Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Nibelheim
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject:
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. _________________
Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 1351 Location: Davis, CA
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:
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.
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.
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:22 am Post subject:
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 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
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......?
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:41 am Post subject:
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......?
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"...
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"...
You might also think about installing a malware/spyware program as well... Better to be safe than sorry.
Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 6013 Location: Keroro Platoon HQ
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:
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..
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..
How did you create the first ghost image?
Does the ghost image using Norton have more files than the other image?
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