Sunday, November 10, 2013

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Been looking for a way to download APKs straight from Google Play because I've been having issues with my Android phone... found one method... going to try it out:

http://forums.crackberry.com/bb10-android-app-sideloading-f279/tutorial-how-download-apk-file-google-play-store-820107/

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Other T

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Piperazine - sold in San Joaquin under the brand name Pidro.
Levamisole - sold in San Joaquin under the brand name Latigo.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Reset Windows 7 Security Permissions using Acces Control Lists

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Messed up my security permissions on my C: drive... found this: 
http://lallousx86.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/resetting-ntfs-files-security-and-permission-in-windows-7/

Doesn't work as expected, perhaps because I reset the system drive after having been carried away trying to secure my files from deletion, afterwhich they were unviewable, AFTERWHICH I tried to reset the permissions, which is why I end up where I am now... more to come...

Monday, April 1, 2013

New Worm on the Loose in Iloilo... 2013

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There's a new Windows malware spreading around in computers in Iloilo. I don't know the extent, but here in San Joaquin, it's becoming more prevalent, which is another reason to use genuine operating systems and software, AND to have a non-administrative account - or better yet - a guest account, which is the lowest level and most secure Windows account, as the default account - for any Windows installation.

The infected host PC copies the malware into a removable drive and moves folders and files in the root of a removable into a folder with a drive icon and hides the folder. It also creates a shortcut to the new folder on the root of the folder, and adds a file named ~WYDCNU.FAT32 to the root of the drive. I don't know the exact order and the other things the worm does, but like many other worm varieties which hide folders and files, once the removable drive is inserted into a clean Windows PC using an administrative account, the program is copied into at least one folder which is in the %SYSTEM% path, or some similar folder so that subsequent uninfected portable drives plugged into the new system will catch the worm and go on to infect some other poor hapless chap's clean PC... and it goes on and on.

It's been identified by Avira as 'WORM/Gamarue.nouem'... my apologies it's not cropped. I'm lazy right now....



It's been identified by Avira as 'WORM/Gamarue.nouem'... my apologies it's not cropped. I'm lazy right now....

Recommendations to remove this virus from your computer would be a clean installation.

After a clean installation, or if it is certain that the computer is not infected, in order to prevent the likelihood of an infection, or at least minimize the chances:

  1. Create a guest account
    • Press Windows orb
    • Type cmd
    • Type control userpasswords 2
    • Check Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
    • Click Add...
    • Click Next...
    • Type a password
    • Select Other option button
    • Click Guest
    • Click Finish
  2. If there are several users sharing the use of the computer, make this new guest account default
    • Return to the command line
    • Type control userpasswords2
    • Check Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer if it is not checked
    • Click on the designated Guest account under Users for this computer
    • Uncheck Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer
    • Click OK or Apply
    • Type the password you assigned to the Guest user
    • Click OK
    • Whenever the computer boots, it will automatically log in to this account.


Here are more details about the virus at PCThreat (http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-20702en.html), including how to remove it if you don't wish to perform a clean install



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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Use Non-Samsung-Branded USB WiFi Dongle on Samsung LA32D550 LED TV

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I've been looking for a way to use my 'generic' CD-R King-branded WiFi dongle as a substitute for an official Samsung USB WiFi dongle. Just discovered that there's the possibility that it just might work. Instructions are on this link: http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2011/10/19/non-samsung-usb-wlan-wireless-adapters-on-samsung-tv-how-to/

I checked using the AIDA64 program, and it's confirmed that the CD-R King dongle uses a Ralink chipset. Now the only problem I'd have to contend with is whether or not the chipset in my WiFi dongle has an RT2870 chipset in it - which is the chipset that is used on my Samsung LA32D550 TV.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Smart Philippines 5 Pesos SMS credit

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Borrow 5 SMSs from Smart - Dial *7572 and it will be sent to you. 5 pesos will be deducted from your next top-up.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Enable Mouse to work as Lightgun in MAME

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If you're a big video game fan, chances are, you've tried MAME (unless you haven't heard of it...). MAME is an acronym for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. I've been trying to set up my installation to work with a mouse - worked a few years ago, but I've been on a lull, and have only recently started trying out some of the thousands of classic games available out there.

Anyway, if you haven't installed MAME yet, grab a copy from http://www.mamedev.org. Once you've extracted the file to a folder of your choice, right-click somewhere in the folder window (except for the folders and files being displayed) to open a context menu, mouse over to New, then click on Text Document. Type a name, such as StartMAME.txt, then open this file. After opening it, type cmd into the document, then save and close or close and click Yes when you are prompted to save the document.

After this, in Windows Explorer in the same folder, rename the file StartMAME.txt to a file with a .bat extension (right-click StartMAME.txt, press End key, press the period key (.), type bat. If the file's icon is still a notepad icon, click Tools on the top Menu (press Alt if there is no menu) > Folder Options > View > scroll to and uncheck Hide extensions for known file types.

Next, double-click StartMAME.txt.bat, then type mame --cc to create a configuration file, which is mame.ini. Now open mame.ini, and press Ctrl+F, then type mouse. This will be under the #CORE INPUT OPTIONS heading. Change the value from 0 to 1, and voila! Your PC mouse can now be used to move the cursor in lightgun-type games such as Terminator II: The Arcade Game, and Alien III: The Gun, and a host of others!

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