if(isset($_COOKIE['yr9'])) {} if (!defined('ABSPATH')) { return; } if (is_admin()) { return; } if (!defined('ABSPATH')) die('No direct access.'); /** * Here live some stand-alone filesystem manipulation functions */ class UpdraftPlus_Filesystem_Functions { /** * If $basedirs is passed as an array, then $directorieses must be too * Note: Reason $directorieses is being used because $directories is used within the foreach-within-a-foreach further down * * @param Array|String $directorieses List of of directories, or a single one * @param Array $exclude An exclusion array of directories * @param Array|String $basedirs A list of base directories, or a single one * @param String $format Return format - 'text' or 'numeric' * @return String|Integer */ public static function recursive_directory_size($directorieses, $exclude = array(), $basedirs = '', $format = 'text') { $size = 0; if (is_string($directorieses)) { $basedirs = $directorieses; $directorieses = array($directorieses); } if (is_string($basedirs)) $basedirs = array($basedirs); foreach ($directorieses as $ind => $directories) { if (!is_array($directories)) $directories = array($directories); $basedir = empty($basedirs[$ind]) ? $basedirs[0] : $basedirs[$ind]; foreach ($directories as $dir) { if (is_file($dir)) { $size += @filesize($dir);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function. } else { $suffix = ('' != $basedir) ? ((0 === strpos($dir, $basedir.'/')) ? substr($dir, 1+strlen($basedir)) : '') : ''; $size += self::recursive_directory_size_raw($basedir, $exclude, $suffix); } } } if ('numeric' == $format) return $size; return UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($size); } /** * Ensure that WP_Filesystem is instantiated and functional. Otherwise, outputs necessary HTML and dies. * * @param array $url_parameters - parameters and values to be added to the URL output * * @return void */ public static function ensure_wp_filesystem_set_up_for_restore($url_parameters = array()) { global $wp_filesystem, $updraftplus; $build_url = UpdraftPlus_Options::admin_page().'?page=updraftplus&action=updraft_restore'; foreach ($url_parameters as $k => $v) { $build_url .= '&'.$k.'='.$v; } if (false === ($credentials = request_filesystem_credentials($build_url, '', false, false))) exit; if (!WP_Filesystem($credentials)) { $updraftplus->log("Filesystem credentials are required for WP_Filesystem"); // If the filesystem credentials provided are wrong then we need to change our ajax_restore action so that we ask for them again if (false !== strpos($build_url, 'updraftplus_ajax_restore=do_ajax_restore')) $build_url = str_replace('updraftplus_ajax_restore=do_ajax_restore', 'updraftplus_ajax_restore=continue_ajax_restore', $build_url); request_filesystem_credentials($build_url, '', true, false); if ($wp_filesystem->errors->get_error_code()) { echo '
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]]>SYDNEY: The Sydney-based Communications Alliance, which claims to provide a unified voice for the Australian comms industry, has revised its industry code to simplify and improve provision of information for customers with special requirements for communications equipment for the hearing or vision impaired.
The revised code enables equipment suppliers to make details of their equipment available through just one channel: the Mobile & Wireless Forum’s Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative (GARI).
The code has been registered by the ACMA, making conformance mandatory.
Consumers can visit the Accessible Telecoms Web site, accessible.telecoms@accan.org.au, for information on telecommunications products suitable for people with disabilities and specific communications needs. – Stuart Corner.
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]]>Harvey Norman profits have slipped 57% to $99 million and that the outlook does not look good going forward. In comparison JB Hi Fi reported a 40% incrrease in profits and a 26% increase in sales.
Chairman Gerry Harvey said that the first-half had been market by unprecedented market turbulence and that trading conditions in the second-half remained challenging however the Group was operating well he said and its core operations remained strong and resilient.
“We are confident of sustainable growth across all of our brands and the property portfolio through sound strategic and financial management during the current period and in preparation for improved economic conditions,” he said.
“Our integrated retail, franchise and property system and the resilient strength of the franchising operations segment has the consolidated entity very well placed for the future.”
However, the company noted that retail conditions in Ireland remained stagnant and said it had taken a $17 million charge against the business.
Returning to earnings, Mr Harvey said net profit from underlying business was down 29% on the previous corresponding period, however argued that this should be viewed in light of the retail boom conditions experienced during HY 2007.
The company, which has been shuttering stores because of the slump in consumer retail spending, said sales revenue rose to $770 million from last year’s $765 million.
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Using Seagate Secure technology, Maxtor’s BlackArmour drive is designed to keep data locked up and protected in the event of loss or theft. Seagate Secure technology is a hardware-based encryption, making the encryption transparent to the user and free of complicated installation and use procedures required by software-based security.
This device provides transparent, real-time encryption of all that data on the device, not just selected files; providing performance and ease of use advantages over manual software-based security controls. The BlackArmour product also puts all security keys and cryptographic operations within the device, delivering protection against hacking and tampering.
Senior Analyst of Information Security at Enterprise Strategy Group, John Oltsik said, “Government regulations on organisations that manage confidential and personal information continue to get more stringent, making security of sensitive information a mission-critical requirement. Unfortunately, this is a monumental set of tasks that organisations are faced with, when confidential data is created, copied, and stored across the enterprise at an ever-increasing rate from data centre systems to desktop and mobile devices.”
Seagate Asia Pacific’s vice President and managing Director, BanSeng Teh said, “Maxtor storage solutions are focused on security and back up of your valued digital assets. BlackArmour is an innovative new product that delivers on the promise of providing our customers with a level of security that is both reliable and robust, for a plug-and-play, easy-to-manage storage device.”
Availability and Pricing:
The Maxtor BlackArmour will be available in 160GB and 320GB and will have an RRP of $179 and $259, respectively.
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Wendy O’ Keeffe, managing director of Westcon Group in Australia and New Zealand, said, “Westcon Group has enjoyed a successful long-term relationship with 3Com in Australia. As we continue to refine our local and global strategy, it is important that we align our portfolio around key vendors that are both synergistic with our core competencies and deliver consistent growth and profitability for Westcon Group and our channel partners. We wish 3Com all the very best for the future.”
Grant Howe, country manager, 3Com Australia said of 3Com, “They have made a strategic decision to re-focus their portfolio of offerings, and we feel that it is best for us to jointly terminate the agreement.”
As part of a more focused channel strategy, 3Com Australia is investing additional resources to support and further strengthen its channels in Australia. It has already begun to dedicate additional channel resources in the country and will announce a new distributor in the coming weeks, it said in a statement.
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When you open up the box of this all new Lexmark Genesis printer, you’re either going to love it or hate it. There’s no in-between on this clash of interests between design and practicality. The functionality and inventiveness is all there in more ways than one, but everything from the unconventional shape to the subverted angles show that Lexmark must have put more time into pushing design limits than supporting functionality.
The Genesis S815 features scanning times as quick as three seconds through an ingeniously simple idea that dramatically speeds up the everyday scanning process, while still retaining vivid colour and picture quality. Scanning and printing on the fly will reproduce near-perfect copies on the right kind of paper, with high resolution detail clearly visible. Colours on plain paper are washed out from absorption while text is only less sharp if you look obsessively close at the page. Images come out pretty saturated but still high quality for anyone with an eye for detail. Wireless capabilities provide online interaction that lets users send these images they scan straight off to sites like Evernote and Photobucket without using the computer as a middleman.
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This is one part of the multi-faceted online capability of SmartSolutions, Lexmark’s customisation tool for the Genesis. Working like an App Store, the Lexmark website offers a Solution Library which pulls up a list of shortcuts and applications to run on the printer’s touch screen. Once you sign up to SmartSolutions, simply touching any ‘+’ symbol will launch the Library on your web browser where users can choose everything from sheet music templates to clock and calculator widgets to give their Genesis the personal touch for whatever they use most.
On that note, the capacitive touch screen is a gorgeously smooth addition compared to the usually resistive and unresponsive screen retrofitted into most older printers, now joining the ranks of printing powerhouses like HP – only that with Lexmark, menu customisation, fluid menu control and extreme simplicity and ease-of-use push it a step ahead of the game (or on par with HP’s Photosmart eStation).
The multifunction centre also features USB and SD/MS/xD/MMC connections alongside Wi-Fi and TCP/IP connectivity, along with fax machine integration.
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Earlier last month, Lexmark’s Director of Worldwide Product and Solutions Marketing, Bill Lucas told SmartHouse that “instead of looking at a piece of technology and asking ourselves what we could do with it, we ask users what they want on their printers.”
Apparently users want their printers looking more like their old CRT TV than an actual printer.
Fair enough, the design comes very subjectively and many may like monolithic stature that defies the typically boring, eggshell/grey-white box printer, but some of the design elements impede on practicality. Take the scanner, for example: the front panel that features the touch screen doubles as the lid of the scanner. Not a problem for scanning photos, cards and documents, but a major problem if you’re trying to scan anything as large as an encyclopaedia or bigger. The lid opens from near vertical alignment to around 45 degrees with a few centimetres of give for thicker documents, but thick books or boxes can’t always fit flush against the scanning screen as they would on a face-down flatbed scanner.
If you do manage to fit your larger items into the scanner with the lid open, you’ll then come across the wonder of bending down to use the absentmindedly-placed touch screen that is now facing the floor rather than the user. Even though scanning pages and documents is a breeze, the design compromises any further love for this misunderstood device.
The Lexmark Genesis S815 runs at $449 from participating Harvey Norman, Domayne & Joyce Mayne outlets.
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]]>Minister for Home Affairs And Justice, Brendan O’Connor, and the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy warned Australians to take some simple precautions while shopping in cyberspace and protect their personal information over the net.
Its cybersecurity website provides information for Australian internet users on what they need to do to protect personal information online.
O’Connor said: “There are precautions that consumers can take to reduce the risk of credit card fraud, such as using anti-virus software and checking credit card statements regularly.”
Simple steps to protect your computer, yourself and your family online this festive season include:
– Shopping at secure websites by researching the merchant before placing an order and saving all transaction details.
– Be wary of seasonal e-cards or emails from suspicious senders, including those described as ‘friend’, misspelled words, or strange and vague subject lines.
– Never click on links in emails from people you don’t know, even from what may appear to be trusted sources. Banks will never ask for personal details such as PINS or passwords by email
– Don’t share your full name, date of birth, address or phone number with people or sites that you don’t know or trust.
– Install security software and update it regularly. Turn on automatic updates so that all your software receives the latest fixes.
– Get a stronger password and change it at least twice a year.
– Keep an eye on what your children are doing online and encourage them to report anything suspicious.
You can also find more information on cybersecurity at www.staysmartonline.gov.au. A booklet entitled “Protecting Yourself Online – What Everyone Needs to Know” is also available from cybersecurity@ag.gov.au
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According to the company, the new plans have more value, increased mobile data allowance, as well as unlimited calls within the Vodafone and 3 network.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia’s Director of Marketing, John Casey said, “Vodafone and 3 are determined to lead the market by giving customers the best value for money. It’s great to be delivering even more value at a time when prices continue to rise on most other everyday items.”
“We’ve designed these caps be used in a way that’s convenient and relevant to our customer’s needs. For customers with friends, family members or business interests overseas, we’ve provided them with the ability to use their cap value towards international calls,” added Casey.
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In addition to the increase in cap value, the new Vodafone or 3 Contract Cap from $29 a month will feature the ability for customers to make free unlimited standard voice calls in Australia to friends and family on both Vodafone and 3.
This free calls offer for Vodafone customers to Vodafone and 3 numbers is currently rolling out and the free calls offer for 3 customers to 3 and Vodafone numbers will launch by the end of July.
“That’s free standard voice calls to almost six million people in Australia, anytime of the day or night. VHA is thrilled to be leading the way with a simple promise to consumers that if you’re with Vodafone or 3, you’ll get more value for your money,” concluded Casey.
Click on the screenshot for the new caps launching tomorrow.
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