Haven't you heard? All us Windows users are idjits who don't have a clue about keeping their PCs safe. At least, that's what I've read on Slashdot...:)
You forget, most Slashbots turn that stuff off, they don't want Bill sticking his software on their computer without their consent. So/. posting stories like this is probably the first most of them will have heard about the patches being available.
Me, I turned on my home PC this morning, and was notified of the patches within a few minutes (yay for broadband!) and it was patched up by the time I'd finished breakfast.
Good point. Their website has no pictures showing what this product looks like and how it works. For that matter, there isn't a lot of information about the company itself.
I'll wait to see some reviews before I investigate further...
None of the MX packages, or indeed any Macromedia software that I can think of, make use of a dongle. Not sure where you're getting your information from...
Well, I've been using Photoshop on Windows for going on 9 years now (started with v3.05, I think), and Illustrator for about 2 years, and I have no problem with the way the Windows versions work. As it happens, you can quite happily resize the main window - the palettes and toolbox plus the open document will stay put, so you've got pretty much the same setup as on the Mac if that's your thing.
I'm the IT guy at my firm (~10 employees), and all the staff are clued up now about suspect e-mails. Mind you, it took a few PCs getting infected to drive the message home...:( Luckily, they were stopped before they could do any harm.
It's funny though. Clans of script kiddies having virus/worms/trojan horse wars... trying to see who can cause the most damage. I think they would have a lot more fun trying to track down each other and hack them, other than releasing their stupid virus/worm/trojan horse into the world. But heh, I guess they don't really care about getting a job in the computer industry.
Like you said, they're script-kiddies. The method they've chosen to attack one another reflects their level of skillz, I suppose (or rather, their lack of said skillz).
I didn't really have a problem with the DoS Attack against SCO.... nor did I with the worm that hit the RIAA, though. Haha.
Yeah, never mind how many people's PCs we inconvenience in the process, bash the/. Great Satan du jour! (while ignoring the fact that in the long run such actions do precious little to deter said entities from mending their ways - if anything it seems to have the exact opposite effect...)
Waitaminute! You wrote machine code on a ZX81? There's only one way you could have done that,
Most. Stable. Work. Surface. EVAR!:-)
[Your RAM-pack wobbled. Start again!)
I got my first taste of machine code on the BBC Micro (6502). Helped that you could get books from Acorn with all the details of the OS system calls, memory organisation, and I/O ports. And all the more fun if, like me, you had the 6502 co-processor box. (Yep, dual-CPU computing circa 1984!)
More recently, I've done x86 programming using Turbo Assembler to write software for PC-based tape and CD duplicators. Biggest problem was being stuck with those blasted segments!:(
You don't even need to go digging for Unicode characters to pull off tricks like that. As demonstrated on Slashdot itself! Some examples: Anonvmous Coward (y replaced by v), MonTemp1ar (l replaced by 1 (one)). At least with/. usernames you have the UID that can be checked against to confirm the person's identity. No such luck if you apply the same trick to URLs - how many people are going to spot the difference?
My understanding, from reading the papers, was that Gordon Brown put Bill's name forward (perhaps not so surprising, since he is organising the 'entrepeneurs' conference where Bill is due to speak), and that the Blair camp were kept in the dark about the nomination until it hit the press.
Well, with the mountain of cash they are sitting on, they obviously take the view that the easiest option is to keep throwing lawyers at these problems until they disappear.
My understanding of the use of the term "sales" is that they were referring to sales of products that have IE integrated into them, or that include it as part of the installation. Since this would account for 90%+ of all the current Microsoft product catalog, this could represent something of a problem for our friends in Redmond...:-)
That's ok, because Microsoft is paying Slashdot. Bringing up Winsupersite or one of the other sites means that Microsoft or whomever is paying Winsupersite.
So in other words, in both cases Microsoft is forking out cash. So where's the difference? Or is it because I'm not wearing the correct colour anti-Microsoft shades?:-)
Heh. I'm in the same boat, except it's my parent who I help out. Thankfully, they understand the basics well enough, and they're willing to learn by watching what I do and taking notes.
Anyhow, they are on a new PC now running XP, which makes my life a lot easier.
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Haven't you heard? All us Windows users are idjits who don't have a clue about keeping their PCs safe. At least, that's what I've read on Slashdot... :)
-MT.
You forget, most Slashbots turn that stuff off, they don't want Bill sticking his software on their computer without their consent. So /. posting stories like this is probably the first most of them will have heard about the patches being available.
Me, I turned on my home PC this morning, and was notified of the patches within a few minutes (yay for broadband!) and it was patched up by the time I'd finished breakfast.
-MT.
Good point. Their website has no pictures showing what this product looks like and how it works. For that matter, there isn't a lot of information about the company itself.
I'll wait to see some reviews before I investigate further...
-MT.
s/Mandos/Mondas/
:)
Alert UNIT! Find the Doctor! We are in grave danger!
-MT.
That was my impression, from reading the article in question.
-MT.
Because, dear AC, unlike you, I have something to say. *sigh*
None of the MX packages, or indeed any Macromedia software that I can think of, make use of a dongle. Not sure where you're getting your information from...
-MT.
Er... how'd you figger that one out? Macromedia make applications, not Operating Systems.
-MT.
Well, I've been using Photoshop on Windows for going on 9 years now (started with v3.05, I think), and Illustrator for about 2 years, and I have no problem with the way the Windows versions work. As it happens, you can quite happily resize the main window - the palettes and toolbox plus the open document will stay put, so you've got pretty much the same setup as on the Mac if that's your thing.
-MT.
I'm the IT guy at my firm (~10 employees), and all the staff are clued up now about suspect e-mails. Mind you, it took a few PCs getting infected to drive the message home... :( Luckily, they were stopped before they could do any harm.
-MT.
So what are you going to do when your beloved Mac does start getting hit by viruses, hmm? :-)
-MT.
It's funny though. Clans of script kiddies having virus/worms/trojan horse wars... trying to see who can cause the most damage. I think they would have a lot more fun trying to track down each other and hack them, other than releasing their stupid virus/worm/trojan horse into the world. But heh, I guess they don't really care about getting a job in the computer industry.
/. Great Satan du jour! (while ignoring the fact that in the long run such actions do precious little to deter said entities from mending their ways - if anything it seems to have the exact opposite effect...)
Like you said, they're script-kiddies. The method they've chosen to attack one another reflects their level of skillz, I suppose (or rather, their lack of said skillz).
I didn't really have a problem with the DoS Attack against SCO.... nor did I with the worm that hit the RIAA, though. Haha.
Yeah, never mind how many people's PCs we inconvenience in the process, bash the
-MT.
I don't know the BBC Micro. Does it have any relation to the BBC broadcasting company?
It certainly does. A potted history of how the BBC Micro came to be can be found here.
-MT.
Waitaminute! You wrote machine code on a ZX81? There's only one way you could have done that,
:-)
:(
Most. Stable. Work. Surface. EVAR!
[Your RAM-pack wobbled. Start again!)
I got my first taste of machine code on the BBC Micro (6502). Helped that you could get books from Acorn with all the details of the OS system calls, memory organisation, and I/O ports. And all the more fun if, like me, you had the 6502 co-processor box. (Yep, dual-CPU computing circa 1984!)
More recently, I've done x86 programming using Turbo Assembler to write software for PC-based tape and CD duplicators. Biggest problem was being stuck with those blasted segments!
-MT.
and send the line to Simon Cowell for use on American Idol...
:-)
Bah. Make him come up with his own put-downs, I say. After all, he can afford to do the research...
-MT.
You don't even need to go digging for Unicode characters to pull off tricks like that. As demonstrated on Slashdot itself! Some examples: Anonvmous Coward (y replaced by v), MonTemp1ar (l replaced by 1 (one)). At least with /. usernames you have the UID that can be checked against to confirm the person's identity. No such luck if you apply the same trick to URLs - how many people are going to spot the difference?
-MT.
My understanding, from reading the papers, was that Gordon Brown put Bill's name forward (perhaps not so surprising, since he is organising the 'entrepeneurs' conference where Bill is due to speak), and that the Blair camp were kept in the dark about the nomination until it hit the press.
-MT.
Whoever modded this as Flamebait probably isn't a website designer or coder.
MT.
Well, with the mountain of cash they are sitting on, they obviously take the view that the easiest option is to keep throwing lawyers at these problems until they disappear.
MT.
My understanding of the use of the term "sales" is that they were referring to sales of products that have IE integrated into them, or that include it as part of the installation. Since this would account for 90%+ of all the current Microsoft product catalog, this could represent something of a problem for our friends in Redmond... :-)
MT.
Horray for double-standards. :-)
MT.
That's ok, because Microsoft is paying Slashdot. Bringing up Winsupersite or one of the other sites means that Microsoft or whomever is paying Winsupersite.
:-)
So in other words, in both cases Microsoft is forking out cash. So where's the difference? Or is it because I'm not wearing the correct colour anti-Microsoft shades?
MT.
Heh. I'm in the same boat, except it's my parent who I help out. Thankfully, they understand the basics well enough, and they're willing to learn by watching what I do and taking notes.
Anyhow, they are on a new PC now running XP, which makes my life a lot easier.
MT.
So what happens when a Microsoft ad appears in a Slashdot article? Hit F5 and say a Hail Mary? :-)
MT.
You do realise, don't you, that you could have just opened the home page in your browser, and scrolled to the bottom of the page... :-)
MT.