The same exact thing happened to me when the "love bug" cam out. I was at a client's site when he got an email warning about it. I told him it was probably another hoax, but as soon as I got back to my office and fired up the 'net, there it was. I had to call my client back and tell him that I was wrong. The moral? Don't assume that every virus warning is a hoax; do your research first.
One word of advice. _Always_ research the problem for yourself before jumping headfirst into an ocean of hysteria. I've had to correct the sysadmin at my former college because of hoaxes that were sent out by them. This didn't happen just once, either. A little common sense and understanding about how computers do (and don't!) work will help you see through almost all of the hysteria and hype.
Actually Asus has been making laptops for a while now. I used an old Asus P/233 laptop at my last job, and it was excellent machine, considering the hardware specs (P/233MMX, 48MB RAM, 2.1GB HDD). Excellent screen and keyboard too. Of course, YMMV.
Uh oh... my sincerest apologies... who knew? What's next, they're going to say me trading Metallica MP3s is a violation of the DMCA too?(oh wait, nevermind...)
No, it's not ROT-13... it's hackerspeak. There are some people that think that it's cool to use numbers for letters and other random things like that. 31337 h4x0r = elite hacker. I can decipher it, but I can't stand to see it written... I prefer using the correct spelling for words (but I'm strange that way).
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Yep, both are very helpful. In fact, McAfee's website was the one I checked when that happened.
The same exact thing happened to me when the "love bug" cam out. I was at a client's site when he got an email warning about it. I told him it was probably another hoax, but as soon as I got back to my office and fired up the 'net, there it was. I had to call my client back and tell him that I was wrong. The moral? Don't assume that every virus warning is a hoax; do your research first.
One word of advice. _Always_ research the problem for yourself before jumping headfirst into an ocean of hysteria. I've had to correct the sysadmin at my former college because of hoaxes that were sent out by them. This didn't happen just once, either. A little common sense and understanding about how computers do (and don't!) work will help you see through almost all of the hysteria and hype.
Whoops! I have no idea what I was smoking when I posted that.
is a sick and twisted cross between "Deep Throat" and "Fritz the Cat". Methinks the programmer may have been a little preoccupied.
... and my personal favorite, Ben, the hero in Full Throttle!
Actually Asus has been making laptops for a while now. I used an old Asus P/233 laptop at my last job, and it was excellent machine, considering the hardware specs (P/233MMX, 48MB RAM, 2.1GB HDD). Excellent screen and keyboard too. Of course, YMMV.
Uh oh... my sincerest apologies... who knew? What's next, they're going to say me trading Metallica MP3s is a violation of the DMCA too?(oh wait, nevermind...)
No, it's not ROT-13... it's hackerspeak. There are some people that think that it's cool to use numbers for letters and other random things like that. 31337 h4x0r = elite hacker. I can decipher it, but I can't stand to see it written... I prefer using the correct spelling for words (but I'm strange that way).