Re: Trojan Construction Kit??

[Bruce Johnson]

On May 10, 2011, at 12:21 AM, schaf...@comcast.net wrote:
> 
> Safari quit working on both of my Tiger PMs (G4 and G5) one by one.

Then that is an issue that needs fixing. Software doesn't 'wear out' or 
mysteriously stop workingSOMETHING causes the problem. Look int the console 
when you try to run Safari; Create a new 'testing' account on your computer, 
log in as that account and see if Safari works. I it doesn't, something's wrong 
with the OS or Safari (or the plug-ins for safari) If it works, the problem is 
with your account (prefs, cache, etc)


>  Firefox has been bulletproof in operation.  I have the security settings as 
> high as they go but there's no setting for "opening safe files after 
> downloading".

This is peculiar to Safari.

>  FF promises to "warn me when sites try to install add-ons".  But I worry 
> most about Java and Flash, mainly Flash.  
> 

Install Click to Flash or one of the similar utilities for FF. Don't worry 
about java.

> Another concern is that after my router bit the dust, I've been connected 
> directly to the Comcast modem.  This works for now as the G5 is down with a 
> bad PS.  This makes me nervous as hell.  But it functions so much better now 
> with 2.7MB/sec (21.6Mb/sec) peak d/l speeds, more than double what I was 
> getting.  Am I being stupid?  

No. And if you're getting so much better speeds, your router was going bad for 
a long time before it 'bit the dust', unless it was an ancient, ancient 
10Mb/sec router...

> 
> If yes, is Airport Extreme the best way to go?  I currently have no need for 
> WiFi.  



If you have no need for WiFi, why pay for a WiFi router? Just get one of these :

 or the equivalent D-link or Linksys device.

Also Airport Express is WiFi exclusively. it's one ethernet port is to connect 
it to the local LAN.

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Bruce Johnson

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Re: Trojan Construction Kit??

[Ted Treen]

If yes, is Airport Extreme the best way to go?  I currently have no need for 
WiFi.  


All comments welcome!

> 2) "Wolf!" "Wolf!" 

I SO hope you're right, Bruce!

> Bruce Johnson

- Peter Schaff



I've never known Bruce not to be.

Ted

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Re: Trojan Construction Kit??

[schaffpa]

- "Bruce Johnson"  wrote:

> On May 9, 2011, at 12:06 PM, schaf...@comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know if it's time to get worried about security? It
> almost sounds like it only works on Intel, like one speech recognition
> program. Or is it just a scare tactic from the Anti-virus
> establishment?  
> 
> Two things.
> 
> 1) Go, right now, and uncheck the box in Safari's General preferences
> 'Open "safe" files after downloading'. This is unnecessary, and will
> ensure that nothing can get installed sneakily on your computer. This
> should be off by default...in fact, it shouldn't exist at all, imo.

Safari quit working on both of my Tiger PMs (G4 and G5) one by one.  Firefox 
has been bulletproof in operation.  I have the security settings as high as 
they go but there's no setting for "opening safe files after downloading".  FF 
promises to "warn me when sites try to install add-ons".  But I worry most 
about Java and Flash, mainly Flash.  

Another concern is that after my router bit the dust, I've been connected 
directly to the Comcast modem.  This works for now as the G5 is down with a bad 
PS.  This makes me nervous as hell.  But it functions so much better now with 
2.7MB/sec (21.6Mb/sec) peak d/l speeds, more than double what I was getting.  
Am I being stupid?  

If yes, is Airport Extreme the best way to go?  I currently have no need for 
WiFi.  

All comments welcome!

> 2) "Wolf!" "Wolf!" 

I SO hope you're right, Bruce!

> Bruce Johnson

 - Peter Schaff

G4 MDD Dual 1GHz Tiger
G5 dual-core 2.3GHz PM Tiger

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Re: Trojan Construction Kit??

[Bruce Johnson]

On May 9, 2011, at 12:06 PM, schaf...@comcast.net wrote:

> Does anyone know if it's time to get worried about security? It almost sounds 
> like it only works on Intel, like one speech recognition program. Or is it 
> just a scare tactic from the Anti-virus establishment?  

Two things.

1) Go, right now, and uncheck the box in Safari's General preferences 'Open 
"safe" files after downloading'. This is unnecessary, and will ensure that 
nothing can get installed sneakily on your computer. This should be off by 
default...in fact, it shouldn't exist at all, imo.

2) "Wolf!" "Wolf!" 


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Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs


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Trojan Construction Kit??

[schaffpa]

Does anyone know if it's time to get worried about security? It almost sounds 
like it only works on Intel, like one speech recognition program. Or is it just 
a scare tactic from the Anti-virus establishment?  

- Peter 

PPC only (for now)

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