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Reply to Take a look at the Arovax spyware cleaner in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Seems to be quite effective....my wife was online for a while doing her own thing, and when I came back to check it, there were several entries of "pluto", a tracking device of fastclick.com, some entries of "V5" another tracking device, and 2 "mysearch" browser modifiers had been blocked. In all there were 15+ entries detected and blocked for manual deletion. Could be a win, win situation to supplement other antispy's, works in the backgr

Reply to Is this an addiction? in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

Boy didn't this turn real serious all of a sudden! Yup, all wore out frum a gig at der standup club.....cain't be funny all da time Truth is, my time here at WC has given the wife a real stern look ri

Reply to H R Giger's incredible art in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Wow, technology! We had to tie knots in a rope. That's okay, I had a classmate who was jealous of my abacus....Moses never got over that, having to rely only on his fingers

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Hey! I'm just an old fart who is still intimidated by computers Me too....bit hard reconciling modern technology with someone whose most up to date calculator at school was an abacus :LOL And my recent luck with computers is equivelant to being caught in a deluge of money and getting washed down the

Reply to A lull in Windowblinds skins? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

it's no simple task to produce a high-quality skin And I guess, with transparencies and other more recent features, a fully skinned WB would take longer to complete than before.

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It's nice to see you're on the job all fresh and ready to go, all the best in it

Reply to H R Giger's incredible art in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Starkers, r you an ELP fan also? Absolutely, now my thinking cap's been found I've made the connection to Tarkus the album. Been a while since I heard anything of theirs....lost over 450 CD's in a break in a coupla years back, been hard replacing them al .<TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align

Take a look at the Arovax spyware cleaner in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Hi all, was just browsing Major Geeks and came across this spyware cleaner Link and thought some here might find it useful against spyware. Don't jnow how effective it is as yet, but it promises a suite of tools to combat malware, tracking devices and more. I ran it upon installation and it found a few items that Adaware, MS Antispy and Spybot had missed last night, so it could be w

Reply to How to rename JPEGs, BMPS? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Link Sorry about that, dunno what went wrong but hopefully this one works thanks for letting me know

Reply to Is this an addiction? in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

In putting all jokes aside, I come to WC for the enjoyment, and because my enjoyment level is so high, I spend alot of time here. Being that I'm rather incapacitated due to arthritis, I don't get out alot anymore, so I need to occupy my mind and time with something more entertaining and interactive than watching TV. If I'm not here, I dabble on the computer in various ways and have begun to teach myself to use things like Paintshop Pro 5.5 and Skinst

Reply to Random Desktop Wallpaper Switcher in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Hi a99, if you go to Link this one will load a whole folder regardless of how many files and is programmable to change randomly at intervals you set.....worth checking to see if it suits your needs, no spyware, etc

Reply to How to rename JPEGs, BMPS? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

UPDATE: Just got a download notification from MS about a new powertoy that renames, tranfers and deletes files and much more Link Why is it these things always come out after the need has passed? Haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it'll have its uses

Reply to H R Giger's incredible art in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I used to have it but my memory fails me right now...Tarkus the Tank, was that Emerson, Lake & Plamer? Rings a bell but not quite sure, and I'd like to order it cos stuff like that just ain't kept on the shelf anymore. Thanks

Reply to Nigerian Internet Scammers At It Again....Still in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I'm rich. It says so. Not bloody likely.....and it's omitted that recipients are required to pay taxes and transfer fees 'up front' to claim this fictional amount. Just in case it's not read between the lines..... But it's true, instant millionaires are created by this lotter

H R Giger's incredible art in WinCustomize Talk JoeUser Forums

I don't normally watch much TV, but a show on the making of the Alien movie caught my attention for its reference to H R Giger and his artworks Apart from one piece that someone had turned into a wallpaper, I knew nothing about this great artist so did a search and came up with this site.....familiar with Giger's art or not, it's worth a look. BTW, the making of 'Alien' is currently showing on Foxtel's Showtime network for those interested

Reply to should Microsoft be using our skins for future generations? in Microsoft WinCustomize Forums

Better Bash than Bush! Shouldn't that be: Better Bash Bush? Sorry, couldn't help myself

Reply to Nigerian Internet Scammers At It Again....Still in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

at it again? yep, again today, tomorrow, the day after....and so on....still at it. They're targeting more and more people via instant messaging, usually in Christian type chat rooms, to add a more perso

Reply to Nigerian Internet Scammers At It Again....Still in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Gee...I'd bloody-well hope so.... I've always been distrusting of the something for nothing (very little) spiels....the, you give us this much and we'll give ALL this come on's. The thing is, some people aren't and are tempted by oh so attractive offers....dollar signs light up in their eyes before

Reply to should Microsoft be using our skins for future generations? in Microsoft WinCustomize Forums

Ok, fence-sitter....it's either not got a function or it has Ok then, it has.....without it there'd be an empty, dust collectin' picture hook, unemployed security personell Now, getting back to the origin

Nigerian Internet Scammers At It Again....Still in WinCustomize Talk JoeUser Forums

A couple of nights ago, my wife was talking with an online friend in a Christian Chat room...nothing unusual about that, until a person claiming to be a refugee in Africa gate-crashed the conversation and appealed for her to go into a private room, urgently! It began with: "I'm in danger, my mother, my father, my whole family was murdered by rebels, now they're after me." Well naturally my wife was alarmed and accepted the request to find

Reply to Just Installed Vista in New Releases WinCustomize Forums

Given the sentiment against piracy around here, it beats me why you'd openly brag like this....you'll gain no respect

Reply to should Microsoft be using our skins for future generations? in Microsoft WinCustomize Forums

The Mona Lisa doesn't 'function'..... I beg to differ....it functions as a magnet for tourists to spend their money on viewing something without function

Reply to Installation Problems in Windows XP WinCustomize Forums

upichie...yrag is right, my first XP install was from an upgrade disk, and I had problems when retaining the original file format. When you put in your upgrade disk, select the format option, not the leave option, and the NTFS file system will be automatically chosen for you. Once the format has completed, your XP upgrade should proceed as normal....just follow the prompts and enter the required data. However, should it stop analyzing again, try

Reply to Windows Vista tool targeted by virus writers in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

human ingredient, which is both exhilerating and frightening at the same Yes....and what is most frightening is how lawmakers have become too lax and lenient on law breakers...thanks to undue pressure from namby pamby do-gooders and civil libertarians. Bah humbug...bring back the rope. I

Reply to Is anybody sick of Vista already? in New Releases WinCustomize Forums

VISTA = Virus Inside. Switch to Apple And where do you think the viruses will go if there's a mass exodus to Apple? Given that the parasite virus writers want to impact on the greater number, they'd follow the migration and Macs would become the primary target....and I'd not be bothered one iota <im