14 replies to this topic

[tony]

http://www.lifehacke...rs-who-use-ie7/

[command_prompt]

http://www.lifehacke...#comment-129494

[tony]

LOL!

I didn't do it!

[Bill]

I think there ought to be a "stupid tax" on any IE version as they all require massive amounts of time to code around to get to simply work.

IE sucks. Sure, it is easy to lock down for administrators, but the internet is not all about making the administrators lives easier. Progress marches on no matter how many chains a sysadmin wants to put on their users.

[Ralph]

Yep, Mrs. Ralph uses IE and has been having many problems using her facebook account.... I suggested that she use FF (which is resident on her computer). Low & behold, her problems went away!!! She complains that FF is so much different.... It just seems that way when you start with FF. Just turn on what you want & turn off what you don't & it's a whole lot better than IE.

She'll get it!!

Down side: When she uses my computer, she has always used IE and I use FF.... I keeps all of our "stuff" separated. Now, I'm going to have to work out another way to keep our "stuff" (favs) separated....

[command_prompt]

I think there ought to be a "stupid tax" on any IE version as they all require massive amounts of time to code around to get to simply work.

IE sucks. Sure, it is easy to lock down for administrators, but the internet is not all about making the administrators lives easier. Progress marches on no matter how many chains a sysadmin wants to put on their users.

Sometimes sysadmins put chains on users' systems protecting them from self-inflicted software update that may cause serious bad shit to happen when not done by those who know how to do patch apps. Sometimes the browser has to stay untouched because of some obsolete crappy plugin that is still used by the corporation and upgrading the browser will cause the plugin not to work. People at work should not be having fun (shopping etc) anyway.

[Bill]

People at work shouldn't be having fun? Why on earth would they bother showing up then?

[command_prompt]

People at work shouldn't be having fun? Why on earth would they bother showing up then?

Maximum work with maximum supervision, limited bathroom breaks, NO coffee/cigarette breaks, 15 minutes for lunch. Overtime is strongly suggested, at least 2 hours per day, at the same pay rate as a regular time. Not bad, until you factor in the ABSOLUTELY NO FACEBOOK rule.

[Bill]

You see, I just dont' get that. I have what the employer needs, I set the ground rules for my employ, if I don't like how I am treated, I just cut ties and move on.

[Dan]

I've worked for places like that! The company motto was "The beatings will continue until moral improves!"

[Dan]

Yeah, gotta keep your browser updated. Websites can track what version of browsers that people are using. The good guys do it to make sure you get the best viewing experience. The bad guys take information like that and use it for their advantage.

Metasploit's Browser AutoPwn and the Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) are nasty little critters. If your brower is not up to date, malicious websites can use unpatched vulnerabilities to get a remote shell back into your computer through your browser.

Update your browser!

[Bill]

Hey! I am displaying which browser you have also, but only because I wanted a little color in the member list. And thought it was cool. LOL.

[Dan]

Lol, that is cool!

Funny thing, just checked my firefox on the machine I am using and it was a couple versions old.

So... If you have multiple machines, make sure you check them all, or your browser version will look like a rainbow in the member list!

[command_prompt]

Why do I keep seeing "Rottweiler" instead of "Retailer"?

[Dan]

What is up with you and Chris??? Chris kept seeing Martini with the last post, now C_P is seeing Rottweilers.