Nuudelisoppa

  • Strong Winds of Change For Linux… Or Just Hype?

    “In about 72 hours, a project will be announced that could have a mighty impact on Desktop Linux and the Community At-Large. […]

    If it takes off, then this day may very well be the day that Microsoft never wanted to see. The impact could be that great. Again, it comes back to comminity involvement and just how bad we want to see Linux on the desktop.”

    Blog of Helios via Juha

  • Project Silver Rogue Server

    “I had this dead ups lying around and didn’t know what to do with it. So we threw some ideas back and forth and the one that stuck was a hidden rogue server. […] Just think of the possibilities. A hidden file archive, hook it up to your hacked tivo, mess with the RIAA when the come search your house…”

    Inventgeek.com via Juha

  • Cuba switches to Linux

    “According to the government daily, Juventud Rebelde, Roberto del Puerto, director of the state office of information technology, said his office was working on a legal framework that would allow the replacement of Windows through-out Cuba.”

    The Inquirer via Juha

  • Tekijänoikeuskaappausten valvontakeskus

    “Tekijänoikeuskaappaus tarkoittaa sitä, että joku yrittää omia itselleen oikeuksia, jotka eivät hänelle kuulu. Tekijänoikeuskaappari väittää tai antaa ymmärtää tekijänoikeuslain antavan hänelle jossakin asiassa määräysvaltaa tai muita oikeuksia, joita hänellä ei todellisuudessa ole. […]

    11.1.2006 perustettu Tekijänoikeuskaappausten valvontakeskus (TKVK, entinen Tekijänoikeusvarkauksien valvontakeskus ja Tekijänoikeuden luvattoman käyttöönoton valvontakeskus) valvoo tekijänoikeuskaappauksia.”

    TKVK.org via digitoday

  • First Web Server

    A black computer desktop with a black CRT “This NeXT workstation (a NeXTcube) was used by Tim Berners-Lee as the first Web server on the World Wide Web.”

    Wikipedia via BlogsNow

  • Fujitsu Siemensin koneisiin jäänyt samoja mac-osoitteita

    “Noin 200–300:aan Fujitsu Siemensin toimittamaan Scaleo Jid341-10- koneeseen on emolevytuotannossa lipsahtanut sama mac-osoite. Ongelma on ilmennyt käytettäessä Elisan adsl-nettiyhteyksiä, jotka ovat pätkineet useiden koneiden ottaessa yhteyttä samanaikaisesti samalla mac-osoitteella.”

    Tietokone via Juha

  • Symantec Caught in Norton 'Rootkit' Flap

    “Symantec Corp. has fessed up to using a rootkit-type feature in Norton SystemWorks that could provide the perfect hiding place for attackers to place malicious files on computers. […]

    The anti-virus vendor acknowledged that it was deliberately hiding a directory from Windows APIs as a feature to stop customers from accidentally deleting files but, prompted by warnings from security experts, the company shipped a SystemWorks update to eliminate the risk.”

    eWeek.com via BlogsNow

  • Running Windows On New Macs?

    “Windows Vista will support EFI [(Extensible Firmware Interface)], and Apple has said it has no plans to directly block Windows from working on the new boxes.”

    Engadget via BlogsNow

    Without hacking, XP won’t work because it has no built-in support for EFI.

  • Thunderbird 1.5 Released

    Here’s what’s new in Thunderbird 1.5:

    • Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Thunderbird may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating extensions has also improved.
    • Sort address autocomplete results by how often you send e-mail to each recipient.
    • Spell check as you type.
    • Saved Search Folders can now search across multiple accounts.
    • Built in phishing detector to help protect users against email scams.
    • Podcasting and other RSS Improvements.
    • Deleting attachments from messages.
    • Integration with server side spam filtering.
    • Reply and forward actions for message filters.
    • Kerberos Authentication.
    • Auto save as draft for mail composition.
    • Message aging.
    • Filters for Global Inbox.
    • Improvements to product usability including redesigned options interface, and SMTP server management.
    • Many security enhancements.

    “Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 Release Notes”
    Mozilla via BlogsNow

    “If you are using RC2, then you already have 1.5 final.”

    MozillaZine via /.

    Damn. This means my problems with the hanging Thunderbird process will continue.

    Signature Switch on addons.mozilla.org is still at non- 1.5 compatible 0.9.4 for some reason even though 1.5 compatible 1.0.1 is available from the author.

  • Rautalankaa kopiosuojauksista

    “On väärin puhua kopiosuojauksista. Oikea termi on “käyttörajoite”.

    Jaa mitä välii vai? Antakaas kun setä selittää:”

    The Butt Ugly Weblog