Comments on: How Ironic…. http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/ Conscious Living....Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there... "But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open." Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Don Bradley http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14328 Don Bradley Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:02:05 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14328 Sounds like Kyra might know what she's talking about. She better for all of the money it's costing me to put her through computer Geek school:-p Sounds like Kyra might know what she’s talking about. She better for all of the money it’s costing me to put her through computer Geek school:-p

]]> By: Dr. Hibiscus http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14327 Dr. Hibiscus Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:21:04 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14327 well, you already know what I think, so I won't belabor the point, but yeah, you should have gotten a mac. :-) well, you already know what I think, so I won’t belabor the point, but yeah, you should have gotten a mac.

:-)

]]> By: dalimama http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14325 dalimama Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:51:41 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14325 I love my Macs, don't get me wrong, but... on my newest one the latch won't latch anymore. On dh's Mac laptop which gets heavy use, his screen has started to go black or fade out. My old Mac laptop was an admitted lemon from Apple. It has a motherboard that tends to burn out every six months. Mac admitted the problem and has fixed it for free 2 or 3 times in the past 3 years but their coverage for that repair ended after the 3 year mark (and no I didn't have Applecare so that was a 3 year mark they initiated) So, the next time that laptop goes, it will do to the Mac graveyard that exists in our attic. With that said, though, I will always choose a Mac over a PC for the main reasons that are mentioned above... software being installed without permission, freezing screens, difficulty installing or uninstalling software. We made the mistake of gettings the kids a cheap PC for Christmas one year thinking it'd be good enough for their stuff and it was the worst mistake of our lives. Half the kids games would freeze midway and since we were Mac people, we had no idea of how to fix the problems. I am so sorry you are having computer issues! I love my Macs, don’t get me wrong, but… on my newest one the latch won’t latch anymore. On dh’s Mac laptop which gets heavy use, his screen has started to go black or fade out. My old Mac laptop was an admitted lemon from Apple. It has a motherboard that tends to burn out every six months. Mac admitted the problem and has fixed it for free 2 or 3 times in the past 3 years but their coverage for that repair ended after the 3 year mark (and no I didn’t have Applecare so that was a 3 year mark they initiated) So, the next time that laptop goes, it will do to the Mac graveyard that exists in our attic.

With that said, though, I will always choose a Mac over a PC for the main reasons that are mentioned above… software being installed without permission, freezing screens, difficulty installing or uninstalling software. We made the mistake of gettings the kids a cheap PC for Christmas one year thinking it’d be good enough for their stuff and it was the worst mistake of our lives. Half the kids games would freeze midway and since we were Mac people, we had no idea of how to fix the problems.

I am so sorry you are having computer issues!

]]> By: Ryan Platte http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14322 Ryan Platte Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:00:03 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14322 Sure is nice to use a Mac, where software doesn't get installed without permission, and is possible to *uninstall* without a research project. :-) Sure is nice to use a Mac, where software doesn’t get installed without permission, and is possible to *uninstall* without a research project. :-)

]]> By: Kyra http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14317 Kyra Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:04:49 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14317 Go to www.trendmicro.com and run a program called "Housecall" It is free and will detect spyware and malware on your computer. It might not be able to remove all of it but it can tell you were to go to find out how to remove it. It might take 2-3 passes before it is clear, but it is a great program for free. Consumer Reports rates their PCillin as one of the best anti-virus software programs on the market. Personally, I stick with Housecall and limited access to certain sites. If you have Norton or McAfee turn them off before running Housecall as they will detect Housecall as an intrusion alert and prevent it from doing its job. If you are still having problems after that you might want to run another free program from that site called CWShredder which is there to detect malicious trojans and hijackers. I do not run any firewalls, antivirus or other protection other than running Housecall about twice a week. It will take about 10-15 minutes. And if you have any other problems feel free to call or write. Gotta make good on that college degree somehow, ya know. Kyra Go to http://www.trendmicro.com and run a program called “Housecall” It is free and will detect spyware and malware on your computer. It might not be able to remove all of it but it can tell you were to go to find out how to remove it. It might take 2-3 passes before it is clear, but it is a great program for free. Consumer Reports rates their PCillin as one of the best anti-virus software programs on the market. Personally, I stick with Housecall and limited access to certain sites.

If you have Norton or McAfee turn them off before running Housecall as they will detect Housecall as an intrusion alert and prevent it from doing its job.

If you are still having problems after that you might want to run another free program from that site called CWShredder which is there to detect malicious trojans and hijackers.

I do not run any firewalls, antivirus or other protection other than running Housecall about twice a week. It will take about 10-15 minutes.

And if you have any other problems feel free to call or write.

Gotta make good on that college degree somehow, ya know.

Kyra

]]> By: Julie http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14315 Julie Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:31:28 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14315 Never too late to buy a Mac! Never too late to buy a Mac!

]]> By: Cathy http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14313 Cathy Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:55:25 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14313 Joel's response was ROTFLOL. hee hee! ;) Joel’s response was ROTFLOL. hee hee! ;)

]]> By: Laura http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14311 Laura Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:07:06 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14311 I second the Mac idea. But at least your Dell didn't erupt spontaneously into flames, which took place in a dorm across the way from me last Friday night. Dells, I have concluded, are very spiteful creatures. I second the Mac idea. But at least your Dell didn’t erupt spontaneously into flames, which took place in a dorm across the way from me last Friday night. Dells, I have concluded, are very spiteful creatures.

]]> By: Joel http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14310 Joel Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:03:18 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/28/how-ironic/#comment-14310 <blockquote>unexplained problems like weirdo pop ups, getting stuck and frozen, and slowing down</blockquote> Your rats have names that probably start with A, C and W. It sounds like one of these things They've installed a lot of crap on your machine They've installed spyware on your machine The email from Dell was probably a coincidence. It is one year after all.

unexplained problems like weirdo pop ups, getting stuck and frozen, and slowing down

Your rats have names that probably start with A, C and W. It sounds like one of these things
They’ve installed a lot of crap on your machine
They’ve installed spyware on your machine
The email from Dell was probably a coincidence. It is one year after all.

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