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I am interested in buying a single, unsoldered Tegra 3 SoC. I know that Nvidia only sells to people order 100,000+ units, but could there possobly be some other company I could get one through, like a dev kit manufacturer? -- Melab±1 ☎ 00:02, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Whenever I burn files to a CD/DVD, I calculate md5 checksums from the optical media and HDD for comparison, though I've rarely found inconsistencies (I also burn at lower speeds than I used to). Since I'm at times a little paranoid about data corruption, I calculate checksums for a lot of other file transfers, like over wired Ethernet, wirelessly over LAN, internal to external HDD through USB, and even between two internal HDDs over SATA. I've yet to find checksum inconsistencies with these transfers. Is doing checksum comparisons for files transfers like these (i.e. not involving optical media or unsecure Internet) really worth it? Or is the possibility of data corruption through these types of transfers limited to such outstanding scenarios (hard-drive failure mid-transfer, accidentally severing part of the Ethernet cable, etc.) that data corruption would be obvious (noticing the transfer was incomplete)? Thank you!-- el Aprel ( facta- facienda) 01:13, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
And I'll just link to these :) Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011_June_6#long-term_media_storage_and_compatability, dvdisaster, rsync. ¦ Reisio ( talk) 07:31, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
A few months back I read about smart phones being used for keystroke logging. I didn't see anything at the time that suggested that it was very easy to do "in the wild" where conditions are variable. And also from what I read, it takes a great number of keystrokes to get anything reliable.
I've taken a part time job at a call center and this tech is one reason why they don't allow cell phones in the call center. They fear that we might be stealing credit card numbers with this logging software and a smart phone. I'm not looking for anything in regards to the legality of any of it and I'm not looking to actually do it. I'm just curious as to whether it's possible to do this with just a small amount of time (before some supervisor notices your smart phone on your desk) and in conditions that are less than ideal. Thanks, Dismas| (talk) 04:29, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
I realize there are much simpler ways. After all, I still have access to pen and paper. And by the way, these are thin clients and are pretty well locked down as far as installing anything. Dismas| (talk) 13:54, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I am trying to set up an epson stylus nx230 printer, which I bought today. It works fine on a USB cable, but nothing seems to be able to detect it via wifi. My PC (windows 7) can't see the printer, and neither can my ipad2, with epson's own printe app. The precise error that the ipad gives (after "searching for printers . . ." for a minute or so) is "Cannot find printer. SSID ThomsonA0E284. Check the network settings for this device, and the scanner . . . ". googling gives epson's utterly useless support site. Various FAQs suggest altering the printer's control panel, and my printer doesn't have one. Am I being stupid and missing something obvious? Robinh ( talk) 08:13, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for this Reiso. The PC used the CDRom that came with the printer; no luck. The ipad2 used epson's own app. No luck. I'm beginning to suspect that there is something very basic I don't understand about wifi printing. For example, could this printer work wirelessly in on an island with electricity but no wifi internet? Robinh ( talk) 09:06, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
The Thomson thing is the network name of my wireless internet. Robinh ( talk) 18:27, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
I am looking for information on "RecordDISCXXX" an entry I found in my computer register that I have never heard of. An Google search gives reference but I cannot get info as the web pages seem to want to download software only, I am not willing to take the risk. I am looking into the plethora of names that interlink up the command line of who wrote what and who is hiding behind which umbrela company and what old progs become subsumed by others. Icanthavemyname ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:33, 28 January 2012 (UTC).
This is something I've noticed on occasion as far back as Windows 95:
1. Somehow you cause an application to crash with some exception.
2. You get a dialog telling you the application has crashed asking you to send an error report.
3. You click back to the application window and keep using it like nothing happened.
4. When you address the crash dialog, the application finally exits.
It never made sense to me why this could happen, as it suggests the application didn't actually crash. — Preceding
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68.40.57.1 (
talk) 18:45, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
So, I often use yahoo messenger to stay in touch with various friends around the world, but recently the program decided to install some update which has given me a whole bunch of rather oversized emoticons that I don't much like, and even worse, noone else has this update so whenever I try to use one, it comes up with an error message. How do I fix this and go back to the proper version?
Also, anyone know anything about something called 'facemoods', I think they are responsible for the updates or something, but their site takes over my homepage and default search engine every few days and I have to set it back to what I want again.
148.197.81.179 ( talk) 21:21, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
By typing. Not sure if they work from the menu, I could try that next time. 148.197.81.179 ( talk) 01:32, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
Great, thanks, I'll get rid of the whole thing, see if that fixes it. And be a lot more careful about which updates I install from now on. 148.197.81.179 ( talk) 18:48, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
I'd like to have a list of Wikipedia-like projects or Wikipedia competitors -either defunct or living. Thanks. -- Broadside Perceptor ( talk) 23:44, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
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I am interested in buying a single, unsoldered Tegra 3 SoC. I know that Nvidia only sells to people order 100,000+ units, but could there possobly be some other company I could get one through, like a dev kit manufacturer? -- Melab±1 ☎ 00:02, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Whenever I burn files to a CD/DVD, I calculate md5 checksums from the optical media and HDD for comparison, though I've rarely found inconsistencies (I also burn at lower speeds than I used to). Since I'm at times a little paranoid about data corruption, I calculate checksums for a lot of other file transfers, like over wired Ethernet, wirelessly over LAN, internal to external HDD through USB, and even between two internal HDDs over SATA. I've yet to find checksum inconsistencies with these transfers. Is doing checksum comparisons for files transfers like these (i.e. not involving optical media or unsecure Internet) really worth it? Or is the possibility of data corruption through these types of transfers limited to such outstanding scenarios (hard-drive failure mid-transfer, accidentally severing part of the Ethernet cable, etc.) that data corruption would be obvious (noticing the transfer was incomplete)? Thank you!-- el Aprel ( facta- facienda) 01:13, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
And I'll just link to these :) Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011_June_6#long-term_media_storage_and_compatability, dvdisaster, rsync. ¦ Reisio ( talk) 07:31, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
A few months back I read about smart phones being used for keystroke logging. I didn't see anything at the time that suggested that it was very easy to do "in the wild" where conditions are variable. And also from what I read, it takes a great number of keystrokes to get anything reliable.
I've taken a part time job at a call center and this tech is one reason why they don't allow cell phones in the call center. They fear that we might be stealing credit card numbers with this logging software and a smart phone. I'm not looking for anything in regards to the legality of any of it and I'm not looking to actually do it. I'm just curious as to whether it's possible to do this with just a small amount of time (before some supervisor notices your smart phone on your desk) and in conditions that are less than ideal. Thanks, Dismas| (talk) 04:29, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
I realize there are much simpler ways. After all, I still have access to pen and paper. And by the way, these are thin clients and are pretty well locked down as far as installing anything. Dismas| (talk) 13:54, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I am trying to set up an epson stylus nx230 printer, which I bought today. It works fine on a USB cable, but nothing seems to be able to detect it via wifi. My PC (windows 7) can't see the printer, and neither can my ipad2, with epson's own printe app. The precise error that the ipad gives (after "searching for printers . . ." for a minute or so) is "Cannot find printer. SSID ThomsonA0E284. Check the network settings for this device, and the scanner . . . ". googling gives epson's utterly useless support site. Various FAQs suggest altering the printer's control panel, and my printer doesn't have one. Am I being stupid and missing something obvious? Robinh ( talk) 08:13, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for this Reiso. The PC used the CDRom that came with the printer; no luck. The ipad2 used epson's own app. No luck. I'm beginning to suspect that there is something very basic I don't understand about wifi printing. For example, could this printer work wirelessly in on an island with electricity but no wifi internet? Robinh ( talk) 09:06, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
The Thomson thing is the network name of my wireless internet. Robinh ( talk) 18:27, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
I am looking for information on "RecordDISCXXX" an entry I found in my computer register that I have never heard of. An Google search gives reference but I cannot get info as the web pages seem to want to download software only, I am not willing to take the risk. I am looking into the plethora of names that interlink up the command line of who wrote what and who is hiding behind which umbrela company and what old progs become subsumed by others. Icanthavemyname ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:33, 28 January 2012 (UTC).
This is something I've noticed on occasion as far back as Windows 95:
1. Somehow you cause an application to crash with some exception.
2. You get a dialog telling you the application has crashed asking you to send an error report.
3. You click back to the application window and keep using it like nothing happened.
4. When you address the crash dialog, the application finally exits.
It never made sense to me why this could happen, as it suggests the application didn't actually crash. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
68.40.57.1 (
talk) 18:45, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
So, I often use yahoo messenger to stay in touch with various friends around the world, but recently the program decided to install some update which has given me a whole bunch of rather oversized emoticons that I don't much like, and even worse, noone else has this update so whenever I try to use one, it comes up with an error message. How do I fix this and go back to the proper version?
Also, anyone know anything about something called 'facemoods', I think they are responsible for the updates or something, but their site takes over my homepage and default search engine every few days and I have to set it back to what I want again.
148.197.81.179 ( talk) 21:21, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
By typing. Not sure if they work from the menu, I could try that next time. 148.197.81.179 ( talk) 01:32, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
Great, thanks, I'll get rid of the whole thing, see if that fixes it. And be a lot more careful about which updates I install from now on. 148.197.81.179 ( talk) 18:48, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
I'd like to have a list of Wikipedia-like projects or Wikipedia competitors -either defunct or living. Thanks. -- Broadside Perceptor ( talk) 23:44, 28 January 2012 (UTC)