Member name: Kings
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| List of 100 most recent messages and comments- Thu Feb 22 07:59:06 2007:
National_ID_Coming_in_2008 CommentWhat is the real objection to an ID? In South Africa and Israel one needs to have one and the ID number is constantly... one has to fill out. Often the only way to check something in a Government dept. is by supplying the ID number.... - Thu Feb 22 07:56:59 2007:
Signing_credit_and_debit_cards CommentIn the UK the standard driver's license is the best form of ID. You will often be asked to present this when inquiring... ask one to sign a blank piece of paper. They presumably take this and compare it to the signature on file in the bank.... - Thu Feb 22 07:53:32 2007:
Is_the_quality_good_enough CommentAt the end of the day having a guard walking around the premises is by far the best deterrent. Alternatively,... through a conveniently placed window. Pretty low tech, but seems to pay off in many locations where it is feasible.... - Wed Feb 14 09:29:13 2007:
Ever_run_a_PC_without_Antivirus CommentI honestly never worry about a full virus scan unless I think my system may have been compromised. I believe that if... believe that if one is running a full virus definition live update on a daily basis one is protected long term anyway.... - Wed Feb 14 09:27:20 2007:
Firewalls CommentI used ZoneAlarm, which was free, for years, but gradually found that it just wasn't doing the job. I now use the one... Internet Security package and find it to does the job well. I don't enable the Windows one as there could be conflict.... - Wed Feb 14 09:24:18 2007:
Signing_credit_and_debit_cards CommentMy wife and I have regularly had this happen with debit cards issued by the same bank. No-one seems to have paid the... to this in the past. In the UK now signatures are completely a thing of the past. One has to enter a pin number only.... - Wed Feb 14 09:19:10 2007:
paypal_phishing CommentWhat about looking at the headers in the email - a detailed analysis will almost always reveal if there is any... any hanky-panky going on. Admittedly a bit time consuming, but not impossible in cases where there is really the need.... - Wed Feb 14 09:17:06 2007:
Is_the_quality_good_enough CommentI have seen some pretty fair results for bank CCTV cameras in the UK. I agree that the optics and other hardware... hardware necessary for the cameras is readily available, it is just a question of the cost effectiveness to the user.... - Wed Feb 14 09:14:26 2007:
Laptop_logins CommentAs a matter of interest, I have noticed with the airport fingerprint scanners, that they seem to malfunction a fair... and apparently this can occur where there is not enough natural moisture available on the skin give a decent image.... - Wed Feb 14 09:11:02 2007:
Keyloggers CommentI think that as they can be regarded as legitimate applications, they are not likely to be detected by your virus... of some suspicious attachment that you are trying to open. Use some decent spyware software to find and eradicate them.... - Sun Feb 11 13:15:07 2007:
Laptop_logins CommentI read that the system was so fraught with bugs and problems that most manufacturers abandoned it. Not sure if this is... most manufacturers abandoned it. Not sure if this is so, but I certainly don't see them on standard hardware anywhere.... - Sun Feb 11 13:12:50 2007:
Spammers_and_anti_spam_software CommentTalking about CAPTCHA image verification techniques, is it easy to incorporate them into my forum? I am using phpBB... If I could require a registration using CAPTCHA before people could submit on the forms it would help tremendously.... - Sun Feb 11 13:07:14 2007:
Cell phones and viruses MessageWhat is the potential for viruses affecting cellphones that use web access? Many of the new phones use email and... extensively and I wondered whether it was in fact necessary to consider using some sort of antivirus software on them?... - Sun Feb 11 13:04:13 2007:
Macs and viruses MessageI haven't had much experience with Apple computers and wondered whether they have similar problems to PC's when it... to the virus threat PCs face, or whether their OS gives them anymore protection against them. Anyone know about this?... - Sun Feb 11 13:01:59 2007:
f_prot CommentThanks for the input about f-prot. I realised that they probably weren't up to the standard of the top packages today,... money out over the years to upgrade and update, and I'm still not sure whether they are the best solution out there.... - Sat Feb 3 17:59:54 2007:
GPS_Jammer CommentHow accurate are the GPS devices one sees in cars these days? Does one have to subscribe to a data feed in order to get... quite straight forward, but I have never read anything about them and it seems a bit of a puzzle how they really work.... - Tue Jan 30 15:14:28 2007:
Spambayes MessageDoes anybody know anything about a free anti-spam program called spambayes? It seems almost too good to be true that... like this completely free of charge with apparently no advertising of any sort involved. I'd like to try it out.... - Sun Jan 28 16:16:50 2007:
Never_save_passwords CommentOne can actually download freeware programs that will unencrypt the asterisks in a password with the greatest of ease.... get passwords off a computer. Best not to save them, unless one securely 'locks' the computer whenever one leaves it.... - Sun Jan 28 16:12:08 2007:
Wiretaps CommentIn the bad old days (think of Watergate) they had to actually plant bugs and things, today it is so sophisticated that... is that a digital signal is very different from the old analog ones and there may be ways to jam the tap I suppose.... - Sat Jan 27 15:45:52 2007:
What_is_Cryptography CommentPresumably the technology is the same as is being used in encryption software like PGP. Is there really any difference... used in encryption software like PGP. Is there really any difference between the terms encryption and cryptology then?... - Sat Jan 27 15:42:45 2007:
Answering ebay questions MessageAs an ebay seller I often get questions from prospective buyers. It's usually a simple matter to check this is... if it would be possible for phishing software to extract that from the auction details and send out a phoney request?... - Sat Jan 27 15:34:10 2007:
Immigration Control MessageAll visitors to the US now have a digital photo and forefinger prints taken. This system obviously requires a huge... purposes. The imagination boggles at the logistics involved in collating the data from all international US airports....
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