Posts made by ITcrackerjack

@Bill-Kindle said:

@ITcrackerjack said:

@Bill-Kindle Are you talking about the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file? They deleted it? By default, I believe it's set to read-only for normal users. So unless you explicitly open it as admin to edit it you can't. So I suppose a rogue app (or just a poorly written one) could change it if running as administrator. I have seen that, but I don't remember what "legit" app it was. If I recall correctly, it was just the programmer being lazy.

Yes, they are a local admin by demand. I have no say because they are my boss. If I explain that it's because they disabled UAC, run as an admin they will probably lose it. (I've already hinted that to them, but for now I'm blaming Symantec because I'm only using them for another week before I cut over to Webroot).

But yes, it's that hosts file.

That may actually be a legit response. Anti-virus often monitor the hosts file, so maybe it quarantined the changed one and reverted to an older one?

@Bill-Kindle Are you talking about the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file? They deleted it? By default, I believe it's set to read-only for normal users. So unless you explicitly open it as admin to edit it you can't. So I suppose a rogue app (or just a poorly written one) could change it if running as administrator. I have seen that, but I don't remember what "legit" app it was. If I recall correctly, it was just the programmer being lazy.

And it appears to be a bit faster for me too, though that may just be a placebo effect (or time of day). I do like this much better.

Bummer! Did you do a reset after the last update? I've found that really helps battery issues.

What features are different in the Moto X that you want?

I got a Webroot (home) code included in the contest I won a few weeks ago and am loving it!! I'm sure I'll be recommending it to people once I've trialed it a bit longer. And the fact that we have @Nic here makes it even better!

@RAM. said:

I was thinking as a professional resume.

This is all I use it for as well. With every job I've gotten, the hiring manager and/or HR made a comment about having a nice LinkedIn page. I've only gotten 2 or 3 fake recruiters from it and a few referrals for new job openings. The rest of the site seems to be marketing crap.

I too saw this. Whoops!

@RAM. Wow, yeah. I'd want to keep the phone and resell it for sure. That really makes it a ripoff!!

@scottalanmiller said:

Some towns own their own power and it costs like 10% what fake free market power costs. A village in rural Washington put in fiber to the doorstep at Gb/s a decade ago that was free to everyone. Stuff can be done, but most places sold their rights to do so long ago.

Yep. In the city where I work (not where I live), they own the power company (generate most of it themselves as well). It costs about 40% of what PG&E does (which is what I'm on).

@scottalanmiller said:

We are about to subject a non-tech user to their first time seeing Windows since Windows 2000 and it will be 8.1. This will be exciting.

You sir, have an interesting view of excitement!!

FTA:
"Wheeler's proposal is part of a larger "net neutrality" plan that forbids Internet service providers from outright blocking Web sites. And he promised a series of measures to ensure the new paid prioritization practices are done fairly and don't harm consumers."

Well, that makes me feel better.~ I trust that the government can do a good job of making sure things are fair and don't harm consumer.~ Don't you?

Heading out to lunch with my bro.

@RAM. said:

Don't do the NEXT plan from ATT, its a crock and a scam honestly. You get the 18 month plan for the phone and not a 2 year contract, just the phone itself. During those 18 months you're leasing the phone, IE you pay (according to the salesmen) $40 less than if you do the 2 year contract. $40 sounds awesome now doesn't it? But this is where they don't tell you the following, after the 18 month is up, you can choose to continue to lease your phone for the next 6 months, IE 24 months, and by the end of the 24 months you'll own the phone. Meaning you PAY MORE for the phone.

Whats the catch? What if you're content with upgrading? The phone has to be in "resellable" condition, or you are stuck paying it off over 6 months. And why must it be resellable? Because you return it to them, and get your new phone and no monetary gain. Which lets be honest... odds are you'd want to sell it on Ebay after you were done with it and make a nice $50-$200 profit. Not sure where that guy said I'd be saving $40 comes from.

NEXT is a scam, and they need to clarify what they are saying before trying to sell it to people.

Whoa! Didn't know this! That's brutal. Good thing I've already told people Next is a ripoff (that was before I saw these reasons).

@technobabble said:

Woot...finally someone using Malwarebytes, is it the Pro version?

No, it's not. I've been meaning to try the Pro version though.

Webroot and Malwarebytes at home. Vipre Business at work.

When it makes sense to switch from my current plan, I will be doing this. I already have a Nexus 4 but am still on contract (broke my phone). For new signups, it seems to be the way to go. Especially if you're going to have multiple lines and share data.

Coming from SW, Scott invited me to check things out here. I'll try and lurk in both communities for a while. I have a CIS degree and have been in SMB IT for 8 years. I'm 1 of 4 IT people where I work currently (~180 employees) and underutilize my talents working helpdesk mostly =\ (but the pay is good). I also run my own IT consulting company doing after hours support (enough to work as much or little as I want).

@Gabi said:

I don't but they look very good. I am considering one and replacing my Nexus 5. Would be good to hear how you get on. What was the other competition you looked at?

Replace your Nexus 5 with a Moto X? I'm curious why you'd want to do that.

I know I'm new here, but here's my $.02 anyway. Yes, it's pretty hard to read and the most recent replies don't mean much without knowing the topic anyway. I'd rather see just a list of categories (maybe containing a list of the most recent posts in it). The two things I look for are, first, new replies to posts I've already seen and then new posts.