Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread mike
Well that's ok, because with this vulnerability hackers can see how they are. Mike On 7/24/07, John DeCarlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't believe that Safari and the iPhone are inextricably linked. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own *

Re: [CGUYS] MacPro question

2007-07-24 Thread Snyder, Mark
Also www.smalldog.com Just be careful to prevent static discharge. Replacing components in a laptop requires a bit more expertise than working on stereos. Good to ask questions and to know what interface the disk drive uses. Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Announceme

Re: [CGUYS] MacPro question

2007-07-24 Thread Paula Minor
Thanks, Mark. It just never came through before and I look at all the messages. Pay attention! You missed a good response from Riley: "Yes, yes & yes. The parts basically snap into place and plug in with about the complexity of a home stereo. A few places on the net that sell otherwise ge

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread John DeCarlo
On 7/24/07, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Most windows breaches are due to third party software or the browser...so strictly speaking it isn't the pc being compromised. Not sure what you are trying to say. If you want to say that an Oracle vulnerability isn't a Windows vulnerability, you a

Re: [CGUYS] Backup App for PC

2007-07-24 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
The closest I can come is Acronis True Image Home 10.0 Not overly expensive and can also be used to clone a harddrive. Firewire, USB support is also available with version 10. Make sure you specify that when you install. I am using it for our church system. Also allows you to an increment

Re: [CGUYS] More Dell Quirks

2007-07-24 Thread John Mealey III
You should be able to identify the fan that is causing the issue. You will have to get the CPU and / or the graphics card fan from Dell, the other fans should be either 80mm or 120mm and are common. If the box is under warranty, see if you can nicely ask that they send you one of each. Regards,

[CGUYS] Backup App for PC

2007-07-24 Thread David Cowdrill
After many years of procrastination I have finally (with the help of "Take Control of Mac Backups" and SuperDuper!) installed a backup system for my two Macs. Question: My wife has a PC. Would someone recommend a simple, low- cost backup application comparable to SuperDuper! for the PC. TIA

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Most windows breaches are due to third party software or the browser...so >strictly speaking it isn't the pc being compromised. The day after Monday is Tuesday. * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following comman

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox f-up

2007-07-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Help. I made some modifications to Firefox on my iMac and screwed up >somewhere. There are two problems: Start Firefox from the command line using the -safe-mode switch. You will get several options to assist with clean up. firefox.exe -safe-mode

Re: [CGUYS] More Dell Quirks

2007-07-24 Thread db
Dell's are usually whisper quiet. A bearing in one of the moving parts ... could be a hard drive but probably is a fan... is failing. Figure out which one it is and replace it. Probably under warranty and cheap in any case. When it completely fails, the computer will overheat and perhaps

[CGUYS] More Dell Quirks

2007-07-24 Thread Paul Meyer
I have a late model Dell desktop. Lots of vibration noise from the case, which conveniently disassembles. Any ideas on quieting it down. (Something sitting on top of it helps). * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put th

[CGUYS] Firefox f-up

2007-07-24 Thread Harvey Simon
Help. I made some modifications to Firefox on my iMac and screwed up somewhere. There are two problems: 1. The sidebar. My bookmarks don¹t appear in the sidebar. History works, but when I choose Bookmarks, the sidebar is empty. If I go into Organize Bookmarks, there they are. They just don¹t

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread mike
Can't resist the headline of this reg article. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/24/iphone_security_vulnerability/ Mike On 7/24/07, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Most windows breaches are due to third party software or the browser...so strictly speaking it isn't the pc being compromised.

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread mike
Most windows breaches are due to third party software or the browser...so strictly speaking it isn't the pc being compromised. Mike On 7/24/07, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >"A security firm has run the first remote exploits on Apple's iPhone, >proving that the widely popular smart p

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
>"A security firm has run the first remote exploits on Apple's iPhone, >proving that the widely popular smart phone is vulnerable not only to >data theft but also to being turned into a remote snooping device." The vulnerability is a new variant of a known issue with the Safari browser. So, str

Re: [CGUYS] Very Entertaining Dell Computer

2007-07-24 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Go into the Config menu, There is one for Dell Notebooks, try that and see. Dell's use a proprietary BIOS and that can mess it up. Stewart At 12:21 PM 7/24/2007, you wrote: If only this Dell (Dimension 3000) played nice with SpeedFan. But I tried that nifty piece of software and it does not

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread mike
Actually they did prove it. http://www.securityevaluators.com/iphone/ at the end of the video they show the dump they get from the iphone among other things. Mike On 7/24/07, Roger D. Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 11:36 AM -0400 7/24/07, Chris Dunford wrote: >"A security firm has run

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread Roger D. Parish
At 11:36 AM -0400 7/24/07, Chris Dunford wrote: "A security firm has run the first remote exploits on Apple's iPhone, proving Proving? Not until it has been demonstrated. All they have done is claim. There are enough Apple-haters out there that I reserve judgement on any such claims until de

Re: [CGUYS] DNS hijacking

2007-07-24 Thread Vicky Staubly
On Tue, 24 Jul 2007, Tom Piwowar wrote: Specifically, Cox's DNS server is responding to a domain name request for an Internet Relay Chat server. Instead of responding with the correct IP address for the server, Cox sends the IP address of its own IRC server ( 70.168.70.4). That server then sends

Re: [CGUYS] Very Entertaining Dell Computer

2007-07-24 Thread Jay Montero
If only this Dell (Dimension 3000) played nice with SpeedFan. But I tried that nifty piece of software and it does not see the fan on this model computer. on Tue, 24 Jul, "Rev. Stewart Marshall" wrote: You might want to check your BIOS and see what the set point is for overtemp. Also downloa

Re: [CGUYS] MacPro question

2007-07-24 Thread Snyder, Mark
Pay attention! You missed a good response from Riley: "Yes, yes & yes. The parts basically snap into place and plug in with about the complexity of a home stereo. A few places on the net that sell otherwise generic computer memory and hard drives with a Mac user centric support focus are : www

Re: [CGUYS] MacPro question

2007-07-24 Thread Paula Minor
Also www.smalldog.com Just be careful to prevent static discharge. Replacing components in a laptop requires a bit more expertise than working on stereos. Good to ask questions and to know what interface the disk drive uses. Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Announc

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread mike
Apple knows, and the exploit wasn't released to the wild. I see a fix coming soon in it's future. Mike On 7/24/07, Chris Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "A security firm has run the first remote exploits on Apple's iPhone, proving that the widely popular smart phone is vulnerable not only

[CGUYS] iPhone cracked

2007-07-24 Thread Chris Dunford
"A security firm has run the first remote exploits on Apple's iPhone, proving that the widely popular smart phone is vulnerable not only to data theft but also to being turned into a remote snooping device." http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2161696,00.asp?kc=EWKNLNAV072407FEA1

Re: [CGUYS] DNS hijacking

2007-07-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Using a mac won't affect what they are doing. You won't reach the server >you requested. I'm more worried about them trying to rewire my computer. I do not use my ISP's DNS. They manage it too badly. * ==> QUICK LIST-COM

Re: [CGUYS] DNS hijacking

2007-07-24 Thread mike
Using a mac won't affect what they are doing. You won't reach the server you requested. Mike On 7/24/07, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Specifically, Cox's DNS server is responding to a domain name request for an >Internet Relay Chat server. Instead of responding with the correct IP

Re: [CGUYS] DNS hijacking

2007-07-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Specifically, Cox's DNS server is responding to a domain name request for an >Internet Relay Chat server. Instead of responding with the correct IP >address for the server, Cox sends the IP address of its own IRC server ( >70.168.70.4). That server then sends commands to the computer that attempt

[CGUYS] Smart Questions [Was: Powerless Powerbook

2007-07-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Very few people write precisely when asking for help. >Mostly because they do not know which facts are important, >if they did know, they would be able to figure out the answer >themselves. Useful guide to asking... http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html "...the kind of answers you get

Re: [CGUYS] DOSBox

2007-07-24 Thread Fred Holmes
At 02:51 PM 7/22/2007, Tom Piwowar wrote: >A while back someone was asking about how to run old DOS programs. I >don't remember if a solution was found, but I just ran across DOSBox at >Sourceforge. DOSBox runs on many platforms like OS X and even XP. This looks very promising. It appears to ha

Re: [CGUYS] Very Entertaining Dell Computer

2007-07-24 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
You might want to check your BIOS and see what the set point is for overtemp. Also download Speedfan 4.231 and monitor it, you will see a spike in processor activity and then a rise in temp. See what the temp is, it might be the set point is too low. Stewart At 08:43 AM 7/24/2007, you wrot

Re: [CGUYS] Very Entertaining Dell Computer

2007-07-24 Thread Tony B
Presumably his antivirus is obsessing. I got one of those jet engine CPU fans once. You could hear it from outside. I had no choice but to replace it. It was the standard Intel fan. I swore I'd never buy another one, but eventually another system came in with one, which actually ran normally. Go

[CGUYS] Very Entertaining Dell Computer

2007-07-24 Thread Jay Montero
A while back, I posted a problem I was having with a Dell computer who's fan sounded like a jet engine. I discovered this particular computer, running Windows XP Pro, was very temperature sensitive and when the office A/C got fixed, the problem went away. However, now it seems it is acting u

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone vs. IT: Clash of the Culture Titans

2007-07-24 Thread Paul Meyer
Huh? My point was not a "pro-MS" point but I'll bite. Is your point that MS technology so bad diversifing away from it will ultimately pay off? (I can see that.) Or was your point that you can't remain static with an IT strategy? (I can see that). Still, computing is full of examples of pro