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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 at 4:16:14 PM	comments (0)
Someone needs to ... Someone needs to get ahold of this Laywer !!! Groupe Aeroplan Inc. (TSX:AER) said Thursday a group is seeking to file a class action lawsuit against the company in Quebec to try to get expired air miles reinstated. The company, which was spun off from Air Canada, said it has been served with a motion for authorization to institute a class action, the first step before a case may be filed. The petitioners are seeking the court's permission to sue Aeroplan on behalf of program members in Canada to obtain reinstatement of expired miles, reimbursement of money spent to reinstate expired miles, $50 in compensatory damages and an undetermined amount in exemplary damages, Aeroplan said. Aeroplan said it will oppose the motion and "vigorously defend any class action, should one be authorized by the court." Beginning July 1, 2007, Aeroplan started to require members to have either added or redeemed miles once in a 12-month period or all miles in the account would expire. Expired accounts may be reinstated for a fee. Miles in an account also may expire if they are not used within seven years of being accumulated. Miles earned before Jan. 1, 2007 are deemed to have been earned on Dec. 31, 2006. Groupe Aeroplan owns Aeroplan, Canada's premier loyalty program and Nectar, the United Kingdom's leading coalition loyalty program. Ok ok a Class Action Lawsuit against Aeroplan for TAKING your earned Aeromiles away if your account is dormant for a year... Hmmm... let's see... Telus Mobility ! YES! Of course .. this is how they do it .. You top up your PAY-GO Account with $10.00 .. that gives you 30 DAYS before you have to TOP-UP again in order to keep your Account active. Take note here that your account is still yours if you don't make that deadline,you are just unable to use the phone. Ok now back to the $10.00 top-up you just did,add that to the $54.00 I already have in there that gives me $64.00. 32 Days go by... You goto use your phone and it will not work! You go out and buy a $10.00 card,add it to your Account...your NEW Balance...$10.00 !!! You see after the 30 Day period...TELUS sucks any balance in the account out and claim you let the account EXPIRE!!! and are being really nice actually by HOLDING your number and still giving you time to TOP-UP some more. Wait a second here! I had $64.00 in that account!! That's stealing!! NOW there's a Class Action Lawsuit!!!
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 3:05:44 PM	comments (0)
Automated System Recovery for Windows XP Professional Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup. When the Backup or Restore Wizard starts, click on Advanced Mode. On the Welcome tab, click the button at the bottom next to Automated System Recovery Wizard. This will start the Wizard, which will prompt you for the media to use for the backup file, after clicking Next. If you have a tape drive installed, this file can go there, but you can also write this file to a hard drive. This is the fastest method, but it also requires lots of free space. A writeable CD will work, if the CDRW software allows it to be access via a drive letter. After entering the destination for the backup file, click Next again, and then Finish. The Windows XP Backup utility will copy all of the important system files and settings to the backup file. An estimate and status bar is provided, as this step can take a considerable amount of time. After this step is complete, you will be prompted for a blank, formatted floppy disk. Several files are written to the disk, and then the process is complete. Remember that this process will only help you restore your computer system - you will need a separate plan for backing up your data files.
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 3:05:07 PM	comments (0)
How to delete an undeletable file Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave Task Manager open Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the GUI shell Close Task Manager
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 3:02:31 PM	comments (0)
How to Password Protect the GUEST Account in Windows XP Make sure you are logged on as an Administrator Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management Select the "Users" folder under "Local Users and Groups" Right click on the "Guest" account and click "Set Password". When a dialog comes up warning you of the possible consequences click "Proceed" You will then be given a dialog that lets you set a new password.
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 3:01:29 PM	comments (0)
Speed up the menu display in Windows XP Start Regedit Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Control Panel\ Desktop Select MenuShowDelay from the list on the right Right on it and select Modify Change the value to 0 Reboot your computer
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 2:44:31 PM	comments (0)
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 1:45:48 PM	comments (0)
Conficker worm gets nastier... Conficker.C shuts down security services, blocks computers from connecting to security Web sites, and downloads a Trojan. It also is programmed to begin connecting to 50,000 different domains on April 1 to receive updated copies or other malware, as opposed to connecting to 250 domains a day as previous versions are doing, Ben Greenbaum, senior research manager for Symantec Security Response, said on Friday. A self-described "cabal" of companies, including Microsoft, Symantec, and a host of domain registration providers, have been trying to thwart the efforts of Conficker by pre-registering and locking up the domain names being used by the worm to distribute updates. Now that Conficker.C is targeting 50,000 domains, the group has its work cut out for it, Greenbaum said. Regardless, "it's unknown at this point whether (boosting the domains) is an effective sidestep around the cabal's actions," he said. The worm, also called Kido or Downadup, was first detected in November and is believed to have infected more than 10,000 computers. The first two versions exploit a vulnerability that Microsoft patched in October. The second variant, Conficker.B, was detected last month. It added the ability to spread through network shares and via removable storage devices, like USB drives, through the AutoRun function in Windows. Among the domains targeted by Conficker was that of Southwest Airlines, which was expected to see an increase in traffic from the botnet on Friday, Sophos said last week. However, a Southwest spokesman said there had been no impact to the site from any additional traffic as a result of Conficker. Experts are urging computer users to apply the Microsoft patch and update their antivirus software. And this week, Enigma Software Group and BitDefender announced free Conficker removal tools. Symantec has more technical and historical details on Conficker https://forums2.symantec.com/t5/blogs/blogarticlepage/blog-id/malicious_code/article-id/252 http://www.bdtools.net/ http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2009/03/conficker-web.html
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 6:02:43 AM	comments (0)
Different types of infections that are categorized in the general category of Malware Malware - Malware is programming or files that are developed for the purpose of doing harm. Thus, malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, hijackers, and certain type of adware. Adware - A program that generates popups on your computer or displays advertisements. It is important to note that not all adware programs are necessarily considered malware. There are many legitimate programs that are given for free that display ads in their programs in order to generate revenue. As long as this information is provided up front then they are generally not considered malware. Backdoor - A program that allows a remote user to execute commands and tasks on your computer without your permission. These types of programs are typically used to launch attacks on other computers, distribute copyrighted software or media, or hack other computers. Dialler - A program that typically dials a premium rate number that has per minute charges over and above the typical call charge. These calls are with the intent of gaining access to pornographic material. Hijackers - A program that attempts to hijack certain Internet functions like redirecting your start page to the hijacker's own start page, redirecting search queries to a undesired search engine, or replace search results from popular search engines with their own information. Spyware - A program that monitors your activity or information on your computer and sends that information to a remote computer without your knowledge. Trojan - A program that has been designed to appear innocent but has been intentionally designed to cause some malicious activity or to provide a backdoor to your system. Virus - A program that when run, has the ability to self-replicate by infecting other programs and files on your computer. These programs can have many effects ranging from wiping your hard drive, displaying a joke in a small box, or doing nothing at all except to replicate itself. These types of infections tend to be localized to your computer and not have the ability to spread to another computer on their own. The word virus has incorrectly become a general term that encompasses trojans, worms, and viruses. Worm - A program that when run, has the ability to spread to other computers on its own using either mass-mailing techniques to email addresses found on your computer or by using the Internet to infect a remote computer using known security holes.
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 1:38:17 PM	comments (0)
COMPUTER TIPS & TRICKS Temporary Files are not easy to find all the time so here is a short How-To on cleaning up your TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES... In Xp, here are some locations of Temp files C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files To locate the current \Temp folder and display its contents Exit all programs, Double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. Click anywhere in the Address bar to select it. Type the following and then press Enter: %temp% The \Temp folder for the currently logged-on user is displayed. Note the location of the \TEMP folder Take note of the contents of the \TEMP folder. Do one of the following: Delete any files and subfolders within this folder. In most cases, this is the recommended action. Files and folders that were placed there by Windows or Windows-based programs were not meant to be permanent and can be safely deleted. You can also move the files to a different location if you are not sure that the files or folders were placed there by Windows or Windows-based programs. You can also Select Start > Run. Launch the MS-DOS prompt: If your using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, type cmd. If your using Windows 95, 98 or ME, type command.com. Click OK. In the Command Prompt window, type set. Press Enter. Write down the location for TEMP. Go to the location and delete the files inside the folder. You can also launch IE, click Tools>Internet Options, from there you can delete your On and Offline Temp files, Cookies and History. Often you will be instructed to "Set Windows to show Hidden files and folders" * Click Start. * Open My Computer. * Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options. * Select the View Tab. * Under the Hidden files and folders heading select Show hidden files and folders. * Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files (recommended) option. * Click Yes to confirm. * Click OK.

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