Re: [CGUYS] Google allowing users to opt-out
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:20 PM, Jeff Wrightjswri...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/google_opt_out_feature_lets_users?utm_ source=videoembed http://tinyurl.com/ltfvaj So, will Google allow an opt out to protect the privacy of readers of all the books that Google is digitizing? The feds wanted to get librarians to serve as informants so that the reading habits of library patrons could be scrutinized. Librarians pretty much rejected that idea, and the feds were saddled with having to resort to going through a legal process to get any such information. Damn. Now, with Google soon to put all these books on-line, a new way to track who's reading what presents itself. What an opportunity!! Think Google will play along? Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars
It's this one. Any thoughts? It's not what I'd pick for any mission. Basically consumer junk. Sorry, just my educated opinion. For too many reasons than I can explain in a few paragraphs. My advice would be to check out some bicycle websites and actually get an appreciation of the subject. Research is good. Schwinn hasn't been anything other than Chinese trash for a while, sorry. There are still good manufacturers in the USA but they are going to be a lot more expensive. See Waterford, for example. They are what used to be Chicago Schwinn's Paramount division. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word
What's the security issue with using a document file format based on XML? http://soa.sys-con.com/node/1061373 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/08/researchers_xml_security_flaw.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word
What's the security issue with using a document file format based on XML? http://soa.sys-con.com/node/1061373 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/08/researchers_xml_security_flaw.html No, there's nothing inherently insecure about XML. These flaws aren't in XML itself, they're in some of the code libraries that developers use to process XML. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word
No, there's nothing inherently insecure about XML. These flaws aren't in XML itself, they're in some of the code libraries that developers use to process XML. The most important issue is that MS has to stop selling Word with XML and pay money. In effect, Word has been orphaned unless MS can switch to something besides XML quickly. That being said, Microsoft has had to issue fixes for XML in the relatively recent past, consider: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-069.mspx I can also recall MS having to issue fixes for XML Zero Day flaws. It appears that as soon as one flaw is fixed, others crop up with XML usage. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars
I totally depends on what you expect and what you want to use it for. I've been out of the loop on the details of what is going on in the bike world for a few years, but I can safely say that this bike is a basic entry level bike. If you want a bike to get your feet wet in the mountain bike realm, that bike might be OK for you. If you become any kind of enthusiast, you'll want to get something much better in short order. Jeff Miles wrote: Speaking of bicycles, I just won a Cabela's sweepstakes of a $1000 gift card. I was thinking about buying the top of the line Schwinn they have on their site. It's this one. Any thoughts? http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp;jsessionid=DDQX2PC1WNHVXLAQBBJSCO3MCAEFIIWE?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A_DAV=MainCatcat602008-cat603441id=0067007518293anavCount=13podId=0067007parentId=cat603441masterpathid=navAction=pushcatalogCode=OGrid=parentType=indexindexId=cat601233hasJS=true_requestid=109972 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] The Passing of Yahoo is Sadly Noted
It must be a tough time to be a Yahoo search engineer. Following the company's decision two weeks ago to shutter its search business in a deal with Microsoft's Bing, Yahoo has gone from a respected-- if smaller--player in the business of constructing search engines, to an awkward participant in conferences such as these, where Bing representatives like Parthasarathy answer audience questions about the future of Yahoo search technologies. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10308539-2.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars
Enjoy you can probably buy a rifle sling for it and a nice rifle to carry along while riding. :-) Stewart At 12:47 AM 8/13/2009, you wrote: Speaking of bicycles, I just won a Cabela's sweepstakes of a $1000 gift card. I was thinking about buying the top of the line Schwinn they have on their site. It's this one. Any thoughts? http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp;jsessionid=DDQX2PC1WNHVXLAQBBJSCO3MCAEFIIWE?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A_DAV=MainCatcat602008-cat603441id=0067007518293anavCount=13podId=0067007parentId=cat603441masterpathid=navAction=pushcatalogCode=OGrid=parentType=indexindexId=cat601233hasJS=true_requestid=109972 Jeff M On Aug 12, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: As a technology geek, I see no difference between a .45 (SAA, M1911A1, New Service, take your pick), a bicycle (PX-10, Heron, Schwinn, take your pick) or a computer (PC, Amiga, MAC, take your pick). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Google allowing users to opt-out
Why does this sound all too plausible??? Thanks for the laugh. Richard P. http://www.theonion.com/content/video/google_opt_out_feature_lets_users?utm_ source=videoembed http://tinyurl.com/ltfvaj * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word
The most important issue is that MS has to stop selling Word with XML and pay money. In effect, Word has been orphaned unless MS can switch to something besides XML quickly. No, the ruling is much narrower than just You can't use XML. It has to do with support for the creation of certain kinds of custom XML documents by users (this allows users to create forms and similar templates). It's significant that the ruling only affects Word, not PowerPoint or Excel, both of which also use XML for document storage. In any event, the injunction is never going to take effect. MS has appealed and it will either get the ruling overturned or it will pay off this little company, in which someone else has simply stepped up to the Microsoft ATM and made a big withdrawal. That being said, Microsoft has had to issue fixes for XML in the relatively recent past, consider: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-069.mspx I can also recall MS having to issue fixes for XML Zero Day flaws. It appears that as soon as one flaw is fixed, others crop up with XML usage. Fine, but my point is that these are not security issues with XML as you implied. They are issues with the code that parses and processes XML documents. It's not valid to say XML has security issues, because it doesn't. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word
Fine, but my point is that these are not security issues with XML as you implied. They are issues with the code that parses and processes XML documents. It's not valid to say XML has security issues, because it doesn't. What's the difference between Microsoft Core Services having an implementation of XML tools that are subject to great misuse and Security issues with XML? If you can't use XML without a risk of garnering little trojans or implementing some zero day flaw, what's the practical difference. The injunction in this is pretty final, the only options are complying, appealing or trying to buy the rights. Buying the rights will be a wee mite expensive to put it mildly, and while the Eastern District of Texas is a haven for Patent litigation, most of the rulings issued seem to survive on appeal. It's also hard to see how MS is actually going to do well with Word when it can't support Custom XML. In fact it might indeed be ironic if Word competitors could still deal with Custom XML while MS cannot. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9698189/Microsoft-Injunction * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error
Right...go after MS first, can't possibly be that norton just hasn't fixed the issue with their program. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:28 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Tony B wrote: Vista introduces a new drive signature which isn't restored with a drive image with Ghost 14. Presumably Win7 will do the same. You must boot to the Vista install disk and run repair. Often several times. Pray tell, why do we need such a feature. Is this another one of those abusive things M$ does for their own personal amusement? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Texas Judge stops Microsoft Selling Word
What's the difference between Microsoft Core Services having an implementation of XML tools that are subject to great misuse and Security issues with XML? If you can't use XML without a risk of garnering little trojans or implementing some zero day flaw, what's the practical difference. Well, there's a big difference, because not all products use the XML parsers that have had security issues. My product doesn't, for example. XML is perfectly safe to use in that case. It's also hard to see how MS is actually going to do well with Word when it can't support Custom XML. In fact it might indeed be ironic if Word competitors could still deal with Custom XML while MS cannot. From what I gather from the articles, they're not talking about the XML that defines the document. They're talking about a rather specific form of user-created XML that's used to implement forms and such. If that's right, I don't see how it would have a huge effect even if it stands (I've never even heard of this feature). I could be reading it wrong, but that's what I got from it. It's difficult to understand how anyone would have a patent on the use of XML just to store documents, since XML is an open standard, and that is clearly one of its purposes. If it was just You can't use XML to store documents, why weren't PowerPoint and Excel included? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars
I live in a small town with a full cross-section of people. It wouldn't do any good to say one car is better than another, any more than to say a chainsaw or a computer or a bicycle or motorcycle or a rifle is better than another. It's important to keep in mind what's appropriate for each person, each job, and playtime. With tech and otherwise, sometimes high-tech works better than low, sometimes vice versa. But it makes a huge difference when people obtain the information and skills to use each appropriately, and to not use any of those when appropriate too. So, we agree again, don't we. I'm a very good shot too, but now it's with a slingshot, accurate at 50 yards, even with bad vision. Since it's illegal to shoot woodpeckers that are hammering on my house, I aim for their tails with dried peas, cherry tomatoes or screaming monkeys. Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com escribió: Of course, in those rural environs, guns were perfectly legal to own and to carry around. The parents would have gotten a visit from the sheriff if I had been in your place. Guaranteed. When I was growing up my Dad, who was an infantryman in WWII, taught all of his children gun safety. Which is a major factor in my decision not to keep or bear firearms in what I consider inappropriate places. I do enjoy shooting at the range, both high power rifle and various handguns. I consider it a skill worth practicing. Now that my eyesight is declining I'm not what you might call competitive, but I do understand the various platforms and their advantages and disadvantages. Of course I also understand other technologies in the same terms. It is all in the intent and skill of the user, including an appreciation of the legal and social concerns. Assuming I am equally adept at detail stripping an M1911A1 as I am at the same task with a computer or a bicycle, which I am, and assuming that most people can't do these things, which they can't, my familiarity suggests that the only difference is the purpose that the technology serves. As a technology geek, I see no difference between a .45 (SAA, M1911A1, New Service, take your pick), a bicycle (PX-10, Heron, Schwinn, take your pick) or a computer (PC, Amiga, MAC, take your pick). If this list is about technology, as opposed to just computers, it might be more productive to discuss this in more specific terms. Rather than demonizing or extolling a particular category. For example, I might say that I found my Heron to be excellent for bicycle touring, but the added weight of the Macbook Pro and the M1911A1 led me to prefer the netbook and the Colt 1908. You could call me evil, but so far this discussion hasn't focused on appropriate technology or personal responsibility, although Betty did touch on those topics. A desperate attempt to get this back on topic. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error
YOU wrote Vista introduces a new drive 'signature' and I took you at your word. YOU wrote that it interferes with copying drives and I took you at your word. When I asked why M$ would add such an impediment all you are interested in doing is diverting blame to some poor third party whose software no longer works. Are we to believe that Vista was ghost written by some third party? On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:14 PM, mike wrote: Right...go after MS first, can't possibly be that norton just hasn't fixed the issue with their program. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:28 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Tony B wrote: Vista introduces a new drive signature which isn't restored with a drive image with Ghost 14. Presumably Win7 will do the same. You must boot to the Vista install disk and run repair. Often several times. Pray tell, why do we need such a feature. Is this another one of those abusive things M$ does for their own personal amusement? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error
Is having you capitalized helping you maintain the illusion that I wrote something I did not? Might want to see who is writing what before you /start rant...helps others know what the heck yer on about. Sent from my iPod On Aug 13, 2009, at 4:39 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: YOU wrote Vista introduces a new drive 'signature' and I took you at your word. YOU wrote that it interferes with copying drives and I took you at your word. When I asked why M$ would add such an impediment all you are interested in doing is diverting blame to some poor third party whose software no longer works. Are we to believe that Vista was ghost written by some third party? On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:14 PM, mike wrote: Right...go after MS first, can't possibly be that norton just hasn't fixed the issue with their program. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:28 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Tony B wrote: Vista introduces a new drive signature which isn't restored with a drive image with Ghost 14. Presumably Win7 will do the same. You must boot to the Vista install disk and run repair. Often several times. Pray tell, why do we need such a feature. Is this another one of those abusive things M$ does for their own personal amusement? *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Zune: CNN Agrees With TP
Microsoft's Zune HD Could Be Too Little, Too Late http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/ djf500/200908131645DOWJONESDJONLINE000635_FORTUNE5.htm I think the are going to have to price it for much less. Pricing it at $80 under the equivalent iPod won't cut it. BTW, M$ market share is 2%. Why to they even keep trying? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Zune: CNN Agrees With TP
Spose the same reason apple sells computers overseas. On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 7:14 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Microsoft's Zune HD Could Be Too Little, Too Late http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/ djf500/200908131645DOWJONESDJONLINE000635_FORTUNE5.htm I think the are going to have to price it for much less. Pricing it at $80 under the equivalent iPod won't cut it. BTW, M$ market share is 2%. Why to they even keep trying? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
