ITZ KRIS YALL

Im still here

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:12:00 +0000

Hi there,

So i know that i haven't been updating the site I'm been busy at school and all, well you must be asking hows life? lol to be honest its hard cause I'm moving out of my parents house soon, I'm been thinking of getting an empty house so all my friends can flat in one house that would be awesome I'll over change them for rent, but for now that is a dream thats on the waiting list, nothing but thoughts in my head, soooo you also must be thinking wheres your daily pictures you take? well my camera broke and the warranty does not cover that kind of damage so da da da da I'm getting a new camera soon, I cant tell the exact date but I will get one. Also I'm gonna try post everyday from now on something that might be of interest in the blogger community since no one give a shit about what i have to say, so keep in touch cya!!!

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I'm Back and Ready

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:17:00 +0000

Hey everyone,

Whats going on? I don't know about you but this year could be big, Today I did a quick search on

2008

Google "2008" and first on the result was Wikipedia can you believe that! anyway lets have a quick look at whats gone down in the past month yea thats right the past first month "JANUARY"

2008 January
* January 1 - Smoking banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in Portugal.
* January 1 - Cyprus, Malta, and Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopted the euro.
* January 1 - Slovenia takes over the presidency of European Union as the first of new member states.
* January 1 - The Venezuelan bolívar, as a result of a government decree issued on March 7, 2007, is revalued at a ratio of 1 to 1000 and renamed the Bolívar fuerte (ISO 4217 code: VEF).
* January 2 - The price of petroleum hits US$100 per barrel.
* January 2 - Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek resigns after admitting to being filmed by CCTV cameras in a hotel room having sex with a female friend.
* January 2 - The Royal Marsden Hospital in London caught fire, just before 13:30.
* January 3 - A car bomb detonates, killing at least 4 people and injuring 68, in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Police blame Kurdish rebels.
* January 3 - Joe Biden drops out of the 2008 U.S. presidential election
* January 3 - Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee win their respective caucuses in Iowa, the first caucus held for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
* January 4 - A surprise, unforecasted blizzard creates havoc across eastern Northern Ireland, with falls of 8 inches in just one hour.
* January 4 - Though uncommon, light snow falls in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Querétaro following the previous fall in Veracruz near Xalapa, where the lowest temperatures since the 1950s have been measured (34°F).
* January 4 - 30th Dakar Rally cancelled due to international political tension and the murder of four French tourists last 24th of December 2007.
* January 5 - Mikheil Saakashvili is re-elected following early presidential elections in Georgia.
* January 5 - A levee bursts in Fernley, Nevada, flooding a large portion of the town and forcing the evacuations of 3,500 residents.
* January 7 - NBC announced The 2008 Golden Globe Awards Ceremony would be cancelled due to the Writers Guild of America Strike. The network says it would announce the winners in a 1 hour news conference.
* January 7-January 10 - A storm passes through eastern North America. It produced 64 tornadoes across mideastern United States, a rarity for January, and record-breaking temperatures in eastern Canada.
* January 8 - An attempted assassination of Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is thwarted because a Boy Scout grabbed the attacker's knife. The Boy Scout was injured, but after a scuffle ensued police arrested the attacker.
* January 8 - Hillary Clinton and John McCain win their respective New Hampshire Presidential primaries.
* January 9 - U.S. President George W. Bush begins a tour of the Middle East with a stop in Israel. Other destinations include Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Egypt.
* January 10 - Bill Richardson drops out of the U.S. presidential election due to shortage of money.
* January 10 - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., known by its brand name "Panasonic", announced to change the company name to "Panasonic Corporation" from October 1, 2008.
* January 10 - Tata Motors Limited announces production of the Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, which is to sell for one lakh (100,000 Rupees or US $2500).
* January 12 - The Kuomintang-led Pan-Blue Coalition wins the legislative elections in Taiwan with over 70% of the votes.
* January 12 - A Macedonian Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in thick fog southeast of Skopje, killing all 11 military personnel on board.
* January 12 - Greenpeace vessel Esperanza disrupted the Japanese whale hunt off Antarctica by chasing the fleet's whale processing factory ship out of the whaling zone.
* January 13 - Two Australians arrived in New Plymouth, New Zealand by kayak and became the first people in history to paddle from Australia to New Zealand.
* January 13 - Katsuaki Watanabe, President and CEO of Toyota, announced that they will deliver a significant fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), powered by lithium-ion batteries, by 2010.
* January 14 - At 19:04:39 UTC, the MESSENGER space probe was at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury.
* January 15 - Federal Court of Australia has ordered a Japanese whaling company to stop research whaling within their Exclusive Economic Zone, which Australian government claims as their EEZ because they claim they possesses some part of Antarctica as their land, in Southern Ocean.
* January 15 – Republican Mitt Romney wins the Michigan primary. The Michigan primary did not include a member from the Democratic party due to a party dispute over scheduling.
* January 15 - United States Food and Drug Administration declared that food from cloned cattle, swine, goats, and their progeny is safe to eat.
* January 15 - Two Australian activists from US based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd had been detained by Japanese whalers after boarding a harpoon ship Yushin-maru No.2 to protest research whaling in Southern Sea, then handed over an Australian ship three days later. Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith condemned "unlawful or illegal activity" conducted by two activists.
* January 16 - South Korean Presidential Transition Team, which is appointed by South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak, announced a plan to merge Unification Ministry, which takes care of North Korean issues, with the Foreign Ministry after 39 years of its operation as an independent ministry or agency.
* January 17 - British Airways Flight 38 Boeing 777 landed short of runway at London Heathrow Airport, damaged wings and engines, injured 19 among the 152 people on board.
* January 18 - U.S. president George W. Bush announces economic stimulus package, proposes $800 per individual, $1600 per couple in tax refunds.
* January 19 - John McCain wins the Republican South Carolina primary while Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney win caucuses in Nevada.
* January 20 - Presidential election in Serbia.
* January 20 - Legislative elections in Cuba.
* January 21 - Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage financial crisis.
* January 21 - The first National Fetish Day is held in the United Kingdom, promoting the rights of the BDSM community.
* January 22 - Russia stages the largest naval exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union in the Bay of Biscay, amid deteriorating relations with the West. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, along with 11 support vessels and 47 long-range bomber aircraft, practiced strike tactics of the coast of France and Spain, and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles on foreign waters.
* January 22 - Ben Bernanke lowers the U.S. federal fund rate by .75 point to 3.50%. The discount rate was brought to 4%.
* January 23 - Polish Air Force CASA C-295 crashed during approach to the 12th Air Base near Mirosławiec. All 20 personnel on board died.
* January 23 - Thousands of Palestinians flee into Egypt, as the border wall with Gaza in Rafah is blown up by militants.
* January 24 - A peace deal ends the Kivu conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* January 24 - Peter Hain resigned British Wales Secretary, British Work and Pensions Secretary after the Electoral Commission referred the failure to report donations to the Metropolitan Police. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a quick cabinet reshuffle.
* January 24 - Iraqi Parliament have adopted a new flag of Iraq, removing three stars associated with the Baath Party; a permanent design is expected within the next year.
* January 24 - Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi resigned his post, after he lost the vote of confidence in the Senate.
* January 25 - Building for the new Liverpool Arena completed.
* January 25 - Las Vegas Casino Monte Carlo catches fire.
* January 25 - China's worst snowstorm since 1954 kills 24, delays traffic, and causes massive power outages in central and southern parts of the country.
* January 26 - Barack Obama wins the Democratic South Carolina primary in U.S. presidential election.
* January 26 - Global Call for Action to raise awareness and advance the movement for a more equal and just world as part of the World Social Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
* January 26 - The All American Football League (AAFL) held its inaugural draft.
* January 27 - Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova won 2008 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia.
* January 27 - The 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta.
* January 28 - U.S. President George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address.
* January 29 - Senator John McCain wins Republican Florida primary in U.S. presidential election and senator Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic primary, although the Democratic Party refuses to recognize the results, because of timing disuputes.
* January 29 - Iran's judiciary sentences to prison 54 Bahai religion followers for charity work.
* January 30 - King Bhumibol Adulyadej formally swears in Samak Sundaravej as the new Prime Minister of Thailand.
* January 30 - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan made public warning that Chinese dumplings and other products manufactured in a factory in Hebei Province, China, and imported to Japan, had caused mass food poisoning due to traces of pesticide in products' packages.
* January 30 - U.S. presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards drop out of the race.

What a JANUARY where had! Cant wait till FEBRUARY ends.

ZoneAlarm Security Settings

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:00:00 +0000

Hey y'all,

If you're running ZoneAlarm Pro you will probably have considered that most of the "advanced" settings might as well be in Chinese for all the use they are. User friendly they are not!

Note: If you are not on a LAN (connected to another computer in a network) you can use this guide to give your firewall some real muscle and a new lease of life

Launch ZoneAlarm Pro and click to highlight the "Firewall" tab on the left hand side . In the pane that appears on the right hand side in the section "Internet Zone Security" set the slider control to "High" Then click the "Custom" button in the same section.

The next settings page is divided into two sections with tabs Internet Zone and Trusted Zone at the top of the page. Under the Internet Zone tab there is a list of settings that can be accessed by scrolling. At the top is the high security settings and the only thing that should check from there is "allow broadcast/multicast". The rest should be unchecked.

Scroll down until you get to the medium security settings area. Check all the boxes in this section until you get to "Block Incoming UDP Ports". When you check that you will be asked to supply a list of ports, and in the field at the bottom of the page enter 1-65535

Then go back to the list and check the box alongside "Block Outgoing UDP Ports" and at the bottom of the page enter 1-19, 22-79, 82-7999, 8082-65535

Repeat this procedure for the following settings
"Block Incoming TCP Ports": 1-65535
"Block Outgoing TCP Ports": 1-19, 22-79, 82-7999, 8082-65535
Then click "Apply", "Ok" at the bottom of the page.

Back in the right hand "Firewall" pane go next to the yellow "Trusted Zone Security" section and set it to "high" with the slider. Click "Custom" and repeat the above procedure this time choosing the Trusted Zone tab at the top of the settings page.

These settings will stop all incoming packets @ports 1-65535 and also block all pings, Trojans etc... this will also stop all spyware or applications from phoning home from your drive without your knowledge!

23 Ways to Speed Up WinXP

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:31:00 +0000

Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.

1.) To decrease a system's boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software -- the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine -- and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer.

2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance.

3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives.

4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index." As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system.

The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP's built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for.

Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you're a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature, I recommend disabling it.

Here's how: First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button.

5.) Update the PC's video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS. For more information on how to configure your BIOS properly, see this article on my site.

6.) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so. Windows XP can "prefetch" portions of data and applications that are used frequently. This makes processes appear to load faster when called upon by the user. That's fine. But over time, the prefetch folder may become overloaded with references to files and applications no longer in use. When that happens, Windows XP is wasting time, and slowing system performance, by pre-loading them. Nothing critical is in this folder, and the entire contents are safe to delete.

7.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here's how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button -- it's just to the right of the Capacity pie graph -- and delete all temporary files.

8.) In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to "DMA if available" for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel.

9.) Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts have become more stringent. Be sure to use 80-wire Ultra-133 cables on all of your IDE devices with the connectors properly assigned to the matching Master/Slave/Motherboard sockets. A single device must be at the end of the cable; connecting a single drive to the middle connector on a ribbon cable will cause signaling problems. With Ultra DMA hard drives, these signaling problems will prevent the drive from performing at its maximum potential. Also, because these cables inherently support "cable select," the location of each drive on the cable is important. For these reasons, the cable is designed so drive positioning is explicitly clear.

10.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page.

11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here's how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don't want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations. Or quickly identify them by searching for the filenames using Google or another Web search engine.

12.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel.

13.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here's how to do it: First click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Next, click on the Advanced tab. Select the Settings button located under Performance. Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer -- only its responsiveness.

14.) If your customer is an advanced user who is comfortable editing their registry, try some of the performance registry tweaks offered at Tweak XP.

15.) Visit Microsoft's Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion.

16.) Update the customer's anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability.

17.) Make sure the customer has fewer than 500 type fonts installed on their computer. The more fonts they have, the slower the system will become. While Windows XP handles fonts much more efficiently than did the previous versions of Windows, too many fonts -- that is, anything over 500 -- will noticeably tax the system.

18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP's NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead. For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called "D drive." You'll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won't be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won't need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data.

19.) Check the system's RAM to ensure it is operating properly. I recommend using a free program called MemTest86. The download will make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice), which will run 10 extensive tests on the PC's memory automatically after you boot to the disk you created. Allow all tests to run until at least three passes of the 10 tests are completed. If the program encounters any errors, turn off and unplug the computer, remove a stick of memory (assuming you have more than one), and run the test again. Remember, bad memory cannot be repaired, but only replaced.

20.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer's Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you'll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it's free.

21.) Disable unnecessary services. Windows XP loads a lot of services that your customer most likely does not need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for Windows XP configurations.

22.) If you're sick of a single Windows Explorer window crashing and then taking the rest of your OS down with it, then follow this tip: open My Computer, click on Tools, then Folder Options. Now click on the View tab. Scroll down to "Launch folder windows in a separate process," and enable this option. You'll have to reboot your machine for this option to take effect.

23.) At least once a year, open the computer's cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you're in there, check that all the fans are turning properly. Also inspect the motherboard capacitors for bulging or leaks. For more information on this leaking-capacitor phenomena, you can read numerous articles on my site.

Note: Following any of these suggestions should result in noticeable improvements to the performance and reliability of your customers' computers. If you still want to defrag a disk, remember that the main benefit will be to make your data more retrievable in the event of a crashed drive.

True Blue

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:47:00 +0000

true blue
Originally uploaded by itz.kris.yall

Hey there,

I woke up this morning to a bright sunrise to the east, surprisely a large dark gray cloud was just above me and it was heading towards the sunrise, looks to me its going poor down, so i quickly grabbed my camera to take a few shots of some flowers, this photo right here was real tight i like it, a bit of photoshoping was done to make it stand out more yes! to get that true blue color which my camera could not catch more coming soon...

Choosing A Good Domain Name

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:06:00 +0000

Choosing a domain name for your site is one of the most important steps towards creating the perfect internet presence. If you run an on-line business, picking a name that will be marketable and achieve success in search engine placement is paramount. Many factors must be considered when choosing a good domain name. This article summarizes all the different things to consider before making that final registration step!

Short and Sweet
Domain names can be really long or really short (1 - 67 characters). In general, it is far better to choose a domain name that is short in length. The shorter your domain name, the easier it will be for people remember. Remembering a domain name is very important from a marketability perspective. As visitors reach your site and enjoy using it, they will likely tell people about it. And those people may tell others, etc. As with any business, word of mouth is the most powerful marketing tool to drive traffic to your site (and it's free too!). If your site is long and difficult to pronounce, people will not remember the name of the site and unless they bookmark the link, they may never return.

Consider Alternatives
Unless a visitor reaches your site through a bookmark or a link from another site, they have typed in your domain name. Most people on the internet are terrible typists and misspell words constantly. If your domain name is easy to misspell, you should think about alternate domain names to purchase. For example, if your site will be called "MikesTools.com", you should also consider buying "MikeTools.com" and "MikeTool.com". You should also secure the different top level domain names besides the one you will use for marketing purposes ("MikesTools.net", "MikesTools.org", etc.) You should also check to see if there are existing sites based on the misspelled version of the domain name you are considering. "MikesTools.com" may be available, but "MikesTool.com" may be home to a graphic pornography site. You would hate for a visitor to walk away thinking you were hosting something they did not expect.

Also consider domain names that may not include the name of your company, but rather what your company provides. For example, if the name of your company is Mike's Tools, you may want to consider domain names that target what you sell. For example: "buyhammers.com" or "hammer-and-nail.com". Even though these example alternative domain names do not include the name of your company, it provides an avenue for visitors from your target markets. Remember that you can own multiple domain names, all of which can point to a single domain. For example, you could register "buyhammers.com", "hammer-and-nail.com", and "mikestools.com" and have "buyhammers.com" and "hammer-and-nail.com" point to "mikestools.com".

Hyphens: Your Friend and Enemy
Domain name availability has become more and more scant over the years. Many single word domain names have been scooped up which it makes it more and more difficult to find a domain name that you like and is available. When selecting a domain name, you have the option of including hyphens as part of the name. Hyphens help because it allows you to clearly separate multiple words in a domain name, making it less likely that a person will accidentally misspell the name. For example, people are more likely to misspell "domainnamecenter.com" than they are "domain-name-center.com". Having words crunched together makes it hard on the eyes, increasing the likelihood of a misspelling. On the other hand, hyphens make your domain name longer. The longer the domain name, the easier it is for people to forget it altogether. Also, if someone recommends a site to someone else, they may forget to mention that each word in the domain name is separated by a hyphen. If do you choose to leverage hyphens, limit the number of words between the hyphens to three. Another advantage to using hyphens is that search engines are able to pick up each unique word in the domain name as key words, thus helping to make your site more visible in search engine results.

Dot What?
There are many top level domain names available today including .com, .net, .org, and .biz. In most cases, the more unusual the top level domain, the more available domain names are available. However, the .com top level domain is far and away the most commonly used domain on the internet, driven by the fact that it was the first domain extension put to use commercially and has received incredible media attention. If you cannot lay your hands on a .com domain name, look for a .net domain name, which is the second most commercially popular domain name extension.

Long Arm of the Law
Be very careful not to register domain names that include trademarked names. Although internet domain name law disputes are tricky and have few cases in existence, the risk of a legal battle is not a risk worth taking. Even if you believe your domain name is untouchable by a business that has trademarked a name, do not take the chance: the cost of litigation is extremely high and unless you have deep pockets you will not likely have the resources to defend yourself in a court of law. Even stay away from domain names in which part of the name is trademarked: the risks are the same.

Search Engines and Directories
All search engines and directories are different. Each has a unique process for being part of the results or directory listing and each has a different way of sorting and listing domain names. Search engines and directories are the most important on-line marketing channel, so consider how your domain name choice affects site placement before you register the domain. Most directories simply list links to home pages in alphabetical order. If possible, choose a domain name with a letter of the alphabet near the beginning ("a" or "b"). For example, "aardvark-pest-control.com" will come way above "joes-pest-control.com". However, check the directories before you choose a domain name. You may find that the directories you would like be in are already cluttered with domain names beginning with the letter "a". Search engines scan websites and sort results based on key words. Key words are words that a person visiting a search engine actually search on. Having key words as part of your domain name can help you get better results.

Never Felt This Way - Brian McKnight

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:00:00 +0000

Hey y'all video of the day, a song cover by Ana Wep the song is called "Never Felt this way" the Original is by Brian McKnight. enjoy

Green Fern

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:38:00 +0000

Green Fern
Originally uploaded by itz.kris.yall

Hey y'all

what you doing? northing? reading what I'm typing? what ever your doing i hope everybody visiting this blog is having a very good holiday, yea i know i have been slack on updating this site but I'm very busy, just to know that i am still alive i have posted this picture i took th other day not one of my best shots but hey i'll post more if i have to

peace out

Whats Up Y'all

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:33:00 +0000

Hey Everyone,

Its been awhile, "why?", You ask? because i went and got me a Playstation 3, eva since i got it i can't get my damn hands off it, i mean it's my new toy just like my computer, speaking of computers the ps3 allows you to install other operating systems which can run like Windows XP, like for instants Linux, i have try and install 3 linux distros Yellow Dog Linux, Fedora, and Ubuntu. the one i like is Ubuntu, simply cause its so nice & easy to use, also the GUI is perfect for people switching from Windows XP to Linux, i am going to put some tutorials up for Newbies who are wanting to get into Linux for PS3, and Hey i forgot to say LINUX IS FREE!

RIAA Win Could Bolster

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:43:00 +0000

Look for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to try and use Thursday's courtroom victory in a file-sharing case in Minnesota to push those it has filed similar cases against to quickly settle, according to some legal experts.

A federal jury in Duluth, Minn. ordered Jammie Thomas of Minneapolis to pay US$222,000 to six recording companies for illegally downloading and sharing 24 music files with others over a Kazaa file-sharing network. The 12-person jury said Thomas must pay $9,250 for each of the 24 songs that were the focus of the case, the first ever of its kind to go before a trial court.

The verdict is sure to be used "as a banner by the RIAA" in its campaign against those it suspects of illegal file sharing, said Charles Mudd. Jr., a Chicago-based lawyer whose firm has represented more than 100 clients in RIAA lawsuits.

"The jury verdict will add credence to and bolster the RIAA campaign of pursuing file-sharers," Mudd said. "I believe the monetary award has some significant deficiencies, but nonetheless, the jury verdict will support the RIAA in its continuing effort to pursue those it believes have illegally stolen copyrighted music," he said.

According to Mudd, the $222,000 in damages is much higher than what many would consider to be reasonable compensation for any real damages that the recording companies might have suffered as a result of Thomas' actions. Even when statutory damages are claimed, the threshold that is typically applied is about 10-times the actual damages caused to a plaintiff, Mudd said.

It's unclear how the verdict will influence the thousands of similar lawsuits that the RIAA is currently pursuing against individuals, Mudd said. But a lot depends on the individual circumstances surrounding each case. For instance, several of the individuals that Mudd's firm has represented in RIAA lawsuits denied they illegally downloaded or shared copyrighted music, he said. In cases where the forensic evidence supported that claim, it has been a relatively straightforward task getting the RIAA to drop its claims.

But where the forensic evidence shows that an individual may have been illegally sharing files, it may be far cheaper to accept the RIAA settlement offer than to try and fight it, especially in light of yesterday's verdict he said. "I don't agree with the RIAAs tactics and I don't agree with their settlement amounts," he said. "But paying $4,000 to settle is certainly much better than what happened in Minnesota."

Mark Avsec, a partner at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan and Aronoff and a former member of the 1970s rock band Wild Cherry, said the verdict would have a "deterrent effect to some extent" on those inclined to indulge in illegal file sharing. "It's going to make people think twice. It sends a message to the real flagrant file sharers that the Copyright Act is real and if you don't settle the actions that the RIAA is vigorously pursuing you could be liable for real significant damages."

He also said he was not entirely surprised at the size of the jury verdict. "Once you start asserting an action under the Copyright Act it is quite clear what you can recover in cases like this," he said. He noted that the law provides for statutory damages of up to $30,000 per infringement.

At the same time, without some significant changes in the music industry, verdicts alone will do little to completely eliminate illegal file-sharing, he said. "I can see why the RIAA is bringing suit in terms of infringement. But the labels need to look at the deeper problem. People are not going to spend $18 on a piece of plastic for one song they may want. They want better value than that."

Ray Beckerman, a New York-based lawyer who represents several individuals in RIAA lawsuits, predicted the Minnesota verdict is likely to be set aside or overturned. "Obviously, the verdict is disproportionate in amount. When the damage you have suffered is $23.76 of song files that were infringed and you have a verdict of $222,000 that is about a 10,000-to-1 ratio."

Even so, expect to see the verdict have an "emotional impact" on those dealing with RIAA litigation he said.

"People will be afraid," he said. "When I first spoke with them two and a half years ago, they kept talking about a case in Illinois where they had a $22,000 judgment against a woman who admitted to downloading songs illegally. For four and a half years, they have kept talking about that case because that was the only one case they ever won. The woman didn't even contest the case really, but they kept citing that case.

"Why would they want to even mention that one any more when they have this verdict " to talk about now, he said.

Sources: PC World

Cream

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:22:00 +0000

Cream
Originally uploaded by itz.kris.yall

Aloha my friend

sorry i didn't post up earlier today I'm been busy with some school work anyway I've taken this picture to show you that I'm still alive and well lol not much folks reading this blog anyways, except the Intel gathers, "Intel gathers" you ask? I've been closely monitoring the traffic of this site, seem to me that i always get hit by an a unknown client every month i know its no biggie but i take precautions of my privacy i mean do you really know who i am? i don't think so, maybe I'm just a person who types all day? do you really think I'm from New Zealand? com'on readers do you think a guy like me would take pictures of flowers? ha and say aloha in every post, its simple really, I'm hiding behind a blog with this image of me being the photography, and playing Mr. nice guy, don't get me wrong or anything but this happens nearly everywhere, your home, workplace, community, heck even right next to you, we live in a small world we tend to run up on each other once in a life time who knows i might be in your town the next day, so do you still think my name is CHRIS ha you see i like to mis direct people into thinking that there is a person behind this blog when really there isn't i could be a bot or someone from another planet? to my readers thank you for being my friend. what the hell am i talking about i'm just high.

cya

SAW IV - In Theaters October 26th!

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:44:00 +0000

Hey I just Saw this lol on youtube its quite funny lol "you thought the game was over" i gave this a 1 start rating cause its not out yet

Defrost Update

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:15:00 +0000

Hey everyone good news looks like the ice-berg is coming out earlier than i thought, with a bit of drilling and heating i got the damn thing out just have a look! i give my self a pat on the back.

The Art of War (ebook)

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:08:00 +0000

Ni hao my friend

Hey everyone i'm reading a new ebook called "The Art of War" by "Sun Tzu" this book is very interesting, it's about military strategies and tactics of its time which dates back in the 6th century BC it is siad that

"It is the first and one of the most successful works on strategy and has had a huge influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, and beyond" - Wikipedia

I'm not going to spoil this book all over my blog, so what I'm going to do is give you a link about this book which gives you more infomation, and a download link for the e-book... sweet as

INFO Link (Wikipedia)
Download Ebook

Light me up

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:03:00 +0000

Light me up
Originally uploaded by itz.kris.yall

Kia Orana my friend

This is a photo a took 2 years ago when i first got my camera, thats when i was getting into photography. looks kind of cool but it's going on my bad list for not have the right lighting lol, but it's up to you guys, you know if it looks good then leave your comments.

cya

Poor Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:23:00 +0000

Poor Flowers
Originally uploaded by itz.kris.yall

Hello my friend

Well this is not one of my still photography, i just wanna show you how shit the weather can do to my flowers, looks like this will last for another week, I'll make a move to still objects. other than that the Refrigerator is not even half way defrost from over night i was thinking of getting a blow-touch and burning it down faster lol... not the brightest idea but i'm gonna have to make the process faster.

Re: How to Defrost a Refrigerator?

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:52:00 +0000

Hey everyone, my brother came back today, yeah yeah I've got my camera back too, anyways thats not the point, the point is that i under estimated how much frost was actually in the Refrigerator it looks like Antarctica colonized this Refrigerator years ago. the damage to the Refrigerator door was already done over time as the ice crushing coldness decided to do damage while i was sitting on my ass all those years. looks like the fridge is going out the door after its estimated 1 week defrost holiday. I'm going to miss this fridge

US may be planning to hit Iran (Report)

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:49:00 +0000

Washington: United States President George W Bush may be planning to hit Iran with Britain on board, according to a report in the New Yorker magazine.

The US has also asked the Islamic nation to stop interfering in Iraq, failing which it would face American retribution, the report said. During a secure videoconference that took place early this summer, Bush told US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker that he was thinking of hitting Iranian targets across the border.

Bush also said that the British "were on board," according to the report by Seymour Hersh, one of America's leading investigative reporters. "The attacks on our bases and our troops by Iranian-supplied munitions have increased.

The Iranian regime must halt these actions. And, until it does, I will take actions necessary to protect our troops," Bush reportedly said. The bombing plan has received the most positive response from the United Kingdom, while there have been "expressions of interest" from Australia and Israel for the strike plan, said the New Yorker.

"The strategy calls for the use of sea-launched cruise missiles, more precisely targeted ground attacks and bombing strikes, including plans to destroy the most important Revolutionary Guard training camps, supply depots and command-and-control facilities," stated the article.

There were also plans to hit Iran's anti-aircraft surface-to-air missile sites, he said. A Pentagon consultant told Hersh that if the bombing campaign took place, it would be accompanied by a series of "short sharp incursions" by American Special Forces into suspected Iranian training sites.

Source: http://sify.com/759898

How to Defrost a Refrigerator?

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:26:00 +0000

G'day my friend

Today I'm going to defrost my old Refrigerator down stairs, i am now getting off my ass and doing this job that had to be done a year ago. the reason I'm doing this is because:
1 there is nothing in the Refrigerator,
2. its just a total waste of power,
3.when i try to open the damn Refrigerator door it just won't open, like you can't open the bottom door because the frost has climbed over the door shelfing, which makes it impossible to open without damaging the door.

So i turned to Yahoo! Answers for the problem.

Question:
How to Defrost a Refrigerator?

Answer:
Although many modern refrigerators are frostfree, there still are many refrigerator models, new and old, that require defrosting. For these models, it is important to know the proper procedure to follow in order to defrost the refrigerator. It is also important to understand why you need to defrost it.

Many non-frostfree refrigerators accumulate heavy ice deposits in their freezer compartments. These deposits can spillover into the refrigerator area causing ice to accumulate there. By defrosting a refrigerator, you eliminate the possibility of damage being caused to the appliance due to ice build-ups that can crack the plastic or other parts within the refrigerator. Additionally, it is important to periodically defrost a non-frostfree refrigerator because ice deposits can accumulate in the freezer causing the door to close improperly. A damaged freezer door can cause the refrigerator to lose its ability to cool freezer items as well as cause energy to be wasted.

You should defrost a non-frostfree refrigerator at least once a year. However, if you notice much ice build-up in your freezer, you may need to defrost more often. You will know when to perform the defrosting process when ice accumulates in your freezer and you cannot add items to its space or, when the refrigerator's functionality seems impaired.

When preparing your refrigerator for defrosting, select a few days in advance before beginning the actual process. This will allow you to consume all of the perishable foods in your refrigerator such as frozen foods, meat, dairy products, etc. Additionally, because the defrosting process can take anywhere from 5-8 hours to occur, make sure that you start early on the day that you plan to defrost your refrigerator and that you plan to dedicate some time to the project.

To begin the defrosting process, remove all non-perishable foods from the refrigerator. These items should be moved to a cooler that contains some ice in it to keep the items from getting warm. Next, turn the refrigerator's temperature down to 0 or Off depending on the model. If possible, remove any shelving from the refrigerator, clean it, and set it aside. Note that it is not necessary to unplug the refrigerator. Unplugging the refrigerator will turn-off any lights inside and it is advantageous to have lighting on when performing the defrosting process. Depending on the model that you own, either open one or two refrigerator doors and leave them open. This allows the flow of warm air to enter into the appliance and helps the defrosting process. While the doors are open, take some old cloth or paper towels and set them aside. Now you will need to wait approximately 1-2 hours for the ice to melt inside the refrigerator.

As the ice melts, use the towels to absorb the melting water. You will notice that larger ice chunks will separate from the appliance. Remove these by hand as they separate. Because this melting process takes a long time, you can also use an instrument to pry the ice away from the appliance as it melts. However, use only a metal spoon or butter knife to pry the ice away and do so only after the ice has begun its own separation. Using a sharper instrument, such as a steak knife, large knife, or scissors, etc., can cause severe damage to the appliance including puncturing the cooling surfaces, which will cause coolant to escape from the system. Your best bet is to wait for the ice to melt on its own. Although the process is timely, you will be ensured that physical damage has not been caused to your refrigerator's interior.

Once all the ice has been removed from the refrigerator, the cleaning process begins. To clean the inside of your refrigerator, do not use any harsh abrasive cleaners or ammonia-based products. Instead, make a mixture of cold water and mild soap in a bucket. Take a sponge, drop it into the mixture, and wipe down the inside of the appliance. When the appliance has been washed inside, take another sponge, drop it into non-soapy cold water and re-clean the areas that you just washed in order to remove any excess soap that remains. Next, dry the appliance with clean, cloth or paper towels and let it remain open for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Continuing to dry the refrigerator in this way ensures that all water is removed and that excessive condensation will not occur once the refrigerator is re-started.

After an hour has passed, place any shelves that were removed, back into the appliance. Next, return your food items to the refrigerator, re-set the temperature to its previous setting, and close the doors. Your refrigerator is now defrosted and properly cleaned.

Yahoo! Answers URL: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/9274702

Colours of My World

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:22:00 +0000

colours of my world
Originally uploaded by bozenqa

G'day my friend

Hey everyone, man sad news, i left my camera in my brothers car and he took of yesterday so i might have no camera for about 2-4 days but hey its all good because i have friends that take good photos too, like my friend bozenqa, she take great photos of nature, this photo here is just one of the many great photos she has, take a min or 2 to visit her page.

Cya

Firefox Is the best browser

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:19:00 +0000

Firefox is in my opinion the best browser ever made until now. It includes:
-improved tabbed browsing -pop up blocking -integrated Goggle search -enhanced privacy controls -built-in phishing protection -online spell checking -lots of themes, interfaces, and extensions/addons

Mozilla Firefox officially supports:
-Microsoft Windows
-Linux
-Mac OS X

Unofficial Support:
-Free BSD
-OS/2
-Solaris
-SkyOS
-BeOS
-XP Professional x64 Edition

Now here are some Tips&Tricks that can help you double the speed of Firefox.

1. Type about:config in the address bar and then press Enter.

2. In the filter search bar type network.http.pipelining. Be sure the value field is set true,if not double-click to set true. HTTP is the application-layer protocol that most web pages are transferred with. In HTTP 1.1, multiple requests can be sent before any responses are received. This is known as pipelining. Pipelining reduces page loading times, but not all servers support it.

3. Go back to the filter search bar and type network.http.pipelining.maxrequests. Double-click this option and set its value to 8.

4. In the filter search bar and type network.http.proxy.pipelining. Once opened doubleclick on it and set it to true.

5. In IPv6-capable DNS servers, an IPv4 address may be returned when an IPv6 address is requested. It is possible for Mozilla to recover from this misinformation, but a significant delay is introduced.
Type network.dns.disableIPv6 in the filter search bar and set this option to true by double clicking on it.

6. CONTENT INTERRUPT PARSING
This preference controls if the application will interrupt parsing a page to respond to UI events. It does not exist by default. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window, select New and then Boolean from the pop-up menu. Then:
A. Enter content.interrupt.parsing in the New boolean value pop-up window and click OK
B. When prompted to choose the value for the new boolean, select true and click OK.

7. Rather than wait until a page has completely downloaded to display it to the user, Mozilla applications will regularly render what has been received to that point. This option controls the maximum amount of time the application will be unresponsive while rendering pages. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window, select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.
A. Enter content.max.tokenizing.time in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK
B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 2250000 and click OK.

8. CONTENT NOTIFY INTERVAL
This option sets the minimum amount of time to wait between reflows. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window, select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.
A. Type content.notify.interval in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.
B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 750000 and click OK.

9. CONTENT NOTIFY ONTIMER
A. This option sets if to reflow pages at an interval any higher than that specified by content.notify.interval. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Boolean from the pop-up menu.
B. Type content.notify.ontimer in the New boolean value pop-up window and click OK.
C. You will be prompted to choose the value for the new boolean. Select true and click OK.

10. Notify Backoffcount
This option controls the maximum number of times the content will do timer-based reflows. After this number has been reached, the page will only reflow once it is finished downloading. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.
A. Enter content.notify.backoffcount in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.
B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 5 and click OK.

11. CONTENT SWITCH THRESHOLD
You can interact with a loading page when content.interrupt.parsing is set to true. When a page is loading, the application has two modes: a high frequency interrupt mode and a low frequency interrupt mode. The first one interrupts the parser more frequently to allow for greater UI responsiveness during page load.
The low frequency interrupt mode interrupts the parser less frequently to allow for quicker page load. The application enters high frequency interrupt mode when you move the mouse or type on the keyboard and switch back to low frequency mode when you had no activity for a certain amount of time. This preference controls that amount of time. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.
A. Enter content.switch.threshold in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.
B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 750000 and click OK.

12. NGLAYOUT INITIALPAINT DELAY
Mozilla applications render web pages incrementally, they display what’s been received
of a page before the entire page has been downloaded. Since the start of a web page
normally doesn’t have much useful information to display, Mozilla applications will wait
a short interval before first rendering a page. This preference controls that interval. Rightclick (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu.
A. Enter nglayout.initialpaint.delay in the New integer value pop-up window and click OK.
B. You will be prompted to enter a value. Enter 0 and click OK.

FREE Photoshop Pattens

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:04:00 +0000

Aloha my friend

Someone emailed me the other day about the logo i designed in the last post and mentioned the pattens i used on the design, well today i share with you my 90 free Photoshop pattens that you can use on your design ziped and packed.

Zip file
Download

Andy Mckee - Africa

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:24:00 +0000

Aloha my friend

This is another video i thought y'all can watch, one of my favorites. this gave me major chills down my spine, Since I seen it. words from me "completely amazing"

England vs Tonga

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:23:00 +0000

Malo e leilei my friend

Good morning from this side of the world, i just finish watching Tonga vs England in the rugby world cup, England beats Tonga 36-20 and reaches quarterfinals, The English game plan seemed to consist of out muscling and out kicking the Tongans. As far as it went that worked. England's tactical kicking was bad, Tonga's was even more bad. England's forwards made good progress everywhere except close to the Tongan line. England won because in the first half, Paul Sackey, a winger, thought and ran faster than the Tongans. all i can say is England is nothing and thats the truth. Now the real story is who will win the Rugby world Cup? New Zealand, South Africa, or Australia. place your bets now

Extreme Photo Retouching

noreply@blogger.com (itzkrisyall) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:23:00 +0000

Aloha my friend

This just goes to show that people cant be considered beautiful by themselves. models need to be normal people and the fashion industry needs to realize EVERYONE is beautiful in their OWN way. Every woman and girl on earth should see this video so they stop believing the propaganda they are immersed in from fashion magazines, advertisements, and other visual media that sends the message: "you are not pretty enough, you need to use our cosmetics" or other products. "you need to buy what we have so people will like you." LOL yeah Retouch on a photo costing 200k and up no lairs.