this link leads to the english support-site ... ~*~

is the Hijackthis program. Originally developed to repair 'hijacked' InternetExplorers
- i.e. when of sudden it starts with some weird pages instead of the chosen one ...
meanwhile it became a full system against malware/trojans - settled somewhere
'between' AdAware and Trojanscanner ... here the download site of Chip Magazine Germany
but cnet and zdnet will have it too ... here you will find illustrated instructions of use, english -
the free program creates a logfile that cAn be analyzed on this support site and, as nobody is able to know all the cryptic names of every legal process, they offer also a database of known processes - the program works without installations therefore may be started even directly from the zipfolder - good hunting :) ~*~

A couple times lately when trying to open a window i have been told that there are not enough system resources available. There were a couple things open one time and nothing else open another time. Restarting the puter fixed it both times but i got to wondering, is there any way to find out exactly what is running at a given moment.

at sysinternals.com they have the freeware 'process-explorer' which is better.
Else I recommend the hijackthis proggy below, contains naturally a task-spot as well ... ~*~

Will give them a try, thank you :)

WinZip has released version 9.0-SR1 to fix some security flaws. An additional
benefit this version offers is - if a user double clicks an executable file in a zip
archive, the user is prompted before the file is executed. Better safe than sorry.

WinZip Advisory
Secunia Advisory

you cAn find at Carbonize.UK - a decent site not only for webdesigners ... ~*~

I was playing my games on here just yesterday.. I must have clicked something.. now my text in my browser window is huge.. how do I get the text back to how it was??

hold and press the control key and use the scroll wheel on your mouse ;)

On your top bar click 'View' - then 'text size'.

thanks you two!

gator=bad news!

easy walmart for hackers possibly ... unless you save their 'brainfile' on
floppy or usb-stick and, really have the discipline to remove store every after ... ~*~

There are password managers that have relatively good encryption. for example Password Safe

Help!!! I cannot play any of my games as all the images have disappeared off the page....frogs, country flags, which opponent is online, membership status (pawn, rook). I was online last night on my home computer and it was working fine, also from my work computer earlier today.
I haven't loaded anything new onto my computer. I've tried CTRL F5, right clicked on an image /show picture and again nothing.
What is happening???? Anyone??? :)))
Thank you.

It's been fixed more than 6 hours ago.

Had this email today, wonder if anyone has any experience:


*Dear ,

These days you can get everything you need online – including peace of mind – when you shop using Virtual Account Numbers.

Virtual Account Numbers is a free service for AT&T Universal Card members that gives you a substitute card number to use in place of your credit card number when you make a purchase online. This random number provides you with additional security.

It's easy to use: before every online purchase, you simply get a new number from Virtual Account Numbers to use at each new merchant. And activating this free service is easy, too:

1. Sign on to Account Online at www.universalcard.com.

2. Click on the Virtual Account Numbers link on the top right of the statement page and follow the simple steps.


Plus, you'll get these convenient features:

Choice of user mode: You can download and install Virtual Account Numbers on your computer, or access it on the web without having to download it.


Automatic Form Fill: With just one click, it automatically fills out the merchant's form with the Virtual Account Number and its expiration date, your shipping address and your billing address (only available on download version).


Adjustable Settings: Set the spending limit and expiration date for each new Virtual Account Number.


Recurring Payment Option: You have the flexibility to use a Virtual Account Number once or to use a Virtual Account Number for recurring payments for up to two years.


Here's how easy it is to use Virtual Account Numbers when you're ready to make a purchase at the "Check Out" page:

1. Log in with your user name and password when the Virtual Account Numbers screen automatically pops up.

2. Get a substitute credit card number for your online purchase.

3. Enter your number into the merchant's form, set the Virtual Account Number expiration date, and you're done.


So for more secure shopping, sign on to Account Online at www.universalcard.com and start using Virtual Account Numbers today.

they mention it in their archives ... ~*~