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General Software Discussion / Re: From ZDnet writer - Final Thoughts on Windows 8: A Design Disaster

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 18, 2012, 07:46 AM »

Hm... While I initially spearheaded the coining of the term Windows H8, I'm actually starting to like it. Granted I haven't (acid test) started using it full time yet, but I have spent quite a bit of time screwing with the TouchScreen test machine here at the office. If it's approached as something new...instead of a rehash of something old...it's really quite handy.

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Living Room / Re: World's first 'tax' on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 15, 2012, 12:47 PM »

Interesting that they are targeting IE7 users only and offering browser suggestions that do not include upgrading to a newer version of IE. I wonder why that is?

-app103 (June 15, 2012, 12:31 PM)

Excellent point. 

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Living Room / Re: World's first 'tax' on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 15, 2012, 11:38 AM »

I don't mind a bit of IE7 bashing ... But when they imply that Safari is a "better browser" ...(Seriously??)... Credibility=0.

-Stoic Joker (June 14, 2012, 04:00 PM)

I've never done web developing, but my notion was that from a web developer's point of view, safari is similar to chrome (i.e. another webkit based browser) and hence respects many more web standards than ie does?

-jgpaiva (June 15, 2012, 09:29 AM)

Understood, but last time I checked (which granted was a year or so ago) Safari on Windows supported all of the standards/HTML5 stuff ... While Safari on a Mac only supported about 10% of the HTML5 stuff. Which tells me that Apple is/was too chicken shit to dogfood their own product. Add to that their abysmal security history and Safari=pariah as far as I'm concerned.

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Living Room / Re: Icann reveals new internet top-level domain name claims

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 15, 2012, 11:19 AM »

I think this is another of Apple's Walled Garden moves, trying to create fear that anywhere outside their nice cozy eden is a virtual ghetto that will get you virtually shot.

-TaoPhoenix (June 15, 2012, 10:06 AM)

Now thi$ I $ee as a definite po$$ibility.

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Living Room / Re: Icann reveals new internet top-level domain name claims

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 15, 2012, 11:15 AM »

Is there any truth to the rumor that the United States has applied for .bs, and plans on using it to replace .gov for all its websites? 

-40hz (June 15, 2012, 07:30 AM)

  We can only hope... 

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Living Room / Re: World's first 'tax' on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 14, 2012, 04:00 PM »

I don't mind a bit of IE7 bashing ... But when they imply that Safari is a "better browser" ...(Seriously??)... Credibility=0.

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Living Room / Re: FOI Documents Show TOR Undernet Beyond the Reach of the Federal Investigators

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 14, 2012, 03:34 PM »

I read it as black/false flag - An intentional misdirect so as to incriminate the other side.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Remove this residual files after update !!!

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 14, 2012, 11:49 AM »

NTFS Permissions -> Take Ownership of the file (first), then give yourself permission to delete it.

Note: Don't forget to check the reset permissions/ownership of child folders/objects option.

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Living Room / Re: FOI Documents Show TOR Undernet Beyond the Reach of the Federal Investigators

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 14, 2012, 07:07 AM »

But I'm not sure if it's possible to do traffic analysis on TOR traffic to figure out the end points... Anyone know?

-Renegade (June 13, 2012, 11:23 PM)

Strategically placed "hostile" endpoints with their own back channel would break it rather nicely (for them...). Remember the DNS server stunt... ...They were just trying to help out...Sure they were... (Not!)

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(Forgot to mention) IMO IainB nailed it.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Inconsistency in Permanently Deleting Files From Screenshot Panel

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 14, 2012, 06:55 AM »

Thanks for the report -- to be honest i never know about the shift+delete trick to bypass recycle bin. Let me look into it.

-mouser (June 13, 2012, 09:05 PM)

It's one of my favorites, as it's extreemly handy for site work when you want to cleanup after a repair ... But don't wan't to upset some end luser's tendency to store things in their recycling bin (yes I really do see this clueless behavior frequently).

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Developer's Corner / Re: Help me think of a small ipad app idea to code

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 14, 2012, 06:49 AM »

Avoid any hair pulling ... Consider the demographic ... And then cater to the lowest common denominator...

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Living Room / Re: Icann reveals new internet top-level domain name claims

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 14, 2012, 06:41 AM »

I don't see this ending well. When private companies control cognates (root words like "book" or "apple" or "food"), it's simply too open to abuse. It really needs to have some kind of FRAND attached to it. Meh... This will go the same insane route as patents and copyright IP.

-Renegade (June 13, 2012, 11:17 PM)

+1 - It's a precursor to a "channel" based internet that they can charge (read: bleed us out) for ala carte.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Essays on Proper Storage of Site Passwords

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 13, 2012, 11:28 AM »

... part of the problem is how the media treats them. Calling them brilliant, etc... No, it takes brilliance to keep a sever secure.

-db90h (June 13, 2012, 10:36 AM)

Part of the problem is the the Media knows scary stories keep people interested (however bogus they tend to be). No one wants to hear about the good news - unless it's on the level of a puppy being rescued from a mine shaft.

-nudone (June 13, 2012, 11:16 AM)

 
~ The bubble headed bleach blond comes on at 5
She can tell you about the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
Get the widow on the set, we love dirty laundry ~


-- I'm filling in for 40Hz in the song lyrics quiping department. 

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Living Room / Re: Help the Animals

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 11, 2012, 03:31 PM »

Thanks for pointing that out April, it's truly the best news I've heard in a while.

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Living Room / Re: Gmail to Warn Against State Sponsored Hacking

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 11, 2012, 11:18 AM »

All this proves is that the corporations are indeed making a push for world domination.

Why?

...Because throughout history evil dictors have always first shown up as protectors.

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Living Room / Re: For your viewing pleasure: a Windows 8 BSOD

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 11, 2012, 06:50 AM »

Go Metro! Even the blue screen is now ugly!

-TaoPhoenix (June 09, 2012, 03:36 PM)

Isn't Metro MS's touchy feelly OS?? Surprised MS didn't put a lil blurb about "touch the BSOD to feel better".

New feature.. you can now touch a BSOD!

-Cloq (June 10, 2012, 05:30 PM)

Hm... Wouldn't you need to wash your hands after touching a BSOD..?

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Living Room / Re: Help the Animals

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 11, 2012, 06:36 AM »

That WOOF programme looks pretty innovative too.

-IainB (June 10, 2012, 09:42 PM)

Yes, and it has been quite successful in helping both the inmates and the dogs that they train (both were happier and better behaved after the experience).

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Thak you to all that voted.

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Living Room / Help the Animals

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 10, 2012, 08:38 AM »

Greetings
   Our local Humane Society (which is a no kill shelter) is part of a charitable organization contest to win a new vehicle from Toyota. The contest is decided based on whichever organization gets the most votes. So... If any one has a FaceBook account, and likes animals ... ... Please click here and vote for the Humane Society of Marion County.

Note: The voting for them can only be done today (June 10th).

Thank You,

Stoic Joker

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Living Room / Re: Annoying error/issues at shutdown/restart and startup

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 08, 2012, 03:38 PM »

I recently set up Windows SBS 2011 and connected my computer to the domain. Not an easy job as none of the methods suggested from the NEw User wizard on the server actually worked! It suggests opening http://connect on the machine you want to connect but there is absolutely no response from that address anywhere on the network. Installed the server 4 times without result - in the end I used a thumb drive and carried the connection software to the machine. Even so I had to manually establish a domain connection before it would let me run the proper connection software! What a bunch of crap. It also confirms why I never want to get involved in Windows servers for work! Could they produce more obscure software if they tried - it is 100% jargon and incredibly confusing wizards - and SBS 2011 is supposed to be the easiest server to set up in recent years.

-Carol Haynes (June 08, 2012, 02:51 PM)

While I haven't played with SBS11 I do "play" with servers on an (all) daily basis ... I never use the wizards. Much of that sounds like a DNS issue as it's critical to have it configured properly on a Windows domain. the http://connect is most likely a host header entry in/for the default IIS server ... So it should (probably) be http://connect.ServerName.TLD. ...Assuming you have a TLD - Please tell me you didn't pick a single label domain name...that always gets messy.

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Living Room / Re: If you are a LinkedIn/Last.FM/eHarmony user, then change your password pronto.

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 08, 2012, 11:35 AM »

How many will admit having an eHarmony account? 

-rgdot (June 08, 2012, 06:26 AM)

That's unnecessarily unkind.   

-IainB (June 08, 2012, 07:33 AM)

Maybe they can add having the same password to their matchmaking criteria.

-daddydave (June 08, 2012, 07:35 AM)

I'm sure their profiles will be updated accordingly as soon as a 3rd party matching consultant (hacker) is "assigned" to their account(s).

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Living Room / Re: Annoying error/issues at shutdown/restart and startup

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 08, 2012, 11:20 AM »

lsass.exe can't unload something from HKCU ... Yeah, I'd have to go with profile corruption on that one also.

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Living Room / Re: Lost my father

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 08, 2012, 07:05 AM »

Thank you all, and my condolences in return to those that are (or have) also shared in this experience.

On a side note: Drowning you sorrows is just fine as long as it's only a short term dunking (think Irish wake). The next day the living must go on with the process of living in a clear headed state ... Or as clear as my brother and I could fake after drinking until 4:00 am that is.

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Living Room / Lost my father

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 06, 2012, 08:32 AM »

Greetings
   In the interest of simplicity as I've been remiss in responding to various correspondence I thought I'd simply post here what has been occupying most of my time. After battling with Alzheimer's for the last 3 years my father went into the final stage downward spiral in the last few months. He died in his sleep around noon Monday.

My apologies for not getting back to folks about various issues.

Thank you,

Stoic Joker

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N.A.N.Y. 2012 / Re: NANY 2012 Release: Got Space?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 06, 2012, 08:25 AM »

however it creates a prompt to declare the excluded drives, is there an option to disable that?

-ultimo (June 04, 2012, 08:24 PM)

Currently no, but it does prove to be handy in the long term when bouncing from system to system so one remembers that there are other drives that are being ignored.

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Living Room / Re: Does OpenDNS or GoogleDNS slow down your access? Private DNS server???

« Last post by Stoic Joker on June 02, 2012, 01:11 PM »

One further question - if I am running my own DNS server (on Windows SBS2011) where does the DNS database come from? In setting things up I don't seem to have been asked for any reference DNS site? DOes it generate its own list - if so where does it get the translations from (excuse my ignorance if I am being totally dim).

-Carol Haynes (June 01, 2012, 10:50 PM)

(40Hz beat me to it, but I'll add this anyway) By default an Windows DNS server will forward external DNS requests to the internet root (DNS) servers. So if you want to use an internal DNS server - like for a domain environment - you would configure all client machines to use the internal DNS server only. Then in the forwarders tab if the DNS server configuration dialog you would add the OpenDNS servers ... Which will cause the server to stop sending requests to the root servers, and forward all resolution requests to the specified servers.

I've been using the OpenDNS servers for all of the networks managed by our company for a year or so and have absolutely zero complaints.