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Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - Seacrest - 07-12-2011
in WiFi cafés?
Yeah you.
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - cbelt3 - 07-12-2011
obligatory ackbar image in 3.2.1
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - silvarios - 07-12-2011
Because there is no one stop shop option to disable all shared services?
Because I set up a honeypot for fools?
Because I forgot?
What's file sharng?
Side note, while silly to have file sharing enabled in a public place, shouldn't file sharing be access protected anyway?
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - Seacrest - 07-12-2011
silvarios wrote:
Side note, while silly to have file sharing enabled in a public place, shouldn't file sharing be access protected anyway?
I can see a whole bunch of people's names in my Sidebar.
Not a big deal, I guess, maybe to some people.
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - rz - 07-12-2011
I used to have a program that would check for any iTunes libraries being shared, and would allow me to basically copy the files to my hard drive. Haven't used it in a long time though.
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - NewtonMP2100 - 07-12-2011
.....was always told to SHARE and SHARE alike.....
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - N-OS X-tasy! - 07-12-2011
Seacrest wrote:
[quote=silvarios]
Side note, while silly to have file sharing enabled in a public place, shouldn't file sharing be access protected anyway?
I can see a whole bunch of people's names in my Sidebar.
Not a big deal, I guess, maybe to some people.
If your name is visible in someone else's Sidebar and if access to your drive is not password-protected, it could become a big deal to you.
Bored while sitting at the Honolulu airport a few months ago, I investigated all the computers listed in my Sidebar. Most were password-protected, but one wasn't. This guy had multiple documents related to his business in plain view. Spreadsheets, invoices, upcoming gigs... you name it, it was on display. If I were the type of person to do so, I could have wiped out his business in just a few minutes. Instead, I opened a text document on his desktop and left him a note to say that he REALLY needed to do a better job of securing his computer.
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - Jimmypoo - 07-12-2011
NewtonMP2100 wrote:
.....was always told to SHARE and SHARE alike.....
Me too. I used to be beaten severely if I wasn't nice and shared!
To this day I even share my ex-wife with others.
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - hal - 07-12-2011
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=Seacrest]
[quote=silvarios]
Side note, while silly to have file sharing enabled in a public place, shouldn't file sharing be access protected anyway?
I can see a whole bunch of people's names in my Sidebar.
Not a big deal, I guess, maybe to some people.
If your name is visible in someone else's Sidebar and if access to your drive is not password-protected, it could become a big deal to you.
Bored while sitting at the Honolulu airport a few months ago, I investigated all the computers listed in my Sidebar. Most were password-protected, but one wasn't. This guy had multiple documents related to his business in plain view. Spreadsheets, invoices, upcoming gigs... you name it, it was on display. If I were the type of person to do so, I could have wiped out his business in just a few minutes. Instead, I opened a text document on his desktop and left him a note to say that he REALLY needed to do a better job of securing his computer.
This is only the case if you open your computer and choose to have it available to everyone without a password. I doubt anyone here has their computer set that way.
Re: Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks... - decay - 07-12-2011
