On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Leo Donahue - RDSA IT < leodona...@mail.maricopa.gov> wrote:
> >-----Original Message----- > >From: Christopher Schultz [mailto:ch...@christopherschultz.net] > >Subject: Re: Tomcat access log reveals hack attempt: "HEAD /manager/html > >HTTP/1.0" 404 > > > > > >People *do* do this (notice their computer sucking) but mostly (at least > >Americans) will just go out and buy another one, assuming that their > >computer just isn't fast enough to "work well" after owning it for a few > years. > > > ><soapbox>It's sad that most of us have more computing resources beneath > >our fingertips than spacecraft do, yet we upgrade every few years because > >MS Office has gotten fatter. </soapbox> > > And no one ever uses (or knows about) the restore partition when their pc > becomes full of junk. > > However, the old P4 laptop I have running XP with 2GB of RAM and dedicated > video RAM doesn't do much for websites these days running a lot of > graphics.. ahem Silverlight, flash, etc... The web is also getting fat. > > [OT] response to previous [OT] chatter above. :) You all get me laughing a lot by listening in on discussions/threads. Anyway, I have definitely recognized what Chris is talking about, and honestly, I have been the one that have 'supported' friends and family...telling them to 'restore-to-factory' their Windows laptop/desktop, whenever it gets slow; I got 'tired' of trying to go through Windows registry and startup folders, trying to figure out what malware was maliciously installed, etc.... Quite a few times, I have had to bring home PCs, belonging to friends, and do this restore-to-factory, and I have had to 'remind' family to 'restore-to-factory'. Finally, and recently, I restored my 2005 Dell Windows XP laptop, last year (maybe), and gave it to my 9-year-old daughter. It definitely could not meet my requirements to develop/test software. :) > > >- -chris >
