tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post116550455492479115..comments2024-01-10T17:36:15.040-07:00Comments on The Lippard Blog: Time to stop using Microsoft WordLippardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1165535928013133122006-12-07T16:58:00.000-07:002006-12-07T16:58:00.000-07:00Mac OS X is definitely not invulnerable--it has ha...Mac OS X is definitely not invulnerable--it has had <A HREF="http://secunia.com/product/96/" REL="nofollow">serious security issues</A> in the past, including 9 (10%) still unpatched. It has a few design advantages (e.g., the way administrative privileges are handled by default, such as the root account being disabled), the advantage of being a less attractive target for hackers due to there being fewer instances out there, and the advantage of the Darwin component of the OS <A HREF="http://developer.apple.com/opensource/index.html" REL="nofollow">being open source</A>.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1165534877290804052006-12-07T16:41:00.000-07:002006-12-07T16:41:00.000-07:00Jen,Do you think that Apple is invulnerable to mal...Jen,<BR/><BR/>Do you think that Apple is invulnerable to malicious software, and that's why we should switch?<BR/><BR/>My office uses WordPerfect, which has a few features that I like, compared with MS Word, but truthfully it has many other "features" that I find incredibly frustrating.Einzigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406227217230727209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1165531317872878292006-12-07T15:41:00.000-07:002006-12-07T15:41:00.000-07:00Well, NASA is taking this seriously: http://www.ms...Well, NASA is taking this seriously: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16095705/from/RS.2/<BR/><BR/>Guess they don't want their shuttle getting sick on orbit.Schtackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331186845524220244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1165507983353487182006-12-07T09:13:00.000-07:002006-12-07T09:13:00.000-07:00The iWork suite for a Mac, including Pages and Key...The iWork suite for a Mac, including Pages and Keynote is fantastic. Pages also exports flawlessly to multiple forms (including PDF and Word).<BR/><BR/>I just think everyone should be switching to Apple products though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com