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I am running system X on Apple Mac G4 power book and wonder how to clear the cache on Explorer. It's easy on Safari, but I cannot see a way to do it on Explorer. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks.-- 88.111.80.198 09:36, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello. I've been importing my MySpace blog into my Facebook notes, but when the entries get to Facebook only the first few lines show up in the notes. I know next to nothing about RSS, but it appears to me that this occurs because only the first few lines show up in the actual feed. This has been fine for me; anyone on Facebook who wanted to read the note could just click on the link to the MySpace blog. But I've decided that I'd like to make some of my MySpace blog entries only visible to friends (my Facebook notes already are). I'm willing to let these entries stay public until Facebook imports them and then make them private, but that would only be effective if the full entry got imported; otherwise my Facebook friends without MySpace profiles would get the first few lines in Facebook but not be able to access the full entry at MySpace.
Would there be a way to import the full text of my MySpace blog entries into Facebook? Is there a way to make a better RSS feed? Am I completely wrong about the problem? If push comes to shove, in the future I could just copy the text of my MySpace entries and put them on Facebook manually, but I'd like to maintain the timestamps on my earlier entries. -- Maxa megalon 2000 15:20, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I'd just like to preface this question with an immense apology for asking it - I'm convinced it must've been asked in the past, and a sufficient answer been supplied, but various searches using Google yielded no relevant results. I've found an article on wikiHow that explains how to secure my home wireless network, but it speaks far too technically - I'm a bit of a dunce when it comes to computers. I've also tried using the Windows XP set-up wizard, however this appears to involve the use of USB memory sticks, and the PC the modem is connected to is quite old, and doesn't seem to recognise the memory stick. I'm just really looking for the most important things to do, explained in idiot-proof language. Thanks, Icthyos 15:21, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the help - I managed to get it done using the Buffalo website. The hard manual that came with the router was not helpful. I've disabled the SSID broadcast (should I change the SSID from the default, to something meaningless, or does that not matter?), but had to settle for WEP encryption, since that was all that supported by some of my wireless devices. Oh well, I feel better! Thanks again, Icthyos 21:43, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
For a while, all the kids computers kept latching on to the neighbours, rather than my secure network. I had to go in and manually close them out. I still think the computers are doing it when I'm not looking.. :) -- Zeizmic 11:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Canon EOS 400D or Nikon d40x? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Colinjr ( talk • contribs) 16:14, 6 May 2007 (UTC).
Keep in mind that choosing a serious SLR camera is mostly
about choosing a set of lenses---there is typically no point
in buying an SLR if you're not going to invest in two or three
good quality lenses. You will have to choose between the
manufacturer's own lines (e.g. Canon, Nikon) or the third
party manufacturers (Sigma, Tamron etc) which make lenses
in mounts suitable for several different bodies. Investigate
the lines of lenses, and choose the body accordingly. You can
upgrade the body later, but the bulk of your investment will be
in high quality glass, which should serve you well for many many years.
Hi, I have a 8.5x14 graphic that I am putting on an USB to bring to a place to get printed. If I save it as a PDF file, will the quality be reduced? I am looking to get it printed with 200 DPI. Thanks.
Jamesino
17:01, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
What program are you generating the PDF from? The answer depends on the resolution of your image 'as-is' in your program, and then the settings used to generate the PDF from within the program - your program (or PDF generator) may give you options on image compression and in your case you would want a higher-quality image compression. Rfwoolf 19:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
It's recommended that graphics sent for print should be saved in .tiff format. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_file_formats shows the comparisons of the file formats for images & graphics. Also, standard resolution for printing is 300+ DPI. The .pdf format is used for text rather than images, so it isn't a recommended format. Medusa 4:36pm PST 7 May 2007
Hi! I have a really big equation which spans a several lines. I am trying to typeset it using Latex but I am unable to. I have tried using \begin{equation}, eqnarray, align, multline, split etc. but all of the them seem to work for multi-euqations and not multi-line equation. Please help! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.69.36.89 ( talk) 17:36, 6 May 2007 (UTC).
I'm trying to set up a wireless LAN at home using a Belkin Wireless-G (802.11g) router with ADSL 2 modem. My laptop has an Intel PROSet 3945ABG WiFi chipset and associated software, and I simply cannot get Windows to recognise it as a LAN adapter. Letting Windows run the wireless network by Windows Zero leads to countless error messages, and I vastly prefer the Intel software... if only I could get it to behave like a LAN adaptor.
Things get easier when I connect directly to the router with a yellow LAN cable, but this defies the purpose of wireless LAN :-(. My other machine is wireless equipped with a Belkin USB Wireless-G adapter that easily identifies as a LAN adaptor.
What on earth do I need to do here? Have tried everything. Please crosspost to my talkpage (I have no watchlist). JFW | T@lk 19:26, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, has anyone got an answer to my troubles. I installed rollercoaster tycoon 3 on my computer but when i try to play it, it comes up with C+++ visual thing and i don't know how to fix it. I think i've got all new stuff. I'm operating on windows vista. Wiki.user 20:00, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello. Google Toolbar enables a user to type a search term or phrase in the web address bar. If lucky, Google Toolbar will load the most relevant website. If not as lucky, Google Toolbar will redirect the user to the Google search engine with hits. I uninstalled Google Toolbar because of errors that prevented me from accessing Internet Explorer. Now, I can still type in a search term or phrase in the web address bar and have Google redirect me to their search engine with hits. Is it an unclean uninstallation or something else? -- Mayfare 20:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Tools -> Internet Options -> (Search) Settings
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Consumed Crustacean (
talk)
21:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Thanks, but I use Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Media Centre. -- Mayfare 22:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Click the search button -> Change preferences -> Change Internet search behavior
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Consumed Crustacean (
talk)
22:37, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Recently I installed a second stick of RAM to my computer, and now I have some questions about RAM.
Before installing the second stick, I compared what type of RAM it was with my existing stick. However, they seemed to present their respective RAM types differently. One was "DDR DIMM PC3200", and the other was "DDR DIMM 400 MHz". According to DIMM#Speeds, these are the same types of RAM. My first question is, when installing a second stick, what must be equivalent? Can one be PC3200 (400 MHz) and the other PC2700 (333 MHz), all else being equal? Can one be DIMM and the other SIMM, all else being equal? Can one be DDR and the other DDR2, all else being equal? I assume they both must be DDR and DIMM, but I am less certain about the PCxxxx part.
My second question is about the volume of RAM on the sticks. Both sticks are 512 MB, but when only the first was installed, my System Properties (Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → System) said I had 448 MB. After installing the second stick, the System Properties tells me I have 960 MB. Why is there an apparently constant 64 MB of unaccounted RAM? − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 22:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I do have integrated graphics, that must be it. Thanks guys. − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 03:12, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
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I am running system X on Apple Mac G4 power book and wonder how to clear the cache on Explorer. It's easy on Safari, but I cannot see a way to do it on Explorer. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks.-- 88.111.80.198 09:36, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello. I've been importing my MySpace blog into my Facebook notes, but when the entries get to Facebook only the first few lines show up in the notes. I know next to nothing about RSS, but it appears to me that this occurs because only the first few lines show up in the actual feed. This has been fine for me; anyone on Facebook who wanted to read the note could just click on the link to the MySpace blog. But I've decided that I'd like to make some of my MySpace blog entries only visible to friends (my Facebook notes already are). I'm willing to let these entries stay public until Facebook imports them and then make them private, but that would only be effective if the full entry got imported; otherwise my Facebook friends without MySpace profiles would get the first few lines in Facebook but not be able to access the full entry at MySpace.
Would there be a way to import the full text of my MySpace blog entries into Facebook? Is there a way to make a better RSS feed? Am I completely wrong about the problem? If push comes to shove, in the future I could just copy the text of my MySpace entries and put them on Facebook manually, but I'd like to maintain the timestamps on my earlier entries. -- Maxa megalon 2000 15:20, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I'd just like to preface this question with an immense apology for asking it - I'm convinced it must've been asked in the past, and a sufficient answer been supplied, but various searches using Google yielded no relevant results. I've found an article on wikiHow that explains how to secure my home wireless network, but it speaks far too technically - I'm a bit of a dunce when it comes to computers. I've also tried using the Windows XP set-up wizard, however this appears to involve the use of USB memory sticks, and the PC the modem is connected to is quite old, and doesn't seem to recognise the memory stick. I'm just really looking for the most important things to do, explained in idiot-proof language. Thanks, Icthyos 15:21, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the help - I managed to get it done using the Buffalo website. The hard manual that came with the router was not helpful. I've disabled the SSID broadcast (should I change the SSID from the default, to something meaningless, or does that not matter?), but had to settle for WEP encryption, since that was all that supported by some of my wireless devices. Oh well, I feel better! Thanks again, Icthyos 21:43, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
For a while, all the kids computers kept latching on to the neighbours, rather than my secure network. I had to go in and manually close them out. I still think the computers are doing it when I'm not looking.. :) -- Zeizmic 11:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Canon EOS 400D or Nikon d40x? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Colinjr ( talk • contribs) 16:14, 6 May 2007 (UTC).
Keep in mind that choosing a serious SLR camera is mostly
about choosing a set of lenses---there is typically no point
in buying an SLR if you're not going to invest in two or three
good quality lenses. You will have to choose between the
manufacturer's own lines (e.g. Canon, Nikon) or the third
party manufacturers (Sigma, Tamron etc) which make lenses
in mounts suitable for several different bodies. Investigate
the lines of lenses, and choose the body accordingly. You can
upgrade the body later, but the bulk of your investment will be
in high quality glass, which should serve you well for many many years.
Hi, I have a 8.5x14 graphic that I am putting on an USB to bring to a place to get printed. If I save it as a PDF file, will the quality be reduced? I am looking to get it printed with 200 DPI. Thanks.
Jamesino
17:01, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
What program are you generating the PDF from? The answer depends on the resolution of your image 'as-is' in your program, and then the settings used to generate the PDF from within the program - your program (or PDF generator) may give you options on image compression and in your case you would want a higher-quality image compression. Rfwoolf 19:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
It's recommended that graphics sent for print should be saved in .tiff format. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_file_formats shows the comparisons of the file formats for images & graphics. Also, standard resolution for printing is 300+ DPI. The .pdf format is used for text rather than images, so it isn't a recommended format. Medusa 4:36pm PST 7 May 2007
Hi! I have a really big equation which spans a several lines. I am trying to typeset it using Latex but I am unable to. I have tried using \begin{equation}, eqnarray, align, multline, split etc. but all of the them seem to work for multi-euqations and not multi-line equation. Please help! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.69.36.89 ( talk) 17:36, 6 May 2007 (UTC).
I'm trying to set up a wireless LAN at home using a Belkin Wireless-G (802.11g) router with ADSL 2 modem. My laptop has an Intel PROSet 3945ABG WiFi chipset and associated software, and I simply cannot get Windows to recognise it as a LAN adapter. Letting Windows run the wireless network by Windows Zero leads to countless error messages, and I vastly prefer the Intel software... if only I could get it to behave like a LAN adaptor.
Things get easier when I connect directly to the router with a yellow LAN cable, but this defies the purpose of wireless LAN :-(. My other machine is wireless equipped with a Belkin USB Wireless-G adapter that easily identifies as a LAN adaptor.
What on earth do I need to do here? Have tried everything. Please crosspost to my talkpage (I have no watchlist). JFW | T@lk 19:26, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, has anyone got an answer to my troubles. I installed rollercoaster tycoon 3 on my computer but when i try to play it, it comes up with C+++ visual thing and i don't know how to fix it. I think i've got all new stuff. I'm operating on windows vista. Wiki.user 20:00, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Hello. Google Toolbar enables a user to type a search term or phrase in the web address bar. If lucky, Google Toolbar will load the most relevant website. If not as lucky, Google Toolbar will redirect the user to the Google search engine with hits. I uninstalled Google Toolbar because of errors that prevented me from accessing Internet Explorer. Now, I can still type in a search term or phrase in the web address bar and have Google redirect me to their search engine with hits. Is it an unclean uninstallation or something else? -- Mayfare 20:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Tools -> Internet Options -> (Search) Settings
--
Consumed Crustacean (
talk)
21:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Thanks, but I use Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Media Centre. -- Mayfare 22:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Click the search button -> Change preferences -> Change Internet search behavior
--
Consumed Crustacean (
talk)
22:37, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Recently I installed a second stick of RAM to my computer, and now I have some questions about RAM.
Before installing the second stick, I compared what type of RAM it was with my existing stick. However, they seemed to present their respective RAM types differently. One was "DDR DIMM PC3200", and the other was "DDR DIMM 400 MHz". According to DIMM#Speeds, these are the same types of RAM. My first question is, when installing a second stick, what must be equivalent? Can one be PC3200 (400 MHz) and the other PC2700 (333 MHz), all else being equal? Can one be DIMM and the other SIMM, all else being equal? Can one be DDR and the other DDR2, all else being equal? I assume they both must be DDR and DIMM, but I am less certain about the PCxxxx part.
My second question is about the volume of RAM on the sticks. Both sticks are 512 MB, but when only the first was installed, my System Properties (Start → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → System) said I had 448 MB. After installing the second stick, the System Properties tells me I have 960 MB. Why is there an apparently constant 64 MB of unaccounted RAM? − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 22:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I do have integrated graphics, that must be it. Thanks guys. − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 03:12, 8 May 2007 (UTC)