Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 10, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Paul wrote: > (I'm > not using the 678; I'm using a 2Wire 1800HG, since I'm using the > wireless feature to connect other computers in the house. I'm running > that with WPA, with a key, so I think I'm already safe there, too.) Well if it supports multiple systems

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-10 Thread insightinmind
On Dec 10, 2008, at 10:23 AM, Paul wrote: > > I have the manual, I just wanted to see if there were particular > settings I should know about. I don't have a lot of experience with > hardware firewalls. > > It sounds as though I don't need to worry about it. The router does > have several ethern

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-10 Thread Paul
I have the manual, I just wanted to see if there were particular settings I should know about. I don't have a lot of experience with hardware firewalls. It sounds as though I don't need to worry about it. The router does have several ethernet ports. Because DSL is unpopular, it's easy to get a de

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 9, 2008, at 10:15 PM, Paul wrote: > > I usually run my G4 on the Internet by connecting it with an Ethernet > cable to a DSL router with a built-in firewall. Is there any > particular setting I should use? I'm pretty sure I set it to use > "stealth mode" as much as possible, but there wer

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-09 Thread Paul
I usually run my G4 on the Internet by connecting it with an Ethernet cable to a DSL router with a built-in firewall. Is there any particular setting I should use? I'm pretty sure I set it to use "stealth mode" as much as possible, but there were a lot of things to check off ins the set-up screen,

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-09 Thread Mark
Amanda Ward wrote: > Lol > > On 12/8/08 4:17 , "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What we have to sell is a bracket to hold the lighter in front of the >> stream from the can. >> >> That, at least is how my crazy ex-room-mate used to kill >> cockroachesLysol makes a nice fl

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Amanda Ward
Lol On 12/8/08 4:17 , "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What we have to sell is a bracket to hold the lighter in front of the > stream from the can. > > That, at least is how my crazy ex-room-mate used to kill > cockroachesLysol makes a nice flamethrower. 8-) An old colleg

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Yersinia
Bruce writes, ROFLMAO! That bracket sounds like something my BF would invent, actually. It's probably too cold for cockroaches where he is, hence the reason I've never seen any at his house. As for me, not wanting to need a device like that is the reason for my Sunday afternoon ritual, wher

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 8, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Dan wrote: >> Hey, we should form a company to sell software that prevents alien >> incursions of your computer. > > You can already buy cans of spray Lysol in any grocery store. > > Oh wait. That's for cooties. Do they count? What we have to sell is a bracket to

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Dan
At 10:40 AM -0800 12/8/2008, Clark Martin wrote: >Dan wrote: >> At 12:23 PM -0500 12/8/2008, Mark wrote: >>> This article showed up the other day >>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/03/apple_av_advice/ >> >> yea. SSDD with the AV vendors jumping onto the bandwagon for Xmas >> sales. So

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Clark Martin
Dan wrote: > At 12:23 PM -0500 12/8/2008, Mark wrote: >> This article showed up the other day >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/03/apple_av_advice/ > > yea. SSDD with the AV vendors jumping onto the bandwagon for Xmas > sales. So much for a FUD free season. LOL I feel sorry for the >

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Dan
At 12:23 PM -0500 12/8/2008, Mark wrote: >This article showed up the other day >http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/03/apple_av_advice/ yea. SSDD with the AV vendors jumping onto the bandwagon for Xmas sales. So much for a FUD free season. LOL I feel sorry for the poor sot at Apple that up

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 8, 2008, at 10:23 AM, Mark wrote: >> >> Still no in-the-wild malware, ClamAV is still the best AV >> solution >> >> > This article showed up the other day > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/03/apple_av_advice/ > Some of the commenters suggested ClamAV as well. Yeah, I liked ho

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Mark
Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Dec 8, 2008, at 7:51 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: > > >> Bruce said almost exactly one year ago: >> >> >>> As for security, there has been, to date ONE known exploit in the >>> wild for OS X. This after 6 years on the market, and it's not >>> widespread at all. Don't cl

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Dan
At 9:51 AM -0500 12/8/2008, Len Gerstel wrote: >On Dec 8, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: >>Do we worry about viruses on Macs? I know the problem is >>practically non-existent, but still. What do you all do? I worry about it more now than I did a year ago. Back then, I had faith in

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 8, 2008, at 7:51 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: > > Bruce said almost exactly one year ago: > >> As for security, there has been, to date ONE known exploit in the >> wild for OS X. This after 6 years on the market, and it's not >> widespread at all. Don't click on random porn spam links in web >>

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Len Gerstel
On Dec 8, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: > > Hi Great Ones, > > Do we worry about viruses on Macs? I know the problem is practically > non-existent, but still. > What do you all do? Bruce said almost exactly one year ago: > As for security, there has been, to date ONE known exploit

What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Anne Keller-Smith
Hi Great Ones, Do we worry about viruses on Macs? I know the problem is practically non-existent, but still. What do you all do? I have two machines, a brand new iMac and then an old Quicksilver that is still very upgradable. Well because I bought it partly for this reason - open ze door,