Recent content by kinar

Lucky for you, Win7 has been out for 2+years. It is built on the same core as Vista so all of the hardware drivers just work. I don't remember the last time I had a problem with any of my Vista boxes, nor my win7 box

in addition to bluebird's comments, even if the applications you run are not built to take advantage of multi-threading (and thus multi-core processors), if you run multiple different apps at the same time, you will benefit from a multi core processor since each app is going to have its own...

I fucked over my credit back in college (about 10yrs ago now) and have not had any problems since. I have slowly repaid every creditor who I owe (just found out about one I missed during the process last year and paid it off). Yes, it took me 9 years to pay them off and not one of them was...

Yeah, Microsoft is arriving really late to this pony show...or at least openly arriving late. They have been in the closet for a long time on this issue. Don't forget that everytime an application crashes on windows (even when it isn't a microsoft app), you are given the option to send a...

Interesting to know. I don't use IB. I would be more interested to find out if it is spybot that messes with IB or if it is Teatimer. You don't have to use the TeaTimer portion (it doesn't even have to be installed) and since TeaTimer is the only resident portion of spybot, I would suspect...

spybot + teatimer (teatimer is the resident app that guards the registry) Adaware (free version) Malwarebytes install all 3 as soon as you get a new computer or format an old one. Ignore all comerical firewall/av products and use windows firewall + a standard home router (even if you...

You aren't gonna find a cell phone these days where you can fully disable GPS "out of the box". Even if you turn off usage reporting, it still updates and the govt can still find you. And even if you do go the route of a GPS jammer, there is still cell tower triangulation that can be used (and...

It isn't illegal if you agree to it. Of course, the matter of forcing users to agree in order to use your software might be illegal (although hasn't been proven in court yet to my knowledge which makes it currently legal). But of course microsoft isn't doing that either since, according to...

Fair enough. I'm sure your family and friends will rest easy tonight knowing that you would theoretically take satisfaction/relief in killing another human being for a crime they didn't commit.

And you will be the first to die from a heart attack due to the stress required to fight the system... See, I can make baseless claims on the interwebs too!

Oh there are hundreds of good things that can come from being constantly monitored. Lets say that the completely unrealistic "inhouse cameras" scenario comes to life... What happens if I fall down the stairs at home and noone is around to call 911? If someone is actively monitoring, it...

already been covered in this thread...keep reading :)

I've been on this earth living in the united states for 30 years and not once have I been on the wrong side of the law for anything other than a speeding ticket (and I haven't had one of those or even been pulled over for 10years). I've literally "lived" on the internet (12+hrs per day) for...

Absolutely not. I'm not ashamed of what I do in my bathroom and I don't do anything illegal there either. And if a webcam in my bathroom were to bring pleasure to someone else without my knowledge, I'm ok with that too.

why exactly do any of you care if Microsoft (or anyone else for that matter) are tracking you? Seriously think about it...why? I'm sure at least one of you will come back with "It's my right to privacy"...that excuse simply doesn't fly for me. Are you doing something illegal? Are you...