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  1. Re:Dumbasses... on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 1

    Please don't give them any ideas so we have to keep hearing about it.

    http://webreference.com/dhtml/column24/colsIEexa mp le9.html

    oops... too late.

  2. Re:my dad used it... on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 1

    what the hell? was is everyone trolling my comments with that attack today? so what.... i have an MCSE... there are a lot of dumb mcses i know but please don't assume that I'm one of them. Besides, my dad is in his 60s and isn't very skilled on the pc.

  3. Re:Douchebag? on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 0

    ohh wow... your really big... fucking coward won't even post under your own fucking name. Next time you may want to figure out who you are talking about, you ass. I'm not even going to waste my time with a troll.

  4. Re:Right, I'm sure you said... on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 1

    He knows it. I'm a egotistical techy. Like most of us on here... :-)

  5. Re:my dad used it... on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 2, Informative

    Micrsoft Bob was started by Mellinda Gates as well as comic chat, Encarta, and Expedia as well as the long forgot Microsoft V-Chat, and, the Encarta sister product that died in 95, Microsoft Cinema. Funny little factoid for yah.

  6. Re:Dumb targeted adverts on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 2

    I agree. Whoppdy-do-da-day if my computer is broadcasting an its IP. Any intelegent person would laugh if they seen that. Everyone thinks that if someone knows your IP, its then end of the world because they hear "He got my ip and then hacked me." or something. Its a misconseption about what your ip is for. The only reason anyone would worry at this this level is if you were totally insecure (using windows without any patchs for example) or you were doing something illegal (like on a warez site and since bonzi advertises on warez sites mostly, its a very nice place to put that ad). It doesn't really mater anyways. Very few of us have a static ip address, so it changes all the time so it not a perminate address. I could on and on, and there are so many resources on this (even on slashdot) that I really don't need to say much.

  7. Re:Yikes on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 1

    HAHAHA! LOL! I guess the techs their seen the traffic going to their site from here and came to see what was going on. I guess they didn't understand why a porno or warez site (or other type of internet trash) is linking them.

  8. Client Side sotware. on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 5, Informative

    Spyware Blaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.ht ml) is nice because it prevents spyware from installing by fooling Windows into thinking its already installed by making regisitry keys with the spyware ClassIDs. It also prevents you from seeing ads and spyware by changing IE's privacy host to reject anything from a list of spyware domains. (even doubleclick.net so about half the ads on the internet disapeared in IE for me) It also auto-updates its known host list. This will only help you prevent spyware, but it also comes with a tool for reseting your browser pages. (So if you installed yahoo bar and can't figure out where it reset your default search page and error pages at in the regisitry this will help).

    Ad-aware (http://www.lavasoft.de/index.html) is a nice client side product for scanning and cleaning out spyware from your system. Its free version will do almost everything the paid version will but it won't doing anything automaticaly.

    mynetwatchman.com does a very good job at listing bad hostnames and ips so if you want you can check that site for more info.

    Hope that helps!

  9. Does it mater all that much? on Replacing WEP with IPsec on OpenBSD, Windows XP · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I use WEP, and it seems to me that using something is better then using nothing. Really does it really matter how secure someone's wireless connection is for most home appiliations? I could see if you had a nosey nabor who would sit around and log everything back and forth and maybe pull out a credit card nummber or two, but I really don't see this as a big problem and if it becomes one then I can see changing in the future.

  10. my dad used it... on Bonzi Class Action Suit Settled: No Foolin'! · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Seems to be work for me. Maybe your isp blocked that domain on there dns servers. Interestingly anough I got this popup image when I visted the site.

    My dad used to use bonzi before I explained what a fool he was for installing spy ware. He like the bonzi-buddy (the little Microsoft Agent Charater) because he could make it talk and it would sing to him.

  11. Did you consider...? on Promoting Musical Artists in the Post-RIAA Music World? · · Score: 1

    Did you consider that maybe your music might suck? Maybe your marketing the wrong crowd. Get a better manager maybe (or at least ask some of them if you suck), and try and get a deal with a bigger record company.

  12. Re:Thats Crazy! on 802.11g Slows Down · · Score: 1

    Thats really funny because on the SSID scan, there is a 802.11b user next door.

  13. Can't find anything else on this... on 802.11g Slows Down · · Score: 0

    I did a google on the new Google News section for more news on this. The only sites that come up with anything with the standerd lowering the speed are ComputerWorld and Slashdot. No one else has said anything.

    So, I went to IEEE's website. I found the latest 802.11g standard (9.0) and the last one released (7.2) and downloaded them both. I went thru them side by side. Not alot of changes, but I did find the part for the "warning" message. Its in there. I looked at the logic of how its so suppost to be implimented. After reviewed them inside and out, its my professional opion that these changes will have any major drop in speed. (I don't want to go into to detail, because explaining everything would take to much time and very few people would understand it even if i did, so just trust me on this.) I don't understand why they think it will, because there is no logical reason this change it to go down to 20 mbs max. I believe this type of change will drop it by just about 128 bytes every 10th of a second (at 54mbs with a very clean connection) after doing the math.

    I think they might of been jumping the gun. :-)

  14. Re:Calling all Trolls on 802.11g Slows Down · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That is true. I bet a second standerd will popup if this happens. A 3rd party group (like lets say an Opensource movement company or other organization) that will be based on it but without the modification for b lans.

  15. Thats Crazy! on 802.11g Slows Down · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I got my Wireless 11g Router (Linksys WRT54G) and PCI card (SMC2802W) for my pc upstairs and I always connect at 54 mbs (according to the software). According to the artical, it says that the Wireless g devices have to send out a warning to the wireless b devices which is what will cause the drop in speed. I say screw the warning. If a wireless b device messes up, they need to upgrade to g. Instead of kill the speed of g for the courtousy of b devices, but phase out b tech really quickly. I will take my stuff back and just run a cat9 line upstairs instead if I'm reduced below even what my ISP gives me. They need to find another solution quick or I won't upgrade my firmware and those b devices can just take it up the #%@%.

    I would like to say I'm sorry to the other /.ers if I come off mad, but I was really excited about my new toys. I knew the risks of buying a draft technology, but I didn't think that the speed would go down to basicly nill.

  16. Re:Wow... Simply Amazing... on Wristwatch USB Drive · · Score: 1

    mice, keyboards, the student id scanners, and external hard drives are all on USB...

  17. Wow... Simply Amazing... on Wristwatch USB Drive · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Wow. It really is an interesting watch. The usb cord seems to hide inside the wristband. I bet this will making cheating my collage harder when testing in the testing lab. The already check you body and your keychain for usb thumbdrives.

    I'm getting one i guess. The 128 meg model is only $93...

  18. I wonder??? on 'Fantastic Voyage' One Step Closer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if we can find that bagle i had in 1994 that still feels like its been stuck in my intestion for the last 9 years?

  19. Very funny. on Top Ten E3 Picks - From 1903? · · Score: 1

    I enjoyied this little artical. I like the ending on how Creative Labs left with best of show with the very first SoundBlaster in 1903. I don't know if this is /. worthy though... :-)

  20. Is it like refurbished printer cartrages on Refurbished Batteries, Good or Bad? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Printer cartrages have been refurbished for years. HP and Cannon does it all the time. The method of how HP designed its cartrages with the replaceable print head built inside is like a battery when it comes to ware-and-tare. HP has lead contacts on the back edge for connecting to the printer. These contacts are not very well designed and don't really put up with the test of removing and replacing very well. Not to mention that the head (even if professionally cleaned) never work as well as a new one would.

    Batteries face the same problems. The contacts get beat up and the batteries loose their memory if your blessed with a Nickel Cadium(NiCd) battery. Even if a NiCd is cleaned and refreshed it still lacks the physical ablitly to retain power for as long as a new one. The new type of rechargable battery (Nickel Platinum) is better at it but I've been hearing some bad things about them from some friends.

    Best bet is to avoid them unless you want a spare or you get a really good deal.

    Good luck.

  21. Re:Helping everyone... on Opera Releases Version 7 For Linux · · Score: 3, Informative

    not really... ASP.NET objects do use embeded javascript and style commands that only IE will understand and display correctly. I've seen it first hand.

  22. Re:Voices on Congressional Anti-Piracy Caucus Formed · · Score: 1

    SO TRUE. At least you see exactly what is happening here. I hate these groups. They are so against democracy in my mind. Have you seen them on C-SPAN? You summed up all the people that were allowed in the room for some of the latest ones. Go free speach and open source.

  23. ohh wonderful... on Congressional Anti-Piracy Caucus Formed · · Score: 1

    Great... This means that senators who really don't know anything about technology but are getting their advise from their supporters (like various big companies) will making the decisions. Have you seen the meets of these things on C-SPAN? They ussally have 6 "witnesses" from prespective "experts" in their field giving their advice and view points. Unfortunatly, these witnesses are choosen by the senators themselves. The all work for major companies or some type of advice group. People who have interests usally against anything good for the person and better for their own pocket books. I say NO! They should ban these things. They are so against democracy in my mind.

  24. Like cable modems... on IBM On Trusted Computing, Linux · · Score: 2, Informative

    There ability to be attach locally is like cable modems firmware chips. Descused on CableModemHack.com (A website of tools to uncap your cable modem), an effort to replace the firmware locally is underway for a lot of models of cable modems. It seems that cable modems are wonderful against software attacks, but very open to hardware attacks.

    Hardware attacks, I guess, are not a common senerio that hardware designers really think much about.

  25. Birth to the wirelessly shared wan community... on The Wireless Networking Question Roundup... · · Score: 2, Interesting

    With the number of people getting wireless devices for their homes riseing and the people still forgeting to secure their routers and access points to prevent unsigned people from using their connections, an amazing new concept up as popup in my appartment complex. Their is a shared access setup going on. Everyone here has a different type of connection (Cable, T1, DSL, Satelight, and even DialUp) but most of us use a wireless router so we don't have to run 10base-T around our appartments. After booting up and checking for SID broadcasts comming to your card or access point its amazing the number of people who don't secure them. After asking around I found out that they don't secure them for a reason. The arpartment complex is on a shared internet system. Everyone who has a connection opens themselves up to everyone else. It gives us the ablity to go to the pool with our labtops or walk our dogs with our PocketPCs or allow friends to use your connection when your isp is being slow. We respect each others line and know that if we abuse a friends connect that our mac address will get banned. What it has turned is a massive internet shareing community. A wonderful paradise of highspeed access where ever you might go. I wonder if anyone else has done anything like before?