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[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;35910529]Mom refuses to buy anything that's not in the sale. :l[/QUOTE] My mom has an Inspiron some-shit. I have no idea what the specs are but we've managed to get it running WoW on semi-decent graphics settings, and I haven't been called in to fix a single thing that wasn't due to PEBKAC. It sure as hell won't run Crysis or GTA 4, but it can handle browsing, MS Office, things like that, like a champion. Also open up Zeriga's computer, the reason it's heating itself to turn-off point is probably because it's got a lot of dust in it. I gave away my old Compaq to my friend on a "if you can fix it you can have it" deal, and it was showing the same symptoms. Turns out the thing was just so full of dust there was absolutely zero air in there. I miss Mjolnir :smith:
[QUOTE=VistaPOWA;35910525]Get an used ThinkPad, you won't regret it.[/QUOTE] That sentence makes the grammar center of my brain go nuts. Saying "an used" doesn't make sense but it is grammatically proper..Gah!
The same way people don't say "an university", I do think I was supposed to write "a used".
Afaik, there are some exeptions to that rule, or smth. like both are correct in some cases
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;35910685]That sentence makes the grammar center of my brain go nuts. Saying "an used" doesn't make sense but it is grammatically proper..Gah![/QUOTE] No it's not, it starts with a Y sound, so you don't use an. It's based on how it sounds, not the actual letter.
[quote]"Using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. So... - a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dog - an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an elephant; an egg; an apple; an idiot; an orphan - a + singular noun beginning with a consonant sound: a user (sounds like 'yoo-zer,' i.e. begins with a consonant 'y' sound, so 'a' is used); a university; a unicycle[/quote] [url]http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/[/url]
[QUOTE=Shadaez;35910801]No it's not, it starts with a Y sound, so you don't use an. It's based on how it sounds, not the actual letter.[/QUOTE] oh
[QUOTE=lavacano;35910618]My mom has an Inspiron some-shit. I have no idea what the specs are but we've managed to get it running WoW on semi-decent graphics settings, and I haven't been called in to fix a single thing that wasn't due to PEBKAC. It sure as hell won't run Crysis or GTA 4, but it can handle browsing, MS Office, things like that, like a champion. Also open up Zeriga's computer, the reason it's heating itself to turn-off point is probably because it's got a lot of dust in it. I gave away my old Compaq to my friend on a "if you can fix it you can have it" deal, and it was showing the same symptoms. Turns out the thing was just so full of dust there was absolutely zero air in there. I miss Mjolnir :smith:[/QUOTE] I'm not sure how that much dust can build up since Christmas, and suddenly nonetheless... Meh, I'll talk to him about it, even though he dreads taking laptops apart after this fiasco: [thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22706967/IMAG0090.jpg[/thumb] [thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22706967/IMAG0092.jpg[/thumb] Fucking HP laptops god damn Had to take it 100% apart just to get to the heatsink to put on new thermal paste, ended up breaking the bracket the bios battery goes in and it still overheated after that and thoroughly cleaning it [B]Edit:[/B] Also, thinking about getting the Inspiron 15R. With those interchangeable lids because I'm a customization whore. But mom is wanting to wait to see if it pops up on sale... I doubt it though, even if it would, I doubt it'd come with an interchangeable lid of your choice.
[video=youtube;MTSWjkXBHOs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTSWjkXBHOs&feature=player_embedded#![/video] We're all doomed.
[QUOTE=Makol;35911034][video=youtube;MTSWjkXBHOs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTSWjkXBHOs&feature=player_embedded#![/video] We're all doomed.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;6QcfZGDvHU8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QcfZGDvHU8[/video]
It doesn't talk though, therefore it is inferior.
Had the second day for my MS publisher demonstration today. Not only was the group and their teacher happy, they also asked us to come back again in 2 weeks, letting me skip a really boring class. Score.
Welp, Seems my pc has broken down even more. Seems those zombie processes were a symptom for something else. Right now it manages to actually log into windows about half the time, and when it manages to log in Explorer crashes the moment you try to open start menu or similar. No dice with task manager ether Oh, and if i try to click something on my desktop it freezes completely. As in mouse unmovable and complete lockdown Current plan is to go get my CD (at another house, will take some time) and try a repair. Unless anyone here has any ideas
Safe mode? MBAM and stuff, might be a virus? Maybe System Restore?
Had avast do a scan in Safe mode, Could not find anything. Going to see if i can get to system restore without a crash [editline]11th May 2012[/editline] Negative on that. Something have disabled system restore. Not me, i used it a little while ago. Well shit At least i can go in safe mode and get stuff out if i need to reinstall
Yesterday while playing Goser's Portal 2 map, the game started making weird noises while the screen flickered with artifacts and shit. The game then froze with the last 0.5 sec of audio looping, typical Source style. I thought the computer had frozen, but I was on Skype with a friend and we were still talking. Then I closed the game and that was that. Weird stuff.
[QUOTE=Warship;35912295]Yesterday while playing Goser's Portal 2 map, the game started making weird noises while the screen flickered with artifacts and shit. The game then froze with the last 0.5 sec of audio looping, typical Source style. I thought the computer had frozen, but I was on Skype with a friend and we were still talking. Then I closed the game and that was that. Weird stuff.[/QUOTE] its a feature
[url]http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GIGABYTE-GTX570-1280MB-OC-Video-Card-Graphic-HDMI-DVI-nVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-570-/360413549054?pt=AU_Components&hash=item53ea5251fe[/url] what a bargain!!!! it even comes with FREE shipping you save so much!!!!
I want to setup a VPN what does everyone else use?
[QUOTE=kaze4159;35911376][video=youtube;6QcfZGDvHU8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QcfZGDvHU8[/video][/QUOTE] Netbooks will kill us all :ohdear:
[QUOTE=Warship;35912679]Netbooks will kill us all :ohdear:[/QUOTE] Good thing I'm replacing mine ... oh no, I shouldn've said that now it knows oh god OH GOD HELP M
Oh well, Currys and PC World are fully staffed. I should probably be pleased about this. Looks like I get to spend the summer learning C and Python then!
I was bored at school and found out that we have VOIP phones. Some Cisco / Linksys ones. And there are atleast 3 of them, didn't have time to check more IP-s. Used WiFiKill to check the vendors. Cisco, TrendNet, Linksys and some more got written down, might check them next time I have time :V
[img]http://i.imgur.com/FwuSm.png[/img] Wow. 2702 Hours of uptime.
[QUOTE=benjojo;35913108][img]http://i.imgur.com/FwuSm.png[/img] Wow. 2702 Hours of uptime.[/QUOTE] I went to check the uptime on my blast server then I realized that somehow it's completely bricked :v:
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Picture_176.png[/img] help nothing is working clicking on threads isnt working the pagecounter is broken the images dont work and i cant see posts [editline]11th May 2012[/editline] [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Picture_239.png[/img] aaa
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;35913342][img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Picture_176.png[/img] help nothing is working clicking on threads isnt working the pagecounter is broken the images dont work and i cant see posts [editline]11th May 2012[/editline] [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Picture_239.png[/img] aaa[/QUOTE] Yeah the guys on the Mac IE team aren't great, it's why I didn't call them in for the Linux version.
oddly enough netscape 7.2 logs into the website perfectly (unlike safari) and displays the website fairly decently (unlike ie 5.4) what is this wizardry
[QUOTE=lavacano;35910507]The Best Buy over here didn't even try too hard to do that. I went in to get my iPod (a classic because my library has been expanding rapidly), the lady merely asked "Anything else? Case maybe?". Now I bought a case (because if you don't get something to protect your investment you deserve to have it destroyed), but I'm 100% positive that if I said "No thank you" she'd leave me alone.[/QUOTE] I've gone through 3 cases on my iPod they all either haven't fit right or broke I don't know what I'm gonna do with my iPhone for protection but cases for iDevices seem to be getting worse i dunno for $25 I expect something to not break in a week
What the hell is the point of covering the whole device in glass? I mean, that's like the complete opposite what the casing should be, it's for protection.
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