I guess thats an answer but.............. You can't do this, you can't do that, you can't open this, you can't open that, you gotta watch for this and you gotta watch for that, you gotta buy this, you gotta buy that, you gotta run this, you gotta run that, you gotta clean this, you gotta clean that, you have to install this, you have to install that, sure it's not rocket science but you sure gotta spend a lot of time on those things.
Thats like saying you are a good driver because you don't get in any accidents but then again you never come out from hiding from behind the couch either ;) ---------------------------------------- From: Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 8:50 PM To: CF-Talk <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Any Free/Low cost anti-spam/anti-virus software? > > Here's your best bet for anti virus software: > http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?fa > mily=iMac > > or here: > http://www.novell.com/linux/suse/index.html > > :-D > If that's your idea of a joke, you'd better keep your day job, Rob. I find it a bit irksome that people think it's a realistic or useful answer to someone asking "how do I make X work the way I want it to" to say "oh, just get a Y". Especially when it's pretty easy to avoid viruses or worms on any platform with a minimal amount of care and foresight. I've been using Windows on personal computers since version 3.1 and I've never had any sort of local security problem. As a consultant, I plug my computer into all sorts of networks, I use public wifi hotspots, etc. I use Outlook to connect to an Exchange server, and I've never had a virus. I don't have any antivirus software installed, either. What's my secret? I run a local firewall (nowadays, the one that comes with XP SP2), I don't double-click on attachments, and I use Firefox for public browsing. How hard are any of those things? This isn't rocket science. Now, I like Macs and I think that OS X makes a superb desktop, but it's kind of hard to justify buying a new computer to fix a problem that can easily be fixed without laying down that kind of money. As for using a Linux desktop for my primary computer, I'd rather self-administer a lobotomy. That's just me, though. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:204206 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
