From rob at 2disc.com Wed Sep 4 17:39:23 2024 From: rob at 2disc.com (Rob Laporte) Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:39:23 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Last Call: Perspectives on LLMs (like ChatGPT) Message-ID: <191be1dad42.c3731351728535.4218942120343405321@2disc.com> Hi All, Still seeking responses to the survey I emailed last Friday, about regional firms' plans for AI/LLM adoption. A local org will be emailing its list a similar survey, and its data will be merged with mine. So in 2-3 weeks, I'll post results here in HiddenTech. From Friday's email: I seek our community?s thoughts in this https://forms.gle/FGkAzm7aywnxq33i6. It has just 3 questions (~1 minute), though I do hope you?ll devote a few minutes to the final optional text box. You?re welcome to forward this to colleagues, each of whom is recorded separately. I'll share resulting statistics here on Hidden-Tech, and will email all the written perspectives to each respondent, all anonymized of course. Best Regards, Rob Laporte CEO? |? R&D Manager DISC - Making Websites?Make Money mailto:Rob at 2disc.com,?413-584-6500 https://www.2disc.com NOTE:?Emails can be blocked by spam filters throughout the web. If you don?t get a reply within an expected span of time, please call. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saronstein at gmail.com Wed Sep 11 17:16:40 2024 From: saronstein at gmail.com (Steven Aronstein) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:16:40 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Need help finding what hijacked our email server port 25 Message-ID: Hi, We have an email server (Communigate hosted on Linode) that stopped responding. We discovered it was because something else on the server started using port 25. Except it wasn't anything we installed. master 811 root 13u IPv4 28666 0t0 TCP 127.0.0.1:25 (LISTEN) master 811 > root 14u IPv6 28667 0t0 TCP [::1]:25 (LISTEN) Then Linode warned us (and blocked) our server because the detected spam being sent from it. Which wasn't us. So, we appear to have some kind of virus or app that has hacked into our server and is using it. This may actually be a fairly simple process for someone in the know, but we don't have the resources at this moment to be that someone fast enough. We've had enough bad experiences hiring random gig workers online that we don't want to trust someone like that with access, however brief, to our mail server. Is there anyone in this group or locally or that people here trust up for a quick gig finding and purging the uninvited guest from our server so the mail server starts running and Linode will unblock it? You can call or text or email me privately as well. All suggestions, guidance, or references welcome. Thanks! Steve 413-207-5610 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rich at tnrglobal.com Wed Sep 11 17:57:23 2024 From: rich at tnrglobal.com (Rich@tnr) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:57:23 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Need help finding what hijacked our email server port 25 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5783f784-d005-4d9f-9947-735927ff4ed7@tnrglobal.com> Quick answer that might be helpful. Requires SSH access: ???? fuser -n tcp 25 will give process ID using port 25 (SMTP), and then ???? ps process-id That will give you the process runing the smtp server and then kill it with (that will need root access) ???? kill -15 process-id Rich (sorry booked up to help directly - let me know if no other answers.) On 9/11/2024 1:16 PM, Steven Aronstein via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Hi, > > We have an email server (Communigate hosted on Linode) that stopped > responding. We discovered it was because something else on the server > started using port 25. Except it wasn't anything we installed. > > master 811 root 13u IPv4 28666 0t0 TCP 127.0.0.1:25 > (LISTEN) master 811 root 14u IPv6 28667 0t0 > TCP [::1]:25 (LISTEN) > > > Then Linode warned us (and blocked) our server because?the detected > spam being sent from it. Which wasn't us. > > So, we appear to have some kind of virus or app that has hacked into > our server and is using it. > This may actually be a fairly simple process for someone in the know, > but we don't have the resources at this moment to be that someone fast > enough. We've had enough?bad experiences hiring random gig workers > online that we don't want to trust someone like that with access, > however brief, to our mail server. > > Is there anyone?in this group or locally or that people here trust up > for a quick?gig finding and purging the uninvited guest from our > server so the mail server starts running and Linode will unblock it? > > You can call or text or email me privately as well. All suggestions, > guidance, or references welcome. > > Thanks! > Steve > 413-207-5610 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog:http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites:http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV:http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business:http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers:http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world:http://www.earththrives.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From knowuh at gmail.com Wed Sep 11 18:23:52 2024 From: knowuh at gmail.com (Noah Paessel) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:23:52 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Need help finding what hijacked our email server port 25 In-Reply-To: <5783f784-d005-4d9f-9947-735927ff4ed7@tnrglobal.com> References: <5783f784-d005-4d9f-9947-735927ff4ed7@tnrglobal.com> Message-ID: Port 25 is a privileged port, meaning only processes with root privileges can bind to it. This means someone had root access to the computer, and could have compromised the machine in *many* ways, including installing backdoors, replacing system binaries, &etc. Good rootkits can modify the system in such a way as to cover up traces and make forensic investigations difficult. In my opinion this isn't simply a matter of stopping the service bound to port 25. I am not a security expert, but I would definitely treat this seriously. - Noah On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 1:57?PM Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss < hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > Quick answer that might be helpful. > > Requires SSH access: > fuser -n tcp 25 > will give process ID using port 25 (SMTP), and then > ps process-id > That will give you the process runing the smtp server > and then kill it with (that will need root access) > kill -15 process-id > > Rich (sorry booked up to help directly - let me know if no other answers.) > On 9/11/2024 1:16 PM, Steven Aronstein via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Hi, > > We have an email server (Communigate hosted on Linode) that stopped > responding. We discovered it was because something else on the server > started using port 25. Except it wasn't anything we installed. > > master 811 root 13u IPv4 28666 0t0 TCP 127.0.0.1:25 (LISTEN) master 811 >> root 14u IPv6 28667 0t0 TCP [::1]:25 (LISTEN) > > > Then Linode warned us (and blocked) our server because the detected spam > being sent from it. Which wasn't us. > > So, we appear to have some kind of virus or app that has hacked into our > server and is using it. > > This may actually be a fairly simple process for someone in the know, but > we don't have the resources at this moment to be that someone fast enough. > We've had enough bad experiences hiring random gig workers online that we > don't want to trust someone like that with access, however brief, to our > mail server. > > Is there anyone in this group or locally or that people here trust up for > a quick gig finding and purging the uninvited guest from our server so the > mail server starts running and Linode will unblock it? > > You can call or text or email me privately as well. All suggestions, > guidance, or references welcome. > > Thanks! > Steve > 413-207-5610 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.netHidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site.http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > -- > Rich Roth > CEO TnR Global > > Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com > Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com > Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com > And for Arts and relaxation:http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck > http://www.welovemuseums.com > http://www.artonmytv.com/ > Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ > Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From heller at deepsoft.com Wed Sep 11 19:14:49 2024 From: heller at deepsoft.com (Robert Heller) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:14:49 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Hidden-tech] Need help finding what hijacked our email server? port 25 In-Reply-To: <01000191e255ecb2-e78da014-f3f8-4f9b-aa4e-f5f821be660c-000000@email.amazonses.com> References: <01000191e255ecb2-e78da014-f3f8-4f9b-aa4e-f5f821be660c-000000@email.amazonses.com> Message-ID: <20240911191449.CEB1F4C00B6@sharky5.deepsoft.com> Modern Linuxes that use udev (I think all do now) have /dev as a RAMDISK, so nothing persists there -- a reboot will clear it, unless udev has been hacked or nafarious rules have been added to /etc/udev/rules.d. Yes it is likely a rootkit. The first step is to install chkrootkit and run that. It is likely the only good cure might be a fresh re-install (from the "bare metal" up). And *THEN* do regular updates (eg weekly run apt full-upgrade if Debian flavored or yum/dnf update if RHEL flavored). I run a weekly cron job listing all available updates on my VPS -- I can set you up with that. It is possible that the mail server itself has been corrupted. That is your email server is still running, just that it is sending spam instead of what it should be. At Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:26:07 +0000 "matthew at crocker.com" wrote: > >

 

It has been a while since I removed malware from a linux box.

 

What flavor of linux are you running?

Do a google search for malware removal tools for the linux you are running

 

Most modern linux can run a MD5 checksum scan of all files vs the known good version to identify the bad files.

Most malware also replaces a l ot of files so things like md5sum is not reliable so you need to make sure you install a clean version of everything.???? The malware removal toolkits do that for you.

 

Malware likes to hide in /dev, you can search /dev for files of type file (should be devices).???? Any file living in /dev is probably bad.

 

You??????ll never be 100% certain you are clean unless you do a full format/re-install of the OS

 

Good luck,???? chasing this stuff is like a game of whack-a-mole

&nbs p;

-Matt

 

 

From: Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net> on behalf of Steven Aronstein via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 1:40??????PM
To: Hidden-Tech Tech <Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
Subject: [Hidden-tech] Need help finding what hijacked our email server port 25

Hi,

 

We have an email server (Communigate hosted on Linode) that stopped responding. We discovered it was because something else on the server started using port 25. Except it wasn't anything we installed. 

 

master 811 root 13u IPv4 28666 0t0 TCP 127.0.0.1:25 (LISTEN) master 811 root 14u IPv6 28667 0t0 TCP [::1]:25 (LISTEN)

 

Then Linode warned us (and blocked) our server because the detected spam being sent from it. Which wasn't us.

 

So, we appear to have some kind of virus or app that has hacked into our server and is using it.

 

This may actually be a fairly simple process for someone in the know, but we don't have the resources at this moment to be that someone fast enough We've had enough bad experiences hiring random gig workers online that we don't want to trust someone like that with access, however brief, to our mail server.

 

Is there anyone in this group or locally or that people here trust up for a quick gig finding and purging the uninvited guest from our server so the mail server starts running and Linode will unblock it?

 

You can call or text or email me privately as well. All suggestions, guidance, or references welcome.

 

Thanks!

Steve

413-207-5610

 

 

 

 

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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9d2f0cf4-d89d-4d6f-8ec6-a3d454c04e34@tnrglobal.com> Yes I know this was a marketing mailing list However Tunnel 7 has/had a number of local founders and I thought the blog post some would find interesting - generally advertising is not allowed and that's how we've kept the HT list running all these years Cheers - Rich On 9/17/2024 11:01 AM, Tunnel 7 via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > What you need to know. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? > > No images? 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FYI, in worst case, be aware that Roundabout Books in GF will take anything and has a line (and a dumpster for pickup)? into a paper recycling Cheers - Rich On 9/17/2024 1:09 PM, David Greenberg via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Hi, > I know books are sort of old-school, but I have quite a few > programming?books - C++, Javascript, PHP, Linux - which I no longer > have any use for. Does anyone know of a group or school that might > want these? 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Fast and catchy output attached. Tried a couple for a martial artist depiction, less good. But my prompts were rushed. Open source LLMs aren?t far behind the big tech leaders.? As a pioneer in search marketing who started my firm before Google existed, I see that the LLM wave poses a huge opportunity for workers to pivot into valuable work. Pollinations.ai is one of countless examples. I?d say that now we?re at the equivalent of search marketing in 1997 (before Google). This 24 minute video from a day ago about the newest ChatGPT just launched is worth a look: https://youtu.be/gVrffIcxH-0?si=MjsSe9z7_wsrHv3a. And thanks for all who filled out the https://forms.gle/FGkAzm7aywnxq33i6. I?ll be emailing the results next week, with the optional written perspectives emailed individually to all who answer that 1-3 minute survey. The survey remains open to answers. Soon a similar survey from Living Local 413 will be reported here too. Best Regards, Rob Laporte CEO? |? 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URL: From dtkboomer at gmail.com Tue Sep 24 16:49:19 2024 From: dtkboomer at gmail.com (Dan Kirsch) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:49:19 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Wi-Fi headache Message-ID: Sorry to have to ask such a mundane Q to such an advanced group, but I?m at a loss after googling for an hour. Working remotely from a Cape Cod rental on Xfinity home WiFi. It randomly tosses me off and refuses to let me re-connect. Tells me the password is incorrect. It?s happened on two different brand Windows laptops. BUT meanwhile my housemate is having no connectivity issues trying their two different Windows laptops. No problems testing connection on iPad and phones. (Not all of these connecting at the same time). We?ve used this house multiple times in past years and never had this problem. It started a couple of weeks ago. Went away randomly for a week and now has started again. Any suggestions welcomed by this non techie hidden techer. Thanks. 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From rich at tnrglobal.com Tue Sep 24 18:44:10 2024 From: rich at tnrglobal.com (Rich@tnr) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:44:10 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Wi-Fi headache In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4e3b503d-b143-4a85-818e-c6b966f3f23e@tnrglobal.com> Check your access setup - there is a setting for sometimes labelled privacy, That the choice is Device MAC or randomized MAC (which is often the default) which I have found causes connection problems - change to Device MAC Good Luck - Rich On 9/24/2024 12:49 PM, Dan Kirsch via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Sorry to have to ask such a mundane Q to such an advanced group, but > I?m at a loss after googling for an hour. > > Working remotely from a Cape Cod rental on Xfinity home WiFi. > > It randomly tosses me off and refuses to let me re-connect. Tells me > the password is incorrect. It?s happened on two different brand > Windows laptops. > > BUT meanwhile my housemate is having no connectivity issues trying > their two different Windows laptops. No problems testing connection on > iPad and phones. (Not all of these connecting at the same time). > > We?ve used this house multiple times in past years and never had this > problem. It started a couple of weeks ago. Went away randomly for a > week and now has started again. > > Any suggestions welcomed by this non techie hidden techer. > > Thanks. > > Dan Kirsch > Belchertown, MA USA > dtkboomer at gmail.com > 413.272.3205 -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog:http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites:http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV:http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business:http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers:http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world:http://www.earththrives.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dstevens at tryandfindit.com Tue Sep 24 21:53:23 2024 From: dstevens at tryandfindit.com (Donald M Stevens) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:53:23 +0000 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Wi-Fi headache In-Reply-To: <4e3b503d-b143-4a85-818e-c6b966f3f23e@tnrglobal.com> References: <4e3b503d-b143-4a85-818e-c6b966f3f23e@tnrglobal.com> Message-ID: Can you login when your roommates 2 computers are off, and not lose connection? Do you know how many devices are using this wifi and how many devices might be hardwired? This was sent from my smart phone so message may be brief, Don ________________________________ From: Hidden-discuss on behalf of Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 2:44:10 PM To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Wi-Fi headache Check your access setup - there is a setting for sometimes labelled privacy, That the choice is Device MAC or randomized MAC (which is often the default) which I have found causes connection problems - change to Device MAC Good Luck - Rich On 9/24/2024 12:49 PM, Dan Kirsch via Hidden-discuss wrote: Sorry to have to ask such a mundane Q to such an advanced group, but I?m at a loss after googling for an hour. Working remotely from a Cape Cod rental on Xfinity home WiFi. It randomly tosses me off and refuses to let me re-connect. Tells me the password is incorrect. It?s happened on two different brand Windows laptops. BUT meanwhile my housemate is having no connectivity issues trying their two different Windows laptops. No problems testing connection on iPad and phones. (Not all of these connecting at the same time). We?ve used this house multiple times in past years and never had this problem. It started a couple of weeks ago. Went away randomly for a week and now has started again. Any suggestions welcomed by this non techie hidden techer. Thanks. Dan Kirsch Belchertown, MA USA dtkboomer at gmail.com 413.272.3205 -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This was sent from my smart phone so message may be brief, Don ________________________________ From: Hidden-discuss on behalf of Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 2:44:10 PM To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Wi-Fi headache Check your access setup - there is a setting for sometimes labelled privacy, That the choice is Device MAC or randomized MAC (which is often the default) which I have found causes connection problems - change to Device MAC Good Luck - Rich On 9/24/2024 12:49 PM, Dan Kirsch via Hidden-discuss wrote: Sorry to have to ask such a mundane Q to such an advanced group, but I?m at a loss after googling for an hour. Working remotely from a Cape Cod rental on Xfinity home WiFi. It randomly tosses me off and refuses to let me re-connect. Tells me the password is incorrect. It?s happened on two different brand Windows laptops. BUT meanwhile my housemate is having no connectivity issues trying their two different Windows laptops. No problems testing connection on iPad and phones. (Not all of these connecting at the same time). We?ve used this house multiple times in past years and never had this problem. It started a couple of weeks ago. Went away randomly for a week and now has started again. Any suggestions welcomed by this non techie hidden techer. Thanks. Dan Kirsch Belchertown, MA USA dtkboomer at gmail.com 413.272.3205 -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nina at ninaf.com Wed Sep 25 00:19:39 2024 From: nina at ninaf.com (Nina Fischer) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:19:39 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Netflix Terms of Use Message-ID: Hi all. Wen I tried to log into Netflix they asked for my birthdate so they can target ads etc. I'm not inclined to do that. Is there a work around other than paying more for the service? 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They?re going to target you no matter what, but at least they won?t have your real birthdate. ____________________________________________________________ Rich Eichacker, President Vibrance Technology Corp. 866-VIBRANCE (842-7262) www.vibrancetech.com Software and Database Development (and satisfied customers) since 1995. ___________________________________________________________ From: Hidden-discuss On Behalf Of Nina Fischer via Hidden-discuss Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 08:20 PM To: Hidden-Tech Tech Subject: [Hidden-tech] Netflix Terms of Use Hi all. Wen I tried to log into Netflix they asked for my birthdate so they can target ads etc. I'm not inclined to do that. Is there a work around other than paying more for the service? Thanks, Nina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yudkinyudkin at yahoo.com Wed Sep 25 10:49:45 2024 From: yudkinyudkin at yahoo.com (Marcia Yudkin) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:49:45 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Hidden-tech] What is "flee power"? References: <1290463448.6429293.1727261385513.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1290463448.6429293.1727261385513@mail.yahoo.com> On my old Windows XP desktop that I was trying to retrieve some files from, I had an error message as follows: Alert! Chipset heat sink not detected. System halted. I did a search for this error message and found these instructions: Try doing flee power. To do flee power you have to unplug any external peripherals and also the power cable, hold down the power button for about 30 seconds .Then plug back the power cable and turn it on. The system should come on normally. What the heck is?"flee power" and what does the fact that this worked indicate about this old computer? Thanks so much. Marcia Yudkin Goshen From theo.matthias at gmail.com Wed Sep 25 13:22:15 2024 From: theo.matthias at gmail.com (Theo Matthias) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:22:15 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Converting VHS Video to Digital Video with a Twist Message-ID: <46F782AD-DF2F-4101-8CD1-8703576D789E@gmail.com> Good Morning HTers! I am posting this for a dear friend who needs an old VHS video converted to digital media. However, there is a twist; somehow the audio track is not synched to the video track! This is a project that my friend?s family is considering depending on the feasibility and cost. Is there a video editor among us who would discuss the project with my friend? Please respond to me via email and I will forward your message to him. He will then contact you directly to follow up. Thanks in advance, Theo Matthias Photographer/Roboticist 413-282-7806 From all at pinehurstpictures.com Wed Sep 25 15:14:32 2024 From: all at pinehurstpictures.com (all pinehurstpictures.com) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:14:32 +0000 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Converting VHS Video to Digital Video with a Twist In-Reply-To: <46F782AD-DF2F-4101-8CD1-8703576D789E@gmail.com> References: <46F782AD-DF2F-4101-8CD1-8703576D789E@gmail.com> Message-ID: Theo, I can help. Have your friend call or email me. Rikk Desgres Pinehurst Pictures & Sound Pinehurstpictures.com ? 413-584-6200 From: Hidden-discuss on behalf of Theo Matthias via Hidden-discuss Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:37 AM To: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: [Hidden-tech] Converting VHS Video to Digital Video with a Twist Good Morning HTers! I am posting this for a dear friend who needs an old VHS video converted to digital media. However, there is a twist; somehow the audio track is not synched to the video track! This is a project that my friend?s family is considering depending on the feasibility and cost. Is there a video editor among us who would discuss the project with my friend? Please respond to me via email and I will forward your message to him. He will then contact you directly to follow up. Thanks in advance, Theo Matthias Photographer/Roboticist 413-282-7806 _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rich at tnrglobal.com Wed Sep 25 15:34:40 2024 From: rich at tnrglobal.com (Rich@tnr) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:34:40 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Converting VHS Video to Digital Video with a Twist In-Reply-To: <46F782AD-DF2F-4101-8CD1-8703576D789E@gmail.com> References: <46F782AD-DF2F-4101-8CD1-8703576D789E@gmail.com> Message-ID: Maybe an idea - I recently found I had to use a tool so I could record TV shows and then skip commercials - something I got very used to with years of using Tivo. Anyway, to the point, I found recording did have shifts in video vs audio (haven't found why yet). What I did find you might find useful is that the OBS Sudio has a delay/shift function on the audio track. I found 3-5 ms was all that was needed - more details here: https://www.videoproc.com/resource/fix-obs-audio-and-video-out-of-sync.htm I have converted many VHS tape without any issues, so I would think it depends on the equipment used.? I have a Zenith xbr716 and VC500 video capture if that tells you anything. Good luck - Rich On 9/25/2024 9:22 AM, Theo Matthias via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Good Morning HTers! > > I am posting this for a dear friend who needs an old VHS video converted to digital media. However, there is a twist; somehow the audio track is not synched to the video track! > > This is a project that my friend?s family is considering depending on the feasibility and cost. Is there a video editor among us who would discuss the project with my friend? > > Please respond to me via email and I will forward your message to him. He will then contact you directly to follow up. > > Thanks in advance, > > Theo Matthias > Photographer/Roboticist > 413-282-7806 > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com From tech at montaguewebworks.com Wed Sep 25 16:34:43 2024 From: tech at montaguewebworks.com (Michael Muller) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:34:43 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] What is "flee power"? In-Reply-To: <1290463448.6429293.1727261385513@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1290463448.6429293.1727261385513.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1290463448.6429293.1727261385513@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <613a46f4-eba1-4e55-97f0-35bde74e44e2@montaguewebworks.com> I initially thought you said flea powder lol! Here's what flea power is: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/xps-15-9570-laptop/xps-15-9570-service_manual/drain-residual-flea-power-perform-hard-reset?guid=guid-2da79962-34ff-421b-8b91-39cbbb623ca0 Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 20 River Street, Greenfield, MA 413-320-5336 http://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by ROCKETFUSION On 9/25/2024 6:49 AM, Marcia Yudkin via Hidden-discuss wrote: > On my old Windows XP desktop that I was trying to retrieve some files from, I had an error message as follows: > > Alert! Chipset heat sink not detected. > System halted. > > I did a search for this error message and found these instructions: > > Try doing flee power. To do flee power you have to unplug any external peripherals and also the power cable, hold down the power button for about 30 seconds .Then plug back the power cable and turn it on. The system should come on normally. > > What the heck is?"flee power" and what does the fact that this worked indicate about this old computer? > > Thanks so much. > > Marcia Yudkin > Goshen > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveunkles at yahoo.com Wed Sep 25 17:39:48 2024 From: steveunkles at yahoo.com (Steve Unkles) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:39:48 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Hidden-tech] Converting VHS Video to Digital Video with a Twist In-Reply-To: References: <46F782AD-DF2F-4101-8CD1-8703576D789E@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1225226113.6404338.1727285988569@mail.yahoo.com> That sort of thing is baked into my workflow since the A/V offset can be shifted without re-encoding either stream. Steve Unkles, Production Manager ??? Audio-Visual Archives ?Media Production and Preservation ???? www.MakeHistory.tv On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:35:18 AM EDT, Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss wrote: Maybe an idea - I recently found I had to use a tool so I could record TV shows and then skip commercials - something I got very used to with years of using Tivo. Anyway, to the point, I found recording did have shifts in video vs audio (haven't found why yet). What I did find you might find useful is that the OBS Sudio has a delay/shift function on the audio track. I found 3-5 ms was all that was needed - more details here: https://www.videoproc.com/resource/fix-obs-audio-and-video-out-of-sync.htm I have converted many VHS tape without any issues, so I would think it depends on the equipment used.? I have a Zenith xbr716 and VC500 video capture if that tells you anything. Good luck - Rich On 9/25/2024 9:22 AM, Theo Matthias via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Good Morning HTers! > > I am posting this for a dear friend who needs an old VHS video converted to digital media. However, there is a twist; somehow the audio track is not synched to the video track! > > This is a project that my friend?s family is considering depending on the feasibility and cost. Is there a video editor among us who would discuss the project with my friend? > > Please respond to me via email and I will forward your message to him. He will then contact you directly to follow up. > > Thanks in advance, > > Theo Matthias > Photographer/Roboticist > 413-282-7806 > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites:? ? ? http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV:? ? ? ? http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business:? ? ? ? http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck ? ? http://www.welovemuseums.com ? ? http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world:? ? ? ? ? ? http://www.earththrives.com _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. 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I?ve done that with my social media accounts. > They?re going to target you no matter what, but at least they won?t have > your real birthdate. > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Rich Eichacker, President > > Vibrance Technology Corp. > > 866-VIBRANCE (842-7262) > > www.vibrancetech.com > > > > *Software and Database Development (and satisfied customers) since 1995.* > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > *From:* Hidden-discuss *On > Behalf Of *Nina Fischer via Hidden-discuss > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 24, 2024 08:20 PM > *To:* Hidden-Tech Tech > *Subject:* [Hidden-tech] Netflix Terms of Use > > > > Hi all. > > > > Wen I tried to log into Netflix they asked for my birthdate so they > can target ads etc. I'm not inclined to do that. Is there a work around > other than paying more for the service? > > > > Thanks, > > Nina > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Ted Trobaugh Dolce Music and Audio www.dolcemusic.com 413-345-5114 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob at 2disc.com Thu Sep 26 14:42:04 2024 From: rob at 2disc.com (Rob Laporte) Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:42:04 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Converting VHS Video to Digital Video with a Twist In-Reply-To: <1225226113.6404338.1727285988569@mail.yahoo.com> References: <46F782AD-DF2F-4101-8CD1-8703576D789E@gmail.com> <1225226113.6404338.1727285988569@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1922ec73f75.b3c42421379542.4342799725980495819@2disc.com> I've had Steve Unkles of http://www.MakeHistory.tv?do such work for me several times over a decade or two--excellent value. Best Regards, Rob Laporte CEO? |? R&D Manager DISC - Making Websites?Make Money mailto:Rob at 2disc.com,?413-584-6500 https://www.2disc.com NOTE:?Emails can be blocked by spam filters throughout the web. If you don?t get a reply within an expected span of time, please call. ---- On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:39:48 -0400 Steve Unkles via Hidden-discuss wrote --- That sort of thing is baked into my workflow since the A/V offset can be shifted without re-encoding either stream. Steve Unkles, Production Manager ??? Audio-Visual Archives ?Media Production and Preservation ???? On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:35:18 AM EDT, Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss wrote: Maybe an idea - I recently found I had to use a tool so I could record TV shows and then skip commercials - something I got very used to with years of using Tivo. Anyway, to the point, I found recording did have shifts in video vs audio (haven't found why yet). What I did find you might find useful is that the OBS Sudio has a delay/shift function on the audio track. I found 3-5 ms was all that was needed - more details here: https://www.videoproc.com/resource/fix-obs-audio-and-video-out-of-sync.htm I have converted many VHS tape without any issues, so I would think it depends on the equipment used.? I have a Zenith xbr716 and VC500 video capture if that tells you anything. Good luck - Rich On 9/25/2024 9:22 AM, Theo Matthias via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Good Morning HTers! > > I am posting this for a dear friend who needs an old VHS video converted to digital media. However, there is a twist; somehow the audio track is not synched to the video track! > > This is a project that my friend?s family is considering depending on the feasibility and cost. Is there a video editor among us who would discuss the project with my friend? > > Please respond to me via email and I will forward your message to him. He will then contact you directly to follow up. > > Thanks in advance, > > Theo Matthias > Photographer/Roboticist > 413-282-7806 > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > mailto:Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites:? ? ? http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV:? ? ? ? http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business:? ? ? ? http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck ? ? http://www.welovemuseums.com ? ? http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world:? ? ? ? ? ? http://www.earththrives.com _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net mailto:Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. 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On 9/24/2024 12:49 PM, Dan Kirsch via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Sorry to have to ask such a mundane Q to such an advanced group, but > I'm at a loss after googling for an hour. > > Working remotely from a Cape Cod rental on Xfinity home WiFi. > > It randomly tosses me off and refuses to let me re-connect. Tells me > the password is incorrect. It's happened on two different brand Windows > laptops. > > BUT meanwhile my housemate is having no connectivity issues trying > their two different Windows laptops. No problems testing connection on > iPad and phones. (Not all of these connecting at the same time). > > We've used this house multiple times in past years and never had this > problem. It started a couple of weeks ago. Went away randomly for a > week and now has started again. > > Any suggestions welcomed by this non techie hidden techer. > > Thanks. > > Dan Kirsch > Belchertown, MA USA dtkboomer at gmail.com > 413.272.3205 -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers: http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. 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