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*1/04 - During my surfing throughout the course of the day I discovered a tricky little web script that started depositing things on my computer like crazy! It was, to say the least, freaky. Basically I was searching for some nice live chat software to add to "The Zjooj" and did a quick Google search for it. I found a link that sounded good and clicked on it. That's when the discovery was made. The script put several little things in my startup called redirect5 and Easywww2.exe. You can read about them here - Symantec Antivirus research center. Thankfully I have several catch-alls in place to at least thwart some of these goofy scripts but it still made it's mark and I had to take a few minutes to get rid of it.
One of those nice little catch-alls is a little Startup Monitor app by a fella named Mike Lin. The application is called StartupMonitor and has been a life saver on more than one occasion. He has several little apps on his homepage that are priceless little gems. Be sure to give his site a visit and make a donation if you try his apps and find them helpful.
On the same note - I also have found a little problem with a redirect app that deposits hooks into Internet Explorer for search engine results. Google in particular. So that when you click on the results from the search engine they take you to a place called Cool Web Search. This little bugger is a pain but thankfully there is a tool to remove it. The tool is called CWSShredder. There is a ton more info on this and some other related little nasties here - CWS Chronicles. Well I hope this info has been helpful. Remember stop into the Forums & Chat for a visit. You never know what information you will come across. While you're there say a quick hello to "The Zjooj".

*1/1/04 - Well it's a new year and a brand new start. Happy new year to all. Speaking of new... "The Zjooj" just got it's brand new Chat & Forum up and running right. It works really well now and is powered by Web Wiz Forums and NVE Chat. Works almost as good as AIM (OK maybe not but it's getting close) Give it a try. Sign up and Sign in. You never know who you might meet!

*12/31/03 - Things are starting to come together but this thing takes a bit more time than originally anticipated. Not to worry though. Coming right along. A side note to the site up and coming; I recently decided I would make a backup of my DVD Movies. When I went to do this it took me all of a day and a half due to some ASPI (DVD/CD Burner driver) issues and other things. Making a long story short I thought I would share my discovery with you. I found the two best DVD Ripping/Burning apps out there on the net and they are totally free. If you are having trouble with DVDXCopy or Nero give these babies a try. They aren't real user friendly at first but after a few minutes it's easy to catch on. They are:
DVDShrink - HomePage and BurnAtOnce - Download Site
If you have a hard time getting them or would rather download them from here we have a copy in our Downloads section but it may not be the latest version by the time you read this so use them at your own risk. Oh and by the way...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

*12/03 - The site is just starting out. We are getting the bugs worked out and it shouldn't take long. Please enjoy your stay and have a look around. Make sure to check out the Plethora section. All sorts of useless knowledge there. If you have questions, comments or you just need to type for some strange reason then click the Contact Us link.

*11/03 - Well, The Zjooj is here. Don't know how much there is to see yet but look around while you're here. The forum should be working but still working the bugs out. Have fun anyway. It shouldn't be long.