The authors of this Dvorak bot should really get their act together and fix it they want it to last more than 5 minutes during the next Turing Test challenge.
Good hint (ssh on port 443 usually fools most corporate proxies) although sometimes I can't install anything on the machine I am working on (terminal server/citrix).
Installing antivirus software on a Mac is worse than useless. Should a virus ever come along which can get past both MacOS security and simple user awareness, currently-existing anitvirus software won't be ready for it anyway.
That got me thinking, what is an antivirus anyways?
A software that prevents other softwares from being abused
A software that pulls plugins on a regular basis from a constantly updated repository
So, basically, using an antivirus makes sense if its plugins repository (2) is updated faster than abused softwares are (1).
Given Apple's track record regarding security patches being applied on my machine before even reading about said patches on/. or macrumors, I'd say I'd be hard-pressed to find an antivirus dealer that can roll out patches to Apple's app faster than Apple can. I do think now that the antivirus model does makes sense in the Microsoft world, but doesn't really make sense on a Mac, until Apple stops being proactive (yeah buzzword!) about security fixes.
One exception: a fresh OSX install exposed on the net would be an easy target. Apple should include a post-setup stage where all services are deactivated and the firewall brought up while all security patches are installed (or make the user sign with its own blood a "Don't update this machine, I really know what I may be exposed to and want to test anyway". That would be a tad paranoïac, but...
Nops, but they are allowed to use http through often poorly configured proxy which tend to cache or sometimes just not serve application/javascript mime type.
But please make your ajax scripts available through https or half of the corporate users won't ever stand half a chance of seeing your 'loading please wait' splash screen...
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Mister, I thank you very much indeed.
That is a great tip when one is stuck with cmd.exe and no bash.
Damn, I whish I could mod this story +5, Funny
The authors of this Dvorak bot should really get their act together and fix it they want it to last more than 5 minutes during the next Turing Test challenge.
Good hint (ssh on port 443 usually fools most corporate proxies) although sometimes I can't install anything on the machine I am working on (terminal server/citrix).
Cheers,
Palad1
The same could be said about Slashdot but you still post in here.
Only when I'm drunk!
for all of you behind a firewall. Be warned though, https://www.google.com/calendar/render sometimes redirects to http://www.google.com/calendar/render when your session has timed-out. Is there a FF extension that could rewrite urls and force https://www.google.com/calender to be used? Cheers, Palad1 ps: this thing does seem to grok webdav, I'll check tonight with iCal
"What is the use of a blog if bloggers are just going to copy sentences and sentiments from the puppetmaster's email?"
And you're asking this on slashdot?
That it was easy to be Big In Japan!
I can't wait 'till I have to reinstall Tigr again then ;)
That got me thinking, what is an antivirus anyways?
So, basically, using an antivirus makes sense if its plugins repository (2) is updated faster than abused softwares are (1).
Given Apple's track record regarding security patches being applied on my machine before even reading about said patches on /. or macrumors, I'd say I'd be hard-pressed to find an antivirus dealer that can roll out patches to Apple's app faster than Apple can. I do think now that the antivirus model does makes sense in the Microsoft world, but doesn't really make sense on a Mac, until Apple stops being proactive (yeah buzzword!) about security fixes.
One exception: a fresh OSX install exposed on the net would be an easy target. Apple should include a post-setup stage where all services are deactivated and the firewall brought up while all security patches are installed (or make the user sign with its own blood a "Don't update this machine, I really know what I may be exposed to and want to test anyway". That would be a tad paranoïac, but...
Nops, but they are allowed to use http through often poorly configured proxy which tend to cache or sometimes just not serve application/javascript mime type.
Wicked ascii art on this baby :)
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http://www.gondolin.org.uk/hchof/machines/pet3032
But please make your ajax scripts available through https or half of the corporate users won't ever stand half a chance of seeing your 'loading please wait' splash screen...
Hint: https://mail.google.com/mail (thanks google)
No, Solient green is people. Jobs is some kind of urban guru.
Would that make lawyers humans then?
Slashdotter is confused...
I don't know what it costs Apple, but I sure know the change to Intel will cost me about 2000 .
He just momentarily bends reality to his will.
He's Q, with a turtleneck and a pair of jeans.
All I'm asking for is that it ends before tomorrow's deadline.
Try this one . It works for me...
Well, that was my whole point, I guess :)
But you still won't get directX through emulation.
I am sick and tired of having to use a pc because the apps I use _need_ directX (subtitling apps) and can't settle with emulated software HAL.
Windows will run EFI machines with a tiny bios/efi bridge running some kind of linux kernel.
:p
Or maybe the HURD
It's not really accurate...
.Net framework... Beg your pardon?
WinFX, the next
New Powerbooks next Tuesday (TM)
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/ 22933
cheers!