SSHTunel.exe crashes in TorrentPrivacy

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I have seen an increase in the SSHTunel process stopping for no apparent reason over the last few days.

I have not upgraded my TP software and as far as I know nothing else has changed on the computer that is exclusively dedicated to torrenting. Maybe TP are having some difficulties at the server end? This post is to put an observation out there in case others are seeing this. I have not checked on the TP forum as yet.

When the process stops, although there is an automatic re-start (so TP tell us) that does not occur until the MS dialog that warns you that a process has terminated, and do you want to send a report to MS, has been cleared.
Therefore all downloads seem to stall and a manual reset is necessary.

The SSHTunel process does indeed restart as it can be monitored under Windows Task Manager. What I do is to go to the "Processes" tab and highlight the SSHTunel.exe process and then click on the column header for the CPU. The SSHTunel process, if running, will appear near or at the top of the list. The amount of CPU time that it is consuming will depend on the number of connections (active upload/downloads) that you have at any given time.

SSHTunnel crash

Watching VOB files from your Hard Drive

As an alternative to copying all of the files on a DVD to your HDD, you can just select the .vob files that contain the video content that you wish to copy.

To play them you will need a player that recognises the vob format (it is actually mpeg and you could rename the files and play them in Windows Media Player). Cyberlink PowerDVD is one such player that can be used to play the DVD content from your hard drive.

For details on how to do this please follow the links at the top of this post.

With this method you will not get the menus that control the DVD as it would in a DVD player, but, you can still copy all the "extras" that come on the DVD - it is just a question of identifying which files contain the content that you require. It is also a good way of not having to copy the advertising and "bloat" on some DVDs.

Links:

• DRM and Circumvention - how-to overcome copy protection
• Using DVD43 to defeat CSS encryption - so you can copy DVD files to your hard drive and encode them  to .avi and .mov format.

Netbook Setup?

Why would you pay $99 to have your $400 netbook configured at the store?

This is just another cash grab - preying on those that are unsure of what they need and feel that they need to be told!

Isn't the whole point of a netbook the fact that it is cheap and used for basic tasks such as accessing the Web? There shouldn't be any setup necessary (unless the manufacturers have really blown it!)

I also wonder if this service is available for Linux based netbooks?

SSL VPN vs. IPSec VPN

A SSL VPN does not require the installation of specialized client software on the end user's computer.

As opposed to a traditional Internet Protocol Security IPsec VPN

An SSL Tunnel VPN can also be used to increase the level of security in both the IPSec and the SSL VPN implementations.

However, the access of a remote service that is restricted in your geographic area will not be possible through this sort of VPN Login and access will be made via your regular IP address by accessing an https:// web address (URL)

The presence of mickey32.dll on your computer

Xupiter.Orbitexplorer - A Browser Hijacker

If you are (or have been in the past) infected with Xupiter.Orbitexplorer then you will have entries in your Windows Registry.

The presence of mickey32.dll on your computer DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT YOU  ARE INFECTED WITH Xupiter.Orbitexplorer!

Please see my page: "removing mickey32.dll - the file (NOT THE INFECTION!)"