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Post by StuttgartStokie on Feb 11, 2004 12:57:34 GMT
FYI: Just seen that a security fix has been issued by Microsoft. Its recommended that anyone with an internet connected PC updates to this new patch. I reckon there'll be a virus exploiting this hole will be doing the rounds in a couple of days. zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5156647.htmlMaybe this should go in the boring bin though. ;D |
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Post by tubes on Feb 11, 2004 13:42:24 GMT
MS also finally issued a fix to the vunerability that let people spoof the website you were visiting, to make it look like you were visiting a site that you weren't. About time too, since this security hole has been known for around six months
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Post by Not_Nick_H on Feb 11, 2004 13:44:26 GMT
I've spent an entire lunchtime and am still doing it now - updating every sodding PC in the office. When I heard this on the radio this morning I thought "Windows/Swiss Cheese - which has fewer holes?!" ???  |
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Post by jaykaye on Feb 11, 2004 14:08:47 GMT
You can set ur PC so it updates automatically everytime there's a new update released.
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Post by Not_Nick_H on Feb 11, 2004 15:31:09 GMT
Then the users moan that "My PC's doing something strange" etc etc, "I've got work to do " blah blah. I finish up setting half a dozen off at a time while they're on lunch so they can't complain.
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Post by tubes on Feb 11, 2004 15:38:51 GMT
You can set ur PC so it updates automatically everytime there's a new update released. and let MS install whatever they like on your computer ;D |
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Post by jaykaye on Feb 11, 2004 15:39:07 GMT
You could always switch them on 30 minutes early in the morning, or you could pause the download until lunch time or finish time then resume it, easy peasy ;D
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Post by jaykaye on Feb 11, 2004 15:42:48 GMT
Tubes they are called updates, that's what they are there for to update your operating system so some nasty bastard can't screw up your PC.
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Post by tubes on Feb 11, 2004 15:45:51 GMT
Tubes they are called updates, that's what they are there for to update your operating system so some nasty bastard can't screw up your PC. Who do I trust more, some nasty bastard, or microsoft? ;D Some would say they're the same thing. |
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Post by slangking on Feb 11, 2004 15:52:58 GMT
Nick's moaning about setting up computers put me in mind of this I Ludicrous song, was written a while back..The bit about Sting, how brilliant is that?
When The Computer Engineer Comes
He turns up only three hours late
he greets me with "what's the trouble mate"
it shouldn't take long to fix
I'll have it done by six
It's a network system isn't it - Yeah
Do you have your system files on disc - Yeah
is my van all right parked out there - Yeah
can I make a quick call to the office - Yeah dial 9
The Computer Engineer's in a hurry he's meeting his girl friend at eight,
he cant dilly dally not with the A3 to negotiate
don't hurry it, don't rush it, don't make a mistake
The Computer Engineer looks puzzled there's something not quite right
he needs his format disc which he left at a previous site
that means a another hour is lost
he shrugs his shoulders and says that's life
When the Computer Engineer comes
Well I aint seen nothing like this before
look at the transistor its completely melted
it could have been caused by the static off your carpet
The girls all like him
he looks like Sting
but I despise him with all my being
oh Sting where is thy death
When the Computer Engineer comes
the Computer Engineer's getting impatient he's been here half a day,
he's getting frustrated, and his van's been towed away
ham-fisted, ham-fisted
he bends he destroys the valuable computer lid
he fixes one thing and something else goes wrong
oh how much longer must the Computer Engineer come
finally while the programme is running he reads the paper out loud,
he finds the story of the doctor who reported his wife for drinking and driving
the Computer Engineer chuckled he liked that one
When the Computer Engineer comes
I can't fix it tonight mate I'll have to come back tomorrow
there's wires everywhere
I just got a shock off my chair
I wonder what his girlfriend looks like
I bet she wears ankle bracelets
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Post by abharsair on Feb 11, 2004 16:39:55 GMT
do what I do, set it up to auto update, then if they moan, let the virus fuck up their machine and then say "i told you so" I've done this twice, now I have no problems when working on pc's, I don't even have to say what I'm doing anymore...  |
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Post by Not_Nick_H on Feb 11, 2004 16:57:55 GMT
Spidie - I don't get paid to come in half an hour early! Slang - I wish I was a Computer Engineer that looked like Sting, unfortunately I'm an "IT Manager"* that looks a bit (I'm told) like Alastair McGowan, for a small company. That means I am unfortunately occasionally reliant on blokes like the one in the song. Usually better looking and better paid than me. Don't get me started ;D Ab - I may just try that. Unfortunately I have a boss who would then lecture me on the importance of "having a computer system that is always there for the users - we are a service company etc etc" . I need a new job.  * IT Jack of All Trades |
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Post by abharsair on Feb 11, 2004 17:10:50 GMT
My boss tells me "tell them to fuck off" ;D I love my IT job |
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Post by Not_Nick_H on Feb 12, 2004 9:41:39 GMT
Does your boss own the company (and therefore the world );D?
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