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why caret symbol prints only after pressing another key
I dont have it over the  "6" key.
I have a spanish keyboard, and the caret ^ is together with the "{" key.

The caret NEEDS the Alt-Gr key to be used.

But the ^ does not PRINT right away, I need to type something else, then the caret shows up.

Why is this?because it's not a caret, it's a circumflex, and is intended to go another character- for example, "Â".

In many cases the keyboard doesn't have a specific way to insert things like carets and grave accents with a single keypress; generally, the method used is to press the grave combination (as you are doing) and press space to make it appear. Quote

it's not a caret, it's a circumflex, and is intended to go <with> another character- for example, "Â".

Can I delete POSTS that are basicly useless to me or ANYONE ELSE?//NoI'm tempted to delete this...

I use KeePass password manager to keep track of 160+ web LOG ins.
Very few user names and passwords are repeated so there are maybe 150. KeePass has a built-in password generator, so it’s easy to make new ones.  I keep the database backed up. If I ever lose it I’m in big trouble. Now that's thinking safely Bromide. I think you're taking the award for having the most passwords. I don't think I've ever encountered someone with 150+ passwords.Doesn’t everyone accumulate login credentials over time? I’ve got several email accounts, 27 forums, 25 web sites that require user accounts plus all sorts of ONLINE vendors likes Amazon and NewEgg. They add up quickly.

I don’t know how anyone survives without a password manager app these days. Maybe I’m too paranoid.
Quote from: Bromide on October 17, 2010, 09:37:04 AM

Doesn’t everyone accumulate login credentials over time?

Like they USED to say in Chicago, vote early and vote often.

Nvidia 9500GT runs on a 300W. PSU. That's the graphics card in my pc right now.

Although I'm not really needing new graphics card at the moment I'm just curious to look at it as people have said GT240 is better than 9500GT. HOWEVER, on official Nvidia.com site, it says GT240 needs minimum recommended 300W PSU while it consumes 69 W max

but the 9500GT consumes 50 W max and needs minimum recommended 350W PSU.


Is this an typographical error on NVIDA's website??? I thought you'd want higher watt psu for card of  higher watt consumption (ASSUMING +12V rails already provide enough amps and you have a good brand)if you want graphic card with less POWER
you should try the green EDITION from Nvidia
personally i used Nvidia GTS 250 Green Edition
the performance still good and used less power from PSU

I bought a Toshiba Satellite special edition a305 in the spring of 2009 from Best Buy. I was extremely happy with it for almost exactly one year. Then one day I went to turn the laptop on, and it simply did not respond. No flashing light telling me the battery NEEDED to be charged – nothing. I thought maybe it had gone completely dead- so I plugged it in. Usually when I would do this, a light would come on telling me that the laptop was charging. Nothing came on.

I brought my laptop in to the computer repair shop (that I actually worked at) the next day. They ran it through all of the basic tests. Hard drive, memory, battery, power supply, power brick, etc. Everything checked out in working condition. Thankfully, I had purchased the extended 3 yr. warranty from Best Buy along with the laptop when I bought it. I brought it into Best Buy and they ran all the same tests while I was there, with the same results. They told me that they needed to send it off to their office in Kentucky. I agreed- and it got sent away. 3-4 weeks later, it came back to my local Best Buy store. I was very anxious to see what the issue was. When the geek squad man was handing it over to me, he read off the notes that the KY office had made. He told me that they were “unable to duplicate the issue” and that the unit had powered on and off “100x” with no issues. He was puzzled b/c he was the agent who helped me check it in. We pushed the power button, and sure enough- it powered right up. I was very surprised- but way too happy to have my laptop back to complain or ask any further questions!

After that day, my laptop worked just fine. For approximately one month. Then, the same thing happened. There were no circumstances that would connect the first incident with the SECOND. I was using it for listening to music, surfing the internet- no gaming or any “stressful” applications or additions were made to the computer. It did not turn off in the middle of my using it. It was always after it had gone into sleep mode, or when it was shut down. The geek squad agent asked me many questions to try and figure out what had triggered the issue. We could come up with nothing, and the laptop was again sent to Kentucky.

Three weeks later, my laptop came back…with the same notes attached. “We were unable to duplicate the issue”. I couldn’t believe it! My laptop was again in perfect working condition. For approximately one month. I began to think that maybe it was an issue that had to do with monthly updates. I asked this question when I went back to the geek squad for the 3rd time. I had moved in the mean time, so I took it to my local Best Buy. I gave them the whole back story. They ran all the same tests…with- you guessed it – the same results. “Yeah- we will have to send this to our home office in Kentucky”. And so, my laptop made a 3rd trip. I bet you can guess what happened when I got it back. Yep. Same notes. They powered it on just fine- couldn’t find any problems. They even wrote down what my screen saver was so that I would know they weren’t just feeding me a line.

The new geek squad guy suggested that maybe it was the sleep mode that was causing the issue. He changed the settings so it would never sleep. I would just have to turn it off after I was done using it if I didn’t want it using electricity. This was a pain- but I gave it a try. This time, it lasted about a month and a half.
Here’s where my story gets weird. I put my laptop in my car in the morning on my way to work. - figuring I’d bring it in again after I was done for the day. It sat in the sun in the back of my car for 8 hours. When I brought it in to Best Buy at 5, it was pretty hot to the touch. When I brought it up to the counter and started filling out the paper work, the geek squad guy pushed the power button, and it turned on. I was shocked. Whenever my laptop would pull its usual not-turning-on-for-anything stunts, I would try and turn it on at least a dozen times just hoping that MAYBE it would magically work…and that had never worked. Now, here it was- working fine.

What changed? Nothing. Except for the fact that it sat in my hot car all day.

Now- I don’t know the exact number of times my laptop has shut off and not turned back on since that last time I brought it in- but trust me, its been a few. At least 4-5 times. When it happened again- I felt silly doing this- but I tried it anyway- I let it sit in my hot car for a few hours- and low and behold- it powered right on.

I’ve tried anything from letting it sit in my car- to putting it on a heat vent at home- to even putting it under my electric blanket. It makes NO SENSE. But I tell you- it works. Never fails.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY LAPTOP!??!?!?

Any helpful input would be much appreciated. Any questions – just email me.email address deleted by Allan

Thanks for taking time to read my plea.

Sincerely,

One Frustrated Toshiba Owner.There is nothing wrong with your laptop.

They are designed to work that way!I do not think that Geek-9pm is being serious - (it's hard to tell sometimes) - but he is definitely wrong. Such a post seems to me quite unhelpful. Lindsey, do you live in a cold place? By the way, posting your email address is not encouraged here.

Laptops that are not specially designed for cold conditions ("ruggedized" models are usually better in low temperatures) are going to be OK in normal temperatures - around 50 to 95 degrees F (10 - 35 degrees C). Is it getting below this range? Maybe you could keep it in a wooly jacket when it is not switched on or on standby. The batteries don't like very low temperatures, so are you having the problem on AC power? I believe Kentucky is in "Dixie", and quite warm? You have a 3 year warranty and in my opinion you should be thinking of preparing a detailed description of the problem for a claim.


1) Never post your email address on a public forum unless you're anxious to be inundated by spam
2) Forums don't work by responding to email addresses. All responses remain on the forum for the benefit of allWhat  Salmon Trout sez is true. Including his remarks about my style.

There are some commercial interests that do not want your laptop to last much more than a year or two. There is a statistical study that shows consumer devices MAY fail a rate of about N%* per year. What they want is for that to not be a linear relationship.
I do not mean to say it is directly the manufactures. Others benefit by rapid failure rates. Some of this comes from the makers of small  critical parts. The capacitors. The  chips. The metal contacts. They deliberately use materials that will have an accelerated rate of failure after several months of use. This keeps the discrete component  market in a state of flux. This is not to the best interests of the consumer.

The remedy?   
Either learn to do your now repair work or buy with a good warranty.

* Where n is between 1 to 8. The actual numbers are kept secrect.
I agree with Salmon that you should seriously consider getting a warranty replacement.  I think you got a lemon. 

It's not as common as it used to be but during the manufacturing process if a solder joint is just slightly off it
can expand and contract, and cause intermittent problems kind of like you are describing.

And if you work at a computer shop, you know that's there's nothing harder to trouble shoot than an intermittent problem. Thanks for your reply Salmon Trout- I don't live in an extremely cold climate. The laptop has never been exposed to extremely cold temps. At Best Buy- and at the place I used to work- they tested the battery...and it checked out fine. Maybe something wouldn't show up even if it was wrong? I am wondering what I could do for a claim...I would like a replacement- but I have no way of proving whats happening to my laptop- since it decides to behave once it gets to KY. 

Geek-9PM
"The remedy?   
Either learn to do your now repair work or buy with a good warranty".

I did buy it with a good warranty. I know laptops aren't "designed" to last more than a year on average. This still doesn't help me. Your style reminds me of Nick Burns, your company's computer guy. "YOU'RE WELCOME".

One thing I didn't mention- maybe this could be related? I had to get a replacement power brick a while back- I probably had the laptop for a few months when the part of the power cord that plugs into the laptop became bent and no longer would charge the computer. I got a replacement straight from the factory- so I don't think they would have made a mistake...but I guess I don't want to rule anything out. It should also be noted that I didn't see any problems until after I had been using the replacement power brick for several months.

I just found this online...
"Cons: Toshiba Satellite A305 Motherboard problems stats after one year. The problem is not able to RESOLVE. we have to replace with new mother board which will cost around $100.

Summary: Toshiba Satellite A305 Motherboard crash in 1year 3 months. I was using only 2 to 3 hrs per day. I have to spend $400 to buy the motherboard. Instead i can spend $100 more and i will get a new laptop".

Anyone hear of anything like this?
Should I just save everything on my computer and drop it off a cliff? Send it in for a warranty claim? I'm ready.  Quote from: lindseykaye on November 02, 2010, 03:15:35 PM

I know laptops aren't "designed" to last more than a year on average.

Hallo

I have recently SUBSCRIBED to a 3g network operating off a dongle modem.  On my FULL sized laptop the modem and 3g work fine.  On my childrens mini laptops (Dell inspiron) the software installs, but when the connect dialogue APPEARS on the screen it is missing the "connect" and "change settings" buttons.  The change settings is NECESSARY to enter the password, the connect button is necessary to, well...., connect.

All laptops are on XP.

Any help GRATEFULLY received.

EdNo need to double Post.
Please see your other Topic for replies.

I just BOUGHT a canon i80 printer and have SET it up on my computer. I now have the PROBLEM that whenever I print something the COLOR appears just fine but the black does not appear at all or it appears vary little. What is the cause of this and how can I fix it? Thanks for your help

lg342Just make sure that the cartridge in question is installed correctly and that the tape stripe tabs are removed properly.  If that doesn't work then chances are the black INK cartridge is bad.

i cant open my administrator ACCOUNT,it STILL EXISTS but it DOESNT show up on my welcome screen

I am trying to save Data from a PROGRAM in DOS 6 to a windows XP computer. I am CURRENTLY SAVING the files to a Floppy in DOS, transfering the floppy to the windows computer, and then opening them in windows. The problem is that I have to save and open 50-100 files a day on the floppy disk. Is there any way around saving the files to floppy disks? Can DOS save the files to the Windows computer in anyway? Thanks for any help. Quote from: pfister_03 on November 05, 2010, 05:51:14 PM

...1.  Is there any way around saving the files to floppy disks?
2.  Can DOS save the files to the Windows computer in anyway?...

My friend doesn't have a computer but loves music so I've been helping him find some rare tracks of various musicians that he likes online and then burning the songs to CD for him. PREVIOUSLY I never bothered to search out or download music online so I really don't know as much about it as kids PROBABLY do. The CDs I made are compiled of songs from a few different musicians on each disc and my friend then asked me how come each song seems to be a different volume so that he has to turn the volume of his stereo up and down for each of the different tracks while playing the discs. I hadn't encountered such a problem before so I don't know why the songs would be at different VOLUMES. Is volume variation normal for music files? Is there some way to get each file to have the same volume level?
Thanks What PROGRAM are you USING to burn the disks? Windows Media Player?I was using Nero8 and also some program that came with my computer (I can't remember the name at the moment and I'm on a different comp atm). He said his stereo won't play MP3s so he had me select the option to make CDs and then the program converted all the MP3s to .CDA files.http://www.ehow.com/how_6791814_normalize-nero-8.htmlThanks for the link!
If I "normalize" all the files will that change the audio quality in any way? Quote from: haus_kat on November 02, 2010, 08:10:27 PM

Thanks for the link!
If I "normalize" all the files will that change the audio quality in any way?

I just found out that Microsoft has some really great software PRICING for charities. I just bought 5 copies of Microsoft Office 2010 Standard (volume LICENSING) from CDW for $56 each (minimum 5 licenses). If any of you are involved in a church or other charity, you might want to look into volume licensing instead of paying the full retail price of AROUND $400 DOLLARS for Office 2010 Pro.
Nice FIND Michael !

I NEED to get more views of my Youtube video and I would like PEOPLE to LOOK at a website that I really like. What is a good way to promote these?10 Ways to Promote Your YouTube Video

After finding the logout button i cannot logout ty
Hover your cursor over profile and the 'logout' is in the downdown menu
Sorry, miss read you post.

 Have you tried clicking it?yes, many times, it doesn't log me out
So, to get this straight, every time you come back to this site, you do not have to log in.........ever?He's not logged in right now. He must have figured it out.




Quote from: JJ 3000 on October 31, 2010, 10:55:56 PM

He's not logged in right now. He must have figured it out.

So, to get this straight, every time you come back to this site, you do not have to log in.........ever?

You have that option any time you log in.

I'am interested in hooking up my computer to my HDTV,I have a Toshiba with the picture tube, the manual  says not to connect to a computer but when I contacted Toshiba for more information they replied " The tv must have a computer connecter". Both the computer and the tv have HDMI ports would that not represent a connection!.No, it would not.Hi Allan, Short and to the point!,  Thanks.sureWhy EXACTLY HDTV wouldn't be able to serve as a secondary display?
Or am I reading something wrong?Broni, I'm glad you posted.  I've read this post a couple of times and have been confused.  If the TV and the computer both have HDMI ports it should work fine.Unless we both are reading something wrong It seems there is disention in the ranks!, how about it Allan would you CARE to elaborate?.Checking the set up booklet for my computer it reads, "HDMI connector connects to a tv for both 5.1 audio and video signals".  Should have noticed that before, sorry guys.Please accept my SINCERE apology. I'm not sure what I read in your first post when I responded, but obviously whatever I read it wasn't what you wrote. Again, sorry for the bad info.Nah, no worries Alan. Quote from: Allan on October 27, 2010, 12:14:26 PM

I'm not sure what I read in your first post when I responded

Just wondering if you agree with the title? Post your arguments for or against it.
Unlocked = Accessable, not free

An unlocked house does not mean its free, an unlocked car does not mean its free. It still belongs to somebody.

So, IMHO, if you use somebodies unlocked wireless internet this = stealing. You are not paying for it, it does not belong to you,  therefore it's not yours to use.

If you want to test this theory, go to a bar, wait till a really big guy goes to the toilet, then take his drink. Theres nobody there, it's not 'locked' and when he comes back, you tell him it was free.I agree with reddevilggg. Leaching unsecured wifi is stealing. The law in many countries recognises this. In Britain, the The Communications Act 2003 says a "person who (a) dishonestly obtains an electronic communications service, and (b) does so with intent to avoid payment of a charge applicable to the provision of that service, is guilty of an offence". There are also suggestions using somebody else's wireless could come under the Computer Misuse Act, usually used to combat hacking and electronic fraud. People have been arrested for it.


Quote from: BBC News

A man has been arrested in connection with using a wi-fi broadband connection without permission.

He was initially detained by two Police Community Support Officers in Chiswick, west London, on Tuesday.

They became suspicious when they saw the 39-year-old using his laptop outside a house in Prebend Gardens.

When questioned he admitted to using someone else's unsecured wi-fi broadband connection. He has been bailed pending further inquiries.

The case is now being handled by the Metropolitan Police's computer crime unit.

Det Con Mark Roberts said: "This arrest should act as a warning to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to illegally use other people's broadband connections."

Dishonestly obtaining free internet access is an offence under the Communications Act 2003 and a potential breach of the Computer Misuse Act.

Why would anyone think that unsecured = free.  That's just infantile.

In my country, maybe in others, one way of describing a compulsively dishonest person who is an opportunist thief is to say that they "will take anything that is not screwed down". A person who asserts that anything not secured is fair game is morally deficient in my opinion.

Unlocked = Accessable, not free

An unlocked house does not mean its free, an unlocked car does not mean its free. It still belongs to somebody.

So, IMHO, if you use somebodies unlocked wireless internet this = stealing. You are not paying for it, it does not belong to you,  therefore it's not yours to use.

If you want to test this theory, go to a bar, wait till a really big guy goes to the toilet, then take his drink. Theres nobody there, it's not 'locked' and when he comes back, you tell him it was free.

The fact that people have been arrested for stealing wireless access kind of answers the question.

But I'd be interested to know how the court cases came out.

if you don't want me to receive it, then keep it off my antenna. 

It is a radio signal.  Anyone would be perfectly just in saying that if you don't want me to receive it, then keep it off my antenna.  To say anything less, is to open the door for all kinds of problems, elsewhere in the radio spectrum.   How can receiving anything be "illegal", when it is cut loose in the air?

How about if your signal comes onto my property?   Are you actually going to try to say that I can't listen to it?    ... it makes no sense.
*You* are responsible for your signal, not the receiver.  The receiver is passive.

Each person that is transmitting a signal can be held responsible for it though.  The way to logically regulate wifi then, is to regulate the transmitters... the laptops that also transmit.  *That* can reasonably be regulated.   But, it would be a very touchy thing, now.

A more interesting discussion would be: If a wifi signal is encrypted with state of the art encryption, and someone hacks it - should *that* be illegal?
With no "locking", then the owner of the transmitted signal should keep his signal off any one's antenna that he does not want to receive it.   But, if he is clearly attempting to "lock" it...   is it still just a signal out there to be received like all others?   or can he claim some ownership of it?
That one would be tricky in court.

I tried to repaint the black hair of a subject in one of my photos but the result was as if the subject was wearing a wig
because  the blackness came out as flat as a plastic smear on the HEAD.

How to make the hair look lively (LIKE in the original shot) and not a dark featureless patch?

Step-by-step instructions, if POSSIBLE, please, as am an oldage pensioner struggling with computer navigation.

Grateful for your help.Hair is a difficult thing to get right, even experts don't always manage a good job. I would FIND a picture of somebody with the kind of hair that you want and use the image clone brush to paint hair into the picture you are trying to alter.

If it looked lively in the original shot, why are you messing with it?
Thks for prompt help.  Will try cloning , as you suggest.

I am messing with the original as I changed the BACKGROUND which is now a light brown colour but, in doing so, the edge of the head of hair where it meets the background colour shows a thin layer of brown which I want to change to black.

As for the featureless black, perhaps I should forget about it since you say it is a very difficult job which bothers even the experts, let alone me.

Thank you again.Type Photoshop hair into Google for lots of discussions and tips about this famously tricky subject.

Just 2 out of many

http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/handy-techniques-for-cutting-out-hair-in-photoshop

http://mediadesigner.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=19756

I met someone on from IMDb. They seemed very familiar so I googled their email address, to make sure they weren't messing with me. From that Google search I clicked on a site that they had joined some time ago, tried to join myself and was rejected. In the rejection email, the site sent me a link to my Google search of this person's email and used it as the reason for my rejection.

My question is, is it possible that this person will know that I've been looking for information about them and tried to join this site because they had? I'm not trying to stalk, I'm only trying to protect myself from someone who stalks ME and might be doing it through this particular IMDb account.Or will then sane people out there see it for what it is? It is SPAM is the easiest job you can do on the planet with the smallest amount of respect involved.Dunce's post is complete and utter nonsense. None of the things he alleges to have happened are possible. Possibly he is in need of psych help.

The thing is...even if you're convinced they aren't out to get you doesn't mean they are... Quote from: Salmon Trout on October 22, 2010, 05:09:44 PM

Dunce's post is complete and utter nonsense. None of the things he alleges to have happened are possible. Possibly he is in need of psych help.

I just wanted to know if it is possible that someone is 'watching' me.

When you click on a link which is a Google search result, the site that you go to via the link gets no information whatsoever about the Google search that you had typed. You must be confused. I expect a number of people on here are now "watching" you, for signs of paranoia or trollery. Or just for amusement.

Does that matter?

When I clicked on that link it sent me to Goodle and  '[email protected]' was in the search bar. Exactly what I had typed to find the site in the first place.

When you click on a link which is a Google search result, the site that you go to via the link gets no information whatsoever about the Google search that you had typed.

Not true. If the browser fills out the REFERER header field then the site that is visited via the google search get's the entire URL of the search page; the URL can be parsed to reconstruct the exact search that was made. But that only applies to websites; it's doubtful that a website would keep that information around throughout the entire registration process, and even less likely that they would reject a registration based on that information.

"Referer" has become a widely used spelling in industry when discussing HTTP referrers; usage of the misspelling is not universal, though, as the correct spelling of "referrer" is used in some web specifications such as the Document Object Model.

Although I find it odd that they would list google as a reason to reject your registration, since most registrations are automated and therefore it wouldn't be particularly feasible to create a software implementation that is able to analyze google results for completely unrelated queries about other peoples E-mail accounts  and somehow base a rejection on that.

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If the browser fills out the REFERER header field then the site that is visited via the google search get's the entire URL of the search page; the URL can be parsed to reconstruct the exact search that was made. But that only applies to websites; it's doubtful that a website would keep that information around throughout the entire registration process, and even less likely that they would reject a registration based on that information.

I'm having issues with my Netgear wireless and my phone.   When I pickup the phone I get cut off the internet.   According to Vonage, since my phone and router are both running at 2.4 GHz , and are apparently using the same channel, I must change one of them.  I can't seem to find how to identify what channels are being used, and then change.   I've tried a couple of different programs, (all of which I found here)  but none offer assistance with using Windows 7  64 bit, which is what I'm using.  Your thoughts and suggestions, as always, would be greatly appreciated. To change the channel on your wireless router, you need to look through the configuration web page for your wireless router (usually http:/192.168.0.1, but check your router's documentation). There will be a channel selection option somewhere in the configuration. Every router has it in a different location, so you'll need to either look around for it or check your documentation.Thanks.  Tried that but had to go to1.1 instead of 0.1.....Anyway then it asked for username and password, but I'
ve never entered one.  When I hooked the router up it automatically linked in and started working.Bother idea. Get rid of your phone. What kind of phone is it? It should not share the spectrum with WI-Fi devices.
Here is a ad copy fir a popular wireless phone for use in North America.
Quote

Panasonic KX TG9333T Cordless phone

DECT 6.0 (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) technology lets you move freely around your home with long range and amazingly clear sound. It also assures greater protection against eavesdropping for all your calls. Operating in the 1.9GHz frequency range, your phone will not conflict with other wireless devices such as computer routers, wireless keyboards, microwave ovens and other common household devices. Now you can program each handset to ring - or not - at your discretion. Before going to sleep, simply set the bedside handset to Night Mode so that it won't ring in your bedroom. In the meantime, the handset in the den will still ring when that important call comes  in without disturbing the person who's sleeping. Now you don't have to be holding the phone to SEE who's calling. Using text-to-speech technology, the Caller ID information is announced between rings. Panasonic's KX-TG9300 series DECT phones also boast a talking alarm clock that will tell you when it's time for lunch, and a talking battery alert that politely tells you when your battery is low with a "please charge phone" reminder. Store the Caller ID info of any and all unwanted callers into your phone's Call Block list so that you can eliminate future pesky calls. After the information is stored, those unwanted callers will receive a busy signal when they call you again. Don't miss important calls when the ringer is off. The Light-Up Indicator with Ringer Alert at the base of the antenna will flash quickly to show that you have an incoming call, and it will flash slowly to let you know you have a new message. So turn off the ringer and ....

Just a FYI, I'm aware of the server issues and slowdowns currently being encountered. I've been looking into the issues. Sorry for the inconvenience. No problem.  Although it would be interesting to know what the problems were.I'm so ticked off i'll probably never talk to you again...Well once again ended up being a DDoS attack on port 80 from ip 86.9.89.104. Have had it blocked and reported.Just wondering who that may have been... Quote from: patio on October 15, 2010, 09:06:41 PM

Just wondering who that may have been...

Just wondering who that may have been...

Nathan
Wouldn't it just be DoS, not DDoS, if it only came from one IP? I thought the extra D meant distributed, as in a whole group of people were doing it.

Southeastern UK it seems. From an area south/southeast of London.

Tracert suggests that's a customer of the same cable and DSL company that I am with. The terms of service explicitly forbid that type of misuse. Of course they could have been infected and recruited into a botnet, couldn't they?

Yeah, I suppose, but that usually results in a distributed attack, doesn't it? This was just from 1 IP as CH and Helpmeh pointed out.

A botnet of one

Technically, wouldn't that just be a bot and not a botnet? 

how to increase the quality... ?

I was wondering about BUILDING a COAX network cable.  I have a tv cable that had its rf connector break off.  I just wondered if these arent
all RG-59 or if there something else. Actually, RG-6 has become more common than RG-59, but they need different connectors.  Even RG-59 has several different sizes of connectors DEPENDING on the type of shielding.I need to have one as a backup for my server.  I wanted too PUT bnc connectors on it really.BNC is a better connector but depending on the make and model it can be much more difficult to put on.just wanted too know wether or not there was a way too tell if its rg-59 cable thoughRG-59 coaxial cable is COMMONLY packed with consumer equipment, such as VCRs  or digital cable/satellite receivers. Manufacturers tend to include only RG-59 cables because it costs less than RG-6 does. However, given the short lengths provided (usually 4-6 feet / 1.2-1.8 m), this is generally sufficient for its typical use.

Its enough for a backup connection.  Probably will just be one cable though from the old server

Hi,

I have re-installed Windows XP from scratch but FIND that I have no Network adaptors or Monitor listings in my Systems/Device MANAGER listings.

Someone has suggested that the drivers for my MOTHERBOARD have not been loaded.

Can anyone offer any advice to RECTIFY PLEASE?

I have searched the internet looking for answers to my questions and I am having trouble finding search words to answer my questions.  Here are the questions that I need to answer about email.

1. What are the parts of an email address?

2. What does cc: mean?  What is the difference between the addresses in th cc: field and those in the To: field?

3. What is an attachment?

4. How do you shout in an email message?

5. What is spam?

6. What is an email virus?

7. How can you protect yourself from email viruses?

8. What is an email hoax?

9.  What is the web address of a site that tells the truth about hoaxes?  Vriefly name and describe one hoax.

These are the questions I must find answers for through internet and with the help of any one.  I am not good at searching the web with keywords for finding answers.  Please help me.sparklingroseangel.........LOL .......I just tried googling most of your questions ......and guess what .......the answers are there.....If I do your homework for you , your not going to learn a whole lot........
The other thing is most of those questions are just referring to common sense ......It's not rocket science your studying .
BTW...I included an example of shouting .....

dl65  sparklingroseangel......I Emailed you the referance information you asked for .......however it was returned , with this message .......
"Your message could not be delivered."
"The recipient's computer rejected your e-mail. "
Please verify the recipient's e-mail address and resend.
I can only conclude that either you or someone at that end has filters in place to prevent UNWANTED E mail.....
or it's your parents just trying to keep you away from any trouble ....

Sorry

dl65  dl65.. are you sure you got the parts of the email right?  Did you CC ANYONE?  Maybe the provider rejected your attachment.  Were you shouting?  Next time don't send spam or you may be reported.  I bet it was blocked because of a virus.  I could go on but I grow weary.Joleen........   lol.....if google didnt let me down then I got the parts correct.......but I'm having a PROBLEM with that cc person ....cant find their address...the attachment thingy .....I really must stop buying those cheap paper clips......The ISP I use wont let me send spam ........only balogna....   Was it a virus........don't think so , I have a bit of a cold and besides I wore my rubber gloves .  But come to think of it ...there was a e- mail from the computer cops .
Who has more fun than people.

dl65   Quote from: patricia39 on October 01, 2010, 09:28:36 PM

As a computer GRADUATE, I have a little knowledge 

Yes, that's probably why you are responding to a topic dated 01-03-2005

Sorry, couldn't resist - Welcome to the CH forums, hope you will be happy here and that we can benefit from your expertise.

Their command of Enlgish is excellent

Hello everyone,

I need a new laptop for college. My former one has become obsolete because now the system requirements are higher.

Minimum System requirements (as denoted by my college):

- Intel Core 2
- 4 GB RAM
- 100 GB hdd

My personal system requirements:

Code: [Select]- boots quite fast (I don't want lag, especially not during lecture or labo, because I don't want to lag behind (literally and figuratively))
- no lag even after installing over 300 applications
- very good, fast harddisks with good L2/L3 cache and access time (to the point: no slow disks! Again, don't want to lag behind and need fast disk acces time)
- fast RAM access time (also for PROGRAMMING, I don't want lag, or at least minimal lag)
- good, reliable RAM
- a good form factor and no heating issues.
- decent motherboard
- wifi
- vga
- network card
- optic media (DVD/CD reader/writer)
- bluetooth
- 4X USB
- 5 to 8 hour battery life on medium usage

In short: I am look for a very decent laptop that has to be powerful as a motorcycle, fluent as oil and durable/reliable as a rock. I can't afford to lag during my high requirement-lectures.

There is a teeny itsy bitsy problem though.. I'm just a student and I don't have a lot of money..
So my budget is either credit-wise 50/75 euro a month or between 700 and 1000 euro (don't have time to save up because classes already start. Don't know, maybe I could save up and use this laptop temporarily (with only 2 GB DDR dual channel RAM).

Someone recommended me a MacBook Pro and says you can run Windows on it because the latest macs, since 6 years ago, have a standard Intel Chipset. I don't know about this because I have too much to study and I lost track of HARDWARE news etc.

Any recommendations?
Deadline: 20 september

I would get something with a solid state drive and Windows 7. Having a solid state drive will bring your boot times down to less than 30 seconds (Windows 7 knows how to really take advantage of ssd), prolong your battery life (FEWER moving parts), and increase the durability of the laptop (no conventional hard drive parts to hurt).

I favor Dell computers, but some people prefer other brands. www.dell.com Quote

a good form factor

As of right know this is how my boot.ini file looks too my multi boot machine, [boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[OPERATING SYSTEMS]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Dosl" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows XP PROFESSIONAL" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows 7" /fastdetect

I am able too default into XP okay an everything.  When I go to select Dos or Win 7  I get Windows could not start because the following file is missing or currpted.  \system 32\hall.dll.  Please reinstall a copy of the above file.  ALSO, win xp if I go too select it still has the same issue.  I can change which drive too boot from in the BIOS an still boot too those OS though. Supposeably, there are app's too build these but, I dont know of any. :/ 
 
No, we're not doing this again. Thread closed.

My pc won't POWER on. It starts and then shut off. Anyone have  a suggestion to what MIGHT CAUSE this?

I had the same laptop, tried everything, sold it for parts.  It's probably the motherboard, not worth replacing. Quote from: aroger on October 02, 2010, 12:03:51 PM

My PC won't power on. It starts and then shut off. Anyone have  a suggestion to what might cause this?

Wanted to know...is it worth it to ACTUALLY buy GPS like Garmin or just get a good SmartPhone and use google/or the phone's GPS?Nobody can answer that except you. Only you know what your needs are and what use to which you will PUT the device(s). If I were you I'd look at the REVIEWS on the web (CNET is a good place to start) and DECIDE what will WORK best for your specific requirements.

Hi Has any ONE GOT any ideas how you would go about ADVERTISING your services as a web DESIGNER any ideas would be appreciated .Placing ads in craigslist.org is free. They have a section for Computer Services. thanks Google Ads your WEBSITE. Ads in local newspapers/radio stations etc.

How can I get Adobe Reader Updater to simply up date without notifing me every time? It drives me nuts! Thanks SWITCH to FOXIT for reading .PDF's...
RUNS great...with 1/2 the BLOAT.In Adobe Reader 8, open Adobe Reader, click Eidt, click Preferences, click Updater (in the list in the left column of that panel) and select Automatically install updates. Quote from: patio on September 18, 2010, 06:12:41 AM

Switch to Foxit for reading .pdf's...
Runs great...with 1/2 the bloat.

I know this virus only affect *.EXE and *.scr file.

But can it affect the *.exe file that has archive INSIDE a COMPRESS file, such as ZIP and rar

I recently got a NEW computer which does not have an internal system speaker.  On my old computer, I used the system speaker as an ALERT for when I was not wearing my headphone.  Now, I am looking for an alternative.

The only ideas I have come up with are to FIND either a USB DEVICE that I can make to beep like a system speaker or a USB powered light that I can program to blink.  So far, I have not been able to find either.

I considered using regular sound card speakers, but I could not find a way to limit them to only certain alerts and no other sound.

Does anyone know of something I can use as an alert instead of the system speaker?Just out of curiosity, what computer doesn't have an internal speaker?I have a HP Pavilion p6310y with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

I cannot find the articles now but I read on the internet that manufacturers are shipping computers without internal speakers because it would save money.

I might be wrong about my computer not having an internal speaker but when I try to make it beep, I get a beep over my headphones instead.And if the headphones are not plugged in? Quote from: Allan on September 19, 2010, 11:02:28 AM

Just out of curiosity, what computer doesn't have an internal speaker?

According to the specs on the O/P,s computer http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-pavilion-p6310y/4507-3118_7-33968313.html?tag=specs it is correct that there are NO speakers in the computer. truenorth

Hi, I just got a NEW hp 8520w elitebook and was unfamiliar with the nvidia graphics installed on it.  I was COMPARING the scaling between nvidia and my COMPUTER's built in scaling. I CHOSE the nvidia's scaling.....but upon clicking yes to apply these changes the option to "use my display's built-in scaling" was grayed and now I cannot even choose this option. My question is will I ever be able to return to my computer's original scaling, and is it now "stuck" with USING nvidia?

Does anyone know the dates for TECH ed that is being held this year (2010) in Barcelona ?From what I can tell, there isn't one.

SAP Tech Ed 2010 is in Berlin (October 10th-12th),Las Vegas(October 18th-22nd), Bangalore(December 1st-3rd), and Shanghai (December 1st-2nd).

Barcelona GETS to LEARN about the exciting world of "SAPinsider Financials, HR, GRC, REPORTING and Analysis". (10-12th of November)

thanks

i bought a 7 pin s cable.  how can i connect it to my tv so what im doing on the laptop show on the tv screen?  i got Dell inspron E1505.    And i do not have what looks like a MONITOR in a monitor on my F keysWhen you say s cable I'm guessing you mean s-VIDEO cable.  Do you have an s-video output on your laptop?  Most laptops don't normally have one.  Do you have a s-video input on your TV?  What inputs does your TV have?

What you want to do is easy if you have the right stuff.yes. i have a s video on my lap TOP and tv.  but  i got the s video cable that has the s video on one end than rca on the othe end.  and yes i have rca hook up on my tv.  i just dont know what to do on my laptop to be able to show my sreen up on the tvI WOULD like you to confirm that your TV is capable of receiving a digital input signal? truenorthi have 3 video inputs.  1 is for satilite, 1 more is for dvd player.  and 3 one is for my comouter homefully.  there all rca hook ups and working correctly.  its a newer tv. maybe 1 year old Quote from: truenorth on September 17, 2010, 03:15:40 PM

I would like you to confirm that your TV is capable of receiving a digital input signal? truenorth

i have an e machine laptop model (w34oua). i purchased at wal mart back in 2006 i am wanting to know if it was recalled due to overheating and fire risk......thanks Can't find anything.

Why? Overheating PROBLEMS?It worries me because it gets so HOT that it will actually burn you if it is setting in your lap. The heat seems to be coming from the top left side of it.I have it setting on a laptop stand that i purchased that has the fans on the bottom but it just dont seem to be helping.It still overheats and SHUTS it self off.It has been doing this since DAY one and now with all the laptop recalls i am wondering if MINE was also recalled,But i dont know where to look to find out.

if your line speed is slow as British line's are , then here is a free accelerator from BT all you pay is £1.20 for postage and it arrived within 24 hour's , my line speed doubled in the first hour but it will take 2/3 days to get up to full speed as it keeps checking every day

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=25075&s_cid=btb_FURL_acceleratorIs this a DSL or cable service?

I thought DSL speeds depends on 2 factors, the distance from the data center and the wiring you have in your house. I live in a very old house and I am subscribe to the 3Mbps, but I get about 1.5-1.6Mbps so I am losing at least half. I think more to do with the old wiring in the house then the distance.

So I WONDER how this device works?dsl , distance and wiring do not matter ,  my limit is 1.5mb but i was only getting 898 kb so i lost half as well , but it will boost it past the limit so i should finish up with about 2.5mb , thats what my neighbour 2 doors down is on With DSL, distance from either the central office or nearest fiber termination point definitely affects speeds.  Generally, home wiring won't affect speed unless it is really bad.

With DSL voice traffic and data share the same wire.  Voice traffic is at a very low frequency and data is at a higher frequency (although still very low by most standards).

BT doesn't go into details about the device, but it sounds like a filter to keep voice traffic from interfering with data.

I don't know about all DSL providers in the USA, but for the most part I think the filter is a standard part of the install. Quote from: rthompson80819 on September 14, 2010, 04:55:10 PM

[snip]

I don't know about all DSL providers in the USA, but for the most part I think the filter is a standard part of the install.

Quote from BT;

What is the BT Broadband Accelerator?

BT Broadband Accelerator is BT's new name for the BT I-Plate.

The accelerator is a self-install device that can be fitted to your main telephone socket. It can help increase your broadband speed by reducing interference from your home telephone extension wiring.

Hmm, that is real interesting.. According to where my IP address says I am, I am about 5.6 miles away from where the network center is, it could be farther.. I just looked up the city where the IP address is. It used to be 2.5 mies away, right downtown but I guess they moved it farther since people are using Cable or Fios in my area and move the DSL people to one area.

As for a special filter that cancel out interference.. That is something I would be interested in.. Every time there is a thunder/lightning storm in the area my internet connection keeps getting interrupted.. I would lose my internet connection  for just a sec before trying to reconnect. I hate when that happens, but I have gotten use to it.. I wonder if it will help with the interference caused by storms?

Well today I went to check on my friends computer, They have Windows Firewall install by default on Windows XP and said if they should get a better one.. I thought they did.

Anyways, while CHECKING up on there computer I notice that there computer case was very warm.. When I mean warm I mean hot. It felt much warmer then my p4 prescotts running full in the summer. . Anyways, It was a concern to me and thought someone might have OC or tamper with settings in the Bios. So I restarted the computer... Only to find out that the computer did not restart, just shut down..

Also I noticed that the computer would not turn back on...


Long story short..

I open the case and plugged it back in when it cool down... Come to find out The Power supply fan was NOT working! The computer was getting power and it was still working.. However the fan on the power supply did not spin at all! They leave there computer on 12 hours a day and they have been having problems with this heating problem for one week now, they only asked when I was running there computer and notice something wasn't right as a lot of heat was being generated...

The power supply was still giving power to  Hard drives x 2 CD drives x2 Video card AGP x1,  PC Memory x2

There CPU AMD Athalon 1.66Ghz was reading 67 Celsius
My P4 Prescott 2.8Ghz at most goes up to 61 Celsius.

They told me the computer was warmer then normal, could it be from moving the computer from the desk to the floor on carpet? Is it getting enough air?

The computer never crashed, it ran somewhat slowly but I upgraded there memory from 256MB to 2 GB so the memory did most of the work.. The computer was operable but just ran very warm.

So my questions are:

So how hot can a Power supply get before something bad happens?

And can power supplies explode under extreme temps?

Isn't the power supply suppose to have some sort of faulty detection that should prevent it from turning on if problems are detected?

What is a safe temp that a computer should automatically shut down at?

Also I recommend that they get a 300-350W power supply since there PC is very old and don't really need to add any extra hardware,(I think there power supply is currently 230W -250W there was no sticker and label anywhere! would that be to small or should they go to 400W?




They had a lot of dust and I cleared it out before starting back up.. It looked like the heat generating from the power supply was being dispersed throughout the entire computer case. If you try to touch the power supply or the metal in the back closest to the power supply, you would not be able to hold it long because it will burn your hand..

They run an AMD athalon 1.66GhzLong answer short

If fan on power supply don't work then replace with one of equal or greater size. Quote from: mroilfield on September 12, 2010, 12:54:30 AM

Long answer short

If fan on power supply don't work then replace with one of equal or greater size.

I know these new power supply have voltage regulators, but I was wondering if anyone knew if power supplies have any self detection, if something is not right it wont turn on/work.

...I just wonder how hot a power supply can get before something real bad happens. I mean the capacitors inside the power supply could have warped from the heat or at least melted based on how hot the actual power supply was.

I know these new power supply have voltage regulators, but I was wondering if anyone knew if power supplies have any self detection, if something is not right it wont turn on/work...

Also whats the difference between a  Microwave Watts? and a power supply Watts?

...Also whats the difference between a  Microwave Watts? and a power supply Watts?

Source: http://www.joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1440.html




About Google Instant (SERIOUSLY) http://www.google.com/instant/I turned that *censored* thing off RIGHT away.
Google changed to "instant" search mode without even asking me...Personally, I like it.I have mixed feelings on it so far. I usually USE right-click > search or type in my browser search bar so I have only actually seen it in action a few times.

At least it is instant. If it were to lag then that would be a huge problem.I have couple of issues with it...

1. "on the fly" changes bother my eyes.
2. It displays only 10 results, while my regular Google search is set to display 50 results. QUOTE from: Broni on September 12, 2010, 02:17:51 PM

I have couple of issues with it...

1. "on the fly" changes bother my eyes.
2. It displays only 10 results, while my regular Google search is set to display 50 results.

Mine was 100, so I feel that too. Google Suggest is enough for me.

A:
If you don't want to see results as you type, you can turn off Google Instant by clicking the link next to the search box on any search results page, or by visiting your Preferences page.
Q:
Where is Google Instant available?

A:
Google Instant is starting to roll-out to users on Google domains in the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia who use the following browsers: Chrome v5/6, Firefox v3, Safari v5 for Mac and Internet Explorer v8. Please note, users on domains other than Google.com can only access Google Instant if they are signed in to a Google Account. We will continue to add new domains and languages over the next several months.

I've been wondering. If Hamachi can bypass your firewall (some which blocks your whole interweb life) be SAFE? I mean how? It could be  Hamachi leaks important info, I'm pretty sure it can only bypass Windows Firewall, after all, that's the only firewall most people have.  If you don't trust it completely, get Online Armor from http://www.majorgeeks.com/.

Direct link: http://majorgeeks.com/Online_Armor_Free_d4872.htmlWell I have another Firewall...anyway.
Why WOULD hamachi need to bypass it? Can't it go through it? Quote from: Redcaa on September 12, 2010, 08:36:59 AM

Well I have another Firewall...anyway.
Why would hamachi need to bypass it? Can't it go through it?

Mate clam down, don't need to get irritated.

clam down

I know this sounds like a Green pea thing    I have 2 systems I am trying to replace the hard drives in   5bw220  and 5080US     they have plastic clips that HOLD the HD in  I can not FIGURE out how to get them out    UNLIKE dells  the rails don't just squeeze and slide out   any help appreciated   cant do anything until I can get the old drives out     thank you in advance   Ed Haney This should help with the 5080US: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=92988&docname=bph03429

I have a cyber ACOUSTICS WEB CAM model no ca-cp1lt but my *censored* drive is broken how do i get it to work?? please helpNot SURE how to fix a *censored* drive but i'd try re-installing the web cam DRIVERS 1st...

Ok, so today getting some free time I decided to call Toshiba support to register my new laptop, also call webroot to get my license fixed.

How it started: One day my license from MSN premium expired for Webroot spy sweeper( ~year ago), contacted webroot and they told me trouble with MSN servers so they gave me a new license. A few months later into my license, it just expired because of to many activation... Come to find out the license was good for 1 PC, while the MSN license was good for 2 PC..

After talking to there support and getting things cleared up, they gave me a new license, good for 1 PC and I should go talk to MSN about generating and assigning me a new key, if I WANT it automated and if I wanted on 2 PC. Otherwise I would have to contact Webroot every year to have the key renewed -_-...


So I call MSN and no surprise a menu full of options,  and the machine It checked my phone number and forwarded me to Verizon tech support... After going through there menus I finally get someone from tech support.


I explained to them that I have software through MSN premium and asked if they can generate or fix my current key/license  problem with Webroot.. The next thing he asked me to do was completely baffling!

He wanted to remote access my computer to see what the problem was.. WHY?!!! I have no computer problems and I just wanted the license issue fixed I told him what I told the webroot people. A year ago my Webroot subscription just expired and Webroot told me they had trouble communicating between MSN servers and Webroot servers. So they issue me a new key and I was hoping just to get a new key through MSN  members page that will renew itself every year rather then asking webroot every year to renew. The key as of now still does not work!

He made me install some sort of remote access software as I said fine whatever, I just needed a license fixed and I guess he wanted to see the expire notice. He contacted supposetly "MSN specialist and networking specialist"??

After spending 2 hours not being able to remote access he told me that in order for them to continue they have to be able to see my screen first for some reason.. Again.. WHY!?

So after wasting 2.5 hours on the phone with them they gave me my manufactures phone number to call to see if I can get the remote access thing resolved! They gave me HP number...


How can something so simple as asking them to help with a key problem with MSN software give me such problems and waste so much time!! and why on earth do you need to REMOTE ACCESS SOMEONES COMPUTER! When it was clear it was a problem on there end and not mine.


So I wasted 2.5 hours today for someone who could not even do something simple as help me either to obtain a new key or at least fix my current key problem. If they couldn't solve it at least forward me to someone from MSN so at least I can talk to them rather then trying to get this remote access software up and running.

He made me go to safe mode with networking support, msn web browser test, reset settings etc.. trying to get the remote access thing to work -_- I did not need remote access I just needed someone to help with my license and key problem.

Also anyone know MSN support direct line or how I can contact an operator directly?! When I dial that 1-800 number it forwards me to verizon and apparently verizon staff have no clue when it comes to software through MSN..MSN is not an independent ISP like Verizon, AT&T or Comcast.  I found this explanation:

Back when the World Wide Web was starting to get the public's attention, Microsoft had a "better" idea: The Microsoft Network (MSN), a centralised SYSTEM they'd run, one that required Microsoft software - and subscription fees - to access. The public wanted access to the internet itself instead, so MSN has since been converted to a combination of Web sites and dial-up internet access, to make it more attractive. Microsoft uses their control of Windows to steer buyers into SIGNING up with MSN when they first start their new computer, making it look like just another step in the setup process. They've even cut deals with stores to sign buyers up for MSN, whether you want it or not. You may save some money on the purchase price of a computer that way, but it'll cost you dearly over the coming years as you're contracted to pay Microsoft for it every month. Meanwhile, Microsoft gets a step closer to transforming the Web itself into their original vision of MSN: a pay system run by them. But you don't have to settle for a bad idea warmed over; you can get on the internet through an independent ISP and remain free to make your own choices.

This explains why they refer you to Verizon which is your telephone and/or DSL provider.  Time to dump MSN & Webroot, there is no added value to either one.Just dump webroot and install Microsoft Security Essentials. My IT department dumped webroot a few months ago after a bunch of people complained of malware on their computers. Quote from: michaewlewis on September 10, 2010, 11:23:27 AM

Just dump webroot and install Microsoft Security Essentials. My IT department dumped webroot a few months ago after a bunch of people complained of malware on their computers.

I don't really trust Microsoft for antivirus/firewall.  Win9x kinda ruined it for me.

I know this COMPUTER never used to be this slow...do computers slow down with age? I have ran all the spyware checks, I use Avira, I ran that, I also ran Spybot, and Super anti Spyware and all came back with nothing found. Any tricks to help a comp run fast again?Define slow.
QUOTE from: Allan on September 08, 2010, 02:38:02 PM

Define slow.

not fast........only joking (but you may yet have found a sense of humour) but Allan is right. Is it slow to start up, slow at running software, slow while on the internet.

All the programs you add and programs that start up with the computer slow it down. Having a small amount of RAM will slow it down. How much RAM do you have. What Operating Sytem are you using? In fact, any bit of general information about your PC would be helpful!!!

Have you defragmented the Hard Drive??

do computers slow down with age?

Any tricks to help a comp run fast again?

Oh dear... I think the same question has now been clarified badly three times. 

Careful, you'll get your wrist slapped 

I inadvertently alowed my Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 to prevent repeating a KEY until I wait 8 to 10 seconds (for example "good" comes out "god")  How can I disable this and type normaly? (Note the single "l")Have you asked God  ? ?

Sorry ....couldn't resist...
Control Panel /Mouse/Properties/Repeat rate... Quote from: patio on September 07, 2010, 03:10:42 PM

Have you asked God  ? ?

Sorry ....couldn't resist...
Control Panel /Mouse/Properties/Repeat rate...

Failing that some BIOSes allow you to modify it too..

No. They don't. It's a setting with the Intellitype software.

Sorry BC

http://www.rojakpot.com/showFreeBOG.aspx?lang=0&bogno=210

So, would they change the typematic delay (the amount of time you hold down a key) or would they change the rate (the speed with which keys repeats after that delay)? bear in mind what we are trying to fix here. Multiple keystrokes of the same letter are ignored- as they demonstrate, they type good but it comes out god. Now, I don't know about you two, but most people type, even with words that have repeated characters, by lifting their finger off the key and then pressing it again. Typematic rate and delay only apply for keys that you hold down. You don't press G, hold down O until it repeats once, and then press D. (I sure hope you don't).

However, it might not be a setting in the Intellitype software(not sure, I haven't used intellitype in years)- Either way, a possible setting is in fact the filterkeys accessibility tool. I'd also check any installed keyboard software (such as of course, intellitype) and see if a setting hasn't been changed there. (again, I'm not much use here since I haven't used Intellitype since it ran on windows 98)


Disable/change filterkeys:


XP: Control Panel->Accessibility Options either uncheck "use filter keys" or you can change the settings for filterkeys to reduce the amount of time it ignores them. (although it only goes to 2 seconds...). the shortcut for disabling enabling is to hold the right shift key for eight seconds.


Another option: if that is not already enabled, it's probably intellitype; in that case I haven't a clue how to enable/disable to appropriate option. Unless you use specific features of intellitype, though, you might want to consider reinstalling it (which will hopefully restore defaults) or even uninstalling it entirely- it's not necessary to use your keyboard.

Here's a giggle for you, I just purchased a DELL Studio XPS 8100 / 650

It's supplied with a wireless keyboard and mouse - connected via a USB dongle.

Upon connecting and powering up, It says on SCREEN " KEYBOARD ERROR PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE "

errrr - how.

lol!
Well done DELLBefore I decide who is the "DOLT", answer this: did you put some batteries in the keyboard and mouse, and follow the wireless setup instructions?

INSTUCTIONS...........are you nuts?? All that reading and doing things properly.............thats just for people who want stuff to work the first time!!  Quote from: reddevilggg on September 08, 2010, 03:15:38 PM

INSTUCTIONS...........are you nuts?? All that reading and doing things properly.............thats just for people who want stuff to work the first time!! 

Here's a giggle for you, I just purchased a DELL Studio XPS 8100 / 650

It's supplied with a wireless keyboard and mouse - connected via a USB dongle.

Upon connecting and powering up, It says on screen " KEYBOARD ERROR PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE "

errrr - how.

lol!
Well done DELL

can u  use  spray on cooling fan to OIL it You can lubricate most fan BEARINGS with machine oil ... but it's OFTEN easier to just REPLACE the fan.

I want to sell my laptop but what to securely delete my INFORMATION from it's hardrive? What are some good programs to do this. Thanks.Kill DiskMake sure you use 'government wipe' software for formatting, which does 7 passes or more.

Like JJ 3000 said, 'Kill Disk' is one of them you could possibly use. Quote

Make sure you use 'government wipe' software for formatting, which does 7 passes or more.

Actually noone can recover data from a 15 pass wipe...

Data can often be recovered from a secure deleted drive that was subsequently physical smashed and then burned.

and then melt the fragments in a crucible if they really need to be sure.

I'll stick to my statement...

Is there some way to change my username on this forum without loosing my information, etc?
Can a forum mod do it?Why? Have you fallen out of love with Linux?
Pretty much. I still think ubuntu is ok, but after trying puppy linux I got extremely tired of EDITING .configs and other text files. The way the CONFIG files are placed all around makes it very hard to make a quick change to a file. I also hate all the abbrieveations for folder names. Can't they just take the time to write the full folder name (etc, usr, etc.)? And why did they think it was smart for hardware devices to SHOW up as part of the file system? I still think linux is the best OS for servers, but for desktops it sucks.

So can it be changed?Send a PM to the forum adminwhat will your new username be? WindowsXP711? Quote from: 2x3i5x on September 07, 2010, 01:32:44 PM

what will your new username be? WindowsXP711?

I'm not real blog SAVVY.  I've wanted to leave a comment on a few blogs and seen where others have done so but nowhere do I see a link or whatever to leave my comment. How to?this is a forum not a blog site Quote from: harry 48 on September 07, 2010, 12:16:43 PM

this is a forum not a blog site