Date: 08/28/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: security, virus, antivirus, yahoo, google

I cannot check Gmail. When I try to get to the Gmail.com page, Firefox says "The connection was refused while trying to contact www.google.com . But I can get onto Google just fine, I can't get to Gmail. And I can't log onto Google Talk, either.

I can get onto LJ just fine. I can get on AIM. I just can't check my Gmail.

I was online last night and it worked fine, then my sister got online [which is something I say a lot because it's always after she's on that something goes wrong] and she couldn't get to Yahoo Mail because Norton Internet Security launched the Parental Controls and blocked Yahoo, saying "Norton Antivirus blocked the page http://mail.yahoo.com" or something like that. So I went around and reset the accounts to allow Yahoo Mail and it was fine, so I thought. But when I got back on, I couldn't access Gmail. I cleared my cache, cookies, passwords, history, and rebooted. I ran MSCONFIG and set my startup to run all the programs it ran when I bought the computer, because I'd set it yesterday to not run anything it didn't need to. I thought that would make it better, but I didn't notice a change at all. I tried using IE, Mozilla, and Netscape after that. They all said "The connection was refused while trying to contact www.google.com" except for IE which pulled up a "This page could not be displayed" page.

When I got online this morning, my DSL box said that everything was connected and running, but Firefox would not load anything, AIM would not connect, and Google Talk still wasn't working. I restarted again and tried Firefox again and still no Gmail. LJ is fine, AIM is fine, GTalk is still not working.

Scratch that, GTalk just started working right now and told me I have 7 emails. I tried to check them through a link GTalk, but it said "The page you requested is invalid."

I'm completely stumped. I just bought this computer, a Compaq at Circuit City [I don't remember the model, but it was $374 which was all I had enough for] two weeks ago and have had problems with it since I bought it. I have an old eMachines that ran Win95 when I bought it, and even though it was on the fritz all the time, it is running better than this computer is, but it's not connected to the internet, so that might be what's making it go faster.

Does anyone have any idea what could be blocking me from using Gmail?

[Edit: It is now working, after trying for an hour. I've always had a problem on this computer with it not starting Gmail when I first connect. Is that a normal problem or is there any way to fix it?]

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/476561.html

Date: 08/28/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: google

Some interesting tweaks to enhance Google Talk (IM).

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/fun-and-useful-tweaks-with-google-talk-im/

Date: 08/29/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: php, google

If you have already installed Google's Desktop in your hard disk and would like to search your desktop directly from Firefox, Google just came up with a useful plug-in developed by Bas Rokers for Windows XP.

If you are interested in more information about this plug-in kindly click the following link:
http://horopter.com/gds.php

Enjoy,

Omar.-

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/mozilla/312869.html

Date: 09/01/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: google

Google Desktop 2 is trying to get to know me, but it still brings me chocolate when I really want roses.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+thinks+I+care+about+the+Orioles/2100-9588_22-5844606.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 09/01/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: google

This is my first post to this community :)  I tried a quick google search but didn't come up with a lot of information, so I figured I would post here.  Perhaps some of you know or can search more effectively than me:

There is an NT4 domain that has some password expiration policies set on accounts used for services, not people.  Is there a non-AD way of notifying via email when the user passwords are about to expire, or collect a list of accounts with # of days until their passwords expire?  I found a number of Active Directory examples / scripts, but that's not going to work for NT4.

Please let me know if you need additional info, and thanks!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/itprofessionals/20984.html

Date: 09/02/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: cms, software, html, java, security, virus, antivirus, web, microsoft, google, ebay

I'm having this wierd problem so I scanned with Hijack This! Here's the log. Which of these shouldn't be there. Please help me!

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 3:31:07 PM, on 9/2/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\windows\system32\rlvknlg.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\AdvTools\NPROTECT.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9\Paint Shop Pro 9.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\owner\My Documents\My Downloads\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = proxy1.emirates.net.ae:8080
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: URLLink Class - {4A2AACF3-ADF6-11D5-98A9-00E018981B9E} - C:\Program Files\NewDotNet\newdotnet6_38.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: ST - {9394EDE7-C8B5-483E-8773-474BF36AF6E4} - C:\Program Files\MSN Apps\ST\01.03.0000.1005\en-xu\stmain.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O2 - BHO: MSNToolBandBHO - {BDBD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\MSN Apps\MSN Toolbar\01.02.3000.1001\en-us\msntb.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {D80C4E21-C346-4E21-8E64-20746AA20AEB} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: MSN - {BDAD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\MSN Apps\MSN Toolbar\01.02.3000.1001\en-us\msntb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Advanced Tools Check] C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\AdvTools\ADVCHK.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WeatherOnTray] C:\Program Files\Hotbar\bin\4.5.1.0\WeatherOnTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [navapp] C:\Program Files\NavExcel\NavHelper\v2.0.4d\navapp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [New.net Startup] rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\NEWDOT~1\NEWDOT~2.DLL,NewDotNetStartup -s
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [oxmx] C:\WINDOWS\oxmx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Symantec NetDriver Monitor] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OSS] C:\windows\system32\rlvknlg.exe -boot
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [googletalk] "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /autostart
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll
O9 - Extra button: eBay - Homepage - {EF79EAC5-3452-4E02-B8BD-BA4C89F1AC7A} - C:\Program Files\IrfanView\Ebay\Ebay.htm
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {00B71CFB-6864-4346-A978-C0A14556272C} (Checkers Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/msgrchkr.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {15AD6789-CDB4-47E1-A9DA-992EE8E6BAD6} - http://static.windupdates.com/cab/MusicAccess/ie/bridge-c8.cab
O16 - DPF: {2917297F-F02B-4B9D-81DF-494B6333150B} (Minesweeper Flags Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MineSweeper.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1124631707093
O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsClient.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {E154E3CC-0C3A-4101-91D8-6B4876F0FD64} (PrintScreen Class) - http://www.mydisplayimage.com/create/Flash2Image.cab
O16 - DPF: {F6BF0D00-0B2A-4A75-BF7B-F385591623AF} (Solitaire Showdown Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/SolitaireShowdown.cab31267.cab
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect Service (navapsvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Norton Unerase Protection (NProtectService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\AdvTools\NPROTECT.EXE
O23 - Service: ScriptBlocking Service (SBService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\SCRIPT~1\SBServ.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: SymWMI Service (SymWSC) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/479940.html

Date: 09/03/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: google

Randall Robinson reported in The Huffinton Post that "black hurricane victims in New Orleans have begun eating corpses to survive". Note: I briefly searched google news for corroborating evidence/reporting. I couldn't find any. However cannibalism or not the present situation in New Orleans is sad, very sad and appalling. Four days after the storm, thousands of [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/cannibalism-in-new-orleans-the-aftermath/

Date: 09/06/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: microsoft, google

Microsoft lawyers claim Kai-Fu Lee can't be trusted with corporate secrets, while Google says Redmond is off-base.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Courtroom+showdown+for+Microsoft+and+Google/2100-9588_22-5851298.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 09/07/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: linux, google

This is the first time im gonna post...and i know its gonna make a huge hassle but i wanna make the switch from windows. I have two HD's in my computer at work, and i wanna make the second one have linux on it...and of course, i will go to mac, once there x86 version comes out *squirms*...but as of now, i just wanna get a nice free linux...please respond with the link too.
TIA
i kno i should use google...but i really want your guys opinion.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/769038.html

Date: 09/07/05 (C Sharp)    Keywords: google

Hi all,

while trying to organize a transparent panel for one of the controls, faced another problem with Windows Forms Controls - can't make it transparent.

I found a way around it (thank Google) to ovveride these two:

protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
//
}
protected override CreateParams CreateParams
{
get {
CreateParams cp = base.CreateParams;
cp.ExStyle |= 0x20;
return cp;
}
}

It sort of help, but there are two issues with this:

there is still a part of the panel that is NOT transparent (over one of the controls) and when the Panel is resized etc, it horribly blinks.

Is there another way to organize proper transparency for Panel?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/csharp/34775.html

Date: 09/08/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: microsoft, google

A Washington state judge says he will rule Tuesday on whether the former Microsoft worker can begin setting up Google's China operation.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Judge+to+rule+Tuesday+in+Kai-Fu+Lee+case/2100-9588_22-5853356.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 09/08/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: google

Cerf, a co-developer of the Internet's backbone protocols, will aid Google in building a network infrastructure for future Net applications.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+hires+Net+pioneer+Vint+Cerf/2100-9588_22-5854806.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 09/09/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: rss, xml, google

Talk about circular thinking...

In the ever-burgeoning world of the Internet, the word "aggregation" is of the utmost importance, as everything else basically revolves around it. The provision of the content for it, the networkings by which such is provided to the end user, the needed improvements of the aforementioned: all 3 of those everlasting issues play a key role in the continuing expansion of the Internet, especially when it comes to periodically-updated content, as in news, editorials, and so forth.

Which is why I'm eyeing the continual developments of "news feeds", particularly of the RSS, Atom, and Podcast type.

For some odd reason, it seems as if those three formats are only residing within the reserve of bloggers (mostly in the English-speaking world), a few newspapers, a few email groups (provided by Google Groups for its classic Usenet newsgroups....which begs the question: does *anybody* use Usenet or newsgroups anymore?!), and not much else.

I mean, yes, the Internet public is beginning to switch from the old newsgroups, from which some of today's best and brightest stars in the IT industry claim some of their personal roots, to the idea of viewing posts without having to fill up their own inboxes. Furthermore, the feed formats in question are beginning to expand as well: hopefully, they'll have Photo/Image and Email-List RSS feeds in the very near future, as they also have Media RSS (predominately audio, and most recently video) and so forth.

Thus, to bring it home, Mozilla Firefox (here here!), in order to keep up with the development and expansion of RSS (which has basically become a synonym for "news feeds"), has to keep on its toes in this wise. What I'm hoping this time around (with Firefox 1.5 beta) is that they (at Mozilla), or some third-party XUL aficionado, will come up with a brand new feed aggregation extension which will be both simplified (unlike WizzRSS), declutsified (unlike InfoRSS), and unlimited in both functionality and feed access (unlike Sage, which is the only one doing much of anything for me at present). Same goes (probably more) for Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla Sunbird/Calendar.

Furthermore, I'm hoping that newsgroups (of the classic news:// protocol) will convert to the .xml (the one responsible for RSS, OPML, Atom, and so forth) format in the future, insothat, again, people will be able to access the latest discussions and postings without filling up their inbox.

Speaking of which, I just came up with an idea within the midst of this writing:

Is there some sort of standalone RSS/newsgroup client which can handle feeds of all types?

Or, furthermore....would it make sense to relegate RSS feeds to the news:// (newsgroup) protocol, since RSS feeds are basically the same exact thing as news feeds?

Damn, I'm thinking in circles, lol.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/mozilla/316970.html

Date: 09/11/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: google

Hello,

I am using Mozilla 1.7.11 and was wondering if there was a hack, extention, or config that I could do to show more information in the new mail alert. It would be nice if I knew who it was from, what account it was addressed to, subject, and possibly (more importantly) the first line or two of the message.

I have checked out the faqs on moz and google searched it out, and also searched a bit in about:config with no luck.

Thank you for your help!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/mozilla/317625.html

Date: 09/11/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: browser, html, google

I am officially going out of my mind. This might be a little long, sorry folks. I'm just getting way to frustrated with this. When trial and error & google fail...

I am trying to get a div to position at the bottom of a page. Sounds simple right?

No matter what I try it's not doing what I want it to do. Simple example I have the bottom margin set to 0px. That should work.. shouldn't it?

I've tried bottom: 0 (which gets it to the bottom of the browser window, ok in the simple example.. but the Real Page is longer than that, and makes the image float halfway down the page. (on there it is the copyright image I'm trying to get to the bottom.)

.copyright {
position: absolute;
z-index: 2;
padding: 7px;
bottom: 0px;
}

I've even tried top: 100%, top: auto.. nothing works


Real Page 2 position: absolute is supposed to make that element work independantly from the other elements on the page. If so why is it plopping down below the rest? ( and no matter where in the html I put it it's working around the other divs)

.copyright2 {
position: absolute;
z-index: 2;
padding: 7px;
margin-bottom: 0px;
}


This is probably going to be one of those simple "Do this, dummy" kinda answers, but that's okay.

rar.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/975698.html

Date: 09/13/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: google

Judge gives Kai-Fu Lee limited rights to work for Google but says he can't work on technologies such as search or speech.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google%27s+ex-Microsoft+exec+can+recruit+in+China/2100-9588_22-5862947.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 09/13/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: web, google

Google has put up an interesting audio-visual presentation (read Flash) explaining how to use and troubleshoot AdSense in your webpages. After completing the demo you should be able to: Locate the ad code in your account Copy and paste your ad code Determine where to paste the ad code Implement the ad code using two different types of WYSIWYG [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/googles-guide-to-adsense-html-troubleshooting-for-webmasters/

Date: 09/14/05 (Application Development)    Keywords: google

Q&A Bill Gates says that Google's still on its honeymoon but that will all change soon.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Bill+Gates+takes+on+Google/2100-9593_22-5864352.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 09/14/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, google

Net pioneer doesn't expect to be writing software at Google, but he envisions better mapping tools--and even voice-enabled search.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Vint+Cerf+muses+about+Google+role%2C+broadband/2100-9588_22-5864811.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 09/14/05 (PHP Community)    Keywords: php, mysql, sql, google

I have been trying to write a custom error handler (or at least adapt the one used in O'Reilly's PHP and MySQL book) and I'm encountering an issue with the error_log() php function. I'm not sure whether this is a problem in my configuration files or whether the function is being used incorrectly - I haven't altered this part of the code from the book. The code being called is:

error_log($error, 3, ERROR_FILE);

And it produces the following error message (file paths removed):

Warning: error_log(...filepath.../log/php_error_log.log): failed to open stream: Invalid argument in ...filepath.../phpincludes/customHandler.inc on line 89

If anyone can help me (I've spent hours trawling Google with no luck) it would be much appreciated.

Life is tough when you can't debug your debugger...

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/php/343526.html