tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post8915069277831415504..comments2023-09-20T07:28:27.572-05:00Comments on Linux in Exile: 5 things to knowJim Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11598443864678006773noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-68278492623074048072009-11-03T15:54:12.165-06:002009-11-03T15:54:12.165-06:00Something else to know is that Windows 7 is still ...Something else to know is that <a href="http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/2009/11/03/windows-7-vulnerable" rel="nofollow">Windows 7 is still vulnerable to viruses</a>, so you <em>really do</em> need to have anti-virus software on your Win7 PC ... for those of you that are running Windows.<br /><br />Lesson learned? You still need to run anti-virus on Windows 7. (#5 in your list above sort of mentions this anyway.)some guyhttp://www.google.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-84311333024871729082009-10-27T04:54:20.365-05:002009-10-27T04:54:20.365-05:00Well i am happy with window XP..its really nice..a...Well i am happy with window XP..its really nice..and i don't want another one...londonhttp://www.whatlimouk.com/limo-hire-london.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-83553023586618151072009-10-25T15:50:58.117-05:002009-10-25T15:50:58.117-05:00I see an awful lot of articles and I honestly can&...I see an awful lot of articles and I honestly can't tell if they're paid advertisement masquerading as articles. They have names like "10 things W7 has that Linux doesn't" - and when you bother to look it's not even an interesting article because it doesn't talk about anything substantial. Ooh! W7 has CLIPPY and Linux doesn't!MadScientistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-15071024491028899552009-10-25T03:32:54.234-05:002009-10-25T03:32:54.234-05:00I think you gave me a great idea for some blog pos...I think you gave me a great idea for some blog posts. There's another in the queue already for next week, then I'll look at switching gears for a little while. Thanks!JHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264061238864151815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-47867464840418630462009-10-24T15:23:08.897-05:002009-10-24T15:23:08.897-05:00When Vista came out all the Linux folks were so fu...When Vista came out all the Linux folks were so full of glee--Vista was so bad that people would flock to alternatives, and those who couldn't afford Macs would flock to Linux. Didn't happen. Why? Because we let the opportunity sail past.<br /><br />While Windows 7 has been given some serious hype and is marginally better than Vista (seems the only thing that is better is somewhat lower hardware requirements) there are still problems with it, and Linux can still ride the coattails of this new Windows release to new market share heights. I don't mean soaring to Firefox-level market share, not overnight at least. But a time when many people are contemplating a "change" to their computing already seems to be a good time to offer a real change.<br /><br />Anyway, what's needed is a real grass-roots effort to offer Linux, of any distro, as an alternative. Not that it's really going to happen, but that's what's needed. And it doesn't have to happen *now* either, it's just that now is a good opportunity.<br /><br />Anyway, just my 2 cents.<br /><br />-JoshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-7339320160468579922009-10-24T13:41:05.761-05:002009-10-24T13:41:05.761-05:00http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1414209&ci...http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1414209&cid=29838655<br /><br />(Be sure to read both replies too; both are very good. The first one corrects a relatively small mistake I made; I was trying to infer Windows's behavior from how the UI works and got some stuff wrong. The stuff in that comment is exactly what this article is about. The second reply mentions a big UAC annoyance that I had forgotten -- trying to run elevated stuff from the command prompt.)<br /><br />On the balance I <i>do</i> think that the typical way Sudo is set up on, e.g., Ubuntu is better-designed than UAC is, but at the same time I <i>don't</i> think that the "I have to type my password <i>again</i>" annoyance is very different at all between the platforms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-61824492982920516192009-10-24T13:32:09.940-05:002009-10-24T13:32:09.940-05:00MS can't win, and it's because of people l...MS can't win, and it's because of people like you. If they turn UAC up, users (like you: "the very annoying User Access Control") complain it's annoying. If they turn UAC down, users (like you) complain that they're harming security.<br /><br />That leaves changing it substantially, which to me seems like a strange suggestion coming from someone with your background. To home users, it's really pretty similar to something like the grapicial, on-demand sudo prompts you get in Linux, though there are some differences. I wrote up a Slashdot post about the comparison a couple days ago... I'll link it in a second because I still can't copy and paste into this edit box while in Firefox for some reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-18889924858486408942009-10-24T06:10:55.464-05:002009-10-24T06:10:55.464-05:00Just spotted an item in the USA Today that Windows...Just spotted an item in the <em>USA Today</em> that <a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2009/10/windows-7-security-settings-may-leave-pcs-vulnerable-to-cyberattacks.html" rel="nofollow">Windows 7 security settings may leave PCs vulnerable to cyberattacks</a>. While Microsoft toned down the very annoying User Access Control, security experts advise the new UAC "is being shipped in a configuration that may do more harm than good, in terms of leaving your Windows 7 PC vulnerable to cyber criminals looking to take control."<br /><br />From the article:<br /><em>“Overall Windows 7 is a big improvement and a much more secure operating system,”says Eric Voskuil, CTO of authentication security firm BeyondTrust. "However, UAC in its default configuration is a ticking time bomb."</em><br /><br />And:<br /><em>"Once Windows 7 is widely deployed it’s likely this inherent vulnerability will be exploited by malicious users," predicts Voskuil.</em><br /><br />Expect to see more zombies this year, powered by Windows 7.JHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264061238864151815noreply@blogger.com