Comments on: The blogsphere is seedier than Nana Plaza! http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/ Insiders take on Thailand - Take 2 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:17:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Bangkok Bad Boy http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31866 Bangkok Bad Boy Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:44:51 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31866 @YR: You can, but it's not exactly straighforward... http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ @YR: You can, but it’s not exactly straighforward…

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ
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]]> By: Young Royal http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31863 Young Royal Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:08:09 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31863 I didn't know you could run Mac OS X on a PC? I didn’t know you could run Mac OS X on a PC?
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]]> By: Jack B http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31860 Jack B Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:56:32 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31860 Firefox is open source software (OSS), a rather different business proposition relative to either Google or Microsoft, so it seems you're making progress in your ongoing program to become funny, Werewolf! :) Seriously though, the Windows/IE combination is an open invitation to malware-writers. If you must use Windows, Firefox is a far better option. Better yet is to ditch Windows altogether: Mac's OS X is user-friendly, even for liberal arts majors like myself, while the code-cowboys may prefer Ubuntu Linux. If you start using your Active-X controls on IE, or really take the plunge and turn your computing environment over to Windows Vista, best of luck. You'll need it. JtB Firefox is open source software (OSS), a rather different business proposition relative to either Google or Microsoft, so it seems you’re making progress in your ongoing program to become funny, Werewolf! :)

Seriously though, the Windows/IE combination is an open invitation to malware-writers. If you must use Windows, Firefox is a far better option. Better yet is to ditch Windows altogether: Mac’s OS X is user-friendly, even for liberal arts majors like myself, while the code-cowboys may prefer Ubuntu Linux.

If you start using your Active-X controls on IE, or really take the plunge and turn your computing environment over to Windows Vista, best of luck. You’ll need it.

JtB
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]]> By: werewolf http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31341 werewolf Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:26:59 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31341 "some people have suggested, in email, that we did this on purpose but I really don’t understand how that would benefit us. I guess some people always like to think the worst of situations." C'mon smitty; we're all aware of the stock play you guys have on, shorting Google stock and going long on the owners of the Firefox software. You're abusing your positions of power in shaping public opinion to line your own pockets! You may as well 'fess up... it's a well organized conspiracy. You may as well change your name to Gordon Gecko. “some people have suggested, in email, that we did this on purpose but I really don’t understand how that would benefit us. I guess some people always like to think the worst of situations.”

C’mon smitty; we’re all aware of the stock play you guys have on, shorting Google stock and going long on the owners of the Firefox software. You’re abusing your positions of power in shaping public opinion to line your own pockets! You may as well ‘fess up… it’s a well organized conspiracy. You may as well change your name to Gordon Gecko.
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]]> By: smitty http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31296 smitty Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:45:39 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31296 well. seems google has blessed us again. fun fun. of course during this time our traffic plummeted and it also seems we have taken a hit with search results. fun fun once again I apologize to all we may have affected and we will do our best to make sure this can't happen again. some people have suggested, in email, that we did this on purpose but I really don't understand how that would benefit us. I guess some people always like to think the worst of situations. joy. onward and upward. well. seems google has blessed us again. fun fun.

of course during this time our traffic plummeted and it also seems we have taken a hit with search results. fun fun

once again I apologize to all we may have affected and we will do our best to make sure this can’t happen again. some people have suggested, in email, that we did this on purpose but I really don’t understand how that would benefit us. I guess some people always like to think the worst of situations.

joy. onward and upward.
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]]> By: rick http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31039 rick Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:21:45 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31039 Say no to windows, switch to apple mac. Say no to windows, switch to apple mac.
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]]> By: Jack Dawson http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31035 Jack Dawson Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:45:23 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31035 Way too technical for this liberal arts major. Can we get back to business? How's the lineup at Rainbow IV? Way too technical for this liberal arts major.

Can we get back to business?

How’s the lineup at Rainbow IV?
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]]> By: R9 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31034 R9 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:38:01 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-31034 Been lurking for about a month- great site. I use Safari and yeah, never saw a thing. Been lurking for about a month- great site. I use Safari and yeah, never saw a thing.
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]]> By: MSB http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-30963 MSB Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:39:40 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-30963 i read it on my phone. no problems or pop ups.... i read it on my phone. no problems or pop ups….
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]]> By: pmmp http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-30958 pmmp Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:04:21 +0000 http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2007/10/22/the-blogsphere-is-seedier-than-nana-plaza/#comment-30958 Just to let folks know, I used a Windows installation running IE to replicate this yesterday, and easily did. I then ran the following: - housecall (housecall.trendmicro.com, free online scan and fix) - ad-aware (www.lavasoftusa.com, free download, run/scan/fix) - reboot and the Windows Secutiry Alert Dialog Box that pops up every 10 minutes or so with the message "...your system is infected...press Yes to download Spyware Remover..." no longer appears. I then continued to surf using IE on www.tfs2m.com and didn't get infected. This was after we cleaned our system so hopefully we are okay now. We will continue to monitor this and apologize for any inconveniences. There is more information on Virus protection at http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php (cwshredder is a good program from what I remember if you insist on using IE) and all over the net. IE is the worst program I have ever run. Firefox is the best program I have ever run. I'm surprised IE still exists and is being used. It's gotta be a Microsoft snow job. Firefox is really the only option unless you enjoy running 4 or 5 programs every few days to clean your system. Been running Firefox for a few years now and I have never run a single anti-virus program. I remember the days of using IE, it was horrible and still is. The Firefox browser is free at www.mozilla.com/firefox and works on most every Operating System. We also use Firefox on the Internet terminal at the Mango and we have yet to encounter a virus...and we know our Customers surf some really raunchy sites ;). We have an IE icon on the Desktop but it runs Firefox when you click on it. :) Just to let folks know, I used a Windows installation running IE to replicate this yesterday, and easily did. I then ran the following:

- housecall (housecall.trendmicro.com, free online scan and fix)
- ad-aware (www.lavasoftusa.com, free download, run/scan/fix)
- reboot

and the Windows Secutiry Alert Dialog Box that pops up every 10 minutes or so with the message “…your system is infected…press Yes to download Spyware Remover…” no longer appears.

I then continued to surf using IE on http://www.tfs2m.com and didn’t get infected. This was after we cleaned our system so hopefully we are okay now. We will continue to monitor this and apologize for any inconveniences.

There is more information on Virus protection at http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php (cwshredder is a good program from what I remember if you insist on using IE) and all over the net.

IE is the worst program I have ever run. Firefox is the best program I have ever run. I’m surprised IE still exists and is being used. It’s gotta be a Microsoft snow job. Firefox is really the only option unless you enjoy running 4 or 5 programs every few days to clean your system. Been running Firefox for a few years now and I have never run a single anti-virus program. I remember the days of using IE, it was horrible and still is.

The Firefox browser is free at http://www.mozilla.com/firefox and works on most every Operating System. We also use Firefox on the Internet terminal at the Mango and we have yet to encounter a virus…and we know our Customers surf some really raunchy sites ;). We have an IE icon on the Desktop but it runs Firefox when you click on it. :)
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