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Cyxeris
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 1:36 am Post subject:
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Feeling sick? Blame your computer!
DAVE BARRY
It's time once again for Keyboard Korner, the computer-advice column that uses simple, ''jargon-free'' terminology that even an idiot like you can grasp; the column that shows you how to ''take command'' of your personal computer, if necessary by reducing it to tiny smoking shards with a hatchet.
Today on Keyboard Korner we will address a very important topic: computer security. If you own a computer, or have touched a computer, or have ever shaken hands with somebody who might have touched a computer, you need to take precautionary measures NOW. Because modern cyberspace is not the friendly, open, trusting, safe place it was back in February. Modern cyberspace is a deadly festering swamp, teeming with dangerous programs such as ''viruses,'' ''worms,'' ''Trojan horses'' and ''licensed Microsoft software'' that can take over your computer and render it useless.
This is exactly what happened last summer when the ''SoBig'' virus infected computers around the world, causing millions of computer users to be completely cut off from the Internet during what turned out to be a critical phase in the relationship of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Fortunately, most of these computer users were able to resume monitoring the situation by turning on their televisions. But precious minutes were lost.
If you want to prevent a similar tragedy from happening to you, you should immediately take the following steps to protect your computer from viruses:
• 1. Determine what version of operating system your computer uses, and write this information on a piece of paper. If you don't know how to determine the version, just write down ``Version 2.038.''
• 2. Now write down the numbers and expiration dates of all your credit cards.
• 3. Now mail this information, along with your mother's maiden name, to
WARNING WARNING DELETE DELETE
Whoa! That was a close one! A computer virus just attempted to take over the Keyboard Korner column WHILE YOU WERE READING IT. That's how sophisticated these darned things have become!
And that's why it is so important that you take certain simple, basic steps to protect your computer. To determine what these steps are, Keyboard Korner called the Association of Technical Support Personnel Who Actually Understand Computers, where, after a brief wait, we were connected with a cheerful, knowledgeable and sympathetic recorded message informing us that we would be kept on hold until the sun was a cold dark cinder the size of a walnut.
So we decided to do our own research into computer security, and here's what we learned: There is a Nigerian businessman, Mr. John Ombmwlbmle, who has come into possession of $285 million in cash, and he needs to give 35 percent of it to somebody, and out of all the people on the planet earth, he has chosen Keyboard Korner! All we had to do is send him some banking information and samples of our signature! So pretty soon we will be on ''Easy Street'' and won't have to write this stupid computer advice column for you losers, so ha ha ha!
But in the meantime, here are some simple, basic steps that you can take to make your computer secure:
• 1. GET RID OF TEENAGERS -- Teenagers are a major cause of computer trouble, because they think they're so smart, and they're always messing with things and changing things and installing things and swapping songs and downloading disgusting porno filth that they refuse to share with their parents. To prevent this from happening to you, get a good anti-teenager program such as Teen-B-Gone, which causes the computer, when booted up, to play, at full volume, a video of Mr. Barry Manilow singing his rousing hit number Copacabana. (NOTE: Teen-B-Gone is a complex program; to install and configure it properly, you will need the help of a teenager.)
• 2. CHECK FOR INCOMING ELECTRICITY -- One factor common to many computer viruses is that, in order to function, they require electricity. Get down on your hands and knees and crawl under your desk; do you see a wire going from the computer to the wall? If so, chances are that -- unbeknownst to you -- this wire is bringing electricity directly into your house from a massive ''power grid'' that is also connected to prisons, crack houses, municipal sewage facilities, porno filth stores, etc. Yank it out. (The wire, we mean.) Then curl into a fetal position and REMAIN UNDER THE DESK, because there are new computer viruses out there now that can travel through the air and bypass your computer entirely and enter your brain via your dental fillings. Keyboard Korner can feel it happening right now. _________________ ∆ Cyx ∆
"Yeah right, who's the only one here who knows secret illegal ninja moves from the government?"
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elektro80
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Joined: Mar 25, 2003 Posts: 21959 Location: Norway
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 1:38 am Post subject:
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Well.. yeah.. that is pretty much how life has become in this digital age. _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Cyxeris
Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 1:40 am Post subject:
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Werent we discussing the Nigerian multi-million dollar email offer around here some time ago?
Cyx _________________ ∆ Cyx ∆
"Yeah right, who's the only one here who knows secret illegal ninja moves from the government?"
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seraph
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Joined: Jun 21, 2003 Posts: 12398 Location: Firenze, Italy
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 3:03 am Post subject:
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Thank you Cyx for sharing with us these precious pieces of information and advice. the one I will certainly follow will be:
Quote: | curl into a fetal position and REMAIN UNDER THE DESK, because there are new computer viruses out there now that can travel through the air and bypass your computer entirely and enter your brain via your dental fillings. |
Don't you think we all need Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanies _________________ homepage - blog - forum - youtube
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elektro80
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 3:42 am Post subject:
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Keep those AFDB´s handy! I think I can see some black helicopters comnig our way. _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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straydog1980
Joined: Dec 19, 2003 Posts: 4 Location: dallas, texas
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 12:57 pm Post subject:
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haha!! That is great.
Don't forget, whilst under the table and scheming, to use your cd tray as a cupholder! Nothing like a nice hot cup of coffee while contemplating your impending dental doom.....
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elektro80
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 1:08 pm Post subject:
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IT IS A CUPHOLDER?? My buddy in NYC, Tony, insists on it being a roachclip. Waddya know! _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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straydog1980
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 1:14 pm Post subject:
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hahaha roachclip!!! No no no, tell your friend that is what the microphone clip is for... _________________
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elektro80
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 1:32 pm Post subject:
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Are those things for MICROPHONES??
Like REAL microphones?
_________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 1:33 pm Post subject:
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And what about those mushrooms stands? _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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Cyxeris
Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 2:32 pm Post subject:
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No need for stands if you have them growing wild under your desk. At least they'll take your mind off the computer-induced illness.
_________________ ∆ Cyx ∆
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