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  • Quote: Originally posted by AsLan^ As for trojan style attacks that require a user must execute a file OS X will prompt the user for thier administrative password. If you key in your admin password and run malicious code on your system, thats you…
    in Viruses, you got 'em. Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by dfiler In my experience, I myself pose the most danger to my system and data. The same is true for 99.99% of users. You know what, this is 100% true. And that's why you should be careful. There's no FUD in what I…
    in Viruses, you got 'em. Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by torifile Don't spread FUD. Don't be a sap all your life, you are as vunerable as they are, *you* just don't know it. Don't keep on about Mac OS X this, UNIX that, you don't know what you are talking about. Most …
    in Viruses, you got 'em. Comment by clive January 2004
  • How do people end up with these custom "descriptions"? Village Idiot.
    in Next PowerBook? Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by maclamb I have no actual knowledge - just posting what I had heard... and read... I think it doesn?t really bear much thought to realise that kind of operation isn't going to happen. You've basically got about …
    in countdown to new g5's... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by PB Apple needs to meet the (I don't know why) "magic" number 100000. You can read their comments for yourself, they have automated translations. A month?s supply?
    in countdown to new g5's... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by DaveGee If you say those shots are just junky 'one offs' that they hand made then why 'spice up' the images to make it look like a finished product? I suppose they see it as an achievement, and they want to make the…
    in Scroll and Quill... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by maclamb ... "apple is totally engaged in getting the miniiPod out the door and douldn't care less about the PM right now". Like they have three employees? Quote: Originally posted by maclamb Also, I htink we…
    in countdown to new g5's... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by snoopy ...not only to build up stock to serve Virginia Tech and a handful of other excited private supercomputing clients -- but to gird for large deals like it is reportedly working on for multiple major government ag…
    in countdown to new g5's... Comment by clive January 2004
  • The only one I find reliable is Think Secret. As far as when "it" is going to happen... I don't want to start you all off again, but, could the 20th anniversary be... the 20th Superbowl after 1984?
    in How credible is MacRumors? Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Ensign Pulver With VT upgrading to Xserves I think we know where the first batch of .09 970s is going. Their first order delayed the original G5 launch and Steve won't make the same mistake twice. He'd much rather have…
    in countdown to new g5's... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by TrevorD 3D virtual environments may having limited usefulness in general OS interactions, and most apps, but in certain situations, they'd be a godsend! That's basically it, keying text isn't going to benefit from …
    in Scroll and Quill... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by DaveGee Looks like someone took a penknife to the displays... and those are what Philips are using as their 'GOOD' shots (for the press to use). You're kind of missing the point. Those shots are of their experimenta…
    in Scroll and Quill... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Matsu 3-D immersion? As what, a navigation system... No, as workspace. Like I wrote above about handling beziers.
    in Scroll and Quill... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by @homenow Voice recognition is here, a slow input method that does not work intuitively... That's basically my point, the stuff is out there, but it isn't much better than it was 20 years ago. Fifteen years ago, o…
    in Scroll and Quill... Comment by clive January 2004
  • The sad thing here is how little input methods have changed in 20 years, still mouse, keyboard and mostly CRT (some LCD). What happened to voice recognition, immersive 3-d headsets, stick your hand in and massage the bits...
    in Scroll and Quill... Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by ihxo if Apple is so interested in embedding MacOSX into Consumer Electronics devices, why don't they start by putting OSX in iPod ? why do they have to waste money on licensing other third party OS ? Because the iP…
    in HP to produce pocket device to run OSX? Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Lemon Bon Bon Intriguing speculation... Anyone got a translation of that, nothing on Babelfish will touch it!?
    in HP to produce pocket device to run OSX? Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by DMBand0026 If this does happen it will be the last G4 PB upgrade that we'll see. After that, they should EOL the G4s and the next PB to come out has to be the G5, IMO. Off your rocker.
    in Updated PowerBook G4s on February 2nd? Comment by clive January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Blackcat The tend to be fairer. QuickTime Pro required to save movies (where it was a free feature in earlier versions), no upgrade path for MacOS X Server (have to buy at full retail for each release)... Really…
    in HP to produce pocket device to run OSX? Comment by clive January 2004