On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Steve at Verizon stevet...@verizon.netwrote:
I know the name of the channel is Fox News, but there are two distinct
components. Commentary and news. Commentary includes the very conservative
Hannity, the populist O'Reilly, the libertarian Beck, and the
On Mar 2, 2010, at 9:01 PM, mike wrote:
Shouldn't it be web usage share?
Short of hiring the Census, this is probably the most accurate way to
get a count. Since Mac hardware outlasts PC hardware by at least a
factor of two, hardware sales numbers count a lot of churn as people
Quoting Ranbo ran...@gmail.com:
*In other words, this virus, trojan or whatever it is could still be lurking
and hiding from AVG's ability to detect it? I also ran a full scan of
Well, I'm no expert (I don't even play one on TV), but no one on the
list called me an idiot (at least. . .not
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Steve at Verizon stevet...@verizon.net wrote:
Could you please be specific in what is wrong with the analysis in this
article.
I do not know if the figures and comparisons in the article are
accurate or not. That is because, if for no other reason, the term
You Windoz weenies still don't get it, do you.
Mac users need to use multiple browsers that can mask the OS, because there are still
millions of web sites, many of them commercial that block Macs or distort their
experience. This isn't some clueless individual who's still using FrontPage
On Mar 2, 2010, at 10:01 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote:
I know the name of the channel is Fox News, but there are two
distinct components. Commentary and news. Commentary includes the
very conservative Hannity, the populist O'Reilly, the libertarian
Beck, and the running-for-president
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:27 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
Short of hiring the Census, this is probably the most accurate way to get a
count. Since Mac hardware outlasts PC hardware by at least a factor of two,
hardware sales numbers count a lot of churn as people constantly replace
their
On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Reid Katan wrote:
I'm just sayin', if it was me, just for the peace of mind, I'd go
ahead and do the nasty. You gotta weigh the peace-of-mind vs. time-
and-effort equation.
There is a utility for copying off your drivers. I find that all too
often rebuilding
Not just you Mac users.
I find that often when we are trying to do something with
Governmental web sites. If we do not use IE or Opera it will not work right.
Firefox just cant do what they want it to do, or it is coded to sue
imbeded IE commands.
Stewart
At 09:05 AM 3/3/2010, you
On Mar 3, 2010, at 9:23 AM, Ranbo wrote:
*In other words, this virus, trojan or whatever it is could still be
lurking
and hiding from AVG's ability to detect it? I also ran a full scan of
Windows Defender which didn't
That is why I pointed you to a Linux boot disk. Otherwise you can't
As I stated earlier Non Profits tend to be the last ones to upgrade
machines. Also schools are notoriously behind. I can go into the
local school and still find some Windows 98/ME users.
I worked on one of my members machines a few weeks ago and it is
still a Windows ME machine.
PC
I agree with Betty, but want to add a browser to her list of browsers
masking ID - OmniWeb.
Steve
betty wrote:
You Windoz weenies still don't get it, do you.
Mac users need to use multiple browsers that can mask the OS, because
there are still millions of web sites, many of them
Did anyone ever read a story (sci-fi I prefer the term
speculative fiction)
Songs from a Broken Instrument by Stephen Burns?
Tracy
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On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:42 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
However, since most of these comparisons of
alleged market share are exactly that, market share, then sales are
all that matter.
That is disingenuous. We are talking about computers in use. Your
method would be like stating the US
No, we are talking about computers that access the interner, not ones in
use. I have three running at my house, one doesn't get online at all.
On Mar 3, 2010 9:57 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:42 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: However, since
most of these comparisons...
Yup defender is almost useless.
Any Anti Virus may not get to Malware and other things that have
hidden themselves deep within the OS.
Avast used to have a feature that said Do you Want to Do a Scan on Boot Up
This is the only way tog et rid of deep down infections such as Tom
said by
On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:05 AM, betty wrote:
Mac users need to use multiple browsers that can mask the OS,
because there are still millions of web sites, many of them
commercial that block Macs or distort their experience.
Good point. So they will be undercounting. Thus Mac share is more like
On 3/3/2010 11:35 AM, trac...@aol.com wrote:
Did anyone ever read a story (sci-fi I prefer the term
speculative fiction)
Songs from a Broken Instrument by Stephen Burns?
Tracy
Haven't read it, but thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'll track
it down and read it. Check out
Slow down.
There is a lot of old Windows machines still in use.
In our house we have about 6 computers in use. Just not at the same time.
I have three, my wife has one, and my youngest has two. But that
does not include a couple of other machines I have upstairs that
still run, just in
*I hate to sound so obtuse, but are you suggesting that this infection is
not being detected by AVG or Windows Defender?
Randall
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On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:57 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Mar 3, 2010, at 9:23 AM, Ranbo wrote:
*In other words, this virus, trojan or whatever it is could
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:41 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:42 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
However, since most of these comparisons of
alleged market share are exactly that, market share, then sales are
all that matter.
That is disingenuous. We are talking about
*I can't get it to download from the link you give here. Went to
BitDefender.com They want $30 for 2010 version. Is that the one you are
suggesting or is there a free version?
Thanks
Randall
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On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 4:18 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Feb 25, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Ranbo
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:15:07 -0500, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:41 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
That is disingenuous. We are talking about computers in use. Your method
would be like stating the US population by just counting births instead of
looking at how many
Hi,
What is the name of that Firefox add-on that enables one to change how the
browser identifies itself?
Clear skies,
John J Settle
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Email me off list I did download it.
Stewart
At 11:30 AM 3/3/2010, you wrote:
*I can't get it to download from the link you give here. Went to
BitDefender.com They want $30 for 2010 version. Is that the one you are
suggesting or is there a free version?
Thanks
Randall
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On Thu, Feb 25,
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:48 PM, katan ka...@his.com wrote:
And would therefore be mistitled, because the (original) content has to
do with Internet use stats--what percentage of computers on the
Internet (in the cited survey) are Macs.
You are correct. I did not provide the title for the
Yes.
On Mar 3, 2010 12:20 PM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote:
*I hate to sound so obtuse, but are you suggesting that this infection is
not being detected by AVG or Windows Defender?
Randall
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On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:57 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Mar 3,
2010, at 9:23 AM, Ranbo wr...
On Mar 3, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Ranbo wrote:
*I can't get it to download from the link you give here. Went to
BitDefender.com They want $30 for 2010 version. Is that the one
you are
suggesting or is there a free version?
Not $30, this is free. The article is a bit dated, but gives a good
Ditto, Betty - Went to the Mozilla page, no mention of masking.
--- On Wed, 3/3/10, John Settle john_j_set...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: John Settle john_j_set...@yahoo.com
Subject: [CGUYS] What's the name of that Firefox Ad-on?
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010,
I don't think it's an add-on, you just change the useragent preference
in the browser.
You can google for additional details.
Hope that helps!
On 3/3/10, John Settle john_j_set...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi,
What is the name of that Firefox add-on that enables one to change how the
browser
I guess I can't see the meaningfulness of this stat. I regularly use 3
computers; a OSX 10.6 MBP and 1 each XP Pro and Vista machine. I use
my MBP mostly for web activities like reading and posting in forums as
well as surfing while in the living room or on trips. The Windows
boxes have 2 browsers
On 3/3/2010 4:16 PM, chad evans wyatt wrote:
Ditto, Betty - Went to the Mozilla page, no mention of masking.
Hi Chad,
Found it! Here's a link to User Agent Switcher Add-on
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59
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--- On Wed, 3/3/10, John Settle john_j_set...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: John Settle john_j_set...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] What's the name of that Firefox Ad-on?
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010,
Sorry, a bit late on this. Had a bit of life going on there.
Anyway, as I'm sure you'll know, figures are all over the map on this
depending on who you listen to. But them best averages I've heard are about 1%.
So how does that justify the percentages of price increases over the
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