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FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting
Apple-owned FileMaker on Tuesday unveiled the next major version of its database product, FileMaker Pro 11.
In a recent study, the company found that 80 percent of the people who look at FileMaker already have a task in mind. With this type of feedback, FileMaker set out to make the new version faster and more productive for new users.
"It's very much a back to basics release for us," Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing and services at FileMaker, told CNET. "We think ease of use is the core proposition in a database."
To help users receive started, FileMaker added a new "Invoices" template, a task many new users want to receive up and running with quickly. FileMaker now has 31 starter templates included in the application.
Creating an invoice in FileMaker Pro 11
(Credit: FileMaker)One of the big new features of FileMaker 11 is charting. Rosenberg explained that unlike a spreadsheet, charts created with a FileMaker database will update dynamically as the user browses data or views an invoice, for example. The charts can also be published to the Web using FileMaker's built-in tools.
On-the-fly reporting is also new, allowing users to create spreadsheet-like documents with totals and subtotals. Rosenberg likened these to pivot tables in spreadsheets.
The new version also adds an Inspector, a feature many people are used to seeing in applications like Photoshop and Microsoft Office. The Inspector shows a palette on your desktop, allowing you to quickly pick to align text, change colors and other simple tasks.
A new media library
(Credit: FileMaker)FileMaker 11 is now a Cocoa application, which means that it is fully native on Mac OS X. There are four versions of the database app available: FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Pro Advanced, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Server Advanced.
Pricing starts at $299.
Originally posted at News - Apple
9 Mar 2010, 4:13 pm | click here to view more
Malware found on HTC Android phone from Vodafone
Security firm Panda says it found several types of malware on an HTC Magic on an Android-based device from Vodafone.
(Credit: HTC)An employee at Spanish antivirus firm Panda Security received a new Android-based Vodafone HTC Magic with malware on it, according to researchers at Panda Labs.
"Today one of our colleagues received a brand new Vodafone HTC Magic with Google's Android OS," researcher Pedro Bustamante wrote on the Panda Research Blog on Monday.
"The interesting thing is that when she plugged the phone to her PC via USB, her Panda Cloud Antivirus went off, detecting both an autorun.inf and autorun.exe as malicious," he wrote. "A quick look into the phone quickly revealed it was infected and spreading the infection to any and every PCs that the phone would be plugged into."
The malware began "phoning home" for instructions, Bustamante wrote. It's likely the user's credentials would have been stolen, he speculated.
The malware turned out to be related to the Mariposa botnet, but there was other malware on the device too--Conficker and a Lineage password-stealing Trojan, he said.
A Vodafone spokesperson did not return an e-mail from CNET seeking comment, but The Register published a statement from Vodafone that said it is investigating the matter.
"Following extensive quality assurance testing on HTC Magic handsets in several of our operating companies, early indications are that this was an isolated local incident," the statement said.
Last week, three people were arrested in Spain on charges of operating a massive botnet composed of 12.7 million PCs that stole credit card and bank log-in data and infected computers in half of the Fortune 1,000 companies and more than 40 banks. The botnet was dubbed "Mariposa," which means butterfly in Spanish.
Updated at 1:07 p.m. PST with background on Mariposa-related arrests.
Originally posted at InSecurity Complex
9 Mar 2010, 2:40 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: National Guard interstate transfer?
I'm in the national guard and the unit is deploying next year. I want to move to another state for personal reasons, and my unit is not letting me transfer out even though the gaining unit wants to take me. If I wait around to be deployed next year with this unit, I will lose out on 6 months of school as well as work and will be $10,000 in debt. What are my options? I saw on some other state's websites that you are allowed to be transferred if you move 50 miles away. Is this with the consent of the unit only? Thanks. I'm not trying to avoid deployment. I requested the transfer in january to move as soon as possible and was willing to deploy with the gaining unit this year. And for your information I served in the Iraq war in the Army where I almost got blown into pieces, so if you don't have any useful insight other than, "so you're trying to avoid deployment" with your self righteousness, please refrain from commenting and wasting space. Thank you.
11 Mar 2010, 9:48 pm | click here to view more
Resolved Question: On march 21st should ICE and the national Guard be called in to round up the illegals?
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/11/1525105/undocumented-aliens-backers-to.html I think ICE and the national guard should be called in to round up every these illegals and send them packing back across the border what say you?
11 Mar 2010, 9:39 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Re-enlisting in the Army with Inhaler?
Hey Ya'll, My husband is in the NG right now, but is transferring out to go back to active duty, I was wondering is he would need a waiver for an inhaler the Army had given him while he was still in active duty two years ago, they determined that for PT he was allowed to take a puff beforehand, but nowhere in his file does it state he was diagnosed with asthma. He was a cav scout, but is now infantry, and the national guard did not have an issue with it. Was just wondering if anyone would know if he would technically need a waiver because its in his medical record from the Army, and if he would, the chances of him actually having it approved. He has completed the retraining for 11b, as well as passing PT tests, thank you for any advice/answers!
11 Mar 2010, 9:32 am | click here to view more
Open Question: i want to be a CHP then become a CHP pilot? and i am going to the National Guard what job would help me?
I want to hopfully go into law enforcement FBI, CHP or Sheriff, for now i want to go into CHP and then hopefully after working as a CHP for awile be a CHP pilot, or if i could become a pilot first that would be better. So im going to join the national guard and i need to pick my job. I want to be either military police or be in aviation. Please help me know or find out what would help me the most to become a a CHP or FBI or a CHP pilot. Thanks details would be helpfull
11 Mar 2010, 9:26 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Questions about Army ECS?
What is my service obligation with ECS? How long will I have to serve after the 4 years in college, because I plan to go to college with Army ROTC, but I want a little experience in the Reserves first. Does the National Guard have an ECS option or is it just the Army Reserve? What MOSs are eligible for ECS? Thanks.
11 Mar 2010, 8:51 am | click here to view more
Open Question: Why does the get so upset when we talk military?
I've been looking into the Active Army and he is in the National Guard Reserves. He always gets upset or mad when the topic comes up, I don't understand. I think somewhat of it is because it's active duty that I am going to enlist in. But he really keeps trying to receive me to look more into the National Guard. He says I'm not listening to him, but I am. I got appointment set up with Sgt. White who is a recruiter from the Guard. Please help out a bit. "He" is my boyfriend.
11 Mar 2010, 8:41 am | click here to view more
Tether for free via PdaNet
Just because the Moscone middle in San Francisco hosts a veritable plethora of techie conventions, that doesn't mean it offers Wi-Fi. If your phone can pick up a 3G signal, you might not care--and you might not have to pay for it, either. Thanks to PdaNet's phone app and laptop drivers, and the unlimited data plan that you're already paying for, you can use many of the major smartphones as your Internet connection.
After connecting your Android phone and running the PdaNet app, you'll need to finalize the connection from the PdaNet system tray icon.
(Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)From the improbably-named software publisher June Fabrics, PdaNet is known for offering tethering solutions for PalmOS, but it also offers iPhone, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry versions. (Note that the iPhone version requires you to jailbreak the phone.) We'll be focusing on the Android version, which is available for Windows 32-bit and Mac. Its installation is surprisingly simple and doesn't involve rooting your Android phone.
There are two ways to install PdaNet. You can download it directly to your phone by connecting your phone to your computer, mounting the phone as a steer, and running the executable file from there. Or you can download it directly to your computer and run it. If you run it from your phone, the onscreen instructions will tell you when you need to disconnect your phone to complete the installation.
You'll be prompted again to enable USB debugging on the Android, and then to connect the USB cable. Once connected, it will install the PdaNet app on your phone. To create the connection, you'll need to connect the USB cable, run the PdaNet app on the phone, and then complete the connection by choosing "Connect" from the system tray context menu. If the Windows driver warns you that it's unverified, install it anyway.
PdaNet for Android has one limitation. After 30 days, it will require you to buy a license for $23.95, otherwise it will block access to secure HTTPS Web sites such as Gmail. That's a tempting carrot, but for those who don't need access to secure sites, the free version should be more than enough to satisfy.
Making the connection was smooth and nearly flawless. Users can tether their Android phones with a USB cable, or they can connect their phones to their laptops via Bluetooth DUN. PdaNet warns users that Bluetooth connections can be hamstrung by baud rate, so browsing on your laptop can appear slower than on your phone. However, the company says that there should be no perceptible slowdowns if connected via USB.
I noticed occasional connection hiccups when waking the laptop from hibernating, but otherwise there were no problems. To receive around those apparent connection loss situations, I disconnected and then re-established the tether. The program is light on your system resources, and is a strong choice for those who want the benefits of tethering without the risks involved in rooting their phone.
11 Mar 2010, 8:31 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: State OCS or Military Intelligence? (National Guard)?
So I have to pick between State OCS and Military Intelligence enlisted (well, not between just those, but that is my top two choices). Not sure which is the better path, have heard good and bad about both. Any insight would be helpful.
11 Mar 2010, 6:35 am | click here to view more
Open Question: What are the Differences between Marine Corps and National Guard?
I want to join the millitary I just dont know what branch I would like best. I've recently been looking at MC & NG and i was just wondering whats the differences between them (besides the fact that NG is part time), also any info on other millitary branches would be great (i want to be infantry if that helps). Thanks.
11 Mar 2010, 6:22 pm | click here to view more
Thunderbird beta 'Lanikai' released
Mozilla made public the first beta of Thunderbird 3.1 today. Code-named Lanikai and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, the milestone makes few noticeable changes to the open-source and free desktop e-mail client. This is not surprising, though, as Mozilla Messaging announced that the goal of this release was to fix problems created by upgrading the Gecko engine that powers the program.
Lanikai is the first semi-stable release of Thunderbird to use Gecko 1.9.2, which is the same engine that Firefox 3.6 uses. The changes made from Thunderbird 3 to the 3.1 beta test version include Mac OS X 10.6 upgrade path from Thunderbird 2 improvements, fixes for autocomplete, tabs, activity manager, minor interface improvements and corrections, and a spate of stability and memory corrections.
One new security feature is that Lanikai requires extensions to arrive from a secure server using the HTTPS protocol or be digitally signed. Absent either of these, the extension won't install.
The full list of bug fixes is available here.
There are also several known issues that persist in Lanikai. These include a conflict with the Kaspersky Anti-Spam add-on, an occasional plain-text e-mail interface bug that forces buttons out of the pane, and an occasional offline bug that prevents e-mails written in Offline mode from being automatically sent when the Internet connection is restored. They must instead be sent manually from the Drafts folder.
As noted when Lanikai entered the alpha phase of development, Mozilla Messaging is attempting to follow in the footstep of the Firefox release schedule. The final version of Thunderbird 3.1 is expected sometime in June, though that could easily change.
11 Mar 2010, 5:03 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: missouri army national guard rsp got me worried...?
i'm worried i won't make it through basic training and ait.... grr i need advice. help me and rsp does help but my boat date is 20090706 and i'm not passing my pt run right now but i pass everything else with flying and flipping colors. i need advice before it's too tardy... i'm in a leadership position ... any body who knows what ft. sill ok. is like esp. females receive back to me on this one... please
11 Mar 2010, 4:58 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: I am a 17 year old who enlisted in the National Guard and i made a terrible mistake. How do i get out?
I want to receive out without receiving a dishonorable discharge. I realize now there's no way i can conform to the physical or mental aspects of the military. I have not attended basic or ait. I have been to several drills.
11 Mar 2010, 4:54 pm | click here to view more
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.5
Check Software Update! Apple has released Safari 4.0.5, which brings a number of performance enhancements and bug fixes to Apple's browser. According to the updater, the following has been addressed:
- Performance improvements for Top Sites
- Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins
- Stability improvements for websites with online forms and Scalable Vector Graphics
- Fixes an issue that prevented Safari from changing settings on some Linksys routers
- Fixes an issue that prevented some iWork.com users from commenting on documents
The update is available for Windows and OS X, but on the Mac side the specific problems addressed are issues with RSS feeds setting values in cookies, even if you have blocked cookies, and potential problems with WebKit's loading of CSS, XML, and HTML scripts that could cause arbitrary code execution or crashing.
For specifics on the issues addressed, look this Apple knowledgebase document: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070
The Safari update is 31.8MB, and does require a restart to fully install. Be sure to back up your system before installing, and also have an alternative browser available as a backup. Keep in mind that third-party add-ons may be affected by the update, so check their functionality after updating, and be prepared to remove or reinstall them if needed.
Questions? Comments? Post them below or email us!
Be sure to check us out on Twitter and the CNET Mac forums.
Originally posted at MacFixIt
11 Mar 2010, 4:33 pm | click here to view more
Marine Corps Parents Home Page | A Parents Guide to the Marine Corps
This is the official Parent's Guide to the U.S. Marine Corps, where you can learn how to help your son or daughter make an informed decision about enlisting in the Marines.
11 Mar 2010, 4:17 am | click here to view more
Open Question: do they let women fight in the army national guard or marines?
do they let women battle in the wars in the marines or national guard and i mean realy battle like the men do.
11 Mar 2010, 4:16 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: does arbitration count as a conviction?
I'm 17 and in the Army National Guard. I have never gotten a single D-note, ticket, or anything like that. When i was in middle school and at the age of 13 i thought i could receive away with whatever i want so i took my teachers laptop. I returned it 2 weeks later but they still had to write a police report. i didn't receive written up or the school didn't take any action against me. No charges were filed but it was mandatory that i go to arbitration, in which i completed everything that needed to be done. My question is i'm planning on going intel in the Guard and 2 requirements are: # No record of conviction by court-martial # No record of conviction by a civil court for any offense other than minor traffic violations. will the arbitration fall below that or since it was expunged and me being so young and currently with a flawless record will they not worry about it?
11 Mar 2010, 4:08 pm | click here to view more
YouTube - Marines
yo odst, Marines look a mess in there uniforms? are you high??!!??! and Marines arent fat asses that make burgers, infact royal marines go through training thats nothing short ...
11 Mar 2010, 3:26 am | click here to view more
Mozilla aggressively asks older Firefox users to update
By Mozilla's lights, Firefox 3.6 has been a runaway success. The publisher of the open-source browser says that more than 100 million users have downloaded Firefox 3.6 since its launch in the middle of January. However, not every Firefox users have upgraded from Firefox 3 or Firefox 3.5, and Mozilla wants to change that.
Users of older versions of Firefox will start seeing this pop-up, asking them to upgrade.
(Credit: Mozilla)As of Thursday, users of older Firefox versions will start seeing a pop-up encouraging them to upgrade. The window will arrive with three choices: Ask Later, No Thanks, or receive the New Version. The pop-up will appear after 60 seconds of keyboard inactivity, which Mozilla called a courtesy toward users and their workflows. Selecting "Ask Later" will defer the window for 24 hours. If a user has chosen No Thanks but decides later to upgrade Firefox, running the "Check for Updates" option from the Help menu will bring up the upgrade window.
One reason that many users cite for not upgrading Firefox is a legitimate concern about add-on forward compatibility. In the press release announcing the push, Mozilla stated that more than 90 percent of Firefox add-ons are compatible with Firefox 3.6. Users can also try to force older add-ons to be compatible by using the MR Tech Toolkit or Nightly Tester Tools add-ons, which add a "force compatibility" option to the add-on context menu, but these tricks also decrease the stability of the browser.
If you use an older version of Firefox, tell us why and which version in the comments below.
11 Mar 2010, 3:21 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: What is the best path to becoming a Physician Assistant in the Military?
I'm about to leave to BCT/AIT with the National Guard. When I arrive home, I'll have the option of signing an Active Duty, Dedicated Guard (National Guard), or Army Reserve ROTC contract. My eventual goal is to become a PA. Which of those 3 paths would offer the best opportunities for my chosen field? And what would the process be? Thanks!
11 Mar 2010, 2:28 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: can u join the puerto rican national guard with asthma?
i understand it is us military and asthma is disqualifying but i was wondering is there different rules involved that you can join them with asthma
11 Mar 2010, 2:24 pm | click here to view more
Android phones get Opera Mini 5 beta
every those Android smartphone owners who have been wondering when they can ditch the outmoded Opera Mini 4.2 browser in favor of the latest beta can now unfold their pouts, cease that kicking, and remove their pounding fists from the floor. Opera Mini 5 beta for Android has arrived.
Opera adds Android to its Mini 5 beta lineup.
(Credit: Opera Software)
On Thursday, Opera Software pushed out the Android version of its Mini 5 browser that improves the browser experience for Java phones by leaps and bounds. The beta build is equipped with an updated interface that includes a new "speed dial" start screen featuring thumbnails of most-visited sites. The browser also supports tabs, a first for Mini but old cap on Opera Mobile.
Opera Mini 5 beta (beta 2, actually) and the nearly identical Opera Mobile 10 beta (for Symbian and Windows phones) have been making the mobile rounds since September. We're fans of the latest advances to arrive to the free browser, and we're looking forward to Opera making those changes final and retiring Opera Mini 4.2 (and Opera Mobile 9.6, while they're at it.) We just wish that Opera had submitted Mini 5 beta to the Android Market sooner.
Here's our hands-on review of the very similar Opera Mini 5 beta for Java phones. Keep an eye out for an updated hands-on.
There's no confirmation from Opera, but we're speculating that Opera could officially flip the switch on at least one of the Opera Mini 5 variants at the CTIA trade show later in March.
To download Opera Mini 5 beta for Android, check the Android Market from your smartphone or point to mobile browser to www.opera.com/mini/next/.
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Originally posted at Android Atlas
11 Mar 2010, 2:00 am | click here to view more
Open Question: can you join the national guard with a traffic warrant?
I am trying to join the Nation Guard in NH and I have a bench warrant in CA for driving with out a license, would I have to clear this up before I could join?
11 Mar 2010, 1:58 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Is there anyway you could switch from the National Guard to the Coast Guard?
MILITARY QUESTION
11 Mar 2010, 12:39 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: im thinking about joining please help?
hi - i am thinking about joining the national guard when i am older so the thing is that i need to know more about it i am only fourteen right know so it is a while away i need a website that has every of the information thanks for every answers in advance :)
11 Mar 2010, 12:02 am | click here to view more
Open Question: volunteer for deployment for Army National Guard?
I'm an E3 in the Oklahoma Army National Guard and one of my battle buddies is in a different unit than I am. She just found out about 2 months ago that her unit is getting deployed to Kuwait in January next year while my unit is supposed to receive deployed in 2012. I want to volunteer to go with my pal's unit because I would rather go sooner than later instead of just waiting around for my unit to find out when and where they are going. I've heard that I can either go through my unit's chain of command or I can just go to her unit and talk to AGR personnel there. What should I do?
11 Mar 2010, 11:44 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: What about the word "Illegal" do not these mexican criminals understand?
They need to drop the "invasion" tactics and receive outta dodge while the goin is good.....adios. I say enforce our borders with the National Guards, deport every illegal we can arrive up with, and start putting these criminals into prisons in Mexico.....
11 Mar 2010, 11:37 pm | click here to view more
Researcher publishes exploit for new IE hole
Moshe Ben Abu announced his Internet Explorer exploit on Twitter.
(Credit: Twitter)An Israeli security researcher has published exploit code for an unpatched hole in Internet Explorer that Microsoft disclosed two days ago.
Microsoft had warned in an advisory that a new vulnerability in IE 6 and IE 7, which could allow an attacker to take control of a computer, had been targeted in attacks.
Releasing the exploit code publicly increases the chances of attacks on the zero-day hole and could pressure Microsoft to issue a patch before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday in four weeks.
Researcher Moshe Ben Abu announced his work in a blog post on Wednesday and said it was being included in the open-source Metasploit exploit database.
He was able to create the exploit code after figuring out where an existing exploit was in the wild, based on information in a McAfee blog post, he told Ryan Naraine of the Zero Day blog at CNET sister site ZDNet. It took him about 10 minutes to de-obfuscate the exploit and pinpoint the vulnerability, he said.
Ben Abu told CNET that he would have found the original exploit code sooner or later without McAfee's help.
Asked how serious the zero-day hole is, he wrote in an e-mail to CNET: "The exploit covers Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7, which are not the latest version [IE 8] but many users still use it. In addition, the exploit is quite unstable, with about 60 percent to 70 percent success rate. So I guess it is critical, but not for users who update their Windows with the latest IE."
Microsoft's advisory on the vulnerability includes information on workarounds but suggests that IE 6 and IE 7 users upgrade to IE 8 immediately.
A McAfee spokesman said the company would be more careful about the details provided in its blog posts in the future.
"McAfee Labs does not support the release of exploit code, particularly in advance of a security patch being made available. We regularly sanitize blog content to prevent providing information that might assist attackers, while at the same time providing a service to customers and the security community to help improve protection levels," the spokesman said in a statement via e-mail. "The post in question did not contain enough information to directly guide anyone to exploit code. However, we regret that in this unique situation the post did contain details that may have given exploit writers a starting point to hunt for exploit code. Future blog posts will be subject to additional sanitization."
Updated at 11:44 a.m. PST with comment from McAfee and updated at 10:37 p.m. PST with comment from Ben Abu.
Originally posted at InSecurity Complex
11 Mar 2010, 10:28 am | click here to view more
Open Question: army bct fort sill oklahoma??? any advice?
Your Open QuestionShow me another » ARMY BCT AT Ft. SILL ...I'M NOT READY YET!!! :(? GOING TO FT. SILL IN JULY I NEED ADVICE ON HOW TO SURVIVE BCT. AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD RSP HELPS BUT I KNOW I NEED MORE THAN THAT... adore THE GUARD... HELP terrified... i'm in rsp and it is great.. i'm in a leadership position already but i know rsp isn't down range so there is a difference.Drill Sergeant Billingsly is a great example for us... he takes no ****. help i need advice on what to be ready for and i know if i do what i'm told and don't try to difficult to stick out or blend in with the back row i'll be ok but i'm so so so worried e mail me angel-N-disguise@live.com job3714@gmail.com or mustang_hottie_brat@yahoo.com also on myspace and facebook Felisha M. Taylor aka Pvt E1 Taylor, F o and p.s. i know not to over stress it's just crazy difficult not to,,,
10 Mar 2010, 9:11 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Which is better, the Regular Army or the National Guard?
I'm a Junior in College and I'm thinking about joining the National Guard this summer. I wanted to know if it would be better to wait until I've graduated and then join the Regular Army instead. I originally wanted to join the National Guard for two reasons, the first being that it pays for school. I have over twenty thousand in student loans, however, and that was the limit my recruiter gave me when I talked to him. So it'll pay for part and not every. Regular Army has the same deal I'm sure, with the exception of certain MOS's. My National Guard recruiter told me that he could arrange it so that I did Basic Training, AIT Training, and then spent six months in my unit before going to OCS. I know the National Guard would look good on my resume and that OCS would look even better, but there's a chance that if I join now, I'll miss the start of the Fall semester at school and delaying my graduation by at least six months as well as having the fill out a lot of paperwork to receive a military deferment for my student loans. Basically, I want to know if I should join the National Guard now or wait until next year and I've graduated to join the regular Army. Which is the better choice given my circumstances?
10 Mar 2010, 8:56 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Why did I receive such a high level of a discharge?
I was recently discharged from the Army National Guard, due to a personal request to go active duty in the Air Force. I requested my discharge December 17th and I was discharged January 25th. I enlisted November 11, 2009. I was actually in the National Guard for maybe 40+ days. I didn't go to basic nor drills. I have done nothing but signed on the dotted line. I got my discharge order and I received a discharge order of 3. I was called by my Air Force recruiter saying that this may be an issue. I want to know how severe a discharge level of 3 is and why I received such a high level of a discharge for doing what I feel nothing. I feel it is wrong to not let me serve my country because I want to join a different branch of service.
10 Mar 2010, 8:17 pm | click here to view more
Resolved Question: Question About Joining Army National Guard?
I've been trying to join the national guard for about 6-7months. I had a felony that had an adverse disposition (probation, etc) and I needed it completely dismissed. I went back 3 weeks ago and had it dismissed, without probation and the other things. Ive taken the ASVAB, scored high, taken my physical up at MEPS, chose my MOS, years in, station in state, every of that. I sent the court papers to my recruiter, and now Ive been waiting for 1+ too hear back from him. I tried calling, emailing and nothing. What should I do, I really want to join.
10 Mar 2010, 7:57 pm | click here to view more
Resolved Question: 11B Army National Guard?
I Joined as an 11b and i am leaving right after High school June thirty. And i was just wondering if anyone is in the Guard and chose this job. I want to know how you feel about it what you like about it and what you don't. I am just interested to hear what people say and look different views. Personally i joined as and 11B to serve my country of coarse and i chose National Guard so i can receive a degree and become a police officer. Serve my country and community while making a good living making sure my family will be safe what not to like about that? Now for your opinion please feel free to share on your experiences. Thank you. Uh no this isnt izzy? And yeah i been working out 3 days simple lifting, 1 day like hardcore circuit core drills with my football coach and 3 days running. (i can run 3 miles now i am hoping to receive to 5 before i leave). Thanks
10 Mar 2010, 7:22 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Is this good enough to get into the United States Coast Guard Academy?
My overall average is around a 95, so that would be a 4.0 GPA. My courses are mostly honors courses with one A.P. class. I have played soccer for my school for four years, but unfortunately I only made varsity in my senior year. I was a captain for my JV soccer team in 10th and 11th grade. I also am involved in National Honor Society and National Foreign Language Honor Society. In the past, I participated in Model Congress and Leadership Skills. Other than after school, I also play goaltender for my roller hockey team and I help out with kids with special needs. I am applying for the AIM program and I understand this is a big deal because it will give me an idea as to whether or not I will be accepted to the school next year when I apply.
10 Mar 2010, 7:14 pm | click here to view more
Words With Friends: Like Scrabulous for iPhone!
Remember Scrabulous, the Facebook-powered Scrabble knockoff that was every the rage a couple years back? I was a serious addict, but lost interest after every the name changes, lawsuits, redesigns, etc.
Thanks to my bad pal Denny, my addiction is reborn--and mobile. Words With Friends is a two-player crossword challenge that offers turn-based, Scrabulous-like competition. It's not perfect, but I'm loving it.
So I'm getting creamed. Can I help it if I draw bad letters?
(Credit: Rick Broida)The game lets you complete online against random players and/or friends. (Built-in Facebook/Twitter links let you post an invitation as a status update.) You can have up to 20 matches going at once, with push notifications letting you know when it's your turn.
There's also an in-game chat option. You can tell when an opponent is online when you look a pair of eyeballs next to the Chat button.
The game itself plays much like Scrabble, though with a slightly different distribution of the bonus squares (double word score, triple letter score, etc.). A double-tap is every it takes to zoom into the board for easier tile placement or back again for a full-board view.
It would be nice if WWF had a few more amenities, like a button for clearing your tiles or a list of legal two-letter words. But my big complaint is that the game doesn't keep a tally of your potential word score as you place your tiles. It's only after you make your play that you find out your total for the turn. (What, I'm supposed to do math in my head?)
WWF also suffers from some performance issues, like seemingly endless lag when attempting to submit your turn. Most of the time, the game worked fine, but it's frustrating when it doesn't.
Developer Newtoy offers a free, ad-supported version of Words With Friends and a $2.99 ad-free version.
The ads receive pretty annoying pretty quickly, so I may just bite the bullet and pay my 3 bucks. On the other hand, Words With Friends is such a distraction (albeit an incredibly enjoyable one), the smarter move would be to delete it altogether.
Eh, I'm probably not that smart. In fact, my username is justrick if you want to challenge me to a game. Update: Too many challenges! Sorry I can't accept them every. In the meantime, check out "Five perfect puzzle games for the iPhone."
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
10 Mar 2010, 7:00 am | click here to view more
Open Question: how can someone thats in the air national guard become an active duty member?
10 Mar 2010, 6:55 pm | click here to view more
LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection
LimeWire's peer-to-peer file-sharing network is notorious as a malware ghetto, where distributed files that have legitimate-sounding names turn out to be Trojan horses hiding pernicious threats. In an effort to attract more users to the LimeWire premium upgrade and to protect those users better, the company signed a deal with AVG on Tuesday to extend download file scanning and blocking to LimeWire Pro users.
By integrating AVG's antivirus SDK engine, every files that LimeWire Pro users download will now be scanned before they run. A pop-up will appear letting users know when a file has been scanned or blocked.
This is a smart move to make, as users become more aware of the risky nature of running audio, video, and program executables from unverifiable sources without scanning them first. However, many security suite options already offer download scanning. Most of the premium ones, such as Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky, and ESET, and some of the free ones, such as AVG, Avast, and Avira, will block a malicious download before anything gets saved to your difficult steer. Nearly every will prevent an already-downloaded file from running.
LimeWire pointed out in a press release that it has 50 million users worldwide but didn't specify how many of those were premium-version users who would receive the AVG protection.
10 Mar 2010, 6:53 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: What Air National Guard jobs offer bonuses?
What AFSC's offer bonuses and how much? Specifically Air National Guard.
10 Mar 2010, 6:28 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: please some advice!!?
ok yesterday march 9 i went shooting and i locked my shotgun in my car and i forgot it was in the backseat i went to school the next morning and realized it was there so i put it in my trunk and someone seen me and told the officer so drove off campus and left my car at a friends home i walked to school and the police took me back to my car and told me to open the trunk they found the gun and arrested me....i later got released with no chargers against me ...i am in the national guard and i also work. the school says the only option is exposition and graduation is in a month and a half. what can i do to graduate???? please serious answers i am really stressed because this was a HUGH accident also the firearm is registered and i am also old enough to possess a shotgun....
10 Mar 2010, 5:59 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Can I join the Navy or the National Guard with Graves Disease?
Today I met with a National Guard Recruiter, and he told me I was completely disqualified because you can't take ANY medications while in basic training. So I called a Navy recruiter, and he was at least willing to look into it. He looked it up and said Hyperthyroidism of any nice completely disqualifies you. But he wasn't sure about hypothyroidism. Because if I take the Radioactive Iodine treatment, it will kill off my thyroid and knock it into hypo. Is that acceptable? Because I was reading about a medical waiver, though I'm not sure exactly what that is.
10 Mar 2010, 5:41 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Does dental assistant fall under 68E?
Every time I search for dental assistant it says 68E but when i go to National Guard page it says specialist. Do they arrive below the same MOS? Also what MOS' are least likely to deploy? Thanks for the help.
10 Mar 2010, 4:27 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: What's the Air National Guard like?
I've always wanted to join the military, but have always felt too tied down by obligations at home (school, family, etc etc). I've never considered the Reserves or National Guard before and am just learning more about it. The Air National Guard peaked my interest. Especially since their headquarters for my state is literally like 5 miles from my home. From what I understand the Air Guard focuses on staying in the US to protect it from foreign adversaries. Is there a chance to be deployed? Whats the pay like? How much time do you spend actually working every month? I'm a full time college student so I'd really like to stay here and finish my degree, but if I can serve my country and receive a paycheck at the same time that would be very awesome. Any info you guys can provide would be awesome. Does being a college student have any affect on your likelyhood to be deployed? I'd like to serve my country, but I really don't want to risk delaying my graduation.
10 Mar 2010, 4:19 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Does annual summer Army National Guard training?
conflict with attending LDAC or other ROTC training?
10 Mar 2010, 3:39 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: Balancing college and The Air National Guard?
OK, I will be starting a four year university to earn my bachelors this fall, I am interested in joining the ANG to help alleviate the financial burden and for the challenge and opportunity. However, I am undecided on when to join during college, mainly because I want to participate in the study away or study abroad programs and I'm not sure if I can work this in when I joined, I already know that it is very probable I will have to postpone schooling awhile to go to BMT and Tech School. SO I have two main questions- Is it possible to study abroad while in the Guard and what is the likelihood/odds of being deployed while still in school?
10 Mar 2010, 3:14 pm | click here to view more
Open Question: By joining the National Guard would that help me prepare to be a doctor?
I met this recruiter to the National Guard he asked me whatkind of courses I'm going to take in college I said medicine. He said about that National Guard has a little bit of medicine and I can still go to college they'll give me the money to attend college offcourse I;m going to use its like an honour I have no money or scholarships and I have no future.As an immigrant to this country my dream is to be a doctor still undecided though a doctor that works with medicine read they earn aalotof money.
10 Mar 2010, 2:32 am | click here to view more
Marines.mil :: Official Home of the United States Marine Corps
Marines.mil is the official site for the United States Marine Corps and provides news stories, press releases, photos, unit directory, and command information to active duty and ...
10 Mar 2010, 1:33 am | click here to view more
Open Question: is 35 too old to enlist in any kind of military service?
which branch of military service would be most likely to accept older recruits? i was thinking of the national guard.
10 Mar 2010, 11:39 am | click here to view more
Open Question: What is the likeliness of deployment for the new 1U0X1 career field?
I am highly interested in coming back onto AD to receive into this career field. I am currently in the CA Air National Guard and times are tough right now as far as financial stability. I like not having to worry about deployment right now, but I want to arrive back onto AD. I would like to know how the deployment rate would be for this AFSC. I would assume that deployments for them would be on the rise seeing as they are literally at the war-front. Any information that can be gathered is truly appreciated. Thank you.
10 Mar 2010, 11:13 am | click here to view more
Resolved Question: How do you write a Military Memorandum for Conditional Release to Active Duty?
My husband is in the Army National Guard and is trying to go active duty Army. His DD 368 was working it's way up the COC with signatures but at the last signature(Brigade Commander) the BC couldn't sign it because the recruiter signed his spot. So now, SFC of my husband's unit told him he can still receive every the signatures as long as he gets another 368 form. My husband has now turned it in as of yesterday to the SFC but now SFC wants a memorandum about why he wants to go active to go along with the DD 368 because another soldier in the unit has requested to go active too but wrote a 4 page memorandum! Of course, the husband has never written one and we want to make a good impression. So how do we write one? Any formal headings?
10 Mar 2010, 10:07 am | click here to view more