Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Tech Review Microsoft: Monday, January 30, 2012


Netflix Sliverlight Hell


This is not my error, but seem to be related.  My error is 

Connection Problem Error Code:  
    N8106-101 Unable to connect to the nteflix service.

Netflix sent me to talk with MS.  Seems like I need to pay to even talk with MS.

In trying some solutions on the net I found my own solution:
  • Sounds like there have been lots of problems with Silverlight
I believe that the problem lies with Microsoft; however, if MS blows off big customer like Netflix, how do think they are going to treat a little guy like me.  Yes, that's right, they will charge me $60 dollars and tell me it is a Netflix problem.  Netflix need to resolve these issue with MS themselves and not sent us off like lambs to the slaughter. 

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Computer Tech Review: Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Moonlight - Silverlight

  • An Opensource implementation of Silverlight for Unix systems.
  • IE 8 in ubuntu
Cygwin


What is Cygwin?

  • a collection of tools which provide a Linux look and feel environment for Windows
  • currently at version 1.7.9-1

Virtual Box


  • Could not get it to work on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS AMD64
  • Could not find the module

Netflix in Linux

  • discussion with no success

New Sykipot variant can steal PINs from DOD smart cards


  • from servers in China
  • arrives via phishing attach
  • keylogger
  • hijack DOD and Windows smart cards
  • spear-phishing attack
  • through opening a Adobe PDF attachment
  • list public-key encryption certificates stored in system
  • back-door access Trojan
  • targeting defense contractors
  • December 2011 attack of military's fleets of unmanned aerial vehicles
  • discovered by Lockheed Martin defense contractor

NASA and Women in Technology 



Too big to fail? Microsoft, ARM, and Windows 8.



  • perhaps this should be intitled, to big to succeed.
  • An interesting view of MS attempt to exclude other OS from their hardware.

ASUS TF101A1 Eee Pad Transformer Android Tablet - Android 3.0 Honeycomb, NVIDIA Tegra 2, 16GB Storage, 10.1" Capacitive Touch Screen Display (Refurbished)


ASUS TF101A1 Eee Pad Transformer Android Tablet

  • I wish I had spent the extra $100 and gotten this.