In installed Thunderbird 3.1 yesterday.
Bad idea. Very bad idea.
The default is to retrieve email via IMAP, not POP3.
Yuck.
The only good thing is that I didn't install it on my main system.
I'm not sure what I'll use, when I migrate to Ubuntu 10.10
Monday, 30 August 2010
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Oracle
Between the contents of Harry J Foxwell's presentation on Oracle Solaris, and OpenSolaris, available from http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~bmiller/DE-OSUG/Oracle-Sun.pdf, and the announcement by the OpenSolaris Foundation that it will dissolve if Oracle doesn't nominate a contact person by 15 August (announcement is at http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/OpenSolaris-governing-board-threatens-dissolution-1037134.html), I've concluded that Oracle has conceded the front office, desktop, and the low end back office to Microsoft.
As to why Oracle wants to waste its two billion dollar acquisition of Sun is anybody's guess.
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Update: The OpenSolaris Foundation resigned en masse on 23 August 2010.
(http://wiki.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/2010_08_23_OGB_Agenda)
As to why Oracle wants to waste its two billion dollar acquisition of Sun is anybody's guess.
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Update: The OpenSolaris Foundation resigned en masse on 23 August 2010.
(http://wiki.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/2010_08_23_OGB_Agenda)
Friday, 16 April 2010
McAfee: False and Misleading Advertising, or run of the mill scam operation?
I uninstalled Mcafee Security on my laptop today.
My three year subscription to Mcafee Security, that started 8 December 2009, expired on 7 April 2010.
Since the laptop was advertised as having a three year subscription to Mcafee Security, I'm not sure whether to blame McAfee,QVC, Dell, or all three for a written claim that is obviously false. (The software packaging claims three years. When it was being peddled on QVC, it was also claimed that it would be a three year subscription.)
The two big questions are:
* Do I send a courtesy copy to the registered agent for Dell, McAfee, and QVC, of the letter I'll be sending the Pennsylvania Attorney-General, California Attorney-General, and Texas Attorney-General;
* Do I walk down to small claims court, and file a claim for US$175, for three year AV/Security coverage that I purchase from Kaspersky , since MCafee did not honour the three year AV subscription that was included with my laptop, and as such, I have no assurance that they will honour any future subscriptions I purchase. (For the record, this is my second encounter with McAfee not honouring subscriptions for their AV software.)
I sent three emails through their online form, and two emails to the address that sent me notices that my subscription expired/was going to expire, to no avail.
My three year subscription to Mcafee Security, that started 8 December 2009, expired on 7 April 2010.
Since the laptop was advertised as having a three year subscription to Mcafee Security, I'm not sure whether to blame McAfee,QVC, Dell, or all three for a written claim that is obviously false. (The software packaging claims three years. When it was being peddled on QVC, it was also claimed that it would be a three year subscription.)
The two big questions are:
* Do I send a courtesy copy to the registered agent for Dell, McAfee, and QVC, of the letter I'll be sending the Pennsylvania Attorney-General, California Attorney-General, and Texas Attorney-General;
* Do I walk down to small claims court, and file a claim for US$175, for three year AV/Security coverage that I purchase from Kaspersky , since MCafee did not honour the three year AV subscription that was included with my laptop, and as such, I have no assurance that they will honour any future subscriptions I purchase. (For the record, this is my second encounter with McAfee not honouring subscriptions for their AV software.)
I sent three emails through their online form, and two emails to the address that sent me notices that my subscription expired/was going to expire, to no avail.
Monday, 29 March 2010
Christian Ethics
Usage of a product is an explicit endorsement of that product and an implicit, if not explicit endorsement of the company that created the product.
As such, is it ethical, and moral for a Christian to use any products from Microsoft?
Microsoft has been convicted of violating two of the Ten Commandments.
Almost as disturbing is Microsoft's announcement that they intend to violate two more of the Ten Commandments.
I'll grant that Contemporary American Christianity and both the Two Commandments of the New Testament, and the Ten Commandments (any of the three sets in the Tanakh, and two sets in the New Testament) are mutually exclusive.
As such, is it ethical, and moral for a Christian to use any products from Microsoft?
Microsoft has been convicted of violating two of the Ten Commandments.
Almost as disturbing is Microsoft's announcement that they intend to violate two more of the Ten Commandments.
I'll grant that Contemporary American Christianity and both the Two Commandments of the New Testament, and the Ten Commandments (any of the three sets in the Tanakh, and two sets in the New Testament) are mutually exclusive.
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Why not bend the rules
I wandered far today. Up several hills and dales. Then found a store that sells Sparletta Cream Soda.
I'll ignore the price for now, except to say that a twelve pack of coke costs less than a single can costs.
But the taste is wonderful.
That creamy sensation bubbling though, with an after taste of roses.
I'll ignore the price for now, except to say that a twelve pack of coke costs less than a single can costs.
But the taste is wonderful.
That creamy sensation bubbling though, with an after taste of roses.
Friday, 26 February 2010
email clients
I'm still looking for an email client that works.
An email client that can retrieve email, without needing a babysitter.
I've settled for Thunderbird, simply because, with a babysitter, it can retrieve email. That is more than can be said for the other email clients that run on Linux.
Every RFE/bug I submitted was closed "won't fix", because the functionality I was requesting --- which was the ability to retrieve email --- was considered to be something that is not in accordance with their concept of what an email client does.
The Mozilla Foundation seems determined to ensure that Thunderbird remain something other than an email client.
Go to the Thunderbird extensions page, and do a search for extensions that have "Search" as a keyword. "Weave Browser sync", "eBay Auction Search", and "Second Search" are just some Firefox orientated extensions that come up.
An email client that can retrieve email, without needing a babysitter.
I've settled for Thunderbird, simply because, with a babysitter, it can retrieve email. That is more than can be said for the other email clients that run on Linux.
Every RFE/bug I submitted was closed "won't fix", because the functionality I was requesting --- which was the ability to retrieve email --- was considered to be something that is not in accordance with their concept of what an email client does.
The Mozilla Foundation seems determined to ensure that Thunderbird remain something other than an email client.
Go to the Thunderbird extensions page, and do a search for extensions that have "Search" as a keyword. "Weave Browser sync", "eBay Auction Search", and "Second Search" are just some Firefox orientated extensions that come up.
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Microsoft Windows 7: Still a broken OS.
I got a laptop for Christmas.
Since it has the notoriously insecure Windows 7 Operating system, I decided that I'd only use Ubuntu for connecting to the Internet.
(There are half a dozen zero day exploits, that will infect a system, during the six hours that are needed for Win7 security updates to fix those exploits. The mean time from going online, to having a nasty try to come through one's internet connection is under one minute.)
I installed Ubuntu on it, for a dual boot system.
Windows 7 trashed the hard drive, when I booted it up, to see if it worked.
I can repair the drive, but my question is whether or not it is worthwhile keeping Win7.
The security problems with Win7 are such, that the dice roll is very much in favour of banning all microsoft software, and programs that require microsoft software, from that laptop.
Since it has the notoriously insecure Windows 7 Operating system, I decided that I'd only use Ubuntu for connecting to the Internet.
(There are half a dozen zero day exploits, that will infect a system, during the six hours that are needed for Win7 security updates to fix those exploits. The mean time from going online, to having a nasty try to come through one's internet connection is under one minute.)
I installed Ubuntu on it, for a dual boot system.
Windows 7 trashed the hard drive, when I booted it up, to see if it worked.
I can repair the drive, but my question is whether or not it is worthwhile keeping Win7.
The security problems with Win7 are such, that the dice roll is very much in favour of banning all microsoft software, and programs that require microsoft software, from that laptop.
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