Posts by DJ Particle

The irony kills me! :)

6.1, AT&T, 4S

No issues. Is this strictly a Vodafone problem?

The math just doesn't add up...

http://bgr.com/2013/01/14/iphone-5-analysis-component-cuts-291307/

Just sayin'...

Apparently Facebook isn't learning...

There's a reason people stopped using MySpace...

Another "stupidity test" trojan....

So, for Macs, first you need to actually HAVE Java in the first place. Macs do not have this by default, so most end users likely won't have it, and they are weeded out.

Say you *do* have it installed: Then when it tries to run, you get a "bad certificate" warning regarding a program called "WebEnhancer". That's another red flag.

Only when you click through THAT, are you infected.

You need to be REALLY stupid to go THAT far....

Eh, after I found out about the exploit weeks ago, I turned Java's interaction with my browser off until the patch came.

I predicted this would happen for years...

Back in 2001, Best Buy, with the help of the government of Richfield, MN, evicted dozens of people and a few businesses (including a 5-star Buick dealer from a prominent big-local-money company) so they could build their corporate campus. (Google up "7601 Penn Ave S Richfield, MN" to see the monstrosity)

Nowadays, the building sits mostly devoid of its intended purpose. Yeah, Best Buy is still there, but after all the layoffs, the building just isn't as full of them anymore. They could probably move back into their prior HQ (near Eden Prairie, MN) and be comfortable again.

So all those people who were displaced a mere 11 years ago: Yeah, likely feeling pretty pissed off right now.

Paris, because even she knows when she's screwed over.

Not as bad as it sounds...

It seems to me that this is what FB is trying to do:

Say FB user "John" links via FB to something involving "Blammo Cola". He decides to "Like" a fan page for "We like using Blammo Cola for ice cream floats!".

John's action appears on his friends' feeds, with a link to Blammo Cola.

Or, say user "Jane" RSVPs to a ribfest event hosted by "Bob's Ribs 'n Tips".

Jane's action appears in her friends' feeds, with a link to "Bob's".

It sounds like you actually have to interact with an event or story in order to trigger the ad.

Not exactly enamored with this new feature, but it's not as bad as the headline makes it sound.

What I want to know is...

Why every time someone reports a "widespread" problem with an Apple device (at least since MacOS 10.0 - everyone knows Classic was a crash whore), I never see it?

I have owned 5 Macs, 3 iPods, and 2 iPhones since MacOS X first came out in 2001, and every time I hear about a "widespread" problem, it never materializes on any of my equipment over these last 10 years. The only problem I ever ran into was a bad RAM stick in my 2007 Mini, and it was an isolated incident easily fixed.

Every time I hear about a software update going sour, no problems.

Antennagate? Nope

Battery woes? Not a one, not even on my current 2007 model iPod Classic.

You'd think I'd have run into at least ONE of these issues? Nope.

So what gives?

No errors!

About 30 minutes from start to finish. I didn't even lose my battle.net mobile authenticator serial number.

...what? Why are you looking at me like that?

Here's why MS'plan would never work....

First let me kill one particular misconception: MacOS X is *not* a walled garden. If you think it is, you're thinking of iOS, and even that is pushing it, because people have jailbroken that. UNIX-based OS's (like MacOS X and iOS) cannot be a walled garden.

Now the reasons why the "forced Windows" will never come to pass:

1) Windows 8 will tank, harder than either Vista or ME, and it will be for the same reasons Office 2010 is still being eschewed in favor of Office 2007. Their 'ribbon' menu system is so vastly different than what people are currently used to. This is NOT what you want to force on less-computer-literate users who are used to the current "File Edit View" hierarchy. As for the "tiles" interface, it's not working for Apple (how many do you know actually use the "Launcher" as the main interface), so what makes MS think it will work for them on a desktop OS?

2) MS would have to make this LAW to succeed at it, and they would have to do it WORLDWIDE. Good luck with that, and good luck with the lawsuits from Apple and Google (both of whom have far better legal resources than MS) that would result from even TRYING to push this through law. Why would they sue? Because such a law would also illegalize MacOS X (UNIX), iOS (UNIX), Chrome (Linux), and Android (Linux)...not just the smaller UNIXes and Linuxes.

3) Because they would never be able to pass this worldwide, there would result in a grey-market for computers that can run other OS's, yet identify to internet routers as Windows to allow them online, completely killing the effectiveness of their plan.

There are simply way too many ways to keep MS from doing this. Their plan to lock everyone into Windows is a cry for desperation from a company that is hemorrhaging money. At this current rate, I don't see MS as being a viable company past the end of the decade. Look in comparison: MS tanked HARD yesterday in the stock market (about $1/share, but that's still about 4-5% - probably over the news that Bing lost them $5.5 billion over the last year), while Apple is posting its highest numbers EVER... *without* Steve as CEO! Wall Street knows where the companies are heading already.

Actually....

Was Time Machine turned on in the test machine? That type of document retention seems characteristic of Time Machine, which is designed to keep that extra copy around for a while.

If you don't worry about your morning coffee or that jar of pickles....

...then don't worry about your cell phone.

The WHO lists all three in the same "possible risk" list. Look it up.

Seriously....

Still. Not. A. Worm. </ysac>

This one installs into the user's home directory, not the System directory, so of course it wouldn't require a password. There have already been Trojans like this on Mac. It's nothing new.

Again: Don't be a PEBCAK, and this stuff won't happen. Plain and simple.

Still no Mac worms in the wild

Back in 2005, I had to re-OS my Windows-powered SHOUTcasting machine with XPsp2.

Got it all loaded up with XPsp2, Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D, and Sophos AV.

Keep in mind this is a FRESH INSTALL hooked up to the Internet.

Sophos found 12 infections, Spybot S&D found about 15 more, Ad-Aware found about 3 more after that.

Worms. Viruses that self-replicate and take advantage of holes in the OS to install without any user interaction. Windows 7 is still susceptible to these kinds of attacks today.

I have yet to see that kind of infection succeed on a machine running MacOS X. So far, all these Mac viruses have been Trojans, requiring a PEBCAK. Windows users still have no right to gloat.

Yet another iPhone 3GS (iOS 4.3) owner....

...who has had no problems :)

Makes me wonder where they got this story from.

What about Mac Mini?

Don't they use the same series of drives the MacBooks do? Seems like a hole in Apple's refund policy.

Not that I'm worried...replaced the stock 160GB drive with a 500GB drive in my Mini months ago (due to need for space, not drive failure, the old drive is still caged as an external), but still...

Paris, because even she knows when a hole needs to be filled.

(yeah, that's a stretch, but be kind, it's my first Paris joke *heh*) :)

MS Shoots Themselves In The Foot Again

My boss' wife is feeling the pain...the "ribbon bar" is too complex for her. Hell, I could barely find my way around it. The trashing of the classic "File Edit View" menu structure is likely the #1 reason for the slow utilization rate of Office '07.

...and now they're going to change things even more in Office '10?

...and they wonder why more businesses are choosing to use OpenOffice.org. Sure there are a few small incompatibilities, but if I were an average cubicle-dweller, I'd rather that, and have to re-do a few files, then have to learn an entirely new interface. OOo at current version still has a classic-style interface that most people have gotten used to over the years.

Psystar Still Doesn't Get It!

Yes, if you buy OS X then, on a personal level, you can install it on a PC (just don't expect Apple to give you support). However, they are selling a service that is a EULA violation.

EULA violations in private aren't illegal, however, making a profit off them *is*.

YOU have the right to install your OS X where you want. Not Psystar. That's the difference, and they still don't get it.

Seth would have ROASTED Microsoft IMHO! ;)

My theory is that MS finally realized that MacFarlane, being a fan of Apple/Mac hardware (his personal machine is a Mac, and of course there was the "I have an iPod like the rest of the world" joke on the show), would have set up MS to look like fools. ;)

Steve, because this is a win for him either way.