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Vista Sp2 To Come out in Second Quarter of 2009 — Not Compatiable with Cricket Broadband

PaulMay 5, 20092 Replies

Well that isn’t really news we knew this was coming from my previous post about [intlink id=”3402″ type=”post”]Sp1 being sent out to all users[/intlink].
[ad#cricket-right-ez]But what I did hear won’t be a good feeling to all those who have Cricket broadband. From a source that has contacted me and let me know, SP2 will break Cricket Broadband. I on the other hand have to wait to see what all they put in the SP2 to figure out how to fix this small problem. Until then I would suggest to all who like or want to continue to use Cricket broadband to install and use the Service Pack Blocker.

Download this and run as an Administrator in command line. (START > SEARCH “cmd” > right click on CMD.EXE and run as admin.) (You’ll want to extract this program first but You’d want to do:

The executable creates a registry key on the computer on which it is run that blocks or unblocks (depending on the command-line option used) the delivery of a Service Pack to that computer through Windows Update. The key used is HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate.When the ‘/B’ command line option is used, the key value name ‘DoNotAllowSP’ is created and its value set to 1. This value blocks delivery of a Service Pack to the computer through Automatic Update or Windows Update.
When the ‘/U’ command line option is used, the previously created registry value that temporarily blocked the delivery of a Service Pack to the computer through Automatic Update or Windows Update is removed. If the value does not exist on the computer on which it is run, no action is taken.

This will help prevent it from downlading and installing the SP until Either Cricket or I have the chance to test out how to fix the problem. Any questions can be posted on the Forums and I’ll answer them as quickly as possible!!

*UPDATE 1/1/2010*

The Latest update from Cricket is that Both the [intlink id=”3059″ type=”post” target=”_blank”]A600[/intlink] and [intlink id=”4641″ type=”post” target=”_blank”]The UM185C[/intlink] works with Vista Sp2 and Windows 7 32 and 64 bit systems. So you no longer have to worry about it not working!!!

It is looking like a Phish to me Niggabook

PaulMay 5, 2009

This site looks to be another phishing attempt, a poor one at best. I go there and it seems that you get the Facebook Login screen. According to:

If it isn’t showing Http://www.Facebook.com or Https://www.facebook.com then it probably is a a phish site. If you’ve did use your password with this site, I’d strongly suggest changing it. If I find out more I’ll let you know. I know that the site is from Godaddy but if this was done by accident or not I do not know. I don’t make the Name up Niggabook.com is the site and until more things become clear, steer clear of the site for the time being. When I find out more, you’ll be the first to know!!

Facebook malware sending people to junglemix.in Phishing!

PaulMay 4, 2009

It looks like this is the newest phishing attempt for the Facebook community. According to Sans, there is malware trying to send out messages to go to “junglemix.in”. I visited the site and it redirects me to “http://fblight.com/”. This is a phishing site because you can see from the address bar. As of writing this post, it has been flagged by Phishtank that this is a phishing site. I am glad people are reporting these types of sites to prevent people from getting there account stolen.

Find out the other phishing attempts that have been talked about, keep yourself safe. Also this is a good time to[intlink id=”2205″ type=”page”] install some free Anti-virus or Free Firewall[/intlink] software to help protect your computer from Malware.

Cellular Modem common problem — DNS LOOKUP

PaulMay 4, 20092 Replies

With Cellular Modems being used more and more, the common problem is:

Address not Found

This is something that comes with any ISP the DNS lookup problem. In which your connection acts like a VPN connection, it connects to a cell tower and then gets transported to the nears server and then goes on the internet. The Server does the DNS lookup for you and send you to the right page. There seems to be a problem with my Cellular DNS server because it doesn’t have a complete list and if it doesn’t know where you to go you get that screen.

[ad#cricket-right-ez]So I found an easy way to fix this problem. I have been using my Host file to tell my computer the IP of the server that I am having the problem. So how do I find out the Ip of the server? This can be a problem to an extent.

I found that visiting the OpenDns.com Cache check will tell me the internet protocol of the server for the time but it could change. I just edit the host file manually and insert the need information by hand. Like I said the IP may change from time to time depending on where you are going or if it is a big server. The servers ip will rotate to help the bandwidth and keep it even on all servers, so this only works with servers that have a Static IP.

There is a program that will help you manage your host file it’s called Hostman and this does makes editing your Host file a little more easily. I have used this and I haven’t found anything that does do anywhere better than this. If you have a suggestion on a good Host Manager, please tell people in the Forums or leave a comment. I’d love to hear some good programs to help update the Host file more easily.

Miketechshow Listener Roundtable : #242 Backups

PaulMay 3, 2009

We had a great time talking about backing up our system. On a side note, I’d like to tell people that During the Round table, I was restoring my system due to a major network issue. The system wouldn’t stay connected at all to my network or my [intlink id=”3059″ type=”post”]USB A600 Cricket Modem[/intlink]. I used the A600 Modem during the podcast [intlink id=”2601″ type=”post”]with Skype[/intlink], so the quality isn’t as good as it should but that is due to two different factors. One I had a cheap headset and two the bandwidth limitations. This however shows that this is possible and works really well. I also used the [intlink id=”3387″ type=”post”]Antenna[/intlink] for the Skype meeting. It actually seems like a stable connection. Although Mike has told us in his email this might be the last Round Table, so if you want this to continue you can either email him or twitter him telling him you want to keep seeing these podcasts. I also talk about [intlink id=”2646″ type=”post”]Roboform[/intlink] and how I make sure the passwords are backed up. We did talk about making sure to test our backups, so we know if the backup process works. I have to say my backup procedure was without doubt working for me. Even though I had some issues with Vista security updates after the restore, my restore to laptop didn’t take more than an hour to get the programs that I wanted back on the system.
Mike Tech Show Listener Roundtable #242 Backups