Comments on: The Newton Virus: Hitting a Mac near you? http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: whizkid515 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-97794 whizkid515 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:40:36 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-97794 Where can I get one of those flash drives. That flash drive looked so cool! Where can I get one of those flash drives. That flash drive looked so cool! ]]> By: whizkid515 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-97780 whizkid515 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:19:12 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-97780 All Apple laptops since the Jan 2005 version of the PowerBook and the mid-05 version of the iBook have had a sensor in the hard drive that detects motion so the hard drive will stop spinning if it senses that it's falling. Since then some non-Apple laptops have had Hard Drives with a Sudden Motion Sensor. All Apple laptops since the Jan 2005 version of the PowerBook and the mid-05 version of the iBook have had a sensor in the hard drive that detects motion so the hard drive will stop spinning if it senses that it’s falling. Since then some non-Apple laptops have had Hard Drives with a Sudden Motion Sensor. ]]> By: CHICK CHACK http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-94769 CHICK CHACK Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:02:27 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-94769 where do i get one of these little prank virus'es and how/when does it go away? where do i get one of these little prank virus’es and how/when does it go away? ]]> By: kit-kat break, mac breaks « nicthegeek http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-50446 kit-kat break, mac breaks « nicthegeek Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:46:52 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-50446 [...] The Newton Virus: Hitting a Mac near you? [...] [...] The Newton Virus: Hitting a Mac near you? [...] ]]> By: zackrobbin http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-50308 zackrobbin Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:51:10 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-50308 Daniel here is apparently trying to imply that anybody with a sense of humor would never want to use a Mac. Other Mac users out there, would you say that's accurate? Daniel here is apparently trying to imply that anybody with a sense of humor would never want to use a Mac. Other Mac users out there, would you say that’s accurate? ]]> By: London http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49823 London Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:58:42 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49823 cool, I didn't know macs had accelerometers cool, I didn’t know macs had accelerometers ]]> By: Palluxo! http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49821 Palluxo! Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:39:47 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49821 Quote: "The Newton virus is a perfectly inoffensive little Mac application that will never replicate itself, mail itself to your contact list or delete any of your files. According to its designer, it was made to revive the golden era of “fun” viruses, which were created to make pranks upon your friends. " Hahah... No thanks. I don't need it on my computer. What he calls "fun virus" is in fact nasty annoyance that no Mac user would appreciate. Daniel Quote: “The Newton virus is a perfectly inoffensive little Mac application that will never replicate itself, mail itself to your contact list or delete any of your files. According to its designer, it was made to revive the golden era of “fun” viruses, which were created to make pranks upon your friends. ”

Hahah… No thanks. I don’t need it on my computer. What he calls “fun virus” is in fact nasty annoyance that no Mac user would appreciate.

Daniel

]]> By: timothy Smith http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49817 timothy Smith Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:49:02 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49817 Its called "sudden motion sensor" or accelerometer. Very acurate. This what tries to shut down you hard drive when you drop your notebook to the floor. Its called “sudden motion sensor” or accelerometer. Very acurate. This what tries to shut down you hard drive when you drop your notebook to the floor. ]]> By: jack http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49753 jack Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:19:42 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49753 i think it has something to do with the hard drive sensor. awhile back when the macbooks first came out people had written all kinds of software for it. like playing a monkey ball clone by tilting your macbook around. i think it's also how the lightsaber application works as well. this is definitely a super neat virus. hopefully no super genius deices to make is lethal. =P i think it has something to do with the hard drive sensor. awhile back when the macbooks first came out people had written all kinds of software for it. like playing a monkey ball clone by tilting your macbook around. i think it’s also how the lightsaber application works as well.

this is definitely a super neat virus. hopefully no super genius deices to make is lethal. =P

]]> By: David Lano http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49749 David Lano Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:52:41 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49749 Wow, this is sweet! Where do I get one?? :D Wow, this is sweet! Where do I get one?? :D ]]> By: Kiltak http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49747 Kiltak Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:46:27 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49747 I know some macbooks have some kind of sensors, which can allow applications to simulate gravity when turning the system around... I know some macbooks have some kind of sensors, which can allow applications to simulate gravity when turning the system around… ]]> By: that boy next door http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49745 that boy next door Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:38:29 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/03/05/the-newton-virus-hitting-a-mac-near-you/#comment-49745 Does the mac have a way of interpreting gravity? Does the mac have a way of interpreting gravity? ]]>