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by megaspaz
Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:25 am
Forum: General Technology
Topic: Microsoft DRM used to install spyware
Replies: 2
Views: 2505

Microsoft DRM used to install spyware

<r><URL url="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1749948,00.asp"><s>[url=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1749948,00.asp]</s>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1749948,00.asp<e>[/url]</e></URL><br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s> Hackers are using the newest DRM technology in Microsoft's Windows Media...
by megaspaz
Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:15 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: HELP!
Replies: 41
Views: 9794

HELP!

<r><QUOTE author="OLKMED"><s>[quote=OLKMED]</s> I am in the process of making my first pc but i'm having some trouble (of course)<br/> <br/> I am starting it up the first time, and i get the message "no input signal" on my monitor. the whole thing is getting power. I've tested the monitor and it wor...
by megaspaz
Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:14 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: I feel Soooooo evil
Replies: 23
Views: 9438

I feel Soooooo evil

<r><QUOTE author="Red Squirrel"><s>[quote=Red Squirrel]</s> Yeah sp2 for xp actually has some decent security from what I hear, but it's all exploitable stuff, not to mention 90% of the people who install it end up formatting their computer the next day.<br/> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> that link i post...
by megaspaz
Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:50 am
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: I feel Soooooo evil
Replies: 23
Views: 9438

I feel Soooooo evil

<r><URL url="http://www.theregister.com/2004/12/30/ms_phel_vuln/"><s>[url=http://www.theregister.com/2004/12/30/ms_phel_vuln/]</s>http://www.theregister.com/2004/12/30/ms_phel_vuln/<e>[/url]</e></URL><br/> <br/> there you go. another internet exploder trojan exploit distributed by an .html file. <E>...
by megaspaz
Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:02 am
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: I feel Soooooo evil
Replies: 23
Views: 9438

I feel Soooooo evil

<r>I'm sorry red. you shouldn't delete IE, but you should maybe instead install some activeX/vbs viruses on her computer that makes her computer unusable. when she asks why, tell your grandma, it's because she insists on using Internet Exploder. <E>:rolleyes:</E><br/> <br/> <COLOR color="#888888"><s...
by megaspaz
Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: red You might want to look into this problem
Replies: 19
Views: 5407

red You might want to look into this problem

<r><QUOTE author="Legend"><s>[quote=Legend]</s> Warning: main(../master_config.php): failed to open stream: No such fi<B><s>[b]</s><I><s>[i]</s><COLOR color="#006060"><s>[color=#006060]</s><B><s>[b]</s>l<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/color]</e></COLOR> <e>[/i]</e></I><e>[/b]</e></B>e or directory in /home/ic<B...
by megaspaz
Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:28 am
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: plugins for firefox
Replies: 5
Views: 2374

plugins for firefox

<r>what doesn't work in firefox? is this in windows? what kind of stuff you looking to make work? I'm pretty sure flash/shockwave, quicktime, real player, ms office plugins, adobe reader plugin, etc... should work fine in firefox. they work fine for me in mozilla and opera. is there a different kind...
by megaspaz
Sat Nov 27, 2004 3:08 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: suse
Replies: 8
Views: 6567

suse

<r>well, it should support your athlon cpu. as far as your sound card goes, what's the make and manufacturer of your sound card? have you tried using alsa? i don't use suse, so i can't really say anything for sure about what's supported and what's not, but from what i understand, the new version of ...
by megaspaz
Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:54 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: suse
Replies: 8
Views: 6567

suse

<r>what's the model of your printer? didn't look at the windstorm site as it's been slow the last couple of days, so feel free to elaborate what this windstorm server is.<br/> <br/> <COLOR color="#888888"><s>[color=#888888]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85]</s>Archived topic from Anythingforums, old t...
by megaspaz
Tue Nov 23, 2004 1:14 am
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: suse
Replies: 8
Views: 6567

suse

<r>i didn't know microsoft made printers.... and what servers are you talking about? webservers, database servers, chat server, video server, file server, a waiter server?<br/> <br/> <COLOR color="#888888"><s>[color=#888888]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85]</s>Archived topic from Anythingforums, old ...
by megaspaz
Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:58 am
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: Firefox 1.0 Released
Replies: 4
Views: 2293

Firefox 1.0 Released

<r>big fat hairy deal. change the system requirements on me, it go bye-bye. if mozilla does the same thing, it will go bye-bye. there is a thing called static compilation which they could offer users which would take care of these system requirements... hell opera offers a staticically compiled vers...
by megaspaz
Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:10 am
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: bad sectors?
Replies: 11
Views: 8492

bad sectors?

<r>if it's the first and that's the only time you've seen it, then it's ok. i guess you could akin it to scandisk doing whatever it is it does with file fragments.... <E>:didi:</E><br/> <br/> <COLOR color="#888888"><s>[color=#888888]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85]</s>Archived topic from Anythingfor...
by megaspaz
Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:57 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: bad sectors?
Replies: 11
Views: 8492

bad sectors?

<r>where did you see this bad inode thing? was it just something like "cleaned up 'X amount' orphaned inodes" or was it something like a boot failure due to corrupt inodes? if it's something like the first, the ignore it. if you are using ext3 but decided to let fsck run, then it's most likely fsck ...
by megaspaz
Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:50 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: bad sectors?
Replies: 11
Views: 8492

bad sectors?

<r><QUOTE author="Red Squirrel"><s>[quote=Red Squirrel]</s> I just used whatever the default is.  What is the big difference anyway?  According to fdisk it's just "linux"<br/> <CODE><s>[code]</s><i> </i>[root@localhost root]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/hdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 24321 cylinders Units = cyl...
by megaspaz
Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:12 pm
Forum: Politics, Debates and Heated Discussions
Topic: Scott Petereson Guilty
Replies: 4
Views: 2334

Scott Petereson Guilty

<r>sure, i'll debate. scott peterson is an idiot who killed his wife and unborn child and couldn't keep his mouth shut for 2 seconds to get his story straight. yippee kaiyay for scott. he can now get to spend some quality time in federal f*ck-him-in-the-a$$ prison.<br/> <br/> <COLOR color="#888888">...
by megaspaz
Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:09 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: bad sectors?
Replies: 11
Views: 8492

bad sectors?

<r>why do you insist on using ext2 as the filesystem? reformat and reinstall linux. when you reinstall linux, use ext3 for the filesystem. you can continually turn off the power if you like and the journalling will keep you from having bad inodes and sectors. for the love of god, stop using ext2.<br...
by megaspaz
Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:05 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: MSN Search vs. Google
Replies: 13
Views: 4214

MSN Search vs. Google

<r>it seems fine. at least they finally stopped banning XFree and X from the search results. and the result order from the 2 search engines are pretty close. although, Google get's searching for 'X Windows' right. funny to see MS in the search results on something that has nothing to do with Windows...
by megaspaz
Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:26 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: good zip/7zip/cab/blackhole program for linux?
Replies: 8
Views: 5322

good zip/7zip/cab/blackhole program for linux?

<r>are you using the gzip option in tar? using tar without either the -z or -j option won't compress the archive. i don't know what command you're using but i've never had a corrupt gzipped tar archive. you may want to try bzip2 if gzip isn't compressing enough for you. it's the -j option in tar. al...
by megaspaz
Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:24 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: Alternative Browsers
Replies: 39
Views: 11377

Alternative Browsers

<r>i'm pretty sure there's xp themes for opera. <E>:D</E><br/> <br/> also, there is a plugin for netscape/mozilla browsers that will let you run activex now. i think it's the neptune plugin or something like that....<br/> <br/> <COLOR color="#888888"><s>[color=#888888]</s><SIZE size="85"><s>[size=85...
by megaspaz
Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:27 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: Alternative Browsers
Replies: 39
Views: 11377

Alternative Browsers

<r><QUOTE author="Joe"><s>[quote=Joe]</s> Maxthon disables activeX (the source of 90% of IE's problems) as well as java and scripting.  Don't say your not trying to be mean, you are......little pissed about bush i see.<br/> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> in other words it turns off stuff that i can safely ...
by megaspaz
Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:24 am
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: Alternative Browsers
Replies: 39
Views: 11377

Alternative Browsers

<r><QUOTE author="Joe"><s>[quote=Joe]</s> <QUOTE author="sintekk"><s>[quote=sintekk]</s> The Maxthron browser is ok, but it's engine is based on IE, which means you still inherit IE's vulnerabilities, like spyware.<br/> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> I talked to someone who has it and says the spyware prob...
by megaspaz
Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Physicists Say Big Bang was 'Nothing Special'
Replies: 6
Views: 2319

Physicists Say Big Bang was 'Nothing Special'

<r>the beginning of the universe topics are always interesting. it's the one thing that tests our imaginations of how something began that might not have began because there might not be a beginning even though we think in terms of something has a beginning and ending. no more provable or disprovabl...
by megaspaz
Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:30 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: database security
Replies: 3
Views: 2194

database security

<r><QUOTE author="Red Squirrel"><s>[quote=Red Squirrel]</s> This is rather interesting read and probably a must read for any database administrator.<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.spidynamics.com/whitepapers/WhitepaperSQLInjection.pdf"><s>[url=http://www.spidynamics.com/whitepapers/WhitepaperSQLInj...
by megaspaz
Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:29 pm
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: speed up vim "browsing"
Replies: 3
Views: 3712

speed up vim "browsing"

<r><QUOTE author="Red Squirrel"><s>[quote=Red Squirrel]</s> Oh I see, yeah that should do it since usually I know what I'm looking for, that will actually make things faster in most cases well when editing apache files anyway.<br/> <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> yeah. usually most of the time if you open a...
by megaspaz
Sun Oct 31, 2004 1:57 am
Forum: Computer Hardware and Software
Topic: speed up vim "browsing"
Replies: 3
Views: 3712

speed up vim "browsing"

<r><QUOTE author="Red Squirrel"><s>[quote=Red Squirrel]</s> When viewing huge files in vim, is there a way to say, scroll by 100 lines at a time, or any specified number? When editing stuff like the apache configuration, I need to hold the down arrow key and wait and wait and wait until I get to the...