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2x PIONEER CDJ-1000MK3 & 1x DJM-800 MIXER DJ PACKAGE========$1000

eledealer001 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:13:55 GMT

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What part of No Advertising in the rules for posting did you NOT understand?

CompTIA A+ Certification

MafiaLord91 — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:30:23 GMT

I am going to be taking my CompTIA A+ Certification test tomorrow. Has anyone else taken it and what is it like if you have?

internet ex. 8

speed — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:38:36 GMT

I recently downloaded ie8 and it sucks how do I uninstall it?

Got a good Vista FAQ?

Jason — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:54:11 GMT

I made a new site dedicated to solely windows vista FAQs:
The main site is: [url]http://vistafaqs.com/[/url]
You can submit your FAQS here: [url]http://vistafaqs.com/submit.aspx[/url]

Thanks for any help, I've been trying to populate it on my own but I tend to run out of ideas.

FORMAT C DRIVE

riptorn — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:55:11 GMT

Hi,I want to format my c drive in windows vista, I went to disk management,and right click the drive but the format part is greyed out??.. I want to do a clean install of vista. Please help me. Thanks

IIS 7 MANAGER

riptorn — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:09:02 GMT

:)Hi all I have IIS 7 Installed on windows vista ultimate. but when I open it I get the error message saying that it has sstopped working and is looking for a solution??.. I cannot open it?. Please can yyou help me? Thanks.

Windows Live Messenger 2009 - Download

Tara — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:13:55 GMT

I have fount the download for windows live messenger beta 2009 and thought that everyone would like to download it as well.

Go to the link provided and then in the text area there is a link going to the download site. Hope everyone enjoys... it is really nice.

http://alex88m.deviantart.com/art/Windows-Live-Messenger-2009-95796786

Share: Large Data Transfer Tool

lizard01 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:19:57 GMT

As one member of ten famous international photographers, I feel highly honored to be invited to the activity of such theme as “City of Olympics” organized by Chinese government on 10th March. It’s the first time I had been to Beijing, and before this I only see the outlook of Great Wall from pictures. During the week, We take pictures from the spot representing Chinese culture such as Beijing Imperial Palace, Great Wall, and of course some large sports facilities, of which the outlook of one facility is like bird’s nest, so we call it “Bird’s Nest.”

It’s one visual feast that the city blends the classicality and modern perfection everywhere. I even had the delusion of travelling across the history for many times.

I was fascinated by many unique spot I’d never seen before, and what I can do was just to take some pictures of the beautiful scene for permanent preservation. It’s an uncommon experience to take so many pictures on the ancient city’s outlook.and the only way for me to thank Beijing is to record the most beautiful and the vigorous Beijing with my camera.

When I was bothered how I could transfer all of these pictures to the magazine and my friends abroad? The Chinese translator told me that she could help me to solve this problem. It’s a miracle that my friends in North American and Africa received my photos timely. I felt surprised when I saw the email in which my friends appraise the beautiful pictures. I was wondering why pictures could be transferred to any countries I wanted. The translator told me that there was one popular transnational transfer software called QOODAA. It can be downloaded free at [url]http://www.qoodaa.com/[/url]. It’s with English interface, easy-to-use, and can transfer large files (such as movies, videos) across different countries, which changed the history of express CD.

I am not in the least afraid of the far place and large pictures after I found the way how to transfer large files. I travel around the world easily with Qoodaa and to be a cool “daanese”.

Why does xbox Live cost $? Good read

Jason — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:09:53 GMT

Was surfing the web and came across this: [url=http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/why-xbox-live-isnt-free/a-20080617101147502012/p-3]http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/why-xbox-live-isnt-free/a-20080617101147502012/p-3[/url]

Great article, make sure to read the whole thing (all 3 pages). Basically by charging $50 per user it allows microsoft to run their own matchmaking system which in return leaves game developers without this burden. This equates to more online enabled games on the 360 (developers favor it), and allows low budget games to include online modes for very cheap on their part since there is no continued expense associated with the online gaming system(since m$ is running the matchmaking servers).

All in all that $50 ensures that the 360 will have the highest rate of online playable games. Where as other online networks such as the PS3 require developers to run their own matchmaking servers which in return decreases the amount of online games available on the ps3. Some developers just arn't willing to pay that extra expense to provide online support.

[b]Cliif Notes[/b] All in all what you are really paying for is a guarantee to have the most online games of any console

Firefox 3.0 Released!

kingofnexus — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:56:02 GMT

[img]http://www.spreadfirefox.com/sites/all/themes/spreadfirefox_RCS/images/download-day/buttons/en-US/468x60_dday.png[/img]

Today is Download Day 2008 where Mozilla are trying for a Guiness World Record of the most software downloads in 24hrs!

[url=www.getfirefox.com]Download Firefox 3 Now![/url]

[img]http://www.spreadfirefox.com/sites/all/themes/spreadfirefox_RCS/images/download-day/buttons/en-US/dday_badge_fox.png[/img]

XP Support... A good laugh.

PC509 — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:53:40 GMT

This caught my eye on the Windows XP support page (under Why do you have to stop selling Windows XP?).

Link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/future.mspx

Emphasis Mine:

"We've spent more than a year consulting with our customers and industry partners to ensure that we're doing the right thing. We understand that not everyone may agree with our decision—[b]just as not everyone was happy to see Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME retire (OK, perhaps not ME)[/b]."

I love the new sense of humor coming from Microsoft. They can joke about their own products, and I think that Windows ME is the company punching bag.

A good laugh on Fathers Day. :)

Play 2500 Nes games in firefox..Free!

Jason — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:48:42 GMT

Check it out: [url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7233]click[/url]

Pretty neat.

Apple Bought Me.com

Jason — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:47:20 GMT

It was likely purchased sometime in December 2007, and it (along with MobileMe for iPhone) could very well be the rebranding for Apple's .Mac service. Wonder how much they paid?

Viewing a Post whilst Replying to it

Dwarf — Sun, 25 May 2008 08:00:09 GMT

This is a suggestion for the forum Administrators and Moderators.

Would it be possible to arrange it so that you can see the post or thread that you are replying to. At the moment, this does not seem possible and it makes it tricky if you need to refer back to it (and other posts in the thread) whilst you are compiling your reply.

Dwarf

DeskSpace for Windows..i.e. 3D cube desktop

Jason — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:04:04 GMT

I must have missed this but you can now do the 3D cube desktop thingy that ubuntu can out of the box. It costs $20 after the 14 day trial but cool none the less. I will try this out asap.

[img]http://images.pcworld.com//downloads/graphics/screenshots/69432f.jpg[/img]

Win XP forum?

JadePriest — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:34:17 GMT

I have some issues with my table top computer that is running Win XP and am looking for a good forum that I can get too. Does anyone know of any. Thanx. Or if I am able to ask my question here please let me know. Hate to get banned...

Is Ubuntu 7.10 really this slow?

Jason — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:05:31 GMT

I recently installed a fresh copy of Vista Ultimate and Ubuntu 7.1 on my laptop. (1.6Ghz AMD Turion x64, 1.5GB Ram) Now Vista boots up in under 7 seconds. If I select Ubuntu from GRUB it literally takes about 1 minute for it to reach the login screen. Now I know Vista is incredibly fast at booting even compared to XP, but is Ubuntu really this slow or is it something wrong with my install?

Note: Once I get to the login screen everything is fine and snappy in ubuntu, except for the fact it won't hibernate. (It just eventually sits at a screen w/ a blinking dos like line).

Thoughts? I am thinking about running some benchmark tests on both OS's since they are fresh install, perhaps put a damper on all those gun-hoe linux people.

Note #2: I almost forgot to mention I have Ubuntu installed w/ a root partition of about 20 GB, and another 2GB partition for the swamp.

Vista Source Code Leaked!

Jason — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:28:24 GMT

Despite the intent I find this hilarious:
[img]http://i29.tinypic.com/10gidzr.jpg[/img]

Vista Running 108 Application at the same time

Jason — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:26:53 GMT

[url=http://gizmodo.com/377255/vista-running-108-apps-bites-back-mac-os-x-butt]http://gizmodo.com/377255/vista-running-108-apps-bites-back-mac-os-x-butt[/url]

What kind of car do you drive?

Jason — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:23:48 GMT

Post up your ride.

Me:
96 Firebird Formula 6 speed 5.7L

webcam/drivers/vista/compatability

setanta2802 — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:15:50 GMT

its my first pc got a dell 'inspirion' 520 32 bit with vista home basic edition and im having hell with it- so im diving in at the deep end! been checking out webcam/drivers/compatability was going to get a web cam but have discovered,(after painful research on my butt!) that skype is not compatable to vista(thats official on their site)and there are serious compat' probs with msn live messenger- so whats to do?i think i'll wait for patches-anybody got similar probs?also discovered that im using a pre-installed adobe programme thats not signed for!!? whats going on? is there strife between adobe and microsoft as adobe are not on microsoft's list of vista friendly programmes!

Problem with forum

Springerrob — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:37:12 GMT

Although I'm logged in, when I click on "Recent posts" then on "Posts since my "Last Visit" I get an error page saying "I'm not logged in".

Is it a problem on my part?

Games

vistafanatic — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:37:25 GMT

hi how do u get games like Chess and ink ball cos i havent got them and my mum and dad have plz tell:w00t:

I new to vista

vistafanatic — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:47:46 GMT

Hi im new to vista if i need to know somethin plz tell me. thanx:hehe: :)

Vista finally hacked in Pwn to Own contest

Jason — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:55:51 GMT

[url=http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2008/03/28/pwn-to-own-final-day-and-wrap-up]http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2008/03/28/pwn-to-own-final-day-and-wrap-up
[/url]

At least it wasn't one of MS's applications which gave way to the hack.

Gone in 2 minutes: Mac gets hacked first in contest

Jason — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:07:30 GMT

It may be the quickest $10,000 Charlie Miller ever earned.

He took the first of three laptop computers -- and a $10,000 cash prize -- Thursday after breaking into a MacBook Air at the CanSecWest security conference's PWN 2 OWN hacking contest.

Show organizers offered a Sony Vaio, Fujitsu U810 and the MacBook as prizes, saying that they could be won by anybody at the show who could find a way to hack into each of them and read the contents of a file on the system, using a previously undisclosed "0day" attack.

Nobody was able to hack into the systems on the first day of the contest when contestants were only allowed to attack the computers over the network, but on Thursday the rules were relaxed so that attackers could direct contest organizers using the computers to do things like visit Web sites or open e-mail messages.

The MacBook was the only system to be hacked by Thursday, however, the word on the show floor is that the Linux and Vista systems will meet with some serious challenges on Friday.

Windows Live folder share - Free

Jason — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:05:11 GMT

Ran across this today, I must have missed it but its a free service by microsoft which will sync two folders on any two pc's anywhere on the internet.

https://foldershare.com/welcome.aspx

Xbox 360 Price-drop Live on Amazon.co.uk - Cheaper then Wii

Jason — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:39:18 GMT

[url=http://www.ripten.com/2008/03/10/xbox-360-price-drop-live-on-amazoncouk/]http://www.ripten.com/2008/03/10/xbox-360-price-drop-live-on-amazoncouk/[/url]

Microsoft Excel: Revolutionary 3D Game Engine?

Jason — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:34:29 GMT

I found this interesting: [url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3563/microsoft_excel_revolutionary_3d_.php]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3563/microsoft_excel_revolutionary_3d_.php[/url]

Sony "in talks" with Microsoft about a Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive

Jason — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:30:11 GMT

About 48 milliseconds after the format war was officially over, rumors started running rampant (again) about Blu-ray making its way over to Microsoft's latest console. Now, however, those rumors actually have some legs -- well, at least a leg. According to Stan Glasgow, Sony Electronics US president, "Sony is in talks with console rival Microsoft about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360." For whatever it's worth, the exec also noted that it was having similar discussions with Apple, which has yet to even offer a Blu-ray option on any of its machines. Unfortunately, not a peep was uttered about potential launch dates and the like, but you can rest assured that we'll be keeping an ear dangerously close to the ground.

Bandwidth HOG!!!

SwiftImmortal_1 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:03:47 GMT

I download a lot of freeware system tools for my job using torrents. However when I run utorrent, it immediately starts soaking up bandwidth like a sponge! Even when I cap my downloads/uploads as low as 30Kbps, the resource monitor in Vista shows me eating up anywhere from 200-600+Kbps! This is not acceptable because when my co-workers have to get online to download drivers, they can't even pull up their homepage! So I get the short end of the stick and have to kill utorrent altogether. I've looked at several different configurations that were supposed to help, but nothing I tried helped the situation.

So I've concluded that I need to find another torrent program...any suggestions?

Acer Desktop

mustang2000 — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:45:07 GMT

My local Circuit City had this Acer Desktop {am3100u3202a} in stock, and at a decent price. It was on hold for someone, and they never picked it up. Compared to the only other two Acers they had there, it had the better specs in it. I cant seem to find it on there website, or on any other website really. Was wondering if anyone had any info on this model? In a snap decision i purchased it, so i have 14 days to make up my mind. Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks.

I need a new laptop

MrMagic — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:28:02 GMT

I need to buy a new laptop. My old Toshiba has just about had it. I would love to have an Alienware Area51 but simply can't afford the $3000.00 price tag on it.

In your opinion, what is the best bang for the buck in the $1000.00 range? It must have Vista Home P at minimum, Ultimate preferred, 2gb of mem, a respectably fast processor, around 200gb of disk and NICE screen.

I know this is opening a can of worms but I curious to see the responses.

Steve

Were Is Everyone From?????

niffer022 — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:08:21 GMT

As above really post up your names and locations...... so we can get a rough idea as to ever the most vista users are :)

nathan:- castleford, UK..

Vista Screensaver

wabews — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:54:54 GMT

My screensaver does not work now, although it was all working normally before. I have done all the usual setting setup,but,the SS will not kick in.Any ideas??

Thanks

Wullie

Vista Problem

Jacota — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:46:04 GMT

Is anyone else having problems in Vista, that when you open the control panel or Windows Explorer it will close by itself in a couple of seconds.

I have ran sever vires scanners and ad removers but they are not turning anything up. Any help appreciated. I wasn't quite sure what form to put this in.:)

3rd Time a Charm - Vista with SP1

nsteblay — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:55:53 GMT

I have tried installing Vista three times over the past 18 months. The first time was when Vista was first released. I had to downgrade to XP after a couple of weeks. The Vista system was unstable and slow, and I had multiple driver issues even though the PC I bought was touted as Vista compatable. I tried again the beginning of this year with no more success.

I recently installed Vista with SP1. Though you can't tell from the surface this is a major overhaul of the kernel, aligning with the just released Windows Server 2008 kernel, as well as other fixes and enhancements. No comparison to my earlier experiences. Updated drivers are now available, the system is stable and performs better, I have found everything working as advertised. I will be phasing out XP now and can recommend Vista to friends and family for those who want to run Windows.

Who's responsible for the xbox 360 3 red light?

Jason — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:16:38 GMT

I sent mine off to get fixed for it's first 3 red light...1 month later it does it again...jeez.

Anyways watch this:
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2udm8qSnhLs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2udm8qSnhLs[/url]

Set a Blank Password in Windows XP To Protect the Computer from Internet Attacks

Jason — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:28:20 GMT

I'm skeptical..
http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/blank-windows-password-secure-computer-internet-attacks/2517/

ctrl + alt + delete

Mikea08 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:25:17 GMT

Is there a way to make ctrl alt delete open the task manager immediately on vista?