Thread: Irelands Child had to reregister

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Oh yeah, now I remember!!! Some geezer dude with a really kewl ride!!!! Hi ya Dave!!! Trying to be incognito now????

So what kind of car are you building IC2 , Catchy name I SEE 2 we do that when we get older, LOL kidding i really dont care about posts but i want to keep my name . I couldn't sign in while it was fubar

Welcome back Ireland

Originally Posted by bluestang67

So what kind of car are you building IC2 , Catchy name I SEE 2 we do that when we get older, LOL kidding i really dont care about posts but i want to keep my name . I couldn't sign in while it was fubar

Welcome back Ireland

Re-registering was the only way back on(see my first post). As far as number of posts, I really could care less. The only thing it really does is designate an oldie(curmudgeon, maybe) from a newbie and possiblity lend credibility to responses. And yes, I do want to keep my "stage name" but Brent, with his server problems, hasn't really been able to spend a lot of time on that kind of complaint and I was having massive withdrawal symtoms

Dave W :
I saw the links within the temp. forum.I tried to open but my spam killer (norton) would not allow it to fully open.Boy am I glad.I kept getting notices that a virius was trying to get in.The link looked totaly porno.I am one lucky guy.I did retain my previous posts.Good luck with the Geek team.

I can't speak as an owner/administrator for the forum, only as a user from essentially day one. This site has been relatively secure, though as we saw yesterday, we do occasionally get a spammer on. I think most folks are computer savvy enough to recognize these interlopers, for my part, if I see them early, post an entry to identify it as spam. Usually, sometime within a fairly short piece of time the thread is tossed out..................most if not all of the thanx for that goes to Bill.

As for the temporary site that comes up from time to time as a "space holder" for this one, it obviously has lower security thresholds based on the number of erectile dysfunction, porn related, and other bottom feeder threads that pop up. Which in my view points to how secure THIS site is since we don't get those on a daily basis.

Jack, it's unfortunate that you got stung, hope you're able to get it repaired without too much angst and discomfort (read expense), but I would have to say that your experience appears to be a minority one, and it would be a shame to lose your input. However, for anyone else, I don't see this as a major problem that would warrant undo concern. And of course, this is a good time to remind everyone that security begins at home. Make sure you have up to date virus and spyware protection on your machine, and that it's functioning at all time and properly. Keep your cache/temp files cleaned up as often as possible. Do frequent backups (though I'm probably more guilty of ignoring my own advice here than anyone )

Perhaps I was a little hasty in original my post. I know in the long run, the fault is mine, I just get so pi$$ed I can't do anything without a dozen pop ups trying to sell me spyblocker, etc. Can't get anything done. When the first one hits, then its about 6 more right behind it. By the time I close them all, its starts all over again.

Maybe Denny will ignore my post, cause I do really like the folks and the site, and it has been very helpful to me.

[B]AND A BIGGGG PS.. I am about as computer unsavy as anyone who is allowed to use one

Jack

If you are running Internet Explorer, you can go to the TOOLS menu and choose "pop up blocker" and choose to block all pop ups.

In today's world, it is imperative that a computer has an anti-virus protector running....one that you can update at least monthly. Symantec (Norton) and McAfee are the two best known ones. The freebies may work for a specific instance but are generally unreliable in the long run since the persons supporting the update file lose interest or dont have the resources to perform constant updates. Virus protection is cheap but it is like a condom.....you gotta use it!

You cannot get a virus from an email unless you open an attachment or click on a link. If the email or web page is unknown, why would you click on it anyway? There are tricky ways to get a virus...say someone at your church sends you a .jpg file....a virus can be embedded in the picture file so opening the file will load the virus.....gotta have protection!!!! It isnt the site.....there is no .porn or no .virus web pages....all files and pages should be suspect.

Good stuff. While we're "sharing" useful geek stuff, last night an ultra computer geek buddy of mine turned me on to an online file backup site. Again, not a commercial, I get no kick back, and it costs to enroll. But for those interested, it's easier than a second or mirror drive, tape backup (is ANYBODY doing THAT anymore?), and holds more data than CD's, sticks, or whatever media you use; www.carbonite.com

If you use the Kim Kommando referral you'll get 30 day free trial rather than 15.

Take a look at CNET and in the search box type in Free Virus Protection. There are several including a version of Norton and Barracuda that are free or, if not, fairly inexpensive. I'm running Earthlink which has virus protection as well as a great pop up blocker, anti scam and anonymous emails which seem to causing me my heartache here at CHR, plus Norton. So far in three years with this PC, no problems (except here where I can't get my 'name' back nor my notifications since Brent's new hard drives) but that my computer is somewhat slow booting up on the internet due to so many security checks. Since I came from the corporate world where loss of information in any way could have cost my company(GE Power Systems) many millions, feel that I have about as good a level of protection possible and still able to function reasonably well.