The "ask little questions not worth starting a thread about" thead.

opn4bzns · 04-18-2008, 6:22 AM

Just use this thread (not thead) to ask little techy questions too insignificant to start a thread about.

CharlieH · 04-18-2008, 7:00 AM

Yeah they do. uh, they are entire multimedia handheld thing.

As simple google search would have helped you out here.

EDIT: Sorry if that did come off as bit assholey

MistyTehMoose · 04-18-2008, 8:39 AM

Gee, Charlie, no need to be a dick about it.

dnL_Flipped · 04-18-2008, 9:12 AM

That was a little dickish of you, yes. Although Google is all knowing and powerful. It would have kept a pointless thread being created.

opn4bzns · 04-18-2008, 9:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dnL_Flipped

That was a little dickish of you, yes. Although Google is all knowing and powerful. It would have kept a pointless thread being created.

Even if my question had been entirely useless, which I still don't think it was, since google's cool and all, but it doesn't provide an explanation for why I've never seen one and why no one I know seems to have heard of them, that doesn't mean the thread's useless. Read the op. It's not just for my one question, it's for anyone's little questions not worth making a thread about.

Bernardo · 04-18-2008, 9:49 AM

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Originally Posted by opn4bzns

My question: do Archos players actually exist in real life?
I've seen people talking about them on the internet a fair bit, but I can't recall ever seeing one in real life, and there aren't any in any stores I've looked in. Are they just rare or something?.

Now that you mentioned it, I never met anyone who got AIDS. -> must be rare disease

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Antisaint · 04-18-2008, 10:10 AM

I've got a couple random questions:

I'm looking at expanding my free space, either through an external HD, or replacing my old HD with a bigger one and using the old one as an external. About half (45 GB) of my old one is taken up by music, and I don't want to have to plug in an external HD to listen to my music. Which path is a better option? And, if the new external is a better option, is there a certain kind that I should buy/avoid?

Also, I got shafted on my video card when I got my computer (nVidia 256MB Quadro, used for CAD and other 3D programs), and it hasn't been kind to my gaming habits. I'm running a laptop (Dell Latitude D820), so how hard/impossible would it be to replace?

I'm not going to replace my computer, I'll just live with whatever I can't fix. Thanks for any help.

dnL_Flipped · 04-18-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by opn4bzns

Even if my question had been entirely useless, which I still don't think it was, since google's cool and all, but it doesn't provide an explanation for why I've never seen one and why no one I know seems to have heard of them, that doesn't mean the thread's useless. Read the op. It's not just for my one question, it's for anyone's little questions not worth making a thread about.

I'm not saying that you were wrong or anything dude. I'm just saying that Google search could have confirmed that the do exist. To be honest I think that this thread is a good idea, I have a few questions myself to ask for help with on here. But for now, I need to get some work done.

Oofie · 04-18-2008, 10:19 AM

Um yeah, can having two different anti-virus thingies on one computer fuck it up? Because my desktop is being nasty and I thought it might be because of that.

opn4bzns · 04-18-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Aoife

Um yeah, can having two different anti-virus thingies on one computer fuck it up? Because my desktop is being nasty and I thought it might be because of that.

It's unlikely that it would fuck your desktop up, but some scanners don't play nicely with each other. Try disabling one or both for a while and see what happens to your desktop (if you disable both be careful about what you download). Also, which two are they?

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Originally Posted by Antisaint

I'm looking at expanding my free space, either through an external HD, or replacing my old HD with a bigger one and using the old one as an external. About half (45 GB) of my old one is taken up by music, and I don't want to have to plug in an external HD to listen to my music. Which path is a better option? And, if the new external is a better option, is there a certain kind that I should buy/avoid?

Depends if you're happy to have an external plugged in all the time. In your second question you mentioned a laptop, so you might not want to lug it around if it's the same computer. If you are happy to, or it's a different computer or something, it's a lot easier to get an external than transferring everything to a new internal drive. If you stick to reputable brands (Seagate, Western Digital, that sort of thing), and maybe get a specially portable one if it's a laptop, you should be fine. 1 terrabyte ones (1000gb) are going for about au$300, so I'm sure you'll be able to find a big enough one for a decent price if you shop around.

Oofie · 04-18-2008, 10:38 AM

Avast and McAfee. And other stuff like Windows Defender and SpyBot too.

opn4bzns · 04-18-2008, 10:42 AM

Well, you don't really need two, and Avast is good enough by itself, so I wouldn't bother renewing McAfee (assuming you're paying for it), but in the short term try disabling one of them for a while and seeing what happens.

Edit: Another question of my own. I know you can get firefox to remember your passwords and require a master password to enter them all, but is it possible to configure it so it just asks me for the master password when I start firefox, not every time I visit a site?

CharlieH · 04-18-2008, 9:00 PM

No. It'll only ask you for it when it needs it first.

BlakKohm · 04-20-2008, 8:26 PM

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Originally Posted by opn4bzns

Now 20% less snappily titled.
The title's pretty self explanatory. If you have a tech related problem that isn't really worth starting a thread about, such as little issues or whatever, post it in here, and hopefully someone will answer.

My question: do Archos players actually exist in real life?
I've seen people talking about them on the internet a fair bit, but I can't recall ever seeing one in real life, and there aren't any in any stores I've looked in. Are they just rare or something?

It's been confirmed that they exist, but I've seen the 30 gb 605 at an Office Depot, and a Circuit City. There not abundant like iPods, but they're out there

BurgerKueen · 04-20-2008, 8:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Aoife

Avast and McAfee. And other stuff like Windows Defender and SpyBot too.

I had Norton and Avast I think, and the second I downloaded Avast I basically couldn't use my computer. I'd turn it on and it would freeze in like 20 seconds. It all got fixed when I managed to uninstall one of them.

opn4bzns · 04-21-2008, 3:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BlakKohm

It's been confirmed that they exist, but I've seen the 30 gb 605 at an Office Depot, and a Circuit City. There not abundant like iPods, but they're out there

Yeah, I've done a bit more research and it appears that in Australia you can only get them on the net (and a few obscure stores), so that explains it.

Oofie · 04-21-2008, 5:43 AM

Thanks for that.

Got another one though. My laptop has this automatic notification thing that tells me when new software is available for me. It's now telling me to download a new Wireless Lan software driver, and it gives a big list of options for different operating systems.

I need to identify the built in wireless lan I have so I download the correct one, and I have no idea how to do that with vista.

It gives instructions for XP so I tried sort of doing the equivalent with vista but got nowhere. Can anyone help?

opn4bzns · 04-21-2008, 6:06 AM

I have Home Premium, so it may be slightly different if you have Basic or Ultimate or something, but press the Windows key and Pause/Break (top right corner of the keyboard). It should open a window called system. In the top left of that is some text saying "device manager". Click it. It'll open a UAC prompt and then a window with a bunch of hardware stuff. Click on the plus next to the one called "network adapters" (it might be wireless network adapters or something, I don't have a laptop to check on).

It should say the name of the adapter there.

Axidos · 04-22-2008, 5:11 AM

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Originally Posted by opn4bzns

I have Home Premium, so it may be slightly different if you have Basic or Ultimate or something, but press the Windows key and Pause/Break (top right corner of the keyboard). It should open a window called system.

The other way to get to this "System" window is to right-click on the Computer icon on your desktop, and select Properties.

Jiggz · 04-22-2008, 7:50 AM

iPod Nano 3rd Generation Review?

Is it worth it? I'd like to upload AVI's and watch my favourite series and movies, but I think the tiny screen makes this pointless. Anyone own the new nano? Is it worth it? How's watching video on it?

Pie_Dee · 04-22-2008, 8:02 AM

Not at all. It's hard to enjoy a movie on a screen so small any sort of detail becomes hard to make out, and the memory isn't exactly great considering it is meant to store video as well as music.

Jiggz · 04-22-2008, 8:03 AM

Is the iPod classic any better though? It's also got a relatively small screen.

Beefynick · 04-22-2008, 8:13 AM

Personally I do not think either of them are good for watching movies or videos. The screens are too small, for me at least, and you miss out on some of the detail of the video.

Pie_Dee · 04-22-2008, 8:30 AM

Yeah, it's a bit better, but not much. I have a classic and it's fine for watching shows and movies like Summer Heights High which are just stupid and funny, but not for anything else which you really need to be able to get into.

Antisaint · 04-22-2008, 11:10 AM

Speaking of iPods, does anyone know of a free program to convert .flv to an iPod friendly format (.mov?)?

Hunnter · 04-22-2008, 2:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Antisaint

Speaking of iPods, does anyone know of a free program to convert .flv to an iPod friendly format (.mov?)?

This blog seems to have a ton of info on converting files to other formats, found Googling.
Not tried any myself since i don't have an iPod.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/0...media-formats/

Also, here is one for you.
I have an HDD (external) who had a little accident, think it is the power adaptor.
I put it into my other computer to see if i could get the files that way.
Turn it on, it turns back off instantly.
Remove the drive, put another on the same slot, it boots fine.
I tried another connection with it, i tried it with only that drive, still nothing.
What could be up with it?
Also, i had put the same drive into my NAS, it can detect the drives size, but it can't read due to Netgear being asses and using their own filesystem...

CharlieH · 04-22-2008, 2:50 PM

What is NAS?

Mate, your HDD may well have given up the ghost. Your only hope is to see if you can recover the files off of it.

Spastic · 04-22-2008, 2:53 PM

NAS is network attached storage.

Beefynick · 04-22-2008, 3:05 PM

It sounds like your drive is fried.

Hunnter · 04-22-2008, 3:12 PM

I had a feeling it might be that.
I just don't know why the NAS can detect it though... thats the strangest part of it.
I'll probably need to rip it open and try some tests to see if the electronics are fried in some way, or attempt another computer as well.

Never ever getting an external drive again, nor a drive from Seagate ever again, even if they make a perfect drive (which they won't), i still won't get it, they are an enemy for life now.

opn4bzns · 04-23-2008, 2:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Jiggz

iPod Nano 3rd Generation Review?

Is it worth it? I'd like to upload AVI's and watch my favourite series and movies, but I think the tiny screen makes this pointless. Anyone own the new nano? Is it worth it? How's watching video on it?

I wouldn't bother getting an iPod for video unless it's a touch. The screen on Classics and Nanos (as well as the low capacity on Nanos) makes it a real pain to watch anything. I really like the idea of portable video, but the Nano and Classic's execution is deeply flawed (you have to use obscure formats too).

Jiggz · 04-23-2008, 2:52 AM

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Originally Posted by opn4bzns

I wouldn't bother getting an iPod for video unless it's a touch. The screen on Classics and Nanos (as well as the low capacity on Nanos) makes it a real pain to watch anything. I really like the idea of portable video, but the Nano and Classic's execution is deeply flawed (you have to use obscure formats too).

I could probably google this, but what formats does it play besides .MOV? All my movies/series are avi.

opn4bzns · 04-23-2008, 4:11 AM

.MOV, .M4V, and I thought they played .H264 too, but it seems like only the Touch and iPhone do.

Jiggz · 04-23-2008, 8:08 AM

Ok, one last question on the subject. How does one go about converting video for the Nano? Does it come with software? And how long does the conversion process take?

Pie_Dee · 04-23-2008, 8:53 AM

I use iSquint, but I think it's only for Macs, so if you have one you can google it and download the software. The conversion time obviously depends on the size of the file, but for a two hour movie it takes about 10-15 minutes at the most for me.

opn4bzns · 04-23-2008, 9:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Jiggz

Ok, one last question on the subject. How does one go about converting video for the Nano? Does it come with software? And how long does the conversion process take?

Doesn't come with software. How long it takes will depend on the program and your computer. Converting video is very processor intensive, so if you don't have a decent one it will take a while. I don't use a Mac (you do, don't you?), but I've heard of iSquint (as the guy above said) before, and it's basic, but meant to be fast.

Hickabod · 04-27-2008, 9:29 AM

Whats CPU Overclocking? Pros, Cons, and is it worth it?

Beefynick · 04-27-2008, 9:35 AM

It depends on how long you want to keep you computer. It does create a speed increase but it decreases the life of your processor. If you are not looking at getting a new computer in the next few years I would not suggest it.

If you do not know what you are doing you can completely burn out your processor as well.

Dime · 04-27-2008, 9:59 AM

I have and intercooler for my 360 and whenever it gets moved around the littlest bit , I get the RROD. Can someone please explain exactly what RROD means? I always thought that it was basically, send it to microsoft, your screwed.

opn4bzns · 04-27-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Hickabod

Whats CPU Overclocking? Pros, Cons, and is it worth it?

Makes your cpu faster. If you have a prebuilt pc (a dell or hp or whatever) you probably won't be able to. It's also difficult if you're unfamiliar with it and the benefits aren't enormous. If you want to look into it more there are a lot of guides on google.