[ale] PowerSpec (microcenter) pcs?

[Greg]

For windows I would suggest the following hardening.

Get a P233 or even a 486 and set up a firewall. Smoothwall, IP Cop, or a
hardened Linux install.
Install something that tells you when/what is connecting to the Internet
like Zone Alarms.
Install a virus checker.  If it conflicts with Zone Alarms, get Norton,
which does not.
Update virus checker and Zone Alarms.
Get Adsubtract.  Saves bandwidth and destroys spyware. Free updates for the
life of the program.
Backup any data you don't want to lose.  And you will lose.
Consider dual booting (I do win98/win2k) you can always use one to fix the
other.
Win2k is better than win98 security wise.
On IE, or any browser, turn off Java, scripting, Javascript, and destroy
cookies or not accept them.

If you don't want to do these things/cannot do them, then be prepared to
accept the consequences.  That is life.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> Christopher Fowler
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:01 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] PowerSpec (microcenter) pcs?
>
>
> I know you guys love to support and push Linux but Windows still has a
> place on the desktop.  The last thing I need is to be supporting Linux
> desktops for all my family.  It's not worth it.
>
>
> On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 22:47, John Wells wrote:
> > Yup...I'd love to see him start using linux.  but, problem is, his
> > company's software requires linux.  I'm still considering
> dropping windows
> > on top of win4lin....so easy to recover from a Win virus that way.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
> >
> > aaron said:
> > > There is seriously no reason for John not to help his dad to a Linux /
> > > OO  system for desktop, home office and internet... unless he has some
> > > specialty  application to support. With the added
> efficiencies he could
> > > consider picking  up a used 300/400mhz system for $150-200 and get out
> > > cheap.
> >
> >
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