Comments on: Nobody wants to give you a free iPad http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/ JFK: ''we choose to go to the ...'' Wed, 23 May 2012 15:17:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Dave in Boston http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39962 Dave in Boston Sat, 22 May 2010 06:24:20 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39962 To be fair, Windows Me was the last one based on DOS. However, Windows NT was also invented in the 80s, and Unix meanwhile (including both MacOS X and Linux) is crapware from the 70s. Your choices are limited. The best way to avoid getting phished (ISTM) is to use a separate private mail address for important commercial traffic, or if you're paranoid, a different address for each different organization. As long as these addresses aren't leaked or stolen, the phishers won't have them and any phishing attempts will appear in your regular public mail. The problem with this method is that you need multiple addresses with multiple inboxes and mail software that can cope with this properly. (And safely; it all relies on the inboxes never being mixed together.) As far as I know I don't think consumer-grade email services are really up to the task. To be fair, Windows Me was the last one based on DOS. However, Windows NT was also invented in the 80s, and Unix meanwhile (including both MacOS X and Linux) is crapware from the 70s. Your choices are limited.

The best way to avoid getting phished (ISTM) is to use a separate private mail address for important commercial traffic, or if you’re paranoid, a different address for each different organization. As long as these addresses aren’t leaked or stolen, the phishers won’t have them and any phishing attempts will appear in your regular public mail. The problem with this method is that you need multiple addresses with multiple inboxes and mail software that can cope with this properly. (And safely; it all relies on the inboxes never being mixed together.) As far as I know I don’t think consumer-grade email services are really up to the task.

]]> By: Keera http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39961 Keera Sat, 22 May 2010 06:01:16 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39961 George @24, I never buy anything for the logo or the image. I fell for Macs because the printer worked right away (at the time, I couldn't care less about the OS). Up till then I'd had a job setting DIP switches on printers so they'd work with various PCs, and I was fed up with PCs. IME, Mac users themselves are pretty level-headed about the products they use. But oh, boy, do the <i>journalists</i> love to write about Apple! I was amazed at all the hype the iPad got in Norwegian newspapers when it came out, considering it was going to be at least 6 months before it would be sold here. And you can't phone with it. George @24, I never buy anything for the logo or the image. I fell for Macs because the printer worked right away (at the time, I couldn’t care less about the OS). Up till then I’d had a job setting DIP switches on printers so they’d work with various PCs, and I was fed up with PCs.

IME, Mac users themselves are pretty level-headed about the products they use. But oh, boy, do the journalists love to write about Apple! I was amazed at all the hype the iPad got in Norwegian newspapers when it came out, considering it was going to be at least 6 months before it would be sold here. And you can’t phone with it.

]]> By: George P http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39924 George P Fri, 21 May 2010 22:54:08 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39924 Keera, I'm sure many Mac users have valid reasons for buying them, but that's not really the problem; it's that so many of them think that buying the right gadget makes them better people, and that they define themselves by what tools/toys they use. I am not a "PC person", as many a Mac user has claimed, or a "PC", as Microsoft is now advertising. I am a human being with many interests. I use a computer as a tool, and that computer runs Windows. I have a car that I used to get around, and it has a four-cylinder four-stroke engine that burns gasoline. I am not a "gas person". I am not a "Honda person". I am not a "Kitchen Aid person" or a "Shun person" (although those two are getting closer). I do rely on the products I buy to make me look cool, mostly (and obviously) because I don't care whether I impress hipsters or not. Keera, I’m sure many Mac users have valid reasons for buying them, but that’s not really the problem; it’s that so many of them think that buying the right gadget makes them better people, and that they define themselves by what tools/toys they use.

I am not a “PC person”, as many a Mac user has claimed, or a “PC”, as Microsoft is now advertising. I am a human being with many interests. I use a computer as a tool, and that computer runs Windows. I have a car that I used to get around, and it has a four-cylinder four-stroke engine that burns gasoline. I am not a “gas person”. I am not a “Honda person”. I am not a “Kitchen Aid person” or a “Shun person” (although those two are getting closer).

I do rely on the products I buy to make me look cool, mostly (and obviously) because I don’t care whether I impress hipsters or not.

]]> By: Todd http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39913 Todd Fri, 21 May 2010 20:55:11 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39913 Also, Leo Leporte gave away two iPads: One to a Twitter user who posted she hated technology, and one to a random follower of her. He was copying Conan, who convinced his audience to follow a random Twitter user. Also, Leo Leporte gave away two iPads: One to a Twitter user who posted she hated technology, and one to a random follower of her. He was copying Conan, who convinced his audience to follow a random Twitter user.

]]> By: Todd http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39911 Todd Fri, 21 May 2010 20:43:09 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39911 I'm convinced that Apple uses some kind of advanced subliminal messaging in their devices. My sister-in-law has always used Windows computers, but her two son-in-laws both have iPhones, which she's gotten to play with, and now she wants both an iPad and a Mac as her next computer. I’m convinced that Apple uses some kind of advanced subliminal messaging in their devices. My sister-in-law has always used Windows computers, but her two son-in-laws both have iPhones, which she’s gotten to play with, and now she wants both an iPad and a Mac as her next computer.

]]> By: Keera http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39901 Keera Fri, 21 May 2010 19:54:34 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39901 The Bad Seed @13, that's what bugs me about the iPhone/iPod Touch: Why not have an offline task function in it - with alarms? It can do alarms so why not reminders? LOL, Mark @20! Back to the problem at hand: I try to be careful but got too careful once: PayPal sent me an invitation in Norwegian, asking me to sign up and use PayPal. I was sure it was a phishing attempt since I've been using PayPal in English for years. It turned out to be legit. The Bad Seed @13, that’s what bugs me about the iPhone/iPod Touch: Why not have an offline task function in it - with alarms? It can do alarms so why not reminders?

LOL, Mark @20!

Back to the problem at hand: I try to be careful but got too careful once: PayPal sent me an invitation in Norwegian, asking me to sign up and use PayPal. I was sure it was a phishing attempt since I’ve been using PayPal in English for years. It turned out to be legit.

]]> By: Mark in Boston http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39887 Mark in Boston Fri, 21 May 2010 18:10:21 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39887 Enter your username and password to read the rest of my comment. Username: _______________ Password: _______________ Enter your username and password to read the rest of my comment.

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]]> By: Winter Wallaby http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39883 Winter Wallaby Fri, 21 May 2010 16:47:44 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39883 Or: http://xkcd.com/570/ Or: http://xkcd.com/570/

]]> By: Winter Wallaby http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39881 Winter Wallaby Fri, 21 May 2010 16:46:20 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39881 Yeah, usually unsolicited offers to get free prizes are scams, and you should be careful. But, keep in mind, sometimes they're real!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsYoeoEE3ww Yeah, usually unsolicited offers to get free prizes are scams, and you should be careful. But, keep in mind, sometimes they’re real!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsYoeoEE3ww

]]> By: Cidu Bill http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39878 Cidu Bill Fri, 21 May 2010 16:26:53 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/05/21/nobody-wants-to-give-you-a-free-ipad/#comment-39878 What Morris said. The difference between this and your normal Nigerian spam is that this one's slick enough to look real, doesn't ask you for money or your credit card informaton, comes addressed to you individually and personally, and appears to be coming from a friend. Well, it <B>is</B> coming from a friend, technically, since that friend was tricked into giving up access to his her her e-mail account. In my case it came from one of the smartest people I know (and as a bonus, one whose son works for Apple). Don't mock warnings. The next one could be for the scam that has <B>your</B> name on it. What Morris said. The difference between this and your normal Nigerian spam is that this one’s slick enough to look real, doesn’t ask you for money or your credit card informaton, comes addressed to you individually and personally, and appears to be coming from a friend. Well, it is coming from a friend, technically, since that friend was tricked into giving up access to his her her e-mail account. In my case it came from one of the smartest people I know (and as a bonus, one whose son works for Apple).

Don’t mock warnings. The next one could be for the scam that has your name on it.

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