Comment Re:Sorry but have to agree.... (Score 1) 823
Eeeem did you read my original comment or have you replied to the wrong one?
Comment Sorry but have to agree.... (Score 2, Interesting) 823
...with all the comments about not using Windows. I know the original question was how to setup Windows but why pay to give yourself lots of extra work? If the person does not know much about computers there will be no learning curve from Windows to Linux, no need to make sure firewalls/AV are updated, even if you do use AV for Linux it can be updated silently and emails sent to the grand kid admin
My brother used windows for years and eventually after he phoned complaining about lots of pop up pr0n (Which he didnt mind at first....sigh) and finding over 400 occurrences of various virii I installed Ubuntu. There was the initial "Where's this/where's that" but once he got familiar with the main menu he was sorted. Now I hardly ever hear from him...
Comment Re:One big annoyance with the show (Score 1) 64
It's not that difficult to have a quick release tripod mount on the bottom of your camera. It can stay on while you're in the vehicle and holding the camera and be attached to the tripod in seconds once you're outside and taping.
It would make things much more easy on the eyes not to mention you can pick out more details with a stable shot than one moving about.
Yes, it is a bit more cumbersome to haul out the tripod, pop the legs open, mount the camera and start filming, but it would make things more enjoyable to watch.
If it's a bit blowy would the camera not still shake? I imagine even putting all your body weight on it to stop it blowing away would still cause it to shake.
Comment Re:Is any browser safe? (Score 1) 455
Admittedly I dont use Windows very much these days - is it possible to uninstall I.E completely now?
Comment Re:Makes sense to me (Score 2, Funny) 455
And since then, they've also learned how to make anti-spyware apps that distinguish between real spyware and cookies that just track what websites you go to for advertising purposes.
Aaaah I didnt realise I was jumping forward in time before running anti-apyware after browsing with FF
Comment Re:Is any browser safe? (Score 2, Insightful) 455
But not all browsers are welded to the kernel.
Comment Makes sense to me (Score 0) 455
Waaaay back when I used I.E all anti-spyware apps used to find a ton of spyware. Since switching to Firefox (0.6 I think it was at the time) I hardly ever have to run any anti-spyware, when I do the list is very short and is always just minor issues. Just switching to a decent browser that is separate from the OS instead of being buried so deep in the OS makes a huge difference - and makes a lot of sense to me :) Remember that SSL security issue in I.E and the fix was in the Windows kernel, niiiiice, real nice, me no touchy IE anymore.
Lets face it - there's no shortage of "other" browsers to choose from these days.
Asus Ships Cracking Software On Recovery DVD 263
Barence writes "Asus is accidentally shipping software crackers and confidential documents on the recovery DVDs that come with its laptops. The startling discovery was made by a PC Pro reader whose antivirus software was triggered by a key cracker for the WinRAR compression software, which was located on the recovery DVD for his Asus laptop. Along with the key cracker the disc also contained confidential Asus documents including a PowerPoint presentation that details 'major problems' identified by the company, including application compatibility issues. The UK reader is not alone, either — several users in the US and Australia have also found suspicious files on Asus discs."
