Where the hell is everybody

Stormdrane said:
Even if you have a great firewall and security, a hacker or virus can still gain access to a computer if it's left on and connected to the internet.
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Or if you're actively using it. Most likely you'd be using it at the time - clicking on emails you shouldn't, clicking "yes" to security warnings, etc.

Powering down your system is not a good solution if it is used in place of other solutions. Keep your system patched, keep your anti-virus software up to date, run a firewall, preferably use a NAT router, use an email client other than Outlook Express and a browser other than Internet Explorer, know how to lock down your system's security settings, don't haphazardly download software, don't click "Yes [install this]" to any security warnings, etc etc etc. The best advice of all time is to not use Windows.

Thinking about it, I don't think I've ever had a virus problem other than situations when I knew I'd get infected and didn't care (and knew I could fix it), or when I intentionally infected myself. I've had internet access since around 1995 and a computer for a few years before that.
 
* just got back....way too much beer!


whats everyone else up to?

* I love my HAK *
 
Wow, now I am relieved, I thought I was lost, but if everybody is here, I can not be far.....
 
MikeH said:
I was there just a milisecond ago, but I'm somewhere else now.
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All those members aren't here. And if they're not here, they're probably someplace else.

In addition, the Uncertainty Principle dictates that I cannot guarantee that I, or some percentage of myself, will in fact be sitting here in the next instant. So you'd better count me out, too.
 
My knife "sickness" sometimes goes into remission, then several months later I'll find myself on ebay looking at benchmades and it starts all over again, then I come back here to fuel the fire
 
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