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[waitinginthewings]

Originally Posted by GaiaLove

Thats just silly.

However Micro$oft needs to go so here is a excellent alternative.
In my opinion Linux Ubuntu is the best Operating system for your money! (Its Free) It has "windows" type environment, can run firefox, messaging apps like skype or messenger and much much more.

GaiLove: seriously, what Nagual posted is not true?

Ok. if we were to load Linux......does it mean that we have to reset passwords & a whole lot of other changes.....as if we were starting from scratch?

[GaiaLove]

Originally Posted by waitinginthewings

GaiLove: seriously, what Nagual posted is not true?

Ok. if we were to load Linux......does it mean that we have to reset passwords & a whole lot of other changes.....as if we were starting from scratch?

I wouldn't take that file sharing threat too seriously. There are many things in place to keep your pc's relatively secure. It's probably Mac propaganda.

As for switching to Linux, you would be starting from scratch so there are no passwords and settings to worry about. web passwords and users names are not effected by you changing your system. I would save your passwords and bookmarks from firefox but other than that, its good to go.

[GaiaLove]

There are 3 items I use on ALL pc's under my care to keep them safe and all are free to download and use. I highly recommend these and only these.

• Anti Virus - AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0
  Award winning protection to meet your basic security needs
  It’s always been our philosophy at AVG that everyone has the right to basic computer security at no charge. And our 80 million users think we’re doing a pretty good job. So if you’re planning to spend time online and you regularly exchange files with friends, check us out."
  http://free.avg.com/ww-en/download-a...s-free-edition
  
  Spyware - Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer. http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html
  
  Malware - Lavasoft Ad-Aware - 10 years of malware experience combined in one dynamic application. Ad-Aware offers radically improved performance and efficiency, along with comprehensive malware protection. With real-time monitoring, threat alerts, and automatic updates you can rest easy knowing that you are protected. Site: http://www.lavasoft.com/ Download: http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Fr...bj=dl&tag=top5

[TruthWillSetUFree]

Originally Posted by GaiaLove

There are 3 items I use on ALL pc's under my care to keep them safe and all are free to download and use. I highly recommend these and only these.

• Anti Virus - AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0
  Award winning protection to meet your basic security needs
  It’s always been our philosophy at AVG that everyone has the right to basic computer security at no charge. And our 80 million users think we’re doing a pretty good job. So if you’re planning to spend time online and you regularly exchange files with friends, check us out."
  http://free.avg.com/ww-en/download-a...s-free-edition
  
  Spyware - Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer. http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html
  
  Malware - Lavasoft Ad-Aware - 10 years of malware experience combined in one dynamic application. Ad-Aware offers radically improved performance and efficiency, along with comprehensive malware protection. With real-time monitoring, threat alerts, and automatic updates you can rest easy knowing that you are protected. Site: http://www.lavasoft.com/ Download: http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Fr...bj=dl&tag=top5

Thanks for these Richard! I am doing much needed scans on my computer now!
I am also going to learn about how to put videos and pictures into a post

Thanks to Stargazer for starting this thread and all help you have both

given to all of us who do not know how do navigate the computer as efficiently as we should given the amount of potential problems from viruses, adware/spyware etc.

Truth

[BlueHand]

Originally Posted by GaiaLove

There are 3 items I use on ALL pc's under my care to keep them safe and all are free to download and use. I highly recommend these and only these.

• Anti Virus - AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0
  Award winning protection to meet your basic security needs
  It’s always been our philosophy at AVG that everyone has the right to basic computer security at no charge. And our 80 million users think we’re doing a pretty good job. So if you’re planning to spend time online and you regularly exchange files with friends, check us out."
  http://free.avg.com/ww-en/download-a...s-free-edition
  
  Spyware - Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer. http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html
  
  Malware - Lavasoft Ad-Aware - 10 years of malware experience combined in one dynamic application. Ad-Aware offers radically improved performance and efficiency, along with comprehensive malware protection. With real-time monitoring, threat alerts, and automatic updates you can rest easy knowing that you are protected. Site: http://www.lavasoft.com/ Download: http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Fr...bj=dl&tag=top5

IT security is my speciality and I advise everyone here on Avalon to run their browsers sandboxed - http://www.sandboxie.com/ or use Geswall http://www.gentlesecurity.com/ this will stop any drive by infections.

Download WOT (WEB SITE ADVISOR) http://www.mywot.com/

Use an anti-virus program that suites your needs,no anti-virus program is the best. Avast http://www.avast.com/en-gb/index and as mentioned above AVG http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage or Avira http://free-av.com/ there are many others but watch out for rogue software. If you use sandboxie or geswall you should be protected from anything and everything that the web throws at you. I have used both sandboxie and geswall in a test environment using hardcore trojans , malware, rootkits and rogues and never been infected.

All the products I have mentioned above are FREE.

I personally use Comodo Internet security & Geswall.

Comodo is free, you can download it here http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html

Use only one anti-virus, one firewall at a time.

If you have any virus problems please drop me a line and I'll help you if I can.

Blue hand.

[waitinginthewings]

Originally Posted by GaiaLove

I wouldn't take that file sharing threat too seriously. There are many things in place to keep your pc's relatively secure. It's probably Mac propaganda.

As for switching to Linux, you would be starting from scratch so there are no passwords and settings to worry about. web passwords and users names are not effected by you changing your system. I would save your passwords and bookmarks from firefox but other than that, its good to go.

Tks GaiaLove: I've been thinking of switching to Linux for some time, so maybe nows the time......tks again for your help.

[Seashore]

I have a DVD at home from which I want to take a short portion and use it in a thread. I don't want to upload it to Google video in order to get access to the video for my post.

I was thinking in terms of using the "Attach Files" function (under "Additional Options") that we have when we type posts. These are the "Valid file extensions" available to us: bmp doc gif jpe jpeg jpg pdf png psd txt zip.

Is there a file extension on this list that has anything to do with a DVD?

And if so, what software would I need to make this happen?

Lavasoft Ad-Aware used to be known (probably still is) to "overlook" the infestation if one can stimulate them high enough.

Spybot - Search & Destroy, is a nice thing. ComboFix is an "upgrade" of spybot - much more faster method of detection.

At this moment I know for at least one problem that F-secure can not but ComboFix can detect and remove.

FREE Anti Whatever can be worse than nothing.

Read about enumerating badness
http://www.ranum.com/security/comput...itorials/dumb/

Only you can protect yourself - by thinking first, acting later

No pill, vaccine or anti virus program can do it for you.

[Stargazer1965]

Originally Posted by Seashore

I have a DVD at home from which I want to take a short portion and use it in a thread. I don't want to upload it to Google video in order to get access to the video for my post.

I was thinking in terms of using the "Attach Files" function (under "Additional Options") that we have when we type posts. These are the "Valid file extensions" available to us: bmp doc gif jpe jpeg jpg pdf png psd txt zip.

Is there a file extension on this list that has anything to do with a DVD?

And if so, what software would I need to make this happen?

Those are picture and text formats...no video

Let me do some looking...

My knee jerk response would be to edit a video file and post it..

GL can we post videos from web shared drives??...not you tube??

[GaiaLove]

Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

GL can we post videos from web shared drives??...not you tube??

Nope, the embed feature only works with Youtube as this forums admin created the [youtube] tag for that purpose. if you want to share a video here you can either link it from wherever you store the file online (there are many file hosting providers) or upload to youtube and embed it with the youtube tag.
Sorry, those are your only options.

[Seashore]

Originally Posted by GaiaLove

or upload to youtube and embed it with the youtube tag

Hmmm. Upload to YouTube.

Okay. If I have a DVD that I possess and I want to take a snippet of it to use on a thread, what software do I need to use to get my snippet?

[GaiaLove]

Originally Posted by Seashore

Hmmm. Upload to YouTube.

Okay. If I have a DVD that I possess and I want to take a snippet of it to use on a thread, what software do I need to use to get my snippet?

As much as this pains me to say...
Try Microsoft Movie Maker (comes with windoze xp)

[Seashore]

Originally Posted by GaiaLove

As much as this pains me to say...
Try Microsoft Movie Maker (comes with windoze xp)

It's that easy??!!

I really have to have things spelled out to me one, two, three! Duh!

(This means I have to read the directions, right? Oh no!)

[Stargazer1965]

Originally Posted by Seashore

It's that easy??!!

I really have to have things spelled out to me one, two, three! Duh!

(This means I have to read the directions, right? Oh no!)

None of it's easy...GL is alluding to the Microsoft one doesn't work very well..

I have one I use at home but the films are usually in AVI or MPEG format.

When I wanted something from DVD ....I had to find a VOB editor

I'll get back with you.

GL:

So I can post on say www.adrive.com and embed it in my post??

What would the code look like??

[GaiaLove]

Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

GL:
So I can post on say www.adrive.com and embed it in my post??
What would the code look like??

No, the only items that can be embedded here are pictures from anywhere
and video from YouTube only.
Audio or Videos from anywhere else will not embed, so posting a link is the only option.

[Moxie]

My inbox (thunderbird) has an email with the date 12-31-1969 @ 6:00 p.m. with a blank subject and sender line.

When I highlight the message (no preview pane) in order to check message source, the info page is totaly blank. Message has no digital signature & is not encrypted.

Of course I'm curious, but am not opening. Anyone have a clue?

Originally Posted by Moxie

My inbox (thunderbird) has an email with the date 12-31-1969 @ 6:00 p.m. with a blank subject and sender line.

When I highlight the message (no preview pane) in order to check message source, the info page is totaly blank. Message has no digital signature & is not encrypted.

Of course I'm curious, but am not opening. Anyone have a clue?

curiosity killed the cat

delete it

[dAkapacity]

Can anybody tell me on how to post a new thread? I've been checking this site multiple times, but can't seem to find this obvious tool?

[Stargazer1965]

Originally Posted by dAkapacity

Can anybody tell me on how to post a new thread? I've been checking this site multiple times, but can't seem to find this obvious tool?

The easiest way I know how is click on the the FORUM link on the right side of the page....choose the forum in which you wish to post..

After you go there...roll to the very LEFT hand bottom...you'll see POST new topic link....then POST away

[dAkapacity]

Originally Posted by dAkapacity

Can anybody tell me on how to post a new thread? I've been checking this site multiple times, but can't seem to find this obvious tool?

Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

The easiest way I know how is click on the the FORUM link on the right side of the page....choose the forum in which you wish to post..

After you go there...roll to the very LEFT hand bottom...you'll see POST new topic link....then POST away

Thanks! I did that, but now the typelightbox doesn't want me to play anymore. It says:

dAkapacity, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

However, down on the left it says:

You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may post attachments
You may edit your posts


Could it be possible that this is because I registered at the time Avalon still had a paid subscription? I wanted to pay something, but couldn't get my PayPall working back then. Afterwards it changed to non-paid subscription...

Other reason, of course, could be that I'm a complete computernincompoop (luv this word )...

xxdA.

[Stargazer1965]

Originally Posted by Moxie

My inbox (thunderbird) has an email with the date 12-31-1969 @ 6:00 p.m. with a blank subject and sender line.

When I highlight the message (no preview pane) in order to check message source, the info page is totaly blank. Message has no digital signature & is not encrypted.

Of course I'm curious, but am not opening. Anyone have a clue?

I think you already have implemented my best advice....JUST KILL IT!!

Anything unsolicited and just plain weird...I don't preview it...I just delete

[Swanny]

Originally Posted by Moxie

My inbox (thunderbird) has an email with the date 12-31-1969 @ 6:00 p.m. with a blank subject and sender line.

When I highlight the message (no preview pane) in order to check message source, the info page is totaly blank. Message has no digital signature & is not encrypted.

Of course I'm curious, but am not opening. Anyone have a clue?

Why take the chance???? just delete it

[nagual]

Originally Posted by waitinginthewings

GaiLove: seriously, what Nagual posted is not true?

I don't know (I'm a Mac user) ...
just got the info today from a friend who deals with computer's security...
posted it here hoping it may be helpful...

[artvision]

Originally Posted by nagual

I don't know (I'm a Mac user) ...
just got the info today from a friend who deals with computer's security...
posted it here hoping it may be helpful...

Hi Nagual, even Macs not safe, anymore. I would be vary on any upgrade from Apple more than 10.5.5, as well as of their new Leopard Snow. Watch here why:

Apple, which makes the Mac OS X operating system. "We work with a number of U.S. government agencies on Mac OS X security and collaborated with the NSA on the Mac OS X security configuration guide," said Apple spokesman Anuj Nayar in an e-mail.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...801352_pf.html

Side issue, Apple patented a new technology to bug you for pressing a button or click on screen, while you working, listening music, etc. If you don't they will shutdown your device:

In an application filed last year and made public last month by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple is seeking a patent for technology that displays advertising on almost anything that has a screen of some kind: computers, phones, televisions, media players, game devices and other consumer electronics.

More details here (need subscription):
http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?UR...ROR=SHOW_ERROR

If they will start to apply this, they are not braver than M$hit, really!

Likewise, seems that the Linux is the way but not Novel, Red Hat or the big brands. Ubuntu, I'll not be so sure as is so popular.

[Stargazer1965]

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