Computers and Related Hardware/Software

Anime Dad wrote:Soco-chan, I believe a lot of Dell comps came pre-installed with Macafee firewall trial version, and it plays havoc with download speeds. If you have it, try uninstalling it and using the Windows firewall instead (should work just as well).

Ooh, I'll try that out when I get home. Thanks! :D

Anime Dad wrote:Soco-chan, I believe a lot of Dell comps came pre-installed with Macafee firewall trial version, and it plays havoc with download speeds. If you have it, try uninstalling it and using the Windows firewall instead (should work just as well).

Nice :victory: I was clueless to not even think about any pre-installed programs that might hinder downloads. :sweat:

deseipher wrote:

Nice :victory: I was clueless to not even think about any pre-installed programs that might hinder downloads. :sweat:

I've also heard that some comps that have Realtek network cards had an updated Vista driver that stuffed up download speeds horribly. But I don't know if that's cori's problem since she has a laptop which may have an inbuilt network card. If it does, it's just a matter of rolling back the driver for the card.

Anime Dad wrote:Soco-chan, I believe a lot of Dell comps came pre-installed with Macafee firewall trial version, and it plays havoc with download speeds. If you have it, try uninstalling it and using the Windows firewall instead (should work just as well).

That's so idiotic: why would Dell load a machine with the McAfee firewall when it knows that Microsoft has it's own firewall?

That's typical of a store-bought PC: it's loaded with tons of trial version crap that clogs up your PC. :grumble:

bmwracer wrote:
That's so idiotic: why would Dell load a machine with the McAfee firewall when it knows that Microsoft has it's own firewall?

That's typical of a store-bought PC: it's loaded with tons of trial version crap that clogs up your PC. :grumble:

Because we want computers that are cheaper and cheaper, the OEMs license installations of commercial software into their packages. For about a day, Sony offered to sell their Vaios with no crap on them for $50 extra.. but they got shot down by popular opinion.

phlargo wrote:Because we want computers that are cheaper and cheaper, the OEMs license installations of commercial software into their packages. For about a day, Sony offered to sell their Vaios with no crap on them for $50 extra.. but they got shot down by popular opinion.

Thus the reason NOT to buy OEM PCs... At least from the big boys (Dell, HP, Compaq, etc.) :bleh:

So true. I would never buy a Dell/HP/Compac box. I'd rather put one together myself :D

Anime Dad wrote:So true. I would never buy a Dell/HP/Compac box. I'd rather put one together myself :D

If I knew what I was doing, I'd totally put one together myself. But since I'm not, I just bought a Dell to spare everyone on this board the millions of questions I would have. :mrgreen: :beaten:

Anime Dad wrote:So true. I would never buy a Dell/HP/Compac box. I'd rather put one together myself :D

Yup.

Though, not everyone has that option... I wonder if buyers can request that Dell/HP/Compaq/etc. not install all that junk.... I mean, it's your money, shouldn't you get what you want and not all that extraneous garbage?

sadacori wrote:

If I knew what I was doing, I'd totally put one together myself. But since I'm not, I just bought a Dell to spare everyone on this board the millions of questions I would have. :mrgreen: :beaten:

Laptops are a different story too. You can't build your own laptop from bits :grumble:

Anime Dad wrote:

Laptops are a different story too. You can't build your own laptop from bits :grumble:

Well some time next year, I plan to get a desktop (hopefully) and I may just put it together myself. Or beg my brother to do it for me. :beaten:

sadacori wrote:Well some time next year, I plan to get a desktop (hopefully) and I may just put it together myself. Or beg my brother to do it for me. :beaten:

You should learn to do it yourself, but have him help you... If you're gonna do all this PC-related stuff, it's a good learning experience.

If it wasn't for the distance (obviously), I'm sure any of us would be more than willing to help. :victory:

The time is almost upon us when we can trade dramas on thumb drives. The sweet spot is currently 16G: You can pick them up on Ebay for around $30.

The first one I got for work was a 64MB, cost $120 :sweat:

Anime Dad wrote:The time is almost upon us when we can trade dramas on thumb drives. The sweet spot is currently 16G: You can pick them up on Ebay for around $30.

The first one I got for work was a 64MB, cost $120 :sweat:

That's nice, I should look into getting one if 16GB drives are that cheap. That's plenty of room for music and videos to take with me whenever I visit home. I usually take my external drive, and while that has served me well having a USB flash drive would be more convenient. Less to carry with me on the train ride. :victory:

Targeted marketing ~ Japanese style. Check out this videoboard.

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^ I'm gonna run out and get one after work. :beaten: :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:^ I'm gonna run out and get one after work. :beaten: :rofl:

Yeah right! :P Of all the people in the world I doubt you're a member of the target audience....thankfully, too! :beaten:

So, does having a pantsu shot make it work better? Or distract you so you don't realise that it doesn't? :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:So, does having a pantsu shot make it work better? Or distract you so you don't realise that it doesn't? :hehe:

The thin material that make up the pantsu is symbolic of how the video card runs cooler because the skirt is lifted up providing less insulation.

Tu_triky wrote:

The thin material that make up the pantsu is symbolic of how the video card runs cooler because the skirt is lifted up providing less insulation.

Ah. See, I don't think like a marketing executive... :hehe: