Recent content by DuffMan

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    Clever Programmers: I need to improve the efficiency of this program by 8 orders of magnitude :(

    You are probably already doing this, but make sure you use full optimization with your compiler.
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    Registry vs. other operating systems ways of storing system settings

    The registry was made because everything in windows used .ini's and they allowed for user errors too easily. So they made the registry which is faster, harder to screw up, and easy. It gets corrupted because it was meant to be fast not redundant and so drive errors show up on it more than...
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    Do i need to lap a new Alpha 8045?

    alt+167(on the numpad) º Goto start>programs>accessories>system tools> char map that will show you every charactor(letter) in a font like these...
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    Do i need to lap a new Alpha 8045?

    Thank you, I haven't OCed more because once i get to 146MHz fsb(1605mhz) it crashes about once a week (that may be me almost never rebooting my computer). So i am running at the highest voltage my bios will allow and waiting for a rainy day to see how i can get. Anyone know where to buy silver...
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    Do i need to lap a new Alpha 8045?

    When i got mine, i just used some brasso to get rid of all the oxidation. I cleaned the die and the bottem of the HSF with rubbing alcohol and put on ASII. Case: 21°C CPU: 32°C CPU Fan: 4272RPM 1.47GHz @ 1594Mhz 1.83v been running 100% for more than 2 days
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    How does a computer generate a random #?

    << i was wondering, in a program like VB or C++ I heard something about them using Augmented Matricies....but maybe that was only VB..because of the object-oriented nature.. i was wondering myself :) any info is appreciated.. mike >> VB is object-based, not object-oriented. Theres a...
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    Why is my hard disk soooo slow?

    In your bios make sure you have "use UDMA if possible" checked, it was off by default on mine. In the device manager in windows open up the properties of your HD, or hd controller(depending on which version of windows) and see if you using UDMA, and check all the stuff about using UDMA. Also in...
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    Have you ever put a burning match in a microwave? VIDEOS! (UPDATE: They're back!)

    WANT SOME REAL FUN!!!! (BTW this is my first post on AT forums, I usually stay at forumoc and icrontic) MATERIALS: Grapes, seedless, The color doesn't matter i don't think Knife Plate Microwave STEPS: 1. Take the grape and slice it in half almost all the way, leave the grape barely intact...