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Try fixing permissions 2,084 Views / 36 Replies  
After upgrading to 10.3.9 (and Safari in the process) I had trouble with Safari "poofing" away (crashing) after reaching various websites.

I repaired permissions and noticed that some of the...
Posted by cowicide, on Jan 4, 2006 at 03:28 PM, in Applications
Poll: I'm rather sure Apple dropped the ball on this... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
I'm rather sure Apple dropped the ball on this one. They were warned back in Feb. about this. I hope Apple doesn't start slipping in security. :hmm:
Posted by cowicide, on May 21, 2004 at 05:20 PM, in Applications
Poll: Apple needs to fix this... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
Apple needs to fix this (http://mamamusings.net/archives/2004/05/18/serious_os_x_security_problem.php)
Posted by cowicide, on May 20, 2004 at 09:58 PM, in Applications
Poll: worst. thread. ever. I'll take your... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
worst.
thread.
ever.


I'll take your commentary with a grain of salt considering the source is coming from the...

worst.
website.
eva'.
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 21, 2004 at 03:19 PM, in Applications
Poll: Copied and now repeated from earlier in thread: ... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
Copied and now repeated from earlier in thread:


Right, a trojan is just an app that conceals itself and runs. To make things simple, most people categorize them as viruses.

That's why you...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 20, 2004 at 08:51 PM, in Applications
Poll: Haha! 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
Haha!
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 20, 2004 at 04:27 PM, in Applications
Poll: Re: Re: This will add great GUI functionality... 3,069 Views / 47 Replies  
> Back and forward in a contextual menu would be silly.

It used to be in Netscape or was it IE?, it's nice if you have a standard one-button Apple mouse and finderpop in OS 9. Click-n-hold, then...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 20, 2004 at 01:48 PM, in Applications
Poll: Re: Re: This will add great GUI functionality... 3,069 Views / 47 Replies  
Apparently Apple is noticing how cool Gestures are and implementing them now:

I have a strong suspicion we'll be seeing more and more gesture integration (similar to Cocoa Gestures) into Apple...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 19, 2004 at 11:43 PM, in Applications
Poll: Re: Is This Virus Possible? 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
Speaking of proof of concepts, here's another benign example submitted:

Via macfixit: A variation on the type/creator "trojan horse": Special character that appears as a period

Rick Bargerhuff,...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 19, 2004 at 01:25 PM, in Applications
Poll: > The people with the skills to write such a... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
> The people with the skills to write such a program who are posting
> here telling you that it's easy will NOT write such a program

I think it's highly dubious that anyone who has posted in...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 16, 2004 at 12:57 PM, in Applications
Poll: > I feel fairly confident I could write a... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
> I feel fairly confident I could write a program like this.
> However, it provides zero benefit to me and would only
> serve to make the platform less secure
> (by increasing the number of...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 15, 2004 at 08:01 PM, in Applications
Poll: > As you have apparently repeated in bold, in... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
> As you have apparently repeated in bold, in order to meet your requirements,
> it must be successful. Mac OS 9 had no particularly successful viruses.

I used "successful" in one context to...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 15, 2004 at 08:00 PM, in Applications
Poll: > Chuck, it's not worth arguing or even... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
> Chuck, it's not worth arguing or even discussing this stuff with Mr. Cow.

Yes, if you are a rude ass... you're right, it's not worth it. Chuck and I are doing fine without you, thanks. Move...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 15, 2004 at 03:13 PM, in Applications
Poll: > It's simple to make such a program; developing... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
> It's simple to make such a program; developing the level of boredom and stupidity
> needed to motivate someone to make such a program is much harder

That level of boredom and stupidity...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 15, 2004 at 12:33 PM, in Applications
Poll: > Why it doesn't exist: > there's no glory... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
> Why it doesn't exist:

> there's no glory in making such a program
> all it does is expose user stupidity

Then how do you explain all the other trojans for Windows and Mac OS 9 that lack...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 15, 2004 at 12:50 AM, in Applications
Poll: > You seem to be rather simple-minded. > Proof... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
> You seem to be rather simple-minded.
> Proof of concept? There are Trojans out
> there for the Mac OS. If you need a poc
> I can write an app for you that will pretend
> to connect to the...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 14, 2004 at 11:58 PM, in Applications
Poll: > Either way, the thread doesn't contribute to... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
> Either way, the thread doesn't contribute to making Macs any safer or even to raising
> awareness of security flaws (since the only flaw a trojan exposes is user stupidity).

Nice avoidance of...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 13, 2004 at 08:17 PM, in Applications
Poll: Right, a trojan is just an app that conceals... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
Right, a trojan is just an app that conceals itself and runs. To make things simple, most people categorize them as viruses.

That's why you don't usually see any mainstream products called,...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 13, 2004 at 04:27 PM, in Applications
Poll: That's funny, you should get a "prize" for not... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
That's funny, you should get a "prize" for not successfully coming even close to making a proof of concept trojan? You and I both know that you can look up the "exact dictionary terms" all you want...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 13, 2004 at 04:03 PM, in Applications
Poll: "...You are being ridiculous. OF COURSE you can... 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
"...You are being ridiculous. OF COURSE you can write a program to scan for emails, and mail itself to other users. OF COURSE you could tell it to delete pretty much any file or directory you might...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 13, 2004 at 12:57 AM, in Applications
Poll: Re: Re: Re: Re: Is This Virus Possible? 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
Repeat... No one has explained why there isn't even a proof of concept. If it's so easy, why not? If it's nothing new... why not? Out of the millions of Apple consumers, nobody has made a proof of...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 13, 2004 at 12:26 AM, in Applications
Poll: Re: Re: Is This Virus Possible? 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
C.J. Wook said:
> username

Could you tell applescript to look into the "Users" folder and get the names from there since it's the title of the folders inside, right? (having it ignore "Shared"...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 12, 2004 at 12:35 AM, in Applications
Poll: Re: Re: Is This Virus Possible? 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
I think the better question is this... why are you wasting time posting to a thread you think is a waste of time to begin with? Don't YOU have something better to do? Could it be that YOU need a...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 11, 2004 at 06:18 PM, in Applications
Poll: Is This Virus Possible? 1,518 Views / 47 Replies  
Is this currently possible for OS X?


Make a malicious email app* for OS X that can send out an email (**with email addresses extracted from the victim's Mail app files) including a friendly...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 11, 2004 at 05:26 PM, in Applications
Re: Re: Do I really need an anti-virus program? 881 Views / 7 Replies  
Yeah, it's benign at the moment, but Apple need to address this NOW.
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 8, 2004 at 11:05 PM, in Applications
Poll: Re: Should this be added to Safari? 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
One other thing, when you hover over open "Bookmarks Bar" menus I really wish you didn't have to click outside of the menu list in order to click and open another menu. I wish it worked like the...
Posted by cowicide, on Apr 2, 2004 at 03:51 PM, in Applications
Poll: Thanks for the feedback sandsl :) 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Thanks for the feedback sandsl :)
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 31, 2004 at 04:58 PM, in Applications
Poll: Thanks f1000. I agree, being able to sort... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Thanks f1000. I agree, being able to sort bookmarks needs to happen! (with an "undo" feature as well in case of sorting "accidents")
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 29, 2004 at 04:24 PM, in Applications
Poll: Re: Should this be added to Safari? 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
:brick:

So far, it looks like 26% of the voters on this poll like doing things the hard way... the slow way...

...instead of the way of the cow.

:p
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 25, 2004 at 11:45 AM, in Applications
Poll: Ah, I see whatchoo' mean now... I agree, that... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Ah, I see whatchoo' mean now... I agree, that should be implemented. Makes sense to me.
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 19, 2004 at 01:18 PM, in Applications
Poll: I agree, a cube effect w/ Safari tabs should be... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
I agree, a cube effect w/ Safari tabs should be optional for those on slower machines.
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 18, 2004 at 11:04 PM, in Applications
Poll: Exactly. Except it's really more intuitive than... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Exactly. Except it's really more intuitive than spring loaded folders because everything is presented in a handy list view and as you hover over folders they open while not concealing your pathway. ...
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 16, 2004 at 02:58 PM, in Applications
Poll: Thanks, Mitchell. :) 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Thanks, Mitchell. :)
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 16, 2004 at 09:19 AM, in Applications
Poll: Look here, horsepoo... this is very important... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Look here, horsepoo... this is very important stuff! The fate of the world hinges on this Safari enhancement, can't you see?! My God, horsepoo... think of the children. Horsepoo, I care about this...
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 15, 2004 at 12:03 PM, in Applications
Poll: Thanks Appleman. 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Thanks Appleman.
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 15, 2004 at 11:58 AM, in Applications
Poll: Just "control-click" the bookmark in the... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Just "control-click" the bookmark in the Bookmarks Bar and select "Edit Name". :)
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 15, 2004 at 11:56 AM, in Applications
Poll: Quickest is "option-command-B" then... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Quickest is "option-command-B" then "command-F"
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 14, 2004 at 04:33 PM, in Applications
Poll: Tell me about it... it's silly that you can put a... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Tell me about it... it's silly that you can put a folder or volume in the Dock for quick navigation (similiar to OS 9's Finderpop and OS X's Fruitmenu)... but you can't drag and drop files to those...
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 12, 2004 at 11:08 AM, in Applications
Poll: Thank you, kmb! :) 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Thank you, kmb! :)
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 11, 2004 at 03:23 PM, in Applications
Re: Convert PC laptop to VPC Disk Image 750 Views / 7 Replies  
I've actually read somewhere how to do this. I think it was somewhere on Microsoft's support site. I did a search and couldn't find it now, though... Gawd, Microsoft support SUCKS.

Anyway, I...
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 10, 2004 at 04:39 PM, in Applications
Re: Software Keys on Macs 628 Views / 9 Replies  
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Posted by cowicide, on Mar 10, 2004 at 03:52 PM, in Applications
Poll: Of course it should have that option! Just like... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Of course it should have that option! Just like it does now when you drag and drop to the Bookmarks Bar. I'm not suggesting a "downgrade" for my "upgrade"... hahaha...

I figure most people would...
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 10, 2004 at 03:08 PM, in Applications
Poll: Yeah, I know.. as a matter of fact I use Cocoa... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Yeah, I know.. as a matter of fact I use Cocoa Gestures to pull that (command-d dialog) up with a simple mouse gesture... and it's cool and everything...

BUT...

It's far more intuitive and less...
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 10, 2004 at 02:57 PM, in Applications
Poll: I'd like that option too. 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
I'd like that option too.
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 10, 2004 at 12:06 PM, in Applications
Poll: > does it really (really) save you that much >... 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
> does it really (really) save you that much
> time from just doing it the menu route?

Yes, it really (really) would. Actually, I think after Apple incorporates this... people will feel like...
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 9, 2004 at 11:06 PM, in Applications
Poll: Should this be added to Safari? 1,492 Views / 39 Replies  
Just let us drag and drop the bookmark icon right into our "Bookmarks Bar" folders (allowing for navigation of subfolders, of course):

http://home.comcast.net/~cowicide/betterbookmarks.jpg
...
Posted by cowicide, on Mar 9, 2004 at 07:05 PM, in Applications
Not to mention they don't use the colored Apple... 26,669 Views / 188 Replies  
Not to mention they don't use the colored Apple logo anymore!... WHAT WAS I THINKING?!

Hahaha...

Sometimes the sweetest part about little ironic jokes are watching the ones who don't get it...
Posted by cowicide, on Jan 25, 2004 at 09:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
How about the GX? Check out the stats and... 26,669 Views / 188 Replies  
How about the GX? Check out the stats and ANIMATED SKIN on this thing... (http://home.comcast.net/~cowicide/mooveon.html)



http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cowicide/gx.jpg

:stick:
Posted by cowicide, on Jan 25, 2004 at 12:22 PM, in Mac Desktops
I've heard this is causing people trouble and no... 905 Views / 10 Replies  
I've heard this is causing people trouble and no one wants to share what's new... including ATI. I give up.
Posted by cowicide, on Dec 5, 2003 at 11:51 PM, in macOS
I called ATI and reviewed the release notes with... 905 Views / 10 Replies  
I called ATI and reviewed the release notes with them, they agreed that the notes for 10.2.8 are too vague and will update.

I'm skeptical they'll do it... we'll see. Fer crap's sake, I just want...
Posted by cowicide, on Nov 25, 2003 at 06:24 PM, in macOS
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