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May be of interest: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8030/backup-guide

This is the part that worries me... Are Adobe going to provide the binaries for all platforms that Firefox runs on? (I'm thinking the *BSDs and Solaris mainly, and where GNU/Linux runs on non x86 architectures, eg ARM, SPARC, MIPS, OpenRISC, etc). And I certainly don't trust Adobe to write...

Sounds like you just lost the first sector, and just restoring the MBR with partition information is enough to get the disk back. (If however the on disk filesystem structures have been overwritten then backups are your easiest and best option). Was the disk using MBR or GPT partitioning? (GPT...

Likewise, I would rather lose some CPU performance and memory to not have to deal with ads... (Also, something the article fails to mention as a counterpoint - over the past few years, people wishing to spread malware are now targetting ad servers to act as serving hosts for drive-by malware...

Thanks for the update. Hope the issues regarding insurance get sorted out so things can get moving.

Re: 3DES vs AES256 - AES256 anyday of the week. (Most VPN appliances have crypto-accelerators these days, so it's not much much of an issue to use AES). Re: IPSec vs SSL** based solution... This will depend entirely on the OSes and equipment and what they can support. Setting up IPSec tunnels...

@Tannin, no problem. I only hope that by the next ESR release Mozilla has back pedalled a little bit on or corrected the UI. (ESR being targetted at enterprise environments, were change is a little less desired).

Tannin, do you know about the ESR releases of Firefox? These are the stable long term suppoprted versions, and receive bug fixes as needed... Current ESR release is Firefox 24.5.0.ESR. (based on FF 24). https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/

I don't mind the changes, the only issue I have is how tabs are now rendered. It's hard to make out the different tabs with my current GNOME theme, as well as the default GNOME theme (in both GNOME 2.30 and GNOME 3.10/3.12).

Chnaged the default theme and layout... (It's more Chrome like). http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/hands-on-with-firefox-29-more-customizable-more-chrome-y/

I interested in how and why you have this opinion that "Linux clowns" are intentionally trying to be different? Do you consider the Windows UI and UX and other MS developed technologies to be the pinnicle of achievement? Do you consider the effort to improve the UI/UX or other core technologies...

Already happening... LSB (Linux Standard Base) already defines a lot, and a lot of distros' are moving to using systemd as the init environment... The only other change is package management, but with GUI applications handling most of the underlying differences, most users shouldn't be too out...

Seriously, WTF, this is a clear money grab... especially targetting those users who only upgrade their desktops/laptops when they die. (eg every 5-8 yrs). As for GNU/Linux taking over... I certainly would love to see alternate systems getting more market share than Windows (ideally, I would...

Just did it... (This is certainly not the worst, but the most recent). Rather than erasing the external backup drive I use (was reformatting the drive to change the filesystem being used), I accidently deleted the mid-tier/near-line copy of the data! (I use a tiered system - live/active data on...

Arstechnica review of 14.04LTS: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/ubuntu-14-04-review-missing-the-boat-on-big-changes/ Done mainly from a stand alone desktop perspective. It's not the review that interesting, but the comments... Some have noted issues with Samba...

I haven't seen anything in 14.04 that is a must have upgrade over previous versions... If it was me, I would test it throughly in all required configurations, especially anything to do with samba and AD.

As meany of you have most likely read Ubuntu 14.04 LTS has been released and is available for download. (most derivatives are also available as well). I've been testing it (specifically GNOME Ubuntu 14.04) at work for deployment, and have come across a major snag in deploying in a corporate...

FYI, with DLNA IIRC there is only 1 mandated video and audio codec (MPEG2 and MP3 respectively), however the DMS (DLNA Media Server) and DMP (DLNA media player) may advertise support for additional codecs, via the client profile as setup via uPNP. If there are matches, the DMS and DMP may use...

Re: Red Bull + mixers. I've never understood the whole Red Bull / Energy Drink thing, they taste horrible, leave a bad odor on my breath and I didn't feel any buzz after trying them... I've seen many people drink the Red Bill + vodka at pubs/nightclubs and the general feeling I got was people...

Slightly OT; When I read the thread titles, I read it as Win "suxs"... Unfortunately, WinSxS is a byproduct (aka solution) to DLL Hell that plagued early windows versions and the lack of knowledge on developers parts on how to deploy their software correctly... Gotta live with it...

Took the kids to see The Lego Movie yesterday, it's certainly one to takes kids to if they play with Lego... It also has a good number of laughs for adults, but be warned, the title song will get stuck in your head...

Good to hear... So what did you learn from the overall experience?

Echoing what Time mentioned about a week ago - we had mid-30's** during the day with 90%+ humidity over the weekend... Summer has not yet finished for us... ** The time/temp sign next the Pacific Motorway in Springwood had 35C at 2pm...

@Merc, rofl. That made my day!

So you don't agree with artificial market segregation of products to allow companies and shareholders to maximize profits then?

IIRC, all ATi 9550 (R300 based cards) used DVI-I ports and you just needed a DVI to VGA adapter to use VGA based monitors... eg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815101007

Hi Guys, Are there any recommendations for HDD Docks these days? Only requirements are USB 3.0 and works 100% with Linux. Am considering the Vantec NexStar NST-D300S3-BK, but open to other suggestions... (these retail for AU$39 locally). PS. This uses a JMicron controller onboard.

Thank you, that was really interesting. As for should Ukraine control the Crimea? Shouldn't the people who live there be given the option to a, stay with Ukraine, b, become an independent state, c, become a part of Russia. That's what happened in Timor-Leste... (Mind you, they were invaded by...

Are there any soft read/write errors? If it was bad memory, I expect there to be bad checksums on all disks... Bad cable(s), bad power connection or bad/non-clean power in general, bad drive... I would record the current SMART values, and if it happens again compare the SMART values to see if...

There have been a number of very well published exploits against the MS supplied TIFF and jpeg rendering libraries, which the Windows Picture and Fax viewer rely on. As for why other applications don't suffer the same fate, most image viewing applications will use their own TIFF and jpeg...

Oh so elementary...

We actually have a similar problem now with some of the USB based chip/jtag readers we have at work - there are only drivers for Win7 x86 (32bit). Won't work on x64 nor Win8 as the drivers are strictly 32bit and are not digitally signed. Lucky for us VirtualBoxes USB emulation works good enough...

But isn't .NET Framework available on newer OSes? And which version of MSSQL? The only one I know that has issues is MSDE2000 (MS SQL2000 based) with 7+, but there are migration guides for moving MSDE 2000 to MS SQL 2005 Express without upgrading the rest of the application.

Another question, beyond XP EOL, how old is the hardware in this case? Is it still even under warranty? That would be a bigger concern for me (unexpected hardware failure), than running an EOL OS.

I agree with Coug, certainly poor planing if there are only general business applications involved. (I do note, that there are some instances where due to installed software not working with anything beyond XP, you need to run XP, but these should be rare for most SMB). Will it be a big deal...

Last night I cracked open a 60yr old bottle of Smirnoff Vodka and had a few shots... (short story was, I was going through my liquor store for another bottle of Wild Turkey, and upon urging of my wife decided to sample one of the old bottles. My grandfather purchased these bottles just after my...

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This... The other thing you need to remember is that many parts of the ATA-8 specification (aka SATA specification for 3Gbps/6Gbps) are marked as optional (for example the Compact Flash extension) or implementation details undefined (particularly with the cache management functions in...

You seem to forget option 3, the TRIM command in firmware was never implemented properly or according to spec. Having started working in the forensic's field (my main employment currently is tool development for digital forensics), is that a lot of what we do is relying on the half-arsed job...

Thanks for the link, but it remains, how many devices actually implement static wear leveling? (The costs are slowed writes and a higher performance controller is needed to offset slower writes, not to mention a proven firmware implementation, something which we all know companies will do...

My wife and I are anti-samsung simple for the piss-poor service, not because of their products (well, Samsung makes good hardware, but can't write software for shit - so some of their products should be avoided). So basically, their RMA system gave you the wrong address to ship to, and now you...

Exactly what Handruin said. In addition to Ubuntu, I would highly recommend you learn CentOS and either Slackware or Arch or Gentoo Linux as well... This will give you a good overview the differences between the major distros. For bonus value, I would learn FreeBSD and Solaris11 (or OpenIndiana...

Here is a recent review on SilentPCReview that includes Acoustics for current drives: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1364-page5.html and http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1376-page5.html

Not deriding the tests being performed, but it certainly has raised more questions than answers (which is an excellent thing).

Thanks for the update. Very interesting and pleasantly surprised that they are lasting so well. I've reread the whole series, and there is 1 concern I have that these tests may not reflect a real world environment. According to the first article, there is only 10GB of static data on the...

Unfortunately, this is a historical thing that dates back to StarOffice 3.x something... Way back then calc, writer, base,etc where all contained in single binary, and the open dialog was therefore common to all applications. The Open dialog, based on the type selected (in the file extension...

Alternate mirror: http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/tdf/libreoffice/stable/4.2.1/win/x86/ (This is the main mirror on the Australian Academic Research Network infrastructure).

Win 8 theme for LXDE/Openbox : http://box-look.org/content/show.php/WinAte+-Windows+7%2B8+Transformation+Pack+?content=162980

Wait, you actually like the Win8 theme? Themes/Skins are quite common in the Linux world, so for me I like the ability to do it. (I remember having Win3.1 and Win95 and OS/2 themes for FVWM2, was fun to switch around easily). Mostly I just check out http://gnome-look.org/ ...

Native AGP: Radeon X850 XT PE or FireGL X3-256 (which is an up-spec'ed X800XT). PCIe-AGP Bridge chip: Radeon HD 4670 or Radeon HD 3870 The latter cards use a bridge chip to turn a PCIe card into a AGP card. There are known compatibility issues with some AGP chipsets and these cards, but this...