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What do you use?

post #1 of 28
7/17/05 at 11:26pm
Thread Starter 
I'm new to mac.

What do you use for your default....?

Anti Virus Program
Firewall
Browser
Instant Messaging Services
Email Client
P2P Client
Anti-spyware
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post #2 of 28
7/18/05 at 12:28am
Anti-virus: None
Firewall: The one built into the OS.
Browser: Safari 1.3
IM: iChat (AIM), MSN, Yahoo
Email: Entourage (MS Office V.X client).
P2P client: I have bit torrent but never use it.
Anti-spyware: Unnecessary.
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post #3 of 28
7/18/05 at 2:43am
None
Netbarrier
Safari
Adium
Mail.app
Azureus
none
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post #4 of 28
7/18/05 at 4:06am
Anti Virus Program: none
Firewall: the OSX one
Browser: Firefox
Instant Messaging Services: iChat
Email Client: Mail with a Gmail pop3
P2P Client: Torrent on Wheels
Anti-spyware: none
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post #5 of 28
7/18/05 at 10:19am
Anti-virus: None
Firewall: The one built into the OS.
Browser: Safari 1.3
IM: iChat (AIM), MSN, Yahoo
Email: Entourage (MS Office V.X client).
P2P client: I have bit torrent but never use it.
Anti-spyware: Unnecessary.[u]
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post #6 of 28
7/18/05 at 3:58pm
Thread Starter 
I don't know much about mac, so i'm going to ask this. Why do you guys have no anti-virus?
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post #7 of 28
7/18/05 at 4:12pm
There are no Mac viruses.
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post #8 of 28
7/18/05 at 4:42pm
Thread Starter 
I never knew that.
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post #9 of 28
7/18/05 at 4:47pm
i am not a mac user (although i sometimes run panther in pearpc for the hell of it), i will post my answers:

Under Windows:
Anti-virus: AVG Free
Firewall: Windows Firewall
Browser: Firefox 1.0.5
IM: Gaim
Email: Thunderbird
P2P client: BitCommet
Anti-spyware: Spybot S&D

Under Linux:
Anti-virus: None
Firewall: Firestarter
Browser: Firefox 1.0.5
IM: Gaim
Email: Thunderbird
P2P client: Gnome BitTorrent
Anti-spyware: none

when i am on a mac i use:
Anti-virus: None
Firewall: built in
Browser: Firefox 1.0
IM: Fire
Email: none
P2P client: limewire
Anti-spyware: none
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post #10 of 28
7/18/05 at 6:28pm
My PB:
Anti Virus Program - None
Firewall - Built in OS
Browser - Safari 2.0
Instant Messaging Services - Adium
Email Client - None, I use Hotmail
P2P Client - Azureus, Limewire
Anti-spyware - None

My Desktop PC:
Anti Virus Program - Norton Anti-virus
Firewall - Norton Internet Security
Browser - Firefox 1.05
Instant Messaging Services - Trillian Pro 3
Email Client - None, use the web
P2P Client - Azureus
Anti-spyware - Lavasoft Ad-aware & Spybot Search and Destroy
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post #11 of 28
7/18/05 at 7:53pm
Hallo!

For my shiny new Powerbook:

Antivirus: None, though I may change this in a year or two if Mac OS keeps growing the way it is.
Firewall: Linksys WRT54G hardware firewall with NAT
Browser: Safari 2.0
Instant Messenger service: Adium and iRC
E-mail: Thunderbird
P2P Client: Azureus, when I get around to installing it
Anti-spyware: None, not necessary. Again, this may change.


For my shiny year-old Windows DTR:

Antivirus: None, and I've been curiously virus-free despite how much I'm on the 'net.
Firewall: Linksys WRT54G hardware firewall with NAT
Browser: Firefox 1.0.5
Instant Messenger: Trillian 3 Pro
Email: Thunderbird
P2P client: eMule and Azureus
Anti-spyware: Ad-Aware SE Personal and Spybot Search & Destroy

Wheeee
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post #12 of 28
7/19/05 at 12:48am
"Hello, what programmes do you guys use on your Macs for this this and this?"

"Duh, well, I don't use a Mac but I use this and this and that on my computers running windows and linux! See how speshul I am?!"
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post #13 of 28
7/19/05 at 1:08am
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Originally Posted by JavaIsRobust
I never knew that.
There are a few, but Apple makes it almost impossible for a program to access certain services without entering an administrator password. There are also no equivalent no .exe or active x files which will install without your knowledge.
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post #14 of 28
7/19/05 at 12:26pm
THere aren't "a few". There are no known viruses for Mac OS X in the wild. There are viruses for classic Mac OS, but nothing for OS X.
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post #15 of 28
7/20/05 at 3:54am
My Mac:
Anti Virus Program: None
Firewall: My Router
Browser: Safari and Firefox
Instant Messaging Services: Adium
Email Client: Web mail
P2P Client: Azureus
Anti-spyware: None

My PC:
Anti Virus Program: None
Firewall: My Router
Browser: IE, Firefox, Opera
Instant Messaging Services: MSN Messenger 7, Yahoo! Messenger
Email Client: Web Mail
P2P Client: ABC
Anti-spyware: Ad-Aware SE, Spy Bot, Spware blaster
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post #16 of 28
7/20/05 at 5:38pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kakaze
"Hello, what programmes do you guys use on your Macs for this this and this?"

"Duh, well, I don't use a Mac but I use this and this and that on my computers running windows and linux! See how speshul I am?!"

haha...very funny

at least it expanded the thread a little bit, notice the guys after me also started listing their non-mac stuff. and just because i dont own a mac, doesn't mean i dont use it (in school and via pearpc at home). and that is why i listed all that good stuff
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post #17 of 28
7/20/05 at 6:01pm
I have to agree with abf here. Even if it's not specifically Apple-related, having a repository of answers to a such a commonly-asked question is very useful.
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post #18 of 28
7/20/05 at 7:57pm
And we're totally missing the point.

This isn't a general "what do you use" thread it's a "what do you use on your Mac" thread.

I don't mind the Mac users posting what they use on their PCs as well as their Macs, but to come in here and flat out say "I don't use a Mac but..." and then go on and post what you use on your Linux machine is just ridiculous.
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post #19 of 28
7/20/05 at 9:53pm
read my post...i did post a mac thing didn't i? I just wanted to make the point clear that i dont OWN a mac, but i do USE one occasionally or if i run Panther via PearPC on linux or windows
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post #20 of 28
7/20/05 at 11:12pm
Yes, because using a Mac at school or through an emulator is the exact same thing as using one as your main computer.
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