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On 16/10/10 07:41, tom wrote: > On 15/10/10 18:18, Julian Hall wrote: >> On 15/10/2010 18:11, Paul Sutton wrote: >>> On 15/10/10 11:03, Julian Hall wrote: >>>> http://www.itpro.co.uk/627679/uk-wi-fi-ripe-for-hacking >>>> >>>> '82 per cent of UK citizens believed their networks were safe and only >>>> one in 20 knew they had been used by unauthorised people' >>>> >>>> That'll give DEB food for thought.... >>>> >>> sad thing ism if we had got the library without all this extra expense >>> / paperwork we as a lug could have perhaps given talks on things like >>> this with info on how to improve security. >>> >>> which seems to be the sort of thing the library want to encourage people >>> to do, well they encourage you by asking groups of friends to pay lots >>> of money for insurance. >>> >>> oh well. >>> >>> Paul >>> >> Next door neighbour's network is wide open... told her months ago how >> to close it.. even emailed her instructions for her exact router >> (can't do it myself - wheelchairs don't like stairs). She still >> hasn't done it. IMHO at that point it becomes the customer's fault. >> >> Julian >> > No - its MS fault. > How you ask? Because they lied to you and told you computing was easy so > you would buy their stuff. If they'd have been honest and said its > actually quite tricky and you really learn to learn a few things rather > than just open the box and plug it in... > Its like a car manufacturer saying ignore that middle peddle it will > just slow you down - mostly fine until you get onto the road with other > cars. > Tom te tom te tom or more to the point ignore the fact you need working lights, you need to check oil levels, or tyre pressure, etc once in a while so your care is safe. I have seen several cars with 2 reversing lights where only one works, so just like with cars, computers need some degree of maintenance. Paul > -- 16th October - White Hart - Holsworthy 14:00 start 23rd October - Exwick Community Centre 14:00 6th November - Paignton Library 13:30 start 17th September 2011 - Software freedom day -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq