WARNING : Samp 8 SE activation scandal

[Hunter]

Pfffffffft what a joke, glad I've not got anything that involves connecting to the internet.

Also I can think of other reasons for not connecting a DAW to the internet. I would ideally not do this, as I would be able to have a cleaner and faster running system, rather than having firewall, anti-virus, and various behind the scenes stuff running and taking up resources. Its a pain to have to run End-it-all to stop all this crap when you want to do music. Ideally I'd have a pc for internet and a permanently offline DAW. And don't get me started on plugins that try to connect to the internet........

[Hovmod]

Why don't you just connect the DAW for the five minutes it takes to get it done? I mean whining about it will last forever, getting it authorized will take five minutes and then you can use samplitude as long as you want without connecting again, no?

[DevonB]

None of the audio people I know, pros or amateurs, can afford to have an internet connection on their DAW, they have to rely on their machines.
Furious, susiwong

Hmmm All of my DAW's have been connected to the net for years without stability issues. That's what hardware firewalls and careful internet usage is for.

Devon

[cptgone]

Why don't you just connect the DAW for the five minutes it takes to get it done? I mean whining about it will last forever, getting it authorized will take five minutes and then you can use samplitude as long as you want without connecting again, no?

Because 5 minutes is enough to invite trouble.

So, before connecting, you'd need to DL and install the Service Packs and critical patches.
I don't even want SP2 on my DAW.

[Unkie Al]

WHY!? WHY WHY WHY WHY DO YOU DUMBASS PEOPLE NOT CONNECT YOUR DAWS TO THE NET!?

I treat my DAW as a dedicated recording machine, not as a computer per se. Connecting your DAW to the web is like leaving your mixing console in the rain.

Call me a dumbass if you want, but I sleep well at night and my recording machine cruises at top speed when not bogged down by overly-aggressive anti-viral programs or frequently pinged by scavengers.

[cptgone]

OK, it's official.
Samplitude 8 SE needs an internet connection on the computer on which it is to be installed.

that is so wrong. I was thinking about switching to Samp, but this has changed my mind.

[arke]

Well, I don't run a firewall, I don't run Anti virus, and I'm not having any trouble even though my computer is connected to the net 24 hours a day.

[Reverse Engineer]

Well, I don't run a firewall, I don't run Anti virus, and I'm not having any trouble even though my computer is connected to the net 24 hours a day.

You're the DUMBASS then mate.

[cptgone]

Well, I don't run a firewall, I don't run Anti virus, and I'm not having any trouble even though my computer is connected to the net 24 hours a day.

arke, IMO you're asking for trouble. firewall and AV are essentials.

[Reverse Engineer]

Well, I don't run a firewall, I don't run Anti virus, and I'm not having any trouble even though my computer is connected to the net 24 hours a day.

arke, IMO you're asking for trouble. firewall and AV are essentials.

Unless he means he doesn't run a "software" firewall (which i don't.) but going on the net without an AV, that's just stupid...no matter how clever you think you are and how much you know, you don't get forewarned (unless you have an AV that is ) that something malicious is being downloaded to your comp. It seems you don't much understand the nature of viruses, the ease of deployment and their creators.

[arke]

Well, I don't run a firewall, I don't run Anti virus, and I'm not having any trouble even though my computer is connected to the net 24 hours a day.

arke, IMO you're asking for trouble. firewall and AV are essentials.

Unless he means he doesn't run a "software" firewall (which i don't.) but going on the net without an AV, that's just stupid...no matter how clever you think you are and how much you know, you don't get forewarned (unless you have an AV that is ) that something malicious is being downloaded to your comp. It seems you don't much understand the nature of viruses, the ease of deployment and their creators.

i am running a hardware firewall, but no AV.

you might remember the thread in OT from a while back ... I downloaded AVG and checked my computer and it found nothing.

[Reverse Engineer]

Well, I don't run a firewall, I don't run Anti virus, and I'm not having any trouble even though my computer is connected to the net 24 hours a day.

arke, IMO you're asking for trouble. firewall and AV are essentials.

Unless he means he doesn't run a "software" firewall (which i don't.) but going on the net without an AV, that's just stupid...no matter how clever you think you are and how much you know, you don't get forewarned (unless you have an AV that is ) that something malicious is being downloaded to your comp. It seems you don't much understand the nature of viruses, the ease of deployment and their creators.

i am running a hardware firewall, but no AV.

you might remember the thread in OT from a while back ... I downloaded AVG and checked my computer and it found nothing.

A hardware firewall is far superior to any of the old "zone alarm" etc shite, so that's good. But as far as AV software is concerned, prevention is better than a cure, and like you said, you installed avg, you must have seen it uses hardly any resources and is the least intrusive AV i have ever came across, so why not carry on running it and lessen the potential risks of getting a virus?

[arke]

Well, I don't run a firewall, I don't run Anti virus, and I'm not having any trouble even though my computer is connected to the net 24 hours a day.

arke, IMO you're asking for trouble. firewall and AV are essentials.

Unless he means he doesn't run a "software" firewall (which i don't.) but going on the net without an AV, that's just stupid...no matter how clever you think you are and how much you know, you don't get forewarned (unless you have an AV that is ) that something malicious is being downloaded to your comp. It seems you don't much understand the nature of viruses, the ease of deployment and their creators.

i am running a hardware firewall, but no AV.

you might remember the thread in OT from a while back ... I downloaded AVG and checked my computer and it found nothing.

A hardware firewall is far superior to any of the old "zone alarm" etc shite, so that's good. But as far as AV software is concerned, prevention is better than a cure, and like you said, you installed avg, you must have seen it uses hardly any resources and is the least intrusive AV i have ever came across, so why not carry on running it and lessen the potential risks of getting a virus?

because it still kept annoying me

If I did ever need an AV though I'd use AVG though - free, and as you said, its not as bloated as the other crap. But I don't see myself needing one anytime soon.

(and yes, I've had my share of viruses before, but the last one was about 2 years ago through AIM, which I don't use anymore)..



which reminds me - don't use AIM either.

[jens]

I will never connect my DAW to internet, so it's waste of money for me.

WHY!? WHY WHY WHY WHY DO YOU DUMBASS PEOPLE NOT CONNECT YOUR DAWS TO THE NET!?

Don't say viruses. If you follow a few SIMPLE guidelines you'll never have to worry about those. Its just absolutely 100% stupid.

hey arke what are these guidelines? seriously im not very succesful in keeping a painfree pc? what am i missing/not doing or doing?

(1) don't use IE, use firefox or opera instead
(2) don't use outlook express, use webmail instead, and if you can't, outlook or thunderbird
(3) tell it to automatically update (assuming its windows xp)
(4) don't use kazaa or something
(5) ...common sense.

I was with you until you made that list, Arke - all points are bollocks (apart from common sense)...

- you basically just need a good relaible firewall... (e.g. Sygate)

[backpage]

Holy moly, it is a damn promotion for their new product. Are you people bent? Whining and crying like little school girls. Some of you don't deserve to use a great program like samplitude.