Did you notice the load average in the AC's post? It does not look like the computer is just sitting around idle. I turn my own PC off when I go to bed but my webserver has an uptime close to that.
This is great news, I don't have a problem with serial codes as long as I don't need to activate the code and I don't get some sort of crapware installed on my Computer.
BUT WHY THE SIMS?!?!?!?
I would have bought your game just to support the serial code only design but I can not spend my money on The Sims, sorry.
I guess the reason is that the average adult The Sims player can not pirate the game or will fuck up their PC so badly in the process that they will never try again.
Anyway, great move. This will make me 100% happy and I will start purchasing games from guys again as long as they don't contain more then a simple serial code validation without online validation.
I always find what I want with Google, here is how I do it.
1) I open the Internet and it always goes to Google for me, I think my son did that. 2) I type ebay.com into the box on my screen and click "Google Search" 3) tada.... Google found it, I click on the first link and I am there
See, you are not the only who knows how to use Google
It will be installable on any system, but only playable by one person at a time (hooked into the correct Steam account, of course). Will this be enough to satisfy anti-DRM players while at the same time giving the publishing companies what they require?"
They might as well keep DRM, the new system is pretty much the same thing.
I am still a slave to STEAM.
1) If I don't have STEAM on my other computer I can not play it.
2) If I am not connected to the Internet with my other computer I can not play it.
3) If Valve goes belly up I can no longer play my games
Not going to happen, keep your games and your online validation / DRM shit. I will only purchase games without it or none at all.
Back when I worked in a computer repair shop I used to run tests on heavily infected hard drives. I usually ran the test to show our new techs how good Antivir is and that their lovely AVG was not as good as they thought it was. First I would create an image and scan the drive on our tech computer which was setup with Norton 2008, MacAfee v?, Antivir and AVG
The results where always the same,
Antivir http://www.avira.com/ found and removed the most infections and the computer would usually boot after the scan. It would still need a run of SpyBot and Windows Defender but would be fine. The really cool thing about Antivir is that it works and does not reduce your computer to a 486 I guess the reason why it is not widly known in the USA is because it is produced by a German company.
Norton AV/Isec and AVG are pretty much the same, worthless. They will find infections but will ignore/not clean the really tough infections. Most of the time the computer would no longer boot after a full scan, running Antivir on the drive would remove the remaining infections and the system would boot. As far as resource requirements, Norton is a total pig and they should be ashamed for releasing something as bad as Norton AV/Isec. Avg is not a hog but will not catch a lot of viruses.
McAfee is total garbage, light load on the system but will not find a lot. It also tends to get corrupted easily.
The above is from personal experience using AV products for many years fixing infected customer computers. I have not tried the 2009 editions of Norton, McAfee or AVG. I use Antivir myself on my Windows XP (gaming) computer.
Then there's the nag screens that ask you to make this or that your default browser. You don't dare click "don't ask me this again, because youi can never get that back again unless you know the magic about:: command on firefox.
Oh you are talking about the Tools => Options magic... yeah that is a tough one.
Tool => Options => Advanced => Check box next to "Always check to see if Firefox....."
In IE 7 it is the Tools => Internet Options magic
Tools => Internet Options => Programs => Check box next to "Internet Explorer should check...."
The message below informs me that I have violated TOS but it will not tell me how. I contacted Yahoo support, requesting clarification and they did not even bother to respond. I have already removed my Yahoo marketing account due to the inability of technical support to understand a spam report I filed. Now I will stop using Yahoo all together.
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If you are still selling items online, where are you selling them now? I am very curios because all competing auction websites I have seen do not have the user base to make it worth it.
See my post further up, I have tried Godaddy, Dotster, Yahoo, Google, Dreamhost and a few other but now use http://www.omnis.com/ exclusively for Domain purchases.
Very nice project! I watched all your videos and read the text, wish I could have been there while you where doing your tests. Once you figure out how to cool your engine, strap it on a go-cart and see how fast it will go:)
Here you go, not a kit but plenty to read and learn. This is where I would start and once you understand it, pick a project and build it from scratch. http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/
Once you have the understanding, you can create printed circuit boards with Eagle (free for non-commercial use) http://www.cadsoftusa.com/
Still needs some work, when I click on your logo link I get a leecher warning. Problem is the warning still has the original Wikipedia.org link in it.... stupid thieves.
Leech (computing) Access denied: remote loader detected.
This request has been identified as coming from a remote-loading website. This is not Wikipedia, please update your bookmarks. Access Wikipedia only through *.wikipedia.org.
A remote loader is a website that loads content from another site on each request. The content is typically filtered, framed with ads, and then displayed to the user.
The remote loader either: Pretends to be the source website, perhaps using a deceptive domain name; or Converts all instances of the name of the source website to some other name.
We consider remote loading websites to be an unfair drain on our server resources, and so they are systematically blocked, as this one has been.
because there is something for out there to please almost anybody.
EDE started almost instantly on the 500MHz machine I tested it on, whereas the other environments needed at least a few seconds. Thanks but I will wait a few extra seconds for my KDE eye candy....
Stay away from the third party "DD-WRT" firmware if you use any form of P2P. Due to some unresolved bugs in the firmware, any form of BitTorrent makes the router completely unresponsive, not even responding to the router's web interface. How old is your information, I am running DD-WRT v24 RC-7 (04/24/08) std and my current uptime is 19 days. It has been running since I installed the firmware and Ktorrent has been running in the background to get Slackware 12.1 and more.
The really cool feature DD-WRT has over Tomato is that I can run the router in Repeater Bridge mode which Tomato does not support.
Comcast is my provider in two geographically disparate locations ans so much as running a torrent at very low speeds will destroy my connection in both places. What are your maximum connections set to?
It is no surprise to me that ISPs get pissed at us using torrent software, all torrent clients are set to full throttle at all times and the "average user" does not know how to reconfigure the settings to nicer values. If file sharing software providers would preconfigure their software to more liberal default settings we might not be in the torrent hating mess we are in right now and if you have enough bandwidth to really run a full speed you would know how to change the settings to be more aggressive....
I always configure my programs to use 10KB/s up.... sometimes 15KB/s but never more. Dowloads are usually set to a max of 100KB/s to 160KB/s down. Maximum connections for all torrent should be below 500, some connections only support 150-300 connections before the Internet connection becomes useless. With these values surfing still works without feeling slow, give it a try.
No need to reboot the system anymore to switch from Windows to Linux." OK, but it is the wrong way. To me Windows XP is a gaming OS at best and because I install/uninstall games the OS gets screwed up every 6 months to 1 year. So why would I run my rock solid installation of Linux on top of something that is guaranteed to crash eventually....
Now if this where reversed, Windows on top of Linux with close to full speed and with full 3D support for my nVidia card, I would be taking out my credit card. But not like this.
Since most of the posts are not answering your question at all, here are some programs which can help.
I have been fixing Windows computers for over 10 years and can suggest the following programs from personal experience. There is no guarantee that they will find all keyloggers but they will detect the progs you find by using google.
1) Spybot Search & Destroy (free) http://www.safer-networking.org/
This is a spyware checker, cleaner. It will also find keyloggers and screen capturing software 2) Antivir (free for personal use) http://www.free-av.com/
This is an Antivirus / malware program which I have found to kick the shit out of Norton Antivirus (Personal + Corporate) and McAfee. 3) Norton Antivirus 2008 (not free)
This is another antivirus program, it is not as good as Antivir but it may contain different malware signatures then Antivir. 4) Adaware (free) http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Like Spybot but less strict, I don't use it anymore but you should run it anyway. 5) Windows Defender (free) http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
This one is made (purchased) by Microsoft and is actually quite good, I can highly recommend it to remove crap from a computer. This one is free and includes an "active shield"
If you run suggestions 1,2,4 and 5 above you can assume that your computer is clean. To be sure format and reload.
As for the rest, follow the advice above and end the relationship....
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Did you notice the load average in the AC's post? It does not look like the computer is just sitting around idle.
I turn my own PC off when I go to bed but my webserver has an uptime close to that.
Here is a link to a Google image search. I have tried the "tinfoil antenna mod" myself and it works pretty good.
http://images.google.com/images?q=boost%20wifi%20signal%20tinfoil&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi
This is great news, I don't have a problem with serial codes as long as I don't need to activate the code and I don't get some sort of crapware installed on my Computer.
BUT WHY THE SIMS?!?!?!?
I would have bought your game just to support the serial code only design but I can not spend my money on The Sims, sorry.
I guess the reason is that the average adult The Sims player can not pirate the game or will fuck up their PC so badly in the process that they will never try again.
Anyway, great move. This will make me 100% happy and I will start purchasing games from guys again as long as they don't contain more then a simple serial code validation without online validation.
Now I need to perform my happy dance....
ohh you are so special!
I always find what I want with Google, here is how I do it.
1) I open the Internet and it always goes to Google for me, I think my son did that. .... Google found it, I click on the first link and I am there
2) I type ebay.com into the box on my screen and click "Google Search"
3) tada
See, you are not the only who knows how to use Google
It will be installable on any system, but only playable by one person at a time (hooked into the correct Steam account, of course). Will this be enough to satisfy anti-DRM players while at the same time giving the publishing companies what they require?"
They might as well keep DRM, the new system is pretty much the same thing.
I am still a slave to STEAM.
1) If I don't have STEAM on my other computer I can not play it.
2) If I am not connected to the Internet with my other computer I can not play it.
3) If Valve goes belly up I can no longer play my games
Not going to happen, keep your games and your online validation / DRM shit. I will only purchase games without it or none at all.
Where are my mod points, +1 Artistic
Linux is like a ball of clay, endless potential and totally at the hands of the artist.
by blhack
Unfortunately the server already melted so here are a few videos Novell produced to market Linux.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3AXo5i_XYI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjJePMwEMWg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8WNPvjtjQg
Ohh this is funny, iPhony customers are already bitching on Googe groups http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-labs-help-text-messaging/topics
Someone even created an "Online Petition" http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/googlesms/
We wanz ourz free stuff back!!
lol
Back when I worked in a computer repair shop I used to run tests on heavily infected hard drives. I usually ran the test to show our new techs how good Antivir is and that their lovely AVG was not as good as they thought it was.
First I would create an image and scan the drive on our tech computer which was setup with Norton 2008, MacAfee v?, Antivir and AVG
The results where always the same,
Antivir http://www.avira.com/ found and removed the most infections and the computer would usually boot after the scan. It would still need a run of SpyBot and Windows Defender but would be fine. The really cool thing about Antivir is that it works and does not reduce your computer to a 486
I guess the reason why it is not widly known in the USA is because it is produced by a German company.
Norton AV/Isec and AVG are pretty much the same, worthless. They will find infections but will ignore/not clean the really tough infections. Most of the time the computer would no longer boot after a full scan, running Antivir on the drive would remove the remaining infections and the system would boot. As far as resource requirements, Norton is a total pig and they should be ashamed for releasing something as bad as Norton AV/Isec. Avg is not a hog but will not catch a lot of viruses.
McAfee is total garbage, light load on the system but will not find a lot. It also tends to get corrupted easily.
The above is from personal experience using AV products for many years fixing infected customer computers. I have not tried the 2009 editions of Norton, McAfee or AVG. I use Antivir myself on my Windows XP (gaming) computer.
ahhh gaming consoles come to mind .... just like my Amiga 500, with memory extension card the size of an old PCI modem.
Amiga 500 > Insert Floppy ..... wait .... game loads ... wait ... game loads
Random Console > Insert media
Amiga 500 > Insert Amiga Workbench floppy ... wait ... AW loads ... wait ... Linux Desktop loads
Random Console > Insert Linux CD
Then there's the nag screens that ask you to make this or that your default browser. You don't dare click "don't ask me this again, because youi can never get that back again unless you know the magic about:: command on firefox.
Oh you are talking about the Tools => Options magic ... yeah that is a tough one.
Tool => Options => Advanced => Check box next to "Always check to see if Firefox....."
In IE 7 it is the Tools => Internet Options magic
Tools => Internet Options => Programs => Check box next to "Internet Explorer should check...."
Very hard indeed.
The message below informs me that I have violated TOS but it will not tell me how. I contacted Yahoo support, requesting clarification and they did not even bother to respond.
I have already removed my Yahoo marketing account due to the inability of technical support to understand a spam report I filed. Now I will stop using Yahoo all together.
Dear REMOVED
By creating and using your Yahoo! account, you agree to abide by
Yahoo!'s Terms of Service (TOS). Pursuant to the TOS, Yahoo! reserves
the right to terminate your account or otherwise prohibit use of your
account in the event that, among other things, Yahoo! believes that you
have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the
TOS.
It has come to our attention that you may have violated the TOS
(http://www.yahoo.com/r/ts) on Yahoo! Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com).
Please reread the TOS and cease any use of your account that may
violate the TOS.
If your use of your Yahoo! account is brought to our attention again,
and we believe that such use violates the TOS, then we may terminate
your account without further notice.
Please do not reply to this email. Any questions concerning Yahoo!'s
Services should be submitted through the on-line form in the help area
( http://help.yahoo.com/ ).
-Yahoo!
Try Antivir!
From my personal experiance, as a computer service technician, it finds AND fixes infections where Norton (Personal + Corporate) and AVG find nothing.
http://www.free-av.com/
If you are still selling items online, where are you selling them now?
I am very curios because all competing auction websites I have seen do not have the user base to make it worth it.
See my post further up, I have tried Godaddy, Dotster, Yahoo, Google, Dreamhost and a few other but now use http://www.omnis.com/ exclusively for Domain purchases.
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=598685&cid=23989845
$12/year ouch, give http://www.omnis.com/ a try. They charge $7.95 for QTY 1-49 and give price discounts after that.
Combine that with with VPS hosting from http://www.slicehost.com/ where you can get VPS slices starting at $20/month.
Fuck Godaddy and the likes, there are other (good) alternatives out there you just have too look.
Oh and while I am at it, don't use Dotster either! Unreliable service, horribly SLOW shared SSL server ..... just plain sucks.
Very nice project! I watched all your videos and read the text, wish I could have been there while you where doing your tests. :)
Once you figure out how to cool your engine, strap it on a go-cart and see how fast it will go
Here you go, not a kit but plenty to read and learn. This is where I would start and once you understand it, pick a project and build it from scratch.
http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/
Once you have the understanding, you can create printed circuit boards with Eagle (free for non-commercial use)
http://www.cadsoftusa.com/
and have Sparkfun order your PCBs via BatchPCB
http://www.batchpcb.com/
This is how I got into building my own robots, not the ones from kits but scratch build by ordering the parts and doing my own designs.
Access denied: remote loader detected.
This request has been identified as coming from a remote-loading website. This is not Wikipedia, please update your bookmarks. Access Wikipedia only through *.wikipedia.org.
A remote loader is a website that loads content from another site on each request. The content is typically filtered, framed with ads, and then displayed to the user.
The remote loader either:
Pretends to be the source website, perhaps using a deceptive domain name; or
Converts all instances of the name of the source website to some other name.
We consider remote loading websites to be an unfair drain on our server resources, and so they are systematically blocked, as this one has been.
that's why I can't get mine off anymore, the damn whiskers grew inwards ..... I thought the pain and the itching was just bad hygiene.
The really cool feature DD-WRT has over Tomato is that I can run the router in Repeater Bridge mode which Tomato does not support.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/index.php
It is no surprise to me that ISPs get pissed at us using torrent software, all torrent clients are set to full throttle at all times and the "average user" does not know how to reconfigure the settings to nicer values.
If file sharing software providers would preconfigure their software to more liberal default settings we might not be in the torrent hating mess we are in right now and if you have enough bandwidth to really run a full speed you would know how to change the settings to be more aggressive....
I always configure my programs to use 10KB/s up
Maximum connections for all torrent should be below 500, some connections only support 150-300 connections before the Internet connection becomes useless.
With these values surfing still works without feeling slow, give it a try.
Now if this where reversed, Windows on top of Linux with close to full speed and with full 3D support for my nVidia card, I would be taking out my credit card. But not like this.
Since most of the posts are not answering your question at all, here are some programs which can help.
I have been fixing Windows computers for over 10 years and can suggest the following programs from personal experience. There is no guarantee that they will find all keyloggers but they will detect the progs you find by using google.
1) Spybot Search & Destroy (free) http://www.safer-networking.org/
This is a spyware checker, cleaner. It will also find keyloggers and screen capturing software
2) Antivir (free for personal use) http://www.free-av.com/
This is an Antivirus / malware program which I have found to kick the shit out of Norton Antivirus (Personal + Corporate) and McAfee.
3) Norton Antivirus 2008 (not free)
This is another antivirus program, it is not as good as Antivir but it may contain different malware signatures then Antivir.
4) Adaware (free) http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Like Spybot but less strict, I don't use it anymore but you should run it anyway.
5) Windows Defender (free) http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
This one is made (purchased) by Microsoft and is actually quite good, I can highly recommend it to remove crap from a computer. This one is free and includes an "active shield"
If you run suggestions 1,2,4 and 5 above you can assume that your computer is clean. To be sure format and reload.
As for the rest, follow the advice above and end the relationship....