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Mr. Luddite

On 10/7/2014 9:15 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:59:48 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/7/2014 7:51 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/7/14 7:46 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/7/2014 7:31 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/7/14 7:24 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:58:57 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 10/7/14 4:05 PM, wrote:

In the level I run, I have to actually agree to launch an HTML.
Usually it never comes up in a "text only" group.
The only reason you would want to use HTML is if you are embedding
graphics or scripts. If you are doing that you should be in a binary
group.

Thanks...the paranoia in this newsgroup always makes me smile.

Ignorance is bliss.

Are you the official newsgroup prepper?

Sorry, but my computer operating system ain't the target yours is.

Yesterday I fired up the iMac for the first time in about 3 months. I
tried to update the software because apparently there have been some
hacks on the OSX system recently. I received notice via email to make
sure I updated the system.

Had to go through four windows asking me to sign with passwords into my
Apple account, "iCloud" account (which I never created), my "iTunes"
account (which drives me nuts), and my Apple "Apps" account, all of
which was requested in order to simply update the OS. I shut the thing
off.

I think the iMac is a very nice, well built computer but Apple's way of
doing things just isn't for me. The Windows laptop I use everyday
works just fine, updates itself when required and doesn't require me to
sign in to a "Windows" account on a regular basis to use. Also never
had any problems with viruses or malware and I've been using it since
2009. I credit the AVG anti-virus software for much of that.

Your machine isn't set up properly. When there is an update, I get an
on-screen notice and I am asked if I want it. If I say yes, the update
downloads and installs automatically.

That's what it did. When I booted it I saw the on-screen notice about
updates and said "yes". It then started with the requests for sign-in
and passwords for the Apple accounts I listed. I signed into the
general Apple account because it was the only password I could remember
and just hit "cancel" on the other Apple account requests. I thought it
started the update process and left to take care of some other things I
had to do. Came back an hour or so later and it reported update was not
complete until I signed into iCloud, iTunes, etc. That's when I just
shut the thing down and said, "screw it".

My guess is that Harry has his security settings at "come **** me" so
he is auto logged onto everything. He doesn't think anyone can hack an
apple.

I don't know but I suspect the Apple OS is no more "hack proof" than
Microsoft's Windows. In fact, I recently read an article that claimed
that Windows has become much more secure ... even more so than the
latest Apple OSX.

In the past the relatively low number of Macs in use compared to Windows
machines made the hacking not worth the effort. Lately though it seems
that both the iPhone/iPad OS and the OSX used in the computers are
coming under increasing attacks.