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Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2417
I think most of those comments were specifically about the vulnerability of Windows, but as has been referred before...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2418
The vast majority of which are not due to any flaws in Windows but human error. Because any OS as comples as Windows or OS X will have holes in it. I don't defend MS...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2419
Nope it's a fact. Most malware is spread through emails and pirate software. Look, if Macs made up 90% of the market, I'd make money...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2420
John Slade Because the malware got thru OE. Guffaw!!! But at the hardware level... not the software level like the Geek Squad is...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2421
I'm sure Windows might be a bit to complex for you but it isn't for most of the world. You haven't been paying attention. All I'm doing is pointing out he big security holes in...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2422
John, you can't have it both ways. You are claiming that people have trouble with Windows because they aren't informed enough, don't take enough care, or are...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2423
If you look above, it was YOU who cited that number. I wrote that they...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2424
You parrroted that in another argument when you first started posting in here. Ok then I'll...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2425
It is easier to secure Windows than it is to secure OS X. OS X comes out of the box with security holes. In order...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2426
Speak for yourself. One of the Mac Kooks in here actually said it was impossible to compromise a Mac. I also remember a while ago in here that people made claims about...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2427
That's what I've been saying. You guys have it easy because nobody hardly uses OS X. However it can be a blessing and a...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X OS X only on Macs
I wrote that only Macs offer Mac OS X -- that is completely and entirely correct. Also, Mac OS X is licensed, made and only offered for Mac hardware. You have to violate the license to...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 'better' components 2429
Oh come on. This is an old old myth that Mac hardware is of higher quality. That's complete bullpoo! My sister had a Mac and...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 'better' components 2430
Wow, you obviously have a keen grasp of polling techniques, particularly the need for random sampling. There can be design flaws with any product -- the fact that...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 'better' components 2431
Actually that was pretty great data since I saw the stacks of computers to be repaired. Once we had to wait nearly...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 'better' components 2432
When are you talking about? I'm talking about the time when they bough the batteries from a company in Korea because their...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 'better' components 2433
I've never heard of the case you're talking about, but buying a battery from a new company when your usual supplier runs out doesn't seem like a particularly unreasonable thing...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 'better' components 2434
Burn in each computer like other vendors do. Surely they would have found this problem if they burned...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2435
Damn. Why are you stating the obvious? Once again, the holes did exist and could be exploited by bad...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2436
John Slade To keep you honest. But do you know this? I doubt it very much. Name the patch numbers and what was it precisely that...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2437
Yea I know it. It's called proof of concept. The holes exist so they issue a patch. If it was impossible...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2438
John Slade Proof of concept and an actual exploit are two different animals. If one finds a hole and provides proof of concept, then it can be fixed. It then...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2439
No they aren't. I think you should know that the people who are exploiting these things are working for Apple. Apple then patches what is exploited. It's the same thing AV software makers do. How...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2440
John Slade A proof of concept virus is written by an individual with advanced programming skills, usually to 'show off...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2441
That's what I said. Now what if he released it maliciously? That's a valid definition. I'm...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2442
John Slade First off, he told the vendor, right? So the vendor, say Apple, fixes it and makes a patch. See the next url. The term to you may have multiple meanings, but...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2443
It reminds me of an argument I had with someone in the late '80s when the debate was over whether screen savers...
Is Windows 98 SE More Secure Than OS X 2444
LOL! No, gluehead... I'm going by what you wrote. That you later came along and felt compelled to...
Don't forget your daily OSX updates!! 33HumfHSaKlA~jG9gd
Brian Pratt wrote Actually 95mb, but yeah.. It's a brand new product. But, there are MUCH BETTER products out there in the same space. Rapidweaver springs to mind. As opposed to MS...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2446
It could be... I fail to see why, though. Just did it. What was I supposed to be looking for? What page(s) did you get it on? I've been...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2447
Maybe its because I'm not a member of any "Jihad." Jihad, in Arabic, means a "holy, cleansing war." I have...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2448
Yep. I come in here with a problem. There are two replies. 1. You are lying 2. You are...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2449
MuahMan said the following on 24-05-2006 12:27 am: gandhi violence problem returns 2,780,000 pages anyway, here are...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX
Just on Google -- Internet Explorer MySpace problem: 2,250,000 results Windows Explorer MySpace problem: 400,000 results Safari MySpace problem: 425,000 results Firefox...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2451
MuahMan said the following on 23-05-2006 08:52 pm: e Well I just had a look in mozilla, and it isn't as bad as a lot of these trivial nonsense sites. Works fine in mozilla...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2452
How could I? What kind of "successful" did you mean? If you mean "more successful in having a good web design" then of course - not contest. If you...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2453
If it's "bigotry", as you claim, why am I not seen bothering other posters with known health problems on this NG? Ooops! Reality...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2455
Of course not. Why would I seek to hide my intentions? I am, however, beginning to suspect that...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2456
What did you comment on, then? How could I be? I asked a question - how can a question...
Worlds most visited site... don't go there with OSX!!! 2457
What, specifically? I never lie, so your claim is non sequitur. I also note that you are snipping (and I buttume...
iMac Intel Duo 20" Windows games
Hi, I'm seriously considering getting an iMac Intel Duo 20". (This will be my first Apple-Macintosh.) I plan on using OSX as my primary OS, but also want to...
iMac Intel Duo 20" Windows games
You really should get a second HD to run XP on alone. Unix and XP both want to be primary parbreastions. I...
Why does boot camp exist
Again with these bizarre claims of extreme expense? Please stop it. The last one that...
Apple makes little girl cry
Mitch That you Mac fanboys turned an Apple story into an attack on Gates speaks to your personal insecurities regarding Gates-Microsoft. Quite sad. There...
Apple makes little girl cry
I guess it would be -- except you can see in the message that I merely responded to your artificial elevation of Gates as philanthropist in spite of his...
Crawley and bates keep falsely accusing Snit Zara and I
If the shoe fts, wear it homely. You're as pathetic as ZERO. Same for stewie. You three are the blind mice...
HP growing, Dell treading water, Apple shrinking &A#JD1Tg!d8
Take your lithium Tom. 1) HP as an overall company has been in recession for a...
Disbuttembled the Macbook
there did in fact seem to be a bit too much thermal grease applied. Not as bad as the picture from...
Mac Security: Weekly Summary 20060608 &A#JD1Tg!d8
It is another dull week for Mac OS X security. But there are a few amusements below. The only vulnerabilities of possible interest to...
Hacking
Would you care to rewrite your question? You seem unaware that "If one breaks into a house" the end result is that you have in fact...
Does Mac Malware Benefit From Obscurity No! Proved By Data. &A#JD1Tg!d8
One of the stupid-favorite winTroll excuses for Windows having thousands of times more malware than Mac is that...
Does Mac Malware Benefit From Obscurity No! Proved By Data. 2469
Sorry to post so late, but I just have to point out that your argument is really stupid. The...
Does Mac Malware Benefit From Obscurity No! Proved By Data. &A#JD1Tg!d8!' 2470
Oh this I gotta read. Go for it: Excuse me, but you just proved my point!!! You are quite right! The idiotic myth that I busted is insisting...
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