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is there a word for the action of using something that has no earthly way of being proven, such as God is used to promote Christianity? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.38.216 ( talk) 00:12, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedians:
I have an Insignia 42 inch TV. I know it has a QAM tuner because I can watch some clear digital channels transmitted through the cable. However, I am not sure if it also has an ATSC tuner capable of receiving HD signals off the air. How do I find out?
Thanks,
174.88.35.164 ( talk) 00:41, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
From
Cary Tennis (permanent link
here), I visited the first webpage listed under "Links". Within a few seconds, the web address changed, and I saw a suspicious page and a message about a hacktool. I immediately closed the webpage. Has there been a breach of computer security?
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Wavelength (
talk) 01:46, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
I found a pop-under window with the following information, which I copied before closing the window.
Then I did a Google search for mackeeper, and I found
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2779849?start=0&tstart=0.
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Wavelength (
talk) 02:04, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Normal annoying website ad, nothing to be alarmed over. It served you a Mac-related ad because your user agent string or something equally benign tipped it off. I got a netflix ad, not interested in checking what will show up next. ¦ Reisio ( talk) 10:06, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
What is the difference b/w solid works and catia v5 preferably in Aerospace Domain?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ambuj 542 ( talk • contribs) 06:02, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
With advances made by Internet Explorer and traditional "antivirus" programs (things like Norton, F-Secure, and Kaspersky) in recent years, and with adware and spyware programs getting rarer and rarer, is supplemental anti-adware and anti-spyware tools (e.g., Ad-Aware and Spybot) largely redundant for protection (not cleaning) purposes nowadays? 118.96.156.241 ( talk) 09:01, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
To put it other way, do I still need to install specialized anti-adware or anti-spyware program (Ad-Aware or Spybot) in addition to antivirus program (Norton, F-Secure, or Kaspersky), now that antivirus programs can also prevent, detect, and remove adware and spyware? 118.96.156.241 ( talk) 10:54, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for all the information. Per your suggestions, I have uninstalled Spybot, as it hasn't removed a single malware since being installed last year, leaving only my up-to-date Norton AntiVirus. I am also saving various "stand-alone" or "portable" anti-malware programs' URL, so that I can download and burn them to recovery disc in case of malware infection. 118.96.154.106 ( talk) 10:09, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
I'm planning on getting an external HDD at the end of this month, but, as I use a laptop and am generally not in the same place in the house for more than a few hours, I would like one which has a wireless connection, accessible from anywhere in the house. Basically, I need one which:
Does anyone have any ideas?
-- KägeTorä - (影虎) ( TALK) 11:19, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
To me it amounts to an ordinary hard disk... with an encrypted filesystem... connected to a network that has a wireless router. Ordinary hard disks and wireless routers are cheap and prevalent, filesystem encryption is free and simple (and smart for personal data). ¦ Reisio ( talk) 11:30, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
When I double click on the sound icon, the window with the slider (which was usually static) disappears as soon that I move my mouse. Another issue as well, it often takes 3-4 clicks, while it took about two in the past to open. Any ideas? I tried disabling it and re-enabling it. Raskolkhan ( talk) 15:32, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
No the problem is chronic. Only recent thing I remember doing is updating VLC
I actually found that after one clicks, it DOES show up on a static basis. But there's a 2-3 seconds delay. It closed itself because I was not patient enough. Still, I find the lag quite odd. ~~ Mouse works fine, it's a cheap regular Dell mouse that's over 9000 years old, though. Raskolkhan ( talk) 23:19, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Would it be possible to have a feature on laptops allowing them to be tracked down if they are stolen? I imagine it might be possible to notify an organisation that your laptop has been stolen, and then when the laptop connects to the internet, it would contact the organisation and then they could track it from the IP address. If not that, why not have a feature to kill a laptop if it is stolen? Thanks SmartSE ( talk) 18:20, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
For your consideration... Find My iPad ?
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Similar technology could conceivably be integrated into any location-aware, network-able device. Nimur ( talk) 20:05, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the answers - Prey looks good. Now if only I not asked too late! SmartSE ( talk) 19:01, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
Any list with known good alternatives to YouTube? in particular Flash-10 is a source of incompatibility problems. Preferably ones where you can just go ahead and upload without registration nonsense nor Flash-10 nonsense. Electron9 ( talk) 22:25, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
If I do a Google News Search on "Bin Laden" assassinated, I get 4,599 hits. [4] If I expand my search to also include assassination, I should get more hits. Instead, I get 3,871 hits. [5] Does anyone know what's going on? A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 22:37, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Not seeking to start an encoder flame war; is there a way to prove that one file is an original 320 kbps file, rather than some cheap (let's say 128 kbps file) masquerading as one? As if someone ripped 128 kbps files from a CD, and later fraudulently transcoded them to 320 kbps? Raskolkhan ( talk) 23:24, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Hey all. My version of Word (2010) says it can open OpenOffice documents, but when I go to open one, Word just freezes up. WHy is this, and how can I fix it? Thanks. 72.128.95.0 ( talk) 23:45, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
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is there a word for the action of using something that has no earthly way of being proven, such as God is used to promote Christianity? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.38.216 ( talk) 00:12, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedians:
I have an Insignia 42 inch TV. I know it has a QAM tuner because I can watch some clear digital channels transmitted through the cable. However, I am not sure if it also has an ATSC tuner capable of receiving HD signals off the air. How do I find out?
Thanks,
174.88.35.164 ( talk) 00:41, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
From
Cary Tennis (permanent link
here), I visited the first webpage listed under "Links". Within a few seconds, the web address changed, and I saw a suspicious page and a message about a hacktool. I immediately closed the webpage. Has there been a breach of computer security?
—
Wavelength (
talk) 01:46, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
I found a pop-under window with the following information, which I copied before closing the window.
Then I did a Google search for mackeeper, and I found
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2779849?start=0&tstart=0.
—
Wavelength (
talk) 02:04, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Normal annoying website ad, nothing to be alarmed over. It served you a Mac-related ad because your user agent string or something equally benign tipped it off. I got a netflix ad, not interested in checking what will show up next. ¦ Reisio ( talk) 10:06, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
What is the difference b/w solid works and catia v5 preferably in Aerospace Domain?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ambuj 542 ( talk • contribs) 06:02, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
With advances made by Internet Explorer and traditional "antivirus" programs (things like Norton, F-Secure, and Kaspersky) in recent years, and with adware and spyware programs getting rarer and rarer, is supplemental anti-adware and anti-spyware tools (e.g., Ad-Aware and Spybot) largely redundant for protection (not cleaning) purposes nowadays? 118.96.156.241 ( talk) 09:01, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
To put it other way, do I still need to install specialized anti-adware or anti-spyware program (Ad-Aware or Spybot) in addition to antivirus program (Norton, F-Secure, or Kaspersky), now that antivirus programs can also prevent, detect, and remove adware and spyware? 118.96.156.241 ( talk) 10:54, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for all the information. Per your suggestions, I have uninstalled Spybot, as it hasn't removed a single malware since being installed last year, leaving only my up-to-date Norton AntiVirus. I am also saving various "stand-alone" or "portable" anti-malware programs' URL, so that I can download and burn them to recovery disc in case of malware infection. 118.96.154.106 ( talk) 10:09, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
I'm planning on getting an external HDD at the end of this month, but, as I use a laptop and am generally not in the same place in the house for more than a few hours, I would like one which has a wireless connection, accessible from anywhere in the house. Basically, I need one which:
Does anyone have any ideas?
-- KägeTorä - (影虎) ( TALK) 11:19, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
To me it amounts to an ordinary hard disk... with an encrypted filesystem... connected to a network that has a wireless router. Ordinary hard disks and wireless routers are cheap and prevalent, filesystem encryption is free and simple (and smart for personal data). ¦ Reisio ( talk) 11:30, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
When I double click on the sound icon, the window with the slider (which was usually static) disappears as soon that I move my mouse. Another issue as well, it often takes 3-4 clicks, while it took about two in the past to open. Any ideas? I tried disabling it and re-enabling it. Raskolkhan ( talk) 15:32, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
No the problem is chronic. Only recent thing I remember doing is updating VLC
I actually found that after one clicks, it DOES show up on a static basis. But there's a 2-3 seconds delay. It closed itself because I was not patient enough. Still, I find the lag quite odd. ~~ Mouse works fine, it's a cheap regular Dell mouse that's over 9000 years old, though. Raskolkhan ( talk) 23:19, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Would it be possible to have a feature on laptops allowing them to be tracked down if they are stolen? I imagine it might be possible to notify an organisation that your laptop has been stolen, and then when the laptop connects to the internet, it would contact the organisation and then they could track it from the IP address. If not that, why not have a feature to kill a laptop if it is stolen? Thanks SmartSE ( talk) 18:20, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
For your consideration... Find My iPad ?
“ |
|
” |
Similar technology could conceivably be integrated into any location-aware, network-able device. Nimur ( talk) 20:05, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the answers - Prey looks good. Now if only I not asked too late! SmartSE ( talk) 19:01, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
Any list with known good alternatives to YouTube? in particular Flash-10 is a source of incompatibility problems. Preferably ones where you can just go ahead and upload without registration nonsense nor Flash-10 nonsense. Electron9 ( talk) 22:25, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
If I do a Google News Search on "Bin Laden" assassinated, I get 4,599 hits. [4] If I expand my search to also include assassination, I should get more hits. Instead, I get 3,871 hits. [5] Does anyone know what's going on? A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 22:37, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Not seeking to start an encoder flame war; is there a way to prove that one file is an original 320 kbps file, rather than some cheap (let's say 128 kbps file) masquerading as one? As if someone ripped 128 kbps files from a CD, and later fraudulently transcoded them to 320 kbps? Raskolkhan ( talk) 23:24, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Hey all. My version of Word (2010) says it can open OpenOffice documents, but when I go to open one, Word just freezes up. WHy is this, and how can I fix it? Thanks. 72.128.95.0 ( talk) 23:45, 18 May 2011 (UTC)