And because Windows 7 doesn't currently look like a trainwreck, and it comes with IE8, I think that a lot of people buying new computers will stick with what comes with it, even if they used Firefox before.
Clearly you have not done much work with IE8.
However if Firefox had a service whereby you could save all your favourites, history, etc, to a web service, and then retrieve them on your new Windows 7 laptop later on, that would be an incentive to re-download Firefox despite the presence of IE8.
This doesn't apply to just Windows users. Its referred to as the dancing bunnies problem.
It doesn't matter what OS the user is on. If they think they want what the particular malware claims to offer, they'll go through all the administrator prompts you can come up with to get what they want.
I know I have a virus/trojan but it doesn't really do anything bad to my computer and that virus scanner makes my computer slower so I'll leave it there. Its disgusting how often I hear this argument.
ClearType (or whatever variant your OS uses) is noticably better to me even on CRT monitors, instead of the (somewhat) jagged edges on rounded characters (C, S, a, for example) the letters are nice and smooth as if I were reading them from paper.
I was thinking the same thing. Full hard-disk encyption would cause me trouble if I wanted to use something such as BartPE (one of my favorite bootable utilities) to rescue some files or manually restore some registry keys. Maybe the volume can/should be mounted like a TrueCypt file when it is not loaded as the system drive.
Why don't these laws force the phone companies to maintain the wiretaps regardless of when payment is received? Because the companies the politicians get rather large campaign contributions from would be quite angry with them.
What NSI is doing is a perfect scheme, as [iirc] you can 'return' a domain 30 (or is it 60?) days after registering without having to pay for it. This feature has been abused by shady companies for a while now.
I had the same problem when I was addicted to F.E.A.R. Combat. Whenever I found myself in those drowsy moments between sleep and reality, I was in that game. I think it may have actually made me improve.
When you get a computer plugged up with "maleware" it is your fault. No one elses. Is it the dealer's fault if you drive around in your car with the emergency brake on all the time?
Al malware-infested PC can be fixed, a large part of the problem is that users have no that there is a level of separation between hardware (the computer) and the software (the rooted OS). I know people who have thrown out decent computers just because they've got malware slowing it down and are too stupid to actually find a remedy for the problem.
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If you simply have to have some music that only comes with restrictions, for God's sake PIRATE IT. It's better than the alternative.
Especially when you are a criminal either way.
I've had no problems with TrueCrypt on Vista. However, the performance hit is somewhat noticeable.
This is on an Eee PC 1000H though.
And because Windows 7 doesn't currently look like a trainwreck, and it comes with IE8, I think that a lot of people buying new computers will stick with what comes with it, even if they used Firefox before.
Clearly you have not done much work with IE8.
However if Firefox had a service whereby you could save all your favourites, history, etc, to a web service, and then retrieve them on your new Windows 7 laptop later on, that would be an incentive to re-download Firefox despite the presence of IE8.
Like Foxmarks?
This doesn't apply to just Windows users. Its referred to as the dancing bunnies problem. It doesn't matter what OS the user is on. If they think they want what the particular malware claims to offer, they'll go through all the administrator prompts you can come up with to get what they want.
ClearType (or whatever variant your OS uses) is noticably better to me even on CRT monitors, instead of the (somewhat) jagged edges on rounded characters (C, S, a, for example) the letters are nice and smooth as if I were reading them from paper.
I myself am significantly more productive when I'm using The GIMP and Notepad++ than when I'm using Photoshop and Dreamweaver.
The article actually says the person's name is Nick White.
I was thinking the same thing. Full hard-disk encyption would cause me trouble if I wanted to use something such as BartPE (one of my favorite bootable utilities) to rescue some files or manually restore some registry keys. Maybe the volume can/should be mounted like a TrueCypt file when it is not loaded as the system drive.
What NSI is doing is a perfect scheme, as [iirc] you can 'return' a domain 30 (or is it 60?) days after registering without having to pay for it. This feature has been abused by shady companies for a while now.
I had the same problem when I was addicted to F.E.A.R. Combat. Whenever I found myself in those drowsy moments between sleep and reality, I was in that game. I think it may have actually made me improve.
When you get a computer plugged up with "maleware" it is your fault. No one elses. Is it the dealer's fault if you drive around in your car with the emergency brake on all the time?
Al malware-infested PC can be fixed, a large part of the problem is that users have no that there is a level of separation between hardware (the computer) and the software (the rooted OS). I know people who have thrown out decent computers just because they've got malware slowing it down and are too stupid to actually find a remedy for the problem.