Computers and Related Hardware/Software

bmwracer wrote:^ Wasn't there an issue with Vista and DivX codecs at one time?

I'm not sure; the laptop came with DivX installed, but I installed ffdshow for the h264 decoding and ended up using it for everything. DivX is still on the machine, but I haven't used it in awhile. It did work fine when I let DivX do the decoding.

phlargo wrote:

There's also one with Wordpad floating around, also employing the Ribbon UI. Windows 7, from what I hear, however, will not be about radical UI changes - the latest Windows Weekly podcast shares some tidbits on it. It's a good broadcast - I like the work that Leo Laporte does on twit.tv (out before twitter)

You're right, Windows 7 looks to be more of an under-the-hood upgrade to Vista more than a UI/Visual upgrade. Listened to the podcast a bit and it sounds like Microsoft is moving towards one version of Windows they can make into different product versions by taking out what's not needed.

If I remember correctly, a beta version should be out by the end of the year, so I'll definitely be on the lookout for it. :victory:

22" Acer monitor for $169.99. Pretty amazing deal.


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3883448&sku=A179-2240&SRCCODE=WEM1736BB&cm_mmc=Email-_-Main-_-WEM1736-_-spooktacular

^ Nice.

But I'm set for the foreseeable future. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:^ Nice.

But I'm set for the foreseeable future. :victory:

Haha. Yeah you just recently purchased a monitor.

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Tiny iKIT notebook features 2.8-inch screen

Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:18AM EDT

Well, calling it a "notebook" may be a stretch, but I can still say for a fact that I'm anxious to get my hands on IMOVIO's iKIT, a ’99 (about $161) miniature PC with a teensy 2.8-inch LCD that some are dubbing a sub-netbook or sub-subnotebook. While it won't run Word, it does pack quite a punch for its diminutive size.

The iKIT, officially dubbed a "Pocket Mobile Companion," is a familiar, if miniaturized, clamshell device with a QWERTY keyboard, Linux OS, Wi-Fi, 0.3-megapixel webcam, and a mini-USB port. It has 64MB of RAM and supports storage on regular SD cards (up to 8GB in size), and it's preloaded with apps, including the usual contact managers, messaging systems, a media player, and the Opera Mini web browser. It's really designed to be used as alternative to your cell phone for mobile email and messaging needs, but given all its capabilities and features, the idea that it can replace your laptop -- at least some of the time -- isn't that much of a stretch.

It's not, however, a replacement for a cell phone: The iKIT doesn't include voice features nor a cellular radio. Its only connectivity option is Wi-Fi (plus Bluetooth), unless you plug a WWAN adapter into the USB port or connect it to something else via Bluetooth.

Sadly, iKIT won't be showing up at Best Buy anytime soon. The British company is hoping to partner with wireless carriers or other companies to sell the device as an add-on or alternative to an expensive phone or laptop. It's unlikely that IMOVIO will bring the device to market on its own, sadly.

Does the iKit come with a iDavidHasselhoff?

dochira wrote:Does the iKit come with a iDavidHasselhoff?

I hope not. :bleh:

I spent quite a while last night removing a particularly nasty virus from our home comp. I first noticed a problem when every link you clicked on in, say, a google search, would open an unrelated site in a new window. It blocked access to any antivirus site, blocked updates for my antivirus program and AdAware, and made the antivirus program crash during scans. It even blocked an email I sent from work to home that had a link to a forum that had a solution!

I finally got it removed though :sweat:

Anime Dad wrote:I spent quite a while last night removing a particularly nasty virus from our home comp. I first noticed a problem when every link you clicked on in, say, a google search, would open an unrelated site in a new window. It blocked access to any antivirus site, blocked updates for my antivirus program and AdAware, and made the antivirus program crash during scans. It even blocked an email I sent from work to home that had a link to a forum that had a solution!

I finally got it removed though :sweat:

Hmm, if you had an anti-virus program running, how could your PC have been infected?

Maybe that says something about your anti-virus program......? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Hmm, if you had an anti-virus program running, how could your PC have been infected?

Maybe that says something about your anti-virus program......? :sweat:

I use AVG, which is usually good. I don't know how we got the virus in the first place, but I suspect my youngest downloaded something she shouldn't have and clicked on it. (thinking it was a music file or something). She was using the computer last before the problem started and said it "kept stuffing up"... :grumble:

Anime Dad wrote:I use AVG, which is usually good. I don't know how we got the virus in the first place, but I suspect my youngest downloaded something she shouldn't have and clicked on it. (thinking it was a music file or something). She was using the computer last before the problem started and said it "kept stuffing up"... :grumble:

You might also think about installing a malware/spyware program as well... Better to be safe than sorry.

bmwracer wrote:
You might also think about installing a malware/spyware program as well... Better to be safe than sorry.

That was part of the solution: They recommended Malwarebytes http://www.malwarebytes.org/ seems pretty good.

Anime Dad wrote:That was part of the solution: They recommended Malwarebytes http://www.malwarebytes.org/ seems pretty good.

There ya go. :victory:

oddly, i never had problems with that stuff...


okay, ill shut up now. :hehe:

Not so sure this question goes here

but

convert from flv to avi or what ever
do you know any good convertors?


Thank you

i'd put it in the video thread.

try doing a search on videohelp.com, either that or doom9.

K.T.Tran wrote:Not so sure this question goes here

but

convert from flv to avi or what ever
do you know any good convertors?


Thank you

http://www.download.com/Pazera-Free-FLV-to-AVI-Converter/3000-2194_4-10786669.html

Hi, I have a question.

I got a Ghost Image of Windows XP with just about 600MB size from someone over internet, and it worked to me to overwrite/restore my corrupted Windows to another new fresh Windows in my PC.

I do know to create a Image by using Symantec Norton Ghost but the size of image that I created is about 1.5GB or above, I have been trying many times, it's just the same..

so do anyone here know how to create a Image of Windows XP with just around 600+mb and fit to burn in to a CD ? I mean using the Symantec Norton Ghost software..

:bow:

ShinYo wrote:Hi, I have a question.

I got a Ghost Image of Windows XP with just about 600MB size from someone over internet, and it worked to me to overwrite/restore my corrupted Windows to another new fresh Windows in my PC.

I do know to create a Image by using Symantec Norton Ghost but the size of image that I created is about 1.5GB or above, I have been trying many times, it's just the same..

so do anyone here know how to create a Image of Windows XP with just around 600+mb and fit to burn in to a CD ? I mean using the Symantec Norton Ghost software..

:bow:

How did you create the first ghost image?

Does the ghost image using Norton have more files than the other image?