Recent content by ApacheChiefx

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    What's the big deal w/ all these programming framework?

    Oh, I mainly develop with .NET, I meant PHP frameworks :)
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    What's the big deal w/ all these programming framework?

    I agree completely, all of the framework stuff I've dealt with seems absolutely useless.
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    Friend's build

    http://secure.newegg.com/NewVe...WishListNumber=7738487 Good to go?
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    College book -- what to choose?

    Soydios: That's awesome--I'll definitely look into those. TheStu: Applications I write for game hacking/games themselves.
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    College book -- what to choose?

    TheStu, yes it is very specific software on Windows :) Battery life is really the only thing that's too important to me--along with decent speed.
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    College book -- what to choose?

    I'd really just like a machine with Windows XP on it, so I don't have to worry about compatibility with any programs I use on my desktop. Also, I want very good battery life :) I looked around Dell, and saw they had a few discounts, but I don't know if I should go with one of theirs or...
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    iPod encoding -- dual core?

    Thanks :)
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    LAN game suggestion for me to play with the kids

    Diablo II Starcraft Quake 3 (against bots is fun, too) Counter-Strike
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    iPod encoding -- dual core?

    Are there any iPod video encoders for dual core processors?
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    Initializing Array & Assigning value to everything in it in VB 2005

    Move to C#, it's a lot easier. You'd probably end up with this code in C# (psuedo code) for(int i=0;i<99;i++) { Process[] tempProcess = new Process(); tempProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "theexecutable.exe"; } I have never really used the Process class, so I can't tell exactly what...
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    iPod converting

    Do you guys recommend any software that utilizes dual cores? Seems like the encoding is still going very slow with 2GB RAM and dual cores =\
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    Blue screen

    Reconnected the monitor, nothing. Reset the BIOS configuration stuff (but not CMOS), nothing. I got into safe mode after a few restarts and it looked good, but I went back and windows crashed at the login screen. Could I have downloaded something malicious? I tried getting into safe mode...
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    Blue screen

    Alright, I'll try re-connecting it. Why would my sound be cracking up, along with the purple shading?
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    Blue screen

    My computer has crashed a couple times recently, both times the speakers made weird cracking noises. Now, on my desktop icons with blue (QuickTime, for example) are purple. Is it my graphics card? How can I tell? Should I do prime/performance tests to see what device is crashing?