mommalina
12-22-2006, 03:09 AM
We competed for 3d and 4th place in computer chatrooms for most of the
night, and closed the room about 12:15 a.m.
I had half of this summary composed and typed here and somehow lost it
when I went to check a PM and some other posts! Arrow and Firefox tabs
would not take me that far back.
:hurt:
WHO WAS THERE
KH MEMBERS - Lina, Doug, Lawrence, Vivienne, Rich, Elliot, Pete, Al,
SkipCox, Dan, John Campi, Photolady, Fred .... Sorry you couldn't make it,
Rob (kern). Hope you're feeling better. .... N3, you have not visited our forum
since December 13. Paltalkers were wondering if you are okay. Maybe you bought
that new computer and are busy setting it up?
VISITORS WHO PARTICIPATED - hypervisor, NEW UNDERTAKER,
The Right_Stuff
PALTALK 9.0
- No longer beta. Video and duplex audio (more than one person talking). You can
update at www.paltalk.com. No rush -- 8.5 will still be available and functional to
accommodate W98 users.
- some of us wondered how duplex audio would work--or rather, not work. Too
many talking at the same time? Some wanting attention *now*? It would be rude,
but at least you could interrupt a long-winded conversation. Lawrence, on the other
hand, would like to have a duet with Vivienne (he never gives up!).
- check http://support.paltalk.com/v9 for what's new in Paltalk.
COMPUTER-RELATED DISCUSSIONS
--> FIREFOX UPDATE 2.0.0.1 - Should update automatically and smoothly
-- > EXTERNAL DVD WRITERS - good web site for fast service, free shipping:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Home.jsp
-- >FIREWALLS
- Some feel Window XP's one-way firewall is enough, you don't need a two-way
firewall. A good AV and spyware protection prevent crap from connecting out from
your pc.
- Vista has two-way firewall.
--> INTEL NIC CARDS
- NIC (network interface controller) is a piece of computer hardware designed to
allow computers to communicate over a computer network.
- Intel nic card runs better in the motherboard. AMDs freeze up. (Rich)
Linux loves Intel. Intel runs better. More expensive? (Lawrence)
-- > DOUG'S COMPUTER PROBLEM
- Network Xpro machine, has 8 shared folders, works fine for days, then after
accessing shares, that machine locks up the network. Machine locks up as well, like it
is looking for something. Only way out is reboot, whereupon it works fine for a few
days. Never generates any errors in event log or anything else. Machine gets locked
with hour-glass pointer and can't open ctrl-alt-del task manager. Onboard Intel
100/1000 Pro wired nics on the mobo are great.
- Nic card or MS update for realtech at fault? Change the nic card or update that
driver again? Problem seems to be following an MS update for realtech.
-- > INTERNET EXPLORER 7 - Doug's work IT Dept turned on auto update, and
machines have been farkled since! Skip thinks IE is just fine for most stuff...his gps
tracker recommends not using it. Other companies have similar caveats. John thinks
Firefox is the main squeeze. (Agreed!)
-- > ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS
- Bullguard, really something but solely antivirus program (Lawrence).
- Avira, liked best by Lawrence, very well-rated says Rich.
- AVG, Rich is reseller.
- Bulletproof (http://www.bulletproofsoft.com/) used to be Bull$hitware, a spoof
program, not real, stealing from Spybot (Rich). Spybot and Adaware accused BPS of
theft. Visitor NEW UNDERTAKER said Bulletproof caught shutdown virus.
- AdAware. Lawrence was very suspicious of it, found machines that had it always
appeared to have viral stuff, suspected the update sites had been infected. Doug
values the program only for AdWatch and the registry lock; *that* is worth the price!
-- > VIRTUAL BUSTER
- A mutation of WinFixer2006, nastiest Dan has seen in a year, run-in this week, was
a nightmare.
-- > ACRONIS 1.9* (see Edit) - Photolady having permission problem. Doug says must
have a USER on each machine with access to the share. When you create the share,
you can specify permissions and users. Right click on receiving folder, and check
PERMISSONS under security and sharing.... make sure USER or EVERYONE is
there. In Acronis, you have to fill in the section where it specifies USER and PW for
the destination share. When you create backup, it will ask you, when you send to a
network share, the USER and PW to enter to send it to. You must have a common
USER that has permissions and a valid PW in that share. Even if the share has
EVERYONE's permissions, it still needs a USER on that machine.
-- > AN OPERATING SYSTEM ON A MICROCHIP? - Visitor NEW UNDERTAKER
mentioned possibility of doing this. It would be more stable. More money
for repair people. But how would you handle a virus? How do you fix that?
-- > AL'S W98 ACTING UP AGAIN
- He probably installed and maybe improperly uninstalled some 500 software programs
over the years. He's being asked to move Windows to a new directory.
- John thinks clean install to a new folder sounds like a decent idea. Installing to a new
folder does work. Then, you have to install all programs again.
- Al has a backup, so Doug says replace the image.
- He could install Puppy Linux until he's ready for a new computer with Vista.
- Time to upgrade to XP, Al! .. :brick:
-- > GAMES
Lawrence: The graphics in some of these newer games is so close to reality it is
amazing. His sons had the "stormovic" russian fighter game, it was pretty good!
Photolady: A lot of people having problems playing WOW. Though most are because
of their system specs......not enough. She thought she wanted Oblivion; but after buying a
previous version of The Elder Scrolls: MorrowWind, she was disappointed in that game.
-- > CDs IN MACHINE - take them out when not in use!
-- > MONITORS
- CRTs better for games. No longer in stores, older models online. You can get
later LCDs with higher resolution. Some don't like the widescreen, may not be better,
but we are going to have to live with it.
- 1440 x 900 resolution is standard on Doug's 19-inch LCD ViewSonic. His CRT was
1600 x 1200 in the square format.
- 1600 x 1200 is manufacturer's recommendation for Lina's 21.3-inch LCD Viewsonic.
But she needs larger fonts. Doug approves of the 1024 x 768 resolution and 120 DPI
(125%) she's trying.
-- > YESTERDAY'S COMPUTERS AND HARDWARE - We seemed to be
having an archive discusssion. W98, 95, 3.1. Lawrence has machine operating 3.11.
Doug said most of us stem from 3.1, shows how old we are! John has a hammer and
chisel....and a scribe. .. :) .. Rich can't remember anything about W98 except for the
desktop screen. Lina remembers scrambled desktop screens at least once a week (she
was weaned on W98).
-- > AUSTRALIAN SUNDAY COMPUTER MARKET - that's Lawrence's
"church," where he faithfully worships every Sunday .. :pray2: .. Doug wondered if
they serve bourbon (instead of wine?).
NON-COMPUTER-RELATED DISCUSSIONS
- turp (turpentine) is Australian for booze. LOL
- how many countries use metric system.
- driving on different sides of the road.
- loss of loved ones
Until next week, drink and be merry--but don't drive! Happy Holidays!
Lina
night, and closed the room about 12:15 a.m.
I had half of this summary composed and typed here and somehow lost it
when I went to check a PM and some other posts! Arrow and Firefox tabs
would not take me that far back.
:hurt:
WHO WAS THERE
KH MEMBERS - Lina, Doug, Lawrence, Vivienne, Rich, Elliot, Pete, Al,
SkipCox, Dan, John Campi, Photolady, Fred .... Sorry you couldn't make it,
Rob (kern). Hope you're feeling better. .... N3, you have not visited our forum
since December 13. Paltalkers were wondering if you are okay. Maybe you bought
that new computer and are busy setting it up?
VISITORS WHO PARTICIPATED - hypervisor, NEW UNDERTAKER,
The Right_Stuff
PALTALK 9.0
- No longer beta. Video and duplex audio (more than one person talking). You can
update at www.paltalk.com. No rush -- 8.5 will still be available and functional to
accommodate W98 users.
- some of us wondered how duplex audio would work--or rather, not work. Too
many talking at the same time? Some wanting attention *now*? It would be rude,
but at least you could interrupt a long-winded conversation. Lawrence, on the other
hand, would like to have a duet with Vivienne (he never gives up!).
- check http://support.paltalk.com/v9 for what's new in Paltalk.
COMPUTER-RELATED DISCUSSIONS
--> FIREFOX UPDATE 2.0.0.1 - Should update automatically and smoothly
-- > EXTERNAL DVD WRITERS - good web site for fast service, free shipping:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Home.jsp
-- >FIREWALLS
- Some feel Window XP's one-way firewall is enough, you don't need a two-way
firewall. A good AV and spyware protection prevent crap from connecting out from
your pc.
- Vista has two-way firewall.
--> INTEL NIC CARDS
- NIC (network interface controller) is a piece of computer hardware designed to
allow computers to communicate over a computer network.
- Intel nic card runs better in the motherboard. AMDs freeze up. (Rich)
Linux loves Intel. Intel runs better. More expensive? (Lawrence)
-- > DOUG'S COMPUTER PROBLEM
- Network Xpro machine, has 8 shared folders, works fine for days, then after
accessing shares, that machine locks up the network. Machine locks up as well, like it
is looking for something. Only way out is reboot, whereupon it works fine for a few
days. Never generates any errors in event log or anything else. Machine gets locked
with hour-glass pointer and can't open ctrl-alt-del task manager. Onboard Intel
100/1000 Pro wired nics on the mobo are great.
- Nic card or MS update for realtech at fault? Change the nic card or update that
driver again? Problem seems to be following an MS update for realtech.
-- > INTERNET EXPLORER 7 - Doug's work IT Dept turned on auto update, and
machines have been farkled since! Skip thinks IE is just fine for most stuff...his gps
tracker recommends not using it. Other companies have similar caveats. John thinks
Firefox is the main squeeze. (Agreed!)
-- > ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS
- Bullguard, really something but solely antivirus program (Lawrence).
- Avira, liked best by Lawrence, very well-rated says Rich.
- AVG, Rich is reseller.
- Bulletproof (http://www.bulletproofsoft.com/) used to be Bull$hitware, a spoof
program, not real, stealing from Spybot (Rich). Spybot and Adaware accused BPS of
theft. Visitor NEW UNDERTAKER said Bulletproof caught shutdown virus.
- AdAware. Lawrence was very suspicious of it, found machines that had it always
appeared to have viral stuff, suspected the update sites had been infected. Doug
values the program only for AdWatch and the registry lock; *that* is worth the price!
-- > VIRTUAL BUSTER
- A mutation of WinFixer2006, nastiest Dan has seen in a year, run-in this week, was
a nightmare.
-- > ACRONIS 1.9* (see Edit) - Photolady having permission problem. Doug says must
have a USER on each machine with access to the share. When you create the share,
you can specify permissions and users. Right click on receiving folder, and check
PERMISSONS under security and sharing.... make sure USER or EVERYONE is
there. In Acronis, you have to fill in the section where it specifies USER and PW for
the destination share. When you create backup, it will ask you, when you send to a
network share, the USER and PW to enter to send it to. You must have a common
USER that has permissions and a valid PW in that share. Even if the share has
EVERYONE's permissions, it still needs a USER on that machine.
-- > AN OPERATING SYSTEM ON A MICROCHIP? - Visitor NEW UNDERTAKER
mentioned possibility of doing this. It would be more stable. More money
for repair people. But how would you handle a virus? How do you fix that?
-- > AL'S W98 ACTING UP AGAIN
- He probably installed and maybe improperly uninstalled some 500 software programs
over the years. He's being asked to move Windows to a new directory.
- John thinks clean install to a new folder sounds like a decent idea. Installing to a new
folder does work. Then, you have to install all programs again.
- Al has a backup, so Doug says replace the image.
- He could install Puppy Linux until he's ready for a new computer with Vista.
- Time to upgrade to XP, Al! .. :brick:
-- > GAMES
Lawrence: The graphics in some of these newer games is so close to reality it is
amazing. His sons had the "stormovic" russian fighter game, it was pretty good!
Photolady: A lot of people having problems playing WOW. Though most are because
of their system specs......not enough. She thought she wanted Oblivion; but after buying a
previous version of The Elder Scrolls: MorrowWind, she was disappointed in that game.
-- > CDs IN MACHINE - take them out when not in use!
-- > MONITORS
- CRTs better for games. No longer in stores, older models online. You can get
later LCDs with higher resolution. Some don't like the widescreen, may not be better,
but we are going to have to live with it.
- 1440 x 900 resolution is standard on Doug's 19-inch LCD ViewSonic. His CRT was
1600 x 1200 in the square format.
- 1600 x 1200 is manufacturer's recommendation for Lina's 21.3-inch LCD Viewsonic.
But she needs larger fonts. Doug approves of the 1024 x 768 resolution and 120 DPI
(125%) she's trying.
-- > YESTERDAY'S COMPUTERS AND HARDWARE - We seemed to be
having an archive discusssion. W98, 95, 3.1. Lawrence has machine operating 3.11.
Doug said most of us stem from 3.1, shows how old we are! John has a hammer and
chisel....and a scribe. .. :) .. Rich can't remember anything about W98 except for the
desktop screen. Lina remembers scrambled desktop screens at least once a week (she
was weaned on W98).
-- > AUSTRALIAN SUNDAY COMPUTER MARKET - that's Lawrence's
"church," where he faithfully worships every Sunday .. :pray2: .. Doug wondered if
they serve bourbon (instead of wine?).
NON-COMPUTER-RELATED DISCUSSIONS
- turp (turpentine) is Australian for booze. LOL
- how many countries use metric system.
- driving on different sides of the road.
- loss of loved ones
Until next week, drink and be merry--but don't drive! Happy Holidays!
Lina