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There are an indeterminate amount of internet memes, and a considerable number of websites have sprung up over the years solely to preserve, propagate and generate more of what the online world considers class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-standup-comedy-videos-youtube/">comedy. A great deal of these often turn up in class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/">our own Geeky Fun section.

Some memes are much-loved characters amongst online communities worldwide, so what makes them so funny and why does the internet keep producing more and more?

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Defining Internet Humour

An internet meme can be as simple as an image with a caption. Provided the concept stays the same between different versions, the fad is continued and the meme in turn grows in popularity and becomes a part of the internet’s culture.

Other examples include sole passages of text, websites (such as class="vt-p" href="http://yourethemannowdog.com/">YTMND), photos, videos, poorly constructed homepages about ninjas….the list is endless.

The exact origin of the internet meme is a tough one to call, Many internet imageboards and messageboards act as the spawning ground for new memes, such as the infamous class="vt-p" href="http://4chan.org/">4chan (you have been warned) British-based class="vt-p" href="http://b3ta.com/">b3ta and the “goon army” of class="vt-p" href="http://www.somethingawful.com/">SomethingAwful.

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One of the more recognisable fads of the last few years (that eventually class="vt-p" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Take-Over-Wurld-Icanhascheezeburger-Com/dp/034099469X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290529869&sr=8-1">went mainstream) has to have been LOLCats, which depicted cute fluffy cats and kittens accompanied by bad grammar and awful spelling. The meme originated years ago on 4chan, mainly on Saturdays which the community renamed to “Caturdays” and has pop-culture ties to the classic “Hang in there, Baby!” poster of the 1970′s.

There is also evidence of companies specifically targeting the internet meme as a way of viral marketing, much like the huge amount of internet gold that greeted the release of “Snakes on a Plane” in 2006. The film’s producers eventually re-shot 5 days worth of footage in the hope of living up to the internet hype that had been generated.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/snakesonaplane.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="489" />

style="text-align: left;">Many videos that have made it to cult status (and thus are now considered memes in their own right) have spawned a number of “internet celebrities” (and I use the term very loosely). Classic class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-youtube-video-converters/">YouTube material like Tay Zonday’s Chocolate Rain (below) and Jay Maynard’s debut as The Tron Guy have seen them featured in the offline media, including a South Park episode that featured a collection of classic memes.

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Cataloging Comedy

Now that the internet is older, there are an increasing amount of in-jokes to keep track of. Luckily, class="vt-p" href="http://www.knowyourmeme.com/">KnowYourMeme is the website to visit for a brief history on the subject. We’ve already got an article written by Justin dedicated to the site, and you can read that class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/knowyourmeme-encyclopedia-meme/">right here.

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KnowYourMeme is an organised database of online funnies, which also keeps track of new memes and class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/21-sites-to-find-out-whats-hot-online/">current trends online. Each meme that has been featured comes with a description and additional information surrounding the fad, as well as possible origins and a database of images attached.

If you’re taking a trip down memory lane then class="vt-p" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena">Wikipedia has a well-informed list of internet phenomena that is chock-full of memes, jokes and things that only really work online.

Making Your Own

If you want to join in the fun then you could always contribute to the web’s growing collection of memes. Most are created in image editing programs like class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/download-idiot-guide-photoshop">Photoshop, class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-beginner-level-video-tutorials-learn-gimp-fast/">The GIMP and even class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/edit-enhance-screenshots-ms-paint/">Paint (often intentionally Paint).

There are also a few websites that can help you on your way, and remove the need for any image editing on your part by creating them for you.

class="vt-p" href="http://www.memegenerator.net">MemeGenerator

Easily the best source for quickly adding your own text to an already established meme, MemeGenerator breaks down currently active memes into tiers for your perusal.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/xzibit.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="386" />

The site is pretty straight-forward, find yourself a meme that you like and then add text as required via the form on the right hand side of the page. There’s hundreds of thousands of other examples already online, so it’s pretty easy to get side-tracked whilst browsing.

class="vt-p" href="http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php">Motivator

Long before the internet started having its fun, motivational posters adorned many office, study and garage walls for all to take inspiration from. Now they’re one of the longest-standing internet jokes, and their use transcends many different memes.

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These are great even just for sharing with friends, and Motivator is the quickest way to make your own parody. Simply choose a picture from your hard drive, class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/store-share-sort-and-search-your-photos/">Flickr or from your Facebook account (requires Connect), add your message and fine-tune before clicking Create.

Instant motivational goodness.

Conclusion

Cultural fads pop up in every walk of life, but some only work on the internet. A startling amount of work and man hours have been collectively put into a plethora of concepts, jokes and characters that are now considered the bread and butter of internet comedy.

Be aware that the jokes are daring, some potentially offensive and others make little to no sense at all. Still, you might get a chuckle or two out of trying it for yourself.

Any favourite memes from years gone by? Are you willing to admit ownership to any? Culture or spam? Let us know what you think in the comments. />
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class="align-left" style="border: 0px none; margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 5px; float: right;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/advicedog.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="199" />Introducing one of the most outlandish, childish and plain silly aspects of online culture – the internet meme. For those of you not familiar with the term, a “meme” is much like an in-joke that gains popularity and establishes itself with a constant stream of derivatives.

There are an indeterminate amount of internet memes, and a considerable number of websites have sprung up over the years solely to preserve, propagate and generate more of what the online world considers class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-standup-comedy-videos-youtube/">comedy. A great deal of these often turn up in class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/">our own Geeky Fun section.

Some memes are much-loved characters amongst online communities worldwide, so what makes them so funny and why does the internet keep producing more and more?

id="more-59561">

Defining Internet Humour

An internet meme can be as simple as an image with a caption. Provided the concept stays the same between different versions, the fad is continued and the meme in turn grows in popularity and becomes a part of the internet’s culture.

Other examples include sole passages of text, websites (such as class="vt-p" href="http://yourethemannowdog.com/">YTMND), photos, videos, poorly constructed homepages about ninjas….the list is endless.

The exact origin of the internet meme is a tough one to call, Many internet imageboards and messageboards act as the spawning ground for new memes, such as the infamous class="vt-p" href="http://4chan.org/">4chan (you have been warned) British-based class="vt-p" href="http://b3ta.com/">b3ta and the “goon army” of class="vt-p" href="http://www.somethingawful.com/">SomethingAwful.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/lolcats.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="362" />

One of the more recognisable fads of the last few years (that eventually class="vt-p" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Take-Over-Wurld-Icanhascheezeburger-Com/dp/034099469X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290529869&sr=8-1">went mainstream) has to have been LOLCats, which depicted cute fluffy cats and kittens accompanied by bad grammar and awful spelling. The meme originated years ago on 4chan, mainly on Saturdays which the community renamed to “Caturdays” and has pop-culture ties to the classic “Hang in there, Baby!” poster of the 1970′s.

There is also evidence of companies specifically targeting the internet meme as a way of viral marketing, much like the huge amount of internet gold that greeted the release of “Snakes on a Plane” in 2006. The film’s producers eventually re-shot 5 days worth of footage in the hope of living up to the internet hype that had been generated.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/snakesonaplane.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="489" />

style="text-align: left;">Many videos that have made it to cult status (and thus are now considered memes in their own right) have spawned a number of “internet celebrities” (and I use the term very loosely). Classic class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-youtube-video-converters/">YouTube material like Tay Zonday’s Chocolate Rain (below) and Jay Maynard’s debut as The Tron Guy have seen them featured in the offline media, including a South Park episode that featured a collection of classic memes.

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Cataloging Comedy

Now that the internet is older, there are an increasing amount of in-jokes to keep track of. Luckily, class="vt-p" href="http://www.knowyourmeme.com/">KnowYourMeme is the website to visit for a brief history on the subject. We’ve already got an article written by Justin dedicated to the site, and you can read that class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/knowyourmeme-encyclopedia-meme/">right here.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Selection_072.png" alt="" width="580" height="318" />

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If you’re taking a trip down memory lane then class="vt-p" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena">Wikipedia has a well-informed list of internet phenomena that is chock-full of memes, jokes and things that only really work online.

Making Your Own

If you want to join in the fun then you could always contribute to the web’s growing collection of memes. Most are created in image editing programs like class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/download-idiot-guide-photoshop">Photoshop, class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-beginner-level-video-tutorials-learn-gimp-fast/">The GIMP and even class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/edit-enhance-screenshots-ms-paint/">Paint (often intentionally Paint).

There are also a few websites that can help you on your way, and remove the need for any image editing on your part by creating them for you.

class="vt-p" href="http://www.memegenerator.net">MemeGenerator

Easily the best source for quickly adding your own text to an already established meme, MemeGenerator breaks down currently active memes into tiers for your perusal.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/xzibit.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="386" />

The site is pretty straight-forward, find yourself a meme that you like and then add text as required via the form on the right hand side of the page. There’s hundreds of thousands of other examples already online, so it’s pretty easy to get side-tracked whilst browsing.

class="vt-p" href="http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php">Motivator

Long before the internet started having its fun, motivational posters adorned many office, study and garage walls for all to take inspiration from. Now they’re one of the longest-standing internet jokes, and their use transcends many different memes.

style="text-align: center;"> class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/motivational.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="464" />

These are great even just for sharing with friends, and Motivator is the quickest way to make your own parody. Simply choose a picture from your hard drive, class="vt-p" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/store-share-sort-and-search-your-photos/">Flickr or from your Facebook account (requires Connect), add your message and fine-tune before clicking Create.

Instant motivational goodness.

Conclusion

Cultural fads pop up in every walk of life, but some only work on the internet. A startling amount of work and man hours have been collectively put into a plethora of concepts, jokes and characters that are now considered the bread and butter of internet comedy.

Be aware that the jokes are daring, some potentially offensive and others make little to no sense at all. Still, you might get a chuckle or two out of trying it for yourself.

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Microsoft changed many aspects of the gaming experienced in Windows Vista in comparison to their previous operating system Windows XP. One of the major differences between both platforms was the redesign of all games to match the visual changes that have been introduced in Windows Vista.

Games like Minesweeper or FreeCell received a much needed visual update with improved graphics and audio. This was something that Microsoft has not done since Windows 95. Looking back most games that came preinstalled in Microsoft operating systems looked the same over the years. Minesweeper for one did not look that much different in Windows 95 and some people say that even experienced users would be hard pressed to tell the differences.

This has changed with Windows Vista. That has not been the only change though game wise. Microsoft developed new games that were included with Windows Vista. Looking back anyone will notice that previous operating systems were all shipping with the same games.

The most popular games of previous systems have been ported to Windows Vista. Nine games are preinstalled in Windows Vista on all editions of the operating system. Five games of nine are known from previous Windows operating systems. Included are the popular card games Hearts, FreeCell, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire and the game Minesweeper.

Additionally four new games are included that cater to a wide variety of tasks: Chess Titans, Mahjong Titans, Purple Place and Inkball are as different as possible.

Chess Titans and Mahjong Titans are conversions of the two popular boardgames Chess and Mahjong. Purple Place was designed for a younger audience and Inkball which is probably the only fail in the list of games since it was designed for Tablet users and is not that playable with a mouse in advanced levels.

Two additional games have been released for Windows Vista Ultimate users. Windows Vista Ultimate Hold ‘Em is a conversion of the popular Texas Hold ‘Em poker game which is probably the most popular card game in the world thanks to the Poker craze.

The second game is called Tinker. A strategic game where the player has to guide a robot from start to exit avoiding obstacles in the way. It ships with 60 levels and does come with a level editor and download levels created by other players.

Microsoft created an interesting variety of games for Windows Vista users that can all be accessed in the excellent Windows Vista Game Explorer which acts as a central game hub on the system.

A media player can offer a person a great way to view video and listen to audio at the same time. After the introduction of Apple’s fifth generation iPod with video playback capabilities, companies that make the various types of such a player have taken notice of Apple’s sales and jumped on the bandwagon.

These devices have become more popular than their previous counterparts that were only digital audio only. The audio mp3 player may becoming a thing of the past as quick as it was ushered into the market.

When a person chooses a media player they must first know what they are looking for, and with a little investigating, an individual can quickly decide what is best for them.

One thing that a person looks for when buying electronic equipment is the brand name. A media player is one type of device that also can be graded on the brand name.

One of the top brands of electronics is Toshiba. Toshiba was the first electronics giant to debut a portable audio player capable of expanded video playback.

They have two hard drive models, the 30GB MES30V and the 60 GB MES60V, that range in price from $299.99 to $399.99. These provide users the ability to use audio, video, and photo digital media files.

The video that consumers use with these products can come from a variety of sources including recorded television, online video rentals, and downloads from subscription services. These products will offer a consumer more range of use than a portable mp3 player can.

Another giant of the electronics market that offers a variety of a media player for consumers to purchase is Samsung. In 2006 they had two new portable media player offerings for the public.

One was the YP-D1 for $249. It has a 1 GB storage capacity, and for a little more, $299 to be exact, a person can upgrade to 2 GB. Samsung advertised this one as the first flash mp3 player with one of the best digital cameras built right in.

With this device, a person can listen to music and take pictures at the same time. The battery has up to twenty hours if fully charged.

Although several brands of a media player are on the retail market today, a person should look for quality and proven performance from the company they are purchasing the media player from.

Both Samsung and Toshiba are great companies that a person can get quality products at a reasonable price. Cheap mp3 and media players are numerous, but cheap is not always the best answer for a long term solution.

The Windows Vista™ boot process differs from Windows® XP in the way the operating system is located and initialized. Start-up begins with the BIOS loading the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the bootable disk. The MBR in turn loads the Partition Boot Record (PBR) on the active partition. So far, Windows Vista remains relatively unchanged.

Windows Vista is different from XP starting by the fact the PBR code written by Windows Vista no longer looks for Ntldr. The new boot loader in Windows Vista is Bootmgr. This component loads the Boot Configuration Database (BCD), which in turn loads an OS loader boot application (Winload.exe, in the case of Windows Vista). Finally, the OS loader application is responsible for initializing the kernel. This process is illustrated below.

You can think of this change in two elements:

The two key actions performed by Ntldr in previous Windows versions have been divided between two components:

1. Bootmgr reads the boot configuration, including device and path locations.

2. WindowsSystem32Winload.exe initializes the kernel.

The boot configuration stored by Boot.ini in previous Windows versions is now stored in an extensible database, BootBCD, the Boot Configuration Database (BCD).

These changes are significant because of the impact they have:

1. The boot process can be extended to support other applications, such as other operating systems or other versions of the OS.

2. Only nonversion-specific components are stored in the root of the active partition. This means that theoretically Windows Vista could be installed on a machine running some future Windows version with the same boot structure, and it would not break the boot process for that future version. With legacy Windows, installing an older Windows version last causes the newer version to fail on start-up. This is due to version-specific code improvements in Ntldr.

3. Tool-oriented boot entries can be supported to offer maintenance options on boot when a previous start-up failed. In the past, Windows supported an menu provided by a target operating system. This new structure can make tools available earlier during the boot process, meaning that they are available even if all OS-specific boot entries are damaged. The Windows Memory Diagnostic tool is provided in the boot menu in this way.

BCD Store

The Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is started in Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. These parameters were previously in the Boot.ini file in BIOS-based operating systems or in the nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) entries in Extensible Firmware Interface-based operating systems. You can use the Bcdedit.exe command line tool to affect the Windows code which runs in the pre-operating system environment by adding, deleting, editing, and appending entries in the BCD store. Bcdedit.exe is located in the WindowsSystem32 directory of the Windows Vista partition.

The BCD is a database used by Bootmgr. It contains the functions of Boot.ini and is located in the {ActivePartition}boot folder

Bcdedit.exe

You can use Bcdedit.exe to modify the Windows code which runs in the pre-operating system environment by adding, deleting, editing, and appending entries in the BCD store. Bcdedit.exe is located in the WindowsSystem32 directory of the Windows Vista partition.

Boot.ini Compared to BCD

BCD eliminates the need for Boot.ini in Windows Vista, although Boot.ini is still present on dual-boot systems for backwards compatibility. Because the BCD boots to the boot environment first instead of Ntldr, the location of Ntldr is not verified unless a legacy operating system is chosen.

Configuration Tools

The BCD store can be modified or repaired using several tools:

System Properties in Control Panel

SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe

Msconfig

Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) Startup Repair

Bcdedit.exe

Bootrec.exe

Most of these tools enable you to perform simple tasks, such as setting a boot menu timeout, setting a default operating system, or configuring boot options such as /SOS and /SAFEBOOT. Others are repair-oriented tools; Startup Repair and Bootrec.exe, in particular, provide automated mechanisms for fixing problems in the BCD.

Bcdedit.exe is the main tool for detailed BCD store modifications. You can use Bcdedit to change Bootmgr options; add boot, delete, and edit boot entries; import and export the BCD store; and create a new store if it becomes significantly damaged. Bcdedit.exe is located in the WindowsSystem32 directory of the Windows Vista partition and is also available in WinRE.

BCD Store Location

The BCD store is a registry hive, stored as BootBCD on the active partition. This hive is loaded but hidden from view in Regedit.exe within Windows Vista. The store is loaded to the following registry location: HKLMBCD00000000.

You can also view the store manually in WinRE by loading the hive from the Boot folder. To obtain a copy of the hive on a running system, use the Bcdedit /export filename command to export a hive file for offline examination. This command exports the BCD store to a file called filename in the current directory.

Related Components

Msconfig

Msconfig is the preferred PSS UI tool for managing boot settings. The tool supports BCD and allows the user to enumerate all BCD objects in the system store. It allows certain elements to be altered for each OS object, including debug settings, safe mode settings, and other popular PSS options. It cannot be used with the WinRE console; Bcdedit needs to be used in these cases.

Bcdedit.exe

Bcdedit.exe is a command line tool that can be used to manage BCD settings. In summary, Bcdedit.exe is a replacement for Bootcfg.exe. However, it is enhanced for better scripting and to expose some of the more powerful features of BCD that bootcfg.exe did not expose for manipulating Boot.ini. Bcdedit.exe is designed to work on previous operating systems and in recovery environments.

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