Q )
Do you have the Boot Code for Yahoo?
A )
No, I do not have the boot code, nor do I pass on where to locate the boot
code. I have not found any reason to boot anyone off Yahoo and find Ignore
works more than well enough to suit my needs. The "Boot Code" does not work
on most client software so, it is questionable just how effective such measures
are. The only times I get booted off Yahoo myself are when I disconnect due to
a flood of the room and my auto ignore is off. Even then such measures do
little more than give me a small problem, and when I come back the auto ignore
is on, and the user is ignored so it is no longer a problem for me anyway. I
will also mention at this
point, some supposed "boot codes" can contain Trojan programs that can do
damage to your computer. So you should be very careful what you are asking for
when seeking out such software.
Q )
Are you a Yahoo Expert?
A )
No, I am just a chatter. The Yahoo Expert program is something most can join
but I have not found time to bother with it personally. Most of my time is
spent in day
to day stuff, and adding onto Web pages I do or manage for others. I am not
even sure what the term Yahoo Expert implies.
Q )
A/S/L ??? or any other lame attempts at online Romance.
A )
As I say in chat often, " I refuse to answer on the grounds of self
incrimination." If you feel that is a cop out, well lets say older than the
average age of chatters,have children, and it is not hard to
figure out about where I am located at if you wish to look. I am not
interested, nor do I take part in Cyber dating, Cyber Romance, Cyber Marriage,
or other such things that go along those lines. Sorry if that bursts anyone
bubble, or rains on anyones
parade. I am here solely to pass time, help people and I am not sure what my
age, sex, or anything about where I live has to come into play for me to
perform any of those. I talk to all ages, and I am willing to try to help
anyone on a few very basic conditions. One I do not like to see swearing. It
is my feeling that with kids
and others in the room such words do not need to be used and even in private
messages I really do not care to hear them. I am old enough to have heard them
all before
and know full well what they mean. They have little shock value to me, so they
have no point in being used in conversation with me. Really if you come down
to it, the use of such language just marks someone as lacking a command of
language and to express themselves clearly enough by having to resort to such
terms. Second I do not really enjoy being hit on, asked to cyber, or otherwise
bothered in that way. Lets do a small bit of reasoning here also. If I were
looking for "cyber" or even "real life" romance, what would be the point of
being in a chat help room? Would it not be more logical for me to be in a
romance room? So thanks but no thanks to all of those seem to be of the
opinion they are such a gift to the other sex that one would completely
overturn ones life in the hope of being with them. Enough said.
Q )
Are you a hacker?
A )
Gawd no. I can say I have never hacked anyone's equipment, accounts, or any
thing online in my life with the possible exception of my own passwords when I
forget them. I do know the general process of it but took the
time to learn that so as to protect myself from attacks is all. The term
hacker is often mis-used or incorrectly applied anyway. I am just someone who
has used computers as a hobby for many years. I have not been to school or
been formally trained in anything pertaining to computers. I have however been
around them since the days before MS-DOS so I have had to pick up a few things
in that length of time. To a total new comer, I may seem to have "hacker"
knowledge of the computer, but the truth is there are really very few true
"hackers", just as there are relatively few at the top of any profession or
skill. Most supposed hackers are little more than kids playing around with
some basic knowledge of internet protocol looking for something to do. This is
not to say they cannot do major damage to someone if allowed to but I would
not call many of them true hackers. I can only say Lord help anyone who draws
the unfavorable attention of what I would term a true Hacker. To do so is
about like trying to play against say, Tiger Woods on the golf course, you are
almost surely going to look pretty bad.
Q]
Why are all your pages using the same backgrounds and other graphics?
A)
Simply put, it saves time when you change from one page to the next. For
example, on most browsers there is a "cache" that retains copies of files
downloaded from webpages as you move about online. This is true of every site
you stop at just about. So, once a file is downloaded it is stored and if the
browser is doing it's job, it does not ask for thaf file again. Same for
buttons,
and so on. One other thing, using the same background and other graphical
content allows me to
make changes to all the pages at once. I think most of us have been to
webpages that seem to take forever to load and most studies show if a page does
not load in 30 seconds or less the person viewing it moves on. Not everyone
has DSL or Cable Modems so it is best to try to limit the content of pages to
less than 150kb or so per page. I try to work within this suggested size in
most cases. I would also mention that servers even Yahoo and Tripod limit
bandwidth on free webpage space. This means if I make huge pages fewer people
will be allowed to view them before the page shows as "unavailable at this
time" on the server. It is also why there are mirror sites for these pages.
Q)
Why do I get an Error on my browser status bar when I visit your webpage(s)?
A)
To be honest about the error in most cases is not mine or my page. Pages
that have been error free
for weeks and weeks have suddenly have errors on them are usually the result
of a server problem. In the case of Yahoo-Geocities or Tripod-Lycos it is
generally in the banner content and webbugs they contain. You will notice at
the end of the HTML after the closing HTML tags on the Geocities pages, there
is a script that says remove everything after this line. The error is in or
has to do with a call made in that script or an object that is not found on
their server. On Tripod Lycos the banner/script is at the top of the page just
below the body tag. If that script is not included my pages have no errors on
most any browser here. So that is all I can say. When the server gets the
error repaired the page error message will disappear. Both Geocities and
Tripod are a free service and generally they both do a fine job from what I
can see. So it is hard to complain about them too much. I do not get any
income from these help pages so I do not see a point in paying for hosting them
if I can avoid it. I do not feel they have enough traffic anyway to warrent
it nor do I believe ad revenue would cover the cost of paying for hosting for
these pages. I put them here with the hope they are helpful to someone and if
you wish to help out feel free to mention the pages to anyone looking to
contract someone to build a webpage(s) for them.
Q)
What do you recommend to chat with on Yahoo?
A)
I think all the non-Yahoo made clients have their good points and less than
good points. The truth is they are all wonderful compared to anything I could
hope to write, and I really am more than happy to recommend any of them to
anyone. Yahoo's own software (Messenger and JAVA based chat ) both have their
weaknesses and exploits that make them less than great for chatting in my
opinion unless it is done on a very casual basis. This is not to say they
still are not better in many ways to the chat
software offered by most other sites. Considering the cost of the use of any
of the clients or Yahoo chat, I think they are a great deal. Getting back to
the client question, most of the choice depends on what you like and feel
comfortable with using. It is kind of like shopping for clothes or a car or
anything that is a personal perference. I try to be very honest and impartial
about my view of all the chat options for Windows based systems I know of at
this time. They all have screen shots that are full sized if you want to look
at them to compare. All work fine if your system is correctly functioning, and
I have no big problems using any of them. My personal choice as to what I use
is based on my personal preferences and use and may not be the same as yours.
Click here for clients page.
Q )
Are the program downloads from your site safe?
A )
I do not suggest you go out and wildly download files from personal webpages
like mine. I can however say mine are as safe as they can be, and fully
scanned by the most currently updated anti virus software available at the time
they were uploaded. ( I do not download them daily and check them ) They are
the same files I have used, and continue to use personally. I do not suggest
you take my word for it, but if you are interested in a program I have, get
your anti-virus software updated and scan it before you open any files. See
the Zip
Basics and Helps & Links page if you do not have antivirus software, or do not
know how to set it up for use with you Zip Utility. Given the rest of the
pages on this site, it should be pretty clear I tend to be a bit of a security
nut more than someone who passes on worms, virus files or Trojan Horse
programs. If you are still unsure, in most cases there are links to the
authors websites. If that is not the case for the program you are interested
in, email me. I will try to locate a site for you if you cannot find it. The
only way most of the files on this site could be infected is if the site was
"breached" and someone downloaded the files, added the virus or whatever to the
files and then uploaded the files again, or Yahoo Geocities infected them, or
the infection is on your end prior to downloading. My system has not had a
virus threat even for about 6 months and I do keep VERY current on Virus
Signature files, like ever few days, scan the entire computers content weekly
as well as the bootscans and random scans done on bootups. Boot sector and
real time disk write scanning are also enabled on this machine. I clearly
mark the extention of files downloaded from this site and I ALWAYS suggest
anyone downloading files from any site download them to disk unopened and scan
them before attempting to open them. Yahoo/Geocities does not permit the upload
of EXE ( directly startable program files ) to their Host site, and is smaller
in available storage, so the bulk of download content is on the Tripod server.
Q )
Can I add you to my Yahoo Messenger Friends List / Contact you about other
Computer problems?
A )
If you must, but do not be shocked if I cannot do the same for you, or do not
reply too promptly to any request to be added. The reason for this is I seldom
use Yahoo or other Instant Messengers. I tend to work online doing webpage
updates and leaving
any instant messenger program on just seems to hinder my work time while
online. So I seldom use any instant messenger for that reason. All Instant
Messengers are also a security risk in some way or another as well so I tend to
not use them for that reason also. I also should mention my friends or buddy
lists are often full or
close to it so adding someone is often only possible by removing someone else.
The fact is the problem has gotten so bad
with my IDs on Yahoo if I do run Messenger I do so with an ID not connected to
these pages or my other IDs, and only family who wish to contact me has the
information as to what that ID is. If you have a pressing question you are
most likely to get a faster reply by sending it to me via the email links on the
page. If you have not found them, here it my email address.
easy_2_confuse_mi@hotmail.com
HOWEVER, do not send me FORWARDS or ATTACHMENTS!!!! I have most attachments
disabled so many will be refused anyway. If it does arrive I do not open
attachments sent to this mailbox. Contact me first and get approval and I will
provide you with an alternate email address for an attachment if I feel it is
warrented. Any message that is a FORWARDED MESSAGE unless it is something that
is vital to my health or well being, is likely going to get more or less the
same treatment as spam. I get the Langa List, ChimneyGods Tips,
Newbie2Knewbie,
and a few others that deal with security information. So you can see in my
travels I have enough spam to me already and I really do try to read what
I get sent but I am not going to spend my entire day online doing email. All of
this being said I try to take email seriously. If you are going to write me
about a problem with in an area I might be helpful asking, I am more than happy
to try to reply if and when I can. Please try to include details like
Operating System, browser, memory, antivirus used and last updated so I can try
to narrow the reply down and not speak in general terms. Most who have
received one of my emails can tell you I answer in detail and often in length.
However I am just one person with a life outside the computer. Or, to put it
another way, it might be a day or two before I answer if I am stacked up or
otherwise engauged. ( very often is this the case on weekends. )
If the above does not answer your question the email link is there. I try to
check it daily and reply the same day. ( the main word in that being TRY ! . )
My main focus online is the webpages I do, and this is just one of them. I
also have the usual daily stuff to deal with as most do, so I can only say I
will get to your question when I can, if it is worthy of answering. ( believe
me I have gotten a few I do not answer. ) If you do not get a reply, it is due
to the fact the question was not something I felt I could help with or it was
something I felt no reason to reply to.
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