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Prediction for 2008: Service providers avoid straightforward DTV answers

2008-01-04 21:12:01 by Liudvikas Bukys in Liudvikas Bukys
 
...convert their cable plant to all-digital. If they somehow manage to convert all their cheap $8/month basic cable customers to some fatter bundle, all the better for them. The good thing is that digital OTA tuners will provide competition, so the cable company had better have something that competes with free digital for cheap customers, or...
 
Tags: ota, digital ota customer, analog, analog customers, analog ota reception, analog cable customers, analog cable systems, analog channels, cheap basic analog
 
 
 
 
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30 tech myths debunked

2008-04-25 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b57b4c in Network World on Security
 
...convert C:windows mac OS" and wait for 10 minutes and restart. This hidden command will convert your regular Windows PC into a Macintosh with Leopard. You didn't really believe this, did you? For the record, that is just plain impossible. But then, there are several myths floating around about PCs and gadgets that actually seem plausible....
 
Tags: bad practical jokes, popular misconceptions, plain impossible, windows mac, myths, start menu, convert, regular windows, e-mails
 
 
 
 
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Serializable XmlDocument

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2008-08-19 02:58:00 by keith-brown in Security Briefs
...convert to/from an XmlDocument. It holds the actual document in a property called Value. This "isomorph" pattern is one that I picked up from Craig While writing this code, I also wrote a helpful extension method for getting a byte array out of a MemoryStream that is exactly the length of the data written to the stream so far...
 
Tags: public class item, public, public void getobjectdata, public static byte, xmldocument, return doc, return, static byte, public class
 
 
 
 
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Null Strings in ASP.NET Declarative DataSource Updates

2008-08-29 15:42:47 by keith-brown in Security Briefs
 
...convert that into an empty string. So it's a bit counterintuitive that the declarative data source works the opposite way by default When you use a declarative data source to perform a parameterized update that contains string parameters, consider setting ConvertEmptyStringToNull='false' on your elements, because it's true by default ! In...
 
Tags: strings, declarative data source, empty strings, null, empty, xml schema designs, textbox, text property, nulls
 
 
 
 
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Setting file ACLs with PowerShell part 4

2007-11-29 09:34:00 by Keith Brown in Security Briefs
 
...converted into an enumeration value, promising that I'd talk more about enumerations later. Well, this value comes from the System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights enumeration. And there's a cool way you can abuse PowerShell to get a quick and dirty listing of an enumeration's values. But to understand how it works, you'll have to bear...
 
Tags: values, invalid enumeration values, enumeration, enumeration values, new-object security, object, powershell, invalid cast exception, cast
 
 
 
 
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Lock-In

2008-02-12 06:08:15 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...converting all the files (which may not convert cleanly) and custom software (which will certainly require rewriting), and possibly even buying new hardware. If Coke stops satisfying me for even a moment, I'll switch: something Coke learned the hard way in 1985 when it changed the formula and started marketing New Coke. But my word processor...
 
Tags: lock-in, software, software development kit, custom software, software company, security, hardware, special security hardware, security mechanism
 
 
 
 
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5 Security Predictions for 2008

2008-01-09 00:04:14 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...convert some of that pesky cash into acquisitions. Could this be the year Qualys gets gobbled up 3. PCI will clarify section 6.6 This is more of a hope really. Since it goes into full effect mid-2008 I hope to see some clearer definitions around what companies are expected to do 4. 2008 will set another record for breaches Yeah big shocker!...
 
Tags: security, security predictions, security players, security industry, grumpy security guy, worm, multi-website xss worm, xss, security stories
 
 
 
 
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Logs: Parsing, Tokenizing or Extracting?

2008-03-11 01:54:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...convert logs into useful information without messing with massive quantities of regular expressions as well as performed some research on my own. In all honesty, I didn't notice a major breakthrough Until now? Here ("prequel" here and follow-up here ) is what looks like an interesting and major development along that line. Indeed, one can...
 
Tags: logs, log analyst, log, convert logs, log management, diverse log sources, text logs, log analysis, bad logs
 
 
 
 
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Mike Rothman - The 419

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2008-02-08 06:31:00 by Mike Rothman in Security Mike's Blog
...convert the funds into the Company's Treasury. This is why I came to you for the deal to take place DURATION: If you are very serious as I am, we will have this transaction concluded with 25 Banking days from the date of start However, for such a business of lofty magnitude, I think the most important thing is for us to build a strong...
 
Tags: capital investment funds, capital investment, funds, capital, magellan capital funds, direct capital funds, investment, stockmarket investment, scottish investment staff
 
 
 
 
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Text to Speech to MP3 with the freeware program DSpeech

2008-04-24 01:22:10 by Editor in Irongeek's Security Site
 
...convert text to spoken word. What's special about it is it lets you make an MP3 of the text, so you can listen to it on your computer, in you car or on your MP3 player. It's great f