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Post by midgitgirl on Nov 28, 2008 12:39:01 GMT
well basicly this is wierd but lucas told me to ;D
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Post by The Guy on Nov 28, 2008 13:03:46 GMT
In this fast-changing technological world, sometimes you are faced with some difficult choices. For instance, your current computer has matured to the ripe old age of six months and has been deemed obsolete. Now it's time to purchase a new computer and the question is, "Should I buy a laptop or a desktop?" But just because laptops are the new craze, it does not mean that you should run right out and get one. There are benefits and drawbacks that must be weighed.
Of course, the main benefit of a laptop is the portability. This can be a huge benefit, allowing you to take your computer to and from work, on planes, on camping trips, and practically anywhere else. Along with this benefit comes a large drawback. It is just as easy for someone else to walk off with it as it is for you. Laptops are stolen at an alarming rate, because they are just so easy to steal. And when that computer is stolen, not only do you lose the value of the computer, but also all of your valuable data.
Another major drawback to the laptop craze is that in general, laptops are far more expensive than desktop systems. For the price of an average laptop, you could purchase a much more powerful desktop. Of course, what you are paying for is the portability of a smaller design, but is that worth it? While it can be very fun to take your computer with you on a camping trip, how often do you need to type something up while fishing?
Now, the laptop is a very important part of the computer market, and I am not trying to dissuade people from buying them if they have need for them, but I have just seen far too many people dissatisfied with their laptops and wishing that they had purchased a desktop.
- Lucas
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Post by The Guy on Nov 28, 2008 13:08:28 GMT
Apple Macs:
Last night, in an attempt to update my PSP, I decided to switch off MAC address filtering on our router (running dd-wrt) and just use a password. I know a little about how the security works, as I was playing around with KisMAC for a while. I’m aware that WEP is completely worthless in regards to security, and also was aware that WPA is pretty much broken via brute force. So, I went with WPA (WPA2 Personal to be exact)
So I wake up today, start mucking around with our diff importer for iBegin, and all of a sudden this pops up in my face. “The wireless network appears to have been compromised and will be disabled for a minute.”. Ok?
I figure maybe it was a fluke, and then all of a sudden my Macbook shuts off (not the first time, random). There goes an hours work. This could be from overheating (though my limited knowledges makes me beliee otherwise), or it’s just another random issue that I get to deal with. I brought it back up, finished everything I was doing, and all of the issues were gone.
- Lucas
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Post by midgitgirl on Nov 28, 2008 13:13:35 GMT
Bloody hell lucas are you a human dictioanry ??
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Post by The Guy on Nov 28, 2008 13:21:15 GMT
Yes.
- Lucas
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Post by midgitgirl on Nov 28, 2008 13:32:25 GMT
wow
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Post by The Guy on Nov 28, 2008 13:33:24 GMT
Lol.
- Lucas
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Post by kerino3 on Oct 19, 2012 7:39:39 GMT
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