D_block Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 so the other day, i'm in the mall checking out a windows xp machine ( virus problem ) i think for a store that i did networked.. anyways, in the back room, right behind me with a big window in it , is the DJ, radio/club DJ with his mac book organizin his lil playlist i guess.. Now i dont want to go calling the stores name, but its a sort of rasta man store sels all king of hemp products etc, so we have a lil back ground reggae music playin to compliment the store ... then two customers not local walks in and likes the music ... let me try an dialog this Customer : wow, i like this music , who is it Manager : one of our local reggae artisteCustomer : can i get a copy of it or so Manager : thats no problem, we all about promoting the culture.. manager turns to the DJ ,( lets call him DJ "X" )Manager : do you have a burner there ?Dj X : yes i do Customer : would it take long, ? we kinna running late ! Manager : would it take to burn ? DJ : of course not , its a Mac you know, its MacME : ?!? up to this day i never new being a mac meant u can burn cd's faster , i always thought it was the hardware that determined how fast u burn cd's etc yes its kinna long , but some one shed some light ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 up to this day i never new being a mac meant u can burn cd's faster , i always thought it was the hardware that determined how fast u burn cd's etcLOL, it doesn't. I have a MacBook Pro and burning CDs/DVDs on it isn't any faster than doing it on a regular PC with the same specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_block Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 @ gamehead, thats what i thought / know... but it just goes to show alot of these so called mac users walking around like mac is the sh*t , and aint know the basics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenskas Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Haha this should be in the funny farm The DVD drive is the main speed factor while burning disks so on a PC you could have a x22 burner but on the mac maybe just a x8 burner. The PC would be a lot faster but it works either way round. You don't hear me saying macs can never get hacked or get viruses thats for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 You don't hear me saying macs can never get hacked or get viruses thats for sure!The only reason they aren't being hacked/exploited more than PCs is because there just aren't as many Mac users out there. Think about it. There's no point in creating a virus or worm that's only going to affect <20% of computers out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenskas Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 You don't hear me saying macs can never get hacked or get viruses thats for sure!The only reason they aren't being hacked/exploited more than PCs is because there just aren't as many Mac users out there. Think about it. There's no point in creating a virus or worm that's only going to affect <20% of computers out there.Spot on. Thats exactly what I tell people that say Macs never get viruses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 You don't hear me saying macs can never get hacked or get viruses thats for sure!The only reason they aren't being hacked/exploited more than PCs is because there just aren't as many Mac users out there. Think about it. There's no point in creating a virus or worm that's only going to affect <20% of computers out there.Spot on. Thats exactly what I tell people that say Macs never get viruses. Well, in a way, they *are* right... There really aren't that many Mac viruses out there - only a handful. And the ones that do exist require that you enter your username/password to be installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenskas Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) You don't hear me saying macs can never get hacked or get viruses thats for sure!The only reason they aren't being hacked/exploited more than PCs is because there just aren't as many Mac users out there. Think about it. There's no point in creating a virus or worm that's only going to affect <20% of computers out there.Spot on. Thats exactly what I tell people that say Macs never get viruses. Well, in a way, they *are* right... There really aren't that many Mac viruses out there - only a handful. And the ones that do exist require that you enter your username/password to be installed. However if people did start making viruses for macs they could get them easily. Haha I used a method I can't remember exactly (involved pressing some keys at bootup then typing some stuff in the command prompt) to create a new admin account on a mac at school. Pretty funny and made them put a password over the firmware or something Edited June 27, 2009 by Zenskas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 You don't hear me saying macs can never get hacked or get viruses thats for sure!The only reason they aren't being hacked/exploited more than PCs is because there just aren't as many Mac users out there. Think about it. There's no point in creating a virus or worm that's only going to affect <20% of computers out there.True - it's the same reason you find viruses for Windows that *don't* target the Win9x users. Considering the flat-memory model of Win9x, and the fact that any app on the system is "admin" and can write to kernel, you'd expect with such an easy target that you'd find more viruses targeting Win9x. So why not? Because why attack such a small market when you can get the XP/Vista/etc market, and get the most "bang" for your virus dev "buck" (not to mention the virus toolkits out there for the script kiddies are all for Windows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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