When you look at the next operating system for Microsoft Windows 8, what is the first thought to come to mind?
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Author: TruXter
Dear MSNBC News Site
I was at MSNBC’s website earlier today, and came into something that really upset me. It’s that stupid pop up thing that they have on their articles. You get like 7 seconds into reading the article and boop, this stupid thing pops up into your face trying to get you to agree to something.. What ever it is. Who reads that? We all look for the “not right now” or “close” or “no thank you” option and move on to the article we were reading. Don’t we?
Why is it suddenly okay to do a pop up again? Why is it okay to put this annoying message in our face trying to get us to agree to something or buy something, again?
Years ago that became so annoying that most advertising affiliate companies decided to make people agree not to make pop ups on their site because they didn’t want to be associated with that tact. Now, here we are again.. Dealing with the pop ups.
Sure it’s not a new window, it’s an applet. but that doesn’t make it better. It makes it annoying again.
Well I for one am boycotting MSNbC. A one man stand against websites that try and “aim for the original agenda” by redefining the trash they shoveled at us before. So I alone will never go to MSN websites. but yeah I will continue to use Microsoft updates untill windows 7 is no longer supported. I will then move to Linux because there is no way I am upping to windows 8 or anything that could potentially eventually force me to “enjoy those useful apps”.
Here’s the message I just posted in one of their articles.
Dear Msnbc
That stupid pop up you do right when we get 8 seconds into reading your article, makes me not want to read your article.
In fact I didn’t read this article after that. I searched for a spot to comment and tell you that you are a piece of internet trash for doing that.
We dealt with your stupid popups from 94 through to 98 when you were the “first to give the readers what they want” by being the first news site to stop popups. and when Yahoo continued. Now you call them aps as if we enjoy this crap.KNOCK IT OFF!
We survived pop ups before by ditching sites like yours. Don’t make us do it again.
It won’t be long before virus writers exploit this popup just like they did the last few.
Internet Defender and WIndows PC Aid More Fake Virus Scanners
Both virus fakes are bundled together in this bad batch of internet waste today.
Internet Defender was the one virus/Extortionist (Vextortirust?) that kept popping up the most in the beginning.
Internet Defender
Internet Defender is made to look like windows defender
Another fake virus scanner that infects your computer and milks money from you in an extortion type fashion.
Virus Scanner Progress
Windows PC Aid is made to look like a mix between Norton, and Microsoft Essential.
Aid
Steps to removal of Windows PC AID
Windows PC AID
Rouge Killer Finding some of the virus remnants.
Rouge Killer
Simple fix:
MVP’s Hosts File
EMsi Soft Emergency Kit
Rogue Killer
Microsoft Essentials
unhide.exe
In this exact order is the way I did it. Just one scan with each and the fake virus scanners were all gone.
Facebook, Twitter, Google plus Or Reddit
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Just a simple question.
Which one do you feel most compelled to vote in favor of? Facebook, Twitter Google+or Reddit?
Best Websites for Current Events
Some days I just have no money to go out and have what some people call “A life”, so I look for things to do or read on the internet. Most often I find news, and then I try and find a place to talk about this news. some cases, you can do that, right there are the source. Most of these news sites force you to register to be able to comment, or they make you link some other social website account so that you can comment, without a long registration process. In most cases, you link your social account, and you still have to sign up. That gets frustrating.
Sodahead – Changed froma news site to something weird.
google news
yahoo – nope.. not anymore.
Can you add to the list ?
What games would you like to See more of at E-3? – Poll
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E-3 2012 will be here in June. Media registration has already ended. so the show is stocked with seats, booths and visitors. Now for the preparations of the products.
The concern here is , “What games would you like to See more of at E-3?”
There are many games we have all been waiting for. Many of these games we have been waiting years for. From First person Shooters, To Role playing RPG games, to Action adventure games and racing games
Facebook Down?
Everyone keeps asking “Facebook Down?”.
Well the answer is yes and no.
No Facebook is not getting hacked. Yes Facebook is running slow.
Simple reason. New changes. New additions to layouts coming and the bing merger. Looks like it is taking a bit longer and a lot more bandwidth to crawl all of us to save our information in Bing’s search.
So this is showing issue with hitting the submit to Facebook button on youtube, random news sites and friend’s sites and smart phone android/iphone/ipad apps.
go back to staring at your phone wondering why some facebooks just won’t connect.
FBI Email Nigerian Scam
Got an email today. Clearly another Nigerian phishing scam. and clearly written by yet another moron who thinks the whole world works the way it does in their country. To bad so many people in the world just scan a page and panic and shovel out their money
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (info@lee.com)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
Customers Service Hours / Monday To Saturday
Office Hours Monday to Saturday:Dear Beneficiary,
Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This ended 3 days ago. It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of $3.5Million due to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.
The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the current president of Nigeria his Excellency President Good luck
Jonathan to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and other individuals and organizations who have been found not to have receive their Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance and the likes. Now how would you like to receive your payment? Because we have two method of payment which is by Check or by ATM card?ATM Card: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card which you will use to withdraw up to $5,000 per day from any ATM machine that has the Master Card Logo on it and the card have to be renewed in 4 years time which is 2015. Also with the ATM card you will be able to transfer your funds to your local bank account. The ATM card comes with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use it. Even if you do not have a bank account.
Check: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within three working days. Your payment would be sent to you via any of your preferred option and would be mailed to you via UPS. Because we have signed a contract with UPS which should expire in next three weeks you will only need to pay $180 instead of $420 saving you $135 So if you pay before the three weeks 2011 you save $135 Take note that anyone asking you for some kind of money above the usual fee is definitely a fraudsters and you will have to stop communication with every other person if you have been in contact with any.
Also remember that all you will ever have to spend is $135.00 nothing more! Nothing less! And we guarantee the receipt of your fund to be successfully delivered to you within the next 24hrs after the receipt of payment has been confirmed.
Note: Everything has been taken care of by the Federal Government of Nigeria, The United Nation and also the FBI and including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is $135.
DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU READ THIS: The actual fees for shipping your ATM card is $420 but because UPS have temporarily discontinued the C.O.D which gives you the chance to pay when package is delivered for international shipping We had to sign contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees reduce from the actual fee of $420 to $135 nothing more and no hidden fees of any sort!
To effect the release of your fund valued at $3.5Million us dollars you are advised to contact our correspondent in Africa the delivery officer Dr. with the information below,
Email: cdepartment97@yahoo.fr
Telephone: +234-7067014470You are advised to contact him with the information’s as stated below:
Your full Name..
Your Address:…..
Home/Cell Phone:……..
Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check)Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that your package is sent within 24 working hours. Because we are so sure of everything we are giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive payment/package within the next 24hrs after you have made the payment for shipping.
PAYMENT INFORMATION (WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER).
RECIEVERS NAME : ЎKЎKOWOLABI SALAMI
COUNTRY : 9th Floor, Federal Scretariat, Phase 1, Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria
QUESTION : How are you
ANSWER : Fine
AMOUNT EXPECTED: $135 USD
SENDER’S NAME: …………….
MTCN:………………………….PAYMENT DETAILS TO SEND TO US
Money transfer control number (MTCN)
Senders NameЎKЎKЎKЎK.
Senders addressЎKЎKЎKAs soon as you have made the payment, kindly send to us via email the payment details for confirmation. Upon the receipt of payment details, we shall e-mail you the tracking number of your parcel which will arrive within the next 48 working hours.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Donna Story
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Mr.Lanre Smith of the ATM CARD CENTRE
who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.
FireFox 12 Sucks
Firefox 12 is acting like Chrome now.
It’s locking up, not closing, freezing while navigating. but doesn’t do the facebook profile picture glitch that chrome does. but still, Firefox 12 is freezing up on me.
Hurry up gang, send out another update.
Speaking of update… why is it that Firefox team offers the beta version option? I mean isn’t it all beta anyway ?
Is Reddit a Scam?
Someone found something happening on Reddit where mystery accounts make posts and then disappear, and top voted commenter accounts where created the same day that the original post was created.
This is Clearly an issue of a dude who wanted to get his video seen. The video could very well be fake. Maybe? bu the trick was to create a few accounts, upvote his video, get it viral. Make a few comments he came up with while he was editing the video and making the accounts. Made those comments for legitimacy reasons and then. Poof … instant money from Google adsense, via reddit.
The same issue used to come up on Digg.com. where only certain content could make it to the top and be seen by everyone, and all of the good stuff was getting buried