Comments on: Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 now available for well under $300 http://liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Zartan http://liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html#comment-46897 Zartan Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:29:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13079#comment-46897 It _does_ sound like a netbook for the kids (and those who aren't skilled at keeping a computer free of malware).<br><br>A. It runs Linux, which only has a couple of worms and no (zero) viruses ever found in the wild. (There are some proof of concept viruses written by the anti-virus companies, but they never got any traction.)<br>B. Even if A not was true, the CPU is a MIPS derivative. Most of the script-kiddie attacks won't work on anything but x86. A stack overflow injection of x86 code into a MIPS system may crash the program, but won't infect it.<br><br>That just leaves Java and Javascript exploits, plus the usual phising and social engineering. Not bad netbook for Grandma.... It _does_ sound like a netbook for the kids (and those who aren't skilled at keeping a computer free of malware).

A. It runs Linux, which only has a couple of worms and no (zero) viruses ever found in the wild. (There are some proof of concept viruses written by the anti-virus companies, but they never got any traction.)
B. Even if A not was true, the CPU is a MIPS derivative. Most of the script-kiddie attacks won't work on anything but x86. A stack overflow injection of x86 code into a MIPS system may crash the program, but won't infect it.

That just leaves Java and Javascript exploits, plus the usual phising and social engineering. Not bad netbook for Grandma….

]]> By: Zartan http://liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html#comment-28809 Zartan Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:29:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13079#comment-28809 It _does_ sound like a netbook for the kids (and those who aren't skilled at keeping a computer free of malware).<br><br>A. It runs Linux, which only has a couple of worms and no (zero) viruses ever found in the wild. (There are some proof of concept viruses written by the anti-virus companies, but they never got any traction.)<br>B. Even if A not was true, the CPU is a MIPS derivative. Most of the script-kiddie attacks won't work on anything but x86. A stack overflow injection of x86 code into a MIPS system may crash the program, but won't infect it.<br><br>That just leaves Java and Javascript exploits, plus the usual phising and social engineering. Not bad netbook for Grandma.... It _does_ sound like a netbook for the kids (and those who aren't skilled at keeping a computer free of malware).

A. It runs Linux, which only has a couple of worms and no (zero) viruses ever found in the wild. (There are some proof of concept viruses written by the anti-virus companies, but they never got any traction.)
B. Even if A not was true, the CPU is a MIPS derivative. Most of the script-kiddie attacks won't work on anything but x86. A stack overflow injection of x86 code into a MIPS system may crash the program, but won't infect it.

That just leaves Java and Javascript exploits, plus the usual phising and social engineering. Not bad netbook for Grandma….

]]> By: Links 25/09/2009: SystemTap 1.0 is Released, Irex Uses Linux | Boycott Novell http://liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html#comment-28805 Links 25/09/2009: SystemTap 1.0 is Released, Irex Uses Linux | Boycott Novell Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:32:10 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13079#comment-28805 [...] Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 now available for well under $300 The Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 netbook is made from a different mold than most of the mini-laptops available today. I mean sure, it has a 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and it’s about the same size and shape as every other 10 inch netbook. But it shuns the usual Intel Atom processor for a 900MHz Loongson CPU and instead of a hard drive the computer has a removable USB key called the G-Key. Not only can you store files on the removable key, but the entire operating system runs off the USB flash drive, making it easy for multiple users to share the same netbook without getting their settings and data crossed. [...] [...] Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 now available for well under $300 The Emtec Gdium Liberty 1000 netbook is made from a different mold than most of the mini-laptops available today. I mean sure, it has a 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and it’s about the same size and shape as every other 10 inch netbook. But it shuns the usual Intel Atom processor for a 900MHz Loongson CPU and instead of a hard drive the computer has a removable USB key called the G-Key. Not only can you store files on the removable key, but the entire operating system runs off the USB flash drive, making it easy for multiple users to share the same netbook without getting their settings and data crossed. [...]

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz) 's status on Friday, 25-Sep-09 15:49:05 UTC - Identi.ca http://liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html#comment-28794 Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz) 's status on Friday, 25-Sep-09 15:49:05 UTC - Identi.ca Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:49:12 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13079#comment-28794 [...] http://www.liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html a few seconds ago from kdemicroblog [...] [...] http://www.liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html a few seconds ago from kdemicroblog [...]

]]> By: Mohan P Ram (mohanpram) 's status on Thursday, 24-Sep-09 20:44:44 UTC - Identi.ca http://liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html#comment-28759 Mohan P Ram (mohanpram) 's status on Thursday, 24-Sep-09 20:44:44 UTC - Identi.ca Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:44:50 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13079#comment-28759 [...] http://www.liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html a few seconds ago from web [...] [...] http://www.liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html a few seconds ago from web [...]

]]> By: EMTEC Gdium Liberty Price Drop at Amazon.com | Linux Netbook http://liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html#comment-28738 EMTEC Gdium Liberty Price Drop at Amazon.com | Linux Netbook Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:45:53 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13079#comment-28738 [...] 2F processor and stores data on a removable 16 GB USB key (G-Key) for enhanced security. Via Liliputing Add new comment Home » EMTEC Gdium Liberty Price Drop at [...] [...] 2F processor and stores data on a removable 16 GB USB key (G-Key) for enhanced security. Via Liliputing Add new comment Home » EMTEC Gdium Liberty Price Drop at [...]

]]> By: MonkeyKing1969 http://liliputing.com/2009/09/emtec-gdium-liberty-1000-now-available-for-well-under-300.html#comment-28727 MonkeyKing1969 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:43:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13079#comment-28727 Seems cool. I'd almost say it might be good for a household with kids, since each one could have a G-Key [sounds dirty] any issues (viruses, trojans, etc) are isolated to the key not trapped on the hardware.<br><br>Without a doubt this 'key' idea is worth more thhought with maybe a better concept then a USB key...although one of that new USB-3.0 would be speedy. Seems cool. I'd almost say it might be good for a household with kids, since each one could have a G-Key [sounds dirty] any issues (viruses, trojans, etc) are isolated to the key not trapped on the hardware.

Without a doubt this 'key' idea is worth more thhought with maybe a better concept then a USB key…although one of that new USB-3.0 would be speedy.

]]>