I think any universal that can learn is okay. I actually ponied up the money to get a Pronto, and it was very cool at first - but the lack of tactile feedback SUCKS. I hate having to stare at the device to control it. I'd rather just feel for the right key and hit it. Ah well, just me maybe.
With the increasing awareness of security, I'm surprised that you assumed anything, when you could have taken 10-15 minutes on MS's site to find out how clueless you were.
You have to be kidding me. You think it's a 10-15 search around Microsoft's site? Hah. It's one of the most unorganized sites I've ever seen.
BTW, The Critical Updates section in Windows Update does not ONLY have service packs. I've previously downloaded MANY security patches from them - ones which cover individual security issues.
And, because of this, I was always under the impression Microsoft would propagate any security fixes they deemed important through Windows Update. If that was the impression in my mind, why in the hell would I then go to Microsoft's site to look for additional patches? I already had them all!
Now my system is okay, but what about the other people who are 'clueless' and are running Win2k/NT? You'd think MS would put SOMETHING on Windows Update explaining the situation, maybe a link to this little command line utility to tell if your system is up-to-date.
Since I heard about Code Red, and Nimda, I've been hitting Windows update every day or so just to make sure I'm still up to date with all their security patches.. I've gone there before, downloaded security updates, and regularly make the rounds.
For the past month or so, all that's been there are IE6 and Microsoft Messenger 3.6. Whoopie.
So, I'm safe. Nothing can touch me.
UNTIL I SEE THIS STORY ON SLASHDOT. That "command line tool" (hfnetchk) showed that I had 8 security patches I needed to apply, one of them had a WARNING next to it.
Uh, hello Microsoft? Is Windows Update NOT for security updates? Just a place to peddle your frickin MSN Messenger!? I'm sure there's thousands of people like me who think that since Microsoft doesn't have any security updates posted under the CRITICAL heading on Windows Update, that we're free and clear. Geeze.
Within seconds after the first plane hit on television, a coworker got a call from his wife.. He ran to my cube (which already had a couple people in it) and announced the bad news.. "A plane ran into the WTC"..
Wow. Turned back to my laptop, and the internet was a dog. All the major news sites were impossible to hit.
Then my phone rang.. My wife.. "Did you hear what's going on?!".. Me: "Yea, what a bad situation".. Her: "You know about the second plane?"..
My cube was silent when I gave the news. Now there was a huge group, and we all dispersed to try to dig up information.. Slashdot was very helpful, but we needed realtime. We ended up taking an extended 'smoke break' down in the parking lot listening to the radio on my rental car. AM radio.. After over an hour, we came in..
What did we hear when walking through the office? CNN! I looked, the company had CNN being multicast on the network,.. loaded up the ip-tv client, and was sat clued in front of my laptop for hours.. (Until I found a coworker with awesome speakers and a 21" monitor)..
Don't know why I'm telling this, just that I guess it's a pretty diverse mixture of old and new technology..
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Pet martian rocks would be cool. Bring one back, paint a clown face on it, and use it as a paperweight.
I think any universal that can learn is okay. I actually ponied up the money to get a Pronto, and it was very cool at first - but the lack of tactile feedback SUCKS. I hate having to stare at the device to control it. I'd rather just feel for the right key and hit it. Ah well, just me maybe.
With the increasing awareness of security, I'm surprised that you assumed anything, when you could have taken 10-15 minutes on MS's site to find out how clueless you were.
You have to be kidding me. You think it's a 10-15 search around Microsoft's site? Hah. It's one of the most unorganized sites I've ever seen.
BTW, The Critical Updates section in Windows Update does not ONLY have service packs. I've previously downloaded MANY security patches from them - ones which cover individual security issues.
And, because of this, I was always under the impression Microsoft would propagate any security fixes they deemed important through Windows Update. If that was the impression in my mind, why in the hell would I then go to Microsoft's site to look for additional patches? I already had them all!
Now my system is okay, but what about the other people who are 'clueless' and are running Win2k/NT? You'd think MS would put SOMETHING on Windows Update explaining the situation, maybe a link to this little command line utility to tell if your system is up-to-date.
Windows Update = false sense of security.
Since I heard about Code Red, and Nimda, I've been hitting Windows update every day or so just to make sure I'm still up to date with all their security patches.. I've gone there before, downloaded security updates, and regularly make the rounds.
For the past month or so, all that's been there are IE6 and Microsoft Messenger 3.6. Whoopie.
So, I'm safe. Nothing can touch me.
UNTIL I SEE THIS STORY ON SLASHDOT. That "command line tool" (hfnetchk) showed that I had 8 security patches I needed to apply, one of them had a WARNING next to it.
Uh, hello Microsoft? Is Windows Update NOT for security updates? Just a place to peddle your frickin MSN Messenger!? I'm sure there's thousands of people like me who think that since Microsoft doesn't have any security updates posted under the CRITICAL heading on Windows Update, that we're free and clear. Geeze.
Within seconds after the first plane hit on television, a coworker got a call from his wife.. He ran to my cube (which already had a couple people in it) and announced the bad news.. "A plane ran into the WTC"..
.. loaded up the ip-tv client, and was sat clued in front of my laptop for hours.. (Until I found a coworker with awesome speakers and a 21" monitor)..
Wow. Turned back to my laptop, and the internet was a dog. All the major news sites were impossible to hit.
Then my phone rang.. My wife.. "Did you hear what's going on?!".. Me: "Yea, what a bad situation".. Her: "You know about the second plane?"..
My cube was silent when I gave the news. Now there was a huge group, and we all dispersed to try to dig up information.. Slashdot was very helpful, but we needed realtime. We ended up taking an extended 'smoke break' down in the parking lot listening to the radio on my rental car. AM radio.. After over an hour, we came in..
What did we hear when walking through the office? CNN! I looked, the company had CNN being multicast on the network,
Don't know why I'm telling this, just that I guess it's a pretty diverse mixture of old and new technology..
Just saw - Air Force One and fighter escort arrived at Offutt a few minutes ago.. Very safe place to be.