Comments for Theorization Along Oblique Speculation http://www.taos.za.net/blog The ramblings of someone with more time to think up sh!t than time to write it up Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Full Disk Encryption by KimW http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/06/full-disk-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-4358 KimW Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:03:18 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/?p=150#comment-4358 Hi Howard, I didn't do anything special, just ran the application, on both my MBP and MB @ work. My understanding is that Bootcamp is emulating the BIOS so that you can install Windows. I do notice that a load of people have tried with no success, luck maybe. I will be reinstalling Windows on my MBP in a few months time as I am going to be installing a 320GB (if I can find one that will fit) so will be doing a complete rebuild of OS's. I will post when that happens. Hi Howard,

I didn’t do anything special, just ran the application, on both my MBP and MB @ work. My understanding is that Bootcamp is emulating the BIOS so that you can install Windows. I do notice that a load of people have tried with no success, luck maybe. I will be reinstalling Windows on my MBP in a few months time as I am going to be installing a 320GB (if I can find one that will fit) so will be doing a complete rebuild of OS’s. I will post when that happens.

]]> Comment on Full Disk Encryption by Howard R. Hughes JR. http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/06/full-disk-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-4357 Howard R. Hughes JR. Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:29:27 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/?p=150#comment-4357 Dear TheorizationAlongObliqueSpeculation, I was wondering, does TrueCrypt's Full Disk crypto work properly on bootcamp? Did you have to do any thing special to get the pre-boot authentaction to work? I thought that it would not work due to the way the MBR is setup on a Mac, and the lack of a real BIOS. If you could answer my question I would be very greatfull. Thanks. Dear TheorizationAlongObliqueSpeculation,
I was wondering, does TrueCrypt’s Full Disk crypto work properly on bootcamp? Did you have to do any thing special to get the pre-boot authentaction to work? I thought that it would not work due to the way the MBR is setup on a Mac, and the lack of a real BIOS. If you could answer my question I would be very greatfull. Thanks.

]]> Comment on I’m a Slave to Google by beachrat http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2006/05/im-a-slave-to-google/comment-page-1/#comment-4353 beachrat Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:54:28 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2006/05/31/im-a-slave-to-google/#comment-4353 I now use google for my email, for my news, have always used it for search, it works very smoothly, I have totally become a part of the google regime. I love it! I now use google for my email, for my news, have always used it for search, it works very smoothly, I have totally become a part of the google regime. I love it!

]]> Comment on TrueCrypt Benchmark reloaded by KimW http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/06/truecrypt-benchmark-reloaded/comment-page-1/#comment-4345 KimW Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:05:20 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/?p=156#comment-4345 Oops, didn't notice I have turned anonymous commenting off, fixed. *blushes* Oops, didn’t notice I have turned anonymous commenting off, fixed. *blushes*

]]> Comment on Benchmark PGP versus Truecrypt Full Disk Encryption by Sid http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/03/full-disk-encryption-benchmarked/comment-page-1/#comment-4337 Sid Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:49:37 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/03/26/full-disk-encryption-benchmarked/#comment-4337 I don't think that using a VM will make consistent result. Also when using my laptop encrypted with AES (TrueCrypt) I don't see so much difference! I don't think that using a VM will make consistent result. Also when using my laptop encrypted with AES (TrueCrypt) I don't see so much difference!

]]> Comment on Benchmark PGP versus Truecrypt Full Disk Encryption by KimW http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/03/full-disk-encryption-benchmarked/comment-page-1/#comment-4336 KimW Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:44:35 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/03/26/full-disk-encryption-benchmarked/#comment-4336 I did some testing using a HP nc4200 and the results where pretty much the same, but I could not trust them as much thanks to the benchmarks crashing more often than running through on the machine. I do plan on doing it again when I can get a more reliable workstation. I had planned on using PCMark as well, but it would not run the Disk tests on an encrypted drive, even on a VM session.<br /><br /> I use the VM sessions quite a bit and did notice a perceivable difference in performance when the system was encrypted, and the tests showed the difference graphically. xxGERMxx tweeted that he noticed a significant boot time difference which I noticed when the VM was encrypted. I did some testing using a HP nc4200 and the results where pretty much the same, but I could not trust them as much thanks to the benchmarks crashing more often than running through on the machine. I do plan on doing it again when I can get a more reliable workstation. I had planned on using PCMark as well, but it would not run the Disk tests on an encrypted drive, even on a VM session.

I use the VM sessions quite a bit and did notice a perceivable difference in performance when the system was encrypted, and the tests showed the difference graphically. xxGERMxx tweeted that he noticed a significant boot time difference which I noticed when the VM was encrypted.

]]> Comment on Change the default search in the Flock Browser by KimW http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/02/change-the-default-search-in-the-flock-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 KimW Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:59:50 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/02/23/change-the-default-search-in-the-flock-browser/#comment-1035 Yep, and nada. Loads of other peeps have the same problem so it ain't just me. Yep, and nada. Loads of other peeps have the same problem so it ain’t just me.

]]> Comment on Change the default search in the Flock Browser by KimW http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/02/change-the-default-search-in-the-flock-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-4339 KimW Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:59:50 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/02/23/change-the-default-search-in-the-flock-browser/#comment-4339 Yep, and nada. Loads of other peeps have the same problem so it ain\'t just me. Yep, and nada. Loads of other peeps have the same problem so it ain\'t just me.

]]> Comment on Change the default search in the Flock Browser by Lee Sing Chyun http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/02/change-the-default-search-in-the-flock-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-4338 Lee Sing Chyun Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:14:36 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/2008/02/23/change-the-default-search-in-the-flock-browser/#comment-4338 Did you try Tools | Options | Searching and selecting Google from the Default Search Engine drop down list?<br /><br /> Source of info: <a href="http://www.flock.com/node/60460 " rel="nofollow">http://www.flock.com/node/60460 </a> Did you try Tools | Options | Searching and selecting Google from the Default Search Engine drop down list?

Source of info: http://www.flock.com/node/60460

]]> Comment on PC Specs by My thoughts on Crysis | TheorizationAlongObliqueSpeculation http://www.taos.za.net/blog/pc-specs/comment-page-1/#comment-907 My thoughts on Crysis | TheorizationAlongObliqueSpeculation Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:59:17 +0000 http://www.taos.za.net/blog/pc-specs/#comment-907 [...] as prettiness goes BEAUTIFUL even on my lowly PC. I got fairly consistent frame-rates on medium (PC-SPEC) and avg of 23 using the benchmark tool @ 1440×900). I did have to turn some things like post [...] [...] as prettiness goes BEAUTIFUL even on my lowly PC. I got fairly consistent frame-rates on medium (PC-SPEC) and avg of 23 using the benchmark tool @ 1440×900). I did have to turn some things like post [...]

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