http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/-t1.htm The latest news on this website, and bugs or changes, etc. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:18:48 GMT 10 http://i45.tinypic.com/28a5cmc.jpg http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/-t1.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/safe-url-functionality-t2133.htm DragonMaster Jay We have introduced a Safe URL functionality, which users of PCHelpForum will know this one. It changes the URL automatically, to redirect it to its correct site, preventing the browser from hijacking the link or the new page. For example, this Mediafire link Code:http://www.mediafire.com/?3jmlljnmodj1zwm now turns in to this: Code:http://www.helpmyos.com/go/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tZGZyLz8zam1sbGpubW9kajF6d20= when you hit the Send button. I think it is being improved, so ... Geek Bulletins Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:18:48 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/safe-url-functionality-t2133.htm#6674 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/safe-url-functionality-t2133.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-site-updates-july-27-2010-t2126.htm DragonMaster Jay Here is the new functionality added to the forum: -Signature length is now 1000, instead of 500 (don't overuse it). -Added the WYSIWYG editor for signatures. -Facebook Connect registration system. -Password power indicator on the Registration page, and the Profile change password field. Preview of some of the features: Geek Bulletins Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:37:08 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-site-updates-july-27-2010-t2126.htm#6595 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-site-updates-july-27-2010-t2126.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/broken-link-t2114.htm kpac
Yes, I know this is a very major problem and I'm a very particular person. ]]> Geek Bulletins Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:26:10 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/broken-link-t2114.htm#6451 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/broken-link-t2114.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-new-trained-advisor-current-tech-support-crush-t1977.htm DragonMaster Jay Crush recently passed GeekPolice Academy, and has now become a Trained Advisor here on the forum. In addition, he is part of our tech support staff, as announced earlier. Geek Bulletins Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:08:21 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-new-trained-advisor-current-tech-support-crush-t1977.htm#5932 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-new-trained-advisor-current-tech-support-crush-t1977.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/so-long-ryan-t2007.htm DragonMaster Jay
Overall, his job has prevented him from being online often, so he has decided to step down.

Thanks, Ryan! ]]> Geek Bulletins Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:30:25 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/so-long-ryan-t2007.htm#5995 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/so-long-ryan-t2007.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/forum-change-june-2010-t1980.htm DragonMaster Jay
I narrowed the sections down, so the site looks less confusing.

Let me know of any bugs in permissions. ]]> Geek Bulletins Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:27:57 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/forum-change-june-2010-t1980.htm#5942 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/forum-change-june-2010-t1980.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-new-tech-support-staff-t1958.htm DragonMaster Jay
We are glad they have agreed to join.

Thanks guys! ]]> Geek Bulletins Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:01:18 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-new-tech-support-staff-t1958.htm#5890 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-new-tech-support-staff-t1958.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/spring-cleaning-2010-t1956.htm DragonMaster Jay
Various forum titles and descriptions, etc.

Also, we are getting ready to re-work our Facebook page, and add a YouTube channel for ourselves.

Stay tuned! ]]> Geek Bulletins Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:54:22 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/spring-cleaning-2010-t1956.htm#5888 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/spring-cleaning-2010-t1956.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/would-you-like-a-blog-t1957.htm DragonMaster Jay If you would like me to host a blog for you, PM me. I will host it for free, and you will have your very own blog here on the site. Space is not limited, so feel free to sign up. Qualities about the service: -Interface is clean, and the main page of your blog will show about 10% of each blog post, and listed in a clean format. -Has available sharing mechanisms specialized to share blog posts on many sharing sites. -Looks professional and competitive to other blog hosting services. Get ... Geek Bulletins Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:58:14 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/would-you-like-a-blog-t1957.htm#5889 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/would-you-like-a-blog-t1957.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/site-ranks-and-groups-t1774.htm DragonMaster Jay I have updated the site ranks and groups. They are now in this hierarchy: Administrators - administrate the forum Secondary Administrator - assists the admin directly Moderators - Manages the whole forum by moderating and keeping the site up to date. Experts - Those who have been trained in malware removal and are highly respected in the forums as someone who knows what they are talking about. Trained Advisors - Those who are trained in malware removal. Tech Support - Technical ... Geek Bulletins Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:27:38 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/site-ranks-and-groups-t1774.htm#4625 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/site-ranks-and-groups-t1774.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/site-gui-and-functionality-update-t1756.htm DragonMaster Jay We have upgraded a few site characteristics. We have better Twitter and Facebook image-links. We have removed the background image from the site, as it was a slow loader. The front page, that was still in beta, failed beta. It is no longer the front page, instead the URL fixes to the forum. There are other miscellaneous graphic and GUI changes to the site itself. The site has decreased load time by 20%, now down to 1.32 seconds for DSL users, and 34.2 seconds for dial-up users. Geek Bulletins Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:43:09 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/site-gui-and-functionality-update-t1756.htm#4540 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/site-gui-and-functionality-update-t1756.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/icon-change-t1679.htm DragonMaster Jay Our site has gone through a small icon change. Check it out: Click the "Inbox" button at the top (navbar) to see these: -Inbox -Sentbox -Outbox -Savebox These are in topics: -Topic is locked -Delete post Profiles: -Change profile item (live edit) ====== And for privacy sake, we have removed the functionality to see the buttons under your name and avatar that are in every message. Like the website, email, MSN, Yahoo buttons, etc. The only button(s) that ... Geek Bulletins Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:44:55 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/icon-change-t1679.htm#4316 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/icon-change-t1679.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-to-gryphon-to-the-news-team-t1577.htm DragonMaster Jay
Welcome to Gryphon!]]> Geek Bulletins Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:45:06 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-to-gryphon-to-the-news-team-t1577.htm#3986 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-to-gryphon-to-the-news-team-t1577.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/congratulations-to-e-mu-t1571.htm DragonMaster Jay
It was advertised a while back. E-Mu is a super-moderator of the board, but is now colored red-orange to denote status. He is able to make cooperative decisions here on the board, and how the board functions. Also, is in charge of general public relations of the site, and most site responsibilities as manager.

Thanks!]]> Geek Bulletins Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:23:30 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/congratulations-to-e-mu-t1571.htm#3966 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/congratulations-to-e-mu-t1571.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/white-text-on-sub-forum-headers-t1492.htm E-Mu
Very hard to see!

Edit:Also the text in post is slightly misaligned - off to the left slightly.]]> Geek Bulletins Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:29:55 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/white-text-on-sub-forum-headers-t1492.htm#3728 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/white-text-on-sub-forum-headers-t1492.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/spam-censoring-t1454.htm DragonMaster Jay As the forum grows, we might see spam. There is a new option that I have done for spammers. If I decide their IP should not be banned if they are banned for spam, then the website they spammed on the forum will be censored instead. Here is an example: A n o n T a l k (Some community chat board which has a bad reputation) http://www. a n o n t a l k .com (spaces separated to show the website name only) Censored version: http://www.SPAM.com In which case, no matter ... Geek Bulletins Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:15:47 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/spam-censoring-t1454.htm#3604 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/spam-censoring-t1454.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/major-overhaul-t1436.htm DragonMaster Jay
Thanks. ]]> Geek Bulletins Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:34:04 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/major-overhaul-t1436.htm#3514 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/major-overhaul-t1436.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/content-migration-t1417.htm DragonMaster Jay Seems as if some of our content has migrated. The Latest Activity on the front page has disappeared, and so have many smilies. We are working on this and should have a fix soon. Geek Bulletins Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:29:41 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/content-migration-t1417.htm#3483 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/content-migration-t1417.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-upgrade-information-t1293.htm DragonMaster Jay Server upgrade information and status Dear users, It seems many sites that are hosted on our parent server is currently having trouble. The parent server is going to be down (which means this site will also be down) for about 20-60 minutes Friday morning (October 8th). We are not sure of the time which it will occur. It will fix some gallery issues on other sites, and increase its speed. Then, this site will return to normal. Note: this site has not been affected design-wise ... Geek Bulletins Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:37:39 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-upgrade-information-t1293.htm#3105 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-upgrade-information-t1293.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-upgrade-and-revamp-t1272.htm DragonMaster Jay

Thank you to all the supporters and readers!]]> Geek Bulletins Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:52:28 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-upgrade-and-revamp-t1272.htm#3054 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-upgrade-and-revamp-t1272.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/design-changes-t1016.htm DragonMaster Jay Design changes have happened here at HMOS. Nothing big. The main changes were to the header of each page, and some icons. Removed or modified in the header: -Removed top black bar, which was behind the logo. (Discussed in a staff meeting to remove) -Removed announcement, which was the computer security threat level. -Moved around and changed some spacing. Lastly, we are currently trying to change the footer. We are also doing a face-lift of certain non-optimized features. ... Geek Bulletins Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:57:49 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/design-changes-t1016.htm#2418 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/design-changes-t1016.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/promote-our-site-t1095.htm DragonMaster Jay Please promote HelpMyOS by using the social bookmarking widgets on the right. Geek Bulletins Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:54:42 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/promote-our-site-t1095.htm#2596 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/promote-our-site-t1095.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/malware-removal-forum-t1084.htm E-Mu open.

This is due to a change by DragonMaster Jay.

If you require malware help, please continue to post as normal.

The previous topic regarding the closure has been removed from view.]]> Geek Bulletins Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:12:47 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/malware-removal-forum-t1084.htm#2548 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/malware-removal-forum-t1084.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/hmos-malware-domains-t899.htm DragonMaster Jay Help My Operating System has a malware domains list, that any guest, member, or staff can add to. http://www.helpmyos.com/hmos-hosts-file-f75/hmos-malware-domains-file-v-1-t897.htm In this list is the most popular malware danger sites on the internet. Not all popular ones are listed. It is an open list. Reply to the topic with a malware domain (list), and it will be removed by the moderating staff, and added if malware detected. Geek Bulletins Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:21:09 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/hmos-malware-domains-t899.htm#2098 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/hmos-malware-domains-t899.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/profile-pictures-t895.htm DragonMaster Jay
Have fun! :byebye:]]> Geek Bulletins Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:30:01 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/profile-pictures-t895.htm#2085 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/profile-pictures-t895.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/i-present-topic-icons-on-hmos-t887.htm DragonMaster Jay


Note: some icons may not be available for members.]]> Geek Bulletins Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:02:12 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/i-present-topic-icons-on-hmos-t887.htm#2073 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/i-present-topic-icons-on-hmos-t887.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/chatbox-t759.htm DragonMaster Jay
Chatbox
There are currently - user(s) on the ChatBox :

[ Join the Chat ]]]> Geek Bulletins Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:17:05 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/chatbox-t759.htm#1788 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/chatbox-t759.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-logo-for-hmos-t790.htm DragonMaster Jay I am so glad to announce our new site logos. Our new logos: 1. Main Logo, which is displayed at the top of all pages. I have conveniently placed the name of the site under the logo for our foreign users. 2. Signature Logo: denotes who is a staff member and works directly for Help My Operating System. YAY!!! (also check out the background of the site) Geek Bulletins Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:49:39 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-logo-for-hmos-t790.htm#1864 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-logo-for-hmos-t790.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/image-bug-on-site-t757.htm DragonMaster Jay
Don't be surprised if you see broken images, this is only a temporary ordeal. :thumbsup3:]]> Geek Bulletins Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:48:46 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/image-bug-on-site-t757.htm#1783 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/image-bug-on-site-t757.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/popularity-rank-july-2009-t662.htm DragonMaster Jay
Current Rank: 1,400,000 (Up 5800%)(Worldwide)
86,600 (India)


]]> Geek Bulletins Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:05:23 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/popularity-rank-july-2009-t662.htm#1493 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/popularity-rank-july-2009-t662.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/image-issues-t639.htm DragonMaster Jay ]]> Geek Bulletins Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:04:35 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/image-issues-t639.htm#1433 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/image-issues-t639.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-channeling-06302009-t513.htm DragonMaster Jay Sorry to Firefox and Internet Explorer users. Our channeling for our server is currently being changed to help manipulate better use of our resources. The channeling involves sites on our same domain level. The entire forumotion network is probably experiencing difficulties. Signs of channeling upgrade in your area: 1. Very slow page load. 2. Incomplete images 3. Cannot load certain pages. 4. HMOS works only in Google Chrome and Safari. Just wait it out, it should be back ... Geek Bulletins Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:29:41 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-channeling-06302009-t513.htm#1215 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/server-channeling-06302009-t513.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-the-malware-removal-team-administrator-t481.htm DragonMaster Jay BHowett


We are glad to have him join our staff. As he is the MRT Admin, he is also a global moderator of the board.]]> Geek Bulletins Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:51:02 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-the-malware-removal-team-administrator-t481.htm#1114 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/welcome-the-malware-removal-team-administrator-t481.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/glad-to-say-t422.htm DragonMaster Jay Better design changes. The topic locked button was changed to a closed button. The home button is now a Windows Aero Vista/7 orb. Other than that, we have upgraded the server, which was fairly simple. The server upgrade was quick and we are glad we got it done good. Thank you to the developer, NarutolovesHinata, and also Global Mod, Techknow_Ryan for their assistance. Right now, the developer and I are working on a home page to be a blog page with a portal theme to it. The page is ... Geek Bulletins Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:04:59 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/glad-to-say-t422.htm#991 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/glad-to-say-t422.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/two-new-additions-to-the-team-t403.htm DragonMaster Jay
HMOSbot -- Network bot for HMOS]]> Geek Bulletins Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:49:08 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/two-new-additions-to-the-team-t403.htm#961 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/two-new-additions-to-the-team-t403.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/malware-training-forum-t393.htm Techknow_Ryan After reviewing it with the Administrator, DragonMaster Jay, we have decided to incorporate a malware training forum here on HMOS. The malware training forum is not for newbies to the malware removal force. You must be experienced to enter this extra forum, so you can keep up to date on the latest removal methods. Only those with capable experience should train there. As the MRT is still in development, as is HMOS, the use of this forum is a while off. No worries. TR Geek Bulletins Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:29:28 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/malware-training-forum-t393.htm#945 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/malware-training-forum-t393.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/fixed-drafts-bug-site-t373.htm DragonMaster Jay Major issue fixed.

We also would like to thank contributors, who have helped us reach almost 1000 messages so far. Keep trucking! ]]> Geek Bulletins Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:45:27 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/fixed-drafts-bug-site-t373.htm#906 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/fixed-drafts-bug-site-t373.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/fixed-mutiple-site-issues-bug-05152009-t260.htm DragonMaster Jay
Scripting problems and smilies not showing up

Announcements incorrect

FIXED
]]> Geek Bulletins Fri, 15 May 2009 05:11:24 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/fixed-mutiple-site-issues-bug-05152009-t260.htm#723 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/fixed-mutiple-site-issues-bug-05152009-t260.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-global-moderator-t259.htm DragonMaster Jay
Welcome back to the Moderation team Ritesh_Kawadkar.

Also, Techknow_Ryan has been declared Malware Researcher!]]> Geek Bulletins Thu, 14 May 2009 15:23:37 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-global-moderator-t259.htm#715 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/new-global-moderator-t259.htm http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/beta-all-complete-t198.htm DragonMaster Jay Hello, fellow HMOS members. I am excited to announce the end of the beta development process. HMOS has completed beta testing and passed. All the development has been mastered, and the site is ready to be released. Please spread us around the internet, linking to us anywhere possible -- if it is legal. Advertising is beginning this Summer. Promotion is currently being established. Thank you all for your support, and have fun here on HMOS. Regards, DragonMaster ... Geek Bulletins Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:14:50 GMT http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/beta-all-complete-t198.htm#568 http://www.helpmyos.com/geek-bulletins-f54/beta-all-complete-t198.htm