Posts by KLane

‘ERP down for emergency maintenance’ was code for ‘You deleted what?’

Re: Why?

Or, in MSSQL, doing a 'truncate table' to clear it, a non-transactioned operation..

Oh Brother. Printer giant denies dirty toner tricks as users cry foul

Re: Xerox seems to be OK..

Occasionally, yes. Not a high demand for it, but some MDs we use are a bit dated in their operations, and prefer it over email attachments for signed documents. Works just fine, and you manage the Fax phonebook from the PC app. FYI, I can print to it just fine from my android phone via WiFi.

Xerox seems to be OK..

The Xerox Workcenter 6027 I use is a decent color laser, and also does network scan and fax. As to after-market cartridges, it only shows 'Non-Xerox toner' on a restart screen, and that's it. No features etc seem to be impacted.

Microsoft on a roll for terrible rebranding with Windows App

Re: Remote Desktop

The biggest security issue I have with RDP is that our firewall correctly blocks mapping to shares on the remote system, yet is unable to block a copy/paste operation from local to remote, or vice-versa, while your remote session is open. This includes files, not just text or objects.

We never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer owners

Re: This feels like an own goal...

If you are looking for laser, the Xerox Workcenter 6027 I use is solid, and also does network scan and fax. As to after-market cartridges, it only shows 'Non-Xerox toner' on a restart screen, and that's it.

American interest in electric vehicles short circuits for first time in four years

I'll buy an EV when...

- You can charge it in front of your apartment

- You can go get a 'gallon of battery' if the battery dies in a traffic jam, etc.

- The prices are more affordable, as well as less depreciation, and battery replacement cost/disposal/recycling

- The maintenance is affordable

-K-

Please install that patch – but don't you dare actually run it

Re: I've always wondered......

The database is usually not backed up as a file or set of files. On most common database systems, the backup will back up the database, effectively read only, so as not to block access. Then, any transactions (data changes) after the backup was started will be backed up, usually in a separate operation.

Your pacemaker should be running open source software

Re: Going nowhere but there are alternatives

Having a read-only access method, that any doctor, or really anyone, could use, is too difficult for them <sarc>?

Nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes grounded after door plug flies off mid-flight

Re: Nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes grounded after door plug flies off mid-flight

Maybe look at the thread holes for shear, fractured thread debris, etc. If the bolts were forcibly pulled from them, there should be some indication there.

What's really going on with Chrome's June crackdown on extensions – and why your ad blocker may or may not work

Re: This, coupled with YouTube's recent blitz

In Firefox (and probably other browsers), I just right-click the link and open it in a private window. You don't get the tracking of what you played in your history, but it plays without ads.

Shock horror – and there goes the network neighborhood

True that, but you would still need a spare fuse to read the resistance of, in order to calculate the current. Probably within +- 10% of accurately reading the current. Also, in the poster's technique, I would use clip on leads rather than trying to hold the probes in place one-handed.

Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection scripts under EU law

Re: Good.

In Firefox, if you right-click the video you want to watch, and choose 'Open link in new private window', it is showing the videos for me without issue, when the 3 strikes block comes up.

YouTube's 'Ad blockers not allowed' pop-up scares the bejesus out of netizens

In Firefox..

Right-click on the link to the video, and choose 'open in new private window'. Seems to work for me, now that they are actually blocking after 3 videos.

Lost your luggage? That's nothing – we just lost your whole flight!

Sounds like MS SQL... One of the few major databases that don't have a mandatory WHERE clause on update/delete level commands.

We all scream for ice cream – so why are McDonald's machines always broken?

Don't Forget

Don't forget the companion books that had the fully commented source code for the bios!

Florida Man and associates indicted for conspiracy to steal data, software

What does this story have to do with Technology?

Also, why the cuteness in always saying 'Florida Man' instead of Donald Trump when doing these stories? Does it really improve the story?

Lock-in to legacy code is a thing. Being locked in by legacy code is another thing entirely

Did I miss something?

Why was the building locked down at 18:15, if it was supposed to be open until 19:00?

FCC boss says 25Mbps isn't cutting it, Americans deserve 100Mbps now, gigabit later

Re: But ... but ... but

Satellite has its uses in remote areas, and I found it to be a reasonable alternative to DSL. However, the issue there is latency. It would be fine for most users (streaming for example), but not really workable for low-latency uses such as gaming.

BOFH: Get me a new data file or your manager finds out exactly what you think of him

Re: Oh the pain!

How about Quest Spotlight software for SQL. Needed the port requirements for client/server connections, pre-purchase, for our firewall team, to complete the order process. One web search later, it leads to their support page. However, upon accessing said support page, you get this message: 'You need to be signed in and under a current maintenance contract to view premium knowledge articles.' How is that 'premium knowledge'????

Smart ovens do really dumb stuff to check for Wi-Fi

Re: Fitting WiFi to an oven

Look up Ohmibod on the interwebs.

As if Elon didn't have enough problems – Twitter sued over leaky servers

Re: "... by exploiting a vulnerability of Twitter systems."

It's not a vulnerability, it's a feature!

Being one of the 1% sucks if you're a Rackspace user

Re: I just wonder ..

Step 1 - Spin up parallel server instance, different dns name

Step 2 - Restore last good backup of mail database(s)

Step 3 - Give affected users read-only access to their messages

How is this not doable?

Trio accused of selling $88m of pirated Avaya licenses

Re: How on earth...

He likely used some internal form of their key generating software to generate the keys, rather than the usual sales-based software, and side-stepped the 'accounting' side of it.

Watchdog rubber-stamps cavity-detecting neural network for dentists

'Rubber-stamp' poor choice for headline

The usual meaning of 'Rubber-stamp' is to approve something with little or no checking/validation. Really not a proper usage.

Samsung releases pair of jeans that can't do anything except cover your legs and hold a Galaxy Z Flip 3

Re: I was unsure from the article...

So what size(s) are they making these jeans in? Do they make them to order? For example, women's jeans come in at least 6 different cuts, not including size.

Logitech MX Keys Mini: Svelte keyboard takes cues from Apple in more ways than one

You can reverse the Fn key default

If you use the Logitech Options software settings, you can swap whether the Function keys are F1-F12 or special functions (brightness, sound, etc) when shifted.

BOFH: You say goodbye and I say halon

England, I believe

There are references to Pubs, Leeds, and other English terms in other stories, so that's my guess....

Accidentally wiped an app's directory? Hey, just play the 'unscheduled maintenance' card. Now you're a hero

Re: VAX/VMS solved this years ago

I remember that Novell Netware, probably from version 1.x, had a network recycle bin. It took an admin to access/restore from it, and even tracked who did it, IIRC.

If you can't log into Azure, Teams or Xbox Live right now: Microsoft cloud services in worldwide outage

Tell me again...

The advantages of Cloud Computing are?

You would expect a qualified electrician to wire a building to spec, right? Trust... but verify

Re: The neutral doesn't join up with anything on the switch!

Had something similar at a golf course I worked for. The sub-panel did not have the neutral wire to the distribution panel connected, or it was loose. In any case, lights (incandescent) would be at various brightness levels, or burn out, motors would run fast or slow, or overheat, depending on how balanced the load was on each side of the 110/220 sub-panel. Think of a see-saw board that must be balanced.

HP: That print-free-for-life deal we promised you? Well, now it's pay-per-month to continue using your printer ink

Xerox WorkCentre 6027 color laser

I've been pretty satisfied with this one. Print quality is quite good, and it is also has copy/fax/scan- to- network-share as well as wifi/usb/lan interface. It does say 'non-Xerox toner' on power cycles when using generic toner, but has no problem using them; even shows the remaining toner level correctly.

Help! My printer won't print no matter how much I shout at it!

Okidata C series printers, maybe?

Are you thinking of the Okidata C series (C710) printers, possibly? Their dot-matrix (Microline 8x series) was pretty reliable for the most part, I mostly had to replace pin-feed tractors (plastic belts) and do proper PM to keep them going.

Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced techie is indistinguishable from magic

Re: light sensitive...

Back in the day when a sheet feeder was a clip-on-the-top option for Diablo daisywheel printers, we had a customer in Phoenix, Arizona with 10 of them. Around 3:30 pm, one printer would start printing on the platen, without loading any paper, almost every day, until maybe 4 pm. We showed up several mornings trying to catch it in the act, not a single mis-feed. Still, most afternoons we would get the service call. We replaced the feeder, the printer, swapped around the printers, to no avail. Turned out the sensor for paper being under the platen was washed out by the sunlight through the office window, on just that one printer, which would only last about 30 minutes. Moving the printer about 2 feet over took care of that one.

Cool IT support drones never look at explosions: Time to resolution for misbehaving mouse? Three seconds

Re: Early optical rodents

IIRC, they had a very fine grid pattern printed on or in them, that the sensor would use to determine direction and movement. This was just before they started using a 'camera' type sensor, vs a light/dark sensor.

Facebook to surround all of Africa in optical fibre and tinfoil

Re: Can someone explain?

The main reason aluminum is bad for house wiring, is that copper is 'springy' and aluminum isn't, at least far less than copper. When the wire is connected to the outlet, switch, etc., it is usually under a screw. The copper will push back when compressed, maintaining a good electrical connection, whereas aluminum doesn't. This leads to a connection that will degrade over time, and cause a 'hot spot' where the wire meets the outlet or switch, increasing the risk of fire.

Florida man might just stick it to HP for injecting sneaky DRM update into his printers that rejected non-HP ink

Re: HP printers

I've been happy so far with a Xerox DocuCentre 6027 color laser. I have used third-party toner for some time now, and all it does is say 'Non-Genuine Toner' when I turn the power on, and then continues to start normally. BTW, print quality is very good.

Real-time tragedy: Dumb deletion leaves librarian red-faced and fails to nix teenage kicks on the school network

Re: ah yes there were times at work they went round and audited the machines

Yes, there is, but I won't give the source (not hard to find, but why help?) They are quite often used to get revenge on script-kiddie level hackers.

Take DOS, stir in some Netware, add a bit of Windows and... it's ALIIIIVE!

My favorite Novell feature...

was the ability to un-delete files via the server console that a user had deleted (it had it's own version of a recycle bin), as well as identifying who did it as well! I have yet to see this on any Windows server, unless you use low-level disk editing tools.

iFixit surgeons dissect Apple's pricey Mac Pro: Industry standard sockets? Repair diagrams? Who are you and what have you done to Apple?

Techy explanation follows...

It's done by having the connectors disconnect the power, excluding ground, first, by having shorter 'fingers' on the connector for those lines. The rest is up to the motherboard having isolation between that connector and the others, so that the drop of all the data lines to basically zero won't affect the other circuitry.

The silence of the racks is deafening, production gear has gone dark – so which wire do we cut?

Re: Site services

IIRC, it was Dell PowerEdge series servers.

Blood, snot and fear: Why the travelling lone tech reporter should always knock twice

Re: Interesting problem

A number of these systems have no interface to the card writer from the reservation system. All it requires is the room number to be entered, which gets the access token from the lock computers, and then writes it to the card.

US customers kick up class-action stink over Epson's kyboshing of third-party ink

Xerox 6027

I have had very good results with this one, and it has no problem with alternate toner cartridges, other than a 'non-genuine toner' message displayed only on power-up. The advanced settings also make it easy to get the best quality on photo prints as well.

Stalker attacks Japanese pop singer – after tracking her down using reflection in her eyes

Re: Unexpected result of digital cameras

It's actually easy to do this, as the garden-variety (non high-security) keys have a fixed number of pre-defined cut depths, 6 to 10, and number of pins, typically 4 to 6. You just need to recognize the make of key, and try a few different keyway blanks for that make. To make it even easier, some keys have the cut numbers stamped on the head face, such as those by Kwikset and Schlage.

HP to hike upfront price of printer hardware as ink biz growth runs dry

Xerox 6027

I have had very good results with this one, and it has no problem with alternate toner cartridges, other than a 'non-genuine toner' message displayed only on power-up. The advanced settings also make it easy to get the best quality on photo prints as well.

Rise of the Machines hair-raiser: The day IBM's Dot Matrix turned

Re: Surely....

Don't know the printer specs, but unplugging the data cable may not stop the printing immediately, as it may have an internal buffer.

This weekend you better read those ebooks you bought from Microsoft – because they'll be dead come early July

Re: Par for the course

I have been using Apress books for some time. Even though their library doesn't have everything I need, they allow you to buy/download PDF versions of the book. They are DRM-free, just signed in the footer of each page with the e-mail name from your account. That's it....

I'll just clear down the database before break. What's the worst that could happen? It's a trial

Re: The best I've managed...

I have always wondered when MS SQL (and some others) would require a WHERE clause on any sort of update or delete statement, instead of defaulting to ALL. I have worked with databases, some literally decades old, that require either a 'WHERE TRUE' or 'WHERE 1=1' qualifier to be syntax-correct. Made this sort of error far more unlikely.

What a meth: Elderly Melbourne couple sign for 20kg shipment of drugs, say cops

Not them...

Andy,

That was a stock photo, and not the actual couple.

Scare-bnb: Family finds creeper cams hidden in their weekend rental by scanning Wi-Fi

Re: How

I use WiFi Analyzer by farproc on my Android phone. Works on both 2g and 5g bands. Free, ad-supported.

Oracle spaffed $30bn on buybacks over the past 9 months, but analysts warn it can't last forever

And totally unrelated to....

https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/oracle-swings-the-layoff-axe-and-clearcuts-teams-of-engineers