Comments on: The Disposable PC Society (Or Not) http://sniptools.com/vault/the-disposable-pc-society-or-not Design & Technology Observations Wed, 09 May 2012 20:59:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: olddonhttp://sniptools.com/vault/the-disposable-pc-society-or-not#comment-2087 olddon Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:10:12 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=120#comment-2087 my oldest girl & her husben where going to junk there pc and get a new one . i told them i would look at it. i run Spybot - Search & Destroy = 647 spyware Ad-Aware SE = 1468 Ad-Aware mcafee anti-virus = 46 virusesp.s.she let antivirus and other protection expire ! saved the pc running great added dvd-r my oldest girl & her husben where going to junk there pc and get a new one . i told them i would look at it. i run
Spybot — Search & Destroy = 647 spyware
Ad-Aware SE = 1468 Ad-Aware
mcafee anti-virus = 46 viruses

p.s.

she let antivirus and other protection expire !
saved the pc running great added dvd-r

]]> By: EDhttp://sniptools.com/vault/the-disposable-pc-society-or-not#comment-2086 ED Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:41:40 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=120#comment-2086 Makes perfect sense to me. If my TV loses a channel I throw it and get a new one, what's the point of retuning? Rust, scratch or dent on my car means I need a new car. I don't pay for repairs like some mugs; I go out and get a new car and dump my old one on some waste ground, its worthless. Leaky pipes and heating starts playing up at home, I leave! Just move house that instant. I don't even lock the door on my way out, the house is ruined. Makes perfect sense to me. If my TV loses a channel I throw it and get a new one, what's the point of retuning? Rust, scratch or dent on my car means I need a new car. I don't pay for repairs like some mugs; I go out and get a new car and dump my old one on some waste ground, its worthless. Leaky pipes and heating starts playing up at home, I leave! Just move house that instant. I don't even lock the door on my way out, the house is ruined.

]]> By: Jasonhttp://sniptools.com/vault/the-disposable-pc-society-or-not#comment-2085 Jason Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:14:04 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=120#comment-2085 I know for the novice pc user that hiring a technician when you become infected with a worm or virus may be a little costly, but c'mon do you really want to replace a pc everytime you get infected in todays world? Especially if you have actually taken some pride in your setup and do not own a bottom of the line Dell. The advice just does not make any sense. Reload if worst comes to worst. I suggest the following programs, some of which are free.Spyware Guard Spyware Blaster MRU Blaster Windows Washer SpySweeper Zone Alarm AVG Ad-Aware SE Root Kit Revealer Process ExplorerThunderbird (e-mail client) Firefox I know for the novice pc user that hiring a technician when you become infected with a worm or virus may be a little costly, but c'mon do you really want to replace a pc everytime you get infected in todays world? Especially if you have actually taken some pride in your setup and do not own a bottom of the line Dell. The advice just does not make any sense. Reload if worst comes to worst. I suggest the following programs, some of which are free.

Spyware Guard
Spyware Blaster
MRU Blaster
Windows Washer
SpySweeper
Zone Alarm
AVG
Ad-Aware SE
Root Kit Revealer
Process Explorer

Thunderbird (e-mail client)
Firefox

]]> By: Bill Caseyhttp://sniptools.com/vault/the-disposable-pc-society-or-not#comment-2084 Bill Casey Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:12:45 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=120#comment-2084 Its ok to use IE but I suggest Maxthon[1] or Slim Browser[2] as they allow sensible disabling of ActiveX, Flash, etc , and for what it is worth, for all its flaws, get the Windows SP 2[3][1] <a href="http://maxthon.com" rel="nofollow">http://maxthon.com</a> [2] <a href="http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/</a> [3] <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx</a> Its ok to use IE but I suggest Maxthon[1] or Slim Browser[2] as they allow sensible disabling of ActiveX, Flash, etc , and for what it is worth, for all its flaws, get the Windows SP 2[3]

[1] http://maxthon.com
[2] http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/
[3] http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

]]> By: martinihttp://sniptools.com/vault/the-disposable-pc-society-or-not#comment-2083 martini Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:56:32 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=120#comment-2083 if my blender is anything to go by, blenders need maintainance too :) nice utilities you mention there. will check out webroots, i've been satisfied with <a href="http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html" rel="nofollow">spybot search and destroy</a>. if my blender is anything to go by, blenders need maintainance too :) nice utilities you mention there. will check out webroots, i've been satisfied with spybot search and destroy.

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