Posts by happygeek

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We run a monthly donation drive. And then we share the wealth.

I would lose the 'And' and go with 'Then we share the wealth.'

Welcome to both the dani accounts :)

Welcome Aziz

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According to newly published research from cloud-based social Wi-Fi software outfit Purple WiFi, of 2,540 consumer questioned vastly more were concerned about getting access to pornography than were worried about matters of data security.

The 'Using Wi-Fi in Public Places’ study revealed that 28 percent of those asked (711 people) don't use public Wi-Fi, and of that number 27 percent (192 people) didn't do so due to fears about security. Compare and contrast to the 56 percent (1422 people) who were so concerned about being able to access pornography via free Wi-Fi that they thought content filtering should be a legally enforced requirement. A further 26 percent (660 people) bizarrely thought that content filtering by law should depend upon the venue.

Continuing with the bizarre numbers, the apparent disregard for security matters becomes clear when you see that 87 percent (2210 people) were happy to access and check their email using free and unsecured public Wi-Fi, with an astonishing 17 percent (431 people) equally happy to perform online banking tasks this way. The mind, or mine at least, had to do some serious boggling at those percentages.

Gavin Wheeldon, CEO of Purple Wi-Fi, admits that he too is concerned by the results: "we suspected that people are struggling to get online with the often complex sign up procedures of traditional Wi-Fi, and once online we feared they are still unaware of the security risks" he says, continuing "we now have the data to confirm that Wi-Fi access is …

I'm not actually sure that this is possible, or at least possible without a lot of hassle for Dani.

That's why when you delete a profile the system warns you that it is permanent and cannot be undone...

You should know, you represent a SEO company for whom you have been posting adverts here (which I have deleted) - doesn't say much for your company if you have to ask such questions, does it?

I looked at the question, albeit not closely enough as it turns out, and assumed the OP must have meant KB. To be honest, Kilo never entered my mind in the context of the post title - but I do know what you mean, and agree 101%.

I am in the office by 5.30am during the week (up at 5am), and by 8am at weekends, and have not had a good nights sleep for months (medical problems). Kids today, don't know you are born :)

Cheapewebsitedesign indeed. I guess you get what you pay for, but I'd be very wary of a web design company which doesn't seem to know the basics of web design...

If the root of pang is ang, then that would also explain the derivation of angst. You learn something new everyday. Actually, I learn lots of new things everyday and it's what makes me get out of bed in the morning.

Facebook, undoubtedly, has the important critical mass factor but that does not mean it's the only player in town; not on an individual or more holistic basis. It's certainly not unusual, in my experience, for people to maintain multiple social networks - although they generally use one more than the others. I have active, listed here in order of my activity upon them, accounts with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and some others which I've not really started using properly yet such as Ideapod.

Welcome Ehsan

Looks like it is solving a problem nobody has, and we all know where products that have done that in the past have ended up (and the correct answer isn't 'in a dusty corner of my office' I should point out)

Welcome Meryl

Welcome!

Hehe. I use 'lappy' instead of laptop, probably far more than I should do, for no other reason than it's how I speak - and I lean towards a conversational way of writing if I can.

Hello, good morning and welcome.

What programming language are you using?

Welcome Venky

Back in the eighties, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) spent more than a billion dollars in an attempt to create what was, in effect, Skynet. You know, the self-aware artificial intelligence system that goes bad in The Terminator movie. DARPA called it the Strategic Computing Initiative, but it was Skynet alright. You only have to read this little bit of political persuasion in favour of the idea back then to get that: "...there will be unique new opportunities for military applications of computing. Instead of fielding simple guided missiles or remotely piloted vehicles, we might launch completely autonomous land, sea, and air vehicles capable of complex, far-ranging reconnaissance and attack missions." You may well think that the project succeeded, given that we now see the use of unmanned drones in combat, but you would be wrong. Unmanned and completely autonomous are not the same thing. The project failed so you can relax, right? Wrong. DARPA is trying again.

The tech research arm of the US military is launching a competition, or 'Cyber Grand Challenge' as it prefers to call it, which offers a couple of million dollars to anyone who can design a fully automated defense system. To be precise, a computer network capable of defending itself from attack without any human intervention at all.

"In 2016, DARPA will hold the world’s first all-computer Capture the Flag tournament live on stage co-located with the DEF CON Conference in Las Vegas where automated systems may take the …

Not least, it cuts down the amount of spam that moderators have to deal with by a considerable amount.

What do I hate about TV shows? Pretty much EVERYTHING would be my answer for 99% of the dross that passes as suitable for broadcast, to be honest.

Welcome to the community Sandy

Hi Sophia, have fun and learn stuff - it could be the new DaniWeb motto :)

Welcome Afonrinwo, for help with your problem you need to ask your question in the apprpriate forum for whatever language you are using.

Welcome, and do let us know if you have a good experience here or not (you will, of course!)

Morning :)

F8

Cricket? Shoot me. Please.

And how has DaniWeb helped you realise it?

Coffee, banana and the bitter sweet tears of regret.

To get the ball rolling, here's one that's still in Beta but which I've gained access to today and looks like it could be interesting:

Ideapod

Some of the best ideas get lost in the noise of the web, yet ideas have changed the course of our history. Ideapod is a platform for thinkers and change makers to share ideas close to their hearts. It is a platform that creates movements and influences change. Ideas have the power to shift our perspective and bridge geographical and cultural divides through shared ideas. An idea can include urls, images and video, with text limited to 1,000 characters. Ideas can be related to each other, and organised around subjects that matter to you. While in beta, Ideapod has a global community of thinkers and change-makers contributing ideas.

So, we all know about the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn but outside of the big four what are your favourite 'niche' social networks. By which I mean the social networking sites which address niche markets, which are growing quickly but have not yet really hit the media radar.

Please, don't make this a spam thread but rather a helpful resource list for other members.

I don't say it often (thank goodness) but OMG, and not in a good way. This ASUS Transformer V machine has got to be the maddest idea I've seen for years.

The Transformer Book V is a Windows 8.1 laptop/tablet hybrid, which turns into an Android 4.4 KitKat device when a 5in Android smartphone is docked in the back.

So, let's run that again: it's a Windows 8.1 laptop, a Windows 8.1 tablet, an Android 4.4 laptop,an Android 4.4 tablet and an Android smartphone all in one. Does anyone here have the particular problem that this device will solve? In fact, can anyone here tell me what problem this device is trying to solve? Looks like it's just trying to be clever, for no apparent reason other than showing off. Will I be buying one? Erm, nope...

Not exactly the most surprising news ever, that Anonymous is planning an all out DDoS war on World Cup corporate sponsors during the football tournament.

Personally, I wish them luck. Cannot stand football, in fact hate it with a passion and the world cup period is a nightmare every four years with no escape wherever you go and whatever you do. Media coverage is ridiculous in the UK, anyone would think that football is some kind of religion. I also have no love for the large corporates which sponsor such events, being an anarchist at heart.

Your mileage may well vary :)

Agreed with both Prit and The Rev. Cannot see the point in automating the tagging system as it simply wouldn't result in meaningful tags much of the time, and where it did it would just be replicating already searchable data.

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The 13 sites I visit every day, in order, are:

DaniWeb
Facebook
Happygeek.com
Cloud Pro
IT Pro
PC Pro
Google News
NewsNow
Twitter
Pocket
Krebs on Security
Dark Reading
Bongo Fury

Another day, another breach. The latest to disclose that there had been some 'unauthorised access' to systems and internal company data' is music streaming service Spotify. The disclosure itself was something of an odd one, claiming that investigation suggested only a single user's data had been compromised following an issue with the Android app.

Oskar Stal, CTO at Spotify, claims that the investigation suggests no password, financial or payment information was accessed. "Based on our findings, we are not aware of any increased risk to users as a result of this incident" Stal insists, continuing "...as a general precaution will be asking certain Spotify users to re-enter their username and password to log in over the coming days" and "as an extra safety step, we are going to guide Android app users to upgrade over the next few days. If Spotify prompts you for an upgrade, please follow the instructions."

I'm with Dwayne Melancon, CTO of security specialists Tripwire, who reckons that "someone demonstrated a proof-of-concept attack for the Spotify team and that constitutes the single known affected user." It would certainly make a lot of sense, as I cannot imagine that Spotify would have issued an all-user notification of a breach had it been just a single user over-sharing login credentials. "Given that Spotify claims that only one user’s data has been compromised" Melancon says "I suspect this was achieved via a re-usable, broadly applicable attack method perhaps affecting older versions of the Spotify app." Which would tie in …

In the case of TrueCrypt then, both might be applicable :)

Agreed with diafol on the mandatory tagging front, I think that forcing members into the habit of tagging posts would be beneficial in the long run.

At least the miserable spammer has started some discussion, albeit (as you say) one with an abvious conclusion as the 'question' was pretty damned retarded if you ask me.

Boing demo, blimey that brings back memories. Mainly of the demo animations at the start of cracked game floppies on the Amiga, it has to be said :)

Coffee and antihistamines. You know it makes sense <achoo>

And have another welcome from me :)

Good to have you with us Brian.

A big hello right back at you, and a welcome for good measure...

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