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09-28-2006, 11:52 PM
My name's Andy and I live in Canada.
This past week I discovered an annoying little pop-up that kept triggering my Norton. Turned out it was that WinAnti-Virus trojan, so I sat down and did some googling and this site popped up. I found the instructions to remove it, and more information about my little problem in this one little corner of the 'net than I did anywhere else I looked.
While perusing the other threads on here, I have seen quite a few tips and such for problems that I have had in the past (and some I still have!). Seems like a friendly little spot to hang out in.
My story starts in 1989. I taught myself DOS back in the day and even ran a small BBS with my 2400baud modem and my XT w/the whoppin' 9.54Mhz processor. But I left the world of computers behind when things were heading in the Windows direction. I was stubborn and figured "if you want a Mac then buy a Mac but leave my PC alone!". I didn't like the way everything was heading to the GUI. I liked the fact that to use a computer you had to have some basic knowledge of how it works. I knew that if the PC was to flourish it needed to be accesible to the masses, and that's what the GUI had in its favor... but like I said, I was stubborn. I also knew that the multi-tasking capability was the way to go... I mean, DOS's version of multi-tasking was to keep typing til the buffer ran out... LOL.
Anyways, back in '02 my desire to watch Internet porn and shop on eBay won out (j/k) and I bought another PC. I found I had to re-learn everything all over again. My old DOS background helped in small ways, but it is a completely different world now. I must admit, I've picked it up pretty quick but still feel like I'm #208 in a race of 300, you know?
Outside of computers, I have a vast love-affair with the Honda CR-X, and Honda cars in general. I own a 1990 Honda CR-X SiR that I imported from Japan last year. I'm not a punk kid with an obnoxious exhaust on his Civic out street racing on Friday nights, but I do have an affinity with that particular manufacturer and model, as you might have guessed. I helped to start up a little fan-site for the CRX this year with three of my buddies (www.cr-xcentral.com) and I've worked in the Automotive Industry for the last eight years, with slight change of scenery this past summer.
So, here I am. That's how I found all y'all, and a little about me... I've poked around a bit and I like it here. You all seem nice, and I'll try to exhaust all of my options before I resort to hassling you all for help... and don't be shy to PM me if you need some help with your car or something. I don't know everything, but I work for 5 car dealerships with plenty of technicians, I'm sure I can get some sort of answer for you! My little way of 'giving back' to the community!
Andy :)
This past week I discovered an annoying little pop-up that kept triggering my Norton. Turned out it was that WinAnti-Virus trojan, so I sat down and did some googling and this site popped up. I found the instructions to remove it, and more information about my little problem in this one little corner of the 'net than I did anywhere else I looked.
While perusing the other threads on here, I have seen quite a few tips and such for problems that I have had in the past (and some I still have!). Seems like a friendly little spot to hang out in.
My story starts in 1989. I taught myself DOS back in the day and even ran a small BBS with my 2400baud modem and my XT w/the whoppin' 9.54Mhz processor. But I left the world of computers behind when things were heading in the Windows direction. I was stubborn and figured "if you want a Mac then buy a Mac but leave my PC alone!". I didn't like the way everything was heading to the GUI. I liked the fact that to use a computer you had to have some basic knowledge of how it works. I knew that if the PC was to flourish it needed to be accesible to the masses, and that's what the GUI had in its favor... but like I said, I was stubborn. I also knew that the multi-tasking capability was the way to go... I mean, DOS's version of multi-tasking was to keep typing til the buffer ran out... LOL.
Anyways, back in '02 my desire to watch Internet porn and shop on eBay won out (j/k) and I bought another PC. I found I had to re-learn everything all over again. My old DOS background helped in small ways, but it is a completely different world now. I must admit, I've picked it up pretty quick but still feel like I'm #208 in a race of 300, you know?
Outside of computers, I have a vast love-affair with the Honda CR-X, and Honda cars in general. I own a 1990 Honda CR-X SiR that I imported from Japan last year. I'm not a punk kid with an obnoxious exhaust on his Civic out street racing on Friday nights, but I do have an affinity with that particular manufacturer and model, as you might have guessed. I helped to start up a little fan-site for the CRX this year with three of my buddies (www.cr-xcentral.com) and I've worked in the Automotive Industry for the last eight years, with slight change of scenery this past summer.
So, here I am. That's how I found all y'all, and a little about me... I've poked around a bit and I like it here. You all seem nice, and I'll try to exhaust all of my options before I resort to hassling you all for help... and don't be shy to PM me if you need some help with your car or something. I don't know everything, but I work for 5 car dealerships with plenty of technicians, I'm sure I can get some sort of answer for you! My little way of 'giving back' to the community!
Andy :)
