Forum: VB.NET  Jan 30th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 397 2 Point Measurement
Helloooooo...
I've been working a simple calculator for a kind of RPG I'n developing, and it requires use of a grid.
I have a set number of checkboxes in a grid formation, where the user checks off... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Mar 22nd, 2007 |
| Replies: 84 Views: 5,109 Re: Whats the last movie you saw?
Never got around to that one, my friends and I dragged ourselves over to the local theater to see 300... and as far as epic war movies go, that one wins.
Needs more blood. |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Mar 5th, 2007 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 3,944 Re: Dell Optiplex GX150 rebooting itself
From what I can figure here, there's a concrete place in the boot where the machine dies. The XP loading screen is the time frame where devices are initiated... my guess lies with the hard drive,... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Mar 5th, 2007 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,563 Re: No green led, power supply or mobo ?
Try attaching the Enermax PSU to the the older model you have, that'll be a good test to determine if the PSU died, which, I've found, is typically the first to go. :\
Note the potential situation... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jan 4th, 2007 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,876 Re: fried my computer-help!
Unfortunately, European and Asian wall outlets utilize 220 volt output, opposed to the American 110.
If you're--if you plan on using this computer again--buying a power supply, I can't tell you how... |
| Forum: Techies' Lounge Dec 25th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 840 Re: Merrrrryyyyy Christmas!
Aye, more fun for everyone with all these new gifts... in my case, an AGP nVidia 7800GS, for example. Additionally, I also wish the community a merry Christmas. :D |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Dec 12th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 2,724 Re: My PC restarts all by itself
This happened to be before, back when my heatsink was loose--where the computer would reboot whenever the heatsink came off the processor by the smallest amount.
If your heatsink is well-mounted... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Dec 12th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Dec 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,536 Re: 256MB vs. 512MB?
Unless you want to play Doom III with these unnaturally large textures they added for players with 512Mb graphics, then no, there is no known benefit of having more than 256Mb (happens to be the... |
| Forum: Community Introductions Dec 5th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Dec 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 157 Views: 14,704 Re: Female Members
I'm additionally annoyed as to how people try to refuse this near fact (haven't really researched too much on it, but I try to observe patterns) of life. One must consider the meaning for different... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Dec 5th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 693 Re: Fried my Compaq H3975???
My friend and I both did a nice job toasting our first builds due to a rather unsafe power situation a year or two back.
Two of the power couplings from his PSU were burnt beyond what I thought... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 30th, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 4,311 Re: Determining Size of CPU Fan
Best option, methinks, is a little bit of searching on NewEgg.com (if you're a US citizen, as NewEgg only ships there accordingly), for practically any Socket A model heatsink, since Socket A is a... |
| Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Nov 27th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,523 Re: screaming graphics card
Yep, I have a similar problem, and it's a terrible experience playing a game, when the video card tries to turn its speed up. The fan belts the metal fan casing around it constantly, reminding me... |
| Forum: Community Introductions Nov 27th, 2006 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,088 |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 27th, 2006 |
| Replies: 50 Views: 5,376 Re: What do you think of Wombats?
A group of wombats struck me down with a bat while I wasn't looking, jacked my cash, and took the time after to laugh at my misfortune.
Since African Grey Parrots are much more benign and annoying,... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 22nd, 2006 |
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| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 22nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,076 Re: Casino Royale
Wasn't too crazy on the poker, either.
Needed more explosions and short men that chuck dangerous hats. |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 22nd, 2006 |
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| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 20th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 7th, 2006 |
| Replies: 31 Views: 5,544 Re: Which browser are you using?
Use this thing called Maxthon, the former MyIE2. As one would guess, it's an IE shell: I like the mix of compatibility and nice skinning/security/utility features included with the program, been... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 2nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 48 Views: 6,766 Re: What online games do you play?
Yea, seems fairly accurate.
The most critical parts of the game will be the physic realism to everything, make the world under you a manipulable object, and stuffs. Hard programming. Demanding... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 2nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 48 Views: 6,766 Re: What online games do you play?
Funny you mention it, I was planning this thing in a postapocaylptic future where the only hopes of survival involve utilitarian ideals. Survival is possible through rebuilding civilization and such,... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 2nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 20 Views: 2,560 Re: Music while gaming
Depends.
Usually I put anything that won't distract me too much, ideally a simpler beat. Lots of dance, I guess. Sometimes Nitzer Ebb works, sometimes Rob Zombie. Nitzer Ebb kinda lightens the mood... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 2nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 41 Views: 4,809 Re: Who do you like
KMFDM
Rammstein
Skinny Puppy
Funker Vogt
Primus
Marilyn Manson
Rob Zombie
White Zombie
Nine Inch Nails
Ministry |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 2nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,653 Re: How do you do it?
Yea I open the corners real slow-liiiike, but that wrapping paper isn't going anywhere in the end, I just try to make the opening all dramatic and such. |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 2nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 2,910 Re: computer powers up but nothing else
There is a possibility the ugly end of electronics is here, whereby I mean, your motherboard isn't broken, but shorted.
"Broken" is when one lovely afternoon an unbalanced delivery of power makes... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 2nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,131 Re: 80's Gaming
Despite the fact I was born at the start of the 90's, my dad and uncle introduced me to the NES and Sega Master System during me youth.
Zaxxon 3D.
Now that was a game. I blowed biscuits at that... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 1st, 2006 |
| Replies: 48 Views: 6,766 |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Nov 1st, 2006 |
| Replies: 48 Views: 6,766 Re: What online games do you play?
Great game, City of Heroes.
I strongly advise to players who want to play an MMORPG that does NOT include faerie magicks and orcs and talking trees and etc.
City of Heroes is simple, well built... |
| Forum: Posting Games Oct 31st, 2006 |
| Replies: 269 Views: 20,263 |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Oct 30th, 2006 |
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| Forum: Game Development Oct 24th, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 3,360 |
| Forum: Techies' Lounge Oct 24th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,589 Re: Question for Techs
I'm additionally curious about this data recovery business, I remember trying things like CompuApps' SwissKnife, and I liked it, but I wondered if there were better alternatives.
If any dood has... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Oct 24th, 2006 |
| Replies: 29 Views: 3,596 |
| Forum: Game Development Oct 24th, 2006 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 3,360 Re: Suggestions for Creating 3D space environment
Unless you already considered, I'd advise playing around with Blender (http://www.blender.org), but if you're looking for an application that would make an application, then it's GameMaker.
In... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Oct 24th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,574 Re: strange keyboard error
Sounds malicious, granted what happened: You transferred documents, and now the machine doesn't know it has a keyboard.
I suspected a virus, or other trafficable malware, since the said transfer... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Oct 24th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,182 Re: PC won't post
For all good testing purposes, I strongly advise an out-case transplant. To the not so knowings, this is when you take everything required for a booting computer [motherboard, processor, PSU, RAM... |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Oct 22nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 1,974 |
| Forum: Geeks' Lounge Oct 22nd, 2006 |
| Replies: 29 Views: 3,596 |
