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roto · 10-09-2003, 16:44

Is this ever going to stop?

http://news.myway.com/tech/article/i...7|reuters.html

...seems like I'm downloading a new critical software update every week. But, at least I haven't been hit and lost any data (that I know of).

Anyone have an opinion on this besides "get a Mac"?

flatcat · 10-09-2003, 17:50

I dunno.........went to a mac g5 showcase today, and holy shiz man.....I've been pc for all my life and I'm now *95%* positive that my next comp purchase will be a g5...seriously orgasmic....the new architecture in the board can support up to 18 EXABYTES of ram...currently impossible to do....but it *can* support it :O

roto · 10-09-2003, 20:13

...and so the PC v. Mac debate rages on.

flatcat · 10-09-2003, 20:56

honestly dood, there's not much you can do......get a good firewall with good virus software and you should be fine...just get the updates when they comes out =\

there isn't really an option besides switching to mac, since major software like the adobe suite and stuff isn't designed for linux and that.......and I'm sure there's going to be many more problems for mac if more people switch to them and start using them, I think (besides that it's based off unix) the majority of the reason there aren't that many viruses for mac is that there's almost no one (relative to the computer using populus) who uses it...so there's no one really writing viruses for it ;P

dan · 11-09-2003, 04:09

+ the majority of people using them are based in industry so have no interest in seeing viruses developed (apart from maybe the odd disgruntled employee of course. Though this situation is obviously changing since the sexing up of the brand a few years ago.

flatcat · 11-09-2003, 13:26

tru, tru =\

tomson · 11-09-2003, 14:03

Quote:

Originally posted by dan
+ the majority of people using them are based in industry so have no interest in seeing viruses developed (apart from maybe the odd disgruntled employee of course. Though this situation is obviously changing since the sexing up of the brand a few years ago.

I think it'll be carnage if/when mac viruses start appearing as a lot of mac users have become really slack with antivirus protection on their machines... gotta admit i've only recently started using it.

pammii · 11-09-2003, 15:20

lol this kinda puts it in perspective, even though its probably not accurate, it would still pretty much hold close to the truth....

http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2003/08/29.1.shtml

... i'll always be a pc girl though

dan · 12-09-2003, 04:04

Always been pretty paranoid about it anyway, and I'm always as bang up to date with my software and Virus Def Updates as humanly possible - still forsee lots of problems on the horizon though

10-09-2003, 16:44	#1 (permalink)
roto This is it - ground zero. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Paper St. Posts: 4,200	A New Flaw Every Week Is this ever going to stop? http://news.myway.com/tech/article/i...7\|reuters.html ...seems like I'm downloading a new critical software update every week. But, at least I haven't been hit and lost any data (that I know of). Anyone have an opinion on this besides "get a Mac"? __________________ fun: HGC v.4 \| last.fm: DT \| me \| *oi! fck u roto: ...via meebo! New to interweb design?** Your friends at dt can help.

10-09-2003, 17:50	#2 (permalink)
flatcat beauty through chaos Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 775	I dunno.........went to a mac g5 showcase today, and holy shiz man.....I've been pc for all my life and I'm now 95% positive that my next comp purchase will be a g5...seriously orgasmic....the new architecture in the board can support up to 18 EXABYTES of ram...currently impossible to do....but it can support it :O __________________ audentes fortuna iuvat Flatcat

10-09-2003, 20:13	#3 (permalink)
roto This is it - ground zero. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Paper St. Posts: 4,200	...and so the PC v. Mac debate rages on. __________________ fun: HGC v.4 \| last.fm: DT \| me \| *oi! fck u roto: ...via meebo! New to interweb design?** Your friends at dt can help.

10-09-2003, 20:56	#4 (permalink)
flatcat beauty through chaos Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 775	honestly dood, there's not much you can do......get a good firewall with good virus software and you should be fine...just get the updates when they comes out =\ there isn't really an option besides switching to mac, since major software like the adobe suite and stuff isn't designed for linux and that.......and I'm sure there's going to be many more problems for mac if more people switch to them and start using them, I think (besides that it's based off unix) the majority of the reason there aren't that many viruses for mac is that there's almost no one (relative to the computer using populus) who uses it...so there's no one really writing viruses for it ;P __________________ audentes fortuna iuvat Flatcat Last edited by flatcat : 10-09-2003 at 21:05.

11-09-2003, 13:26	#6 (permalink)
flatcat beauty through chaos Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 775	tru, tru =\ __________________ audentes fortuna iuvat Flatcat

11-09-2003, 04:09	#5 (permalink)
dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,672	+ the majority of people using them are based in industry so have no interest in seeing viruses developed (apart from maybe the odd disgruntled employee of course. Though this situation is obviously changing since the sexing up of the brand a few years ago.

11-09-2003, 15:20	#8 (permalink)
pammii ... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: melbourne, aus. Posts: 199	lol this kinda puts it in perspective, even though its probably not accurate, it would still pretty much hold close to the truth.... http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2003/08/29.1.shtml ... i'll always be a pc girl though __________________ Should I fall out of love, my fire in the light To chase a feather in the wind Within the glow that weaves a cloak of delight There moves a thread that has no end.

12-09-2003, 04:04	#9 (permalink)
dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,672	Always been pretty paranoid about it anyway, and I'm always as bang up to date with my software and Virus Def Updates as humanly possible - still forsee lots of problems on the horizon though

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