While cleaning a relative's computer recently I noticed that browsing was still painfully slow even after the machine appeared to be clean. I finally discovered that one of the spyware apps had installed a proxy configuration script URL in IE's settings -- effectively routing all internet traffic through the spyware company's site without any installed software. I installed Firefox, but I wonder if it's possible that such settings could be imported into Firefox's Connections Settings if left unchecked.
I've been keeping my eye on the Qubit, which is a wireless web tablet that talks to a local base like a cordless phone. They say it includes both dialup and ethernet out of the box and will sell for 300ish. It runs the Be OS and seems to do pretty much everything you could ask in a handheld couch-surfing device.
They originally promised it in early 2000, but now they're saying Q4.
Joel Risberg
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While cleaning a relative's computer recently I noticed that browsing was still painfully slow even after the machine appeared to be clean. I finally discovered that one of the spyware apps had installed a proxy configuration script URL in IE's settings -- effectively routing all internet traffic through the spyware company's site without any installed software. I installed Firefox, but I wonder if it's possible that such settings could be imported into Firefox's Connections Settings if left unchecked.
Joel
http://www.cnn.com/images/0011/top.gore.wins.3.jpg
It's hardly embarassing, but I couldn't resist checking.
Joel
I've been keeping my eye on the Qubit , which is a wireless web tablet that talks to a local base like a cordless phone. They say it includes both dialup and ethernet out of the box and will sell for 300ish. It runs the Be OS and seems to do pretty much everything you could ask in a handheld couch-surfing device. They originally promised it in early 2000, but now they're saying Q4. Joel Risberg