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Old 05-31-2007   #1 (permalink)
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After considering the slow response I get at times, I have decided that Windows Update is a virus. This thing sits here clicking and whjirring, checking for updates. I tell it no, and then it goes and does its own thing in the middle of the night, complete with restarting. The last thing I got was a way for MS to keep track of where I browse, they claim to prevent phishing.
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Yep, I've used Firefox for a year or more now and love it. Although I do still have to download the occasional Windows Update.
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You could turn off auto updates for windows and your virus/firewall protection and do it manualy.
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Switch to Linux! It's like moving from an overpriced HD cruiser to a Bonnie: better performance, highly customizable, and MUCH cheaper!

Just kidding about the HD jab, but I'm serious about Linux!

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Windows IS a virus.
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I just had to save my girlfriend's computer from a nasty virus...

...so now, I own a 250 gig external hard drive. :roll:
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Switch to a Mac and then you can load the Mac OSX, vista and linux and if you're really special you might manage to get virus's in all three... :razz:
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I use Firefox, love the tabbed browsing but there are still lots of sites out there (including my own company`s website) that will only work properly with IE. The new IE 7 also has tabbed browsing and is like an improved version of firefox.
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On 2007-05-31 16:18, welshrob wrote:
I use Firefox, love the tabbed browsing but there are still lots of sites out there (including my own company`s website) that will only work properly with IE. The new IE 7 also has tabbed browsing and is like an improved version of firefox.
I agree with the first part, in that many websites will not work with Firefox. My company's ordering website will not allow anything other than IE.
I don't know that IE7 is like an improved Firefox. The ones I've seen still load up a ton of toolbars and such that I just can't stand.
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