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Ok Win 8 Dev Pre is not even in Beta so complaining about bugs does not really make sense BUT I have to say I really do not like the Metro UI they are using. This is the tablet like GUI. I few days after install, all the pre-installed and pinned applications quit working. Some forums said the fix for this was to up the screen resolution because the problem was actually a user input decision box that could not be seen because it was off screen. My res was about 4 clicks higher than they recommended so this did not work. The most annoying thing about Windows 8 is that the Start menu button on the screen and the keyboard of course only toggle you from the Metro UI to the Windows 7 desktop. This means it no longer brings up a list of programs. There is no Run box either. There is no way to get to your programs without browsing to them. I made shortcuts to the programs I use the most but that was tacky and they took up too much space on the desktop and / or task bar. The solution I used for all of these problems was to use a tweak program that edited the registry so that Metro UI was disabled completely and the Start button acted like it did in Windows 8. After that there were only a few tell-tale signs that I was using Windows 8. A few new looking menus, a few system animations and other stuff left over from the Win 8 theme were still around but they cause no problems. Anyone else try the preview yet? How have your experiences with it been? Here is a link to the Metro UT Tweak app I used - http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/tweak-windows-8-with-the-metro-ui-tweaker-for-windows-8/14976

Is Nolan your name or just something you used for that example? NolanPhotography.com doesn't sound bad at all. But I like borealtrek.com too. Gonna book mark the site. Xwinuser

These look awesome. I need to take another look at WordPress. There seems to be more to it than I first thought. Thanks for the information everyone.

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Do you mean you created the borealtrek.com site also? If so, that is an awesome looking site. Good job. I like Canvas as well. Nice, clean and organized.

Also, at first I didn't get that HelioNet was not about HeliHost exclusively. I was new here and got here through the HelioHost site. I get it now. A pure forum. Not directly related to the hosting site. Works for me. Sounds good. I just want to fit in! heh

Nice shot. I have never seen an eagle in the wild. That would be awesome.

Glad you don't delete or censor differing opinions. I am not trying to start conflict but just discuss and contribute to the conversations. Thanks.

I wasn't ranting about it. I was just noting that there are a lot of hacking posts. My post was trying to be more like the topic describes, a philosophical view. I'm not telling anyone how to hack.

Ok. Thanks for the reply.

No doubt, man! No one wants to be called a racist and PC is out of control. Thanks! With the recent decade or so of hyper-political-correctness it makes sense to me that it would have naturally steered itself away from anything that could be construed as racist.

Great to know! Thanks for the quick reply. Those have to be Linux boxes to be up for so long. Well I guess Server 2003 - 2008 are pretty good but Linux has always had great uptime. Thanks again - X

While installing Joomla through the cPanel and Softaculous I got an error a few times saying the connection was lost. I pulled up other pages not on Helio and they were ok. Not perfect though because I also had some issues on my end. My Internet connection is relatively slow so no I don't always blame slowness on Johnny . Getting disconnected during file transfers is a little different. When Joomla did install, it went fast and I was happy. I did lose connection to the server several times while trying to navigate through Joomla (never lost Internet connection). I was still able to surf. I'm not saying it's all the server. I like your service. I'm not complaining. I just wanted to know how much better the other server was. I knew when I signed up that I picked the more overloaded server and Im cool with that. Oh, I also tried using WSftp and that would time-out if I sent more than a couple of small to medium sized files or sometimes even when I tried to send one file. I know it is supposed to time out after a while of inactivity but I wasn't inactive and it should be able to connect right back again. Whenever WSftp had trouble I tried cPanel and it wouldn't load either. Then I would try the forums and they wouldn't load. I had a rough time of it. But its cool. I was just checking out my options. I wasn't really complaining. I read all the messages warning that the server is working hard to serve everyone. I know you guys are only a few and have a lot of work to do. Just mentioning the symptoms I was having. - X What do you mean by cannot stay connected? Is there a particular service you're having trouble connecting to, or do you just mean johnny is slow to load webpages from time to time? At the moment stevie is approaching 7000 active accounts and johnny is a little over 1000 active accounts, but as you can see on the service monitor http://heliohost.grd.net.pl/monitor/ running processes like mono can make for rather spikey load. Thanks! I try to go through the wiki and FAQ but I still miss some things. Sorry. I will have to think about switching. The first setup was fairly quick. It only took a day to get everything setup and running but I hate to have to wait another 24-48 hours. I know that's the way it is with most hosts because of scripts and DNS propagation and such. Thanks for the help. - Xwinuser

While I would agree that Facebook has only one "main" product (its really a bunch of products or features bundled together) they are still a giant as well at 100+ billion dollars in worth. Facebook is IM, forum, chat, email, photo album, gaming, ad blasting, music streaming, video streaming, classifieds, directory and more each day all rolled into one. Googles other products are minor in comparison to their search engine and although by themselves they cannot touch Google, Bing, Y!search, Unthink, Friendster, Four Square, MySpace and the likes all together can give Google A run for it's money. Not trying to argue. Just discussing with me peers. X

Ah I see. Good to know. I made a post or two about SEO. Hope no one thinks I'm a bot.

FreeBSD! Now that is some hard core SECURE stuff! They still don't use a GUI though do they? Yeah I would say command line would be a bit different from Windows. I remember sending IMs to a colleague that was using FreeBSD. I sent him several pictures without him making a comment until he finally told me he had a CLI AIM. Wow! Text only instant messaging. Awesome. But Office helps kids get an education and if they grow up knowing MS they can easily get certified and staff on the free stuff forever. Microsoft Downloads.

I am always interested in getting better SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for myself and my customers. Does anyone out there deal with solid, one way, link building? No FFA's, forums, blogs or other gimmicks. http://linkbuildingservicescompany.net/one-way-link-building-services.html http://www.seobook.com/archives/001792.shtml http://www.linkbuildingwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page www.360DegreeNetworking.com Hosted by HelioHost

Doesn't seem to be many folks from the LA area. SEO is all about the Internet. I don't see why it has to be pinned down to one area. The world is open to SEO.

I have loved the "idea" of Linux since the late 90's. It just never became mainstream like Windows. That's when Windows really sucked. Now its actually stable instead of having to reboot twice an hour. Yeah Linux is great as an embedded OS in net appliances, GPS, phones, etc. but not on an open hard-drive where anybody can play with the Open Source code. Linux was supposed to be the new OS for "gamers". That was me. Unreal Tournament, Quake (the first, 2nd and 3rd), Return to Castle Wolfenstein (I actually got that one to work on Mandrake). But getting GOOD games to work on Linux took hours if not days of compiling and recompiling. Partitioning, formatting, downloading. Ahhhh. Just throw the disc in a Windows box and start fragging! Xwinuser johnc@360DegreeNetworking.com hosted by HelioHost. Thanks HelioHost!

How many voted on who they wanted to be the winner and who was actually kicking butt in the social networking area? I mean, I wouldn't do a web search on Facebook but I have hundreds of friends their compared to the three on Google +. I WISH G+ would take off. Xwinuser

"...if you are not sure how something works." I see there is a quota on the amount of post and that it relates to your rank here on Helios. It appears we are all strapped for time but the more admins the lighter the load. I am a team player and would like to help. I don't mind working my way up the ladder. Let me know if you need any volunteer help. I would be glad to offer sound advice based on my experience and education. - John L. Carlisle a.k.a Xwinuser 360DegreeNetworking Hosted by HelioHost

Hacktivism has the allure of using hacking for a noble cause but there is nothing noble about the type of hacking that is commonly referenced by the media. Hacktivism is the so called blend of hacking and activism. The purported motivation and purpose of hacktivism is to support a political cause but in direct opposition of true activism, hacktivism often negatively impacts or disrupts the political process as a whole. The methods used by hacktivists are actually attacks to the electronic systems of anyone with an opposing view. As mentioned, anyone is fair game but generally there are specific targets. Usually the hackers go after websites with high visibility and large viewerships so to cause the most disruption. These attacks are illegal and give an unfair advantage and sometimes unwanted advantage to one political party or cause over another. Quite often hacktivist are outsiders and not a part of the formal group in which they are supporting. Therefore their support may not even be welcome. None of the formal groups involved may have privately asked for or advocated an attack and as a result they will not return the favor of supporting the hacktivists especially if they are caught in the act. Introduce a naïve, honest or otherwise innocent person into the scenario and you often have a scapegoat for the real perpetrators. This is a person who is drawn in by the activism side of the scheme. They want to support what they feel is a good cause. Hacktivist are skilled at presenting what they would call a solution to a legitimate problem that often plagues the masses. This solution may obscure or make light of the illegal techniques involved by touting them as necessary evils in the fight for the common good. - John L. Carlisle a.k.a Xwinuser Let's approach networking from all aspects. A 360 degree view. http://www.360DegreeNetworking.com hosted by HelioHost

The term hacker is used by the media because they feel and are probably correct that the common reader or less technically minded reader cannot and will not discern it from the less favorable practice of cracking. The terms are generally only used by those people who work in or with the Information Technology (IT) or Information Systems (IS) industries in describing two unique practices. To the rest of the world the terms are interchangeable. Also, by a sort of natural selection, the public has accepted the word “hacker” over “cracker”. They have gravitated to what is more comfortable for them to use in everyday conversation. This is similar to the process by which slang words are sometimes accepted into formal languages. The media gravitates as well not only to words they think the public would more likely use but to what sounds more sensational. Cracker is not really a unique word. It often describes a type of bland food. This may sound silly at first but the media is in the business of getting their message out to the masses and using bland wording does not sell stories. The word “hacker” is unique to the electronics and computer industries. You won’t hear a florist, doctor or even a lumber jack being described as a hacker and you definitely will not mistake a hacker for a type of food. - John L. Carlisle

I think I do not know enough about Islam to talk about it much. I have grown up believing that Christianity is the one true religion. I have often wondered how similar the Koran and Holy Bible are. I had a Book of Mormon once but threw it away. I wish I had checked it out more. I do believe that Islamic extremists (there are Christian extremists too) are misinterpreting the Koran but I also think their must be some verbiage in it that is easily applied to both peaceful living and absolute living. Just curious. Why such a controversial and potentially upsetting topic on a web hosting site?

This topic is still unlocked so I guess you're still taking votes. The first site is bare bones now and says "under construction". The second site has good, meaningful content and gets a message across. The third I really didn't stay on very long. It looked like a copy and paste script for a gamers blog. Those have been recycled since the 90's. Would have been nice to have clickable links. Just a thought. I'm not judging anyone or coming down on hacking. I have done a little hacking myself but I am a little concerned about so many threads on hacking with this being a professional hosting company. Should there be so many?