Radeon 9600 in new iMac — #26
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Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
Since relative performance on the PC can be different, and the Mac cards aren't exactly the same, this is just a ballpark gauge of perform…
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Radeon 9600 in new iMac — #27
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Originally Posted by Lateralus
And 3DMark03 isn't exactly the greatest benchmark on Earth either. Many sites are still sticking with '01 since there is far less question …
Radeon 9600 in new iMac — #28
Well, I suppose a lot of this discussion depends on what kind of computer you're stepping up from. I'm going from a 667 DVI Powerbook to the 20 inch 2 gig iMac so the 9600 will be…
Radeon 9600 in new iMac — #29
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Originally Posted by PeteWK
Well, I suppose a lot of this discussion depends on what kind of computer you're stepping up from. I'm going from a 667 DVI Powerbook to the …
Radeon 9600 in new iMac — #30
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Originally Posted by kcmac
That's the way we looked at it. We moved up from an iMacDVSE 400. (Still use it.) We bought the rev A iMac G5 immediately when they were announ…
Radeon 9600 in new iMac — #31
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Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
Perhaps, but overall that above graph is fairly representative of their relative performance, at least in terms of fastest to slowest.
ie…
Radeon 9600 in new iMac — #32
So, I got the iMac 20" finally. The Radeon 9600 with 128 MB memory rocks. Exposé is smooth even with tons of windows open. My TiBook 1 GHz with Radeon 9000 64 MB would stutter in E…
Radeon 9600 in new iMac — #33
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Originally Posted by hudson1
Someone had posted that the GPU choice made a sizeable difference in a QT7 movie playback under 10.4--a difference that wasn't noticed under …
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #1
Warning: the following link will auto-download a widget that will then auto install:
http://stephan.com/widgets/zaptastic/
It kills all the widgets in ~/Library until you trash …
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #2
First, nothing happend automatically, probably because I have opening of "safe" files turned off in Safari.
Second, when one first starts a widget (including this one) Dashboard a…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #3
Lotsa default installs out there, and lotsa users that don't know to change the prefs. Did you read the whole page?
I've got a default install of 10.4 going here, and I didn't get…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #4
there a thread about this same issue going on at Ars. Interesting. Could the honeymoon be over?
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/...m/200006323731
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #5
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Originally Posted by TETENAL
So don't download and run anything from a source you don't trust.
Also note that the download was initiated by merely clicking a link t…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #6
Dear God; it's ActiveX all over again.
No, I'm serious. The whole reason ActiveX is so insecure is that Microsoft insists on auto-opening executable code in the name of convenienc…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #7
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Originally Posted by chris v
Warning: the following link will auto-download a widget that will then auto install:
http://stephan.com/widgets/zaptastic/
It kills all th…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #8
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Originally Posted by Millennium
The only way to close this hole is to remove the feature. Not just "make it an option"; completely remove it.
Disable "Open 'safe' fil…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #9
Why would they do that! It's just silly. There should be:
1) A scary warning.
2) You should physically have to move the widget to the widget library (or have a big scary screen say…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #10
You guys didn't hear?
They're moving to signed widgets, and you have to buy a Widget Developer's License from Apple get a widget signing key.
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #11
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Originally Posted by TETENAL
Disable "Open 'safe' files" in Safari and the widgets are not installed automatically. Before a widget is run the first time Dashboard asks. …
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #12
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Originally Posted by Millennium
You don't understand; the point is that this misfeature gives widgets a mean to self-spread. What could have been a simple Trojan can beco…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #13
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Originally Posted by TETENAL
Widgets can not "self spread" because Dashbaord asks the user whether they are allowed to run when they are run the first time. They can only…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #14
I've got the same experience as chris v; most widgets that I've downloaded haven't asked me anything. The exceptions have been when the app contained a binary code, shell script, o…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #15
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Originally Posted by TETENAL
Widgets can not "self spread" because Dashbaord asks the user whether they are allowed to run when they are run the first time. They can only…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #16
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Originally Posted by TETENAL
Widgets can not "self spread" because Dashbaord asks the user whether they are allowed to run when they are run the first time. They can only…
Widget auto-install = huge security hole? — #17
Listen, chris, there is absolutely no need of shouting. This was just lack of extensive testing on my side before composing my replies.
Of course I have set the "Open 'safe' files…