Date: 08/16/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: software, technology, web, seo

Today is my second day working at a web development company and I discovered that I am going to be "heading-up" one of the services we offer, which is search engine marketing/optimization. The owner of the company has asked me to re-think the process they have been using for this in the past because it's become outdated (using the same method for 6 years when you're dealing with technology is way too long).

Do any of you have any websites, programs, or methods for search engine optimization/marketing that would be worth looking into?

The program that we are using for SEO is called Web Position Gold 2. If you know anything about this program, what are your opinions as far as how it compares to other SEO systems? The version we are running is somewhat old, and one of my options is to upgrade to the newest version (Web Position Gold 3 Platinum), but if there is better software out there I would like to look into that.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/234006.html

Date: 08/16/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: rss, software, browser, html, technology, java, virus, web, spyware, yahoo, microsoft, google

Hey guys, this time I have a question not about my computer but my brothers.

Lately, it has been randomly shutting down. When it does, the entire screen goes black and the tower...sings? It plays 4 deep notes...Do sol Do Sol if anyone has studied Solfage.

He had a host of Adware and 4 trojans, all of which have been removed but the problem persists.

Not that I have any idea what it means, but here is the logfile from Hijack This!.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 2:47:37 PM, on 8/16/2005
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\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.EXE
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\NETWOR~1\COMMON~1\naPrdMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MsPMSPSv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\jusched.exe
D:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\TalkBack\TBMon.exe
D:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdoctor.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\ymsgr_tray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\DOCUME~1\Master\LOCALS~1\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://google.com/
N3 - Netscape 7: # Mozilla User Preferences

/* Do not edit this file.
*
* If you make changes to this file while the browser is running,
* the changes will be overwritten when the browser exits.
*
* To make a manual change to preferences, you can visit the URL about:config
* For more information, see http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html#prefs
*/

user_pref("aim.session.firsttime", false);
user_pref("browser.activation.checkedNNFlag", true);
user_pref("browser.bookmarks.added_static_root", true);
user_pref("browser.download.dir", "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Master\\Desktop\\pastel pics");
user_pref("browser.search.defaultengine", "engine://D%3A%5CProgram%20Files%5CNetscape%5CNetscape%5Csearchplugins%5CSBWeb_01.src");
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "www.google.com");
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "rv:1.7.2");
user_pref("browser.tabs.forceHide", true);
user_pref("dom.disable_open_during_load", true);
user_pref("intl.charsetmenu.browser.cache", "windows-1252, UTF-8,
N3 - Netscape 7: # Mozilla User Preferences

/* Do not edit this file.
*
* If you make changes to this file while the browser is running,
* the changes will be overwritten when the browser exits.
*
* To make a manual change to preferences, you can visit the URL about:config
* For more information, see http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html#prefs
*/

user_pref("aim.session.firsttime", false);
user_pref("browser.activation.checkedNNFlag", true);
user_pref("browser.bookmarks.added_static_root", true);
user_pref("browser.download.dir", "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Master\\Desktop\\pastel pics");
user_pref("browser.search.defaultengine", "engine://D%3A%5CProgram%20Files%5CNetscape%5CNetscape%5Csearchplugins%5CSBWeb_01.src");
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "www.google.com");
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "rv:1.7.2");
user_pref("browser.tabs.forceHide", true);
user_pref("dom.disable_open_during_load", true);
user_pref("intl.charsetmenu.browser.cache", "windows-1252, UTF-8,
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Companion BHO - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\COMPAN~1\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_5_7_0.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: PCTools Site Guard - {5C8B2A36-3DB1-42A4-A3CB-D426709BBFEB} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdsg.dll
O2 - BHO: PCTools Browser Monitor - {B56A7D7D-6927-48C8-A975-17DF180C71AC} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdpb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\COMPAN~1\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_5_7_0.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UpdReg] C:\WINDOWS\Updreg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTStartup] C:\Program Files\Creative\Splash Screen\CTEaxSpl.EXE /run
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Jet Detection] d:\Program Files\Creative\SBAudigy\PROGRAM\ADGJDet.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] d:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ShStatEXE] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE" /STANDALONE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfeeUpdaterUI] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe" /StartedFromRunKey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Network Associates Error Reporting Service] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\TalkBack\TBMon.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] D:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\ypager.exe -quiet
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Spyware Doctor] "C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdoctor.exe" /Q
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Cisco Systems Gatorlink VPN Client.lnk = C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\vpngui.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Yahoo! Search - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsrch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://D:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &Dictionary - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &Maps - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\npjpi150_02.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\npjpi150_02.dll
O9 - Extra button: Spyware Doctor - {2D663D1A-8670-49D9-A1A5-4C56B4E14E84} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdpb.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0521.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0521.dll
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - D:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
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
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {60AABB26-4D2E-48AD-9334-FB8803A7C671} (WebCamRecv3X Control) - http://www.dynamiciplink.com/ActiveX/WebViewer.cab
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.EXE
O23 - Service: Cisco Systems, Inc. VPN Service (CVPND) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Framework Service (McAfeeFramework) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
O23 - Service: Network Associates McShield (McShield) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: Network Associates Task Manager (McTaskManager) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exe

Sean

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/466361.html

Date: 08/17/05 (Application Development)    Keywords: software

Q&A Struggling software developer Siebel is taking a new tack, and it's up to Bruce Cleveland to make it work.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Siebel%27s+down+but+not+out/2100-9593_22-5837021.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/17/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software, security

CNN Reports:
A worm shut down computers running Windows 2000 software across the United States. More soon.

Zotob seems to only affect Win 2000 but it requires port 445 to be exposed to the Internet.. could that many Win2k machines really be that exposed?

xposted to itsecurity

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/itprofessionals/17180.html

Date: 08/18/05 (Security)    Keywords: software

Software giant releases a software tool to help users who were hit by the Windows worms clean their systems.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+offers+Zotob+removal+tool/2100-1009_22-5837458.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/18/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, virus

Though most corporate users say virus writers are most at fault for the Zotob outbreak, many point the finger at the software maker.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Survey%3A+Microsoft+bears+some+blame+for+worms/2100-1009_22-5838512.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/20/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, security

A security bug in Internet Explorer discovered this week mostly affects users of certain developer tools, the software giant says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft%3A+New+IE+flaw+limited+in+scope/2100-1009_22-5840367.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/22/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software, security, microsoft

French information security company that sells early exploit warning services has released a zero-day exploit that attacks all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer.

 » Releasing zero-day exploits to sell a product George Ou ZDNet.com

As companies are still picking up the pieces from the Zotob worm and its malicious siblings, a French information security company that sells early exploit warning services has released a zero-day exploit that attacks all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer.  The same company also released exploit code for the Windows PNP (Plug and Play) vulnerability less than 24 hours after Microsoft released a fix which led to the birth of the Zotob worm 5 days later.  Many companies running Windows 2000 were not prepared to patch their systems on such short notice and they were hit the hardest.  The release of this new exploit is even more alarming since it affects all instances of Internet Explorer and Microsoft has not had a chance to release a patch for this exploit.

Microsoft responded by issuing an emergency security advisory which offers some temporary workarounds to the issue.  Since the instructions are a little confusing for the average user, I wrote this explanation and some scripts to automate the Microsoft workaround and SANS wrote their own set of utilities for automating this temporary fix the same day.  I would highly recommend that everyone apply the temporary workaround since the exploit code is out in the wild.

Last month when Cisco sued Michael Lynn for simply talking about a Cisco vulnerability that was supposedly already patched by Cisco, I defended Lynn because Cisco had plenty of fair warning and Lynn wasn't releasing any actual exploit code.  This case is the exact opposite because a company is releasing the actual exploit code without giving the software maker any time to issue a fix and they're doing it in a way to benefit their own business which borders on a "protection" racket.  Since the company is located in France, legal challenges are a bit tricky.  It's mind boggling that this sort of thing is even allowed in a civilized world governed by the rule of law.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/itprofessionals/19168.html

Date: 08/22/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, yahoo, microsoft, google

Free software seems to move the search giant further into Microsoft and Yahoo territory.
Images: Google moves onto the desktop

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/New+Google+desktop+tool+offers+customization/2100-9588_22-5841246.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/22/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, technology, security

The ISP will buy Aluria's assets and integrate the technology into its upcoming security software bundle.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/EarthLink+nabs+Aluria%27s+anti-spyware/2100-1009_22-5841387.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/23/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

does anyone know of any free [or pirate-able] software that can convert avi and mpg files to dvd format so i can burn them? it would need to be fairly simple because i don't know much about that kind of stuff.

also, i need some kind of program where i can edit avi files. really all i need to do is rotate the frames because i took some portrait-style video clips this summer and they're sideways.

thanks. :)

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/754372.html

Date: 08/23/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software

Does anyone have any experience with deploying BES 4.0 with Domino? We're moving our Domino server from as/400 to windows this coming weekend and my boss came to me yesterday to get BES installed and running at the same time. The installation guide and documentation that comes with the software is pretty vague about hardware and system requirements for BES.

My main questions are:

Is it better to install BES on the production server or a separate server?

I did find a page at blackberry.com about BES requiring at least a p4 2Ghz with 1.5 gigs of RAM for 500 users. is this 500 blackberry users or 500 domino users with only a portion of those using blackberries? (I think by the end of the year, we may have a grand total of 50 blackberries)

If deploying on a separate server, I know that I am going to need another domino license for that server. As I understand it, when we've purchased domino licenses in the past, we have had to purchase a license for our entire user base. Is this the case for the BES box, or is there a scaled down domino license that I can purchase?

Any gotchas, tips, hints, tricks, or information that you guys can provide/suggest would be much appreciated.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/itprofessionals/19333.html

Date: 08/24/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

The Net phone giant is opening up its instant messaging program for integration with other VoIP software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Skype+releases+IM+developer+tools/2100-9588_22-5842371.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/24/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, html, xml, java

iText is a java software library which contains API to generate documents in the Portable Document Format (PDF), XML, HTML and RTF. It can also parse XML documents and convert them into any of these formats. Pages of existing PDF files can be imported and copied to new PDF documents. In short if you ever thought [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/itext-must-have-document-conversion-library-version-133-released/

Date: 08/24/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

Bloggers are already buzzing with critiques and accolades for the just-released beta version of the instant-messaging software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+IM+%28almost%29+gets+the+message%2C+users+say/2100-9588_22-5842511.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 08/25/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, database, virus, spyware, microsoft

Hello, and bare with me. Computerwise I'm a semi-illiterate seeking an answer to a pre-researched, fairly thought-out question (as advised by the mods in userinfo). The problem is I'm getting conflicting answers depending on where I look, and if you computergeeks can't resolve it, I give up. Hopefully you all are not too disappointed that my question won't involve highly technical jargon or tons of acronyms...

By way of background: I'm a graduate student in the social science, and for the first time ever I have the opportunity of purchasing a new laptop. I will be storing important research on my computer, as well as doing a great deal of internet research. At some point I will need to install some sort of academic research software (a database that can cross reference scads of quotes, sources, etc.)

I'm leaning toward a basic mac because I'm hearing that the mac infrastructure is more stable than PCs, and that it is less prone to viruses and spyware. This is important, as viruses ate my last hard drive. On the downside, mac laptops seem to be a bit pricier than comparable PCs. I have never owned a mac before anyway, and have concers about learning a new interface. Additionally, I've been warned by many PC-using faculty and students that e-mailing Word docs (and other Microsoft program stuff) from Mac to PC can be sketchy and that a lot of software is only useable on PC. This can't be true in this day and age, can it?

If I don't go with a mac, I'll need a good reccommendation for a reliable PC. I've used Dell and Gateway, and had problems with both. I've heard fujitsu is good, but more expensive. I didn't feel I could take this inquiry to the Mac communities, because of their obvious bias. ;)

Any advice offered will be met with my profound gratitude. Thanks for the patience.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/756744.html

Date: 08/25/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, virus, antivirus

Hey everyone,

I am doing a bit of research on centralized antivirus solutions for ~10 unit networks with active directory servers.

I am finding it real difficult to find any kind of reviews on the various products out there and was hoping my fellow LJ's could share their opinions and experiences.

I've been testing AVG's network based packages, but I am finding their licensing confusing as well as their install processess.

So I went to look into the granddaddy Symantec and started reading up on their small office AntiVirus 10 groupware packages.

According to the marketing material, it seems ideal for these kind of networks, central installation, licenses based on # of users, client software comes with main package, etc.

But thats all marketing info. Has anyone used this software before? Symantec doesn't provide trials of it.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/757815.html

Date: 08/25/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software, virus, antivirus

Hey everyone,

I am doing a bit of research on centralized antivirus solutions for ~10 unit networks with active directory servers.

I am finding it real difficult to find any kind of reviews on the various products out there and was hoping my fellow LJ's could share their opinions and experiences.

I've been testing AVG's network based packages, but I am finding their licensing confusing as well as their install processess.

So I went to look into the granddaddy Symantec and started reading up on their small office AntiVirus 10 groupware packages.

According to the marketing material, it seems ideal for these kind of networks, central installation, licenses based on # of users, client software comes with main package, etc.

But thats all marketing info. Has anyone used this software before? Symantec doesn't provide trials of it.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/itprofessionals/19791.html

Date: 08/25/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, asp

a friend of mine runs windows 98 on her compaq presario. her hard drive recently crashed and she got a new one but now isn't able to connect on line. the computer funtions properly in every aspect. she has cable internet. does the software to the internet have to be uploaded again? thanks...

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/473633.html

Date: 08/27/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software

Does anyone here have experience of ClearCase, IBMs version control software? The company I work for is looking to switch from PVCS to ClearCase. I've found out just about everything I want to know about it except if it supports what PVCS calls triggers. Basically these are events that are fired when certain tasks are performed, for example booking in a code change. I'm expecting the answer to be yes, but does anyone know for definite if ClearCase supports this functionality.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/itprofessionals/20620.html