Clever s*ds - help required please!!

[Bunnylump]

Oh very helpful. At least we had a laugh.

[Scurra]

I know what TRACKBACK means in the context of blogging (it's creating a sort of interactive link between blog entries) but I've not come across BACKLOGGING, although I'm inclined to think that MBHs proposals sound plausible (especially the last one.)

[giraffe]

Could it mean making the entires come up the other way round with the last one first. (Please note I don't really know what blogging is, so I am probably talking rubbish)

[MBH]

Oh very helpful.

Oi!!! Two of those were serious thoughts [... the middle two are funny though ]

[Bunnylump]

I know what TRACKBACK means in the context of blogging (it's creating a sort of interactive link between blog entries) but I've not come across BACKLOGGING, although I'm inclined to think that MBHs proposals sound plausible (especially the last one.)

Yes, she's done something on that I think - is that where you click on a picture and it takes you to another blog or another link which explains it better or has some more information?

Personally I think the whole idea of anything like blogging is a bit self indulgent. Basically, thinking anyone would care what you're doing / thinking at any point!!* Mind you, apparently, it's really good for children with Autistic Spectrum disorders. Being able to communicate their thoughts in pictures and written words is apparently very helpful.

*Bit like me posting my entire life history on "today I've mostly bin" I suppose!!

[Scurra]

*Bit like me posting my entire life history on "today I've mostly bin" I suppose!!

Yup, I think you answered your own question right there

[Bunnylump]

Cheeky bggr!

[MBH]

Personally I think the whole idea of anything like blogging is a bit self indulgent.

That's my thoughts on blogging, but people these days want to 'share' more (wether it deserves being shared or not - look at "Britain's Got Talent" early rounds)

I did think of the "Today..." thread, but that's a much milder version of this amongst friends we may well like to sit down for a coffee with - as opposed to the whole world!!!

The fact is that I don't post much on that because I'm not quick enough and end up backlogging [3-days ago I mostly bin.... doesn't quite sound the same]

[Bunnylump]

And in the meanwhile I've posted at least 20 times with a load of drivel...

[clvrlad]

nope youve said everything about that bunny
anything id add would spoil it

[Biscuit]

HI

Does anyone know how I can get rid of some evasive software called myweb. It keeps affecting my preloaded pages ie I usually have puzzlebrains and facebook to open as soon as i open my internet connection and it keeps going to a myweb search.

so far I have
1. tried super anti spyware about 6 times and it just comes back again
2. changing the internet connection properties so it just reads the two web sites i want but it still goes to search them through myweb rather than straight to site.

Biscuit

[SparkOut]

MyWebSearch Description
My Web Search is a web browser toolbar with specialized search functions and a pop-up blocker. When processing your search query, My Web Search sends a request to their servers that includes your keyword query, time of day, your browser type, default language setting, your IP address, an anonymous unique ID, and a code which identifies the distribution source of your My Web Search application.

www.MyWebSearch.com

MyWebSearch Removal Instructions

Most of the program can be remove by clicking on Start->Settings->Control Panel and double clicking on Add/Remove Programs. Then find "My Web Search" in the list of installed programs and click on Change/Remove to uninstall it. You may also want to uninstall any of the following items associated with

FunWebProducts
My Web Search (Smiley Central or FWP product as applicable)
My Way Speedbar (Smiley Central or other FWP as applicable)
My Way Speedbar (AOL and Yahoo Messengers) (beta users only)
My Way Speedbar (Outlook, Outlook Express, and IncrediMail)
Search Assistant - My Way

To clean up the registry, delete the keys and value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MyWebSearch Email Plugin.

Reboot your Computer.

Next, open My Computer, Drive C, and double-click on the Program Files folder

Right-click and delete the folders for:

FunWebProducts
MyWebSearch

MyWebSearch should now be completely uninstalled from your computer.

To edit the registry, you need to be really careful to get it right. If you delete the wrong thing, you can kill the computer completely (not that it's that scary to do, just as long as you take care).
Getting into the registry editor is done by clicking the start button, going to "run" and typing "regedit" in the box, then hit enter. A window appears with a pane on the left with lots of "folder keys" in a "tree view".
Click the plus sign by the name of each key in the path above to go from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE first and in that branch find SOFTWARE and expand that, etc. Then finally highlight the MyWebSearch keys and delete.

[Biscuit]

thanks for that - i have deleted the program and it has not come back - i bet it is still in the registry but frankly i am too much of a coward to try that. Also our it bod at work was setting up my internet connection to work which I rely on and he said whatever I do I should not touch the registry which scared me further. Anyway when the computer rebooted it went straight to the websites so it has solved that problem

Thanks

Biscuit

[SparkOut]

It would be worth nailing the lid down on the coffin by checking the registry is clear. You don't want a zombie MyWebSearch to rise from the grave, so it's a good idea, and all this scary stuff about registry editing is just to warn people against "fiddling" in there. Like saying "don't play with electricity - it will KILL you" - but in this case it's no more dangerous than changing the fuse in a plug. Of course if you did something silly in the plug and twisted the wires together, then that would be bad, but if you just change the fuse and plug it back in then you're fine.

I'd hazard a guess at the source of this intrusion being a smiley icon site?

[fernando]

Biscuit, you are not the only one, My Websearch annoys me too

Everytime I log on to the computer on my login, down in the bottom corner of the screen there is always a my websearch pop up for me saying

an attempt has been blocked from changing your default homepage to My Websearch

I think the reason might be that Lally (little sister) might have tried to change her cursor to something pink and sparkly and she did this using my websearch.

[SparkOut]

Aaaaargh! After what your mum went through to get the PC sorted out!

[fernando]

Well I just close it everytime, it isn't too much of a problem.

The more annoying thing is that on my login, everytime i move my cursor over a word, it has a little yellow bubble that tells me what the word is in Spanish It must have me down as a linguist.

[Bunnylump]

OK this time I need help from a clever s*d who knows their way about London, in particular, the way to the O2 Arena. I've never been there and have a ticket to see Muse tomorrow night (yay!). I'm having people telling me horror stories about getting back on the underground at the end of a big event there, and this is filling me with terror. (Even more terror than I normally have about using tube trains). Does anyone have any experience of this, or any alternative routes or suggestions please?

[SparkOut]

I suppose a lot of it depends on where you are planning to start the journey on the Tube. The O2 is on the Jubilee line, so you could, in theory park way out and get on the Tube at Stanmore and go all the way from there without changing, or (say) get on at Watford and change from the Metropolitan to Jubilee line at Wembley Park or Finchley Road, for example, but 1) I don't know if they run all the way on that/those line(s) at the right times 2) I don't know how many million pounds that would be 3) I don't know how many million years it would take 4) it isn't really that scary to switch trains onto another line 5) best ask Scurra.

[Bunnylump]

Ah, good stinking. Mind you, he'd probably send me off in the wrong direction just for devilment...