Date: 09/04/05     Keywords: no keywords

I'm looking for a good Divx/Xvid shrinker program. List some good try outs please :).

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/766102.html

Date: 09/03/05     Keywords: no keywords

Does anyone know of a way to exclude a drive in windows media player 10?  I am running windows xp home service pack 2 with WMP 10.0, and so far have yet found a way to exlude it from using a drive.
What I basically want is to play all my songs (which are on a drive letter of my external  hard drive) and have WMP not play songs that are my sisters, which are on another drive path.  Generally I just have the Music Library run through "all music", but that includes stuff on my sisters drive.
Any help would be appreciated.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/765547.html

Date: 09/03/05     Keywords: no keywords

Because you probably already know.

www.linspire.com

Use the coupon code "freespire" for a $49.95 instant discount.

Btw the wait time to download is usually over an hour.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/765212.html

Date: 09/01/05     Keywords: no keywords

I have been asked by my boss to come into work an hour late tomorrow. He wants me to have a go at trying to break into our computer network from home.

I haven't tried this in any serious way before and am a little unsure about where to start... I would imagine steps would be:

1) See what ports are open on the visible machines and what OS / firmware they are running
2) See if there are any exploits known for those OS/applications etc
3) If you get a shell login prompt attempt to crack the password / social engineer a password out of a member of staff (I was thinking about calling up and pretending to be from our ISP or something)
4) Sit in the car with a laptop and break the wireless WEP key & spoof the MAC address

Any other suggestions?

PS. No. I'm not trying to crack someone elses system. No. Really I'm not. :D

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/764086.html

Date: 08/31/05     Keywords: no keywords

It's called "find a use for all this stuff." The prize is yet to be determined.

This one's big so clickity click:



I have acquired these parts over time, and they need to be used or sold. I have access to PIII Cpus, and PC100/133 Ram, if I am to buy another motherboard and buld a functional computer. I had an ASUS CUBX-E motherboard, but with any cpu above 1.65v it was too unstable. The only cpu's I have that are closest to compatible were 733mhz 1.65v PIIIs, which were borderline stable. I also have a 1300mhz 1.5v Celeron (not compatible with CUBX Bios, probably), and a 1ghz 1.7v pIII (or celeron, not sure).


In this pic you see the 350w power supply I have available.

Here you see the other crap.

Here you see the case, FDD, Sony CD Burner (top, too white for the Camera's flash) and an old (1998) Hitachi DVD Drive. NOTE: The AMD K6 badge is for comical effect only.

So I need to do SOMETHING with these parts. I honestly have little need for another computer; my good ol' pc I'm using now is all I need:

Asus A7V8X-X Mobo
Athlon XP 2400+
768mb PC2100 Ram
80GB Western digital HD
ATI Radeon 9200 AGP (128mb)
Sony CDRW/DVD Drive



So anyways WHAT THE HELL DO I DO WITH THIS STUFF??? I've tried making and selling the pc (with the CUBX-E and a 733 PIII) WITH a 15" LCD for $450 but NOBODY bought it. I need to get rid of this stuff but either make some money or use from them. I DO NOT WANT TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY if possible. Lemme know if you could use any (or preferably all) of these parts, I'll make a deal with you.



Thanks for your help!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/763121.html

Date: 08/30/05     Keywords: browser, linux

The rather good, but annoyingly advert filled unless you pay for it browser opera is 10 today, and they are giving registration codes away for free, which gives it all the functionality of the full paid version
go to http://my.opera.com/community/party/ to claim your code, but limited time only.
for pretty much every format going, Windows, Linux Intel, Linux PowerPC, Linux Sparc,
FreeBSD, Solaris and Mac.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/762809.html

Date: 08/29/05     Keywords: technology

CNN is reporting that they cannot get their satellite trucks into the French Quarter of New Orleans, but through the use of a new technology called "FTP," their reporters can get in, shoot video, and then upload it to CNN for viewing.

Wow, has anyone heard of this "FTP" of which they speak?

I mean, I've been on the Internet for 21 years, you'd think I'd have heard of it by now...

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/761739.html

Date: 08/29/05     Keywords: yahoo

Something messed up with my overrides in my past 2 journals, so I made this one and I'm still having the same problem. I can't get my comment bars to work at all. Any ideas?

IM > headtripp831
EMAIL > enamoredxpoisongirl@yahoo.com

Thank you so F*ING much!!!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/761354.html

Date: 08/29/05     Keywords: asp

http://www.zoooz.com/review/content.asp?idx=200


Can anyone here tell what language this page is in, and also how I can translate the entire page? I've tried altavista's Babelfish but to no avial.

Thanks in advance~

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/761117.html

Date: 08/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

Well I'm new around here and I'm in need of help.

I recently purchased a Vantec NexStar2(NST-355UF) USB 2.0/Firewire HD external enclosure. I read all the reviews and found almost everyone saying that it works perfectly, it's stylish, and the enclosure stays cool to the touch. Well so far it hasn't been cool to the touch. I expected it to be a little warm but after a few minutes of use it was burning hot and I assume if it wasn't for the plastic casing it would be even hotter. I have a brand new Maxtor Ultra16 250GB, 7200RPM, Internal ATA/133 Hard Drive, also purchased a couple days ago, in it. Is there possibly something wrong with my HD or do should I just try to get an enclosure with a fan built in?

Also if you are thinking it's an air circulation problem, I had a fan blowing right at it in an air conditioned room and it was still a bit warm. Not burning hot but it still concerns me that it was hot.

Edit: I found a company that sells an enclosure that recommends a fan for 7200rpm drives. Although after posting this I left it on for an hour and watched some videos off of it and it wasn't that hot. What should I do now...

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/760617.html

Date: 08/27/05     Keywords: spyware, microsoft

What would be the best places to turn to for free spyware and adware removal instructions?

Our family computer's been infested with a good deal 20 instances of spyware, adware, and dialers that have somehow evaded detection or removal by Microsoft Anti-Spyware, Spy-bot Search and Destroy, and Lavasoft (but not SpyXposer). I'm not sure which sites to trust and which ones not to trust when it comes to free ways to remove the spyware/adware garbage.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/760537.html

Date: 08/27/05     Keywords: virus

Hi you guys, hope you're all well. :)

I've got a slight problem that I can't seem to fix by myself. googling hasn't gotten me anywhere, nor has the AIM help site thing.


I upgraded AIM this afternoon, and when I got home tonight, I kept getting kicked/reconnected about every 10 minutes. I ran adscans, spyscans, virus scans, nothing came up. Ran HijackThis, and here's the log, hopefully one of you would be so kind as to tell me what to get rid of, if anything.



Thanks for your time! :)

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/760225.html

Date: 08/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

Overall, is Verizon DSL better than Charter Cable?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/759762.html

Date: 08/26/05     Keywords: no keywords

I just bought a combo from TigerDirect, plus other bits I bought, the
system looks like this:
Abit KV7 mobo
Athlon XP 3000+
512MB PC 3200 DDR RAM
Seagate 250gig EIDE HD (brand new from box, not formatted yet)
Heatsink/fan combo
GeForce FX5500 256MB video card
Memorex 52X CD-RW
Maxtor 30gig HD (my old data drive, no Windows)

I just put the system together. My problem started that I couldn't boot
a Windows XP install disc. The computer would go through the memcheck
and all and then say INVALID SYSTEM DISC, PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
But pressing a key gets nothing.

I flashed the BIOS, but that didn't help. Right after flashing the BIOS, I made XP floppy boot discs, but after starting to boot the first floppy it hung on a blank screen with
the cursor flashing in the corner. At first it was sometimes
stopping and beeping (one high pitch, one low) as if the CPU were
overheating, that stopped but now it has been freezing more during the
boot either after the memcheck, the DDR speed check, at the IDE detection or just after that
is done, so I can't always get into the BIOS. The one time I did get into the BIOS, it froze there.

Just now it froze and had a loud, constant beep (a missing CPU error, it seems.) I don't know what to
do. Is my CPU busted? Because if it were, I wouldn't expect the computer to do anything. Is it not booting the disc because it doesn't have the drivers for the CD drive? If so, how do I get that if the
floppy discs don't work? I'm so damn frustrated. Can anyone help?

I spent 7 hours working on this thing yesterday, and I think I may have fucked it up more than when it started. I have the boot sequence right, but the CD doesn't work. The heatsink/fan is seated correctly, but it still seems like either a heat issue because of the way it freezes at different points in the boot. If it were a memory issue, a CPU issue, or now possibly a BIOS issue, I would expect it to freeze at the same point every time. Another random problem is that the startup doesn't always recognize the CPU as an XP 3000+, a lot of the time it is displayed as an Athlon 1300Mhz. There are too many signals pointing to too many different things.

Ug. This is x-posted a lot.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/759440.html

Date: 08/26/05     Keywords: web, linux

Anybody here have some experience with setting up a dedicated Linux Unreal Tourmanent server?  I'm having some trouble with mine that might just be a result of me not knowing much about Linux.  I will put everything behind a cut since this isn't really a general computer question and many might wish to scroll past it.

Here's the scoop:

I am running UT GOTY (436 patch) on Windows XP SP2.  I have cable internet, and my home network is routed through a DLink DI-524 router.

Yesterday I was playing an internet game, hosted on my machine.  I have the port forwarding set up on my router so that port 7777 was forwarded to the machine I was playing on.  My friend was able to connect to my game by using the IP that the outside world sees for me.  All was good.

Today I decided to set up a dedicated server on my Debian Linux box.  I got the server and everything installed and running.  It works fine.  I changed the port forwarding on the router to point 7777 to the linux box instead of the windows box. I also set up port forwarding on 7778 for the server web admin.

The problem is this:

I'm not able to connect to the server from the windows box using the outside world IP address.  I can get in and play on it just fine if I use the local IP that I have assigned to it on my LAN, but it cannot be accessed outside my LAN.

So, can anybody tell me why it doesn't appear to be forwarding the ports? Is there something different I have to do with Linux for port forwarding to work?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/759217.html

Date: 08/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

i feel stupid for asking such a simple question. but,

when you click the 'download' button, there is a little option that says "always ask before opening this type of file" regarding where you want to save your download. well i clicked it and i cant figure out how to get it back. i am connected at 10 Mbps, so most downloads are done in half a second.

then i had an idea of downloading a larger file so i had time to turn that button back on, but it was 'greyed' out so i didnt even have that option anymore.

anybody have any ideas?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/758802.html

Date: 08/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

I was looking for a way to copy and save audio/video materials onto my computer. I had some movies on VHS that I know will never be on DVD, and there were some audio tapes that I wanted on CD.

While visiting a local store, I came across something called Dazzle Digital Video Creator.

Does anyone have any familiarity with devices of this nature? Will it do what I plan to? Are there any limitations or issues that I should be aware of?

I don't want to spend a lot of money without first learning a bit about what is out there.

Please help.... then I can go to sleep.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/758502.html

Date: 08/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

Telnet to here. towel.blinkenlights.nl Someone had some time on there hands. Done well though.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/758046.html

Date: 08/25/05     Keywords: software, virus, antivirus

Hey everyone,

I am doing a bit of research on centralized antivirus solutions for ~10 unit networks with active directory servers.

I am finding it real difficult to find any kind of reviews on the various products out there and was hoping my fellow LJ's could share their opinions and experiences.

I've been testing AVG's network based packages, but I am finding their licensing confusing as well as their install processess.

So I went to look into the granddaddy Symantec and started reading up on their small office AntiVirus 10 groupware packages.

According to the marketing material, it seems ideal for these kind of networks, central installation, licenses based on # of users, client software comes with main package, etc.

But thats all marketing info. Has anyone used this software before? Symantec doesn't provide trials of it.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/757815.html

Date: 08/25/05     Keywords: no keywords

Anyone know how to RMA (I think that's what it's called) memory? My memory's corsair, if that matters.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/757719.html