Gmail's search operators are resemble those of Windows Desktop Search. I suppose we're heading towards some kind of convergence.
The interesting ones are:
Or abandon #$!$%%$ Flash and XP ...
Slashdot | Adobe Flash Zero-Day Attack Underway
...Security researchers have found evidence of a previously unknown Adobe Flash vulnerability being exploited in the wild. The zero-day flaw has been added to the Chinese version of the MPack exploit kit and there are signs that the exploits are being injected into third-party sites to redirect targets to malware-laden servers. From the article: 'Continued investigation reveals this issue is fairly widespread. Malicious code is being injected into other third-party domains (approximately 20,000 web pages) most likely through SQL-injection attacks. The code then redirects users to sites hosting malicious Flash files exploiting this issue..
It doesn't suffice to restrict browsing to "quality" sites. If those sites are hacked, then traffic can be redirected to a site where the a specially crafted .SWF file launches the exploit and attacks your machine. Antiviral software won't help either -- at least until it's patched and updated (too late).
Keeping up with these patches is a slow, onerous task -- particularly on a slow booting XP machine (forget Vista!).
The easiest defense is to use a Mac. Even though Flash on OS X is vulnerable, it's doubtful that the injected malware will work, particularly if you run in standard user mode (nobody who reads this blog would be foolish enough to run OS X as an admin).
Eliminating Flash, a notorious source of vulnerabilities, is the next option to consider. I'd really like to see Apple do their own Flash interpreter. (QuickTime is about as bad, but at least that gets patched through Apple's updater.)
Photojojo » Unsharp Mask: How Do You Actually Use That Thing?I'm going to add this site to my feed list.
... Step 1: View the image at 100%. Set the radius between 1 and 3. Set the amount between 300 and 500. Set the threshold at 0.
This will look like crap. But you’re going to fix it in a minute, so don’t worry.
Slide the radius level up until you start to see nasty halos forming, then back it off a bit. It’s OK if it looks a little bit harsh at this point.
Step 2: Change the image view to 50%. Adjust the amount until it looks grainy and oversharpened, than back it down a little.
Since web images need a fairly high amount of sharpening (in the 300 to 500 range), our example here isn’t quite as dramatic as we’d like. We made the “after” image a little soft so you can see what’s going on at this stage.
Step 3: Move the threshold slider up until the low-contrast areas look smooth, but you can still see fine details...
... Photography Jam has a good set of starting points for different kinds of pictures. We liked their all-purpose and web settings, but there are lots more on their site.
All-purpose sharpening: amount=85, radius=1, threshold=4
Sharpening for the web: amount=400, radius=0.3, threshold=0...
Oops!: "Something bad happened. Don't worry, though. The Spreadsheets Team has been notified and we'll get right on it."I suspect the log I uploaded was too long -- I have about 1300 events in my calendar.
New way to report Google Calendar Sync issues - Users - Troubleshooting | Google Groups:They created the urgent feedback form on 4/16 and added notes on 4/25. They request submission of the log, but apparently that's been problematic.
.... To help us continue our investigations into some of the Google Calendar Sync issues we’re aware of, please fill out the info in the form provided below...
Reporting form
http://spreadsheets.google.comviewform?key=p6j_DPbvdPlCl4unmYPKZeA
How to get the Google Calendar Sync log fileIn my case recurring events are being synced with a 1 hour delay. In other words, it's a time zone problem. Time zones are a nightmare, as a friend said we should really all change to sidereal time.
...C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Google Calendar Sync\logs...
