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If I know someone's PIN on their Blackberry, is there a way from that I can find out which model of Blackberry they have? Thanks 81.157.54.103 ( talk) 00:42, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, It was of help. :)
81.157.54.103 (
talk) 13:59, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Hello... My cousin gave me a broken XBOX which I am in the process of sending to Microsoft to repair the three rings of death. When I get it back, I would like to play my XBOX online. What will I need? I don't know much about 'puters or XBOX for that matter, so here is all the info I have... I will gladly answer/research any questions about my set-up and I appreciate everyone who is able to help me out or contribute to this query. I have wireless internet throughout my apartment. As in, my landlord has an open internet connection and allows us (me, my roommate and other tenants) to use the connection. It is password protected, but I have the password. I purchased a wireless-G USB adapter for my computer to connect to the net. I do not pay for the internet so I do not know what HER connection speed is, but its relatively fast. Will I just need to buy the XBOX wireless router? Will I need some other contraption? Or can I do this a cheaper way - if so, where can I buy this online? Will I have to pay for my own internet source?? I'm sorry if I am missing any bullet points, but if there is any information I have not provided, I will be glad to research. Thanks!!!-- 24.187.98.157 ( talk) 01:01, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Think of your xbox360 as a computer. To have your computer access the internet you either plug a cable in or go wireless with an adapter. same for the 360. In order to play games on xbox live you need to pay for a subscription. If you do not you will still be connected to the internet to get 360 updates and record your acheivements. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.176.13.22 ( talk) 01:39, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
In order to get the internet upstairs with the minimum amount of hassle, I am considering getting a USB Wireless adapter similar to this one. The wireless signal from the IEEE 802.11n access point is particularly weak in the bedroom, so rather than hide the USB adapter in a fixed location behind the PC (a desktop), I would like the flexibility to place the adapter elsewhere in the room. Is it possible to use it with a USB extension cable like this one and is there a maximum length of extension beyond which the network connection won't work? Astronaut ( talk) 01:56, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Is there any way to send e-mail to many receipents, at the same time nobody knows it is sent to others also.The recipient should be at 'TO' field. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.199.138.47 ( talk) 05:06, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
OK, I'm new to this so please bear with me =P I just downloaded a "torrent" for a video from some website. Now I have a small file with the .torrents extension. But how do I get the actual thing from that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.129.234.196 ( talk) 09:45, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi I have found an old copy of Win WP Pro that I had but the product key is missing, is there any way I can find it again, is it stored on the disk anywhere? Thanks. BigDunc 13:46, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
When I have my laptop at home, I plug it directly into an ethernet cable that goes into my wireless router (I find it is a lot faster using the wired connection than the wireless one), but I leave the wireless network on. The computer knows to use the ethernet as the main connection when it is plugged in. When I am plugged in, my router sends the information to 192.1.1.2 (or something like that), and on wireless it goes to 192.1.1.4.
Here's the odd bit. I was downloading a torrented file the other day, and my router was port forwarding to 192.1.1.4 (wireless), while the main torrent connection was operating out of the ethernet (192.1.1.2). I was sort of surprised by this, because rarely does the ethernet and the wireless connection operate simultaneously, yet it was doing a pretty good job of it.
My question: Is there any advantage or disadvantage to being able to use both connection types on the same machine simultaneously? -- Mr.98 ( talk) 17:59, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi All,
I have a table with the following fields: Refnumber and PostingDate. My problem is that Refnumber has duplicates (1 dup per ref number) with a different PostingDate (difference is just a couple of seconds). What would be the easiest way of returning just the older (based of postdate) refnumbers?
Thanks in advance
PrinzPH (
talk) 19:33, 30 December 2009 (UTC) EDIT: What I meant to say was most recent, so I guess that means the latest based on postedate
Thanks Kainaw! Happy New Year to all! :D
PrinzPH (
talk) 23:48, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
I am changing my internet service from DSL to cable. The cable company has given me a "do it yourself kit" (basically a splitter and some cable) and also a cable modem. I already own a wireless box for a lap top and I will also have a desk top plugged in. The last time I had cable internet service I had the company come out and install it. So my question is : Will simply hooking everything together be the major part of the project, or will I need to perform any extensive actions within the operating systems of my two computers to get everything configured properly? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks, 10draftsdeep ( talk) 21:03, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the advice! 10draftsdeep ( talk) 15:02, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
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Follow-Up: Last night I installed the modem to my desktop and everything was working fine...until I tried to get the wireless router working to supply service to my laptop. I could not get the wireless working, so I uninstalled the cable modem software and started over....now I cannot even get my desktop to recognize the modem even after reinstalling the software. Any ideas what i need to do next? I suppose the answer I will get is "call the cable company!" 10draftsdeep ( talk) 14:41, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
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If I know someone's PIN on their Blackberry, is there a way from that I can find out which model of Blackberry they have? Thanks 81.157.54.103 ( talk) 00:42, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, It was of help. :)
81.157.54.103 (
talk) 13:59, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Hello... My cousin gave me a broken XBOX which I am in the process of sending to Microsoft to repair the three rings of death. When I get it back, I would like to play my XBOX online. What will I need? I don't know much about 'puters or XBOX for that matter, so here is all the info I have... I will gladly answer/research any questions about my set-up and I appreciate everyone who is able to help me out or contribute to this query. I have wireless internet throughout my apartment. As in, my landlord has an open internet connection and allows us (me, my roommate and other tenants) to use the connection. It is password protected, but I have the password. I purchased a wireless-G USB adapter for my computer to connect to the net. I do not pay for the internet so I do not know what HER connection speed is, but its relatively fast. Will I just need to buy the XBOX wireless router? Will I need some other contraption? Or can I do this a cheaper way - if so, where can I buy this online? Will I have to pay for my own internet source?? I'm sorry if I am missing any bullet points, but if there is any information I have not provided, I will be glad to research. Thanks!!!-- 24.187.98.157 ( talk) 01:01, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Think of your xbox360 as a computer. To have your computer access the internet you either plug a cable in or go wireless with an adapter. same for the 360. In order to play games on xbox live you need to pay for a subscription. If you do not you will still be connected to the internet to get 360 updates and record your acheivements. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.176.13.22 ( talk) 01:39, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
In order to get the internet upstairs with the minimum amount of hassle, I am considering getting a USB Wireless adapter similar to this one. The wireless signal from the IEEE 802.11n access point is particularly weak in the bedroom, so rather than hide the USB adapter in a fixed location behind the PC (a desktop), I would like the flexibility to place the adapter elsewhere in the room. Is it possible to use it with a USB extension cable like this one and is there a maximum length of extension beyond which the network connection won't work? Astronaut ( talk) 01:56, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Is there any way to send e-mail to many receipents, at the same time nobody knows it is sent to others also.The recipient should be at 'TO' field. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.199.138.47 ( talk) 05:06, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
OK, I'm new to this so please bear with me =P I just downloaded a "torrent" for a video from some website. Now I have a small file with the .torrents extension. But how do I get the actual thing from that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.129.234.196 ( talk) 09:45, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi I have found an old copy of Win WP Pro that I had but the product key is missing, is there any way I can find it again, is it stored on the disk anywhere? Thanks. BigDunc 13:46, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
When I have my laptop at home, I plug it directly into an ethernet cable that goes into my wireless router (I find it is a lot faster using the wired connection than the wireless one), but I leave the wireless network on. The computer knows to use the ethernet as the main connection when it is plugged in. When I am plugged in, my router sends the information to 192.1.1.2 (or something like that), and on wireless it goes to 192.1.1.4.
Here's the odd bit. I was downloading a torrented file the other day, and my router was port forwarding to 192.1.1.4 (wireless), while the main torrent connection was operating out of the ethernet (192.1.1.2). I was sort of surprised by this, because rarely does the ethernet and the wireless connection operate simultaneously, yet it was doing a pretty good job of it.
My question: Is there any advantage or disadvantage to being able to use both connection types on the same machine simultaneously? -- Mr.98 ( talk) 17:59, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi All,
I have a table with the following fields: Refnumber and PostingDate. My problem is that Refnumber has duplicates (1 dup per ref number) with a different PostingDate (difference is just a couple of seconds). What would be the easiest way of returning just the older (based of postdate) refnumbers?
Thanks in advance
PrinzPH (
talk) 19:33, 30 December 2009 (UTC) EDIT: What I meant to say was most recent, so I guess that means the latest based on postedate
Thanks Kainaw! Happy New Year to all! :D
PrinzPH (
talk) 23:48, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
I am changing my internet service from DSL to cable. The cable company has given me a "do it yourself kit" (basically a splitter and some cable) and also a cable modem. I already own a wireless box for a lap top and I will also have a desk top plugged in. The last time I had cable internet service I had the company come out and install it. So my question is : Will simply hooking everything together be the major part of the project, or will I need to perform any extensive actions within the operating systems of my two computers to get everything configured properly? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks, 10draftsdeep ( talk) 21:03, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the advice! 10draftsdeep ( talk) 15:02, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
****
Follow-Up: Last night I installed the modem to my desktop and everything was working fine...until I tried to get the wireless router working to supply service to my laptop. I could not get the wireless working, so I uninstalled the cable modem software and started over....now I cannot even get my desktop to recognize the modem even after reinstalling the software. Any ideas what i need to do next? I suppose the answer I will get is "call the cable company!" 10draftsdeep ( talk) 14:41, 5 January 2010 (UTC)