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Comment Re:Why we might possibly care (Score 1) 99

by slashbob22 (#38454654) Attached to: Intel Demos Phone and Tablet In New Mobile Chip Push
I'm becoming convinced this is the future direction. It sure would be handy to have a limited phone view and then a full-scale desktop interface when plugged into a docking station; a tablet like monitor could be plugged in as a secondary docking station. In either case the processing core is the size of a mobile and the interface is exchanged.
United States

Submission + - Lawyer asks RIAA to investigate Bush twins 1

Submitted by tanman
tanman writes: After reading an article in the Miami Herald that said "[President] Bush's twin daughters, gave him a CD they had made for him to listen to while exercising", a Florida lawyer calculated statutory damages of 1.8 million dollars and has sent a letter to the RIAA asking that they "display the same vigor in prosecuting this matter and protecting the rights of your rights-holders that it has displayed in enforcing those rights against other alleged violators." From the letter, "This is a serious violation of copyright. As you know, whichever of your member organizations that are right-holders for the copied musical works may be entitled to statutory damages of $150,000.00 per musical work copied."
Power

Submission + - S3 Standby State Done Right

Submitted by
Cameron Butterfield
Cameron Butterfield writes: "Because of increasing awareness in the general public about energy conservation, the ability to utilize low power states on desktop PCs is incredibly underdocumented and widely unused. My goal with this article is to change all that, to help computer users everywhere utilize these low power states without losing any original functionality of their network drives or remote applications. Heck, if you follow this guide, you may even be able to save a buck or two in the process. This article will attempt to answer the following:
  • Why bother? Why do I even want to waste my time on this?
  • My computer won't cooperate! How can I enable a S3 standby state which uses a fraction of the power vs. an Always on or a S1 standby state?
  • Now that I have enabled a S3 Standby state, how can I get my computer to wake up without issues?
  • I use my computer as an always on a file server / remote desktop / vnc machine. Can I actually take advantage of low power sleep states? I need access to my files at all times!

The link to this article is here: http://www.exoid.com/?p=29

Please give it a read and please consider posting the link on slashdot.
Thank you.
-Cameron Butterfield"
Music

Submission + - Safeguards Set for RIAA Hard Drive Inspection

Submitted by
NewYorkCountryLawyer
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "In SONY v. Arellanes, an RIAA case in Sherman, Texas, the Court entered a protective order (pdf), which spells out the following procedure for the RIAA's examination of the defendant's hard drive: (1) RIAA imaging specialist makes mirror image of hard drive; (2) mutually acceptable computer forensics expert makes make 2 verified bit images, and creates an MD5 or equivalent hash code; (3) one mirror image is held in escrow by the expert, the other given to defendant's lawyer for a 'privilege review'; (4) defendant's lawyer provides plaintiffs' lawyer with a "privilege log" (list of privileged files); (5) after privilege questions are resolved, the escrowed image — with privileged files deleted — will be turned over to RIAA lawyers, to be held for 'lawyers' eyes only'. The order differs from the earlier order (pdf) entered in the case, in that it (a) permits the RIAA's own imaging person to make the initial mirror image and (b) spells out the details of the method for safeguarding privilege and privacy."
The Courts

Submission + - Ontario proposes cyber-bullying law for schools

Submitted by nursegirl
nursegirl writes: A proposal to change Ontario's education act has been announced today. The proposal adds both physical bullying and cyber-bullying to the list of behaviours that can get a student suspended or expelled. Posting comments, pictures or videos attacking other students or teachers outside of school hours will carry the risk of school punishment, if the incident is believed to have an "impact on school climate".
Microsoft

Submission + - Bill Gates to finally receive his Harvard degree

Submitted by
coondoggie
coondoggie writes: "It's not like he needs it to beef up his résumé, but the world's richest college dropout finally is getting his degree. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, will speak at Harvard University's commencement ceremony in June and, like all commencement speakers, will receive an honorary degree from the institution. It's hard to guess if Gates, the wealthiest person in the world and co-founder of a company that brought in $44 billion in revenue last year, cares. But the programming whiz who once dropped out of Harvard will likely feel some sense of satisfaction. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/032207-bill- gates-to-finally-receive.html"
Music

Submission + - CD music sales down 20% in Q1 2007

Submitted by
prostoalex
prostoalex writes: "Music sales are not just falling, they're plummeting by as much as 20%, when you take the data for January-March period in 2007, and compare that to 2006 numbers. Wall Street Journal lists several factors contributing to the rapid decline: Tower Records being out of business, diminishing record sales during the week 1 of the release (you only need 65,000 CDs sold in a single week to top the charts in 2007, while in 2005 this number would not even get you into top 30), and increasingly negative attitude towards CD sales from big retailers such as Best Buy, who now dedicate less floor space to CDs in favor of better-selling items."
Windows

Submission + - Windows Vista keygen is a hoax

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: The author of the Windows Vista keygen that was reported yesterday on Slashdot has admitted that the program does not actually work. Here is the initial announcement of the original release of the keygen, and here is the followup post in which the same author acknowledges that the program is fake. Apparently, the keygen program does legitimately attack Windows Vista keys via brute force, but the chances of success are too low for this to be a practical method. Quote from the author: "everyone who said they got a key a probably lying or mistaken!"
The Almighty Buck

Submission + - Dow Jones Plunge Fueled by Overwhelmed Computers

Submitted by
cloudscout
cloudscout writes: "The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 400 points today. While there were various valid financial reasons for such a decline, some of the blame is being placed on computer systems that couldn't keep up with the abnormally high volume at the New York Stock Exchange and the resulting tremor as they switched over to a backup system. In other words, Dow Jones got Slashdotted."

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