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General Computer/Technology Chat
Just a little place to put little facts, things you've noticed, or anything else you want to discuss that you don't think is worth a thread.
Like just half an hour ago, I had a good scare. I was playing STALKER Call of Pripyat and it was stuttering a bit, which isn't normal at the settings I put it on (I always check BG programs beforehand and they were normal). Suddenly my computer BSOD'd. Nothing new. Reboots and GRUB loads all right the way it normally does. Choose windows and... A Disk Read Error Occured. Pres CTRL+ALT+DEL to Restart. ZOMFG EVERYONE FREAK OUT. Booting into Ubuntu gives 5 minutes worth of error messages, but it still works. As I'm freaking out I remember that my 7 install disk comes with a repair thing and that works. Hooray for anticlimaxes. |
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Yeah, I heard somewhere that everything you do on Google (Emails, search queries, etc.) are all stored at Google and are owned by Google for a long time (12 years or something like that). Most ISPs also own many things you do online.
Last edited by Ningamer; May 2, 2011 at 03:26:29 PM. |
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I've got a GMail account from 2005 and I've never deleted any of my emails in my inbox. I've got emails from 2005 in there that haven't been deleted. The only stuff they do delete is anything in your Spam box that's older than 30 days.
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I've been wanting to upgrade my RAM recently (From 4GB to 8GB, the maximum my machine can handle), which should improve both performance and graphics performance (using some ATI wizardry). I doubt I'd have to get RAM sticks with heat spreaders, so I'm going to settle with these, which are DDR2 PC2-6400 like my current RAM (Heat spreaders are, like, another Ł5. What a waste. Geez). Hopefully I can get these soon unless one of the computer braniacs around here give me a valid reason why I shouldn't.
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I've just looked up some reviews of them and they're pretty mixed. Quite a few people complained with them causing memory errors, crashes and not-working sticks, but these were mainly used on Macs. Most of the reviews for PCs were positive, though, and you can send them back and get a refund if there's a problem with them. I think I might have a shot at them.
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Hrm... That sounds like another massive computer program and part manufacturer that doesn't like the idea of allowing their end users to expand upon a device which they paid for and should therefore be allowed to modify... /./Coughmicrosoftcough././
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Not nearly to the degree that apple does it.
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Furry, do me a favor, even if I'm not a mod anymore....
Fit that image into a spoiler tag plz. :c It expands the window beyond normal capacity. Also, it's annoying. But is that even legal, allowing people to use that out of date tech? ;_; Makes me weep. |
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Well I feel stupid. I've been using the COPY command on my DOS computer for installing unpacked programs from CDs, and going through each sub-directory and COPY'ing it again, having to make the directory on the C: drive.
Well today I learn I could just use XCOPY and that'll go through all the folders for me. |
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