It infected OSX machines and logged in the users router using the biggest "back door": admin/password. Then it changed to some DNS servers in Russia, and any device on the network was getting redirected to death to all sorts of sites.
Yes, this is a big back door, but no bigger than the admin/password admin/admin default credentials that 99% of people never changed. Thankfully, these days the routers come with better defaults.
They've lowered the street price of used laptops enough that I can buy a workable 15" laptop for $15 and install CrunchBang Linux on it and use it for everything I could need, save for gaming. The project that I did this with is working out beautifully, even using it for work:
I can't tell if this is satire or not, but I'll bite anyway. What does the modem matter? 1.5 down, 896 up, does't matter at the modem level. The rest is irrelevant. My ISP won't sell me higher speeds and nobody out here has another terrestrial solution, literally.
Streaming isn't the only thing we do here- with my work from home, latency matters, as it does with the gaming we do. Perhaps I should have made it clearer that we're trying to fit 5mbps of usage into a 1.5mbps line.
I was afraid folks would think that. I removed the ads, they're all but ineffective for revenue anyway. I'm sorry you didn't like my solutions, but that's how it goes. If one person benefits from something I wrote, that's enough for me. Plus, I just like getting my stuff out there and being *read*.
I too could work at 500kbps. It would suck for some of the things I need to do (a lot of my work is browser based). The bigger challenge is when my son is gaming, skyping, browsing all at once, and my wife is watching a movie, all while I'm trying to work. Fitting all of that into 1.5mbps IS a challenge, and That is what the article is about.
This is why I removed the ads almost as soon as I put them up. I don't want to be taken for click bait. Ads have their place, but not with this crowd! Even I hate them when they're obnoxious.
Adblock plus to keep the ads out, Web of Trust (mywot.com) to keep them from clicking on garbage, and AutoHotKey to keep them from right clicking when they mean to left click and mess everything up. Old folks lose dexterity in their hands, and don't even realize they're right clicking. I fixed this issue with my Grandfather using AutoHotKey to make right click = left click, and then I mapped the + on his num pad to a right click so that the functionality is still there when needed. I detailed it here:
Its the latest literary craze: eat two cans of alphabet soup and then forcefully vomit it onto a high contrast flat surface, take a high resolution photo of it and then run it through OCR from 1999. Tada! Instant classics the whole family can enjoy.
People have told you how bad botnets are but those people are bad, mmmkay? And if you think botnets are bad, then you're bad, because botnet aren't bad, mmmkay? mmmkay? mmmkay!
And, re-reading my post, I was being quite rude about it. It's a pet peeve of mine and in reality why should I care? I got the point of what you meant, perfect spelling/grammar or not. My comment was not very nice. I really am sorry. Have a good one:)
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I don't know if I should be amused or terrified. This is strikingly similar to my own Windows 8 experiences.
This is exactly what happened with Apple a couple of years ago. The DNS Changer virus
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan_osx_dnschanger.shtml
It infected OSX machines and logged in the users router using the biggest "back door": admin/password. Then it changed to some DNS servers in Russia, and any device on the network was getting redirected to death to all sorts of sites.
Yes, this is a big back door, but no bigger than the admin/password admin/admin default credentials that 99% of people never changed. Thankfully, these days the routers come with better defaults.
$50, not $15!! Silly brain.
They've lowered the street price of used laptops enough that I can buy a workable 15" laptop for $15 and install CrunchBang Linux on it and use it for everything I could need, save for gaming. The project that I did this with is working out beautifully, even using it for work:
http://www.tidbitsfortechs.com/2013/12/project-5050-a-low-budget-linux-laptop/
Then again, Tablets Are Not Computers. Not yet, anyway.
And I can't get up!
Agreed. You can feel the difference when banging away at the linux shell. *that* is the reason it matters to me.
I can't tell if this is satire or not, but I'll bite anyway. What does the modem matter? 1.5 down, 896 up, does't matter at the modem level. The rest is irrelevant. My ISP won't sell me higher speeds and nobody out here has another terrestrial solution, literally.
Thanks! I do appreciate that quite a lot :)
Streaming isn't the only thing we do here- with my work from home, latency matters, as it does with the gaming we do. Perhaps I should have made it clearer that we're trying to fit 5mbps of usage into a 1.5mbps line.
I was afraid folks would think that. I removed the ads, they're all but ineffective for revenue anyway. I'm sorry you didn't like my solutions, but that's how it goes. If one person benefits from something I wrote, that's enough for me. Plus, I just like getting my stuff out there and being *read*.
I too could work at 500kbps. It would suck for some of the things I need to do (a lot of my work is browser based). The bigger challenge is when my son is gaming, skyping, browsing all at once, and my wife is watching a movie, all while I'm trying to work. Fitting all of that into 1.5mbps IS a challenge, and That is what the article is about.
This is why I removed the ads almost as soon as I put them up. I don't want to be taken for click bait. Ads have their place, but not with this crowd! Even I hate them when they're obnoxious.
http://www.tidbitsfortechs.com/2013/10/a-techs-guide-to-a-decent-cup-of-coffee/
I'm loving all these coffee related posts lately.
Adblock plus to keep the ads out, Web of Trust (mywot.com) to keep them from clicking on garbage, and AutoHotKey to keep them from right clicking when they mean to left click and mess everything up. Old folks lose dexterity in their hands, and don't even realize they're right clicking. I fixed this issue with my Grandfather using AutoHotKey to make right click = left click, and then I mapped the + on his num pad to a right click so that the functionality is still there when needed. I detailed it here:
http://www.tidbitsfortechs.com/2013/10/using-autohotkey-to-assist-the-elderly-disabled-and-more/
Seems relevant.
http://www.tidbitsfortechs.com/2013/10/a-techs-guide-to-a-decent-cup-of-coffee/
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Its the latest literary craze: eat two cans of alphabet soup and then forcefully vomit it onto a high contrast flat surface, take a high resolution photo of it and then run it through OCR from 1999. Tada! Instant classics the whole family can enjoy.
People have told you how bad botnets are but those people are bad, mmmkay? And if you think botnets are bad, then you're bad, because botnet aren't bad, mmmkay? mmmkay? mmmkay!
Is that I just noticed that CowboyNeal has been replaced by a Robot.
subject says it.
Which is it? "Always" or "Likely"?
Pairing those two words together like that is always likely a mistake.
I liked the god one :P
And, re-reading my post, I was being quite rude about it. It's a pet peeve of mine and in reality why should I care? I got the point of what you meant, perfect spelling/grammar or not. My comment was not very nice. I really am sorry. Have a good one :)
It must of acted like a huge caltrop.
Must've. It's a contraction of Must Have. Perhaps this will make sense and you'll stop saying "must of"
echo "must have" | sed "s/ ha/\'/" == must've
Linux gets it why don't you?
^ If ever a missed opportunity for an error message....