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Saturday, May 30, 2009

It’s better withOUT Windows

It's better withOUT Windows

This blog was started in response to a misleading marketing campaign
that ASUS and Microsoft apparently started in May 2009. The goal of the
blog is to show you why Windows as an operating system is not a very
good choice, what alternatives you have and how your life might improve
if you stop using Windows. Also, we might occasionally point at some of
the unfair business tactics that Microsoft employs to keep its monopoly,
and how they sometimes illegally abuse their monopoly power.

If you have stories to share about living without Windows and what makes
you happy about that, please contact me or leave your comments on this page.
Don't believe the hype

Go there...

http://www.itsbetterwithoutwindows.com/

Linux Today - GeezerOS: Linux for the Elderly

GeezerOS: Linux for the Elderly
May 30, 2009, 18 :01 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (662 reads)

(Other stories by Ken Hess)

[ Thanks to Ken Hess for this link. ]

"Seldom do I see my parents-in-law playing a heated game of Quake or doing any kernel tinkering, nor do I see them downloading, untarring, compiling and installing some piece of software for their system.

"No, Windows isn't the answer. I can't tell you how many times I've installed, reinstalled, reconfigured, de-virused, de-spywared and rebooted their computers over the past 10 years. I don't even answer the phone when I see their number because I know the next words I'll hear are, "Oh, Ken, my computer..." and I just can't do it any more. The subsequent long and detailed voicemails are causing me drink alcoholic concotions based upon every fruit, berry, leaf and bean known to mankind."

Complete Story

Go there...

http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-05-30-008-35-OP-DT-HU

Don

Now these are truly Cool!:) Cruzin Cooler Motorized Rideable Cooler!

Now these are truly Cool!:)

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 The Cruzin Cooler is perfect for boat dock use. The "coolest" cooler in the world! It combines two basic necessities of life, the ability to have cold food or a beverage handy along with the means to get somewhere, without walking. With modern technology, the Cruzin Cooler is light-weight and comes in various sizes and colors and is available in gas and electric models, with a 10 mile range on electric models and 30 miles on the gas models.
Cooler Features:
# 300 Watt Electric Motor
# Weight 64lbs.
# Top Speed up to 13mph
# Rider capacity 250lbs. Tested up to 540
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# Size 24" long, 17" wide 18" tall
# Weight (dry)approx 64lbs.
# Excellent personal transportation
# Great indoor transportation
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# 500 Watt cooler provides extra power for grades and larger loads
# Weight approx 64 lbs to 74 lbs based on model
# Cruzin Cooler battery life is up to 2 hours of continuous use!

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Don

Friday, May 29, 2009

The Ext4 Linux file system - The H Open Source: News and Features

The Ext4 Linux file system

by Dr. Oliver Diedrich

Ext3, the default Linux file system for many years, is definitely starting to show its age. Modern mass storage devices are approaching its limits and block-based data management is no longer adequate for modern file sizes. High time for an update!



http://www.h-online.com/open/The-Ext4-Linux-file-system--/features/113403

Gumblar attack worse than Conficker, experts warn | Tech News on ZDNet

Gumblar attack worse than Conficker, experts warn

By Elinor Mills CNET News
Posted on ZDNet News: May 29, 2009 4:52:30 AM

From the article...

ScanSafe contends that Gumblar is worse than Conficker, a worm that spreads via a hole in Windows through removable storage devices and network shares with weak passwords, as well as disabling security software and installing fake antivirus software.

Gumblar, which was responsible for 37 percent of all malware blocked by ScanSafe during the first two weeks in May, has more intrusive behavior — it intercepts and monitors web traffic, and installs a data-theft Trojan that steals user names and passwords from infected computers, ScanSafe said.

In addition, once a Conficker infection is remediated there is no further spread of the worm. However, Gumblar can use the FTP credentials it steals to compromise even more websites, potentially exposing many more victims, the company said.

Go there and read complete article...

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-306268.html

Don

TECH SOURCE FROM BOHOL: Weekly Ten (5-25-2009)

Weekly Ten (5-25-2009)

10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:


http://www.junauza.com/2009/05/weekly-ten-5-25-2009.html

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Kiwi Imaging System - Forge your own operating system images in a matter of hours

Kiwi Imaging System - Forge your own operating system images in a matter of hours


Would you like to be able to create custom, ready-to-use operating system images that can be used as VMware images, Xen virtual machines or live DVDs or booted from USB sticks? Would you like to be able to convert your physical installation into a deployable image? Would you like to be able to do all of the above in a matter of hours, without dabbling with the command line, just following a simple visual wizard?

If the answers are one big yes, then you're reading the right article.

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kiwi.html



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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Parts-Express.com: NTE 960 +5V Voltage Regulator | voltage regulator voltage regulator NTE

Know how to wire these to use "In Line" on a AC - DC Power Supply? Maybe
on an old board salvaged from something broken... I need one that puts
out +5 volts DC at 2.8 amps. They are hard to find and too expensive
new... I have one that is close but puts out a couple of volts too much...

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NTE 931 +5V 3A IC Voltage Regulator
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Don

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Don's Music and Poems at DonSongs.com

DonSongs! Download Both Albums in MP3's Free! Also, there's Pages of my Songs, Poems and Pic's of me and friends:>) www.DonSongs.com

DonSongs New Site With Music Players for Both Albums and New Page Design...



Download The Whole Living Beings - Climate Control Album Free!:) We have our New Album Out Now! With me, Don Bishop doing Vocals and Lyrics and Marty Splawn Playing all the Music! And You can Download the whole Album Free!

http://bishopco.com/LivingBeings/LivingBeings-ClimateControl-mp3.html



And here's an alternative Living Beings download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3's. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopLivingBeingsClimateControl



Living Beings Blog has some MP3 Song clips from our Living Beings - Climate Control album. Also, I put up some of my favorite Pic's. http://livingbeings.blogspirit.com/



And here's an alternative DonSongs download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3's. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopDonSongs002



CMU - Christian Music Underground

CMU was started by Don Bishop to share the music of myself and of course the rest of you guys who are among the non commercial artists out there who work hard at their music and want to Glorify, Praise and Share the Love of our Lord Jesus.

http://christianrocker.com/index.php?mode=player&type=radio&id=79



DonSongs Blog... This is a Collection of Songs written & Sung by Don Bishop from 01-1991 to 03-2002.http://donsongs.blogspirit.com/




I need help starting a ministry for Kids. Do you love Kids and Teenagers? If you feel a calling on your life to help the least of these grow up and learn to live and love and believe in Jesus, then please check out our vision.

Psalms 68 Ministries http://www.Psalms68.com



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Friday, May 22, 2009

Re: FW: Trying To Take Pastors off TV

Well, as with most of these e-chain letters... this one is false. It even dates back to 1975. There are several good web sites that you can look up these kinds of things to find out if they are true or not before sending these out and helping perpetuate these scams. They just make Christians look stupid and fanatical and worse than that, many people when receiving these from a friend who they respect, will believe these lies. And we all know what happened to the Boy who "Cried Wolf"... Big things are happening in our government right now, things that could take away our freedoms in America and perhaps forever change this once great nation into a Dictatorship. Now is the time to get out facts straight. Don't you agree? I hope I don't sound angry. I'm not, I just think this is an important responsibility's, that we all share as Christians, to Spread the Truth and try not to help perpetuates llies.... Here's a few links from where I looked this on up the easiest thing to do is, just past some of the main text of one of these e-mails in to the Google.com search engine and see what comes up. Most if the time, it it's been around for a while you will get allot of good results that way. Here's what I pasted into Google to get the info. I cleaned it up, by taking out the spaces and these things >... they sometimes make for bad results in your search.


"Pastor removal from television
      
    Removal of Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Charles Stanley, David Jeremiah and all other pastors from the airwaves. An organization has been granted a  Federal Hearing on the same subject by the Federal Communications Commission  (FCC)  in Washington , D.C.  Their petition, Number 2493, would ultimately pave the way to stop the  reading of the gospel of our Lord and Savior, on the airwaves of America. They got 287,000 signatures to back their stand!"


Here are the links to the best info I found...
     

Petition for the Removal of Religious Teachers and Pastors From the Airwaves - Fiction!

Summary of the eRumor: 
A forwarded email warning readers of an organization that is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to remove religious teachers and pastors from the airwaves.  The email goes on to urge readers to sign another petition to keep the broadcasters on the air.

The Truth: 
This eRumor is Fiction and is a variation of an old myth that dates back to 1975 about self proclaimed atheist Madeline Murray O'Hair trying to remove religious content from the airwaves.      Click here for original findings.

"According to the Federal Communications web site, there was a petition RM-2493, but it was filed by a couple of fellows who felt that churches and religious organizations should not be operating so many FM radio frequencies that are classed as "educational." In December of 1974, they asked the FCC to take several actions including freezing all new applications from religious organizations seeking educational frequencies and regulating the content of religiously operated stations. This prompted religious broadcasters to ask for public response to the FCC on the matter and the FCC eventually issued a ruling that was favorable to the religious broadcasters.  Click here for FCC statement"

Google Search results page for my search...
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=Pastor+removal+from+television%0D%0A++++++%0D%0A++++Removal+of+Joel+Osteen%2C+Joyce+Meyer%2C+Charles+Stanley%2C+David+Jeremiah+and+all+other+pastors+from+the+airwaves.+An+organization+has+been+granted+a++Federal+Hearing+on+the+same+subject+by+the+Federal+Communications+Commission ++%28FCC%29++in+Washington+%2C+D.C.++Their+petition%2C+Number+2493%2C+would+ultimately+pave+the+way+to+stop+the++reading+of+the+gospel+of+our+Lord+and+Savior%2C+on+the+airwaves+of+America.+They+got+287%2C000+signatures+to+back+their+stand%21&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=

Another version of this eRumor warns that O'Hair is trying to remove references to God on the television program "Touched By an Angel."  Click for this version

updated 1/14/09
Read more...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/petition-2493.htm

Pastor Removal from Television - Petition Number 2493
Summary:
Protest email claims that atheists have filed a petition asking for the FCC to put an end to religious programs on radio and television (Full commentary below).

Status:
False - No such petition exists
Go there...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/petition-number-2493.shtml


Snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/fcc.asp

USA Government
Interesting Videos about things going on in our Government in the USA. I don't know if your internet connection is fast enough to watch videos. It it is, I think you will find these videos, interesting, informative and also quite  scary... The Nation Media has given very little to no coverage on what is going on with these issues in our Government. I have made a play list on YouTube with the videos I have found, from other News Sources and some direct recording of the floors of Congress. They are of Congress Woman Michele Bachmann. Utile I found these videos, I had never heard of her and she is a Republican Representative of Minnesota, so here constituents are of course there. I have never cared about what Party a person is affiliated with, just what they are doing in there jobs as Representatives of the People. She has some very good ideas on solving our money problems in the US and is standing up for our freedoms and exposing the things that are going on in the Government now. f you only watch one of these videos, watch this one... Sec. Napolitano Cracks Down on Conservatives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKbhQaFMrwE

And here's the link to my Gov Playlist on YouTube, if you want to watch some of them.
Interesting Videos about things going on in our Government in the USA.
Here's the actual URL in cas the link above didn't work...
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=AEE64FD7BEDDFCC2
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God Bless,

Don

Check out my Web Pages and Blog's too...



Don's Music and Poems at DonSongs.com

DonSongs! Download Both Albums in MP3's Free! Also, there's Pages of my Songs, Poems and Pic's of me and friends:>) www.DonSongs.com

DonSongs New Site With Music Players for Both Albums and New Page Design...



Download The Whole Living Beings - Climate Control Album Free!:) We have our New Album Out Now! With me, Don Bishop doing Vocals and Lyrics and Marty Splawn Playing all the Music! And You can Download the whole Album Free!

http://bishopco.com/LivingBeings/LivingBeings-ClimateControl-mp3.html



And here's an alternative Living Beings download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3's. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopLivingBeingsClimateControl



Living Beings Blog has some MP3 Song clips from our Living Beings - Climate Control album. Also, I put up some of my favorite Pic's. http://livingbeings.blogspirit.com/



And here's an alternative DonSongs download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3's. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopDonSongs002



CMU - Christian Music Underground

CMU was started by Don Bishop to share the music of myself and of course the rest of you guys who are among the non commercial artists out there who work hard at their music and want to Glorify, Praise and Share the Love of our Lord Jesus.

http://christianrocker.com/index.php?mode=player&type=radio&id=79



DonSongs Blog... This is a Collection of Songs written & Sung by Don Bishop from 01-1991 to 03-2002.http://donsongs.blogspirit.com/




I need help starting a ministry for Kids. Do you love Kids and Teenagers? If you feel a calling on your life to help the least of these grow up and learn to live and love and believe in Jesus, then please check out our vision.

Psalms 68 Ministries http://www.Psalms68.com



My Web Site's Business Page, the Entry Point for all the rest. My New Site is at http://bishopco.com/mambo/ and my old faithful is at http://www.BishopCo.com



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Hulu - Stargate Atlantis

Hulu - Stargate Atlantis Season 5

Availability Notes:
Hulu is able to offer 10 full episodes of Stargate Atlantis at a time. Each set of 10 episodes will be available for three months.

The second batch of episodes has been delayed somewhat, but we hope to post them soon. We're sorry for the delay and thank you for your patience.

Season 5 episodes 1-10 will expire June 8, 2009 at 11 p.m. PDT.

http://www.hulu.com/stargate-atlantis

Don

Hulu - Firefly

Great Show about Space Cowboys;)

Firefly

http://www.hulu.com/firefly

Thursday, May 21, 2009

HP Mini-Note Giveaway at CompUSA.com

Like entering Drawings for free stuff? Well here's one for a free mini
notebook...

HP Mini-Note Giveaway at CompUSA.com

http://www.compusa.com/applications/campaigns/campaigntemplate.asp?CampaignID=904

Don

Swine Flu Less Severe for Over-50s?

Swine Flu Less Severe for Over-50s?
Pre-1957 Flu Exposure May Protect Against H1N1 Swine Flu
By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

May 20, 2009 -- People born before 1957 may be less susceptible than
younger people to the H1N1 swine flu.

CDC researchers have detected antibodies in the blood of older people
that neutralize the new flu bug now sweeping the nation, Daniel
Jernigan, MD, MPH, deputy director of the CDC's flu division, said today
in a news conference.

"We infer from that, there is some level of protection," Jernigan said.
"But to prove protection, we look at the effect [the virus has] on the
population, and at this point we don't have that information."

Why is 1957 a key year? Every flu season after it first appeared, the
deadly 1918 pandemic H1N1 flu bug circled the globe. Each year, the
virus acquired changes that made it different from the original virus.
But in 1957 there was a new pandemic, this time with an H2N2 virus. The
new virus took the place of the old H1N1 bug.

Read more...

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090520/swine-flu-less-severe-over-50s?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Don

Another day in development… » Review: My good ol’ friend FreeBSD (actually PC-BSD 7.1)

Need to try this one out... Looks good...

Another day in development… » Review: My good ol' friend FreeBSD (actually PC-BSD 7.1)

19. May 2009

Review: My good ol' friend FreeBSD (actually PC-BSD 7.1)

Filed under: BSD, UNIX — admin @ 18:30

For those of you who are regular visitors, you may already know that before I started playing with GNU/Linux (2001/2) I was using FreeBSD. And while I continue to use GNU/Linux, I still hold an emotional tie to BSD-based operating systems. It was not until recently that I had decided to give the latest version of PC-BSD a try. This is version 7.1: Galileo Edition. A side note: PC-BSD is a desktop oriented version of FreeBSD intended to be extremely user friendly, primarily because of their implementation of their PBI package management system along with other features.

Go there read more...

http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/05/19/review-my-good-ol-friend-freebsd-actually-pc-bsd-71/

Don

Monday, May 18, 2009

YouTube - Shure Mike's "Microphone Road Test" with Flogging Molly

YouTube - Shure Mike's "Microphone Road Test" with Flogging Molly

Ya, well... try letting an over excited Lead Singer sling your Brand New
SM58 against a Brick wall!:O Shattered the Housing!!!:O They can be
broken... but yes the Mic Element Still works!:)

Go there and see video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN63YJy2LM8&feature=related
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN63YJy2LM8&feature=related>

Don

Cleaning That Nasty Microphone

This is an informative article about Cleaning That Nasty Microphone. And
check out the funny Video at the end of the Article...

Permanent link
By Clive Young.

My brother celebrated his birthday the other night by dragging friends
and family to Karaoke at a local bar. One of his pals didn't join us,
however, giving the brilliant excuse that he didn't want to catch Swine
Flu from the microphone. We all found this pretty amusing--but when I
picked up that grungy SM58 and found plenty of spit on it, I suddenly
understood where he was coming from. Not to get too technical here, but
one word came to mind: "Eww."

Go there, read more and see video...

http://prosoundnews.com/blog/21756

Don

Friday, May 15, 2009

Re: Viruses now penetrating deeper | Tech News on ZDNet

I sent detailed info on Running Avast Boot Time Scans in another e-mail from my Windows Machine. Here is another thing you should check after your Boot Time Scan...

After you do your Avast Boot Time Scan and the Computer Boots up, it may show you a Report Window listing every potential problem from the Scan. If it does not do this... Open up the main Avast Program and look in the Virus Chest and see if there are any infected files in the Chest. Or try opening up Avast and opening the Log or Reports from the main Program. Either way, look through the Scan Report and select the infected file or you can hold down the control or shift key while selecting multiple files. Then Right Click or use the Menu's at the Top to tell Avast to delete the file or files. If this does not work and returns a can't delete error, then select delete during next reboot. This pretty much always works...

Don


Laura Thompson wrote:
Hi,
 
Yeah, I used advast.  I didn't see how to set up boot scan though.  I don't have spybot though, I had it one time on one of my computers but I never did DL it to this one.  I do have ad aware.  I know TJ has a lot of problems with his computer running really slow, I think it has something to do what all the stuff that he has start up and for some reason his windows updates aren't updating like they should, it's up stairs now, I need to bring it down and really talk a look at it...
 
I don't have any problems with my laptop other than for some reason my WinXP word will not spell check.  I get the: missing msspell.dll and one other one.  I can't find the paper I wrote the errors down on.  I haven't tried uninstalling the program and reinstalling yet.  I have tried inserting the disk and trying repair but that doesn't work.. not really sure what I should do.  Tried looking it up on the net and apparently a lot of people have the problem but don't remember reading how any of them fixed it.  One said to reinstall...
 
Anyway, I'll let you go for now.  TTYL.

Laura ~ Proverbs 17:17 



 

Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 20:16:37 -0500

Subject: Re: Viruses now penetrating deeper | Tech News on ZDNet

Well, with these new Viruses that get into your MBR (Master Boot Record). You probably wouln't even know when you get one. They are being hidden in web sites and you can get them by just surfing the site. These are called Drive By Viruses. The owner of the Site may not even know that the Virus is there. Many reputable Sites have been infected by Hackers this last year and these Drive By Viruses are the main way of Spreading these PC illnesses. E-mail is falling behind in infection rate next to these new types of Viruses. You may not even know you have one. Unless of course it destroys your MBR and your Computer Wouln't Boot:O I would keep watching how my computer acts, because there are several different versions of these new Viruses and they may act differently. As usual with a Virus, if it starts acting weird, slowing down allot or things not working like they should or sends out e-mails that you know you didn't send. You'll start getting Returned Mail Notices from your ISP from addresses that you didn't send e-mail to. But, the worst thing about Viruses now, are the Trojan Viruses. They may not even make your Computer act weird at all. Not if their main goal is to collect Personal Information that is in you Computer. Keep your AntiVires Software updated Daily and do a complete Boot Scan with Avast or what ever AntiVirus software you have if you suspect a problem. Most Viruses can hide while Windows is Running now days. If your AntiVirus Software can't do a Boot Scan, (scanning all Hard Drives before Windows Boots)... then get a different Antivirus like Avast. I know it will do Boot Scans and it's free. I would get SpyBot Search and Destroy (freeware) too and set it up to run when Windows Starts. It will notify you of System Changes if you turn on the "Tea Timer" feature in it. You'll have to go into the advanced settings to turn on the Tea Timer. And there is allot of other stuff in there too. But it gets pretty complicated in Advanced mode. I wouldn't change anything that I didn't really understand. That could give you head aches. The bad thing about these new Viruses that get into your MBR (Master Boot Record) is that most PC Users have no Idea even what an MBR is, much less how to fix a problem there. And if you mess up your MBR, your Computer Will Not Boot at all!:O I think it would be a good idea to get ready in case you get one of these MBR Viruses. There are some freeware and Open Source MBR Restore Tools out there, that I think could fix or even prevent changes to your MBR. Here are a couple that I have found lately....

HDHacker backs up and restores Master Boot Records

Windows by Brad Linder Jan 30th 2009
HDHacker
The Master Boot Record (or MBR) of a hard drive contains the information
your computer needs in order to know how to boot any operating systems
installed on your system. In other words, if something happens to your
MBR or BootSector, you could be left with an unbootable computer.

HDHacker is a Windows utility that lets you backup or restore your boot
record in a snap. The standalone program can be run from your hard drive
or a USB flash drive. The one thing it does require is a working Windows
installation. So if you've accidentally locked yourself out of Windows,
you'll need to find a way back in before you can restore your MBR.

Read more on my blog at,
http://donsdeals.blogspot.com/2009/01/hdhacker-backs-up-and-restores-master.html

Download HDHacker here...
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/01/30/hdhacker-backs-up-and-restores-master-boot-records/

AutoSuperGrubDisk is a very easy to install and use Program that you can either leave on your Computer or Uninstall after you fix your MBR. In this case I would just leave it on my Computer. I have it on my Duel Boot Win XP  and Linux Computer for easy fixing of the MBR, when I take the Second Hard Drive out...
What is Auto Super Grub Disk ?
Auto Super Grub Disk is an special Super Grub Disk fork. It can fix the
Linux boot without having to ask anything to the user who do not have to
bother about what option should (s)he choose.
Go there...
http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/AutoSuperGrubDisk

My Don's Deals Blog at DonsDeals has more links and articles on Computer Security and allot more stuff too. Just do a search for what you are looking for and you can find links to things I have already found out there...

Don
 
Laura Thompson wrote:
so what is your best advice for not getting a virus?  I mean have Virus software, ok what else?  If you can get one just by surfing which I don't understand how, how do you protect yourself.  ?

Laura ~ Proverbs 17:17 




 

Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 18:49:36 -0500

Subject: Viruses now penetrating deeper | Tech News on ZDNet

Viruses now penetrating deeper

By Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia
Posted on ZDNet News: May 13, 2009 6:52:27 AM

New malware variants have taken researchers by surprise by adapting new "stealth" methods to penetrate systems deeper so as to avoid detection, according to Kaspersky Lab. The antivirus company said in a video conference Wednesday, a new variant of botnet, Sinowal--also known as Torpig--marks the first time cybercriminals have used such sophisticated methods.
Kaspersky said Sinowal writes itself to the user's hard drive master boot record (MBR), the operating system's lowest level, and has been successful in avoiding detection by antivirus products.
It said the worm has has over the last month been actively spreading through a number of methods including Web sites exploiting the Neosploit rootkit and a vulnerability in PDF software, Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Read more...


http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-301551.html





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Living Beings Blog has some MP3 Song clips from our Living Beings - Climate Control album. Also, I put up some of my favorite Pic's. http://livingbeings.blogspirit.com/



And here's an alternative DonSongs download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3's. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopDonSongs002



CMU - Christian Music Underground

CMU was started by Don Bishop to share the music of myself and of course the rest of you guys who are among the non commercial artists out there who work hard at their music and want to Glorify, Praise and Share the Love of our Lord Jesus.

http://christianrocker.com/index.php?mode=player&type=radio&id=79



DonSongs Blog... This is a Collection of Songs written & Sung by Don Bishop from 01-1991 to 03-2002.http://donsongs.blogspirit.com/




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Don

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God Bless,

Don

Check out my Web Pages and Blog's too...

Don's Music and Poems at DonSongs.com

DonSongs! Download Both Albums in MP3's Free! Also, there's Pages of my Songs, Poems and Pic's of me and friends:>) www.DonSongs.com

DonSongs New Site With Music Players for Both Albums and New Page Design...

Download The Whole Living Beings - Climate Control Album Free!:) We have our New Album Out Now! With me, Don Bishop doing Vocals and Lyrics and Marty Splawn Playing all the Music! And You can Download the whole Album Free!

http://bishopco.com/LivingBeings/LivingBeings-ClimateControl-mp3.html

And here's an alternative Living Beings download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3's. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopLivingBeingsClimateControl

Living Beings Blog has some MP3 Song clips from our Living Beings - Climate Control album. Also, I put up some of my favorite Pic's. http://livingbeings.blogspirit.com/

 And here's an alternative DonSongs download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3's. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopDonSongs002

DonSongs Blog... This is a Collection of Songs written & Sung by Don Bishop from 01-1991 to 03-2002.http://donsongs.blogspirit.com/

I need help starting a ministry for Kids. Do you love Kids and Teenagers? If you feel a calling on your life to help the least of these grow up and learn to live and love and believe in Jesus, then please check out our vision.

Psalms 68 Ministries http://www.Psalms68.com

My Web Site's Business Page, the Entry Point for all the rest. My New Site is at http://bishopco.com/mambo/ and my old faithful is at http://www.BishopCo.com

Classified Ads, Place Your's for Free Here! Try out my free Classified Ads Site.

Don's Deals Free Classifieds http://epage.com/js/csp/c44364/b44364/r571658/?csp=44364