MAC users - Page 4

Flint · 07-29-2010, 04:00 PM

It's security through obscurity.

The more popular it gets, the less secure it will be.

Which is funny if its popularity is based on being more secure.

Lamplighter · 07-29-2010, 06:52 PM

The Mac vs PC debate continues... and just to be fair and balanced...

The bold emphasis below is mine
All of the links inside the quote below were deleted via the transfer to this post.
The fixes for the various problems have been snipped, but are available in the link to the original article

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Problems with Windows 7
Though there are a few problems with Windows 7 that users may have to deal with occasionally, this still remains a very stable operating system. With the changes that Microsoft has made to this OS, it is the true successor of Windows XP.

Windows 7 is the leading operating system distributed by Microsoft today, and it was released to the world less than 3 years after the release of the terribly slow and memory heavy Windows Vista. This is not to say that there are no problems with Windows 7 to deal with, every computer operating system has their own issues, but Microsoft has finally come out with a stable system since their legendary Windows XP OS.

Windows 7 started selling worldwide by October, 2009, and introduced a whole host of new features to the Windows using world. Users of Windows Vista will be well aware of the toll the OS took on the memory of the machine, and how the tasty looking aero-graphics made one's PC unbearably slow. Windows 7 has none of these issues to deal with, but as with all other computer programs and structures, this OS too has its own share of problems to contend with.

Problems with Windows 7
Here are some problems that have been repeatedly reported by Windows 7 users.
Some of these problems have very easy solutions, whereas some require a detailed check by a computer repair shop.

Aero-graphics not running: <snip>
Windows 7 themes change custom icons: <snip>
iPhone problems: <snip>.
Taskbar problems: <snip>

Internet problems: There are plenty of Internet problems with Windows 7, and most of these are related to problems with Internet Explorer 8. There are certain compatibility and page rendering issues that the new IE8 throws up, and this can be solved by using a different web browser altogether. Problems with Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 are bound to occur from time to time, and there is not much that one can do in order to fix this. This article on Internet Explorer 8 problems with Windows 7 will shed more light on this particular problem.

DVD audio problems: <snip>
XP mode problems: <snip>
Power plan problems: <snip>
Extension problems: <Snip>

By Rahul Thadani
Published: 7/5/2010

For the record: I use Mac's and I use PC's for both personal and professional purposes.
I fail to see the value to trying to beat up on either platform.
The computing world is what it is, and over time the differences between systems is narrowing.
So be it.

TheMercenary · 08-01-2010, 02:32 PM

What kind of virus prevention programs are you guys using on your MAC?

fargon · 08-01-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

What kind of virus prevention programs are you guys using on your MAC?

None, It is not needed.

TheMercenary · 08-01-2010, 05:47 PM

I am not sure that everyone would support that opinion.

Lamplighter · 08-01-2010, 06:41 PM

I'm on the Comcast ISP and they provide free anti-virus software for both PC and Mac (via Norton). I tried out the Norton and it made everything (Firefox) run exceedingly slow.

Before Comcast I had used the ClamXav Sentry which is free and runs very fast... so I have removed the Norton and gone back to ClamXas Sentry. No problems at all.

Actually, I 've not had any virus problems on any of my Mac's since I started using them (MacPlus) in 1985 or there abouts.

FWIW, I always ran anti-virus programs on my PC's and kept them up to date... so my problems there have been minimal.

TheMercenary · 08-01-2010, 08:34 PM

Thanks.

Pete Zicato · 08-02-2010, 09:21 AM

It can't last forever, but for now no one seems to be writing virii for the mac.

07-29-2010, 04:00 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	It's security through obscurity. The more popular it gets, the less secure it will be. Which is funny if its popularity is based on being more secure. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-01-2010, 02:32 PM	#3
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	What kind of virus prevention programs are you guys using on your MAC? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-01-2010, 05:47 PM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I am not sure that everyone would support that opinion. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-01-2010, 08:34 PM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Thanks. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-02-2010, 09:21 AM	#8
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	It can't last forever, but for now no one seems to be writing virii for the mac. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

08-01-2010, 06:41 PM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I'm on the Comcast ISP and they provide free anti-virus software for both PC and Mac (via Norton). I tried out the Norton and it made everything (Firefox) run exceedingly slow. Before Comcast I had used the ClamXav Sentry which is free and runs very fast... so I have removed the Norton and gone back to ClamXas Sentry. No problems at all. Actually, I 've not had any virus problems on any of my Mac's since I started using them (MacPlus) in 1985 or there abouts. FWIW, I always ran anti-virus programs on my PC's and kept them up to date... so my problems there have been minimal.

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