Isn't this software by the same people who make the infamous Kazaa filesharing application? Forgive me for not giving them the benefit of the doubt, but they have to do more than put a "spyware free" banner on their website before it gets installed on any of my boxes.
Indeed, we need look no further than the Microsoft definition of "cross platform", which means no more than: "compatible with multiple versions of Windows."
ActiveX will never go away if we encourage sites to keep using it. At any rate, only about 0.5% of sites actually *require* ActiveX to be used (in my experience). And those can usually be easily spurned for a competitor..
It was a new market. Commodore did the same thing, killing their older line (the PET, VIC, C64, etc. which were all compatible to some extent) in favor of the Amiga. Unfortunately, this approach failed utterly for them. At least Apple is still around.
IDEs are overrated. I've used Visual Studio, etc and wasn't all that impressed. Homesite is nice, although I use it less and less these days. Anymore, it's mostly vim/emacs/grep for me, thanks.
In addition to genuine viruses, the Virus Information Library contains useful information on virus hoaxes, those dire email warnings about disk-eating attachments that sometimes land in your inbox.
I'm betting most of those Linux results were from hoaxes or proof of concept viruses. (or trojans and worms, which are not viruses although I suspect that McAffee lumps them together)
I believe that writing "please see id" on the back of a credit card is a perfectly valid signature, for the same reason initialing, checking a box online, or marking "x" on a contract is valid. A "signature" does not have to literally be your name, only your "mark." Or are you going to argue that electronic checkboxes do not represent a valid signature?
A good friend of mine had his wallet stolen, and the perp tried to use his credit cards. Guess how they caught him -- my friend had signed his card "please see id". Think about that next time you start spouting off about "wasting people's time."
Was this before or after Firefox added the XPI install whitelist feature? I know there were a few shady sites trying this, but as far as I know this problem has been solved as of the 1.0 pre-release version.
I agree. There is a world of difference between a contract for ongoing services (MMORPG), and trying to force addition terms for a one time sale, after the sale has taken place (typical software).
You know, I've heard this expression many times ("tough titties"), but I've never really understood what it means. Saying "that's tough" makes sense, but what do "titties" have to do with anything? Or is it just adding a psuedo-swear word to add weight to the phrase?
How are Linux drivers for Canon printers? Just bought a HP1012 and, while it works ok with the hpisj driver, this news makes me want to return it for the Samsung..
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Isn't this software by the same people who make the infamous Kazaa filesharing application? Forgive me for not giving them the benefit of the doubt, but they have to do more than put a "spyware free" banner on their website before it gets installed on any of my boxes.
Indeed, we need look no further than the Microsoft definition of "cross platform", which means no more than: "compatible with multiple versions of Windows."
ActiveX will never go away if we encourage sites to keep using it. At any rate, only about 0.5% of sites actually *require* ActiveX to be used (in my experience). And those can usually be easily spurned for a competitor..
It was a new market. Commodore did the same thing, killing their older line (the PET, VIC, C64, etc. which were all compatible to some extent) in favor of the Amiga. Unfortunately, this approach failed utterly for them. At least Apple is still around.
IDEs are overrated. I've used Visual Studio, etc and wasn't all that impressed. Homesite is nice, although I use it less and less these days. Anymore, it's mostly vim/emacs/grep for me, thanks.
Bush is not going to say something stupid in the next 2 years
I'm not taking that bet..
Ever see a BASIC program from the 8-bit computer days? This kind of crap was quite common:
Or his nephew Colon Panic, sponsored in the 2004 Olympics by Taco Bell.
Are you talking about John Dvorak or Microsoft sales agents?
Right on the linked page:
I'm betting most of those Linux results were from hoaxes or proof of concept viruses. (or trojans and worms, which are not viruses although I suspect that McAffee lumps them together)I believe that writing "please see id" on the back of a credit card is a perfectly valid signature, for the same reason initialing, checking a box online, or marking "x" on a contract is valid. A "signature" does not have to literally be your name, only your "mark." Or are you going to argue that electronic checkboxes do not represent a valid signature?
A good friend of mine had his wallet stolen, and the perp tried to use his credit cards. Guess how they caught him -- my friend had signed his card "please see id". Think about that next time you start spouting off about "wasting people's time."
Was this before or after Firefox added the XPI install whitelist feature? I know there were a few shady sites trying this, but as far as I know this problem has been solved as of the 1.0 pre-release version.
Either way, time travel very bad for Zathrus!
What, topposting and fullquoting a Usenet message from 1992? I guess it's still September after all..
What a rude thing to do to people who do not send a Referer header..
You right click on the connection's system tray icon and click disable.
OK, now perform that action in a shell script.
/smartass
It's the end of the world as we know it.. and I feel fine.
I beg to differ. It may be safe for work, but a lounging doe-eyed Bill Gates is not exactly recommended for ocular health.
Does "/" qualify as a letter? Clearly, "/boot" is five chars, so cannot be the "PC LOAD LETTER"..
If you watched "Family Guy," you'd already know the answer to that question.
Aww-right
I agree. There is a world of difference between a contract for ongoing services (MMORPG), and trying to force addition terms for a one time sale, after the sale has taken place (typical software).
If you don't like the law, tough-titties
You know, I've heard this expression many times ("tough titties"), but I've never really understood what it means. Saying "that's tough" makes sense, but what do "titties" have to do with anything? Or is it just adding a psuedo-swear word to add weight to the phrase?
How are Linux drivers for Canon printers? Just bought a HP1012 and, while it works ok with the hpisj driver, this news makes me want to return it for the Samsung..
Did Rush name their song Xanadu after this network from the 60's? Woah..