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We are “cutting edge” as always!
Have you ever used the vi editor in Linux or Unix? Need some practice with the editor in Windows so you won’t be quite as lost when you have to use vi? Well, now you can!
“This editor is especially useful for friends of the Vi editor, who do not want to give up the little conveniences offered by Windows. Many people think the advantages of WinVi suggest a turn to this editor.
This is a small selection of the features presented by WinVi:
* compatibility with Windows Notepad was my main goal
* nevertheless, it ought to be highly compatible with Vi
* a hexadecimal edit mode is available for editing binary files
* speedy program start because it is avoiding use of DLLs, MFC, etc.
* large files upto 2 gigabyte editable
* freely selectable background bitmap
* any font (variable spacing, TrueType, etc.)
* simple and clear handling with the availability of a toolbar and a status line
* support for Unix text file format
* fast change of character mappings for DOS files
* automatic word completion in command line (tab key)
* print support with choosable font (double column available)
* multiple language support (English, French, Spanish, or German)
* support of mouse wheels”
Weird. Imagine your PC being taken over so that you can’t do anything… until you call a number and pay a $30.00 extortion fee to have you PC unlocked! This is why we don’t read attachments EVER! Sigh.
Trojan delivers pay-by-phone extortion
Check out the screen shots in the article… this is a weird one!
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Dr. Bill Podcast – 120 – (01/19/08)
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CES and Macworld news, Geek Software of the Week: Secunia Personal Software Inspector! Also, Sun buys MySQL!
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Dr. Bill tells us about his Christmas loot! He shows us his new (to him) RCA Lyra 2780 Personal Media Player. Also, a YouTube video recommendation!
This week’s GSoTW is very cool! Secunia Personal Software Inspector keeps track of all your installed software and makes sure that you have the latest, greatest versions installed, which is safer from a security point of view! Very nice!
“The Secunia PSI is an invaluable tool for you to use when assessing the security patch state of software installed on your system. It constantly monitors your system for insecure software installations, notifies you when an insecure application is installed, and even provides you with detailed instructions for updating the application when available.”
Secunia Personal Software Inspector
Again, check it!
Especially check out the wireless-“borrow”-a-CD from another system!
You GOTTA see this video! Dewd!!!!! Check this out!
Wow! MySQL is free to download and use… but Sun is paying for the company BIG TIME!
Sun to spend $1B to acquire MySQL, will compete with Oracle, Microsoft
“One of the principal products in the LAMP open source arsenal will become a Sun Microsystems product, possibly by the end of this quarter. When discussing enterprise database installations worldwide, as of today, it will be impossible not to consider Sun Microsystems along with Microsoft and Oracle. This morning, Sun announced it has reached an agreement with MySQL — which by some accounts may have become the producer of the most widely installed database, under everyone’s noses — in a deal expected to be closed as soon as this March. ‘Until now, no platform vendor has assembled all the core elements of a completely open source operating system for the Internet,’ Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz wrote for this blog this morning. ‘No company has been able to deliver a comprehensive alternative to the leading proprietary OS. With this acquisition, we will have done just that: positioned Sun at the center of the Web, as the definitive provider of high performance platforms for the Web economy.'”
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Dr. Bill Podcast – 119 – (01/12/08)
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Dr. Bill talks about his new WordPress web site theme… and on and on! Also, coverage of CES from Techpodcasts Network and tech news about other things! Also, Geek Culture about being “Unhackable!” And, a rant on energy independence!