Kill The Messenger (Service)

Written by Stephen Bucaro


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Kill The Messenger (Service)

By Stephen Bucaro

You are familiar withrepparttar 107693 software applications that you run on your computer, but you may not be familiar withrepparttar 107694 dozens of programs running inrepparttar 107695 background on your computer. These programs, called "services" handle tasks like event logging, spooling files torepparttar 107696 printer, and networking. One of these services,repparttar 107697 Messenger Service, can be reconnoitered by spammers.

The original purpose ofrepparttar 107698 Messenger Service was to allow system administrators to send a message to some or all ofrepparttar 107699 users on a network. The message appears in a popup window to alertrepparttar 107700 users. Messenger Service is not instant-messaging. It does not allowrepparttar 107701 users to respond.

All Windows versions install Messenger Service and turn it on by default. A program freely available fromrepparttar 107702 Internet allows spammers to controlrepparttar 107703 Messenger Service on hundreds of thousands of computers onrepparttar 107704 Web. Users receive popup spam windows that are not generated byrepparttar 107705 website they are visiting.

If your computer is on a network behind a firewall, or you have a firewall application installed on your computer, it can be configured to block access torepparttar 107706 Messenger Service. Most firewalls are configured by default to block access torepparttar 107707 Messenger Service. If not, configure your firewall to block port 135,repparttar 107708 port used by Messenger Service.

How-To Refill Your Ink Cartridge

Written by Marisa Pellegrino


Forget about emptying your wallets every time you seerepparttar blinking light. Quit worrying and start doing it yourself! It’s an easy process that won’t take you more than five minutes.

The following is included in a typical ink refill kit: ink bottles, syringes and detailed instructions. Some kits include an air balance clip for balancingrepparttar 107690 air insiderepparttar 107691 cartridge to ensure proper ink flow. Some kits also include hand-drill tool to make a hole inrepparttar 107692 top of your empty cartridge.

Refilling Process

1. To startrepparttar 107693 refilling process, fillrepparttar 107694 syringe with one ofrepparttar 107695 ink colors overrepparttar 107696 sink or several sheets of scrap paper to prevent any mess. Different printers hold different amounts of ink. In most Epson printers,repparttar 107697 black cartridge holds approximately 17 ml andrepparttar 107698 color cartridges hold approximately 8 ml. Seerepparttar 107699 instructions with your refill kit to see how much ink your cartridges can hold.

2. Before insertingrepparttar 107700 needle, make a small hole inrepparttar 107701 top ofrepparttar 107702 cartridge (one for each color chamber). The hole is atrepparttar 107703 top ofrepparttar 107704 cartridge nearrepparttar 107705 label. Simply pushrepparttar 107706 needle throughrepparttar 107707 hole and press torepparttar 107708 bottom ofrepparttar 107709 cartridge towardsrepparttar 107710 outlet hole. It’s important to fillrepparttar 107711 cartridge slowly so as to avoidrepparttar 107712 ink from foaming and introducing air inrepparttar 107713 chamber.

3. You do not need to sealrepparttar 107714 refill holes since there are already breather holes onrepparttar 107715 top ofrepparttar 107716 cartridge.

4. Any unused ink can be put back inrepparttar 107717 bottle. You should cleanrepparttar 107718 syringe with water and dry it properly to dorepparttar 107719 same process forrepparttar 107720 other cartridges or for future use. You can also label each syringe forrepparttar 107721 different colors so that each syringe is only used with one color.

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