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- Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:27 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Question regarding website security and a break in
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1570
Yeah, what dit said. You might also want to a: make sure all your customers are using good passwords and b: enforce it in the system. Make sure they adhere to the Use 3 out of 4: a-z A-Z 1-0 Special characters. Also make them use 8 or more characters. That way other people can't guess the passwords ...
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:07 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Some dell savings if anyone is in the market to buy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 264
Some dell savings if anyone is in the market to buy
# $300 off $999+ on select Dimension Desktop purchase via coupon code "VGL42XS28QQ0WH" (Expires: 03/03/2005 @ 5:59am CST) 2 # $500 off $1399+ on select Inspiron 8600, 700m, 600m, 6000, 1150, & 1000 Laptop purchase via coupon code "CG3VLZX4?Z$796" (Expires: 03/03/2005 @ 5:59am...
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:06 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Home network workgroup names
- Replies: 5
- Views: 515
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:26 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Hey ET- is this the card you recommend?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 312
Yes, that is in fact a very nice one. If you are only looking to sniff, you don't need the A/B/G combo. Of course in your case I think you said you had A at home so you would need a card that supports A. The nice things about the cisco cards are that they scan the network for signal on their own, vs...
- Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:20 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Home network workgroup names
- Replies: 5
- Views: 515
Re: Home network workgroup names
I just realized that one of my puters on the network has a different work group name. Questions: 1 Does anything else besides changing the workgroup name have to be done? No. Go into your Computer Properties (rightclick on My computer) and change the name under there. Then reboot and it should be s...
- Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:18 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Question regarding website security and a break in
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1570
Contact your local police *after* you talk to a lawyer. IF they can help, they will have a forensic guy who knows how to work with computers, get evidance and most importantly preserve any clues they might find. Please realize a couple things. The computer that accessed your server may have been hac...
- Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:08 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Hotmail
- Replies: 10
- Views: 836
- Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:10 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Which New XBox Will You Convince Your Wife You Need?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 362
Re: Which New XBox Will You Convince Your Wife You Need?
Why do they want to make this shit so confusing? I guess I'll probably end up going with the XBox Next HD. I've already got a computer. But I fucking KNOW they'll end up coming out with some totally epic version of Madden that you can ONLY fucking play on the Next PC or some shit. Man, fuck this. C...
- Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:05 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Hotmail
- Replies: 10
- Views: 836
- Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:44 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Need Help Setting Up HomeNetwork
- Replies: 5
- Views: 728
Ahh its monday morning, fucking snow never showed up, so here I am at work, hoping it will cover us by noon and then I can go home. No luck yet. To get back on topic. Assuming you shared your printer on your PC, when you go over to the laptop, here are some questions to answer: A) You open up My Net...
- Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:53 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: PC Game Review: Half Life 2
- Replies: 7
- Views: 652
I own the game but have very limited playing time on it, due to the explicit need for an internet connection. Let me say this again for anyone that lives with an idiot who hasn't gotten internet at home yet....it needs an internet connection. I was pissed when I found that out after buying and insta...
- Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:14 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Wireless Keyboards
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1234
On the keyboard, I have to press down pretty hard or I'll end up typing an entire sentence with 3 or 4 letters missing. I grabbed up the least expensive keyboard/mouse combo I could find. It's a Kensington, a brand I never heard of before. :oops: I've used Kensington before and I've always been sat...
- Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:30 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Wireless Keyboards
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1234
What is the problem specifically? I've used them before without any major problems. I use wireless Mice both at work and at home without any problems. Sometime when they get low on battery juice, they will start having issues, but a new battery always fixes those problems. Particularly my Logitech M...
- Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:58 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Strange warning
- Replies: 4
- Views: 470
Ok so in case you haven't guessed yet, MFT stands for Master File Table and it resides on each HD and keeps track of every file on there. Every time a file is created/written to the disk, its added to this table. Defragmenting the table and your disk can help Another problem can be the size of the f...
- Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:10 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Outlook PST question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 667
- Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:04 am
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Burning onto DVD
- Replies: 5
- Views: 542
I should mention that the open source DVD copiers all use whatever DVD writer software you have installed. Mine use Nero but I don't use the NeroVision portion. I personally like Nero more then Sonic which we use to burn CDs/DVDs at work but certainly trying something different might be enough to so...
- Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:01 am
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Hey ET - Shut down problem COntinued
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1502
FastUserSwitchingCompatability is a service that allows users to switch between users. Only XP has it. This is an XP machine but its on a Domain so it doesn't support that feature (only allows one user at a time to be logged on). Home and Pro standalone versions run it to allow you to switch between...
- Sun Feb 20, 2005 10:01 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Hey ET - Shut down problem COntinued
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1502
I don't have anything off the top of my head for you. If it shuts down in safe mode but not in normal mode, that means that its something that runs in normal mode but its not one of the absolutely necessary things to windows that runs in Safe mode. Remember when you load safe mode, by default it wil...
- Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:46 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Burning onto DVD
- Replies: 5
- Views: 542
Is this a computer DVD burner drive or a standalone connect to your TV type? I don't have too much experiance with the second. I just use my computer for all my burns, works wonderful. Drive one reads the disk, drive two writes it. I use DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypt and the videos turn out great. If y...
- Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:35 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Firefox Problem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 587
- Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:21 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Hey ET - Shut down problem COntinued
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1502
svchost.exe is used by windows to run some of the processes and interprocess communications as far as I understand. Why don't you look through all the Services you are running and shut down the ones that aren't necessary. Again, you still haven't answered my safe mode boot/shutdown question. Does it...
- Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:39 am
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: My next dream phone ....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 299
Yes. Motorola, Nokia and I think one other company will soon be releasing their Cell/PDA combination phones. I like the Nokia one a little more because its not as wide, but Motorola phones are $$$. The Razr is a thing of beauty and if I had $500 to blow on a phone, well I'd be rich and happy, but I'...
- Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:36 am
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Hey ET - Shut down problem COntinued
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1502
- Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:35 am
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Hey ET - Shut down problem COntinued
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1502
TASKMGR.EXE CIDAEMON.EXE (2 of these) ashserv.exe This is avast aswUpdsv.exe I think this is the Avast Virus Update program (yes) mainserv.exe (try disabling PowerChute to make sure ti doesn't interfere) ashdisp.exe zlclient.exe explorer.exe - ashMaisv.exe - SPOOLSV.EXE SVCHOST.EXE (6 of these) Are ...
- Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:47 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: aojcobd.exe
- Replies: 3
- Views: 620
Two things. Run virus detection in Safe Mode. This will stop the virus from loading into memory so its easier to remove it from your computer. To get into safe mode, reboot your computer. When its done checking your hardware (first 2 screens usually or the big dell/gateway/etc logo) and switches to ...
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:20 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: So florida sucks in a lot of ways
- Replies: 1
- Views: 189
So florida sucks in a lot of ways
(sup elections, old people) but by god they got this court rulling correct. A judge rulled that a spouse cannot install spyware to spy on you for extramarital affair. Guess shutyomouth's wife won't be catching him anytime soon.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5577979.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5577979.html
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:17 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Favorite wi-fi spot?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 627
Favorite wi-fi spot?
Ok so as some turd pointed out, I don't have internet at home. Not by choice but whatever. I live. Anyway do you have a favorite spot free or not, where you can get internet, other then at home and at work? Obviously There are a bunch of stores doing it now, such as: Panera Bread (bakery/coffee stor...
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:46 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Get your own holographic TV
- Replies: 0
- Views: 171
Get your own holographic TV
http://www.gizmag.com/go/3271/ Kind of interesting. Its not holographic like you'd think when you hear that word. Rather they have a big glass screen that any type of a projector can shoot the image on. You can also get large glass speakers to put on either side of it. The screen is 40in in size. Ki...
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:35 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: GTA is being blamed for
- Replies: 3
- Views: 423
GTA is being blamed for
training some kid to kill some cops. It seems like every year there are more and more lawsuits about games and TV making people commit crimes. What is perhaps different about this lawsuit is that its not the kid/parents that are using this as a way to get out of murder charge, but rather the familie...
- Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:43 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Who do I have to blow to get a copy of HalfLife2?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1802
- Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:16 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Router/Networking Questions.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 676
Are you talking about WPA? WEP doesn't allow for a seperate password from the WEP key. Its one of the reasons why WEP is so unsecure. WPA is available on the newer routers for about a year and a half now and it seperates out the password from the encryption key so that they are two seperate things. ...
- Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:31 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Saving pics from the web
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1369
- Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:29 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Outlook express
- Replies: 4
- Views: 426
I've never seen a program change the POP server's address the local PC's address. The only thing that usually requires you to do it is when you set up a spam checker and it works in between your email client and the server. Its possible that someone else did for you. Did someone service your machine...
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:24 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Router/Networking Questions.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 676
The problem with your reception is that you are in the way. Wireless signals can't go through you and you being your size, they can't go around you. Fat jokes never get old. Anyway the answer to question 1 is, no you can't use the ethernet and usb at the same time. I haven't actually tried using the...
- Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:12 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: DVD screen capture
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2173
- Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:38 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Linux RAWKS
- Replies: 0
- Views: 391
- Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:34 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Is SP2 really necessary ? ......
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2251
See, I guess my lack of problems with SP2 has a lot to do with knowing what the fuck I'm doing and having the ability to lock my PC down tighter than a ticks ass. Post SP2, I've almost stopped running spyware removal tools. I'll run them every now and again, but I just don't find anything. That kin...
- Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:45 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Is SP2 really necessary ? ......
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2251
ET, why does the firewall and security center need to be disabled, for simple basic use? Trust me, I totally understand that you hate most anything associated with Microsoft, and if I were in your position, I might feel the same. But, for normal ol' Joe Schmo, that likes to fuck around on the puter...
- Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:17 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Its well known that the USA is behind in Broadband but
- Replies: 0
- Views: 367
Its well known that the USA is behind in Broadband but
Come on. Australia is about to implement 8mbps broadband with some companies and soon they plan on jumping to 20mb/s.
- Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:11 pm
- Forum: Tech and Games Forum
- Topic: Big Amazon Shopper?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 344
Big Amazon Shopper?
Amazon just launched its Amazon Prime service for customers who wish to do a per year shipping fee for 2nd day shipping. For $80 you can get 2nd day shipping for free on any amazon purchases. I'd say this is worth it for companies and people who buy more then two or three things on average a month. ...