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2007-05-30T19:37:00.000-04:00

A Self-Standing Broom!

I recently went through my old digital photos and found a small one taken on a cell phone of a broom. The amazing part was that day, we could get any broom to stand on its own. We only took one picture =(, but we did it on many surfaces and with a few different brooms.

~Adam~

HowTo: Fly With TB

2007-05-30T19:21:00.000-04:00

How to fly with tuberculosis? Just fly to Canada and drive into the U.S.!

Let's pretend your infected and want to fly to your European wedding, then just go through Canada on your way back and avoid American law enforcement!

This Gridskipper blog post describes one man's journey to avoid American authority, go to his wedding in Greece and his honeymoon, then fly back to Canada, and his drive to Georgia, where he was quarantined for the first time in a long while.

What kind of idiot would do such a thing? Especially when it risks the lives of many people who were on the planes. A terrorist indeed. ;-) ~Adam~

[Gridskipper.com]

How To Give Your Photo A Movie-Like Quality

2007-05-20T17:33:00.001-04:00

300 The Movie Screenshots, By...
You!

The Ebin, digital media blog gives an awesome tutorial on how to transform any photo and make it look like a scene from a movie. This nice tutorial is for Photoshop and is very easy. (It may not look easy at a glance, but follow the directions and it takes about 30 seconds.

I find this to be a very useful tutorial. It completely transforms my photos, it's amazing.

~Adam Taylor

How To Turn Your Photo Into Movie-like Effect Using Photoshop?
[Via Ebin]

New Name Change?!?!?

2007-05-20T16:29:00.000-04:00

New Name Change?

Yes, that's right. The Notebook News Blog is expanding a lot, (that part is still a work in progress...) and we have decided to rename it. Of course, the question pops up, what to name? You know what we provide, (if not, review the blog so far,) and only readers can decide on a name. (We are also working on directing more readers our way, too :) ) What good is a lot of great news if we have to make it fit in a Notebook? None, so help us decide on a new name.

There will be new features with the updated blog, such as;

more interactive web features,
we are trying to bring a better podcast,
and a forum, for when we get more readers and supporters.

Supporting us by offering ideas of helping us out with the blog would be greatly appreciated and worth it. So, please do it.

~Adam Taylor

Tags: blogspot, blogger, grimsnotebook, adam, Adam Taylor, taylor, new name, name change, podcast, web features, updates, expansion, forums, news, feeds, Quama, support, please help

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New Flickr slideshow embedder!

2007-05-20T16:08:00.000-04:00

Embed Flickr Slideshows Super EZ with
flickrSLiDR

I know of a few people who would love a good, easy way to embed their Flicker pics and slideshows on their blogs, and of course there isn't a completely easy way. But now there is. If you want to embed your pictures or slideshows in your website or blog, check out flickrSLiDR.

With flickrSLiDR, all you have to do is paste the URL of the picture, username, photoset, slideshow or whatever else you would like to wave around, set the parameters for the slideshow (basic only =[) and you're done. It's a very useful and user friendly tool that should become a part of Flickr. (Of course, that won't happen. :( )
~Adam Taylor

flickrSLiDR [via etc blog]

Oprah's Polydactyl

2007-05-17T15:38:00.000-04:00

I have recently seen a very strange and disturbing picture. Oprah has polydactyl! (She has six toes.) I don't even know what to say about this, so let me know through comments and emails. It's not a big deal, I just wasn't expecting it I guess. I found it today on TheMaxFM blog, but the never post much, so all they had was a picture.

Oprah's Polydactyl

[The MaxFM Blog]

Currently: Secret ;) Update

2007-05-14T20:27:00.001-04:00

Currently: Secret ;)
A great forum to bash Jagex and talk about what they are doing wrong!

I recently blogged about this forum, which was supposed to be a nice place to bash Jagex and discuss what they are doing wrong with their moderation system. well, Jagex (being the snobby retards they are,) gave the creator an order of cease and desist. They tracked her IP address to her Runescape Member account username. They told her she would be banned and sued for possible hacking and releasing private and copyrighted material to the public. The problem with that is, the only thing that could be considered that was the copy of the P-Mod Newspaper she had posted up there. Not realizing this, the creator closed down the forum. She is now starting a RPG in it and hopes to rebuild it's status. I hope to help regain the threads bashing Jagex, since they have nothing else they can do about it. Besides, there is no rule against it in the first place. There is rules against certain things in websites, there is nothing they have against the forums besides the cheated copy of the newspaper. But we will just have to see what happens....
~Adam Taylor
[Currently: Secret ;)]

The Trojan War Blog is No More!

2007-05-12T19:34:00.000-04:00

The Trojan War:
There is a war. A very strange war that started a few hundred years ago in Europe. This war is a war against the evil powers of, The Trojan Horse.

Yes, this was a blog that I had started. This blog was to be great, with much information about tech news and updates in the new world of innovation. Most of it concerning computers and spyware/ trojans. But sadly, with my blog system currently being under one poster, I have not much time for this blog. I am currently archiving it and removing it from existence. I will still continue to keep you up to dat with this blog. The great blog for all you needs.
~Adam Taylor

How To Replace Important Documents

2007-05-12T19:31:00.001-04:00

How to replace lost or destroyed documents;

This interesting bargaineering blog entry explains a few methods of replacing lost important documents such as;

Passports

Marriage Licenses (Or divorce papers)

Diplomas

This blog should be checked out if you need to replace anything.

It's not like you purposefully lose anything, but every person loses something in their life. it doesn't matter who or what you are. And quite frankly, you'll lose something important.

This financial blog has a few good tips on how to handle replacing these documents besides yelling, screaming, cussing and/or crying about it. (Besides, that never gets you anywhere...)

~Adam Taylor

How to Replace Destroyed or Lost Important Documents

[Bargaineering.com]

Tags: passports, marriage+licenses, documents, important, replacing, lost, destroyed, replacing+lost+or+destroyed+documents, bargaineering, blog

Anti-Jagex Discussion!

2007-05-12T16:17:00.001-04:00

The Anti-Jagex Forums

The Forums to Discuss the Corruptness of Jagex Moderation...

My friend recently introduced me to this awesome new forum that her and her friend put together. Currently: Secret ;) is a new forum so that Ruenscape members, players, or ex-players can discuss how coprrupt the Moderation System for Jagex is. I am a registered member of this forum and cannot wait to see how big it becomes. I am registered as grim.artist.

This forum includes the main three strikes against Jagex;

Strike 1: User Searches

Strike 2: A Newspaper

Strike 3: No Spam?

This is a very interesting forum that should definately be checked out.

To ad some more pizzazz to this post, I am including a funny YouTube video of Runescape called 99 Cabbages.

~Adam Taylor

[Currently: Secret;) ] MooCakes and Phonixfire

Tags: 99+ruenscape+cabbages, anti-jagex, jagex, anti, runescape, forum, discussion

Download Windows Vista?

2007-05-12T15:31:00.001-04:00

Download Windows Vista? Yes, you can

Have you heard the news? Windows Vista upgrade editions are available
to download now through your digital locker at Windows Marketplace.

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Interesting... I dunno how safe that will turn out to be, though. We'll just have to see. I'm not a big fan of Vista, I'm just used to the look and feel of XP. Plus, Vista has new security protection against aghem, stray (fake) programs...

~Roshan Cover

Tags: Download, vista, yes+you+can, windows, xp, os, operating+system, computer, security, updates, microsoft

How to accelerate video streaming on Youtube?

2007-05-12T15:25:00.001-04:00

from Blogger Whale|freestyle blogging by GC

Have
you ever felt bored waiting for a Youtube video to stream? The best
technique you used till today would be 'hit the pause button and get a
coffee'. Now there's a better way if you use firefox. A new greasemonkey
script Coralized Youtube makes Youtube videos stream faster. This user
script uses Coral Content Distribution Network to accelerate video
performance on YouTube.Install this script from here.

Alternative:For
those who don't use firefox there's a solution for you people
too. Download SpeedBit Video Accelerator for YouTube which also does the
same job. It is basically a Web Accelerator which makes your videos
stream faster and play smoother reducing buffering problems. You can
download SpeedBit Video Accelerator for YouTube from here.

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Awesome greasemonkey script.

~Adam Taylor

Tags: YouTube, advanced, streaming, firefox, internet, internet+explorer, imporved, faster, streaming

TinyMCE 2.1.1 Released

2007-05-12T15:16:00.001-04:00

[Quoted From http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=6939]

This release contains lots and lots of bug fixes and a few new features. Here are some details on some of them.

We
added a new forced_root_block option, this enables you to force TinyMCE
to always place any non block elements at root level into a block such
as a P tag or a DIV.

Google video and YouTube support is now
built in to the media plugin simply paste a URL to such a resource into
the URL field of the media plugin and it will setup everything for you.
We have been thinking of making separate dialogs for external video
files but this will have to postponed for a future release.

A
new default_document option was added this option makes it possible to
use TinyMCE in a cross domain environment. This is more likely to be
used by larger sites or corporations and if you don't know what the
problem is don't bother to use the option.

The
core has been cleaned some by removing unused code blocks, rewriting
lots of it and use simpler methods for property retrieval.

Apos/'
characters are no longer encoded since they only need to be encoded if
they are places in attributes using apos characters as their separator
values and TinyMCE doesn't support such elements since 99% of the web
don't use them.

A old but annoying bug regarding IE and the
removal of width and height attributes has now finally been resolved.
So now you can have tags like <img src="my.gif" width="100" /> if
you like.

Removed support and logic for IE 5.0. That browser is just to old now
days and companies like Yahoo are beginning to end their support for it
anyway.

Anyway, thanks a lot for all bug reports and patches for this release.

Best regards,

Spocke - Main developer of TinyMCE

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New Release! I gotta update... ~Adam Taylor

Tags: TinyMCE, mce, tiny, 2.1.1, released, xml, html, editor

New Portable Apps Launched!

2007-05-12T15:12:00.001-04:00

[Quoted Directly from http://portableapps.com/news/2007-05-09]

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ClamWin Portable 0.90.2 Released

from PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives - Your
Digital Life, Anywhere™ by John T. Haller

ClamWin Portable version 0.90.2 has been released. ClamWin Portable is the
popular ClamWin antivirus
packaged as a portable app, so you can
take your antivirus with you to scan files on the go. This new release updates
the included ClamWin Antivirus to 0.90.2 and is now packaged with an easy to
use PortableApps.com Installer. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for
easy integration with the PortableApps.com Suite. ClamWin Portable is available for
immediate download from the ClamWin
Portable homepage.

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FileZilla Portable 2.2.32 Released

from PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives - Your
Digital Life, Anywhere™ by John T.
Haller

eZilla Portable version 2.2.32 has been released. FileZilla Portable is the
lightweight FileZilla FTP client packaged as a portable app, so you can FTP on the go.
This new release updates the included FileZilla binaries to version 2.2.32, has
improved settings handling and now uses a PortableApps.com Installer. And, it's
packaged in PortableApps Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps Suite.
Get it from the FileZilla
Portable homepage

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These are both great programs that I use often myself. I don't need
FileZilla that much anymore, but ClamWin is a great help. I just install it on
my flash drive and wherever I go I can scan a computer or a file I am about to
use.

A definite download or update for anyone who loves portable apps.

~Adam Taylor

Tags: Clamwin, antivirus, filezilla, ftp, portable app, app, scanner, file transfer protocol

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Tags: Clamwin, antivirus, filezilla, ftp, portable+app, app, scanner, file+transfer+protocol

BlueBox MiJam Mini Keyz Miniature Keyboard Accessory

2007-05-12T14:57:00.001-04:00

[Quoted Directly from http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ipod/review/bluebox-mijam-mini-keyz-miniature-keyboard/]

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As one of two new MiJam series iPod-compatible toys from BlueBox (aka
b2), the MiJam Mini Keyz combines 8 synthesizer-style keys and simple
drum loops to add musical notes and beats to an iPod's audio. One cable
connects to your iPod's headphone port, the other to an included
speaker so you can hear your combined music out loud. A headphone port
lets you work in quiet, or connect a recording device (not included) to
preserve your playing. Mini Keys' output is adjusted with tiny Tempo
Up/Down and Volume Up/Down buttons, as well as Rhythm and Style buttons
that transform the type of synthesized music it's playing.

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This product looks like a great idea. I have not purchased it, so I don't know how user-friednly it is.

I have seen a similar product like this, but the one I saw was very generic. It was at KB Toys. You plug up your Ipod and move the spinner like a scratch disc for a DJ. This product is much more advanced and probably has better quality. Something I will definately check out.

~Adam Taylor

Product Information:

Company: BlueBox

Website: www.B2stuf.com

Model: miJam Mini Keyz

Price: $20

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Here are some pictures obtained from ILounge;

Tags: bluebox, mijam, mini+keyz, ipod+accessory, ipod, accessory, synthesizer

[video] Pitbull's La Esquina - Out da' Closet

2007-05-12T14:42:00.000-04:00

[video] Pitbull's La Esquina - Out da' Closet
"Welcome to Pitbull's La Esquina, where episodic 'street sitcom' meets variety-style entertainment for a brand-new show format. Hip-hop artist Pitbull has made out of the 'hood' - Little Havana, Florida - but he keeps it real by hanging there with his barber and comic sidekick, The Fademaster. Each week the two entertain their buddies on the legendary Miami corner (La Esquina) by dreaming up comic wagers to settle their disagreements on important issues of the day. Pop culture celebrities also drop in to weigh in on the humorous debates that unfold while Pit hangs with his 'peeps'. We also get to meet the colorful citizens of the '305' ... in Postcards from the Third World, where everyone has an opinion! Drop in on Pitbull's La Esquina for a real 'street' entertainment experience." -- iTunes Store

wnload Now!

Episode Summary
Pit bets Fademaster that a diminutive gay guy he knows (Esteban) can beat the daylights out of their oversized buddy, C***h. Joining the group are: Esteban, C***h, Enrique Santos, Jeronimo, Steve.
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Just gotta put those freebies up there
~Adam Taylor

A Reminder About Battery Recalls

2007-05-11T21:00:00.000-04:00

A reminder about some major laptop battery recalls over the last year:

IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad Battery Recall for most 9-cell batteries sold between November 2005 and February 2007, and for batteries manufactured by Sony between February 2005 and September 2006.
Apple iBook and Powerbook G4 Battery Recall for most batteries sold from October 2003 through August 2006 with specific laptop computer models.
Dell Latitude, Inspiron, Precision, and XPS Notebook Battery Recall for some batteries sold between April 2004 and July 2006.
Acer Travelmate Battery Recall purchased between May 2004 and November 2006.
Toshiba Portege, Qosmio, Satellite, Tecra Battery Recall for specific models.
HP Mobile Battery Recall for some Pavilion, Presario, and Compaq models.
Fujitsu Lifebook Battery Recall specific models purchased between June 2005 and October 2006.
Sony Vaio Battery Recall specific battery models purchased December 2004 through October 2006.
Gateway Notebook Battery Recall for specific models purchased between September 2005 and October 2006.

The batteries have been identified by the manufacturers as having the potential to catch fire or explode. Although the chances are low, it worth a couple of minutes to click a link above and see if your laptop is affected.

[Via: Geeks To Go]

Myspace/Photobucket Overlap NEarly 100%

2007-05-09T20:58:00.001-04:00

Quoted from Tech Crutch

NewsCorp plans to pay half as much for Photobucket as they did for MySpace. Photobucket is going for $300 million with the earnout (a steal compared to Google/YouTube), and MySpace was acquired for $580 million, back in 2005.

Two separate analytics services, though, show that the Photobucket deal will bring very few new customers to MySpace because of the nearly 100% overlap in users.

Nielsen/Netratings says MySpace has 55.9 million monthly unique visitors, compared to Photobucket’s 14.7 million. Combined though, the sites will have just 57.7 million unique visitors. That means just just 1.8 million of Photobucket’s visitors don’t currently visit MySpace, too. That’s a 3% gain for MySpace. If you count just new users, MySpace is paying $167 for each one of them.

Comscore tells a similar story, showing that 77% of Photobucket’s users are also visiting MySpace regularly.

As a point of comparison, the overlap between Google and YouTube was even greater according to Comscore. At the time of the acquisition in October 2006, 80% of YouTube’s users also visited Google regularly.

MySpace already offers its users the same basic services as Photobucket (photo and video sharing). If they aren’t buying Photobucket for the product and they aren’t getting any new users…t hen why are they buying them? To limit the availability of Photobucket features and all that user content to other fast-growing social networks without these features? Because they can? Let’s see what MySpace has to say about this as the deal closes.

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Using Google's Blogsearch Portal for Advertising

2007-05-09T15:36:00.001-04:00

Everybody hates those annoying pop-ups, banners, ads and "Ads provided by Google", well, they still seem to get you to think about buying things, don't they?

This Google Tutor blog post talks about many ways to find the right blogs and websites to post your links on so that you get the right customers...

Google Tutor> Using Google's Blogsearch Portal for Advertising

Tags: Google, Tutor, blogsearch, portal, advertising, ads, pop-ups

Magnetosphere 0.1 Beta Released! (ITunes plugin)

2007-05-08T21:24:00.000-04:00

Quoted Directly from http://www.ipodhacks.com
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Barbarian Software has just released version 0.1 beta of Magnetosphere, hands down the most amazing looking and mesmerizing iTunes visualization plug-in we have ever seen. To quote its creator:
Here is this thing that does stuff in iTunes. There is magnetism, there is gravity, but on top of all of that, there is awesomeness. Watch as all the dots and ribbons go bouncy bouncy when you play music and trigger this mo-fo of a visualizer. This is the future of visuals. God help you if you smoke the reefer cause you can kiss your productivity goodbye.

If you are even remotely amused by the standard iTunes visualizer, you owe it to yourself to check out Magnetosphere. This plug-in is available for iTunes for both Mac OS X and Windows.
Barbarian Software has just released version 0.1 beta of Magnetosphere, hands down the most amazing looking and mesmerizing iTunes visualization plug-in we have ever seen. To quote its creator:
Here is this thing that does stuff in iTunes. There is magnetism, there is gravity, but on top of all of that, there is awesomeness. Watch as all the dots and ribbons go bouncy bouncy when you play music and trigger this mo-fo of a visualizer. This is the future of visuals. God help you if you smoke the reefer cause you can kiss your productivity goodbye.If you are even remotely amused by the standard iTunes visualizer, you owe it to yourself to check out Magnetosphere. This plug-in is available for iTunes for both Mac OS X and Windows.
Happily, despite the amazing visuals, Magnetosphere is not the most CPU or GPU-hungry visualization plug-in out there. [UPDATE: ...though, after enjyoing Magnetosphere on our 3GHz quad-Xeon Mac Pro w/ ATI X1900 XT gfx, we note that it pushes our 1.42GHz G4 Mac mini a little harder... Amazing!] Take hold!
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This sound pretty cool, I'll be sure to check it out...

http://software.barbariangroup.com/magnetosphere/

Free ITunes Downloads!

2007-05-08T21:19:00.000-04:00

Ms. Pac MAn Game Demo
"Relive the retro action with the queen of the arcades in this demo version of Ms. PAC-MAN for your iPod. Chomp your way to a champion score as you gobble dots, chase down delicious bouncing fruit, and eat up the ghosts when they're feeling blue. Or get the full version of the game where you can learn the twists and turns of four unique maze designs in the 256 levels of the classic game." -- iTunes Store

Free demo now on iTunes
Download Now!

VangoNote Audio Book
"Study on the go with VangoNotes. Just download chapter reviews from your text and listen to them on any mp3 player. Now wherever you are, whatever you're doing, you can study by listening to the following for each chapter of your textbook: Big Ideas: Your "need to know" for each chapter, Practice Test: A gut check for the Big Ideas, tells you if you need to keep studyingKey Terms: Audio "flashcards" to help you review key concepts and termsRapid Review: A quick drill session, use it right before your test." -- iTunes StoreDownload Now!

Sorry For The Delay Guys...

2007-05-04T18:38:00.000-04:00

Hello readers and sorry for no posts Recently…

The current storm (which is awesome) has knocked out my power, so I am bloggin from the local library.
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You shoulda seen the blogs I had planned out, but my main Desktop that I was using got attacked. It kept restarting and finally quit booting. I now have 4 fried computers in pieces in my room. Not a good thing....
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But I do have one desktop left that I have great expectations for in Blogger.
Limited Windows XP, though.
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Now, onto something you might actually care about…
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My future savior from hard drive crashes. To most people, a hard drive crash is a terrible disaster. But with services like XDrive and MediaMax (with 25 gb of online storage) you can back up all of your files so a computer crash won’t stop you from getting your work done. There are many uses for these services, especially when combined with GMail and Google Docs and Spreadsheets.
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What do you want to see on my blog? Think about it, and let me know, either on an Odeo, comment, or email them to me at;.
Thanks.

Well that's over...

2007-03-19T18:09:00.000-04:00

I'm tired of making xcuses;
But the podcast didn't go over well. I need better equipment and content. I also don't have any time to work on it, so i shoulda though about that. I'm sorry to dissapoint. This project will definately be picked back up, just not at this time...
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The war?
Yes, for centuries now, squirrils have been trying to take over the world. I believed they would one day. What man could take on an army of squirrils? But the war is in the fighting.
This is what happens when squirrils try to take over the world;
the end up dead in my side yard along with one of their bird enemies in my other side yard...

Episode 1 of the Notebook News!

2007-03-04T11:44:00.000-05:00

Episode 1 is out and being reviewed on ITunes. Please subscribe and give feedback. I will have the Show Notes and such up shortly... The voices after editing sound robotic, sorry, I'll try to keep that from happening next time.
Here is the link;
http://thenotebooknews.podbean.com/
I will mainly use this blog for my posts, but I can only get the episodes up on there. Thanks you all...
Adam
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The Kingdom Of Loathing
Free RPG Day
Search With Hinder

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Episode 1! In a matter of time!

2007-03-02T19:18:00.000-05:00

Finally the wait is almost over... The first episode of the Notebook News Podcast is recorded and will be posted soon!
Keep in mind that some of this is poor quality. I will see what i can do about that.

PGA prize fund given a big boost

2007-02-22T20:49:00.000-05:00

I Don't usually say much about sports in this, especially not golf, but here's some random gold news anyway.

PGA prize fund given a big boost

POSTED: 3:44 p.m. EST, February 22, 2007

LONDON, England -- A record prize fund of 4.35 million euros ($5.72 million) will be on offer at this year's PGA Championship, the European Tour has announced.
That is an increase of 100,000 euros on the 2006 tournament won by Britain's David Howell.
The 31-year-old Englishman will be chasing a record first prize of 725,000 euros when he bids for back-to-back victories at the Wentworth course in Surrey from May 24-27.
Sponsor BMW has also agreed to extend its backing of the European Tour's flagship event until 2010.
The PGA Championship has a long and rich history going back to 1955 when Ken Bousfield won the inaugural edition.
Nick Faldo lifted the trophy four times in 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1989 while Colin Montgomerie claimed a hat-trick of titles between 1998-2000.
Bernhard Langer was another triple champion in 1987, 1993 and 1995.
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It's short, but get over it.
(Taken from; http://www.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/golf/02/22/golf.wentworth/index.html?eref=rss_latest)

Random Stuff... Wootness!

2007-02-18T22:37:00.000-05:00

Okay, just some random stuff... Woot!
I might start a podcast, but I'm not sure.. Inspired by Dragons Landing Inn and Gamer: The Podcasting. If you have any stips, suggestions or ideas, please email them to me at grim.artist@gmail.com .
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Also, do you have Gmail? It is really cool and if you email me with ideas or something helpful, I will send you an incitation to Gmail. (of course, you have to ask after suggestions) But don't just email me for invites, I will immediatley mark your address as 'Spam'.
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D&D;
I am in need of some serious item, spell and dungeon ideas. Please email those to me as well. Anyone who has some real nice D&D official-looking art that could send that in too, please do.
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Runescape Notes;
Magick Training;
What is the fastest free-user way to train magick? I really need to get my magick level to 55 for high alch. and I can't wait forever to do it...

HP:
How exactly do you train HP?
Please send these in I appreciate your help.
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That's it I guess...
Adam

Awesome! Naruto Future Vids!

2007-02-18T21:43:00.000-05:00

Hey You guys! A fellow Youtube-er has posted the Naruto Shippuden Episodes 1&2 Subbed. Here is 1/4 - 4/4 of them (Youtube now only allows 10 minute uploads max.)

Gone Fishing

2007-02-18T20:59:00.000-05:00

I've been holding fishing competitions on Runescape for who can get the most fish quicker. Want to enter? No cheating, I have watchers. Add Darkspells3 and you can join in on the fun!

See?~

Runescape Updates!

2007-02-17T22:36:00.000-05:00

Sorry I missed again!
(Taken directly from www.runescape.com)
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12 February 2007 - A sq'irk a day...
Osman, known for his peaceful, innocent life relaxing in Al Kharid, has of late been miserably staring into an empty glass of sq’irk juice. For years he was able to deal directly with the sorceress to provide his favourite tipple, before their disagreement over prices. Since then, Osman has tried desperately to find out how she grows them, but the secret is so well kept that not even he can find it.
Osman has thus been forced into adopting a more devious (though some might say lazy) approach, and for that he will need your help. Once you work out how to get into the sorceress's concealed garden, it will be up to you to watch the routes of the patrolling guards and sneak past for the fruity rewards. Different seasons are rumoured to affect each of the gardens, and it can be assumed that more experienced thieves will have access to more bountiful sq’irk trees. Even if helping Osman is not to your taste, the gardens are also home to herb-beds, which could be plundered by those wary enough to avoid any guardians. So head to Al Kharid to help this thirsty gentleman of leisure or to stock up on ingredients - either way, there are profits to be had in this new minigame.
In other news:
Following requests from players, we've taken a look at the way the combat system handles your attack style when you're autocasting spells. People were finding that the system would put them into the defensive mode if they ran out of runes or switched to a different kind of weapon. This isn't necessarily useful, since some fighters prefer not to get Defence XP.
Instead, the system will now try to remember the last combat mode you were in before you started autocasting spells. If you're autocasting spells in the mode that doesn't give Defence XP and you switch weapons or run out of runes, you should find yourself in that combat mode. If you're autocasting spells in the mode that does give Defence XP, you should instead find yourself in a defensive combat mode.
As with all changes to the combat system, we advise you to take extra care, to make sure things are behaving how you expect them to.

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Players' Gallery Makeover
13 February 2007 - Players' Gallery Makeover

We've made some minor changes to this month's gallery. The popular pixel art image is now viewable in a complete form, with a link to the image at its original size, along with some other minor improvements. Also, three lovely new images now fill the gaps created by making that change.
Having bounced from town to town, showing-off the magnificent artwork that he has accumulated, Postie Pete has noticed that his pictures are getting a bit worn. Teeth marks have been appearing around the edges (you try to show the Kalphite Queen a painting using only your mouth) and the magical laminate has been wearing off. In an attempt to keep his gallery pristine, Postie Pete has visited his old drinking pal, Salarin the Twisted, who has conjured up a magnificent new viewing receptacle for his beloved artwork. Check out the new Players' Gallery page for a guided tour and a fine new selection of creative wonders!
Postie Pete has also asked permission to mention a second change to the Players' Gallery. A new email address, , has been set-up for your admissions. He has been worried that artwork may have been getting mixed up with his letters, and he can't be having that!

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14 February 2007 - Minigame updates

The Barbarian Assault minigame has received a small update today. Those who have been successfully defeating the vile Penance creatures will be pleased to hear that Commander Connad is now offering even greater rewards than before for anyone who feels brave enough to risk their points in his high-level gamble.
The barbarians are also offering a new way to cash in points to advance your level in the four roles. At the end of a wave, the message scroll now features a button that will let you exchange points for a higher level in the role you have just played. This lets you advance your level without leaving your team-mates to visit Commander Connad.
In addition to these changes, the Sorceress's apprentice is now refusing to let people take pets into the Sorceress's Garden.
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14 February 2007 - German Language Beta Launch – Some Information

Hello and guten Tag!
As you might have noticed, we've just added a German language option to the sidebar on the front page of our website. This goes to a section of this website where all the text in the game and on the website has been translated into German.
At the moment our German section is online for testing only, which means not all areas are available to everyone yet. Anyone can view the open areas, but the areas which need a login (including the game itself) are currently running in “closed beta” mode, which means you will only be able to visit them if we have specifically invited you to take part.
As you know, we only ever contact people through their message inbox in the secure customer support section of the website, so if you haven’t had a message from us, then you haven’t been asked to try them out. You’re not missing out on anything, though: there are no special new objects or anything new at all on the German worlds, only that the Wise Old Man, Bob and everything else is “auf Deutsch”!
IMPORTANT WARNING: Remember that we only ever contact players via their RuneScape message inbox on this website. We will NEVER invite you via your email or via in-game messages, so DO NOT FALL FOR ANY SCAMS. Also we do NOT have secret sites on which you can sign up for the German beta. Any site claiming to be such is a fake designed to steal your password.
Just as a reminder, your messages from us can only be read by clicking on the “Read your messages from Jagex” button on the front page of our website, in the “Account management” section on the left of the page.
We are not currently looking for any more people to join the beta test, so please do not contact our staff to offer your services and, again, beware of people offering to ‘get you in’.
The people who have been invited were chosen randomly from a list of our German players. They are not being paid or given any special treatment by us, they are simply given the opportunity to try out the new German servers and help us iron out the bugs before they are opened to the rest of the public. A huge amount of effort has gone into translating the roughly 1.5 million words on the website and the game, but some of our NPCs (especially King Roald) have been less than cooperative while learning this new language, so one or two words might have slipped through the net.
Players on these closed beta worlds (139 F2P and 140 members) will still be able to talk to their friends and play the game as normal.
Once the “closed beta” stage has finished and we have educated all of our NPCs about the proper way to pronounce “Wiederherstellungstrank”, we will be opening the servers for everyone to use, just like all of our existing servers.
Thank you... and danke!
(Wiederherstellungstrank means restore pot... honest)

What's your Fav. Style of RPG?

2007-02-09T20:48:00.000-05:00

A recent study of RPG likings finds that Fantasy Role Playing Games are the most popular. Here is the poll results.
(Taken directly from www.rpgnews.com)

What is your favorite RPG genre?
Sci-Fi
12.06 % (51)
Horror
15.84 % (67)
Fantasy
55.56 % (235)
Super-Hero
6.86 % (29)
Comedy
1.18 % (5)
Mystery
2.84 % (12)
Historical
5.67 % (24)
Total votes: 423

Please!

2007-02-08T19:49:00.001-05:00

Please!
Hey everyone...Please view all pages of my blog unless you were just here like a few minutes ago.I ask you to do this because I post many times a day usually, and the posts from a couple of minutes ago are already on another page. So thanx for keeping up and try to view it all at some point.Adam

New Runescape Quest Guide!

2007-02-08T19:32:00.001-05:00

While working on the new RPG section for my community, I have gotten together with a friend and created our first Quest Guide for Runescape! (NO Stealing! Seriously...)
It's a PDF, too! I'll see if I can attatch it...
Black Knights Foretress Guide
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In other notes, I have found a couple of handy websites for webmasters and gamers alike.
First an Advanced D&D Website I've been dying to share; Dragonsfoot! It is the best website I have seen for AD&D. They have their own forums, spell library, free adventures and novels, character sheets and more. Go to www.dragonsfoot.org to check it out!

The Next one is one for webmasters or frequent web surfers. SnipURL is a very handy site. Don't you just hate it when you get those long website address and can't take the time to remember them or write them down? Well, with SnipURL, you can just paste the address and it "Snips the URL" down so it is easier to use!

Last in the notes for right now; NetLingo... This website is very useful for new Internet useful, or for people who want to understand online chat easier. Check it out here; http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm ...

New Runescape Quest Guide!

2007-02-08T19:32:00.000-05:00

While working on the new RPG section for my community, I have gotten together with a friend and created our first Quest Guide for Runescape! (NO Stealing! Seriously...)
It's a PDF, too! I'll see if I can attatch it...
https://plus.xdrive.com/XDRequestDispatcher/Black%20Knights%20Foretress%20Guide.pdf?
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In other notes, I have found a couple of handy websites for webmasters and gamers alike.
First an Advanced D&D Website I've been dying to share; Dragonsfoot! It is the best website I have seen for AD&D. They have their own forums, spell library, free adventures and novels, character sheets and more. Go to www.dragonsfoot.org to check it out!

The Next one is one for webmasters or frequent web surfers. SnipURL is a very handy site. Don't you just hate it when you get those long website address and can't take the time to remember them or write them down? Well, with SnipURL, you can just paste the address and it "Snips the URL" down so it is easier to use!

Last in the notes for right now; NetLingo... This website is very useful for new Internet useful, or for people who want to understand online chat easier. Check it out here; http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm ...

Apologies and Runescape Updates

2007-02-08T19:25:00.000-05:00

Woa I apologize... I haven't posted Runescape Updates since January 22 07... So here are them, directly from www.runescape.com.

16 January 2007 - Interfaces and spooky wallpapers
This week brings a short break from the principal updates of the month, giving you all time to prepare for the forthcoming zombies and penguins! We've sent our highly talented team of artistic demons through some of the most commonly used interfaces and menus in the game and given them a much needed graphical makeover. Check out the new look of the Magic spellbook - now working without a scrollbar - and the Skill Advance guides. There's even a feature on the Friends List to show you which world you're on!
As you may be aware, we've been working very hard towards releasing RuneScape in other languages, and we need to free up more space on our interfaces for future developments. With this in mind, we've shrunk the text in the Quest Journal list by a point.
In addition to the in-game graphical update, we also bring you five new wallpapers. The undead beings of RuneScape have been getting rather jealous of the graphical updates other creatures have been receiving, so now it's their turn. Check out the concept art wallpapers to whet your appetite for this forthcoming update. We promise bones, bandages and braaaains galore!
Along with the creature concept image comes a bizarre holiday snap showing what Tim and Crunchy, the warrior and skeleton from the Detail Select page, did on their holidays, plus a candid insight into the world of the Wise Old Man - whatever could that be lurking beneath his desk? Head over to the Downloads page to see what all the fuss is about.

22 January 2007 - The Lair of Tarn Razorlor
It's time to dust off your undead combat kit! This week's update brings you the doom-laden lair of Tarn Razorlor!
Tarn is a necromancer who has discovered the power of the Salve crystal. If you've defeated Treus Dayth in the Haunted Mine quest, there's nothing to stop him from laying his evil hands on a piece of this precious crystal. Unfortunately, his intentions for this incredible mineral would make many a dead adventurer turn in their grave - if Tarn hadn't been there first...
Equip your Salve Amulet and head over to the Haunted Mine in the south-west of Morytania to experience the thrill of combat against the newly-awakened undead. With new monsters to fight, new traps to disarm and new treasures to unearth, can you survive the challenge of Tarn's Lair?
In addition to Tarn's new dungeon full of undead creatures, we've improved the look of many of the other undead monsters. Throughout the lands and dungeons of RuneScape, the zombies, skeletons and ghosts now have a brand new look and a far more convincing lurch. If you venture to the pyramids in the desert you'll find that the mummies have been similarly redecorated.
In other news...
We've made a slight adjustment to the ring of stone. Previously, when you changed back from being a rock, you'd have to unequip the ring and put it back on before you could become a rock again. It will now unequip itself automatically, just like the Ring of Egg does, which should be far more convenient for all you rock impersonators out there.
The bug that made the fire cape appear upside down in your inventory has been fixed!
The Barbarians have declared that they are fed up tripping over people's pet cats in the Barbarian Assault caverns, so they are now forbidding anyone from taking pets down the ladder into the minigame area.
Finally, in response to requests from players, it is no longer possible to trade the following items:
Eye of gnome
Paramaya Inn ticket
Skull
Pole
Hollow reed
Palm leaf
Bad wine
Unfermented wine
Leaf-bladed spear

29 January 2007 - What's black and white and goes green when it's finished?

It's a penguin quest!
Many have pondered the big questions in life: Who am I? Why am I here? What are those shifty penguins really up to? But none had taken the last one more seriously than Larry, a rather discombobulated* Ardougne Zookeeper. He's long suspected those penguins were up to no good, and now he's going to prove it.
Larry is preparing to set off on an observational research trip to an iceberg in the Lunar Sea. He needs your help to get supplies and build a bird hide, where he will put your skills and your patience to the test. Be careful, though: a relaxing trip of penguin-watching is bound to reveal far more sinister things afoot... or aflipper.
For those of you eager to take on this challenge, you’ll get to explore a brand new iceberg where you're likely to meet some interesting - and strangely musical - creatures who can even teach you a few new emotes. You'll also be rewarded with access to a brand new Agility course involving swimming through dangerous waters, avoiding falling icicles, slipping on ice and sliding on your belly!
But not all is fun and games with these penguins. Be prepared to step into someone else's shoes, er, claws and discover what the penguins are planning in their Cold War.
To start this quest, go and visit Larry by the penguin enclosure at the Ardougne Zoo.
*Is nothing to do with disco, or Bob.
In other news...
In Barbarian Assault, defenders will find that their barricades now last for longer when they try to block the Penance caves.
Icons have been added to the minimap to indicate places where sandpits may be found.

29 January 2007 - Postbag from the Hedge
Postie Pete has been on his rounds once again. This month he is proud to bring you letters revealing more of the history of the Guardians of Armadyl, Count Draynor's opinion of modern youth, yet more ramblings from everyone's favourite Chaos Elemental and, best of all, some dubious extracts from the Wise Old Man's collection of jokes.
Check out the Postbag now and see what else the Postie has for you...

1 February 2007 - Behind the Scenes - February

Welcome to the February BTS article.
Starting this month, we will bring you the islands of Jatizso & Neitiznot, ruled over by two brothers and a rather unpleasant Troll King. Now, normally, you’d expect two strong and noble Fremennik clans to unite together and defeat the yak-eating, bone crunching trolls, but the years of petty name calling and abuse have meant both brothers fear each other more than the creatures that rule the linking islands between them.
Settling such a dispute won’t be easy, especially as you will have to work with both of them eventually. You’ll be chopping up new arctic pines, fashioning bridges, collecting taxes, creating new armours, donning disguises to spy on important meetings and eventually find a way to test the might of the ice trolls. While attempting all of that, you’ll also be helping out the villagers as you try to equip them for the coming troubles... AND keeping the two clans away from each other. You might even get to try a spot of grudge-fixing on the way round these Fremennik Isles.
Elsewhere, Osman has been miserably staring into his empty glass of sq’irk juice. For years he was able to deal directly with the sorceress to provide his favourite tipple, before their disagreement over prices. Since then, Osman has tried desperately to find out how she grows them, but the secret is so well kept that not even Al Kharid's spymaster can find it. Osman will soon be forced into adopting a more devious approach; and for that he will need your help. Once you work out how to get into the concealed garden, it will be up to you to watch the patrolling guards and sneak past for the fruity rewards. Different seasons will affect each of the gardens, and you’ll find that more experienced thieves will have access to the more bountiful sq’irk trees. You will also be able to grab handfuls of herbs on the way - if you’re not interested in supplying Osman with his favourite thirst-quenching treat.
The seers have been nervous recently following the discovery of some rather disturbing predictions in Phantuwti’s proverbial tea leaves. Apparently, deep in the darkness, something, or several somethings, are beginning to move. Great powers are once again beginning to shift... but towards what?
This admittedly doesn't make much sense, but the seers, as usual, are merely cryptic messengers and very unlikely to be much more help. If these predictions are as ominous as they sound, though, it will be worth keeping your eyes peeled for the unusual over the coming weeks and months.
The second quest of the month will focus on a newly built tower south of Ardougne... well, almost newly built. You see, the crew hired to build the place have been struggling to come to terms with some really rather odd occurrences and missing tools - either that or the constructors' union has just decided to call a particularly long tea break. The mages due to live in the tower are growing impatient as they have pressing research regarding the true nature of magic and logic – and all the arguments that exist in-between. No doubt you’ll find yourself wrapped up in such an experiment, especially if it’s so big it requires an entire tower to be built. Exciting new puzzles, new outfits and a rather novel training dungeon await...The Knowledge Base will also be contributing with a slightly more eclectic batch of additions this month. You’ll see all of the normal Postbag from the Hedge, Players’ Gallery and new Area Guides to support the month's updates, but several of our existing articles are also being updated to contain even more useful information and advice. Check it out regularly to see all of the interesting additions; you’re bound to find something useful.
Enjoy!

6 February 2007 - Fremennik Isles
Those brave warriors who have already completed the Fremennik Trials have a challenging new quest to get their teeth into.The Fremennik Isles quest introduces a new area larger than Falador to enjoy and explore, featuring two new villages, new mines to plunder, armour to make, trees to chop, yaks to skin and a huge smelly rabble of trolls to confront.The islands of Jatizso & Neitiznot were founded by two quarreling Fremennik brothers who left the land of their father to prove themselves. Instead of finding two isolated lands to rule without worrying about each other, they unwittingly set up as neighbours, and their feud continues to this day. However, a new foe has threatened their silly sibling squabbling. Trolls, more trolls and yet more trolls - led by the imposing Ice Troll King - lurk nearby. Each village is only a few bridges away from troll-ish destruction.Normally, you’d expect two strong and noble Fremennik clans to unite together and defeat the yak-eating, bone-crunching trolls, but the years of petty name-calling and abuse have meant that the brothers fear each other more than the trolls that threaten to destroy them. Are you prepared to step into this quagmire of resentment to deal with the real threat?Fremennik warriors brave and wise enough to accept the challenge will need to be skilled with their hands, using knife and axe as well as sword. You’ll be killing yaks, building bridges, collecting taxes, fashioning smelly armour, donning disguises to spy on important meetings and dodging rocks before taking on the might of the Ice Troll King and his horde.
Barbarian AssaultDown in the murky Barbarian Assault caverns, change is in the air. The barbarians have installed a new dispenser for Collectors to use. It converts eggs from one type to another: green eggs to red eggs, red and blue eggs to green eggs. Only Collectors of levels 2 or above may make use of this feature. The dispenser is not perfect, and eggs have a high chance of being destroyed. Higher-level Collectors have a far better chance of the eggs surviving the transformation process; this is to give more of a reason for levelling up the Collector role.The barbarians have also increased the supplies available to Attackers. Their dispenser now gives runes and arrows in multiples of 50 rather than 15, and its stock now includes death runes. Although this would normally make Ancient Magicks available in the area, the Barbarians strongly prefer players not to use any such spells.The egg launcher's interface now lists how many eggs of each type it contains.The cavern used for Wave 10 has been slightly modified to stop penance runners getting stuck.
In other news...Servants in player-owned houses are now subject to increased security measures. In particular, they will now require you to enter your Bank PIN when you ask them to withdraw items from the bank, unless you've already entered it since you logged in.Ava's Attractor and Accumulator will no longer work on non-members' worlds.Rings of recoil and rings of forging have a handy new feature. If you right-click on them via the Worn Items interface and choose the "Operate" option, they will tell you how many more charges they've got.
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Okay... There they are. Lot's of 'em too!
Again, I apologize, I've just been busy and am working on a new D&D Campaign.

I might even start a podcast. So many great ones out there like Dragons Landing Inn and The Tome I might not want to compete... Who knows, cya!

Dragon's Landing Inn

2007-02-07T20:31:00.000-05:00

Allright... I've been looking around for D&D and other RPG podcasts and I found a great one! Dragon's Landing Inn is currently too great to describe right now...

Go Here;
http://www.dragonslanding.com/dli/

New Vid

2007-02-02T17:00:00.000-05:00

New YouTube Vid posteds by me!!!
It is the Final Fantasy 7 Ending... it's awesome!

LINKIN PARK New Song!!! (Qwerty Vid)

2007-01-24T16:49:00.000-05:00

It's so cool! Linkin Park has a new song out!! People thought that Linkin Park was over after Mike Shinoda went to Fort Minor, but LINKIN PARK is still a band! Their new song, "QWERTY" is quite good, actually. There is a video for it on YouTube, but it is scenes from other concerts and pictures.
The link is;
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YnDDLHxgCe4

Google Hijacked?

2007-01-24T16:35:00.000-05:00

Has Google been hijacked? Some people think it has but no, it hasn't. Someone has created a new Trojan Downloader that infects peoples system through Google. It is my belief that it downloads zipfiles secretly that contain your most often Google searches in the name. These zipfiles continuously download spyware, adware and Trojans onto your computer without you even knowing. The Google toolbar most likely contributes to your vulnerability to this virus. As far as I know, this infection if Windows only. (Lucky Macs) It is a system infection, not just a virus. (Both Internet Explorer and Firefox on the same computer has noted the infection.) A good program to use to find this Virus is HijackThis!, a program that detects your processes on your computer and any system changes mad since you got it. This allows you to see the virus or viruses and remove them. Any regular anti-virus or anti-spyware programs freeze up when it gets to the virus.

Here is a post by someone who has been infected by this virus, at Experts-Exchange.
(http://www.experts-exchange.com/Security/Q_21454153.html)

Title: Google Hijack
asked by moeman99 on 06/10/2005 10:13AM PDT

My Google has been taken over, please help! This is not just an IE issue as this same behavior is present in Firefox.When I type a search into Google it takes me to a results page that looks something like Google but the returned links seem to be paid advertisements that may or may not have anything to do with what I was searching for.None of the links on my Google page work either. (ie, Images, Groups, Advanced Search, etc.) . When click one of these, the page does not change but the address in my address bar changes from "http://google.com/" to "http://google.com/#".I am unable to connect to gmail either, when I try, it takes me to "The page cannot be found" page. I've done a virus scan (McAfee) and found nothing. I've run Spybot, Ad-Aware, and XoftSpy with no luck.I've hunted this site for help but have not been successful. I'm running XP Pro (SP 2).Below is a log from HijackThis: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1Scan saved at 12:07:48 PM, on 6/10/2005Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)Running processes:C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exeC:\Program Files\Common Files\Virtual Token\vtserver.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\ibmpmsvc.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exeC:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\S24EvMon.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exeC:\Program Files\Momentum\MHVPN Client\cvpnd.exeC:\Program Files\IBM\IBM Rapid Restore Ultra\rrpcsb.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exeC:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exeC:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exeC:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exeC:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXEC:\PROGRA~1\MI6841~1\MSSQL\binn\sqlservr.exeC:\WINDOWS\System32\QCONSVC.EXEC:\WINDOWS\system32\RegSrvc.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\TpKmpSVC.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exeC:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXEC:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exeC:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exeC:\WINDOWS\system32\TpShocks.exeC:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\PkgMgr\HOTKEY\TPHKMGR.exeC:\Program Files\ThinkPad\PkgMgr\HOTKEY\TPONSCR.exeC:\Program Files\ThinkPad\PkgMgr\HOTKEY_1\TpScrex.exeC:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\EzEjMnAp.ExeC:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exeC:\IBMTOOLS\UTILS\ibmprc.exeC:\Program Files\ThinkPad\ConnectUtilities\QCWLICON.EXEC:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exeC:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exeC:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXEC:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exeC:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.ExeC:\Program Files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exeC:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\sqlmangr.exeC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exeC:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXEC:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXEC:\Documents and Settings\tthalman\Desktop\New Folder\HijackThis.exeR0 - 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************** The solution of the problem is here; (https://secure.experts-exchange.com/register.jsp?rsid=20&srid=jmPTpeX%2BuRrquVBPHbhquQ%3D%3D&redirectURL=%2FSecurity%2FQ_21454153.html%3Fqid%3D21454153) But you have to subscribe to the website in order to view it :(. If you know what you are looking for, then you should be ok.

This is just so you people can be aware of this new infection of computers that is spreading....

Thanks for viewing,
Adam

Apple IPhone and LG KE850, Separated at Birth? (Endagadget)

2007-01-23T21:46:00.000-05:00

This is a recent story on endagadget, but I do not have the full permission to post the topic, so here is the link;

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/11/iphone-and-lg-ke850-separated-at-birth/

Please!

2007-01-23T21:42:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone...
Please view all pages of my blog unless you were just here like a few minutes ago.
I ask you to do this because I post many times a day usually, and the posts from a couple of minutes ago are already on another page. So thanx for keeping up and try to view it all at some point.
Adam

(TipIt Update) New Leaving/Taking a Break Thread on General Forum

2007-01-23T21:39:00.000-05:00

New Leaving/Taking a Break Thread on General Forum
*** New *** Leaving/Taking a break from RuneScape or Tip.It Sticky Thread! Based on popular demand, a new thread has been created for you to post when you decide to take a break from the forums or RuneScape. We're sorry to know you are leaving the game or the forum. Post on this new sticky to let us know that you are taking a break, whether it be temporary or permanent.
Please keep the following in mind when you post:
Tip.It Forum Rules* wrote:
1.9 - Volunteering Personal Information
For your safety, personal information volunteered on the site is not recommended and often edited by the staff. Personal information consists of real life names, age, gender, location, email address exchanges, instant messenger ID's, password/account information, school information and other similar details. This also applies to posting personal pictures of users, their schools, homes (that include their exact locations), etc. This applies to all forums, threads, posts, private messages, profiles, avatars and signatures.Have fun! Your Tip.It Administrative Team [GO TO THE TAKING A BREAK THREAD]
*All Tip.It Forum Rules apply.
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(Taken from www.tip.it)

New God Guide! (RuneHQ)

2007-01-23T21:38:00.000-05:00

(Taken from www.runehq.com as one of their updates)

Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007
News ID: 00603

The Runehq Runescape Validators have been working long and hard to bring you the new and vastly improved Gods Guide. This is an excellent piece of work and we thank you!
~(Sheep01)~

The Lair of Tarn Razorlor

2007-01-23T21:36:00.000-05:00

22 January 2007 - The Lair of Tarn Razorlor
It's time to dust off your undead combat kit! This week's update brings you the doom-laden lair of Tarn Razorlor!
Tarn is a necromancer who has discovered the power of the Salve crystal. If you've defeated Treus Dayth in the Haunted Mine quest, there's nothing to stop him from laying his evil hands on a piece of this precious crystal. Unfortunately, his intentions for this incredible mineral would make many a dead adventurer turn in their grave - if Tarn hadn't been there first...
Equip your Salve Amulet and head over to the Haunted Mine in the south-west of Morytania to experience the thrill of combat against the newly-awakened undead. With new monsters to fight, new traps to disarm and new treasures to unearth, can you survive the challenge of Tarn's Lair?
In addition to Tarn's new dungeon full of undead creatures, we've improved the look of many of the other undead monsters. Throughout the lands and dungeons of RuneScape, the zombies, skeletons and ghosts now have a brand new look and a far more convincing lurch. If you venture to the pyramids in the desert you'll find that the mummies have been similarly redecorated.
In other news...
We've made a slight adjustment to the ring of stone. Previously, when you changed back from being a rock, you'd have to unequip the ring and put it back on before you could become a rock again. It will now unequip itself automatically, just like the Ring of Egg does, which should be far more convenient for all you rock impersonators out there.
The bug that made the fire cape appear upside down in your inventory has been fixed!
The Barbarians have declared that they are fed up tripping over people's pet cats in the Barbarian Assault caverns, so they are now forbidding anyone from taking pets down the ladder into the minigame area.
Finally, in response to requests from players, it is no longer possible to trade the following items:
Eye of gnome
Paramaya Inn ticket
Skull
Pole
Hollow reed
Palm leaf
Bad wine
Unfermented wine
Leaf-bladed spear
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(taken from www.Runescape.com)

P.S. Remember, go to www.runehq.com or www.tip.it for extra RuneScape assistance!)

Interfaces and spooky wallpapers

2007-01-23T21:34:00.000-05:00

16 January 2007 - Interfaces and spooky wallpapers
This week brings a short break from the principal updates of the month, giving you all time to prepare for the forthcoming zombies and penguins! We've sent our highly talented team of artistic demons through some of the most commonly used interfaces and menus in the game and given them a much needed graphical makeover. Check out the new look of the Magic spellbook - now working without a scrollbar - and the Skill Advance guides. There's even a feature on the Friends List to show you which world you're on!
As you may be aware, we've been working very hard towards releasing RuneScape in other languages, and we need to free up more space on our interfaces for future developments. With this in mind, we've shrunk the text in the Quest Journal list by a point.
In addition to the in-game graphical update, we also bring you five new wallpapers. The undead beings of RuneScape have been getting rather jealous of the graphical updates other creatures have been receiving, so now it's their turn. Check out the concept art wallpapers to whet your appetite for this forthcoming update. We promise bones, bandages and braaaains galore!
Along with the creature concept image comes a bizarre holiday snap showing what Tim and Crunchy, the warrior and skeleton from the Detail Select page, did on their holidays, plus a candid insight into the world of the Wise Old Man - whatever could that be lurking beneath his desk? Head over to the Downloads page to see what all the fuss is about.
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(Taken from www.runescape.com)
Downloads (There we go, hopefully a working link...)

Players' Gallery and QuestHelp

2007-01-23T21:32:00.000-05:00

It's that time again, and the journals and magazines devoted to the art of RuneScape are all a-quiver at the thought of what there may be. Postie Pete has gathered the finest art in the many kingdoms of RuneScape together and presents them in the latest Players' Gallery.
There is also a new batch of QuestHelps arriving to aid you in your heroic endeavours. Now you will be able to get all the help you need with Mourning's End Part I, Mourning's Ends Part II, Troll Romance, Troll Stronghold and One Small Favour.
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(Taken from www.runescape.com)
Also, RuneScape's download page is avaliable at the "Downloads" link on their main page.
(I tried to link directly there, but it won't let me... I don't get that...)

BARBARIAN ASSAULT!

2007-01-23T21:31:00.000-05:00

More Runescape updates coming in! Sorry I missed this one, they added it inbetween...
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4 January 2007 - Barbarian Assault
Deep below the Barbarian Outpost a new menace twitches and pulsates with anger, preparing wave after wave of shrieking, monstrous pummeling at the barbarians' expense... or is it some kind of strange training regime? Can these creatures have been put here on purpose? What are these strange mutants and why have they been caged beneath the earth?
Behold the Penance! The barbarians believe these vile creatures were spawned by the mighty gods to allow the people of RuneScape to show their allegiance through combat. A gargantuan arena has been built below the Barbarian Outpost for you to prove your worth, so head to the area and talk to Captain Cain.
Take up the challenge in this long-awaited minigame. As part of a team, choose which role you want to play against the deadly threat. You could be an attacker and hack your way through waves of slimy flesh, or become a defender, setting up traps and luring the monsters to a grisly death. Those of you who enjoy a fast pace of life could be a collector, sorting out the ammunition for the fierce launchers and unleashing havoc on the Penance below. The last role is that of the trusty healer - using poisonous substances against the Penance and ensuring your own team stays alive!
This is a team-based game, so the greatest rewards are for those willing to work together. Use barbarian horns to shout to your team and climb up to the mighty 'Horn of Glory' to let everyone hear your orders. You can choose to play with your friends and wander into one of the team rooms, or if you go to the quickstart room we will find a group of adventurers for you.
Working through the waves of monsters, you can level up your ability in the roles and improve your value as a fighter against the Penance. Other great rewards are available, including many items to be won - both new and old. These include a new armour set with multiple uses, gloves of lightness and many of your favourite rewards from other areas of the game, including dragon equipment.
Before starting you will be treated to a training tutorial, so you'll be ready to put your best tactics into play. This is also a safe minigame, with lots of expendable equipment (such as runes and arrows) provided for free.
So how about it? Anyone can show their penance, but it takes a real hero to help a barbarian assault!

Bobby's Bad Day

2007-01-23T21:23:00.000-05:00

Well, everyone knows Bobby Petrino is a traitor and left UofL for the Falcons. My local radio station, 102.3 The Max FM had one of their crew, Tommy Lee sing a song about it. (Not the famous Tommy Lee =p) It is a parody of Daniel Powter's Song, "Had a Bad Day." It is a hilarious song, and now they've made it into a slideshow with music and posted it on YouTube!
Here's the link;
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hRjPvI6IGMM

You can also visit their site at
www.themaxfm.com

Rocket Scooter Test Video

2007-01-23T21:18:00.000-05:00

This is a hilarious video of a test run (and the last run) of a rocket scooter that went airborne!
"This unsanctioned event took place in the parking lot behind an unnamed hobby shop in Carrollton, TX on Jan 21st, 2007." This was what the poster described it as.
To watch this video, visit;
http://youtube.com/watch?v=46LQd9dXFRU

IBlinds-The New Generation Ipod Accessory?

2007-01-23T21:16:00.000-05:00

This is a hilarious video. The authors described;

A new generation accessory that interacts with your iPod or iPhone through your window blinds.Superior performance and technology that drives iBlinds to create innovative dynamic living room space through your own music.Created by : SERGE LIPSKIhttp://www.youtube.com/user...
Music by : JAMES PROVAN (GiR2007) http://www.youtube.com/gir2007
Serge takes a satirical look at what might be possible in the future,and ponders how far will the 'i' generation take us?....and how much of is actually needed!.This video was originally released on Jan 14th but has now been remixed with an original soundtrack.I contacted James via his youtube channel over helping on this project,thankfully he accepted.We have never met in person or spoken,everything was done online with myself here in Chicago and James in Scotland.Spending long hours exchanging samples and re-edits a song was made. Thanks once again James! This has been the longest toughest video for me to create yet.I feel it was worth it.
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This movie is awesome! To watch, visit;
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hBRjiLPNJAA

Contact!

2007-01-13T14:51:00.000-05:00

(Taken from www. runescape.com)

10 January 2007 - Contact!
Deep within the Kharidian Desert, south of Shantay Pass, unrest is growing within the cities of Menaphos and Sophanem. With the threat of the Devourer still lurking in the shadows, the High Priest of Icthlarin has deemed it time to make contact with the citizens of Sophanem who had fled to Menaphos in the face of the recent plague. Thus far his attempts have proved futile, however, as Menaphos remains wary of the contagion and refuses to comply.
Perhaps all is not lost, though! Perhaps some brave soul will step up to this challenge and help out the High Priest! They will need to be well versed in the ways of the desert lands, having survived Icthlarin's Little Helper as well as Gertrude's Cat and Prince Ali Rescue. Adventurers with a desire to help should brave the desert as far as Sophanem and seek out the High Priest in the shade of the temple found in the south-west of that city.
Be prepared for what an ancient dungeon full of dangerous high-level creatures might throw at you. Rumour has it that certain sturdy inhabitants of this town have recently vanished during attempts to make contact with those over the river, so folk afraid of physical danger should probably steer well clear of this mission. Especially likely to come to a sticky end are those who rush in blindly and unprepared, though the careful and nimble explorer might find that success comes relatively easily. Those who prove themselves in this task can expect not only generous Thieving and Combat experience, but a new weapon that will prove most potent against Kalphites and other, as yet mysterious, foes. These rewards will come from both the High Priest and more unexpected sources; will you be among the first to experience them?
Make sure to pack your lantern, tinderbox, food, and plenty of guts, though maybe not your life savings. You'll need them for one of the most dangerous places in RuneScape!
(No, honestly, we really mean that.)
In other news...
Fans of Barbarian Assault will be glad to hear that we've fixed a number of bugs in that popular minigame, including the issue whereby players' side-interfaces occasionally disappeared and the problem with the Horn of Glory interface getting closed. On a lighter note, the egg launchers have had their mechanisms adjusted so that they should no longer shoot innocent-looking pet cats.
If you're waiting to be recruited for a game of Barbarian Assault, please note that you'll now need to turn on the ACCEPT AID option if you wish to receive recruitment offers. This option is controlled by the button on the left of the Run/Walk toggle.
The animations of the defender weapons have been adjusted to fix the problem where players appeared to stop walking for a moment if they got hit while wielding a defender.
The effect of the Flames of Zamorak spell is to temporarily reduce its victim's magic level. This was not working against players who'd boosted their magic levels (such as by drinking a potion). We have now fixed the spell to make it drain its victim's magic level, even if that level had been boosted. A corresponding bug has been fixed with the Claws of Guthix.

10 January 2007 - Players' Gallery and QuestHelp

2007-01-13T14:50:00.000-05:00

(Taken from www.runescape.com)

10 January 2007 - Players' Gallery and QuestHelp
It's that time again, and the journals and magazines devoted to the art of RuneScape are all a-quiver at the thought of what there may be. Postie Pete has gathered the finest art in the many kingdoms of RuneScape together and presents them in the latest Players' Gallery.
There is also a new batch of QuestHelps arriving to aid you in your heroic endeavours. Now you will be able to get all the help you need with Mourning's End Part I, Mourning's Ends Part II, Troll Romance, Troll Stronghold and One Small Favour.

Iraq PM Tells Shiite Militias to Give Up

2007-01-10T20:38:00.000-05:00

Iraq PM Tells Shiite Militias to Give Up
Published: 1/10/07, 8:06 PM EDT By STEVEN R. HURST and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's prime minister has told Shiite militiamen to surrender their arms or face an all-out assault by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces, senior Iraqi officials said Wednesday, as President Bush said he will commit an additional 21,500 American combat troops to the war.
Under pressure from the U.S., Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has agreed to crack down on fighters controlled by his most powerful political ally, Muqtada al-Sadr, a radical Shiite cleric, according to officials. Previously, al-Maliki had resisted the move.
"Prime Minister al-Maliki has told everyone that there will be no escape from attack," said a senior Shiite legislator and close al-Maliki adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak for the prime minister. "The government has told the Sadrists: 'If we want to build a state we have no other choice but to attack armed groups.'"
In his address to the nation Wednesday evening - exerpts of which were released in advance by the White House - the president said al-Maliki had promised that U.S. forces would have a free hand and that "political or sectarian interference will not be tolerated."
He also warned that the U.S. expected the Iraqi leader to keep those promises. "America's commitment is not open-ended," Bush said. "If the Iraqi government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people and it will lose the support of the Iraqi people."
Al-Maliki on Saturday announced that his government would implement a new security plan for Baghdad, which consists of neighborhood-by-neighborhood sweeps by Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops.
In the past, the Iraqi government has tried to prevent American military operations against the Mahdi Army, while giving U.S. forces a free hand against Sunni militants. The Bush administration has pushed al-Maliki, who took office in May, to curb his militia allies or allow U.S. troops to do the job.
Although al-Maliki withdrew political protection from the Mahdi Army, there was no guarantee the Shiite fighters would be easily routed from the large and growing area of Baghdad under their control.
The militia has more fighters, weapons and sophistication today than it did in 2004, when it battled U.S. forces to a standstill in two strongholds, the Shiite holy city of Najaf and Sadr City, Baghdad's sprawling Shiite slum.
Sunni militants, meanwhile, have put up fierce resistance in the five days since al-Maliki announced his new security initiative for Baghdad.
Iraqi and U.S. troops have battled Sunni insurgents along Haifa Street in central Baghdad in two major battles.
The neighborhood is only about 2 1/2 miles north of the Green Zone, site of the Iraqi government headquarters, the U.S. Embassy and base for thousands of American soldiers.
Eighty suspected insurgents were killed in the fighting - 50 of them on Tuesday alone, in an assault backed by U.S. troops, fighter jets and attack helicopters.
According to the excerpts of the president's speech released in advance by the White House, Bush will send 21,500 more troops - 17,500 of them to help pacify Baghdad,
The increase in troop levels was expected to be part of a larger military and economic effort intended to turn around a 3 1/2-year-old war that has cost the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars and more than 3,000 lives.
In preparation for the new security plan, the Iraqi military will bring two brigades from northern Iraq, a region largely populated by Kurds, and one from the south.
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have died, many of them in the capital in the past year - after the war became a religious conflict between Sunnis and Shiites. Sectarian violence began after the February bombing of a major Shiite shrine by al-Qaida in Iraq.
Al-Maliki has not commented on the Bush administration's plans to create a set of benchmarks to measure the Iraqi government's progress on improving security.
Washington wants the prime minister to come up with a plan to equitably share the country's oil wealth, ease restrictions on former Baath Party members and hold provincial elections - steps regarded as critically important to drawing Sunnis into the political process.
An Iraqi general, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose details of the plan, said a mainly Kurdish force would be sent into the Sadr City slum in northeast Baghdad, which serves as headquarters of the Mahdi Army.
The general said Kurds, who are Sunni but not Arab, were being used against the Shiite militia because soldiers from other Iraqi units were likely to refuse to fight fellow Shiites. An estimated 80 percent of Iraq's army is Shiite.
Under the new security plan, the general said, U.S. and Iraqi troops will sweep Baghdad neighborhoods in an effort to dislodge the Mahdi Army, as well as Sunni extremists - including al-Qaida in Iraq and two of its allied groups, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army and the Omar Brigade.
Iraqi and U.S. officials said Iraqi commanders will be put in charge of each of nine city districts. Each commander will operate independently of Iraqi military headquarters.
Al-Maliki has named Lt. Gen. Aboud Gambar, an Iraqi general who was taken prisoner of war by U.S. forces during the 1991 Gulf war, as the overall commander.
Gambar, a Shiite, will have two assistants, one from the police and one from the army, Iraqi military officers said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the information. Gambar will report directly to al-Maliki.
The Americans plan to put 400 to 600 U.S. soldiers in each district as a backup force, a senior Bush administration official said Wednesday. Others will be held in reserve throughout the capital to deploy quickly on the request of Iraqi commanders.
One senior U.S. official said al-Maliki agreed to stop protecting the Mahdi Army under pressure from both the U.S. and his fellow Iraqis.
"It is time to perform, and that's the message he's getting from his own people, that's the message he's getting from the president and that's the message he's getting from the American people," the official said in a conference call with U.S. reporters.
The official said the al-Maliki "plan will work" because it frees his military from political and sectarian influence.
The latest drive to pacify Baghdad is at least the fourth since the war began. All have had only limited success, with insurgents and militants swiftly returning to neighborhoods after U.S. and Iraqi military forces departed.
In the most recent of these operations, Iraq's army fielded fewer troops than promised. That made it impossible to maintain control of areas that U.S. forces had cleared of gunmen.
Police on Wednesday reported that at least 92 people had died violently or been found dead across the country.
In a single deadly attack, Sunni gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims home from the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Muslim holy places in Saudi Arabia, according to police and Akeel al-Khazaali, the governor of the southern province of Karbala.
At least 11 people were killed and 14 wounded. Al-Khazaali told Iraqi state television that some of the slain pilgrims had been severely burned in the ambush, which occurred about 75 miles west of the Shiite holy city of Karbala.
Police said 60 bodies, many of them victims of torture, were found in Baghdad Wednesday. Seven more were discovered in the northern city of Mosul. Shootings, mortar attacks and bombings at various places around Iraq claimed another 14 lives.
The U.S. military announced Wednesday that four more American soldiers died of combat wounds in Iraq. A Task Force Lightning soldier assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division died Tuesday from a gunshot wound sustained in the Diyala province northeast of Baghdad.
Two more soldiers died the same day in Iraq's western Anbar province. One was assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, and one was assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division.
A 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldier was killed by a roadside bomb outside of Fallujah.

Runescape Scammers Stink

2007-01-10T20:28:00.000-05:00

This is very unfair. There are many players of Runescape out there and their only want is to steal from 0ther, innocent players. What kind of low-life person would do this????
Here's an example from an update post...
(Update From Runescape.com)

19 December 2006 - Fake websites

We're seeing a growing number of people in our game and on our forums advertising scam websites which are designed to steal your RuneScape password.
These websites generally offer you something amazing, such as a sneak preview of a forthcoming RuneScape update, thus tempting you into giving away your password in your excitement. Even if the website itself doesn't ask you to enter your RuneScape password, it might install malicious software on your computer that would steal your password the next time you type it.
In particular, we would like to make it very clear that websites promoting sequels or spinoffs relating to our games are fake. Similarly, websites offering RuneScape benefits or the chance to become a moderator are fake. None of these websites should be trusted.
Think about it for a moment: If we had made something new and fun, we wouldn't hide it on a different website. We'd tell you all about it right here on www.runescape.com, like we did when we were working on RuneScape 2. So if you've found something that claims to be from us, but it's not mentioned on www.runescape.com or www.jagex.com then it is fake! We don't run secret websites.
If you see someone advertising a scam website in our game or forums, don't panic. You're safe so long as you don't visit the website. You can, however, help us by reporting them immediately, and we can take swift action to have their website removed by our Investigation Team.
If this happens in the game, please use the Report Abuse button at the bottom of your screen, selecting Rule 11: Advertising / website.
If the website is being advertised on our forums, please report it in the Forum Emergencies thread in the General forum, stating the thread's Quick-Find Code and the username of the player advertising the website. But don't post a copy of the website's address in the Forums Emergencies thread; that would help the scammers!
Thank you for your support.Happy holidays!
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Even fake websites now? Can people not play for themselves?

Notebook Test

2007-01-08T20:01:00.000-05:00

This is a test of the Notebook of the Vault. The Vault is next to the Dungeon.

News From The Deep

In Brief | Random Picture

HowTo: Fly With TB

How To Give Your Photo A Movie-Like Quality

New Name Change?!?!?

New Flickr slideshow embedder!

Oprah's Polydactyl

Currently: Secret ;) Update

The Trojan War Blog is No More!

How To Replace Important Documents

How to replace lost or destroyed documents;

Passports

Marriage Licenses (Or divorce papers)

Diplomas

Anti-Jagex Discussion!

The Anti-Jagex Forums

The Forums to Discuss the Corruptness of Jagex Moderation...

Download Windows Vista?

Download Windows Vista? Yes, you can

How to accelerate video streaming on Youtube?

TinyMCE 2.1.1 Released

New Portable Apps Launched!

ClamWin Portable 0.90.2 Released

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FileZilla Portable 2.2.32 Released

BlueBox MiJam Mini Keyz Miniature Keyboard Accessory

[video] Pitbull's La Esquina - Out da' Closet

A Reminder About Battery Recalls

Myspace/Photobucket Overlap NEarly 100%

Using Google's Blogsearch Portal for Advertising

Magnetosphere 0.1 Beta Released! (ITunes plugin)

Free ITunes Downloads!

Sorry For The Delay Guys...

Well that's over...

Episode 1 of the Notebook News!

Episode 1! In a matter of time!

PGA prize fund given a big boost

Random Stuff... Wootness!

Awesome! Naruto Future Vids!

Gone Fishing

Runescape Updates!

What's your Fav. Style of RPG?

Please!

New Runescape Quest Guide!

New Runescape Quest Guide!

Apologies and Runescape Updates

Dragon's Landing Inn

New Vid

LINKIN PARK New Song!!! (Qwerty Vid)

Google Hijacked?

Apple IPhone and LG KE850, Separated at Birth? (Endagadget)

Please!

(TipIt Update) New Leaving/Taking a Break Thread on General Forum

New God Guide! (RuneHQ)

The Lair of Tarn Razorlor

Interfaces and spooky wallpapers

Players' Gallery and QuestHelp

BARBARIAN ASSAULT!

Bobby's Bad Day

Rocket Scooter Test Video

IBlinds-The New Generation Ipod Accessory?

Contact!

10 January 2007 - Players' Gallery and QuestHelp

Iraq PM Tells Shiite Militias to Give Up

Runescape Scammers Stink

Notebook Test

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