And yet again...

Why is it that people have blogs and don't post to them? I wish I knew my excuse. Anyways, a lot has happened lately (like Bam! A new house! Bam! A new job!). Not that I'm making excuses or anything XD . Oh well. Wish me luck on the new job. I'll try to keep up.

uh, yeah, about that...

I've suspended my efforts on the 30 day challenge. I think I'll stick with trying to blog for now. But others who are or were interested should still check it out.

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NZB Editor (nzbedit) - Free Download

NZB Editor (nzbedit)

NZB Editor (nzbedit) - Free Download

This utility can come in handy if you only need to download certain parts of a nzb file (a file used in most usenet readers to download a group of articles that are usually binary files, as opposed to text files). I'm using it now to redownload parts of a nzb I downloaded earlier that went missing. I could use my usenet reader to do this manually, but I'm hoping this is faster and easier. I'll update you later and see how this goes. Wish me luck!

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Comical

Comical

(the above is a link to the program of the same name, go get it!)

If you love comics, this post is for you. You can read them on your computer! (And certain other digital devices like a sony psp or nintendo ds). If you have set up your usenet reader already, subscribe to these newsgroups:
alt.binaries.comics
alt.binaries.comics.dcp
alt.binaries.comics.dcp.toons
alt.binaries.pictures.comics
alt.binaries.pictures.comics.complete
alt.binaries.pictures.comics.dcp
alt.binaries.pictures.comics.repost
alt.binaries.pictures.comics.reposts
These are the most active groups. Your newsreader may let you search by groupname. If so, just use that (probably easier than typing those names). Search for comic. Be aware that usenet is not really censored in any meaningful way. You will find adult content in just about any newsgroup. So don't let children do this unsupervised! Just a friendly warning.

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NzB Movies NZB Streaming and NZB Files

NzB Movies NZB Streaming and NZB Files

This website covers a lot of what I want to help people with, so I thought I'd show it to you. I'm still going to cover certain topics, but I'd thought I'd make this available now for the impatient among us (I admit that's often me as well!). Hope this helps you guys!

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Judge throws book at Usenet.com in RIAA lawsuit - Ars Technica

Judge throws book at Usenet.com in RIAA lawsuit - Ars Technica

I'm hoping that this doesn't affect the other news service providers. I'll try to keep tabs on this.

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Sorry for the downtime...

Had a storm that destroyed my dsl modem, just got another one and I'm all set to go!

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news.astraweb.com - Signup with us

news.astraweb.com - Signup with us
And probably my final post of the day, this is the best deal I've found on Usenet service (I'm using it myself!). It is only available for a limited time (they do not specify how long or when it expires). Hurry and read about it and sign up! By the way, this site does not have an affiliate program yet, so they aren't paying me to hype it up. I just really like them :)

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Usenet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Usenet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And just to be clear, this link helps define what Usenet is, in case I didn't explain it well enough before. Hope this helps some of you!

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NZBsRus.com - Usenet Newsgroup NZB File Search Service

NZBsRus.com - Usenet Newsgroup NZB File Search Service
Just in case you are a more advanced user, this is a very helpful service to you! It will allow you to download a file that will have all the necessary information for your newsreader to get a specific set of files from usenet. Basically, it allow you a quick start at using usenet if you are used to bittorrents or other p2p programs. I'll go into more detail later on this but suffice to say this is a site worth checking out. It allows limited free use, but they have an offer of lifetime vip access if you hurry! Good Luck!

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MPA Set to Challenge Newzbin Usenet Indexer in Court | TorrentFreak

MPA Set to Challenge Newzbin Usenet Indexer in Court | TorrentFreak

I wouldn't let this frighten you if you were just getting started into the usenet  world. I don't see the MPA  winning this (of course, I don't think the Pirate Bay case should have gone the way it did either). Nothing that Newzbin does is illegal as far as I can tell (if so, then a lot of companies are in trouble, especially Google!). One benefit of usenet, though, is that it's hard to track downloaders. Uploaders can also disguise themselves if they want to as well.

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MyLot.com

I found this site about a week ago. It's many things (another blogging site, a forum, a pay to post site, etc.). I can't explain it well, so just check it out!

If you use FireFox, read this.

I found this page on another blog I was reading and I wanted to share it with you just in case you use FireFox. I used mose to these "hacks" and they made FireFox (and other Mozilla based browsers like Opera, K-meleon) a whole lot faster. They may seem intimidating, but they aren't that bad and they make a real difference. Read the steps carefully, though. I don't recommend the trace monkey hack. It seems risky. Later!

30 Day Challenge

Just added my twitter feed and I thought I'd let you know what it was about, so here's a link. I'm doing this blog because I'm passionate about the subject (I would like to make money on it, but I'm not expecting that). But the 30 day challenge is about making your first $10 online (which I never did because I stopped). They give very good details on how to do this and they update it each year. Once you have passed the 30 day challenge, you'll understand what else they can teach you (how to make even more on the web). I'm looking forward to trying again, because my head hurts from reading about all the myriad ways of making money on the web (just google home based business for starters). I've found some ways of making a little money (more like pennies) that might be easy (and yes sometime even hard!). And so far I've only managed to lose inbox space and not money from all the schemes I've read about (like cash gifting! ILLEGAL!). I hope if you are reading this and thinking I'd like to make money online, then be careful. I think the general rule for most of these things is "a fool and his money are soon parted". The 30 day challenge is free and I believe all the tools and techniques are free, too (but don't quote me on that). Go check it out!

So what is usenet?

Follow the link above for extreme detail (go ahead, I'll wait), but in layman's terms, it is basically a file-sharing service (that offers discussion of topics, much like a message board). If you haven't heard of it, that's ok. It's not quite as popular as Bittorrent or Kazaa or Limewire. But if you know what you are doing, it's even better. As a downloader, you are generally anonymous. As an uploader you can take simple steps to make yourself anonymous. So what's the catch? Well, you can't find everything. The server you use to connect to the usenet content is your choice (unless you use your isp's server, which I would not recommend for many reasons) and you should study this part heavily. The basic things to look for in a server are:

1. Retention (how long they store their content)
2. Completion (how well they store that content)
3. Speed (how fast you can get that content)
4. Anonymity (what they log)

Fortunately the first three are easy to find out, as most usenet providers advertise this on their homepage. The last may or may not be clear, so you may need to read their terms of service (tos) and usage agreements. Most are pretty much anonymous, but will say they log what you upload (just to keep spammers in line). Also most providers offer a trial period that may or may not be free. This is good, because sometimes even the seemingly best service may not be the best for you. What I mean here is that speed might be an issue, from provider to you. These usenet servers are located in many different places and may have to take a long route to reach you (so pay attention to where their server is based). The longer the route, the slower your download speed. Also, they may cap their speed depending on the level of service you paid for (or possibly your internet service provider may cap your speed as well). Anyway, I'll try to make a chart the covers the popular providers and rates them (and I'll try to keep it up to date). If you want to advise me on a new service (or correct me on something I said), comments are very welcome. Expect more to come! (Can you tell I'm excited to get this thing going?)

This is my very first blog

I'm going to be blogging about usenet and how to use it (you may have also know it as newsgroups from a newsserver). I'm going to make tutorials and recommendations and such. Check back soon!