<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Mike Dougherty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:msd001@gmail.com" target="_blank">msd001@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div id=":2a6" style="overflow:hidden">"Avoid Windows" feels to me like advice of the kind "wear a tinfoil<br>
hat" or "leave the TV on when you're not home."</div></blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">No, not "tinfoil hat" advice, but based on common sense. Windows may not be fundamentally less secure than Linux/Mac/BSD/Chrome/etc, but because it's so widely used it's a popular attack vector. Avoid Windows and you automatically avoid all Windows-based exploits/malware. Of course that doesn't make you immune to attacks/malware, and you'll need to remain vigilant and cautious with whichever platform you choose.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">-Dave<br></div></div>