Linus' House of IT: 15 cents please

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 03:09 PM

Mac

Hi there Linus! lol

Loving my new Mac but have a couple of questions..

when I highlight to change font color all the HTML code shows.. also shows on other peoples posts etc... i cant find where to change this

there is no backspace button.. the delete button moves backwards and I miss the delete button sitting still while all the crap i want to delete magically gets sucked up into this delete button.

any thoughts?

Linus · 11-12-2009, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sassy_dee

Mac

Hi there Linus! lol

Loving my new Mac but have a couple of questions..

when I highlight to change font color all the HTML code shows.. also shows on other peoples posts etc... i cant find where to change this

Do you mean when replying? As for seeing the code, you may need to change the editor being used. Which browser is it? Safari or Firefox?

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there is no backspace button.. the delete button moves backwards and I miss the delete button sitting still while all the crap i want to delete magically gets sucked up into this delete button.

any thoughts?

I don't understand what you mean by this. Do you mean what the backarrow would do (move the cursor) or did you mean something different?

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

[/COLOR]Do you mean when replying? As for seeing the code, you may need to change the editor being used. Which browser is it? Safari or Firefox?
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on safari.. should i just use FF? I do like FF

I don't understand what you mean by this. Do you mean what the backarrow would do (move the cursor) or did you mean something different?

There is normally a backspace button.
I dont have one now and use the delete button but it doesn't function the same. THis part is not a biggie

Linus · 11-12-2009, 03:53 PM

Ah..

Yes, use Firefox. Safari sometimes doesn't render all HTML properly.

And an extended keyboard might be the answer. You can get a USB external or re-learn life without. I never used it before so I don't miss it (I do miss the page down buttons).

evolveme · 11-12-2009, 03:56 PM

Psst.

Will you tell a girl who to properly invisifont in this place?

Please and thank you, Linus.

e

Linus · 11-12-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by evolveme

Psst.

Will you tell a girl who to properly invisifont in this place?

Please and thank you, Linus.

e

I think you already did.

evolveme · 11-12-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

I think you already did.

Herm. How come yours is more invisible?

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

Ah..

Yes, use Firefox. Safari sometimes doesn't render all HTML properly.

And an extended keyboard might be the answer. You can get a USB external or re-learn life without. I never used it before so I don't miss it (I do miss the page down buttons).

YAY FIREFOX!!!

Downloading now. there goes the bandwidth ... thank you!

Bit · 11-12-2009, 04:06 PM

Hi Linus!

Yesterday I came home to find our home page inaccessible and a yahoo wizard open asking me what text message we had received. There were multiple options, all related to changing my password. Closing out of the window did no good; I couldn't access the home page through the button on the navbar no matter what because the wizard kept popping back up. I could, however, access any other web page in any usual way.

Um, do I need to say we hadn't received any text messages at all? Or did you already know that?

Anyhow, we signed out of yahoo, closed down the browser, and ran Housecall. It found six items, all something to do with "root kits" from what Gryph told me; and it says it fixed them.

The %^$# yahoo wizard is still keeping us from using the homepage button. We can go in from a different link, but we don't know how to get this thing off our computer. Am I right in assuming that if I use the wizard, it will still send our password out to whomever hacked us in the first place despite our having run Housecall?

I guess Firefox has gotten popular enough to draw the attention of hackers now.

It's really annoying.

Linus · 11-12-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bit

Hi Linus!

Yesterday I came home to find our home page inaccessible and a yahoo wizard open asking me what text message we had received. There were multiple options, all related to changing my password. Closing out of the window did no good; I couldn't access the home page through the button on the navbar no matter what because the wizard kept popping back up. I could, however, access any other web page in any usual way.

Um, do I need to say we hadn't received any text messages at all? Or did you already know that?

Anyhow, we signed out of yahoo, closed down the browser, and ran Housecall. It found six items, all something to do with "root kits" from what Gryph told me; and it says it fixed them.

The %^$# yahoo wizard is still keeping us from using the homepage button. We can go in from a different link, but we don't know how to get this thing off our computer. Am I right in assuming that if I use the wizard, it will still send our password out to whomever hacked us in the first place despite our having run Housecall?

I guess Firefox has gotten popular enough to draw the attention of hackers now.

It's really annoying.

If someone installed a keylogger (a small program that records all your keystrokes) your password to sites is probably the least of your worries. Root kits are never fun but it does sound like it's something more serious. You have a tool bar that you use, like a Yahoo bar or something? Do you remember which one you installed?

Bit · 11-12-2009, 04:47 PM

Hi Linus, thanks for the quick response!

The home page button is the standard one on Firefox, next to the address bar.

The other two toolbars on the browser are the bookmarks toolbar and the yahoo toolbar, but they don't seem to be affected; the only time this happens is when we click the home button on the Firefox tool bar--if we use a different link to get to the homepage, the wizard doesn't open at all.

Our homepage is linked to our ISP, which is att.net. Gryph's email is yahoo, but that doesn't seem to be affected at all.

I don't think this hacker is after website passwords; I think they're after our ISP password. Does that make sense?

The computer was totally clean according to Housecall on Tuesday; then yesterday after this happened we had the 6 root kits. I haven't run Housecall today; I have to close everything down for over an hour to run it, and I thought I should talk to you first.

Mister Bent · 11-12-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sassy_dee

There is normally a backspace button.
I dont have one now and use the delete button but it doesn't function the same. THis part is not a biggie

I'm a long time mac user, and so the delete (only) button seems normal to me. You'll get used to it - just chant backspace when you use it.

Since the advent of Firefox I've effectively ceased using Safari at all (except on the rare occasion when some bizarre glitch requires a different browser).

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister Bent

I'm a long time mac user, and so the delete (only) button seems normal to me. You'll get used to it - just chant backspace when you use it.

Since the advent of Firefox I've effectively ceased using Safari at all (except on the rare occasion when some bizarre glitch requires a different browser).

I do hope you meant "Cant" backspace.. I do feel kinda funny chanting it.

Thank you!

I am loving my Mac and now Firefox again ... wooohoo

11-12-2009, 03:56 PM	#5
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girl_dee Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: dee Relationship Status: Hitched up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Livin’ the Dream Posts: 24,079 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,560 Thanked 54,833 Times in 13,908 Posts Rep Power: 21474873	Mac Hi there Linus! lol Loving my new Mac but have a couple of questions.. when I highlight to change font color all the HTML code shows.. also shows on other peoples posts etc... i cant find where to change this there is no backspace button.. the delete button moves backwards and I miss the delete button sitting still while all the crap i want to delete magically gets sucked up into this delete button. any thoughts?

11-12-2009, 03:53 PM	#4
Linus The Planet's Technical Bubba How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him/Geek Relationship Status: Married to my forever! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,440 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,929 Thanked 10,727 Times in 3,172 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Ah.. Yes, use Firefox. Safari sometimes doesn't render all HTML properly. And an extended keyboard might be the answer. You can get a USB external or re-learn life without. I never used it before so I don't miss it (I do miss the page down buttons).

11-12-2009, 04:06 PM	#9
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	Hi Linus! Yesterday I came home to find our home page inaccessible and a yahoo wizard open asking me what text message we had received. There were multiple options, all related to changing my password. Closing out of the window did no good; I couldn't access the home page through the button on the navbar no matter what because the wizard kept popping back up. I could, however, access any other web page in any usual way. Um, do I need to say we hadn't received any text messages at all? Or did you already know that? Anyhow, we signed out of yahoo, closed down the browser, and ran Housecall. It found six items, all something to do with "root kits" from what Gryph told me; and it says it fixed them. The %^$# yahoo wizard is still keeping us from using the homepage button. We can go in from a different link, but we don't know how to get this thing off our computer. Am I right in assuming that if I use the wizard, it will still send our password out to whomever hacked us in the first place despite our having run Housecall? I guess Firefox has gotten popular enough to draw the attention of hackers now. It's really annoying.

11-12-2009, 04:47 PM	#11
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	Hi Linus, thanks for the quick response! The home page button is the standard one on Firefox, next to the address bar. The other two toolbars on the browser are the bookmarks toolbar and the yahoo toolbar, but they don't seem to be affected; the only time this happens is when we click the home button on the Firefox tool bar--if we use a different link to get to the homepage, the wizard doesn't open at all. Our homepage is linked to our ISP, which is att.net. Gryph's email is yahoo, but that doesn't seem to be affected at all. I don't think this hacker is after website passwords; I think they're after our ISP password. Does that make sense? The computer was totally clean according to Housecall on Tuesday; then yesterday after this happened we had the 6 root kits. I haven't run Housecall today; I have to close everything down for over an hour to run it, and I thought I should talk to you first.