DJ Phaze

Credit Cards are for 18+, debit cards are for 16+ in most banks. Just ask around the banks - seems the easiest way to find out!

Someone else posted this a few weeks ago.......

-- sounds like it's turning into another OS war.... I'm outta here --

I confess, I think it is a cheap JJB frame - but for a few quid, I ain't complaining! Talk about value for money....

Ouch! Get some "Arctic Silver 5" on the CPU/heatsink contact. The glue you get with cheap OEM computers is nasty..... and does exactly what has happened if you're not too careful....

Im not saying it's 100% secure - no OS is. It is far *more* secure than Windows. Bugs are ironed out quicker in Linux than Windows - thats a common known fact - due to the sheer quantity/quality of developers involved in the projects. OpenBSD - only had ONE (yes ONE) hacked server in the entire history of the OS - and that's with the DEFAULT install...... enough said. Linux isn't confusing... have you tried the latest Mandrake or Suse? It is only a problem sometimes, becuase people choose the wrong distribution to learn on - picking Slackware instead of Mandrake, etc. People have problems with drivers, due to the lack of company support... Why is there little support? Because there is little demand. Why is there little demand? Because people find it easier to install hardware on Windows. Catch 22. More and more companies are developing drivers and software for Linux/*BSD/Solaris, which is great - I am all for it. For example, ATi's graphics card driver used to be impossible to install, without reading for 10hrs.... now it has simple, included instructions - which makes it painless....99% of the time. Applications like OpenOffice.org has attracted more people too, to alternative OS's.

It's not just the lack of education of people - insecure software is also 50% of the problem. If more people used an alternative OS to Microsoft Windows. If people don't know about the security - probably becuase they don't really care about their computers - then it is the responsibility of the retailer to install/configure the software for them - e.g. install Anti-Virus (which works..... i.e. not cheap shit); spyware removal tools, all patches released..... and automatically set them up for later releases. If more people used Macs, Linux, *BSD, Solaris, etc then there would be MUCH less problem with Viri. 50% people. 50% buggy software.

Try and push as hard as possible for a Switch Card - which is WAAAAAY better than Solo (which sucks...) I got Switch @ 16yrs at Halifax :)) Also got online banking too, when it first came out :))

But if it has the name of LOL (i.e. Laugh Out Loud) you would think it was something funny - hence the reason why it gets spread so easily... Social Engineering - getting someone to do something for you, so you don't have to - e.g. they open a file for you, so you don't have to program the file to open.

Read up about it - it's a Trojan :S If you don't know what they are, check out www.viruslist.com for more information....

Well, *he* didn't try to send it to you - it does it automatically...... I got it from someone who's not on my contact list anymore - but I'm on hers....

I was hit earlier today, and so were several of my contacts..... The Virus sends itself as an attachment to all your contacts, or several of them - even if you're not online... I got sent: LOL.scr.... when I was gaming under XP. http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusin...s.aspx?id=40124 :: Phaze :: Mac/Linux users - now's time to grin :mellow:

oooo! ooooo! Daddy got me a new expensive watch!... Who gives a f!ck? Just braggin about who's got more money than sense. Sad really. Almost as bad as the little kids saying "My bike's better than yours - and I'm going to start a thread on it"

Find a USB -> 5.1ch connector, then you're sorted :ermm:)

PS is very RAM intensive - the more you have, the faster processing data will be - as when the PC runs out of RAM, it uses the hard disk.....which is very slow in comparison. "A 3Ghz P4 with 256MB RAM would be slower than a P4 2.2Ghz with 2Gb RAM......" People seem to think that the faster the CPU, the faster the computer overall..... and only when they read about how PCs work, do they regret spending the extra ££ on a faster CPU instead of more memory.....

I've got this set-up.... 2* 19" CRT monitors - one for working, one for TV/PS2 :mellow:) And sound comes out of 5.1 upmixed speakers.... :: Phaze ::

I know it's going to get slated, but I don't give a shit about it :mellow:) Beat this for a cheap frame... -> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...item=7128888111 :: Phaze ::

1. Back-up data, and format hard disk 2. Re-install Windows + all security patches. 3. BUY MORE MEMORY...... like up to 1Gb in total if you can. 4. Get another hard disk, and assign the "scratch disk" in PS to use it....

If there are idiots out there, prepared to spend £20 on an e-book, then why not provide them with a service? (Y)

These sites are so funny - you cringe at the amount of sad twats which fall for it..... I must confess, I ran a site like this for about 6 months. I thought "If someone is prepared to pay £20 for an e-book, then let them - and I want me to be the one which gets their cash." (Y)" Was I exploiting them? No - it was their choice. :D Did I make a fat profit in very little time, with very little effort? Yes. :P Why don't I do it now? Business life is a short one, as people realise they're being screwed - too late for many though... and trading on eBay is more honest. (Y) :: Phaze :: And before you ask "How much did you make?" Let's just say "Enough to pay rent for a month"

Right, kids, listen close (Y) For all your Anti-Virus needs, get Kaspersky Personal Edition It's the best have by FAR - how many others can update their Viri database once every HOUR? If you don't fancy paying for it, go to http://www.crackspider.net and find a key (Y)) I actually paid for my copy, as I think it is so good......

We also have loads of posts on Computer problems and Counterstrike too... Should they have their own Forum? This is a TRIALS forum, and everything else not related to the physical existance of bikes/trials (which includes Photoshopping them!) should be kept in the Chit Chat/New Members forums...

Try Threshers, they seem to do it (Y)) We sell shitloads at work....... nice stuff (Y))

Especially the bit: "Be careful not to die" "Have a dump"

Half of my degree (joint honours) is "Digital Culture, Arts & Media" - so that's where I learnt it (Y)) I work as a barman, and finished at 3.30am....