Re: [CGUYS] Truecrypt Encryption
David Chessler At 09:49 PM 2/9/2008, Tony B wrote: I'm not sure I believe this. Once it's been determined you've used TC, wouldn't there then be an assumption the outer container was just anouter container? I mean, a robber's purse is not a new concept. Check the documentation. The source code is on line. Basically, random data on your computer, without headers or other obvious ways of identifying it, is a real problem to identify as such. There are ways of identifying steganography because of the way snip Security Now had an analysis and review of TrueCrypt last year and didn't have anything negative to say about it, pretty much a glowing review. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly Take my advice, I not using it! * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Truecrypt Encryption
Can the data which is encrypted/hidden by truecrypt be backed up by an ordinary backup program that catalogs the files on the source and backup drives, and copies new/newer files to the backup drive? Is there special backup software provided to accomplish backups? Fred Holmes At 07:30 AM 2/10/2008, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: David Chessler At 09:49 PM 2/9/2008, Tony B wrote: I'm not sure I believe this. Once it's been determined you've used TC, wouldn't there then be an assumption the outer container was just anouter container? I mean, a robber's purse is not a new concept. Check the documentation. The source code is on line. Basically, random data on your computer, without headers or other obvious ways of identifying it, is a real problem to identify as such. There are ways of identifying steganography because of the way snip Security Now had an analysis and review of TrueCrypt last year and didn't have anything negative to say about it, pretty much a glowing review. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly Take my advice, I not using it! * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Truecrypt Encryption
All data is just zeros and ones...so yes. MIke On Feb 10, 2008 12:36 PM, Fred Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can the data which is encrypted/hidden by truecrypt be backed up by an ordinary backup program that catalogs the files on the source and backup drives, and copies new/newer files to the backup drive? Is there special backup software provided to accomplish backups? Fred Holmes At 07:30 AM 2/10/2008, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: David Chessler At 09:49 PM 2/9/2008, Tony B wrote: I'm not sure I believe this. Once it's been determined you've used TC, wouldn't there then be an assumption the outer container was just anouter container? I mean, a robber's purse is not a new concept. Check the documentation. The source code is on line. Basically, random data on your computer, without headers or other obvious ways of identifying it, is a real problem to identify as such. There are ways of identifying steganography because of the way snip Security Now had an analysis and review of TrueCrypt last year and didn't have anything negative to say about it, pretty much a glowing review. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly Take my advice, I not using it! * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] How stable is Excel?
Constance, I have worked with Excel for two decades, and I can tell you that it will easily handle 5000 records on a STABLE machine. But I don't think the conversion is a good idea because of experiences I have had with 'systems' built on top of Excel Spreadsheets, Access DB, and MS Word. These systems are built out of macros and Visual Basic to replicate the features that are already included in a relational database system (RDS). When an RDS detects a dependency in it's base, it has internal tools to resolve and repair itself (these things happen when the power surges or fails). The Microsoft suite is modular to the point of where these repairs must be performed by a knowledgeable tech (YOU). My biggest issues reside within my recent observations of Microsoft products running on various versions of MS operating systems. It appears to me that they may be (intentionally or unintentionally) disabling functions in THEIR OWN products through the 'security updates', forcing you to activate the 'upgrade mill' (This feature requires the newer operating system, that opsys won't run you your old hardware very well). Case in point: I wanted to migrate from my old machine to Vista. Vista came with Windows Mail... the Outlook Express will not install on Vista. Fine with me, except that Windows Mail fights with Norton Anti-Virus regularly corrupting my files and losing all my new email, so I abandoned it for Thunderbird. Case2: I still use Excel97 even though I have Excel 2003 and Excel 2007... it's fast, I paid for it, and it does exactly what I want it to do. Today, I noticed that the 'ToolsOptions' feature was causing the program to abort under XP... all other features work perfectly. The MS Error Reporting says no longer supported... try upgrading to a newer version. I do not see this type of behavior with my old Non-MS products. This may hark back to the old days when MS was using 'unpublished opsys routines' to make their product faster than competitors, for which they were eventually sued (still claiming they did not). Case3: Office 2007 - completely rewrote the user interface... lost capability to send Mail Merge Email. It's there, but I didn't get a PHD from Microsoft to figure out how to use it. I have spent about 120 hours studying it, but I think I need some additional courses in Microsoft Enterprise Networking to make this simple feature work. In the meantime, I went back to Office97 on XP. It works well. I have heard from several experienced MSOFFICE users that could not figure out how to print or save a document from Office 2007 without about 30 minutes of bumbling around. I have wasted many hours trying to kick out a simple job because Microsoft moved a feature to another menu. Microsoft's current direction reminds me of the IBM philosophy from the early 80's... Sure we can do it... do you have the money? - Brian Constance Warner wrote: Would an excel spreadsheet this size be stable or usable? Has anyone else had experience with databases of this size? And does anyone else have any talking points on why it's a bad idea to replace a perfectly reliable, crash-proof database with an Excel spreadsheet? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] [IP] Re: U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices / US technical work visas.
You read my mind. Your description of the travails of tech people trying to get citizenship made me think why would the US let people when we have indentured servitude (i.e., the H1 visa program). In the past, H-1 was a potentially a threat to my livliehood and then I worked with H1 visa guys and realized what an exploited bunch they are. If the visa weren't tied to specific vendors and hence visa-holders could jump to other firms, their wages would quickly approach the market rates (and businesses would stop supporting the program). --- db [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Border/ travel security is the least of it. The best technical talents from all over the world are looking less and less to the US for jobs because of the disadvantageous work visa and naturalization situation in the US. I have an extremely well educated, and talented Indian friend who has been working for Amazon in the US for 4 years. After bucking the US naturalization process for 4 years, he has decided, like many of his friends that he is going to emigrate to Canada, get a job there and quit amazon because he can become a citizen there in 1 - 1/2 years (with his skills but even WITHOUT a job) where in the US he it is probably he will have to wait for 7 years. Presently, every 3 years during his work visa renewal process he can't leave the US for travel purposes for 6 months and if he lost his Amazon job he would have to leave the US in 7 days (this varies from state to state) making it very difficult to change jobs unless he can make it seamless and making his life in general no more than a transient one. Because of this situation, he hasn't bought a house here although he can well afford one... He well paid but treated like a indentured servant. And now that he can get paid equally well elsewhere he and many like him are leaving the US. db [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry, my post was a direct response to the previous comment regarding airport security in France. I don't recall the original post. I can't recall having personally had any problems with Customs. I think they mostly harass foreigners. However it distresses me that there are people who are discouraged from travelling to the US because of horror stories they've heard regarding US customs, despite the favorable exchange rate. On 2/9/08 19:35, David Chessler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read it again. It's not the TSA. It's customs, and it's not clear what threat they're defending against: pornography, or perhaps you have some drugs in your hard drive. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived Checkout One Laptop Per Child project laptop.org * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET
[CGUYS] The Microsoft Phone
Want to see what happens when MS tries to copy the iPhone... www.sonyericsson.com/x1 The Zune of cell phones. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Truecrypt Encryption
At 02:36 PM 2/10/2008, Fred Holmes wrote: Can the data which is encrypted/hidden by truecrypt be backed up by an ordinary backup program that catalogs the files on the source and backup drives, and copies new/newer files to the backup drive? Is there special backup software provided to accomplish backups? My reading of the documentation is that if the Truecrypt device driver is running, any normal program can access the file normally. If the device driver is not running, than the file cannot be identified by any other software. There are a couple of possible problems with paging files, the registry, and a few other things, but the Truecrypt documentation gives work arounds. You can also run it from a USB memory drive, but check the drive's specifications: some of these move the data around to keep from wearing them out. Truecrypt docs explain the problem. The program can be run from a server, or from a disk, and thus need not be on the computer. All the data can also be on the server. If you can set up a virtual private network (VPN), that makes it easy to be safe. Otherwise, keep your backup on line on one of the online backup servers (or your company's server), and keep Truecrypt on the backup server, and download and install it as needed, and remove it when done. Make sure you have some disk-wiping software to remove traces of the program and data, or to explain why you don't have the data on your disk. It's not something I think I need at present, though I know people who do need it because they may travel with confidential data that is commercially valuable, and may travel to one of the many countries where it is reputed that the police or security services are support the commercial interests of the country. Fred Holmes At 07:30 AM 2/10/2008, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: David Chessler At 09:49 PM 2/9/2008, Tony B wrote: I'm not sure I believe this. Once it's been determined you've used TC, wouldn't there then be an assumption the outer container was just anouter container? I mean, a robber's purse is not a new concept. Check the documentation. The source code is on line. Basically, random data on your computer, without headers or other obvious ways of identifying it, is a real problem to identify as such. There are ways of identifying steganography because of the way snip Security Now had an analysis and review of TrueCrypt last year and didn't have anything negative to say about it, pretty much a glowing review. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly Take my advice, I not using it! * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address
