Unrelated, but just disturbing

[ekgheiy]

@amy

Hmmm, that doesn’t bother me for some reason. Kind of like a big phone book. My only complaint is you have to pay to see the results! :lol:

My biggest pet peeve & paranoia in the computer world is Spyware! Info here. Prevention: use Firefox (free here) instead of Internet Explorer! 2/3 of computers out there are estimated to be infected with Spyware from Internet Explorer’s poor ability to block it. Spyware will hog your computer’s resources and slow even the newest computer to a CRAWL! (Is your new computer acting slow? That’s probably why!) And it can be very difficult to get rid of. It’s not officially a virus, but it might as well be, it’s on par with many viruses!

I use Firefox & love it. It’s just like IE, but I don’t get pop-up ads AT ALL, and it has some great features that IE doesn’t. My favorite one (other than it’s excellent pop-up window blocker) is their “Tab” feature. If you press Ctrl. T, it opens up a new “tab,” instead of a new browser window, so you can have lots of websites open in the same window & view them one at a time, by clicking on their folder tabs. Keeps your computer neat, saves reasources so your computer is faster, and is also super handy for bookmarking all the tabbed sites into the same folder for easy reference next time you turn on your computer. Great program!

Cookies get a bad rap. All they do is put an ID number on your computer so their own computer can recognize you again and associate you with your last visit, shopping cart, etc., stuff that they remember on their computers. I love cookies, because they save me from having to log onto familiar sites, re-enter my address at places, and remember impromptu shopping cart entries from sites that I’ve never registered at. You can read thisquick Q&A article for more info if you want to know more, but really, they’re harmless.

Okay, I’ve geeked out on y’all enough. That’s what happens when you marry a Web Designer/ Computer fanatic.
Amy

I haven’t tried Firefox yet. I wanted to wait until it got older so the “bugs” (if there are any) can be worked out. But I do use and like Mozilla. That Tab feature is FANTASTICAL!! One day I’ll get to Firefox though, when I get my computer and internet up and runnning again :verysad:

[beldaraan]

I have tried using Firefox several times, but it always acts slow on my comp…yes, slower that IE. I have it on my comp now, but, being little miss impatient, I can’t stand using it.

[Hildegard_von_Knitti]

We use Mozilla (which is basically the same as firefox) and also Opera. they are great, NO pop-ups, NO spyware, NO old-lady-in-the-fast-lane-blocking-my-space. I love them both.

[rebecca]

That’s just CREEPY…

[VictoiseC]

Man oh man that is some mindblower.

Now all they gots to do is hook up with Google’s new satillite map service and they can stare down at the house you’re livin’ in while they read about you!

Thanks for the info on the cookies btw Beldy, I forgot to do it for a while and I also set that 3rd party thingy.

I thought Mozilla & Firefox ARE the same thing? I’ve been using it/them for over a month and love it. It’s a lot faster than IE on my Vaio. A lot.

(editing here… just went back & read more… I don’t like the way my age comes up there for all the world to know. That is fkd.)

[brendajos]

[color=green][b]Hi there. I am new here but i think i can shed a little light on what some of you have expressed concerned about. I work for a company that sells a service such as this at this time. (no throwing needles at me please…well actually i could use a set of size seven circulars so that would be okay! ) I can’t answer for this service but on ours when it says “last reported” it generally means the last time they could verify you at that location. A lot of times it is when they could last verify that you got mail there. That isn’t the case always of course but that is the case most of the time. In general all the information is public info so as horrifying as it is, you kind of have to put it in perspective…if someone wanted the info they could get it. Of course, if someone wants the info on me i would prefer they have to work for it but unfortunately i couldn’t protest loud enough to get my company to not sell the info.

As scary as it is, Choicepoint did many of us a favor…a lot of these businesses are going to be tightening up their security and my company is expecting that we won’t be selling the service by the end of the year…(here’s hopin’ anyway!!)[/b][/color]

[ekgheiy]

@brendajos

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… [1]Of course, if someone wants the info on me i would prefer they have to work for it …

… [2] As scary as it is, Choicepoint did many of us a favor…a lot of these businesses are going to be tightening up their security and my company is expecting that we won’t be selling the service by the end of the year…(here’s hopin’ anyway!!)

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… [1] I agree with you!! I’d want “Mr./Ms. Snoopy” to do some good 'ol fashion LEG WORK to get the info, NOT to just sit his/her fat, nosy arse on the chair … click click … and just pay a mere 8 bucks for it!! Grr…

… [2][color=indigo]ekgheiy crosses her PUBLIC fingers[/color]

[Sara]

Thank you, Amy, from the bottom of my heart. We had viruses, the email only worked sporadically, we kept getting error messages, etc. I installed Firefox and it all went away. Spyware Doctor hasn’t picked up on anything since I installed Ff. The computer runs like a dream! One less thing to worry about.