pooter.net/blog http://pooter.net/blog mostly harmless. Fri, 04 May 2012 13:57:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Microsoft: Macs ‘not safe from malware, attacks will increase’ | ZDNet http://pooter.net/blog/2012/05/04/microsoft-macs-not-safe-from-malware-attacks-will-increase-zdnet/ http://pooter.net/blog/2012/05/04/microsoft-macs-not-safe-from-malware-attacks-will-increase-zdnet/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:57:02 +0000 http://pooter.net/blog/?p=480 Microsoft: Macs ‘not safe from malware, attacks will increase’ | ZDNet.

 

Translation: We’re paying good money for security exploits on OS X, so expect more!

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See previous post on the  douchebag giving up the internet. Very funny.

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I have to totally disagree with both Paul Miller and Shawn Blanc on this. Shawn calls it “fun and challenging.” It seems particularly stupid with Miller being a tech writer. I do agree it is very much like going without electricity. Miller makes some statements about him “being a better Paul.” Maybe he is kind of a douchebag, I don’t know. In that case, perhaps it will help.

The internet is more than distraction, folks.

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Great analysis.

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one problem not mentioned: drinking through thermal mugs removes the smell factor, making your high-quality coffee into something much less.

 

Review: Coffee Joulies – Marco.org.

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Jobs: Hi, Jeff, you’re stealing our intellectual property. It needs to stop.

Bezos: What?

Jobs: You know. Your fucking “app store!”

Bezos: But we call it an “Appstore.” Yours is called “the App Store.” Obviously very different.

Jobs: If you were in an elevator I would so fire you right now.

 

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I draw three conclusions:

  1. Apps overtaking digital music is a watershed event. Apps are a new medium: they will impact all other media.
  2. As the number of apps attached to any single device continues to increase, apps create increasingly higher switching costs for users.
  3. Apps consumption is increasing at a rate to overtake the PC software market.

This is just incredible. The result of point number one will be mind-boggling for culture as a whole.

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