off topic - worm warning

[jy3]

Hi all,
so i know that this has nothing to do with hockey but...
I have been getting a lot of emails infected with klez virus that use emails of people from this forumn and uscho. I would suggest going to cnet.com and downloading some antivirus to prevent yourself from getting infected and going to symantec.com and downloading their klez removal tool. Just trying to help :-) ::twitch::

[CowbellGuy]

Or get a Mac :-D

[jtwcornell91]

Or a unix box...

[CowbellGuy]

Funny you should say that, since I just got one "from" you. Sure, it might not have actually come from you, but still a bit ironic.

[RedAR]

I agree.  In my opinion, one of the best anti-virus solution for computer users at this point in time is OSX on a Macintosh.

[jy3]

lol,
that is highly amusing actually. just in case people who do not know much about the virus are curious...the email address listen as the from for these emails is taken from the address list off of the infected computer and sent to another address from that address book.
I have gotten emails from vicb, kepler, the uscho administrator, and about 10 other uscho users :-)

yes, getting a mac would solve the problem! ::help::

[Al DeFlorio]

Very expensive way to solve the problem, IMHO.  Way overpriced for what you get.

[RedAR]

But, there are MANY other benefits.  Did you know that Plug-n-Play "technology" was a fully functional reality back in the late 80's, early 90's?  Really, it was, and still is on the Mac. :-P

[CowbellGuy]

Actually, they're very reasonlably priced for what you get. Sure you can buy a crapola Dell box for under a grand, and you'll get exactly that. Crapola that will start to fall apart in a year and be obsolete before then. Macs use high quality hardware, which would cost just as much in an equivalently equipped Wintel box. Of course, Macs look better and actually work.

[mha]

And it even qualifies as a Unix box, as John suggested.

[Al DeFlorio]

They're a ripoff.  The price of proprietary architecture.  An unfailing law of economics.

[gwm3]

I think this argument stands about as much chance of being resolved as the Louie's-Hot Truck fight.  People are very passionate on both sides (Mac users tend to be particularly adamant), and are never going to change their minds.

[RedAR]

well, I actually use both platforms on a day to day basis, and from my experience, have come to my PERSONAL opinion about this matter.  it really isn't that I'm just adamant, I know both worlds.

usually, the windows people I speak with either:
have never used a Mac, or
used on around the mid 90's when Mac's were struggling

so, in MY mind, I feel that windows people are the adamant ones, but...

I won't post anymore to sway the discussion on this board away from hockey.

[jeh25]

Tastes Great!
 ::nut::

[Dart~Ben]

Less Filling!