Usually when I install a fresh copy of Windows I disconnect the ethernet cable before I've at least installed a firewall (if the computer isn't already behind a router/firewall) and done any updates.
The other day I was at my sister's house and installed her a fresh copy of w2k. For some reason I completely forgot to disconnect the network connection and not two minutes after Windows initially started, the machine had become infected with Nimda.
...and then promptly uninstalled it after it crapped out when importing my messages, on all four attempts. And I don't even have a lot, just a couple of thousand.
I've been hunting for a win32 email client that doesn't suck a bag of cocks. Anyone got any suggestions? I'd appreciate it a lot.
I'm sick of that fucking site. I was one of the first 1,000 users, and back then (that makes it sound so long ago) it was actually fun to use.
Now every time I log on, I have >40 messages from Brazilians and God knows who else, spamming the fuck out of groups with shit like "I waNT hax0r server 2oo3" or "I WANT GMAIL INVITE PLZ OKE:::)))"
I thought it would remain an interesting online community. How wrong I was.
I have a Fuji 2650 which, I think, is one up from yours. I think the only difference is that mine has 3x optical zoom.
I have absolutely no complaints about the image quality when taken at full resolution (1600x1200). Indeed, some of my photos taken with it have been published.
A4-sized prints turn out perfectly, albeit with a high-end printer and paper. Crappy cheap inkjets just don't cut it.
...and I love it. With the possible exception of Crossover Wine, which seems to be a bit flaky, I have no complaints other than the really nasty window skins and colour schemes.
It's true to say that it might be confusing for a new user. As always, when switching from an OS you've used for years you will find things difficult if you're not used to Linux.
I personally have had few problems with it. It detected my monitor, LAN card, all my hardware. Something even Redhate failed to manage.
Of course, it's not FreeBSD. But hey, it's a start...
I run Xandros Linux, which I paid through the nose for. It comes with Crossover Office which, according to its advertising material, runs Photoshop.
I have NEVER got Photoshop to run under Crossover, and it's pissing me off so much that tomorrow I'm going back to Windows, though it breaks my heart.
In short, the Gimp is just that; a gimp. Its UI is so unintuitive, it's a nightmare to use. I am no fan of proprietary software, but all I have to say is vive la Photoshop.
Not so. A standard 747-400 (most recent model) holds 416 people in a three-class configuration. Charter 747s with all-economy seating can hold 500 or more.
All seats on Concorde are first class.
No, they were Concorde class; a step above first class.
>>I've seen large tracts of fecal matter smeared across the toilet seats at work.
I used to work at a call centre for a large telecoms company here in Glasgow, Scotland. I would say 90% of the staff were students.
Never, never in my life, have I met a more filthy bunch of people. I took Savlon with me in my bag every day, and cleaned my desk and keyboard before the start of my shift (it was a large, hot-desking environment of around 2,000 people), much to the amusement of my colleagues.
As for the bathrooms, it was some peoples' favourite pasttime to put the lid down and then shit ON that. Or the floor, in the sink, or crap in a bag and rub it all over the urinal. After I saw that, I flatly refused to use the toilets again.
I left not long after; I was too scared of contracting something very fucking nasty.
At home, I disinfect my desk and keyboard every two days, and vacuum between the keys at least once a week. I'm well aware of the nasty things that live down in my keyboard, and kill them off as often as I can.
I have a Casio scientific calculator watch from the mid 80s that I got when I was just a kid of about 7 (my dad bought it for himself but never used it, so he gave it to me.)
I wore it all through primary and highschool, and even used it to sit my highschool exams. I'm now at university and I used it in my calculus exams, along with a slide rule (my professor was astounded that I passed, everyone else had the huge assed TI graphing calcs).
Just because it's old doesn't mean it's obsolete:)
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Usually when I install a fresh copy of Windows I disconnect the ethernet cable before I've at least installed a firewall (if the computer isn't already behind a router/firewall) and done any updates.
The other day I was at my sister's house and installed her a fresh copy of w2k. For some reason I completely forgot to disconnect the network connection and not two minutes after Windows initially started, the machine had become infected with Nimda.
Why not? Look how successful the original Napster was, and it was ran by pimply-faced nerds.
Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm looking through those sites now.
I wonder why my original post was modded flamebait; it was a genuine problem/question.
...and then promptly uninstalled it after it crapped out when importing my messages, on all four attempts. And I don't even have a lot, just a couple of thousand.
I've been hunting for a win32 email client that doesn't suck a bag of cocks. Anyone got any suggestions? I'd appreciate it a lot.
Thank you. You have no idea how much it annoys me to see periods and commas outside of quotation marks, and now I can prove it to people :>
I use PocketIRC on my iPaq, for just that. Tapping out sentences on the onscreen keyboard sucks a bag of cocks, though.
I also hate when people say "I could care less". They should stop and think about what they say.
I'm sick of that fucking site. I was one of the first 1,000 users, and back then (that makes it sound so long ago) it was actually fun to use.
:::)))"
Now every time I log on, I have >40 messages from Brazilians and God knows who else, spamming the fuck out of groups with shit like "I waNT hax0r server 2oo3" or "I WANT GMAIL INVITE PLZ OKE
I thought it would remain an interesting online community. How wrong I was.
Here in the UK we use imperial too, and long may it continue.
I'm on holiday from Scotland, staying just up the road from you in Hamilton. Can we say "boring"?
;(
Of course, it doesn't help that my girlfriend's mother is the queen of bitches
I am the grammar nazi.
Should that not be "I am the Grammar Nazi"?
Why didn't you just uninstall it?
People who send HTML-formatted emails ought to be hanged.
If you hadn't written that reply, I would have. Nicely done.
I have a Fuji 2650 which, I think, is one up from yours. I think the only difference is that mine has 3x optical zoom.
I have absolutely no complaints about the image quality when taken at full resolution (1600x1200). Indeed, some of my photos taken with it have been published.
A4-sized prints turn out perfectly, albeit with a high-end printer and paper. Crappy cheap inkjets just don't cut it.
Redhat.
...and I love it. With the possible exception of Crossover Wine, which seems to be a bit flaky, I have no complaints other than the really nasty window skins and colour schemes.
It's true to say that it might be confusing for a new user. As always, when switching from an OS you've used for years you will find things difficult if you're not used to Linux.
I personally have had few problems with it. It detected my monitor, LAN card, all my hardware. Something even Redhate failed to manage.
Of course, it's not FreeBSD. But hey, it's a start...
I was just thinking about that song when I read the parent. Brilliant...
I run Xandros Linux, which I paid through the nose for. It comes with Crossover Office which, according to its advertising material, runs Photoshop.
I have NEVER got Photoshop to run under Crossover, and it's pissing me off so much that tomorrow I'm going back to Windows, though it breaks my heart.
In short, the Gimp is just that; a gimp. Its UI is so unintuitive, it's a nightmare to use. I am no fan of proprietary software, but all I have to say is vive la Photoshop.
Action/Sci-Fi is a very expensive form of TV show due to the need for special effects. To do it cheap always results in looking bad...
You've obviously never watched Blake's 7 then...
A standard 747 holds 300 people...
Not so. A standard 747-400 (most recent model) holds 416 people in a three-class configuration. Charter 747s with all-economy seating can hold 500 or more.
All seats on Concorde are first class.
No, they were Concorde class; a step above first class.
>>I've seen large tracts of fecal matter smeared across the toilet seats at work.
I used to work at a call centre for a large telecoms company here in Glasgow, Scotland. I would say 90% of the staff were students.
Never, never in my life, have I met a more filthy bunch of people. I took Savlon with me in my bag every day, and cleaned my desk and keyboard before the start of my shift (it was a large, hot-desking environment of around 2,000 people), much to the amusement of my colleagues.
As for the bathrooms, it was some peoples' favourite pasttime to put the lid down and then shit ON that. Or the floor, in the sink, or crap in a bag and rub it all over the urinal. After I saw that, I flatly refused to use the toilets again.
I left not long after; I was too scared of contracting something very fucking nasty.
At home, I disinfect my desk and keyboard every two days, and vacuum between the keys at least once a week. I'm well aware of the nasty things that live down in my keyboard, and kill them off as often as I can.
I have a $1,000 Mont Blanc pen, and I can assure you that it is most definitely the best alternative to a Bic.
uh, it's the PM and his "advisory committee" that hands them out, not the Queen.
I have a Casio scientific calculator watch from the mid 80s that I got when I was just a kid of about 7 (my dad bought it for himself but never used it, so he gave it to me.) I wore it all through primary and highschool, and even used it to sit my highschool exams. I'm now at university and I used it in my calculus exams, along with a slide rule (my professor was astounded that I passed, everyone else had the huge assed TI graphing calcs). Just because it's old doesn't mean it's obsolete :)