Things seem to be going well with the plan for the stickers. I've got some same material, and will be playing with it to figure out what works best on the lexan bodies, but yet still offers a reasonable price. I want to take the time and ensure that the final result is well represented when it comes to quality. While it's true the body may only live on a vehicle a few months, I don't want to use adhesive vinyl that isn't up to the rigors that the truck may endure. I know I'm not alone in saying I don't want the sticker to peel away soon after the it's applied.
I've had quite a few e-mails regarding the stickers come in since my last update, and I've added everyone that responded to a list of interested parties. Once everything is set, I'll contact everyone on that list and let them know they are available. If you haven't contacted me yet, please do do. You can let me know your interested at eric@misbehavin-rc.com. While I've received a good response so far, more interested parties are always welcome. The sheet containing the stickers will look similar to the image below.
Regarding Recent Internet Viruses
Recently several viruses have starting affecting e-mail accounts and servers across the globe. Before MyDoom was released many other viruses preceded it as well. In recent months it has become more common for a virus to forge it's point of origin, making it seem as if it came from somewhere it did not.
I've recently received several e-mails regarding this, with the sender thinking the virus-borne e-mail came from one of my accounts. However I can assure you, that is not the case. This site, and all e-mail accounts I use, sit behind a firewall. All e-mail, and general traffic, entering and exiting that point is checked and logged before it continues to it's destination. This is the case whether the traffic is from me, or to me.
What is happening is that someone, who is infected with a virus, happens to have a one of my e-mail addresses stored in their address book. When the virus is active on their machine it randomly flips through their address book and uses an e-mail address it finds in the "Reply" and/or "From" fields. Then it chooses another e-mail address at random to be the "To" address. When this happens, it appears as if the e-mail comes from somewhere it really did not.
There are several steps you should take to protect yourself from being infected with a virus. First, never open any e-mail unless you know the sender. Secondly subject lines with poor grammar or incorrect spelling should be suspected as possibly being a virus. In addition to this, make sure you are running a virus scanner on your PC, and make sure the virus definitions are current. Virus definitions change several times a week, sometimes even on a daily basis. If you only update your definitions once a month, once a year, or never, you are no better off than someone who has no virus protection at all.
For more information regarding virus scanners and utilities check out common anti-virus vendors such as Panda Software and Symantec.
Another smaller update again. The two updates I've had this month would have normally been combined together, however with several projects on my plate, it's been easier to split them up into more manageable segments. The first update, is a review on the Fullforce RC lower chassis braces for the Maxx. these braces are nearly the same weight as the stock braces, but are made of tough 7075 aluminum. If you're looking for a way to stiffen that Maxx chassis up, this is a review you will want to check out.
You'll also see I've added several new pictures to the Reader's Rides section. So be sure to check it out, you might get some ideas regarding a new direction for your ride. After all, is your truck ever really completed?!?!
There's been several other minor updates and additions throughout the site, which I've listed below. These are just minor additions, and I'll let the list below take care of those detail. With all of that being said, I'm through with this issue of Full Throttle. See you guys in the next update!!!
