Advice which probably I'm unqualified to give --

[Wayne Johnson]

Goshdurnnit, will you please not propose arcane terms line "Zone Alarm" and
"Black Ice" without some clue to the unitiated!!!!   Sounds like "Guard
Dog", but are they?

Please do tell.  Thanks.

WJ

-----Original Message-----
From: austin-ghetto-list-admin@pairlist.net
[mailto:austin-ghetto-list-admin@pairlist.net]On Behalf Of Jim Strong
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:43 AM
To: Roger Baker; austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Subject: Re: Advice which probably I'm unqualified to give --


Or, Roger, you could try a link link like:
http://www.wordserf.co.uk/mh/vaxhackpro.html
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But be VERY CAREFUL what you click on there and make
sure you are using Zone Alarm or Black Ice when you
visit.
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Billy Jim
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--- Roger Baker <rcbaker@eden.infohwy.com> wrote:
> -- but I'll still give it anyhow.  So live with it.
>
>
> To be specific, my advice is on fun interesting and
> informative computer
> links.
>
> The two premier public  links for hackers and
> techno-junkies are
> probably "The Register" at
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/      and "Slashdot" at
>
> http://slashdot.org/
>
> The Register has a dry cynical sense of humor and
> aims to keep you
> well-informed on the latest technical advances in
> the computer field by
> informed insiders. And of course it hates Microsoft.
>  But it is fun to
> read by computer savvy laypersons and especially if
> you're heavy into
> computers its required reading to keep up with
> developments and gossip
> and financial stuff dealing with the cyberworld.
>
> On the other hand, Slashdot caters to a broader
> audience who loves to
> deal not only with computers but amazing science and
> technology
> developments of a broader sort. Interesting/vital
> news for nerds as they
> describe their range of topics. And of course they
> hate Microsoft. Their
> strong feature is that they have open forums on each
> of their articles
> where their informed friends weigh in and discuss
> pros and cons and
> angles that the main article may have missed. Plus
> they have a search
> engine that lets you keep up with a vast selection
> of past topics --
> perhaps stuff like informed discussion on the new
> Ginger/segway vehicle
> offered as a fantastic new high tech alternative to
> walking around.
>
> And finally a very good link for those who want to
> understand how modern
> computer programming is done
> according to its philosophy and approach without
> actually knowing
> anything much about programming.
> (Hint; Unix rules the serious professional computer
> world unchallenged,
> which is one good reason why everyone hates
> Microsoft and is drifting
> toward Linux, or at least the Unix-based systems,
> now even Apple with
> its new Operating System X).  If you were a newbie
> programmer and wanted
> to save yourself a lot of effort, you should
> probably read this to get
> started and find out that the world's largest
> treasure trove of
> already-written, free open-source computer code is
> available at
> "sourceforge". All you really need to do is to learn
> the technique of
> gluing pieces of open source code together with
> Python and Perl , or "C"
> getting down and dirty if needed, to build your own
> programs -- sort of
> like using tinkertoys or erector sets. So here is
> the package of free
> essays on general computer programming approach
> called "the Art of Unix
> Programming":
>
> http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/taoup/
>
> -- Roger
>
>


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