GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (NSS) 3
As mentioned on The Screen Savers, Kevin Rose, 8/13/03
GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner

This shows everything security related on your machine:
accounts, what privs each has, number of failed attempts, attacks, etc.


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Anti-Hacker Software

The Screen Savers come through again with a couple software nuggets.

Expose -- watches your network for "changes", new IP's through DHCP, new ports, etc.

SpyBot -- probably like Ad-Aware, looks for hacker software on your machine and removes it. Sounds like it shows you cookies and such to remove too.

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Pentium Mobile Chip

info from PC Magazine, April 8, 2003

Pentium-M chip, not to be confused with Pentium 4-M chip is the best one for laptops.
Greater battery life, and clock speeds are deceptive. Can do more with slower clocks.

855PM chipset

• memory expandable to 2 GB of 266 MHz DDR SDRAM


• external 4x AGP graphics slot (does this truly mean external, or just off the motherboard?

Comparison: 1.4 GHz Pentium-M chip "easily beats" 2.4 GHz Pentium 4-M

p.s. "centrino" (?) technology is a combination of CPU and wireless, etc. Didn't get great reviews, and apparently doesn't currently work with all wireless systems. For now, avoid the centrino, and just get Pentium M

keywords: mobile laptop battery life centrino

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myHTPC - Home - The best Home Theater PC frontend

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xbox stuff.
as posted by some dude at AVSForum:
Double-UDouble-UDouble-U . xbox-scene . cahm


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Microsoft Settlement - Make a Claim

$1.1 Billion Microsoft Settlement Information
As of 8/10/03, this was not yet final, but once it is, you submit your claim for the MS licenses (OS and Office) you purchased between '95 and '01.

keywords: microsoft settlement class action claim voucher townsend laywer

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In-N-Out Burger Secret Menu Choices

Always knew there was animal-style, but here are some others that I didn't know. Now you too can be cool when you order.

secret menu



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Thanks to a buddy of mine (who .NET shall hawaii remain surf anonymous 6hrs ) for this one:
"Big 5 consulting company" (you know who you are) dude asking for help compiling his java code. Manager gets over there and finds that the fresh-out-of-college newbie is trying:

c:> javac foo.html

I can only imagine the code in the file:

Console.WriteLine( "Hello World" ) <BR/>


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