On Apr 8, 2010, at 09:23 , steve harley wrote:
i'm just arguing for realism; don't get me wrong, i like using Macs;
i've been a Mac specialist in one sense or another for over twenty
years; it's nice not to worry much about viruses, but there are
plenty of other risks
The use of the term 'is somewhat less' is misleading and prejudicial.
How about throwing in 'is miniscule' compared to Windows.
because it's not miniscule; that's the kind of smugness i actively
discourage
I for one am glad we have people with your skills around, Steve. I
could not enjoy my computing time, nor most likely the rest of my time
on earth if I was saddled with almost any level of paranoia.
If my computer ever becomes compromised, I would re-format, restore,
and resume. If all my drives were compromised, even the ones stored
offsite, say by an EMP, I'd just have to replace the computer, buy
some more drives, and move on. As would everyone else on the planet.
The lucky ones would still have trays of paper tape backup to reclaim
a modicum of the digital age. Oh! All the viruses would be gone as
well! :-)
But my Mac (Toyota) is amongst the 99.8% of those that has avoided for
some reason all the malware (bad brakes or sticky accelerator) and
remains on cruise control while I text about other things.
I'm aware there are a phalanx of very bright, very dedicated people
all around the world who have written little tasks that look for weird
stuff happening when they are thrown at the various OSs, Browsers, and
many if not all applications to see if they allow entry or change a
vital piece of bits that could open a door for worse things to come. I
applaud these folks. They find things wrong and report them, sometimes
months before the holes are repaired by the authors of the defective
software. As a general rule, the holes are fixed before the bad guys
figure them out. Not always, but usually.
Rock on!
Joseph McAllister
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