• The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V4
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Probably the fifty thousandth time this has been asked. Best free no-bullshit antivirus? Just set up a second windows machine, running Win7 Or just stick with Malwarebytes? Computer's main function is internet/networking
Unless I'm wrong, MSE and MBAM are the only free no-bullshit AVs left.
[QUOTE=lavacano;44630271]Unless I'm wrong, MSE and MBAM are the only free no-bullshit AVs left.[/QUOTE] I thought MSE was bad now. I'm sure I read somewhere that in tests last year it was one of the worst AVs but I don't know how it is now.
I'm supposed to be setting up a way to catalog shit with barcodes, I've got a scanner but all the software that'll let me check codes against a database to display details on the thing you just scanned want like $200+ from me, do any of you know of a free/cheap program that'll let me do that? I'm trying to convince them to use QR codes and a smartphone but everyone's a technophobe.
Does anyone know a good program for extracting audio tracks from MP4 videos? I have a video with AAC audio I'd like to save in M4A format without degrading the quality.
[QUOTE=Scratch.;44630020]Probably the fifty thousandth time this has been asked. Best free no-bullshit antivirus? Just set up a second windows machine, running Win7 Or just stick with Malwarebytes? Computer's main function is internet/networking[/QUOTE] i hear Avast is a good free anti-virus to use.
[QUOTE=halflife_123;44631093]I thought MSE was bad now. I'm sure I read somewhere that in tests last year it was one of the worst AVs but I don't know how it is now.[/QUOTE] It's detection rate isn't the greatest, that's why you combine it with Malwarebytes.
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[QUOTE=onebit;44636652]Math is a thorn in my eye, hope someone can back me up here. 175.657 light years between two stars would take 1756.57 generations, assuming each human lives 100 years while travelling at the speed of light, right?[/QUOTE] Uhh, no, one and three quarters?
[QUOTE=halflife_123;44631093]I thought MSE was bad now. I'm sure I read somewhere that in tests last year it was one of the worst AVs but I don't know how it is now.[/QUOTE] MSE by itself maybe, but MSE + something else = good. Even MSE + Common Sense 2014 is a good combo, and we all know how bad the Common Sense AVs are. [editline]24th April 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=robotman5;44632414]i hear Avast is a good free anti-virus to use.[/QUOTE] Nah, it's ad-infested now.
So I've been thinking about this for a while, figured I'd pass the idea past you guys. Those Electric Superchargers you can buy for cars, while useless for a car, might provide a good intake for a PC. Think it would be worth it?
[QUOTE=thedekoykid;44639967]So I've been thinking about this for a while, figured I'd pass the idea past you guys. Those Electric Superchargers you can buy for cars, while useless for a car, might provide a good intake for a PC. Think it would be worth it?[/QUOTE] you mean a regular fan
[QUOTE=onebit;44636652]Math is a thorn in my eye, hope someone can back me up here. 175657 light years between two stars would take 1756.57 generations, assuming each human lives 100 years while travelling at the speed of light, right?[/QUOTE] Only if each generation gave birth on their deathbed.
[QUOTE=onebit;44640020]Why?[/QUOTE] Oh, you edited a decimal point out, never mind.
[QUOTE=onebit;44636652]Math is a thorn in my eye, hope someone can back me up here. 175657 light years between two stars would take 1756.57 generations, assuming each human lives 100 years while travelling at the speed of light, right?[/QUOTE] Yes, assuming 100 years, but 40 years would be a more accurate assumption.
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[QUOTE=JerryK;44647690]help [t]http://i.imgur.com/XoEI8vs.png[/t][/QUOTE] GPU dying?
[QUOTE=MasterFen006;44648123]GPU dying?[/QUOTE] i don't think so, a pc restart fixed it but i'd still like to know why it happened it was only happening on chrome as well
So I bought a new CPU cooler and a new gpu for my pc. I install it and everything works great. Except one thing, my Razer Mamba doesn't work with my mouse pad anymore. At all. What the fuck? :v: What does changing hardware have to do with a usb mouse's responsiveness on a mouse pad? I got one of those steelseries QCK+ and the surface is nothing special. Works fine on my desk but the moment I put it on the mouse pad it goes almost completely unresponsive. At best I can get some really terrible choppy response out of it after a long delay.
now my cursor is going past the taskbar, into the deep pits of nothingness
[QUOTE=JerryK;44649562]i don't think so, a pc restart fixed it but i'd still like to know why it happened it was only happening on chrome as well[/QUOTE] Open up chrome://flags and look for options related to GPU composting and see what disabling them does.
[QUOTE=JerryK;44649562]i don't think so, a pc restart fixed it but i'd still like to know why it happened it was only happening on chrome as well[/QUOTE] Beat the shit out of your GPU somehow (like run a game high as it goes or use a benchmark) and watch for problems. If that comes up OK, update drivers maybe?
ok it's not just chrome, happened in CSGO in the lobby menu im gonna monitor my GPU's temps and see what happens [editline]26th April 2014[/editline] ~50 C [editline]26th April 2014[/editline] my drivers are up to date, i think it might be shadowplay though when i turned off shadowplay it stopped, atleast i haven't seen it yet i'll keep it for now and see if it happens again
Anyone know some tips to clean mouse pads? I try throwing into the washer, scrubbing it with dishwasher soap, but when I use it again, it turns dusty/white after you scratch it and use it a day later like a black board
When I sleep my computer at night, it doesn't crash, but my monitor won't come back on until I restart my computer. Any ideas what this could be?
So my parents' PC just died (most likely the motherboard, it's just a black screen when I boot it up, not even any HDD activity), and I want to build a new one because it was an ancient pile of garbage anyway (still used ATA and AGP) - would an Intel Pentium G2030 and whatever integrated GPU it has be enough to watch 1080p youtube videos? We can't really afford to spend too much money right now
repost from raspberry pi thread [QUOTE=itsthejayden;44651291]okay, so i have a question. I don't have access to my router often and usually use shared internet connection for my pi. But if I install apache or something of the sort I can't connect to it from any computer but mine. Any help?[/QUOTE] [editline]27th April 2014[/editline] yes the other computers are on LAN
[QUOTE=Thunderbolt;44656763]So my parents' PC just died (most likely the motherboard, it's just a black screen when I boot it up, not even any HDD activity), and I want to build a new one because it was an ancient pile of garbage anyway (still used ATA and AGP) - would an Intel Pentium G2030 and whatever integrated GPU it has be enough to watch 1080p youtube videos? We can't really afford to spend too much money right now[/QUOTE] The CPU itself is plenty fast. The IGP thingo in it would probably play 1080p videos fine barring any weird driver issues like those a mate of mine had with a similar chip last year. If you are still worried you aren't going to get enough graphical power, you could probably pick up a similarly priced APU thing from AMD and it would have a much better built in GPU (albeit with kinda shitty single-threaded CPU performance).
[QUOTE=GURREN LAGANN;44652767]Anyone know some tips to clean mouse pads? I try throwing into the washer, scrubbing it with dishwasher soap, but when I use it again, it turns dusty/white after you scratch it and use it a day later like a black board[/QUOTE] The best I can think of is replacing it.
So, I'm gonna get a 650, 650Ti, 750 or 750ti in a few days and I'm wondering. My system should be able to handle it right. AMD Phemon II X4 955 4gb of DDR3 ram m4a785-m MObo a 1280x1024 monitor 650w PSU (2yr old) Oh, I play at 1152x720 usually, sometimes 1280x720
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