Did you ever think, that if you talk too many people over, then yours would be come the most popular. Then, guess what? You would be hit all the time. :-) John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 2:00 PM Subject: Re: Time and Chaos question for Tom > Richard, > > This clearly show my point that 71.36% are open to viruses, worms, > etc. > This also shows that those people have not learned their lesson yet > and > that popularity is not nessarily the right way to go.. > > Off my soapbox, > Duaine > > Richard Oliver Snelson wrote: >> Duaine, Here's the data for over 500 hits to my website. Show just >> what browers are the most popular. >> Data comes from extreme tracking and allows webmasters and others to >> see exactly where the hits are coming from. >> >> >> Enjoy what you are using. Quit preaching. >> http://www.oliverphotocollection.com >> >> >> >> MSIE 6 426 71.36% >> >> Firefox 1 60 10.05% >> >> Safari 31 5.19% >> >> AOL 9 27 4.52% >> >> MSIE 5 24 4.02% >> >> Netscape 7 10 1.68% >> >> Mozilla 1 7 1.17% >> >> Firefox 1.5 4 0.67% >> >> WebTV 2 2 0.34% >> >> Firefox 0.x 2 0.34% >> >> Other/Unknown 1 0.17% >> >> AOL 5 1 0.17% >> >> AOL 8 1 0.17% >> >> Netscape 4 1 0.17% >> >> Richard O. Snelson >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hechler Family" >> <dahechler@charter.net> >> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 11:20 AM >> Subject: Re: Time and Chaos question for Tom >> >> >>> I can't hold my fingers back from chimeing in on this one. >>> >>> Hasn't the public learned by now that the virus, worm, etc writers >>> are >>> counting on you to use the default (Internet Explorer and Outlook) >>> internet applications. This is why I cringe, for you, everytime I >>> hear >>> stories like this one. Almost every MAJOR breach has happened >>> through >>> one of these "portals". I can't stress enough to not use these and >>> use >>> something use like Mozilla's Firefx (browser) and Mozilla's >>> Thunderbird >>> (email). There is no guarantee that you'll never get hit again but >>> the >>> chances, as of now, are greatly diminished. >>> >>> Now before eveyone gets there dander up, I know it's not for >>> everyone, >>> but I went as far as migrating to Linux and a dual-boot with Windows >>> 8 >>> years ago. Yes, it's a leaning curve BUT at the risk of losing >>> everything I thought it was worth it. >>> >>> Again I know Linux is not for everyone so the first step is to stop >>> using IE and Outlook, the two biggest portals of viruses, worms, >>> etc. >>> and go to something else. >>> >>> Think about to what cost do you need to go to protect your system >>> and >>> data. >>> >>> A while back my wife showed up home early one day and I asked for >>> why >>> she was home. She said that their whole network was down - hit by >>> the >>> Love Virus - and for everyone to go home. However, It did not effect >>> me >>> because I was not using IE and/or Outlook - and - the fact that all >>> of >>> my internet dealings I do through Linux. >>> >>> If I have offened anyone, I apologize. I'm just an advocate for safe >>> and >>> friendly computing, >>> >>> Duaine >>> >>> Piannaman@aol.com wrote: >>>> I don't think it's the PDA. I had the same thing happen to me on a >>>> mass scale when I had to replace my PDA(I use Outlook for most >>>> stuff, >>>> a default choice). I lost so many things, that I felt compelled to >>>> call tech support. After Microsoft said call HP, and HP said talk >>>> to >>>> Dell or Microsoft, I finally bit the bullet and paid for someone to >>>> help out. He suggested I temporarily disable the virus and pop-up >>>> scans, because those could be affecting the synch process. I did, >>>> and >>>> everything synched up just fine. It's worth checking into with >>>> Time >>>> and Chaos tech support. Good luck if you call Dell... >>>> >>>> Now I don't have to disable anything to synchronize. It could have >>>> had something to do with the amount of data being transferred at >>>> that >>>> time. >>>> >>>> Dave Stahl >>> -- >>> Duaine Hechler >>> Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ >>> Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding >>> Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild >>> Reed Organ Society Member >>> St. Louis, MO 63034 >>> (314) 838-5587 >>> dahechler@charter.net >>> www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > -- > Duaine Hechler > Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild > Reed Organ Society Member > St. Louis, MO 63034 > (314) 838-5587 > dahechler@charter.net > www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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