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Badmike
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 9:08 am

For years we've had to hear how superior the Apple system was to the Windows system when it came to computer viruses and support...damn near invulnerable, if you watch their commericals or listen to their hype. Well, it just turns out, Mac users are vulnerable, and Apple support is dealing with this by totally melting down and going into the fetal position.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/05 ... e-process/

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:16 am

Badmike wrote:For years we've had to hear how superior the Apple system was to the Windows system when it came to computer viruses and support...damn near invulnerable, if you watch their commericals or listen to their hype. Well, it just turns out, Mac users are vulnerable, and Apple support is dealing with this by totally melting down and going into the fetal position.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/05 ... e-process/

Mike B.

Poor bastards. Now they know what its like. Those fake "anti-malware" applications are a real pain in the ass, especially for the technically unsavvy. Some of them are infuriatingly difficult to remove as they would hide numerous seemingly unrelated files throughout your system files and registry. So even if you had managed to shut it down and "clean" your computer, one measley missed file would start the horror all over again if you rebooted.

P.S. I'm surprised that you didnt mention the Mavericks unbelievable comeback last night. When they were down by 15 in the fourth period with about 5 minutes to go, I angrily shut the TV off and went to bed. I turned on the TV in my bedroom to catch a few minutes of SportsCenter and was stunned to see them still playing with about a minute left in overtime. Now its back to Dallas for what I am hoping is the final game in the series.

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:56 am

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P.S. I'm surprised that you didnt mention the Mavericks unbelievable comeback last night. When they were down by 15 in the fourth period with about 5 minutes to go, I angrily shut the TV off and went to bed. I turned on the TV in my bedroom to catch a few minutes of SportsCenter and was stunned to see them still playing with about a minute left in overtime. Now its back to Dallas for what I am hoping is the final game in the series.

I'm still in shock. I only got four hours of sleep last night because I was up listening to sports shows and watching highlights online. One of the top ten Mavs wins of all time. Like you I switched it off, switched it on again when I got into the car to pick my wife up from the airport, and the Mavs were only down by 8 pts. Stayed glued to the radio the entire time I was at the airport. Amazing game. Since the NFL has no respect for fans I hope the Mavs give us some love and make it to the finals to give us something to talk about this summer. Otherwise it will be baseball for me because we'll hear squat about football until two weeks into September when they'll get the deal done in a weekend.

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 11:41 am

The NBA finals are still going on?

"But I have watched the dragons come, fire-eyed, across the world."

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 12:05 pm

FormCritic wrote:The NBA finals are still going on?

Better yet the NHL Hockey playoiffs are still on as well

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:03 pm

FormCritic wrote:The NBA finals are still going on?

Believe me if there was any Football to talk about, I'd be there. But the NFL has seen fit to deprive the fan of the entire off season, so I'm fickle and following the sports that decided to play this year.

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:01 pm

I like the Bulls this year. Mostly because I like Joakim Noah, having watched him on the championship Gator team a couple of years ago. Plus I hate the Heat.

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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 12:32 am

lucyjoyce wrote:I like the Bulls this year. Mostly because I like Joakim Noah, having watched him on the championship Gator team a couple of years ago. Plus I hate the Heat.

Looks like a Heat/Mavs rematch. It will be the sweetest win in history for Dallas to beat those egomaniacal pigs for the championship.

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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:08 am

Canucks will go for the cup. I've been waiting 17 years to see them get back there.

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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 4:31 pm

Mars wrote:Canucks will go for the cup. I've been waiting 17 years to see them get back there.

Hey Mars,

How about how long we've been waiting for the Leafs to get there?

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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:23 pm

rhynne wrote:How about how long we've been waiting for the Leafs to get there?

I gave up on the Leafs and started cheering for the Canucks about 20 years ago - my life is too short to wait for the Leafs.

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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 7:43 am

The Leafs have won the Stanley Cup four times during my lifetime.
The last time they won I was only six years old.

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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:57 am

Dallas Mavericks in the NBA finals after the win over the Thunder last night, only their 2nd time in history. Looks like it'll be Dirk, Kidd and Chandler vs the super friends (Lebron, Wade and Bosh) unless the Bulls can pull it out. I'm rooting for the Bulls simply because everything about the Miami Heat makes my stomach want to explode. The Heat are about the most unlikable team in NBA history, it will be a pure joy to defeat those jerks.

Last night they Mavs graciously took the Western conference trophy and then tossed it aside like a piece of trash (photos after saw it laying untended in a spare room off the locker room). Dirk said it meant nothing, only the NBA championship means anything. I like these team's attitude. A lot of old and crusty veterans who have been underdogs throughout the playoffs and now only have eyes on the prize.

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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:48 am

jasonw1239 wrote:The Leafs have won the Stanley Cup four times during my lifetime.
The last time they won I was only six years old.

1967 you were 6. Happy 50th birthday this year!

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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 11:27 am

Badmike wrote:Dallas Mavericks in the NBA finals after the win over the Thunder last night, only their 2nd time in history. Looks like it'll be Dirk, Kidd and Chandler vs the super friends (Lebron, Wade and Bosh) unless the Bulls can pull it out. I'm rooting for the Bulls simply because everything about the Miami Heat makes my stomach want to explode. The Heat are about the most unlikable team in NBA history, it will be a pure joy to defeat those jerks.

Mike B.

Yeah. I'm rooting for whoever's playing Miami. LeBron can have his championship....I just don't want him to get it this year because of the arrogance.

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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 2:38 pm

Rabbit_67 wrote:
Yeah. I'm rooting for whoever's playing Miami. LeBron can have his championship....I just don't want him to get it this year because of the arrogance.

Forget LeBron. The Mavs are going to win! In Puerto Rico, we are rooting for the Mavs because of JJ Barea, a PR native. If they win, he would be only the second puertorrican to win an NBA title.

Go Mavericks!

Hector.

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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 2:45 pm

Chucho68 wrote:
Forget LeBron. The Mavs are going to win! In Puerto Rico, we are rooting for the Mavs because of JJ Barea, a PR native. If they win, he would be only the second puertorrican to win an NBA title.

Go Mavericks!

Hector.

Barea is amazing. And his girlfriend is a Miss Universe. The dude is living the life.

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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 11:18 pm

Mars wrote:
1967 you were 6. Happy 50th birthday this year!

Thank you. Yes, I will be 50 on September 1st.

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