Thread: My desktop disappeared!

Ok all you Mac bashers, I've had enough of you. Most of you should probably already know that I'm versed in both, and being that I gave RR the most sensible options to FIX what he had.

Mac's aren't impervious to Viruses, but its really tough for things to be able to infect your computer when the computer requires that you type your password before installing ANYTHING.

And I still run windows, I just do it under parallels on this computer, and I only run it when I have to access a windows network.

Lets see the reasons why RR should use a Mac:

He spends a lot of time on the net.
He spends a lot of time playing with his photos.
Music?
Needs a terminal application to be able to access the server?

Um, what OS comes with ALL OF THOSE TOOLS right out of the box?

At this point RR, I'd suggest backing up your data off the machine and reloading it. Yes this is a huge pain in the ass, but if this "SIMPLE TROJAN" that your computer got infected with hasn't been cleaned using any of the tools you've tried already, its going to keep rearing its ugly head until you actually do.

Originally Posted by savemefromtears

Lososaurus, take a ****ing chill pill. Gettin' all rowdy n' shiat. Clearly you hate Macs, that's coo. Look, I didn't invent the rainy day I just own the best umbrella. ::cough:: buy a Mac!

There's a saying out there "I have no problem with God, it's his fanclub I can't stand", I think the same thing can be said about Mac users and Macs; I have no problem with Macs, it's their users I hate.

RR genuinely asked for help and the various Mac users come in a simply say "get a Mac" or parade about how glorious Macs are, he didn't ask for a sales pitch or your propaganda. If you're not going to help, go the **** away.

edit: RR, try this http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma.../families.mspx which leads here http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx

Originally Posted by Lososaurus

blah blah blah I don't know a thing about you but hate you cus you have a Mac

You are not God.

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::cough::

buy a Mac.

Originally Posted by Lososaurus

"I have no problem with God, it's his fanclub I can't stand",

You stole that from Gandhi !

Originally Posted by savemefromtears

Valleyfan, who put the gun to your head and told you that you have to use Time Machine? Good God. Disable that Mother Trucker! Most Mac users don't even use it! Furthermore, it's a C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R! It's still like a car, shiat happens, but homeboys up there were talking about viruses & spyware, not disasters. Man, two weeks my cousin was riding her bike across the crosswalk and got hit by some deranged driver who apparently couldn't tell the difference any longer between the colors red and green...

I truly wasn't trying to be combative, I was just trying to point out that Macs do have their problems, which a wide portion of the user base refuses to admit. I like Macs, I'm writing this from a 17" Powerbook right now. I think it is a great operating system, it just is a annoyance to me when people declare it 100% flawless.

Sorry to hear about your cousin, I hope that she is OK.

Originally Posted by ValleyFan

I truly wasn't trying to be combative, I was just trying to point out that Macs do have their problems, which a wide portion of the user base refuses to admit. I like Macs, I'm writing this from a 17" Powerbook right now. I think it is a great operating system, it just is a annoyance to me when people declare it 100% flawless.

Sorry to hear about your cousin, I hope that she is OK.

I always seem to hear about Mac Fan Boys that say they think there system in 100% flawless but I have never actually seen one in the wild.

Where do you people find such morons?

Originally Posted by Deuce

I always seem to hear about Mac Fan Boys that say they think there system in 100% flawless but I have never actually seen one in the wild.

This looks like a pretty excellent example:

Originally Posted by BIG JOE

Originally Posted by trdi

...This happened to me once and it was just one file being currupted. Wasn't even a virus, these things happen sometimes...

*Cough*

Not on a Mac

Originally Posted by ValleyFan

This looks like a pretty excellent example:

I've had my fair share of troubles on a Mac but they are nothing like the horrors seen on a PC( I have both), and I never said it was 100% flawless, so...

have to chime is to say I'm a huge Bernie MAc fan!