Well I was speaking of the fact that It has caught maybe two or three serious infections, and removed them successfully, but my mom's however is running terribly slow and she is restricted from command prompt, regedit, and changing the background from telling her that she needs to buy XPAntiVirus 2009.
I've removed the infections manually from hers, but if she'd just invest in a decent AV program, it prolly wouldn't be infected now...
Actually, I've been using Norton IS 2009, and they have made great improvements on getting rid of bugs and really brought the size down. They also keep less of a draw on system resources, and it's been very effective at removing a lot of infections, some big, some small.
The best thing it does is watch what comes in to stop a virus before it is renamed by the browser after downloading. I have noticed a huge difference in how my mom's computer handles virii with a free copy of AVG or something, and how my computer handles virii.
I think that the problem with the industry is people expect these AntiVirus programs to protect them wholly, where in fact, it takes some initiative on the user side to know when something is a scam, or a virus, or complete malware. When these expectations aren't met, it gets a bad name, and it all just goes downhill from there.
You know, is IPv6 really necessary for the home user.
What I mean is couldn't you just have a router that has a WAN port on IPv6, and then keep the same old IPv4 network at home?
It's much easier to ping 127.1, than to ping some odd hex thing with : : : : all over the place...
Correct me if I'm wrong, (and the/. masses would know) but wouldn't an achievement like this be great as there are alot of different variables involved in people going fast. Sure humans have gone 1000+ mph, but usually that is very high up.
Couldn't this bring into aspect some of the more interesting faults of succeeding at such a feat at ground level, or does it make no difference?
Couldn't this have some, if even a little, help to the scientific or aerodynamic community?
I'm sorry but "Vision Orbs" just has to be THE funniest thing I've ever heard:P
Just the fact that you're using that expression makes them seem almost obsolete.
Since when is a $4,000 Computer Mainstream?
I consider something to be mainstream not only when it is affordable to the average consumer, but a logical and necessary choice.
What actually happens is a lot of these people will go to visit porn sites (or sometimes this is not even necessary). They'll get a pop up from the site saying that they're infected, and that they should download the program.
That infection can then lead to more serious malware coming on to the computer, and in some cases, will load that fake BSOD with crap BSOD messages while the infection is doing it's bidding in the background.
I think the main reason microsoft is part of this is because alot of what I see in the field is stuff like XP Antivirus 200x or Vista Antivirus 200x.
Of course, simply uninstalling these programs does nothing. One would really need to get a program like ReVo Uninstaller to remove it, or remove the program manually.
Then what happens when people, like some of my client's have done, call Microsoft complaining that microsofts program is not removing the viruses it found after they paid their money...
I remember in a version of SpySweeper about a year ago, I installed it, and got the error message before my start menu was up "Spy Sweeper encountered an error. Something Bad Happened."
That was it... Possibly the best error message of all time!!
4 --aq-mode 0 --subme 1 --scenecut -1 --no-cabac --partitions i4x4 --no-dct-decimate in terms of x264 commandline... its no wonder its "fast" when they compare it to x264 on far slower settings!4
Do I lose nerd points for this looking like spanish?
I beg to differ. I grew up with these lego sets and to me, the coolest thing was not just assembling the set the way it was meant to be, but disassembling it and finding out how to create something completely unorthodox by mixing two, or three, or my entire collection of lego's.
I definately remember using my imagination when I built a fleet of small 4 pc. ships and one large, and elegant ship and battled them in a epic space battle all over the house against my brothers team:P
On our service order Disclaimer, it specifically states that if there is Child Pornography on the computer, the police will be called. This is a sheet they sign to... This has happened to us at our store, and we just presented that sheet!
I work for geek squad, and while I agree that they are easy to make, and that they do cost more (Considerably) than the cost to the consumer, Some of those options are hidden in minute places in the start menu. Not only that, but I have had laptops that have FUBAR'd 9 DVD's because they wouldn't pass the Unit's own Disc Verification. HP Laptops take 2 DVD's and 3 hours, probably not the first three hours that customer wants to spend with his/her new laptop... Just my 2 Nickels
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It doesn't work on this story...
Such effective cryptography!!!
First! (Presumably) I wonder how this will play out in EU where MS was forced to include multiple browsers...
Have you played the X Series games, like X-2 or X-3. I've never played Wing Commander, but X-3 is a whole bucket full of time wasting fun!!!
Well I was speaking of the fact that It has caught maybe two or three serious infections, and removed them successfully, but my mom's however is running terribly slow and she is restricted from command prompt, regedit, and changing the background from telling her that she needs to buy XPAntiVirus 2009. I've removed the infections manually from hers, but if she'd just invest in a decent AV program, it prolly wouldn't be infected now...
Actually, I've been using Norton IS 2009, and they have made great improvements on getting rid of bugs and really brought the size down. They also keep less of a draw on system resources, and it's been very effective at removing a lot of infections, some big, some small. The best thing it does is watch what comes in to stop a virus before it is renamed by the browser after downloading. I have noticed a huge difference in how my mom's computer handles virii with a free copy of AVG or something, and how my computer handles virii. I think that the problem with the industry is people expect these AntiVirus programs to protect them wholly, where in fact, it takes some initiative on the user side to know when something is a scam, or a virus, or complete malware. When these expectations aren't met, it gets a bad name, and it all just goes downhill from there.
I'll stop seeding!
You know, is IPv6 really necessary for the home user. What I mean is couldn't you just have a router that has a WAN port on IPv6, and then keep the same old IPv4 network at home? It's much easier to ping 127.1, than to ping some odd hex thing with : : : : all over the place...
Does Comcast have IPv6 Support yet?
Correct me if I'm wrong, (and the /. masses would know) but wouldn't an achievement like this be great as there are alot of different variables involved in people going fast. Sure humans have gone 1000+ mph, but usually that is very high up.
Couldn't this bring into aspect some of the more interesting faults of succeeding at such a feat at ground level, or does it make no difference?
Couldn't this have some, if even a little, help to the scientific or aerodynamic community?
I'm sorry but "Vision Orbs" just has to be THE funniest thing I've ever heard :P
Just the fact that you're using that expression makes them seem almost obsolete.
Since when is a $4,000 Computer Mainstream? I consider something to be mainstream not only when it is affordable to the average consumer, but a logical and necessary choice.
Although from what I hear, the average slashdotter won't use it anyways :(
What actually happens is a lot of these people will go to visit porn sites (or sometimes this is not even necessary). They'll get a pop up from the site saying that they're infected, and that they should download the program. That infection can then lead to more serious malware coming on to the computer, and in some cases, will load that fake BSOD with crap BSOD messages while the infection is doing it's bidding in the background. I think the main reason microsoft is part of this is because alot of what I see in the field is stuff like XP Antivirus 200x or Vista Antivirus 200x. Of course, simply uninstalling these programs does nothing. One would really need to get a program like ReVo Uninstaller to remove it, or remove the program manually. Then what happens when people, like some of my client's have done, call Microsoft complaining that microsofts program is not removing the viruses it found after they paid their money...
I remember in a version of SpySweeper about a year ago, I installed it, and got the error message before my start menu was up "Spy Sweeper encountered an error. Something Bad Happened." That was it... Possibly the best error message of all time!!
wow... blog bob barr, either hard to say, or sounds like a language uttered on an MMO...
Awlll 50 points from Hufflepuff :(
4 --aq-mode 0 --subme 1 --scenecut -1 --no-cabac --partitions i4x4 --no-dct-decimate in terms of x264 commandline... its no wonder its "fast" when they compare it to x264 on far slower settings!4
Do I lose nerd points for this looking like spanish?
Thee days, kids don't have to imagine anything!!!
I beg to differ. I grew up with these lego sets and to me, the coolest thing was not just assembling the set the way it was meant to be, but disassembling it and finding out how to create something completely unorthodox by mixing two, or three, or my entire collection of lego's.
I definately remember using my imagination when I built a fleet of small 4 pc. ships and one large, and elegant ship and battled them in a epic space battle all over the house against my brothers team:P
Aah... the fun!
On our service order Disclaimer, it specifically states that if there is Child Pornography on the computer, the police will be called. This is a sheet they sign to... This has happened to us at our store, and we just presented that sheet!
I work for geek squad, and while I agree that they are easy to make, and that they do cost more (Considerably) than the cost to the consumer, Some of those options are hidden in minute places in the start menu. Not only that, but I have had laptops that have FUBAR'd 9 DVD's because they wouldn't pass the Unit's own Disc Verification. HP Laptops take 2 DVD's and 3 hours, probably not the first three hours that customer wants to spend with his/her new laptop... Just my 2 Nickels