Saturday, February 1, 2014

Beware of "Ourmeets" and Other Referring Sites in Your Blog and Website "Referring Sites."

The blog "From the Sidelines" has good information and advice about "ourmeets" and other similar "referring sites."

"First up is the worst offender. Coming in as www . seoanalyses .com or under its real address,  ourmeets . com , this is a por nographic “dating” site. As you can see, it was blocked by OpenDNS, which I use to pre-filter anything coming into the house. Don’t click on it as it is exceedingly unsafe to visit."
http://from-the-sidelines.blogspot.com/2013/10/again-with-spam.html



List of references to avoid. Recommended: Do not click on them.
Avoid clicking on any strange referral sites.
vampirestat
topblogstories
7 secret search
kamangra 100
http://editing4onlinewriters.blogspot.com/2013/10/beware-of-top-blog-storiescom-and-other.html

Thursday, December 19, 2013

*.gwt.xml module file Here is some into on this note.

If you see this message during your online writing/blogging, this notice is followed by some websites that address this note:

Error: possible problem with your *.gwt.xml module file. The compile time user.agent value (ie9) does not match the runtime user.agent value (ie 10). Expect more errors

Via: Lothar
For a complete discussion:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/public-data-labs/BQToNk-pxPk/ssi-M9syzV0J
Google public data charts causes an Error in IE9, Windows 7. Message
"Error: Possible problem with you *gwt.xml module file. The compile
time user.agent value (ie6) does not match the
runtime user.agent value (safari). "
In IE7 no graphs are  visible and with IE8 the error occurs only
in .de pages (Windows XP).
Error in  http://www.finanz-links.de/test.htm but not
http://www.finanz-links.com/test.htm though the same code.
Error message in IE8  "Ungültige Klassenzeichenfolge" (invalid class
string)
In  Chrome and Firefox all works fine."

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

How to Fix HP 4500 "No Scan Options" or "Scan Setting Are Not Set" Messages


These directions are supposed to fix the problem of no scanning from a print/fax/copy/scan HP Officejet 4500. Begin by turning the printer off.

The directions say to restart your computer.
Then, follow these directions to reset your printer.
Turn the power on the printer; use the Power button.
The printer is on.
At the back of the printer, disconnect the power cord.
From the wall outlet you can unplug the power cord.
Then, wait 15 seconds.
Plug the cord back into the wall.
Plug the power cord to the back of the printer.
The printer may turn on by itself.
Or use the Power button.
Try to scan.
If it doesn't work, try the next step listed on the link below.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02450835&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3919449&tmp_track_link=ot_search

Saturday, October 5, 2013

How to Enable and/or Disable Automatic Capital Letters in Word : Links to Resources



For Word 2013
From the Microsoft Word Help
The article goes into more specific detail.

Click File, in the upper left hand corner of the document.
Click Options
Click Proofing
Click AutoCorrect Options.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/automatically-correct-capitalization-HA010354276.aspx

For earlier versions of Word:
Small Business Chronicle offers these steps.
The article linked below goes into greater detail.

On Word, find the Microsoft Office button.
"Word Options."
"Proofreading"
"AutoCorrect Options"
Take away checks from features you wish to disable.
You can create exceptions.
"OK."
Turning Off the Auto Capitalization in Word. By Laura Webster. Demand Media.
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/turning-off-auto-capitalization-word-38167.html

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Beware of "top blog stories.com" and Other Referring Sites in Your Blog and Website "Referring Sites."


 
Besides Vampirestat, etc., the latest possible spam is called Top Blog Stories.com
There are others showing up that I don't recognize, such as 7 Secret Search , kamangra 100 blog .
At first, I thought these were good, recognizing my great writing ability:)
Then, I learned the hard way that these are spam. I clicked on the link, and thus opened the door to more spam. I learned NEVER to click directly on an unknown referring site link.
 
Hot to Handle Referrer Spam in Referring Website and URLs
 
To check out a referrer site, we can run a search, such as "what is top blog stories. com"
Then look through the search results for some answers. Usually, we don't even need to click a link, as the search results summaries will give you the information you need.
 
As online writers, we must be aware that not only are there harmful spammy sites that look like "referring" sites, but also running a search question can lead to fake and spammy "reference" sites that are set up to spam us again.
 
Though I am a novice-intermediate to online writing, I've learned to develop a sense about "fishy" sites, just as I learned about "fishy" email. If it doesn't look right, don't click. If we are unsure, take the precaution of running a search "What is _______."
 
Additional Information:
 
"This is called referer spam. Nobody is actually viewing your blog from these sites - and nobody knows about these links but you, since only you can see your Stats logs. There are no actual links to your blog, from these websites - nor is your blog content being read, from anybody's computer. Neither your blog's page rank nor reputation is affected, one way or the other, by referer spam."
 
Stop clicking on the links in your Stats logs.  That's the only way to make referer spam stop.http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/​2011/10/referer-spam-is-here-​to-stay.html
Concentrate on publishing your blog, and getting legitimate traffic - and the referer spam will not be an important issue.

Via:
"If you must click on unknown links while in an office environment [or any environment] , at least disable/fake the referrer information you're sending, so they don't see where you are coming from (your stats page). And disable loading images ('cached only' instead) and javascript on all unknown sites, maybe even css too."
 
Info on spam r-e-f-e-r-e-r.com
 

Saturday, August 3, 2013

On-Line Writing and Bloggers : Beware Traffic from Vampirestat, Zombiestat, Adsense Watchdog August 3, 2013

Are you a writer and blogger, who has noticed traffic from Adsense Watchdog, Vampirestat, or Zombiestat? Avoid clicking on these sites, as they could be "bots" or give viruses.

For more information, visit the following link for a lengthy and detailed discussion.


http://spamspoiler.blogspot.com/2012/12/adsense-watchdog-zombiestat-vampirestat.html