At the top of the Fax, and in the letter head, it says "John Thompson", not Jack Thompson. Are we dealing with multiple personalities here, or did he forget how to spell his own name?
Users don't know what the hell most of the programs on their computer are, good or bad. Because of this, firewall software is utterly useless for egress filtering on 99% of computers, and nearly always does cause more harm than good. The first time they see something they don't recognise, hit 'Deny', and then suddenly can't connect to any Web sites (because they just hit 'Deny' for Generic Host Process for Win32 Services), you bet your ass they're gonna hit 'Allow' on everything they ever see again once it's fixed.
This is really unfortunate. It is fantastic that even an 'option' is being offered, but Netscape had been installed on HP and Compaq computers in the past (Netscape 6.2.1) and nobody used it. What's going to change that now? The only option would be to make it the default -- and unfortunately, Netscape is not much more secure than Internet Explorer at the present time. They still haven't released a fix for the "critical" soft-hyphen IDN exploit, but Firefox had a new release with the fix out within a week. I can't see a whole lot of good coming out of this.
Can't say I ever noticed a particular degree of slowness with SP2 installed. Disable NX and disable the Security Center service and you've got Windows XP SP1 with all updates applied.:)
Excuse me sir, but you're bitching and moaning about the wrong article. This is an article about how shitty the ROKR mobile is. The article about how shitty security practices are is over there.
Windows Media Player 9 (ugh) actually plays rather nicely with Mozilla. For Real and Quicktime, try Real Alternative and Quicktime Alternative. They both work very well.
I have an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe which supports booting from USB. I have another Asus K8N-E Deluxe that also supports booting from USB. You may need to have a USB device connected *first*, and then go into the BIOS and change the boot order, but the option should be there.
No, actually, my critical thinking turned off the last time I watched TV news and I still haven't been able to get it working again. Thanks for the tip.;)
Well, I'm a bit surprised. I thought that the moral of your analogy was going to be "quit trying to live beyond your means". Guess that keeping the status quo is more important than ensuring it exists in the future.
That's good, but it very often fails to stop it, and just like viruses, there is a certain period of time that new spyware is available and MS-AntiSpyware won't have definitions to catch it. Firefox and Opera don't allow things to get that far, period.:)
That's silly. You're trying to work around the problem using programs that gouge out malicious software after-the-fact instead of being proactive and installing and setting as default an alternate browser such as Firefox or Opera. It's a neat trick to ensure that you will have recurring clients, of course, by not addressing the REAL problem, but while still pretending that you're doing all you can to help. Install an alternate browser, tell people NOT to use Internet Explorer or they'll end up right back where they are, and you'll end up with much happier customers and much less headache.
Antecdotal, certainly, but the shop I work at has been installing Firefox on computers for about a year, ever since we started seeing 90% returns of spyware reinfection within weeks of the original visit. We have had about 10 returns since we started installing Firefox, and all 10 of those returns have either been an omission in the original removal of spyware or a customer failing to follow our instructions and either reinstalling a malicious peer-to-peer filesharing program or continuing to use Internet Explorer, against our advisement.
1. No commercials. 2. Clear signal (I haven't tried it but it should be a nice signal...someone with experience chime in) 3. No commercials. 4. More targeted programming. 5. No commercials. 6. Wider Selection. 7. NO FREAKIN COMMERCIALS
Disadvantages: 1. You gotta pay 2. No local news and info 3. Pay to listen. 4. Needs special equipment. 5. You gots ta pay!
You can get all of these same things with a strong public radio system. Case in point is the latest of our three local public radio stations, The Current, which provides advantages 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7, without disadvantages 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. (Although, they do rely on donations, so perhaps you do have to pay a bit if you want the station to survive. But on the plus side, you also get a booklet with lots of discounts to various places, just for being an MPR member. It's a pretty sweet deal, and will pay for itself if you ever go out.) Of course, the pinnacle of public broadcast is the BBC, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
You are only partially correct. While you are correct that AMD64's hardware design does not allow for real-mode 16-bit code, it does allow for 16-bit code execution as long as it is protected-mode (so, Win16s applications should be able to work without a problem). (Source)
You should be able to install 32-bit Windows into them and have it work, but I'm not sure and don't have a testbed to try it (as I'm not personally going to give up NTVDM, even though I hardly use it anymore). I mean, you CAN run 32-bit Windows on 64-bit processors.
Unfortunately, WOWEXEC for 16-bit applications no longer exists -- there is no way to run 16-bit applications in 64-bit Windows. The biggest issue with this (aside from the fact that programs like DOSBox are still too slow and incompatible with many late DOS applications) is that many fully 32-bit Windows programs used 16-bit installers. No good.
OpenOffice documents are zipped XML files. Uncompressed, they're much, much larger than Word docs. This means that if your OpenOffice document gets corrupted it's ALL gone, as opposed to an MSOffice document which you would be able to pull most of the plaintext out of-- even if some of the file was damaged. I vastly prefer OOo anyway, but it is something to think about.
I've got another one, and IMO it's one of the best reasons of them all.
Registry backups.
In my job as a repair tech I've seen way too many systems that, had they been running XP, would not need a reload. A registry could be restored and the user would be right on their way. Instead, since they're running 2000, any kind of Windows registry corruption basically ensures that you'll be reloading your OS from scratch. (Windows 2000 is the only Windows OS that doesn't create automatic registry backups.)
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At the top of the Fax, and in the letter head, it says "John Thompson", not Jack Thompson. Are we dealing with multiple personalities here, or did he forget how to spell his own name?
Users don't know what the hell most of the programs on their computer are, good or bad. Because of this, firewall software is utterly useless for egress filtering on 99% of computers, and nearly always does cause more harm than good. The first time they see something they don't recognise, hit 'Deny', and then suddenly can't connect to any Web sites (because they just hit 'Deny' for Generic Host Process for Win32 Services), you bet your ass they're gonna hit 'Allow' on everything they ever see again once it's fixed.
AMD commercials? Here's one: "Train".
This is really unfortunate. It is fantastic that even an 'option' is being offered, but Netscape had been installed on HP and Compaq computers in the past (Netscape 6.2.1) and nobody used it. What's going to change that now? The only option would be to make it the default -- and unfortunately, Netscape is not much more secure than Internet Explorer at the present time. They still haven't released a fix for the "critical" soft-hyphen IDN exploit, but Firefox had a new release with the fix out within a week. I can't see a whole lot of good coming out of this.
Can't say I ever noticed a particular degree of slowness with SP2 installed. Disable NX and disable the Security Center service and you've got Windows XP SP1 with all updates applied. :)
Excuse me sir, but you're bitching and moaning about the wrong article. This is an article about how shitty the ROKR mobile is. The article about how shitty security practices are is over there.
Windows Media Player 9 (ugh) actually plays rather nicely with Mozilla. For Real and Quicktime, try Real Alternative and Quicktime Alternative. They both work very well.
I have an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe which supports booting from USB. I have another Asus K8N-E Deluxe that also supports booting from USB. You may need to have a USB device connected *first*, and then go into the BIOS and change the boot order, but the option should be there.
No, actually, my critical thinking turned off the last time I watched TV news and I still haven't been able to get it working again. Thanks for the tip. ;)
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"DO YOU NEED A LARGER P3N1S?! JUST CALL 244-2625 NOW!! BIGGER P3N!S FROM OUR PH4RMACY DIRECT TO YOU!!!1111"
I just wonder how they'll be able to speak the typos to get past the spam filters...
Somehow you managed to steal my exact thoughts, down to the number of schools. Maybe it's because there really are only 5 schools in South Dakota?
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Well, I'm a bit surprised. I thought that the moral of your analogy was going to be "quit trying to live beyond your means". Guess that keeping the status quo is more important than ensuring it exists in the future.
That's good, but it very often fails to stop it, and just like viruses, there is a certain period of time that new spyware is available and MS-AntiSpyware won't have definitions to catch it. Firefox and Opera don't allow things to get that far, period. :)
That's silly. You're trying to work around the problem using programs that gouge out malicious software after-the-fact instead of being proactive and installing and setting as default an alternate browser such as Firefox or Opera. It's a neat trick to ensure that you will have recurring clients, of course, by not addressing the REAL problem, but while still pretending that you're doing all you can to help. Install an alternate browser, tell people NOT to use Internet Explorer or they'll end up right back where they are, and you'll end up with much happier customers and much less headache.
Antecdotal, certainly, but the shop I work at has been installing Firefox on computers for about a year, ever since we started seeing 90% returns of spyware reinfection within weeks of the original visit. We have had about 10 returns since we started installing Firefox, and all 10 of those returns have either been an omission in the original removal of spyware or a customer failing to follow our instructions and either reinstalling a malicious peer-to-peer filesharing program or continuing to use Internet Explorer, against our advisement.
You can get all of these same things with a strong public radio system. Case in point is the latest of our three local public radio stations, The Current, which provides advantages 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7, without disadvantages 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. (Although, they do rely on donations, so perhaps you do have to pay a bit if you want the station to survive. But on the plus side, you also get a booklet with lots of discounts to various places, just for being an MPR member. It's a pretty sweet deal, and will pay for itself if you ever go out.) Of course, the pinnacle of public broadcast is the BBC, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Perhaps you should consider running memtest86+.
You are only partially correct. While you are correct that AMD64's hardware design does not allow for real-mode 16-bit code, it does allow for 16-bit code execution as long as it is protected-mode (so, Win16s applications should be able to work without a problem). (Source)
You should be able to install 32-bit Windows into them and have it work, but I'm not sure and don't have a testbed to try it (as I'm not personally going to give up NTVDM, even though I hardly use it anymore). I mean, you CAN run 32-bit Windows on 64-bit processors.
Unfortunately, WOWEXEC for 16-bit applications no longer exists -- there is no way to run 16-bit applications in 64-bit Windows. The biggest issue with this (aside from the fact that programs like DOSBox are still too slow and incompatible with many late DOS applications) is that many fully 32-bit Windows programs used 16-bit installers. No good.
Put your body in statis and hook your brain into a computerised world? Sounds sorta familiar...
OpenOffice documents are zipped XML files. Uncompressed, they're much, much larger than Word docs. This means that if your OpenOffice document gets corrupted it's ALL gone, as opposed to an MSOffice document which you would be able to pull most of the plaintext out of-- even if some of the file was damaged. I vastly prefer OOo anyway, but it is something to think about.
Good news for you, apt-get has been ported to an RPM-based system (eg. RedHat) so you can run it on Fedora. :)
I've got another one, and IMO it's one of the best reasons of them all.
Registry backups.
In my job as a repair tech I've seen way too many systems that, had they been running XP, would not need a reload. A registry could be restored and the user would be right on their way. Instead, since they're running 2000, any kind of Windows registry corruption basically ensures that you'll be reloading your OS from scratch. (Windows 2000 is the only Windows OS that doesn't create automatic registry backups.)
I'm so paranoid about IE escaping onto the Web that I've got it firewalled so that it can only access Windows Update IPs. How's that for insanity? :)