[Wolves] Hey, this is interesting...

[Daniel Jones]

On 09/06/06, peter at cannon-linux.co.uk <peter at cannon-linux.co.uk> wrote:
> Quoting Andy Wootton <andy.wootton at wyrley.demon.co.uk>:
>
> > No offence intended Pete.
>
> None taken, but I'm still 19, honest :)
>
> > I was projecting forward a decade to when
> > Google are the new Microsoft. A PC that fits inside a network
> > wall-socket has been in the press this week. You just plug your screen,
> > keyboard and mouse into sockets in the face plate.
>
> I've seen one even smaller, I'll try and find the article its the size
> of an RJ45 (Well just a tad bigger) definatly less tahn the size of a
> match box.
>
> I'm not sure how you hook up KB, M & Screen but its not a spoof.

Gumstix perhaps?

( http://www.gumstix.com )

> > I think I've seen signs that Microsoft have seen the danger too. Their
> > business is moving towards selling an ill-defined dream (e.g. "business
> > intelligence" or "end to end creativity") from a list of components
> > with overlapping functionality and no price list. Perhaps Microsoft can
> > keep 'the desktop' alive for a few years the same way IBM did the
> > mainframe.
>
> Anyone seen the latest adds on the TV MS saying they are the only
> viable solution?
>
> PS you'll all be pleased to know my Fedora 5 HDD crashed and burned
> and guess who didnt have a backup? Ive spent most of last night and
> today trying to get the data back as I was a smart arse and created
> realy heavy passwords all stored in an encrypted file on.... you
> guessed it, the FC5 HDD.
>
> I've just this sec managed to retrieve my main email account password.
> Theres a lesson there I think?

Do backups maybe?

(No holier-than-thou intended; I don't do backups on my home machine either)

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Dan