Comments on: Steve Jobs == Bill Gates Junior? http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/ Miscellaneous ramblings on miscellaneous topics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:16:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 Ploni Almoni Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:44:14 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/#comment-1308 Yep, and NoScript, and most plug-ins, work in Firefox for OS X too. There's also an native-widget browser from Mozilla called Camino, but I don't know if it has a NoScript style plug-in. What I meant about Safari is that it isn't malware-style-delivered in the way the blog entry mentioned it is now for Windows, though it is included with the OS. (Able to be removed unlike IE in Windows.) You are right, if you're concerned about exploits, its best not to use it - the recent ownage at the hackathon was done via an unpatched Safari bug. (The Vista machine was cracked with a flash plug-in bug. Another reason to use NoScript.) Yep, and NoScript, and most plug-ins, work in Firefox for OS X too. There’s also an native-widget browser from Mozilla called Camino, but I don’t know if it has a NoScript style plug-in.

What I meant about Safari is that it isn’t malware-style-delivered in the way the blog entry mentioned it is now for Windows, though it is included with the OS. (Able to be removed unlike IE in Windows.) You are right, if you’re concerned about exploits, its best not to use it - the recent ownage at the hackathon was done via an unpatched Safari bug. (The Vista machine was cracked with a flash plug-in bug. Another reason to use NoScript.)

]]> By: Head Geek http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 Head Geek Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:48:10 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/#comment-1307 I'd still recommend Firefox and NoScript, but I suspect you already plan for that. I’d still recommend Firefox and NoScript, but I suspect you already plan for that.

]]> By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Ploni Almoni Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:15:42 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/#comment-1305 Hahahaha! In *my* case, I've embraced the dark side! Of course, Macs don't get drive-by downloads; and Safari on the Mac is not pushed that way AFAIK. :-) Hahahaha! In *my* case, I’ve embraced the dark side! Of course, Macs don’t get drive-by downloads; and Safari on the Mac is not pushed that way AFAIK. :-)

]]> By: Head Geek http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Head Geek Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:07:48 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/#comment-1192 Yes, I noticed that a long time ago too. Fortunately my wife always asks me whether she really wants to install whatever her computer is prompting her to... that saved her from a drive-by download just a couple days ago (one that *wasn't* from Apple ;-) ). Yes, I noticed that a long time ago too. Fortunately my wife always asks me whether she really wants to install whatever her computer is prompting her to… that saved her from a drive-by download just a couple days ago (one that *wasn’t* from Apple ;-) ).

]]> By: Joshua Lee http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Joshua Lee Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:57:46 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/03/27/steve-jobs-bill-gates-junior/#comment-1188 They've been pushing iTunes on people who use Quicktime much longer than that, every time there's a new version it'll try to slip it in, either that or you remove the Apple updater and worry about Quicktime malware exploiting the Quicktime exploit-of-the-week. It's really an extension of what they already have been doing. The thing is, they actually improved Safari significantly, though I still prefer Firefox, it's now to the point where I could see someone using it. I have no idea why they want to alienate people this way - apparently Apple figures emulating Windows malware practices is a good business model. They’ve been pushing iTunes on people who use Quicktime much longer than that, every time there’s a new version it’ll try to slip it in, either that or you remove the Apple updater and worry about Quicktime malware exploiting the Quicktime exploit-of-the-week. It’s really an extension of what they already have been doing. The thing is, they actually improved Safari significantly, though I still prefer Firefox, it’s now to the point where I could see someone using it. I have no idea why they want to alienate people this way - apparently Apple figures emulating Windows malware practices is a good business model.

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