Ah yes, I know about that, I also have the Linksys WAG54G to
restricted mode so that only computers I permit can access my network.
On 11/09/2007, at 1:11 AM, VaShaun Jones wrote:
You can just turn broadcasting off and they will not be able to see
your network. It will not stop a hacker from getting your SSID, but
it stops the common folks from knowing you're there.
----- Original Message ----- From: "hank smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: A concern about the design of modern Mac computers
I wonder how many feet you were putting out?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac
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Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: A concern about the design of modern Mac computers
Ok, well I know when I got my Linksys WAG54G wireless gateway and
started using my Ibook wirelessly with the device, I got a knock
at the door from a woman in one of the other bungalos in my
block wanting the password to the network so she could hook up
her computer to the Internet. I was stumped for a few minutes but
it turns out that my network which had the SID of "Danes Home
Network" was putting out a strong signal at the time and the
woman hadn't turned on her own wireless gateway so naturally her
computer was picking mine up, I had WEP incription enabled etc
and the woman was under the impression that "Dane's Home Network"
was shared throughout the block of bungalos, I've since found out
that this isn't an uncommon arrangement in some housing facilities.
On 10/09/2007, at 11:23 AM, John Panarese wrote:
A lot of the stories are pretty common from tech support
folks and have, in some cases, been written off as urban legend
or computer myth. Some probably are, but I do know of someone who
actually had a customer complaining that either their keyboard
was mismarked or was missing a key because they could not locate
the "any key". I kid you not again. My friend did tell me of a
woman who couldn't quite understand that one needed an email
account or provider to receive email. She thought that people
simply used her street address and her computer got her mail for
her. Once more, I thought he was joking, but this guy is the
kind of person who doesn't joke around like that. He probably is
actually Too Serious, in fact.
Take Care
John
On Sep 9, 2007, at 8:35 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
I could well imagine, perhaps you could shar a couple of those
stories with us some time.
On 10/09/2007, at 3:00 AM, John Panarese wrote:
Some of the stories this guy has told me have really scared
me. The lack of common sense simply makes me pray these folks
don't drive cars or operate any equipment that can pose a danger
to themselves and others. When someone asks him if the computer
needs to be plugged in to work because pushing keys on the
keyboard isn't doing anything, I wonder, and he's not the only
support person I've heard receive that question from a caller
either. Note this was a Dell desktop support call.
Take Care
John
On Sep 9, 2007, at 12:36 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Ok, well if anyone is stupid enough to use a CD tray as a
coffee cup holder then quite frankly, they don't deserve to be
using a computer and should be locked away from them.
On 10/09/2007, at 2:22 AM, John Panarese wrote:
Hah. Sadly, there have been people who thought their CD
trays were, indeed, coffee cup holders. I didn't believe this
could be possible, but I know a guy who works for Dell tech
support in Canada and he encountered this a couple of times
over the years.
Take Care
John
On Sep 9, 2007, at 1:55 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
Because with slot-loaded drives, you don't get that neat new
52x coffee cup holder.
On Sat, 8 Sep 2007, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
Slot loading drives are brilliant. First of all, everyone
should remember that car stereos have been using the same
design for years and years and you rarely hear about anyone
having issues with those. I suspect car CD players get a lot
more wear and tear than computer CD drives...at least
overall. I've known people in the past who have been careless
and accidently busted their CD drive drawer when it was
sticking out of their computer...both laptop and desktop
varieties. The space saved and reliability and minimization
of risk of breakage afforded by slot loading drives is a
wonderful thing, in my opinion, and I don't understand for
the life of me why few, if any, PC laptop makers have followed
suit.
Josh de Lioncourt
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