computer that you can't get rid of? Was it because of Firefox? Just wondering.

AOL said that there is a way to use Foxfire on my computer while still using AOL as my ISP, so it is seriously worth considering. But I was concerned about how adware got on your computer.

Thanks so much for all of the information you have given us about our computer options!

Seriously. Do you have stock in FireFox? Don't wait for the page to load, answer the question! Do you or do you not benefit financially from the increased popularity of FireFox?

Hehehehe. I know if someone where to download if from my blog, I'd make money. Not much. Still.......

If I had wanted cream and sugar why order the coffee?

from my constant gumshoe pushing of Firefox. 100% no remuneration comes my way from Firefox or any one associated with Firefox.

However, if I had one of those little adSense buttons I'd put the bay-bee up in a heartbeat.

own your own words. Don Henry Ford, Jr. owns his words. Ian Welsh owns his words. And I own my words. Each can decide to resell the rights to those words or retain them. Key word in that phrase is "OR". Do note, it's not "AND". I have no interest in claiming any kind of rights to the hard work of others.

And yes, I incorporated the site for two primary reasons:

First: I am a full time blogger. My income, what little there is, derives from the ad strip on the right. For tax purposes I was advised to use the legitimate business expense of server and hosting fees as a write off versus income, which necessitated incorporation.

Second: I wanted to syndicate the Agonist brand into my radio gig and creating a corporate structure which allows me to retain ownewrship to any radio show I may create. But that is another subject and not really germane. When Radio Agonist is up and running feel free to ask me about it. I'll be happy to answer your questions.

As to mis-spellings, please point them out. I'm far from perfect.

Finally, please read the corporate homepage and ponder the ideas contained therein.

Everything about this community is open and I am happy to answer any questions you have within reason. We don't have any secrets.

If you feel this comment deserves a full front page post I am happy to oblige. This is as much your community as it is mine.

When I went from dial-up (rural) to satellite, I'd already switched to Firefox but I added Zone Alarm into the mix.* And behind all that I have Norton Anti-Virus. That combo seems to be doing the job -- or has done so very effectively for six months. Clean as a whistle. Knock on wood.

No stock in Firefox. No ads. Pathetic income.

*Not my brilliant choice: the security mix was highly recommended by our local electric coop which provides the new satellite service. They done good.

Fuck Microcrap. Linux is the way to go. I can do everything I need to do, and if there are updates they don't muck up the rest of the system.

Gregg Keizer | April 11

TechWeb - Microsoft Tuesday released five security bulletins that patched 14 different vulnerabilities, including an awaited fix for Internet Explorer, the browser which has been victimized for weeks by multiple exploits installing adware, spyware, and keyloggers on users' PCs.

Three of the bulletins were tagged as "critical," one as "important," and the fifth as "moderate;" that last is Microsoft's second-from-the-bottom alert.

However, the majority of the 14 bugs in the 5 bulletins were labeled "critical" by the Redmond, Wash. developer, meaning that they should be patched as soon as possible. Of the 9 critical flaws, 7 relate to the MS06-013 security bulletin, a massive update for Internet Explorer 5.0 and 6.0 (but not, apparently, the Beta 2 Preview of IE 7).

- Rick
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