Hey Frank -- First off, I really need to catch up with all that K-Pop; I've sort of been (probably superstitiously) avoiding youtube ever since I got a new laptop, in fear that too much youtubing is one reason my previous laptop got over-run by killer viruses. (I've switched to an allegedly safer browser, and I run virus searches obsessive-compulsively now, and have a no-ad-pop-up plug-in installed, but still.) Second, the Britney album hasn't really hit me. I like it okay, pretty much all of it, but after several listens I haven't fallen in love with any of it. I probably need to study more of what you and Metal Mike and others have said makes it so great, but I haven't had time. So it could conceivably rise on my list as the year proceeds. Or not
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Why would YouTube be any kind of threat to computers? I don't know much of anything about how computers work, viruses work, etc., but I'd think a platform (or whatever it is) that's run by Google wouldn't be the sort that a virus maker would be able to take advantage of. But as I just said, I don't know anything about how computers work, viruses work, etc. Also, don't know anything about the relative merits of browsers except that Google Chrome, which I normally use, runs much faster than Internet Explorer, which I used to use and still use occasionally, the reason for using it at all being that the version of Google Chrome on my computer actually has something really screwed-up in its interface with Shockwave Flash, which is what looks at videos, I guess, so if there are a lot of videos on the multitude of my open tabs (including adverts, etc.), my computer freezes. So I go to IE whenever I'm on a page with a lot of vids at once - or actually, I stick with Chrome and hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete a lot and go and turn off whichever I'm
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I'm sure both of you are right about the no-viruses-via-youtube thing; as I said above, I'm fairly sure my own recent avoidance of it is superstitious. I guess my probably screwed-up logic might go something like: (1) the videos are uploaded by third parties, who might conceivably upload something dangerous as well; (2) ads on the site might contain secret pernicious malware or links; (3) anything that puts cookies on your computer can potentially cause harm. All of those theories, I know, might well sound ludicrous to people who understand computers more than I do. But any dumb theory that keeps me from wasting too much time on youtube can't be all bad
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Maybe it's the computer, but Chuck, based on my experience, whatever anyone tells you about Firefox is baloney, as the Firefox Installer completely destroyed my hard drive, which the good people at the Apple Store replaced for me free of charge. That brings me to my next point: Do you have a PC? Because that's your problem right there, hands down. PCs are on the whole cheaper than Macs, but also much more prone to viruses, spam, pop-ups, and bugs that are guaranteed to infest your computer within a year or two-that's why people keep replacing 'em. For my money, drop the 2 Gs on a Mac with an external HD and a warranty that's more-or-less impervious to viruses, is good for at least 3-4 years, and really easy to use. Otherwise, you will be saddled with a virus-strewn computer for four years or you will just keep buying new computers. I use Google Chrome and I love it, but my girlfriend uses it and it's always crashing and collapsing on her, so who knows. After my experience with Firefox, though, I will never go back to it, though I have
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Oh, the link on the words "she tried" up top is the IU version of that Corinne Bailey Rae track you surprised me by ticking over on the poptimists 2006 poll.
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