VISIT THE NEW CLASSIC ROCK WEBSITE!
Scott
blogsite as the techies call it)
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/
your new one-stop shop for Classic Rock news, tour dates and daily
dollops of wit and, er, wisdom from the Classic Rock team - as it
happens.
Be the first to know what female-fronted rock combo Geoff Barton is
stalking this week! Get recommendations on new bands and re-releases
just seconds after we open the post! Pretend not to notice as Sian
Llewellyn slips a Billy Joel CD into her hard drive! Nod sagely as Paul
'Hendo' Henderson talks up some jazz fusion band that he hasn't
listened to since 1973!
In short - welcome to our hell, I mean, lives.
Bookmark it, pester us with your comments, vote in this year's Classic
Rock Awards (the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour) and rest your hand on the
thigh of the international rock community.
Let's be avin' you then...
XRWoody
I tried to vote on the Roll OF Honour but it failed, twice.
Are you aware of a problem ?
.
Woody
Kat
one when I got the chance
Kat
Johnny Sparks
Sian
I've just got our system guys to check it out, and it should all be
working OK now - I've just cast my vote successfully. There *were* a
couple of teething problems, but I they're fixed now. Sorry about that.
Please try voting again, and if you're still having problems, lemme
know.
cheers,
Sian
jonta...@yahoo.com
Greg (Owner)
the site looks great...uve certainly been busy posting!
do you really all sit round in the same office working on the mag?
altho this is what comes to mind i would guess a lot of it is done
remotely vis the net these days (?)
one thing tho...why are some of the messages posted by geoff barton
written about himself in the 3rd person? i though only american
wrestlers did that...
Sian
well, yes, some of us do. Just to give you a little bit of insight, the
office-based team is made up of Scott, me, Geoff Barton, production
editor Paul Henderson and our art team - deputy art editor Ed and our
brand new, shortly to arrive art editor Brad (who starts on Monday).
We're here every day and then Ian, our reviews editor, deigns to join
us every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The mighty Dave Ling, Malcolm Dome, Mick Wall and other names that are
synonymous with the mag are all externally based freelancers, which
means they don't have to suffer the terrible machine tea here at CR
HQ...
Oh, and Geoff and the third person thing? Well, he posts all the blog
stuff, but he didn't necessarily write it. It all depends on who's got
something to say and/or the time to say it!
Johnny Sparks
Sian wrote:
Ian, our reviews editor, deigns to join
> us every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Aaaah...that explains why it's easier to get hold of Osama Bin Laden!
Kat
Bear with me, as this is all a bit technical for me (and I dont really
understand what I am talking about)... but my husband who works in IT
was concerned when we were reading the comments section that follows on
from your daily postings. He pointed out that after each persons name
comes a "numerical address" that links direct to their computer and
that putting this info online leaves people's systems "vulnerable to
attack". This was how he explained it to me and I know its probably
much more complicated and technical than that...but I wondered if you
were aware of this and if there are any plans to stop this information
being shown to the public. Until this time I am banned from replying to
your posts!!
Thanks
Kat
Muttley
The numbers after the posts seem to be the same for everyone, so maybe
it's the id of the CR machine? Or doesn't it work like that? Advice
from techno-experts required.
M
Woody
Well I cant see what you are talking about.
What numerical address ?
I am not aware of any such problem with this site or any other group
site that I have participated on.
Your hubby knows more than me so I look forward to seeing any response
from the CR Technical Dept.
Grizzlybaz
I think I'm the resident geek, so here goes:
The numerical address is what's known as an IP (interenet protocol)
address and is derived from the TCP/IP (transmission control protocol /
internet protocol) system that most Microsoft Windows based networks
use.
I'll try and keep this simple, so please bear with me - in a nutshell,
every computer using TCP/IP needs to have an IP address which is
essentially just it's address on the network. These addresses can be
set up manually, but more commonly are assigned to your computer by a
DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) server that controls the
network addressing.
In layman's terms, everytime your PC / laptop boots up on a network, it
sends a request to the nearest DHCP server on that network for an
address and is duly assigned one from the server's defined range of
addresses for the duration of it's lease. With internet
communications, your ISP's DHCP server will assign your PC an address
everytime you connect. If you are using Windows XP, click on the Start
button then select "Run" from the menu. In the run box, type "cmd"
click OK, and a black window will appear. This is the command box
which you can use to type in DOS commands. Type the command "ipconfig
/all" and press enter and the computer will generate a list of
pertinent information relating to your network and internet
connections, like IP addresses, DHCP servers, DNS servers, internet
gateways. If, like me, you connect to your ISP through a wireless ADSL
router, then your internet connection is permanently switched on and is
managed by the router. The IP address obtained by your computer is
assigned by that router and is specific to your home network.
When you are connected to the web, your PC is never connected directly
to a website, as all your internet comms are routed through your ISP's
servers and round various other nodes on the internet depending on the
physical location of the websites you are visiting. The IP address
that appears on the CR site is probably the address of the node /
router that you have connected to their site through. A lot of sites
use IP address tracking as a security measure and this is generally
nothing to worry about.
The simplest and most effective way to ensure that your PC can't be
attacked is to make sure you have installed anti virus and firewall
software. If you don't want to spend a fortune, there are some
excellent free ones available on the internet - I use AVG anti virus
and Zone Alarm firewall and they both do a great job. Routers also
have a hardware firewall built in for additional security.
Hope all this helps, if anyone has any concerns or queries about all
this, please feel free to email me privately and I will happy to
discuss further.
G
Kat
conclusions without knowing the full facts (he's a man.....)
If the numbers are all the same this can't be connected to individuals.
Sorry to get anybody alarmed and thanks griz for the full and very
educational explanation
Kat
Grizzlybaz
It's my pleasure. The post was just number 1 in my new series of
"Great IT Mysteries Explained" - next week "Why Can't Microsoft Release
An Operating System That Works First Time?"
G
Muttley
Pleased that all is ok. Great explanation - I followed it all the way
up to '...so here goes:' Heh heh.
M.
fred
Grizzlybaz
Resident geek doesn't even come close if you understand all that
Techno Bol*%cks. I am suitably impressed. If you are free to explain
how all the programmes on my computer work and how to use them I'll
sort you out with a king's ransom. Many thanks for your reassurance
of our Internet safety. Now if I could only find that delete button
before my boss reads my reply to the last request for voluntary
overtime.
Cheers
Fred
Grizzlybaz
Bol*%cks", lol....
G
Johnny Sparks
Grizzlybaz wrote:
>
> In layman's terms, everytime your PC / laptop boots up on a network, it
> sends a request to the nearest DHCP server on that network for an
> address and is duly assigned one from the server's defined range of
> addresses for the duration of it's lease. With internet
> communications, your ISP's DHCP server will assign your PC an address
> everytime you connect. If you are using Windows XP, click on the Start
> button then select "Run" from the menu. In the run box, type "cmd"
> click OK, and a black window will appear. This is the command box
> which you can use to type in DOS commands. Type the command "ipconfig
> /all" and press enter and the computer will generate a list of
> pertinent information relating to your network and internet
> connections, like IP addresses, DHCP servers, DNS servers, internet
> gateways.
Phew - I'm glad you put that in layman's terms - I'd hate the techie
explanation ;o)
Grizzlybaz
G