tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post4953034835566377881..comments2023-08-26T05:04:33.009-04:00Comments on anti-virus rants: the user is responsible but ill-equippedkurt wismerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-24910860054948526062008-07-08T03:49:00.000-04:002008-07-08T03:49:00.000-04:00Loved your post Kurt. Exactly the points I was try...Loved your post Kurt. Exactly the points I was trying to get across...that then managed to get taken out of context :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-666482472610242762008-05-23T07:51:00.000-04:002008-05-23T07:51:00.000-04:00indeed, marketing panders to the fantasy of comput...indeed, marketing panders to the fantasy of computers being simple to use... <BR/><BR/>individual narrowly defined tasks generally are pretty simple, but computer use on the whole considerably less simple and less well defined...<BR/><BR/>marketing usually panders to fantasies, though, but for the most part people recognize them as fantasies... somehow, with this fantasy they don't...kurt wismerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-89300949231734561852008-05-23T01:38:00.000-04:002008-05-23T01:38:00.000-04:00I blame the marketing :-)Your post resonates very ...I blame the marketing :-)<BR/><BR/>Your post resonates very well with my thoughts. There is this perception that computers should be so simple that even a monkey should be able to use it (no offense to our primate relatives :-)).<BR/><BR/>And your point about things that we consider simple and hold up as a measure (computers should be as simple as toasters), aren't (as0 simple as we imagine, but the knowledge on how to use them is so natural that we don't even realize that we posses it.<BR/><BR/>As you said, security knowledge can come in two forms: in an "official" format (the manual which comes with the kitchen appliances for examples) or "unofficial" (advice from your parents/friends). Sadly both of these are missing in the computer security context.<BR/><BR/>Finally, the marketing part: for better or worse "ease of use" is a big topic for computers and marketing tries to cater to this perceived or real need. In comparison you won't see ads for cars which say how "easy to use" they are.Cd-MaNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030326541176171725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-12560773917778599732008-05-21T23:31:00.000-04:002008-05-21T23:31:00.000-04:00actually, av is better applied as a preventative m...actually, av is better applied as a preventative measure than as a corrective one (they can't remove what they can't detect and if they can detect it before you run it then there's no need to remove it)...<BR/><BR/>the anti-spyware apps i've seen do seem more geared to recovery than prevention, though...kurt wismerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-20221778925474390532008-05-21T21:11:00.000-04:002008-05-21T21:11:00.000-04:00Wholeheartedly agree with your comments. People se...Wholeheartedly agree with your comments. People seem to think that the PC is able to protect them from everything. Anti virus/anti spyware is simply the last resort <B>after</B> you have been infected and need to get it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com