Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Pulling Addresses Out of Mobile Me

Give These Steps A Try
  • Click on the @ symbol on the left side of the top of the Mobile Me Screen
  • Click on the Gear symbol in the middle of the top of the Mobile Me Screen
  • Choose Select All (this highlights all of the contacts in your list)
  • Click on the Gear symbol in the middle of the top of the Mobile Me Screen
  • Choose Export vCard (this starts downloading the contacts into a file on your Mac)
  • Choose your Desktop as the Destination
  • Open the Address Book
  • Delete any Contacts in the Address Book
  • Click on File
  • Click on Import
  • Choose vCards
  • Go to your Desktop and Open the vCards.vcf file that was saved onto your desktop.
  • All of your contacts should now be in the Addressbook.
I've also recorded it as a video to make it easier to follow.
http://computerguysecrets.com/macutilities/ForMobileMeAddressExport.avi

Thursday, January 29, 2009

BREATH from techlineStudio

I am always proud to promote clients who are taking green actions. I've worked with this company for over 10 years providing their computer support and they do great work and they stand behind their products and installation. If you need any built-in furniture or storage solutions they have a very flexible and stylish product line. If you know of anyone who is doing any re-modeling or renovation forward this email and they will receive the same discount.

Bamboo In The Wildtape measure
"To help us celebrate all the exciting changes described below, bring a printout of this email with you and enjoy a special 20% discount on any new order over $5000*"
Dear Ed,

Hello from techlineStudio. We have lots of news for you.
Our store hours have been expanded so that we are open from 10 to 6 every weekday and stay open until 8 on Thursdays. We are now open from 12 to 5 on both Saturday and Sunday.

We are also delighted to let you know that our entire modular system is now available as a greener product that we call BREATH. This means that our entire offering for home and for business can now feature a renewable bamboo veneer finish on a formaldehyde free substrate. The veneer is adhered with a soy-based, formaldehyde free glue. The finish is specially formulated to feature very low levels of volatile organic compounds.

Bamboo Media Center Perhaps best of all, the natural bamboo finish is beautiful. The flat grain veneer shows the structural "knuckles" of the bamboo plant in a decorative pattern that is never the same on any two surfaces.

Over the next few weeks, we are installing
showroom displays of the BREATH product in both home and business settings. In addition, we are showing a number Bamboo File Cabinetsof other exciting additions to our product line. These include thermofoil fronts, which offer a low luster equivalent of the seamless effect of lacquer finishes. In addition, we are greatly expanding our offering of metal frame door styles and adding insert options like decorative patterned glass, opaque colored acrylic and colored glass.

Please come by to see these new offerings!

Bamboo Sample
Sincerely,
Gavin Bromell
gavin@techlinestudio.com
212 674 0551 x203

Our showroom is at 35 East 19th Street,
between Park Avenue South and Broadway
We are open from 10 to 6 on weekdays
and stay open until 8 on Thursdays
We are open from 12 to 5 on both Saturday and Sunday
call us at 212.674.1813


* discount offer is good through the end of February 09



Thursday, January 22, 2009

Your Hacker Question

Questions:
I have been hacked into by someone i know, what can i do about this????

Who do i contact about this????

Rome

Answer:
Sorry to hear about your situation. It's always painful to feel attacked, especially painful when it's someone you know. Hacking is a crime and depending on if it crosses state lines it can be a federal offense. Here is a website that gives resources for reporting a hacking crime to the authorities.

http://www.kowboy.com/computer/security/index.htm

If you have any further questions you can get further help by commenting on this entry in my blog at justasked.blogspot.com

Monday, January 5, 2009

Mac Mail to Outlook

This is the best way I've found so far.

Here's some instructions on how to make it work (note: you will also need Eudora + free edition installed on the PC):

Starting in Mac Mail do the following for each mailbox you wish to transfer (In, Sent, Deleted, etc.):

Select all messages and choose File -> Save As from the main menu. Choose "Raw Message Source" as the format and a name for the group of messages and click the "Save" button. Even though there are no obvious "export" commands from Mac Mail, this will effectively create a file in standard mbox format. However, Outlook Express will not directly import this file type so we'll have to play with it a bit.

Transfer the file you just created to the PC.

Open the directory C:\Documents and Settings\[Account Name]\Application Data\Qualcomm\Eudora (you will need to go to the View tab under the Tools -> Folder Options menu and select "Show Hidden Files and Folders" to be able to view this folder).
If appropriate, rename the file you created in step 1 to match one of the mailboxes in this folder (In, Out, Junk, Trash, etc). Assign this file a .mbx extension.

Copy the file from the previous step into the folder you opened in step 3. (Important! Only do this if you don't mind overwriting the email in your Eudora application).

Open Eudora and view the mailbox you just copied. This will firmly establish your .mbx file as a Eurdora mailbox. Don't worry if the text in your messages doesn't look quite right - this will soon be remedied.

Open Outlook Express. Select File -> Import -> Messages from the main menu. Choose "Eudora Pro or Light" and go through the rest of the wizard. This should properly import all your messages from the selected mailbox into Outlook Express.

Once it's in Outlook Express it's an easy import into Outlook.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Proxy-OSS

Here is the story about Proxy-OSS that is on your computer Chris.
PROXY-OSS

This software is not a virus or a trojan. It is detected as a "potentially unwanted program." Proxy-OSS is distributed as an Internet Accelerator program, created by Marketscore. As advertised, the program is designed "to enhance the speed of the Internet while tracking user trends". It is a data gathering mechanism which collects personal information and internet usage statistics. The LSP (Layered Service Provider) stack is modified such that internet traffic is routed through servers operated by Marketscore. More recent versions of the software employ a local proxy, routing traffic through a process running on the host system instead of to remote servers. This local process then makes periodic transmissions to remote servers, presumably when data of interest is identified.

This software is installed via an ActiveX control downloaded from www.marketscore.com. Several files are dropped using an InstallShield installation package and many registry entries are created. A license agreement and privacy policy are displayed on the Marketscore website and must be agreed to (via selection of a checkbox) in order for the setup executable to be downloaded.

Although not observed during testing, it is possible that consumer surveys may be delivered via popup windows, as mentioned in the privacy policy.

Privacy

The Privacy Policy established sweeping rights for Marketscore to monitor internet traffic, collect user data, and establish correlations with other, personally identifiable data (version dated Feb 14, 2005)

Full Privacy Statement: http://www.marketscore.com/privacy.aspx
Full Membership Agreement: http://www.marketscore.com/MembershipAgreement.aspx

System Changes

Files Added

Note: Although created during the installation, the following files and folders appear to be standard components of the InstallShield installation packaging software, and not related to the functionality of the Proxy-OSS software.

c:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\setup.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\iKernel.rgs
c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\IsProBE.tlb c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\Objectps.dll c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\ctor.dll
c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\DotNetInstaller.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\iGdi.dll
c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\iKernel.dll
c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\iscript.dll
c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\iuser.dll
c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\setup.dll

The remaining files appear specific to the Proxy-OSS software installation.

c:\WINDOWS\nsreg.dat
Size: 335 bytes

c:\WINDOWS\system32\mksc.exe
Size: 864,256 bytes
MD5: 09B44309B8CB641300D93458D9358ADF

c:\WINDOWS\system32\nsosscfg.exe
Size: 118,784 bytes
MD5: 46DC45B14503070FC8053CE75DBCCC0C

c:\WINDOWS\system32\okshook.dll
Size: 49,152 bytes
MD5: A8A11A2873C6A21AE8C0916DAD013F7C

c:\WINDOWS\system32\osmim.dll
Size: 303,104 bytes
MD5: F0BFFBA3F4C2EE36FA5229FF2C293657

c:\WINDOWS\system32\sporder.dll
Size: 8,464 bytes
MD5: 97F50C3E6EEB45CBE2413431F1BB52FB

Registry

Keys Added

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstallShield
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Netsetter
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{91814EC5-B5F0-11D2-80B9-00104B1F6CEA}
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Setup.Player
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{BC44B51D-1A01-4B50-92F2-E7D736F75DA8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\comScore Networks, Inc.
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\
Certificates\A32C2B8361CA79FB7DCD14CBDA793D0DF855991C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\
Certificates\F8D953700E84F3945390C81A1A3BF929C8A29EB7
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
ModuleUsage\C:/WINDOWS/Downloaded Program Files/setup.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_RASMAN\0000\Control
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_TAPISRV\0000\Control
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\
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Values Added

Over 600 registry entries were added.

Network Impact

Possible performance impact due to delays relaying data through the Marketscore proxy network.

Removal Instructions

Monday, December 8, 2008

Gift Ideas

Every year I post my Holiday Gift List. These are things that are sure to please any guy who has an interest in technology. Sorry ladies, I still have trouble coming up with good technology presents for women. However, the iPod's or the Flat Panel HDTV's might be appropriate. Guys, whatever you do don't buy her an iRobot. Unless you want a very cold shoulder. That is a present for YOU since your place always needs vacuuming. My ex-wife said it best guys "nothing that plugs in for a present that shows you really care. Try the jewelry store instead of the computer store. Unless she is truly excited by plug-in devices".
Nexxtech Ultimate Portable Speaker $19.99 at Circuit City. I love this thing. I use it for my car radio so I can play my iPod on the road. It's small and has a really big sound. It hooks up to every device imagineable. I had to buy it when I saw it so don't send me one for Christmas ;o)
iRobot Roomba $119.96 at Circuit City is an incredible robotic vacuum cleaner.
Vonage Digital Phone System Wiring solution for your entire house. With Rebate it pays you 1 cent ($149.99 purchase price). Need I say more ;o)
Vonage wireless router $34.99 with $70 rebate pays you $35.01. Really what are you waiting for?
Vonage Digital phone System costs $69.99 and gives a $70 rebate pays you 1 cent again!!!!
Laptop Coolers $34.99-$39.99 shows you care. For those overheating laptops that you can't really use on your lap unless you want to feel singed.
Kill A Watt and Kill A WattEZ by P3 International $49.99 monitor your electrical equipment and find where your power is going. This helps point out where all your electrical power is going.
iPod Shuffles and other mini-MP3 players are now as low as $47.99
19" LCD HDTV Flat Panels are going for as low as $299. I live in NYC so I'm always looking for more compact TVs. No room for the wall of TV.
26" LCD HDTV Flat Panels are going for as low as $499. I'm tempted this year.