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The Survey link in my copy of the Newsletter produces a 404.

Firefox 84.0

Does anyone have any direct experience with “Reputation-based protection”?

If you are unfamiliar with VB, I encourage you to add the three fields and string manipulation provided by “orangehat” in a query. You would simply run this query and re-sort your database after making any additions or updates. This procedure will allow you to revise someone’s call when they have a call sign change and still have your database provide you with the data sorted in the manner you desire. I have a similar requirement but sort by suffix and prefix-zone.

From one ham to another ham:
In your query create 3 extra fields after the callsign to split the call sign and sort each ascending.
In your report only use the callsign field.
In your query add the following fields (assuming ‘callsign’ is the field name in that table.
pref: Left([callsign],PosOfFirstDigit([callsign])-1) << pref i.e. wb n or whatever
dist: Mid([callsign],PosOfFirstDigit([callsign]),1) << district 0 1 2 3 4 so on
last: Mid([callsign],PosOfFirstDigit([callsign])+1) << rest of the call sign after the district

I have investigated the Trojan warning I reported previously and tried to duplicate the situation to identify more details. Although I do not totally disagree with the condemnations of Symantec that have been presented, my experience indicates that it finds many issues that other scanners miss. To close the issue in this thread, I provide the following information for what it is worth.

Symantec is identifying two suspicious sets of code imbedded in the “MyPhoneExplorer_Setup_1.8.2.exe” file I downloaded from the FJ Software site. One is labeled “myphoneexplorer_V2_5185[1].exe” and the second is labeled “installmanager.exe”. Both are shown to be part of a Trojan known as (Suspicious.Cloud.2). It blocks the first from running and Quarantines the second. The code that installs MPE 1.8.2 is allowed to run and successfully installs the program. See attached Security History Report.

I know nothing more and provide this for everyone’s use as they deem fit.

I have yet to try and use it with my old Palm files.

– JimF

Though I posted this question here and on an android forum I found, I kept on digging and – dare I say it? – I think I may have found THE HOLY GRAIL! I came across a program called MyPhoneExplorer, the instructions for which can be found here. You download a desktop version, which is in many ways very much like the old Palm Desktop, then download the client app to your Android phone, after which it allows you to sync by WiFi, Bluetooth, or USB cable.

Cheers,
Al

CAUTION – As of today (7/5/12) downloading and installing the MPE application on my computer per the above activated Symantec (Norton) Security which promptly deleted the files indicating that they are a Trojan known as Cloud2 which is rated as very dangerous. It appears that the installer portion of the package is the problem.

I know nothing further at this time, but wanted to post this warning as soon as the incident happened.

– JimF

Fred – Thank you for the article. I believe this is an important subject for every level of PC user.

I downloaded and tried SpeedFan 4.44 on my Dell Dimension 8400. It didn’t detect any temperature sensors and the only function on the PC that is displaying is the CPU Load of the two processors. Did I miss something?

FWIW – It did identify the temperature sensor on one of my two external MAXTOR drives.