no, macs are not resistant to malware like viruses and such. It's just that everyone believes that, because Steve Jobs doesn't do a god job in sharing information on vulnerabilities; OSX is full of them. The bigger the Mac-Sect grows, the more malware will be released for that operating system. The only reason, why Windows has so many viruses is not that it is so badly coded (all operating systems have their flaws) but that so so many people use it, i.e. the target group is simply bigger. It's like with music: if you want to make loads of money in a short time, you aim for the mindless masses with stupid pop songs, but if the mindless masses start to listen to emo... you do that.
However, to the actual problem: it's hard to diagnose over the distance as you can't test anything. So the best suggestion would be: backup all the data you need and freshly reinstall the system.
As for the vanishing of safari: last Tuesday afternoon safari underwent an update (which completely trashed our safaris at work, we have about 400 macs operating there now), maybe something happened there. Typing text takes ages for me on the mac mini we use as a supervising computer in one pc lab, and it is always because of the spellcheck. Turning that off it works.
stacy: because if he keeps his morbid fear of horses, he will never end up buying me one . or accompany me on some trips... also, when it comes to dressing up, i'd have to dress him up like a giant carrot, he's too tall and skinny for a bag of anything. :D
when it comes to comments though, Vako's "joke" too obvious to still be funny... but props to him for having the balls to actually say it :D
Ashley: ah, thanks for the info :) as i have mentioned, i much rather deal with smaller horses, Arabian and similar, and thus don't pay attention to the bigger ones. By the way, in German we distinguish them not only by breeds but also, much more generally, by something we call "full blood", "warm blood", "Iberian", "Small Horses" and "cold blood" - what are the English names for that?
And does anyone have an idea how to get rid of my partner's ridiculous idea that horses will eat him? (no, all rational arguments don't work)...
aren't all shire horses, uh, rather big? I remember having ridden one that was 2.10m in Germany. I don't like riding tall horses normally, I much rather ride Arabian horses (~1.50m or something like that), but with the shires it is extremely impressive how the earth is "shaking" when you are galopping (sp?) over the fields..
uh.... indeed interesting; i agree with the comments on the other site: poor horse. However, aren't Amish not allowed to do the "new media" shizzle? either he can't be amish (linked blog post's title) or he couldn't have seen Tokyo Drift.. if the latter, the horse needs to get even more sympathy for the sick ideas of his owner...
as an addition: why is it always ladies promoting those cars? I am a lady, and i rather sit in and drive the car. where are the hot boys telling me when to race off? *grumbles*
Over here at least since those under-car-neons are highly illegal i would believe that those things would be illegal on streets, too. However, doesn't stop you from using these during races - off public roads that is.
My dad is a busdriver (also in Germany, where that TV show is from) and he said that this was only possible because they took the side fences off the bridge. Normally a doubledecker bus is too long for that on a bridge, and there is no ordinary bridge that has no fences on the side...
no, macs are not resistant to malware like viruses and such. It's just that everyone believes that, because Steve Jobs doesn't do a god job in sharing information on vulnerabilities; OSX is full of them. The bigger the Mac-Sect grows, the more malware will be released for that operating system. The only reason, why Windows has so many viruses is not that it is so badly coded (all operating systems have their flaws) but that so so many people use it, i.e. the target group is simply bigger. It's like with music: if you want to make loads of money in a short time, you aim for the mindless masses with stupid pop songs, but if the mindless masses start to listen to emo... you do that.
However, to the actual problem: it's hard to diagnose over the distance as you can't test anything. So the best suggestion would be: backup all the data you need and freshly reinstall the system.
As for the vanishing of safari: last Tuesday afternoon safari underwent an update (which completely trashed our safaris at work, we have about 400 macs operating there now), maybe something happened there. Typing text takes ages for me on the mac mini we use as a supervising computer in one pc lab, and it is always because of the spellcheck. Turning that off it works.
You could also install linux on that mac :D
when it comes to comments though, Vako's "joke" too obvious to still be funny... but props to him for having the balls to actually say it :D
And does anyone have an idea how to get rid of my partner's ridiculous idea that horses will eat him? (no, all rational arguments don't work)...
"Want!"
"awww, shucks!"
or "cute!"
or
"kawaiiii!"
with which the Vancouverians (?) were right. they don't look Canadian, lovely mascots nonetheless...