Unless they've vastly improved MyIE2 since I've last used it, the "interface" is a huge mess. I will admit it had alot of function to it, but only useful to someone more technically inclined. The "average joes" you refer to would probably immediately shut it down in terror.
This news raises the issue of MSIE being started by other applications, even if you use another browser as your default. Well, it is not hard to disable MSIE. (It's probably not wise to try to remove it.) The MSHTML.DLL is the HTML rendering control of IE, borrowed by many Microsoft apps and help, as well as things like Kazaa that have built in browsers.
Basically, all you need to do is find all instances of MSHTML.DLL on your system and set the permission to No Access for everything. No more worries about IE starting up on you, although from time to time you may possibly find that you need to enable it for a small task or two.
From my own experience alot of the things that are promised to be "on the way" have been delivered. One example is Apt, or Yast depending on your distro. I have just installed fedora as a dual boot OS on this laptop right here, and it worked perfectly. I had no idea my speakers actually sounded this good. It wasnt more than a few years ago when you were lucky to get speakers working at all with desktop linux. However, Fedora automatically detected pcmcia, optical USB mouse, canon printer (and has its own drivers!).... in fact EVERYTHING i had in windows except the wireless controller unfortunately. But i am very optimistic about that.
PHP is already open source, and is quite succesful, the PHP Group manages to stay profitable at least. As I can download software to run my own java or php freely as an individual, im not sure what the huge deal is?
The default setting after using the XP installation program is for the initial user to be an "Administrator". No locks or controls or permissions whatsoever. At least 90% of Windows users are not going to bother to change that setting. And why should they? They dont know why they wouldnt want to be "in control" of their own computer, even if they have no idea what the hell their doing.
He totally misses the point of open source. He's focusing on its freeness. The fact that something is free, put together by a team of coders who devote their time to the project solely because of their loyalty and love for it, does not mean that it is lower quality.
This will happen because the open source model, which lets anyone modify source code and sell or distribute the results, virtually guarantees that someone, somewhere, will insert malicious code into the source.
The open source model also guarantees someone, somewhere will spot that malicious code and take care of it. There are 2 sides to the equation.
One point that may be made involves the leaking of MS source. Linux source has been open forever. MS's security holes may only be beginning to be uncovered.
Here in my little town (Fayetteville, NY) nearly every small business around runs their own wireless network. If the weather's nice i can sit in the little park in the town square and connect to usually 3 or 4 networks. (for free of course)
I once had an admin walk up to me and ask if i was connected to a wireless network, so when i truthfully answered that i was connected to his, instead of being upset, was thrilled and wanted to know how well it was working!
By the way, that network was located in the bank. I haven't investigated how secure it is though, because i want to keep it all good.
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Unless they've vastly improved MyIE2 since I've last used it, the "interface" is a huge mess. I will admit it had alot of function to it, but only useful to someone more technically inclined. The "average joes" you refer to would probably immediately shut it down in terror.
Huh.... I live in Syracuse, it felt like I couldn't STOP winning free songs, every single 20oz I got seemed to have a song in it.
This news raises the issue of MSIE being started by other applications, even if you use another browser as your default. Well, it is not hard to disable MSIE. (It's probably not wise to try to remove it.) The MSHTML.DLL is the HTML rendering control of IE, borrowed by many Microsoft apps and help, as well as things like Kazaa that have built in browsers. Basically, all you need to do is find all instances of MSHTML.DLL on your system and set the permission to No Access for everything. No more worries about IE starting up on you, although from time to time you may possibly find that you need to enable it for a small task or two.
it does NOT require an administrator password to install from a disk image, which many if not most OS X programs come on.
I always found night train sounds comforting. Maybe it IS just me.
Obviously, it's because us users are too dumb. After all, we did choose Microsoft...
From my own experience alot of the things that are promised to be "on the way" have been delivered. One example is Apt, or Yast depending on your distro. I have just installed fedora as a dual boot OS on this laptop right here, and it worked perfectly. I had no idea my speakers actually sounded this good. It wasnt more than a few years ago when you were lucky to get speakers working at all with desktop linux. However, Fedora automatically detected pcmcia, optical USB mouse, canon printer (and has its own drivers!).... in fact EVERYTHING i had in windows except the wireless controller unfortunately. But i am very optimistic about that.
PHP is already open source, and is quite succesful, the PHP Group manages to stay profitable at least. As I can download software to run my own java or php freely as an individual, im not sure what the huge deal is?
The default setting after using the XP installation program is for the initial user to be an "Administrator". No locks or controls or permissions whatsoever. At least 90% of Windows users are not going to bother to change that setting. And why should they? They dont know why they wouldnt want to be "in control" of their own computer, even if they have no idea what the hell their doing.
This will happen because the open source model, which lets anyone modify source code and sell or distribute the results, virtually guarantees that someone, somewhere, will insert malicious code into the source.
The open source model also guarantees someone, somewhere will spot that malicious code and take care of it. There are 2 sides to the equation.
One point that may be made involves the leaking of MS source. Linux source has been open forever. MS's security holes may only be beginning to be uncovered.
Why are there no coder girls from the US? /contemplating move to russia or india
Here in my little town (Fayetteville, NY) nearly every small business around runs their own wireless network. If the weather's nice i can sit in the little park in the town square and connect to usually 3 or 4 networks. (for free of course)
I once had an admin walk up to me and ask if i was connected to a wireless network, so when i truthfully answered that i was connected to his, instead of being upset, was thrilled and wanted to know how well it was working!
By the way, that network was located in the bank. I haven't investigated how secure it is though, because i want to keep it all good.