when u boot from a live cd, how is it that you can install a copy of Bitcoin with a new wallet that doesn't touch RAM? if it does, isn't that an opportunity for a trojan to detect your wallet?
Well of course it touches RAM, but the point is, that your liveCD is clean like a virgin, so there shouldn't be any chance for a trojan to interfere with your system.
Really? One needs to download and install a separate OS to have a safe wallet?
That is going to turn those people down who don't know about computers
I would have thought that the bitcoin community had come up with an easier alternative,
let alone making it safe to use bitcoins by default.
Well, I guess I just have to download Ubuntu, I hope thought that there will be more simple alternatives in the future.
Sure, there are simpler alternatives. See the wiki (link in the article) for another secure setup. My aim was to obtain 100% security, which is in no way necessary for everybody.
And yes, if you're using Windows for serious business, you really shouldn't. But that holds true in general. Oh and, I didn't say "install", just boot a liveCD from an USB-stick, its quite fast.