I'm the one saying, "uhhh." (I wasn't really saying, "uhhh'. I was actually being quite intellectual at the time. 
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I only have ONE image of me from Saltare. It's a funny one too I'm the one saying, "uhhh." (I wasn't really saying, "uhhh'. I was actually being quite intellectual at the time. )
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I received my book last night...now I have to worry about the homework  I'm going to try to read the first couple of chapters tonight and do part of my homework. It's due Friday morning, and we have our first lab Friday afternoon ::sigh:: Why did I chose Physics as my major? haha I'm taking a trip to Sir's Fabric store Saturday  I'm going to get some material for another gown and for Persian clothing woohoo! I hope I can get some clothes made by Feb 2nd!
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I ordered a textbook on the 16th and received an email stating that it was mailed on the 17th. Today (Saturday) is the 21st, and I have yet to see it! I want my stinkin' book. I have homework to do I was supposed to receive it in 2-4 days I better receive it Monday. ::sigh:: I sent in reservations for Midwinter A&S. Received an email that reservations for my friend and me are confirmed! We have warm beds and warm food  |
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For anyone who may read this... I want to put my Chatter Box over on the right side...and I want the Journal part of it to be more to the right. (I want none of the forest picture to be obscured by my text). I've messed with the html code, but I don't get where I want to be. Can anyone help? 
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After a short work week, it's still nice to know that it's Friday! I have actually done well this week..I have not been late to class once! After coming back from Saltare, I have been listening to Renaissance (mostly) dance music and Middle Eastern music. I had learned a very little Middle Eastern dance a couple of years back, but now I want to learn more. I'm thinking of making some Middle Eastern clothing now. I want something really cool like this:  I just have to figure out how to make all that! |
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PHP SetCookie with Localhost and Apache by FrosT Introduction As some developers may not know working with a localhost Apache and PHP server requires different setups than working with an actual domain name on a remote server. This article will discuss how to setup your script correctly to store localhost cookies with FireFox and Internet Explorer without too much of a hassel. Development Coding You may want to have a development PHP and Apache server on your own local computer to program and test data and new changes to your current web development software. A local Apache and PHP server allows for easy programming with a plus of not having to upload programmed files to the production server. But what about storing cookies on Localhost? Well I recently came across an issue with the setcookie function on the localhost Apache and PHP server. I searched sometime to find the answers I was looking for. Lets dive in! SetCookies with Localhost and Apache Setting cookies on localhost with Apache and PHP running is not to much of a chore. I would recommend coding a particular part for your development box that is strictly for it to house all the necessary modified settings, such as setcookies. Here is the correct format needed to SetCookies on localhost box with Apache and PHP. setcookie("username", "George", false, "/", false); Using that code to set the cookie the web application needs will save someheartache. I do not know the whole reasoning why the setcookie must be set up in that format, but I do know using the setcookie formatted as above with your development system does work! Ending Notes Using the format of the setcookie function with PHP and Apache works great on a Localhost. I love this for my development server, grant it I have variables set for domain and time so I can change all this with one swoop of a config file. Set it up the way you want on your localhost Apache and PHP server. Now you have the correct setcookie code, use it at your own risk! |
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PHP Spam Blocking Tips and Tricks by FrosT Introduction Spam Blocking is soon enough becoming an art. Everyone tries to block spam but the hard issue is, how is an entry deemed spam? Well in this article I will explain some tips and tricks with programming and coding in PHP on how to block those spammers. Note that this trick will not always work but so far as worked for 98% of the time. Enough of chit chat onto the PHP Spam Blocking Tips and Tricks. Block those Spammers Blocking spammers is a technique that has taken many years of coding and programming to figure out a decent way. Recently the way I have been monitoring spam posts is gathering the complete text with server variables and trying to find a uniqueness in them all. First attempt at blocking spam I tried was making a "spam" list of common sites found in Spam posts. This works good, but spammers have too many urls and it would fill up probably 2 or 3mbs of just websites blocked. Now I have all these server variables, cookies, and POST data from these spammers I use code to figure out a common between them. Well after I received all those spam data with the variables I needed some data to compare it to. Next I monitored just regular user's comments. Server variables and everything to figure out how their posts work. Compare and Contrast in the Programming world is essential. With PHP it makes it easy, at least for me. Using PHP to filter through all these posts (100's of them) I came across a common denomiator. Refferer Check. Well this refferer check only worked for a few months until the spammers figured out how we were blocking them with PHP. Back the the drawing board. By this time I had realized something in the PHP Server Variables code, cookies! Cookies with Spam Cookies are very delicious but not the kind we are talking about today. The cookies we are talking about are website cookies. Looking closely at the cookies in PHP a common denominator was found, SPAMMERS do not have website set cookies! With the glory of PHP I confirmed this accusation. After it was confirmed I coded a cookie check in PHP and set a cookie for every single page on Aeonity Free Blog. After a week of making sure it was only spammers that do not have the cookie set I was satisfied and put it live. To Date my PHP Anti-Spam cookie check code has blocked over 400 spammed messages and it has only been in the works for 2 days! Spammers are Lazy Spammers are very lazy. They have to program bot scripts to do their dirty work for them. Because these are scripts ran on the spammers servers they have to falsify information. When the spammers figure out about the cookie check, maybe then I have to move onto my next idea for blocking spam. This idea I will hold off till a later time. One rule of thumb for any programming language is do not give away your ideas too soon. Especially with PHP, it will be out in the open faster than you can say, snot on a shingle. Ending Notes I have never met a person who enjoys Spam. I sure as hell do not enjoy spam especially when it is spamming my own programs and software I programmed. That is why I love PHP it is easy to work with and figure out data that in other languages it would be very hard to. With the simplicity of programming PHP I have learned these Tips and Tricks to succesfully blocking Spam! |
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5 Tips to Staying Healthy by FrosT Introduction The secret to staying healthy is not completely in dieting and exercise. Grant it that pushes you towards it with great speed. The secret to staying healthy is within yourself. It is how you view yourself and how you live your own life. Being healthy does not strictly include physical appearance. Look deep down into your own self. Here are 5 Tips or items that I have came up with that I should be doing to make my own life healthier. Tip 1 on Staying Healthy: Get off your butt! For a long time I was an addict of computers. Gaming, programming anything to do with computers I was into it. I loved to program and play video games. I loved it so much I missed out on my High School years. I blew off my best friend and did not even tell him goodbye when he moved away, how sad is that? The best advice is to get off your butt and do something. If you sit around your house all day playing on computers your missing out on a whole world of fun. This does not mean give up the computer. Just limit your time, say an hour or two a day. Play a family game or meet up with some friends. The computer is not everything in life. I try to limit myself to an hour a day ofcomputer time. I am glad I do. I give myself 30 minutes for playing a game and 30 minutes for talking with people. The rest I figure out something fun to do. Computers will not be around forever, so do not waste your life living on them. That is perhaps the biggest regret of my life. I missed out on too much fun while I was young and ended becoming very unhealthy in my attitude, appearance and my state of mind. I became addicted. Do not be like me! Tip 2 on Staying Healthy: Strive to Learn Learning is important to anyone. While you are young learn as much as you can. The older you get the harder learning becomes. Even at he age of 21, I can tell a huge difference now than earlier in my life at trying to learn new skills and knowledge. Learning and keeping yourself up to date is very important to living a healthy life. But just like with anything, do not consume yourself into learning. What good does knowledge do if there is no one to share it with? Have fun with what you have learned. Go out with friends and maybe even incorperate what you have learned with that good time. For instance if you just learned the rules of raquette ball, hell go play some raquette ball! Great sport and fun to do with 4 people or even 8 people! Learning does not always have to be limited to boring stuff. Learn a new sport, or even find a subject that interests you and strive to learn that. I would love to learn Spanish and one of these days I will take a full fledged course with a trip to Mexico just to learn it. Learning is the one thing that no matter who you are you can always do more of. If you want to learn programming just ask me. I love to program and I am damn good at it. Just a simple ask and I will be happy to teach you. Better yet take a class for it. I can always help out with any questions you may have. Tip 3 on Staying Healthy: Do What you Love Make finding what you want to do in life your highest priority. Once you find that do it! Money is not always happiness. There are certain circumstances that can get in the way but those are just minor detours. Figure out what in life makes you happy and find out if you can do that for the rest of your life. I am still trying to find out what I love to do in life. I like computers but not enough to want to work on them for the rest of my life. I am still searching for what I want to become. I know I love to hunt, but I need to learn more about that type of work before I can make an educated decision if that is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I have been working on figuring out what I want to do for the past 3 years and I still have yet to make a decision. For now I will do what needs to be done, but know once I figure out what I want to do I will do it. Even if I am 50 by the time I figure out, at some point in my life I will do what I love for a living or just for fun! Tip 4 on Staying Healthy: Work for Something One of the major flaws I see anywhere is people do not have anything to work for. Well work for something! Do not just go through the motions of life working for nothing. Find something that you are working for. Whether it be working for your family, your dog, or even your own happiness. Work for something. Without something good to work for work seems and is pointless. You will not put 100% effor into your job without having a purpose other than being fired. Think of an item that is positive to work for. Even if it is working for a trip to Europre in 2 years. That is something to work for. Set goals and meet them. Your life will have new meaning and your efforts will not go without reward! Tip 5 on Staying Healthy: Emotions Mean Everything Emotions are what make humans, well humans. Our emotions hold us back and can push us to do stuff. I know my emotions hold me back alot. My plan will be to figure out what these emotions are, the situations these emotions arise, and how can I fix it for next time. My biggest emotional problem is with meeting new people, particularly a female. I am very shy and I like to stay quiet until I know what and who that person is. I come off as being very rude. Not meaning to be, but it still happens. One of my goals in life is to be able to meet new people and talk to them without coming off being rude or blowing them off. This is a major step for me as I am very shy person. Once I overcome that I will be very happy. Try not to let your emotions get the best of you. Depression is a very serious emotion. I know I had a problem with my body from my thyroid which made me very depressed. I did not want to do anything or talk to anyone. Even my girlfriend of 2 years I found it hard to talk to her. One day I got really numb and figured something was wrong with me and sought help. I found that when my dog, Gus, got ran over two year ago it kicked in my thyroid problem full speed. Thyroid controls a lot of emotions and physcial attributes to your body. I gained 30lbs without blinking and did not want anything to do with anyone. After meeting with the doctor he found out I did have a thyroid problem and immediatley put me on medication. 6 months later I am doing great! Just like everyone I still get depressed. Being depressed is a fact of life. Just do not let it control your life. Self-pity is perhaps the number one problem I see with anyone. I know I did it for a long time. STOP IT! Do not self-pity yourself. You will not get any help from me. It is dumb stop feeling sorry for yourself. All people will think you to be a whiney idiot. STOP IT! Learn that life does not revolve around you! STOP IT! There are other people who are worse off than you. STOP IT! Ending Notes With these 5 tips hopefully you can learn that live a healthy life. I know I am going to give these 5 tips a whirl. Along with trying to live by them I will try to eat healthier and workout frequently. Do not get down on yourself, just stop saying you will do it and DO IT. Follow through with your actions. If you do stuff for a while and get really tired, take a break for a day or two. Just do not let that breaking become a habit. There are enough hours in the day. Keep a journal every night. Your memory will only get worse. Hold what you have in your memories in those journals. I know your kids and grandkids and great grandkids will thank you for it later! |
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 You are a Sphinx! You are mocked for your unusual appearance, but you are very loving and devoted. People just need to give you a chance! |
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I'm glad we're off for holiday! I can just take it easy. My legs are killing me from dancing all day Saturday. I walk like I have two broken legs haha Sunday morning (after 1AM) I drove home...this time I made the trip in about 2.5 hours. I left behind the pig trails that got me lost on the way down, and opted for going through Atlanta. I got home at 4AM blahhh Today I have to help my niece with a project...she's taking a (mental) trip to England and Scotland, so I'm going to help her out...make her a fake passport and all that fun stuff. |
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I had previously posted: 12th: I am excited because I get to go to Saltare, a big medieval dance event in Carrollton, GA. 13th: It took me three hours to get there because I got lost so many times!! I was out in the middle of nowhere, stopping every ten minutes to get directions haha! I finally got there with three minutes to spare...I was afraid my lodging hostess would be gone. 14th: I had a terrible night of sleep...woke up every hour :-( But I went to English Country Dance classes all day, and got a refresher course in ECD :-) I went to the big ball Sat night and had a great time. |
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I had my first three days of blogging deleted. It's too bad I didn't copy them. I thought about it before I left on Friday, then said...nah...the site's just going a little crazy...nothing to worry about. Now I know! UPDATE: Wow! I found my missing entires when I did a search for my blog. They were in a cached page! Here they are: Road Trip Date: Jan 12th, 2006 6:56:27 pm - Subscribe Mood: excited Mood: anxious I am excited. I may be going to a dance event called Saltare. We do English Country Dance (Like in Pride and Prejudice...any of the 10 movies) and 15th and 16th Century Italian dancing as well as other types. It's awesome! I am just trying to find a place to stay. A lady has offered me a place as long as I bring my own "bed" with me! haha I hope I get to go! Comments: (1) ________________________________________ 2nd day of class, and I missed it too Date: Jan 11th, 2006 10:57:58 pm - Subscribe Mood: aloof My first entry...and I begin on a bad note. Monday was the first day of classes. As always I got up late and ended up not even leaving my house until it was PAST time for me to leave for work. So I was late to work...but I get away with it. I do not know why no one says anything to me. It is unacceptable! Today, was the second day of class. I got up and got ready, but I got to school agout five minutes late and ended up driving around looking for parking. Needless to say, I found none and left at twenty past the hour. I wish I could understand why I do this. I am hurting myself and my friends and family. How can anyone respect me when I do not respect appointed times? No matter how early I awake, I am always late. |
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Magic Bullet 10 Second Recipe Maker by FrosT NOTE: Please read my new blog about the Magic Bullet: The Magic Bullet - Save Your Money Introduction For christmas I received The Magic Bullet from my Fiance's Brother. It seems pretty good for minor small jobs and maybe if there were more recipes so you could figure out how much one shot can make it would be better. Here are the pro's that I have found from my usage. Pros of the Magic Bullet The Magic Bullet is very small and compact, which saves you counter space. This feature of the Magic Bullet is essential for me living in my own 1 bedroom 640 SQ Ft. apartment. The Magic Bullet comes with 4 dirnking mugs, which fancy that double as another container for mixing food, recipes and drinks in. The mugs doubling as a mixing container is a major plus. Let's say I want to add more Banana to my smoothie, well I simply add as much banana as I want to it then unscrew the saftey ring around the lid and place it onto the Magic Bullet, and voila! A personalized smoothie. All in all the Magic Bullet will seem to come in handy for a while since it will just be my fiance and I. Cons of The Magic Bullet Although the features of the Magic Bullet mentioned above are great, there are some downsides to the Magic Bullet. The first downside to the Magic Bullet is the Magic Bullets size. The size makes it hard to do a lot of smoothies for alot of people. Because for each person you have to mix the ingrediants seperatly. Which also makes it interesting when trying old recipes that feed 4 people, you have to cut it in half or even into fourths just to make that meal. Finally the lack of Recipes provided by the initial package of the magic bullet. The Magic Bullet comes with about 15 recipes, you can buy 101 more recipes for $15 more. I went ahead and bought the 101 Recipes and hopefully this will change my views on the Magic Bullet greatly and not just screw me out of my $15. Ending Notes The Magic Bullet is very handy for a small crowd and family. I would not recommend this for a family bigger than 3, if so I hope you have a huge kitchen and 2 or 3 bullets. The Magic Bullet will be handy for small jobs that everyone hates such as Chopping onions, as this can be done relativley fast. The Magic Bullet will also save time in that you can chop all your vegtables at once without the mess of a chopping board. If the Magic Bullet is something you think you want I would say try it, but buy it from a store. The Magic Bullet is about $50 cheaper from a store, probably because it just comes with the basics, as in the TV Offer I think The Magic Bullet comes with extra utilities. |
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Leatherman Charge XTi Multi-Tool Review By FrosT Introduction For Christmas I received a Leatherman Charge XTi Multi-Tool the Seclusion 3D model. The Leather Charge XTi is seriously the best leatherman I have ever owned (actually my first leatherman that is all my own) but it ROCKS! My mom and dad bought me the Leatherman Charge XTi for christmas and I am very grateful. Now I just need to keep the Leatherman Charge XTi in great condition. Leatherman Charge XTi Features The main feature for the Leatherman Charge XTi is the Seclusion 3D. I love the camo finish. The Leatherman Charge XTi is lightweight with super-strong titanium handles that are sculpted for comfort, and the titanium handles provide superior protection for the knife blades. With the Leatherman Charge XTi 154 CM premium steel blades. This Leatherman Charge XTI comes with needlenose plier with an increased wire-cutting area. Bronze bushings on the exterior blades permit quick, smooth openings, and the interior blades rotate individually so you can easily access them one at a time. The tools include: gut hook/serrated blade, needlenose pliers, wire cutters, hard-wire cutters, crimper, 154 CM clip-point knife, saw, diamond wood/metal file, two large bit drivers, small bit driver, nine double-end bits, 8" ruler, bottle/can opener, wire stripper, fixed lanyard ring, quick-release lanyard ring and removable pocket clip. The sheath secures the tool open or closed. As a bonus feature the Leatherman Charge XTi comes with a belt clip, carrying case, or even a rock climbing hook for quick access in sticky situations. Favorite Feature Since I love to work on Computers, my favorite feature that the Leatherman Charge XTi has is it's super small screwdriver. The Leatherman Charge XTi has a tool that contains a very small screwdriver used for taking apart various electronics. This weekend we used my Leatherman Charge XTi small screwdriver to fix my mom's brand new Digital Camera which she accidently dropped. Luckily I had the small screwdriver found on the Leatherman Charge XTi and was able to take off the case and fix the camera. Awesome feature for the Electronic freak in your life. Ending Notes If you are looking for a great tool that has LOADS of features than look no further than the Leatherman Charge XTi by Cabelas. I gurantee this tool will not let you down. I love my new Leatherman Charge XTi and I would not trade it for anything in the world. Note the Seclusion 3D model of the Leatherman Charge XTi is strictly Cabela's exclusive. Get your Leatherman Charge XTi Multi-Tools at Cabela's Now! |
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UltraVNC WinVNC Virtual Network Computing By FrosT Introduction Virtual Network Computing or VNC is a great tool for almost any use. Whether you want to access your home computer from work, school, when your on a business trip or even on vacation. With the use of Virtual Network Computing you to can access your home computer remotely via the internet with almost any computer out there with proper software installed. Let's get started! UltraVNC UltraVNC is a popular opensource/free program that allows Virtual Network Computing from any computer with it's software installed. Along with UltraVNC there is UltraVNC Single Click, which is a light version of UltraVNC (only 200KB) that allows a user to just run the program without the hassel of installing and uninstalling from a computer that is not yours to begin with. The Single Click program does not modify the registry but only has limited functionality. UltraVNC SC is a very useful and handy tool for being on the road with your company or on vacation at a family members home with their own computer. Running a VNC Server UltraVNC allows a user to run a Server for their Virtual Network Computing. The VNC server runs default on Port 5900 and allows for multiple settings, such as default password, port change and different view settings a user can have. With the VNC server installed as a Windows XP Service you never have to worry about starting up UltraVNC again! Once you have your server configured you need to forward a port (if behind router/firewall) 5900 to the computer with UltraVNC. If you are on a router with multiple computers on your network, to setup a VNC server that is accesible for each computer simply change the default pport to something other than 5900 and forward the port from the router to that computer. If you need help on Port Forwarding search Google for "Port Forwarding." Running multiple computers with UltraVNC Virtual Network Computing server installed you can access any computer on your network by UltraVNC with great color and speeds. After the UltraVNC Server is installed, setup and configured to your needs it is time to figure out the UltraVNC Viewer. UltraVNC Viewer The UltraVNC Viewer allows a user to remotely connect to a Virtual Networked Computer Fast and Easy. Simply get your computers IP Address (If your IP Address is not static I suggestNo-IP.com to provide you with a Static IP Address. Once you have your IP Address, simply type it into the viewer (If you changed the port from 5900 make sure you do a IP_ADDRESS::PORT to connect to that VNC Server). You will be prompted for a password, type in the default password and now you have access to your computer with UltraVNC Server installed. You can have multiple connections to different servers, if you are on a network with multiple VNC Servers this makes for a great way to tap into 5 computers at once and perform updates remotely without traveling from Computer to Computer. Ending Notes UltraVNC Virtual Network Computing is ideal for almost any person in almost any situation. Give UltraVNC Server and Viewer a try today and open a door to a completely new world of Virtual Network Computing brought to you by UltraVNC, free Virtual Network Computing software. I know I tried it once and I never go anywhere without making sure I can connect to my home PC Remotely by a Virtual Network Computing program such as UltraVNC. |
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Relational SQL Databases Guidelines Tips and Tricks by FrosT Introduction Today I was helping an old friend create some SQL, Structured Query Language. This friend had very little knowledge of Database programming with MySQL. MySQL, a database program used to store, well data, has to be my favorite database program. After generating some table data in 3NF (3rd Normal Form) I explained to him why and what it was I did with the new table SQL structure. In doing this guide and help with him on his SQL Database venture I decided to write this blog entry for those people who want to know a few tricks about SQL Database Programming for Beginners. First Things First First things are first, learn SQL. Take a class, read a book, or look for articles online. This entry will not teach you SQL Database Programming, just a few tips and hints. Now that we have that out of the way the first tip to SQL Database Programming is know what you are coding. Figure out the Use Case scenarios (how users will use the application with the SQL Database) and derive a SQL database from there. Perhaps the biggest mistake I have noticed when programming a SQL Database is no Primary Key. When I code my SQL Database I always have a Primary Key for every table that is unique. Even if I can use let's say an ISBN Number for the primary key, I do not. Reasoning, that is how I was taught and it proves to be very reasonable and useful. Once your first database comes together you will probably see that is how I code SQL databases. So no matter what, always have a Uniquie Primary Key for every table, you will screw yourself later if you do not. Indexs, Keys and 3NF oh My! Indexs are essential in any SQL Database. When making an Index one needs to ask themself, "Will I be querying any data by this column/field?" If you can answer yes to that question, make that column/field and Index. Simple as that. Word of warning, do not go overload on Indexs with your SQL Database, it will slow down runtime. Just do the essential columns in your SQL Database Table with indexs. Keys and Primary Keys: There can be only 1 primary key. This is the master key for the SQL Database table. What the Primary Key does for the SQL Database Table is say, hey every single record here will be "unique" as to say. Here is a real world example of using a Primary Key in a SQL Database Table: Let's say that I have a user table, but I want to allow users to have the same Username. In my SQL Database Table if I do not have a Primary Key set, this will not be possible. But if I have a Primary Key labeled, "userID" any one person can have the username they want. Great feature. Now that you know an example of a SQL Database Table use of a Primary Key, what is a key? A key is a unique identifier of a table. Let's take that userid example and say we want usernames to also be unique. Well just make the username a key, and viola no more double usernames allows. Simple as that. Ending Notes With this breif introduction to 3rd normal form of a Structured Query Language Relational Database Programming, maybe you to can create a fast, easy and reliable database that will last for as long as you last. SQL Database Programming is tough until you get it down solid. Once you have SQL Programming down it is a walk in the park. Remember if you have any questions about SQL Databases, or want help with 3rd Normal Form, just message me. I am always here to give a helping hand. |
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Save the Internet! Bit Torrent Peer to Peer Files and Software Definition by FrosT Edit: Changed Leecher to Strict leecher to avoid confusion. To the person (Matt) who corrected it, next time be polite and your comment would not be deleted. Do not flame or attempt to degrade me in anyway. Feedback is appreciated in a constructive form, you do not have to be an asshole to correct someone. Introduction As many internet users join the internet community a common term keeps popping up, Bit Torrents. What exactly is a Bit Torrent? Well the entry "Bit Torrent Peer to Peer Files and Software Definition" will explain exactly that, the definition and uses of Bit Torrents plus links to Bit Torrent Free software and Free Bit Torrent sites to start you off with. Let's get started. Peer to Peer (P2P) Networks A peer-to-peer network, commonly referred to as P2P is a network of people who share files. IE: Person to Person trading. In the past there have been many programs and networks that offered Peer-to-Peer file Trading. Perhaps the biggest and oldest file trading network via peer-to-peers is IRC or Internet Chat Relay. IRC to this day is still the largest file trading community on the web. With their major networks such as dalnet, which houses more than 100,000 users makes IRC the ideal spot for file trading. IRC is an advanced way for people to trade files, generally non-newbies are very familiar with IRC and use IRC constantly. What about the average users though? I bet you remember Napster. Napster was a Peer-to-Peer network created by Shawn Fawning which was mainly a music trading site. There was one problem with Napster, it was vunerable enough to be shut down. Now Napster is a legitimate pay site while IRC and Bit Torrents remain free. Essentially a Peer-to-Peer network works as such, a person has a file they want to share. They make the file available to a program which then allows users to connect to that person's computer and downloads the file. Once the person who just downloaded this file has it, they now also share this file with all the users of the software and network. That is the essential part of a Peer-to-Peer network. The more people who have the file and are sharing, the better speeds and reliability you have to get a file. Now on to a Bit Torrent. Bit Torrent A Bit Torrent is a small file that contains data of where and how to get a file. A bit torrent connects to a tracker which announces the file. Announcing a file means it sends the data needed to connect to the peers and seeders of the file. A seeder in the bit torrent world is a person who has the whole file and is sharing the file with everyone who has the bit torrent file. Seeders are absolutely necessary and without a seeder for a bit torrent file, no one can get the whole file. Generally when you download a whole bit torrent file, you seed it for at least 12 hours. That way you are giving back what you taken. No one likes strictly leechers. A strict leecher in the Bit Torrent and Peer-to-Peer world is a person who just downloads and downloads and never seeds the bit torrent file or allows people to download off of them. Strict leechers are bad because it breaks what the entire Peer-to-Peer network was based on. Just remember Seed for 12 hours after you download a file to avoid being a strict leecher. Seed for longer if can. With that downloading a bit torrent file is not as complicated as it sounds. With the right websites and software Bit Torrents are an ideal way to share and download files. Bit Torrent Software Perhaps the best Bit Torrent software out there, which is also free is uTorrent. Check out the Article "uTorrent: Free Bit Torrent Program and Software." Ending Notes Bit Torrents are handy for just about any situation where you need to send files to more than one person. uTorrent's Free Bit Torrent software allows you to create your own bit torrent for sharing. With this awesome free feature from uTorrent you ca now share imags with 10 people at once and minimize the time and bandwidth it would take to send all 10 images to all 10 people. |
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Save the Internet! uTorrent: Free Bit Torrent Program and Software by FrosT Introduction In search of a new program or software for download Bit Torrents. Well look no further. uTorrent, a free and basic Bit Torrent program is just for you. Read on for a more indepth explanation of uTorrent, a free Bit Torrent Program. Also see The Secret to Fast Torrent Downloading. Download Free uTorrent Well of course, why not download and try uTorrent its free, its small (roughly 110KB) and nonetheless its FREE. To download uTorrent's free Bit Torrent software simply goto the uTorrent's Download Page. Once uTorrent is downloaded the time for reckoning is over. You have an awesome no BS free bit Torrent program in your possession. Features of uTorrent uTorrent's Free Bit Torrent software offers many free features and easy to navigate with an even easier configurable interface. There is no more of torrents hiding features that you cannot change anyways. uTorrent is ideal for anyone who wants to seed or just leech. uTorrent's Free Bit Torrent software also provides ways to create your own Torrent! No need to go download seperate software to create a torrent, uTorrent has your Torrent Creator packaged into itself. Remember all this in a tiny package of 110KB! Save yourself Memory, space, and time by switching or starting out with uTorrent's Free Bit Torrent program. Ending Notes After downloading and trying out uTorrent's Free Bit Torrent software I will never go back to BitSpirit or Azureus. uTorrent's Bit Torrent software is just the ideal free bit torrent software I was looking for. Screen Shots Here is a screen shot of uTorrent:  |
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Removing Windows XP TaskBar Hack by FrosT Introduction The problem with any Microsoft Product is lack of custimization. I have been recently presented with a question, "How do I remove the Windows XP TaskBar?" In reality there is no correct answer. The only way to remove the Windows XP Taskbar is to use a little hack I have devised. This hack is not the neatest hack but it will do the trick. If you are ready to venture onward I would suggest having a punching bag to avoid frustration. Onto Removeing the Windows XP Taskbar. Software Required Before the actual removing of your Windows XP Taskbar we need to download one peice of software. First software on our list is Object Dock for Windows XP. The free version of Object Dock will be sufficient. After Object Dock for Windows XP has been downloaded we need an older program called WinKey. Notice: If you are using Windows XP 64 Bit read the article HOWTO: Copernic WinKey 2.8 on Windows x64. For the newbies who have never used WinKey, WinKey is a very handy program that allows one to assign shortcut keys to programs using the Windows Key. Object Dock is a program that has "allowed" me to hide my Windows XP TaskBar. Now that we have those programs downloaded and installed time for the next step. Removing/Hiding the Windows XP TaskBar Once ObjectDock is up and running configure it how you want to. My settings were pretty much hide ObjectDock and Hide Windows XP TaskBar. Before I checked the "Hide Windows XP TaskBar" I unlocked the taskbar and made it small at the bottom of the screen. I then right clicked on the taskbar and went to properties to "Auto-Hide" the taskbar. Once that was completed I implemented the Object Docks's feature of "Hide Windows XP Taskbar." Now that your Windows XP Taskbar is removed/hidden hold down the Windows Key and press F9 to open up WinKey. Make sure WinKey loads on Startup, same with Object Dock. Once WinKey Manager opens up assign programs to certain hotkeys as you wish. For instance I have WinKey + X open FireFox and WinKey + I for Internet Explorer. How I decided which programs to add was simple, any program that was on my QuickLaunch was added to my WinKey. If you do not like WinKey and having to memorize shortcuts you can always place a shorcut on the Desktop for access. Ending Notes I know this hack is a little messy but it does the trick. The only other side note about this hack for removing the Windows XP TaskBar is any program you can configured NOT to minimize to System Tray, do so. That way you can Alt+Tab your way around. Questions are always welcomed. |
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Useful Tips Before a Hard Drive Format by FrosT Introduction Here are some very userful tips that one would should take before they format their hard drive. For those of you who want to know I have probably formatted my hard drive about 100 times in the past 5 years, no joking. I speak from certain expierence about formating hard drives. Press the print button and keep this list handy you will need it. Preperations First things first, prepare for the format. Gather a list of documents, pictures, files, and settings that you want to save and copy them to a thumb drive, CD, or another computer on the network before the format of your hard drive takes place. Remember most programs have setting files and if you have a program that has particular settings to your preference I would uninstall that program to see if the settings can be copied and applied in the new system or just copy the whole program to your Thumb drive before the format. Once you have compiled a list of the programs and their settings, and all of the files you need are backed up on a thumb drive or cd, it is time to go over the formatted PC check list. There have been many times when an unpredicted issue came up with the format. Lets go over these issues. Unpredicted Issues Unpredicted issues will come up whether you want them to or not. This list will help keep those issues at a minimum. First of all make sure you have a good Operating System cd for the Operating System you plan to install on your formatted hard drive. Second, if that Operating System needs a CD Key make sure you have them handy. Remember you can never have too many CD Keys to try. Third, make sure you have the name of ALL your hardware. Incase the new Operating System cannot find your drivers this way you are not at a total loss. Fourth, with knowing all the names of your hardware before you format, download the drivers off of Drivers Guide.com. When an issue does arise with the driver for your internet connection, whoa you already have the drivers downloaded, fancy that. Last, but not least, make sure you rented a good movie to watch. This process takes a while. A good movie will speed up the format in a sense. Finally the install of the new Operating System. Installing the Operating System Not all operating systems are the same. When chosing the right Operating System to install there are several factors that will come into play. First, how computer literate are you. If you know very little about computers, Linux is not for you. Second, do you own a PC or a Macintosh. The answer to this question will either limit your Operating System choices are expand them greatly. Finally, make sure your computer can handle the new Operating System being installed. If your system cannot handle the new Operating System then your computer will either be slow or you will have to re-format the hard drive again and install a different Operating System. Ending Notes Once your operating system is online, just simply install the drivers, software and copy the files over from your Thumb drive or CD. Then you can pat yourself on the back for not forgetting anything when formatting your Hard Drive. With these useful tips I have managed to succesfully revert my computer to exactly what it was the past 5 times formatting. When you are ready to format remember these useful tips and save yourself the frustration of losing data and settings. |