Even my intestines bursting is nothing compared to what you went through.
I salute you.
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I have six email accounts so that I can use some of them as junk email black holes.
When a site asks me for my email, I just provide one of these dummy accounts.
When a site asks me for my email, I just provide one of these dummy accounts.
Holy fecal matter! I'm glad you're able to post again.
You can't take it too seriously. It's a defense mechanism in dealing with a horrific situation. But oftentimes we all need to make fun of ourselves to keep our sanity.
Congratulation on surviving the whole ordeal. How many medkits did they have to use to revive you?
You can't take it too seriously. It's a defense mechanism in dealing with a horrific situation. But oftentimes we all need to make fun of ourselves to keep our sanity.
Congratulation on surviving the whole ordeal. How many medkits did they have to use to revive you?
It's hard to believe, but this college course is every gamer's dream come true.
...and it's happening at Berkeley, no less.
But I guess I shouldn't be so surprised. After all, it's the school that generated the Una-Bomber and have naked students cavorting around the campus.
It's mighty cool though. This means that gaming is being more accepted by main stream culture finally. It's not just for geeks and nerds anymore.
...and it's happening at Berkeley, no less.
But I guess I shouldn't be so surprised. After all, it's the school that generated the Una-Bomber and have naked students cavorting around the campus.
It's mighty cool though. This means that gaming is being more accepted by main stream culture finally. It's not just for geeks and nerds anymore.
The lovely and amazing Gmail is now available in an offline mode.
It just gets better and better, doesn't it?
It just gets better and better, doesn't it?
Bad things happen to good people on the internet...everyday.
Oops! My bad.
I just found out that what's making my computer freeze up and take more than ten minutes to reboot is my stupid Zonet fax modem.
I thought I could just leave the modem in my computer and ignore it. But apparently it's confusing the BIOS and the computer has a hard time reconciling it when rebooting.
After I removed the modem from the PCI slot, the computer boots fine again, and it's stable.
But the Ad-Aware licensing annoyance was enough for me to uninstall it anyway. I don't miss it.
I just found out that what's making my computer freeze up and take more than ten minutes to reboot is my stupid Zonet fax modem.
I thought I could just leave the modem in my computer and ignore it. But apparently it's confusing the BIOS and the computer has a hard time reconciling it when rebooting.
After I removed the modem from the PCI slot, the computer boots fine again, and it's stable.
But the Ad-Aware licensing annoyance was enough for me to uninstall it anyway. I don't miss it.
I installed Ad-Aware this morning, because I was concerned that the Zonet website for the fax modem gave my computer some cooties.
However, after I installed Ad-Aware, I realized that the Ad-Aware Free itself is actually a spyware.
Beware of this software. After I installed it, it rummaged through my HDD and caused my computer to crash repeatedly.
Even with a hard restart, the computer took 10 minutes to reboot and I had to manually uninstall this piece of shit.
Be careful.
However, after I installed Ad-Aware, I realized that the Ad-Aware Free itself is actually a spyware.
Beware of this software. After I installed it, it rummaged through my HDD and caused my computer to crash repeatedly.
Even with a hard restart, the computer took 10 minutes to reboot and I had to manually uninstall this piece of shit.
Be careful.
Wohoo! I love Windows 7's penchant for hotkeys.
possibly a problem with the PCI slot or the motherboard?I doubt that's the case, since when I powered on the computer, Vista recognized that a new hardware was installed immediately and proceeded to automatically install the driver for it.
But after the installation claimed to be successful, I can't find the modem from the computer.
I'll look into the BIOS, and I'll keep trying contacting the tech support at Zonet.
Zonet support seems to suck, since they don't even have a live person talking to me. I could just leave a message and no one ever calls me back.
I have already reported the company to BBB.
I bought a Zonet ZFM5621MT fax modem for $10 because I need to send faxes via my computer. My old fax machine finally broke.
However, I cannot figure out how to send faxes through this damn thing.
I thought I would just send the document to a fax/printer driver using the "Print" command, but there's no fax modem device under "Printers".
When I looked in the Control Panel under "Phone and Modem Options", the computer does not detect a modem.
When I powered up my computer after installing the modem into a PCI slot, Vista reports that it had successfully installed the driver for the hardware (it didn't specify what kind of hardware though, but I figure it must be the fax modem since it was the only new thing that I installed).
I also manually downloaded the fax modem driver from Zonet (the manufacturer), and I installed it. It also reports that the driver had been successfully installed.
However, I still don't see any modem under Device Manager or in the Control Panel.
What the heck is going on here? Contacting Zonet support is a failure, because I just got a voice mail. No one has gotten back to me after many hours of waiting.
Does anyone have any idea?
However, I cannot figure out how to send faxes through this damn thing.
I thought I would just send the document to a fax/printer driver using the "Print" command, but there's no fax modem device under "Printers".
When I looked in the Control Panel under "Phone and Modem Options", the computer does not detect a modem.
When I powered up my computer after installing the modem into a PCI slot, Vista reports that it had successfully installed the driver for the hardware (it didn't specify what kind of hardware though, but I figure it must be the fax modem since it was the only new thing that I installed).
I also manually downloaded the fax modem driver from Zonet (the manufacturer), and I installed it. It also reports that the driver had been successfully installed.
However, I still don't see any modem under Device Manager or in the Control Panel.
What the heck is going on here? Contacting Zonet support is a failure, because I just got a voice mail. No one has gotten back to me after many hours of waiting.
Does anyone have any idea?
I am totally envious.
You'll soon find that the internet is full of assholes.The world is full of assholes.
That's how we can all poop.
After all, he is just an insect.
Apparently, Long Beach is generally a slow city when it comes to the internet.
I heard that Americans get one of the slowest internet speeds in the world.
The fastest internet in the world is in South Korea.
That's it. I am moving there.
The fastest internet in the world is in South Korea.
That's it. I am moving there.
Now, Windows ME was the biggest piece of shit that was ever stepped on by millions of fools.
Windows 7 uses the same kernel as Vista. XP has something completely different. Some may argue that XP's kernel is a lot more efficient than the Vista kernel.
Microsoft really shouldn't call it Windows 7.
It's really just a SP2 release for Vista.
Except Microsoft makes everyone pay for it, of course.
It's really just a SP2 release for Vista.
Except Microsoft makes everyone pay for it, of course.
Sounds promising. It's beta after all.
But how is it better than Vista?
But how is it better than Vista?
Ubuntu looks nice, but how is it better than Windows?
Anyone here running it?
I am planning to wait until it's out of beta. Vista works fine for me now, and there's little reason for me to change at this time.
I am planning to wait until it's out of beta. Vista works fine for me now, and there's little reason for me to change at this time.
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Satch, it is recommended to used a penpad with it though.Unless the user has uber mouse skills.
Great photos!
Hmm...I'll check out Artrage 2.
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But how fast does PhotoShop load up?
Paint.NET loads instantly.
Besides, it does everything that I want to do. I think PS is just too bloated.
It's the same reason why I use Chrome instead of IE.
Paint.NET loads instantly.
Besides, it does everything that I want to do. I think PS is just too bloated.
It's the same reason why I use Chrome instead of IE.
I tried out Paint.NET
It's such a nice program. It does everything that most people want (including myself), yet it is not bloated like many other graphics editors.
It comes with a 64-bit version, and it works well with Vista. For me, there is no delay whatsoever when I load the program, and all the operations are done in the blink of an eye.
I love it!
It's such a nice program. It does everything that most people want (including myself), yet it is not bloated like many other graphics editors.
It comes with a 64-bit version, and it works well with Vista. For me, there is no delay whatsoever when I load the program, and all the operations are done in the blink of an eye.
I love it!
Vista comes with the NET framework built-in, correct?
yah but what's the point of a desktop with nothing on it?I have the Taskbar on my desktop, and I use that. It's all I need.
I have shortcut keys assigned to every single program on my computer. I have memorized them all. It's much more efficient and faster to start programs that way, compared to using the mouse to click around.
You gotta admit. The DOS command line is powerful, and its power lies in the fact that all commands are available at your fingertips. No menu navigation or mousing around is necessary.
I was on TWHL until about 10 pm, then I went to bed.
Another 2 1/2 hours for me (Los Angeles).
I will be working all day today.
I just hope I don't get called in as backup tonight.
That would suck.
I just hope I don't get called in as backup tonight.
That would suck.
I can't have more than five icons on my desktop.
The clutter would drive me crazy.
The clutter would drive me crazy.
far cry 2 is lovely in short doses.Well, I guess that's the perfect game for me then.
I only have about two hours a week to play FarCry 2, so the gameplay doesn't become tedious.
It will probably take me six months to finish FarCry 2 at this rate, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. FarCry 2 came free with my new graphics card (the EVGA GTX 260), so it's just an added bonus to my nice hardware.
I have turned almost everything in Vista off, so it's just XP 64-bit with a prettier interface.
The 64-bit part is important, because I have 8 GB of RAM. Regular 32-bit OS would not be able to handle that.
The 64-bit part is important, because I have 8 GB of RAM. Regular 32-bit OS would not be able to handle that.
$15? It's like two movie tickets nowadays.
I also noticed that Vista accesses the HDD a lot more than XP. In fact, the HDD light blinks constantly when I am doing absolutely nothing with the computer.
Even after I disabled all the services, the HDD still flickers.
Even after I disabled all the services, the HDD still flickers.
I guess it pays now to be a poor American, huh?
Call of Duty 4? SPORE?
I have Vista 64 now, and after I disabled everything (Superfetch, System Restore, Windows Defender, etc), it runs very fast and smoothly.
And I have not had any compatibility issues with it so far.
I got Vista 64 (Home Premium) on sale (Black Friday) for $69, and it was actually cheaper than XP.
And I have not had any compatibility issues with it so far.
I got Vista 64 (Home Premium) on sale (Black Friday) for $69, and it was actually cheaper than XP.
Sweet!
I am playing through HL2 again on my new computer too.
I am playing through HL2 again on my new computer too.
In case you haven't noticed, Steam is having a gigantic holiday sale.
All games are sold at reduced price. Grab them while you can.
All games are sold at reduced price. Grab them while you can.
Touch me! Touch me!
Even being a doctor is not immune to the effect of the economy.
I am working slightly less nowadays, but I am okay with that. It just means I get to stay home more on weekends.
But children still get sick, and they need me to make them better.
I am still sponsoring Newegg though. Not only did I buy a tons of parts from them for my new rig, but I am also getting my brother's birthday present next month from Newegg.
I am working slightly less nowadays, but I am okay with that. It just means I get to stay home more on weekends.
But children still get sick, and they need me to make them better.
I am still sponsoring Newegg though. Not only did I buy a tons of parts from them for my new rig, but I am also getting my brother's birthday present next month from Newegg.