Vishing is short for 'voice phishing,' learn more about it here:

http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3619086

http://www.dorks.com/html/Nick-Burns-with-Jennifer-Aniston.html

I have 30-some computers at home, but I'm not a geek, I'm a guru :)

I agree with Rueful Rogue, I think you would get a better response if more people knew about it. What about a PM or email to all the members?

Here's some cartoons --
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread12587.html

Only seven 'yes' votes so far? I don't think the word is getting out well enough. Maybe it would help to put in the 'Featured Threads."

I would think most of the moderators should try to attend....

As grieving time tends to vary from one person to another, it's difficult to say whether Mrs. Sheehan is still grieving or not especially since she has turned the death of her son, Army Spc. Casey...

Her family has also publicly stated that they do not share her views (http://www.drudgereport.com/flashcs.htm) and her husband has now filed for divorce...

So your 22" CRT has one more inch of viewable area then my 19" LCD, shall we compare desk space, portability, or power usage :)

TV's as monitors... reminds me of my old Commodore128 :)

I have a 19" LCD which has an actual viewable area of 19"; what's the viewable area on the 22" CRT?

It's been known to happen:
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread23881.html
:lol:

Umm, yeah... well I guess... if you actually LIKE getting viruses, trojans, and other malware; not too many people like that though. :rolleyes:

Why on earh would someone want to open an attachment from a random address???

That's not being paranoid, that's just common sense!

There's not really an appropriate amount, it's just that the more you have the better you look to potential buyers; provided your feedback rating stays close to 100 :)

20 would probably be...

You're not doing anything wrong. I've been buying and selling on ebay for some time now (though not a lot), and went through what you're now going through. I didn't like giving all that info, and...

Hey crunchie, it looks like I'm on the same path as you -- I just might make it to 3,000 by my one year anniversary here :)

You didn't mention that before :)

How about 'Who invented the internet?' Hint: it was not Al Gore.

But trying to answer that one could take more then 5 minutes; a better choice might be 'Who...

Internet :)

Glad you understand it.

And thanks for the rep, but until you have at least 11 points yourself, it doesn't actually 'add' to (or subtract from) anyone's score, but they do know you appreciated the...

If you go to the Control Panel tab, you will see your Reputation score in there. You start with 10 when you join and it goes up (or down) from there.

To use it, you click on the Rate Post box at...

Way to go Dani! :D

Basically, "blog" is short for web-log, an online journal.

These are good questions and I didn't know the answers either, so I used Google and found a lot of answers, but these seem to sum them up best:

Scroll Lock:...

Just one more addition before this is closed -- anyone willing to purchase a code can find plenty available here:
http://search.ebay.com/xbox-live-subscription_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40

New link for the story:
http://www.totalillusions.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=328&st=0

(The other one seems to have disintegrated... do you suppose bitchchecker had anything to do with that???)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the Mom's out there!

:D

Yes, it goes to the seller, who then uses it to cover his actual shipping costs and other 'handling' costs. Ebay has rules so shipping charges don't get too outrageous, but I don't know how well...

I've had very few problems buying or selling on ebay, and gotten some pretty good deals. Things to check before buying from anyone on ebay:
Positive Feedback -- don't buy if this is less then 98,...

Hi Tommy1988, welcome to DaniWeb :)

I'm afraid it's against forum rules to assist with file-sharing programs:
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/faq.php?faq=daniweb_faq

Here's the latest on Longhorn:
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/04/26/100bus_longhorn001.cfm

I tried it once but I was too busy to take care of it properly and it died :(

The new font is fine by me, thanks for the change :)

I still feel a background for the signatures would be good, but at least a box. Here's one example of why (posts 2-5):...

I used BidPay once or twice without any problems, but just for small amounts.

If someone is paying you for something, as long as you wait until the money is safely in your account before shipping...

I agree, in the forums that have the site info in the left column, and the ads in the right column, the threads in the center seem cramped.

Also, I don't know why, but the font seems to bother my...

When you join DaniWeb, you start with 10 rep points, and it can go up or down from there depending on the feedback you're given (yes, it can go into the negative numbers). When someone adds to (or...

Gotta find one with a number now, huh? Thanks a lot. How about...

5th Glove -- An input device for virtual reality in the form of a glove which measures the movements of the wearer's fingers and...

Phishing -- The act of attempting to fraudulently acquire, through deception, sensitive personal information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading in an official-looking email,...

Gibibyte: a unit of information or computer storage; abbreviated GiB.

1 gibibyte = 1,073,741,824 bytes

The gibibyte is closely related to the gigabyte, which can either be a synonym for...

Encryption: the conversion of data into a form that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized people.

Hey Alex, didn't expect to see you here :)

I could make this hard by using C++: an object-oriented programming language that is viewed by many as the best language for creating large-scale...