Twinkie | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:59 am     Gidget, you need to post in the Community Corner thread, A Fact or Two About You. You will get lots of support there and maybe even some helpful suggestions. |
Squaredsc | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 08:26 am     ditto'g twinks' suggestion. |
Gidget | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 09:34 am     Thanks I will do that. Post in the Community Corner, that is. But what's the deal about the jewelry, Maris? |
Cricket | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:10 am     Yike, Gidget, I'm sorry for your troubles. No one with a name like Gidget should ever have anyone come after her. She should live a carefree life. If a better BB to look forward to will lift your spirits a little, I'll pray for some twists and soon! |
Meggieprice | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:32 am     I think Maris might mean that if there is no money left to come after..oh well... |
Kearie | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 11:17 am     During BB1 I was here every day. Reading, posting, e-mailing friends. I've met Moondance and Whitney and Lafatme. LanceCrossfire and I spoke about meeting, but never got around to it. I could express myself to the mods and to Neil and felt as tho I was heard and I was frequently responded to. As different BB's have gone by, I find myself posting less and less. ( I come here maybe once a week and find little to say for fear of being moderated) Reading less and less. I'm darn near a stranger to this board. Or perhaps the board has become a stranger to me. This isn't the board I once knew and loved: I want to complain about that. Hey IcePrincess...a shrinking ship??? Help I'm claustraphobic and I get sea sick. |
Maris | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 01:26 pm     Just a light note for you Gidget. When life throws you lemons............ If you buy yourself a nice diamond tennis bracelet, you can sell it after the divorce. He would have a tough time finding that money. I am sorry about your problems. I would recommend going to a lawyer and accountant pronto and finding out how to protect (hide) your money. |
Lurknomore | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 02:53 pm     I'd very much like to stay in touch with the folks I've come to know here, even while I take a board break here...though I may post now and again if the mood strikes like now. So please drop me a line my email is in my profile! And a big hug to you Gidget...sorry things are so lousy I would definately get some good advice about protecting your assests, but I'd be very careful about buying jewelry as the markup is huge and the resale tiny. I know this as I have a few family pieces appraised at thousands and the most anyone will give me for them is hundreds. Besides any good atty would look at sudden expenditures and make you look bad for them. Now of course keep in mind they usually won't touch a car so if yours isn't something really new and nice it might be a good time to upgrade. But definately get some good advice from some pro's! GOOD LUCK! Mod hd |
Costacat | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 05:29 pm     Gidget, hon, here's a whole pitcher of bellinis JUST FOR YOU. Just in case you wanna drown something (sorrows? soon-to-be-ex hubby? the server at work?). |
Gidget | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 05:53 pm     Thank you Costacat. Bellinis sound good, but hold the peaches on mine <G> Thanks to Buttercup I now have my own folder in the members area. Thanks to all who have offered support, but I don't want to get in trouble for being off topic in BB land. Believe it or not, I managed to miss the 7 o'clock airing of NY BB. But I was over in the Community Thread pouring my heart out and I feel much better. |
Dallasbbfan | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:37 pm     I'd like to complain that this $%&^*(& worm has taken over my computer and is making it shut down every 10 to 15 minutes and the help number at Microsoft is always busy!!! Can anyone help???? This is my first virus and I'm really, really mad about it. |
Hamsterlady | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:41 pm     First things you should do Dallas is download Spybot S&D & Adaware. Here are the links: http://spybot.eon.net.au/ http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ Will help you get rid of adware, spyware, help to prevent worms & viruses For a free anti-virus software, try AVG http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:41 pm     http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp READ THIS ONE FIRST: This tells you how to remove it. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html |
Wadsters | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:42 pm     Here's a free Online Virus scan: RAV Anti Virus |
Draheid | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:42 pm     Dallasbbfan Instructions to patch the security 'hole' can be found here: Microsoft Knowledgebase Article on RPC problems |
Lisad | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:43 pm     Dallas - Download the patch |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:50 pm     Yup..I think we all responded at the same time..LOL The Symantec site does say the patch is needed. |
Draheid | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:58 pm     Regarding the current virus/worm problem rampant on the internet over the last couple of days, for anyone else not yet affected by this I STRONGLY urge you to install a firewall on your computer. You can get an excellent FREE firewall by Clicking Here to download ZoneAlarm from ZoneLabs. After you have downloaded and saved this file, run it and follow the prompts to install. The problem people are having is both a vulnerability in Windows AND the open ports exposed to the interenet where this exploit is being done. A firewall such as Zonealarm should prevent that from happening by closing those ports from being accessed. Hope this helps. Edit to add: You will still need to apply the appropriate patch to your system. Please go HERE to view instructions and download the patch. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:00 pm     I've had Zone Alarm for a few years now. =) |
Hamsterlady | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:03 pm     Same here Twiggy...I love ZoneAlarm |
Wadsters | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:03 pm     Don't leave home without it |
Draheid | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:18 pm     Anyone wanting to see if they are vulnerable to the current virus/worm attacks, Click Here and then click on the link text ShieldsUP Port Probe test to find out |
Zachsmom | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:31 pm     what does it mean if your status is stealth? |
Tera | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:34 pm     It means you are very well protected by a firewall. If you read further down on the page it gives the explanation of stealth. |
Draheid | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:35 pm     Stealth indicates that, as far as anyone knows, that port does not exist at your IP address. That's the best status to have on the net because anyone looking for a computer that encounters anything else, they would know there is at least a computer on that address and may continue to look for other ports. Make sense? |