fishbrains - Bret Fisher

Imagine if Microsoft made this bug!!

—- from Paul Thurrott’s Winfo Daily Update —-

Imagine, if you will, the uproar and class-action lawsuits that would occur if a minor update to Windows Media Player (WMP) erased Windows users� hard disks. That�s exactly what happened last week to Mac OS X users who upgraded to the initial release of iTunes 2.0, an upgrade to Apple�s free MP3 player. Mac OS X users with multiple partitions who upgraded to the free download soon found themselves sans data, a scary proposition at best. Apple pulled the free download, offered suggestions about using recovery tools, and then eventually decided to reimburse anyone who had to purchase a new recovery tool. A day later, the company uploaded a new version of iTunes, one that apparently lacks the automatic-format feature.

OMG!!!
Microsoft Takes Over Our Lives, One EULA (End User License Aggreement) At A Time

Microsoft is selling a low-cost version of Office XP that�s designed exclusively for students and teachers. According to the documentation, �in a household, only the students are eligible to use the software, however parents can use the software when assisting students.�

Now how in the world are we supposed to follow that EULA? What if I finish school… do I have to return the software? What if my wife is a student and we share a pc?? Someone please slap Bill G. for me.

Nvidia AGP Memory Stat

See how much AGP RAM is being used on your Nvidia card
http://developer.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=agp_memoryapp

SNORT Add-in for Firewall-1

as reported by a win2kmag.com newsletter
SnortSam offers automated IP address blocking in conjunction with Checkpoint Firewall-1, so you don’t have to review Snort logs and manually enter new firewall rules. The tool consists of two components: a Snort plugin, which interacts with Snort’s detection mechanism, and an agent that runs on the Firewall-1 system. SnortSam supports a “white list” of addresses that it will never block, time-driven rule-making, and support for several databases such as Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL. You can download a copy of SnortSam and the source code at the SnortSam Web site.
http://www.snortsam.net