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I had long dismissed Facebook, MySpace, Twitter etc. as being overrated time-wasters and meant for people with Neurotypical Syndrome. However, I recently read that companies are posting job openings on Twitter and LinkedIn to avoid the high costs of posting at Monster and Workopolis. While I was still skeptical, a reputable business magazine confirmed the story. I'd been searching for a summer job for two months and had just given up. Now I feel like a dinosaur.
What's the best way to evaluate whether social networking sites, and any other Web 2.x or 3.x phenomena that don't seem interesting on the surface, are worth my time, and how to make the best use of them? Neon Merlin 00:12, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
How come sometimes when I type in a Wikipedia URL, it takes me to a yeah.com error page? It says "The page you were looking for doesn't exist. You may have mistyped the address or the page may have moved." And I'm quite sure it's not that I'm mistyping it or that the article doesn't exist. Not an urgent question, because it doesn't happen to me very often; just curious. -- Lazar Taxon ( talk) 06:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Yesterday my old XP computer was working fine. This morning I decided to replace the old PCI video card with an old AGP one, as I wanted to use the PCI one in another old computer. When I turned the computer on, soon afterwards I heard what sounded like a long beep follow immediately by three short ones. The CD-rom drive and floppy drive were busy for a while (probably the normal start-up sequence), then the HDD seemed to start up for a second but then stop. Unfortunately when I replaced the previous graphics card the same thing happened. I have a ECS P6BAT-A+ motherboard. I am using a public computer to write this. Does anyone know what the beeps mean please? Perhaps the first beep was the POST beep. The HDD was monitored by the computer - I forget the name of that - and had no problems. Thanks 81.144.199.142 ( talk) 10:10, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, I've got internet access through another computer, but a lot of my precious stuff is on the broken computer. I wil try the BIOS reset. I'm wondering if the video card has damaged the computer - I got given it with some other computer parts and I had not tried it before. If its a Killer Video Card I'm worried about trying it on anything else. Do you have any specific webpage that says that long short short short means a dead mobo please, as I could not find that when I searched? For what its worth I tried a Linux boot CD, no different. 78.146.20.248 ( talk) 19:46, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I found out that the beeps mean that there is a problem with the graphics card or with graphics memory. The BIOS is Award. I got this from BiosCentral which is now regrettably defunct, but accessable through the Waybackwhen Machine. (I hope someone harvests all the data from Bioscentral and makes it more obviously available somewhere). I think the problem might be something to do with the different AGP standards being incompatible, see external links at the end of Accelerated Graphics Port but I'm not sure. The mobo manual just says "AGP" so it must be AGP1.0. The graphics cards I tried are more recent. I may have damaged both the mobo and the graphics cards. The mobo does not seem to have any direct video output, unless it uses a non-standard plug with pins sticking out rather than in. The manual is rather ambivalent on this. The mobo is more than four years old - more like twice that. I think I may have to accept that the mobo is damaged, unless anyone has any other ideas. I may try mounting the old HD in a USB "cradle" which I understand are quite cheap. 84.13.50.242 ( talk) 17:25, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I did press then in firmly. I think incompatible AGP standards probably damaged both the mobo and the graphics cards due to the different voltages of the different versions of AGP - the Wikipedia article ought to make this risk more clear. 78.151.124.180 ( talk) 23:09, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Also can you help with a computer problem?
When I insert a quicktime disc I received the following BSOD
I have tried everything, reflashing the DVD and reintalling quicktime but no avail. PLease help asap!
-- Tyw7 ( Talk • Contributions) 12:04, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
My operating system is Windows xp pro sp3. Is this a common problem and how to fix it? -- Tyw7 ( Talk • Contributions) 13:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
reinstall your dvd drivers, run ccleaner Ivtv ( talk) 21:09, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I already did that.-- Tyw7 ( Talk • Contributions) 10:40, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Then format/recovery Ivtv ( talk) 02:56, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Is the website http://www.zamzar.com is virus free? Btw Norton sitesadvisor has flagged Zamzar as a red flag cause it senses two strains of viruses on the site.
Aside from not being web-based, what are the differences between Tor and web-based proxies? Acceptable ( talk) 13:33, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
After reading your advice in answer to my earlier question, it occurred to me that I should protect my Windows Live email account with a different password. I had in mind that the thief might access my emails by gaining knowledge of my password after opening up the files on my stolen machine. So I changed the password yesterday and accessed the account several times without any problem. Today, when I try to access my email account, my password is not recognised. Does this suggest that the thief has somehow hacked into my email account and changed the password, or am I being too paranoid? I also find that I can no longer access networking sites that I am a member of, again because my password is not recognised? Does this suggest the thief has hacked into these sites so as to read my private information? Maid Marion ( talk) 14:18, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
If someone knows your ip address, like for example my ip address (i'm sure sinebot will be along to post it shortly), what info can they find out about you? What stuff could they do, gain access to the computer, hack, DDOS me etc? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.91.128 ( talk) 16:42, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I've got a gforce 4 videod card ruunning the latest version of XP. Ths screen goes blank all the time and I have to reboot and I have to run in 640x480 to minimize this problem. It acts like and Electrical problem but I changed the monitor and cable and it did't do anything. So is it my video card broken or is it a driver problem?
So I've got a lot of old emails sitting in my inbox and I'd like to archive them. What I want to do is to be able to put my old emails on my external hard disk drive (which is always connected to my computer) so they don't eat up space on my C:\ drive and also put them on a flash drive/CD and transfer them to another computer. How would I go about doing that? Can I open Outlook mails in other email clients? Thanks in advance. 116.71.66.144 ( talk) 21:16, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to know useful resources for preparing a programming contest, especially lots of problems with judges. Thanks! -- 62.57.11.200 ( talk) 21:42, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi all I want to get a game called team fortress 2 for my PC. Here are the requirements: Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
I have a 2GHZ processor, 2GB RAM, I use windows vista, I do have an internet connection and my graphics card is a nvidia Ge Force 8400M GS. Is this good enough for the game to run properly? Thanks RichYPE ( talk) 21:44, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi guys thanks for the contributions. My processor is a Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5750. Thanks RichYPE ( talk) 09:22, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi thanks for the contributions. By natively do you mean with no other programs/windows open? Thanks RichYPE ( talk) 09:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm looking for “A Ray Tracing Algorithm for Progressive Radiosity” (J.R. Wallace, K.A. Elmquist, E.A. Haines) from the proceedings of SIGGRAPH 1989. Does anyone know where I can find it? I don't have an ACM membership, and I'm a little loath to sign up for a student one since I suspect I'll have access to ACM materials in a couple months. 94.168.184.16 ( talk) 21:51, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I have a second-hand XP computer. To get rid of the large amount of clutter from the previous owner, I have created a new user account with admin privelidges, so that I can delete the user profiles and user accounts of the previous owner. When I logged on as the new user, Windows seemed to load up various MS programs for me, but not Word. When I forced it to load Word, it asked me for the installation CD, which I do not have, even though Word is still on the computer. How do I make Word available to all user accounts please? 89.242.157.3 ( talk) 23:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I tried manually creating a shortcut and placing it in my menu folder, but when I click on them the computer tries to reinstall Office 2000 (which is what I meant rather than just Word) using its CD, which I do not have (although maybe I'd be justified in downloading a pirate copy to do this repair since I already own the program??). This article describes a complicated procedure which I have not yet digested: http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/39568/how-can-i-make-available-to-all-users-a-program-that-i-installed-in-windows-xp-or-windows-2000-to-be-accessed-only-by-myself.html Unfortunately no other user has access, otherwise I could try copying their menu enteries into my menu folder. The cacls command may be relevant, but does anyone know of a freeware program that would do this more automatically? Or have the enteries in their menus that I could copy (they will be files in the menu folder). I deleted the former users profile, and no user on the computer has Office use, although it is still there. Due to a virus problem I closed down System Restore and deleted its old files, so not luck there either. Thanks 78.151.124.180 ( talk) 23:01, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm a bit fuzzy on the details (never actually used it much, if at all), but there is such a thing called "run as", which only needs you to provide the original account's username and password, and i think it would solve your problem. It's in the context menu, IIRC. -- Jokes Free4Me ( talk) 15:07, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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I had long dismissed Facebook, MySpace, Twitter etc. as being overrated time-wasters and meant for people with Neurotypical Syndrome. However, I recently read that companies are posting job openings on Twitter and LinkedIn to avoid the high costs of posting at Monster and Workopolis. While I was still skeptical, a reputable business magazine confirmed the story. I'd been searching for a summer job for two months and had just given up. Now I feel like a dinosaur.
What's the best way to evaluate whether social networking sites, and any other Web 2.x or 3.x phenomena that don't seem interesting on the surface, are worth my time, and how to make the best use of them? Neon Merlin 00:12, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
How come sometimes when I type in a Wikipedia URL, it takes me to a yeah.com error page? It says "The page you were looking for doesn't exist. You may have mistyped the address or the page may have moved." And I'm quite sure it's not that I'm mistyping it or that the article doesn't exist. Not an urgent question, because it doesn't happen to me very often; just curious. -- Lazar Taxon ( talk) 06:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Yesterday my old XP computer was working fine. This morning I decided to replace the old PCI video card with an old AGP one, as I wanted to use the PCI one in another old computer. When I turned the computer on, soon afterwards I heard what sounded like a long beep follow immediately by three short ones. The CD-rom drive and floppy drive were busy for a while (probably the normal start-up sequence), then the HDD seemed to start up for a second but then stop. Unfortunately when I replaced the previous graphics card the same thing happened. I have a ECS P6BAT-A+ motherboard. I am using a public computer to write this. Does anyone know what the beeps mean please? Perhaps the first beep was the POST beep. The HDD was monitored by the computer - I forget the name of that - and had no problems. Thanks 81.144.199.142 ( talk) 10:10, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, I've got internet access through another computer, but a lot of my precious stuff is on the broken computer. I wil try the BIOS reset. I'm wondering if the video card has damaged the computer - I got given it with some other computer parts and I had not tried it before. If its a Killer Video Card I'm worried about trying it on anything else. Do you have any specific webpage that says that long short short short means a dead mobo please, as I could not find that when I searched? For what its worth I tried a Linux boot CD, no different. 78.146.20.248 ( talk) 19:46, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I found out that the beeps mean that there is a problem with the graphics card or with graphics memory. The BIOS is Award. I got this from BiosCentral which is now regrettably defunct, but accessable through the Waybackwhen Machine. (I hope someone harvests all the data from Bioscentral and makes it more obviously available somewhere). I think the problem might be something to do with the different AGP standards being incompatible, see external links at the end of Accelerated Graphics Port but I'm not sure. The mobo manual just says "AGP" so it must be AGP1.0. The graphics cards I tried are more recent. I may have damaged both the mobo and the graphics cards. The mobo does not seem to have any direct video output, unless it uses a non-standard plug with pins sticking out rather than in. The manual is rather ambivalent on this. The mobo is more than four years old - more like twice that. I think I may have to accept that the mobo is damaged, unless anyone has any other ideas. I may try mounting the old HD in a USB "cradle" which I understand are quite cheap. 84.13.50.242 ( talk) 17:25, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I did press then in firmly. I think incompatible AGP standards probably damaged both the mobo and the graphics cards due to the different voltages of the different versions of AGP - the Wikipedia article ought to make this risk more clear. 78.151.124.180 ( talk) 23:09, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Also can you help with a computer problem?
When I insert a quicktime disc I received the following BSOD
I have tried everything, reflashing the DVD and reintalling quicktime but no avail. PLease help asap!
-- Tyw7 ( Talk • Contributions) 12:04, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
My operating system is Windows xp pro sp3. Is this a common problem and how to fix it? -- Tyw7 ( Talk • Contributions) 13:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
reinstall your dvd drivers, run ccleaner Ivtv ( talk) 21:09, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I already did that.-- Tyw7 ( Talk • Contributions) 10:40, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Then format/recovery Ivtv ( talk) 02:56, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Is the website http://www.zamzar.com is virus free? Btw Norton sitesadvisor has flagged Zamzar as a red flag cause it senses two strains of viruses on the site.
Aside from not being web-based, what are the differences between Tor and web-based proxies? Acceptable ( talk) 13:33, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
After reading your advice in answer to my earlier question, it occurred to me that I should protect my Windows Live email account with a different password. I had in mind that the thief might access my emails by gaining knowledge of my password after opening up the files on my stolen machine. So I changed the password yesterday and accessed the account several times without any problem. Today, when I try to access my email account, my password is not recognised. Does this suggest that the thief has somehow hacked into my email account and changed the password, or am I being too paranoid? I also find that I can no longer access networking sites that I am a member of, again because my password is not recognised? Does this suggest the thief has hacked into these sites so as to read my private information? Maid Marion ( talk) 14:18, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
If someone knows your ip address, like for example my ip address (i'm sure sinebot will be along to post it shortly), what info can they find out about you? What stuff could they do, gain access to the computer, hack, DDOS me etc? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.91.128 ( talk) 16:42, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I've got a gforce 4 videod card ruunning the latest version of XP. Ths screen goes blank all the time and I have to reboot and I have to run in 640x480 to minimize this problem. It acts like and Electrical problem but I changed the monitor and cable and it did't do anything. So is it my video card broken or is it a driver problem?
So I've got a lot of old emails sitting in my inbox and I'd like to archive them. What I want to do is to be able to put my old emails on my external hard disk drive (which is always connected to my computer) so they don't eat up space on my C:\ drive and also put them on a flash drive/CD and transfer them to another computer. How would I go about doing that? Can I open Outlook mails in other email clients? Thanks in advance. 116.71.66.144 ( talk) 21:16, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to know useful resources for preparing a programming contest, especially lots of problems with judges. Thanks! -- 62.57.11.200 ( talk) 21:42, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi all I want to get a game called team fortress 2 for my PC. Here are the requirements: Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
I have a 2GHZ processor, 2GB RAM, I use windows vista, I do have an internet connection and my graphics card is a nvidia Ge Force 8400M GS. Is this good enough for the game to run properly? Thanks RichYPE ( talk) 21:44, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi guys thanks for the contributions. My processor is a Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5750. Thanks RichYPE ( talk) 09:22, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi thanks for the contributions. By natively do you mean with no other programs/windows open? Thanks RichYPE ( talk) 09:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm looking for “A Ray Tracing Algorithm for Progressive Radiosity” (J.R. Wallace, K.A. Elmquist, E.A. Haines) from the proceedings of SIGGRAPH 1989. Does anyone know where I can find it? I don't have an ACM membership, and I'm a little loath to sign up for a student one since I suspect I'll have access to ACM materials in a couple months. 94.168.184.16 ( talk) 21:51, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I have a second-hand XP computer. To get rid of the large amount of clutter from the previous owner, I have created a new user account with admin privelidges, so that I can delete the user profiles and user accounts of the previous owner. When I logged on as the new user, Windows seemed to load up various MS programs for me, but not Word. When I forced it to load Word, it asked me for the installation CD, which I do not have, even though Word is still on the computer. How do I make Word available to all user accounts please? 89.242.157.3 ( talk) 23:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I tried manually creating a shortcut and placing it in my menu folder, but when I click on them the computer tries to reinstall Office 2000 (which is what I meant rather than just Word) using its CD, which I do not have (although maybe I'd be justified in downloading a pirate copy to do this repair since I already own the program??). This article describes a complicated procedure which I have not yet digested: http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/39568/how-can-i-make-available-to-all-users-a-program-that-i-installed-in-windows-xp-or-windows-2000-to-be-accessed-only-by-myself.html Unfortunately no other user has access, otherwise I could try copying their menu enteries into my menu folder. The cacls command may be relevant, but does anyone know of a freeware program that would do this more automatically? Or have the enteries in their menus that I could copy (they will be files in the menu folder). I deleted the former users profile, and no user on the computer has Office use, although it is still there. Due to a virus problem I closed down System Restore and deleted its old files, so not luck there either. Thanks 78.151.124.180 ( talk) 23:01, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm a bit fuzzy on the details (never actually used it much, if at all), but there is such a thing called "run as", which only needs you to provide the original account's username and password, and i think it would solve your problem. It's in the context menu, IIRC. -- Jokes Free4Me ( talk) 15:07, 16 July 2009 (UTC)