Dark_Matter

Nice although i already have a 160 GB External HD (Western Digital) that does ok for me. If i was in the market for another external HD i'd consider it though.

I don't really care what processor is in my machine AMD, or INTEL as long as they do what i need them to do so basicly i'm non-bias on this topic. Although i do agree with CA3LE, on the GPU side of things ATI all the way.

Microsoft should listen to what the people want. Let's face it's the people that either make or break the success of their products. If they were listening to the people they would have already scrapped Vista, or toned it down alot so the system requirments were not near as high as they currently are. HEY MICROSOFT READ THE FORUMS ACCROSS THE INTERNET!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is just one of the many forums where you will see this.

I don't have any tangible evidence to show you at the moment, but you can assure them that they are safe, and no drain bamage (LOL) will occur. It's no worse than the few thousand or so satellites above us bouncing signas off all of us everyday.

LOL i agree Norton does not make very many good products, but i think you guys are aweful hard on the Norton Anti Virus. I personally think it's a good product. I use Kaspersky Anti Virus, and Norton, on my windows boxes i don't think you can go wrong with either. Come on guys one bad experience with Norton AV, and it's junk? Be fair. (LOL)

Happy Birthday Br0!!!!!!!! I'm only 28 i hope to make it to my 50's /happy_bday.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':bday:' />:' /> /happy_bday.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':bday:' />:' />

I was reading the article here at testmy about the possible price of the ps3 when it comes out here $500 to $750?????? Are all these companies on crack, or what? I might pay $500, but almost $800 he*l no. These greedy companies have all gone nucking futz Article: http://www.testmy.net/articles/article-553 Edited by Swimmer.. Added article link.

To add to my last post i would like to say this basiclly what M$ has said with this OS is hey guess what the majority of computers out there today are DEAD OVER DONE, and if you want to run our GREAT OS, you better get ready to buy a new PC, or atleast dish out some ca$h for computer parts to make it run our great OS.

I'm with ya i won't run Vista for a long time if ever this may just push me to run linux full time. I really think M$ should rethink this OS, and really ask themselves wtf are we doing. The truth is they know what they are doing pushing an OS with such high requirments just means more money all around for them, and the makers of computer parts around the world.

LOL This whole thing will blow up in Microsofts face when they notice over half the people or more who own PC's don't rush out, and buy this piece of crap (I mean great OS). I think this will probably usher in the day alot of people have been waiting for the day of Unix's, and Linux based operating systems. The requirments to run this thing are more than ridiculous, and i don't think i'm the only one saying that. Most of my computers will run Vista, but that's not the point the point is there is no way in he*l that an OS anywhere ever should require such high system specifications.

I know i seem to be ranting about M$, and the upcoming release of Vista, but seriously do we really need this many versions?????? Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Business Then to top that off if i'm not mistaken each version listed above will have a 32bit, and 64bit version. Then you top it off with the absurd system requirments to run the damn thing. (LOOOOL) What a big joke this is. I'd say over 70% of all computer owners are gonna have to either upgrade their current PC (IF THEY CAN), or buy a new one altogether just to run this bloated eye candy.

This is basiclly the story in a nut shell On 4th of February 1998, Bill Gates got splattered by a couple of cream pies by Belgian prankster Noel Godin. Godin, who has become well known for his cream pie attacks on the rich, famous and pompous, escaped the scene, but later admitted responsibility on television for the attack. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!

Your GPU is going to be the real deciding factor here if you want the 3D bells, and whistles of Areo Glass, but so far your specs look more than sufficient. I still think making an OS that forces mass amounts of people to either upgrade their computer, or buy a new one altogether is complete, and total bullsh*t. They should be ashamed of themsleves, but hey it's a conspircy anyway for computer manufactures, and m$ to make sh*t loads of extra cash.

This is how foreigners show their respect to Bill Gates. This happend happened a long time ago to. I imagine he would get more than just a pie these days.

LoL reminds me of the time Bill Gates showed a demo of Windows 98 just to get the blue screen!!! W00t

Any activity that money can be made from is going to be introduced as a business option even if it breaks laws, and moral values, but in this case since the website is hosted in Russia by citizens of Russia i doubt any laws have been broken atleast any laws in Russia.

Snoops no longer need much technical savvy to steal personal information from computers and mobile phones. The reason? Easy-to-use spyware (define) is increasingly becoming available online. Recently released offerings include a kit that allows purchasers to infect their Web sites with malicious software code that can automatically install itself on computers that happen to visit the booby trapped site, and software that can be installed on mobile phones to track all incoming and outgoing calls and text messages. Early last week researchers at Sophos, a security research firm based in Abingdon, England, spotted the "WebAttacker" kit, an online tutorial and guide to free shareware and spyware packages available on the Internet. Offered on a Russian Web site, the tutorial explains how to lure victims to Web sites containing spyware that can automatically install itself on computers running the Windows operating system and using Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. The exploits only install automatically if users have neglected to apply Windows security patches and updates to their computer's software. "This type of behavior is inviting the return of what we call script-kiddies," said Carole Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos, in a statement. "The more common cyber attacks become, the more of these types of sites offering kits, databases of email addresses and [custom-built] Trojans and spyware we will see. So as long as the money continues to flow, there will be interested parties." The Russian spyware kit is available for sale directly from the site, and the company offers technical support to buyers. Mikko Hypponen, chief research director at F-Secure, a security firm based in Helsinki, Finland, said that using the kit properly requires some technical expertise, although users need not have programming knowledge. But Hypponen said there are kits available on the Internet that are even easier to use. One package, offered on a Web site that recently went off line, included a video that explained how to "fine tune and configure" the purchased exploit, according to the descriptive copy on the Web site where the kit was for sale. The site's copy claims that "It's important to note that our exploits are created especially for ordinary users, i.e. any kind of user can adjust this exploit and use it effectively." Ken Dunham, director of the rapid response team at iDefense, a security research firm based in Dulles, Virginia, said the use of spyware and adware is a "rising threat," with millions of illegal installations of such code taking place in the past year. While the lines separating the two are thin, adware is normally defined as spyware that is installed with the user's permission and consent. Spyware monitors a user's activities online and on infected computers, and then relays that information via the Internet to whoever has deployed the snoopy application. Dunham said traditional anti-virus programs have been slow to respond to such threats, giving adware and spyware the edge during the recent period of growth. "The reality is that millions of consumers have ad/spyware on their computer and don't even realize it until it impacts performance on the computer," he said. The JavaScript exploits included in the Russian kit identify the visiting computer's browser version and operating system, detect any installed security patches and then launches the most appropriate exploit. Once active on a computer the malicious software downloads a small program that attempts to disable the computer's firewall. It then installs the spyware. Hypponen says that users of spyware kits are usually "data thieves and small-scale industrial spies. State-sponsored spies and high-level industrial espionage players don't need to buy kits from the Web, they do their own development." Other easy-to-use applications currently available online include software that infects Symbian mobile phones and then records information about the victim's mobile call usage and text messages. "Flexispy," offered by a commercial software firm based in Thailand, sends the records to a remote server that's accessible to the person who planted the software on the affected phone. The company that offers the application bills itself as the world's "first mobile spy," and says the application is a useful tool for catching a cheating spouse, protecting children and tracking one's own communications. Wannabe snoops need to have physical access to the phone to install the software. In other spyware-for-hire news, on Tuesday an Israeli court ruled that Ruth and Michael Haephrati would be fined two million shekels (approximately $423,200) for developing and selling spyware. The couple have already been sentenced to four and two years in jail respectively for offering the spyware to private investigators who allegedly used it to spy on their clients' business competitors. Nine of the investigators have also been indicted. Court papers indicate that the software was created by Michael Haephrati as a "joke," intended to be used against members of his ex-wife's family. His new wife later decided to sell the malicious program. The couple was arrested at their London home in May 2005 and extradited to Israel at the beginning of this year. "Hackers for hire have converged with traditional criminals to offer a suite of services," said Dunham. "You can pay hackers for exploits or to hack into a site. We've even seen full time jobs offered by Russians to hire experts to help them develop exploits and DDoS (define) capabilities. "We believe that corporate espionage is under-reported and a growing issue in a highly competitive market." Source: http://www.internetnews.com/

Our forefathers had the brains to realize that our government might become corrupted to a point where it trys to enslave the rights of it's people, and would need to be overthrown. They gave us the right to bare arms for this reason they knew that if the government stoped being for the people by the people that it might have to be taken back by the people.

I had actually heard this story in one of the Computers Lobby chat rooms (Voice Chat) at yahoo about a week ago. (Good Shi*) LOL

I've been using linux for over 10 years now, and for the most part use it more than windows anyway, and i'd have to say short of gaming linux will do anything windows will, and just as good if not better. If linux gets better gaming support i think M$ will really have alot to worry about. Let's face it Linux is free for the most part compared to windows where it's all about making $$$$, and a big fat profit. The real sad thing is this they are going to be releasing Vista soon which is fine i guess, but they really haven't ever truly got things right with XP yet. So basiclly you have people who have dished out hard earned $$$$ for XP which they have not even gotten correct yet on the codind side or any side for that matter, and they are going to release on new windows OS? It makes many people including myself think wtf are they doing correct the current product before you release a new one altogether. If M$ was about customer service they would invest the time needed to make XP everything it could be, and wait a few more years to even worry about Vista, but again it's not about the customer it's about making certain peoples pockets bigger.

I'd say this has nothing to do with respect to our men and women of the armed forces. I salute them all, and respect them all for what they do. What i can't stand is people who think everyone should sit back and stfu when it comes to american. If our government screws up i believe i, and everyone who wants to has the right to say they screwed up, and demand answers. If i remember correctly thats what are men, and women of the armed forces live, and die for to give us the right to speak up, and say what we feel wether it's criticizing our government for it's mistakes or praising it when it does good.

You might be able to use a program called SIMP by Secway. I use to use this program for MSN Messenger to encrypt my conversations they have a prog for AIM also. If i remember right it uses you localhost 127.0.0.1 for the proxy and uses port forwading. Might be worth checking out. For MSN it uses port 11863 not sure if the ports are the same for all Messengers or not. http://www.secway.fr/us/products/

The only thing i see going for M$ when it comes to Vista is it's suppose to usher in the 64 bit era of computing, but most people on computers are non techies, and could probably give a rats a$$ about 64 bit computing. They will probably sell more 32 bit versions of vista anywho.

Yes (LOL) If he wants to figure out how to get passed the DRM he can PM me. The method used is not exactly the stuff M$ likes to see.

Yeah i couldn't really tell from what they said if they were or not.