― ronny longjohns (ronny longjohns), Sunday, 3 April 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link
On my parents' computer (running Windows XP), whenever they start up Word, it tries to install Microsoft Office XP Standard for Students and Teachers. They have Word 2002 installed, it looks like, and they don't know what could have happened that would make it ask for the installation CD-ROM every time. If they hit cancel, it works fine, but it's still annoying and mysterious (like, you know, much of their computer). Any ideas what's going on and how to stop it?
― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 3 April 2005 17:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― absolutego (ex machina), Sunday, 3 April 2005 17:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 3 April 2005 21:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rumpie, Friday, 22 July 2005 13:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rumpie, Friday, 22 July 2005 13:17 (eighteen years ago) link
Go to Tools -> Internet Options...Click on "Content"Click on the "Autocomplete..." buttonClick on "Clear Forms"
Firefox:
Go to Tools -> Options...Click on "Privacy"Click on the "Clear" button next to "Saved Form Information"
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 22 July 2005 13:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rumpie, Friday, 22 July 2005 14:18 (eighteen years ago) link
What's the deal with buying a wireless router to extend the range? Would an antenna do just as well? Can anyone recommend a good cheap solution that doesn't need uber-techieness to implement?
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 28 July 2005 16:36 (eighteen years ago) link
I've just got a new computer. It's the first time I've ever had a Proper New Computer, as opposed to a hand-me-down from someone else. As such, I want to treat her right so she'll look after me in return - chances are, I won't be able to afford another one for a very long time.
So, I'd like your collective recommendations. How can I make my new laptop last for 10 years? What's the first thing I should do? Should I uninstal IE and instal Firefox instead? (I've heard this said in the past) I want to keep her as uncluttered as possible.
What should I avoid? Will slsk cause me problems, of can it be among the first things I install (as well as musicmatch and msn messenger)?
I don't want to hurt my new baby! Best foot forward, and all that...
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Sunday, 31 July 2005 14:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 31 July 2005 14:53 (eighteen years ago) link
Get Firefox, and MS Antispyware
Make sure you have XP Service Pack 2 and go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and make sure you have all the critical updates.
Get an Antivirus programme and keep it up to date
slsk is fine
musicmatch isn't that great, there are better programmes for ripping and playing mp3a, cdex, winamp, itunes etc.
No computer will last ten years.
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Sunday, 31 July 2005 14:59 (eighteen years ago) link
I only want musicmatch cos it's what I've used since 2001 so I'm used to its funtionality. What's better than it?
I know, I know, a decade is a daft aim, but you get my drift.
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:28 (eighteen years ago) link
thanks for your advice, folks. i shall bear it all in mind when downloading pr0n conducting research.
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:41 (eighteen years ago) link
It needs to be simple, so getting people to use another app is out of the question. It needs to be cheap, so getting 7 people to get .mac is also out of the question. So...
Anyone know of any free / cheapish webDav server space we could use for hosting 6 calendars?
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 20 October 2005 11:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 20 October 2005 11:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 20 October 2005 12:30 (eighteen years ago) link
Freshmeat.net is a directory of software, mainly opensource and may be able to help you.
As for the Mac thing there was a useful article on macdevcenter.com on setting up a homemade .Mac server on your mac which included a WebDav calendar server. Set one of the office Macs to be the WebDAV server.
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 20 October 2005 13:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 20 October 2005 13:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 20 October 2005 13:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 20 October 2005 13:35 (eighteen years ago) link
Is there part of the computer (NOT the monitor) that could cause the brightness and colour of the display to flicker, darken etc? Because I just chucked out my old monitor cos it did this all the time, and now my sparkly new TFT screen is doing it too!! What could be causing it?
Thanks!
― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 24 October 2005 18:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― KeefW (kmw), Monday, 24 October 2005 18:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― stet (stet), Monday, 24 October 2005 19:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Monday, 24 October 2005 22:35 (eighteen years ago) link
i had trouble here when i had a desk fan too close to the monitor. anything with an electric motor (next door's washing machine, grrr) in it can cause wobbling like this. bad news if you have a pacemaker. move it (the monitor, not the pacemaker) well away from anything else that's electrical.
check the refresh rate on the monitor as well - too low and you'll notice it (although i don't think this is only an issue with crts)
― koogs (koogs), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 07:31 (eighteen years ago) link
my mate had installed cossacks 2 and he was getting an error when he put disk 1 in, saying that he "needed to insert the game disk". when we tried the other disk 2 there was no error message at all, just nothing happened (it turns out that he doesn't have enough RAM to run it which rang alarm bells)
― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 07:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 09:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 09:23 (eighteen years ago) link
(argh, xpost!)
― koogs (koogs), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 09:28 (eighteen years ago) link
my hard drive fried recently, and the guy told me that it could have happened because i was using a program that didn't go with my operating system (i've got osx panther right now). before this happened i figured that if i tried to use anything that wasn't cool my computer would yell at me or not let me use it, but noooooo. i usually check the system requirements, but i have the feeling there's more to it.
so, is there any trick to tell if a program is cool to use or not?
― ba ba ba ba, Tuesday, 25 October 2005 10:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 10:56 (eighteen years ago) link
dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sda
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 11:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 12:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― c7n (Cozen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 12:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 19:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 19:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― c7n (Cozen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 20:24 (eighteen years ago) link
OK I am trying to set up my PS2 to go online
I have the PS2, the broadband, and the PS2 network adaptor which has an ethernet port and ethernet cable supplied
my current home network is wireless:
internet -> linksys modem -> apple airport
how do I fit my PS2 into that set-up so that I can still route the signal around the house AND play online on the PS2?
the usual config would be:
internet -> modem -> network adapter -> PS2
I think:
I need something so I can connect the PS2 and the airport into the modem
I'm not sure if the modem has more than one ethernet port
I think it doesn't
any ideas?
: /
― c7n (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 11:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― c7n (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 11:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― c7n (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 12:11 (eighteen years ago) link
eg $Key = "abcdefghijklm";
Needs to magically become$Key_a = "ab";$Key_b = "cde";$Key_c = "fghijklm";
Can I just slice characters off the front and back of the string? If so, how?
Thanks.
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 14:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 14:38 (eighteen years ago) link
As you were.
(asking questions you can find out the answer to quite easily C/D)
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 14:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― jdubz (ex machina), Wednesday, 26 October 2005 14:42 (eighteen years ago) link