Obama speech on guns - The Onion exclusive :-)

[juggernaut]

This is just my opinion, but I think that the best way to ensure the security of your computer is to use an operating system that isn't full of holes like Windows is. But that's just me.

Windows is pretty secure if you don't download untrusted applications, random screensavers, pornography, pirated music/movies/software, etc. It's even safer if you use a browser that blocks unnecessary scripts and FLASHy junk.

I run a firewall and block scripts for most sites, and I have far fewer problems than friends and coworkers who think they practice safe surfing because they use antivirus software.

[ExMarlboroMan]

The website in question that I had the bad experience with Norton was Crossfire's website, crossfire-training.com. Someone who is a member here went to look at her site and got this big warning from Norton. Well, I built the website, and I host it, and I know for a certain fact that there isn't anything wrong with it. So I go to the Norton website that tracks "bad" sites, and I have to jump through hoops to get the website de-listed, when there wasn't anything wrong with it in the first place. It took about a week or 10 days or so to get them to fix their issue, and they finally sent a message saying they had taken care of the problem. And sure enough, Crossfire-Training.com no longer trips the Norton sensors.

See that?..... They took care of the problem. So, I have to ask.... If the vaunted Norton service is so good, how come they cannot tell when a harmless website is harmless? Worse yet, if they are not reliable when the website in question is harmless, then how can you trust them to know for sure when a website is definitely harmful?

I apologize for coming off as grumpy about it, but I make my living by building and hosting websites. When Norton's software does this, it makes my life unnecessarily harder. I'm a small business. They (Symantec which owns Norton) are a giant corporation. It is difficult for a small business like mine, which has limited resources, to deal with a huge company like Norton that has massive resources — when the company with the massive resources is the one that is producing a substandard product which makes the life of the little guy more difficult.

This is just my opinion, but I think that the best way to ensure the security of your computer is to use an operating system that isn't full of holes like Windows is. But that's just me.

I understand where your coming from but...

If we all lived by your logic here, then we should always know who the bad guy is and isn't right? We shouldn't even have to have a gun to protect us because when we see the bad guy we will know and can run away...

I'm just sayin, It's better to be cautious then not to, When a red flag pops up for me I try to act appropriately.

[Thomas]

This is just my opinion, but I think that the best way to ensure the security of your computer is to use an operating system that isn't full of holes like Windows is. But that's just me.

Windows is pretty secure if you don't download untrusted applications, random screensavers, pornography, pirated music/movies/software, etc. It's even safer if you use a browser that blocks unnecessary scripts and FLASHy junk.

I run a firewall and block scripts for most sites, and I have far fewer problems than friends and coworkers who think they practice safe surfing because they use antivirus software.

Trying not to get off-topic too much, but I can't resist:
Windows is almost bullet proof if you use a program like Windows SteadyState (free by Microsoft), or DeepFreeze (commercial). It loads Windows into a virtual environment so that any changes to the system are wiped when you shut down the computer.

[The Mad Moderate]

i think the thread drifted a little off topic

[steve817]

Well, heck....egg on my face...Fell for that one.....

Don't feel bad. I think someone does the same thing every time an article from The Onion is posted.

[philip964]

Well, heck....egg on my face...Fell for that one.....

Hey it even happens to reporters on MSNBC

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/maddow- ... tire-site/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[steve817]

Well, heck....egg on my face...Fell for that one.....

Hey it even happens to reporters on MSNBC

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/maddow- ... tire-site/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Now that is funny!

[rmr1923]

I knew it wasn't true because he can't speak that long on one topic without a teleprompter.

after reading the article a second time, i think the speech was written on the palm of his hand