Random Tech Questions

[Jayw]

Woot, think I fixed it. I still think I will update my OS and get windows 7. Which version(pro,home, ultimate) is the way to go?

[KnoxHarrington]

Woot, think I fixed it. I still think I will update my OS and get windows 7. Which version(pro,home, ultimate) is the way to go?

Here's Microsoft's chart comparing them:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx

For most people, Home Premium should do. If you really need to make sure your XP programs will run fine, get Professional, since that includes "XP Mode", which is actually a virtual machine that runs XP.

I don't think you'll find it where you're getting it, but avoid Windows 7 Starter because that is a piece of shit.

[zentraed]

Woot, think I fixed it. I still think I will update my OS and get windows 7. Which version(pro,home, ultimate) is the way to go?

Home Premium will probably suit your needs. Ultimate has a couple of nice features (Remote Desktop and Dynamic Disks), but you may not have a use for those. If price is no option, I'd get Ultimate.

Comparison Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#Comparison_chart)

[PapaBear]

Ultimate did it for me. XP mode saved me from having to buy a new scanner.

[KnoxHarrington]

Ultimate did it for me. XP mode saved me from having to buy a new scanner.

Yeah, it's the way to go if you absolutely must run some key piece of software or hardware in XP, and you can't update the program or driver to work in Windows 7.

And if you buy Home Premium, you can't have XP Mode. It cannot be installed later without updating the entire version of the OS.

[Jayw]

Yeah, it's the way to go if you absolutely must run some key piece of software or hardware in XP, and you can't update the program or driver to work in Windows 7.

And if you buy Home Premium, you can't have XP Mode. It cannot be installed later without updating the entire version of the OS.


I ended up just buying a new vid card and finally got my sytem up and running better than ever. I am going to go with windows 7 professional for the added XP support as soon as I can find a decent price on it. All the comps I have now are 32-bit but I know any future comp I have will most likely be 64-bit so I don't want to buy an OEM windows right away because you don't get both.

Thanks for the links and opinions guys it was very helpful.

[Zorro]

My chick's laptop has windows vista and when searching the web all I get is the little red "x" where a png is supposed to display. Doesn't matter whether is the "google" on their homepage or even stuff on rf.net. I've tried the right click show pic, but to no avail. Suggestions? As an aside it's a GIANT sony vaio laptop thats super heavy and the keyboard sucks for old men with chubby fingers.

[JPMNICK]

My chick's laptop has windows vista and when searching the web all I get is the little red "x" where a png is supposed to display. Doesn't matter whether is the "google" on their homepage or even stuff on rf.net. I've tried the right click show pic, but to no avail. Suggestions? As an aside it's a GIANT sony vaio laptop thats super heavy and the keyboard sucks for old men with chubby fingers.

what browser is she using?

[PapaBear]

I fucking hate Dell! Ok... I just reformatted a Dell Dimension 4600 (XP Home) for someone. As always happens with Dell, the restore disc doesn't include the drivers. All I need is the driver for the Ethernet port. I can get the rest of them once I can get the comp online. The Dell site isn't helping me much. I think they have the driver, and it's called R67150.EXE. Problem is, I can't seem to download it with my Windows 7 comp. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong in trying to download it? Or do you know an alternate solution?

[spoon]

I fucking hate Dell! Ok... I just reformatted a Dell Dimension 4600 (XP Home) for someone. As always happens with Dell, the restore disc doesn't include the drivers. All I need is the driver for the Ethernet port. I can get the rest of them once I can get the comp online. The Dell site isn't helping me much. I think they have the driver, and it's called R67150.EXE. Problem is, I can't seem to download it with my Windows 7 comp. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong in trying to download it? Or do you know an alternate solution?

try throwing it out a third story window...or higher

[spoon]

let me know if that helps

[PapaBear]

try throwing it out a third story window...or higher
Weird. I did that, and when I picked it back up, it had THIS LINK (http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R67150.EXE) on it (in case anyone else has the same problem). Yeah, it's a piece of crap computer, but I'm getting paid to fix it. I don't care if it's a fucking abacus, if I can make money on it.

[spoon]

see, I'm the best!

you are welcome pb

[PapaBear]

see, I'm the best!

you are welcome pb
You're so gullible. I live in a two story house.

[spoon]

You're so gullible. I live in a two story house.

of course you do, you live in a mud hut in virginia

[spoon]

local code doesn't allow anything else

[PapaBear]

How does a two story mud hut work?

[spoon]

How does a two story mud hut work?

Like this:

http://davidwallphoto.com/images/%7B46881EB3-BB32-49A0-A4C5-278FF3B749B3%7D.jpg

Mud the Hut (http://davidwallphoto.com/searchresults.asp?tx=palm+tree&ts=&c=&Lids=&Gids=&p=8&n=4259&phrase=)

[PapaBear]

DAYUM! That shit has a balcony! Do you have any realty contacts, so I can get one?

[spoon]

DAYUM! That shit has a balcony! Do you have any realty contacts, so I can get one?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/3249427335_b4a1e31df7.jpg?v=0


Oooooooooooooo.

[Zorro]

what browser is she using?

IE 7...

[PapaBear]

IE 7...
Try 8.

[PapaBear]

I have a question about connecting my HDTV to my comp. The comp has an HDMI port. This is what the manual says... "This motherboard comes with dual-VGA output that features different display on 2 monitors at the same time (something I'm already doing) if you connect 2 monitors at the same time if you connect 2 monitors to both the onboard VGA and DVI-D/HDMI out ports."

Actually, I added a video card, so I'm not using the on board ports. This is what I want to know. Can I just connect my HDMI cable to the port on the comp, and have my TV be one of the two monitors?

[Snacks]

I have a question about connecting my HDTV to my comp. The comp has an HDMI port. This is what the manual says... "This motherboard comes with dual-VGA output that features different display on 2 monitors at the same time (something I'm already doing) if you connect 2 monitors at the same time if you connect 2 monitors to both the onboard VGA and DVI-D/HDMI out ports."

Actually, I added a video card, so I'm not using the on board ports. This is what I want to know. Can I just connect my HDMI cable to the port on the comp, and have my TV be one of the two monitors?

Yes. I have my laptop hooked up to my tv at all times but through an hdmi splitter so that its easier to decide between the 2. The only think I noticed is when both the tv and my laptop screens are both on at the same time my tv is clearer then the laptop. I believe the computer tries to get the best picture for the tv so is makes the laptop a little less then optimized.

[PapaBear]

Yes. I have my laptop hooked up to my tv at all times but through an hdmi splitter so that its easier to decide between the 2. The only think I noticed is when both the tv and my laptop screens are both on at the same time my tv is clearer then the laptop. I believe the computer tries to get the best picture for the tv so is makes the laptop a little less then optimized.
Cool! Can't wait to try it out. Especially since I got such a great deal on HDMI cables on Woot last week. Two 12 foot cables for $15!

[PapaBear]

I just tried it, and my TV says no signal on HDMI 2. As I mentioned, I added a video card (which disables the on board video). I figured the HDMI might be separate from the on board VGA and DVI-D, but I think I'm mistaken. I guess I'll try taking out the video card later, to see if that works. I hope that's not the issue. The on board video is pretty good as on board video goes, but I'd still prefer to use the card, which is a bit better.

[Snacks]

I just tried it, and my TV says no signal on HDMI 2. As I mentioned, I added a video card (which disables the on board video). I figured the HDMI might be separate from the on board VGA and DVI-D, but I think I'm mistaken. I guess I'll try taking out the video card later, to see if that works. I hope that's not the issue. The on board video is pretty good as on board video goes, but I'd still prefer to use the card, which is a bit better.

I believe its part of the on board but the it should work. did you go into the video settings on the computer to see if you can choose to use dual monitors? the very 1st time I hooked my computer up I had problems too.

[PapaBear]

I believe its part of the on board but the it should work. did you go into the video settings on the computer to see if you can choose to use dual monitors? the very 1st time I hooked my computer up I had problems too.
I already use dual monitors. One VGA, and one DVI.

[Snacks]

I already use dual monitors. One VGA, and one DVI.

now im confused it should work with no problems unless the hdmi isnt connected to this new video card? is there a way to check if it is?

[PapaBear]

now im confused it should work with no problems unless the hdmi isnt connected to this new video card? is there a way to check if it is?
It's not. That's what I've been saying. The HDMI port is part of the motherboard's on board video. On board video is turned off, when you add a new video (PCI Express) card. Unless there is a way I can turn the HDMI on in the BIOS, and still use the video card, I think my only option is to remove the video card, and just use the on board video.

The on board video is pretty good (especially since I don't do any gaming), but I'm about to start playing around with some video editing soon. I'm not sure if the on board will be good enough for that.

[Snacks]

It's not. That's what I've been saying. The HDMI port is part of the motherboard's on board video. On board video is turned off, when you add a new video (PCI Express) card. Unless there is a way I can turn the HDMI on in the BIOS, and still use the video card, I think my only option is to remove the video card, and just use the on board video.

The on board video is pretty good (especially since I don't do any gaming), but I'm about to start playing around with some video editing soon. I'm not sure if the on board will be good enough for that.

yeah I would just remove it. Why do you change or add a video card? Why not just keep it the way it comes?

[PapaBear]

yeah I would just remove it. Why do you change or add a video card? Why not just keep it the way it comes?
The on board is 128MB. The card I added is 512MB, and is supposed to be rated pretty high for photo editing (which I do often). Also, when I added it, I had less RAM (on board video uses your RAM). But I now have 8GB of RAM, so that shouldn't be an issue. I guess I'll just try it, and see if it adversely effects my overall performance.

I guess one more thing that might move me towards going back to the on board is that it's DVI port is DVI-D, meaning I can use a hi def monitor, if decide to get one in the future. Thought the video card is nice, I don't think it supports hi def monitors. On the other side... The only time I'd be using my TV as a monitor, is if I'm watching streaming video from my comp. Time to play around, I guess.

[WampusCrandle]

I've been trying to use HandBrake for the past few hours, and every copy I make isn't clean, it won't make a smooth copy. Anybody familiar with Handbrake, or something compatible to it?

[KnoxHarrington]

I've been trying to use HandBrake for the past few hours, and every copy I make isn't clean, it won't make a smooth copy. Anybody familiar with Handbrake, or something compatible to it?

What do you mean by "won't make a smooth copy"?

My guess is one of two things is happening: there's something wrong with the media, or he system's getting bogged down and causing problems.

For the first cause: a disk might play fine with some smudges or a little scratch or two on it, but when you've gotta go in bit by bit like HandBrake does, there can be problems. So make sure it's as clean as possible.

For the second: video encoding is a processor-intensive process, so if other things are running in the background, it could max out the processor and start causing problems. Try doing the encode immediately after a restart, before you run anything else. Also consider disabling any startup items, so that the computer doesn't load a shitload of crap after it restarts.

[WampusCrandle]

What do you mean by "won't make a smooth copy"?

My guess is one of two things is happening: there's something wrong with the media, or he system's getting bogged down and causing problems.

For the first cause: a disk might play fine with some smudges or a little scratch or two on it, but when you've gotta go in bit by bit like HandBrake does, there can be problems. So make sure it's as clean as possible.

For the second: video encoding is a processor-intensive process, so if other things are running in the background, it could max out the processor and start causing problems. Try doing the encode immediately after a restart, before you run anything else. Also consider disabling any startup items, so that the computer doesn't load a shitload of crap after it restarts.

I shall do as you say.

What I mean by "smooth copy" I meant that a bad copy is made. I had done it 4 times, and each time a bad copy is made.

[KnoxHarrington]

I shall do as you say.

What I mean by "smooth copy" I meant that a bad copy is made. I had done it 4 times, and each time a bad copy is made.

Is it cutting off at a certain point? If it's the same point every time, then that more strongly suggests the disk is fucked up in some way.

[WampusCrandle]

Is it cutting off at a certain point? If it's the same point every time, then that more strongly suggests the disk is fucked up in some way.

It's more like, if you kept pressing pause and then play throughout the entire movie

[sailor]

Other than their company buying them one, why would anyone have a blackberry?

[StanUpshaw]

It's more like, if you kept pressing pause and then play throughout the entire movie

Did you follow the steps to properly decrypt the DVD?

You really ought to be following some tutorial instead of trying to figure it out on your own.

[WampusCrandle]

Did you follow the steps to properly decrypt the DVD?

You really ought to be following some tutorial instead of trying to figure it out on your own.



I will look for one on YouTube. I tried again and it says I need a VLC player, which I already have. It says i don't have it and I redownload it and the same thing happens.

[disneyspy]

hit the progressive scan button on your dvd player

[Snacks]

Whenever I start my computer (not a restart) my computer used to go right to my desktop now it goes to like a user screen. It looks like the screen that would come up if there were more then 1 account and you would then choose which acct to log into. Well it comes up blue with my acct icon button in the middle of the screen and then to the bottom right a red button to restart, shut down, hibernate etc. Obviously if I click my icon it goes to my desktop. How do I turn that off? I never turned it on but somehow its always there now.

[PapaBear]

Did you get .NET Framework on Windows Update? That always happens to me, if I get it.

[Snacks]

Did you get .NET Framework on Windows Update? That always happens to me, if I get it.

not that i know of? how do you get rid of it?

[PapaBear]

not that i know of? how do you get rid of it?
You probably didn't, but you can look in your installed programs. If you see it, then you can just uninstall it.

[Snacks]

You probably didn't, but you can look in your installed programs. If you see it, then you can just uninstall it.

no programs have updated recently.

is there anything else i can do or a way to turn it off?

[PapaBear]

no programs have updated recently.

is there anything else i can do or a way to turn it off?
I'm not sure. Try playing around with User Accounts.

[Snacks]

I'm not sure. Try playing around with User Accounts.

thats exactly what i tried and nothing about the start up. mmm this is a bitch!

[zentraed]

Whenever I start my computer (not a restart) my computer used to go right to my desktop now it goes to like a user screen. It looks like the screen that would come up if there were more then 1 account and you would then choose which acct to log into. Well it comes up blue with my acct icon button in the middle of the screen and then to the bottom right a red button to restart, shut down, hibernate etc. Obviously if I click my icon it goes to my desktop. How do I turn that off? I never turned it on but somehow its always there now.

From Tip: Auto-Login Your Windows 7 User Account (http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Tip-Auto-Login-Your-Windows-7-User-Account)

Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard to launch the “Run” dialog box.
Type in control userpasswords2
Press Enter. The User Accounts window will display.
Uncheck the option “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer”
Click “OK”
You will then be prompted to enter the current password and confirm it.
After doing so, you will no longer be prompted to enter your password upon login.

[Snacks]

From Tip: Auto-Login Your Windows 7 User Account (http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Tip-Auto-Login-Your-Windows-7-User-Account)

thanks I will give this a try later. funny thing is it didnt happen this time! It only seemed to happen yesterday, every time I put on the computer now I just woke up and it started as normal. WTF? Computers, the more I learn about them the more confusing they become!

[sailor]

why would anyone go thru the front/splash page of this board? i haven't seen whatever pic is up there in years.

[zentraed]

thanks I will give this a try later. funny thing is it didnt happen this time! It only seemed to happen yesterday, every time I put on the computer now I just woke up and it started as normal. WTF? Computers, the more I learn about them the more confusing they become!

Another possibility is that it is set to lock whenever it goes to sleep or the screensaver kicks in. On the Screen Saver settings page, make sure the "On resume, display logon screen" is unchecked. Also, under Power Options/Advanced settings, make sure "Require a password on wakeup" is set to No.

[PapaBear]

why would anyone go thru the front/splash page of this board? i haven't seen whatever pic is up there in years.
I've never understood that either. The only time I see the front page is when I log in on my phone, because I never bothered to bookmark the log in page on it.

[PapaBear]

Why does the clock on my comp lose time? I just reset it a few days ago, and it's already lost 6 seconds.

[StanUpshaw]

It syncs with some outside source perhaps? If you go to the "Internet Time" tab, you can disable it.

[PapaBear]

It syncs with some outside source perhaps? If you go to the "Internet Time" tab, you can disable it.
I never noticed that before. I didn't disable it. It was set to windows time. I changed it the one of the government ones on the list, and it's correct now. I'm going to leave it like that for a while to see if it stays accurate.

[extracheese]

My beloved Canon sd950 digitial camera died.

I need advice on a replacement.

One thing thats new in cameras is the 10x zoom in a pocketable camera. BUT DOES
the picture suffer in those cameras?

[KnoxHarrington]

My beloved Canon sd950 digitial camera died.

I need advice on a replacement.

One thing thats new in cameras is the 10x zoom in a pocketable camera. BUT DOES
the picture suffer in those cameras?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41rZJ4KQ-vL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

[PapaBear]

I got the LUMIX/Panasonic FZ35 last month. 12MP with 18X zoom. It won't fit in your pocket, but I love it so far. On Amazon right now for $219. (http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-FZ35-Digital-Optical-Stabilized/dp/B002IKLJU0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299564482&sr=8-1) I couldn't afford a DSLR, so this was a good compromise. And you can still get filters and shit for it.

[spoon]

I got the LUMIX/Panasonic FZ35 last month. 12MP with 18X zoom. It won't fit in your pocket, but I love it so far. On Amazon right now for $219. (http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-FZ35-Digital-Optical-Stabilized/dp/B002IKLJU0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299564482&sr=8-1) I couldn't afford a DSLR, so this was a good compromise. And you can still get filters and shit for it.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Contax-s.jpg

This baby STILL looks fucking cool.

[PapaBear]

This baby STILL looks fucking cool.
Yes, it does. I love film cameras. But you can hardly even get any decent film for them anymore. Hence, I will be soon selling my Nikon N90s on eBay. :down:

[spoon]

Yes, it does. I love film cameras. But you can hardly even get any decent film for them anymore. Hence, I will be soon selling my Nikon N90s on eBay. :down:

Reach out to Katja, she may have some film sources as I remember her being big into cameras and photography.

While I enjoy taking cool photos, it's only for fun with no real knowledge of the trade. However, I am a huge fan of those who do. I own of couple of pieces from this guy.

Amazing Photography (http://www.peterlik.com/photography/35mm-horizontal)

I own this piece, among 2 others.

http://emyoku.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/peter-lik-1.jpg

[OGC]

I got one of these on woot just before Christmas. I love it. A nice solid feel to it and the pictures are great. (http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4367175)


there is a woot off today so it may show up again

[PapaBear]

I have no idea why he's bothering with it, but my dad is trying to play around with an ancient Windows 3.1 computer. It won't boot, so I told him to test the system battery. We both looked all over, and we can't find one at all. Are there motherboards that didn't use a system battery?

[KnoxHarrington]

I have no idea why he's bothering with it, but my dad is trying to play around with an ancient Windows 3.1 computer. It won't boot, so I told him to test the system battery. We both looked all over, and we can't find one at all. Are there motherboards that didn't use a system battery?

As long as I can remember, they've had them. It should be a watch battery type one.

God damn Windows 3.1 sucked ass. I remember using 3.1 back then, and I'd try to do something, and I'd just end up saying "Fuck this shit" and I'd go work in DOS. Windows 95 was the first version that was actually fully usable from within the GUI.

[PapaBear]

As long as I can remember, they've had them. It should be a watch battery type one.

God damn Windows 3.1 sucked ass. I remember using 3.1 back then, and I'd try to do something, and I'd just end up saying "Fuck this shit" and I'd go work in DOS. Windows 95 was the first version that was actually fully usable from within the GUI.
Yeah. I can't figure out why he's doing it. I looked over the whole board like five times. Can't find a battery at all.

[Tenbatsuzen]

My beloved Canon sd950 digitial camera died.

I need advice on a replacement.

One thing thats new in cameras is the 10x zoom in a pocketable camera. BUT DOES
the picture suffer in those cameras?

The new version of the SD950 is the SD970, which goes for 250 on Amazon. 12.1 MP, 5x zoom.

The S95 is a camera people love as well, but it's pricey.

I am actually in the process of upgrading my Canon XTI for a Canon 60D.

[KnoxHarrington]

The new version of the SD950 is the SD970, which goes for 250 on Amazon. 12.1 MP, 5x zoom.

The S95 is a camera people love as well, but it's pricey.

I am actually in the process of upgrading my Canon XTI for a Canon 60D.

Yeah, I've heard about the S95 too, and it's a good camera, but at that price (I'm actually seeing it as $382 on Amazon), you're damn near into SLR territory, which is where you want to go if you're going to get serious with this.

I picked this one up not long ago. It's not the best camera in the world, but it does well for the price: http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-FinePix-J40-Digital-Camera/dp/B003ZHV70C/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1300075944&sr=1-1

Though, yeah, I'm looking to move up to SLR as soon as I can.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Yeah, I've heard about the S95 too, and it's a good camera, but at that price (I'm actually seeing it as $382 on Amazon), you're damn near into SLR territory, which is where you want to go if you're going to get serious with this.

I picked this one up not long ago. It's not the best camera in the world, but it does well for the price: http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-FinePix-J40-Digital-Camera/dp/B003ZHV70C/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1300075944&sr=1-1

Though, yeah, I'm looking to move up to SLR as soon as I can.

An SLR for 400-500 bucks? The cheapest Canon SLR is the 2-generation old T1i which clocks in around 560 with a kit lens. (new)

If you want a recommendation Knox, if you're looking for the most affordable way to segue into shooting SLR:

1) Buy a broken Canon camera on Ebay.
2) Trade broken Canon camera to Canon as party of their loyalty program.
3) Buy a refurb Canon from the loyalty program. Right now you can get a T2i + kit lens for 512 bucks, which is 250 bucks less than how much it is on Amazon.

If you google Canon Loyalty Program Slickdeals, the thread should pop up.

[Jayw]

I been debating whether to send a repair guy out to check out my plasma. I bought it in 2006 a hitachi 42" when tv's were expensive ($3000) and bought the 5 year warrenty for 300 bucks. The tv has actually been repaired twice using the warranty but the problems were much worse.

I had an appointment last week but bailed because the problem was kind of going in and out. The problem is it is a blurry around the edges of things. Like watching golf in HD is the worst, all the edges of the greens have tiny black dots and what not. It is kind of a small issue I guess though, but annoying now that I am focusing on it. Every thing has a blur to it on the edges of things. Even the tv menu it self.

Am I being a dick because I am trying to cash in on my 5 year warranty before it ends in Nov 11'? I am hoping the guy doesn't come out and go, wtf, are you serious the tv is 5 years old what do you expect fag boy.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Am I being a dick because I am trying to cash in on my 5 year warranty before it ends in Nov 11'? I am hoping the guy doesn't come out and go, wtf, are you serious the tv is 5 years old what do you expect fag boy.

No. TVs aren't like computers or cell phones; they're supposed to last longer than five years. My Dad has a 36' tube TV he had for 15+ years with a beautiful picture as far as standard defs go, never a problem.

[Jujubees2]

I been debating whether to send a repair guy out to check out my plasma. I bought it in 2006 a hitachi 42" when tv's were expensive ($3000) and bought the 5 year warrenty for 300 bucks. The tv has actually been repaired twice using the warranty but the problems were much worse.

I had an appointment last week but bailed because the problem was kind of going in and out. The problem is it is a blurry around the edges of things. Like watching golf in HD is the worst, all the edges of the greens have tiny black dots and what not. It is kind of a small issue I guess though, but annoying now that I am focusing on it. Every thing has a blur to it on the edges of things. Even the tv menu it self.

Am I being a dick because I am trying to cash in on my 5 year warranty before it ends in Nov 11'? I am hoping the guy doesn't come out and go, wtf, are you serious the tv is 5 years old what do you expect fag boy.

Hey if you bought a five-year warranty take advantage of it.

[StanUpshaw]

Stop putting those dopey refrigerator magnets on it!

[Snacks]

Anyone know of a good hard drive recovery company? Someone I know had their computer crash a while ago. I tried to use an external hard drive enclosure knowing it probably wouldnt work and it didnt. I also have one of these http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-IDE-SATA-S-ATA-2-5-3-5-HD-HDD-Adapter-Cable-/180550148600?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a09a0a1f8#ht_4020wt_1139 I know its similar to an external enclosure but I thought maybe it would work. No matter what I do I cant seem to get his drives to even show up. I have been able to recover laptop hard drives before with an external enclosure or that device but for some reason not these. Does anyone have any idea how to hook it up to the computer and recover some data or something to buy that makes it easy or a place to send it that recovers the files?

FYI these are desktop hard drives, 3.5" ide drives.

[OGC]

I don't know if it would help in your case, but I had a hard drive that crapped out on me and I was able to replace the control board on it. I bought an identical hard drive and swapped the board onto the one that was fried.

[Snacks]

I read that somewhere else. These are some old hard drives dont know if I can find identical ones but I could try. Do you have instructions on how to do this?

[Jayw]

A quick follow up to my plasma tv problem. I finally got the tech guy out here to diagnose and order some parts. parts came he put them in didn't fix problem. They decided to replace the TV all together, and will give me like 400 - 500 in store credit at American to find something new. Exactly what i was hoping for! I rarely buy extended warrentys but this one was a life saver.

Now the hard part of finding a new 40-50" TV. First part is deciding if I want to go plasma/lcd/led backlit... Repair guy was raving about the improvements of the LG brand. Bah I have no idea what I want to do.

[KC2OSO]

I read that somewhere else. These are some old hard drives dont know if I can find identical ones but I could try. Do you have instructions on how to do this?

http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=87678

[OGC]

I read that somewhere else. These are some old hard drives dont know if I can find identical ones but I could try. Do you have instructions on how to do this?

I assume you mean instructions for replacing the controller board ?

It was a simple process, unscrew a couple of screws, take off the board, swap it to the drive that needs fixing. When I did it there was no soldering involved.

I would guess that the process might differ a lot depending on the hard drive maker/model.

The hard part was finding the drive to cannibalize. I was lucky to find one on ebay.

[biggestmexi]

A quick follow up to my plasma tv problem. I finally got the tech guy out here to diagnose and order some parts. parts came he put them in didn't fix problem. They decided to replace the TV all together, and will give me like 400 - 500 in store credit at American to find something new. Exactly what i was hoping for! I rarely buy extended warrentys but this one was a life saver.

Now the hard part of finding a new 40-50" TV. First part is deciding if I want to go plasma/lcd/led backlit... Repair guy was raving about the improvements of the LG brand. Bah I have no idea what I want to do.

Price Range?

[Jayw]

Price Range?

Under 1000 for sure. Thinking in between $700-900. TV prices seem like they are dropping weekly right now...

[biggestmexi]

Under 1000 for sure. Thinking in between $700-900. TV prices seem like they are dropping weekly right now...

oh, well then eep.

The LG's will be out of the question.

Hmmm what size.

as for Edge-Lit LED LCD TV's offer little over regular CCFL LED tv's

[CountryBob]

I bought a Phillips 46inch LED LCD for the bedroom the other day and I am not happy with the quality of picture that it provides - over my 50 Plasma. I have heard about (and seen) LED's on display but this TV dosent do it for me. Just sayin....

[biggestmexi]

I bought a Phillips 46inch LED LCD for the bedroom the other day and I am not happy with the quality of picture that it provides - over my 50 Plasma. I have heard about (and seen) LED's on display but this TV dosent do it for me. Just sayin....

MOST edge-lit led lcd tvs will be much inferior than Plasma's.

[Jayw]

To be honest I am almost on the edge of not worrying about 1080p. The only thing in 1080p is pretty much blue ray and they look fake on some TV's to me because it is so clear. It is a weird thing but it really irks me out, I was watching hurt locker on blue ray on our 1080p TV and it was terrible. You can see like every little movement of the camera. Watching the same thing on the blue ray player on my 1080i tv it looks really smooth no weirdness. I would be pissed if I paid more for something that just annoyed me.

I mean check out a TV like this. 50" Panasonic plasma its just not 1080p so its cheap, $719

http://www.americantv.com/itemDetail.do?itemCd=022150130

Oh well I really need to get to a store and check out some TV's to get a feel for it, its tough to notice some things just by comparing online.

BTW mexi the size I am looking for is between 45-50" something in there. I am open to anything close to that size though.

[StanUpshaw]

How bout spend $400 and just move the couch a foot closer?

[biggestmexi]

Jaw, what i think you are referring to is the "soap opera" effect.

A lot of TV's that cant handle the correct processing of blu-ray contaent give it that mush, smotthy look.

I know what your are talking about and it turns me off as well.

With that Size and Price range your best bet will be to go Plasma for the best PQ.

Other than not really knowing your uses for the TV, that is what i would recommend. as for which brand and model, stop over at AVSforum.com and put up a thread.

They are pretty friendly over there.

Just drop some details like, very bright room, dark room, majority of TV use.

They might have some better knowledge on plasmas than I do and might find what better suited to your needs.

[biggestmexi]

if anything, you could find a cheap 32" LCD tv for now and wait a while to get a nicer TV or something.



My next TV is going to be the LG 55LW950...........or so i am hoping........hoping...hoping.
I've been researching it since I heard about it in JAN.

The first thing im going to watch is tron: legacy 3D.

PS. DONT BUY A PROJECTOR.

[Snacks]

A quick follow up to my plasma tv problem. I finally got the tech guy out here to diagnose and order some parts. parts came he put them in didn't fix problem. They decided to replace the TV all together, and will give me like 400 - 500 in store credit at American to find something new. Exactly what i was hoping for! I rarely buy extended warrentys but this one was a life saver.

Now the hard part of finding a new 40-50" TV. First part is deciding if I want to go plasma/lcd/led backlit... Repair guy was raving about the improvements of the LG brand. Bah I have no idea what I want to do.

here is a 46" lcd 1080 hd tv for $550

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/RCA+-+46%22+Class+/+1080p+/+60Hz+/+LCD+HDTV/1831054.p?PID=4328635&id=1218301179081&ref=39&productCategoryId=pcmcat99300050006&loc=01&URL=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=1831054&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat99300050006&id=1218301179081&AID=10597222&skuId=1831054&CJPID=4328635

if you dont care about 1080 or name brand tvs here is a 50" that has great review for $578

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Viore-PD50VH80/14711120

for $599 you can get a Panasonic 50" plasma

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+VIERA+/+50%22+Class+/+720p+/+600Hz+/+Plasma+HDTV/9788583.p?id=1218175321977&skuId=9788583

another rca for $418 42" plasma

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/RCA+-+42%22+Class+/+720p+/+600Hz+/+Plasma+HDTV/2343493.p?id=1218321952503&skuId=2343493

[Jayw]

Nice I was looking for a term for it, soap opera effect.

It also seems like that problem is only seen on 120hz and 240 hz LCD/LED's. So maybe I would be safe with a 1080p plasma.

My TV use is exclusively through uverse HD cable box and PS3 gaming. I rarely watch blu-rays. I watch all my movies either streaming from computer to Ps3 or most often just transfer via flash drive to ps3. I rarely d/l blu ray rips.

I don't think I can go wrong with a plasma, I am going to focus on them for now, 46"-50" $700-850. I am pretty excited to go TV shopping. Unfortunately the only place I can buy is from American(store credit), but they have usually have a great selection and competitive price.

thanks for the input

BTW that LG 55LW9500 is a BEAST, goodluck on that.

[Jayw]

for $599 you can get a Panasonic 50" plasma

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+VIERA+/+50%22+Class+/+720p+/+600Hz+/+Plasma+HDTV/9788583.p?id=1218175321977&skuId=9788583

I really like that Panasonic, I was looking at it earlier. The repair guy was saying that he thinks Panasonic is a one of the best names for plasmas.

[Snacks]

I really like that Panasonic, I was looking at it earlier. The repair guy was saying that he thinks Panasonic is a one of the best names for plasmas.

I just bought a 42" plasma last summer and after all the research I did pretty much everything said Panasonic and Samsungs are the best plasmas on the market. I went with Samsung because at the time it was such a great price but I wanted to get the Panasonic viera.

[CountryBob]

50inch Panasonic Viera - 1080p

One of the best purchases I have ever made.

[biggestmexi]

Nice I was looking for a term for it, soap opera effect.

It also seems like that problem is only seen on 120hz and 240 hz LCD/LED's. So maybe I would be safe with a 1080p plasma.

My TV use is exclusively through uverse HD cable box and PS3 gaming. I rarely watch blu-rays. I watch all my movies either streaming from computer to Ps3 or most often just transfer via flash drive to ps3. I rarely d/l blu ray rips.

thanks for the input

BTW that LG 55LW9500 is a BEAST, goodluck on that.

Plasma's are usually 600hz.

Now Toshiba has released a press release on a 55LZ1 which looks bad ass as well.

It has 512 local dimming zones :blink: compared to LG's 288.
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/281/2/a/me_gusta_by_megustaplz-d30cns2.jpg

[StanUpshaw]

Don't know if any of these TVs are worth a shit, but this just popped up on Fatwallet:

Samsung 50" 720p 3D Plasma HDTV AND 19" 720p LCD TV for $799 + free shipping (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Kxao3ml7NxR/p_30550C490/Samsung-PN50C490.html)

Crutchfield offers the Samsung 50" 600Hz 720p Widescreen 3D-Ready Plasma HD Television (pictured), model no. PN50C490, bundled with a free Samsung 19" 720p LCD HDTV, model no. LN19C450, for $799.10. (The second TV is added automatically to your cart.) With free shipping, Features for the 50" include a native resolution of 1365x768 (720p), 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 600Hz refresh rate, three HDMI inputs, and VGA, component, and other video inputs. Note that 3D glasses are sold separately.




EDIT: But seriously...just sit closer for fucks sake.

[Snacks]

Don't know if any of these TVs are worth a shit, but this just popped up on Fatwallet:

Samsung 50" 720p 3D Plasma HDTV AND 19" 720p LCD TV for $799 + free shipping (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Kxao3ml7NxR/p_30550C490/Samsung-PN50C490.html)

Crutchfield offers the Samsung 50" 600Hz 720p Widescreen 3D-Ready Plasma HD Television (pictured), model no. PN50C490, bundled with a free Samsung 19" 720p LCD HDTV, model no. LN19C450, for $799.10. (The second TV is added automatically to your cart.) With free shipping, Features for the 50" include a native resolution of 1365x768 (720p), 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 600Hz refresh rate, three HDMI inputs, and VGA, component, and other video inputs. Note that 3D glasses are sold separately.




EDIT: But seriously...just sit closer for fucks sake.

I bought my tv at Crutchfield last summer and got a great deal on a Samsung. This does seem like a great deal but 3D at this point seems like a waste. I wouldnt want a 3D TV and even if I did I will wait for them to make a slide down screen instead of glasses. Who wants to wear glasses in a house and what if you dont have enough of them?

[weekapaugjz]

jdub, i picked up a 42'' panasonic plasma a few months back. absolutely love it.

[biggestmexi]

I bought my tv at Crutchfield last summer and got a great deal on a Samsung. This does seem like a great deal but 3D at this point seems like a waste. I wouldnt want a 3D TV and even if I did I will wait for them to make a slide down screen instead of glasses. Who wants to wear glasses in a house and what if you dont have enough of them?

Slide down screen?

Consumers have allready showed that they want smaller tv.s so that wont happen.

as for enough glasses, passive 3d tv glasses are usually around $10, but i know with the new LG, it comes with 4 pairs in the box.

[biggestmexi]

Decent tv for a good price. You're not going to ge tthe same PQ as the plamsa but if your in a lighted room, this will fair better with having less glare. This will also use a lot less energy over your plasma.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Philips-40PFL7705D-F7/14860133?dest=9999999997&sourceid=19189632730997459279&wmlspartner=lw9MynSeamY

http://www.amazon.com/Philips-40PFL7705D-F7-40-Inch-1080p/dp/B003ICXD0G

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpindex.pl?ctn=40PFL7705D/F7&scy=us&slg=en

It is edge-lit.

here is a 55" model thread over at avsforum you can read through, if you want...
http://xxx.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1256402

[Snacks]

Slide down screen?

Consumers have allready showed that they want smaller tv.s so that wont happen.

as for enough glasses, passive 3d tv glasses are usually around $10, but i know with the new LG, it comes with 4 pairs in the box.

Im talking about a slide down screen that comes over the tv. Like a blind for a window but it would be made out of the same thing the glasses are so that no one needs to wear the glasses the tv itself would be 3d when the screen is pulled down.

4 glasses arent alot. What if you having a SB party or movie night with friends, family and the kids? Thats my point about a pull down screen that goes over the tv screen so no one needs glasses. I dont even think they make something like that yet but you got to think they will. Who want to wear glasses while watching tv in their house if they dont have too?

[Jayw]

My search is narrowing down on the panasonic plasmas. This 42" 1080p S series is reallly nice. I want it in the 50" but don't want to shell out an extra 300 for it.

42" http://www.americantv.com/itemDetail.do?itemCd=021142132

The X series are the cheapest panasonic plasma and they are 720p. If the plasma eliminates that "too real feeling" soup opera effect I think I am just going to stick with 1080p though.

This 50" 720p is pretty intriguing though

http://www.americantv.com/itemDetail.do?itemCd=022150130

Still waiting to see what American is going to give me money wise though, praying for a big number.

[Snacks]

My search is narrowing down on the panasonic plasmas. This 42" 1080p S series is reallly nice. I want it in the 50" but don't want to shell out an extra 300 for it.

42" http://www.americantv.com/itemDetail.do?itemCd=021142132

The X series are the cheapest panasonic plasma and they are 720p. If the plasma eliminates that "too real feeling" soup opera effect I think I am just going to stick with 1080p though.

This 50" 720p is pretty intriguing though

http://www.americantv.com/itemDetail.do?itemCd=022150130

Still waiting to see what American is going to give me money wise though, praying for a big number.

go with the 50" 720. there arent that many channels that do full 1080 hd anyway. Its not that noticeable. I have 720 and my cousin has 1080 and we cant tell the difference.

[Jayw]

go with the 50" 720. there arent that many channels that do full 1080 hd anyway. Its not that noticeable. I have 720 and my cousin has 1080 and we cant tell the difference.

Bah I can't decide. It's almost like I just want to have that ability if I want to use it in the future. I know I would rarely even see much in full 1080p format except some things on my ps3 and blu-rays(which usually just piss me off because of the ultra-clarity). A lot of games don't even go up to 1080p format though, 2 out of the 5 games I have now do, mlb the show and black ops.

I am going to see some in person and see what I think.

[Snacks]

Bah I can't decide. It's almost like I just want to have that ability if I want to use it in the future. I know I would rarely even see much in full 1080p format except some things on my ps3 and blu-rays(which usually just piss me off because of the ultra-clarity). A lot of games don't even go up to 1080p format though, 2 out of the 5 games I have now do, mlb the show and black ops.

I am going to see some in person and see what I think.

the point is, even if you have a game that is 1080, do you think it will really be that huge of a difference or noticeable when you play it on a 720 tv? if not then go with the better price. I dont think its a big deal and other then watching an nfl game, I have never noticed the difference between the 2. And even that difference isnt a huge difference imo.

[biggestmexi]

Im talking about a slide down screen that comes over the tv. Like a blind for a window but it would be made out of the same thing the glasses are so that no one needs to wear the glasses the tv itself would be 3d when the screen is pulled down.

4 glasses arent alot. What if you having a SB party or movie night with friends, family and the kids? Thats my point about a pull down screen that goes over the tv screen so no one needs glasses. I dont even think they make something like that yet but you got to think they will. Who want to wear glasses while watching tv in their house if they dont have too?

i would, because i dont want to find some where to put that is the size of a TV screen.

you couldnt use film because if it bent in anyway it would screw up the polarization.

$10 for glasses isnt much.

and as for super bowl party.......really.....

[biggestmexi]

No over the air, satellite, or cable channels do 1080p. they do 1080i due to bandwidth restrictions.

The bigger the TV the bigger the difference the 720p-1080p difference though.

[KnoxHarrington]

No over the air, satellite, or cable channels do 1080p. they do 1080i due to bandwidth restrictions.

The bigger the TV the bigger the difference the 720p-1080p difference though.

I'm pretty sure DirectTV does some PPV movies in 1080p.

[extracheese]

A freind is buying the IPAD2 so he has offered to give me his old IPAD. I dont know much about IPADS, but i do know that i cannot afford data plans for 25 or 30 a month.

Can i use the IPAD without a data plan? what do i need to know?

[Jayw]

I'm pretty sure DirectTV does some PPV movies in 1080p.

Pretty sure Dish network does as well.

Btw I went to check out the S series and X series panasonic plasmas and they looked like shit compared to the others in the store. The higher priced ST series panasonic plasma looked amazing though at bestbuy, but they don't have them in stock yet where my store credit is.

I am thinking about LED or plasma now too, taking a break though, I thought looking for a tv would be fun, not so much...

[Jayw]

A freind is buying the IPAD2 so he has offered to give me his old IPAD. I dont know much about IPADS, but i do know that i cannot afford data plans for 25 or 30 a month.

Can i use the IPAD without a data plan? what do i need to know?

As long as you have a wi-fi network you just connect to that. No need to buy a data plan at all, unless you need internet on the go. If you don't have access to wi-fi then you will be out of luck for anything requiring internet access.

[KnoxHarrington]

As long as you have a wi-fi network you just connect to that. No need to buy a data plan at all, unless you need internet on the go. If you don't have access to wi-fi then you will be out of luck for anything requiring internet access.

The cool thing, to, is if you do want it, you can sign up for it right on the iPad, and pay for a month in advance. And if you don't want it after that month, you don't have to pay again.

That's what's killing the Android tabs so far: too many of them are tied to long-term contracts. And a device like a tablet is never going to be your primary mobile device, probably; you aren't necessarily going to carry it around all the time, and you may not ever need to use it in locations that don't already have wi-fi. So people don't necessarily want to have to add yet another $30-$40 month bill for a service that they may not use.

[CountryBob]

For those who say they cant tell the difference in 720p or 1080p - you must have vision problems.

[biggestmexi]

I'm pretty sure DirectTV does some PPV movies in 1080p.

Your right, although it is just on demand or ppv type movies.

DirecTV only shows movies in 1080p and they broadcast a 1080p/24 signal. There are a lot of really good 1080p HDTVs that will recognize this 1080p/24 signal. A Sharp Aquos does not recognize it. For more info on this issue, check out http://forums.directv.com They have some great tech guys to answer questions like this.

[biggestmexi]

That's what's killing the Android tabs so far: too many of them are tied to long-term contracts. And a device like a tablet is never going to be your primary mobile device, probably; you aren't necessarily going to carry it around all the time, and you may not ever need to use it in locations that don't already have wi-fi. So people don't necessarily want to have to add yet another $30-$40 month bill for a service that they may not use.

Xoom's are available off contract....o_O

[biggestmexi]

Pretty sure Dish network does as well.

Btw I went to check out the S series and X series panasonic plasmas and they looked like shit compared to the others in the store. The higher priced ST series panasonic plasma looked amazing though at bestbuy, but they don't have them in stock yet where my store credit is.

I am thinking about LED or plasma now too, taking a break though, I thought looking for a tv would be fun, not so much...

You should ask the rep's if the TV's are calibrated at that american store.

If they are out of the box setting, they will look worse than if you were to calibrate them....or adjust them.

If they can give you the remote, go ahead and go into the setting and adjust some things. You'll easily make the picture better.

Check out the model numbers and go to avsforum, or search for settings for the TV's on google, then adjust them to that.

Best Buy, I believe, if the TV is in the "Magnolia" section, has ISF people come in and calibrate the TV's so they look their best.

[Snacks]

I dont know if you will get a 42" but this is an incredible deal.

42" LED LCD for $479 with a 2 year warranty.

http://www.cowboom.com/product/765184?utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=4328635&utm_campaign=CJ

If I was looking I would get this one. Just last year I paid that much for a 42 Samsung Plasma!

[Tenbatsuzen]

Xoom's are available off contract....o_O

You're missing the point, you still have to pay 30-40 bucks a month, contract or not.

[Snacks]

You're missing the point, you still have to pay 30-40 bucks a month, contract or not.

cant you use wifi for free and never pay a monthly fee?

[biggestmexi]

cant you use wifi for free and never pay a monthly fee?

No, didnt you know?

If you get a Xoom in wi-fi only or off contract you have to pay the people you leech the wifi from $30-40 a month. (public place or not)

God, sometimes people, SOMETIMES!

[StanUpshaw]

Are you saying, in the douchiest way possible, that you need an internet connection?

[biggestmexi]

Are you saying, in the douchiest way possible, that you need an internet connection?

more sarcasm added.

[StanUpshaw]

Whoever is talking about $30-40 a month without explaining whatever the fuck it is they mean.

[biggestmexi]

Whoever is talking about $30-40 a month without explaining whatever the fuck it is they mean.

well duh, you pay 30-40 dollars a month.

what dont you understand



:innocent:

[StanUpshaw]

All you have to do is pay $30-40. It doesn't matter to whom. It's a Xoom. It KNOWS.

[Jayw]

Finally found the perfect TV for me.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666297844&XID=O:46ex520:dg_tv_gglsrch:bravmod_brm-kdl46ex520_p_6442100044_46ex520prod

American surprised me and came up big giving me nearly 800 in credit for the old tv under warranty. I was expecting like 500.

Tonight was perfect because at American I could tune to the NHL games to test motion blur between the tvs, that was the only thing I was afraid of about getting a 60hz was for sporting events. The sony was killing the competition by comparison on the hockey game it made my choice so easy. I was trying to avoid a 120hz LED that would give me that too real look, soap opera effect bullshit, but still be ultra clear.

Watching the hurt locker on blu-ray right now it is fucking sick (glad I went 1080p), so much better than the samsung LED I have. Loving this tv even the small things like menu organization, menu speed, remote, start up speed(fast as fuck), are great. K ill stop gushing, but it is one sweet ass picture.

[PapaBear]

I recently got my first GPS unit (Garmin Nuvi 855). In addition to it's GPS functions, I'm using it to play my Audible shows of Ron and Fez. The FM transmitters on US products sucks balls, so I'd prefer to use the line out jack. This works fine with my XM, and my other MP3 player, but I can't get it to work on the Nuvi. The jack works for headphones, but it won't play any sound when I connect it to my car stereo. Any ideas as to why this is?

[PapaBear]

Turns out the "line in" does work. It's just super quiet, therefore useless. Next problem...

My Internet has been working fine during the day. Three nights this week (twice tonight), within a half hour after turning on my downstairs computer, I lose my connection for the whole house. If I reset the modem, and restart my comp, it works again. Is the modem going bad, or is my comp doing something to the modem?

[StanUpshaw]

Would something like this (http://anythingbutipod.com/2008/07/fiio-e3-headphone-amplifier-mini-review/) help your audio situation?

[PapaBear]

Why is it, on some nights, my wireless mouse freezes up a lot? The batteries are good.

[StanUpshaw]

Bluetooth or RF?

[PapaBear]

Bluetooth or RF?
RF. I just tried another mouse, and had the same problem. There isn't anything on a website that could cause it is there? It always seems to happen when I'm mass banning spammers.

[StanUpshaw]

RF. I just tried another mouse, and had the same problem. There isn't anything on a website that could cause it is there? It always seems to happen when I'm mass banning spammers.

Another wireless one?

[PapaBear]

Yeah, but the other wireless one is pretty crappy. It's not doing it now, like it was about a half hour ago. And last night it worked great the whole night, while the night before, it was bad.

[StanUpshaw]

Try a wired one if you can. Then you can tell if it's an interference issue, or like a ram issue.

[PapaBear]

It's deffinately not RAM. I have 8 gigs, and the meter rarely goes above 25% usage during normal functions.

[StanUpshaw]

Or whatever else. But at least it narrows it down.

[PapaBear]

Why do I have the red "x" on the icon, that normally means I don't have an Internet connection, but I DO have an Internet connection? I've never had this before tonight.

[hanso]

The last Shockwave Flash update made my older firefox browser have a few pop ups
“Illegal Operation In Plug-In”
It makes it so I can't use this site amd maybe some others. (2nd pc this pc not updated yet)
I don't want to upgrade firefox. I re installed the last update. Still no go.
Any ideas for a fix? Beside try other browser, which I might have to do.

[jonyrotn]

We know it's you Paulo..Spamming on the down low is no way to go through your golden years..

[Radioguy]

I haven't shopped around for over a year, and just couldn't afford it then, but I've heard that 4G broadband has come down in price quite a bit lately. Does anyone have a current rundown on which wimax/lte provider has the lowest price (and highest data cap/unlimited) PLUS will activate an outside card? (a mini-pci-e for my laptop)

[PapaBear]

I get this window every few days. Anyone know what's up with it?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/snowmaninva66/mozillawarning.png

[zentraed]

RF. I just tried another mouse, and had the same problem. There isn't anything on a website that could cause it is there? It always seems to happen when I'm mass banning spammers.

Depending on the brand, your mouse may be very sensitive the Wi-Fi traffic. I found that adjusting the power settings and channel of my wireless card (network adapter properties) helped a little bit. Also, placing the mouse and receiver as close together as possible helped. I was using an older Microsoft wireless mouse and a 2.4 GHz 802.11n adapter. A new Logitech mouse worked without any issues whatsoever though.

[zentraed]

I get this window every few days. Anyone know what's up with it?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/snowmaninva66/mozillawarning.png

The best way around that one is to just download version 4.0.1 from the Firefox website. It's not a malware issue, but something is throwing an error when it's trying to auto-update.

[PapaBear]

The best way around that one is to just download version 4.0.1 from the Firefox website. It's not a malware issue, but something is throwing an error when it's trying to auto-update.
I'm pretty sure I already have that. I think I'm going to uninstall and reinstall.

[Snacks]

Faxing over voip how do you do it?

I read somewhere that many of the fax machines now have voip settings? Is that true or do you need some sort of adapter or do you need to set the fax manually in some other way?

Im looking for faxing specifically over a nettalk device but I would guess any voip settings would be fine. I did searches for fax machines that are meant to fax over voip but I get nothing which I found odd. I would think that would be something listed or talked about directly in the fax machine listing as a selling point or specification like hdmi would be listed if buying a computer now a days!

[StanUpshaw]

Faxing over voip how do you do it?

I read somewhere that many of the fax machines now have voip settings? Is that true or do you need some sort of adapter or do you need to set the fax manually in some other way?

Im looking for faxing specifically over a nettalk device but I would guess any voip settings would be fine. I did searches for fax machines that are meant to fax over voip but I get nothing which I found odd. I would think that would be something listed or talked about directly in the fax machine listing as a selling point or specification like hdmi would be listed if buying a computer now a days!

http://faq.nettalk.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=21
Can I send and receive faxes using the TK6000 or DUO?
Yes, you can use a fax machine. If you are keeping a landline just for your fax, get rid of it!


http://faq.nettalk.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=248

Faxing
Please note that faxing with the DUO or TK6000 is on a best effort basis.

In order to improve the success rate with faxing, you may perform the following changes on your Fax Machine.

#1. Lower your BAUD rate on your fax to the lowest possible setting. We recommend 9600 bps.

#2. Turn OFF the ECM setting on your fax. Many fax machines have this setting set to ON by default.

#3. Set your paper quality/resolution to standard instead of fine or high quality.

You can also attempt to open port 6000 on your router to try and improve your faxing performance.

[Snacks]

http://faq.nettalk.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=21
Can I send and receive faxes using the TK6000 or DUO?
Yes, you can use a fax machine. If you are keeping a landline just for your fax, get rid of it!


http://faq.nettalk.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=248

Faxing
Please note that faxing with the DUO or TK6000 is on a best effort basis.

In order to improve the success rate with faxing, you may perform the following changes on your Fax Machine.

#1. Lower your BAUD rate on your fax to the lowest possible setting. We recommend 9600 bps.

#2. Turn OFF the ECM setting on your fax. Many fax machines have this setting set to ON by default.

#3. Set your paper quality/resolution to standard instead of fine or high quality.

You can also attempt to open port 6000 on your router to try and improve your faxing performance.

Thanks! I did read something about the baud settings too but I figured by now they would sell a dummy proof fax machine that would literally have a settings of phone or voip. I couldnt find anything like that. This really isnt for me its for my brother who knows nothing about technology. Im sure I would be able to do this but he wont. He will now have to wait for me to do it for him. I was hoping I could just send him tomorrow to staples and tell him a specific model to buy!

Thanks!

[StanUpshaw]

Looks like they have a support forum too...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Aforum.nettalk.com+fax

[StanUpshaw]

For some reason I never upgraded Firefox until now.

I'm hoping it'll be quicker and less of a ram hog, but all i've noticed so far is that I'll probably have to spend an hour trying to un-fuck-up all the "improvements" they made. (which will probably involve downloading addons and increasing bloat)

[disneyspy]

For some reason I never upgraded Firefox until now.

I'm hoping it'll be quicker and less of a ram hog, but all i've noticed so far is that I'll probably have to spend an hour trying to un-fuck-up all the "improvements" they made. (which will probably involve downloading addons and increasing bloat)

fuck.i wish i had read this 10 minutes earlier,it did n't give me choice tho,as soon as i opened it it started downloading the updated version

[StanUpshaw]

I just don't understand how they convince themselves that some of these changes are productive in any way.

Sandwiching the tab bar in the middle of all the other shit? Taking away the status info from the bottom bar and instead creating A FUCKING POPUP!?!?!?

[zentraed]

I just don't understand how they convince themselves that some of these changes are productive in any way.

Sandwiching the tab bar in the middle of all the other shit? Taking away the status info from the bottom bar and instead creating A FUCKING POPUP!?!?!?

A lot of the changes resemble Chrome's interface (tabs on top, no status bar). This release was delayed a bit, but FF5 is in beta now and should be out late-June.

[PapaBear]

I get this window every few days. Anyone know what's up with it?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/snowmaninva66/mozillawarning.png

The best way around that one is to just download version 4.0.1 from the Firefox website. It's not a malware issue, but something is throwing an error when it's trying to auto-update.

I uninstalled it, then made sure to install the latest version. Now I get this popup instead...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/snowmaninva66/firefox.jpg

[hanso]

Is the update for add ons or the broswer itself? Also do you have auto update on? And do you always update everything? If not turning off some of that. Or doing a manual update could fix it.


Question for newer firefox users. Did they not have a stop (loading) button after a certain build/version?

[hanso]

I got a newer car. I'ts nice, the only drawback. Is on a day where the sun is beaming into it while parked. The radio display can look like this sometimes.

▄ █ ▐ ▐████. ▄█▓ ▄ █ ▐█████▌ ...

Looks like a city skyline.

I can get the radio/aux things to work but just can't read anything.

Anyone else had this? And what did you do? I will be getting a sun block deal for the windshield.

[Snacks]

I got a newer car. I'ts nice, the only drawback. Is on a day where the sun is beaming into it while parked. The radio display can look like this sometimes.

▄ █ ▐ ▐████. ▄█▓ ▄ █ ▐█████▌ ...

Looks like a city skyline.

I can get the radio/aux things to work but just can't read anything.

Anyone else had this? And what did you do? I will be getting a sun block deal for the windshield.

did you buy a saab? this is known to happen to saab stock stereos. in the winter it will clear up a lot but never goes away. There is a way to fix it but I cant remember the site!

[hanso]

did you buy a saab? this is known to happen to saab stock stereos. in the winter it will clear up a lot but never goes away. There is a way to fix it but I cant remember the site!

Toyota. It clears all the way when it gets normal/cool temp.everytime. It is stock radio.

[Snacks]

I think this was discussed before but I really dont remember and I searched but couldnt find anything so maybe 1 of you tech geniuses can help.

When buying ram/memory it seems like the best deal is usually on ebay. My problem is I never know what is the exact memory that willl work because there seems to be so much that is the same and so much is different about ram that I get confused.

For example. I have a laptop that you cant seem to do a search in ebay or anywhere for its ram except crucials site. This is what the crucial site says.

Memory:
DDR3 PC3-8500, DDR3 PC3-10600
Memory Type: DDR3 PC3-8500, DDR3 PC3-10600, DDR3 (non-ECC)
Maximum Memory: 8GB
Slots: 2
Each memory slot can hold DDR3 PC3-8500, DDR3 PC3-10600 with a maximum of 4GB per slot.*

Then they have ram for sale and when I click on the ram that comes up this is what it says at the top.

204-pin SODIMM, DDR3 PC3-8500

My question is: When I look up generic ram on ebay or anywhere do I search for "DDR3 SODIMM 204 pin" only and would any "DDR3 SODIMM 204 pin" fit and work in my unit?

I did a search and in 1 search only 300 results show up but If I change the order of the "DDR3 SODIMM 204 pin" just a bit then 3000 results show up.

Heres what I mean. To me these seem to be the same specs. Yet the first 1 comes up in the search that has the entire "DDR3 SODIMM 204 pin" but the 2nd 1 comes up when I do a search without 204 pin even though the 204 pin is listed right in the listing. Now would either of these work, would both work, are both the same (never mind pictures they are just there for illustration)?

http://cgi.ebay.com/DDR3-4GB-PC10600-SODIMM-1333MHZ-204PIN-MEMORY-MODULES-/110700964290?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c64aa9c2#ht_5770wt_905

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310248891460&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_5378wt_905

I need an easier way to understand and buy ram because it is so much cheaper on ebay then crucials site. Like this ram above. Its $41 each 4gb stick. I have 3 of the exact same laptops that I may be upgrading. All 3 will be getting 2 of these each. Thats $263 for all 6 sticks from crucial w/ tax and free shipping. If I can get it on ebay I will pay around $200 with no tax and no shipping. Big difference!

BTW what is unbuffered ram and why does it matter? I dont think I have ever noticed ram that said buffered?!

[StanUpshaw]

What the fuck does the Roku actually do?

Is it just a magic box for people who don't understand how to connect their computer to their TV?

[PapaBear]

What the fuck does the Roku actually do?

Is it just a magic box for people who don't understand how to connect their computer to their TV?
Looks like SOMEONE is checking out today's Woot! You use it to stream content from places such as Netflix to your TV. Not everyone wants to connect their computer to their TV for this purpose. Personally, I use a Toshiba Blue Ray player that has streaming capabilities. I've noticed in recent TV ads (I think it's Toshiba) that TV's are now being sold with WiFi already built in, so you don't need to connect your TV to anything at all (other than your Internet connection, of course.)

[StanUpshaw]

So if you have a subscription to some web service, and their box happens to support it, it just allows you to play it on the TV instead of computer.

They don't supply any new content though, right? Like there's not some channel that shows spaghetti westerns or Japanese pro wrestling or anything?



Basically what I'm getting at is if I pirate everything and own an HDMI cable, is there any reason this gizmo might interest me?

[Snacks]

I just read that they have a line up of channels? Im confused as well!

http://www.roku-channels.com/

I have a tv that I barely use but pay $6.99 a month for the additional cable box. I have been thinking about sending the box back and connecting my computer but really dont want to do it if i could get something like this.

[PapaBear]

So if you have a subscription to some web service, and their box happens to support it, it just allows you to play it on the TV instead of computer.

They don't supply any new content though, right? Like there's not some channel that shows spaghetti westerns or Japanese pro wrestling or anything?



Basically what I'm getting at is if I pirate everything and own an HDMI cable, is there any reason this gizmo might interest me?
I didn't look into what they meant by the 300+ channels thing. I didn't look it up, because I already have a cable provider. As far as I can tell, it's mostly a means to connect to subscription services or other Web content. I have Netflix. That's why I got the DVD player I mentioned in my last post. If all you watch is pirated stuff that's on your comp, then there's probably no reason for you to purchase this device. For someone who does want to connect their TV to online content (that isn't stored on their computer), then the $45 bucks for this device doesn't sound like a bad deal.

[PapaBear]

I just read that they have a line up of channels? Im confused as well!

http://www.roku-channels.com/

I have a tv that I barely use but pay $6.99 a month for the additional cable box. I have been thinking about sending the box back and connecting my computer but really dont want to do it if i could get something like this.
Yeah... I just clicked that link. It looks to me like, if you want to replace your cable box with this, it's not a good choice. Their channel lineup looks like crap.

[Snacks]

I didn't look into what they meant by the 300+ channels thing. I didn't look it up, because I already have a cable provider. As far as I can tell, it's mostly a means to connect to subscription services or other Web content. I have Netflix. That's why I got the DVD player I mentioned in my last post. If all you watch is pirated stuff that's on your comp, then there's probably no reason for you to purchase this device. For someone who does want to connect their TV to online content (that isn't stored on their computer), then the $45 bucks for this device doesn't sound like a bad deal.

Dont they make new boxes that are little computer towers that allow you to do this, and it has a hard drive, usb slots and allows you to go on the web too? I think they cost around $200 so they arent worth it at that price but at $100 or so they would be!

I think acer makes one!

[Snacks]

I found this, this is similar to what Im talking about but this is way too expensive.

have you guys seen any other things like this?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6720371&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

[StanUpshaw]

I found this, this is similar to what Im talking about but this is way too expensive.

have you guys seen any other things like this?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6720371&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

The thing you linked is a computer...basically the guts of a netbook, just for your desktop.

There are media streamers that play MP3, xvid, x264, wmv, etc, etc, etc. Some just stream from your home network, some have USB ports, some have internal storage. And SOME have Netflix apps like this Roku thing.

It's all too much.

[StanUpshaw]

Yeah... I just clicked that link. It looks to me like, if you want to replace your cable box with this, it's not a good choice. Their channel lineup looks like crap.

It reminds me of this dude who kept telling me all about Free to Air Satellite. Watch free TV from all over the planet!! Then you look at the channel listing and it's 50% bible stations, a few news stations, and one that shows nothing but cricket.

[Snacks]

The thing you linked is a computer...basically the guts of a netbook, just for your desktop.

There are media streamers that play MP3, xvid, x264, wmv, etc, etc, etc. Some just stream from your home network, some have USB ports, some have internal storage. And SOME have Netflix apps like this Roku thing.

It's all too much.

Yeah I know they have smaller and less computer like to what I posted that are cheaper. They even sell external hard drives that also have built in media players that you hook directly to your tv and they come with a remote. They were expensive but now you can buy them and put in your own hard drive for $40.

Im interested in this roku thing. I would love to get rid of fios/cable tv completely and just use netflix, hulu and other sites for my tv. I just need to get a good antenna set up for basic channels. Any recommendations on an antenna?

[StanUpshaw]

Isn't fios your internet? You still need highspeed to stream everything.

[Snacks]

Isn't fios your internet? You still need highspeed to stream everything.

yeah i want to keep fios for internet but i want to get rid of fios for tv and save like $100 a month.

[StanUpshaw]

And what's the difference between a switch and a router?

Is there a functional difference between:

Modem -> Router -> Computers A & B

and

Modem -> Switch -> Computers A & B

???

[PapaBear]

Im interested in this roku thing. I would love to get rid of fios/cable tv completely and just use netflix, hulu and other sites for my tv. I just need to get a good antenna set up for basic channels. Any recommendations on an antenna?
Can't help you with the antenna, but as for the other stuff... $45 bucks is pretty good for the other stuff. But if you want to spend just a little more, I'd recommend a DVD player that has streaming built in. The one I have was selling for $100, but I got an "open box" one from Best Buy for $80. However, I have only watched ONE DVD since I bought it.

[keithy_19]

I don't have sound on my internet. I have sound when I use my windows media player, but not when I stream videos online. Is there something I can do to fix this?

[disneyspy]

I don't have sound on my internet. I have sound when I use my windows media player, but not when I stream videos online. Is there something I can do to fix this?

go to CONTROL PANEL then to SOUND then ADJUST SYSTEM VOLUME then make sure all your mixers are turned all the way up

[keithy_19]

go to CONTROL PANEL then to SOUND then ADJUST SYSTEM VOLUME then make sure all your mixers are turned all the way up

I did this and still no sound from any internet sites.

[StanUpshaw]

Same problem on different browsers?

Reinstall browser, reinstall flash.

[keithy_19]

Same problem on different browsers?

Reinstall browser, reinstall flash.

This all sounds so complicated to my feeble mind.

[PapaBear]

For the past couple of days, my DVR won't stay paused for more than about a minute when I'm watching live TV. Think the box is bad?

[spoon]

For the past couple of days, my DVR won't stay paused for more than about a minute when I'm watching live TV. Think the box is bad?

didn't you already divorce two bad boxes?

[spoon]

This all sounds so complicated to my feeble mind.

throw your computer at a moving car, see if you hear anything then

[PapaBear]

didn't you already divorce two bad boxes?
They were good boxes. It's the part between the ears that was defective.

[keithy_19]

throw your computer at a moving car, see if you hear anything then

That's how this whole problem got started.

I'm not as worked up about this since I can still listen to music with my media player on here. And I'm looking to get a new laptop in the near future so whatever.

[StanUpshaw]

Why does Seagate produce such amazingly shitty products?

I don't think I've ever retired a Seagate drive. Every one I have ever bought has shit the bed.

This is bizarre. I just plugged in this 750 GB drive that had previously shit the bed and it worked!

It's just been sitting on a shelf for months after it refused to mount and just sat in my enclosure clicking. Any ideas on why it had a sudden change of heart?

[PapaBear]

This is bizarre. I just plugged in this 750 GB drive that had previously shit the bed and it worked!

It's just been sitting on a shelf for months after it refused to mount and just sat in my enclosure clicking. Any ideas on why it had a sudden change of heart?
I don't know, but I've had several drives that stopped working, only to work again later.

[keithy_19]

Something is messed up with my internet. Beyond just not having sound and being unable to play some streaming videos, when I do a google search it won't allow me to gain access to any of the sites. I click on a link and it redirects me to some bullshit site. I've run anti-virus and spyware/malware (Fix-It) and besides a couple of cookies it doesn't show anything. I'm at a loss.

[PapaBear]

What are all the security programs you run to try to fix it?

[keithy_19]

What are all the security programs you run to try to fix it?

They're all with Fix-It. I've done all the full scans they have (with anti-virus and with spyware) and it's come up with nothing.

[PapaBear]

Go to download.com com and get the free versions of spybot search and destroy. If your comp is 32 bit, and not 64 bit, run a "boot time scan". If that doesn't find anything, then try Malwarebytes and Advanced System Care Free. I've never used fix-it, but sometimes it takes more than one program to fix a problem.

[keithy_19]

Go to download.com com and get the free versions of spybot search and destroy. If your comp is 32 bit, and not 64 bit, run a "boot time scan". If that doesn't find anything, then try Malwarebytes and Advanced System Care Free. I've never used fix-it, but sometimes it takes more than one program to fix a problem.

Thanks for the advice. I downloaded search and destroy and hopefully it figures this out.

[PapaBear]

Thanks for the advice. I downloaded search and destroy and hopefully it figures this out.
Don't forget the boot time scan.

EIDT! I forgot. Boot time scan only happens when it asks you if you want to do it (I think). It's been a while since I've run it on a 32 bit system. I was thinking about Avast Anti Virus.

[hanso]

Something is messed up with my internet. Beyond just not having sound and being unable to play some streaming videos, when I do a google search it won't allow me to gain access to any of the sites. I click on a link and it redirects me to some bullshit site. I've run anti-virus and spyware/malware (Fix-It) and besides a couple of cookies it doesn't show anything. I'm at a loss.

Try to C&P the links from google into the browser at top. And also click on the Cached google link. This is a work around , and an indicator of what's going on.

[PapaBear]

THIS (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=90937) thread reminded me of something I've been wondering about. Is a solid state hard drive mostly beneficial for gamers? I don't do any gaming at all. But I do a lot of photo editing, and have started playing with video editing. Also... If you use one, do you mostly just put your operating system and programs on it, and use your secondary drive for storing files?

In other words, what are the best reasons for having one?

[KnoxHarrington]

THIS (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=90937) thread reminded me of something I've been wondering about. Is a solid state hard drive mostly beneficial for gamers? I don't do any gaming at all. But I do a lot of photo editing, and have started playing with video editing. Also... If you use one, do you mostly just put your operating system and programs on it, and use your secondary drive for storing files?

In other words, what are the best reasons for having one?

Speed. They're significantly faster than conventional hard disk drives. Just how reliable they are is still being worked out, but they seem to be at least as reliable as HDD's.

The usual configuration is to keep the OS and applications on the solid state drive, then put data (porn, etc.) on a 2nd standard hard drive, for a few reasons: a solid state drive doesn't really have much of an advantage in just loading a file, like a document, a song, or a tranny porn movie, that puts unnecessary read/write cycles on the SSD, and at this point SSD's are so much more expensive than HDD's that the cost isn't worth it. I mean, looking at Newegg now, you can get a 3TB HDD for $129, and 120GB SSD's start at around $199. I think HDD's will still be the way to go for large data storage for quite a while.

[Radioguy]

Additionally, because of the nature of SSDs vs HDDs, you would want to archive to a medium that has a better chance of being recovered from if a failure occurs. Of the two, that's an HDD. When an SSD fails, the contents are usually unrecoverable (Freezer's not gonna help).

[Snacks]

is there a way to test my video card on my laptop? I have had tons of problems viewing videos on youtube and other sites. some seem to work fine but most seem to be terrible. my screen is crystal clear when browsing the internet but its only videos i seem to have a problem with so im guessing my video card is either broken/not working properly or just a shit card. I recently bought a new computer that is 10x better then my last yet i had no problems ever watching video but since i started using this new computer i have had nothing but problems with videos (website videos, vlc or windows media videos play perfectly)

how do i find out the video card installed and is there some sort of test to see if this is working properly?

[PapaBear]

nvmnd.

[StanUpshaw]

Is everyone excited for Firefox 10? It's going to be released by the end of the month.

I can't wait until December when Firefox 25 comes out.

[Rhah]

Is everyone excited for Firefox 10? It's going to be released by the end of the month.

I can't wait until December when Firefox 25 comes out.
http://files.sharenator.com/i_see_what_you_did_there_RE_Anyone_else_see_it_I_A M_NOT_DIXLESIC-s450x545-95526-580.jpg

[StanUpshaw]

Real question: Address bar shading...what's the point and who the fuck cares?

[CountryBob]

Why would one use Firefox over regular internet explorer? I know, I should know this.

[PapaBear]

Why would one use Firefox over regular internet explorer? I know, I should know this.
I think it's faster. It's usually considered to be more secure. And I really like AdBlock plus on Firefox. Not seeing ads all over the place is nice.

[StanUpshaw]

I think IE modernized at some point during the browser wars, but I haven't used it in years and years so I don't really know. When I switched to Firefox years ago, it was because people said it was more secure, but mainly because it was so customizable.

[StanUpshaw]

Anyone pick up one of those cheap HP tablets yesterday?

[Snacks]

Anyone pick up one of those cheap HP tablets yesterday?

best buy started selling them sat or sun and were sold out already. amazon sold out yesterday and b an n sold out today. i cant believe they dropped the price from $499 to $99 in 1 day! I knew it wouldnt do well when I watched all the commercials they had for the device because they were adv the web os system which no one wants. there are very limited apps, people want ios or android on their tablets. i still would have bought 1 at $99 because i would try to hack it and get android on it or just keep it as it is and play around with it. the specs were great other then the web os!

[KnoxHarrington]

best buy started selling them sat or sun and were sold out already. amazon sold out yesterday and b an n sold out today. i cant believe they dropped the price from $499 to $99 in 1 day! I knew it wouldnt do well when I watched all the commercials they had for the device because they were adv the web os system which no one wants. there are very limited apps, people want ios or android on their tablets. i still would have bought 1 at $99 because i would try to hack it and get android on it or just keep it as it is and play around with it. the specs were great other then the web os!

I'd heard that Staples had the 16GB model for $49. I would have definitely bought one of those for that price.

HP says that they aren't stopping development of WebOS, but after this clusterfuck I can't imagine what hardware makers would be lining up to make WebOS devices. So I'd probably try to get Android on there if I got one of these.

[StanUpshaw]

I really wanted to order one, but I backed out for the same reason I always do: I can never find a straight answer about what video formats they'll play, and at what bitrate.

I'm sure all those faggoty apps are nice, but really only want to do two things: watch videos anywhere I feel like it, and post on .net while shitting.

[Chigworthy]

I'd heard that Staples had the 16GB model for $49. I would have definitely bought one of those for that price.

HP says that they aren't stopping development of WebOS, but after this clusterfuck I can't imagine what hardware makers would be lining up to make WebOS devices. So I'd probably try to get Android on there if I got one of these.

I think there is a guerilla android clone for that HP shitplate. I think I saw a thread on joe rogan's forum. It was right between the one about drinking your own piss and the one about how enlightening weed is when smoked 5 times a day every day.



Aside from that, my Vista laptop has a cute little quirk. I have it set so that when I close the lid while it is plugged in, it will sleep. This makes it easy when I want to shut the fucking thing down real quick without tracking down the shutdown button and waiting 2 minutes for it to be quiet. Every once and a while, I will come downstairs in the morning, and it's on (at the login screen), fan screaming away because I set it down on the couch, which blocks the fan exhaust. Because it's at the login screen, I know that when I closed the lid, it went into sleep mode, then woke up. What would cause this to happen? Is it Anonymous, or just some shitty "service" running my computer without my permission?

[StanUpshaw]

Aside from that, my Vista laptop has a cute little quirk. I have it set so that when I close the lid while it is plugged in, it will sleep. This makes it easy when I want to shut the fucking thing down real quick without tracking down the shutdown button and waiting 2 minutes for it to be quiet. Every once and a while, I will come downstairs in the morning, and it's on (at the login screen), fan screaming away because I set it down on the couch, which blocks the fan exhaust. Because it's at the login screen, I know that when I closed the lid, it went into sleep mode, then woke up. What would cause this to happen? Is it Anonymous, or just some shitty "service" running my computer without my permission?

My computer has done that twice this week. The only time prior to that has been when I have some usb drive plugged in. But that wasn't the case this week.

http://boourns.cjb.net/mystery%20o_O.gif

[StanUpshaw]

Just ordered an SSD as a little treat for myself. I'm tempted to install one of those trimmed-down XP builds and see just how quickly I can get this fucker to boot!

Now that I think about it, why do I even need Vista or 7?

[StanUpshaw]

My download speed (cable internet) has been all over the board for the last few weeks. I had some spare time today and tried to run down the problem, and after I discovered I got faster, more consistent speeds when my modem was plugged in upstairs. I went back downstairs and connected again, only this time I plugged the cable that enters the house into one of those male-male adapters, and directly to the cable going to the computer room.

My speed is back up where it should be, and has been there for a couple of hours.

So it looks like the splitter shit the bed. How does that even happen?

[StanUpshaw]

Aside from that, my Vista laptop has a cute little quirk. I have it set so that when I close the lid while it is plugged in, it will sleep. This makes it easy when I want to shut the fucking thing down real quick without tracking down the shutdown button and waiting 2 minutes for it to be quiet. Every once and a while, I will come downstairs in the morning, and it's on (at the login screen), fan screaming away because I set it down on the couch, which blocks the fan exhaust. Because it's at the login screen, I know that when I closed the lid, it went into sleep mode, then woke up. What would cause this to happen? Is it Anonymous, or just some shitty "service" running my computer without my permission?

I can't explain why it's happening all of a sudden, but mine seems to be fixed after turning off the Wake on LAN option.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fix-sleep-mode-randomly-waking-up-issue-in-windows-vista/

[cougarjake13]

My download speed (cable internet) has been all over the board for the last few weeks. I had some spare time today and tried to run down the problem, and after I discovered I got faster, more consistent speeds when my modem was plugged in upstairs. I went back downstairs and connected again, only this time I plugged the cable that enters the house into one of those male-male adapters, and directly to the cable going to the computer room.

My speed is back up where it should be, and has been there for a couple of hours.

So it looks like the splitter shit the bed. How does that even happen?

maybe the copper part of the splitter wasnt connected properly ?

[PapaBear]

I'm having a weird issue. When you're signed into YouTube, they show you updates like recommended videos and videos uploaded by friends, or people you subscribe to. My page always shows videos from some techno music people that (at some point) must have "friended" me, or whatever.

I can't get these notifications to stop. I'm not subscribed to their channel. I was listed as a friend. I clicked option to stop being a friend. They were still there. I clicked the option to block them. They're still there. Why the fuck are their new videos still showing up on my page?

[Chigworthy]

I'm having a weird issue. When you're signed into YouTube, they show you updates like recommended videos and videos uploaded by friends, or people you subscribe to. My page always shows videos from some techno music people that (at some point) must have "friended" me, or whatever.

I can't get these notifications to stop. I'm not subscribed to their channel. I was listed as a friend. I clicked option to stop being a friend. They were still there. I clicked the option to block them. They're still there. Why the fuck are their new videos still showing up on my page?

You must be sleepwalking and watching techno music at night. That and male on male domination videos.

[PapaBear]

Does anyone happen to have and install disc for Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, that they can spare? I reformatted a laptop for a friend, and they don't have the disc. I have the product key. I really don't want to download it from torrent sites. From what I've found on web searches, it doesn't look like you can download it legitimately, anymore.

[PapaBear]

I have a laptop I'm trying to install an operating system on. Neither Windows or Linux will install. I Googled the various error codes that Windows gave me, and most of the forums I found say it's a bad drive. If I remove the drive, and put it in a USB enclosure, it works for storage. I've tried formatting it as both Primary and Logical. Neither way helps. Is it possible for a drive to work for storage, but still be defective to the point that you can't install an OS on it?

[zentraed]

Does anyone happen to have and install disc for Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, that they can spare? I reformatted a laptop for a friend, and they don't have the disc. I have the product key. I really don't want to download it from torrent sites. From what I've found on web searches, it doesn't look like you can download it legitimately, anymore.

The Enterprise edition is not distributed through retail channels, and the image isn't publicly available. A torrent is your best bet unless your friend can contact their company for a disc image. TechNet/MSDN subscribers have access to the image, but mine isn't current.

[zentraed]

I have a laptop I'm trying to install an operating system on. Neither Windows or Linux will install. I Googled the various error codes that Windows gave me, and most of the forums I found say it's a bad drive. If I remove the drive, and put it in a USB enclosure, it works for storage. I've tried formatting it as both Primary and Logical. Neither way helps. Is it possible for a drive to work for storage, but still be defective to the point that you can't install an OS on it?

If the drive is functioning fine (Full Format, no errors on diagnostics) with the USB enclosure, then your laptop's hard drive controller may be malfunctioning.

[PapaBear]

If the drive is functioning fine (Full Format, no errors on diagnostics) with the USB enclosure, then your laptop's hard drive controller may be malfunctioning.
Is there anything I can do about it, if that's what it tuns out to be?

EDIT: I now see that it would require replacing the mobo. That's not a big deal, but I do need to test the drive while it's in the enclosure. I tested to see that I can use it, but I never ran a test to see if it has bad sectors. The laptop is worth fixing if I have to replace the mobo or the drive, but not both, since it also needs a new battery. If I get it working, it will just be a knock around comp for when I'm away from home. It's old, but I like how very small and lightweight it is.

Edit again: Yup... It's a bad hard drive. Problem is, it's an IDE drive. These old drives are ridiculously expensive these days. I guess I'll hold onto the laptop, in hopes of running across a drive in the future.

[Snacks]

What is thunderbird? I know it some sort of email software but what is it used for?

I recently heard of lavabit as an email service but their webmail option is shit there is no way to add contacts its just basic webmail. Is thunderbird used to access email like that without using the webmail sign in? Is it like outlook express?

Anyone use lavabit and what do you use to check your email or do you always use the webmail sign in?

[Fallon]

Software made to make email easier.
Thunderbird is a free email application that's easy to set up and customize - and it's loaded with great features!

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/features/

I've never used it. I prefer web based email.

[Snacks]

Software made to make email easier.
Thunderbird is a free email application that's easy to set up and customize - and it's loaded with great features!

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/features/

I've never used it. I prefer web based email.

Thanks Fallon!

So it does the exact same thing as outlook express?

[keithy_19]

Not really a problem, but more of a pet peeve. I used Windows Media Player and whenever I play anything it counts down the time remaining rather than couting up. How do I switch it back? (I have no clue how it started doing this to begin with)

[PapaBear]

Not really a problem, but more of a pet peeve. I used Windows Media Player and whenever I play anything it counts down the time remaining rather than couting up. How do I switch it back? (I have no clue how it started doing this to begin with)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101013151631AAek7DS

[keithy_19]

Thanks.

[Snacks]

I have a desktop Im trying to hook up to a 42" plasma. I would love to hook it up via hdmi but it doesn't have an hdmi! I did some research and I read i can get a dvi port adapter that hooks up to an hdmi cable but i wont have sound. I see there is a digital audio spot but what cable would I use and where would I connect that to the back of the tv? If anyone has any other suggestions on how to hook this up to a tv please let me know. If you know of different ways or what cables I would need tell me or link me to a site!

Here is a picture of the back of the tower.

http://i.imgur.com/BPXf5.jpg

[underdog]

Do you use a receiver or does all the sound go through your tv?

[Snacks]

Do you use a receiver or does all the sound go through your tv?

I only use the tv for sound.

This desktop does have external speakers that are pretty good but I would rather the sound come through the tv when its connected to the tv.

[PapaBear]

Your TV should have available audio out left and right jacks. Just get a cable that has left and right on one end, and 1/8 inch jack on the other. Plug that into your audio in jack on the computer. If you're already using that jack for something else, you can get an audio/video slelector (I use one), that will allow you to connect multiple units to your comp's audio in jack.

[PapaBear]

Your TV should have available audio out left and right jacks. Just get a cable that has left and right on one end, and 1/8 inch jack on the other. Plug that into your audio in jack on the computer. If you're already using that jack for something else, you can get an audio/video slelector (I use one), that will allow you to connect multiple units to your comp's audio in jack.
My bad. I was thinking the reverse. My computer speakers are way better than my TV's so I use them when I'm watching TV.

[PapaBear]

Can you post a pic of the TV connections, or at least list them? You can probably find it online, if you don't want to unmount it from the wall or anything.

[Snacks]

http://i.imgur.com/zsjKv.jpg

samsung if that matters, it looks like their is an audio singular plug right next to the bottom hdmi plug in. could i use a regular cable like the one i use to connect my mp3 player to my car stereo?

[PapaBear]

samsung if that matters, it looks like their is an audio singular plug right next to the bottom hdmi plug in. could i use a regular cable like the one i use to connect my mp3 player to my car stereo?
The pic is kind of dark, but it looks like you could. You may have to play with the menu settings of your TV, but it does look like that would work.

[Snacks]

The pic is kind of dark, but it looks like you could. You may have to play with the menu settings of your TV, but it does look like that would work.

so dvi to hdmi cable and a regualr 3.5 mm male to 3.5 mm male and that should work?

[PapaBear]

so dvi to hdmi cable and a regualr 3.5 mm male to 3.5 mm male and that should work?
I think so. I don't know about the video, but you have obviously looked it up. The audio cable should work, as far as I can see.

[underdog]

http://i.imgur.com/zsjKv.jpg

samsung if that matters, it looks like their is an audio singular plug right next to the bottom hdmi plug in. could i use a regular cable like the one i use to connect my mp3 player to my car stereo?

yeah. you could even just do a VGA cable from computer to tv for the video. It's high definition.

[Snacks]

yeah. you could even just do a VGA cable from computer to tv for the video. It's high definition.

I thought of that too but I want to have the tv and my computer screen hooked up at the same time. If I connected a vga how would I be able to leave them both connected at all times?

[disneyspy]

if your monitor is just vga,its probably best to go the dvi to hdmi route and i'd use the red/white rca plugs for audio,save the digital input for something other than computer where sound matters like a bluray

[Snacks]

if your monitor is just vga,its probably best to go the dvi to hdmi route and i'd use the red/white rca plugs for audio,save the digital input for something other than computer where sound matters like a bluray

im going to order the dvi adapter and give this a try.

thanks to all of you for the help and input!

[PapaBear]

I've asked this question before, but it's still not resolved. My Windows 7 computer loses three seconds every day on the clock. I've tried all of the settings. I've used Internet time using each source option, and I've tried without Internet time. Last night I decided to check the CMOS battery. It read 2.49 volts so I put in one that read 2.99 volts. I still lost 3 seconds on Internet time. I'm going to change it back to non Internet time tonight, but I don't have much faith in it.

Any suggestions?

[Snacks]

I had a netbook that would do something similar but it would keep accurate time but when i restarted it, it would always back track to the date time when it was first started. I did a restore and it then would go back to the new initial time and date. It was weird and couldnt fix it!

[keithy_19]

I've asked this question before, but it's still not resolved. My Windows 7 computer loses three seconds every day on the clock. I've tried all of the settings. I've used Internet time using each source option, and I've tried without Internet time. Last night I decided to check the CMOS battery. It read 2.49 volts so I put in one that read 2.99 volts. I still lost 3 seconds on Internet time. I'm going to change it back to non Internet time tonight, but I don't have much faith in it.

Any suggestions?

Have you thought about the possbility that you're a time traveler?

[Snacks]

I have a micro sd card that wont let me delete files, it keeps saying its write protected yet i never made it write protected and i have used this on my phone many times and added, deleted files before.

Anyone know how to fix this or delete? It wont let me do anything not even reformat!

[PapaBear]

I have a micro sd card that wont let me delete files, it keeps saying its write protected yet i never made it write protected and i have used this on my phone many times and added, deleted files before.

Anyone know how to fix this or delete? It wont let me do anything not even reformat!
Check the little slide to on the side.
http://www.samsung.com/us/system/support/content/2008/04/07/h621/Card%20locked2.jpg

Edit. I just realized you said Micro. Are you putting it in an adapter? Maybe the adapter has a lock.

Double Edit. I just looked it up. Other people also have had the problem of the lock on the adapter being in the wrong position.

[Snacks]

Check the little slide to on the side.
http://www.samsung.com/us/system/support/content/2008/04/07/h621/Card%20locked2.jpg

Edit. I just realized you said Micro. Are you putting it in an adapter? Maybe the adapter has a lock.

Double Edit. I just looked it up. Other people also have had the problem of the lock on the adapter being in the wrong position.

I was using an adapter and the adapter didnt have a lock on it. I decided to put the card into another adapter and it worked. So something was wring with that adapter, somehow it became locked even though it didnt have a lock anywhere to be found!

[Snacks]

can a surround sound system that normally would be hooked up to a dvd player and tv be connected just to a computer instead? The system has a tuner, speakers, sub woofer and monitor!

Someone asked me so I figured I would ask you guys! I didnt know for sure but Im thinking why wouldnt it be able to?

[PapaBear]

can a surround sound system that normally would be hooked up to a dvd player and tv be connected just to a computer instead? The system has a tuner, speakers, sub woofer and monitor!

Someone asked me so I figured I would ask you guys! I didnt know for sure but Im thinking why wouldnt it be able to?
Yes. As long as the computer has a surround sound capable audio card. If the computer's audio card only has the basics (line in, single green speaker output, etc) then it won't work. If it has a tuner, chances are, it has a surround sound capable card.

EDIT: You may need to ignore what I just said. I use my computer's surround sound card to enable surround speakers. I've never actually hooked up an external surround sound system to my comp. I've basically done the reverse.

[Snacks]

I hooked up a desktop to 2 monitors 1 is a computer screen the other is a plasma tv. Is there a way to have use the 1 side to search the web or whatever while playing a movie on the other side or doing something totally different?

I my able to extend the screen and duplicate but I want to be able to use it like its 2 different computers going at the same time, if possible!

[zentraed]

I hooked up a desktop to 2 monitors 1 is a computer screen the other is a plasma tv. Is there a way to have use the 1 side to search the web or whatever while playing a movie on the other side or doing something totally different?

I my able to extend the screen and duplicate but I want to be able to use it like its 2 different computers going at the same time, if possible!

Yes. A lot of programs have a Theater mode you can use. It will play your video fullscreen on the television for you, allowing you to work on your other monitor. On one of my systems, I hook the computer to a television using HDMI and make sure to use the HDMI audio feature so it passes sound (either plain stereo or digital surround) to the device.