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General Software Discussion / Re: Newest malware now able to target virtual machines?
« on: August 24, 2012, 12:47 PM »
Wow. That was to me? Okey-doke.
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What makes Crisis interesting is that it appears to be specifically looking for virtualized environments and is therefore believed to be the first malware to spread onto a virtual machine.
Whatever you do, don't be tempted to get an older Galaxy S II unless it has Ice Cream Sandwich installed OEM. They are very nice phones, but I have dealt with too many horror stories of people who had one with Gingerbread, did the update to ICS and it completely broke multiple functionalities. If you find, like, and purchase one with Gingerbread, DO NOT UPDATE IT. It is not worth the pain...-Edvard (August 14, 2012, 12:03 PM)
Interesting article here: Why I'm ditching the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, about why a Verizon contract Galaxy Nexus isn't a real Galaxy Nexus. He switched to a $30/month T-Mobile prepaid plan.-daddydave (August 19, 2012, 08:15 AM)
In the end, the success or failure of a movie depends on critical mass and the ability to hit a cross-section a combination of things, not the opinion of one particular person.-wraith808 (August 22, 2012, 09:47 AM)
Even hitting that, it still doesn't allow for individual tastes. It's sort of like that conversation we had on why people make new software. I usually try to find a couple of critics that seem to grade and think the way that I do, then follow them. It's better to me than some random cross section- whether it is critics or the general masses.(emphasis mine)
If their search results are still based on relevance, but they also have a shopping results tab, then it seems like its two different parts of the service.-wraith808 (August 21, 2012, 06:45 AM)
Products and offers that match your query. Google is compensated by some of these merchants. Payment is one of several factors used to rank these results.
Google previously stated that it would only base search results based on relevance.-Renegade (August 21, 2012, 06:19 AM)
So I decided to ratchet up my battery talk time (according to the Phone Arena database) to an insane 20 hours (since they don't show data use time).-daddydave (August 17, 2012, 05:04 PM)
BTW, I also still have a working Axim x5, x50v and Asus MyPal 716.-J-Mac (August 15, 2012, 11:15 AM)
How are the digitizers on those devices? I seem to be a bit rough on them, all of my devices have had the digitizer go bad, and I have proven myself incompetent at replacing them.-daddydave (August 17, 2012, 04:49 PM)
Mine look great! I have always used clear screen protectors on them.
Jim-J-Mac (August 17, 2012, 10:33 PM)
BTW, I also still have a working Axim x5, x50v and Asus MyPal 716.-J-Mac (August 15, 2012, 11:15 AM)
Good luck finding that - and really, the screen on any phone is too small for that.-f0dder (August 14, 2012, 01:18 PM)
Should be an improvement over my previous devices (Palm Tungsten T3, Dell Axim x51v, iPod Touch 2) at any rate. I'm not expecting it to be a Kindle.
However, it depends on the reading material, too. I think if I am reading to learn, there is a real benefit to a bigger page, especially if I am dealing with charts, tables, source code listings, etc., and also because I seem to absorb some of it through peripheral vision. But a lot of my "ebooks" are things like RSS feeds and reference documents where that is less of an issue.-daddydave (August 15, 2012, 05:18 AM)
Dave, I have had a LOT of handheld computers - I'm calling them that because I am referring to devices before they were mobile phones. From the Apple Newton way back, through all generations of Palm/Handspring devices, and on through Windows CE and PPC and finally Windows Mobile 5. I even wrote some software for Palm and Windows PPC. (OK, pretty rudimentary stuff, but still...)
The Axim x51v had the most readable/watchable screen of all the devices I owned. Even now it still beats the hell out of my Droid Razr screen. Granted the Razr has a pretty lousy screen compared to most Samsung devices. But the x51v was VGA, which stepping from QVGA to VGA and quadrupling the pixels was pretty shocking visually. Unfortunately about half the developers had no idea how to use it and so their programs just showed up at 25% of their previous size with 4 times the content onscreen. Nice if you could actually decipher text, etc. that tiny! But the devs who properly changed their apps to take full advantage of VGA by not decreasing the size as much but greatly increasing the detail made using the Axim x51v a fantastic experience. That was when I actually did start reading ebooks and watching TV and movies on it without straining my eyes! And the 3D games.. heck I still have a good working x51v and I still play 3D games on it! 3.7" diagonal screen. Beats anything I can view on the Razr!
BTW, I also still have a working Axim x5, x50v and Asus MyPal 716.
Jim-J-Mac (August 15, 2012, 11:15 AM)
Two questions:
1. Does Windows 8 Final/RTM have a 60 trial thingy like previous versions of Windows?
2. If so, where can I download a legitimate ISO to try it out on a VM?-Deozaan (August 16, 2012, 04:05 PM)
According to this blog post, the new VS comes with native Unit testing support for all VS editions. The post is not so clear about if this is also true for Code Coverage though.-phitsc (August 16, 2012, 02:26 AM)
Coming Soon!
We’ve announced two things that will arrive in a few months:
An update that will enable targeting Windows XP
802.11n wi-fi (not just g)Why? Flash memory can probalby not do much more than g speed anyway.-daddydave (June 27, 2012, 07:42 PM)-f0dder (August 14, 2012, 01:18 PM)
Whatever you do, don't be tempted to get an older Galaxy S II unless it has Ice Cream Sandwich installed OEM. They are very nice phones, but I have dealt with too many horror stories of people who had one with Gingerbread, did the update to ICS and it completely broke multiple functionalities. If you find, like, and purchase one with Gingerbread, DO NOT UPDATE IT. It is not worth the pain...-Edvard (August 14, 2012, 12:03 PM)
Good luck finding that - and really, the screen on any phone is too small for that.-f0dder (August 14, 2012, 01:18 PM)