The problem I think you are going to run into is getting people to read your book. I like to use the car analogy. I drive my car, but when things go wrong, I really have no idea what the problem is beyond "There's a clunking noise coming from under the hood". But I don't feel compelled to go read a book about it to figure out why or where the car is broken. I just take it to a mechanic to fix it. That's his job, not mine.
Most people just don't care to learn how to fix their machines...they just want someone else to make it work so they can keep on doing whatever it was they were doing. And we (geeks)should be glad...it's a pretty lucrative business.
Given the way Norton will not uninstall without downloading a separate removal tool (and the fact they've known about this for five years but continue to ship versions that won't uninstall)
Give me a break, I uninstall Norton Antivirus all the time. The only time it doesn't uninstall is when someone has gone in and tried to delete files related to it, or if the Windows MSI is hosed anyway. (Trust me, I supported the product for a long time...till it went to India)
99% off "problems" people have with Norton are directly related to part of their OS being broken, like MSI, IE, scripting, DCOM, etc etc.
I have zero confidence in Symantec having had good intentions with this.
Man, take off the tin foil hat. Software companies don't make money with malevolent intent. It is good software when used by the people it was meant for. Norton products aren't for power users, they're for home users.
I have to admit that manually removing Norton is always a pain in the ass but Norton has provided a total removal tool for years. Before, it was called Rnav2003 and was available for free download on their website.
Unfortunately, RNAV and SYMNRT do not work for Norton SystemWorks. Those are tools for the Antivirus. SystemWorks is still a biatch to manually remove.
Ha ha, I did support for Norton awhile back, and I dreaded going through that document on the phone with some poor SOB who managed to hose his box to the point where Norton wouldn't uninstall. LoL.
Symantec is releasing a new version without the protected recycle bin
Correction, they are releasing an update via LiveUpdate that will remove the cloak from the protected recycle bin folder.
The protected recycle bin will still be there.
*So once you run LiveUPdate, you're fixed.
Who gives a flying crap about a gig of space? Gmail rocks my world because it provides POP access for FREE. I can use any email client I want to check my email. THAT rocks.
that Mona Lisa looks like she's "pleasant". She doesn't have to be happy, or smiling....to me she just looks like she's kickin' it, and doesn't really feel like much of anything.
Someone made a Linux distro for handhelds...in particular one that would run on an Palm OS capable device. Or even just devices that run Palm OS 5. I would totally run it on my Clie. A suite of handheld apps with it would be nice too.
This is why I will probably never by another music CD...unless it's indy. (Plus I wrecked my machine trying to get the Sony DRM off before anyone knew what it was...)
Because everyone knows that banks get a lot of viruses from people checking their account balances online....it's like the easiest way to trasmit a virus into a bank's critical systems....by checking your account balance....yeah!/heavy sarcasm
We have users that are already downloading zip files, opening then, running the executable and getting infected. Is it really that much harder to also check a box in order to get infected? I don't think it would make a difference.
"...the Seigenthaler article not only escaped the notice of this corps of watchdogs, but it also became a kind of needle in a haystack: The page remained unchanged for so long because it wasn't linked to from any other Wikipedia articles, depriving it of traffic..."
Not only does the Wikipedia contain incorrect information about Mr. Seigenthaler, but they now also let out that he's not important enough for anyone to care about his biography./hilarity
Ha, only n00bs and Dell users use Norton Antivirus. Try Symantec Antivirus...much more streamlined and a great product. Too bad it's a corporate product.
Slashdot Mirror
The problem I think you are going to run into is getting people to read your book. I like to use the car analogy. I drive my car, but when things go wrong, I really have no idea what the problem is beyond "There's a clunking noise coming from under the hood". But I don't feel compelled to go read a book about it to figure out why or where the car is broken. I just take it to a mechanic to fix it. That's his job, not mine.
Most people just don't care to learn how to fix their machines...they just want someone else to make it work so they can keep on doing whatever it was they were doing. And we (geeks)should be glad...it's a pretty lucrative business.
Given the way Norton will not uninstall without downloading a separate removal tool (and the fact they've known about this for five years but continue to ship versions that won't uninstall)
Give me a break, I uninstall Norton Antivirus all the time. The only time it doesn't uninstall is when someone has gone in and tried to delete files related to it, or if the Windows MSI is hosed anyway. (Trust me, I supported the product for a long time...till it went to India)
99% off "problems" people have with Norton are directly related to part of their OS being broken, like MSI, IE, scripting, DCOM, etc etc.
I have zero confidence in Symantec having had good intentions with this.
Man, take off the tin foil hat. Software companies don't make money with malevolent intent. It is good software when used by the people it was meant for. Norton products aren't for power users, they're for home users.
It really is just as severe if not more so, coming from a software company that deals in security.
I guess it's a good thing that Symantec released an automatic update via LiveUpdate that takes care of the issue then, eh?
I have to admit that manually removing Norton is always a pain in the ass but Norton has provided a total removal tool for years. Before, it was called Rnav2003 and was available for free download on their website.
Unfortunately, RNAV and SYMNRT do not work for Norton SystemWorks. Those are tools for the Antivirus. SystemWorks is still a biatch to manually remove.
Ha ha, I did support for Norton awhile back, and I dreaded going through that document on the phone with some poor SOB who managed to hose his box to the point where Norton wouldn't uninstall. LoL.
The article talks about Norton SystemWorks. Which if you ran LiveUpdate on already, you're fixed. This has nothing to do with Norton Antivirus.
Symantec is releasing a new version without the protected recycle bin Correction, they are releasing an update via LiveUpdate that will remove the cloak from the protected recycle bin folder. The protected recycle bin will still be there. *So once you run LiveUPdate, you're fixed.
If you're using any product other than Norton SystemWorks, you're fine.
Sounds like a driver's license, minus the biometrics.
because we know that the NSA's website it their top priority.
Who gives a flying crap about a gig of space? Gmail rocks my world because it provides POP access for FREE. I can use any email client I want to check my email. THAT rocks.
Sounds like this thing called a "conversation" to me.
It's "free" as in it doesn't cost you anything to download. I think you mean "open".
that Mona Lisa looks like she's "pleasant". She doesn't have to be happy, or smiling....to me she just looks like she's kickin' it, and doesn't really feel like much of anything.
Someone made a Linux distro for handhelds...in particular one that would run on an Palm OS capable device. Or even just devices that run Palm OS 5. I would totally run it on my Clie. A suite of handheld apps with it would be nice too.
Sober author hired by F-Secure.
This is why I will probably never by another music CD...unless it's indy. (Plus I wrecked my machine trying to get the Sony DRM off before anyone knew what it was...)
Because everyone knows that banks get a lot of viruses from people checking their account balances online....it's like the easiest way to trasmit a virus into a bank's critical systems....by checking your account balance....yeah! /heavy sarcasm
We have users that are already downloading zip files, opening then, running the executable and getting infected. Is it really that much harder to also check a box in order to get infected? I don't think it would make a difference.
"...the Seigenthaler article not only escaped the notice of this corps of watchdogs, but it also became a kind of needle in a haystack: The page remained unchanged for so long because it wasn't linked to from any other Wikipedia articles, depriving it of traffic..."
/hilarity
Not only does the Wikipedia contain incorrect information about Mr. Seigenthaler, but they now also let out that he's not important enough for anyone to care about his biography.
I don't have a gun...nor does anyone I know, save those who own hunting rifles...which are few.
Is a directory server something like MS ActiveDirectory?
A qubyte with eight ions provides a computing matrix of 65536 mostly independent elements.
What does it mean by computing matrix and independent elements? Any Slashdotters familiar with the terms?
Ha, only n00bs and Dell users use Norton Antivirus. Try Symantec Antivirus...much more streamlined and a great product. Too bad it's a corporate product.
It's poorly worded...
"It also has the potential to heal other nerve injuries, such as those caused by stroke, blindness and deafness."
meaning:
Nerve Injuries, such as:
*Those caused by stroke
*Blindness
*Deafness