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Of course the cause of death is the power surge, but in a case where the thing now does absolutely nothing when you press the power button, what is the most common thing or set of things that that surge has done to kill the PC? Is it most often frying of traces on the PCB, unviewable damage to the CPU, the chipset, or what? 20.137.18.50 ( talk) 13:11, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Tonight I wrote and sent a single email. It was the only email in my outbox but the send/receive process seemed longer than it should be. The notification in my systray said "sending message 3 of 3". I definitely did not have 3 emails to send and my 'sent' folder shows only the email I knew about. Could someone be using my Outlook to send spam emails and also be hiding the evidence so I can't see them? If so, how can I see what has been sent and how can I prevent it happening again?
I hope you can help. Gurumaister ( talk) 17:27, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks Bavi H - I hope that was it. Gurumaister ( talk) 18:30, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello. On occasion, at the end of my Reversi gameplay, the last pebble placed on the board switches colour between black and white. How can I fix this bug? You may access my source code at http://sites.google.com/site/superaec and download the files that come with the package (i.e., Clap.au, Hi.au, Lo.au, Manual.pdf, Oops.au, and Reversi.java). If you need more time to answer this question than it can last on the reference desk, please email me through my talk page. Thanks in advance. -- Mayfare ( talk) 18:10, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
cell i * DIR b + box = me;
As I've assembled two computers from individual components inside chassises (chasses?), I got to think, would it be possible to assemble a fully working computer entirely without a chassis? Just the components connected to each other, lying on the desk or on the floor. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of such a thing? I can think of two advantages - better airflow and saving the cost of a chassis - and one disadvantage - the system takes up more room and is harder to transport. Are there any other things to take into account? JIP | Talk 20:41, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Yes, you should watch the film π ¦ Reisio ( talk) 21:15, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Another disadvantage comes to mind. If you accidentally kick a computer chassis over, the computer inside it will probably still keep on working. But if you accidentally step on exposed computer internals, you risk damaging them beyond repair. JIP | Talk 19:23, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
Is there a way to find out what key combinations do what? For example, whenever I press AltGr+Shift+E, whatever window is currently in focus becomes out of focus. The key combination was once used to open up ASUS WebStorage, which I have since uninstalled. However, it seems that Windows is still expecting WebStorage to run or something of that sort, which might be why the window blurs. 141.153.216.54 ( talk) 21:04, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
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Of course the cause of death is the power surge, but in a case where the thing now does absolutely nothing when you press the power button, what is the most common thing or set of things that that surge has done to kill the PC? Is it most often frying of traces on the PCB, unviewable damage to the CPU, the chipset, or what? 20.137.18.50 ( talk) 13:11, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Tonight I wrote and sent a single email. It was the only email in my outbox but the send/receive process seemed longer than it should be. The notification in my systray said "sending message 3 of 3". I definitely did not have 3 emails to send and my 'sent' folder shows only the email I knew about. Could someone be using my Outlook to send spam emails and also be hiding the evidence so I can't see them? If so, how can I see what has been sent and how can I prevent it happening again?
I hope you can help. Gurumaister ( talk) 17:27, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks Bavi H - I hope that was it. Gurumaister ( talk) 18:30, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello. On occasion, at the end of my Reversi gameplay, the last pebble placed on the board switches colour between black and white. How can I fix this bug? You may access my source code at http://sites.google.com/site/superaec and download the files that come with the package (i.e., Clap.au, Hi.au, Lo.au, Manual.pdf, Oops.au, and Reversi.java). If you need more time to answer this question than it can last on the reference desk, please email me through my talk page. Thanks in advance. -- Mayfare ( talk) 18:10, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
cell i * DIR b + box = me;
As I've assembled two computers from individual components inside chassises (chasses?), I got to think, would it be possible to assemble a fully working computer entirely without a chassis? Just the components connected to each other, lying on the desk or on the floor. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of such a thing? I can think of two advantages - better airflow and saving the cost of a chassis - and one disadvantage - the system takes up more room and is harder to transport. Are there any other things to take into account? JIP | Talk 20:41, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Yes, you should watch the film π ¦ Reisio ( talk) 21:15, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
Another disadvantage comes to mind. If you accidentally kick a computer chassis over, the computer inside it will probably still keep on working. But if you accidentally step on exposed computer internals, you risk damaging them beyond repair. JIP | Talk 19:23, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
Is there a way to find out what key combinations do what? For example, whenever I press AltGr+Shift+E, whatever window is currently in focus becomes out of focus. The key combination was once used to open up ASUS WebStorage, which I have since uninstalled. However, it seems that Windows is still expecting WebStorage to run or something of that sort, which might be why the window blurs. 141.153.216.54 ( talk) 21:04, 17 August 2011 (UTC)