Date: 05/29/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: mysql, software, sql, linux, microsoft, apache

Writer Rodney Gedda at Computerworld writes that aQuantive, the online ad agency Microsoft is buying for $6 billion, is an open source play. The reason? Many aQuantive units, including AvenueA Razorfish and Atlas, make extensive use of open source software, including mySQL, Linux, and Apache. If you use open source, are you ...

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/120506500/

Date: 05/30/07 (PHP Community)    Keywords: software, web, google

I wanted to ask for some recommendations for an Open Source online store webapp. Basically, I want to setup your standard site that allows me to sell some items and accept credit card transactions.

I've googled for different projects/merchants and found many options; there are a few I am already leaning towards (for example http://www.zen-cart.com/ and paypal for my merchant account seem to be an attractive option). I don't expect to have a high volume of sales (it is more of a hobby type of thing).

Any recommendations? I am not looking for something that "gets the job done", I am looking for a open source online store software that you actually loved using. To me, if I like it, it means I will also get involved with the project and contribute to it...

Any suggestions?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/php/568886.html

Date: 05/30/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

I want to continue our discussion about penguins as predators by talking about Covalent. (This limited edition ale was described as ""a bomber you can't refuse" by its producer, Boulder Brewing.) Covalent's business is supporting open source projects, then selling direct support of the same software to corporate clients. Covalent doesn't launch projects. ...

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/120794758/

Date: 05/30/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

Songs from major music label are available via Apple's store sans digital rights management software that prevents file copying.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6187457.html

Date: 05/30/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: rss, software, html, java, security, virus, web, spyware, yahoo, microsoft

This may be a basic problem, but it's an extremely frustrating one.

There are times using my computer when it is just extremely lag-gy. One of the primary times is when I come back to it and wake it from the screen saver. Let me give you an example of a usual situation, as it happened just now.

I came in to the computer room to look up something on the computer. It came out of the screen saver, and was sitting on a FireFox screen. I went to file and New Window, and it took THIRTY-FIVE SECONDS to open a new FireFox window. Once it dragged itself through all that it's fine, but that's a terribly annoying problem to have.

Heh, I just went to the search function to find Hijack This, and it took 17 seconds for the Search window to come up! It hasn't always been this way, things used to pop right up! Now, I know that a reformat would probably fix it all but...wow that can be a headache. Could it be anything else?

I am running a Compaq Presario with a 3200+ AMD Athlon XP Processor and Windows XP. 512 MB SDRAM, 200GB HD.


Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 5:37:15 PM, on 5/30/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccProxy.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltsmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Gizmo Project for LJ Talk\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltpspd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\naPrdMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\tcpsvcs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe
C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SUPERAntiSpyware.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe
C:\Program Files\Semagic\LiveJournalU.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\1122012945\ee\aolsoftware.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\1122012945\ee\aolsoftware.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLAcsd.exe
c:\program files\common files\aol\1122012945\ee\aim6.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\Topspeed\3.0\aoltpsd3.exe
C:\Program Files\AOL 9.0\waol.exe
C:\Program Files\AOL 9.0\shellmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\POWERD~1.SCR
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner\Desktop\Sean\HijackThis_v1.99.1.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.espn.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q105&bd=presario&pf=desktop
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Internet Explorer Provided by Cox High Speed Internet
R3 - URLSearchHook: AOLTBSearch Class - {EA756889-2338-43DB-8F07-D1CA6FB9C90D} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 4.0\aoltb.dll
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINDOWS\system32\Userinit.exe
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02DCA195-602B-4B1F-83FF-381B7E804BDB} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HDBHO.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: 1CPG Toolbar Opcode Handler - {29C88E20-4234-41B9-A9DB-982958C95FB1} - C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\1ClickPicGrabber.dll
O2 - BHO: FloatBar Class - {75B1A646-CDCE-4C06-B52F-84F4463B4FC8} - C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\FloatBarFor1CPG.dll
O2 - BHO: AOL Toolbar Launcher - {7C554162-8CB7-45A4-B8F4-8EA1C75885F9} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 4.0\aoltb.dll
O2 - BHO: CNisExtBho Class - {9ECB9560-04F9-4bbc-943D-298DDF1699E1} - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\AdBlocking\NISShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: 1ClickPicGrabber - {D593DE91-7B41-45C2-830E-E9A99AB142AA} - C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\1ClickPicGrabber.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AOL Toolbar - {DE9C389F-3316-41A7-809B-AA305ED9D922} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 4.0\aoltb.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HostManager] C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\1122012945\ee\AOLSoftware.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [AOLRebootNeeded] regsvr32.exe /S
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Weather] C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\Weather.exe 1
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Aim6] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\Launch\AOLLaunch.exe" /d locale=en-US ee://aol/imApp /HIDEBL
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AOL Fast Start] "C:\Program Files\AOL 9.0\AOL.EXE" -b
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SUPERAntiSpyware] C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SUPERAntiSpyware.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &1CPG Grab pictures on this page - res://C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\1ClickPicGrabber.dll/GRABPAGEPICS.HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AIM Search - res://C:\Program Files\AIM Toolbar\AIMBar.dll/aimsearch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar Search - c:\program files\aol\aol toolbar 4.0\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Select for PasteCards - res://C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\1ClickPicGrabber.dll/PASTECARDS.HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: 1C&PG Grab Target File - res://C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\1ClickPicGrabber.dll/GRABLINK.HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: 1C&PG Grab This Picture - res://C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\1ClickPicGrabber.dll/GRABPIC.HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: 1CPG Grab &movies on this page - res://C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\1ClickPicGrabber.dll/GRABPAGEMOVIES.HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: 1CPG Grab pict&ures this page links to - res://C:\Program Files\ZaberSoft\1ClickPicGrabber\1ClickPicGrabber.dll/GRABPAGELINKS.HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: Copy to Semagic - C:\Program Files\Semagic\copy.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Semagic - C:\Program Files\Semagic\link.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\npjpi150_02.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\npjpi150_02.dll
O9 - Extra button: AOL Toolbar - {3369AF0D-62E9-4bda-8103-B4C75499B578} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 4.0\aoltb.dll
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O16 - DPF: {1A1F56AA-3401-46F9-B277-D57F3421F821} (FunGamesLoader Object) - http://www.worldwinner.com/games/v46/shared/FunGamesLoader.cab
O16 - DPF: {26FCCDF9-A7E1-452A-A73D-7BF7B4D0BA6C} (AOL Pictures Uploader Class) - http://o.aolcdn.com/pictures/ap/Resources/2.2.0.51g/cab/aolpPlugins.10.4.0.2.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {3107C2A8-9F0B-4404-A58B-21BD85268FBC} (PogoWebLauncher Control) - http://game1.pogo.com/cdl/launcher/PogoWebLauncherInstaller.CAB
O16 - DPF: {3A7FE611-1994-4EF1-A09F-99456752289D} (WildTangent Active Launcher) - http://install.wildtangent.com/ActiveLauncher/ActiveLauncher.cab
O16 - DPF: {4A3CF76B-EC7A-405D-A67D-8DC6B52AB35B} (QDiagAOLCCUpdateObj Class) - http://aolcc.aol.com/computercheckup/qdiagcc.cab
O16 - DPF: {615F158E-D5CA-422F-A8E7-F6A5EED7063B} (Bejeweled Control) - http://www.worldwinner.com/games/v45/bejeweled/bejeweled.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1166005304468
O16 - DPF: {8A94C905-FF9D-43B6-8708-F0F22D22B1CB} (Wwlaunch Control) - http://www.worldwinner.com/games/shared/wwlaunch.cab
O16 - DPF: {9A065115-8F53-4588-AF1D-EF58AE736B3F} (AOL Newport ScreenSaver Ctrl) - http://o.aolcdn.com/pictures/ap/Resources/2.2.0.51g/cab/aolpScreensaver.10.2.0.0.cab
O16 - DPF: {A7ECD556-D6F6-4F41-8C6B-14AB246801A0} (Secure Delivery) - http://cdn.digitalcity.com/video/kdx.cab
O16 - DPF: {BAE1D8DF-0B35-47E3-A1E7-EEB3FF2ECD19} (CPlayFirstddfotgControl Object) - http://aolsvc.aol.com/onlinegames/free-trial-diner-dash-flo-on-the-go/ddfotg.1.0.0.33.cab
O16 - DPF: {C93C1C34-CEA9-49B1-9046-040F59E0E0D8} (Paint Control) - http://www.worldwinner.com/games/v42/paint/paint.cab
O16 - DPF: {DC75FEF6-165D-4D25-A518-C8C4BDA7BAA6} (CPlayFirstDinerDashControl Object) - http://clubgames.pogo.com/online2/pogop/diner_dash/DinerDash.1.0.0.80.cab
O16 - DPF: {DF780F87-FF2B-4DF8-92D0-73DB16A1543A} (PopCapLoader Object) - http://aolsvc.aol.com/onlinegames/bejeweled2/popcaploader_v10.cab
O16 - DPF: {FE0BD779-44EE-4A4B-AA2E-743C63F2E5E6} (IWinAmpActiveX Class) - http://pdl.stream.aol.com/downloads/aol/unagi/ampx_en_dl.cab
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxsrvc.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: AOL Connectivity Service (AOL ACS) - AOL LLC - C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLAcsd.exe
O23 - Service: AOL TopSpeed Monitor (AOL TopSpeedMonitor) - America Online, Inc - C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltsmon.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Gizmo Project for LJ Talk\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Proxy (ccProxy) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccProxy.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Cisco Systems, Inc. VPN Service (CVPND) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Framework Service (McAfeeFramework) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe" /ServiceStart (file missing)
O23 - Service: Network Associates McShield (McShield) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: Network Associates Task Manager (McTaskManager) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - Unknown owner - %ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe" -d -f "%ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.ini (file missing)
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: SymWMI Service (SymWSC) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe
O23 - Service: Ulead Burning Helper (UleadBurningHelper) - Ulead Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe

Please help my PC get back to blazing speeds again!
Thanks!
Sean

PS - Crossposted to a few PC Help communities.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/782776.html

Date: 05/30/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, browser, web, google

Search giant launches Google Gears, open-source software that brings offline access and local storage to the Web browser.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6187596.html

Date: 05/31/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, google

i wasn't able to find any mapping software (besides google earth) for os x. something like Streets & Trips for Mac?
i got a bluetooth GPS receiver and thought it would be cool to play around with a 17" PowerBook.

quick googling doesn't really turn up much but some blogs from 2004..

do you use any navigation/mapping software on your Mac?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1076602.html

Date: 05/31/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, web, google

Google is in the online ad-service business. Why does it lavish attention on software developers and open-source projects?
Kicking offline Web apps into gear

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6187630.html

Date: 05/31/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, microsoft

While the subject here is open source, I do want to make mention of how the proprietary software world will survive, a story ripped from today's headlines. Hardware. The Microsoft Milan Table is more than a nifty interface solution. Like the iPod, it's an expression of software in hardware form. Open source has ...

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/121073157/

Date: 06/01/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, microsoft

The Free Software Foundation has released its "last call" draft of GPL V3, along with a personal plea from Richard Stallman for folks to upgrade from V2. (This gadget-loving Tux was found at Computer Shopper.) Most discussion of the new release will focus on Novell, which won clearance for its Microsoft ...

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/121375482/

Date: 06/05/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, google

Site aims to allow the online customer relationship management software maker to act as a reseller for Google's AdWords.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6188670.html

Date: 06/05/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

Since all you geeks helped me so greatly last week
and I was able to save £99 by taking the console back
and having it replaced...I will asked another favour
before I pull my hair out.
How do you reset the password on the Nintendo DS Lite
broswer? I bought it used. Am ready to scream. Nintendo
customer service is not there and I'm going to be branded
a lame mom for buying dodgey software.
Holding all the keys down is not working BTW.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1078161.html

Date: 06/06/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security

Acquisition designed to help IBM customers reduce security risks, ensure regulation compliance early in software development process.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6188999.html

Date: 06/07/07 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software, web

I have a Toshiba Satellite P35 laptop in my possession. I just blew the hard drive and threw XP SP2 on it. Everything works fine except for one critical detail - when Windows loads, it does not recognize that the laptop is charging. The P35 has three LED's on the front - a green AC LED that indicates the laptop is plugged in and running off the wall, a green power LED indicating the computer is on, and an amber charging light that indicates the battery is charging (not discharging). When Windows loads, the Charging LED flickers once, and about five seconds later shuts off completely, never to return. The AC light is still on, meaning the motherboard recognizes it's running on AC power, but the charging light is no longer on, and Windows thinks its running on batteries.

I reinstalled Windows, thinking that maybe I jarred the power cord loose during installation, and the same thing occurs. I went to Toshiba's website and downloaded the latest software and drivers. I loaded all of that onto a thumb drive, and booted into Safe Mode thinking I could conserve power - well, not only did it conserve power, the laptop charged quite happily, enabling me to install (mostly) everything.

The only way to charge it again is to shut down, pull out the cord, and plug it back in - it will not charge via normal operation through Windows XP. What could cause XP to go stupid with regards to power consumption like that? Is there a hotfix I should know about? Thank you.

~Elliot

Edit: The plot thickens: In order to install Windows updates, my 1AM crafty thinking reminded me that most modern laptops don't wire the battery into the power circuit, meaning you can run the computer solely on AC power without the battery installed. So, I yanked the battery out, booted it up, and low and behold I'm on essentially unlimited power from the wall. After my updates installed, I dropped the battery back in to see if that fixed the problem... and it didn't. Turning it on without the battery, then plugging it in after it boots to XP appears to work briefly, but Windows forgets it's plugged into the wall and switches to battery power again. If you pull the battery out, the system dies; it's like a kiss of death.

It's almost certainly an ACPI issue, which I've not had much experience with. Any ideas?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/itprofessionals/59246.html

Date: 06/07/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software

Here at home we have a Linksys wireless router. Inside my comp is a wireless adapter, also Linksys. We've been having trouble with the signal dropping due to lan phone line intereference(hopefully fixed today) so the signal drops a lot and then comes back. The problem is when it comes back my computer takes a long time to become unfrozen if other programs are running. I tried updating the drivers for the adapter(already updated for the router). Linksys provides software, but it seems just a reinstallation, not a driver update, which is odd. Anyway, any suggestions on how to fix this problem? I'm reluctant to call my comp manufacturer's tech support because i call them a lot due to their aweful computers(widowpc, stay awaaaay).

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/786086.html

Date: 06/07/07 (Security)    Keywords: software

Software giant plans to issues fixes next week for vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6189505.html

Date: 06/08/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, google

Shiv Sena party threatens Net cafe owners, says it's developing software to block certain phrases used on Google social network.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6189639.html

Date: 06/10/07 (Webmaster View)    Keywords: php, mysql, software, browser, html, database, sql, linux, apache

Last month,I did a clean install of Ubuntu Feisty Fawn on my home computer removing the "dapper drake". But it is only now, I got a chance to sit down and install all necessary packages to set up my development server again.

With Dapper Drake, I had to use alien to convert MySQL5 rpm to .deb, because there was no version 5 in the repositories. Anyway, Feisty has all newest versions of software.

This is what I did for setting up my development server:

For installing MySQL server I ran the command: sudo apt-get install mysql-server. Then I installed the following:

MySQL Administrator: It is a Graphical User Interface for administrating MySQL: sudo apt-get install mysql-admin

MySQL Query Browser is a GUI for managing databases: sudo apt-get install mysql-query-browser

Apache: sudo apt-get install apache2

Apache Manual: sudo apt-get install apache2-doc

PHP: sudo apt-get install php5

PHP module for Apache: sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5

Enabling public_html directories for users

Well, I am the only user in my computer. But I can create and edit files without running sudo if I have a public_html directory at my home. sudo a2enmod userdir. I then restarted Apache and created a 'public_html' directory in my home. Now I can access it with http://localhost/~username/.

Enable mod_rewrite

1. sudo a2enmod rewrite.
2. Edit Apache configuration: sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
3. Change line 12: “AllowOverride none” to “AllowOverride all”
4. save and close
5. Restart Apache

(Thanks to mod_rewrite for Apache2 in Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04)

How to restart Apache?

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload.

Todo:

1. Install IEs4Linux.
2. Install Opera.
3. Install Komodo Edit.
4. Install gftp.

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/server_side/development_server_on_ubuntu_desktop

Date: 06/11/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, linux

Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6189961.html

Date: 06/17/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software

Hi,

I have recently downloaded movies but they are broken up into parts - like 6 parts to one movie.

I wanted to ask if anyone in this community knows of any free software/freeware that would combine & stich up all the parts into one complete movie file.

if anyone does, could you let me know.

thank you to anyone that helps in advance.

- KG

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/788901.html