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Norton Question
Hi TechOutsider, an IP address approached me with a question about Norton here at my talk page. Since I'm not as up to date on Norton as you, I thought I'd see if you were willing, able, or interested on responding. If you'd prefer, I could always just leave a link to your talk page as a reply as well. Thanks and Cheers. Ched (talk) 01:35, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Hey Tech, I'll forward your info along to the IP. I appreciate you taking the time to respond, as well as the work you're doing here.  Hope all is going well for ya. — Ched (talk) 20:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

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 * Note to TechOutsider. Most software companies supply screenshots on their web-sites in the support section, you could check to see what their copyright says about using those images. I'm guessing that most reputable companies wouldn't mind their screenshots being released for use in an encyclopedic manner.  Just a thought. — Ched (talk) 19:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

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Undoing edits
Why are you undoing my edits on the Symantec LiveUpdate article???-- Tyw7, Leading Innovations ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) 01:14, 3 February 2009 (UTC), leader of WikiProject Software
 * Clicking on your picture, it claims it will be removed in the foreseeable future. TechOutsider (talk) 01:59, 3 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * That is because it is not used in any articles. Is there any way to ramp up the resolution?  In addition, how to take high resolution screenshots?  Plus, please take the screenshot of the software using either Windows XP or Windows Vista.-- Tyw7, Leading Innovations ‍  ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) 15:33, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Why XP or Vista? I was using XP as a side note. TechOutsider (talk) 00:21, 4 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * Then how come it looks nothing like my screenshot. Did you use the default XP theme, luna (blue).  Why Vista or XP, because those are the two most used operating system by users. Please answer my other questions at well.  -- Tyw7, Leading Innovations ‍  ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) 15:59, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you that slow? Norton AntiVirus 2009 only works on XP/Vista. How do I have NAV09? Because I have am using the latest version of Norton LiveUpdate.TechOutsider (talk) 21:14, 4 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * I am using NIS 2009.-- Tyw7, Leading Innovations ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) 22:01, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Same applies for All Norton 2009 products designed for Windows. Can I use my picture?
 * Yes, as long as you keep my picture in the gallery.
 * Thank You TechOutsider (talk) 22:19, 4 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * Can you please answer my other questions?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.98.179.137 (talk) 23:02, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * What Other questions?TechOutsider (talk) 23:22, 4 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * Is there any way to ramp up the resolution? In addition, how to take high resolution screenshots?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.98.179.137 (talk) 23:29, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Use 16 or 32 bit color depth when taking the sshot and when saving.
 * That is the resolution of my monitor. What program do you use--Adobe Photoshop Elements.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.98.179.137 (talk) 23:41, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Paint, MS TechOutsider (talk) 01:52, 5 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * How do you know mine was low res? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.98.193.117 (talk) 19:14, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Colors messed up in the upper right hand corner; typical of 8 bit color.
 * why is this happening my screen is 32 bit and my computer have a dedicated graphic card from ATI. -- Tyw7, Leading Innovations ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) 21:50, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Probably be cause of compression after taking the sshot. What ATi card do you have? TechOutsider }(talk) 00:12, 8 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * I have ATI Mobility Radeon X1400. -- Tyw7, Leading Innovations ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) 17:40, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

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 * Is this an automated message? Just interested. TechOutsider (talk) 02:45, 6 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

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reply to red/green and +/- question.

 * Hi Tech, how you doin today? If you're talking about what I think you are, they aren't ratings - they simply denote how many bytes of information have been added or deleted from the total size of the file.  If you add a sentence, you'll see it as green and a +25 (for example) ... but if you shorten up a paragraph and remove redundant wording - you'll see a red -12 (for example). Check your talk page history after I paste this and see if that seems to be the case. — Ched (talk) 22:41, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'm fine, hoping the same for you. TechOutsider (talk) 22:46, 8 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

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 * Hey, there is already a screenshot of MBAM here: MBAM_Screenshot.JPG. You may need to let this one go :) Sephiroth storm (talk) 20:14, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

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Malwarebytes
I reverted your last revert, I think that since MBAM is clearly defined at the beginning of the article - it is quite acceptable in following paragraphs. Since it was further down in the article however - I did also place the "Malwarebytes (MBAM)" entry as a compromise. I hope you find that acceptable. Cheers. — Ched (talk) 05:45, 12 February 2009 (UTC)


 * posted to wrong user talk page ... sorry - the above was not meant for you TechOutsider. — Ched (talk) 07:50, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

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Please review the new information I posted and reply to my question. -- Tyw7, Leading Innovations ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) 21:15, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
 * There are numerous reasons why it could be, and sorry, I don't know how to help you further.  TechOutsider, Leading Innovations ‍
 * I see you have the signature as mine. :-) Not any more! --Tyw7 ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) Leading Innovations >>>  00:54, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

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Congratulations
hey Tech, saw somewhere that S Storm awarded you a barnstar - just wanted to add a congratulations to the well-deserved award. See - all that hard work pays off huh? ;) cheers my friend. — Ched (talk) 17:20, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, for your supporting contributions and helpful input. Couldn't have done it without you; it's a community effort, not just a single editor in a room at night working. TechOutsider (talk) 23:53, 17 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * re: == Citing Sources ==

Is it required to cite every source? If not, then which ones? The peer review for NIS said to cite the sources, however I don't know which ones. TechOutsider (talk) 02:24, 18 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider


 * I'm looking at Norton Internet Security, this review, and a couple links. I'm guessing the Independent Assessment comment refers to the "Critical Reception".  But to answer the cite question, it's not so much citing ever source for a statement - but more that every statement has to have a source cited I think.  In choosing which sources to cite, I try to pick the most objective ones first, then pick the most professional looking cite from those.  I only glanced at this briefly here - but will look a little closer look tomorrow evening.  If I'm looking at the wrong pages, let me know. — Ched (talk) 05:01, 18 February 2009 (UTC) cc: from Ched talk page with addendum


 * Addendum 1: Looking at the NIS article as a whole, I think you have it pretty well cited.  A lot of the "needs a ref" stuff depends on who is watching the article. As we've seen with Malwarebytes, Helloannoying (... lol .. I did like that - but probably wasn't the most tactful comment) holds that article to pretty high standards.  Not a bad thing really, it's forced me to be a better editor in the long run. (and Ohhh do I hate to admit that).  Anyway - back to NIS.  As the article improves, and reaches A-Class, then GA, and hopefully FA eventually - almost anything that expresses a point of view (either negative or positive) will need a cite.  We'll get all those WP:V, WP:RS, WP:NPOV, links thrown at us as it moves up in quality.  Pretty much anything that could possibly be disputed will need a good quality secondary source for a reference in order for a particular statement to stay.  That peer review dates back so far beyond the improvements that you've made, I wouldn't even bother worrying about it at this point.  We'll look at the basics of the review, and make sure all items are either addressed, or countered with why or why not.


 * Addendum 2: An editor posted to the Malwarebytes talk page this morning the intent to revert the article back to early January.  I'm going to try to pull that up a little bit to ensure that your work isn't just dumped.  I'm sandboxing some ideas now [User:Ched Davis/malware here], if you and SS agree, we'll just copy it over (whatever parts we agree on) - or feel free to edit in the sandbox if you like.  That may keep me from getting to the NIS article as quick as I had hoped, but I do have some ideas on organizing the history section. — Ched (talk) 16:55, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh, my sandbox is here. There's a bunch of other non-related stuff at the bottom, just ignore that - they're links to things that may be useful in the future. — Ched (talk) 16:59, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Ahh... that makes sense now. Thanks, as always. TechOutsider (talk) 23:40, 18 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

←Please see comments on Malwarebytes talk page - That info is pretty standard. — Ched (talk) 01:36, 19 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Just curious - are you upset about something? Looking at a couple edits made me wonder.  If I've made an edit that bothers you, let me know - I don't mind deferring to another editor. — Ched (talk) 11:35, 19 February 2009 (UTC)


 * More specific? I honestly don't have a clue of what you are talking about TechOutsider (talk) 22:35, 19 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

Review of proper sources
I notice you've been adding links to forums and self-published articles to multiple articles. Please review WP:PRIMARY, WP:SELFPUB, WP:RS, and WP:EL in regard to using such links. Forums are almost never reliable sources. Self-published references should be used with care. They should not be the majority of references for an article and rarely for even a section of an article. --Ronz (talk) 00:52, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Specifically which articles please? When I reference to forums, it is to an authority, such as the developer or moderator. TechOutsider (talk) 01:10, 20 February 2009 (UTC)techOutsider
 * I noticed it first in Returnil Virtual System, but when I looked at your other recent edits, the problems appears to be more general in nature. --Ronz (talk) 01:16, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Forums make up the majority of references in Returnil; many of the intricacies of the software are not sufficiently explained; so I asked a Returnil developer. TechOutsider (talk) 01:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)techoutsider
 * Do you feel you're familiar with WP:PRIMARY, WP:SELFPUB, WP:RS, and WP:EL? Have you ever checked at WP:RSN about such sources, or seen discussions there about similar sources? --Ronz (talk) 16:03, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm going to go ahead and starting removing these links as sources that fail WP:RS, and remove sections sourced only by such links that appear overly promotional or unimportant. --Ronz (talk) 18:01, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well is it ok to reference to a designated moderator/developer at a forums? TechOutsider (talk) 23:36, 24 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * In general, I don't think so, hence my questions to you above. I wouldn't rule out cases where the moderator/developer was a notable expert and the forum had a reputation for accuracy and reliability. --Ronz (talk) 02:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well the guy I'm referencing to is located at Wilders Security Forums; which I would believe is generally reliable. He is a moderator/developer. I guess he could publish all the information he stated in the forums in a press release, if that would help? TechOutsider (talk) 02:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * I'd rather take this to WP:RSN. A press release is still a primary source.  Primary sources should not be the majority of references for an article and rarely for even a section of an article. --Ronz (talk) 17:02, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Michael Jackson Wikiproject
Thanks for joining the Wikiproject! :D — R  2  12:16, 20 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm an MJ fan .. glad to help! TechOutsider (talk) 23:13, 20 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * Cool, if you can help our project at all that will be amazing. I think Jackson's singles need a lot of work (particularly those from Dangerous), if you can help with anything, it would be appreciated. — R  2  20:59, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * IMHO "Dangerous" is among his more "matured: works ... TechOutsider (talk) 23:05, 24 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * It's my personal favorite album, of any artist, not just Jackson specifically. — R  2  01:01, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Noticed a lot of your edits R^2 late last year concerning hold my hand ft. mj. Can you believe, that only last year, during the summertime, I was introduced to MJ? The first music video/song I saw/heard by him, was of course, Thriller. My friend recommended it. I asked him where I would hear more of his .. he HEEEEs, and he recommended the way you make me feel lol! TechOutsider (talk) 01:16, 25 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * I used to be a fan when I was a child, when Black or White/Heal the World started coming out. So I'm a big fan of the Dangerous/HIStory era. I stopped listening to him in the late 1990's-early 2000's (when Jackson's career went quite). When he was accused in 2003, all the media crab against Jackson renewed my interest. — R  2  01:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

←You never heard of Michael Jackson until last year? — Ched (talk) 03:49, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * No. Well, I think I tried to differentiate between MJ and M. Jordan back many years ago, however last year was when I really got into MJ. TechOutsider (talk) 23:19, 25 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

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Hi Tech
Hi Tech, hope you're doing well this evening. I noticed this post, and thought I should mention something. Usually it's good practice to post your comments at the bottom of a talk page rather than at the top. As far as my comment on the page about fixing what was wrong, that was just a template tag I added on the way through - probably a bad choice on my part. It wasn't meant to address anything personal or anything - just a note to go ahead and fix anything you think is wrong. If you think the article shouldn't be a part of Wikipedia, you can tag it for deletion. It would then go through the system, with other editors expressing their opinions on whether or not the article should or shouldn't be a part of Wikipedia. I honestly don't have an interest in either deleting or improving the article either way. You raise valid points about the list, and if you feel it should be deleted, please feel free to tag it. I didn't move your post to the bottom, I'll let that be your choice, and if you decide to tag it as an AfD, and want me to voice my opinion - feel free to drop me a link to the XfD listing. Hope this helps — Ched (talk) 02:26, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm not angry or anything. TechOutsider (talk) 04:56, 22 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider


 * ;) ok, well if you decide to tag it for delete and want me to weigh-in, drop me the link. Sometimes I just try to take a few extra steps to avoid offending people.  You'd be surprised what folks get upset about here.  Have a good one! ;)— Ched (talk) 12:29, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I was never offended by you Ched, and for that matter, anyone at Wikipedia. I just try to get points across; maybe a little strongly at times TechOutsider (talk) 16:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider


 * No problems. I was probably being over sensitive to the Malwarebytes edits.  One IP dropped in that 3% thing to a membership type forum, then some other editor suggested reverting the whole thing back to January - so, I spent all kinds of time on trying to conform to the MOS guideline and was working on a paragraph - trying very hard to keep all the relevant links and such.  I took a break and when I came back to clean up the wording - (cause I knew it wasn't what I was shooting for in a final draft), well - it's not important really.  I do think the news coverage section needs to go back in though.  If you look at the FA stuff (like the Firefox page), you'll see that this kind of info does improve the article.   I do value all the great work you've brought to WP.  And I understand your reasoning in the "list", but padding an article isn't really the end objective either.  As you get further along - I think you'll see a lot of the bulleted points will be reworked into a more paragraph type of writing though.  I suppose I was just being a little too thin-skinned and felt insulted.  Sorry about that.  It's all good though - keep up the good work. ;) — Ched (talk) 17:11, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * If you're interested - that Trojan list has a delete discussion here. I've already commented, but haven't voted yet.  I'm waiting to see some other peoples opinions on it are.  Ten Pound changed the speedy tag to an AfD.  — Ched (talk) 18:33, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: GA Norton Internet Security
Gary King ( talk ) 05:17, 23 February 2009 (UTC)


 * added my thoughts to the SP section of NIS here. Also, I noticed the ref link that Gary King left - you can tweak your preferences to give you the cite and ref buttons on your edit toolbar as well. — Ched (talk) 01:38, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

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Move / Rename
When you get a chance, want to drop your thoughts about renaming/moving the timeline file here? I'd want to wait until after the merge is done, but we should discuss it. ;) — Ched (talk) 04:08, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Talk page comments.
Tech, you need to start putting talk page comments at the bottom of the talk pages. I see you posted recent comments at NIS above the page tags. Just letting you know before someone else says something. If you want me to move them, let me know. ;) — Ched ~ (yes?) 03:47, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yep, going to start organizing it. TechOutsider (talk) 03:48, 1 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * OK ... slow down a little on tagging things though. We'll get things where you want to be. Let me know when you've got the bulk everything you want into the NIS article, I'll post the RfC then, and then we can tag the obsolete articles for AfD.  — Ched ~  (yes?) 04:39, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

RfC - Name Change - move
OK .. I added the RfC:

— Ched ~ (yes?) 18:11, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. TechOutsider (talk) 18:40, 1 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

Firefox
Hey dude, just wanted to drop in a message. Firefox is abbreviated as Fx, and not as FF. It is Firefox and NOT FireFox. Firefox FAQ Regards, --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 16:06, 2 March 2009 (UTC) P.S: Please respond on MY talk page, and PLEASE DO NOT use a callback tag. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 16:07, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Malwarebytes
I've added more content to the article, just letting you know so you can check or tweak the info. Thanks — — Ched ~ (yes?) 18:45, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

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Revo Uninstaller
I saw on your home page that you were proud of the work you did on this article. Nice work! ... I didn't really look to see how it was when you started, but I did download the proggie and tried it out. Not bad. I have a different one that I prefer myself, but your improvements to the article encouraged me to download and try the program. Just thought you might like to know that. Also ... I replied to your past/present question on my talk page. — Ched ~ (yes?) 01:44, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * So it sounds like an advert?TechOutsider (talk) 17:16, 7 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * No, not at all. I just noticed that your main user page had the article listed as one you were proud of, so I went and read the article.  I thought it was well written, conveyed the topic well, and was enjoyable to read.  I hadn't even thought about looking at it from an advert. angle.  Just complimenting you on your work - that all. ;) — Ched ~  (yes?) 02:31, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I didn't look to see if you had left a note for the GA reviewer, but it's probably good form to drop a thank you note for his time. I admire the fact that he took the time to point out the areas which need improving.  He/She left a lot we can learn from in the review. — Ched ~  (yes?) 02:31, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes. I was reading it, and he/she seems to have put a lot of work in to it. Plus kudos to Whitehorse for cleaning up the talk page. As for the revo article, I need more third party sources. But, I'm not really shooting for GA. TechOutsider (talk) 04:03, 8 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

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heuristics

Norton Internet Security Reply
--Tyw7 ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) Leading Innovations >>>  23:09, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

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WholeSecurity
Hi TechOutsider. I replied to your suggestion about merging WholeSecurity and Norton AntiBot. These are different technologies. Sana Security produced AntiBot technology, and WholeSecurity produced SONAR technology. Please see this article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9727254-7.html. WholeSecurity technology has never been part of AntiBot (I used to work at WholeSecurity). I left a note on your suggestion to merge them against the merge. WholeSecurity technology is alive and well in the Norton line under the name SONAR and there is a good possibility that the WholeSecurity article will be expanded on in the future since the technology is still alive. Thanks! --66.25.175.163 (talk) 08:25, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. I will make sure to seperate the articles. TechOutsider (talk) 16:05, 11 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

free Norton upgrade
Shouldn't we mention on the free upgrades for Norton products. I stumbled upon this GENUINE Norton link: http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/support/special/upgrade2007/vista/migration_start.jsp?site=nuc --Tyw7 ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) Leading Innovations >>>  18:30, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I have already uploaded a new version. Can you do a cleanup of the image.  There are some white edges remaining. I think the above information is significant since it can save the readers money instead of buying a new upgrade.  On a side note can you please update the infobox of the Norton AntiVirus article.  --Tyw7 ‍  ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) Leading Innovations >>>  23:04, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll be taking a look. TechOutsider (talk) 23:07, 13 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * As for NAV, just fill the infobox with the same info found in NIS. TechOutsider (talk) 23:12, 13 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * Yo. You need to scale the image down. It's too big and not web-res, per say. It still looks fuzzy when viewed at reduced res. TechOutsider (talk) 23:17, 13 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * You do it. I don't know how to. --<em style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12pt;color:MediumSlateBlue">Tyw7 ‍  ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) <em style="font-family:Lucida Handwriting;font-size:10pt;color:Firebrick">Leading Innovations >>>  23:19, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Can you take another sshot ... this time with the "default" theme please? TechOutsider (talk) 23:21, 13 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider
 * You do it. --<em style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:12pt;color:MediumSlateBlue">Tyw7 ‍ ‍‍ (Talk  ●  Contributions) <em style="font-family:Lucida Handwriting;font-size:10pt;color:Firebrick">Leading Innovations >>>  00:08, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I have NAV TechOutsider (talk) 02:19, 14 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider

thank you
hey buddy, thank you very much for the star - I really appreciate it. - and... I really appreciate all the hard work you do at Wikipedia! You've already made it a much better wiki ;) — Ched ~ (yes?) 03:19, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Yep. Couldn't have done half of it without you and your knowledge of Wikipedia's syntax/commands TechOutsider (talk) 04:06, 14 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider