Hi Folks,
Garry wrote (in part):
> Steve Gibson is exceptional. He is phenomenally gifted
> in the field of logic and reasoning. I know of only a
> handful of programmers that can do what he does and has
> done (writes Windows software in Assembly Language, for
> crying out loud, do you comprehend what that takes?).
> He sees things that not all of us do, and I won't
> pretend that I track everything he says.
>
> But the guy is a mechanic, an engineer with a greater
> understanding of what really goes on in the life of an
> electron (and the social problems that confront the
> average photon) than the average genius. He has a
> grasp of the subject that can be compared with that
> which a chess grandmaster has of the game: he sees
> many moves ahead, and sees possibilities that go way
> beyond the average player's ability to see.
>
> Whatever you think of his personality and his writing
> style, it would be a good idea to at least TRY to get
> what he's saying. The press may not think highly of
> him, but he has earned the respect of his peers.
>
> For my money, the expert is the guy who can do. You
> can listen to those who *criticize* or you can listen
> to those who *do* -- Steve is a doer.
I can't argue with that !
FWIW: Steve Gibson IS an authority on internet security. The critics and
those with other motives are NOT !
I have never found Steve Gibson's info or advice to be wrong.
My wife has used, and still uses, ZoneAlarm, as recommended by Steve
Gibson, without any problems, but then she is smart enough to set it up
properly on her Win95 and Win98 machines. (I don't do any Windows above
3.1, so I don't use it, personally).
Nobody is forever infallible, but I'm willing to bet that Steve Gibson
will get it right more often than his critics.
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke
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