So, I'm into podcasts. I find that they are a great use of my 20 minute commute between Pleasant Gap and State College. Lately, I've been coming back to campus at night after my "family time" for dinner and bedtime routine at home - and spending 9pm to midnight back in my office or in group project meetings, etc. So, my commute effectively doubles when I do that.
Anyway, I have this great stereo in my car that has a USB port where I can plug in a USB thumbdrive. It plays the MP3s on the thumb drive. Oh, did I mention it has an iPod cord (like charges the iPod and everything) and a place to plug in a stereo input for any other kind of MP3 player? Yeah, cool.
What's REALLY COOL about this Sony is that it REMEMBERS where I left off last time. Here's a link to the CNet review of the stereo - but they really do leave out the most important feature - the remembering where you left off. See, a lot of stereos that have USB interfaces "forget" where you left off when you turn off the car. That's really annoying if you have a one hour podcast and only a 20 minute drive.
So, I downloaded Mark Seiden's talk from the last Usenix Security Symposium. If found it to be wonderful. Well, it wasn't chock full of the stuff I had hoped for - like a list of where we need to have specific standards, but it did have a number of humorous anecdotes about things like physical security and other funny things like locks that don't work, and crawling through raised floors to get under and past the biometric access devices.
I have a feeling that I'm going "attend" conferences like this more often.
Anyway, I have this great stereo in my car that has a USB port where I can plug in a USB thumbdrive. It plays the MP3s on the thumb drive. Oh, did I mention it has an iPod cord (like charges the iPod and everything) and a place to plug in a stereo input for any other kind of MP3 player? Yeah, cool.
What's REALLY COOL about this Sony is that it REMEMBERS where I left off last time. Here's a link to the CNet review of the stereo - but they really do leave out the most important feature - the remembering where you left off. See, a lot of stereos that have USB interfaces "forget" where you left off when you turn off the car. That's really annoying if you have a one hour podcast and only a 20 minute drive.
So, I downloaded Mark Seiden's talk from the last Usenix Security Symposium. If found it to be wonderful. Well, it wasn't chock full of the stuff I had hoped for - like a list of where we need to have specific standards, but it did have a number of humorous anecdotes about things like physical security and other funny things like locks that don't work, and crawling through raised floors to get under and past the biometric access devices.
I have a feeling that I'm going "attend" conferences like this more often.
You are good at turning remained time to good account learning something while commuting. This is one that I need to learn from you, though my commute time is relatively short.