Forum: Mac tips 'n' tweaks Jul 11th, 2006 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 2,773 Hello,
I think he is referring to the Daystar (or comparable) accelerator card that could be installed inside of a PMac 7100.
The original 7100 was a 66 MHz PPC 601, not a G3 processor. If... |
Forum: *nix Software Jan 9th, 2006 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 98,753 Hello,
Yes, it is possible to see your Ubuntu desktop via the network on your XP computer. You will require software called VNC to make the connection. You can run the VNC server on the Ubuntu... |
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Oct 13th, 2005 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,611 Hello,
I have moved your thread into the proper forum. You may wish to move up one level, and read the various readmes associated with viruses and spyware.
I like using adaware from Lavasoft... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Aug 22nd, 2005 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 4,676 Hello,
A few things:
* You have a hardware RAID that is not managed by Windows. I think you knew this, but I am describing why Windows will not be able to manage this for those who are... |
Forum: Storage Aug 15th, 2005 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,873 Hello,
I would do the complete format. I occasionally use quick format for floppy disks, but for hard disks, I would rather take the time to see if there are any dead sectors on the disk before... |
Forum: Storage Aug 15th, 2005 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,873 Hello,
As far as I am aware, there isn't any functional difference to the end user.
Quick Formatting simply clears the file table. Doesn't zero out any data. I am not positive if the other... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Aug 15th, 2005 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,424 Hello,
You need to first backup your data. That is of primary concern. When you are done with the re-install process, the data will be gone.
Next, boot from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM. Go... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Aug 11th, 2005 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 1,485 Hello,
Yor computer has three hard drives. When we speak of RAID and partitions, we like to use the word VOLUMES in the server world to describe how the data is stored on your computer.
Backup... |
Forum: Graphics and Multimedia Aug 10th, 2005 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 3,966 Hello,
I have not seen the issues that Juno is complaining about concerning Mac performance. On the other hand, I have seen PC's and their inability to underline text properly from Microsoft... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Aug 8th, 2005 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,458 Hello,
For the others reading the thread, you may wish to tell us HOW you did it. Giving back to the forum is almost as fun as asking things. :)
Thanks,
Christian |
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Aug 2nd, 2005 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 10,596 Hello,
The quietest device I have seen is the Apple Mac Cube. No fans. The quietest device I have ever owned is my Palm.
Maybe you should look for a tower to put under your desk, or perhaps... |
Forum: Networking Hardware Configuration Jul 25th, 2005 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 5,737 Hello,
Open IE, and type this in:
http://63.240.140.119
and let me know if you resolve The Milwaukee Journal.
If you do, and you see a newspaper web-page, this means that your DNS is... |
Forum: DaniWeb Community Feedback Jun 24th, 2005 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,909 Hello,
There are tools available to the moderators and super mods to manage the postings. We have various policies on WHY a post should be managed, but to answer your question in an efficient... |
Forum: Linux Servers and Apache Jun 3rd, 2005 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 3,100 Hello,
Please be careful with the attitude here. Everyone on DaniWeb is a volunteer, and posts can fall off the radar screen... all depends on how people use the site. Attitude will chase people... |
Forum: Linux Servers and Apache May 27th, 2005 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 3,100 Hello,
You are diving into system administration here. You will need to decide what flavor of Linux to work with (I am a RedHat/Fedora fan) and then decide what you are going to install, how you... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP May 21st, 2005 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 12,567 Hello,
The driver disk thing that you describe also happens when placing Win 2000 on older SCSI drives when booting up via floppy.
Another example of getting all of the drivers together before... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Apr 26th, 2005 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 1,646 Hello,
I am assuming you have on your laptop a live XP or 2000 environment.
Log in as Administrator.
Right-click on the files to edit the security. You might need to "take ownership" of... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Apr 20th, 2005 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 2,702 Hello,
You might also try viewing with the hidden files revealed. Do not do this lightly though.
Christian |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Apr 20th, 2005 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 18,362 Hello,
There might be a registry edit somewhere to change the number from 10, but if you think deeply and responsibly about what you are doing, you should come to the quick solution that your... |
Forum: Web Browsers Apr 12th, 2005 |
| Replies: 14 Views: 2,250 Hello,
I am a Firefox and Safari user. For some reason, Firefox and Fox news do not get along too well on my Macintosh OS X platform. SO I safari the news page. No big deal to me on that one.
... |
Forum: C++ Mar 28th, 2005 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 2,874 Hello Acidburn,
If you are going to do that, be sure to save your work first! I have done some expirements with linux processes, and was able to crash a computer in 20 seconds or so.
... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 24th, 2005 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 125,776 Hello,
Really depends on what OS your end users are working with on their computers. Windows 2003 Server, for example, has a shutdown command, that you can place a timer on and, work with. I... |
Forum: OS X Jan 21st, 2005 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 3,119 Hello,
It sounds to me that there is a DNS problem on the computer. A quick way to check that is to go to a working computer, and ping the address of a site you are trying to reach (ping... |
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Jan 13th, 2005 |
| Replies: 11 Views: 15,242 Hello,
Under Windows 2000, there is an option to make 4 floppy disks, and start the software installation from there. You might be able to do that with XP. I am not sure; I do not have an XP... |
Forum: Window and Desktop Managers Dec 18th, 2004 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 8,493 Hello,
Welcome to Linux! There are some things to learn, and you are in for a small challenge, but it is very well worth it, and you will be a happier fella for taking this step.
A FIRST MAJOR... |
Forum: Apple Hardware Dec 3rd, 2004 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 2,957 Hello,
Please tell us what you did to fix it. :)
Thanks,
Christian |
Forum: OS X Nov 22nd, 2004 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 11,047 Hello,
It is sounding like a hardware error, but there is one thing that you might be able to do. Do you have OS 9 loaded somewhere on that laptop? no, not running Classic, but where you can... |
Forum: Apple Hardware Nov 19th, 2004 |
| Replies: 11 Views: 6,924 Hi,
You may also want to see if those screens will be supported by your Packard Bell computer. If it is an older one, your video card might not have the horsepower to drive the screens.
... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Nov 11th, 2004 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 7,940 Hello,
My guess is that your XP Home machine does not have you authenticated properly... in other words, doesn't know who you are. You might (change that to BETTER) have firewall software... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Oct 19th, 2004 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 1,483 Hello,
When booting from the XP CD, the software should ask you where to install it. In that screen, you should see the partions available listed. You should be able to delete the partition,... |
Forum: Apple Hardware Sep 21st, 2004 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 9,774 Cool beans!
Glad that it is working for you. Take care, and enjoy.
Christian |
Forum: Apple Hardware Sep 17th, 2004 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 9,774 Hello,
You are going to need to use the Printer Utility to attach to the printer in OS X, and set it up from there. Does your Asante Laserbridge support IP? If not, you are also going to need... |
Forum: Mac Rumors and Reports Jul 22nd, 2004 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 5,551 Hello,
If you do go to OS X, your best bet is to get to OS X 10.2 (Jag) or 10.3 (Panther). The orig OS X (you said you had 10.0) and 10.1 had serious printing issues (SLOW!) and other little... |
Forum: OS X Jul 15th, 2004 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 3,408 Good Morning,
It is possible to work with zip files on the Mac. While it is not the traditional Stuffit format, there are Zip programs out there for the Mac, and most of them Shareware.
My... |
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jul 12th, 2004 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 2,797 Hello Papa Smurf,
You wrote out pretty clear instructions on how to work regedit, but failed to tell the user on how to backup the registry. Your post is incomplete.
As an administrator, I... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jun 30th, 2004 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,995 Hello,
There is a way to disable the countdown, but you should make sure you have your data backed up before you make this modification. While it isn't a serious mod, if you do something wrong,... |
Forum: Apple Hardware Jun 25th, 2004 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 7,156 Hello,
Looks like it's time to contact the manufacture and have the drive swapped. The Firewire will be much faster (assuming the drive mechanism can keep up) than the USB package is.
... |
Forum: Apple Hardware Jun 22nd, 2004 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 7,156 Hello,
I hope you are able to get that working. I have not upgraded to Firewire technology, so don't know everything about it. I am still working with SCSI and USB, although I think I have... |
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jun 21st, 2004 |
| Replies: 44 Views: 96,551 Hello,
A Hardware Interrupt is a "message" that the hardware will give the CPU saying that attention is needed somewhere else. For example, if your CPU is adding some numbers together, and... |
Forum: Networking Hardware Configuration Jun 21st, 2004 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 5,087 Hello,
Couple things to consider:
1) FTP can be compromised. Passwords are sent in the clear. While it is not likely, this could cause a problem.
2) Dialup can move about 14 MB per hour. ... |