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i want to get a new INTERNET service what is data plan? Where do you LIVE?
What can you pay?
What do you do with Internet?
If you WATCH Netflix all day LONG, you need 300 GB data.

I have an older model IBM ThinkPad with the HARD drive password feature enabled. I have researched this problem to no avail. All I get is "buy a new one". I have had suggestions of jumping a few posts on the cmos chip. I have tried removing the cmos battery with no luck. I would really love to know how to fix this problem. Please help if possible.

Pooterjunkie If you have a bIOS power on password, I fear you will only get the "Buy a new one". Those things were meant to be NOT tampered with. IBM could replace the system board for an outrageous price, if they even have that model. there is a link somewhere to a guy in Australia who has a method to do it with soldering, etc. he will e-mail you for some price. I GUESS you can GOOGLE for that.Thanks for the info. Someone told me that the HDD password might be stored on a small section of the HDD. I see your point. It could be stored in the BIOS therefore, REPLACING the HDD would be pointless.What makes those IBM's so secure is that the password is not stored on the HD nor in CMOS. It is stored on a seperate eprom. THATS what all the jumpering and soldering is about. Its an attempt to bypass or disable the eprom. It is a task that is not for the faint of heart, and if not experienced, you are SOL.Why not ask the person whom you bought it from what the password is?Try holding down both mouse buttons as soon as you power up the machine...

patio.   Quote from: pooterjunkie on November 15, 2005, 01:20:54 PM

I have an older model IBM ThinkPad with the Hard drive password feature enabled. I have researched this problem to no avail. All I get is "buy a new one". I have had suggestions of jumping a few posts on the cmos chip. I have tried removing the cmos battery with no luck. I would really love to know how to fix this problem. Please help if possible.

Pooterjunkie

Here we go again.. But there have been many new developments both in the Max world and the Windows world. So are PCs now better? Has the Mac been dragging?
Here is a video made a few months ago that pretends to offer rational arguments.
Why PCs are better than Macs: Mac vs Windows .

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How I miss the old days ...  I knew where I stood. For everything Windows, and against everything Mac. Of course the world has changed and things these days are much more nuanced. In a world with iPhones, iPads and all the other smartphones and tablets, our reliance on Macs and Windows PCs has reduced. And this makes the differences seem less key.  ...

Why are you even giving this the time of day?   
 ...
People just need to drop this topic and let people use what they want - There is no "best" platform.

Review all your news sources before you hit Post...

Imho Apple has created a state of 'eliteness' with their products that is undeserved, and has simply been a result of very aggressive marketing.

Back when I was in school I used to use a Lenovo ThinkPad L512 - People never really took notice other thank thinking it was some ancient machine from the '90s.  I then replaced that with a 13" MacBook Pro and straight away I would get people who I never really spoke to coming up saying "wow, you have a Mac, that's so cool"

The first time I thought it was just the British accent That made kt hard to understand.

Hi guys im hoping you can help me with my problem, Just recently as in the last week ive been getting fps drops when ever i play GAMES, (online and offline).  Ive seen other people running the same cpu and having the same problems. So im ASSUMING its my cpu. I dont think its a overhearing problem because my cpu rare goes over 55 degrees Celsius.

So far i have tried,

Unparking my CPU.  ----- This did help with general fps but didnt resolve the routine lag spikes every 10 - 30 seconds.
Cleaning up my hard drive just in case.
Updated Drivers on everything (Expect BIOS)
Readjusting my firewall to stop virtually everything i had allowed through, In case it was everything trying to get out at once causing my lag.
limiting the core speed of my cpu down to 50%, OFF ALL THE THINGS IVE TRIED THIS SEEMED TO WORK.
Uninstalling everything ive put on with in the time frame of it starting to lag.
deFragmented.
Virus CHECK. (Negative of course)


My computer SPECS ARE;
Case : Thermaltake A21
PSU: Aerocool VP650, 650W
CPU: AMD AM3+ FX8320  3.5GHZ  /8CORE/ 16M / 125W                                   
Motherboard: Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX, PIEGE 2.
Videocard: Amd Radeon HD7750 2GB
Ram: 8GB, 2x Kingston 1333 DDR3 4GB
Harddrive; Seagate 3.5" Barracude ST000DM001 2TB SATA3 7200rpm
System, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Keyboard: Razer black widow
Mouse: Razer naga 2012
Headset: Razer Megaledon.



Please Help me with this problem, Its driving me CRAZY and i cant play any games like this Quote

Please Help me with this problem,

Don't bother for the checkbox "Allow files on this drive...". Even if it's checked, if the service is disabled, Windows won't index anything at all.
If you want, you can completely uninstall Windows Search, as explained in this tutorial (at maximumpcguides.com).

I have a telnet server setup on WINDOWS 8 that i'd like to use to host a chat room and various text based games. I have all that already setup and when you login to the server it automatically loads the main Python script. The problem is that when users press ctrl + C they are able to "terminate the batch job" and ACCESS a regular command prompt. The cmd does not have admin privileges, however i still do not want users accessing it.

I am using http://www.kpym.com/2/kpym/index.htm as my host software.

How can i disable ctrl + c?
CTRL +C is hard coded in the command shell. Each users systems command shell would have to be altered to disable it at their end. This is not likely going to happen.

An alternative to this would be to make this a web based app. Python can be used web server side ETC and pass text back to users browser etc. Quote from: DaveLembke on May 06, 2014, 06:32:16 PM

CTRL +C is hard coded in the command shell. Each users systems command shell would have to be altered to disable it at their end. This is not likely going to happen.

An alternative to this would be to make this a web based app. Python can be used web server side etc and pass text back to users browser etc.

I didn't whether to put this topic here or in the "Virus and Malware" area. I am trying not to get a virus or malware on my computer by installing one of the video downloaders or the like that they say I need to watch sports (hockey) live on my computer. It seems like every site I go to wants me to install some thing. I was wondering if any one knows of a site that doesn't require this or a safe video downloader/player to use. I keep SEEING "FLP" and have used one of them but that was a long time ago and can't remember which one I had. I have seen this a lot with people who have severed the connection to Cable or Satellite TV and want to view that same content over the internet. The networks/sites that host these feeds have interests involved and that interest is to make money. Some are better than others and just give you frequent commercials that sometimes can be blocked by ad-block plus in firefox browser etc and others fail to operate if the ad's have been killed off. While others need a player to join into the live feed and if you want to view them you need to install the player.

Unfortunately there is no way around the player plugin requirement of a site that requires it unless there is another site hosting the same content that doesnt need this player.

I have a USB Internet Radio device I bought about 5 years ago that has like 10,000 radio stations that stream around the world that I can listen to and back 5 years ago 95% of them worked with no players required and they played right through the browser. Lately though a good 30% of them require a player to be installed to listen to some that are in EUROPE or russia and I dont trust installing a player that is all in russian for example etc. You never know what your getting downloading from an unknown source.

Getting back to live video streams, some ISP's offer pay per view through internet browser for sports etc as well as some sports websites which require an account some of which require you to pay for the service will offer live sports, but they likely require a player to be installed to view the content.Installing a player plugin is not REALLY the problem, one plugin may COVER more than one site. It's getting some thing that puts unwanted things on my computer. I have been dealing with the "Flash Player Pro" problem this week and have learned that they are trying to imitate Adobe Flash Player to trick you into downloading it. I'm getting tired of chasing all this malware getting installed on my computer.I just tried one of those plugins and it put six things on my computer that I didn't want from speeding up my computer to downloading current drivers.

Dear all,
I have a basic question about barcode which until now, i couldn't find a definite answer from the internet.

My question, is there standard numbering/unique identifier used in the EAN/UPC 'product code' which can tell automatically the product type that the item will belong to? for e.g. fresh meat, cereal, etc.

If my hunch is correct, I'm BETTING there isn't such a thing. Then my next question is that if i wanted to SORT my items into different product category into inventory by just scanning the bar code, would it be safe to assume that i would need to create a  separate bar code for inventory purposes, instead of using the EAN/UPC bar code?
This is a rater general answer to your questions. In the retail trade, bar  codes are unique down to the packaging of the item. Put another way, even the sane product, if in a different package, with and a different bar code.
Bar code scanning systems are made by IBM, NCR  and others.
The is a good source of other references on the topic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code
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The Universal Product Code (UPC) is a barcode symbology (i.e., a SPECIFIC type of barcode) that is widely used in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and in other countries for tracking trade items in stores. Its most common form, the UPC-A, consists of 12 numerical digits, which are uniquely assigned to each trade item. Along with the related EAN barcode, the UPC is the barcode mainly used for scanning of trade items at the point of sale, per GS1 specifications.[1] UPC data structures are a component of GTINs (Global Trade Item Numbers). All of these data structures follow the global GS1 specification which bases on international standards.

Evidenced by the ubiquity of barcodes, barcode scanners are an integral part of the modern retail, commercial, and industrial environments. Scanners are used to manage information for checkout, inventory management, and a large number of specialized applications from assembly lines to medical patient management. For these reasons, scanners come in many forms and technologies. Laser scanners are the most common, while image - based scanners and 2D imagers add special functionality. Handheld scanners are used in a wide variety of applications, while POS terminals benefit from dedicated stationary scanners. Buyers can find scanners with special features such as wireless connectivity, ruggedization, and more. With a wide range of options and price points, a little research can help buyers find a scanner that matches their needs exactly.

Please forgive my computer illiteracy. I am a senior so am not familiar with a lot of computer terms. But I have Windows 7 on my PC Last night I was uploading pictures to my computer. USUALLY an icon flashes at the BOTTOM of the screen and I follow the instrucions. (It says import pictures and videos etc). It did not flash so I unplugged the USB port to my camera and plugged it back in again. A different kind of icon flashed so I clicked on it and it gave me the same instructions only in a very unfamiliar format. It always gives me options to erase (after uploading) the pictures on my camera and I also see all the pictures that were just uploaded. I saw the pictures . They were uploaded. I just assumed they were uploaded to my Pictures file as usual. I have looked everywhere..there are no pictures from  yesterday anywhere. I looked in every single picture file I have ever taken and there are no pictures from yesterday and of course now the computer has erased the pictures on my camera so I cannot re upload them.  Any idea where m y pictures might be?Sounds like the pics are still on the phone...and not on the PC yet...
Which phone/camera we talkin about here ? ?
Firstly, I'd like to congratulate you in moving forward with technology. 

I am assuming you are using windows explorer? which does have a great search function to look for specific files.

Windows Explorer Search:
> Open windows explorer
> Select the Windows (C:) folder that is located under the Computer Folder
> In the Search Windows box type kind=picture

The returned results will display all pictures you have saved on your computer.

> Select the Date Modified heading and it will sort order your pictures by the date they were saved on your computer.   

If the pictures are there, then you will be able to see which folder they were saved in and you can then go to that directory with the use of Windows Explorer and move them to the CORRECT folder.  Unfortunately if they are not there, then I don't think they were saved to your computer. 

If you are using windows, then give it a go and let me know if you were able to find your pictures.

Thanks
CinCinthanks fo ryour reply...I was using chrome but I also have internet explorer...Iopened explorer but where is that windows C folder located..you say under the computer folder..where is the  computer folder?  in the browser?Good Morning, I hope the weather is much kinder to you then what it has been to me!  It is freezing here!. 

Anyway let's get back to business and try to find those photos

Open a new page in Internet Explorer
>  where you see website addresses (Top left hand corner of the screen)  similar to  http://www.xxxxx .
>  place your mouse on the  http://www.xxxxx and remove all characters till it is completely blank.
>  then type c: in the blank box and select the enter KEY on your keyboard.

The windows explorer screen should open 

If the screen opens and you cannot see the folder C:Windows 
> then you should be able to select on the view folder on top of the screen
> select Navigation Panel and you should see C:Windows or even just Windows folder.

Once you have this screen in front of you then

> Select the Windows (C:) folder that is located under the Computer Folder
> In the Search Windows box (it is generally located on the top right hand corner)  type kind=picture

The returned results will display all pictures you have saved on your computer.

> Select the Date Modified  heading and it will sort order your pictures by the date they were saved on your computer.

I hope this HELPS with locating those pictures

Thanks
CinCin

I was looking at a router online for sale that claims to give optimum performance for gamers.

Question I have is.... is there any real performance benefit between say a Linksys BEFSR41 Router and a more modern gaming router such as this model? http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/gaming-router/the-difference

It was my assumption that if you have a broadband connection of say 5mbps download and 1mbps upload that it wont make a difference, and for the fact that the Linksys BEFSR41 is 100mb/s, both routers should perform the same with ISP bandwidth of 100mb/s or less. However, they state that there is Traffic Shaping and Stream Boost, and these are things that I have never played with to know if it has a real benefit or if its just a marketing statement of some sort.

Anyone have any info on this as to if there is a real gain in performance or nothing very noticable.I donno.
But here is a Life Hacker bit from s guy who thinks he knows.
Why Is My Internet Suddenly So Slow?
He claims it is not the router. It is everything else.
However, look down ---he does admit it can be is the router.
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other times you may just have a bad router. Unfortunately, routers often don't fail by completely dying. Rather, they'll stop working well and you won't notice immediately. If your router turns into a declining dud, you'll probably want to get a new one.

Router's are effectively barebones Linux machines, but they do have the same speed considerations for processing and memory and other things. So faster components could reduce the routing overhead.

Enough to require silly coloured lights and can-shaped cases? Not even close. Let alone the added price tag.

I'm sure I'm not the only one having PROBLEMS with mail.com and the many gmx.whatever mail providers. I do seem to be the only one wondering what is going on. I appears that all United Internet OWNED websites are losing connectivity on a regular BASIS. Any one want to weigh in?

Touch screen definitely brings better use experience to user, it also has shortcoming as WELL. For example, you need to play the cellphone game with virtual controller, maybe it suits for small games, but game like FIFA or 2K really needs an actual controller.
Well I have found a Bluetooth game controller for cellphone. It supports Android and iOS phones, even PC devices.
This nifty GADGET is IPEGA, it configurates with a telescope stand to set the phone. Built-in battery, multi-media gaming platform with ergonomic design and users don’t need to install any drivers.
Personally, I take an interest in it, because I always play some action games with my S3. Now, what I worry about would be that whether it is durable or not, whether the sensitivity of controller is good enough to play game smoothly, and if I have to answer a phone call when I play the game, should I disconnect the controller.

I am going to have to get another pc b/c my old one has WINXP on it. I understand that few pcs have dial-up modems now. I was going to go to an ISP like netzero to SAVE money as I am paying about $30 a month for DSL and I am not a heavy-duty internet user. I NEED to save money. Things are tight.
Are there any budget-friendly ISP for non-dial-up pcs?
Thanks.I don't think you'll find  much in the way of internet access for less than $30 other than dialup but you might look into something called FreedomPop.  You have to buy the device but then you get 500MB of data free per month.  That wouldn't be ENOUGH for me but may WORK for you.  http://www.freedompop.com/?ftm_source=google&ftm_medium=cpc&ftm_campaign=FreedomPop:US:CLW:SRC:KWD:DTO&ftm_placement=-&ftm_term=e-freedompop&ftm_network=search-g&ftm_content=49864070359-1t1&ftm_adgroup=FreedomPop&ftm_device=dto&ftm_devicemodel=&ftm_merchad={adtype}&ftm_pid={adwords_producttargetid}&ftm_madname=[na#home

They also have a plan that gives you 2GB of data per month for $10/month.It may be a GOOD idea to post where you are...just sayinI'm in Panama City, FL.

Hi,

Is anyone having problems with Mail.com or heard of issues with the site?  I haven't been ABLE to login for over a week and I get the message that "Username or password is incorrect",  which it isn't, as I have had these ACCOUNTS for years.  I contacted their support email and got no REPLY except a form letter that was next to useless.

Many thanks,
SampSo, you have multiple email accounts with mail.com and you can't access any of them?  Is that right?  Did you use the same password on all of them?  Did you try using the procedure a forgotten password?  Even though you say you know the right password, I think SOMEONE else might have gotten access to your account(s) and changed the password.  So, I suggest you try resetting your password via the forgotten password procedure. Hello Soybean

and thanks for your reply...(I was away and not able to access my computer for awhile)

To answer your question...Yes I did try CHANGING my password twice with no luck.  (And I don't use the same password for any account.)

I also opened a new account with Mail.com with a new username and password and it initially opened the account but when I logged out I couldn't log back in again with the same error message.

Also I tried to log in to the accounts using 3 different computers with still no luck.

I wrote Mail.com support and got no reply so I guess the accounts are toast.

Thanks again,
Samp

Has anyone got a download for BLUETOOTH for the pc so that I can connect with a phone, thanks for any help.If your computer and phone both have Bluetooth capability then you should have everything you need.  You will need to pair the 2 but once paired, you should be able to transfer files between them.  In Win 7, look for a Bluetooth icon in the system tray, right-click on it and select "Add a device...".  You will also need to turn your phone's Bluetooth on, set the phone to "discoverable".   More info...
It's raining and i can't see the PC or phone from here...I cannot see bluetooth in my pc files etc, anywhere.

The phone is a Samsung GT C3590

PC is self built, what do you need to know ? don't ask difficult questions   

Win7
When you built the PC, did you install any Bluetooth hardware or is it possibly built-in to the motherboard?  Typically, Bluetooth is an additional piece of hardware (card or USB dongle).I believe the answer is no but I will find out the man who built it lives two doors away  The answer is no 

I tried a Bluetooth dongle and that did not work, so I think i'll give it up as a bad job. Quote from: harry 48 on May 31, 2014, 10:40:48 AM

I tried a Bluetooth dongle and that did not work, so I think i'll give it up as a bad job.

Did you tell the computer to search for Bluetooth devices?  Did you set the phone's Bluetooth to "Discoverable"?  I'm not sure of your Bluetooth knowledge.  In order to "pair" Bluetooth devices, one device needs to be set to "discoverable" so that when another device searches for it, it will be found.  The Bluetooth devices do not normally automatically search nor are they automatically discoverable.

I want install SOFTWARE using batch file.
If I use             start software_name.exe /quiet
It still asks the "Run/Cancel" prompt. I dont want that prompt. The software has to be INSTALLED without any prompt. How to ACHIEVE that?Hi - which software are you trying to install? Quote from: SHOBANA on JUNE 04, 2014, 05:56:08 AM

The software has to be installed without any prompt.

So I have been thinking about getting the Google Chromecast since it was first announced but wasn't sure it really had anything more to offer compare to my current setup. I have had my HDTV as a second monitor for years. First through the External monitor port and now using the HDMI port. Needless to say I don't have a problem playing content from the internet on my TV. ANY content, not just the limited Chromecast apps.

Last week I saw the Chromecast on Amazon.com for $29.99 and free shipping. I have some Amazon credits so I went to the Chromecast website and let the description sell me and I ordered it. It arrived in the mail today and besides having to update the firmware on my wireless router the install was as easy as 1,2,3. It sounds all good but in the end having to update the wireless routers firmware was actually more exciting than this Chromecast is. I can use it on other television but I rarely need anything from my computer or tablet on my other TV. The moral of the story is if you have a good entertainment center setup now then the Chromecast may just be a disappointment.

My mom may soon be getting a free Chromecast. They seem to be designed to provide "smart" features to "dumb" TVs. I was thinking about getting one, just for the *censored* of it really. They have just been announced in Britain at 30 UK pounds, which is the same as three bottles of mid-level wine, or two cinema tickets and two Big Macs. There already a bunch of Android boxes that do the same things and are not tied to Google like this thing is, which cost the same or a bit more. Given that I have a Samsung smart HDTV with a wired network connection to my router (via Homeplugs) I don't think I'd see much increase in the facilities on offer. Maybe the Chromecasting thing would be handy but I can generally GET the stuff I want on the TV screen using other methods. My NAS has DLNA and the TV has a client app for that and a bunch of other apps, such as local TV catchup, YouTube, etc, most of which we never use. I have a hard disk PVR connected to a digital TV antenna with 80 free channels. I run Plex Media Server on a PC on the network and the TV has a Plex client app which we use in preference to the vanilla DLNA client app. Great for material we own and have ripped to the NAS or PC which is legal here. (Obligatory disclaimer!). But I might still get one to play with. I believe that streaming 1080p material can be problematic over wireless for many users of my TV and maybe others, I have no problems at all using the 500 mbps Homeplugs I bought.

Quote from: Salmon Trout on April 13, 2014, 01:45:20 AM

I was thinking about getting one, just for the *censored* of it really.

Given that I have a Samsung smart HDTV

you won't find anything in the Chromecast to replace the Smart TV features.

I have a Chromecast and used it for a short time when it was new but have since replaced it with a Roku 3 and I am very happy with that.

I know this is a COMPUTER forum, I know.
But since many computer people seem to also be into phones I figured I'd ask anyway.

Currently have a VERIZON plan looking to go to a pay as you go provider.
Chitchat only takes Sprint phones and so on and so forth or they want you to buy their
phone, Trac phone.
Does anyone know of a pay as you go provider that will work with the Verizon phone I already have ?

Thanks in Advance,
MP.Not until we know where you are...New Jersey.You can look into Straight Talk SIMs http://www.straighttalk.com/wps/portal/home/shop/sims LL

Thanks much. This looks like it should work for my daughter.
I don't use data for me text and talk is all I NEED so still looking for a much lower priced plan.
If e-bay didn't just have such a problem I'd just pick a Sprint phone up and be done with this. lol
chit chat mobile SEEMS to have the best 20 buck unlimited text / talk but only uses Sprint phones.

Thank again,
MP.Your welcome
For more information in a given area, SEARCH for 'Cell Phone Coverage Maps' and find what works where you live.

I just got my "new" (refurbished) Dell Optiplex 755 pc with Windows 7 on it. COMPARED to my old pc, which was 9 years old and had XP on it, it is some faster, but not as much as I thought it would be.
I just watched a short video on youtube (a commercial that a friend wanted me to see) and it had to buffer up several times before it finished playing!
I have DSL through AT&T, so it's not like my internet should be so slow. True, it's not through comcast cable, but is this normal? Am I expecting too much? I am using the new Mozilla Firefox browser too.
Any suggestions? I really want to be able to watch tv shows and videos online, since we had to go bare BONES on our cable.
Thanks!
breadcrumbBuffering is generally an indication of a slow internet connection rather than a slow PC - If the PC wasn't powerful enough to run the video it would stutter and LAG when playing rather than sit buffering.

Try running a speed test at http://www.speedtest.net/ and post back here with the results - That will show us how fast your internet connection actually is.  The speed you can get on DSL can vary wildly based on several factors such as distance from your local telephone exchange and the QUALITY of the telephone lines to your property.http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3549912299

Don't know if this is good, bad, or fair....

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The 660k download by 90k upload is exactly why its slow to load.

You will want a connection of 3mb/s by 768kb/s minimum for videos to not buffer constantly. Although if others are using this connection thenyou can get network conjestion quickly if others are downloading etc.

BTW: Was all other network devices idle and not downloading during the speed test? Ig you have someone on another computer using bandwidth and then do a speed test, your results will be greatly skewed from what you really have for bandwidth from your ISP.I'll have to check the bill later as my mom keeps up with that. I pay the rent...we have a system! LOL! Anyway, all I know is that there's no one else on my line and I'm supposed to be getting fast internet.
this is a home pc and I get my home phone and my internet via AT&T.
Thanks!
breadcrumbI'd contact your ISP and have them perform a loop back and  noise test on your DSL. If your line has noise on it it will mess with the internet and they can sometimes fix this by giving you line filters to correct for this. Other times they have to replace old copper wiring with new such as if the copper wire is now green from being out in the environment in the what should be weatherproof telco boxes outside the home.Thanks for the tip! I never knew about such things! Not that this should be any surprise to
anyone!
Everyone on here has been just great! Thanks to all!
breadcrumb

As most of you already know, you can use a cell phone to tap into the Internet and provide a 'hotspot' for your laptop or desktop.
Up to now that has been a PRICY way to get Internet where reliable DSL is not available. But what if the FCC wee  to change the rules?
Some RECENT items of interest.
FCC on Proposals to Expand Consumer Access to Inflight Mobile Services

How Verizon is playing the FCC.

Wake up, FCC: The Internet Protocol transition is now
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Some 45 YEARS after design work STARTED on the cellular network and the Internet, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an Internet Protocol (IP) Technology Transitions Order amounting to a reluctant invitation for trials on the decommissioning of the legacy telephone network.

The full title is:
Why The Microsoft Surface Just Died Last Week
Here is the link:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2014/03/31/why-the-microsoft-surface-just-died-last-week/
Note to moderator. I have nothing against the MS Surface. I would like to have one. Some readers believe Forbes is a serious magazine and their opinion may have consumer value.  Judge for yourself. Here are  the first two paragraphs:
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Would I purchase the Microsoft Surface? Not anymore. And I’m not sure that you should either.
I’m looking for a new laptop and the Surface has been one of the top contenders. I like it a lot. And although a slow seller for Microsoft it’s been gaining in popularity and many reviewers have given it high marks. It’s a powerful little laptop, lightweight with a Windows 8 touchscreen and a long battery LIFE. Sure, it’s a little pricier than some of its competitors. But it’s also both tablet and laptop and integrates tightly with other Microsoft applications (like Office) so for a business user like me it seems worth it. It was on the top of my list. Until last week.
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... To me it says that they can not display iPads or Galaxy tablets because people are stealing them as fast as they can display them so they gave up and removed them from display. The Microsoft Surface tablets are safe on display because they aren't even worth stealing. NOBODY wants them, not even thieves.
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but reduces the liability with stolen data. Under US law it is illegal to have your corporate laptop stolen, unless you have a way of dealing with the problem to protect customers privacy.
Part of that is related to the new secure boot feature of Windows 8. And I understand the Intel has no plans to make it work on Android devices.

And I understand the Intel has no plans to make it work on Android devices.

That's why you don't find antivirus apps in the Windows Phone Store. They aren't needed because of Secure Boot.

ok! Ok! Ok!
I'm dumd and a CRUMB about pc stuff. So tell me how dumb am I here?
I've been on the phone for about an hour with an AT&T tech support guy (very nice and respectful. Not prob with him personally!)
He has me do an AT&T speed test which was BAD!!!
Why was my internet slow???
My new pc receiving updates is one reason my surfing and internet speed is slow. He shows me how my network is "busy" with all the traffic from the downloads from the updates of Windows. Sooooo.....he, with my permission, takes remote control of my pc and sets my windows updates to take place (as I request) at 4 a.m. rather than all through the day.
Then he shows me how to delete my cookies. Now look. I've had this pc for only a few days! I didn't have all that many yet!
Then he tells me my surfing should be much faster! I try it and it was a wee bit faster. I tried a video on you tube and I had the same problem as ever. BUFFERING!!!!!! LOTS OF IT!
He explains how I'll need to go up to a more expensive internet speed if I want to watch movies and videos w/o those problems, b/c I was on the internet service that was AT&T's busiest. I was surprised and told him that my OLD pc used to play movies and videos well up until about a couple of years ago with the same internet service I have NOW! I went on to say that maybe I should just switch to Comcast b/c I was already paying $28 a month as it was and Comcast will let me have internet for as cheap or cheaper! Then I told him that I realized that was NOT his problem of course! (I honestly was not upset at him. He's only doing what he's told!) After I said that, since he has remote access to my pc, he goes and downloads (again with my permission) a video accelerator from CNET.com! He said it will help stop all the buffering. Then my cordless phone went dead. I tried ouit a video on you tube and it STILL buffered...maybe not quite as bad, but it STILL BUFFERED!!!
What's a breadcrumb to do?Live with it.Wow.
You couldn't have been ruder if you had told me to "shove it where the sun doesn't shine".Your issue is probably due to how far you are from the telephone exchange and the quality of the telephone lines to your property.  Ask AT&T what speed you should be getting (i.e. what you are paying for).  If the speed you are getting is drastically lower than this, get AT&T out to check your telephone line and repair it if needed (Threatening to leave them can sometimes help at this point).

If the line is really bad or you are far from the exchange then you may be out of luck.  At that stage moving to a cable connection instead of DSL would be your safest bet since cable is a lot less dependant on distance and line quality.  You may be able to get a good deal from Comcast if you combine broadband with your cable TV.

Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 08, 2014, 10:08:56 PM

Live with it.

Wow.
You couldn't have been ruder if you had told me to "shove it where the sun doesn't shine".

If you live near an airport, see if you can get a job inside. The have free Wi-Fi.

If you live near an airport, see if you can get a job inside. The have free Wi-Fi.

Trying to plug an upload leak on my one system that I detected through watching my network GADGET on my desktop of Windows 7 64-bit. *Yes I know I shouldnt be using gadgets, but i have had this one for years with no problems and the gadget exploit is only a problem when using dirty ones.

I am seeing a trickle of bandwidth used on my upload that I was curious what it was. I ran wireshark to watch the traffic and found these IP addresses as destination for some traffic that is odd.

184.25.109.105
184.25.109.113
184.25.109.122

Which all point back to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamai_Technologies

If this was a download trickle, I'd just say that something is updating, but an upload trickle is saying that I am being a Seed or something is stealing data is my assumption.

AVG Antivirus is clean
Malwarebytes is clean

*** I didnt post this in the malware section because I have doubts that this is a virus or malware, although an upload trickle is suspicious to these IPs.

Anyone know of any info on this company etc?

There is a link here to a complaint someone had with them, but the complaint here is that they are sucking up their bandwidth. This is not the case here. Instead here I am watching an upload trickle that comes and goes throughout my wireshark logging, not using enough bandwidth to slow anything down, but the trickle shouldnt be there of a few KB/s uploading off and on. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/stop-akamai-tehnologies-from-downloading/71c2fb35-3fce-4a1a-89fb-0a4764d0fe6f

Also, does anyone know of a good tool these days to use to blacklist IPs as part of a gateway program? In the past i used Squid 2.7 for Windows. But it looks like Squid needs a Squidguard to blacklist and white list http://www.squidguard.org/Doc/configure.html and there is no Windows 32-bit exe ported version of any newer than 2.7, so i'd need a Linux machine running as the gateway etc if going this route to black/white list to better control what is and isnt allowed. It would be better to block  out all, but what is used on a regular basis and go in an edit to add more allowances to the list even though i have software and hardware firewalls etc.It is either:

1.Windows Error Reporting

MS uses akamai for this. Error reports, if set to send anonymous usage information, will be sent along using akamai. Sometimes a certain issue can be flagged and the next person that encounters it will also send along a larger dump file for that application for debugging purposes.

It's also used for sending BSOD dump files... pretty much it is used by absolutely every company that has "anonymous usage data" capabilities.

I'm not sure why you would use Wireshark though. seems pretty wasteful. Resource Monitor can let you see all the active TCP/IP Connections and the read/write on them. You could use that to find out what process is actually doing the transferring.

Thanks BC for the info. I actually have allowed MS to collect anonymous info before such as one of the IE options a while back, although I dont use IE and use Firefox instead, but I may also have Forefox set to allow for anonymous info reporting as well on the option that they state "To make Firefox better would you like to allow anonymous info reported back" and I may have allowed this.

As far as:

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I'm not sure why you would use Wireshark though. seems pretty wasteful. Resource Monitor can let you see all the active TCP/IP Connections and the read/write on them. You could use that to find out what process is actually doing the transferring.

I caught word through some individuals that he is now working at a credit union as an IT person there and who would ever have thought that a person fired for theft by one company that didnt press charges but should have, would end up working in a place where there is LOTS of money.

Resource Monitor its always changing and so you have to be quick at writing down the info, unless there us a text dump log available to look at later? I have always liked Wireshark in that if something was strange and infrequent, I could set it and walk away and come back and stop the capture and then sort or search for a strange activity and then sometimes see clear text info

I am looking at getting a pair of WIRELESS headphones what would I like for in them when buying and that will hook into HEADPHONE jack(not RCA or bluetooth)? I just want to know what to look for on the package. Right now I do not care about reviews or if you think I should buy them or comfort. I am going to be using them on a tv that does not have RCA outputs and the headphones is between the HDMI and component in. I have tried an adpator and it will not work. Here is the tv http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/televisions/NS-19E310A13.html?supportTab=openAlso the RCA adapter like http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103709 is too BIG to fit into the small spaceYou might be looking or referring to a Headphone with a 3.5mm jack for the Audio PORT. The 360 angle on the Insignia TV is too vague or no zoom options with regard to the Audio in question but it looks like its the top right(?) with headphone icon when in back view or you can correct me if I was WRONG though.yes

Recently I prepared some files in PDF and I would like to read them later while away from my desktop PC.  I have an Android tablet with version 4 of the Android  OS. It has both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections. And a USB and SD slot.

I can use the SD slot, but in the future would it be easier to transfer files directly over my HOME network?
I found this article, but I am a little slow to understand what they are telling me.
http://www.freewaregenius.com/five-ways-to-transfer-files-between-pc-and-android-wirelessly-including-some-that-youve-never-heard-of/
Any help will be appreciated. 
DropboxDropBox or OneDrive work great for this.  If the PC and tablet both have Bluetooth, that's ANOTHER easy way.

Look into an app called AirDroid which allows you to transfer files BACK and forth.Thanks to both. I found DROP box on Google Play. Will give it a try.
Definitely Dropbox is essential for transfer and sync from anywhere with Internet connection.

Also SwiFtp is good, use Filzilla on the PC.

FTP is a fast file transfer protocol, and well PROVEN.

Found this kind of funny:

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The Pentium 4 3.0C uses the same FC-PGA2 form factor as previous Socket 478 processors, and while I love the IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) the pins on the bottom are fragile and tend to get bent pretty easily. If possible, it would be very interesting to see chip manufacturers add a protective skirt around the outside edge to shield the pins from damage.... but maybe I'm just daydreaming here.

Seagates is also ACRONIS... Quote from: DaveLembke on April 08, 2014, 02:14:20 PM

Good to know the work around for Windows 7 with sectors aligned to 4k boundaries. I have a Buffalo brand NAS, but its not NTFS its XFS so i cant use this at the get go, but if I ever use freenas etc to make ONE out of an old box, that is NTFS its good to know of this 128GB .vhd file mount work around. However use on an external USB NTFS formatted drive is probably the path I would take.

Seagates is also Acronis...

My boss uses a bulk email service and we get a report of bounces, broken down into hard and soft.

Can someone explain the difference to me? Thanks!A soft BOUNCE is where an email message gets as FAR as the recipient's mail server but is bounced back undelivered for various reasons like recipient's mailbox is full, the server is down or swamped with messages, or the message is too large. A hard bounce is where the message is permanently undeliverable, this could be invalid address, (domain name doesn't EXIST, typos, changed address, etc.) or the recipient's mail server has blocked your server.
Thank you!

Hi Guys,

I recently rooted my Motorola MOto G, and all was successful.
After a week or so, i got sick of it and decided to UNROOT.
I proceedet to GO into superuser and unroot it via that.
My phone now SHOWS no root ACCESS, and i have no mobile data!
My calls and texts work, but not internet. Ive tried everything.
Superboot wont let me root again for some reason?
Thanks-
Oisinf123Hi Guys,
I solved this problem, as it was a problem with my carrier.
The Internet & MMS Settings were CONFIGURED incorrectly

Thanks,
oisinf123

please guys help me, on my thesis topic if i can create a wireless flashdrive using bluetooth CONCEPT.
  I doubt Bluetooth would work since you generally need to set one device up to send and the other to receive.  For a flashdrive you would want the ability to transfer data back & forth.

WIFI BASED wireless flashdrives already exist so I'm not sure if there's a need for one that WORKS with Bluetooth: http://www.sandisk.com/products/wireless/flash-drive/tnx for the reply, that is RYT,  that is a big help They already exist: http://www.sandisk.co.uk/products/wireless/flash-drive/

That one uses WiFi - I see no reason why it couldn't be made with Bluetooth but since Bluetooth is so slow, complicated to set up and has such poor range, it is really going out of fashion nowadays and being replaced with WiFi.

Often, when issues in the news or in the world are discussed I hear people ask "why".... On those occasions when I attempt to answer my humble opinion "why" I find myself getting these strange looks as if the person who asked why does not expect an answer. Some may even call it " a rhetorical question " meaning no answer is expected or required.

Is it possible that THAT is part of the problem in "HOPING" to find out why; anything. If we don't expect or worse yet don't want an answer maybe the universe understands that we are giving permission to those who may in fact be at least in part responsible for the calamities of modern day living.

This might be a good PLACE to air my thoughts on the matter.

It will be important ( or so it seems to me ) to identify at least one aspect of how we as a culture/society got to this place where so many things are pushing peoples buttons which result in a form of madness ( IMHO ) that can hardly be ADDRESSED because it seems as if things have been this way forever.

I have identified several changes in the way people deal with people that seem to me to be at least in part the genesis of this craziness that shows up in the evening news as school shootings for instance. If we take that one subject " school shootings " it seems to me that we always hear the same arguments which may or may not be in part something to look into further.

Where does the idea come from to want to do harm to others. What and or who rattles the cage of a shooter? Before it seems that I want to talk about school shootings only or in particular, I want to say that I am only using that as an example because it is on the news so much lately. But I can use the example of health care also and ask: how did we get to this place where no one is shocked by any number ( dollar amount ) we hear for an emergency room visit? How is it that we have become numb to INFORMATION of any kind that is screaming at us saying that something is wrong in ways that more often than not are not identified.

I'm HOLDING back here because I want to say one word followed by a few more words that will be hard to see as perhaps the genesis of human behaviors going awry. But I would like to open up the floor for thoughts and replies.

If there was a way of embedding a little envelope with a few words and thoughts that I believe will be mentioned I'd like to do that but that's probably not possible. The point being that the reasons most people will mention will more than likely be the same ones we hear in political discussions where the obvious is more than likely not the right reason but it will get a lot of talk time while the obscure is missed or not even thought about. Maybe computer people will see through the traps and come up with new things not often seen nor discussed. Let's see what happens.

I believe there are many people (particularly the over 50s and retirement age) who simply don't know the basics

So be sure your paid daily for 1 on 1 lessonsWhile this is probably a rare situation, it happens.

one woman who claimed took a promotion at her job

The ones who burned me like that were always the pretty ones...

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a keyboard that will wok on both Windows and Android. And if I can use a wireless keyboard on an android that does not have BluetoothIt's doubtful that you could FIND a wireless keyboard dongle that has Android drivers for it.

I have multiple Bluetooth keyboards that work for both Windows and Android so I don't think that is an issue.  What Android device do you have that doesn't have Bluetooth built-in?  Depending on the device, it may or may not support attaching a Bluetooth dongle.  I have an Android min-PC that doesn't have built-in BT but the developers added support for BT dongles so it can work with BT keyboards.

You could also attach a keyboard to your Android device via USB.  Most Android devices have a micro USB port and would require you to obtain  what's called an OTG cable to be able to attach USB keyboards, mice, ETC...  This is what I have http://nextbooktabletguide.com/nextbook-nx008hd8g-specifications/A low-power USB keyboard may work.
OR
Have you looked at Logitech?
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/tablet-keyboard-android-win8-rt
Bluetooth is the standard for wireless keyboards.
USB to Bluetooth is now under $15.
Bluetooth adapters for USB  on Amazon

I looked at that and right now I cannot afford thatI doubt one of those BT dongles will work on that tablet.Logitech has a wireless keyboard both for Android and Windows, but if you want to use this wireless keyboard, you must CONNECT it to your device via bluetooth, so it can not MEET your request, maybe you should upgrade you Android device.

Since yesterday my last subject has been locked. No PM's explaining ANYTHING.

Here's the thing if I can say it without being censured: the world changes because someone changes the rules. They don't explain why and no one asks why.

So what I didn't say in my last post is that as best that I can tell it started with Microsoft when they decided that they would not offer a customer service number. If you did find a way to get into the system they asked the caller for $39.95 to answer your question with no money back guarantee if they didn't have an answer or the answer was the wrong answer.

Meanwhile down at Apple they OFFERED life time tech support.

As the industry noticed that MS got away with not offering tech support; over time most companies now do the same thing: no customer service.

Remember breadcrumbs post about Comcast. Comcast may now be worse than MS because they make you THINK that you can reach them and get an answer to your question.

So as I attempted to state in my locked post it wasn't about shooting or other topics that might not be appropriate. It was as is this post about the power brokers who decide what you can or can't do and the reality that most people are completely unaware of the cause.

It's in many ways a virus.

My purpose is to open up the thought process that maybe the obvious is not so much the cause of the collapse it's something else they goes back to a point in time that is before many computer geeks were born but not ANCIENT history.

Will some lock this post ALSO? Quote from: Kryptonite on June 21, 2014, 05:35:40 AM

Since yesterday my last subject has been locked. No PM's explaining anything.

Will some lock this post also?

Just was looking into the latest WAMP server download and this detail caught my eye. From: http://www.wampserver.com/en/#download-wrapper

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WampServer is available for free (under GPML license) in two distinct versions : 32 and 64 bits. Wampserver 2.5 is not compatible with Windows XP, neither with SP3, nor Windows Server 2003. OLDER WampServer versions are available on SourceForge.

I have a device that needs to run 24/7. It takes two power supplies in case one fails - then it continues running from the other power supply, uninterrupted.

The problem is, recently one power supply DID fail - but it tripped the RCD unit at the main fuse box. So it knocked out power to the other power supply, as well as several rooms, totally defeating the reason for having two power supplies

I decided the solution would be to buy two plug-in RCD adapters, so I could plug each power supply directly into its own RCD. So if there was a fault with one of the power supplies, the worst it could do is trip the RCD that it was directly plugged into, and the fault would go no further - crucially it would not trip the RCD at the main fuse box. The theory was great, and I tested it with the known faulty power supply, but unfortunately nobody had told electricity about my theory, so it decided to do its own thing - again it tripped the RCD unit at the main fuse box! Again, everything went quiet and very dark 

Another solution would be to run a new circuit directly to the fuse box and avoiding the RCD protective device there, just connecting directly the Live, Neutral and Earth, and the only protection being the two RCDs that the power supplies are plugged into. However, this solution would be unacceptable simply because the cable will look too much of a mess - let alone be dangerous running permanently exposed in areas of traffic, and crucially if someone accidentally broke it - there's no RCD protection at that end!

Can anyone think of REAL solution?

Thanks.What is a RCD?
Your local electrical codes may put limits on what you can do. If this is really a commercial operation, then you should treat it as an industrial application and talk to you local utility company.

For home and office applications that require less than abo0ut 10,000 watts the solution is a UPS.
uninterruptible power supply
Present your problem to the people who make UPS units. They have heard your story bedsore and have a solution.

Big industrial users of electrical power invest in special equipment that delivers power full time. Examples are TV stations, Airports and Hospitals. Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 20, 2014, 12:06:58 AM

What is a RCD?

Another solution would be to run a new circuit directly to the fuse box

why wont my computer LOAD facebook? it will load up other pages ..YAHOO..google..but when I GO to the facebook page it comes up a WHITE screen and wont load..i've tried loading up facebook from different sites...yahoo...google..FAVORITES..stil l wont load..Contact facebook...
Contact your ISP.

I have found a certain pdf file that can not be opened by a specific computer.  The computer is running Windows 7 and has all of the latest software updates.  The pdf, as far as I can tell, is completely normal.  When attempting to open the bad pdf on the problem computer, Adobe Reader freezes forever and must be closed.  Here is what I have tried:

0. The computer is plugged in and turned on. Rebooting did nothing.

1. I confirmed that the problem file can be opened successfully on any other Windows 7 computer with Adobe Reader and/or Acrobat.  No problems there.

2. I opened several different pdfs on the problem computer.  All of the various pdf files opened successfully on the problem computer, except for the one file I am trying to open.

3. I tried opening the bad pdf file on the problem computer using several different Adobe products and other programs, including all of the common internet browsers.  Every program stops responding and fails to open the file.
 
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!Has that computer ever had some odd problems?
Has the computer been updated? Has a virus scan been run recently?
What would make one computer different? Please give make and model.
Which version of Adobe Acrobat?
Have you tried other readers?
What is the size of the PDF file?
Using another computer, what special attributes does the 'bad' file have?

Can that 'bad' file be edited? Can you make a backup copy of that file using a PDF editor. Change just one tiny thing and save the file with a new name. The try to open it with the problem computer. What happens?




As far as I know, that computer has never had any strange or serious problems, but I am not its primary user.  The computer is always updated and kept free from viruses, as it is supported by one of the best IT teams I know of.

The pdf would open successfully on computers of the same make and model.  It is a DELL Optiplex 990 running Windows 7 Professional.

I tried opening it using Acrobat XI and Reader 9 and 11.

The bad file is 2 Mb, which is normal for the size of the document.

I only have one good guess.  I noticed that the problem pdf file has a digital signature inserted.  Perhaps there is an attached certificate which the problem computer didn't like.  However, that still shouldn't cause all of those programs to freeze when trying to open the document.You may need to try some experimentation.
May I suggest two experiments.
1. Try using another user account on the same problem computer.
2. Tr some of the other PDF readers available for windows.

List of PDF software
Some are free as a promotion for other products.
GIMP
Foxit PDF Editor
LibreOffice

If none of these works, it must be an ISSUE of permission to READ the document. But that would not explain the bad behavior. One would expect justg a simple MESSAGE to the effect that you LACK permission.

This is not news. But it was new to me. Maybe to you.
IBM has released details about a memory system the will kill SSD forever.

IBM demonstrates next-gen phase-change memory that’s up to 275 times faster than your SSD  Joel Hruska  May 08 2014

http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221364-ibm-demonstrates-next-gen-phase-change-memory-thats-up-to-275-times-faster-than-your-ssd

Read before you buy.  Why are you so scared of SSDs? I've lost count of the number of times that you try and get someone to avoid SSDs for whatever REASON.

Yes, this technology may, possibly, some day replace SSDs but it's hardly going to be so soon that I should think "Gee, I was going to buy an SSD, but I think I'll WAIT for 5 YEARS for IBM to release their new stuff".

Also, that technology is not "replacing SSDs" - It is being presented as a possible replacement for NAND memory so that newer SSDs will USE it instead.I worked for IBM for 20 years.  They have one of the largest R&D divisions of any company and are constantly researching new storage techniques.  I remember being told back in the 80's that bubble memory was going to be the technology that would replace the hard drive.  Now, 30 years later, where's bubble memory?  Just because a team demonstrates a great technology in the lab, that doesn't mean that it will ever become commercialized.  My understanding is that although bubble memory was a great technology, they simply couldn't find a way to manufacture it cheaply ENOUGH for it to be cost effective.

Phase-change memory may never make it to market either.  Meanwhile, ssds are here now and the price keeps dropping so there isn't any reason not to own an ssd.  The position of News Director for CH is still accepting applications....

Thanx.
patio.

This is relevant to technology advancement.  This means privates companies can PUT telecom satellites into orbit and  reduce the cost of  global digital data transfer. Hopefully, it may reduce the cost of Internet service over time.
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By Brian Berger | Jul. 22, 2014
The Orbcomm mission marked the second time SpaceX has guided the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster to a near-zero velocity splashdown with landing legs deployed. Credit: SpaceX video screen grab
WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies Corp. released an 80-second video July 22 showing the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage making a “soft landing” in the Atlantic OCEAN following the July 14 launch of SIX Orbcomm satellites into low Earth orbit.

Private companies have been launching satellites for years...

SpaceX and another private launch company, Orbital Sciences, are the beneficiaries of a recent shift in the American space program toward privatizing more routine missions – such as the transport of supplies and eventually people to and from the ISS. While this upcoming mission is only a preliminary test, SpaceX eventually hopes to dramatically reduce the cost of launching cargo and people into space by eventually making both the first and second stages of its rockets reusable. Last year, the company estimated that once its rockets are ABLE to land back on earth and, after re-fueling, quickly be re-launched, the cost for a trip to the ISS could drop to as low as from $5 million to $7 million.

I am using a Audio/Video Capture device to convert old family videos from 8mm and VHS to Digital and have some questions ( mainly how to preserve quality and also have the size as small as possible )

Currently a 2 hour video tape CAPTURED at 6Meg data rate for MPEG-2 video is around 5.5GB in size. At this size the video quality seems as if its almost an exact match in quality to the original video on tape.

This 6Meg data rate is the default for the capture of MPEG-2, and it has a slider bar in the software to increase or decrease this data rate which obviously setting it for lesser will make for smaller files and lesser quality and maybe I just need to play with this slider bar to find the break even between quality and video file size.

This video capture device which connects externally to computer is same as this one here: http://www.outletpc.com/en3593-8230-10068-41-pinnacle-studio-moviebox-ultimate.html?gclid=CJ_22cODnb0CFeZAMgodgRIAgw

And with Analog in via RCA cables here is what it is capable of:

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Analog Video Capture to Computer
Analog PAL & SECAM/NTSC input
HDV/DV (IEEE 1394) camcorder capture. Full camera control support
Compression: MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DV, MJPEG (User selectable. Available real-time capture formats depend on CPU speed.)

You can try some online converters

I have WINDOWS professional. How can I change the MOUSE from double click to ONE click?.CONTROL Panel/Mouse/settings...

So this isn't a completely computer related issue, but I figured I'd take advantage of being part of a forum and ask anyway.

I will soon be entering the world of websites and all that comes with it. I have my own business and we've been doing well over the years. Luckily, for me, our efforts at other types of marketing have been good (social media, newspapers, local magazines, word of mouth, etc) and we have a steady flow of clients. I thought of starting a website a while BACK, but we just didn't have ENOUGH staff and I didn't have enough time to keep it up and going the way I'd want it to be. But now, I'm in a position to dedicate time to it and I think it might help step up our game.

I've got the domain sorted and am looking at web builders or templates and trying to find a host. I've done loads of research and have a fairly good idea of what is good or not, but one can never be too sure and the extra feedback from others with sites would help. I'm looking at potentially using http://website.1and1.com/make-your-own-website (link attached for reference) for hosting. They have packages for businesses that do SEO stuff which I though might be handy and a web builder. I used to use their services in the UK a while back when I worked there. I liked them but need more info about their services here. I'm open to hearing about other companies that you like and how they work for you. It would help me narrow down my list.

Also, It's gonna start off as a simple site but could grow to a more intricate one where we accept payments online. So I need a host that will allow my site to grow with my business if needed.

Thanks!


The company your mentioned, 1 and 1, is a big a reputable company.
However,  There are hundreds, even thousands of companies that  give good service.
Here is one in the UK that has been around for years.
http://www.34sp.com/

Also, both Google and Yahoo offer hosting plans.One THING to consider is that most web servers are Linux while some are Microsoft Server OS based. Depending on your website plans you have in mind, you may want to know what Server OS is backing your site to avoid problems.

If you will have a pretty basic web site ( no database and no server side scripts , just basic HTML and Javascript etc ) either server platform will do, however if you have say an eCommerce site with a database etc you may find troubles in one designed under a Microsoft Server ENVIRONMENT working on a Linux Web Server.

Just wanted to mention this before you agree to a host. Many hosts have a choice of Linux or Microsoft Server to host your site. Generally the Linux based servers are a cheaper package, while the Microsoft based servers cost more because of the licensing that they push off to the customers, while most Linux server's are free so no licensing costs get pushed off to customers.Thanks Dave for the heads up.

The whole Linux and Microsoft thing hadn't crossed my mind but thanks for bringing that up. I should probably go with the same just in case I need my website to expand.

I gotta get this all sorted soon but thanks for the help. Rather than using an all in one website building service like 1&1's you may want to consider getting regular Linux web hosting (that supports PHP which pretty much everything will) and then build your website on that using a Content Management System such as Drupal or Wordpress.  Both of these have loads of premade themes (Wordpress has more than Drupal) and allow you to expand the site with plugins to add functionality such as galleries, online stores.etc.

By doing this you are not tied into a specific company - With 1&1's system you must stay with them and if you want to move you basically have no option other than to rebuild the site from scratch, with Wordpress/Drupal you can move hosts by simply downloading all the files and backing up the database, then restore the files and database onto your new web hosting.

There is loads of information online about setting these systems up - Many web hosts even offer "one click install" options to install them on your web hosting automatically.Another thing to try is just buy some cheap web hosting and see if it works. About half of them do work as advertised. Not sure, but over the years I have used maybe 40 different cheap servers. For about $1 a month you can get a web space that has most of the popular scripts and support packages. Including PHP , CGI, Pearl and even Front Page extensions.
I will not give an cheap names out. Then tend to dry up after a couple of years. You find them on eBay. I use them because I can not afford the pricy ones. So about once a year I have to find another firm with cheap space.
There are thousands of web hosting sites.
This list is, IMHO, a credible list. Notice 1and1 is liste4d twice. Some big companies share there equipment with others to make a little extra money. Example is Amazon.
http://myip.ms/info/top_hosting/TOP35_World_Website_Hosting_Companies_2014_year_Real_Time_Statistics.html

Stay away from and company involved with a scam or frond. Even if they say they are sorry.
A  Google search for hosting scams
Look at the one that says "Fake Web Hosting Invoices Issued in BC, Canada Fraud Case" I think I have had something like that happen to me. I just ignore the invoices.
Stop already...GEEK.

So i get a phone call out of the blue last night.  The CALLER asks for someone of another name, and when my wife says that person isn't here, he starts talking to her.  He has an Indian accent and there are background noises like a customer service center.  She doesn't understand what he wants, so she gives the phone to me.  He proceeds to tell me that his "company" has detected a hacker trying to compromise my system.  I've never heard of any compaany ever contacting people by phone to warn them of something like this, so I continue to listen for a while, mainly because of all the trouble I've had trying to install Win7.  So i question him on some things, then i give him a little flack, and accused him of being some kind of scammer.  Then i said goodbye and hung up.

Has anyone else gotten a phone call like that? Quote

Has anyone else gotten a phone call like that?

So i get a phone call out of the blue last night.  The caller asks for someone of another name, and when my wife says that person isn't here, he starts talking to her.  He has an Indian accent and there are background noises like a customer service center.  She doesn't understand what he wants, so she gives the phone to me.  He proceeds to tell me that his "company" has detected a hacker trying to compromise my system.  I've never heard of any compaany ever contacting people by phone to warn them of something like this, so I continue to listen for a while, mainly because of all the trouble I've had trying to install Win7.  So i question him on some things, then i give him a little flack, and accused him of being some kind of scammer.  Then i said goodbye and hung up.

Has anyone else gotten a phone call like that?

You lose both your money and privacy.
I would advise you to stay away from them.

Worth repeating. 

Geek why did you resurrect this thread ? ?

I have deleted text messages from my iphone 4s a while back but now I really NEED them. I have just UPGRADED to iphone 5s but STILL have the old phone and sim although I can no longer use it to call ETC. Is there any way at all that I can retrieve old text messages from the sim card. I have tried restoring backups but they were corrupt.

If anyone can help this would be amazing as i am in trouble now without the texts.I changed the subject of your post to something relevant. Please don't give your REQUESTS subjects such as "Help Please". thank you.sorry,

Anyone have any suggestions for a good reliable and free cloud storage option. The options I am aware of are Amazon and Googles cloud storage, but I have never used cloud storage. Up until now I have used my private FTP server of my own either LINUX based for best security or WINDOWS Home Server.

Instead of wasting electricity with an idle FTP server, I have decided that maybe its best to use cloud storage.

The application is mainly to share video messages between myself and my family from locations were hotels offer free internet, but not enough bandwidth to skype without problems or as is the case most of the time, hundreds of users at the hotel all on the free internet and choking the bandwidth to a CRAWL that is just a hair faster than dial up.

The hotel does offer 4 megs of download bandwidth by 1 meg of upload bandwidth for $24.99 per week, but I refuse to pay that crazy amount of money to the hotel for the many weeks that I spend out there a year and so for the last 5 years that I get stuck out there on business, I have avoided paying for the extra bandwidth and still able to video message with my family by posting video files to a FTP server and upload and download them through that trickle of bandwidth which they give as a teaser to try to hook people into paying for it as well as being able to state that they have FREE WIFI in their advertisement.

So I feel that using a cloud storage for the first time makes sense now... just hopefully it wont time out on an upload transfer that takes 45 minutes to transfer a 25MB file. With my private FTP solutions of years past it never timed out, it just trickled the data between the hotel ROOM over the internet and down to my FTP server which was on a faster bandwidth connection.



You can't go wrong with Google Drive. I've been using it for years for business and am very pleased. And you get 15GB storage for free!!!I suggest adrive.com.  I've used it for a few years and find the free account quite useful for personal use.  Thanks for responses... never heard of adrive before.

I would put this in NEWS, but it sounds too much like just a PR release.
Anyway Netgear has a new gigabit router.
Netgear's quad-stream 802.11ac router lifts off
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by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:37 AM on September 2, 2014
There's a new quad-stream 802.11ac router out, and this one may be the most powerful yet. Known as the Netgear NIGHTHAWK X4 AC2350, this lethal-looking device has a 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm Internet Processor under the hood, and it boasts dynamic QoS capability as well as dual USB 3.0 PORTS and eSATA for external storage.

According to Netgear, the dynamic QoS tech can detect and prioritize individual apps, including "gaming, streaming, file transfers, web browsing, etc." The company is aiming the router at "gamers and people who do a lot of video streaming."
The Nighthawk is expected to hit stores "immediately" in the U.S. with a suggested retail price of $279.99.

You should change your name to GigaByte 9PM...

Just wait until he discovers 4k video...

When I am on Facebook and try to watch a video all I get is a white screen. Any ideas WOULD be appreciated. I have to latest VERSION of Java which someone SAID I might CHECK. It didn't make any difference. Also the same thing HAPPENS on my Kindle only there I get a black screen.If it happens on 2 different devices then it's likely the site...not on your end.
Try another browser for a full test.

Saw this notice today go out to all users here and decided to SHARE in case ANYONE else here has an HP with the TROUBLED power CORD. HP / Compaq is replacing them for free. 2 people burned by them and 13 instances of property damages as a result of the failed cords.

Looks like HP and Compaq Laptops:  http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Hewlett-Packard-Recalls-Notebook-Computer-AC-Power-Cords/#remedyThanx for the HEADS up...

I am looking for a organization chart that can be USED both on a computer and a tablet. I thought one note had one but I cannot find it. I am looking for one that you can do a list of items under a ITEM and then break that one into one or two more items
See Here...Not what I asked
Delete this TOPIC
Not solved but I am done being told I am stupid
Quote from: LLckfan on August 29, 2014, 10:25:38 AM

Not what I asked
Delete this topic

I am done as I did say what I wanted ...

even said I thought ONENOTE had it

Not what i needed
CAN I PLEASE HAVE THIS DELETED AS NO ONE READS WHAT I ASK

Not solved but I am done being told I am stupid

Hello

I am completely fed up with google's useless security policy for emails. I hope there is any method to solve this.

What is happenibg is that I used to use my gmail account from Turkey and recently I had to move to Sweden. When trying to gain access to the same account from there, google tells me that 'something has changed'since my last access and it is asking that I verify myself using methods that I forgot them all because I created that account two years ago when I had a different phone number and email and when I did not care much to answer the'secret' question. I also tried google's incompetent recovery survey that judged that I did not provide sufficient information for them to give me access again.

Is there any way to solve this,please help. I desperately need to access that account.

Thanks
If you contact them by phone, you can provide a scan of your drivers license and maybe gain access. They have to prove that you are you. Generally if you dont know the security questions you are locked out for good.I created the email two years ago under a different name and when I just needed a quick email to register for a website. I do not remember what phone number I had nor god knows what security question. This is just ridiculous. I entered the darn password correctly! How stupid...Please isnt there any other way as i do not remember any of their verification methods...Your best bet is to create a new e-mail account then and register with this other e-mail....., or if you have a family member in Turkey still, have them access the e-mail from WITHIN Turkey with your credentials if it is not already locked out totally, and have them forward this e-mail to you at a new e-mail address etc. If i create a.new email with the inaccessible email as my secondary email, will this grant me access to the inaccessible one and how, Please?It would not grant you access to the other e-mail. My suggestion was to have a family member access your e-mail from within Turkey, for the e-mail account that is not working in Sweden. As for maybe its still available if accessed from within Turkey. Then create a new e-mail account from the locale of Sweden, have family member forward important e-mail from your inaccessible account from Sweden that might be accessible from Turkey still if not completely locked out.

If you dont have a trusted individual in Turkey with a computer and internet then your out of luck 

If they go to access your e-mail and cant because its is locked, then you are also out of luck  Quote

I am completely fed up with google's useless security policy for emails. I hope there is any method to solve this.

I seriously doubt if you contacted them with enough info that this couldn't be resolved...

Keep in mind those protections are in place for you...

I seriously doubt if you contacted them with enough info that this couldn't be resolved...

I smell something fishy.
 smell something fishy.
 smell something fishy.
 smell something fishy.

I think i only said it once...
Your issue is with the mail provider but it seems you have made it an issue with us because you didn't care for the responses you recieved.
My apologies for that...i guess... and i wish you Luck.