Charles -
Is the 'buffer overflow' vulnerability still an issue or is that ancient
history? I never quite understood how it could be exploited - I cannot
imagine how such an attack could make it past a firewall or even a router
anyhow...
It was one of my former IT bosses big excuse for not using
Well it seems that my statement that I would not go back to XP was not clear. I
like Vista - It is user friendly and it just took the old I do not like
anything new bit to settle down and learn a bit about it. I do not like the
reminder that I need to do a full back up but it is nice for ones
Don, that was just an excuse, sure there have been a varying amount of
exploits that utilized buffer overflows, but those get fixed rather
quickly. The linux kernel is an evolving animal, with changes and
fixes coming out almost daily. I monitor several security mailing
lists, that cover linux,
I'm getting ready to invest in a new mac mini. Does anybody have experience
with this one? I've been mac-ing since 1988, but use a pc at work. I have two
ancient macs at home that aren't worth upgrading.
Does anybody have any experience with the Goldtouch ergo keyboard Mac now shows
on
I actually did install Ubuntu on my fastest PC (AMD 64 3500+) which also has
a partition dedicated to Fedora 8 - so now its a triple boot.
The UBUNTU version was touted as being installed from Windows. I took it to
mean that it would switch back and forth between one and the other - but not
so.
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Charles -
Is the 'buffer overflow' vulnerability still an issue or is that ancient
history? I never quite understood how it could be exploited - I cannot
imagine how such an attack could make it past a firewall or even a router
anyhow...
It was one of my former
You are probably right about the chipset and your dvd player, I
usually stick with intel or asus mobo's and have never had a problem
with ubuntu on them.
As far as your root problem, give this a try:
sudo -s
when it prompts you for a password, put your password in, by default,
the initial
For the past few months, web-sites discussing MicroSoft
Vista have portrayed the software as being inferior to
the older XP. Even after the release of the 1st service
pack, they still grumbled.
But in the past few days the tide seems to be turning:
At least 3 of these sites are now giving
Vista was loaded on a computer I bought ( the old clunker died) and I was not
sure I would like it but I would not go back to XP now.
Quinta
Hmmm - maybe you should try Apple OS X..
-WaV
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:58 PM, qui...@clearwire.net wrote:
Vista was loaded on a computer I bought ( the old clunker died) and I was
not sure I would like it but I would not go back to XP now.
Quinta
As Quitna stated, her new computer came with Vista, and most computer
manufacturers aren't developing XP drivers anymore. So with some
computers (especially laptops), you can't even downgrade to XP.
Work gave me a laptop with Vista, I haven't had any problems with it,
just having to learn where
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