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Myspace Mobsters Tips list
Prizes for Completing missions Platinum
How to get your Hitlist Value up
Effective Accounts on Mobsters
I created a forum on one of my other websites and started to just blot down all the stuff I notice as I go along
Weapons list reflects typical weapons as you are at my level . Cliche is just a list of crap I am sick of hearing, and well when you are a pro at the game, anything you say from that last, will just irritate someone who is not as new as you… really saying something you have seen said so many times, does not qualify you as something greater.
How to get 200 energy, well it tells you how without installing crap or giving your password out. When you read it and find out, you are going to kick yourself for not seeing it. lol it is litterally under your nose.
full screen mobbies, just takes you to the mobsters flash ap circumventing the myspace iframe. I use it because that stupid messenger is poorly coded and uses some of my screen relestate. I bought a large screen so I can see more, force me to block my screen a bit and you really upset me.
How to get your hitlist value up, well if your value goes up, you get more people adding you to top mobbies, giving you more energy for missions. and you are more costly to HL.
Effective accounts on the game?? WEll simply stated, you can create all the accounts you want, meaning you can create some accounts for specific tasks while in battle.
And yes I link to my other website, because I want you people to add stuff, so sign up and add to the stuff in my list, or heck argue with me.
WordPress 2.8 Is out
WordPress of course developed another fine version of WordPress.
Of course the auto update did not work well for me so I had of course tomanually install it. just download and walk-through the instructions, nothing more, nothing less.
http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.8.zip
Useful Tool for Your Browsing
http://iworkwithpeople.ourbusinesstoolbar.com/
Can do alot of stuff with this.
It is an add on to your web browser and allows you many things
like office extensions and add ons, along with some games and chat .
the chat is all tech related so you can ask the people within the chatrooms for some help
with tech issues you might have.
there is an rss reader tool also so you can add your favorite news feeds or podcast feeds.
I preloaded a few podcasts I find to be very informative of tech news.
slash dot review
The tech guy
Diggnation
Caffination
and of course a couple feeds from hulu, like Dr House Episodes and Burn Notice.
The cat’s away, the rodents will play
Well I was trying to log into live.pirillo via the Wyldryde irc chat connection. I ran into a bit of an issue. Some how the site scrambled my password.
I headed to the help command “/nickserv help”. The list showed that by typing “/nickserv SENDPASS” it would send my password to my email account so I can verify that I typed it properly. If it was not the proper password I would just go ahead and use the password I typoed. but no, that did not happen, the instant replay was “SENDPASS command unavailable because encryption is in use”. I of course humored by the irony of the no/help post into the chatroom a quote of this error nottice, meanwhile the server keeps changing my name to unidentified, but chatzilla kept trying to sign me back. no less than two seconds after I posted the statement, a low level moderator decides to tell me it isn’t stupid, then kicks me out of the room. I am shocked that he flipped out instead of helping out, I come back and of course “mouse” decides that he hasn’t proven himself a man yet so he goes on to make threats. I have no idea what has him so hot. So I say in some foul words “untill they removes a person like you from moderation, I will not be coming back” and I leave.. What’s he do??? He goes to an unassociated venue that he and I are both signed for, of course he is a moderator there, and he locks my account Geek Pirillo.
Chris clearly does not know this going on and my messages are getting intercepted before they get to him.
Here is the chat log.
> * b has Quit: Client exited
> <romeoxx1> hey
> <Bkil> hi
> <romeoxx1> everyone
> <thisisnotanick> hello
> <HellBoy> Hey guys.
> * Ashryne waves
> <romeoxx1> what is this thing about
> <thisisnotanick> i still got a o-zone song stuck in my head =/
> <Bkil> hi Ashryne
> * TruXter is now known as Unidentified18569
> <Bkil> so…many…ports…to…forward
> * romeoxx1 has Quit: Client exited
> <Ashryne> Take care everyone. Off to help my sister move.
> <thisisnotanick> have fun
> * joe14 has Quit: Client exited
> <CornishNerd> cya Ashryne :d have fun
> <manmaed> bye
> * Unidentified18569 is now known as TruXter
> * wicket Changed The Topic To: Topic: Notebooks / Chris is sleeping and
> dreaming about his trip to Asia / Live Video @
> <TruXter> *nickserv* SENDPASS command unavailable because encryption is
> in use. <— stupid
> * questiuoner has joined #chris
> <thisisnotanick> encryption is stupid?
> * aghhhhhhhhhhhhha has joined #chris
> <Bkil> no
> * TruXter is now known as Unidentified46735
> <mouse> Not really
> <Bkil> encryption is goood
> <aghhhhhhhhhhhhha> why is chris off air hes never off air ??
> <Bkil> good*
> <Bkil> what is down
> <Pixie> Yes, we know. The stream is down. It will be fixed shortly. Please
> don’t complain about it, as there is nothing we can do to fix it.
> <Unidentified46735> not sending me my password because the security level is
> handled improperly is stupid. and not understanding what I mean was stupid.
> <thisisnotanick> retorical question :P
> <thisisnotanick> Unidentified46735: not sent because its encrypted
> <Bkil> Unidentified46735: its good the passwords are encrypted
> <thisisnotanick> as far as i can see
> * Ashryne is now known as Ashryne[Away]
> <CornishNerd> lol 46738
> <ResidentNerd> Unidentified31080, your password is *******
> <questiuoner> Hello I like computers very well I wanna practise english so
> maybe is here oneone who like talk on skype for example?
> <Bkil> its hashed
> <CornishNerd> 46735*
> <Bkil> it can’t be sent to you
> <nichols15> i hate when my computer hates me
> <Bkil> your password isn’t stored in clear text
> <ResidentNerd> hash != encryption
> <thisisnotanick> Unidentified46735: it doesnt know what your password is so
> to speak
> <nichols15> :(
> <Bkil> so it can’t be sent to you
> * aghhhhhhhhhhhhha has Quit: Client exited
> * Unidentified46735 is now known as TruXter
> <Bkil> ask an 0per to help you
> <mouse> You can drop that attitude right now (lol WHAT???)
> <thisisnotanick> Unidentified46735: when you login with your password, it
> encrypts the one you send and compares the two
> <Bkil> they can send you a new pass
> <questiuoner> who want to talk on skype?
> <mouse> And what he means is he forgot his password, and the server will not
> send it
> * Nico has left #chris
> <TruXter> HAHAHAHA and that means it is stupid. if it can not sen you your
> password, then it shouldn’t store your password and it shouldn’t have the
> option to send you a password.
> <Bkil> what?
> <Bkil> you should remember you own pass
> <ResidentNerd> Truxter, lose the attitude
> * TruXter is now known as Unidentified16043
> <Bkil> so you don’t want services to exist? (dude it’s not a service if it does not work)
> <mouse> TruXter Because its not something you like, doenst mean it is stupid
> <Bkil> that is what you are saying
> <Unidentified16043> do ne a favore, type /nickserv help
> * TheDude has joined #chris
> <questiuoner> anyone wanna talk about pc on skype or ventrilo?
> * iniall95 has joined #chris
> * Nico has joined #chris
> <Bkil> I don’t know if its possible to edit the help files for anope
> <thisisnotanick> wb Nico
> <Luma> ok back
> <thisisnotanick> wb
> <iniall95> why aint the stream up?
> <thisisnotanick> brb
> <Unidentified16043> mouse, if mc donald’s drive through had a brick wall
> right after you take your order…. just because you do not like it, does
> not mean it’s stupid.
> <Luma> who here knows of Hanz Zimmer?
> * Unidentified16043 is now known as TruXter
> <Luma> wow what the heck did i miss
> <Nico> tnx thisisnotanickbooted me> <mouse> I hate people who think like that.
> <Bkil> nothing important
> <Luma> mouse: you should speak to one of my friends lol
> * TruXter has joined #chris
> <CornishNerd> righto peeps i gotta go :D bbl
> <mouse> id kick em in the head.
> * TruXter is now known as Unidentified23617
> * TruXter is now known as Unidentified23617
> <Luma> he always says things like “i think anyone who watches a movie like
> this is stupid”
> <CornishNerd> lol mouse
> <thisisnotanick> a brick wall at every mcdonalds drive through would do the
> world good
> <Highlander> woot!
> <ResidentNerd> Unidentified23617, give it thirty days and it will expire
> <Unidentified23617> mouse, I do not have an additude. let’s just relaxe
> and you figgure out who I am as the server changes my name every 3 minutes
> <Luma> i try to tell him, thats your opinion and he always goes “no its fact
> its a stupid movie, and the fact that it has topped box office just goes to
> show how stupid everyone is”
> <Luma> mouse, why dont you speak to him? :P
> <CornishNerd> thisisnotanick = well it is a drive-thru…maybe if they give
> u a wall to drive thu it’d be more fun….
> <mouse> Nope i wont relax, and i especially dont take orders
> <Luma> it was a joke lolz
> * TheDude has Quit: Client exited
> * Dawn has Quit: Take my advice. I don’t use it anyway
> <ResidentNerd> and this isn’t the place to go on about resetting your
> password on this network
> * nitrous has Quit: Client exited
> * Dawn has joined #chris
> * CornishNerd *sighs* have fun all
> * ismetteren has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> <thisisnotanick> CornishNerd: lol yeah
> * Milos has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> * compgenius999 has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> <thisisnotanick> cya
> * BladeRunR has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> * ismetteren has joined #chris
> * landorindustries has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> * Milos has joined #chris
> * ijonlive has Quit:
> <Bkil> Unidentified23617: it changes your nick every 1 minute
> <Pixie> You may change your nick by typing /nick followed by the nickname
> you want, and hitting enter. Example: /nick newnickgoeshere
> * BladeRunR has joined #chris
> <Bkil> yes Pixie
> * DataBrokers has Quit: Goodbye
> * pcuser14 has joined #chris
> <Luma> oh right
> * CornishNerd has Quit:
> <ChrisPirillo> what is apple
> <ChrisPirillo> what is mac
> * lalala has joined #chris
> <Pixie> Yes, Chris is surrounded by these particular Apple computers:
> http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-471546-10505522 – get one for yourself, and
> check out the latest coupons for the entire Apple Store:
> http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/11/30/apple-store-cyber-monday-sale/
> * compgenius999 has joined #chris
> <Unidentified23617> ok, then you offer no solution yet you ban because
> someone uses logic to talk to you? you are a twelve year old with an
> ability to boot people and are more damage than use., untill chris removes a
> tard like you, there is no need in coming here, dumbXXX
> * Unidentified23617 has left #chris
> <Bkil> lol!!
> * landorindustries has joined #chris
> <lalala> ololololfsdfdsfsfsdfd
> <lalala> s
> <pcuser14> whay off air ?
> <Bkil> what is down
> <Pixie> Yes, we know. The stream is down. It will be fixed shortly. Please
> don’t complain about it, as there is nothing we can do to fix it.
> <lalala> sorry my sister ;/
> <HellBoy> o_O
> <Bkil> ty mouse
> <mouse> Kline_Raider may want to talk to your friend.
> <Highlander> wow had their weeties this morning
> <thisisnotanick> this is one of the less strict channels ive been in
> <lalala> of air
> <lalala> off air
> <thisisnotanick> compared to others
> <Bkil> lalala: we know
> <Dawn> amen
> <HellBoy> Ive had stricter SERVERS
> <HellBoy> Lol.
> <mouse> and i didn’t ban anyone till after he left, so whos the idiot?
> <Kline_Raider> do you know what Kline is ?
> <Bkil> 1. we did offer a solution
> <Bkil> 2. you didn’t use logic
> <Bkil> 3. not a good idea to insult people who are trying to help you (he was not helping)
> <Luma> thisisnotanick: what is the most strict channel you have ever been
> in?
> * pcuser14 has Quit: Client exited
> * matt has joined #chris
> <mouse> and i wont be removed. and im 30 to be exact oh and ive been a
> member almost 10 years
> * lalala has Quit: Client exited
> * Davidmoreen has joined #chris
> <matt> omg hes off air!!!!
> <thisisnotanick> Luma: cant remember, but most larger channels auto kickban
> on many things this does not
> <thisisnotanick> like links
> <Bkil> matt: we know
> <thisisnotanick> even though they are not allowed
> <Bkil> fff
> <Luma> yeah, this place is very balanced
> <Dawn> the thing is when a channel has as many people in it that this one
> does, the ops have to be proactive because if they ever get behind the 8
> ball the channel will devolve into such a mess nobody could chat
> <matt> is he ever off air?
> <thisisnotanick> usually you dont get a second chance
> <Bkil> yes no matt
> <Dawn> i wish some people could understand this
> * matt is now known as Unidentified1569
> <Bkil> now*
> <Luma> what i hate most is when people forget that chatting here is a
> privlidge
> <Bkil> I increased the firewall security on my router, and I think it broke
> ventrilo
> <thisisnotanick> Luma: yup
> <Luma> they dont have to be here just as we dont have to let them be here
> <Bkil> I port forwarded
> <Bkil> but it doesn’t work
> * Unidentified1569 has Quit: Client exited
> <Luma> they feel as if its a service they are paying for or something
> * ExtraNormal has Quit: Ping timeout
> <thisisnotanick> indeed
> <Luma> and all the hops / ops have to treat them with respect
> <Luma> but that usually ends pretty fast
> <Bkil> when they don’t treat other users with respect
> <ConstantNewbie> Luma, I find respect as a weaknesss.
> <Luma> definently
> <iniall95> why aint the live stream online?
> * vizzuttifan has joined #chris
> <Bkil> cuz it is
> <Bkil> we don’t know
> <Luma> my mother works with a man at a school who got angry at her for not
> called him “Sir”
> <iniall95> oh ok
> <Luma> even though my mother is older then him
> <mouse> If I was really mean, I would freeze him on geeks untill he
> appologized. But im nto that mean (he did it, I’m locked out)
> <ConstantNewbie> I don’t respect anybody online, because they are complete
> strangers.
> <Bkil> lol
> * nichols15 has Quit: Client exited
> * UggZ has Quit:
> <Luma> as if she was some “student” of his
> <Highlander> i get no respect *Cry*
> <Bkil> is he still here?
> <ConstantNewbie> I don’t want any.
> * Joshua{XP} has joined #chris
> <Bkil> lol, his ban is the only one in the list
> * Luma gives Highlander a big tripple chocolate cake because he likes
> Highlander a lot!
> * mjsa has Quit: Client exited
> <mouse> it affects him and Kline_Raider
> <Bkil> aww
> <Kline_Raider> screenshot and emailed. we all gotta have our proof :-)
> <Bkil> same person?
> * Joshua{XP} has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> * Highlander thinks he should be worried about luma liking him “a lot”
> * RPGM35 has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> <mouse> same ip
> * Milos has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> * landorindustries has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> * ismetteren has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> * compgenius999 has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> <Bkil> wow
> * Joshua{XP} has joined #chris
> * BladeRunR has Quit: Connection reset by peer
> <Luma> oi! lol i mean as a friend
> * jkls|Away is now known as jkls
> * RPGM35 has joined #chris
> * ismetteren has joined #chris
> <Bkil> we are getting a lot of connection resets
> <Highlander> lol
> * Milos has joined #chris
> * BladeRunR has joined #chris
> <ConstantNewbie> mouse, if I am ever banned from here I won’t be appealing,
> because I would rather serve my time anyway.
I also was logged in on another account called “kline_raider”.
I mean I can act a complete fool like anyone and make this really hard on everyone, but I’m not doing this.
I am trying to get it resolved.
Latest Firmware on BlackBerry
Well I locked myself out of the options area on my phone, pulled a wild card and decided to reinstall the entire operating system of my phone and see what that does.
Well it turns out that the new themes that are free on the net, work now.
The firware on Tmobile’s website is ancient compared to what’s on blackberry’s website.
This Forum Post was my lifesaver.
Blackberry Forums . Com
In summary you download the new firmware and get the new desktop manager, run the install for the firmware and install the desktop manager, do not run the dtm till you get to the folder where you delete “vendor.xml”
in that same folder you will see “Loader.exe” once you delete the vendor file, run the loader.
It will tell you that you have a more current version on your pc than on your phone. Go through the full install.
After the 40 minutes or so of loading and installing close loader when it says it’s done. Now run the DTM do the install/update in that list you will see a whole lot of stuff, if it’s really techy and you don’t know what it is, install it, you need it, or your phone will be stuck in a boot and crash loop. Actually that’s what i did. I installed everything except for languages I can’t speak.
I actually went a whole day of the phone crashing and rebooting while at work before I tried that final step. So at least test out your phone first before that final step.
now my phone shuts down and reboots faster than it ever had. Programs load faster than ever.
One strange thing happened, was there was an image in my memory card that was corrupt, so every time I tried to change my desktop background, the phone would crash again.
Plugged in my cable deleted teh file and all is good again.
Starcraft II Beta Now Taking Aplications
My profile has been created and my system specs have been updated.
I am now trying to figure out what the trick is to get the beta. I sent everything.
It never said “we’ll get back to you”
nor did it say ” yeah if you suck, we won’t even acknowledge you”
but it is letting me download an older Starcraft..
Think that means something?
lol maybe I am waiting an email .
but just head to blizzard’s site and get in on it.
http://www.blizzard.com/us/
here is what they send for info
Beta opt-in FAQ
What is the Battle.net beta opt-in?
The Battle.net beta opt-in adds a Battle.net account to a pool of potential beta testers for upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games. To be considered for upcoming betas, you must create a beta profile (see below) and indicate the preferences for which betas you wish to participate in. Once you have successfully uploaded a beta profile, the associated Battle.net account is added to a pool of potential beta testers for upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games. You can begin the opt-in process by clicking “Beta Profile Settings” in Battle.net Account Management.
What is a beta profile?
A beta profile is a snapshot of your current system specifications. It includes such information as how much RAM you have, available hard drive space, your graphics card and driver, and other information about your system. We gather this information to ensure that we are able to test our games on a wide range and distribution of systems.
How do I get selected to become a beta tester?
Participants for each beta test will be selected from the pool of eligible testers who have opted in based on their system specifications, beta-test preferences, and other factors, including pure luck. Opting in does not guarantee you will be selected to participate in a beta test.
How will I be notified if I am selected for a beta test?
In the event you are selected to participate in a beta test, you will receive an e-mail informing you and directing you to Battle.net Account Management, where you will be able to download the beta client and obtain a beta key.
Why do I have to download an application to create a beta profile?
Our beta opt-in application allows us to gather information about potential beta testers’ systems quickly and accurately, helping us ensure that the resulting pool of beta testers we select most closely represents the range and distribution of systems we wish to test.
How does the beta opt-in application work?
Running the beta opt-in application quickly and automatically generates a profile based on your system specifications. It then displays this information and asks if you wish to submit the specifications to create a beta profile for the Battle.net account you used to download the application.
What if I am having problems getting the Opt-In application to run on my computer?
If you find you are having issues with or downloading the application please check with our troubleshooting guide here.
Does the application also profile the software I have installed on my system?
No, the opt-in application simply scans the major hardware components of your system, along with your graphics card driver. Other system information, such as the contents of your hard drive, is not scanned.
I created a new Battle.net account, but I’m unable to opt in. Why?
In order for a Battle.net account to be able to opt in to upcoming beta tests, you must have at least one Blizzard Entertainment game attached to the account. Please note that the World of Warcraft trial edition does not count toward this requirement.
When I first signed up for a Battle.net account, I checked a box to indicate I wanted to participate in Blizzard betas, but I didn’t upload a system profile. Do I need to complete this new process?
Yes. In order to be considered for the any upcoming Blizzard Entertainment betas, you’ll need to upload your beta profile through the application found in Battle.net Account Management.
Will entering multiple times improve my chances of being selected?
Each Battle.net account can only opt in once, so you are unable to opt in multiple times to improve your chances.
world Of Warcraft the Movie
According to TomsGuide.Com
There is discussion of W.O.W. The movie being produced. Back in the day We used to wish to see Bruce Willis as Jim Reynor. Now, I would settle for Brad Pitt instead. But it looks like we will see the team from the LOTR Series put together the Animation engine again and plop out a movie that makes no sense in relation to the free roam mmorpg.
i’m not for this. Blizzard must be out of their mind. unless they plan to just do a “Warcraft” movie. that actually has a story , A trilogy in fact. But again, Starcraft has a real story and great animation.
and to the rest of that link. Guitar hero the reality show??? WTF!!!!