Hmm, I've got RealOne not taking over my box (it was either that, or not playing RealAudio/Video). You do it by deselecting all of the default filetypes, and disabling asking about filetypes. RealPlayer (the predecessor to Real1) is worse - it DOES whine about updates all the time. BTW, RealOne is available for Linux, so be cautious.
It takes less time to install a modern browser than it does to configure IE to less-insecure,
Yes, but nearly nobody configures it to less-insecure. I do agree that it's not suitable for the modern Internet, but some locations allow plugins but not new apps, so no Opera/Moz/(insert favorite browser here) on those boxes.
I never did like the mail client. I switched to Eudora, because I never got used to the layout. Of course, the ads are rather easy to get rid of (do some googling). I don't use the mouse gestures (they're great if you use the mouse, but I almost entirely use the keyboard), but they are still useful. Pop-up killing is great though. Only the occasional wanted pop-up can't load, and none of the unwanted ones load.
On Windows (the only OS I'm using right now, and my Inspiron 1100 probably won't get SuSE due to it's extreme Windevice usage), here goes (not in any particular order): 1. Acrobat Reader 2. WinZip 3. Opera 7.20 4. Eudora 6 5. Google Toolbar (even if you don't use IE, you should put it on your CD) 6. StarOffice 7 (it's for educational uses, OK?) 7. UltraVNC (client only if it's not your box) 8. AVG AntiVirus (for your own box) 9. ZoneAlarm (at least 3.7 - 3.5 BLOWS big time) 10. CoolPlayer (gets around those WiMP security holes, plays MP3 and Ogg)
Actually, AdAware is free as long as you don't get AdWatch (their real-time spyware scan). However, I do agree about Spybot having better features (built-in IE lockdown capability). However, it couldn't remove several apps that AdAware could on my school's boxes.
I agree. It's faster because: it uses TightVNC encoding, which means even a 56K can do fairly well with it, and it uses a custom video driver, which gives it performance very similar to MS Terminal Server. It also provides file transfer and chat - I just shot SO7eval over to my box off of my laptop that way.
Something else for some people to keep in mind: a trojan has a payload, which can be a virus, a worm (this is what most e-mail "viruses" are), or a rootkit. I'd consider many Spyware apps to be trojans, but some (MemoryMeter, Rapidblaster) would be worms (they attack IE through a security hole).
Rootkits are backdoor exploits. COMPLETELY different things. The difference? Here goes:
Virus: Manually propagated to systems, but can self-propagate through a sys, attacks local storage devices and RAM Worm: Self-propagating, attacks in a virus-like manner, except it also spreads across networks Trojan: Can carry a payload of a virus or worm, tricks user into activating it (most e-mail "viruses" call into this category, with a worm-like payload) Rootkit: Manually propagated by forced remote entry into system, used to make further entry attempts easier
OK, I do see your point. Then again, I'd think people would know both Outlook and Outlook Express... Why couldn't they just choose those? They're both e-mail clients, after all. Shoot, before my school put up a fscked up proxy server, the staff used Outlook for internal mail, and OE for external mail, and usually ran them at the same time.
Of course, most people won't be using both at the same time. It would be fairly hard for someone to actually make a good analogy here - most people only use one app for each thing. Maybe QuickTime and WiMP? Both are often on one computer, and they can coexist (I didn't use RealOne for a reason - it disables WiMP).
No, it's not a strange analogy. If you're Joe User (I don't say Sixpack for a reason - he'd be using IE and WiMP for porn), you might be running Word and IE at the same time. I, for one, wouldn't be running Opera and IE unless Opera couldn't render the page, or I was testing web pages. Same for Word vs. OO (unless I was having speed problems with OO).
Ever heard of Rhapsody DR-2? It's the last public release of Mac OS X on the PC. Apple actually keeps a Darwin x86 port somewhat up to date. They just don't keep Aqua up to date...
They're not designed to be operated by a person, but I'd think it renders and then looks for things vaguely resembling email addresses and follows links.
On LowEndMac.com, I read this on whether to buy a Mac G4 Dual 1.25Ghz, or a Mac G5 Dual 2GHz, and they found that the 2GHz had a better price/performance ratio. I can't compare it with a PC, though. However, my guess is that pitting it against an Opteron would give a similar price/performance ratio. Their Mac G5 page says CPU upgrades are "likely" in one place, and in another, it says accelerators (new CPUs) aren't likely, so I wouldn't hold my breath. All Mac towers after the "Yikes!" G4 (350-400MHz) have AGP (starting with the "Sawtooth" G4, available in 400-500MHz configurations), so you can throw in a GeForce FX 5900, which MURDERS a GeForce 4 Ti4200 (they don't seem to have Mac drivers for the GeForce 4 Ti series - only the GeForce FX and 4 MX series).
VNC works better... more control. Of course, only do it on someone who's been whining about their PC being too slow, and put at least 512MB RAM in when you fix it - VNC is a real bitch on 256MB RAM on Windows. Then use VNC for whatever you want on their PC (I'll have to recommend Ultr@VNC for this - with the video hook driver, it's wicked fast).
No, better yet, get an ISO of the OS on their computer, encode it with Baudio, and make it their startup sound. Obviously, it works best with XP Pro, the largest desktop version of Windows.
It doesn't work on Opera... That reminds me, there's this retard at my high school, and we're fairly sure he's gay, but he fakes being straight to make us think he's not gay, and he always visits this map site's games section (maps.com/games). He always gets to it via his favorites. I'd point it at goatse.cx, but it would look too obvious (besides, it doesn't make any mention of maps.com being ownz0red). How does pointing it at score-1ot.no-ip.com/games sound (I've got it ready)?
Actually, the one I mentioned is probably about the same speed. The one he purchased is 1130MHz, whereas this one is 900MHz. However, there's the Pentium M ass-kicking effect, most pronounced against a Pentium 4, but due to the enhancements made on the Pentium M, it IS faster than a Pentium 3 at the same speed. In this case, it's a smaller computer, not a faster computer.
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Hmm, I've got RealOne not taking over my box (it was either that, or not playing RealAudio/Video). You do it by deselecting all of the default filetypes, and disabling asking about filetypes. RealPlayer (the predecessor to Real1) is worse - it DOES whine about updates all the time. BTW, RealOne is available for Linux, so be cautious.
The only thing is, it's only AVG 6.0, not 7.0. That's the only reason I actually looked at Avast - and didn't like it at all.
It takes less time to install a modern browser than it does to configure IE to less-insecure,
Yes, but nearly nobody configures it to less-insecure. I do agree that it's not suitable for the modern Internet, but some locations allow plugins but not new apps, so no Opera/Moz/(insert favorite browser here) on those boxes.
I never did like the mail client. I switched to Eudora, because I never got used to the layout. Of course, the ads are rather easy to get rid of (do some googling). I don't use the mouse gestures (they're great if you use the mouse, but I almost entirely use the keyboard), but they are still useful. Pop-up killing is great though. Only the occasional wanted pop-up can't load, and none of the unwanted ones load.
Actually, I've used AVG on my old laptop and the old HP (before it got reloaded) and it caught more viruses than NAV and McAfee combined.
On Windows (the only OS I'm using right now, and my Inspiron 1100 probably won't get SuSE due to it's extreme Windevice usage), here goes (not in any particular order):
1. Acrobat Reader
2. WinZip
3. Opera 7.20
4. Eudora 6
5. Google Toolbar (even if you don't use IE, you should put it on your CD)
6. StarOffice 7 (it's for educational uses, OK?)
7. UltraVNC (client only if it's not your box)
8. AVG AntiVirus (for your own box)
9. ZoneAlarm (at least 3.7 - 3.5 BLOWS big time)
10. CoolPlayer (gets around those WiMP security holes, plays MP3 and Ogg)
Actually, AdAware is free as long as you don't get AdWatch (their real-time spyware scan). However, I do agree about Spybot having better features (built-in IE lockdown capability). However, it couldn't remove several apps that AdAware could on my school's boxes.
I agree. It's faster because: it uses TightVNC encoding, which means even a 56K can do fairly well with it, and it uses a custom video driver, which gives it performance very similar to MS Terminal Server. It also provides file transfer and chat - I just shot SO7eval over to my box off of my laptop that way.
Something else for some people to keep in mind: a trojan has a payload, which can be a virus, a worm (this is what most e-mail "viruses" are), or a rootkit. I'd consider many Spyware apps to be trojans, but some (MemoryMeter, Rapidblaster) would be worms (they attack IE through a security hole).
Rootkits are backdoor exploits. COMPLETELY different things. The difference? Here goes:
Virus: Manually propagated to systems, but can self-propagate through a sys, attacks local storage devices and RAM
Worm: Self-propagating, attacks in a virus-like manner, except it also spreads across networks
Trojan: Can carry a payload of a virus or worm, tricks user into activating it (most e-mail "viruses" call into this category, with a worm-like payload)
Rootkit: Manually propagated by forced remote entry into system, used to make further entry attempts easier
OK, I do see your point. Then again, I'd think people would know both Outlook and Outlook Express... Why couldn't they just choose those? They're both e-mail clients, after all. Shoot, before my school put up a fscked up proxy server, the staff used Outlook for internal mail, and OE for external mail, and usually ran them at the same time.
Of course, most people won't be using both at the same time. It would be fairly hard for someone to actually make a good analogy here - most people only use one app for each thing. Maybe QuickTime and WiMP? Both are often on one computer, and they can coexist (I didn't use RealOne for a reason - it disables WiMP).
Yeah, but Windows is stupid and wouldn't have hdd_head_crash_prevented.wav cached in RAM. It would look at the (locked) hard drive.
200 lines of freaking code that HAVE already been replaced as of 2.4.22, you mean?
No, it uses custom Intel virtualization software. Think VMware Server ESX (the one that is it's own OS), but designed for that specific model of CPU.
No, it's not a strange analogy. If you're Joe User (I don't say Sixpack for a reason - he'd be using IE and WiMP for porn), you might be running Word and IE at the same time. I, for one, wouldn't be running Opera and IE unless Opera couldn't render the page, or I was testing web pages. Same for Word vs. OO (unless I was having speed problems with OO).
Ever heard of Rhapsody DR-2? It's the last public release of Mac OS X on the PC. Apple actually keeps a Darwin x86 port somewhat up to date. They just don't keep Aqua up to date...
They're not designed to be operated by a person, but I'd think it renders and then looks for things vaguely resembling email addresses and follows links.
Interesting. And I thought all this time that Mach was a BSD variant...
A pril/000462.html
However, I did find this nugget: http://www.opendarwin.org/pipermail/hackers/2003-
It seems the BSD/OS part of Darwin (the Mac OS kernel) uses Mach for memory management and process scheduling.
On LowEndMac.com, I read this on whether to buy a Mac G4 Dual 1.25Ghz, or a Mac G5 Dual 2GHz, and they found that the 2GHz had a better price/performance ratio. I can't compare it with a PC, though. However, my guess is that pitting it against an Opteron would give a similar price/performance ratio. Their Mac G5 page says CPU upgrades are "likely" in one place, and in another, it says accelerators (new CPUs) aren't likely, so I wouldn't hold my breath. All Mac towers after the "Yikes!" G4 (350-400MHz) have AGP (starting with the "Sawtooth" G4, available in 400-500MHz configurations), so you can throw in a GeForce FX 5900, which MURDERS a GeForce 4 Ti4200 (they don't seem to have Mac drivers for the GeForce 4 Ti series - only the GeForce FX and 4 MX series).
VNC works better... more control. Of course, only do it on someone who's been whining about their PC being too slow, and put at least 512MB RAM in when you fix it - VNC is a real bitch on 256MB RAM on Windows. Then use VNC for whatever you want on their PC (I'll have to recommend Ultr@VNC for this - with the video hook driver, it's wicked fast).
No, better yet, get an ISO of the OS on their computer, encode it with Baudio, and make it their startup sound. Obviously, it works best with XP Pro, the largest desktop version of Windows.
It doesn't work on Opera... That reminds me, there's this retard at my high school, and we're fairly sure he's gay, but he fakes being straight to make us think he's not gay, and he always visits this map site's games section (maps.com/games). He always gets to it via his favorites. I'd point it at goatse.cx, but it would look too obvious (besides, it doesn't make any mention of maps.com being ownz0red). How does pointing it at score-1ot.no-ip.com/games sound (I've got it ready)?
Couldn't you apply it to the system account too, though? I know applying stuff to the system account is possible, just not as easy.
Start>Programs>Microsoft Word>Tools>AutoCorrect Options (not shown by default) - the short list box at the bottom is it.
Actually, the one I mentioned is probably about the same speed. The one he purchased is 1130MHz, whereas this one is 900MHz. However, there's the Pentium M ass-kicking effect, most pronounced against a Pentium 4, but due to the enhancements made on the Pentium M, it IS faster than a Pentium 3 at the same speed. In this case, it's a smaller computer, not a faster computer.