How did I end up here? Gmail
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:58 am
Hi.
put this post wherever it belongs. I'm building my first computer and looking towards making some changes. One of them being changing my email service. My connection here in Mexico is Prodigy and in Spanish. I googled for an access invite to Gmail and found a link to a portion of this forum/site and decided to signup.
I hesitate to allow a site/organization to have access to my computer for calculation purposes. Maybe some one could explain why a novice computer user should even consider this with all the concern over keeping one's personal computer secure from third party access? I can relate personally to the need to find a Big C cure, If the need is for computer calculation time is so important, why not get spare time from the giant resources vs. a multitude of small home computers?
FWIW my build consists of
ASUS P4P800-E board,
Intel P4 800mHZ 3.2 gHZ HTT PCU,
4 DDR 512 Kinston RAM;
Radeon 9800 Pro 128 mHZ:
Atop Z-Alien server case w 120mm exhaust, 2 80mm intake fans .
Win XP PRO
Researching additional and replacement fans. Summertime here gives a whole new meaning to word hot!! 24.09.06N 110.19.8W
BTW if anyone has a spare Gmail invite I would appreciate being able to give it a try. contact: millsml@hotmail.com Subject: Gmail
Enuf chain dragging,
AnchoredAshore
(moderator: does this forum email when there are replies to topics?
Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3383, old post ID:27289
put this post wherever it belongs. I'm building my first computer and looking towards making some changes. One of them being changing my email service. My connection here in Mexico is Prodigy and in Spanish. I googled for an access invite to Gmail and found a link to a portion of this forum/site and decided to signup.
I hesitate to allow a site/organization to have access to my computer for calculation purposes. Maybe some one could explain why a novice computer user should even consider this with all the concern over keeping one's personal computer secure from third party access? I can relate personally to the need to find a Big C cure, If the need is for computer calculation time is so important, why not get spare time from the giant resources vs. a multitude of small home computers?
FWIW my build consists of
ASUS P4P800-E board,
Intel P4 800mHZ 3.2 gHZ HTT PCU,
4 DDR 512 Kinston RAM;
Radeon 9800 Pro 128 mHZ:
Atop Z-Alien server case w 120mm exhaust, 2 80mm intake fans .
Win XP PRO
Researching additional and replacement fans. Summertime here gives a whole new meaning to word hot!! 24.09.06N 110.19.8W
BTW if anyone has a spare Gmail invite I would appreciate being able to give it a try. contact: millsml@hotmail.com Subject: Gmail
Enuf chain dragging,
AnchoredAshore
(moderator: does this forum email when there are replies to topics?
Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:3383, old post ID:27289