Re: [CGUYS] Just When You thought You Could Like Symantec Again.....
Whew. Being a forum admin, I can empathize with the guy. > * O LAWD IM CHOKIN ON PIFTS PLZ HALP * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] those pesky browsers!
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:59:41 -0700, mike wrote: >Is there a way to have google search only specific sites, like search:imdb >watchmen ? Actually, I think it would go something like: watchmen site imdb.com -- R:\katan Tea. . .Earl Grey. . .Hot * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Just When You thought You Could Like Symantec Again.....
Here is an update from Norton: http://tinyurl.com/d5ef7s It was all a big misunderstanding... "Hi everyone, Symantec released a diagnostic patch "PIFTS.exe" targeting Norton Internet Security and Norton Antivirus 2006 & 2007 users on March 9, 2009. This patch was released for approximately 3 hours (4:30 - 7:40 PM March 9, 2009 Pacific Time). In a case of human error, the patch was released by Symantec "unsigned", which caused the firewall user prompt for this file to access the Internet. The firewall alert for the patch caused understandable concern for users and began to be reported back to Symantec. Releasing a patch unsigned is an extremely rare occurrence that does not pose any security issues to our users. The patch reached a limited number of Norton customers and has subsequently been pulled from further distribution. Norton users are fully protected and do not need to take any action as a result of this issue. There has been activity in the Norton User Forum related to PIFTS.exe which has generated additional concern and media speculation. At approximately 10:30pmET Monday March 9, Symantec detected that our User Forum boards were being abused by an individual or individuals. One individual created a new user account and posted about the name of the patch executable, PIFTS.exe. Within minutes, several dozen user accounts were created commenting on the initial thread, and/or creating new threads on the topic. Over the next few hours, over 200 user accounts were created. Within the first hour there were 600 new posts on this subject alone. While the intent of the spammer(s) remains unclear, there were no malicious links and it simply resulted in a widespread communications challenge for Symantec. Below are some examples of the forum spam we received from these new user accounts. These forum posts contained no text in the body of the message, simply a subject: * O LAWD IM CHOKIN ON PIFTS PLZ HALP * OH GOD YOU GOT CHOCOLATE IN MY PIFTS * If you wanna be my NORTON/ you gotta deal with my P ! F T S . E X E * IF PIFTS.EXE WAS HERE, THEN WHO WAS PHONE? * PIFTS.EXE PIFTS.EXE PIFTS.EXE PIFTS.EXE PIFTS.EXE PIFTS.EXE PIFTS.EXE * I LOVE MY PIFTS.EXE Symantec strictly adheres to its Norton Community Terms of Service and does not delete postings unless they are in violation of these guidelines. Upon determining that our User Forums were being abused, Symantec began removing the spam posts. Finally, it has also been reported by the Washington Post that hackers are taking advantage of this situation. "Some of the top searches (currently the 3rd and 4th result in a Google search) are Web sites that try to install malicious software when you visit them." When searching for information on "pifts.exe," Symantec strongly advises all users to be wary of following links to unknown sites as malicious users are attempting to use this hot topic to distribute malware. The spammers also chose to use the comment area on my blog. I was very reluctant to turn comments off this morning but when the number of comments grew to over 100 and began to include profanity and sexual material, it was time to take action. (We have to keep this site family friendly!)" Message Edited by davecole on 03-10-2009 12:45 PM "I assure you we will be turning commenting back on but will continue to monitor any possible future signs of abuse, in accordance with our forum terms of service. I apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused." marianmerritt "Just want to add additional comment here because of the inquiries we've seen coming in to the forum. There's been speculation that PIFTS.exe is sending information to a server in Africa, which is untrue. The servers used by PIFTS.exe are located at a SwapDrive facility in North America. Symantec completed the acquisition of SwapDrive in June 2008, so these are indeed Symantec servers. Also, PIFTS.exe does not collect or send any of our users' personal information. We will be posting a technical write-up to the forum soon with further details on the data PIFTS.exe collects. Tony Weiss Norton Forums Administrator Symantec Corporation " Richard P. > From The Washington Post: > > http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/03/symantec_users_complain_of_mys.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast
I've read also that they have some unused space on the drives...so a 64 gig drive might actually be 70 and when certain areas wear out etc, the drive shifts to these areas. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: > >I've read that you shouldn't defrag an SSD because A) it doesn't actually > do > >any good, and B) it actually reduces the lifespan of the drive since SSD's > >have a finite read/write lifespan. No idea if B is actually true, but > I've > >read it enough times to lead me to believe that it is. > > Yes. When the physical device changes all the operational rules can > change too. HDs need defragging because of how they are made. SSD is not > made the same way. > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] those pesky browsers!
I'd probably switch to chrome or safari 4 if I could just get some plug ins for search. Is there a way to have google search only specific sites, like search:imdb watchmen ? On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: > >generally I use opera for speed > > I'm taking to Chrome when I need to run something complicated. The speed > is so very nice. I also have FF open and switch over to it whan I need > its features. > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast
>I've read that you shouldn't defrag an SSD because A) it doesn't actually do >any good, and B) it actually reduces the lifespan of the drive since SSD's >have a finite read/write lifespan. No idea if B is actually true, but I've >read it enough times to lead me to believe that it is. Yes. When the physical device changes all the operational rules can change too. HDs need defragging because of how they are made. SSD is not made the same way. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] those pesky browsers!
>generally I use opera for speed I'm taking to Chrome when I need to run something complicated. The speed is so very nice. I also have FF open and switch over to it whan I need its features. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] cricket cell phone...a new twist
Finally, a keypad I can see without glasses :-) Richard P. > It looks like cricket is about to release one of the biggest advancements in > cell phone technology since the iphone. They have completely thought out of > the box on this one, putting in traditional touches with a new twist, they > expect millions in sales in the first month alone...better have deep pockets > though. > > http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/samsung-cricket-worlds-largest-phone.jpg * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo
>We're interested in using this photo for an exhibit. There is a statement >beneath the photo, where the owner gives up all copyright. Is this really >valid? There is contact info for the owner, so we could contact him. >I've never seen this before; usually we only count any published material >before 1923 as public domain. Most of the Wikipedia art is covered by copyleft. So you might check that and if this photo is check with your lawyers about the implications. If you incorporate such a photo into any other work the entire work will be itself covered by copyleft. So you work goes into the public domain. If you don't like that you need to negotiate different terms with the owner. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Just When You thought You Could Like Symantec Again.....
Good Luck. I've tried it, and the result was chaos. The browser needs to interact with the OS. A better approach is a reduced rights model. >> And OMG simply *reading* about this file may infect people! >> >> >Web search for "pifts.exe": Some of the top searches (currently the 3rd >> >and 4th result in a Google search) are Web sites that try to install >> >malicious software when you visit them. > > > It may be time to only browse in something like Sandboxie- > http://www.sandboxie.com/. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] cricket cell phone...a new twist
It looks like cricket is about to release one of the biggest advancements in cell phone technology since the iphone. They have completely thought out of the box on this one, putting in traditional touches with a new twist, they expect millions in sales in the first month alone...better have deep pockets though. http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/samsung-cricket-worlds-largest-phone.jpg * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Just When You thought You Could Like Symantec Again.....
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Tony B wrote: > And OMG simply *reading* about this file may infect people! > > >Web search for "pifts.exe": Some of the top searches (currently the 3rd > >and 4th result in a Google search) are Web sites that try to install > >malicious software when you visit them. It may be time to only browse in something like Sandboxie- http://www.sandboxie.com/. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo
Why not? All my own photos are the same. It's just a shot of a public spot. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:08 PM, David Turk wrote: > We're interested in using this photo for an exhibit. There is a statement > beneath the photo, where the owner gives up all copyright. Is this really > valid? There is contact info for the owner, so we could contact him. I've > never seen this before; usually we only count any published material before > 1923 as public domain. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_boyhood_memoral3.jpg * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Just When You thought You Could Like Symantec Again.....
And OMG simply *reading* about this file may infect people! >Web search for "pifts.exe": Some of the top searches (currently the 3rd >and 4th result in a Google search) are Web sites that try to install >malicious software when you visit them. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM, John Settle wrote: > From The Washington Post: > http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/03/symantec_users_complain_of_mys.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast
Garbage collection is a function of the OS, not a defrag app. Run chkdsk periodically. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Paul Meyer wrote: > SSD have to fragment in the same way memory > fragments, due to the Alloc->Delete->Realloc cycle. > I.e., doesn't there have to be garbage collection? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Ergonomic keyboard for broken arm
There are also chording input devices, some of them are meant to be used one-handed or doubly fast with two. You have to learn the chords but, iirc or am just ad-gullible, the chording is supposed to quite speedy even one-handed. - Original Message From: db To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 3:55:20 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Ergonomic keyboard for broken arm Constance, Sorry that when I made my suggestion I didn't read all of your email ... the part about the rotation issue. I guess what you really need is one of those split vertical keyboards that you mention. They exist ... I've seen pictures of them but that's all Check out: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=split+vertical+keyboard&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq= db Constance Warner wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion! > > --Constance > > On Jan 29, 2009, at 10:34 PM, db wrote: > >> How about piece of plywood 3 ft. square with a U shape cut out of it ... big >> enough for you and your chair... then place it on your desk with the >> computer/ monitor and keyboard sitting on the part without the cutout. >> It should "wrap" around you and provide support for your arm and cast. If >> you make another cut out the shape and location of your keyboard, the >> keyboard will be somewhat recessed and allow you to more easily place your >> fingers on the keyboard. >> >> Just an idea... >> >> db >> >> Constance Warner wrote: >>> Hello everyone--I'm looking for an ergonomic keyboard I can use with a >>> broken arm. My fingers stick out of the end of the cast and I can sort of >>> wiggle them, maybe enough to type on a computer keyboard. (I'm using one >>> hand to type this, and it's slow and laborious.) >>> >>> The one insurmountable problem: I can't rotate my forearm so that my palm >>> faces downward, so that I can actually type with my left hand. To be >>> usable, the keyboard would have to be tilted at a 45 to 90 degree angle >>> (with the high point towards the center of the keyboard) for the left hand, >>> but with the right-hand portion of the keyboard remaining flat, in the >>> normal position. >>> >>> I've seen pictures of odd-looking ergonomic keyboards IN TWO PARTS, or that >>> are tilted on an angle. (If a keyboard were in two parts, I could use it >>> at a normal angle for my right hand, but tilt it to a 45 or 90 degree angle >>> for my left.) I've seen flexible keyboards in stores, but I don't know if >>> one of those flexible keyboards would work if you bent it in the middle--or >>> even if flexible keyboards work well under any circumstances. >>> >>> I really need to be able to type, because I got laid off and I need to >>> send out resumes and letters of application. For my own writing and for >>> first drafts, I can use Dragon Naturally Speaking; but I've never gotten >>> the error rate down to the point where I could use Dragon for job >>> application stuff. >>> >>> Any suggestions? Do such keyboards exist, and if so, where can you get >>> them? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> --Constance Warner >>> >>> >>> * >>> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >>> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >>> * >>> >> >> >> * >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> * > > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast
SSD have to fragment in the same way memory fragments, due to the Alloc->Delete->Realloc cycle. I.e., doesn't there have to be garbage collection? - Original Message From: Roger D. Parish To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:15:51 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast At 7:39 AM -0400 3/10/09, Jeff Wright wrote: > > Cool, The defrag was impressive. I hear you have to that a lot >> with SSD right now. I was looking at SSD prices recently and >> for a decent size they are above 10x the cost of a conventional >> drive. >> >> But it WAS very cool. > >WAY cool. > >I've read that you shouldn't defrag an SSD because A) it doesn't actually do >any good, and B) it actually reduces the lifespan of the drive since SSD's >have a finite read/write lifespan. No idea if B is actually true, but I've >read it enough times to lead me to believe that it is. I've heard/read that SSD's (even thumb drives) actually randomize the physical location of written data in order to "spread out" the writing, so a given memory cell doesn't wear out before any other. Seems like it was Steve Gibson (grc.com) on Security Now podcast that explained this. -- Roger Lovettsville, VA * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] those pesky browsers!
generally I use opera for speed and customizations and to stick my foot in the rest ...but one thing I need and like is google's video chat to talk to family abroad ...I cannot get the plug-in to work with opera and hafta keep m$ie7 open in back to be available for the chat ...cost is about 75-90k ram and same goes for the other ones that work with google video chat (chrome, safari) ...but, now I see this "green browser" which has 1/2 the footprint and seems to work ok for this ...anyone know something about this thing? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo
I think i would contact the owner of the copyright and get a written release from him. there is a copyright problem if you are to profit from this image, unless he releases the image. copyright law for artistic items is really screwed up. you may need a release from the guy who made the carving, although it looks pretty wpa to me. if wpa, no copyright. and i think the guy can not get a copyright to hold up. wonder why the guy shot it at a diagonal. At 12:08 PM 3/10/2009, you wrote: >We're interested in using this photo for an exhibit. There is a statement >beneath the photo, where the owner gives up all copyright. Is this really >valid? There is contact info for the owner, so we could contact him. I've >never seen this before; usually we only count any published material before >1923 as public domain. > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_boyhood_memoral3.jpg > >tia. > > david > > >David Turk >Manager, Preservation Imaging Services >Indiana Historical Society >Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center >450 W. Ohio St. >Indianapolis, IN 46202 >(317) 232-4592 >dt...@indianahistory.org > > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Just When You thought You Could Like Symantec Again.....
From The Washington Post: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/03/symantec_users_complain_of_mys.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo
We're interested in using this photo for an exhibit. There is a statement beneath the photo, where the owner gives up all copyright. Is this really valid? There is contact info for the owner, so we could contact him. I've never seen this before; usually we only count any published material before 1923 as public domain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_boyhood_memoral3.jpg tia. david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 232-4592 dt...@indianahistory.org * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast
Quoting "Roger D. Parish" : At 7:39 AM -0400 3/10/09, Jeff Wright wrote: I've read that you shouldn't defrag an SSD because A) it doesn't actually do any good, and B) it actually reduces the lifespan of the drive since SSD's have a finite read/write lifespan. No idea if B is actually true, but I've read it enough times to lead me to believe that it is. I've heard/read that SSD's (even thumb drives) actually randomize the physical location of written data in order to "spread out" the writing, so a given memory cell doesn't wear out before any other. Seems like And it actually seems kind of pointless. Defragging a spinning disk keeps the heads from thrashing all over the place finding bits and pieces of files, but with an SSD, it's just as much effort to pick up the bits anywhere on the "disk". I can't imagine that it would speed things up that much. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast
At 7:39 AM -0400 3/10/09, Jeff Wright wrote: > Cool, The defrag was impressive. I hear you have to that a lot with SSD right now. I was looking at SSD prices recently and for a decent size they are above 10x the cost of a conventional drive. But it WAS very cool. WAY cool. I've read that you shouldn't defrag an SSD because A) it doesn't actually do any good, and B) it actually reduces the lifespan of the drive since SSD's have a finite read/write lifespan. No idea if B is actually true, but I've read it enough times to lead me to believe that it is. I've heard/read that SSD's (even thumb drives) actually randomize the physical location of written data in order to "spread out" the writing, so a given memory cell doesn't wear out before any other. Seems like it was Steve Gibson (grc.com) on Security Now podcast that explained this. -- Roger Lovettsville, VA * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast
> Cool, The defrag was impressive. I hear you have to that a lot > with SSD right now. I was looking at SSD prices recently and > for a decent size they are above 10x the cost of a conventional > drive. > > But it WAS very cool. WAY cool. I've read that you shouldn't defrag an SSD because A) it doesn't actually do any good, and B) it actually reduces the lifespan of the drive since SSD's have a finite read/write lifespan. No idea if B is actually true, but I've read it enough times to lead me to believe that it is. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast
> http://tinyurl.com/cp75bm > > These guys RAID'd 24 samsung ssd drives to get 2GB/s speed. Crazy > fast. That is my idea of fun. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
