What download? A download is a file that you have and can keep so you don't have to download it the next time your system crashes. There is no way to keep the update, patch, or driver now so how is that a download. Sure one can go to the corporate site and download update's however not all patches and updates are made available there. One used to be able to go to the Temporary Internet File folder and copy and paste the file to another folder however one cannot even do that now. It's remote installation but it is not a download in any way shape or form as the files are not saved to disk for future use. For example the hoops one has had to jump through to install the latest secure version of MSJava left a bad taste in my mouth so I downloaded Sun Java and now use it. Microsoft stated that one should remove them from trusted sites status due to a problem with COM and certificates which to my knowledge still hasn't been properly fixed. Anyone with Active X enabled in Internet Zone is an Idiot and Microsofts Windows Update does not work without these settings. This lead's me to belive that it was one more attempt to ruin Sun.
Lock down your IE browser. Go into the security settings and disable almost everything in Internet Zone. Add your bank to Trusted Zone's Site List. Add Orbitz to your Restricted Zone Site's List and make sure that the Restricted Zone has everything turned off including the Java Custom Settings. There are a number of Web sites that detail how to harden IE so it is Impervious to this sort of crap. Here's one.
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/btw/ie/ie-opts.h tm
I use Windows Configurator http://freeware.prv.pl/ to Lock down my other computer. My Son can change screen attributes, Log Off and run only the programs I place in his user folder. Everything else is off limits to him. My wife's Loggon on the same machine has unlimited access to all functions. My son who has Autism was constantly messing up the system. It would take me countless hours trying to figure out what he did and correct the problems. It sure cut down on a lot of insanity at our home. No more cussing, muttering, hair pulling and complete system reinstalls due to his computer usage as he could turn a Windows installation into useless garbage in the blink of an eye. Using the Configurator is easy and one does not have to enter the registry or system settings to make the changes just put a check mark's in the boxes. Best of all it's free
Yes if you use the CDDB ability of your ripper if it has one. You are connecting to the Internet to download the song Titles and Author. Personally I let this through my Firewall as I'm not paranoid about using FreeCDDB. The time saved typing in all that data for proper ID3v1.1 tagging is a blessing. Your use of the internet and these types of features depends upon your personal level of paranoia, what is being sent or recieved etc. I know folks with spindles of illegal sofware who allow spyware info sent that give's me shivers and when asked they respond "I have nothing to hide." They act as if I had accused them of being a child beater not understanding that what they do can land them in jail for a lot longer than beating a child would. Creating Mp3's is not illegal yet and one should not be paranoid about it. I personally have a 20 Meg hard drive nearly full and a collection of CD's that no longer get scratched. I also have a sony Mp3 player in my vehicle and this hard drive is shared on my network so my wife can play the music from her computer if she wishes. Sharing those Cd's on the internet is illegal though and is something people should be paranoid about. Any application that sends personal info to a third party makes me paraniod and are either not used or blocked. One can use a packet sniffer to find these apps and block them with a firewall. The biggest problem with packet sniffers are the best of them are rather expensive.
Your correct in that it disables all scripts, however for general internet browsing one should not have scripts of any kind enabled in any browser for security reasons IMHO. Signed or unsigned scripts auto download malware, spyware, Java Cookies etc. Personally when I run across a site that is operated by someone I don't know and don't trust who requires scripts for the site to be viewed properly I click on thru because they obviously don't care about the security of my system. Their site may not have any malware but the next site may. Sites I trust that are in my trusted sites list are allowed to use script. For instance Impactsoft requires active script to loggon to it's customer section to download updates and are a trusted site. Doubleclick is a restricted site and cannot run scripts, set cookies or do anything to my system at all. Free software is available to do what you'd like Webwasher which, also has a Linux version that works quite well and Proximitron are the first two that come to mind. Proximitron has no Linux version and is directed towards power users who wish to customize things a bit. I've not used Phoenix yet and refrain from commenting on it per say however the banner blocker which can be downloaded for Mozilla works quite well. I will try Phoenix soon to check it out and am mainly interested in the comments of others regarding it. From what I've seen and read neither can be customized like IE to secure them. For instance in IE I can disable unsigned Java script and enable signed Java script. Java is either on or off using Mozilla with no control as to who can run Java script or what type of content when it's switched on. In IE I can just disable Java's sending of my system information and let it run whatever else I wish using Java custom settings. I can also use free software tools to lock down the browser settings so they cannot be changed by anyone. With IE power Tools from Microsoft adding a site to your trusted list also requires just two mouse clicks. Sorry, actually three one has to refresh the browser to apply the new settings to the current site. The rendering speed and small footprint of Phoenix seems to be at this time the biggest attraction's. I'm not using dial-up so that's not really a factor I'm concerned with and my hardrives have lot's of room.
"The only thing missing that I need is cookie blacklists. But IE doesn't have that either."
It sure does using Security Zones. Set Internet Zone to Disable "Allow Cookies that are stored on your Computer." and leave enabled "Per session cookies not stored." There after only sites that are listed as trusted sites in the Trusted Zone may deposit a permanent cookie on your machine. One can also just add the site's in question to the restricted zone then set both that zones cookie settings to disable. It also has popup blocking built in using Internet Security Zones by disabling "Active Scripting." and "Allow paste operation via script." Doing this also stops popunders and web browsers that spawn faster than and reasonably fast person can close them. To make this process easier in IE download and install IE Power Tools from Microsoft then under the Tools menu two settings are added "Add to trusted Zone" and "Add to restricted zone". http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource .htm#IES PYAD Here above add a compiled list of sites that most folks would like to see in the restricted zone. One can even use a free program to create more zone's with custom settings for use at various sites. Personally I think IE has enough security zones as is but others disagree. Can't find the URL right off hand but I think it's called IE Zone Editor if you care to search for it. I don't mind folks touting advantages of Mozilla but it would be nice if these people would actually spend some time figuring out how IE works before badmouthing it. It's quite obvious that those doing so have never really used IE. Of course no one will read or heed this as the next Mozilla posting at/. will have the same tired complaints.
I wouldn't worry to much Autism is not usually diagnosed until three years of age as these children in their early stages before age three usually develop normally.
I should think that it would have been easy to design this box so that if the covers are removed by anyone other than an authorized repair technician it is rendered unusable. I've a few ideas regarding how this could be done, however I'll keep them to myself, because no one is paying me to think. Yeah, it's laughable that with all the resources Microsoft has that they didn't do this to begin with. The Cat's out of the bag and getting it back in usually involves some measure of pain.
Why would you even propose this. Were you here yesterday during the ADDWARE, Theftware, discussion regarding KAZZA. This is ADDWARE. My understanding is there is a basic philosophy here and this is way to the right of center. Borrow from Peter, pay Neo. Borrow from Marry, pay Neo. Borrow from John, pay Neo. Borrow from Jack, pay Neo. Any Idiot proposing ADDWARE out to be banned from posting to/.
I've stated this before in a Slashdot forum because this item seems to popup a lot recently. In IE click Tool/Options/Security Tab/ highlight the Internet Zone and click Custom Settings. Scroll down to the bottom and disable "Active Scripting" and "Allow paste opterations via script" and you will never see another popup, popunder, or web browser spawning. If you need these setting on a site then add the site to your trusted zone if you trust them. Mozilla does not have the capability of allowing trusted sites such as an online bank or store's to run scripts, set cookies etc. and bar the site which I casually surf from doing so however IE does. I occassionally use Mozilla but in my opinion it's beauty is only skin deep. It lacks almost everything that makes IE a superior browser. Until they slap some more functionality and ease of use into that bad boy it will not see an increase in market share.
The Winxp sp1 installation has a work around which was posted at the register several weeks ago. Without going into specifics' mainly because I don't run that OS so I didn't really care to memorize the info, I'll tell you the gist of it. First run a KeyGen program to change the key to a valid one that is different from the one you have. Then run Winxp sp1. I think they said something like it took about 15 min. to generate more than one valid key. That's about it really being as unspecific as I can about the subject.
Glad to see some one actually understood the article instead of tearing off on some rant about Mr. Mitnick. First post I saw who's poster had a clue. In the past I've been forced to sign several of these types of contracts to keep or get a job at another company as a Repair Technician. The ones I signed basically bar one from going to work for the competition or setting up your own shop within a certain geographical distance for a period of three to five years. They are used for the most part to harass former employees forcing them to move so that the knowledge they gained while working for a company is not used against that company. As a former Tech. I have always understood that they are not worth the paper they are written on because of point (a) in the above post. These types of contracts rarely end up in a court room they are for the most part just used to harass however, one usually has to hire a lawyer to get one's former employer to cease this harassment. I myself used to receive nasty letters about once a week from a former employer. A lot depends on whether the current employer is willing to back the Technician because typically one cannot afford lawyers and court costs. Show me a Technician and I'll show you someone with little or no money saved up because they are usually paid a lot less than the lowest paid factory worker in said town, despite their knowledge, expertise and the fact that they can generate over $100.00 and hour for the company. Ten years ago when I got out of the repair business that was the rate, it's probably double that now but, I wouldn't know as I fix my own equipment and have not ever called someone else to come do it. This is also one tool employers use to keep wages low because the tech cannot move to another site across town that might offer better pay and benefits to get the best techs working for them, without the fear of harassment thus, all shops can profit by offering low wages and worthless benefits. Most shop owners I've known typically live in mansions, some with in ground swimming pools, private jets etc. while there employees typically live in trailer courts or, some other substandard type of housing, living from paycheck to paycheck hoping the checks they write during the work week don't bounce. The only person in a tech repair shop that typically makes enough money to keep their head above water is the Manager who in my opinion usually makes more than they are worth to the company because, often they have risen through the ranks to a point above the level of their competence.
I'm running Win98SE and Outlook98 and PGP has integrated quite well with it for many years. A button is added to the toolbar that one clicks to encrypt and decrypt. Point is PGP has been integrated with Outlook long before WindowsXP came along. Any version of Outlook can be reasonably secured if set up properly using the restricted security zone in IE, then set Outlook on the security tab to the restricted setting. Outlook will not open attached or embedded scripts etc. in the preview pane if IE's restricted security zone is set to disable scripts etc. Unfortunately these are not Outlook's default installation settings and unfortunately there is very little that can be done to keep an end user from changing this setting back to it's default.
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Personally I'd rather have the pluggin ability of ICQ than use AIM. I'm running Bit Defender for ICQ, Top Secret Messenger, ICQ Plus with a skin called Lunar Base. I've set all these to run when ICQ starts using the Launch List. There are also PGP plugins and a whole host of others to configure ICQ the way you want it, even crack's to remove the Adverts. AIM has none of this with the exception of cracks to remove the adverts.
Just try Open Office you'll not give up either security or liberty by doing so. It's compatible with all your current word docs and there is no great learning curve. It's free and will always be upgraded and fixed. I've been using the Win32 version for some time now with no problems. It is doubtfull that Microsoft will ever fix Word97. By continuing to use this product you would most certainly be giving up your security and quite possibly your liberty as well. Personally I will not contribute $500 dollars to microsoft for the dubious privledge of using Office2000 which has had more security fixes since it's release than Carter's has Little Liver Pills.
Thanks I'll check out F11 and bugzilla but for the most part while surfing I use the mouse and rarely use the keyboard at all. Other than typing in an occasional web address or item in a search engine there is nothing that is not just a few clicks away using a mouse in IE and every keyboard command has a mouse equivalent. I'm so used to this that even though I knew about F11 I didn't use the keyboard command to go full screen and could not figure out how to use the mouse to reverse the process. This frees up one hand for a cigarette, beer, Pizza and a whole host of other nefarious purposes. While surfing my Keyboard drawer is for the most part pushed in with my right hand tucked up inside moving the mouse and my feet propped up on the desk and my seat set to recline. Is there any better way to surf. The only drawback is my navel seems to collect vast quantities of falling Pizza scraps and requires frequent cleaning. If I want to type I'll open Open Office not a web browser which one uses for the most part to read things others have typed or at least that's what I do with this tool. If Mozilla hopes to gain market share they need to work on these sorts of things.
http://www.foodtv.com/foodtv/episode/0,6283,EA1E12,00.html In Scrap Iron Chef Bacon episode he even used computer parts found at the junkyard to cure the bacon. It's the ultimate in Hacker Cooking. Very few episodes of Scrap Iron Chef were made and it rarely comes on. Probably this is due to that Wimp Kaga complaining to Food Network about the satire of his suck ass show. When Iron Chef comes on I switch channels.
I'd love to see Alton and Kaga going head to head in a Scrap Iron Chef cooking show. Kaga could even save face and win because the judges on Scrap Iron Chef are as bad as those on Iron Chef.
"The Initiative was launched with a memo from Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, and saw the company halt production on new code in all of its products while employees scanned every line of existing code in search of vulnerabilities."
Didn't take em long to scan every line of existing code. Oh, they just promised to scan existing products not to find or fix any security vunerabilities. To the best of my knowledge to date they have not fixed a single vunerability that someone else hasn't found for them. If they had they'd would be bragging about it.
Production of new products such as Media Player 9 Beta and DirectX 9 and others have not faltered much if any. They are pushing Media Player 9 out the door when right now there is a security vunerability using IE and prior versions of Media Player to install malicious code that hasn't been patched on Windows 98, Win 98 SE, Windows Me and a lot of MAC software.
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What download?
A download is a file that you have and can keep so you don't have to download it the next time your system crashes.
There is no way to keep the update, patch, or driver now so how is that a download.
Sure one can go to the corporate site and download update's however not all patches and updates are made available there.
One used to be able to go to the Temporary Internet File folder and copy and paste the file to another folder however one cannot even do that now.
It's remote installation but it is not a download in any way shape or form as the files are not saved to disk for future use.
For example the hoops one has had to jump through to install the latest secure version of MSJava left a bad taste in my mouth so I downloaded Sun Java and now use it.
Microsoft stated that one should remove them from trusted sites status due to a problem with COM and certificates which to my knowledge still hasn't been properly fixed. Anyone with Active X enabled in Internet Zone is an Idiot and Microsofts Windows Update does not work without these settings. This lead's me to belive that it was one more attempt to ruin Sun.
Lock down your IE browser.h tm
Go into the security settings and disable almost everything in Internet Zone. Add your bank to Trusted Zone's Site List. Add Orbitz to your Restricted Zone Site's List and make sure that the Restricted Zone has everything turned off including the Java Custom Settings.
There are a number of Web sites that detail how to harden IE so it is Impervious to this sort of crap.
Here's one.
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/btw/ie/ie-opts.
I use Windows Configurator http://freeware.prv.pl/ to Lock down my other computer. My Son can change screen attributes, Log Off and run only the programs I place in his user folder. Everything else is off limits to him. My wife's Loggon on the same machine has unlimited access to all functions.
My son who has Autism was constantly messing up the system. It would take me countless hours trying to figure out what he did and correct the problems. It sure cut down on a lot of insanity at our home. No more cussing, muttering, hair pulling and complete system reinstalls due to his computer usage as he could turn a Windows installation into useless garbage in the blink of an eye.
Using the Configurator is easy and one does not have to enter the registry or system settings to make the changes just put a check mark's in the boxes.
Best of all it's free
Yes if you use the CDDB ability of your ripper if it has one.
You are connecting to the Internet to download the song Titles and Author.
Personally I let this through my Firewall as I'm not paranoid about using FreeCDDB.
The time saved typing in all that data for proper ID3v1.1 tagging is a blessing.
Your use of the internet and these types of features depends upon your personal level of paranoia, what is being sent or recieved etc.
I know folks with spindles of illegal sofware who allow spyware info sent that give's me shivers and when asked they respond "I have nothing to hide." They act as if I had accused them of being a child beater not understanding that what they do can land them in jail for a lot longer than beating a child would.
Creating Mp3's is not illegal yet and one should not be paranoid about it.
I personally have a 20 Meg hard drive nearly full and a collection of CD's that no longer get scratched.
I also have a sony Mp3 player in my vehicle and this hard drive is shared on my network so my wife can play the music from her computer if she wishes.
Sharing those Cd's on the internet is illegal though and is something people should be paranoid about.
Any application that sends personal info to a third party makes me paraniod and are either not used or blocked.
One can use a packet sniffer to find these apps and block them with a firewall.
The biggest problem with packet sniffers are the best of them are rather expensive.
Your correct in that it disables all scripts, however for general internet browsing one should not have scripts of any kind enabled in any browser for security reasons IMHO.
Signed or unsigned scripts auto download malware, spyware, Java Cookies etc.
Personally when I run across a site that is operated by someone I don't know and don't trust who requires scripts for the site to be viewed properly I click on thru because they obviously don't care about the security of my system.
Their site may not have any malware but the next site may.
Sites I trust that are in my trusted sites list are allowed to use script.
For instance Impactsoft requires active script to loggon to it's customer section to download updates and are a trusted site. Doubleclick is a restricted site and cannot run scripts, set cookies or do anything to my system at all.
Free software is available to do what you'd like Webwasher which, also has a Linux version that works quite well and Proximitron are the first two that come to mind. Proximitron has no Linux version and is directed towards power users who wish to customize things a bit.
I've not used Phoenix yet and refrain from commenting on it per say however the banner blocker which can be downloaded for Mozilla works quite well.
I will try Phoenix soon to check it out and am mainly interested in the comments of others regarding it.
From what I've seen and read neither can be customized like IE to secure them.
For instance in IE I can disable unsigned Java script and enable signed Java script. Java is either on or off using Mozilla with no control as to who can run Java script or what type of content when it's switched on. In IE I can just disable Java's sending of my system information and let it run whatever else I wish using Java custom settings.
I can also use free software tools to lock down the browser settings so they cannot be changed by anyone.
With IE power Tools from Microsoft adding a site to your trusted list also requires just two mouse clicks. Sorry, actually three one has to refresh the browser to apply the new settings to the current site.
The rendering speed and small footprint of Phoenix seems to be at this time the biggest attraction's. I'm not using dial-up so that's not really a factor I'm concerned with and my hardrives have lot's of room.
"The only thing missing that I need is cookie blacklists. But IE doesn't have that either."
e .htm#IES PYAD /. will have the same tired complaints.
It sure does using Security Zones. Set Internet Zone to Disable "Allow Cookies that are stored on your Computer." and leave enabled "Per session cookies not stored."
There after only sites that are listed as trusted sites in the Trusted Zone may deposit a permanent cookie on your machine.
One can also just add the site's in question to the restricted zone then set both that zones cookie settings to disable.
It also has popup blocking built in using Internet Security Zones by disabling "Active Scripting." and "Allow paste operation via script." Doing this also stops popunders and web browsers that spawn faster than and reasonably fast person can close them.
To make this process easier in IE download and install IE Power Tools from Microsoft then under the Tools menu two settings are added "Add to trusted Zone" and "Add to restricted zone".
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resourc
Here above add a compiled list of sites that most folks would like to see in the restricted zone.
One can even use a free program to create more zone's with custom settings for use at various sites. Personally I think IE has enough security zones as is but others disagree. Can't find the URL right off hand but I think it's called IE Zone Editor if you care to search for it.
I don't mind folks touting advantages of Mozilla but it would be nice if these people would actually spend some time figuring out how IE works before badmouthing it. It's quite obvious that those doing so have never really used IE.
Of course no one will read or heed this as the next Mozilla posting at
How about /. actually try to do something about this problem.
Enrich the minds of others, perhaps.
"There but for the grace of God go I."
I wouldn't worry to much Autism is not usually diagnosed until three years of age as these children in their early stages before age three usually develop normally.
I should think that it would have been easy to design this box so that if the covers are removed by anyone other than an authorized repair technician it is rendered unusable.
I've a few ideas regarding how this could be done, however I'll keep them to myself, because no one is paying me to think.
Yeah, it's laughable that with all the resources Microsoft has that they didn't do this to begin with. The Cat's out of the bag and getting it back in usually involves some measure of pain.
Why would you even propose this. /.
Were you here yesterday during the ADDWARE, Theftware, discussion regarding KAZZA.
This is ADDWARE.
My understanding is there is a basic philosophy here and this is way to the right of center.
Borrow from Peter, pay Neo.
Borrow from Marry, pay Neo.
Borrow from John, pay Neo.
Borrow from Jack, pay Neo.
Any Idiot proposing ADDWARE out to be banned from posting to
I've stated this before in a Slashdot forum because this item seems to popup a lot recently.
In IE click Tool/Options/Security Tab/ highlight the Internet Zone and click Custom Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom and disable "Active Scripting" and "Allow paste opterations via script" and you will never see another popup, popunder, or web browser spawning.
If you need these setting on a site then add the site to your trusted zone if you trust them.
Mozilla does not have the capability of allowing trusted sites such as an online bank or store's to run scripts, set cookies etc. and bar the site which I casually surf from doing so however IE does.
I occassionally use Mozilla but in my opinion it's beauty is only skin deep. It lacks almost everything that makes IE a superior browser. Until they slap some more functionality and ease of use into that bad boy it will not see an increase in market share.
The Winxp sp1 installation has a work around which was posted at the register several weeks ago.
Without going into specifics' mainly because I don't run that OS so I didn't really care to memorize the info, I'll tell you the gist of it.
First run a KeyGen program to change the key to a valid one that is different from the one you have.
Then run Winxp sp1.
I think they said something like it took about 15 min. to generate more than one valid key.
That's about it really being as unspecific as I can about the subject.
Glad to see some one actually understood the article instead of tearing off on some rant about Mr. Mitnick.
First post I saw who's poster had a clue.
In the past I've been forced to sign several of these types of contracts to keep or get a job at another company as a Repair Technician.
The ones I signed basically bar one from going to work for the competition or setting up your own shop within a certain geographical distance for a period of three to five years.
They are used for the most part to harass former employees forcing them to move so that the knowledge they gained while working for a company is not used against that company.
As a former Tech. I have always understood that they are not worth the paper they are written on because of point (a) in the above post.
These types of contracts rarely end up in a court room they are for the most part just used to harass however, one usually has to hire a lawyer to get one's former employer to cease this harassment.
I myself used to receive nasty letters about once a week from a former employer.
A lot depends on whether the current employer is willing to back the Technician because typically one cannot afford lawyers and court costs.
Show me a Technician and I'll show you someone with little or no money saved up because they are usually paid a lot less than the lowest paid factory worker in said town, despite their knowledge, expertise and the fact that they can generate over $100.00 and hour for the company. Ten years ago when I got out of the repair business that was the rate, it's probably double that now but, I wouldn't know as I fix my own equipment and have not ever called someone else to come do it.
This is also one tool employers use to keep wages low because the tech cannot move to another site across town that might offer better pay and benefits to get the best techs working for them, without the fear of harassment thus, all shops can profit by offering low wages and worthless benefits.
Most shop owners I've known typically live in mansions, some with in ground swimming pools, private jets etc. while there employees typically live in trailer courts or, some other substandard type of housing, living from paycheck to paycheck hoping the checks they write during the work week don't bounce. The only person in a tech repair shop that typically makes enough money to keep their head above water is the Manager who in my opinion usually makes more than they are worth to the company because, often they have risen through the ranks to a point above the level of their competence.
"OR ...could force the smart students to develop an anonymous, encrypted filesharing system and squash the whole plan."
Already a done deal.
http://www.filetopia.org/home.htm
I'm running Win98SE and Outlook98 and PGP has integrated quite well with it for many years.
A button is added to the toolbar that one clicks to encrypt and decrypt.
Point is PGP has been integrated with Outlook long before WindowsXP came along.
Any version of Outlook can be reasonably secured if set up properly using the restricted security zone in IE, then set Outlook on the security tab to the restricted setting. Outlook will not open attached or embedded scripts etc. in the preview pane if IE's restricted security zone is set to disable scripts etc.
Unfortunately these are not Outlook's default installation settings and unfortunately there is very little that can be done to keep an end user from changing this setting back to it's default.
Personally I'd rather have the pluggin ability of ICQ than use AIM.
I'm running Bit Defender for ICQ, Top Secret Messenger, ICQ Plus with a skin called Lunar Base. I've set all these to run when ICQ starts using the Launch List.
There are also PGP plugins and a whole host of others to configure ICQ the way you want it, even crack's to remove the Adverts.
AIM has none of this with the exception of cracks to remove the adverts.
Just try Open Office you'll not give up either security or liberty by doing so.
It's compatible with all your current word docs and there is no great learning curve.
It's free and will always be upgraded and fixed.
I've been using the Win32 version for some time now with no problems.
It is doubtfull that Microsoft will ever fix Word97.
By continuing to use this product you would most certainly be giving up your security and quite possibly your liberty as well.
Personally I will not contribute $500 dollars to microsoft for the dubious privledge of using Office2000 which has had more security fixes since it's release than Carter's has Little Liver Pills.
Thanks I'll check out F11 and bugzilla but for the most part while surfing I use the mouse and rarely use the keyboard at all.
Other than typing in an occasional web address or item in a search engine there is nothing that is not just a few clicks away using a mouse in IE and every keyboard command has a mouse equivalent.
I'm so used to this that even though I knew about F11 I didn't use the keyboard command to go full screen and could not figure out how to use the mouse to reverse the process.
This frees up one hand for a cigarette, beer, Pizza and a whole host of other nefarious purposes.
While surfing my Keyboard drawer is for the most part pushed in with my right hand tucked up inside moving the mouse and my feet propped up on the desk and my seat set to recline.
Is there any better way to surf.
The only drawback is my navel seems to collect vast quantities of falling Pizza scraps and requires frequent cleaning.
If I want to type I'll open Open Office not a web browser which one uses for the most part to read things others have typed or at least that's what I do with this tool.
If Mozilla hopes to gain market share they need to work on these sorts of things.
http://www.foodtv.com/foodtv/episode/0,6283,EA1E12 ,00.html
In Scrap Iron Chef Bacon episode he even used computer parts found at the junkyard to cure the bacon.
It's the ultimate in Hacker Cooking.
Very few episodes of Scrap Iron Chef were made and it rarely comes on.
Probably this is due to that Wimp Kaga complaining to Food Network about the satire of his suck ass show. When Iron Chef comes on I switch channels.
I'd love to see Alton and Kaga going head to head in a Scrap Iron Chef cooking show.
Kaga could even save face and win because the judges on Scrap Iron Chef are as bad as those on Iron Chef.
"The Initiative was launched with a memo from Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, and saw the company halt production on new code in all of its products while employees scanned every line of existing code in search of vulnerabilities."
Didn't take em long to scan every line of existing code.
Oh, they just promised to scan existing products not to find or fix any security vunerabilities.
To the best of my knowledge to date they have not fixed a single vunerability that someone else hasn't found for them.
If they had they'd would be bragging about it.
Production of new products such as Media Player 9 Beta and DirectX 9 and others have not faltered much if any.
They are pushing Media Player 9 out the door when right now there is a security vunerability using IE and prior versions of Media Player to install malicious code that hasn't been patched on Windows 98, Win 98 SE, Windows Me and a lot of MAC software.