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Stop Being a Victim
Tim Mullen, 2004-04-27

An influential newspaper columnist blames "contemptuous techies" for allowing users to fall prey to viruses and spyware. But don't some users deserve a little contempt?

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Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Clownface (2 replies)
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Matthew Murphy
The ironic part about the statement that "many users don't have WinZip installed" is that "Microsoft Compressed Folders" makes the job simple on Windows Me, XP, and 2003. Microsoft is steadily moving into every market it can, and the result has been that it is simply easy for the end-user to be stupid.

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Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
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Cost to be a victim 2004-04-29
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Re: Cost to be a victim 2005-07-10
Harold
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
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Anonymous
Un-tech-friendly people 2004-04-28
iago (1 replies)
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Paul (2 replies)
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Anonymous
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Bob Beck
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
It's not MY Fault
Another d00zie from Mellon... 2004-04-28
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Another d00zie from Mellon... 2004-04-28
iago (2 replies)
Another d00zie from Mellon... 2004-04-29
Anonymous
Another d00zie from Mellon... 2004-05-01
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Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
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Anonymous
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Micheal
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
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Anonymous
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Anonymous (4 replies)
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
contemptuoustechie
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-08
Anonymous
You need a drivers licence to drive a car 2004-04-28
Anonymous
The hypocrisy of some Microsoft critics 2004-04-28
Anonymous
The truth lies somewhere in between 2004-04-28
incongruity
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-28
A non-ymoose
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-29
DocB
Failure of the application to provide a safe environment 2004-04-29
David Mohring (1 replies)
Failure of the application to provide a safe environment 2004-04-30
Anonymous
Victim !!? 2004-04-29
Mandar
Stop Being a Victim 2004-04-29
HiVeloCT
I don't think people get it ... 2004-04-30
Robert Escue
Be careful what you wish for... 2004-04-30
Anonymous
COMPLETE NONSENSE 2004-04-30
I Have Google Shares (2 replies)
COMPLETE NONSENSE 2004-05-04
Anonymous
COMPLETE NONSENSE 2004-05-04
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim-college students should know better 2004-05-03
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-03
Anonymous
Getting End-Users to Wake Up 2004-05-03
I'mNotThatSmart
Little Gain in Finger Pointing 2004-05-03
Anonymous (1 replies)
Little Gain in Finger Pointing 2004-05-04
Anonymous (1 replies)
Little Gain in Finger Pointing 2004-05-05
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim - stop buying Microsoft 2004-05-04
Anonymous
User Certification 2004-05-04
gnot a gnome
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-04
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-04
Anonymous
Pfft! Wanna know why things don't get patched? 2004-05-04
Anonymous
Stop Being a Victim 2004-05-05
Anonymous
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BrinH
Stop Being a Victim - Current AV is outdated 2004-05-06
Anonymous
What next? 2004-05-06
Anonymous
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Jeroen
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Anonymous
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