Hnnh. It sounds like your machine had crummy Vista support. Ya know, this sort of thing happens on Linux from time to time, too. There *are* hardware/OS configurations that some driver writers haven't gotten around to supporting yet.
Hmm. Let's put on our thinking caps. Perhaps we need to be *extra* careful when buying hardware that's going to be used with OS's that are new or have limited driver support.
"What's that, Simon? You're telling me that I need to do my homework before purchasing such a complicated home appliance as a laptop computer?" Why, yes I am!
I used to do IT security stuff and whether it's Windows or Linux there's not a big difference in security from the technical POV.
I don't quite follow. Are you talking about OS level stuff that you're to do? User education? Would you mind pointing me to a primer for a non-sysadmin?
Imagine if 90% of the desktop users in the world used Ubuntu/Suse as their desktop O/S and don't do the sort of thing you say you do...
Most of my method is the default on these distros, tho. But, yeah...
There was at least one windows malware that spread via _requiring_ users to actually enter passwords... Requiring some user to (for example) run a malware perl program is nothing in comparison...
Whether it's Linux or OSX, if you run the "HAWT NUDE CHIXXXORZ" trojan your user account's info will be at risk...
Aye. Agreed.
In fact with Windows, sandboxing of programs (via software firewalls) is more common than with Desktop Linux where the isolation is more at a "per user" level. Server Linux has SELinux and AppArmor, but that's not desktop ready.
Aye, and it's a damn shame, too. From what I understand (and the MSDN security API docs I've read) Windows comes with a really extensive set of security tools and controls. Dunno if all of them are useful, but they're there.
What games fail? I'm seriously curious about this. [Programming is a hobby of mine. I'm compiling a list of programs that I run into that need Admin rights to function... Gonna see about modding them, or just bitching at the publishers. : D]
Also, I know that one can use a privileged account and not get into trouble. However, if you do get into trouble, running a non-privileged account makes system cleanup much easier.(But I'm sure that you already knew that.)
Regardless... if you have gone to the trouble to segregate a LAN to prevent the machines on from coming in contact with the Internet, you're also not gonna allow folks to attach machines willy-nilly to it.
If you do... well then you have just lost the game, and need to reconsider your position with your employer.
Also, newsflash, some LAN's don't use IP at all. I bet that both of use know about IPX/SPX. : D
Regardless of what else I may do, I am certainly not a Windows expert.
I am taking no extraordinary measures in the day to day operation of my gaming PC. I run as a limited user. I patch Windows monthly. I don't run software that claims to put "HAWT NUDE CHIXXXORZ" "RIGHT ON YOUR DESKTOP!".
Slashdot Mirror
*points*
That thar radio transmitter is electrically powered. : D
And, of course, you don't have pictures.
*frowns*
(Not that I'm criticizing... I don't have a camera, and probably wouldn't take one around with me allthetime if I did have one.)
Meh.
Why do real world tests when you can just simulate it on your handy-dandy Cray 9000(TM)?
<grammar_nazi>
mast*U*rbating
Report to the gas chambers after dinner, sir!
</grammar_nazi>
Hnnh.
It sounds like your machine had crummy Vista support. Ya know, this sort of thing happens on Linux from time to time, too. There *are* hardware/OS configurations that some driver writers haven't gotten around to supporting yet.
Hmm. Let's put on our thinking caps. Perhaps we need to be *extra* careful when buying hardware that's going to be used with OS's that are new or have limited driver support.
"What's that, Simon? You're telling me that I need to do my homework before purchasing such a complicated home appliance as a laptop computer?" Why, yes I am!
So, like, do you play WoW in your spare time?
My contribution?
http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&num=100&complete=1&hl=en&safe=off&q=%22sharpshooter%22+%22kill+me+now%22+%22stop+crying%22+%22stay+alive%22+%22stop+crying%22+%22stay+alive%22&btnG=Search
*grins* Don't be an amateur. Dump the URL for the search, instead of the words *in* the search.
I used to do IT security stuff and whether it's Windows or Linux there's not a big difference in security from the technical POV.
I don't quite follow. Are you talking about OS level stuff that you're to do? User education? Would you mind pointing me to a primer for a non-sysadmin?
Imagine if 90% of the desktop users in the world used Ubuntu/Suse as their desktop O/S and don't do the sort of thing you say you do...
Most of my method is the default on these distros, tho. But, yeah...
There was at least one windows malware that spread via _requiring_ users to actually enter passwords... Requiring some user to (for example) run a malware perl program is nothing in comparison...
Whether it's Linux or OSX, if you run the "HAWT NUDE CHIXXXORZ" trojan your user account's info will be at risk...
Aye. Agreed.
In fact with Windows, sandboxing of programs (via software firewalls) is more common than with Desktop Linux where the isolation is more at a "per user" level. Server Linux has SELinux and AppArmor, but that's not desktop ready.
Aye, and it's a damn shame, too.
From what I understand (and the MSDN security API docs I've read) Windows comes with a really extensive set of security tools and controls. Dunno if all of them are useful, but they're there.
Hate to be the one to break it to you... those are extraordinary measures.
All of them?
Did you intend for this to be a constructive comment?
What games fail? I'm seriously curious about this. [Programming is a hobby of mine. I'm compiling a list of programs that I run into that need Admin rights to function... Gonna see about modding them, or just bitching at the publishers. : D]
Also, I know that one can use a privileged account and not get into trouble. However, if you do get into trouble, running a non-privileged account makes system cleanup much easier.(But I'm sure that you already knew that.)
Nnh. I need to learn to read the damn comment.
Regardless... if you have gone to the trouble to segregate a LAN to prevent the machines on from coming in contact with the Internet, you're also not gonna allow folks to attach machines willy-nilly to it.
If you do... well then you have just lost the game, and need to reconsider your position with your employer.
Also, newsflash, some LAN's don't use IP at all. I bet that both of use know about IPX/SPX. : D
Regardless of what else I may do, I am certainly not a Windows expert.
I am taking no extraordinary measures in the day to day operation of my gaming PC.
I run as a limited user.
I patch Windows monthly.
I don't run software that claims to put "HAWT NUDE CHIXXXORZ" "RIGHT ON YOUR DESKTOP!".
It's simple, really.
I present a second scenario!
Install Windows on your sexbot!
It will then do neither of the things that you have mentioned!
*points to Crossover Office*
Are you saying that the US Intelligence Community is not following the lead of other nations in switching to OSS operating systems?
Boingboing on the video displays in Times Square:
http://boingboing.net/2008/06/05/interesting-video-ab.html
I can just imagine getting one's hand impaled by the needle because of some software bug.
How?
Why did you miss this part of my reply?
Or the PC that I use for gaming that's sitting under my desk.
*new*?
These were first generated in the 80's, yo.
What is that you say? SkiFree works fine via Wine?
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1
I'm using SATA drives, you insensitive clod!
I doubt that a critical system would be running Win95. Surely the contractors involved would have had to have known about Win 9x's general crappyness.
Wait! Like a hardware watchdog???
Sue them for what? Microsoft makes no guarantees. Read your license agreement.
Your license agreement is not the same as theirs.
Seriously.
Or the PC that I use for gaming that's sitting under my desk.
Or the development PCs on our isolated LAN at work.