on 9/5/03 11:50 AM, Mike Beede at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thursday, Sep 4, 2003, at 21:26 US/Central, John Teffer wrote:
>> It seems that this software is for demagnetizing the processor, not the >> monitor. I have never heard of demagnetizing a computer's processor. >> Seems >> a little suspicious to me. [....]My guess is that this software does >> nothing but lubricate your computer's >> inner workings with a healthy dose of snake oil. > > Hopefully your guess is correct. Of course, it seems like a > lot of trouble to go to just to cackle gleefully at another > download. Without an image of your disk(s) pre-installation, > it would be hard to tell what "extra functionality" your > system now possesses. > > You might want to get something to monitor outgoing connections > for a while to see if there's anything unexpected going on. If > you care. Well, I think that with a software product that's been around this long, it was from 1995 or so) if it had been a Trojan horse I would hope someone would have noticed it by now. And my Google search would have turned something up. My S900 is do for a wipe and re-install Real Soon Now anyway, so if there is anything funny going on in it, there won't be for long. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
