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what does kgb stand for
Unless this is a computer question, it would be better to place it on the Language Ref Desk. StuRat 00:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
I believe that there is a commercial keystroke logging program that goes by that name, and I believe that it refers to the russian organization. ST47 Talk 21:27, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
For the keylogger, check out ReFog Software's product page. Ometecuhtli2001 10:27 , 8 January 2007 (UTC)
Apparently certain programs in Windows contain BSD licensed code. But the text of the license states: Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, and this list of conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution (emphasis added). Has Windows complied with the emboldened statement? I don't believe it has.
I've recently installed SimCity 3000 on my Windows XP system and (surprise, surprise) it's acting up. The CD-rom automatically reboots when I exit the game. Any ideas on how to fix this? - Mgm| (talk) 12:32, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Try running it in compatability mode? -- froth T C 03:57, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Is there a wiki about the Internet? - Patricknoddy 8:38am, January 2, 2007 (EST)
wikia:internet. -- h2g2bob 01:11, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
So now it's 2007 and Skype no longer offers free calls to anywhere in the USA or Canada. Is there another free program that does the same thing? Or anything I can download that does that? Man I hope so. NIRVANA2764 14:28, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Edit: Okay, I just called my own house and it looks like Skype is still offering free calls across the nation. Huh? NIRVANA2764 14:31, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I can't see other people's display images and other people can't see mine when I change it. I am using ZoneAlarm, but it is configured to allow both client and server connections. I am not using that "firewall" by Microsoft in my Internet connection and think my router NAT is correctly configured, allowing the port 1863... I know with this information it is hard to answer but... maybe someone has had experience with this and has some idea. Thanks for any help ;) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.58.9.82 ( talk) 15:12, 2 January 2007 (UTC).
Thank you (very very much).
What's a master edit, and what other kinds of edits are there? Thank you! 81.93.102.185 17:58, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, now that I know the context I can hazard an answer. Using analog methods, the quality of a recording declines with each copy. Thus, it would be ideal to keep a single original recording and make all copies from it. However, this would make production quite slow, and there can also be a degradation of the original with each copy made from it, so it's best to make a small number of master copies directly from the original, and make all the final copies from those masters. Similar concerns arise from copying analog documents, photographs, and movies. This is all becoming rapidly obsolete, however, as digital recording methods now allow for perfect copies to be produced, with no damage to the original. For the time being analog methods do typically have a higher resolution than their digital equivalents, though, so an analog original may still be used with a digital master. However, once technology improves and the resolution is sufficient, I would expect all documents, photos, music, and movies to be recorded directly as digital, eliminating the need for a master. StuRat 19:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Now, I have an Ubuntu Edgy machine that runs Beryl (radeon driver, aiglx) and I've noticed that when comparing VLC (xvideo) and Xine in fullscreen mode, VLC is increadibly choppy but Xine plays perfectly. Out of curiosity, what's different about Xine? Does it use a crazy l33t video output module?-- Frenchman113 on wheels! 18:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Ok. i hope this will be the last time i have to bring these topics up. first off, i'd like to thank everyone who has given me prior help on this topic. ok, down to buisiness:
I am using XHtml to make a website, coupled with Javascript for user scripts. i am using DOM to locate three coloums of data, changing a row from "visibility:hidden;" to "visibility:visible;"(i might have spelt them wrong here, but not in the actual code.) I do this by getting their ID and then using the element.style operation. however, this doesn't work as i exspected, as i would like for the table to remain the same size, and would like for them to disapear when i call the function a second time. i tried using an if statement and element.style to figure out what the visibility is currently set to. needless to say, it didn't work.
can i dump some of the code here, in case i did something completely retarded(like misspeled something, forgot to capitilize where neccissary...) Xiad e n 18:51, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Erg, it's really annoying. in Firefox, the table switches to three column display, where it only needs two. basically, i need some sort of code that will work, and make it Sexi. lol, i think i have it figured out, but help would be appreciated...
Xiad
e
n 14:59, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Check the w3c specs for visibility and display. Using visibility:hidden sets opacity to none. To hide completely, use display:none. Actually, display is much better anyway, as you can use display:block for visibility:hidden. Also, don't forget non-javascript support or noscript tags for people with javascript disabled. -- h2g2bob 01:07, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
About early 2003 someone showed me an application that looked almost identical to the classic app "WinAmp" (it hadm the traditional greyish-brownish classic skin look of winamp with identical looking buttons). This app was different however. It allowed you to play a file and then perform "tricks" with the output sound.
For example you could press play and then press another button, and the song position would skip around or repeat sections or go forward and reverse in varying speeds. These "tricks" were added to make the song sound "cool" for a performing DJ or something. Anyway he said it was a german-developed app (i seem to remember) but never gave me the name of it. Anyone have a hint of what it was? NoClutter 20:16, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I am trying to get my media center in my living room to display nicely. I have used video out as well as an averkey and the picture is always fuzzy and it is hard to read the fonts. My TV is not plasma or LCD so I guess I should have known that it wouldnt of looked that good.
I have a 37 inch flatscreen tube TV with HD. My question is simple, if I get a video card that outputs HD and connect my computer with an HDMI cable should I be able to read simple font on this TV? Or do I have to go LCD/Plasma to be able to surf the Web in my living room?
216.211.3.61 22:00, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I get an error 2002 ("there are invalid enties in FAT "),; there are 9 unullocated GB just after the part. i wanna extend.. maybe a virus? Do exist viruses that are invisible in the processes list of task manager? tia ---- Ulisse0 22:11, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
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what does kgb stand for
Unless this is a computer question, it would be better to place it on the Language Ref Desk. StuRat 00:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
I believe that there is a commercial keystroke logging program that goes by that name, and I believe that it refers to the russian organization. ST47 Talk 21:27, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
For the keylogger, check out ReFog Software's product page. Ometecuhtli2001 10:27 , 8 January 2007 (UTC)
Apparently certain programs in Windows contain BSD licensed code. But the text of the license states: Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, and this list of conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution (emphasis added). Has Windows complied with the emboldened statement? I don't believe it has.
I've recently installed SimCity 3000 on my Windows XP system and (surprise, surprise) it's acting up. The CD-rom automatically reboots when I exit the game. Any ideas on how to fix this? - Mgm| (talk) 12:32, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Try running it in compatability mode? -- froth T C 03:57, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Is there a wiki about the Internet? - Patricknoddy 8:38am, January 2, 2007 (EST)
wikia:internet. -- h2g2bob 01:11, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
So now it's 2007 and Skype no longer offers free calls to anywhere in the USA or Canada. Is there another free program that does the same thing? Or anything I can download that does that? Man I hope so. NIRVANA2764 14:28, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Edit: Okay, I just called my own house and it looks like Skype is still offering free calls across the nation. Huh? NIRVANA2764 14:31, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I can't see other people's display images and other people can't see mine when I change it. I am using ZoneAlarm, but it is configured to allow both client and server connections. I am not using that "firewall" by Microsoft in my Internet connection and think my router NAT is correctly configured, allowing the port 1863... I know with this information it is hard to answer but... maybe someone has had experience with this and has some idea. Thanks for any help ;) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.58.9.82 ( talk) 15:12, 2 January 2007 (UTC).
Thank you (very very much).
What's a master edit, and what other kinds of edits are there? Thank you! 81.93.102.185 17:58, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, now that I know the context I can hazard an answer. Using analog methods, the quality of a recording declines with each copy. Thus, it would be ideal to keep a single original recording and make all copies from it. However, this would make production quite slow, and there can also be a degradation of the original with each copy made from it, so it's best to make a small number of master copies directly from the original, and make all the final copies from those masters. Similar concerns arise from copying analog documents, photographs, and movies. This is all becoming rapidly obsolete, however, as digital recording methods now allow for perfect copies to be produced, with no damage to the original. For the time being analog methods do typically have a higher resolution than their digital equivalents, though, so an analog original may still be used with a digital master. However, once technology improves and the resolution is sufficient, I would expect all documents, photos, music, and movies to be recorded directly as digital, eliminating the need for a master. StuRat 19:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Now, I have an Ubuntu Edgy machine that runs Beryl (radeon driver, aiglx) and I've noticed that when comparing VLC (xvideo) and Xine in fullscreen mode, VLC is increadibly choppy but Xine plays perfectly. Out of curiosity, what's different about Xine? Does it use a crazy l33t video output module?-- Frenchman113 on wheels! 18:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Ok. i hope this will be the last time i have to bring these topics up. first off, i'd like to thank everyone who has given me prior help on this topic. ok, down to buisiness:
I am using XHtml to make a website, coupled with Javascript for user scripts. i am using DOM to locate three coloums of data, changing a row from "visibility:hidden;" to "visibility:visible;"(i might have spelt them wrong here, but not in the actual code.) I do this by getting their ID and then using the element.style operation. however, this doesn't work as i exspected, as i would like for the table to remain the same size, and would like for them to disapear when i call the function a second time. i tried using an if statement and element.style to figure out what the visibility is currently set to. needless to say, it didn't work.
can i dump some of the code here, in case i did something completely retarded(like misspeled something, forgot to capitilize where neccissary...) Xiad e n 18:51, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Erg, it's really annoying. in Firefox, the table switches to three column display, where it only needs two. basically, i need some sort of code that will work, and make it Sexi. lol, i think i have it figured out, but help would be appreciated...
Xiad
e
n 14:59, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Check the w3c specs for visibility and display. Using visibility:hidden sets opacity to none. To hide completely, use display:none. Actually, display is much better anyway, as you can use display:block for visibility:hidden. Also, don't forget non-javascript support or noscript tags for people with javascript disabled. -- h2g2bob 01:07, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
About early 2003 someone showed me an application that looked almost identical to the classic app "WinAmp" (it hadm the traditional greyish-brownish classic skin look of winamp with identical looking buttons). This app was different however. It allowed you to play a file and then perform "tricks" with the output sound.
For example you could press play and then press another button, and the song position would skip around or repeat sections or go forward and reverse in varying speeds. These "tricks" were added to make the song sound "cool" for a performing DJ or something. Anyway he said it was a german-developed app (i seem to remember) but never gave me the name of it. Anyone have a hint of what it was? NoClutter 20:16, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I am trying to get my media center in my living room to display nicely. I have used video out as well as an averkey and the picture is always fuzzy and it is hard to read the fonts. My TV is not plasma or LCD so I guess I should have known that it wouldnt of looked that good.
I have a 37 inch flatscreen tube TV with HD. My question is simple, if I get a video card that outputs HD and connect my computer with an HDMI cable should I be able to read simple font on this TV? Or do I have to go LCD/Plasma to be able to surf the Web in my living room?
216.211.3.61 22:00, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
I get an error 2002 ("there are invalid enties in FAT "),; there are 9 unullocated GB just after the part. i wanna extend.. maybe a virus? Do exist viruses that are invisible in the processes list of task manager? tia ---- Ulisse0 22:11, 2 January 2007 (UTC)