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[Mac33 Profile]

Old habits die hard augie. I have never used cut and paste for a URL yet. I keep forgetting to do that. I cut, copy and paste for everything else, but funnily not for that. Memo to myself, i'll need to change my habits.....lol

[augie]

Old habits die hard augie. I have never used cut and paste for a URL yet. I keep forgetting to do that. I cut, copy and paste for everything else, but funnily not for that. Memo to myself, i'll need to change my habits.....lol

Wasn't it you that told me that older dogs can learn new tricks?
Re the typing tutor

[Mac33 Profile]

True , so very true, but the unfortunate thing is older dogs also sometimes forget....lol

[augie]

True , so very true, but the unfortunate thing is older dogs also sometimes forget....lol

I agree to the forgetfulness, though I think that we remember the important stuff better.

[Mac33 Profile]

I've got to agree there augie. i don't think i've ever forgotten when it's meal time....lol

[augie]

Growls and makes noise, doesn't need much memory for that. Enjoy your midnight snack

[Weaver Profile Website]

It AIN'T always Microsoft! Sometimes it in the way that the system is set up...no security in critical areas etc. So even with all the tools available..the end user doesn't enable basic functions in the software(like secure logins) then it's NOT Microsoft fault!! The ability is there...just unused. If you leave your front door unlocked and someone walks in and steals all your stuff...don't blame the lock-maker!!

I both agree and disagree. There is a certain amount of responsibility of the user/administrator associated with maintaining a system. However when your operating system is inherently flawed from a security/stability POV then it is also the responsibility of the designers of the OS. Granted, this could also be the fault of the operator for knowingly implementing a trash OS into an environment that controls vital functions.

I am not trying to say that the Windows platform is trash. I am saying that the Windows platform is trash in a role where security or stability is a must. This is evident by the latest RPC exploit (among others) that have plagued Windows... A single service should not fu*0r (sorry for the l33t speak) the entire OS. This is unacceptable. Ever wonder why Windows viruses are abundant and spread rapidly... that should tell you something (besides that a lot of people use Windows).

Back to my agreement, 75% (wild guess) of the machines on the Internet do not need "to be" on the Internet. By that, I mean they should be firewalled and access to them should be severely limited. "Network Administrators" or "IT" people need to make a decision. Either choose an OS that can handle the bombardment of attacks that occur on the Internet or design a network layout that prevents these machines from being touched in other places outside the services they are offering.

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-Weaver

[Mac33 Profile]

That's a very good point Weaver, and a very interesting one also.

[Joni Profile YIM]

Good afternoon all. Mac, see then is something to be done other than copying long url's by hand and augie thanks but I know how to cc&p. One of the first things I learned but can you start a post here, then leave the site and get your url and return here to post it? Some how I have printed out some instructions from tomcoyote.org/hjt/ where it shows how to do it Cc&p into a forum???

Weaver, Thanks for post, kind of technical for me but guess Microsoft has a lot of problems from both people not keeping OS up to date and also because Microsoft is wrong in errors at times. Clear as mud, hun?

[Mac33 Profile]

Joni i'm laughing at your 'clear as mud' comment. I knew you would understand all of that.....lol