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Posted in: What's your Wallpaper? (56k ouchies)
  Negative Sun
05-17-2008, 7:08 PM
#876
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Jimmie/LaptopScrn2.jpg) Laptop :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Negative Sun
05-12-2008, 4:10 PM
#13
ah, reason prevails :) Yep, a desktop is the right place for what is essentially an experiement. NBs are delicate things, especially ones that are still under warranty :) you should be able to simply nuke the Linux partitions from Vistas disk manage...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Negative Sun
05-09-2008, 5:04 PM
#10
Don't tempt me...I've decided to drop Linux for the laptop and focus more on the desktop as I know my hardware worked fine there using Wubi and VirtualBox...Just hope I can restore the lappie to what it once was :-S It's just bugging the living sh**...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Negative Sun
05-06-2008, 4:41 PM
#8
Thanks Ray, I've tried to look for such an app and Ubuntu is supposed to have a program called "Device Manager" on it under "System", but mine doesn't...So I'll try that out the next time I'm in Ubuntu...the pain is that I can't i...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Negative Sun
05-06-2008, 3:28 PM
#6
Well you make a good point Astro, but I found the partition manager in Vista so damn easy to use it was hard to resist...And apart from the WLAN driver issue, I have no other issues with Linux atm, it co-exists happily with Vista :) however I'd advi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Negative Sun
05-05-2008, 3:22 PM
#3
both, if you have an easier solution for me please feel free to share :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Negative Sun
05-04-2008, 7:01 PM
#1
Caution: Rant After unwrapping our new laptop (yay!), me and my fiancee decided to make Linux co-exist with Vista, turns out to be much easier said than done...After reading through Astro's guide in this forum I used the Vista partition manager (whi...  [Read More]
Posted in: HTC Touch, need some help with Wi-Fi.
  Negative Sun
04-07-2008, 6:45 PM
#6
keep in mind negsun, that most pda's wLan is 802.11b...which isnt that spectacular... also keep in mind factors like interference, walls, other appliances etc which all mess with signal wLan isnt a huge deal on a PDA IMO, you get more (quick) stuf...  [Read More]
Posted in: HTC Touch, need some help with Wi-Fi.
  Negative Sun
04-06-2008, 6:25 PM
#3
lolz...shouldve just PMd me negsun...there's too much anti-windows fervour around here for many to have one I imagine ;) anyway. First, do you have a security password on your wifi?? You need to plug that into your HTC, and male sure correct encrypt...  [Read More]
Posted in: HTC Touch, need some help with Wi-Fi.
  Negative Sun
04-05-2008, 5:13 PM
#1
Astro dude (or whoever else might know, but I know Astro has one of these) I just got a HTC Touch (No Dual I'm afraid, as I didn't see the need to compromise my screen size, Wi-Fi etc... for a rubbish keypad) I need some help with the Wi-Fi bit tho...  [Read More]
Posted in: tech help with windows
  Negative Sun
04-05-2008, 4:59 PM
#12
McAfee, Kapersky and Norton are what the sons of Satan are called! Avast is indeed much better, lighter and free-er :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dudes, help!
  Negative Sun
04-02-2008, 11:09 AM
#16
It *is* a horrible idea when there's no need to do such thing and you do it for nothing but the version numbers. Especially when you're not "tech-savvy" and don't know how to fix things. Well I should have updated the drivers anyways, so it...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dudes, help!
  Negative Sun
04-02-2008, 10:43 AM
#14
Well I didn't dust and reseat, but it's been annoying me for too long and I didn't have the patience to just wait n see what could be the exact cause of it...Next time I'll just make sure all my drivers are up to date so I won't even get it in the fi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Official Hardware Discussion and Advice Megathread
  Negative Sun
04-12-2008, 2:03 PM
#76
lolz...just occurred to you! The HTPC milieu have been excited about that for a whiles now. Im sure Iv ebeen rabbiting on about it in the news thread. :D I concur that Astro has been raving about it in the news thread, a lot :xp:...  [Read More]
Posted in: Official Hardware Discussion and Advice Megathread
  Negative Sun
04-05-2008, 7:05 PM
#67
My bad, I should've just checked that...I've no personal experience with modular PSUs, so I don't know if the 4-pin 12V ATX cable would come separately from the 20-pin one, or if it's the 20+4-pin one that's incomplete... What motherboard have you g...  [Read More]
Posted in: Official Hardware Discussion and Advice Megathread
  Negative Sun
04-05-2008, 4:56 PM
#65
Is it a modular PSU you've got?...  [Read More]
Posted in: Official Hardware Discussion and Advice Megathread
  Negative Sun
03-30-2008, 5:44 PM
#56
So what exactly does Hybrid Crossfire do? If I were to get this mobo and install a HD 3870 discrete card on it would my games be able to utilize both the HD 3870 and the onboard HD 3200 to render the display or only the 3870? From the bit-tech articl...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
05-26-2008, 7:27 PM
#228
For people like me on a smaller budget and who doesn't play the latest FPS games (I.E.: Crysis, CoD4, etc...), last gen's top-end cards at bargain rates are excellent!!! My choice would be between an 8800GT/GTS or an HD3850/70, perfect for resolutio...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
05-21-2008, 7:22 PM
#222
New Radeon with 480 stream processors? (http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/602601/rumour-control-folding-forum-hints-at-next-radeon-with-480-stream-processors.html) ^ Interesting, we shall see what's true or not, and most importantly for Astro: can it pw...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
04-27-2008, 7:42 AM
#213
Well we're talking about AMD and nVidia, but Intel's looking into this market as well now, here's a bit more info on Larrabee (http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/602484/larrabee-will-use-rasterisation-in-games-not-ray-tracing/page1.html). Looks like they...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
04-18-2008, 6:15 AM
#205
I agree that Microsoft buggered up monumentally with the whole "Vista Capable" thing, because it doesn't reflect the OS as such (by that I mean Vista Home Premium or Ultimate), but it's certainly put a dent in people's trust. I haven't use...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
04-12-2008, 8:04 PM
#194
Here's some new from the Microsoft front this time: Gates slips up? Windows 7 in '09? (http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/602379/gates-new-windows-next-year.html) ^ Interesting stuff, especially when you look at my next bit of news as well. Vista has go...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
04-02-2008, 6:43 PM
#192
Hmmm: Intel to make SSDs (http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/602355/intel-to-make-160gb-solid-state-disks.html) Dunno if I should be happy about that or not...More competition in this area could be a good thing to drive SSD prices down faster and bring...  [Read More]
Posted in: Killer Apps, Tweaks & Important Updates!
  Negative Sun
05-25-2008, 7:50 PM
#60
I've added an index of all the apps/sites mentioned in this thread in the first post, I was gonna add the descriptions of them as well but I thought it would make it look too cluttered, and if you want to know what the program's about, either click t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Your 'Killer Apps' & Fave Tech Sites ??
  Negative Sun
05-25-2008, 7:50 PM
#53
I've added an index of all the apps/sites mentioned in this thread in the first post, I was gonna add the descriptions of them as well but I thought it would make it look too cluttered, and if you want to know what the program's about, either click t...  [Read More]
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