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ICON LEGEND... (For Home Computers)  = Audio  = ScreenMovie/Audio = File Size	How to Play / Download... For Dial Up Users - these are very large files to download, although you are welcome to save a copy to your computer.  This is the Play Link Icon with the media file URL (website address starting as http://) beside it.  Dial Up User Tip: Copy/Paste (copy shortcut) this URL > open Windows Media Player > click File > Open URL > paste in URL and Go ...to play the media without downloading. Allow a few seconds for buffering to start playing.  To Download a copy to the computer Right Click the Play Link > Menu > click Save Target As > click My Documents (or your choice of destination) > when download is finished, double click it to open/play. For Movies - definately view in full screen. TIP for Windows Media Player - after play begins simply hold down ALT (keyboard) and tap Enter once to automatically play in full screen. Various players have various controls and shortcuts.
= File Type	The media file type will appear at this Icon - examples: .wma is Windows Media Audio, and .wmv is Windows Media Visual and so on. HELP LINKS:  Identify Downloads by File Type (file extension): File Extension Source: http://filext.com/  Video & Audio Devices-Files: http://www.fileinfo.net/filetypes/video  http://www.fileinfo.net/filetypes/audio  File Types for Windows Media Player http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0071.mspx
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26.2M .wma	"Malware Botnet Cartel" ...       http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/DestroyBotnetCartel.wma This Modcast contains my personal blunt observations about the actual greatest threat today - what is called in slang the "zombie networks" in the world. Plainly, zombie networks are made up of hijacked average user computers that are infested with malware and are called zombie computers individually. The other term mostly used is Botnets - meaning the same thing - but jargon here as malware botnets rather than any other valid use type ones - but here menaing with nefarious or extremely wicked or villainous use. I propose a new term to describe what possibly may be an alarming truth - a nefarious Botnet Cartel - and the dawn of a Magna Carta to destroy the evil Botnot Cartel worldwide. This is a challenge in discussion for every user, new an old, as a last ditch campaign to free every user from the "Botnet Cartel" as it is my opinion that the World Raid on them may result in wholesale arrests even against the average user that neglected security or simply refused to purposely. The current reports in January 2007 right off the presses are estimates of 7 to 11 percent of world computers are in a malware botnet either by choice or neglect and directly responsible for up to 4 percent of the United States population that are suffering Identity Theft annually and up to 60 to 70 percent of all world (UCE) Unsolicited Commercial Email - "Spam". The challenge... listen up and join in the proposal. "Malware Botnet Cartel".

47.3M .wma	"Active X in 40 Minutes"  http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/ActiveX-in40Minutes.wma For new persons, What is Active X in malware and why so dangerous ? A lengthy discussion about the 3 types of Active X that are generally unknown - the Active X Control Object, Active X Control, and Active X. In malware, these three different malicious designs of the valid Active X range from the highest severity to very severe to severe threat and generally only found in trojans and spyware. Included in the discussion is the possibility of discovery by yours truly in the first infections of the CoolWebSearch toolbar threat - which was manually deleted by yours truly without any knowledge of removal that exists today. Of course that cured nothing with this very singular malware as we know, as it replaced itself with a new variant constantly like a computer worm. See CWShredder - the only known cure in antispyware software worldwide that was developed and successfully cleans it - now owned and free from Trend Micro.
2.0M  .wmv	"Site Advisor Difference"  http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/SiteAdvisor_Difference.wmv Clip shows search results for keywords "free screensavers" without Site Advisor, and then with Site Advisor. Shocking !
2.25M  .wmv	"Anti Spam Program Outlook/Outlook Express"  http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/SpamToolBar.wmv Anti-Spam program adds toolbar to Outlook and Outlook Express and a Spam Folder.
12M  .wmv	"How To Report Image Spam"  http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/How-2-Report_ImageSpam.wmv Using Outlook Express (Or others) "Message Source" revealing entire image HTML language to detect malicious content rather than simply reporting header information see uce@ftc.gov - Report Spam to Federal trade Commission. NEVER open spam (Unsolicited Commercial Email - UCE) without a firewall, paid antivirus and paid antispyware protection.

30.4 .MP3	"Linux OS Orientation"  http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/LinuxOS_Orientation.mp3 Linux OS Orientation.... This is about a half hour chat as an orientation to the alternate Linux Operating System. It is not a technical discussion at all. The basis for this orientation is to familiarize persons with the free Linux OS as a security option for older Windows machines. Microsoft has discontinued support except for Windows XP SP 2 (service pack 2) and newer Vista. This means no more critical updates and just now in April 2007 was the .Ani Cursor zero day exploit leaving unpatched machines to fend for themselves with paid subscription antivirus and antispyware employing heuritics and defintions as the only security defenses along with a firewall. Enter Linux OS, the alive operating system with all the normal updates and upgrades ongoing we have been used to and including crtical security updates. The several items up front are the different "distros" available that are the distributions of Linux OS on CD's such as Mandriva, Debian, Ubuntu, and Suse. Linux OS is a step down from Windows and does not have the normal "installers" accustomed to. To get Linux either takes ordering the CD software free from Ubantu or a few dollars for others and more if softwares are included - or downloading it and burning it to CD's to then install it. There is also the ability to burn the 'Live CD" which will not install Linux but allow it to run on the CD. This will allow shopping around to which version you like best. Ubuntu is the only prototype windows installer version that allows direct download and installation over the Internet which is not fully workable as yet. All this is discussed as the main upfront things you need to know to begin and make choices.
76.9M .wmv	"Unfamiliar Behavior (browser) and Files"  http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/Unfamiliar-Behaior-Files.wmv This BCPCorg Modcast shows an actual live event with the Modcast Moderator computer, experiencing some "page jumping" and double or overlapping pages when going to websites browsing the internet (frames interrupted unexpectedly). The unfamiliar behavior points to a probable malformed adware, or Active X control from a malformed trojan/spyware package, or an Active X control or object as part of a malformed BHO (Browser Help Object) "phantom" or invisible Toolbar in Internet Explorer or transparent phantom "radio button" (Active X item, shortcut button in Internet Explorer). A tutorial modcast showing hunt down of a culprit and successful conclusion with all tips for any similar situation - 'How To". ....Note: A reference to a "Lexicon" registry item was inadvertent and it was actually "Lexico" (several items down in the registry) as the proper item. This has no real bearing in the tutorial, as there are no actual direct removal instructions for any specified threat - but was simply a "typo" in the tutorial I noticed, and I am adding this correction side note.
25.1M   .wmv	"How To Add A Podcast Feed"    http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/Podcast-Subscibe_How-To.wmv  Example of manually subscribing to a podcast feed you may find on the web with the free open source "Juice Podcaster" software program.
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Item 1	Welcome to BlueCollarPCNet Modcasts       Welcome message to bcpcnet-modcasts from your Webmaster, Groups-Forums Moderator and short on CoolWebSearch Bar. 2.8M   http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/BCPCNetModcasts_Welcome.wma
Item 2	Fall2007-2YrsOld_ReOrientations        Fall 2007 - BlueCollarPC.Net 2 years Old... Re-Orientations....This audio Modcast is celebrating the Two Year Anniversary of the Blue Collar PC Net with just at 4 Million Visitors and Website Users. Mentions of some current changes... the Blue Collar PC Yahoo Group re-opened and the PDA Mobile Cafe Yahoo Group re-opening and new Forum, as well as reasons for re-location of our BlueCollarPC.Net Forums to a more secure application, and the launching of our official BCPCNet WebLog. The re-orientation refers to Wireless Security which involves mobile computers (Palm, Pocket PC), Laptops, Notebooks, and Cellular - that all intertwine many times in usage, and Home Networking wireless security. Some disturbing and alarming ignorance involving WEP encryption verses new WPA -actually a couple years old now. Audio MP3 35.7M   http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/Falll2007-2YrsOld_ReOrientations.mp3
Item 3	About the BlueCollarPC.Net Webmaster       BCPCNet-Modcast: "About the BlueCollarPC.Net Webmaster" ..... BCPCNet Modcast by the webmaster discussing "Who is the Webmaster of BlueCollarPC.Net website ?" A one and half hour discussion show about computer and professional background - adding some personal highlights as a 'full disclosure' type information conversation. If you want to know who this is that got over 4 million hits at the BlueCollarPC.Net domain in 24 months time in the community of computing security websites - well this is who and why unashamedly.  84M MP3/WMA http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/AboutBlueCollarPCnetWebmaster.mp3
Item 4	Registry and Files Clean Up Tips        This Modcast is a tip showing how to first delete an empty left over folder and files after uninstalling a software, and then the Registry items - generally using a registry cleaner. You may have thought the registry cleaner software program removed the registry remnants of an uninstalled software, however in some cases - the registry cleaner may think items are still part of a valid and operational software program - and the registry cleaner has not removed the registry entries at all. Shown tips in finding the company name folder of a software as "parent folder" that software files and corresponding registry items will be listed under - rather then the software name itself. In these cases, the parent folder in both areas must be deleted for a "clean uninstall". Of course the reputation of a registry cleaner is based on this. You will find that it is better to have a less and passive registry cleaner as opposed to a very agressive cleaner which will present items for deletion that are not supposed to be delted, as shown. These are generally "dormant" (like binary system) control items for software for interaction and are not "orphans" at all. A very aggressive registry cleaner will present these (generally callled "Open with items" for example) and you never simply clkick okay to remove everything. A little homework, a little experience by viewing and researching first, then will give you knowledge and confidence in deleting things safely. "Registry and Files Clean Up Tips" ...  24.4 M http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/Registry-Clean-Tips.wmv

More	Where Are Files And Registry Entries       54.4M Where Are My Files And Registry Entries ? ....This BCPCNet Modcast Audio/Visual tutorial movie shows from the Windows Registry Information webpage at BlueCollarPC.Net instructions of how to open Windows Explorer to view all files on the PC and also how to open the Windows Registry to view all related registry entries made. It is strictly, as the webpage presentation, only to open and view as a "dry run" without making any changes at all. Simply, the few clicks to open things and the full views of the most common areas accessed with a few tips about the manual deletion of files or malware in these general areas.  54.4M   http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/WhereFilesAndRegistryEntries.wmv
more	Restricted Sites Does Not Work       Restricted Sites Does Not Work (9.63M/wmv)...... Audio / Visual BCPCNet-Modcast movie shows a website that was in Restricted Sites and I am at that website navigating it with the icon in bottom bar showing it is in Restricted Sites in the Internet Browser settings (Tools > Internet Options > Security > Restricted Sites > Sites ...or from Control Panel). I have mentioned before that the various mass utilites entries made for this simply are nothing more than a False Sense of Security. I have said that because I have seen this - and now proof here as I was able this time to capture it on e-film. As well, it is possible these type utilties can cause "incremental damage" to the Windows Registry thus in the worst case scenario causing, yes, the Windows Operating System to fail and / or other softwares such as an antivirus program for example. Go To our "Windows Registry Information" webpage here Windows Registry Information for full details explaing this. For XP Users the maximum size of the Windows Registry is 200M (Microsoft increased) and for earlier systems only a very modest 12M. You type a large email and it can get to 200K to 300K easily. This is not hard to understand that adding thousands or a million one liner domains (Example.com) or individual URLs (http : // something - is URL) to achieve "safe browsing - no malware will install because site is blocked in Restricted Sites" at some point of continual "updates" (adding more sites and domains) is going to exceed the Microsoft: Windows Registry Limits Imposed . This is the major reason I stopped using them years ago along with the fact that I discovered they do not work many times - it has been circumvented and cannot therefore be relied upon as safe except for 'feel good' surfing (false sense of security).  9.63M / .wmv   http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/RestrictedSites-DoesNotWork.wmv
	BCPCNet-Modcast... "Phisher Email Example": This bcpcnet-modcast is an excellent view and information on a real phisher email targeted as a credit card account rip-off scam that is so common these days. This is a typical unfortunate event that has costed over 3 billion dollars in e-thefts for just Americans alone in this past year 2007.  PLAY))) http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/PhisherEmailExample.wmv

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These are our Mobile Outputs - converted mobile files of our BCPCNet-Modcasts to take on the go with your favorite Device - iPod, MP3Players, PDA Pocket PC (Windows Mobile). They have been translated with Desk Share Digital Media Converter, a worlwide distributor.As Webmaster, I am well aware of the extreme caution to be excerised in Mobile Device downloads - to avoid any damage and now airborne threats - as I am owner of, and use, a  Compaq iPaq Windows Mobile CE 3.0 Mobile Computer (PDA - Pocket PC). If you are new, check your Device Features and ONLY download that file for that device. In other words an iPod file will not play on an MP3 Player for example - and same with Windows Mobile 2003 and up. Note that most MP3 Players also play Windows Media Audio files (BCPCNET-Modcasts in Audio main-page) - check your Device. Note that all Windows Mobile PC's have Windows Media Mobile Players already installed and automatically transfer from the PC to the Mobile PC effortlessly. (Download to PC and open Windows Media Player with your Mobile PC cradled in ActiveSync and transfer). These can also be converted with the Desk Share Digital Media Converter and also the free Windows Movie Maker machine. For more help about identifyting these files for download - see these helpful links:

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File Extension Source: http://filext.com/ 
Video & Audio Devices-Files:
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http://www.fileinfo.net/filetypes/audio 
File Types for Windows Media Player
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Item 1	Registry and Files Clean Up Tips        This Modcast is a tip showing how to first delete an empty left over folder and files after uninstalling a software, and then the Registry items - generally using a registry cleaner. You may have thought the registry cleaner software program removed the registry remnants of an uninstalled software, however in some cases - the registry cleaner may think items are still part of a valid and operational software program - and the registry cleaner has not removed the registry entries at all. Shown tips in finding the company name folder of a software as "parent folder" that software files and corresponding registry items will be listed under - rather then the software name itself. In these cases, the parent folder in both areas must be deleted for a "clean uninstall". Of course the reputation of a registry cleaner is based on this. You will find that it is better to have a less and passive registry cleaner as opposed to a very agressive cleaner which will present items for deletion that are not supposed to be delted, as shown. These are generally "dormant" (like binary system) control items for software for interaction and are not "orphans" at all. A very aggressive registry cleaner will present these (generally callled "Open with items" for example) and you never simply clkick okay to remove everything. A little homework, a little experience by viewing and researching first, then will give you knowledge and confidence in deleting things safely. "Registry and Files Clean Up Tips" ...  46.7M http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/Registry-Clean-Tips.mp4
Item 2	Anti Spam Program Outlook/Outlook Express       Anti Spam Program Outlook/Outlook Express Anti-Spam program adds toolbar to Outlook and Outlook Express and a Spam Folder.  4.8M http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/SpamToolBar.mp4
Item 3	Unfamiliar Behavior (browser) and Files        This BCPCNet Modcast shows an actual live event with the Modcast Moderator computer, experiencing some "page jumping" and double or overlapping pages when going to websites browsing the internet (frames interrupted unexpectedly). The unfamiliar behavior points to a probable malformed adware, or Active X control from a malformed trojan/spyware package, or an Active X control or object as part of a malformed BHO (Browser Help Object) "phantom" or invisible Toolbar in Internet Explorer or transparent phantom "radio button" (Active X item, shortcut button in Internet Explorer). A tutorial modcast showing hunt down of a culprit and successful conclusion with all tips for any similar situation - 'How To". ....Note: A reference to a "Lexicon" registry item was inadvertent and it was actually "Lexico" (several items down in the registry) as the proper item. This has no real bearing in the tutorial, as there are no actual direct removal instructions for any specified threat - but was simply a "typo" in the tutorial I noticed, and I am adding this correction side note. bcpcnet-modcast: "Unfamiliar Browser Behavior, Files"   165M !!! http://www.bluecollarpc.net/downloads/Unfamiliar-Behavior-Files.mp4
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