I had been using Firefox a LONG time but it kept telling me to update, I liked version 3X but after upgrading I no longer liked it. I was skeptical about Chrome as websites say it shares your info, etc..what doesn't but I like Chrome........never heard of Crazy browser Rudy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skip" <chazzlee@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 2:35 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox sux; anyone use Crazy Browser? > Firefox sux; -way too many *&%^^ software killing updates! > Does Chrome work any better? > -Also, anyone use Crazy Browser? > Greywoulf > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:06 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager < > ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> ---------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: >> pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> ------------------------------------ >> pctechtalk Digest Sun, 13 Jan 2013 Volume: 11 Issue: 010 >> >> In This Issue: >> -=PCTechTalk=- I E 8 is getting old >> -=PCTechTalk=- Re: I E 8 is getting old >> -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox 18 (and Google) updates suck >> big >> -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox 18 (and Google) updates suck >> big >> -=PCTechTalk=- Re: I E 8 is getting old >> -=PCTechTalk=- PSA: Java Exploit (Threat-level >> critical) >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> From: HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx >> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:27:24 -0500 (EST) >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- I E 8 is getting old >> >> Hello all, >> I'm starting to get notice from web sites saying my browser is too old. >> What do you guys think a good upgrade would be for me? Running XP Home. >> Thanks, >> >> HB >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> From: "RecklessMaverick" <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: I E 8 is getting old >> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:44:57 -0500 >> >> I'm getting the same thing and I use IE 8. If MS ever restores control >> of >> the toolbars to what it was in IE8, then and ONLY then will I upgrade. I >> will NOT upgrade to 9 nor will I use Firefox. If a website decides they >> don't like IE 8 then they decide they don't like me. I avoid websites >> that >> don't like me. >> >> I may try Chrome, but like Firefox they do updates more often than most >> men >> change their underwear. If they built a good quality product to begin >> with >> they would not need to update their product so much and all the add-ons >> and >> extensions would not need to be constantly updated. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of >> HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx >> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:27 AM >> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- I E 8 is getting old >> >> Hello all, >> I'm starting to get notice from web sites saying my browser is too old. >> What do you guys think a good upgrade would be for me? Running XP Home. >> Thanks, >> >> HB >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and >> everything >> below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> OR >> To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to >> pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To >> unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> "unsubscribe" in the Subject. >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: >> pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: >> pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:47:35 -0500 >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox 18 (and Google) updates suck big >> time! >> From: Skip <chazzlee@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> Yep! Totally agree! >> And the other pest is Google..! Every time I open it up it seems they >> feel >> they have an obligation to remind me that I'm not using the "latest" >> browser and perhaps I should switch to Google Chrome! >> I mean, who in hell gave these guys (Firefox and Google) the right to >> keep >> insisting on *our* PCs that we update to their latest (often inferior) >> product release? -Do they really think we are too stupid to know what we >> want on our own computers??? >> An informative single, one time pop-up stating a new release is available >> *if >> we wanted it *should be more than enough... There should be some kind of >> law against these annoying attempts by software companies to try and >> force >> people to use their products! >> Also, if anyone on this list has any knowledge of how to change settings >> and things in a PC to prevent these constantly annoying "reminders"(?) to >> update things, I'd appreciate it very much..! >> Thanks, >> Greywoulf >> >> >> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> >> >> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox 18 sux big time! >> > Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:44:04 -0500 >> > >> > Hi Greywolf, >> > >> > FF keeps bugging me too for updates and I want it to stop. I've had >> issues >> > with their updates in the past too. >> > >> > Christy >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Skip" <chazzlee@xxxxxxxxx> >> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 10:11 PM >> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Firefox 18 sux big time! >> > >> > >> > Firefox 18 sux! >> > I innocently let FF update itself to ver 18, forgetting the troubles >> > I've >> > had with FF's so-called "improvements" before! >> > Sure enough, all of a sudden my printer software would not print >> > anything >> > legible (if at all?) from the web. Mowever my own hard drive stored >> files, >> > they still printed fine! >> > So I uninstalled FF 18 and went back to ver 3.6.17., and everything's >> > normal again! >> > I think I'm gonna forget about there updates from now on. -Is there a >> > way >> > to disable their pestering pop-ups re their 'update' nonsense? >> > Thanks, >> > Greywoulf >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> From: "RecklessMaverick" <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox 18 (and Google) updates suck big >> time! >> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:58:32 -0500 >> >> You could try using an entry in your HOSTS file but that might also stop >> other desirable data from getting through also. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Skip >> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 2:48 PM >> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox 18 (and Google) updates suck big >> time! >> >> Yep! Totally agree! >> And the other pest is Google..! Every time I open it up it seems they >> feel >> they have an obligation to remind me that I'm not using the "latest" >> browser and perhaps I should switch to Google Chrome! >> I mean, who in hell gave these guys (Firefox and Google) the right to >> keep >> insisting on *our* PCs that we update to their latest (often inferior) >> product release? -Do they really think we are too stupid to know what we >> want on our own computers??? >> An informative single, one time pop-up stating a new release is available >> *if we wanted it *should be more than enough... There should be some kind >> of >> law against these annoying attempts by software companies to try and >> force >> people to use their products! >> Also, if anyone on this list has any knowledge of how to change settings >> and >> things in a PC to prevent these constantly annoying "reminders"(?) to >> update >> things, I'd appreciate it very much..! >> Thanks, >> Greywoulf >> >> >> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> >> >> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox 18 sux big time! >> > Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:44:04 -0500 >> > >> > Hi Greywolf, >> > >> > FF keeps bugging me too for updates and I want it to stop. I've had >> > issues with their updates in the past too. >> > >> > Christy >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Skip" <chazzlee@xxxxxxxxx> >> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 10:11 PM >> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Firefox 18 sux big time! >> > >> > >> > Firefox 18 sux! >> > I innocently let FF update itself to ver 18, forgetting the troubles >> > I've had with FF's so-called "improvements" before! >> > Sure enough, all of a sudden my printer software would not print >> > anything legible (if at all?) from the web. Mowever my own hard drive >> > stored files, they still printed fine! >> > So I uninstalled FF 18 and went back to ver 3.6.17., and everything's >> > normal again! >> > I think I'm gonna forget about there updates from now on. -Is there a >> > way to disable their pestering pop-ups re their 'update' nonsense? >> > Thanks, >> > Greywoulf >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> From: "rudy" <rudylopeznc@xxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: I E 8 is getting old >> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:00:49 -0500 >> >> I switched to Google Chrome from Firefox......not bad >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx> >> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:27 AM >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- I E 8 is getting old >> >> >> > Hello all, >> > I'm starting to get notice from web sites saying my browser is too old. >> > What do you guys think a good upgrade would be for me? Running XP Home. >> > Thanks, >> > >> > HB >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and >> > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. >> > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: >> > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> > OR >> > To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to >> > pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. 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This post aims to answer >> some of >> the most frequently asked questions about the vulnerability, and to >> outline >> simple steps that users can take to protect themselves. >> Q: What is Java, anyway? >> A: Java is a programming language and computing platform that powers >> programs >> including utilities, games, and business applications. According to Java >> maker >> Oracle Corp., Java runs on more than 850 million personal computers >> worldwide, >> and on billions of devices worldwide, including mobile and TV devices. >> It >> is >> required by some Web sites that use it to run interactive games and >> applications. >> Q: So what is all the fuss about? >> A: Researchers have discovered that cybercrooks are attacking a >> previously >> unknown security hole in Java 7 that can be used to seize control over a >> computer if a user visits a compromised or malicious Web site. >> Q: Yikes. How do I protect my computer? >> A: The version of Java that runs on most consumer PCs includes a browser >> plug-in. According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University‘s CERT, >> unplugging the Java plugin from the browser essentially prevents >> exploitation >> of the vulnerability. Not long ago, disconnecting Java from the browser >> was not >> straightforward, but with the release of the latest version of Java 7 — >> Update >> 10 — Oracle included a very simple method for removing Java from the >> browser. >> You can find their instructions for doing this here. >> Q: How do I know if I have Java installed, and if so, which version? >> A: The simplest way is to visit this link and click the “Do I have Java” >> link, >> just below the big red “Download Java” button. >> Q: I’m using Java 6. Does that mean I don’t have to worry about this? >> A: There have been conflicting findings on this front. The description of >> this >> bug at the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), for example, states >> that >> the >> vulnerability is present in Java versions going back several years, >> including >> version 4 and 5. Analysts at vulnerability research firm Immunity say >> the >> bug >> could impact Java 6 and possibly earlier versions. But Will Dormann, a >> security >> expert who’s been examining this flaw closely for CERT, said the NVD’s >> advisory >> is incorrect: CERT maintains that this vulnerability stems from a >> component that >> Oracle introduced with Java 7. Dormann points to a detailed technical >> analysis >> of the Java flaw by Adam Gowdiak of Security Explorations, a security >> research >> team that has alerted Java maker Oracle about a large number of flaws in >> Java. >> Gowdiak says Oracle tried to fix this particular flaw in a previous >> update but >> failed to address it completely. >> Either way, it’s important not to get too hung up on which versions are >> affected, as this could become a moving target. Also, a new zero-day >> flaw >> is >> discovered in Java several times a year. That’s why I’ve urged readers >> to >> either uninstall Java completely or unplug it from the browser no matter >> what >> version you’re using. >> >> Q: A site I use often requires the Java plugin to be enabled. What should >> I do? >> A: You could downgrade to Java 6, but that is not a very good solution. >> Oracle >> will stop supporting Java 6 at the end of February 2013, and will soon >> be >> transitioning Java 6 users to Java 7 anyway. If you need Java for >> specific Web >> sites, a better solution is to adopt a two-browser approach. If you >> normally >> browse the Web with Firefox, for example, consider disabling the Java >> plugin in >> Firefox, and then using an alternative browser (Chrome, IE9, Safari, >> etc.) with >> Java enabled to browse only the site(s) that require(s) it. >> Q: I am using a Mac, so I should be okay, right? >> A: Not exactly. Experts have found that this flaw in Java 7 can be >> exploited to >> foist malware on Mac and Linux systems, in addition to Microsoft Windows >> machines. Java is made to run programs across multiple platforms, which >> makes >> it especially dangerous when new flaws in it are discovered. For >> instance, the >> Flashback worm that infected more than 600,000 Macs wiggled into OS X >> systems >> via a Java flaw. Oracle’s instructions include advice on how to unplug >> Java from >> Safari. I should note that Apple has not provided a version of Java for >> OS X >> beyond 6, but users can still download and install Java 7 on Mac >> systems. >> However, it appears that in response to this threat, Apple has taken >> steps to >> block Java from running on OS X systems. >> Q: I don’t browse random sites or visit dodgy porn sites, so I shouldn’t >> have to >> worry about this, correct? >> A: Wrong. This vulnerability is mainly being exploited by exploit packs, >> which >> are crimeware tools made to be stitched into Web sites so that when >> visitors >> come to the site with vulnerable/outdated browser plugins (like this >> Java >> bug), >> the site can silently install malware on the visitor’s PC. Exploit packs >> can be >> just as easily stitched into porn sites as they can be inserted into >> legitimate, hacked Web sites. All it takes is for the attackers to be >> able to >> insert one line of code into a compromised Web site. >> Q: I’ve read in several places that this is the first time that the U.S. >> government has urged computer users to remove or wholesale avoid using a >> particular piece of software because of a widespread threat. Is this >> true? >> A: Not really. During previous high-alert situations, CERT has advised >> Windows >> users to avoid using Internet Explorer. In this case, CERT is not really >> recommending that users uninstall Java: just that users unplug Java from >> their >> Web browser. >> Q: I’m pretty sure that my Windows PC has Java installed, but I can’t >> seem to >> locate the Java Control Panel from the Windows Start Menu or Windows >> Control >> Panel. What gives? >> A: According to CERT’s Dormann, due to what appears to potentially be a >> bug in >> the Java installer, the Java Control Panel applet may be missing on some >> Windows systems. In such cases, the Java Control Panel applet may be >> launched >> by finding and executing javacpl.exe manually. This file is likely to be >> found >> in C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin or C:\Program Files >> (x86)\Java\jre7\bin. >> Q: I can’t remember the last time I used Java, and it doesn’t look like I >> even >> need this program anymore. Should I keep it? >> A: Java is not as widely used as it once was, and most users probably >> can >> get >> by without having the program installed at all. I have long recommended >> that >> users remove Java unless they have a specific use for it. If you >> discover >> later >> that you really do need Java, it is trivial and free to reinstall it. >> Q: This is all well and good advice for consumers, but I manage many PCs >> in a >> business environment. Is there a way to deploy Java but keep the plugin >> disconnected from the browser? >> A: CERT advises that system administrators wishing to deploy Java 7 >> Update 10 >> or later with the “Enable Java content in the browser” feature disabled >> can >> invoke the Java installer with the WEB_JAVA=0 command-line option. More >> details >> are available in the Java documentation. >> Q: Okay, I think I’m covered on Java. But what about Javascript? >> A: Because of the unfortunate similarity of their names, many people >> confuse >> Java with Javascript. But these are two completely different things. >> Most >> Web >> sites use JavaScript, a powerful scripting language that helps make >> sites >> interactive. Unfortunately, a huge percentage of Web-based attacks use >> JavaScript tricks to foist malicious software and exploits onto site >> visitors. >> To protect yourself, it is critically important to have an easy method >> of >> selecting which sites should be allowed to run JavaScript in the >> browser. >> It is >> true that selectively allowing JavaScript on known, “safe” sites won’t >> block >> all malicious scripting attacks: Even legitimate sites sometimes end up >> running >> malicious code when scammers figure out ways to sneak tainted, bogus ads >> into >> the major online ad networks. But disallowing JavaScript by default and >> selectively enabling it for specific sites remains a much safer option >> than >> letting all sites run JavaScript unrestricted all the time. >> Firefox has many extensions and add-ons that make surfing the Web a >> safer >> experience. One extension that I have found indispensable is NoScript. >> This >> extension lets the user decide which sites should be allowed to run >> JavaScript, >> including Flash Player content. Users can choose to allow specific >> exceptions >> either permanently or for a single browsing session. >> Chrome also includes similar script- and Flash blocking functionality >> that >> seems designed to minimize some of these challenges by providing fewer >> options. >> If you tell Chrome to block JavaScript on all sites by default, when you >> browse >> to a site that uses JavaScript, the upper right corner of the browser >> displays >> a box with a red “X” through it. If you click that and select “Always >> allow >> JavaScript on [site name]” it will permanently enable JavaScript for >> that >> site, >> but it doesn’t give you the option to block third-party JavaScript >> content on >> the site as Noscript does. In my testing, I had to manually refresh the >> page >> before Chrome allowed scripting on a site that I’d just whitelisted. In >> addition, there is a very handy add-on for Chrome called NotScripts that >> works >> very much like Noscript. >> Selectively script blocking can take some getting used to. Most >> script-blocking >> add-ons will disable scripting by default on Web sites that you have not >> added >> to your trusted list. In some cases, it may take multiple tries to get a >> site >> that makes heavy use of Javascript to load properly. >> Internet Explorer allows users to block scripts, but even the latest >> version of >> IE still doesn’t give the user much choice in handling JavaScript. In >> IE9, you >> can select among JavaScript on, off, or prompting you to load >> JavaScript. >> Turning JavaScript off isn’t much of an option, but leaving it >> completely >> open >> is unsafe. Choosing the “Prompt” option does nothing but serve incessant >> pop-up >> prompts to allow or disallow scripts (see the video below). The lack of >> a >> simpler approach to script blocking in IE is one of the main reasons I >> continue >> to steer readers toward Firefox and Chrome. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of pctechtalk Digest V11 #10 >> ******************************** >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Please remember to trim (delete any unrelated text) and adjust the >> subject >> lines of your replies to this digest. >> >> To unsubscribe or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: >> pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: >> pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > -- > "We sometimes forget that compassion is not something we get but is a > muscle that needs to be exercised..." -Junot Diaz- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > OR > To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to > pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. 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