Search results

  1. I

    One language to concentrate on?

    I'm in a somewhat similar situation, except I have decent Java skills. I made the decision to go for the MCSD though. Why? Well, the main reason is that I now have almost one year of professional experience in C#, ASP.NET, Visual Studio .NET, etc. I work in a Microsoft shop and I didn't...
  2. I

    OS/cpu speed testing software

    I'm looking for some software that will test the speed of my cpu and operating system. I just installed my Athlon64 and downloaded the free Windows XP Pro 64-Bit version from Microsoft and I'm going to install the OS on a second hard drive. I have some of my own programs that I wrote...
  3. I

    Need heatsink/fan recommendation for Athlon64

    Any suggestions on a resonably priced heatsink/fan for an Athlon64 745 pin? Thanks in advance.
  4. I

    Which of these two combos should I buy?

    Choice A: AMD Athlon64 2800+ Soltek SL-K8AN2E-GR w/ nForce3 250 Gb $208.74 Choice B: AMD Athlon64 2800+ Chaintech SK8T800 w/ Via $179.49 That is ~$30 differnce in price. I'm not a gamer and will use this machine for programming, internet, email, some light Photoshop for my digital...
  5. I

    What cpu/mobo combo to buy?

    I am in the market for a new cpu/mobo combo. It must be compatible with my PC2700 333MHz RAM. What do you recommend? My current cpu is dead and it was an Athlon XP 2400. I don't need the latest and greatest, but I would like a little upgrade since I'm already spending money. There are some...
  6. I

    Formatting DVD-RW help

    I recently purchased a new DVD+-RW drive and it came with a blank DVDRW disc. I want to burn data onto the disc but it has not been recognized. I have NERO 6 and cannot find any option to format the disc and I have also downloaded the fully functional Alcohol 120% and cannot find any option to...
  7. I

    Wireless network speed utility?

    My Super G is 108 Mbps. I know what the rated speed is. This tells me nothing about real world perfmance though. And as far as perfmon is concerned, I have many services disabled on my machine, so perfmon doesn't exactly work properly. There has to be a simple utility that will monitor the...
  8. I

    Wireless network speed utility?

    Does anyone know of a utility that will test/show my current wirless network speed? I have a D-Link Super G router/card and would like to know my actual speed. The only information I have now is the connection status in my Wireless Connection with the Speed 108 Mbps and the green vertical bars...
  9. I

    Wireless setup questions

    One more question: I would like to purchase the Netgear WGT624 Super G 108 Mbps Wireless Router. However, I can only find PCMCIA cards for notebooks which I don't need. I only need a regular PCI card that will work with this router. Can anyone help? Thanks. p.s. I didn't realize that...
  10. I

    Wireless setup questions

    Hello. I would like to setup a wireless network at home. I currently use a cable modem with a Linksys router. I will have one wireless desktop, one wireless laptop, and one wired desktop. Here are my questions: 1. Should I purchase a wireless router or access point? - I think I can get a...
  11. I

    Quiet fan for Athlon XP?

    I currently have an Athlon XP 2400 cpu with a Thermaltake Volcano 7 fan. I can't take the noise any longer. I can hear my damn computer from two rooms away with the t.v. on. Can someone recommend a relatively inexpensive and quiet heatsink/fan combo for this cpu? Thanks. p.s. I'm not into...
  12. I

    What's the best LCD for gaming?

    actually, magnets do cause damage to monitors. are the lines perfectly straight? usually magnets will just cause discoloration and you'll get a blurred effect. this is why center channel speakers are magnetically shielded.
  13. I

    What's the best LCD for gaming?

    try running the magnet across a different part of the screen and find out ;)
  14. I

    Video card going bad???

    I have an nVidia GeForce Ti 4200 that is not overclocked. I bought it about 15 months ago. Everything looks fine when I'm in the normal Windows environment, but when i play games I get tons of artifacts, lines stretching across the screen, etc. It gets progressively worse as I continue with...
  15. I

    Spam filtering algorithms (book recommendations?)

    I am about to embark on a research project that will survey the latest spam filtering algorithms and techniques. I was curious if anyone could recommend some good books on this topic. There are plenty of informative websites, but I would like to have some books as well. Thanks.
  16. I

    Java vs. .NET question

    I'm not sure if this is the right forum to ask this, but I was wondering if anyone had any comments/insight/suggestions for me. I'm about to graduate with a Computer Science degree and will begin my job search within the next month or so. Here is my situation: I am very comfortable with Java...
  17. I

    programming question and IE 6

    I am looking for details on how to write code that will create my own toolbar for Internet Explorer 6. I wrote a program and would like a toolbar for it but I'm not quite sure on where to start. Java preferably. Thanks.
  18. I

    Windows Media Player 9 issue

    I use WMP 9 for most of my multimedia and it has recently started doing something strange. Every time I launch WMP to listen to .mp3's or watch a video, it puts a folder on the desktop called New Folder (2) - there isn't a New Folder on the desktop. I recently moved my entire .mp3 collection...
  19. I

    Possible to format a 160 Gb Hard Drive as FAT32?

    use SAMBA. this is what i use. you can read/write to NTFS from Macs and vice virsa.
  20. I

    Possible to format a 160 Gb Hard Drive as FAT32?

    MS did this on purpose. You cannot format a disk using FAT32 and Windows XP on partitions bigger than 32 GB. They did this to try and force users to use NTFS since it is by far the better file system. Change your XP to NTFS if it is FAT32 now. Macs can read NTFS just fine. I share files...
  21. I

    Weird HDD problems

    sounds like the IDE channel on the mobo has some issues. when this happens, do you have them chained as master/slave on the same channel, or is the HD that fails set up as master/slave on the 2nd IDE channel?
  22. I

    Jackrabbit & snail performance

    install cpu usage monitoring software and see what service/program is hogging the cpu. also, check the services list to see if any are taking up more memory than they should.
  23. I

    Printing black & white w/o color cartridge, Epson C80

    I have an Epson C80 color ink jet printer. The printer is out of Magneta, and almost out of the other two colors. However, the black cartridge is full. I am purchasing a new printer soon, but I want to continue to use this printer for black copies only but when I try to print, the Epson printer...
  24. I

    Black printing w/o color cartridge, Epson

    I have an Epson C80 color ink jet printer. The printer is out of Magneta, and almost out of the other two colors. However, the black cartridge is full. I am purchasing a new printer soon, but I want to continue to use this printer for black copies only but when I try to print, the Epson...
  25. I

    Good 19" monitor (CRT)??

    Actually, we use Dell LCD's at my university and they are terrible. The hands down best display I've ever used is my 23" Apple cinema display at work. However, that's 2 grand and I'm shopping for my home pc. For "affordable" displays though I think CRT still provide better image quality.
  26. I

    Good 19" monitor (CRT)??

    I'm in the market for a new 19" CRT display. 19" LCD prices are still too high and I actually think the CRT's look better anyway. Can anyone recommend a good sub $350 display? Also, if you have any links for some good CRT review websites, that would be appreciated as well. Thanks! ike
  27. I

    Web hosting on home network

    thanks for clearing that up about the DMZ. i'll just forward port 80 to my linux box for now. i don't want to spend any more money on this since it's basically just a project.
  28. I

    Web hosting on home network

    Hello all. I'm planning on creating a personal web site and host it on my home network. It will only be accessed occassionally by friends, family, and myself for pictures, events, files, etc. Pretty basic stuff. I will be putting it on my Red Hat 9 box using Apache. I have an XP Pro box and...
  29. I

    logging off users - XP Pro question

    I use XP Pro and have three user accounts. I am the only admin user. Is there a quick way to log off users while I am logged into my account without having to go into each individual account and click start/log off/log off from their screens?
  30. I

    Monitor problems

    I'm 99% sure my monitor is bad, but I thought maybe somebody could tell me otherwise before I fork over the cash for a new one. Here's the deal: When I turn on my computer everything works just fine for about ten to fifteen minutes. Then, out of nowhere, I hear the "click" like when you...
  31. I

    Trojan questions

    A friend of mine was downloading some files from my ftp server earlier today and his Norton Internet Security alerted him that the "Bugs Trojan" was attempting to access his computer from my ip address! I couldn't believe this, so I immediately did some googling to find out what this was all...
  32. I

    Default mail client problems XP Pro (dual users)

    "MORE INFORMATION You can customize the e-mail link in the Start menu on a single-user basis. However, you cannot specify the default e-mail program on a single-user basis." that's exactly the problem. thanks for your research. if only my wife would use linux....
  33. I

    Default mail client problems XP Pro (dual users)

    Hello. I use XP Pro at home and share the computer with my wife. She uses Outlook Express in her user account and I use Netscape Mail in my account. Here's the problem: If I am logged into my account and set Netscape as the default mail client, it also sets her account to the default mail...
  34. I

    Best Linux C/C++ programming IDE?

    hello everyone. i'm new to linux and looking for a good c/c++ ide. i don't need all the bells and whistles. i really live JPadPro for java programming. basically just a fancy text editor that auto indents, color codes, compiles. of course i need a little more than just the basics but i...
  35. I

    accessing FAT32 drive using xp pro NTFS

    hello all. i've recently built a new computer with windows xp pro NTFS. one of my old hard drives is 6 GB and is FAT32 and has all my .mp3's and pictures from my digitial camera. is there an "easy" way to access this drive in my new computer without having to re-build my old machine, install...
  36. I

    soundblaster live! vs. nforce2 onboard sound??

    hello all. i'm no audio expert and was wondering if there would be any noticeable difference if i used my soundblater live! or my onboard sound. i have a soltek "golden flame" mobo with the nforce 2 chipset. i don't have really expensive klipsch speakers and don't run the sound through my...
  37. I

    Well, I'm pleased so far but have a question

    I've just put my new system together, and I haven't really tweaked anything yet. My old system scored a 2574 on 3DMark 2001. My new system scored a 10789. I'll do a little OC'ing, a tweak here and there, and should be able to bump it up a few notches. Does anyone have any suggestions on how...
  38. I

    building computer and have problems

    hi all. my system arrived today and i'm having some difficulties. i've installed the mobo, cpu/fan, RAM, and video card. when i turn the power on, the fans all start up but nothing goes to my monitor. the message on my monitor says the monitor is working. also, the three lights on my...
  39. I

    CPU FSB and Multiplier question

    Oh, ok. I didn't think about the DDR. Thanks for your comment.
  40. I

    CPU FSB and Multiplier question

    Hello all. First post here. I have a question regarding the settings I should use for my new comptuer (arriving today!!). Here are my system specs to get started: Mobo: Soltek 75FRN-L "Golden Flame" w/ 8x AGP 333/266/200 FSB and nForce2 RAM: 512 MB Kingston PC-2700 CPU: AMD 2400 /266 ATHLON XP...