Archives for March, 2005
More ‘The Sky is Falling’ Hype
Vulnerability found in some OS X configurations:
A vulnerability has been found in some default configurations of Mac OS X, according to Security Focus.
First it was Symantec saying that malicious attacks on the Mac are on the rise, now Security Focus is jumping on the bandwagon, drawing attention to a well known vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.0. Keep in mind that this is an OS which is nearly 4 years old now and is probably in use by less than 10 people in the world. Of those 10, I doubt ANY of them use it for a web server, which is the ONLY way this vulnerability can be exploited!
This is beginning to get out of hand. I’ve yet to see any virus that affects OS X, and have only heard rumors of a couple of vulnerabilities - which were resolved quickly, mind you. I think all the hoopla amounts to little more than a few knuckle-heads vying for a little publicity at the expense of paranoid Windows switchers, who have had to wrestle with all sorts of trouble for too long.
So, if you’re a Windows user thinking of switching to Mac, pay no mind to the goof-balls trying to hype a non-existent problem. Rest assured that you’ll have very little (if any) trouble at all. Unix has been around for a long time and has proven itself to be virtually bulletproof.
Not Much to Report
Things have been pretty quiet as of late. There doesn’t seem to be much worth commenting on in the way of Apple news, life in HB is rolling right along, and Yasu continues to gain users, though there have been no donations for well over a month… (Was that subtle enough?)
I became in iPod statistic last week, purchasing the 20gb model from my local Apple store. All I can say is — I love it! Finally having all my music at the whim of my thumb is just way too cool. I didn’t realize just how big my blues collection was until I had the thing more than half way full. I’m listening to stuff I haven’t heard for a couple of years.
Last Saturday was the NSSA Nationals held at ‘Churches’ just north of the San Onofre power plant. Kyle had an early heat (6:30 a.m.) and wound up taking 4th. He had managed to hurt his right foot pretty good the week before when landing a ‘floater’ in the huge swell that rolled through, and it was still bugging him. His finish kept him from advancing, so we just hung out to watch the contest. There was some pretty good competition from up and down the coast. The swell cooperated nicely for the event too. As the tide came in, the waves got nice and hollow at about 6′ with a nice shoulder. I didn’t bring a board, but it was nice to sit and watch everyone else.