainly beginning to be crystal clear why the coming WinFS will not be a good thing for userland, and a Very Good Thing for Microsoft and its partners."

Comment Scrivner (Score 1) 325

by Dragonmana117 on Monday December 22, 2008 @08:36PM (#26207029) Attached to: Tools & Surprises For a Tech Book Author?

I notice no one has mentioned scrivner It's not really for writing your final draft but is great for organizing ideas and gathering information. Once you have the basic layout you can export it to text documents and work on the final draft in something like Adobe Indesign. It only took me a hour to learn with its built in tutorial. I found it a must in my writing (mac only though sorry).

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