Harman to distribute Paterson Photographic Darkroom Equipment
Harman Technology have announced plans to distribute darkroom equipment for Paterson Photographic.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Online Lotto Sales
I have to wonder at the logic of providing online sales of lotto tickets when we apparently have such a gambling problem in this country. Apparently there will be 'safeguards' such as each person can operate one account and to set-up an account they must register on-line, the person is then required to set their own 'weekly and monthly' spend limits 'that can not be exceeded' and if you constantly spend to the 'maximum' you will be contacted and offered 'problem gambling' support.
Seriously this is another example of 'nanny state' madness. Think about this:
1. If you have a gambling problem just keep buying tickets anonymously at a retailer
2. Everyone knows that it is not difficult to set-up and operate multiple on-line accounts in different names even if they require ID like a driver licence it wouldn't be difficult to sign up under multiple family members.
3. Why would you want the 'nanny' government to know how much you spend on Lotto?
4. If you spend up to your maximum limit and get barred just go off to a retailer and pay cash
5. It hasn't been said but you have to assume that on-line Lotto would require you to purchase via credit card. How bad is that? Using a credit card to gamble!
This sounds like an experiment in 'social engineering' where we are looking at a future of all Lotto purchases going on-line and the government telling you what you can and can not spend. Not only that but they are also cutting out the 'middle man' which is all those little retailers who invested in Lotto serving equipment and probably derive a good income from Lotto sales.
I occasionally buy a Lotto ticket with the milk and there is no way I am signing up to a data-mining website so that Helen can tell me off for buying too many 'Mega Power Dips'. How stupid!
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Seriously this is another example of 'nanny state' madness. Think about this:
1. If you have a gambling problem just keep buying tickets anonymously at a retailer
2. Everyone knows that it is not difficult to set-up and operate multiple on-line accounts in different names even if they require ID like a driver licence it wouldn't be difficult to sign up under multiple family members.
3. Why would you want the 'nanny' government to know how much you spend on Lotto?
4. If you spend up to your maximum limit and get barred just go off to a retailer and pay cash
5. It hasn't been said but you have to assume that on-line Lotto would require you to purchase via credit card. How bad is that? Using a credit card to gamble!
This sounds like an experiment in 'social engineering' where we are looking at a future of all Lotto purchases going on-line and the government telling you what you can and can not spend. Not only that but they are also cutting out the 'middle man' which is all those little retailers who invested in Lotto serving equipment and probably derive a good income from Lotto sales.
I occasionally buy a Lotto ticket with the milk and there is no way I am signing up to a data-mining website so that Helen can tell me off for buying too many 'Mega Power Dips'. How stupid!
Windows Media Player 11 - Rolling Back to Windows Media Player 10
Want to downgrade your Windows XP machine to Windows Media Player 10? ... Read More
FBI - 'Bait and Hook'
An interesting story over at El'Reg regarding the FBI and the baiting of suspects with an unhealthy interest in children. Apparently the FBI solicits suspects through forums via an enticing link (FBI hosted) and then nabs them by tracking their IP number.
Obviously the word 'entrapment' springs to mind and certainly anyone wanting this sort of content should be apprehended and dealt with severely but does clicking a hyperlink pointing to a server that does not actually host any or display any of the 'advertised' content constitute a crime? Well, apparently it does. This raises the obvious question of how far 'entrapment' can go and your rights when 'innocently' being led down the link clicking path.
For the first time ever I got severely caught out today at work. Drinking my morning coffee I was looking for a tutorial on puttying - as in puttying windows. So, I search on Google for 'puttying windows' which in the second page of search results throws up this:
Not really concentrating on what I was going on I opened multiple windows from lots of links with the above being one of them. This page (do not go there!) asked me to install an ActiveX control for a media codec which stupidly I did. I know, I know, I should have known better but I was still in morning brain fuzz phase and simply thought 'great a video tutorial'. Well, the link is not what it purported to be and it sent me to this internet nugget http://porn-youtube-8.com/freemovie/Video%20-%20puttying%7CSpecial%20Archive%20-%20puttying/725/6/ which went about infecting my laptop with all manner of nasties like multiple Trojans (which disabled my task bar) and some pop-ups. Luckily AVG, Spybot and HiJackThis cleared out the mess.
So, what if my innocent search had re-directed me to a fake FBI web site specifically set up to entrap viewers of illegal content and how would you actually prove your innocence? It wouldn't take much effort for a hacker to place an Open Redirect to the FBI server from an innocuous looking hyperlink with the true link hidden through URL encoding.
My colleagues awarded me the 'Turkey Trophy', because 'I should have known better' which is fair enough. Needless to say I have learnt my lesson and will be more diligent in the future. 
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Obviously the word 'entrapment' springs to mind and certainly anyone wanting this sort of content should be apprehended and dealt with severely but does clicking a hyperlink pointing to a server that does not actually host any or display any of the 'advertised' content constitute a crime? Well, apparently it does. This raises the obvious question of how far 'entrapment' can go and your rights when 'innocently' being led down the link clicking path.
For the first time ever I got severely caught out today at work. Drinking my morning coffee I was looking for a tutorial on puttying - as in puttying windows. So, I search on Google for 'puttying windows' which in the second page of search results throws up this:
Not really concentrating on what I was going on I opened multiple windows from lots of links with the above being one of them. This page (do not go there!) asked me to install an ActiveX control for a media codec which stupidly I did. I know, I know, I should have known better but I was still in morning brain fuzz phase and simply thought 'great a video tutorial'. Well, the link is not what it purported to be and it sent me to this internet nugget http://porn-youtube-8.com/freemovie/Video%20-%20puttying%7CSpecial%20Archive%20-%20puttying/725/6/ which went about infecting my laptop with all manner of nasties like multiple Trojans (which disabled my task bar) and some pop-ups. Luckily AVG, Spybot and HiJackThis cleared out the mess.
So, what if my innocent search had re-directed me to a fake FBI web site specifically set up to entrap viewers of illegal content and how would you actually prove your innocence? It wouldn't take much effort for a hacker to place an Open Redirect to the FBI server from an innocuous looking hyperlink with the true link hidden through URL encoding.
My colleagues awarded me the 'Turkey Trophy', because 'I should have known better' which is fair enough. Needless to say I have learnt my lesson and will be more diligent in the future.
Sun and VMware cosy up with an OEM agreement!
Sun and VMware cosy up with an OEM agreement!
A little unexpected considering Sun's XvM virtualisation strategy, but definitely a commercially sound
move for now! Sun offers some great hardware platforms that are ideal for server virtualisation so it is great to see the relationship strengthened. VMware's information regarding the relationship is here and Sun has a lengthy press release. 
A little unexpected considering Sun's XvM virtualisation strategy, but definitely a commercially sound
move for now! Sun offers some great hardware platforms that are ideal for server virtualisation so it is great to see the relationship strengthened. VMware's information regarding the relationship is here and Sun has a lengthy press release.CANNES, France VMworld Europe, February 27, 2008 Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) and VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced an OEM agreement to expand their virtualization offerings. Starting today, Sun is offering the VMware Infrastructure product suite on Sun hardware systems with full support from Sun. This helps enable customers to capitalize on the high performance, scalability and energy efficiency of Sun's x64 servers while leveraging VMware's ground-breaking virtualization solutions to improve asset utilization, operational efficiency, and business agility. The agreement also benefits systems integrators and channel partners by providing a fully supported, seamlessly integrated solution from these two leading technology providers.A key aspect of this is Sun's requirement for a robust desktop virtualisation system to support their excellent Sunray thin-client computing solution. Sun and VMware will be launching a VDI 2.0 offering in the near future.
Off to Space aboard an XCOR Lynx
Well I wish.
XCOR Aerospace has announced that they will be offering suborbital flights from 2010 using their Lynx spaceship. I think I would prefer this option to the Virgin Galactic offering because you get to sit up front in the co-pilot seat rather than being a passenger sitting in the back. Also it is just you and the pilot. The Lynx takes off under its own power rather than being launched at 50,000 feet from another craft which is what Virgin Galactic are intending. The Lynx looks like one hell of a ride.
XCOR has produced this really cool animation of the entire journey. I couldn't help but notice that the Lynx vehicle design looks very similar to a VKA-23 which was designed in 1959 by the Soviet OKB-23 Myasishchev design bureau
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XCOR Aerospace has announced that they will be offering suborbital flights from 2010 using their Lynx spaceship. I think I would prefer this option to the Virgin Galactic offering because you get to sit up front in the co-pilot seat rather than being a passenger sitting in the back. Also it is just you and the pilot. The Lynx takes off under its own power rather than being launched at 50,000 feet from another craft which is what Virgin Galactic are intending. The Lynx looks like one hell of a ride.
XCOR has produced this really cool animation of the entire journey. I couldn't help but notice that the Lynx vehicle design looks very similar to a VKA-23 which was designed in 1959 by the Soviet OKB-23 Myasishchev design bureau
LG 42LT75 Television
LG 42LT75 Television
The LG 42LT75 is a revolutionary LCD TV that has an integrated 160GB hard drive allowing you to pause
The LG 42LT75 is a revolutionary LCD TV that has an integrated 160GB hard drive allowing you to pause
Sun and VMware cosy up with an OEM agreement!
A little unexpected considering Sun's XvM virtualisation strategy, but definitely a commercially sound move for now! Sun offers some great hardware platforms that are ideal for server virtualisation so it is great to see the relationship strengthened. VMware's information regarding the relationship is here and Sun has a lengthy press release. Read More
move for now! Sun offers some great hardware platforms that are ideal for server virtualisation so it is great to see the relationship strengthened. VMware's information regarding the relationship is here and Sun has a lengthy press release.CANNES, France VMworld Europe, February 27, 2008 Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) and VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced an OEM agreement to expand their virtualization offerings. Starting today, Sun is offering the VMware Infrastructure product suite on Sun hardware systems with full support from Sun. This helps enable customers to capitalize on the high performance, scalability and energy efficiency of Sun's x64 servers while leveraging VMware's ground-breaking virtualization solutions to improve asset utilization, operational efficiency, and business agility. The agreement also benefits systems integrators and channel partners by providing a fully supported, seamlessly integrated solution from these two leading technology providers.A key aspect of this is Sun's requirement for a robust desktop virtualisation system to support their excellent Sunray thin-client computing solution. Sun and VMware will be launching a VDI 2.0 offering in the near future.
Nikon D60 - full review and video tour
Nikon D60 - full review and video tour
The Nikon D60 is an entry-level 10.2 Megapixel DSLR aimed at general consumers who are typically upgrading from a point and shoot or film camera. It shares the same sensor, screen and body as its predecessor the D40x, but now features a stop-motion recording mode, eye sensors which switch the screen off when you're looking through the viewfinder, Active D-Lighting, and an anti-dust system which both vibrates the sensor unit along with using an airflow system to channel particles from the image path. Best of all though is an option to buy the D60 in a kit with an affordable stabilised kit lens. To find out if it's the best entry-level DSLR, check out our Nikon D60 review.
The Nikon D60 is an entry-level 10.2 Megapixel DSLR aimed at general consumers who are typically upgrading from a point and shoot or film camera. It shares the same sensor, screen and body as its predecessor the D40x, but now features a stop-motion recording mode, eye sensors which switch the screen off when you're looking through the viewfinder, Active D-Lighting, and an anti-dust system which both vibrates the sensor unit along with using an airflow system to channel particles from the image path. Best of all though is an option to buy the D60 in a kit with an affordable stabilised kit lens. To find out if it's the best entry-level DSLR, check out our Nikon D60 review.
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