Can the Mac OS X clipboard hold more than one item?

What if you want to copy several items, and then paste those items later? You can't do it with the standard clipboard, but thanks to some free programs, you can bring the Mac's copy-and-paste functionality into the 21st century.

While there are many clipboard enhancement tools available for Mac, I like to use one of two free ones. The first keeps things simple, but adds that extra dimension that makes your clipboard so much more useful. It is called Jumpcut and can be found at Sourceforge.net.

Basically, what Jumpcut does is to give you a clipboard that is several items deep. With it you can access the menu at the top of the screen and choose to paste in previously clipped items. In fact, it keeps a running record of your most recent copies, and you can choose any one.

You can also use a keyboard shortcut, usually Ctrl+Option+V to cycle through your clipboard items and pick the one you want.

The options for Jumpcut are kept simple. You can have it remember more items if you wish, and display more choices if you wish.  One limiting factor of Jumpcut is that it only works with text. If you want to use images, you'll need something more advanced like ClipMenu, which can be found at clipmenu.com.

In addition to accepting text and images, ClipMenu also has a more complex menu, including breaking the items into groups of 10 or less and Snippets, which are items permanently available through ClipMenu for pasting.

Plus, when you use ClipMenu's keyboard shortcut, usually Ctrl+Command+V, you get the entire ClipMenu menu right at the point of your cursor.

You'll also find ClipMenu's options more detailed than Jumpcut, with fine-tuning like font sizes in the menu, labels to indicate the type of item, and even the ability to integrate with simple scripts to do things like change the case of clipboard text.

The best thing about Jumpcut and ClipMenu is that they can be used together. Simply install both. They will both remember what you copy. For the simplest of needs I use Jumpcut, and then for things like images or the Snippets feature, I use ClipMenu. And since they are both free and stable, there's really no reason not to try them out. Except that once you have a clipboard with depth, you'll never be able to go back to the single-item 1980's style clipboard again.

Get your external IP address - TEXT ONLY

There are a lot of useful services online where you can quickly and easily get your external IP address, however they are almost all laden with a bunch of other crap, like ads and stuff. For a clean, simple text only view of your external IP address go to

https://secure.internode.on.net/webtools/showmyip?textonly=1

I created a shortened URL. . .

tinyurl.com/externalip

Disable Windows Users From The Command Line

Whether in an Active Directory domain or standalone in a workgroup you can use this simple command line to disable one or more users.

net user <username> /active:no </domain>

Attack Of The Droid

Google rides a wave of better than expected results and buzz about its new mobile phone operating system. (Bloomberg News)

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Windows 7 Global Launch

Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system goes on sale around the world. (Bloomberg News)

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Microsoft Windows 7 OS Takes Off

High hopes for Microsoft's latest operating system platform, Windows 7. Components communities keep their fingers crossed. (The Trade)

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Microsoft Windows 7 OS Faces Piracy

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Linux Upgrade Password Hashing Algorithm to SHA-512

The default algorithm for storing password hashes in /etc/shadow is MD5. I was told to use SHA-512 hashing algorithm. How do I set password hashing using the SHA-256 and SHA-512 under CentOS or Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.4?

You need to use authconfig command to setup SHA-256/512 hashing. This command provides a simple method of configuring /etc/sysconfig/network to handle NIS, as well as /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow, the files used for shadow password support. Basic LDAP, Kerberos 5, and SMB (authentication) client configuration is also provided.

Display Current Hashing Algorithm

Type the following command:
# authconfig --test | grep hashing

Sample outputs:

password hashing algorithm is md5

Configure Linux Server To Use The SHA-512

To configure the Linux system to use the SHA-512 algorithm, enter:
# authconfig --passalgo=sha512 --update

Note users need to change their passwords in order to generate hashes using SHA-512. You can force users to change their password on next login:
# chage -d 0 userName

Microsoft SSL Diagnostics

A common problem for administrators of IIS servers is configuring and troubleshooting SSL enabled websites. To assist in administrators efforts, Microsoft has designed a tool - SSL Diagnostics - to aid in quickly identifying configuration problems in the IIS metabase, certificates, or certificate stores.

This tool allows users to review configuration information in a easy to read view mode or to run the tool silently with only the creation of a log file. During use, administrators can simulate the SSL handshake to find errors. They can also quickly "hot swap" certificates for testing purposes.

These packages come in two forms: Express and Full. The express will only give the pertinent tools for administrators to use SSL Diagnostics while full install installs the same files with the appropriate documentation. Included in the full install is a SSL Frequently Asked Questions that can assist in the learning of SSL for administrators.

More details & download SSL Diagnostics for x86 or x64.

Using Transact SQL to get length of TEXT field [T-SQL]

To calculate the lenght of a TEXT field the LEN function used to calculate the length of VARCHAR fields won't work.

You need to use the DATALENGTH T-SQL function:

SELECT DATALENGTH(myTextField) AS lengthOfMyTextField

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Free Search Engine Rankings Check

Search Engine Rankings - Instant, online reports of web site rankings in 8 top search engines and web directories, including Google, Yahoo! Search, Bing (MSN), AOL, AltaVista, AllTheWeb, Yahoo! Directory, and Open Directory (Dmoz).

Exchange Server 2007: Bulk mailbox-enabling users using Exchange Shell

Bulk mailbox-enabling users using the Exchange console

In Exchange Server 2007 SP1, the Exchange console (EMC) allows you to create mailboxes for existing users. When selecting an existing user in the New Mailbox wizard, you can select multiple users by using the regular SHIFT-Click (to select a continuous list of users) and CTRL-click (to pick the users you want).

First we need to find the users without mailboxes. The get-user command will list all users. The RecipientType property of the user is either User or UserMailbox. As the name clearly suggests, those with UserMailbox as RecipientType are already mailbox-enabled – leaving those with RecipientType User.

You can enable all users with RecipientType User:

get-user | where-object{$_.RecipientType –eq “User”}

Yes, that may not be a great idea! So let’s filter these users. If these users reside in a particular Organizational Unit, we can restrict our search to that OU. In this case, we’ll look for users in the OU called “People”:

get-user –organizationalUnit people | where-object{$_.RecipientType –eq “User”}

Now we get a list of all users (who are not mailbox-enabled) from that OU. We can further restrict this list to all users who are members of a particular department. Since Sales is our favorite department, let’s pick Sales:

get-user –organizationalUnit people | where-object{$_.RecipientType –eq “User” -and $_.department –eq “Sales”}

Now we’ve got a smaller list of folks – those residing in the People OU belonging to Sales dept. and aren’t mailbox-enabled yet. Let’s go ahead and mailbox-enable these users:

get-user –organizationalUnit people | where-object {$_.RecipientType –eq “User” -and $_.department –eq “Sales”} | Enable-Mailbox –Database “EXCHANGE1\Mailbox Database” | get-mailbox | select name,windowsemailaddress,database

The above command mailbox-enables these users and outputs a list of their names, default email address, and the mailbox Store on which their mailbox(es) reside.

Similarly, you can also use other user attributes of user accounts like city, state, country, etc. to selectively mailbox-enable users.

PowerShell / Exchange shell does to VBS scripts what scripting did to repetitive GUI tasks.

Getting Dell Service Tag using PowerShell

Powershell's get-wmiobject commandlet makes getting the Dell service tag or serial number for (some) other computer models easy.

Get-WmiObject win32_SystemEnclosure | select serialnumber

This worked for me successfully with Dell and SuperMicro, however it didn't work on and HP computer I have. Haven't tried it on IBM or others yet. . .

HOW TO: Export all email addresses from a domain

AD Users & Computers UI lets you list the mail column for each object, which displays the default (SMTP) email address for objects. You can export the list from ADUC as csv/txt. However, any additional email addresses in the proxyAddresses attribute are not exported.

There's no GUI to list/export all email addresses. Here's a script to do that - ListEmailAddresses.vbs.

File: ListEmailAddresses.zip

What does it exactly do?
- Queries Active Directory for Contacts & Groups
- Lists their email addresses
- Queries Users
- Lists enabled users' email addresses
- Lists disabled users' email addresses separately
- Outputs to command line and also to a text file - c:\proxyaddresses.txt
- X.400 addresses are ignored

Exchange 2007 HOW TO: Add Email Addresses To Public Folders

How do we add email addresses to Public Folders?

It should be pretty simple - If Get-Mailbox shows the emailaddresses property for a mailbox, and Set-Mailbox allows you to use the -EmailAddresses switch to add email addresses, one can't be blamed for believing it'll work the same way for Public Folders.

Objects other than Public Folders need to be mailbox or mail-enabled to be Exchange recipients, Public Folders do not (Yes, they are mail-enabled by default). To modify mail-related attributes of Public Folders, you use the Set-MailPublicFolder command.

To add additional email address to a (mail-enabled) Public Folder:

$PF = Get-MailPublicFolder "Sales"

$PF.EmailAddresses += "Sales-EMEA@domain.com"

$PF | Set-MailPublicFolder

The first line gets mail-related properties of Public Folder "Sales" in a variable called $PF. Next, we add the additional email address, without wiping out the existing ones. Finally, we commit the change using Set-MailPublicFolder.

If you simply use Set-MailPublicFolder "Sales" -EmailAddresses "Sales-EMEA@domain.com", it will replace the existing values in the EmailAddresses property.

Another difference to note between how the Set-PublicFolder and Get-PublicFolder commands work, compared to Set-MailPublicFolder and Get-MailPublicFolder - the former takes a relative path of a Public Folder. For instance, to get the Sales PF if it's in the root of the Public Folder tree, we would need to add a \ before the name:

Get-PublicFolder \Sales

However, the Get/Set-MailPublicFolder commands work using the alias/display name of the PF. Why the difference? One way to look at it - when using Get/Set-PublicFolder, you're working with the actual Public Folder. When using Get/Set-MailPublicFolder, you're working with the Active Directory object created for that Public Folder (which holds mail-related attributes, making it possible for a Public Folder to be mail-enabled).

To change the primary email address of the Public Folder "Sales" from "Sales@domain.com" to the new address we just entered - "Sales-EMEA@domain.com":

Set-MailPublicFolder "Sales" -EmailAddressPolicyEnabled $false -PrimarySmtpAddress "Sales-EMEA@domain.com"

As you may have already figured out, we exempted the Public Folder from getting EmailAddressPolicies applied. In Exchange Server 2003/2000, you could change the default email address of a recipient, without unchecking the checkbox. Result: A few minutes after you completed the change, Recipient Policies would apply and change the primary email address back.

Exchange Server 2007 doesn't let you change the default email address without exempting the recipient from email address policies.

Linux / UNIX Find Out What Program / Service is Listening on a Specific TCP Port

How do I find out which service is listening on a specific port? How do I find out what program is listening on a specific TCP Port?

Under Linux and UNIX you can use any one of the following command to get listing on a specific TCP port:

• lsof : list open files including ports.
• netstat : The netstat command symbolically displays the contents of various network-related data and information.

lsof command example
Type the following command to see IPv4 port(s), enter:
# lsof -Pnl +M -i4

Type the following command to see IPv6 listing port(s), enter:
# lsof -Pnl +M -i6

Sample output:

COMMAND    PID     USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE NODE NAME
gweather- 6591     1000   17u  IPv4 106812       TCP 192.168.1.100:57179->140.90.128.70:80 (ESTABLISHED)
firefox-b 6613     1000   29u  IPv4 106268       TCP 127.0.0.1:60439->127.0.0.1:3128 (ESTABLISHED)
firefox-b 6613     1000   31u  IPv4 106321       TCP 127.0.0.1:60440->127.0.0.1:3128 (ESTABLISHED)
firefox-b 6613     1000   44u  IPv4 106325       TCP 127.0.0.1:60441->127.0.0.1:3128 (ESTABLISHED)
firefox-b 6613     1000   50u  IPv4 106201       TCP 127.0.0.1:60437->127.0.0.1:3128 (ESTABLISHED)
deluge    6908     1000    8u  IPv4  23179       TCP *:6881 (LISTEN)
deluge    6908     1000   30u  IPv4  23185       UDP *:6881
deluge    6908     1000   45u  IPv4 106740       TCP 192.168.1.100:50584->217.169.223.161:38406 (SYN_SENT)
deluge    6908     1000   57u  IPv4  70529       TCP 192.168.1.100:57325->24.67.82.222:21250 (ESTABLISHED)
deluge    6908     1000   58u  IPv4 106105       TCP 192.168.1.100:38073->24.16.233.1:48479 (ESTABLISHED)
..........
......
ssh       6917     1000    3u  IPv4  23430       TCP 10.1.11.3:42658->10.10.29.66:22 (ESTABLISHED)

First column COMMAND - gives out information about program name. Please see output header for details. For example, gweather* command gets the weather report weather information from the U.S National Weather Service (NWS) servers (140.90.128.70), including the Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) and other weather services.
Where,

1. -P : This option inhibits the conversion of port numbers to port names for network files. Inhibiting the conver-
   sion may make lsof run a little faster. It is also useful when port name lookup is not working properly.
2. -n : This option inhibits the conversion of network numbers to host names for network files. Inhibiting conversion may make lsof run faster. It is also useful when host name lookup is not working properly.
3. -l : This option inhibits the conversion of user ID numbers to login names. It is also useful when login name lookup is working improperly or slowly.
4. +M : Enables the reporting of portmapper registrations for local TCP and UDP ports.
5. -i4 : IPv4 listing only
6. -i6 : IPv6 listing only

netstat command example

Type the command as follows:
# netstat -tulpn

OR
# netstat -npl

Output:

Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       PID/Program name
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:6881            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     6908/python
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:631           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     5562/cupsd
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:3128          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     6278/(squid)
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:25            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     5854/exim4
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:32769           0.0.0.0:*                          6278/(squid)
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:3130            0.0.0.0:*                          6278/(squid)
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:68              0.0.0.0:*                          4583/dhclient3
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:6881            0.0.0.0:*                          6908/python   

Last column PID/Program name gives out information regarding program name and port.
Where,

• -t : TCP port
• -u : UDP port
• -l : Show only listening sockets.
• -p : Show the PID and name of the program to which each socket / port belongs
• -n : No DNS lookup (speed up operation)

/etc/services file

/etc/services is a plain ASCII file providing a mapping between friendly textual names for internet services, and their underlying assigned port numbers and protocol types. Every networking program should look into this file to get the port number (and protocol) for its service. You can view this file with the help of cat or less command:
$ cat /etc/services
$ grep 110 /etc/services
$ less /etc/services

How to Change the Width of Blogger Blogs

Modifying the Width of Your Blogger Blog

Here is a quick step by step tutorial on how to change the width of your Blogger Blog.  It will show you how to change the standard template so that the width is the same as this blog. This basically entails 4 things. First you increase the width of the Outer Wrapper and then you increase the width of the Header and then the two columns inside the outer wrapper. This would be the Post column and then the Sidebar column. Lastly you increase the width of your Footer.

Full tutorial here.

Understanding the Linux /etc/shadow file

Can you explain /etc/shadow file used under Linux or UNIX?

/etc/shadow file stores actual password in encrypted format for user's account with additional properties related to user password i.e. it stores secure user account information. All fields are separated by a colon (:) symbol. It contains one entry per line for each user listed in /etc/passwd file Generally, shadow file entry looks as follows (click to enlarge image):

/etc/shadow file fields

(Fig.01: /etc/shadow file fields)

1. User name : It is your login name
2. Password: It your encrypted password. The password should be minimum 6-8 characters long including special characters/digits
3. Last password change (lastchanged): Days since Jan 1, 1970 that password was last changed
4. Minimum: The minimum number of days required between password changes i.e. the number of days left before the user is allowed to change his/her password
5. Maximum: The maximum number of days the password is valid (after that user is forced to change his/her password)
6. Warn : The number of days before password is to expire that user is warned that his/her password must be changed
7. Inactive : The number of days after password expires that account is disabled
8. Expire : days since Jan 1, 1970 that account is disabled i.e. an absolute date specifying when the login may no longer be used

The last 6 fields provides password aging and account lockout features (you need to use chage command to setup password aging). According to man page of shadow - the password field must be filled. The encrypted password consists of 13 to 24 characters from the 64 character alphabet a through z, A through Z, 0 through 9, \. and /. Optionally it can start with a "$" character. This means the encrypted password was generated using another (not DES) algorithm. For example if it starts with "$1$" it means the MD5-based algorithm was used.

Running scripts using the command-line-based script host (Cscript.exe)

You can run scripts with the command-line-based script host by typing the following at the command prompt:

cscript [script name] [host options] [script arguments]

Where:

•	script name is the name of the script file, including the file name extension and any necessary path information.
•	host options are the command-line switches that enable or disable various Windows Script Host features. Host options are always preceded by two slashes (//).
•	script arguments are the command-line switches that are passed to the script. Script arguments are always preceded by one slash (/).

Note

•	Each parameter is optional; however, you cannot specify script arguments without specifying a script. If you do not specify a script or any script arguments, Cscript.exe displays the Cscript.exe syntax and the valid host options.
•	The command-line-based script host supports the following host options: Parameter Action //B Specifies batch mode, which does not display alerts, scripting errors, or input prompts. //D Turns on the debugger. //E:engine Specifies the scripting language that is used to run the script. //H:cscript or //H:wscript Registers either Cscript.exe or Wscript.exe as the default script host for running scripts. If neither is specified, the default is Wscript.exe. //I Specifies interactive mode, which displays alerts, scripting errors, and input prompts. This is the default and the opposite of //B. //Job:xxxx Runs the job identified by xxxx in a .wsf script file. //Logo Specifies that the Windows Script Host banner is displayed in the console window before the script runs. This is the default and the opposite of //Nologo. //Nologo Specifies that the Windows Script Host banner is not displayed before the script runs. //S Saves the current command-prompt options for the current user. //T:nnnnn Specifies the maximum time the script can run (in seconds). You can specify up to 32,767 seconds. The default is no time limit. //X Starts the script in the debugger. //? Displays available command parameters and provides help for using them (this is the same as typing Cscript.exe with no parameters and no script).
•	The time out option (//T:nnnnn) prevents excessive execution of scripts by setting a time limit. When execution time exceeds the specified value, Cscript.exe interrupts the script engine and stops the process.
•	You can also use Windows Script Host to create .wsf script files, with which you can call multiple scripting engines and perform multiple jobs, all from one file.

Analyzing Amazon S3 Logs with AWStats

The Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) provides virtually limitless storage accessible over the Internet. Along with this functionality, however, comes the need to understand how the data stored on Amazon S3 is being used. Amazon S3 supports logging each request made to a given Amazon S3 bucket to a text file. Out of the box, there is no built-in functionality to process these logs, but AWStats—a free log file parsing and analysis package—provides a solution. This article shows how to configure AWStats to process and display Amazon S3 access logs. When you've finished reading, you will be able to graphically analyze Amazon S3 access log data.

Entire article.

Text Only IP Address Lookup

Get your external IP address on a nice, clean text only web page at

https://secure.internode.on.net/webtools/showmyip?textonly=1

Understanding Linux /etc/passwd File Format

/etc/passwd file stores essential information, which is required during login i.e. user account information.
/etc/passwd is a text file, that contains a list of the system's accounts, giving for each account some useful information like user ID, group ID, home directory, shell, etc. It should have general read permission as many utilities, like ls use it to map user IDs to user names, but write access only for the superuser (root).

Understanding fields in /etc/passwd

The /etc/passwd contains one entry per line for each user (or user account) of the system. All fields are separated by a colon (:) symbol. Total seven fields as follows.
Generally, passwd file entry looks as follows:

1. Username: It is used when user logs in. It should be between 1 and 32 characters in length.
2. Password: An x character indicates that encrypted password is stored in /etc/shadow file.
3. User ID (UID): Each user must be assigned a user ID (UID). UID 0 (zero) is reserved for root and UIDs 1-99 are reserved for other predefined accounts. Further UID 100-999 are reserved by system for administrative and system accounts/groups.
4. Group ID (GID): The primary group ID (stored in /etc/group file)
5. User ID Info: The comment field. It allow you to add extra information about the users such as user's full name, phone number etc. This field use by finger command.
6. Home directory: The absolute path to the directory the user will be in when they log in. If this directory does not exists then users directory becomes /
7. Command/shell: The absolute path of a command or shell (/bin/bash). Typically, this is a shell. Please note that it does not have to be a shell.

/etc/passwd is only used for local users only. To see list of all users, enter:
$ cat /etc/passwd

To search for a username called tom, enter:
$ grep tom /etc/passwd

/etc/passwd file permission

The permission on the /etc/passwd file should be read only to users (-rw-r--r--) and the owner must be root:
$ ls -l /etc/passwd
Output:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2659 Sep 17 01:46 /etc/passwd

Your password is stored in /etc/shadow file

Your encrpted password is not stored in /etc/passwd file. It is stored in /etc/shadow file. In the good old days there was no great problem with this general read permission. Everybody could read the encrypted passwords, but the hardware was too slow to crack a well-chosen password, and moreover, the basic assumption used to be that of a friendly user-community.

Almost, all modern Linux / UNIX line operating systems use some sort of the shadow password suite, where /etc/passwd has asterisks (*) instead of encrypted passwords, and the encrypted passwords are in /etc/shadow which is readable by the superuser only.

FTP - File Transfer Protocol

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

Syntax
      FTP [-options] [-s:filename] [-w:buffer] [host]

key   
   -s:filename   Run a text file containing FTP commands.

   host          Host name or IP address of the remote host.

   -g            Disable filename wildcards.

   -n            No auto-login.

   -i            No interactive prompts during ftp.

   -v            Hide remote server responses.

   -w:buffer     Set buffer size to buffer
                 (default=4096)

   -d            Debug
 
   -a            Use any local interface when binding data connection.


Commands to run at the FTP: prompt

append local-file [remote-file]
             Append a local file to a file on the remote computer.

ascii        Set the file transfer type to ASCII, the default. 
             In ASCII text mode, character-set and end-of-line
             characters are converted as necessary.

bell         Toggle a bell to ring after each command. 
             By default, the bell is off.

binary       Set the file transfer type to binary. 
      Use `Binary' for transferring executable program
             files or binary data files e.g. Oracle

bye          End the FTP session and exit ftp

cd           Change the working directory on the remote host.

close        End the FTP session and return to the cmd prompt.

debug        Toggle debugging. When debug is on, FTP will display
             every command.

delete remote-file
             Delete file on remote host.

dir [remote-directory] [local-file]
             List a remote directory's files and subdirectories.
             (or save the listing to local-file)

disconnect   Disconnect from the remote host, retaining the ftp prompt.

get remote-file [local-file]
             Copy a remote file to the local PC.

glob         Toggle the use of wildcard characters in local pathnames.
             By default, globbing is on.

hash         Toggle printing a hash (#) for each 2K data block transferred. 
             By default, hash mark printing is off.

help [command]
             Display help for ftp command.

lcd [directory]
             Change the working directory on the local PC.
             By default, the working directory is the directory in which ftp was started.

literal argument [ ...]
             Send arguments, as-is, to the remote FTP host.

ls [remote-directory] [local-file]
             List a remote directory's files and folders.
             (short format)

mdelete remote-files [ ...]
             Delete files on remote host.

mdir remote-files [ ...] local-file
             Display a list of a remote directory's files and subdirectories.
             (or save the listing to local-file)
             Mdir allows you to specify multiple files.

mget remote-files [ ...]
             Copy multiple remote files to the local PC.

mkdir directory
             Create a directory on the remote host.

mls remote-files [ ...] local-file
             List a remote directory's files and folders.
             (short format)

mput local-files [ ...]
             Copy multiple local files to the remote host.

open computer [port]
             Connects to the specified FTP server. 

prompt       Toggle prompting. Ftp prompts during multiple file transfers to 
             allow you to selectively retrieve or store files;
             mget and mput transfer all files if prompting is turned off. 
             By default, prompting is on.

put local-file [remote-file]
             Copy a local file to the remote host.

pwd          Print Working Directory
             (current directory on the remote host)

quit         End the FTP session with the remote host and exit ftp.

quote argument [ ...]
             Send arguments, as-is, to the remote FTP host.

recv remote-file [local-file]
             Copy a remote file to the local PC.

remotehelp [command]
             Display help for remote commands.

rename filename newfilename
             Rename remote files.

rmdir directory
             Delete a remote directory.

send local-file [remote-file]
             Copy a local file to the remote host.

status       Display the current status of FTP connections and toggles.

trace        Toggles packet tracing; trace displays the route of each packet 

type [type-name]
             Set or display the file transfer type:
             `binary' or `ASCII' (the default)

             If type-name is not specified, the current type is displayed. 
             ASCII should be used when transferring text files.

             In ASCII text mode, character-set and end-of-line
             characters are converted as necessary.

      Use `Binary' for transferring executable files. 

user user-name [password] [account]
             Specifes a user to the remote host.

verbose      Toggle verbose mode. By default, verbose is on.

! command    Run command on the local PC.

? [command]  Display help for ftp command.

Examples
an example FTP Script to retrieve files in binary and then ascii mode:

::GetFiles.ftp

   [User_id]
   [ftp_password]
   binary
   get /usr/file1.exe
   get file2.html
   mget *.jpeg
   ascii
   mget *.txt
   quit

To run the above script:
FTP -s:GetFiles.ftp [hostname]
This will connect as the user:User_id with password:ftp_password

An FTP Script to publish files in binary mode:

::PutFiles.ftp

   [User_id]
   [ftp_password]
   binary
   mput *.html
   cd images
   mput *.gif
   quit

To run the above script:
FTP -s:PutFiles.ftp [hostname]
This will connect as the user:User_id with password:ftp_password


Using the Windows GUI for FTP
Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer) also has a built in FTP client.
Type in the address bar:

ftp://username@ftpserver.address.com

you will be prompted for the password.
You can also use

ftp://username:password@ftpserver.address.com

This is not recommended as anyone can read the password.

Secure FTP
Standard FTP does not encrypt passwords - they are sent across the network in plain text. A more secure method is to use SecureFTP (SFTP) or SecureCopy (SCP) Freeware clients are available such as WinSCP.

Mount an ISO image in Windows 7 or Vista (also works on 2003 and 2008)

The freeware utility from Microsoft to mount ISO Images in XP and 2003 doesn’t work in Windows 7 or Vista. Thankfully there’s another FREE utility that does, Virtual Clone Drive. With it you can mount .ISO, .CCD, .DVD, .IMG, .UDF and .BIN files.

FYI as of the latest version, it should work on Windows 7 or Vista 64 bit edition.

Linux Security Practices

Protect the root account
The root, or superuser, account on a Linux system allows access to anything and everything. For this reason, it’s well worth taking extra steps to protect it. Start by setting a hard-to-guess password for this account with the passwd command and change it on a regular basis.

Next, restrict the terminals that can be used for root access, by editing the file /etc/securetty. To avoid users leaving a root terminal “open”, set a timeout for inactive root logins by setting the TMOUT local variable, and ensure that the root command history file (which might contain sensitive information) is disabled by setting the HISTFILESIZE local variable to 0. Finally, enforce a policy of using this account only to perform specific administrative tasks, and discourage users from logging in as root by default.

Next, require that every normal user account must have a password and ensure that passwords do not use easily-recognisable heuristics such as birthdays, user names or dictionary words.

Install a firewall
A firewall lets you filter data packets moving in and out of your server and ensures that only those packets matching pre-defined rules are permitted to enter or exit. A number of excellent firewalls are available for Linux, and firewall code can even be compiled directly into the kernel. Begin by defining input, output and forwarding rules for packets leaving and entering your network, using the ipchains or iptables commands. Rules may be specified on the basis of IP addresses, network interfaces, ports, protocols or combinations of these attributes; these rules also specify what action (accept, reject, forward) to take when a match occurs. Once the rules are installed, test the firewall extensively to ensure that no holes exist in it. A good firewall is your first line of defense against common attacks like distributed denial of service (DDoS).

Use OpenSSH for network transactions
If network transactions take place in plain text, it is possible for a hacker to “sniff” the data packets being transmitted and thus gain access to sensitive information. You can close this hole by using a secure shell utility like OpenSSH to create a secure encrypted “tunnel” for your data to pass through. Encrypting your connections in this manner makes it extremely hard for unauthorized users to read your data over the network.

Disable unwanted services
Most Linux systems are installed with a wide variety of services enabled, such as FTP, telnet, UUCP, etc. In most cases, these services are not used. You can disable these services by commenting them out in the /etc/inetd.conf or /etc/xinetd.conf files and then restarting the inetd or xinetd daemon. Additionally, some services (for example, database servers) may start up by default during the boot process; you can disable these by editing the /etc/rc.d/* directory hierarchy. Many experienced administrators disable all system services, leaving only SSH ports open.

Install an intrusion detection system
Intrusion detection systems (IDS) are early warning systems that let you know if changes occur on your network. They’re a great way to identify (and even prove) attempts to break into your system, although at the cost of increased resource consumption and potential red herrings. There are two fairly well-known IDS’ you could use: tripwire, which tracks file signatures to detect modifications; and snort, which use rules-based directives to perform real-time packet analysis and search and identify attempts to probe or attack your system. Both programs can generate e-mail alerts (among other actions) and are useful when you suspect your network is being compromised but need definitive proof.

Use spam and anti-virus filters

Linux is quite resistant to viruses, but client machines running Windows are likely more susceptible. Therefore, it’s a good idea to install a spam and virus filter on your mail server itself, to “defang” suspicious messages and reduce the risk of a chain of collapses.

Begin by installing SpamAssassin, a leading open-source tool that uses a combination of different techniques to identify and flag spam; the program also supports user-based whitelisting and graylisting for greater accuracy. Next, install procmail for user-level filtering based on regular expressions; this tool allows automatic filtering of received email into mailboxes, at both a user and system level. Finally, install Clam Anti-Virus, a free anti-virus toolkit that integrates with sendmail and SpamAssassin and supports on-access scanning of email attachments.

Perform regular security audits

When it comes to securing your network, this step may be the most important. Here, you put on a black hat and do your best to circumvent the defenses you erected in the previous steps. Doing this provides you with an immediate and objective assessment of how hard your systems really are, and identifies potential vulnerabilities that you should fix.

A number of tools are available to help you in this audit: you can attempt to hack your password files using password crackers like Crack and John the Ripper; you can use nmap or netstat to look for open ports; you can sniff the network using tcpdump; and you can try exploiting publicised holes in your installed programs (Web server, firewall, Samba) to see if they offer a way in. If you do manage to find a way past your obstacles, rest assured that others will too; take immediate measures to close the openings.

Protecting your Linux system is an ongoing task, and so you shouldn’t rest easy once you’ve done the steps above. Visit the Linux security forums for more security tips, and be proactive in monitoring and updating the security of your system.

Ubuntu Linux DNS Settings

DNS server settings are found in /etc/resolv.conf.  To edit use your favorite editor to open, personally I prefer nano.

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

Entries will look like

nameserver <ip address>
nameserver <ip address>
nameserver <ip address>

You should enter at least two known good DNS servers.

Set Time Zone From Command Line in Windows 2003, XP and 2000

Quick and easy way to set timezone from command line in Windows 2003, XP and 2000.

CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Eastern Standard Time
CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Central Standard Time
CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Mountain Standard Time
CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Pacific Standard Time

These are a little longer but they do the same thing.

RunDLL32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,/Z Eastern Standard Time
RunDLL32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,/Z Central Standard Time
RunDLL32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,/Z Mountain Standard Time
RunDLL32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,/Z Pacific Standard Time

See also Set Time Zone From Command Line in Windows 7 and Windows 2008

Keywords:
change time zone from command line windows xp
windows 2003 change timezone
command to get time zone in win xp

Open Windows Time Settings From Command Line

From either Start, Run or a command prompt run

control timedate.cpl

See also

• Set Time Zone From Command Line in Windows 2003, XP and 2000
• Set Time Zone From Command Line in Windows 7 and Windows 2008

Windows 7 (and Windows 2008) Command Line Utility to Change Time Zone

Here is a great hidden command line utility which is available starting in Windows 7, "tzutil.exe," which can be used to view or change the computer's Time Zone. To use this command:

1. Open the Command Prompt.
2. Enter any of following commands:

tzutil /g (To view current time zone)
tzutil /l (To get a list of all available time zones)
tzutil /s time_zone_ID (To change time zone)

time_zone_ID is the new time zone you want to set. Fox example, if you want to set the time zone to "Eastern Standard Time", then the command would be:

tzutil /s "Eastern Standard Time"

See also Set Time Zone From Command Line in Windows 2003, XP and 2000

View Ethernet Statistics in Linux

You need to use the following two commands:

• ifconfig command - Display all interfaces which are currently available.
• netstat command - Display network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships.

ifconfig example

Type the following command:
/sbin/ifconfig eth0

OR
/sbin/ifconfig -a

OR
ifconfig

Sample output:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:19:d1:2a:ba:a8
          inet addr:192.168.2.2  Bcast:192.168.2.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::219:d1ff:fe2a:baa8/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1948632 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1559234 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:2366493974 (2.3 GB)  TX bytes:388339315 (388.3 MB)
          Memory:e3180000-e31a0000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:27378 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:27378 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:3046452 (3.0 MB)  TX bytes:3046452 (3.0 MB)

netstat Command Example

Ti display a table of all network interface including recived and send packets, enter:

 
netstat -i

Sample outputs:

Kernel Interface table
Iface   MTU Met   RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR    TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg
eth0       1500 0   1955323      0      0 0       1563543      0      0      0 BMRU
lo        16436 0     27472      0      0 0         27472      0      0      0 LRU

Display Summary Statistics For Each Protocol

Type the following command:

 
netstat -s

Sample output:

Ip:
    2025059 total packets received
    21 with invalid addresses
    0 forwarded
    0 incoming packets discarded
    2024996 incoming packets delivered
    1568954 requests sent out
    5 outgoing packets dropped
    60 reassemblies required
    30 packets reassembled ok
    5 fragments failed
Icmp:
    225 ICMP messages received
    13 input ICMP message failed.
    ICMP input histogram:
        destination unreachable: 89
        timeout in transit: 71
        echo replies: 65
    146 ICMP messages sent
    0 ICMP messages failed
    ICMP output histogram:
        destination unreachable: 79
        echo request: 67
IcmpMsg:
        InType0: 65
        InType3: 89
        InType11: 71
        OutType3: 79
        OutType8: 67
Tcp:
    20603 active connections openings
    99 passive connection openings
    1125 failed connection attempts
    352 connection resets received
    17 connections established
    1983950 segments received
    1475010 segments send out
    51436 segments retransmited
    0 bad segments received.
    38462 resets sent
Udp:
    40292 packets received
    62 packets to unknown port received.
    0 packet receive errors
    42369 packets sent
UdpLite:
TcpExt:
    16 invalid SYN cookies received
    2 packets pruned from receive queue because of socket buffer overrun
    4956 TCP sockets finished time wait in fast timer
    128 packets rejects in established connections because of timestamp
    45978 delayed acks sent
    5 delayed acks further delayed because of locked socket
    Quick ack mode was activated 6369 times
    21 packets directly queued to recvmsg prequeue.
    13099 bytes directly received in process context from prequeue
    1435761 packet headers predicted
    9 packets header predicted and directly queued to user
    133229 acknowledgments not containing data payload received
    38661 predicted acknowledgments
    5170 times recovered from packet loss by selective acknowledgements
    2 bad SACK blocks received
    Detected reordering 1 times using FACK
    Detected reordering 2 times using SACK
    Detected reordering 2 times using time stamp
    3 congestion windows fully recovered without slow start
    3 congestion windows partially recovered using Hoe heuristic
    9 congestion windows recovered without slow start by DSACK
    3521 congestion windows recovered without slow start after partial ack
    7455 TCP data loss events
    TCPLostRetransmit: 402
    6 timeouts after reno fast retransmit
    2810 timeouts after SACK recovery
    673 timeouts in loss state
    10164 fast retransmits
    111 forward retransmits
    7138 retransmits in slow start
    15322 other TCP timeouts
    878 SACK retransmits failed
    125 packets collapsed in receive queue due to low socket buffer
    8425 DSACKs sent for old packets
    167 DSACKs sent for out of order packets
    1244 DSACKs received
    13 DSACKs for out of order packets received
    1779 connections reset due to unexpected data
    104 connections reset due to early user close
    247 connections aborted due to timeout
    TCPSACKDiscard: 1
    TCPDSACKIgnoredOld: 650
    TCPDSACKIgnoredNoUndo: 463
    TCPSpuriousRTOs: 31
    TCPSackShifted: 5988
    TCPSackMerged: 14413
    TCPSackShiftFallback: 11127
IpExt:
    InMcastPkts: 556
    OutMcastPkts: 433
    InBcastPkts: 473
    InOctets: -1923455127
    OutOctets: 368984572
    InMcastOctets: 73654
    OutMcastOctets: 50857
    InBcastOctets: 40987

ss command - Display Quick Stats

Type the following command:

 
ss -s

Sample outputs:

ss -s
Total: 767 (kernel 824)
TCP:   123 (estab 15, closed 0, orphaned 0, synrecv 0, timewait 0/0), ports 0

Transport Total     IP        IPv6
*   824       -         -
RAW   1         1         0
UDP   6         5         1
TCP   123       121       2
INET   130       127       3
FRAG   0         0         0        

Linux Password Cracking: Explain unshadow and john commands ( john the ripper tool )

Can you tell me more about unshadow and john command line tools? How does it protect my server from crackers?

Both unshadow and john distributed with - John the Ripper security software or fast password cracker software. It is free and Open Source software. It runs on Windows, UNIX and Linux operating system. Use this tool to find out weak users passwords on your own server.

John cracking modes

John can work in the following modes:
[a] Wordlist : John will simply use a file with a list of words that will be checked against the passwords. See RULES for the format of wordlist files.
[b] Single crack : In this mode, john will try to crack the password using the login/GECOS information as passwords.
[c] Incremental : This is the most powerful mode. John will try any character combination to resolve the password. Details about these modes can be found in the MODES file in john’s documentation, including how to define your own cracking methods.

Install John the Ripper Password Cracking Tool

John the ripper is not installed by default. If you are using Debian / Ubuntu Linux, enter:
$ sudo apt-get install john

Note: RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Redhat Linux user can grab john the ripper here. Once downloaded use rpm command:
# rpm -ivh john*

How do I use John the ripper to check weak passwords / crack passwords?

First use the unshadow command to combines the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files so John can use them. You might need this since if you only used your shadow file, the GECOS information wouldn’t be used by the "single crack" mode, and also you wouldn’t be able to use the -shells option. On a normal system you’ll need to run unshadow as root to be able to read the shadow file. So login as root or use old good sudo / su command under Debian / Ubuntu Linux:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/unshadow /etc/passwd /etc/shadow > /tmp/crack.password.db
RHEL / CentOS / Fedora Linux user type the following command:
# /usr/bin/unshadow /etc/passwd /etc/shadow > /tmp/crack.password.db

To check weak password (crack password), enter the following command:

WARNING! These examples uses brute-force ~ CPU-time consuming password cracking techniques.

To use John, you just need to supply it a password file created using unshadow command along with desired options. If no mode is specified, john will try "single" first, then "wordlist" and finally "incremental" password cracking methods.
$ john /tmp/crack.password.db

Output:

john  /tmp/crack.password.db
Loaded 1 password (FreeBSD MD5 [32/32])

This procedure will take its own time. To see the cracked passwords, enter:
$ john -show /tmp/crack.password.db

test:123456:1002:1002:test,,,:/home/test:/bin/bash
didi:abc123:1003:1003::/home/didi:/usr/bin/rssh

2 passwords cracked, 1 left

Above output clearly indicates - user test has 123456 and didi has abc123 password.

Log Parser 2.2 - work with IIS log files and more

Log parser is a powerful, versatile tool that provides universal query access to text-based data such as log files, XML files and CSV files, as well as key data sources on the Windows® operating system such as the Event Log, the Registry, the file system, and Active Directory®.

Download LogParser 2.2 from Microsoft.

Get help with LogParser in the LogParser Forums.

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• Log Parser: The coolest tool Microsoft has ever Released!
  
• Using Microsoft Log Parser to search event viewer for critical system errors
  

Top 50 Most Popular Text Terms

2moro	Tomorrow
2nite	Tonight
BRB	Be Right Back
BTW	By The Way
B4N	Bye For Now
BCNU	Be Seeing You
BFF	Best Friends Forever
CYA	Cover Your Ass -or- See Ya
DBEYR	Don't Believe Everything You Read
DILLIGAS	Do I Look Like I Give A Sh**
FUD	Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FWIW	For What It's Worth
GR8	Great
ILY	I Love You
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IRL	In Real Life
ISO	In Search Of
J/K	Just Kidding
L8R	Later
LMAO	Laughing My Ass Off
LOL	Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Love
LYLAS	Love You Like A Sister
MHOTY	My Hat's Off To You
NIMBY	Not In My Back Yard
NP	No Problem -or- Nosy Parents
NUB	New person to a site or game
OIC	Oh, I See
OMG	Oh My God
OT	Off Topic
POV	Point Of View
RBTL	Read Between The Lines
ROTFLMAO	Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
RT	Real Time
THX or TX or THKS	Thanks
SH	Sh** Happens
SITD	Still In The Dark
SOL	Sh** Out of Luck
STBY	Sucks To Be You
SWAK	Sealed (or Sent) With A Kiss
TFH	Thread From Hell
RTM or RTFM	Read The Manual -or- Read The F***ing Manual
TLC	Tender Loving Care
TMI	Too Much Information
TTYL	Talk To You Later -or- Type To You Later
TYVM	Thank You Very Much
VBG	Very Big Grin
WEG	Wicked Evil Grin
WTF	What The F***
WYWH	Wish You Were Here
XOXO	Hugs and Kisses

50 More Acronyms Every Parent Should Know

Parents, do you know what your kids (teen and pre-teen) are saying when they chat? Here are 50 text/SMS/Internet acronyms/shortcuts parents need to know.

Goto our complete list of Internet/Chat acronyms (nearly 2000).

See our original 50 Acronyms Every Parent Should Know.

2nite	Tonight
AWGTHTGTTA	Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
banana	code word for penis
B4YKI	Before You Know It
BRB	Be Right Back
BRT	Be Right There
CWYL	Chat With You Later
CYT	See You Tomorrow
DIAF	Die In A Fire
DOC	Drug Of Choice
E123	Easy as One, Two, Three
EM	Excuse Me
EOD	End Of Day -or- End Of Discussion
FAH	F***ing A Hot
FB	F*** Buddy
FOAF	Friend Of A Friend
GLBT	Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
HBU	How Bout You?
HUYA	Head Up Your Ass
I&I	Intercourse & Inebriation
IDGI	I Don't Get It -or- I Don't Get Involved
IMEZRU	I Am Easy, Are You?
IMNSHO	In My Not So Humble Opinion
J/C	Just Checking
kitty	code word for vagina
L8R	Later
LD	Long Distance -or- Later Dude
LMK	Let Me Know
LOL	Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Love
N-A-Y-L	In A While
NAZ	Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq)
NM	Never Mind -or- Nothing Much -or- Nice Move
OLL	OnLine Love
OMW	On My Way
OTP	On The Phone
QT	Cutie
RN	Right Now
ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RU	Are You?
SITD	Still In The Dark
SMEM	Send Me E-Mail
SMIM	Send Me an Instant Message
SO	Significant Other
SOHF	Sense Of Humor Failure
SWDYT	So What Do You Think?
TOM	Tomorrow
TS	Tough Sh** -or- Totally Stinks
TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
ur	you are
WFM	Works For Me
XOXO	Hugs and Kisses

Top 50 Internet Acronyms Parents Need to Know

Parents, do you know what your kids (teen and pre-teen) are saying when they chat? Here are 50 text/SMS/Internet acronyms/shortcuts parents need to know.

Goto our complete list of Internet/Chat acronyms (nearly 2000).

8	Oral sex
1337	Elite -or- leet -or- L337
143	I love you
182	I hate you
1174	Nude club
420	Marijuana
459	I love you
ADR	Address
AEAP	As Early As Possible
ALAP	As Late As Possible
ASL	Age/Sex/Location
CD9	Code 9 - it means parents are around
C-P	Sleepy
F2F	Face-to-Face
GNOC	Get Naked On Cam
GYPO	Get Your Pants Off
HAK	Hugs And Kisses
ILU	I Love You
IWSN	I Want Sex Now
J/O	Jerking Off
KOTL	Kiss On The Lips
KFY -or- K4Y	Kiss For You
KPC	Keeping Parents Clueless
LMIRL	Let's Meet In Real Life
MOOS	Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOSS	Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MorF	Male or Female
MOS	Mom Over Shoulder
MPFB	My Personal F*** Buddy
NALOPKT	Not A Lot Of People Know That
NIFOC	Nude In Front Of The Computer
NMU	Not Much, You?
P911	Parent Alert
PAL	Parents Are Listening
PAW	Parents Are Watching
PIR	Parent In Room
POS	Parent Over Shoulder -or- Piece Of Sh**
pron	porn
Q2C	Quick To Cum
RU/18	Are You Over 18?
RUMORF	Are You Male OR Female?
RUH	Are You Horny?
S2R	Send To Receive
SorG	Straight or Gay
TDTM	Talk Dirty To Me
WTF	What The F***
WUF	Where You From
WYCM	Will You Call Me?
WYRN	What's Your Real Name?
zerg	To gang up on someone

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10 Free Scripts to Create Your Own Url Shortening Service

Since the popularity of Twitter started to rise and the 140 characters mania began, there has been an outburst of Url shortening services which allow you to sqeeze a long url in the given limited space. There are many url shortening services out there which are both free and easy to use. There is no doubt, that till services like Twitter are there, these url shortening services are no where to go.

Moreover, mechanisms like these let us turn ugly long urls into shorter ones which are easy to manage and are rememberable also. On the other hand, there are several scripts available which let you shorten urls when installed on a server that you manage. So you own the service and it can be used for either personal, public or commercial use. Many popular websites like friendfeed, gigaom, digg etc already use such methods to easily distribute their content in digital as well as print format.

If you are looking to create a similar service for yourself, check out these scripts that we have compiled together.

Kissa.Be

Kissa.be is a relatively new url shortening script that is based on php and mysql. When you install it on your server and get it running, you can not only shorten urls but also create text notes, upload images and create shortened email links that redirect to email addresses when opened. You also get an API to work with so developers can create 3rd party applications for it.  A ‘-’ after any shortened url gets you its stats and number of page views. You can check out a demo here. Download Kissa.be here

Shorty

Shorty needs PHP 4+, MySQL 3.23+, and Apache 1.2+ to run on a server. With Shorty, you’ll get a full blown admin panel from where you can control all your shortened links. When shortening links, you can either create a random url or provide custom keywords for the url. Within the admin panel, you can orgranize, edit short urls and also get a rss feed for them. You can test a demo of Shorty here and Download Shorty here.

Linx

Linx is a tiny (5kb) script based on  php. You’ll also need a mysql database to run it. It is created by @harry_jerry and he uses it on his site to create brandable shortened urls. You can see how it works on the Linx site and Download Linx here.

Phurl

Phurl runs on Php and is very flexible when it comes to extendibility. It comes with a very easy installation process and a simple administration panel. Unlike many on the list, it can handle urls without the http:// prefix, so it makes shortening even more quick. It is captcha enabled so users will have to pass a test before creating urls, but this is optional. You can checkout a demo here. Download Phurl.

PhpUrl

As the name implies, PhpUrl is built on Php and needs a mysql database to run. PhpUrl includes a simplistic admin backend that lets you monitor hits and IPs. Custom keywords may be affixed to the url. You can check out PhpUrl in live on this demo. Download PhpUrl.

Url Management

Url Management script is a lot more than just url shortening. You can create a site with features like domain whois, ip pinging, video download options and a lot more of webmaster tools. Easy ad placements are present and the process of installation is not difficult. Have a look at them demo here. Download Url Management.

BrokenScript

BrokenScript as again, is based on php and mysql. Unlike other scripts on the list, the shortened url will not be prefixed with any random characters, but a user defined custom keyword (seed). the script’s size is not big, only 45kb. You can check out a site using this script here and Download Broken Script here.

Tiny Tiny Url

Tiny Tiny Url is a script built on ruby by Leah Culver. If you are familiar with Ruby, you can customize it as you wish. Tiny Tiny Url is available for download from Github, Download here. And also read the release post here.

Url Shrink

Url Shrink is a simple, easy to use and deploy php script for shortening links. It comes with several design templates and you can create one of your own too. One shortcoming of Url shrink is that the user has to enter his email address before shortening links. Bu for people who are ok with this, Url Shrink should be all good for them. Url Shrink Demo. Download Url Shrink.

URL Shortening Script by Kiviniar

Kiviniar.com has brought up a url shortening script which the developer is giving away for free. It’s built on php and needs a mysql database to run. The installation is very easy to follow and you can easily edit the site’s design with css. Download it here.

And That’s All! As previously stated, there are many url shortening scripts but a majority of them are paid ones. Looking for scripts which are free is a difficult task. So if you liked this post, please do give it a digg or stumble, we really appreciate it!

List of Internet Acronyms & Text Message Jargon

With millions of people texting regularly, it's no wonder you've seen this cryptic looking code!

Commonly used wherever people get online -- whether by text message, IM, SMS, email, cell phone, iPhone, Blackberry, PDA, etc. -- and as seen on blogs, chat rooms, Web sites, games, and newsgroup postings -- these abbreviations are used by people to correspond with each other. Acronyms are an integral part of computer culture. The use of acronyms grew rapidly on the Internet and created a new lingo, known as shorthand, online jargon and leetspeak.

Acronyms are often typed in ALL CAPS but it is not proper netiquette to type in ALL CAPS in general, in fact, it's SHOUTING.

People with limited eyesight may use all caps to see the words better, but otherwise, TURN THE CAPS LOCK OFF.

Got a favorite one you don't see here? Add your own lingo in the comments section!

Note: "C" and "S" are used interchangeably for "See" --and-- "U" and "Y" are used interchangeably for "You"

!	I have a comment
*$	Starbucks
2	Your (or my) two cents worth
10Q	thank you
1174	Nude club
121	One to one
1337	Elite -or- leet -or- L337
143	I love you
14AA41	One for All and All for One
182	I hate you
19	0 hand
20	Location
2B or not 2B	To Be Or Not To Be
2BZ4UQT	Too Busy For You Cutey
2G2B4G	Too Good To Be Forgotten
2G2BT	Too Good To Be True
2moro	Tomorrow
2nite	Tonight
2U2	To You Too
404	I haven't a clue
411	Information
420	Marijuana
459	I love you
4COL	For Crying Out Loud
4EAE	ForEver And Ever
4eva	forever
4ever	Forever
4NR	Foreigner
4Q	F*** You
511	Too much information
5FS	5 Finger Salute
8	Oral sex
831	I Love You
86	Out of, over, to get rid of, or kicked out
9	Parent is watching
99	Parent is no longer watching
::poof::	i'm gone
<3	heart
?	I have a question
?^	hook up?
@TEOTD	At The End Of The Day
A/S/L/P	Age/Sex/Location/Picture
A3	Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime
AAAAA	American Association Against Acronym Abuse
AAF	As A Friend -or- Always And Forever
AAK	Asleep At Keyboard
AAMOF	As A Matter Of Fact
AAMOI	As A Matter Of Interest
AAR	At Any Rate
AAR8	At Any Rate
AAS	Alive And Smiling
AATK	Always At The Keyboard
AAYF	As Always, Your Friend
AB	Ass Backwards
ABITHIWTITB	A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush
ABT2	About To
ACD	Alt Control Delete
ACE	Access Control Entry
ACK	Acknowledgement
ACORN	A Completely Obsessive Really Nutty person
ADAD	Another Day Another Dollar
ADBB	All Done Bye Bye
addy	address
ADIH	Another Day In Hell
ADIP	Another Day In Paradise
ADN	Advanced Digital Network -or- Any Day Now
ADR	Address
ADVD	Advised
AEAP	As Early As Possible
AFAGAY	A Friend As Good As You
AFAHMASP	A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted
AFAIC	As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICS	As Far As I Can See
AFAICT	As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AFAIR	As Far As I Remember
AFAIU	As Far As I Understand
AFAIUI	As Far As I Understand It
AFAP	As Far As Possible
AFAYC	As Far As You're Concerned
AFC	Away From Computer
AFDN	Any F***ing Day Now
AFGO	Another F***ing Growth Opportunity
AFIAA	As Far As I Am Aware
AFINIAFI	A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed
AFJ	April Fools Joke
AFK	Away From Keyboard -or- A Free Kill
AFPOE	A Fresh Pair Of Eyes
AFT	About F***ing Time
AFZ	Acronym Free Zone
AGB	Almost Good Bridge
AGKWE	And God Knows What Else
AIAMU	And I'm A Monkey's Uncle
aight	all right
AIH	As It Happens
AIMB	As I Mentioned Before
AIMP	Always In My Prayers
AISB	As I Said Before
AISE	As I Said Earlier
AISI	As I See It
AITR	Adult In The Room
AKA or a.k.a.	Also Known As
ALAP	As Late As Possible
alcon	All Concerned
ALOL	Actually Laughing Out Loud
ALOTBSOL	Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
ALTG	Act Locally, Think Globally
AMAP	As Many As Possible -or- As Much As Possible
AMBW	All My Best Wishes
AMF	Adios Mother F***er
AML	All My Love
AMRMTYFTS	All My Roommates Thank You For The Show
ANFAWFOS	And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor
ANFSCD	And Now For Something Completely Different
ANGB	Almost Nearly Good Bridge
AOAS	All Of A Sudden
AOB	Abuse Of Bandwidth
AON	Apropos Of Nothing
AP	Apple Pie
AS	Ape Sh** -or- Another Subject
ASAFP	As Soon As F***ing Possible
ASAMOF	As A Matter Of Fact
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
ASAYGT	As Soon As You Get This
ASL	Age/Sex/Location
ASLMH	Age/Sex/Location/Music/Hobbies
ATAB	Ain't That A Bitch
ATC	Any Two Cards
ATM	At The Moment -or- Asynchronous Transfer Mode -or- Automated Teller Machine
ATSL	Along The Same Line
ATST	At The Same Time
ATW	All The Web -or- Around The Web -or- All The Way
ATWD	Agree That We Disagree
AWC	After While, Crocodile
AWGTHTGTTA	Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
AWHFY	Are We Having Fun Yet?
AWLTP	Avoiding Work Like The Plague
AWNIAC	All We Need Is Another Chair
AWOL	Absent Without Leave
AWTTW	A Word To The Wise
AYC	Aren't You Clever -or- Aren't You Cheeky
AYCE	All You Can Eat
AYK	As You Know
AYOR	At Your Own Risk
AYSOS	Are You Stupid Or Something
AYTMTB	And You're Telling Me This Because
AYV	Are You Vertical?
B&F	Back and Forth
B/C	Because
B4	Before
B4N	Bye For Now
B4U	Before You
B4YKI	Before You Know It
BAC	Bad Ass Chick
BAG	Busting A Gut -or- Big Ass Grin
BAK	Back At Keyboard
BAMF	Bad Ass Mother F***er
banana	code word for penis
BARB	Buy Abroad but Rent in Britain
BAU	Business As Usual
BB	Be Back
BB4N	Bye Bye for Now
BBAMFIC	Big Bad Ass Mother F***er In Charge
BBB	Bye Bye Babe -or- Boring Beyond Belief
BBBG	Bye Bye Be Good
BBFBBM	Body By Fisher, Brains By Mattel
BBFN	Bye Bye for Now
BBIAB	Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF	Be Back In A Few
BBIAS	Be Back In A Sec
BBIAW	Be Back In A While
BBL	Be Back Later
BBMFIC	Big Bad Mother F***er In Charge
BBR	Burnt Beyond Repair
BBS	Be Back Soon -or Bulletin Board Service
BBSD	Be Back Soon Darling
BBSL	Be Back Sooner or Later
BBT	Be Back Tomorrow
BBW	Big Beautiful Woman
BC	Because
BCBG	Bon Chic Bon Genre -or- Belle Cu Belle Geulle
BCBS	Big Company, Big School
BCNU	Be Seeing You
bcoz	because
BD	Big Deal -or- Baby Dance -or- Brain Drain
BDBI5M	Busy Daydreaming Back In 5 Minutes
BDC	Big Dumb Company -or- Big Dot Com
BDN	Big Damn Number
BEG	Big Evil Grin
beos	Nudge
BF	Boyfriend -or- Best Friend
BFD	Big F***ing Deal
BFE	Bum F*** Egypt
BFF	Best Friends Forever
BFFN	Best Friends For Now
BFFTTE	Best Friends Forever Til The End
BFN	Bye For Now
BFR	Big F***ing Rock
BHAG	Big Hairy Audacious Goal
BHG	Big Hearted Guy -or- Big Hearted Girl
BHIMBGO	Bloody Hell, I Must Be Getting Old
BHOF	Bald Headed Old Fart
BI5	Back In Five
BIBI	Bye Bye
BIBO	Beer In, Beer Out
BIF	Basis In Fact -or- Before I Forget
BIL	Brother-In-Law -or- Boss Is Listening
BIO	Bring It On
BIOIYA	Break It Off In Your Ass
BION	Believe It Or Not
BIOYE	Blow It Out Your Ear
BIOYIOP	Blow It Out Your I/O Port
BIOYN	Blow it Out Your Nose
BITCH	Basically In The Clear Homey
BITD	Back In The Day
BITFOB	Bring It The F*** On, Bitch
BJ	Blow Job
BKA	Better Known As
BL	Belly Laughing
BLBBLB	Back Like Bull, Brain Like Bird
Blkbry	Blackberry
BM	Byte Me
BMF	Bad Mother F***er
BMGWL	Busting My Gut With Laughter
BMOC	Big Man On Campus
BMOF	Bite Me Old Fart
BMOTA	Byte Me On The Ass
BNDN	Been Nowhere Done Nothing
BNF	Big Name Fan
BO	Bug Off -or- Body Odor
BOB	Battery Operated Boyfriend
BOBFOC	Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch
BOCTAAE	But Of Course There Are Always Exceptions
BOFH	Bastard Operator From Hell
BOHICA	Bend Over Here It Comes Again
BON	Believe it Or Not
BOTEC	Back Of The Envelope Calculation
BOTOH	But On The Other Hand
BPLM	Big Person Little Mind
BR	Bathroom
BRB	Be Right Back
BRT	Be Right There
BS	Big Smile -or- Bull Sh** -or- Brain Strain
BSAAW	Big Smile And A Wink
BSBD&NE	Book Smart, Brain Dead & No Experience
BSEG	Big Sh** Eating Grin
BSF	But Seriously, Folks
BSOD	Blue Screen of Death
BT	Byte This
BTA	But Then Again -or- Before The Attacks
BTD	Bored To Death
BTDT	Been There Done That
BTDTGTS	Been There, Done That, Got The T-shirt
BTFO	Back The F*** Off -or- Bend The F*** Over
BTHOOM	Beats The Heck Out Of Me
BTN	Better Than Nothing
BTOIYA	Be There Or It's Your Ass
BTSOOM	Beats The Sh** Out Of Me
BTTT	Back To The Top -or- Bump To The Top
BTW	By The Way
BTWBO	Be There With Bells On
BTWITIAILWU	By The Way I Think I Am In Love With You
buhbye	bye
BW	Best Wishes
BWDIK	But What Do I Know
BWL	Bursting With Laughter
BWO	Black, White or Other
BWTM	But Wait, There's More
BYKT	But You Knew That
BYOA	Bring Your Own Advil
BYOB	Bring Your Own Bottle -or- Bring Your Own Beer
BYOW	Build Your Own Website -or- Bring Your Own Wine
BZ	Busy
c ya	see ya
C&G	Chuckly and Grin
C-P	Sleepy
C-T	City
C/P	Cross Post
C/S	Change of Subject
C4N	Ciao For Now
CAAC	Cool As A Cucumber
CAS	Crack A Smile
CB	Chat Brat -or- Coffee Break -or Call Back
CBB	Can't Be Bothered
CBF	Can't Be F***ed
CBJ	Covered Blow Job
CD9	Code 9 - it means parents are around
CF	Coffee Freak
CFV	Call For Vote
CHA	Click Here Asshole
CIAO	Goodbye (in Italian)
CICO	Coffee In, Coffee Out
CICYHW	Can I Copy Your Home Work
CID	Consider It Done -or- Crying In Disgrace
CIL	Check In Later
CLM	Career Limiting Move
CM	Call Me
CMAP	Cover My Ass Partner
CMF	Count My Fingers
CMIW	Correct Me if I'm Wrong
CMU	Crack Me Up
CNP	Continued in Next Post
COB	Close Of Business
COD	Change Of Dressing
Cof$	Church of Scientology
CofS	Church of Scientology
COS	Change Of Subject
CRAFT	Can't Remember A F***ing Thing
CRAP	Cheap Redundant Assorted Products
CRAT	Can't Remember A Thing
CRAWS	Can't Remember Anything Worth A Sh**
CRB	Come Right Back
CRBT	Crying Real Big Tears
CRDTCHCK	Credit Check
CRS	Can't Remember Sh**
CRTLA	Can't Remember the Three-Letter Acronym
CS	Career Suicide
CSA	Cool Sweet Awesome
CSL	Can't Stop Laughing
CSN	Chuckle, Snicker, Grin
CT	Can't Talk
CTA	Call To Action
CTC	Care To Chat -or- Contact -or- Choking The Chicken
CTMQ	Chuckle To Myself Quietly
CTO	Check This Out
CU	See You -or- Cracking Up
CUATU	See You Around The Universe
CUL8R	See You Later
CULA	See You Later Alligator
CUNS	See You In School
CUOL	See You OnLine
CUWTA	Catch Up With The Acronyms
CUZ	Because
CWOT	Complete Waste Of Time
CWYL	Chat With You Later
CX	Cancelled
CY	Calm Yourself
CYA	Cover Your Ass -or- See Ya
CYE	Check your Email
CYL	See You Later
CYM	Check Your Mail
CYO	See You Online
CYT	See You Tomorrow
D&M	Deep & Meaningful
d00d	dude, also seen as dood
DAMHIKT	Don't Ask Me How I Know That
DARFC	Ducking And Running For Cover
DBA	Doing Business As
DBABAI	Don't Be A Bitch About It
DBD	Don't Be Dumb
DBEYR	Don't Believe Everything You Read
DD	Due Diligence
DDSOS	Different Day, Same Old Sh**
def	Definitely
DEGT	Don't Even Go There
DETI	Don't Even Think It
dewd	dude
DF	Dear Friend
DFLA	Disenhanced Four-Letter Acronym (that is, a TLA)
DGA	Don't Go Anywhere
DGT	Don't Go There
DGTG	Don't Go There Girlfriend
DGYF	Damn Girl You're Fine
DH	Dear Husband
DHYB	Don't Hold Your Breath
DIAF	Die In A Fire
DIC	Drunk In Charge
DIKU	Do I Know You?
DILLIGAD	Do I Look Like I Give A Damn
DILLIGAS	Do I Look Like I Give A Sh**
DINK	Double Incomes, No Kids
DIRFT	Do It Right the First Time
DISTO	Did I Say That Outloud?
DITR	Dancing In The Rain
ditto	same here
DITYID	Did I Tell You I'm Distressed
DIY	Do It Yourself
DKDC	Don't Know Don't Care
DL	Down Low -or- Download -or- Dead Link
DLTBBB	Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
DLTM	Don't Lie To Me
DMI	Don't Mention It
DNBL8	Do Not Be Late
DNC	Does Not Compute
DND	Do Not Disturb
DOC	Drug Of Choice
DOE	Depends On Experience
DOEI	Goodbye (in Dutch)
DORD	Department Of Redundancy Department
DP	Domestic Partner
dps	Damage Per Second
DPUP	Don't Poop Your Pants
DQMOT	Don't Quote Me On This
DQYDJ	Don't Quit Your Day Job
DRB	Dirty Rat Bastard
DRIB	Don't Read If Busy
DSTR8	Damn Straight
DTC	Deep Throaty Chuckle
DTRT	Do The Right Thing
DUI	Driving Under the Influence
DUM	Do You Masturbate?
DUNA	Don't Use No Acronyms
dunno	i don't know
DURS	Damn You Are Sexy
DUSL	Do You Scream Loud?
DUST	Did You See That?
DWB	Don't Write Back
DWBH	Don't Worry Be Happy
DWI	Driving While Intoxicated
DWPKOTL	Deep Wet Passionate Kiss On The Lips
DWS	Driving While Stupid
DWWWI	Surfing the World Wide Web while intoxicated
DWYM	Does What You Mean
DYFM	Dude You Fascinate Me
DYHAB	Do You Have A Boyfriend?
DYHAG	Do You Have A Girlfriend
DYJHIW	Don't You Just Hate It When...
DYLI	Do You Love It?
DYOFDW	Do Your Own F***ing Dirty Work
DYSTSOTT	Did You See The Size Of That Thing
E123	Easy as One, Two, Three
E2HO	Each to His/Her Own
EAK	Eating at Keyboard
EAPFS	Everything About Pittsburgh F***ing Sucks
EE	Electronic Emission
effin	F***ing
EFT	Electronic Funds Transfer
EG	Evil Grin
EL	Evil Laugh
EM	Excuse Me
EMA	E-Mail Address
EMFBI	Excuse Me For Butting In
EMFJI	Excuse Me For Jumping In
EMI	Excuse My Ignorance
EML	Email Me Later
EMRTW	Evil Monkey's Rule The World
EMSG	E-Mail Message
EOD	End Of Day -or- End Of Discussion
EOL	End Of Life
EOM	End Of Message
EOT	End Of Thread (meaning: end of discussion)
ESAD	Eat Sh** And Die
ESADYFA	Eat Sh** And Die You F***ing Asshole
ESEMED	Every Second Every Minute Every Day
ESH	Experience, Strength, and Hope
ESMF	Eat Sh** Mother F***er
ESO	Equipment Smarter than Operator
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival -or- Edited To Add
ETLA	ETLA Extended Three-Letter Acronym (that is, an FLA)
every1	everyone
EVRE1	Every One
EWI	E-mailing While Intoxicated
EZ	Easy
F2F	Face-to-Face
FAB	Features Attributes Benefits
FAH	F***ing A Hot
FAP	F***ing A Pissed
FAQL	Frequently Asked Questions List
FAQOMFT	Frequently Argued Waste Of My F***ing Time
FASB	Fast Ass Son Bitchii
FAWC	For Anyone Who Cares
FB	F*** Buddy
FBI	F***ing Brilliant Idea -or- Female Body Inspector
FBKS	Failure Between Keyboard and Seat
FBOCD	Facebook Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
FCFS	First Come, First Served
FCOL	For Crying Out Loud
FDGB	Fall Down Go Boom
FE	Fatal Error
FF	Friends Forever
FF&PN	Fresh Fields and Pastures New
FFS	For F*** Sake
FGDAI	Fuhgedaboudit -or- Forget About It
FIF	F*** I'm Funny
FIIK	F*** If I Know
FIL	Father-In-Law
FILF	Father I'd Like to F***
FILTH	Failed In London, Try Hong Kong
FINE	F***ed up, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional
FISH	First in, Still Here
FITB	Fill In The Blanks
FLA	Four Letter Acronym
FLUID	F***ing Look it Up, I Did
FMLTWIA	F*** Me Like The Whore I Am
FMTYEWTK	Far More Than You Ever Wanted To Know
FMUTA	F*** Me Up The Ass
FNG	F***ing New Guy
FO	F*** Off
FOAD	F*** Off And Die
FOAF	Friend Of A Friend
FOAG	F*** Off And Google
FOC	Free of Charge
FOFL	Falling on Floor Laughing
FOGC	Fear Of Getting Caught
FOL	Fond of Leather
FOMC	Fell Off My Chair
FOMCL	Falling Off My Chair Laughing
FORD	Found On Road Dead -or- Fixed Or Repaired Daily -or- F***ed Over Rebuilt Dodge
FOS	Full Of Sh**
FRED	F***ing Ridiculous Electronic Device
FS	For Sale
FSBO	For Sale By Owner
FSR	For Some Reason
FSU	F*** Sh** Up
FTASB	Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
FTBOMH	From The Bottom Of My Heart
FTF	F*** That's Funny -or- Face To Face
FTFOI	For The Fun Of It -or- For The F*** Of It
FTL	Faster Than Light
FTLOG	For The Love Of God
FTN	F*** That Noise
FTR	For The Record
FTRF	F*** That's Really Funny
FTTB	For The Time Being
FTW	For The Win -or- F*** The World
FU2	F*** You Too
FUBAR	F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FUBB	F***ed Up Beyond Belief
FUD	Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FUJIMO	F*** You Jack I'm Movin' On
FUM	F***ed Up Mess
FURTB	Filled Up and Ready To Burst
FWB	Friends With Benefits
FWD	Forward
FWIW	For What It's Worth
FWOT	F***ing Waste Of Time
FYA	For Your Amusement
FYE	For Your Edification
FYEO	For Your Eyes Only
FYF	From Your Friend
FYI	For Your Information
FYIFV	F*** You I'm Fully Vested
FYLTGE	From Your Lips To Gods Ears
FYM	For Your Misinformation
FYSBIGTBABN	Fasten Your Seat Belts It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night
G	Guess -or- Grin -or- Giggle
G1	Good One
G2G	Got to Go
G2GLYS	Got To Go Love Ya So
G4I	Go For It
G4N	Good For Nothing
GA	Go Ahead
GAB	Getting A Beer
GAFYK	Get Away From Your Keyboard
GAGFI	Gives A Gay First Impression
GAL	Get A Life
GALGAL	Give A Little Get A Little
GALHER	Get A Load of Her
GALHIM	Get A Load of Him
GANB	Getting Another Beer
GAP	Got A Pic? -or- Gay Ass People
GAS	Got A Second?
gawd	god
GB	Good Bridge
GBG	Great Big Grin
GBH	Great Big Hug
GBTW	Get Back To Work
GC	Good Crib
GD&R	Grinning, Ducking and Running
GD&RF	Grinning, Ducking and Running Fast
GDI	God Damn It -or- God Damn Independent
GDW	Grin, Duck and Wave
GF	Girlfriend
GFF	Go F***ing Figure
GFI	Go For It
GFN	Gone For Now
GFON	Good For One Night
GFR	Grim File Reaper
GFTD	Gone For The Day
GFY	Good For You -or- Go F*** Yourself -or- Go Find Yourself
GFYMF	Go F*** Yourself Mother F***er
GG	Good Game -or- Gotta Go -or- Giggling
GGA	Good Game All
GGGG	God, God, God, God
GGN	Gotta Go Now
GGOH	Gotta Get Out of Here
GGP	Gotta Go Pee
GHM	God Help Me
GI	Google It
GIC	Gift In Crib
GIDK	Gee I Don't Know
GIGO	Garbage In, Garbage Out
GILF	Grandmother I'd Like to F***
GIWIST	Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GJ	Good Job
GJP	Good Job Partner
GL	Good Luck -or- Get Lost
GLA	Good Luck All
GLB	Good Looking Boy
GLBT	Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
GLG	Good Looking Girl
GLGH	Good Luck and Good Hunting
GLYASDI	God Loves You And So Do I
GM	Good Morning -or- Good Move
GMAB	Give Me A Break
GMAFB	Give Me A F***ing Break
GMTA	Great Minds Think Alike
GMTFT	Great Minds Think For Themselves
GN	Good Night
GNBLFY	Got Nothing But Love For You
GNOC	Get Naked On Cam
GNSD	Good Night Sweet Dreams
GOI	Get Over It
GOK	God Only Knows
GOL	Giggling Out Loud
GOS	Gay Or Straight
GOWI	Get On With It
GOYHH	Get Off Your High Horse
GR&D	Grinning Running And Ducking
GR2BR	Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish
GR8	Great
GRAS	Generally Recognized As Safe
gratz	Congratulations
grrlz	girls, also seen as grrl
GRRR	Growling
GSOAS	Go Sit On A Snake
GSOH	Good Sense Of Humor
GSYJDWURMNKH	Good Seeing You, Just Don't Wear Your Monkey Hat
GT	Good Try
GTFO	Get The F*** Out
GTFOOH	Get The F*** Out Of Here
GTG	Got To Go
GTGB	Got To Go, Bye
GTGP	Got To Go Pee
GTH	Go To Hell
GTK	Good To Know
GTM	Giggle To Myself
GTRM	Going To Read Mail
GTSY	Glad To See You
GUD	Geographically UnDesirable
guvment	government, also seen as guvmint, gumint
GWI	Get With It
GWS	Get Well Soon
GYHOOYA	Get Your Head Out Of Your Ass
GYPO	Get Your Pants Off
H&K	Hugs and Kisses
h/o	Hold On
h/p	Hold Please
H4U	Hot For You
H4XX0R	Hacker -or- To Be Hacked
H9	Husband in room
HADVD	Have Advised
hag1	have a good one
HAGD	Have a Great Day
HAGN	Have A Good Night
HAGO	Have A Good One
HAK	Hugs And Kisses
HAND	Have a Nice Day
HAR	Hit And Run
HAWTLW	Hello And Welcome To Last Week
HB	Hurry Back
HBASTD	Hitting Bottom And Starting To Dig
HBB	Hip Beyond Belief
HBIB	Hot But Inappropriate Boy
HBIC	Head Bitch In Charge
HBU	How Bout You?
HCC	Holy Computer Crap
HD	Hold
HF	Hello Friend -or- Have Fun -or- Have Faith
HHIS	Hanging Head In Shame
HHO1/2K	Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding
HHOJ	Ha-Ha, Only Joking
HHOK	Ha Ha, Only Kidding
HHOS	Ha-Ha, Only Serious
HHTYAY	Happy Holidays To You And Yours
HIG	How's It Going
HIH	Hope It Helps
HIOOC	Help, I'm Out Of Coffee
HITAKS	Hang In There And Keep Smiling
HMFIC	Head MOFO In Charge
HNTI	How Nice That/This Is
HNTW	How Nice That Was
HNY	Happy New Year
HO	Hang On -or- Hold On
HOHA	HOllywood HAcker
HOIC	Hold On, I'm Coming
HOYEW	Hanging On Your Every Word
HP	Higher Power
HPPO	Highest Paid Person in Office
HSIK	How Should I Know
HT	Hi There
HTB	Hang The Bastards
HTH	Hope This (or That) Helps
HTNOTH	Hit The Nail On The Head
HU	Hook Up
HUA	Heads Up Ace -or- Head Up Ass
HUD	How You Doing?
HUGZ	Hugs
huh	what
HUYA	Head Up Your Ass
HWGA	Here We Go Again
I 1-D-R	I Wonder
i h8 it	i hate it
I&I	Intercourse & Inebriation
I-D-L	Ideal
IAC	In Any Case -or- I Am Confused -or- If Anyone Cares
IAE	In Any Event
IAITS	It's All In The Subject
IANAC	I Am Not A Crook
IANADBIPOOTV	I Am Not A Doctor But I Play One On TV
IANAE	I Am Not An Expert
IANAL	I Am Not A Lawyer
IANNNGC	I Am Not Nurturing the Next Generation of Casualties
IASAP4U	I Always Say A Prayer For You
IAT	I Am Tired
IAW	I Agree With -or- In Accordance With
IAYM	I Am Your Master
IBGYBG	I'll Be Gone, You'll Be Gone
IBIWISI	I'll Believe It When I See It
IBK	Idiot Behind Keyboard
IBRB	I'll Be Right Back
IBT	In Between Technology
IBTC	Itty Bitty Titty Committee
IBTD	I Beg To Differ
IBTL	In Before The Lock
IC	Independant Contractor -or- In Character -or- I See
ICBW	I Could Be Wrong
ICW	I Can't Wait
ICYC	In Case You're Curious -or- In Case You Care
ID10T	Idiot
IDC	I Don't Care
IDGAD	I Don't Give A Damn
IDGAF	I Don't Give A F***
IDGARA	I Don't Give A Rats Ass
IDGI	I Don't Get It -or- I Don't Get Involved
IDK	I Don't Know
IDK, my BFF Jill	I Don't Know, my Best Friend Forever Jill
IDKY	I Don't Know You
IDM	It Does Not Matter
IDRK	I Don't Really Know
IDST	I Didn't Say That
IDTA	I Did That Already
IDTS	I Don't Think So
IEF	It's Esther's Fault
IF/IB	In the Front -or- In the Back
IFAB	I Found A Bug
IFU	I F***ed Up
IGGP	I Gotta Go Pee
IGTP	I Get The Point
IGYHTBT	I Guess You Had To Be There
IHA	I Hate Acronyms
IHAIM	I Have Another Instant Message
IHNO	I Have No Opinion
IHTFP	I Have Truly Found Paradise -or- I Hate This F***ing Place
IHU	I Hear You
IIABDFI	If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
IIIO	Intel Inside, Idiot Outside
IIMAD	If It Makes An(y) Difference
IIR	If I Remember -or- If I Recall
IIRC	If I Remember Correctly -or- If I Recall Correctly
IIT	Is It Tight?
IITLYTO	If It's Too Loud You're Too Old
IITYWIMWYBMAD	If I Tell You What It Means Will You Buy Me A Drink
IITYWYBMAD	If I Tell You Will You Buy Me A Drink
IIWM	If It Were Me
IJPMP	I Just Pissed My Pants
IJWTK	I Just Want To Know
IJWTS	I Just Want To Say
IKALOPLT	I Know A Lot Of People Like That
IKWYM	I Know What You Mean
IKYABWAI	I Know You Are But What Am I?
ILA	I Love Acronyms
ILF/MD	I Love Female/Male Dominance
ILICISCOMK	I Laughed, I Cried, I Spat/Spilt Coffee/Crumbs/Coke On My Keyboard
ILMJ	I Love My Job
ILU	I Love You
ILUAAF	I Love You As A Friend
ILY	I Love You
IM	Instant Messaging -or- Immediate Message
IM2BZ2P	I aM Too Busy To (even) Pee
IMA	I Might Add
IMAO	In My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO	In My Considered Opinion
IME	In My Experience
IMEZRU	I Am Easy, Are You?
IMHEIUO	In My High Exalted Informed Unassailable Opinion
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMNERHO	In My Never Even Remotely Humble Opinion
IMNSHO	In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO	In My Opinion
IMOO	In My Own Opinion
IMPOV	In My Point Of View
IMRU	I Am, Are You?
IMS	I Am Sorry
INBD	It's No Big Deal
INMP	It's Not My Problem
INNW	If Not Now, When
INPO	In No Particular Order
INUCOSM	It's No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk
IOH	I'm Outta Here
ION	Index Of Names
IONO	I Don't Know
IOUD	Inside, Outside, Upside Down
IOW	In Other Words
IPN	I'm Posting Naked
IRL	In Real Life
ISAGN	I See A Great Need
ISH	Insert Sarcasm Here
ISO	In Search Of
ISS	I Said So -or- I'm So Sure
ISSYGTI	I’m So Sure You Get The Idea
ISTM	It Seems to Me
ISTR	I Seem To Remember
ISWC	If Stupid Were a Crime
ISWYM	I See What You Mean
ISYALS	I'll Send You A Letter Soon
ITA	I Totally Agree
ITFA	In The Final Analysis
ITIGBS	I Think I'm Going To Be Sick
ITM	In The Money
ITS	Intense Text Sex
ITSFWI	If The Shoe Fits Wear It
IUM	If You Must
IWALU	I Will Always Love You
IWBAPTAKYAIYSTA	I Will Buy A Plane Ticket And Kick Your Ass If You Say That Again
IWBNI	It Would Be Nice If
IWFU	I Wanna F*** You
IWIWU	I Wish I Was You
IWSN	I Want Sex Now
IYAOYAS	If You Ain't Ordinance You Ain't Sh**
IYD	In Your Dreams
IYDMMA	If You Don't Mind My Asking
IYFEG	Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
IYKWIM	If You Know What I Mean
IYKWIMAITYD	If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do
IYO	In Your Opinion
IYQ	I Like You
IYSS	If You Say So
IYSWIM	If You See What I Mean
J/C	Just Checking
J/J	Just Joking
J/K	Just Kidding
J/O	Jerking Off
J/P	Just Playing
J/W	Just Wondering
J2LYK	Just To Let You Know
J4F	Just For Fun
J4G	Just For Grins
J4T or JFT	Just For Today
J5M	Just Five Minutes
JAD	Just Another day
JAFO	Just Another F***ing Onlooker
JAFS	Just A F***ing Salesman
JAM	Just A Minute
JAS	Just A Second
JC	Just Curious -or- Just Chilling -or- Jesus Christ
JDI	Just Do It
JEOMK	Just Ejaculated On My Keyboard
JFH	Just F*** Her
JFI	Just For Information
JIC	Just In Case
JK	Just Kidding
JM2C	Just My 2 Cents
JMO	Just My Opinion
JOOTT	Just One Of Those Things
JP	Just Playing
JSU	Just Shut Up
JSYK	Just So You Know
JT	Just Teasing
JTLYK	Just To Let You Know
JTOL	Just Thinking Out Loud
JTOU	Just Thinking Of You
JUADLAM	Jumping Up And Down Like A Monkey
JW	Just Wondering
K	OK
KB	Kick Butt
KBD	Keyboard
kewl	it means cool
KFY -or- K4Y	Kiss For You
KHYF	Know How You Feel
KIA	Killed In Action
KIBO	Knowledge In, Bullsh** Out
KIR	Keep It Real
KISS	Keep It Simple Stupid
KIT	Keep In Touch
kitty	code word for vagina
KK	Kiss Kiss
KMA	Kiss My Ass
KMFHA	Kiss My Fat Hairy Ass
KMP	Keep Me Posted
KMRIA	Kiss My Royal Irish Arse
KMSLA	Kiss My Shiny Little Ass
KMUF	Kiss Me You Fool
KMWA	Kiss My White Ass
KOK	Knock
KOTC	Kiss On The Cheek
KOTL	Kiss On The Lips
KPC	Keeping Parents Clueless
KS	Kill Stealer
KUTGW	Keep Up The Good Work
KWIM	Know What I Mean?
KWSTA	Kiss With Serious Tongue Action
KYFC	Keep Your Fingers Crossed
KYPO	Keep Your Pants On
L	Laugh
L8R	Later
L?^	Let's hook up
LABATYD	Life's A Bitch And Then You Die
LAQ	Lame Ass Quote
LB?W/C	Like Bondage? Whips or Chains
LBR and LGR	Little Boy's Room and Little Girl's Room
LBUG or LBIG	Laughing Because You're Gay -or- Laughing Because I'm Gay
LD	Long Distance -or- Later Dude
LDIMEDILLIGAF	Look Deeply Into My Eyes, Does It Look Like I Give A F***
LDR	Long Distance Relationship
LDTTWA	Let's Do The Time Warp Again
LF	Let's F***
LFTI	Looking Forward To It
LGMAS	Lord Give Me A Sign
LHM	Lord Have Mercy
LHO	Laughing Head Off
LHOS	Lets Have Online Sex
LHSO	Let's Have Sex Online
LHU	Let's Hook Up
LIFO	Last In, First Out
LIS	Laughing In Silence
LJBF	Let's Just Be Friends
LKITR	Little Kid In The Room
LLOM	Like Leno on Meth
LLTA	Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
LMAO	Laughing My Ass Off
LMFAO	Laughing My F***ing Ass Off
LMHO	Laughing My Head Off
LMIRL	Let's Meet In Real Life
LMK	Let Me Know
LMSO	Laughing My Socks Off
LMTC	Left a Message To Contact
LMTCB	Left Message To Call Back
LOL	Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Love
LOLA	Laugh Out Loud Again
LOLZ	Lots Of Laughs
LOMBARD	Lots Of Money But A Right Dick
LOML	Love Of My Life
LONH	Lights On, Nobody Home
LOOL	Laughing Outragously Out Loud
LOPSOD	Long On Promises, Short On Delivery
LORE	Learn Once, Repeat Everywhere
LOU	Laughing Over You
LPOS	Lazy Piece Of Sh**
LRF	Little Rubber Feet
LSHITIPAL	Laughing So Hard I Think I Peed A Little
LSHMBH	Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts
LSV	Language, Sex, Violence
LTHTT	Laughing Too Hard To Type
LTIC	Laughing 'Til I Cry
LTIO	Laughing Til I Orgasm
LTM	Laughing To Myself
LTNS	Long Time No See
LTNT	Long Time, No Type
LTR	Long Term Relationship
LTS	Laughing to Self
LTTIC	Look The Teacher Is Coming
LULU	Locally Undesireable Land Use
LUMTP	Love You More Than Pie
luser	loser
LUSM	Love You So Much
LWR	Launch When Ready
LY	Love You
LY4E	Love You Forever
LYA	Love You All
LYB	Love You Babe
LYCYLBB	Love You, See You Later, Bye Bye
LYKYAMY	Love You, Kiss You, Already Miss You
LYL	Love You Lots
LYLAB	Love You Like a Brother
LYLAS	Love You Like A Sister
LYLB	Love You Later Bye
LYMI	Love You, Mean It
LYWAMH	Love You With All My Heart
M2NY	Me Too, Not Yet
M4C	Meet for Coffee
m4w	men for women
M8 or M8s	Mate -or- Mates
MA	Mature Audience
MAYA	Most Advanced Yet Accessible
MB	Message Board
MBN	Must Be Nice
MBRFN	Must Be Real F***ing Nice
MEGO	My Eyes Glaze Over
meh	Who cares, whatever
MFD	Multi-Function Device
MfG	Mit freundlichen Gruessen
MFIC	Mother F***er In Charge
MFWIC	Mo Fo Who's In Charge
MHBFY	My Heart Bleeds For You
mhhm	uh huh -or- yeah
MHOTY	My Hat's Off To You
MIA	Missing In Action
MIHAP	May I Have Your Attention Please
MIL	Mother-In-Law
MILF	Mother I'd Like to F***
MIRL	Meet In Real Life
MITIN	More Info Than I Needed
MKOP	My Kind Of Place
MLA	Multiple Letter Acronym
MLAS	My Lips Are Sealed
mlm	giving the digital middle finger
MM	Market Maker
MMHA2U	My Most Humble Apologies To You
mmk	mmm ok
MML	Made Me Laugh
MO	Move On
MOF	Matter Of Fact
MOFO	Mother F***er
MOMPL	One Moment Please
MOO	Mud, Object-Oriented -or- Matter Of Opinion
MOOS	Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOP	MOment Please
MorF	Male or Female
MOS	Mom Over Shoulder
MOSS	Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MOTAS	Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTD	Message Of The Day
MOTOS	Member(s) Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS	Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MPFB	My Personal F*** Buddy
MRA	Moving Right Along
MRPH	Mail the Right Place for Help
MSG	Message
MSMD	Monkey See Monkey Do
MSNUW	Mini-Skirt No UnderWear
MSTM	Makes Sense To Me
MTBF	Mean Time Before Failure
MTF	More To Follow
MTFBWY	May The Force Be With You
MTLA	My True Love Always
MTSBWY	May The Schwartz Be With You
MUAH or MWAH	The sound of a kiss
MUBAR	Messed up Beyond All Recognition
MUSL	Missing You Sh** Loads
MUSM	Miss You So Much
MVA	Motor Vehicle Accident
MVA no PI	Motor Vehicle Accident with no Personal Injury
MVA w/PI	Motor Vehicle Accident with Personal Injury
MWBRL	More Will Be Revealed Later
MYL	Mind Your Language
MYOB	Mind Your Own Business
N-A-Y-L	In A While
N/A	Not Applicable -or- Not Affiliated
N/M	Nothing Much
N/T	No Text
N1	Nice One
N2M	Not To Mention -or- Not Too Much
N2MJCHBU	Not Too Much Just Chillin, How Bout You?
NAB	Not A Blonde
NADT	Not A Damn Thing
NAGB	Nearly Almost A Good Bridge
NAK	Nursing At Keyboard
NALOPKT	Not A Lot Of People Know That
NASCAR	Non-Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks
natch	Naturally
NATO	No Action, Talk Only
NAVY	Never Again Volunteer Yourself
NAZ	Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq)
NB4T	Not Before Time
NBD	No Big Deal
NBFAB	Not Bad For A Beginner
NBFABS	Not Bad For A Bot Stopper
NBIF	No Basis In Fact
NBLFY	Nothing But Love For You
NBS	No Bull Sh**
NC	Nice Crib
NCG	New College Graduate
NDN	Indian
ne	Any
ne-wayz	anyways
ne1	Anyone
ne14kfc	anyone for KFC?
ne1er	anyone here?
Ne2H	Need To Have
NEET	Not currently Engaged in Employment, Education, or Training
NESEC	Any Second
NEV	Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
NEWS	North, East, West, South
NFBSK	Not For British School Kids
NFC	Not Favorably Considered -or- No F***ing Chance
NFF	No F***ing Fair
NFG	Not F***ing Good
NFI	No F***ing Idea
NFS	Need For Sex -or- Network File System
NFW	No F***ing Way -or- No Feasible Way
NG	New Game
NGB	Nearly Good Bridge
NH	Nice Hand
NHOH	Never Heard Of Him/Her
NI4NI	An Eye For Any Eye
NICE	Nonsense In Crappy Existence
NIFOC	Nude In Front Of The Computer
NIGYYSOB	Now I've Got You, You Son Of a B*tch
NIH	Not Invented Here
NIM	No Internal Message
NIMBY	Not In My Back Yard
NIMJD	Not In My Job Description
NIMQ	Not In My Queue
NIMY	Never In A Million Years
NINO	Nothing In, Nothing Out -or- No Input, No Output
NISM	Need I Say More
NITL	Not In This Lifetime
NIYWFD	Not In Your Wildest F***ing Dreams
NLL	Nice Little Lady
NM	Never Mind -or- Nothing Much -or- Nice Move
nm, u	not much, you?
NME	Enemy
NMH	Not Much Here
NMHJC	Not Much Here, Just Chilling
NMP	Not My Problem
NMTE	Now More Than Ever
NMU	Not Much, You?
NN	Not Now -or- Need
NNCIMINTFZ	Not Now Chief, I'm In The F ***in' Zone
NNR	Need Not Respond
NNWW	Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink
NO	Not Online
no praw	no problem
NOA	Not Online Anymore
NOFI	No OFfence Intended
NOS	New Old Stock
NOY	Not Online Yet
NOYB	None Of Your Business
NP	No Problem -or- Nosy Parents
NQA	No Questions Asked
NQOCD	Not Quite Our Class Dear
NR	Nice Roll
NRG	Energy
NRN	No Reply Necessary
NS	Nice Set
NSA	No Strings Attached
NSFW	Not Safe For Work
NSS	No Sh** Sherlock
NSTLC	Need Some Tender Loving Care
NTA	Not This Again
nth	nothing
NTIM	Not That It Matters
NTIMM	Not That It Matters Much
NTK	Nice To Know
NTM	Not That Much
NTMU	Nice To Meet You
NTTAWWT	Not That There's Anything Wrong With That
NTW	Not To Worry
NTYMI	Now That You Mention It
NUB	New person to a site or game
NUFF	Enough Said
NVM	NeVer Mind
NVNG	Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
NW	No Way
NWAL	Nerd Without A Life
NWR	Not Work Related
NYC	Not Your Concern
NYCFS	New York City Finger Salute
O	Opponent -or- Over
OAO	Over And Out
OATUS	On A Totally Unrelated Subject
OAUS	On An Unrelated Subject
OB	Obligatory
OBE	Overcome By Events
OBO	Or Best Offer
OBTW	Oh By The Way
OBX	Old Battle Axe
OC	Original Character -or- Own Character
OCD	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ODTAA	One Damn Thing After Another
OIC	Oh, I See
OICU812	Oh I See, You Ate One Too
OK	All Correct
OL	Old Lady
OLL	OnLine Love
OLN	OnLine Netiquette
OLO	Only Laughed Once
OM	Old Man
OMB	Oh My Buddha
OMDB	Over My Dead Body
OMFG	Oh My F***ing God
OMG	Oh My God
OMIK	Open Mouth, Insert Keyboard
OML	Oh My Lord
OMW	On My Way
ONID	Oh No I Didn't
ONNA	Oh No, Not Again
ONNTA	Oh No, Not This Again
ONUD	Oh No You Didn't
OO	Over and Out
OOAK	One Of A Kind
OOC	Out Of Character -or- Out Of Control
OOF	Out Of Facility
OOI	Out Of Interest
OOO	Out Of Office
OOS	Out Of Stock
OOTB	Out Of The Box -or- Out Of The Blue
OOTC	Obligatory On Topic Comment
OSIF	Oh Sh** I Forgot
OSINTOT	Oh Sh** I Never Thought Of That
OST	On Second Thought
OT	Off Topic
OTASOIC	Owing To A Slight Oversight In Construction
OTC	Over The Counter
OTF	Off The Floor -or- On The phone (Fone)
OTH	Off The Hook
OTL	Out To Lunch
OTOH	On The Other Hand
OTP	On The Phone
OTT	Over The Top
OTTOMH	Off The Top Of My Head
OTW	Off The Wall
OUSU	Oh, You Shut Up
OWTTE	Or Words To That Effect
OZ	Australia
P	Partner
P&C	Private & Confidential
P-ZA	Pizza
P2C2E	Process Too Complicated Too Explain
P2U4URAQTP	Peace To You For You Are A Cutie Pie
P911	Parent Alert
PA	Parent Alert
PAL	Parents Are Listening
PANS	Pretty Awesome New Stuff
PAW	Parents Are Watching
PB	Potty Break
PBB	Parent Behind Back
PBEM	Play By EMail
PBJ	Peanut Butter and Jelly -or- Pretty Boy Jock
PC	Personal Computer -or- Politically Correct
PCM	Please Call Me
PD	Public Domain
PDA	Personal Digital Assistant -or- Public Display of Affection
PDOMA	Pulled Directly Out Of My Ass
PDQ	Pretty Darn Quick
PDS	Please Don't Shout
PEBCAC	Problem Exists Between Chair And Computer
PEBCAK	Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
PEEP	People Engaged and Empowered for Peace
peeps	people
PFA	Pulled From Ass -or- Please Find Attached
PFC	Pretty F***ing Cold
phat	Pretty Hot And Tempting
PHB	Pointy Haired Boss
PHS	Pointy Haired Stupidvisor
PIAPS	Pig In A Pant Suit
PIBKAC	Problem Is Between Keyboard And Chair
PICNIC	Problem In Chair, Not In Computer
PIF	Paid In Full
PIMP	Peeing In My Pants
PIMPL	Peeing In My Pants Laughing
PIN	Person In Need
PIR	Parent In Room
PITA	Pain In The Ass
PITMEMBOAM	Peace In The Middle East My Brother Of Another Mother
pix	pictures -or- photos
PLO	Peace, Love, Out
PLOKTA	Press Lots Of Keys To Abort
PLOS	Parents Looking Over Shoulder
PLS	Please
PLZ	Please
PM	Personal Message -or- Private Message
PMBI	Pardon My Butting In
PMF	Pardon My French -or- Pure Freaking Magic
PMFJI	Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMIGBOM	Put Mind In Gear Before Opening Mouth
PMJI	Pardon My Jumping In
PML	Pissing Myself Laughing
PMP	Peeing My Pants
PMSL	Pissed MySelf Laughing
PNATMBC	Pay No Attention To Man Behind the Curtain
PNCAH	Please, No Cursing Allowed Here
PND	Possibly Not Definitely -or- Personal Navigation Device
PO	Piss Off
POAHF	Put On A Happy Face
POAK	Passed Out At Keyboard
POMS	Parent Over My Shoulder
PONA	Person Of No Account
POS	Parent Over Shoulder -or- Piece Of Sh**
POSC	Piece Of Sh** Computer
POSSLQ	Persons of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
POTATO	Person Over Thirty Acting Twenty One
POTS	Plain Old Telephone System -or- Pat On The Shoulder
POTUS	President of the United States
POV	Point Of View
PP	People
PPL	Pay-Per-Lead -or- People
pron	porn
PRW	Parents Are Watching
PS	Post Script
PSA	Public Service Announcement
PSO	Product Superior to Operator
PTH	Prime Tanning Hours
PTMM	Please Tell Me More
PTP	Pardon The Pun
PTPOP	Pat The Pissed Off Primate
PU	That Stinks
puter	computer
PVP	Player Versus Player
PWAS	Prayer Wheels Are Spinning
PWCB	Person Will Call Back
pwn	own
pwnt	owned
PWP	Plot, What Plot?
Q2C	Quick To Cum
QC	Quality Control
QFT	Quoted For Truth -or- Quit F***ing Talking
QL	Quit Laughing
QLS	Reply
QOTD	Quote Of The Day
QQ	Quick Question -or- Cry More
QS	Quit Scrolling
QT	Cutie
QYB	Quit Your Bitching
r	are
r u goin	are you going?
R U there?	Are you there?
R&D	Research & Development
R&R	Rest & Relaxation
RAEBNC	Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment
RAT	Remotely Activated Trojan
RB@Ya	Right Back at Ya
RBAY	Right Back At You
RBTL	Read Between The Lines
RC	Remote Control
RCI	Rectal Cranial Inversion
RE	Regards -or- Reply -or- Hello Again
REHI	Hi Again
RFD	Request For Discussion
RFR	Really F***ing Rich
RFS	Really F***ing Soon
RGR	Roger
RHIP	Rank Has Its Privileges
RHK	RoundHouse Kick
RIYL	Recommended If You Like
RKBA	Right to Keep and Bear Arms
RL	Real Life
RLCO	Real Life Conference
RLF	Real Life Friend
RM	Remake
RMETTH	Rolling My Eyes To The Heavens
RMLB	Read My Lips Baby
RMMA	Reading My Mind Again
RMMM	Read My Mail Man
RN	Right Now
RNN	Reply Not Necessary
ROFL	Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROR	Raffing Out Roud (in scooby-doo dialect)
ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO	Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFLMFAO	Rolling On The Floor Laughing My F***ing Ass Off
ROTFLOL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROTGL	Rolling On The Ground Laughing
ROTGLMAO	Rolling On The Ground Laughing My Ass Off
ROTM	Right On The Money
RPG	Role Playing Games
RRQ	Return Receipt reQuested
RRR	haR haR haR (instead of LOL)
RSN	Real Soon Now
RSVP	Repondez S'il Vous Plait
RT	Real Time
RTB	Returning To Base (home)
RTBM	Read The Bloody Manual
RTBS	Reason To Be Single
RTFAQ	Read The FAQ
RTFF	Read The F***ing FAQ
RTFM	Read The F***ing Manual
RTFQ	Read The F***ing Question
RTH	Release The Hounds
RTK	Return To Keyboard
RTM or RTFM	Read The Manual -or- Read The F***ing Manual
RTSM	Read The Silly Manual
RTTSD	Right Thing To Say Dude
RTWFQ	Read The Whole F***ing Question
RU	Are You?
RU/18	Are You Over 18?
RUFKM	Are You F***ing Kidding Me?
RUH	Are You Horny?
RUMCYMHMD	Are You on Medication Cause You Must Have Missed a Dose
RUMORF	Are You Male OR Female?
RUNTS	Are You Nuts?
RUOK	Are You OK?
RUS	Are You Serious?
RUSOS	Are You SOS (in trouble)?
RUT	Are You There?
RUUP4IT	Are You Up For It?
RX	Regards
RYFM	Read Your Friendly Manual
RYO	Roll Your Own
RYS	Read Your Screen
S	Smile
S2R	Send To Receive
S2U	Same To You
S4B	Sh** for Brains
S4L	Spam For Life
SADAD	Suck A Dick And Die
SAHM	Stay At Home Mom
SAIA	Stupid Asses In Action
SAPFU	Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups
SB	Stand By
SBI	Sorry 'Bout It
SBTA	Sorry, Being Thick Again
SBUG	Small Bald Unaudacious Goal
SCNR	Sorry, Could Not Resist
SDK	Scottie Doesn't Know -or- Software Developer's Kit
sec	wait a second
SED	Said Enough Darling
SEG	Sh** Eating Grin
SEP	Somebody Else's Problem
SETE	Smiling Ear To Ear
SEWAG	Scientifically Engineered Wild Ass Guess
SF	Surfer Friendly -or- Science Fiction
SFAIAA	So Far As I Am Aware
SFETE	Smiling From Ear To Ear
SFLA	Stupid Four Letter Acronym
SFTTM	Stop F***ing Talking To Me
SFX	Sound Effects -or- Stage Effects
SH	Sh** Happens
SHB	Should Have Been
shhh	quiet
SHID	Slap Head In Disgust
SHMILY	See How Much I Love You
SIC	Spelling Is Correct
SICL	Sitting In Chair Laughing
SICS	Sitting In Chair Snickering
SII	Seriously Impaired Imagination
SIL	Sister-In-Law
SIP	Skiing In Powder
SIT	Stay In Touch
SITCOM	Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage
SITD	Still In The Dark
SIUP	Suck It Up Pussy
SIUYA	Shove It Up Your Ass
sk8er	skater
sk8r	skater
SL	Second Life
SLAP	Sounds Like A Plan
SLAW	Sounds Like A Winner
SLIRK	Smart Little Rich Kid
SLM	See Last Mail
SLOM	Sticking Leeches On Myself
SLT	Something Like That
SM	Senior Moment
SMAIM	Send Me An Instant Message
SMB	Suck My Balls
SME	Subject Matter Expert
SMEM	Send Me E-Mail
SMH	Shaking My Head
SMIM	Send Me an Instant Message
SMOP	Small Matter of Programming
smt	something
SNAFU	Situation Normal, All F***ed Up
SNAG	Sensitive New Age Guy
SNERT	Snotty Nosed Egotistical Rotten Teenager
SO	Significant Other
SOB	Son Of a B*tch
SOBT	Stressed Out Big Time
SOGOP	Sh** Or Get Off the Pot
SOH	Sense Of Humor
SOHF	Sense Of Humor Failure
SOI	Self Owning Idiot
SOIAR	Sit On It And Rotate
sok	it's ok
SOL	Sh** Out of Luck
some1	someone
SOMY	Sick Of Me Yet
SOOYA	Snake Out Of Your Ass
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
SorG	Straight or Gay
SOS	Same Old Sh** -or- help
SOT	Short On Time
SOTMG	Short On Time, Must Go
SOW	Speaking Of Which -or- Statement Of Work
soz	Sorry
SRO	Standing Room Only
srsly	seriously
SSC	Super Sexy Cute
SSDD	Same Sh** Different Day
SSEWBA	Someday Soon, Everything Will Be Acronyms
SSIA	Subject Says It All
STBY	Sucks To Be You
STD	Seal The Deal -or- Sexually Transmitted Disease
STFU	Shut The F*** Up
STFW	Search The F***ing Web
sth	something
STM	Spank The Monkey
STPPYNOZGTW	Stop Picking Your Nose, Get To Work
STR8	Straight
STS	So To Speak
STW	Search The Web
STYS	Speak To You Soon
SU	Shut Up
SUAC	Sh** Up A Creek
SUAKM	Shut Up And Kiss Me
SUFI	Super Finger -or- Shut Up F***ing Imbecile
SUFID	Screwing Up Face In Disgust
SUL	Snooze You Lose
sup	what's up?
sux	sucks
SUYF	Shut Up You Fool
SWAG	Scientific Wild Ass Guess -and- SoftWare And Giveaways
SWAK	Sealed (or Sent) With A Kiss
SWALBCAKWS	Sealed With A Lick Because A Kiss Won't Stick
SWALK	Sealed With A Loving Kiss
SWDYT	So What Do You Think?
sweet<3	sweetheart
SWF	Single White Female
SWIM	See What I Mean?
SWIS	See What I'm Saying
SWL	Screaming With Laughter
SWMBO	She Who Must Be Obeyed
SWU	So What's Up
SYL	See You Later
SYS	See You Soon
SYT	See You Tomorrow
s^	what's up?
T&C	Terms & Conditions
T@YL	Talk At You Later
TA	Thanks Again
TABOOMA	Take A Bite Out Of My Ass
TAF	That's All, Folks
TAFN	That's All For Now
TAH	Take A Hike
TAKS	That's A Knee Slapper
TANJ	There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL	There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TAP	Take A Pill
TARFU	Things Are Really F***ed Up
TAS	Taking A Shower
TAW	Teachers Are Watching
TBA	To Be Advised
TBC	To Be Continued
TBD	To Be Determined
TBE	Thick Between Ears
TBH	To Be Honest
TBYB	Try Before You Buy
TC	Take Care
TCB	Trouble Came Back
TCOY	Take Care Of Yourself
TDM	Too Darn Many
TDTM	Talk Dirty To Me
TEOTWAWKI	The End Of The World As We Know It
TFDS	That's For Darn Sure
TFH	Thread From Hell
TFLMS	Thanks For Letting Me Share
TFM	Thanks From Me
TFMIU	The F***ing Manual Is Unreadable
TFN	Thanks For Nothing -or- Til Further Notice
TFS	Thanks For Sharing -or- Three Finger Salute
TFTHAOT	Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time
TFTT	Thanks For The Thought
TFX	Traffic
TGAL	Think Globally, Act Locally
TGGTG	That Girl/Guy has Got To Go
TGIF	Thank God It's Friday
THX or TX or THKS	Thanks
TIA	Thanks In Advance
TIAIL	Think I Am In Love
TIC	Tongue In Cheek
TIGAS	Think I Give A Sh**
TILII	Tell It Like It Is
TINGTES	There Is No Gravity, The Earth Sucks
TINWIS	That Is Not What I Said
TISC	This Is So Cool
TISL	This Is So Lame
TISNC	This Is So Not Cool
TISNF	That Is So Not Fair
TISNT	That Is So Not True
TK	To Come
TKU4UK	Thank You For Your Kindness
TLA	Three Letter Acronym
TLC	Tender Loving Care
TLGO	The List Goes On
TLITBC	That's Life In The Big City
TLK2UL8R	Talk To You Later
TM	Trust Me
TMA	Too Many Acronyms
TMI	Too Much Information
TMSGO	Too Much Sh** Going On
TMTOWTDI	There's More Than One Way To Do It
TNA	Temporarily Not Available
TNC	Tongue In Cheek
TNT	Til Next Time
TNTL	Trying Not To Laugh
TNX	Thanks
to go nookleer	to explode
TOBAL	There Oughta Be A Law
TOBG	This Oughta Be Good
TOM	Tomorrow
TOPCA	Til Our Paths Cross Again
TOT	Tons Of Time
TOY	Thinking Of You
TP	Team Player -or- TelePort
TPC	The Phone Company
TPS	That's Pretty Stupid
TPTB	The Powers That Be
TQM	Total Quality Management
TRAM	The Rest Are Mine
TRDMC	Tears Running Down My Cheeks
tripdub	triple w
troo	TRUE
TS	Tough Sh** -or- Totally Stinks
TSIA	This Says It All
TSIF	Thank Science It's Friday
TSNF	That's So Not Fair
TSOB	Tough Son Of a B*tch
TSR	Totally Stuck in RAM -or- Totally Stupid Rules
TSRA	Two Shakes of a Rat's Ass
TT	Big Tease
TTA	Tap That Ass
TTBOMK	To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
TTG	Time to Go
TTIOT	The Truth Is Out There
TTKSF	Trying To Keep a Straight Face
TTMF	Ta Ta MOFO
TTS	Text To Speech
TTT	That's The Ticket -or- To The Top -or- Thought That Too
TTTHTFAL	Talk To The Hand The Face Ain't Listening
TTTKA	Time To Totally Kick Ass
TTTT	To Tell The Truth
TTUL	Talk To You Later
TTYAWFN	Talk To You A While From Now
TTYL	Talk To You Later -or- Type To You Later
TTYT	Talk To You Tomorrow
TVM4YEM	Thank You Very Much For Your E-Mail
TWHAB	This Won't Hurt A Bit
TWHE	The Walls Have Ears
TWIMC	To Whom It May Concern
TWITA	That's What I'm Talking About
TWIWI	That Was Interesting, Wasn't It?
TXS	Thanks
TXT IM	Text Instant Message
TXT MSG	text message
TY	Thank You
TYCLO	Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off
TYG	There You Go
TYVM	Thank You Very Much
u	You
u up	are you up?
U-L	You Will
U2	You Too
u8	you ate?
UBS	Unique Buying State
UCWAP	Up a Creek Without A Paddle
UDH82BME	You'd Hate To Be Me
UDM	You're the Man
UG2BK	You've Got To Be Kidding
UGC	User-Generated Content
unPC	unPolitically Correct
UNTCO	You Need To Chill Out
UOK	Are You OK?
UPOD	Under Promise Over Deliver
ur	you are
UR2K	You Are Too Kind
URAPITA	You Are A Pain In The Ass
URSAI	You Are Such An Idiot
URW	You Are Welcome
URWS	You Are Wise
URYY4M	You Are Too Wise For Me
URZ	yours
USP	Unique Selling Proposition
UTM	You Tell Me
UV	Unpleasant Visual
UWIWU	You Wish I Was You
VBG	Very Big Grin
VBS	Very Big Smile
VC	Venture Capital
VCDA	Vaya Con Dios, Amigo
VEG	Very Evil Grin
VFM	Value For Money
VGN	Vegan -or- Vegitarian
VM	Voice Mail
VRBS	Virtual Reality Bull Sh**
VSF	Very Sad Face
VWD	Very Well Done
VWP	Very Well Played
w's^	what's up?
W/	With
W/E	Weekend
W/O	Without
w00t	We Own the Other Team
w4m	women for men
W8	Wait
W9	Wife in room
WAD	Without A Doubt
WAEF	When All Else Fails
WAFB	What A F***ing Bitch
WAFM	What A F***ing Mess
WAFS	Warm And Fuzzies
WAG	Wild Ass Guess
WAI	What An Idiot
WAK	What A Kiss
WAMBAM	Web Application Meets Brick And Mortar
WAYD	What Are You Doing?
WAYN	Where Are You Now?
WB	Welcome Back -or- Write Back
WBS	Write Back Soon
WBU	What 'Bout You?
WC	Who Cares
WCA	Who Cares Anyway
WD	Well Done
WDALYIC	Who Died And Left You In Charge?
WDDD	Woopie Doo Da Dey
WDR	With Due Respect
WDT	Who Does That?
WDYM	What Do You Mean?
WDYMBT	What Do You Mean By That?
WDYS	What Did You Say?
WDYT	What Do You Think?
WE	Whatever
WEG	Wicked Evil Grin
WETSU	We Eat This Sh** Up
WF	Way Fun
WFM	Works For Me
WG	Wicked Grin
WGAFF	Who Gives A Flying F***
WIBAMU	Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle
WIBNI	Wouldn't It Be Nice If
WIIFM	What's In It For Me
WILCO	Will Comply
WIM	Woe Is Me
WIP	Work In Process
wirld	world
WISP	Winning Is So Pleasureable
WIT	Wordsmith In Training
WITFITS	What In The F*** Is This Sh**
WITW	What In The World
WIU	Wrap It Up
wkewl	way cool
WLMIRL	Would Like to Meet In Real Life
WMHGB	Where Many Have Gone Before
WMMOWS	Wash My Mouth Out With Soap
WMPL	Wet My Pants Laughing
WNOHGB	Where No One Has Gone Before
WOA	Work Of Art
WOG	Wise Old Guy
WOM	Word Of Mouse
WOMBAT	Waste Of Money, Brains And Time
WOOF	Well Off Older Folks
woot	We Own the Other Team
WOP	With Out Papers
WOTAM	Waste Of Time And Money
WOTD	Word Of The Day
WP	Well Played
WRT	With Regard To -or- With Respect To
wru	where are you?
WRUD	What Are You Doing?
WRUDATM	What Are You Doing At The Moment?
WT	Without Thinking -or- What The -or- Who The
WTB	Want To Buy
WTF	What The F***
WTFDYJS	What The F*** Did You Just Say?
WTFGDA	Way To F***ing Go, Dumb Ass
WTFH	What The F***ing Hell
WTFWYCM	Why The F*** Would You Call Me?
WTG	Way To Go
WTGP	Want To Go Private?
WTH	What The Heck
WTHOW	White Trash Headline Of the Week
WTMI	Way Too Much Information
WTN	What Then Now? -or- Who Then Now?
WTS	Want To Sell
WTSDS	Where The Sun Don't Shine
WTSHTF	When The Sh** Hits The Fan
WTTM	Without Thinking Too Much
WU	What's Up
WUF	Where You From
WUWH	Wish You Were Here
WUWHIMA	Wish You Were Here In My Arms
wuz	was
wuz4dina	What's for dinner?
wuzup	what's up?
WWJD	What Would Jesus Do?
WWSD	What Would Satan Do?
WWY	Where Were You?
WX	Weather
WYCM	Will You Call Me?
WYD	What You Doing?
WYFM	Would You F*** Me?
WYGISWYPF	What You Get Is What You Pay For
WYM	What do You Mean?
wymyn	women
WYP	What's Your Problem?
WYRN	What's Your Real Name?
WYS	Whatever You Say
WYSILOB	What You See Is A Load of Bullocks
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get
WYSLPG	What You See Looks Pretty Good
WYT	Whatever You Think
WYWH	Wish You Were Here
X-I-10	Exciting
XLNT	Excellent
XME	Excuse Me
XOXO	Hugs and Kisses
XQZT	Exquisite
XTC	Ecstasy
Y	Why? -or- Yes
YA	Yet Another
YA yaya	Yet Another Ya-Ya (as in yo-yo)
YABA	Yet Another Bloody Acronym
YACC	Yet Another Calendar Company
YAFIYGI	You Asked For It You Got It
YAJWD	You Ain't Just Whistling Dixie
YAOTM	Yet Another Off Topic Message
YAUN	Yet Another Unix Nerd
YBF	You've Been F***ed
YBS	You'll Be Sorry
YBY	Yeah Baby Yeah
YBYSA	You Bet Your Sweet Ass
YCT	Your Comment To
YDKM	You Don't Know Me
YEPPIES	Young Experimenting Perfection Seekers
YGBK	You Gotta Be Kidding
YGBSM	You Gotta Be Sh**ing Me
YGLT	You're Gonna Love This
YGTBK	You've Got To Be Kidding
YGWYPF	You Get What You Pay For
YHM	You Have Mail
YIC	Yours In Christ
YIU	Yes, I Understand
YIWGP	Yes, I Will Go Private
YKW	You Know What?
YKWIM	You Know What I Mean
YM	Your Mother
YMAK	You May Already Know
YMMV	Your Mileage May Vary
YNK	You Never Know
YOYO	You're On Your Own
YR	Yeah Right
YRYOCC	You're Running on Your Own Cookoo Clock
YS	You Stinker
YSAN	You're Such A Nerd
ysdiw8	why should i wait?
YSIC	Why Should I Care?
YSK	You Should Know
YSYD	Yeah, Sure You Do
YTB	You're The Best
YTRNW	Yeah That's Right, Now What?
YTTT	You Telling The Truth?
YUPPIES	Young Urban Professionals
YW	You're Welcome
YWIA	You're Welcome In Advance
YY4U	Too Wise For You
YYSSW	Yeah Yeah Sure Sure Whatever
zerg	To gang up on someone
ZMG or ZOMG	Oh My God
ZZZ	Sleeping, Bored, Tired
\M/	Heavy Metal Music
^5	High Five
^RUP^	Read Up Please
^URS	Up Yours