Valve has already announced that in the event they go under or for any other reason decide (or are forced) to terminate Steam support, they will issue a final patch to all games they host allowing you to play the games without having to authenticate them with their servers. As for re-installation, all you would have to do is use the (provided) Steam backup and backup each of your games to an external HDD or DVD, then reinstall them from these backups.
I also must agree with Avast. It's lightweight and unobtrusive, and does a great job at catching the little stuff. However, a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. If you're user isn't knowledgeable enough to detect potential malware before installing most of the time, the antivirus software installed wont make much of a difference.
So because you chose to buy an LED USB cable, and because you don't want to go buy another $40 USB drive you want manufacturers to remove LEDs that HELP the majority of people who actually use them?! You have a choice you know. just because the USB cable with LED's on it is the cheapest doesn't mean you have to buy it. You can always spend a little extra to get an NON-LED cable. If you wanted a car with air bags, you'd go the extra mile and pay extra for them, ant we're not talking $10-$20 for those. In my opinion, LED's are AN ESSENTIAL PART OF COMPUTING, and if you don't like them, you should do a little extra research and find out what products don't have them and BUY THOSE PRODUCTS. You have no right to complain, you have a choice too.
I wonder if her realizes those lights (whether they're on, off, or blinking) ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING! As a Network Professional, the more indicator lights I have on a router, switch, or other piece of hardware, the faster I can identify critical status of a system, whether it is link state (up/down), link speed (10/100/1000/etc...), power, activity, and much much more... These lights are not just pretty, they're ESSENTIAL aspects to the design of technology. WE NEED OUR LEDS! Please don't take away our freedom to shine.
Slashdot Mirror
With no Hulu on Boxee, to the Pirate Bay I go!
Valve has already announced that in the event they go under or for any other reason decide (or are forced) to terminate Steam support, they will issue a final patch to all games they host allowing you to play the games without having to authenticate them with their servers. As for re-installation, all you would have to do is use the (provided) Steam backup and backup each of your games to an external HDD or DVD, then reinstall them from these backups.
I also must agree with Avast. It's lightweight and unobtrusive, and does a great job at catching the little stuff. However, a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. If you're user isn't knowledgeable enough to detect potential malware before installing most of the time, the antivirus software installed wont make much of a difference.
So because you chose to buy an LED USB cable, and because you don't want to go buy another $40 USB drive you want manufacturers to remove LEDs that HELP the majority of people who actually use them?! You have a choice you know. just because the USB cable with LED's on it is the cheapest doesn't mean you have to buy it. You can always spend a little extra to get an NON-LED cable. If you wanted a car with air bags, you'd go the extra mile and pay extra for them, ant we're not talking $10-$20 for those. In my opinion, LED's are AN ESSENTIAL PART OF COMPUTING, and if you don't like them, you should do a little extra research and find out what products don't have them and BUY THOSE PRODUCTS. You have no right to complain, you have a choice too.
I wonder if her realizes those lights (whether they're on, off, or blinking) ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING! As a Network Professional, the more indicator lights I have on a router, switch, or other piece of hardware, the faster I can identify critical status of a system, whether it is link state (up/down), link speed (10/100/1000/etc...), power, activity, and much much more... These lights are not just pretty, they're ESSENTIAL aspects to the design of technology. WE NEED OUR LEDS! Please don't take away our freedom to shine.