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kindly indicate what are the free download sources for e-books on chemical engineering other than gigapdeia.com 05:27, 10 February 2009 (UTC)~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sathyanarayanan.d ( talk • contribs)
Hi.
I work for a primary school, and I need to buy laptops with an uncomplicated sound-card driver. This is proving a challenge.
Most laptops come with a Realtek card, which has an almost unavoidable system tray application, with echo settings, pitch shift, etc - the kids change the settings, accidentally and mischievously, so that when it comes to a music lesson or a lesson using audio-books, by the time I've got all the computers back to normal the lesson has ended.
I've been recommended a machine with an ADI SoundMAX AD1984A card, but, frustratingly, no-one can tell me whether this comes with a system tray application or not, or if it does, whether it's optional. Does anyone have any experience with ADI high definition soundcards? -- HughCharlesParker ( talk - contribs) 14:44, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Unsigned: Thanks, but there are other things in the system tray which I do need, and anyway the program launches itself sometimes without the systray icon being clicked on, for example when headphones are plugged in.
StuRat: Your "points" idea is good in principle, but impractical. It would a take five minutes at minimum from the end of each ICT lesson, and it isn't reasonable to expect the teachers to be keeping a note of which child was on which laptop.
Aside from both those points, I don't want to find mechanisms to cope with poorly designed software, I want to find good software. It's been suggested to me that the ADI Soundmax driver might not have the same problems - all I need is for someone with such a card running under windows to tell me whether it brings a system tray program with it. -- HughCharlesParker ( talk - contribs) 16:19, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
The original poster thanks everyone for their responses so far, but is still looking for an answer to the original Q. StuRat ( talk) 15:14, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
WRT your request about SoundMax, this list should give you infos on the startup programs, which almost invariably result in systray icons. Also, this may not be practical either, but could you install something like "Deep Freeze" with the correct settings and then just have them restart the machine after the lesson? 150.250.43.254 ( talk) 04:09, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to install IE 8 without uninstalling IE 7. I just upgraded my friend's browser from IE 6 to 7, and noticed that it immediately uninstalled IE 6. Is there a way to prevent this from happening when I install IE *. Does it being still in semi-beta mode help? Thanks, Genius 101 Guestbook 15:16, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
how do i do green screen stuff in Blender? i find plugins but no actual tutorials. can someone instruct me on how to green screen in blender (or at least a link to a tutorial). Thanks. Buffered Input Output 17:08, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Greetings Wikipedians,
Hi, Me again. Have a couple more questions on basic administration with Ubuntu. We have around 10 systems on it now, with an 'Admin' account, and for normal users we have created 'Unprivileged' accounts.
1.) Back when we were still on XP, we used tightvnc for remote administration. It worked great. Now on Ubuntu, we've been doing ok with the built in vnc server, however, we came to 'discover' that we have to configure it with each account (that is, we login under each credential and setup the password and everything else). I was wondering if we could set it to run with our specified settings regardless of which user logs in. (Side note: the built in client on Ubuntu is awesome with its tabs/bookmarks)
2.) On a select few computers, we have to share a folder (on a second, partition, NTFS). We already have Samba installed, I made only 2 changes on /etc/samba/smb.conf (setting: usershare owner only = False, and the host description). Now same case as above, the share only becomes accessible when logged in as our admin account. Does it have anything to do with the fact that when the partition is mounted, admin/sudo privileges are required? We need it to be shared upon boot if possible. And how do we mount that share from other computers on login? How do we make mounts persistent across sessions?
3.) I realize that the menu items on the Panel are customizable, is a way to set the default menu items for unprivileged users (ie no System menu)?
Thank you ALL once again. Best Regards,
PrinzPH ( talk) 17:12, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
4. (Edit, nearly forgot) When an unprivileged user tries to sudo, it says 'This incident will be reported', how do we check? PrinzPH ( talk) 17:16, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Please let me know about the First mobile phone launched in India in full details Please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.224.20.50 ( talk) 18:28, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there a free wiki software that looks and acts like MediaWiki (if possible, using the same wiki-code), but is smaller and simpler to install and use? Thanks in advance, 99.224.117.66 ( talk) 18:51, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
JAMWiki is one of the the closest I've seen to a MediaWiki, don't know if it's easier to install. I'd stick with MediaWiki though as there is plenty of support and it's actively being developed. For a simple way to install it, try MoWeS portable (formally WOS) and see instructions here —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.88.87 ( talk) 20:25, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
How can I create links in the header of my channel design like the ones on The Royal Channel? -- 217.227.97.200 ( talk) 20:41, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Anyone any idea how I would create a cross shape in 3ds max? I remember SteveBaker mentioned modeling software tools a while back so tried this and Blender, dont like Blender steep learnig curve not many tutorials that I could find so have the trial version of 3ds max with plenty of tutorials. But I have been trying to create a cross and cant seem to get it right so any ideas or places I could find out thanks. BigDunc Talk 20:43, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to install Windows XP on a laptop without a cd drive (I lost it) so is there a way to make a USB stick bootable install? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.88.87 ( talk) 20:49, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I haven't used Windows for anything much since Windows 3.1. Unfortunately, I have to do work for a few months on a managed PC that has Windows XP on it. What customizations are available in XP to make it function more like Gnome and/or KDE, such as window snapping, middle-click pasting, multiple desktops, etc... -- kainaw ™ 21:21, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there a way to make XP look and feel like Win 3.1? -- Toytoy ( talk) 09:22, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
hi i have just purchased acer 1 wireless,does anyone know the wireless site 'sitecom'. is it safe ?my acer is running linpus linux lite v1.0.7.e and i would like to add anti virus ,firewall,any body know of any good free ones.all replys greatly appreciated thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raggy*123 ( talk • contribs) 22:28, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I heard recently of a picture organizer program with an unusual feature: you can search it by sketching the picture you can't find, and it will search for near-matches to your hapless scrawl. Has anyone else heard of this? Black Carrot ( talk) 23:44, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
hi i 2 have just got the same system mozilla firefox should be allready on there let me look ok it should be in bookmarks on mine it says mozillafirefox with a right arrow there there is help and tutorials about and a few other things that will help my biggest prob is i cant run files that i downloaded im no expert im only learning all about this my self so i hope that helps yours catherine
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kindly indicate what are the free download sources for e-books on chemical engineering other than gigapdeia.com 05:27, 10 February 2009 (UTC)~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sathyanarayanan.d ( talk • contribs)
Hi.
I work for a primary school, and I need to buy laptops with an uncomplicated sound-card driver. This is proving a challenge.
Most laptops come with a Realtek card, which has an almost unavoidable system tray application, with echo settings, pitch shift, etc - the kids change the settings, accidentally and mischievously, so that when it comes to a music lesson or a lesson using audio-books, by the time I've got all the computers back to normal the lesson has ended.
I've been recommended a machine with an ADI SoundMAX AD1984A card, but, frustratingly, no-one can tell me whether this comes with a system tray application or not, or if it does, whether it's optional. Does anyone have any experience with ADI high definition soundcards? -- HughCharlesParker ( talk - contribs) 14:44, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Unsigned: Thanks, but there are other things in the system tray which I do need, and anyway the program launches itself sometimes without the systray icon being clicked on, for example when headphones are plugged in.
StuRat: Your "points" idea is good in principle, but impractical. It would a take five minutes at minimum from the end of each ICT lesson, and it isn't reasonable to expect the teachers to be keeping a note of which child was on which laptop.
Aside from both those points, I don't want to find mechanisms to cope with poorly designed software, I want to find good software. It's been suggested to me that the ADI Soundmax driver might not have the same problems - all I need is for someone with such a card running under windows to tell me whether it brings a system tray program with it. -- HughCharlesParker ( talk - contribs) 16:19, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
The original poster thanks everyone for their responses so far, but is still looking for an answer to the original Q. StuRat ( talk) 15:14, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
WRT your request about SoundMax, this list should give you infos on the startup programs, which almost invariably result in systray icons. Also, this may not be practical either, but could you install something like "Deep Freeze" with the correct settings and then just have them restart the machine after the lesson? 150.250.43.254 ( talk) 04:09, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to install IE 8 without uninstalling IE 7. I just upgraded my friend's browser from IE 6 to 7, and noticed that it immediately uninstalled IE 6. Is there a way to prevent this from happening when I install IE *. Does it being still in semi-beta mode help? Thanks, Genius 101 Guestbook 15:16, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
how do i do green screen stuff in Blender? i find plugins but no actual tutorials. can someone instruct me on how to green screen in blender (or at least a link to a tutorial). Thanks. Buffered Input Output 17:08, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Greetings Wikipedians,
Hi, Me again. Have a couple more questions on basic administration with Ubuntu. We have around 10 systems on it now, with an 'Admin' account, and for normal users we have created 'Unprivileged' accounts.
1.) Back when we were still on XP, we used tightvnc for remote administration. It worked great. Now on Ubuntu, we've been doing ok with the built in vnc server, however, we came to 'discover' that we have to configure it with each account (that is, we login under each credential and setup the password and everything else). I was wondering if we could set it to run with our specified settings regardless of which user logs in. (Side note: the built in client on Ubuntu is awesome with its tabs/bookmarks)
2.) On a select few computers, we have to share a folder (on a second, partition, NTFS). We already have Samba installed, I made only 2 changes on /etc/samba/smb.conf (setting: usershare owner only = False, and the host description). Now same case as above, the share only becomes accessible when logged in as our admin account. Does it have anything to do with the fact that when the partition is mounted, admin/sudo privileges are required? We need it to be shared upon boot if possible. And how do we mount that share from other computers on login? How do we make mounts persistent across sessions?
3.) I realize that the menu items on the Panel are customizable, is a way to set the default menu items for unprivileged users (ie no System menu)?
Thank you ALL once again. Best Regards,
PrinzPH ( talk) 17:12, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
4. (Edit, nearly forgot) When an unprivileged user tries to sudo, it says 'This incident will be reported', how do we check? PrinzPH ( talk) 17:16, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Please let me know about the First mobile phone launched in India in full details Please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.224.20.50 ( talk) 18:28, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there a free wiki software that looks and acts like MediaWiki (if possible, using the same wiki-code), but is smaller and simpler to install and use? Thanks in advance, 99.224.117.66 ( talk) 18:51, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
JAMWiki is one of the the closest I've seen to a MediaWiki, don't know if it's easier to install. I'd stick with MediaWiki though as there is plenty of support and it's actively being developed. For a simple way to install it, try MoWeS portable (formally WOS) and see instructions here —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.88.87 ( talk) 20:25, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
How can I create links in the header of my channel design like the ones on The Royal Channel? -- 217.227.97.200 ( talk) 20:41, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Anyone any idea how I would create a cross shape in 3ds max? I remember SteveBaker mentioned modeling software tools a while back so tried this and Blender, dont like Blender steep learnig curve not many tutorials that I could find so have the trial version of 3ds max with plenty of tutorials. But I have been trying to create a cross and cant seem to get it right so any ideas or places I could find out thanks. BigDunc Talk 20:43, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to install Windows XP on a laptop without a cd drive (I lost it) so is there a way to make a USB stick bootable install? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.88.87 ( talk) 20:49, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I haven't used Windows for anything much since Windows 3.1. Unfortunately, I have to do work for a few months on a managed PC that has Windows XP on it. What customizations are available in XP to make it function more like Gnome and/or KDE, such as window snapping, middle-click pasting, multiple desktops, etc... -- kainaw ™ 21:21, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there a way to make XP look and feel like Win 3.1? -- Toytoy ( talk) 09:22, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
hi i have just purchased acer 1 wireless,does anyone know the wireless site 'sitecom'. is it safe ?my acer is running linpus linux lite v1.0.7.e and i would like to add anti virus ,firewall,any body know of any good free ones.all replys greatly appreciated thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raggy*123 ( talk • contribs) 22:28, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I heard recently of a picture organizer program with an unusual feature: you can search it by sketching the picture you can't find, and it will search for near-matches to your hapless scrawl. Has anyone else heard of this? Black Carrot ( talk) 23:44, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
hi i 2 have just got the same system mozilla firefox should be allready on there let me look ok it should be in bookmarks on mine it says mozillafirefox with a right arrow there there is help and tutorials about and a few other things that will help my biggest prob is i cant run files that i downloaded im no expert im only learning all about this my self so i hope that helps yours catherine