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The Coffee Shop / Re: Hey Russ
« on: February 20, 2011, 03:02:20 am »
Wow. That was a great race.
What do you guys thing about the two car drafting? It's going to make a very different 500 tomorrow.
News: Had a couple issues with the forum today. 1/19/2017. I believe I have them corrected now. Let me know if you have any trouble. Thanks.
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Wow. That was a great race.
What do you guys thing about the two car drafting? It's going to make a very different 500 tomorrow.
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Computer questions / Re: What has happened to the site?
« on: February 20, 2011, 02:53:09 am »
Sorry guys I was fooling with the css files and screwed things up a bit. It has been recovered from the back up and should be back to normal. If you still see abnormalities hit your refresh button in the browser and that should straighten it out.
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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Videos on blog
« on: February 19, 2011, 03:29:24 pm »
Hi Gabby, you are reading my mind. Now that the new pattern catalog is off the ground my next plan is to work on the video's. It's going to take time but I'm working on it.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: A close call for Charlie Dearing
« on: February 19, 2011, 03:12:27 pm »
Yes it's good to hear he is alright.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: New pattern library
« on: February 19, 2011, 03:05:31 pm »
Hi guys, thanks for all the feedback. I'm working to find the broken links. We had a heck of a time getting all the new links input but we are narrowing in on the bad links. I think I will add a link in the catalog to report bad links and category suggestions.
I will pass along all the thank yous to Frank
I will pass along all the thank yous to Frank
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Changes?
« on: February 15, 2011, 01:33:40 am »
Okay thanks folks. Seems pretty unanimous to leave things alone. Julie and Judy I feel terrible that you got hit. One of my hobbies is researching computer security and I know how wicked the AV8 virus has been. I see the results of it several times a year working with individuals and at work. Don't beat your self up about your computer skills. These things are the result of companies not doing their work to make the software safer and not the result of you not understanding how to run a computer.
Here are a couple of quick tips. Don't feel you are invulnerable just because you have anti-virus installed. There are several anti-virus programs that did not and still don't stop the AV8 scam. If you can afford the price ESET NOD32 anti-virus is the best there is in my opinion. I think it's around $60 a year but it sure can save a bunch of headaches.
Okay now for a statement that almost always gets cat calls. If you get infected there is only one solution. format and reload. You are going to hear lots of folks tell you that there are removal tools and there are but here is the catch. Once your computer has been compromised you have no way to know if the removal software completely removed the bad stuff. Viruses today want to be stealth. They are trying to use your machine as a zombie in a denial of service attack or they want to steal you personal information. They don't want to be found out. Trust me on this. Format and reload.
Always, always always have all your pictures and important documents backed up. So many times I have tried to convince someone to format and reload but they wanted to save their pictures so they had someone use a removal tool. This got their pictures back but at what future cost. The only good news here is that the bad guys have stolen so many credit card numbers that they probably will never be able to use them all. Does not make you feel real safe does it.
I get a few hundred emails a day from readers. That means I'm on the email contact list of thousands of email clients. I will typically see 30 or more a day where the email client of the person sending the email is compromised. Their computer is being used to send out spam without their knowledge. I even see this happen from people that I know are computer literate. It's not the users fault. These things need to be fixed by Microsoft and others. You should not have to know how to rebuild an engine to drive your car.
Here are a couple of quick tips. Don't feel you are invulnerable just because you have anti-virus installed. There are several anti-virus programs that did not and still don't stop the AV8 scam. If you can afford the price ESET NOD32 anti-virus is the best there is in my opinion. I think it's around $60 a year but it sure can save a bunch of headaches.
Okay now for a statement that almost always gets cat calls. If you get infected there is only one solution. format and reload. You are going to hear lots of folks tell you that there are removal tools and there are but here is the catch. Once your computer has been compromised you have no way to know if the removal software completely removed the bad stuff. Viruses today want to be stealth. They are trying to use your machine as a zombie in a denial of service attack or they want to steal you personal information. They don't want to be found out. Trust me on this. Format and reload.
Always, always always have all your pictures and important documents backed up. So many times I have tried to convince someone to format and reload but they wanted to save their pictures so they had someone use a removal tool. This got their pictures back but at what future cost. The only good news here is that the bad guys have stolen so many credit card numbers that they probably will never be able to use them all. Does not make you feel real safe does it.
I get a few hundred emails a day from readers. That means I'm on the email contact list of thousands of email clients. I will typically see 30 or more a day where the email client of the person sending the email is compromised. Their computer is being used to send out spam without their knowledge. I even see this happen from people that I know are computer literate. It's not the users fault. These things need to be fixed by Microsoft and others. You should not have to know how to rebuild an engine to drive your car.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Changes?
« on: February 14, 2011, 01:58:47 am »
Because of the recent Image Shack malware problem I am considering removing the ability to link to outside images. This would leave the option of uploading the images to this server as the only means of sharing pictures. This has the downside of having to understand how to format the picture to the specs for this forum.
I need your input. It will never be possible to completely protect you from the possibility of getting hit by malware but I want to do all I can to help. Give me your thoughts. Do I remove the ability to embed outside images and make things more difficult but maybe safer? Do I let the embed code remain and just post a warning that clicking outside links can be dangerous?
I need your input. It will never be possible to completely protect you from the possibility of getting hit by malware but I want to do all I can to help. Give me your thoughts. Do I remove the ability to embed outside images and make things more difficult but maybe safer? Do I let the embed code remain and just post a warning that clicking outside links can be dangerous?
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Wow!!! We are growing!
« on: January 22, 2011, 11:37:35 pm »
Hey guys, Russ C is the guy that keeps this forum going most of the time. I owe a big thanks to him. To be honest this forum would probably be gone without him. I bit off more than I could chew when I started this forum. I get very little time to even visit the forum much less keep it running smooth. I'll say it again. Thanks Russ.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Today's BLOG entry - RE: BB
« on: December 30, 2010, 09:57:06 pm »
Hey guys, thanks for the heads up on the quality of the Woodcraft BB. I won't post that ad again. I went and purchased the bundle from my local Woodcraft and it seemed fine but it sounds like it may not be consistent.
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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Woodcraft commission
« on: December 30, 2010, 09:53:38 pm »
Thanks for asking. The way it works is that there is a code in the links that gives me the credit. I am still experimenting with the whole affiliate thing. It's easy money but it comes with the risk having a reader be unsatisfied and becoming upset with me. When I sell something like my jigsaw puzzle book I can easily give a refund which I proud to say has only happened twice in over 3 years. I have no control of what happens after the reader clicks my link and makes a purchase from the affiliate. That's why I chose Woodcraft, Rockler and Sears as my affiliate partners. I'm going to give it a go for a while and see how it goes.
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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Evaluation, Sand Flee
« on: December 26, 2010, 06:51:41 am »
Hi Terry, I still plan to do a review of the the Sand Flee. The Holidays and crazy work schedule have slowed me down. To answer your question I would not consider the Sand Flee a thickness sander. It's more of a finish sander. With enough passes it will reduce the thickness but I'm not sure you will get two parallel sides. When you use your hand to move the wood over the one roller it's difficult to get even pressure like a two roller sander. This is just my initial observation so I might change my mind after I get more time to use the machine.
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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Another newbie from PA - Finally able to register
« on: December 13, 2010, 06:18:33 pm »
Welcome to the forum. There are many talented scrollers here that can help you with any questions you have. Jump right in, you will find every one here friendly.
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Bulletins and News / New user registration process.
« on: December 13, 2010, 12:52:42 am »
I have installed a mod to the forum that is suppose to automate the prevention of spammers registering. We have done this manually in the past and it has caused several problems. I need a favor form all of you. Until I know how well this new mod works could you please keep an eye out for any spam messages and report them to me. If you suspect a link in a post is spam don't click it. Just report it to me and ill check it out. The new mod uses the same technique we have used to manually keep the spammers out it is just now automated. Hopefully this will stop our accidentally rejecting legitimate users and just keep the bad guys away.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Happy Birthday ....STEVE-G!
« on: December 02, 2010, 02:47:52 am »
Thanks everyone. I had a great birthday. My Daughter took me to the UK basketball game last night for my gift.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Mothers--A Series--Monday Edition
« on: November 15, 2010, 07:02:11 pm »
Hi Chase, please be careful that you have the rights to use these images.
