Paul's Reveiws And Rants http://paul.codingo.org/blog Don't you have better things to do? Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en Guide to free internet security http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/11/15/guide-to-free-internet-security/ http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/11/15/guide-to-free-internet-security/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:45:51 +0000 Paul` Guides and Tuts http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/11/15/guide-to-free-internet-security/ Well, since I can’t see one here and all web holes should have one, I thought I’d write a small list of some usefull programs for security in this crazy place we call the intarwebz. All these programs work great and are totally FREE :D

Well, first off, we can cut a lot of our intarweb related problems off with using a decent browser. I swear by Firefox, and you can get it Here. Firefox, Opera or Netscape are your best bets, but i strongly recommend Firefox. It will automatically import all your settings from Internet Explorer, including your bookmarks and LAN/proxy settings, so no configuration is required.
Some features it has over IE and other browsers are:

Popup blocker - works well with all those frigging pop under java ones that get past IE with sp2
Tabbed Browsing - IE stole that from Firefox and Opera
Plugins - There is a plugin on the firefox site for almost anything you can think of, and if there isn’t you can just write one! They’re in a modded version of xml (IIRC) and hey use javascript.

If you get Firefox a absolute MUST HAVE is Adblocker. Its a Plugin that will stop almost every ad you can think of. Some Java ones sneak through but you can just get the links URL (Like www.advert.com) and stick it in the black list and it will kill everything from that ad provider. Seeing as there is like 5 main ones this is great!

Links:
http://www.getfirefox.com/
http://adblock.mozdev.org/

Next, firewalls. We all know that if you have XP with service pack 2 you’ll have a firewall, but any script kiddie who stumbles upon a hacking tool can get past that shit so having a second one that you can control is a must.

I’ve been using Sygate Personal Firewall for 2 years or so now and never found a hitch. It asks you for any little program that wants to send information over your internet connection or LAN connection. You can tell it to accept programs every time, block every time and ask every time. it also has some features I have come to depend on like if, for example, you have set Firefox to be allowed every time but for some reason a virus or other program has modified Firefox, Sygate PF will pop up says “The application ‘firefox.exe’ has been modified since last time, do you still with to allow it access to the network?”. It also warns you if one program that you have added to the always allow list was launched by another program, for example if you download a program from someplace that tries to launch a webpage it will say “The program “whatever.exe” has launched “Firefox.exe” would you like to allow it?”
Has a very friendly user interface and easy to pick up.

Two mirrors.
http://www.simtel.net/product.download.mirrors.php?id=53687
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Fire…wall-Free.shtml

The next one, Spyware and Adware protection. If you have Firefox or Opera, this wont be a very big problem, but nothing is perfect so some things occasionally get past. The program I use for this is Spybot Search and Destroy. Never found a fault in it, removes everything from tracking cookies to the bastard things that put ad’s all over your desktop that when you try and delete them it says “Program in use”.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Lastly, and maybe most importantly is a good anti-virus, though, with the above programs it’s hard to get a virus unless you are careless with what you download. I used to have no anti-virus software for 3 years, just what I’ve mentioned above, but that was more due to me being a tight ass then out of necessity. Then I found a wonderful program called AVG Free. Its just as good as the pay edition but it has less features. Looks a bit like a No Frills home brand piece of software but it does the job ;)

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/28415/lng/us/tpl/v5

And thats that, children!
Hope you enjoy, took a bit of time to write :P

Next in Sacraments series of omfgable guides and tutorials ‘How to avoid downloading stupid shit and getting viruses’ :D

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The Beast, as i have called it, runs great and all those games I waisted money on that didn’t work with my shitty onboard graphics. Only thing is that they are all old now :P

 Specs are; AMD Athalon 64 3200+ 2.01ghz, nVidia GeForce 6600GT 256mb, 1gb RAM, 120gb Western Digital HDD.

]]> http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/23/new-computer/feed/ I Was On TV http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/23/i-was-on-tv-2/ http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/23/i-was-on-tv-2/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:37:22 +0000 Paul` General http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/23/i-was-on-tv-2/ Hey,

On Saterday i was TV :D

A few weeks ago i went to a concert at Luna Park and it was recorded by Asylum, a music show on channel 31. Was on screen for a good 2 minutes.

 Anyway, everyone who say it agree’s that The Gingers are shithouse.

Havn’t updated the site in a while, been a bit busy. To all IE users who cant see the menu, stop being fucktards and get FireFox.

]]> http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/23/i-was-on-tv-2/feed/ How to Decontaminate an Emo http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/01/how-to-decontaminate-an-emo/ http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/01/how-to-decontaminate-an-emo/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:06:20 +0000 Paul` General http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/01/how-to-decontaminate-an-emo/ Once a person is contaminated by emoism they become a health hazard to all those around them. Simply by listening to the false depression spewing from their mouths or the crapy music can turn others emo. This is why action has to be taken ASAP. This is a step by step guide on how to do this.

First of all, by doing this you are putting yourself in very real danger by placing yourself in close proximity to the Infected, I am not held liable for any injuries to the wrist area or for excessive crying.

Now, what you will need is;

Pack of salt, x1

Metal barrel, x1

Petrol or any other flammable liquids, 5 liters

Pack of large garbage bags x1

Hammer x1

Start off by going into the Infected’s room and gather up any and all black clothing. Making sure not to leave behind any obscenely coloured socks, studded belts, dog collars or suspenders. Place all items in a garbage bag and seal tightly. It is believed that the clothing weakens the person’s ability to realize what idiots they are and must be dealt with.

Then rip down all posters, banners and flags in the room. You will notice that some of these will have love stains on them; this is due to every sane person hating Emo’s and therefore them having no one else to share the experience with. Seal these in a bag.

Next sort through every CD and DVD the Infected owns all emo music must be placed in another garbage bag with great caution. This is the main means for the Emo to spread. It infects all who hear it for long enough and lulls them into a state of self pity and fake depression. Removing these is only half the problem, for in this great day and age there is such a thing as a portable audio player. There are a few ways to get a hold of the Infected’s mp3 player, and here they are;

i. Wait untill they put it down, and then take it. This one is alright as long as you do it before you start the other two steps, because the Infected is bound to take it everywhere with them, and they wont want to risk it being taken if all their other Emo paraphernalia has been removed.

ii. Take it by force. This one is also good, all emo men are pussies and shy away from confrontation making stealing there mp3 player a breeze. Try to do this right before you follow the last step.

Once you have the mp3 player wipe it clean. To make sure you have removed all emo music you will have to get onto the Infected’s computer and remove all mp3 files. This can be a problem if the computer runs Windows with separate profiles, but you can access the files via the Admin profile. If they are the admin profile then try to guess their password. It shouldn’t be hard, look through their music collection and try some of the band names. If this fails, the password will be something like xxcriig.insidexx, brkenhart or something along those lines. One thing to remember is never use punctuation, spaces or correct spelling. Once in perform a format on the media partition.

Now, wait for the infected individual to return home. When they do grab them and tie them to a chair. Call in your local priest and tell him the situation and he should be over very quickly. Whilst the exorcism takes place collect all the garbage bags you have collected and take them outside to the metal drum. Place all items of clothing and the posters in the drum and douse them with half of the flammable liquid of your choice and proceed to light it. Then, take the CD’s and DVD’s and put them on the ground and smash them with a hammer. I have found that imagining the pictures on the front were really the band helps with the smashing. Once the clothes and posters have burnt out ad the smashed CD’s and DVD’s to the barrel and pore the rest of the flammable liquid in. Notice the tormented souls of the lyric artists escaping from their plastic hell, this is because no Emo band has the talent to even play their instruments, let alone write their music.

After all the Emo items have been burnt sufficiently pour the salt on the ashes and bury them.

The priest should be done by now and the Infected person ready to become a contributing member of society.

]]> http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/04/01/how-to-decontaminate-an-emo/feed/ Why Today’s Music Sucks. http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/03/31/why-todays-music-sucks/ http://paul.codingo.org/blog/2006/03/31/why-todays-music-sucks/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:16:24 +0000 Paul` Music http://paul.codingo.org/blog/?p=4 Today’s music generally drinks ball sweat

 

The standard of music these days has dropped lower than Prince Charles’ standards in women. I turn on the radio and get blasted with Black Eyed Peas or some rapper that I’ve never heard of and whose previous occupation was selling crack to small children. The shit they sing about makes obvious the reason that today’s youth is so fucken stupid; Sex, drugs and more sex. Have you heard the crap that is called “My Humps”?

 

“What u gon’ do with all that ass?
All that ass inside them jeans?
I’m a make, make, make, make you scream
Make u scream, make you scream.
Cause of my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump.
My hump, my hump, my hump, my lovely lady lumps, check it out!”

 

That is a clipping from My Humps by the Black Eyed Peas. What kind of shit is that? My ten year old sister and her friends walk around singing this shit, it’s on public radio stations and music video shows all the time. It is frigging shit, and I know what people will say, “That’s just your opinion”. No shit, it is my opinion, and I bet you it’s shared by anyone who hasn’t been infected with the vile ailment I like to call Rhythm-Pop-Rap infection.

 

How this horrid disease spreads is by infecting owners of shit cars with massive speakers who think that buying a car for $3,000 then spending $5,000 plus on its sound system is a good idea. Then, by playing its self by proxy out of the speaker at massive volumes, infecting others whose IQ’s are bellow 60.

 

Why do you think that there are specialty stations playing music from the 60’s to late 80’s? That was when music was in its golden age. Half of the hits you hear today are covers or re-worked versions of old songs. Look at the bands from then. Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, The Doors, Guns n’ Roses, The Beatles, Midnight Oil, Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan… The list goes on. And all these bands still get airplay, still have records selling and still have a massive following. In 20 years time, do honestly think there will be a classic R&B radio station? An all Hip Hop and Rap station? I highly doubt that will ever happen.

 

The current quality of music directly contributes to the amount of songs are downloaded from P2P programs. Even the fans of this shit storm of crap, when asked why they download songs, reply with something like “there is only 1 or two good songs on the album, so why buy it?” Even there fans know that 80% of the shit they make isn’t even good enough for their slow witted minds!

 

What happened to albums that each part was part of a story? Theme albums kick arse! Just look at Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden, that entire album is awesome, along with every other album they have made (all 15 of them). Sure, there’s the one or two shitty songs on a few albums, but the point is that the large majority is great. The albums don’t even need to be theme albums, just a solid album. One average song and the rest a fart in a microphone is not going to move records. But that’s not what I’m talking about here anyway, the point I’m making is that today’s music is shit (with obvious exceptions in the case of real musicians; like anyone who actually sings about things that matter, or plays an instrument. Not talking to a slow drum beat).

 

Burn your Britney and Beyonce CD’s. Smash your Good Charlotte and Simple Plan CD’s, and start listening to real music!

(This was taken from my old webite, new stuff soon!)

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Welcome to my blog, and thanks for visiting!
I’ve got a few things I’m going to post up here after i finish writing this up, also some theme tweaks.

I would like to thank Michael for hosting this and helping with my questions.

Paul`

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