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Commercial service isn't available to everyone. We live in the sticks of Colorado. I'm thankful for the dial-up service we have because nothing else is available. Why??? Because according to the PTB we live to far out for them to be profitable in giving us anything other then dial-up.

so rather then deciding that everyone else is clueless why not be a bit more tolerant.

Not every home user is without a clue. I have and run anti-spyware, virus, etc 2x day. I never shut my computer down until all the scans are completed.

Maybe alot of home users are frustrated because they don't know who to trust. I used to use Norton (updated and ran the program along with spyware every day BEFORE I shut down) and then they decided they were too good to allow us the people buying their product to be allowed to contact them and my computer froze up due to massive virus infiltration. So I got the computer cleaned up ($100) now I use McAfee. I update my definitions everyday rather then waiting until I'm notified. Most home users don't want to be clueless but often the answers are not as clear as they could be.

I refer people to the Dummies books when they have computer problems (I belong to many online groups) so they can learn to take care of themselves since for most of them $100 can mean eating or not eating for that month. Sorry to run on but it burns me when people assume (and we all know what assume means) that home users are somehow not as good as others using the web.
Posted by: Charli_z   Posted on: 07/19/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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The average person will give up  Paul C. | 07/19/05
You're right  ebrke | 07/19/05
Better Software?  Too Old For IT | 07/19/05
Excellent point  donald17 | 07/20/05
Not after the investment  voska | 07/19/05
$29.99?  artiekay2@... | 07/19/05
Man, you're cheap.  TheSickEmpire | 07/19/05
Seems a little low  Too Old For IT | 07/19/05
That's the sign in the store says  voska | 07/19/05
Good - And AFT and Adios  nottheusual1 | 07/19/05
and then there are the other ISPs  Too Old For IT | 07/19/05
Zombies, spys, and other krappp  30bob1 | 07/19/05
Its all about awareness  armith1 | 07/19/05
Its all about awareness and more  30bob1 | 07/19/05
RE: I agree.  iwish40 | 07/19/05
Boy do I hear ya!  mamacat | 07/19/05
Old users  donald17 | 07/20/05
Not to worry...  mamacat | 07/20/05
I don't need it ...  Henaway | 07/20/05
ISP's are the logical place to stop this traffic  maldain | 07/19/05
All too true!  Camus_z | 07/19/05
Sort of  John L. Ries | 07/19/05
The only thing worse than rich people...  Allstar_z | 07/19/05
The average person will give up [NOT!]  communications@... | 07/19/05
You and ebrke are looking in the wrong  mustangj36@... | 07/19/05
Right on the whole, wrong in detail  pbiss | 07/19/05
opt out  DemonX | 07/19/05
Most ISP's are blocking ONLY on  bjbrock | 07/19/05
Re: Most ISP's are blocking ONLY on  none none | 07/19/05
Commercial Service  Charli_z | 07/19/05
Right on the whole, wrong in detail  communications@... | 07/19/05
ISP vs Zombies  micheleontroy@... | 07/22/05
Solution  dwest_z | 07/19/05
Clean up  DOS_is_Boss | 07/19/05
Windows XP anything  jackie40d@... | 07/19/05
hmmmm  jeanjaz | 07/19/05
Patiences only last so long  voska | 07/20/05
Patience  donald17 | 07/20/05
Fighting symptoms, not causes  WillemGrooters | 07/19/05
Hmmm, so it's the os's problem?  maldain | 07/19/05
"The Internet would eventually grind to a halt,"  nikoli | 07/19/05
I thought so myself.  TheSickEmpire | 07/19/05
Everybodys responsibility  artiekay2@... | 07/19/05
Decreasing appeal  Camus_z | 07/19/05
Help  jack33771 | 07/19/05
If you are a home user....  Sir_Chancealot | 07/19/05
Hehe  NonZealot | 07/19/05
Or?....  TtfnJohn | 07/19/05
I'd tell them to take the bus  voska | 07/20/05
better business model  springerj | 07/26/05
I'd like  iwish40 | 07/19/05
Re: I'd like  none none | 07/19/05
Funny! happy (nt)  NonZealot | 07/19/05
RE:  iwish40 | 07/19/05
I need a new keyboard, now LoL (nt)  kastlemaster | 07/19/05
RE;  iwish40 | 07/22/05
DRM isn't good...Neither are botnets.  Raymond Danner | 07/19/05
Why should I pay???  lempfla | 07/19/05
Good: ISPs that Redirect Infected PCs to the Web Page  tbbrickster_z | 07/19/05
Good: ISPs that Redirect Infected PCs to the Web Page  tbbrickster_z | 07/19/05
Rats.  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/19/05
Another Solution . . .  Sheeva | 07/19/05
Do NOT rely on ISPs to do what YOU can do YOURSELF!!!!  btljooz | 07/19/05
RE: Seatbelt?  iwish40 | 07/19/05
I never get viruses  voska | 07/20/05
Seatbelt????  btljooz | 07/20/05
RE:  iwish40 | 07/21/05
LOL @ Oh and Yes, ALWAYS BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT (WINK).  btljooz | 07/22/05
Zone Alarm  voska | 07/20/05
CA a subsidiary of Check Point or what?  btljooz | 07/20/05
"do what YOU can do YOURSELF"  benning | 07/28/05
Teach People to USE  jackie40d@... | 07/19/05
If ignorance is bliss...  dclark0758 | 07/19/05
FTC seems to not be going to the source  EDinNY | 07/19/05
Wild Goose Chase???  dclark0758 | 07/19/05
scams around a long time  GWalby | 07/19/05
Make a law and Prosecute  skypilot_ | 07/19/05
Right Sentiment...but not workable  dclark0758 | 07/19/05
Bubba's computer is sending 10,000 emails a day..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/19/05
Depends.  mamacat | 07/19/05
Maybe; but 5000 a day?  voska | 07/20/05
Noooo...sry - per month.  mamacat | 07/20/05
spam  rjcroft@... | 07/19/05
hijacked e-mail address  jeanjaz | 07/19/05
Hijacked email addy  DOS_is_Boss | 07/20/05
spam  micheleontroy@... | 07/22/05
Post 25 blocking ineffective and blocks legit mail also  CobraA1 | 07/20/05
Freedom  okiekid | 07/20/05
ISP's  blanchetj | 07/20/05
Combined user reports - SpamCop, MyNetWatchman and DShield  MoreToys | 07/20/05
ISP'S  docare69 | 07/20/05
Who should pay?  htmlman | 07/20/05
Some should give up - others will pay  Wild_Thing | 07/22/05
More BS  Ringthane | 07/24/05
Anything to avert attention from your Microsoft  tomam | 07/26/05

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