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If you’re one of the outstanding users yet to make the pilgrimage to Gmail from your dilapidated Hotmail account, you may have been one of the lucky ones (like myself this morning) rewarded recently with a handful of e-sunshine for your continued loyalty. The once affluent e-mail service received a …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]16218[/ATTACH]According to [URL="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-21/will-microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer-be-fired-for-low-stock-price/"]Peter Laurie on The Daily Beast[/URL], Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may soon be out. Senior Microsoft executives have been discussing how to oust their leader. Dissatisfaction with Microsoft's stock performance has fueled the possible rebellion. Microsoft stock prices have fluctuated over the past few years, but the company …

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Ok, I am having serious trouble with this, so please help me out. bear with my long story, please. One of our computers here at work started doing something funny...it wouldn't start windows. Whenever it was about 70% done loading windows (the version was 2000 NT) it would go to …

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If you've ever had an e-mail's tone misinterpreted, rest easy. New software [URL="http://tonecheck.com/"]ToneCheck[/URL] allows you check your e-mail messages before you send them and flags sentences and phrases that might lead its reader astray.[ATTACH]16183[/ATTACH]ToneCheck is the brain child of Matt Eldridge. After losing a deal due to appearing too pushy …

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New to networking and although I’ve installed printers to workstations, I’ve never installed a new printer to a server. I only know that an IP address is to be reserved for the new printer through DHCP if the printer software does not scan the network and find an unused address. …

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It only took Sony four years, but they’ve finally created their version of the Wii killer: a glowing magic wand lollipop known to the world as the PlayStation Move. Requiring Sony's PlayStation Eye camera to deliver the experience dubbed by some as the most advanced motion controlled gaming to date …

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While most consumers hail one- or multiple-touch technology as an improvement over keyboard typing or using a mouse, for musicians who need both hands to play their instruments, removing a hand to momentarily touch the screen for page turns is distracting at best and disruptive to the music at worst. …

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Apple has kindly donated the source code for the original MacPaint software to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. This is in large part thanks to the [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/computer-history-museum-makes-original-macpaint-source-code-avai/"]exhausting efforts[/URL] of Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original members of the developmental team for the original Macintosh in 1984. When …

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i have a computer with windows server 2003,now i need windows xp, but i cant install it. when i put in the xp cd, it wont run and it doesnt show the install option. when irestart the computer for it to auto boot, nothin come out. wut can i do …

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Look I Have No Sound On My Computer At All I Would Like To Have Sound.could Some One Please Help Me With This Mater.the Name Of My Sound Device Is Sound Pro And I Tried To Down Load A Device To Get It Up And On But It Did Not …

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For the longest time there has been an implied, some might even say explicit, connection between computer infection and online pornography. According to one developer of AntiVirus software that connection has now been well and truly broken. Ondrej Vlcek, the CTO at [URL="http://www.avast.com"]AVAST Software[/URL], has announced the results of research …

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Apple had a great week last week when it launched the iPhone 4 to much fanfare. [URL="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/29/business/la-fi-iphone-sales-20100629"]1.7 million units[/URL] reportedly flew out the door in the first three days alone setting sales records. People [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/article/199761/hundreds_wait_in_line_as_iphone_4_goes_on_sale.html"]waited in long lines[/URL]; reportedly longer lines than for the iPad debut or the iPhone 3G …

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This month sees the 75th anniversary of one of the cornerstones in the IT industry and it's name is neither Apple nor Microsoft. In 1935 the Fuji Tsushinki Manufacturing Corporation was founded in Japan, although you will probably know it better by the name it adopted later: Fujitsu. [attach]15619[/attach]Quite apart …

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I love books. My house is full of bookshelves overflowing with them. I have countless cabinets stuffed with them and they pour off my wife's and my night stands. We have spent many a night in book stores just perusing the shelves, spying the new releases and I've discovered some …

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Someone posing as Apple head honcho Steve Jobs on Twitter has managed to fool a major UK newspaper into reporting that the [URL="http://www.apple.com/iphone/"]iPhone 4[/URL] would be recalled after posting a Tweet which said "We may have to recall the new iPhone. This, I did not expect". The Daily Mail website …

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It was exactly one year ago today that I published my original "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story219749.html"]The 10 Best Linux Distributions[/URL]" and it's time to put forth a new list for this year's best. Without looking at the old list, I've decided to compile this one from scratch. This 2009 list takes several factors …

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Just [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story283037.html"]weeks [/URL]after Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales came under criticism for being overly zealous about removing information, particularly images, that could be considered to be child pornography from the electronic encyclopedia, the site is being accused by Fox News of harboring pedophiles. "Wikipedia has become home base for a loose …

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Many a gadget freak has claimed 'I would kill for an iPad' over the last few weeks, but as the world officially goes iPad crazy ask your self this: would you die for an iPad? That's the rather serious question being asked as the Chinese factory where the iPad is …

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I recently built a computer. Here is the hardware I am using. CPU- Intel Core i5-660 Clarkdale 3.33GHz 4MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Power Supply- Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-D-B 750W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 Hard Disk Drive- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 …

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Two headlines grabbed my attention today. The first proclaiming that Linux sucks while the second announced it was possible to boot into a full Linux OS in less than a single solitary second. Paul Rako [URL="http://www.edn.com/article/CA6720353.html"]reports[/URL] that one company, an embedded-Linux specialist called MontaVista Software, has gone step further than …

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I have an Asus A7V266C Board. Is the proper procedure to remove all the periferals. Second remove all the software and driver to all the periferals? Then reinstall the MoBo drivers, then the software for the Printer, USB Joystick, and Scanner. Thanks for any advice. Lynn. Everthing else is working …

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Symantec today launched a new hosted security as a service solution for small and medium sized business in the form of its '[URL="http://www.messagelabs.com/trials/hep"]Symantec Hosted Endpoint Protection[/URL]' offering. Delivering a simple and convenient cloud-based service covering Windows-based laptops, desktops and files servers, the solution aims to protect these endpoint systems using …

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Hi, i need MD5 Hashes of all the virus can any one help me to finding them. Thanks

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If I can get the right help here, maybe I can help others out later. The problem? My desktop pc won't boot up. Window starts with the "We apologize for the inconvenience," and all the options just return me to the same screen.

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sorry to be a pain but i've tried constantly restarting IE and my PC but when i go to the flash player page on Adobe, i install it like mentioned and then it says "failed to install". i've done everything the website says to do to make sure it works …

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I am unable to connect on my home network using a machine with Windows 2003. Until I disconnected this machine and left it unplugged for a couple of days, I had no such problem. Any tips of where to look for solution?

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We have a machine here running windows xp pro, and for some reason every time we try to open internet explorer it flashes once and then closes, this happens with all addons turned off no matter what way we try to run, cmd line, nothing works. Any help would be …

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The[URL="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703298004574459380459235704.html?mod=rss_Today%27s_Most_Popular"] Wall Street Journal reported[/URL] yesterday that Dell plans to build its own cell phone running Google's Android operating system, and release it some time next year. It's worth noting that Dell has tried to get into the gadget business before. They made a couple of failed stabs at the …

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I have an HP 4215 officejet all-in-one. Having recently purchased a new laptop with Vista Home Premium, I had not attempted a scan before today. Of course, the buttons on my all-in-one were not recognized. At first, I just looked for recent drivers on HP but then I googled the …

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Hello all, Unfortunately I have this bad habit of turning to this magnificent community only with requests for helping hand on malware issues, but since that's the root nature of this part of the forum, I can just say that I'll be happy to drop by more frequently in future. …

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Okay, i can play runescape on my emac, the only problem is that During the game you need to right click, I know that if i want to right click on a mac all i have to do is CTRL + click , But it doesn't seem to work, Anyone …

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Hello All, I was having Windows XP Professional SP1 which got updated to SP2 when i agreed to the update querry without realising what it is going to update. THe problem is that now i dont have calculator in the Start-Program-Accessories- which was earlier there.I am not sure that this …

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Hi, I have this problem every time when i start a game it keeps restarting.. PLEASE HELP I ALMOST TRYED EVERYTHING. History : 1 year ago : When i connected my GFX in my pc it made a strange noise like sharp(if i ran a game). So i was looking …

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Earlier this evening, I had a conversation with a friend and colleague in the IT business. He runs his own independent computer consulting firm and we were trading war stories about customers, hardware vendors and work sharing. Work sharing, also known as "farming out" work that you can't do yourself …

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Hey guys, i got the weirdest driver problem, First of is my MBOX2 Pro Tools LE install, the first few times i tried to install the program, it would install the software but with out the drivers for the MBOX2, On the third re-install, it installed the lot, but the …

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Plenty of people have done it, gone online pretending to be something they are not. Indeed, plenty of men have gone online into chat rooms, forums, virtual worlds and social networking sites pretending to be women. Usually it is for the attention, sometimes it is for the sexual kicks of …

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Last night while watching my usual list of recorded television programs, I saw a commercial for [URL="http://www.kgb.com"]KGB[/URL], the company that begs you to text them with your questions. For a mere 99 cents, they'll answer any question that you ask of them. I'm sure that they have their share of …

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[ATTACH=right]14357[/ATTACH][B]Product[/B]: Apple iPad 32GB Wi-Fi [B]Web site[/B]: [url]http://www.apple.com[/url] [B]Price[/B]: $599 for reviewed model [B]Pros[/B]: Fantastic screen resolution, responsive touch screen, great battery life. [B]Cons[/B]: Need to connect to iTunes on a computer for first use, finger prints, not all app store apps are tuned for iPad, no Flash support. [B]Stars[/B]: …

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In response to criticism of the way it was testing broadband Internet speeds, the Federal Communications Commission, following up a [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story267741.html"]promise [/URL]it made last month, [URL="http://blog.broadband.gov/?entryId=359987"]announced [/URL]it had hired a vendor to help it perform more accurate tests. "In a couple of weeks, we will be asking for consumers from …

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Hello All, I recently purchased a used pc that has no installed os or software. However there is a licence key on the pc for windows vista home premium. A firend has a vista home premium disc, and I was wondering if I could use his disc and just put …

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My screen is showing all my pages in Vertical. I have to tip my Monitor on it's side to see normal. Can anyone please help me to get my screen back Horizontal? I use windows ME and have a LSD Monitor. :sad:

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I've been a freelance journalist for 20 years now, and can honestly say that the iPhone has changed the way I work more than anything since wireless Internet access came along all those years ago. But what are the essential iPhone apps that a jobbing journalist, or blogger for that …

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Hi, I'm trying to change administrator password from limited account which i didn't know that. is there any possible way?

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Albert Einstein once said of himself, "If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants." [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Roberts_(computer_engineer)"]Ed Roberts[/URL] was one of those giants to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude for our computing technology. You probably have never heard of …

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Hello, I am using word 2003, and I want to print the gridlines that I have on the page. I copied the chart from excel. I can't seem to find where to change it in the print options. Can Anyone help. Thanks

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The other day I was writing a [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/reviews/review271593.html"]review of an online backup product[/URL], and I wrote about the advantages of backing up to the cloud. Even though I have two external backup drives, they are both tied to the same electrical system in my house as my computer. If the …

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[LEFT]Hi, Im a newbie in tis networking stuff. Recently I juz bought a netgear G wireless router model wgp614 v.6. I followed thru the steps in the cd connecting my ethernet modem to router & router to pc but Im not able to connect to Internet. Ive done it a …

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It's true. [URL="http://www.oracle.com"]Oracle[/URL] is now, with its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, the world's largest purveyor of open source software. Does that surprise you? It did me too, until I started digging and realized that Oracle has a history of supporting free and open source software. Their support didn't start with …

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In my network there is 35 computers connected through multiple switches. I also have 2 Network Printers. Now I want to setup 3 Server for this network, 1 as Linux server, 1 as Windows Server and 1 as print server. Can anyone please help me out with the guide to …

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OK People I have read the read this post first thing but my pc still wont post. I have a epox EP-P4MKI MB with Centrino 2.4Ghz 128/400 2 x 256 PC2100 DDR Various drives and PCI cards. Now I figured it must be the mainboard so ordered a new one …

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