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IM or "License Plate" Spelling

IM or "License Plate" SpellingThere are good reasons to use abbreviated spellings. If the device you're using requires several key sequences to input a letter on a telephone number pad, or you're engaged in a quick conversation where response time is important, and the messages are strictly between sender...

Tags: L33t, grammar, writing, communications, jody gilbert, spelling, 10 things, JodyGilbert, career, e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-05-23

Don't be a n00b, be an l33t user by simply using Linux

Don't be a n00b, be an l33t user by simply using LinuxLinux teaches you stuff that your cloned, virus ridden OS can ever teach you. It attracts IT professionals, graphics desiners, animators, developers, schools and the government. Its called the linux operating system. It's more secure, extreamly customizable, could be...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, DOS

Discussion threads 2006-05-20

Additional Resources

L33T/English Translator 1.1 (Windows)

Ever entered a chatroom to see two people typing what seems like gibberish to you, but somehow makes sense to them? It's probably L33T (31337/1337), or Elite Speak, a common internet language based on replacing letters with numbers and changing the spelling of words based on pronunciation. This program can...

Tags: Twintop Soft, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2001-10-23

English to l33t Translator 1 (Windows)

A simple translator that works both ways from English to l33t and vice versa. It is very simple but works very well. It is very professional in design but is easy enough for kids to use. Come and see for yourself. It is a stand-alone application so if you want...

Tags: Imperial Code, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-08-09

Webcomic: An old-school antidote for l33t-speak

Do you hate the h4xx0red version of English wrought by text messaging? Are you also an old enough fogey to fondly remember Zork and its ilk of text-adventure games? Then you'll love Full Frontal Nerdity's plan to rescue the HALO generation from their own linguistic self-destruction....

Tags: Text Messaging, Antidote, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-09-06

Me Code Write Good: The l33t Skillz of the Virus Writer

Viruses and worms pose some of the most formidable threats in the modern computer security landscape. With some virus writers on the bleeding edge of technology, making use of 0-day exploits and innovative techniques to circumvent system security features. However, for every Blaster, there's a worm that repeatedly attempts to...

Tags: Virus Writer, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

White papers 2006-10-01

|337 k3y f0r f1r3f0x (that's Leet Key for Firefox)

L337 ExtensionHad the functionality that this extension contains been available a few years ago, I would've known someone who could benefit from it. I have a friend who used to write all of his blog posts in leetspeak, and he would spend hours typing things out in plain English...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Firefox, Obviously IT, L33T, plain-English, OSS, password

Discussion threads 2007-12-31

Changed e-mail address AND forgot password

I can't get into the Manage My Account Screen to change my e-mail address because I forgot my password. I can't use the Forgot My Password screen because it will be e-mailed to an invalid e-mail address.Help!Private message me...with your current e-mail address and I will send you your current...

Tags: e-mail address, e-mail

Discussion threads 2005-11-08

Windows 2k3 can't telnet to port 25

Greetings to all, I'm at my wits end. I have a WIN2k3 server that is running Exchange 2K3. We have having a problem with mail going from the exchange server to ANY place else. Inbound email from internet is fine and telnet outbound to a server running pop3 is fine....

Tags: TCP/IP, NETWORKING, Domain names, Servers, Telnet, Microsoft Windows, tearl42@..., UDP, TCP, server, Checking MX record, DNS server, domain

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

Advice to twentysomethings: Hiring managers don't want your text messages

This kinda reminds me of...."Duuuuude, where's my job?" :-)Interesting.I'm not in a hiring position and don't use any IM devices so I had no idea this was happening. The career councilors who conduct interview skills seminars need to stress your points. I've suspected the use of the...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, barbecue, L33T Speak, hiring

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Security/password reset questions

I was going to put this in Network Security, but it applies to standalones, also. I've noticed an increasing amount of questions for password resets and bypassing security measures lately.I read these and get a little leary about answering them. I definitely pass up the ones that read...

Tags: security, password

Discussion threads 2005-02-11

Talk me down: It's only a misplaced apostrophe!

One bonehead grammatical error too many (I think it was"you're" for "your") sent me over the edge, and I was compelledto publish "10grammar mistakes that make you look stupid." And now I've become addicted to its discussionthread, which has taken off in about 50 directions.There's something for everyone there. A...

Tags: Jody Gilbert

Blog posts 2006-05-26

Honeynets are seen as entrapment by some

Me, I think that's bogus. A honeynet is just a security tool and if you are l33t and h@>

Tags: honeypot, honeypots, wmlundine@..., security, network, strategy

Discussion threads 2006-06-01

hacking password

i want to learn how to hack d password can smbdy let me knwSorry you need to be more l33t.Here are some useful tips:1) Using normal english spelling and punctuation would help you to get the information you seek. Many words have vowels, like the word 'somebody' and...

Tags: hacking, hi_sumy, laptop computer, password, windows

Q&A 2006-08-16

Dell and Linux: What's going on?

Its come to my attention that Dell has actually been listening to its users. They started something they call IdeaStorm to get feedback from userspace. They were apparently "flooded" with requests for laptops pre-installed with Linux. The IdeaStorm page was a wiki used as, most likely, a free "focus group"...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Distribution Upgrade, Get Jacked, Gpl, Installation, laptop computer, Linux, Novell, Open Source, Suse, Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-02-26

What's in the air on Apple's MacBook Air

MacBook Air rocks?Would you consider the Apple MacBook a compelling buy?RE: What's in the air on Apple's MacBook AirI do not sell or support Mac's, but if this was a M$computer it would be a very difficult sale. I would not sell a computer without an ethernet option. I suggest...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., MacBook Air, laptop computer, Apple MacBook Air, Ethernet

Discussion threads 2008-01-17

Linux on a stick

I remember a long time ago putting the Apache web server platform on my Agenda linux-based PDA. Most people laughed at me seeing my little experiment as a waste of time. There were those, however, who at least saw the "l33t" in what I was doing. In all reality I...

Tags: Distribution Upgrade, Get Jacked, Gpl, Linux, Networking, Open Source, telephone, Uncategorized, Web browser

Blog posts 2006-12-04

The Internet and IRL (In Real Life) -- have the lines blurred?

In the last couple of weeks, we have seen a gauntlet thrown down. #4chan group "Anonymous" has published a definitive attack on what is known as the Church of Scientology. I'll start here- What Scientology is or isn't is not the point of this. A...

Tags: Protest, Internet, Video, Scientology, Tricia Liebert

Blog posts 2008-02-08

A couple of items for your consideration

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadID=180199&start=0http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=49&threadID=180411&start=0A couple of observations, apart from the obvious - the poster hasn't found his caps lock key....Some people insist on taking the long way around. The poster probably spent alot of ergs just trying to outwit the problem, when the answer was pretty straightforward.Now of course, one could spend...

Tags: INTERNET, SECURITY

Discussion threads 2005-08-30

Tweak Windows Vista Services the right way

What Vista service did you disable first?Are you planning on disabling Services in Windows Vista? Will you create and use a Vista Services Log Book spreadsheet.Have you disabled Services in Windows Vista? Which ones?RE: Tweak Windows Vista Services the right wayInteresting and I can see it but does it really...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tablets, Notebooks, Tweak Windows Vista Services, Microsoft Windows Vista, spreadsheet, tablet

Discussion threads 2008-06-18