Hacking or Cracking?

This is something that really grinds my gears...I can't stand people who say that hacking is illegally entering someones computer. This really is a source of anger for me. For you see dear readers that hacking is perfectly harmless, it is simply using some kind of programming language to make a program work quicker.

I was technically hacking yesterday when I configured Firefox to load pages quicker by playing around with the settings in about:config so by my logic I am a hacker! a nasty person? I don't think at least the people who know me, think I am malicious. Last week on a test, a question said "Define a hacker and give three ways to prevent getting hacked" I pointed out in this test that hackers do not gain access to computers with malicious intent, it is the crackers that do this. Then I gave three ways to stop a "hacker" and mentioned firewall, encrypting your wireless network and using proxy servers. The person who marked my test marked it wrong and then asked me what a proxy server was!! They are supposed to teach students who to use computer!!

Argh!! O.K rant over!