Benny_Hill 2009-06-11 09:49:21 AM
Nowadays I use Quanta which is also open source - but it's Linux only and I'm assuming you're a Windows user."

//actually, w7 has made Linux more attractive as an OS to do some jobs with, like websites. w7, out of box doesn't seem to have tools for web site creation [w7 should have some type of publisher built in]
w7 will definitely inspire & improve Linux.
the days of amateur websites are fading fast...


I'll definitely need Linux to experiment with, [such as Quanta] and Linux probably has 10x as many experimental programs available.

maybe Adobe will regain my confidence if they can go at least a year without fumbling security.
i would hate to make a website & get it hacked because Adobe isn't quite large enough to take on the whole internet, security wise.

the last year's adobe issues [and their laziness] were shocking to me since the whole internet depends on Adobe products.
that made me put website work on the shelf...

The Voice of Doom 2009-06-11 03:20:31 AM
"The most important key combination when you're editing a file is Ctrl+Space:
this opens a list of stuff you're allowed to insert in the given context, e.g. if you're within an HTML tag it will list the possible attributes (and often: their possible values) that can be used in that tag and insert the one you select.
That really saves you a lot of typing and looking up stuff in the documentation of whatever it is you're creating."

// Thanks, thats a good tip.. i just acquired it, will install it soon. My publisher created sites need updating, they are stuck in the last century.

JSTACAT: I'll definitely need Linux to experiment with...

If you're new to Linux I recommend Ubuntu. It has a large, very active community so you shouldn't have any trouble finding help if you need it.

JSTACAT: Linux probably has 10x as many experimental programs available.

Definitely. This can actually be a problem for people new to Linux. They go to find a text editor for example and find there are a gazillion of them available and are immediately overwhelmed with choices. Just part of the "growing pains" of learning a new OS. Ultimately it's a wonderful "problem" to have (having so many choices).

JSTACAT: the whole internet depends on Adobe products.

Apparently I use a different Internet...

Mike: Sim Tree: It looks like it's changing the font. It starts out in a regular font, and then changes to helvetica or something that takes up more space.

Screenshot?

Sounds like a CSS problem. Got any other extensions running, like Greasemonkey or Adblock?

It sounds like what happened to me when I zoomed out.

Benny_Hill 2009-06-11 11:58:49 AM

JSTACAT: the whole internet depends on Adobe products.

Apparently I use a different Internet...""


// same here..
none of my friends [representing 90% of internet] are aware of an internet without flash and pdf... 0% of musicians...

when i suggest flash block & no script & i get -wtf??-
the internet illiteracy is awesome...
.. to -some- [gak!]

// i'm loading old giveaway boxen with w-7 rc & giving them around to friends.

creating addiction & feedback.

This Is Bold Text: Hey, audio people, I have sorta funny request.
My apartment was robbed. All electronics cleared out. I'm building a home security system. It's able to detect/send out an alert during power interruptions and has an infrared motion detector my boss let me take from work.
When tripped, it sends a text message with a picture of what it sees to me, my neighbor, and my landlord. I'd also like to add a sound for it to play through some speakers when it's set off. I was thinking something like:
Intimidating voice: "What the F*CK do you think you're doing?!? Get the F*CK out!"
*sound of shotgun chambering a round*
Voice: "Hello, police? Someone's breaking into our place!"

If anyone with some audio skills wants to take a crack at making a sound file, and it's good enough to use, I'll sponsor you for TF

You have email.

TehNacho:
You have email.

beat me to it

vudukungfu: TehNacho:
You have email.

beat me to it

You might have a better one. I don't have a pump shot gun, the closest thing that I have that makes an intimidating noise is an AK47. So I hooked up a cheap microphone to my machine and raked the charging handle. It sounds pretty good but someone with a more quiet computer and or an actual pump shotgun would probably make something better.

Not only that but for some reason all of the clips I make default at 10 seconds in length no matter when I stop recording and when I try to edit a sound I am told that not enough memory exists for the operation so, I'm kinda farked.

But if anyone ELSE wants to have a .wav file of an AK47 chambering a round they are welcome to it.

I been coughing non stop for a week, so the voice is shot.
I do professional VO work, so when I'm good to go, I can record some whack stuff.

Hey, this is a good place to ask.
I got a DVD of an old movie I'm in that I had transferred from VHS, and want to upload it. But Don't want just anyone to see it.
I need a secure file host that can handle @ 45 minutes of terrible B movie madness that I can share with some pals who didn't get to see it.
ANy suggestions?

vudukungfu: I been coughing non stop for a week, so the voice is shot.
I do professional VO work, so when I'm good to go, I can record some whack stuff.

Hey, this is a good place to ask.
I got a DVD of an old movie I'm in that I had transferred from VHS, and want to upload it. But Don't want just anyone to see it.
I need a secure file host that can handle @ 45 minutes of terrible B movie madness that I can share with some pals who didn't get to see it.
ANy suggestions?

RAR it with a password and then make a torrent out of it.

Maddogjew
vudukungfuand want to upload it. But Don't want just anyone to see it.

RAR it with a password and then make a torrent out of it.

..upload to [mediafire|4shared|rapidshare|..]

A torrent has the disadvantage that
* torrents are more complicated to use, especially if people aren't used to them
* that someone with a full copy has to be online and seed it (lets say you want another one to see it a month later..)
* that with only few people the speed might be rather limited if they aren't all connected to the swarm at the same time and continue seeding (e.g. if the "swarm"repeatedly consists of just vudukungfu and one friend who happens to be downloading at that time)

The Voice of Doom: ..upload to [mediafire|4shared|rapidshare|..]

A torrent has the disadvantage that
* torrents are more complicated to use, especially if people aren't used to them
* that someone with a full copy has to be online and seed it (lets say you want another one to see it a month later..)
* that with only few people the speed might be rather limited if they aren't all connected to the swarm at the same time and continue seeding (e.g. if the "swarm"repeatedly consists of just vudukungfu and one friend who happens to be downloading at that time)

All very valid points. Unless you are sharing to a large number of people, The Voice of Doom's idea is better.

FuturePastNow: sigh

Oh yeah, it's dead now.

heh

Western Digital's drive diagnostic software gives it a green checkmark "Pass"

FuturePastNow: Oh yeah, it's dead now.

Damn, that's a biatch. Will you be able to RMA it?

Maddogjew: Damn, that's a biatch. Will you be able to RMA it?

It's three months old. They had better send me another.

Mike,

Short 'n sharp: polite request to let the site go green, in support of the people in Iran.

Thanks.

Ironically, I'm using LHA to unzip files today.

Hey, does anyone have a good idea for a good quality video capture card for under $100? Thanks.

NeverDrunk23: Hey, does anyone have a good idea for a good quality video capture card for under $100? Thanks.

Does it need to have a remote? Is it going to be HD or SD?

Maddogjew: NeverDrunk23: Hey, does anyone have a good idea for a good quality video capture card for under $100? Thanks.

Does it need to have a remote? Is it going to be HD or SD?

No remote and while HD would be cool, its not utmost important. Bascially, the card is for video uploads of games.

very nice. I did a double-take.

Well, if it's a PCIe slot than I reccomend a Powercolor 550 pro (new window) for $24.99. If it is PCI, than I recommend the Sabrent HD card (new window, if it is USB I recommend the KWORLD ATSC TV Stick UB435-Q (new window) Good luck!

I must have some malware on my PC- but scans aren't finding it.

Basically the symptoms are this;

In Firefox, I constantly get, "Durrr page not here!" warnings. On clicking retry or just refreshing I always make it to the page though.

While browsing, I will randomly get activity in my optical and flash drives. They will just start to spin up and read/write with no provocation. You know how they will do this when you open "my computer" and windows tries to get everything ready in case you want to access them? Or you go to save a file and if you are far enough up in the tree it will start spinning disks in case you want to save in that location? My machine does that now for no reason...

How worried should I be? I've opened the Detailed Tasklist in the cmd line and haven't found anything suspicious unless the malware is posing as something else.

Mike: Malware usually does pose as something else. A task list program that shows the paths of what's running often helps.

The disk access might be Windows' own Indexing service, though I kinda doubt it.

The other one could have a lot of legit causes, like slow DNS servers.

What are you scanning with? Malwarebytes Anti-Malware seems to work where some others don't, though that was a few months ago.

Thinking about it, I did update my network device drivers recently. Crap. Dollars to donuts that's what caused this because the problem started near the same time.

Those farking stupid cock chuggers at Microsoft.

Apparently uninstalling and reinstalling network drivers this time (it's something I've done before with no problems) caused a drastic hardware change to my machine which made my copy of Windows deactivate.

While I was able to solve the problem in about ten minutes and for nothing, I was IMMEDIATELY directed to Microsofts website where I was asked to give them 150 dollars to validate my install. While other options exist, they still made sure that this was the most visible option and the one they out and out recommended.

How many poor saps have fallen for that bullshiat?!

Anyone able to point out a better (less-heavy/faster/more-memory) netbook than this one? I can spend up to $500.

This one looks great, but battery life isn't particularly important to me, and lighter with the same or better screen is what I'm really looking for. Replaceable memory is nice too, obviously.

gayb: Anyone able to point out a better (less-heavy/faster/more-memory) netbook than this one? I can spend up to $500.

This one looks great, but battery life isn't particularly important to me, and lighter with the same or better screen is what I'm really looking for. Replaceable memory is nice too, obviously.

I think that's the one I would buy, too. Unless you want to wait for some Ion netbooks to come out.

FuturePastNow: I think that's the one I would buy, too. Unless you want to wait for some Ion netbooks to come out.

Yeah, those look they might end up being a bit too large. They've got damn near everything though. Not sure why every manufacturer insists on putting only 1 GB of ram in these netbooks though.

gayb: Not sure why every manufacturer insists on putting only 1 GB of ram in these netbooks though.

That is a requirement of Microsoft's Windows XP for netbooks licensing terms. Ditto for the 160GB hard drive.

That's true.

Just don't use it to tweet in the tub.

On the subject of cheap servers, I built a Windows Home Server machine with an Atom 230 a few months ago. The processor is Good Enough, but the mobos suck and unfortunately they're inseparable.

Question for any geeks about possible Iran situation.

Would a Citrix box be benficial? Could someone set up an account that could be used by an Iranian to hide what it is he/she is doing? From what I understand of Citrix and logging in remotely the connection between the client and the server is encrypted so prying eyes wouldn't be able to see the traffic between the two, and all other traffic going to the outside world, say in apps like a web browser/etc., would leave from the server. The only thing the watch dogs would see would be encrypted traffic between a client and some random IP.

Am I correct in my understanding? I know the basics of Citrix but I don't understand the underlying processes.

Thanks

Hey all,

So, I'm trying to recover some data from a computer that was used to control a mass spectrometer. Controller software, data, whatever I can - I'm not entirely sure what is on here, as it hasn't been used in several years.

Problem is, the drive is formatted as OnTrackDM6, which from my understanding, is a format that was used to get around the 512MB limitation in DOS (drive is 2GB, so it was around that timeframe)

I've popped it into a computer that has both Windows 98 and Debian. If I boot into Windows, I can't see the drive at all. In Debian, I can see it, but I can't access it. After reading several websites about it, I've tried to use hdd=remap63 as a kernel argument in the GRUB configuration file and the GRUB loader itself, with no avail.

Does anyone have any other ideas as to how to solve this problem?

I guess the biggest trouble with Citrix - besides that it might be blocked - would be that they would have to know what it is and that they would need a client.
Though I remember using a Java Applet as a Citrix client a couple of years ago.

Oh, and since Citrix is graphical, limited bandwidth might be a problem, but I have no idea how much bandwidth Citrix needs,

SavaThePriest
Does anyone have any other ideas as to how to solve this problem?

From doing a quick search & if it's just about looking at the data, I have to ideas:

1. Use an older version of Linux; found some posts about that it had been supported and was later dropped with Kernel version 2.I_have_no_idea (2.5 maybe?).
Example: found a post about a SuSE user upgrading from 8.0 to 10.3 and apparently it worked out-of-the-box with 8.0

2. From my understanding, those formats shifted the "real" partition a bit to the back so that there was room for a disc manager in front of it.
I think "remap=63" refers to the number of sectors that are shifted, i.e. that the real partition starts at what would usually have been sector 63.

If you have a spare drive (or space for a partition?) you could use dd to copy the "real" partition to another drive and just skip the beginning with the disc manager:
Assuming the sector size is 512 bytes, this should create a partition you can mount directly as (I guess) FAT.

/if it doesn't work, try with skip=62 or skip=64; maybe I'm off-by-one ;-P

dd if=/dev/your-on-track-partition-or-device of=/dev/empty-partition-or-device bs=512 skip=63