Uncle Chris' & Rob's Tech Support

Chris · 25 Jan 2004, 22:45

OK,

To stop us from cluttering up Auntie Sin's page, if you ahve any techy problems stick them here and i will do my best!!!!!

Uncle Chris

DIZZY DRUMMER · 25 Jan 2004, 22:53

thanks chris

will be here quite a lot

*AndyK* · 25 Jan 2004, 22:54

GREAT - Thanks Chris - I've been waiting for a thread like this.... our problem is as follows.....

The STCA subsystem only detects conflicts with relative bearings greater than 15 degrees on the horizontal axis, this is incorrect as it should detect them in the full 360 degree range, the types declared in the subsystem interface specifications are correct as degrees are in the range 0 to 359 and the 0 to 360 integer passed into the subsyetm from the multi-radar trackers is converted such that 360 degrees is cast to a 0 value as it should be.

Any ideas?

Chris · 25 Jan 2004, 23:02

To the best of my knowledge, STCA Sub-systems are the bits of air-traffic control setups which handle the Short Term Conflict Alerts.

If this is correct, then i am immediatly out of my depth.

If it were something as simple as C++ i would say that you are handling your type-casts wrong and need to check whether you are using signed or unsigned ints. However, i expect it is a bit more technical than that!!!!

*AndyK* · 25 Jan 2004, 23:15

You are indeed correct.

It is not however as "simple" (!!!!!!!!!!!) as C++, since it's a Cat 1 related system for Safety purposes, it's written in an accredited language ie Ada '83.

Thanks for trying anyway... actually that's not my problem anymore anyway, I'd ask about the stuff we're currently struggling with, but I'd have to have you shot afterwards, and that makes a mess

AndyK

black dog · 26 Jan 2004, 00:18

Great idea Chris.

Your in luck. I've just had an email from the comp support man for work so hoping I've solved my email query. I'm really impressed I sent the email at 9.30 and he replied at 9.59 on a Sunday evening. The best bit is I'm not paying him, it's one of those queries we catch him with when he comes in the office.

sherrie87 · 26 Jan 2004, 01:03

I can vouch for Chris' troubleshooting skills- he got me into MLUKFC chat this very evening when all had seemed lost! He is clearly a techno god.

Sherrie

shadow1000001 · 26 Jan 2004, 03:36

This is a great idea Chris

You will be seeing lots of me

Maria

dottie · 26 Jan 2004, 10:08

Brilliant Idea Chris - I'll certainly be one of your best customers

Gez · 26 Jan 2004, 10:13

Excellent Chris, Right

How do you put pictures onto pages like this one???

Chris · 26 Jan 2004, 14:17

Right Gerry,

First step is to upload your pictures to some webspace. If you check with your internet service provider (ISP) you will probably find that they have provided you with some free space. If not try registering with a commercail provider such as Geocities who provide free space.

They will provide instructions on how to upload images.

You will then have an address which points to your picture. It is important to make sure the link goes straight to the picture not to the webpage it is on.

This address will look something like this:
http://mysite.freeserve.com/crblakey/22.jpg

Next, create your message on the forums and enter the IMAGE tag. This can be done by clicking once on the IMG button at the top of the reply screen.

This appears: [img]
Then type the full address of the picture you wanted:
[img]http://mysite.freeserve.com/crblakey/22.jpg

Then click agan on the button which now says IMG*.
This will appear [ /img ] (but without the spaces.

You should have a line int he middle of your message that resembles this but without any spaces in it.
[ i m g ]http://mysite.freeserve.com/crblakey/22.jpg[ / i m g ]

And hey presto, a picture should appear when you post the message!!!

Stephen · 26 Jan 2004, 16:38

I have a question...

Does anyone know if SpyFerret is any good as an ad remover piece of software? I have to buy it to actually remove the advert files but I'm not sure if I'll be wasting my money.

Have already tried Ad-Aware which hasn't as yet got rid of "i-lookup" which is hi-jacking my browser in a real bad way!!!

Stephen.

**The Flying Mouse** · 26 Jan 2004, 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

OK,

To stop us from cluttering up Auntie Sin's page, if you ahve any techy problems stick them here and i will do my best!!!!!

Uncle Chris

YES.

YES YES YES YES YES

Someone volenteered to do it.
Sorry Chris, you put your own name in the hat.I've got it in writting so you can't duck out now

Sticky status applied

Carry on Uncle Chris

Gez · 26 Jan 2004, 20:32

Cheers Chris,

I'll give it a wee go

....BUT......don't be surprised to hear from me again soon

Chris · 26 Jan 2004, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen

I have a question...

Does anyone know if SpyFerret is any good as an ad remover piece of software? I have to buy it to actually remove the advert files but I'm not sure if I'll be wasting my money.

Have already tried Ad-Aware which hasn't as yet got rid of "i-lookup" which is hi-jacking my browser in a real bad way!!!

Stephen.

I would have to say do NOT purchase SpyFerret. OnlinePCFix who produce it are currently being sued over the product as it contains several sections which have been hacked from other programs.

The main program that it is based on is a free download located here. The program is called SpyBot and is one of the best programs you can use for this purpose.

Although no spy-ware removal program can be 100%, this one seems to do the best.

And yes it removes I-Lookup.

Also, when your system is clear, be careful of what you download and install. Especially programs such as Gator and the options you select in programs like RealPlayer and Quicktime so you don't enable any monitoring programs.

original sin · 26 Jan 2004, 22:49

*************************************************************
AUNTY SIN'S DISCLAIMER
*************************************************************

Aunty Sin would like to make it formally and publically know that there is not connection in anyway what so ever between her and Uncle Chris.
Any suggestion that there is a relationship due to the "Aunty & Uncle" prefix's is mere speulation and rumour

shadow1000001 · 27 Jan 2004, 01:02

Too funny Sin

Stephen · 27 Jan 2004, 15:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

I would have to say do NOT purchase SpyFerret. OnlinePCFix who produce it are currently being sued over the product as it contains several sections which have been hacked from other programs.

The main program that it is based on is a free download located here. The program is called SpyBot and is one of the best programs you can use for this purpose.

Although no spy-ware removal program can be 100%, this one seems to do the best.

And yes it removes I-Lookup.

Also, when your system is clear, be careful of what you download and install. Especially programs such as Gator and the options you select in programs like RealPlayer and Quicktime so you don't enable any monitoring programs.

Well I'm glad I asked now - Thanks

I will go ahead with the SpyBot, as long as it gets rid of this God damn I-Lookup! I hate it

I try to keep an eye on what is downloaded to this computer but it's hard to keep an eye on 3 people who all download things

Anyway, thanks for the advice. Much appreciated

Stephen.

Chris · 27 Jan 2004, 22:47

OK, a few people seem to be having virus problems!!!

The main virus is w32.novarg.*

It is set to be active in launching denial of service attacks between 1st February - 12th February. As it is capable of scaning a hard drive and remailing itself, it is likely to circulate around a community like this one fairly quickly so everyone should ensure that their virus checkers are up to date and also, if poss, check that they are capble of blocking ths virus!!

A removal program has been developed by Symante and can be downloaded by clicking on this link.

If you do download this program, please ensure that you are disconnected from the internet and that all applications are closed before running it.

Deb · 27 Jan 2004, 22:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

OK, a few people seem to be having virus problems!!!

The main virus is w32.novarg.*

It is set to be active in launching denial of service attacks between 1st February - 12th February. As it is capable of scaning a hard drive and remailing itself, it is likely to circulate around a community like this one fairly quickly so everyone should ensure that their virus checkers are up to date and also, if poss, check that they are capble of blocking ths virus!!

A removal program has been developed by Symante and can be downloaded by clicking on this link.

If you do download this program, please ensure that you are disconnected from the internet and that all applications are closed before running it.

Thanx Chris. So If my norton is picking them up, does that mean I'm safe?

Deb

Chris · 27 Jan 2004, 23:01

In all probability, yes.

I ahve scanned and none have managed to get through to my computer as thye have been filtered out by Hotmail and my Firewall (ZoneAlarm).

It is probably wise to ensure you run a full system sweep by Norton (or any virus protector) before Feb 1st.

Deb · 27 Jan 2004, 23:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

In all probability, yes.

I ahve scanned and none have managed to get through to my computer as thye have been filtered out by Hotmail and my Firewall (ZoneAlarm).

It is probably wise to ensure you run a full system sweep by Norton (or any virus protector) before Feb 1st.

Thanx again Chris

original sin · 28 Jan 2004, 19:52

OK Uncle Chris

As the world knows Auntie Sin is a techno thickie, and I'm not sure if I've been spun a load of rubbish today.

We are going to be using a management system that we access through a portal and web link - This is going to contain sensitive info.
I questioned secuity and was told that as it is entered through a "portal" it cannot be hacked as the computer gaining access needs to be configured.

My reply was that teenages computers aren't configured to NASA but the still get in!

So what does it mean?
What's it all about?
And WTF is a portal????

Sin

Chris · 28 Jan 2004, 21:22

Sin

A portal is just that, a doorway from one computer to another. For example, the Yahoo homepage is a portal to the internet.

It is possibly to set computers up so that only machines running a certain program can access a link. I would assume that they will have considered all the security risks and worked to remove them before letting a system go live.

No system can be totally hacker proof, but they will have got it as near as possibly.

Chris · 28 Jan 2004, 21:23

In reponse to the 3 PM's i have ahd today,

Yes, if ou have a computer problem you don't want to discuss on here as you are embarrassed it is a simple one, you can email/pm me.

I might post the answers (with no link to the questioner) here so that it benefits other people who might be having the same problem but too scared to ask!!

25 Jan 2004, 22:45	#1
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	Uncle Chris' & Rob's Tech Support OK, To stop us from cluttering up Auntie Sin's page, if you ahve any techy problems stick them here and i will do my best!!!!! Uncle Chris

25 Jan 2004, 22:53	#2
DIZZY DRUMMER Always Ready For A Bang Join Date: 30.11.2003 Location: Left In The Dark .......... AGAIN Posts: 6,389	thanks chris will be here quite a lot

25 Jan 2004, 22:54	#3
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	GREAT - Thanks Chris - I've been waiting for a thread like this.... our problem is as follows..... The STCA subsystem only detects conflicts with relative bearings greater than 15 degrees on the horizontal axis, this is incorrect as it should detect them in the full 360 degree range, the types declared in the subsystem interface specifications are correct as degrees are in the range 0 to 359 and the 0 to 360 integer passed into the subsyetm from the multi-radar trackers is converted such that 360 degrees is cast to a 0 value as it should be. Any ideas?

25 Jan 2004, 23:02	#4
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	To the best of my knowledge, STCA Sub-systems are the bits of air-traffic control setups which handle the Short Term Conflict Alerts. If this is correct, then i am immediatly out of my depth. If it were something as simple as C++ i would say that you are handling your type-casts wrong and need to check whether you are using signed or unsigned ints. However, i expect it is a bit more technical than that!!!!

25 Jan 2004, 23:15	#5
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	You are indeed correct. It is not however as "simple" (!!!!!!!!!!!) as C++, since it's a Cat 1 related system for Safety purposes, it's written in an accredited language ie Ada '83. Thanks for trying anyway... actually that's not my problem anymore anyway, I'd ask about the stuff we're currently struggling with, but I'd have to have you shot afterwards, and that makes a mess AndyK

26 Jan 2004, 00:18	#6
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	Great idea Chris. Your in luck. I've just had an email from the comp support man for work so hoping I've solved my email query. I'm really impressed I sent the email at 9.30 and he replied at 9.59 on a Sunday evening. The best bit is I'm not paying him, it's one of those queries we catch him with when he comes in the office.

26 Jan 2004, 01:03	#7
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	I can vouch for Chris' troubleshooting skills- he got me into MLUKFC chat this very evening when all had seemed lost! He is clearly a techno god. Sherrie

26 Jan 2004, 03:36	#8
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	This is a great idea Chris You will be seeing lots of me Maria

26 Jan 2004, 10:08	#9
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Brilliant Idea Chris - I'll certainly be one of your best customers

26 Jan 2004, 10:13	#10
Gez Knicker thief Join Date: 17.04.2003 Location: auch...not on the fence Posts: 5,633	Excellent Chris, Right How do you put pictures onto pages like this one???

26 Jan 2004, 14:17	#11
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	Right Gerry, First step is to upload your pictures to some webspace. If you check with your internet service provider (ISP) you will probably find that they have provided you with some free space. If not try registering with a commercail provider such as Geocities who provide free space. They will provide instructions on how to upload images. You will then have an address which points to your picture. It is important to make sure the link goes straight to the picture not to the webpage it is on. This address will look something like this: http://mysite.freeserve.com/crblakey/22.jpg Next, create your message on the forums and enter the IMAGE tag. This can be done by clicking once on the IMG button at the top of the reply screen. This appears: [img] Then type the full address of the picture you wanted: [img]http://mysite.freeserve.com/crblakey/22.jpg Then click agan on the button which now says IMG*. This will appear [ /img ] (but without the spaces. You should have a line int he middle of your message that resembles this but without any spaces in it. [ i m g ]http://mysite.freeserve.com/crblakey/22.jpg[ / i m g ] And hey presto, a picture should appear when you post the message!!!

26 Jan 2004, 16:38	#12
Stephen Rookie Join Date: 20.01.2004 Location: Newcastle UK Posts: 17	I have a question... Does anyone know if SpyFerret is any good as an ad remover piece of software? I have to buy it to actually remove the advert files but I'm not sure if I'll be wasting my money. Have already tried Ad-Aware which hasn't as yet got rid of "i-lookup" which is hi-jacking my browser in a real bad way!!! Stephen.

26 Jan 2004, 20:32	#14
Gez Knicker thief Join Date: 17.04.2003 Location: auch...not on the fence Posts: 5,633	Cheers Chris, I'll give it a wee go ....BUT......don't be surprised to hear from me again soon

26 Jan 2004, 22:49	#16
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	*********************************************************** AUNTY SIN'S DISCLAIMER *********************************************************** Aunty Sin would like to make it formally and publically know that there is not connection in anyway what so ever between her and Uncle Chris. Any suggestion that there is a relationship due to the "Aunty & Uncle" prefix's is mere speulation and rumour

27 Jan 2004, 01:02	#17
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	Too funny Sin

27 Jan 2004, 22:47	#19
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	OK, a few people seem to be having virus problems!!! The main virus is w32.novarg.* It is set to be active in launching denial of service attacks between 1st February - 12th February. As it is capable of scaning a hard drive and remailing itself, it is likely to circulate around a community like this one fairly quickly so everyone should ensure that their virus checkers are up to date and also, if poss, check that they are capble of blocking ths virus!! A removal program has been developed by Symante and can be downloaded by clicking on this link. If you do download this program, please ensure that you are disconnected from the internet and that all applications are closed before running it.

27 Jan 2004, 23:01	#21
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	In all probability, yes. I ahve scanned and none have managed to get through to my computer as thye have been filtered out by Hotmail and my Firewall (ZoneAlarm). It is probably wise to ensure you run a full system sweep by Norton (or any virus protector) before Feb 1st.

28 Jan 2004, 19:52	#23
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	OK Uncle Chris As the world knows Auntie Sin is a techno thickie, and I'm not sure if I've been spun a load of rubbish today. We are going to be using a management system that we access through a portal and web link - This is going to contain sensitive info. I questioned secuity and was told that as it is entered through a "portal" it cannot be hacked as the computer gaining access needs to be configured. My reply was that teenages computers aren't configured to NASA but the still get in! So what does it mean? What's it all about? And WTF is a portal???? Sin

28 Jan 2004, 21:22	#24
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	Sin A portal is just that, a doorway from one computer to another. For example, the Yahoo homepage is a portal to the internet. It is possibly to set computers up so that only machines running a certain program can access a link. I would assume that they will have considered all the security risks and worked to remove them before letting a system go live. No system can be totally hacker proof, but they will have got it as near as possibly.

28 Jan 2004, 21:23	#25
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	In reponse to the 3 PM's i have ahd today, Yes, if ou have a computer problem you don't want to discuss on here as you are embarrassed it is a simple one, you can email/pm me. I might post the answers (with no link to the questioner) here so that it benefits other people who might be having the same problem but too scared to ask!!