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Has anyone read this? If so, what do you think of it? Have you tried out any of its ideas? Black Carrot 06:55, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Informative indeed. I was hoping for something more specific, though. For instance, has anyone here worked in AI, especially on neural nets? If so, would what he's suggesting actually be able to train itself properly? I know that's one of the big problems with large, complex nets that don't use backpropagation. Would it actually be able to better model patterns than a normal net, or is it essentially equivalent? And how does it adjust weights? He doesn't really mention that. Black Carrot 00:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
41.220.14.7 10:37, 27 September 2006 (UTC)can i be able to get software of any type to help me in my field of computing? DAVID
What's the deal with the Unicode characters DVD, and what purpose do they serve? They're definitely not the ASCII letters DVD, because (a) in some fonts, they're shorter and/or wider-spaced, and (b) unlike DVD, they return no results in a search of Wikipedia (although both get the same Google results). They came in a piece of Japanese spam. (Why I'd be getting Japanese spam, I don't know.) Neon Merlin 10:57, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I've got a Media PC with Windows MCE installed on it, running my TV/PVR. I also have a spare computer around that I would like to use as a Windows Media Center Extender, to let me watch stuff on a second TV. I've tried just using Remote Desktop to connect it in (using the multi-session hack), but Media Center doesn't allow the playing of video over a Remote Desktop connection. Is there anyway around this, to make the spare computer act as an Extender (instead of buying the extra Extender hardware) and connect in that way, so that it could play the video? -- Maelwys 11:48, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I want to obtain software so that i can determine the distances between all cities and towns around the world please but cannot find it. Can you please advise. It would be the same as on some dating sites where they tell your possible date how far they are away from you in miles etc. Please could you advise me on <email address removed>. Many thanks, Evan Williams
What would be a safe temperature to let a computer run at? I've noticed that a lot of motherboards which are able to regulate fan speed according to temperature tend to have as a default keeping temperature around 50 degrees centigrade. My machine is almost always around the high 30s and I'm interested in reducing noise overnight occassionally and if I trust these defaults it seems to suggest I could lower the fan speed enough to raise temperature 10 degrees or so and it should still be safe. -- Kiltman67
I have an old computer which I no longer use but is still resonably powerful (1GHz CPU & 512MB RAM) so rather than let it rot in a cupboard I thought I might install Linux on it and get it running again. But my question is: which version should I use? I know this depends on what you want from Linux, but essentially I want something that feels a bit like Windows (simply because that's what I'm familiar with) and which doesn't require me to invest a huge amount of time into getting it installed and running, as I'm currently studying for the final year of a degree course. Is there a "mainstream" version of Linux that Average Joe (me) can use as a replacement for Windows. -- Ukdan999 16:35, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I disagree, SuSE is the premiere "windows look alike" and KDE would probably make the job of getting used to linux a little easier than gnome, which kind of takes for granted the *nix directory structure (usr, bin, etc, etc ;p). However suse does a little too good of a job of it- it's a 6 cd install, though you do get a LOT of packages. Ubuntu seems a little more stable though. Eh I guess you made a good choice but maybe you would have been happier with suse. -- froth T C 03:37, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I have a movie in the AVI format , i.e ".avi" . Windows Media Player is encountering a problem in playing this file, mentioning something about a Codec. Could anyone pl help me in suggesting a suitable codec and how to use it also ??? Thank you a lot.
User : Sanchit
Hi....i also encountered a similar problem as you sanchit. try downloading D-i-v-X AV Codec Pack from: http://www.download.com/AV-Codec-Pack/3000-2194_4-10509746.html?tag=lst-0-1 after the download just try playing your AVI file.hope this helps you
Chances are it's xvid or divx, locate binaries for each and install them, then windows media player should play it fine -- froth T C 03:38, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your help, guys!
My household just got high speed internet last week, and my computer shares the internet with the main computer. However the problem is that my internet connection to it doesn't always work properly. When it isn't working right I can get on web sites fine like Wikipedia and such (albeit a lil slower) but I cannot play games online or do downloading or even go on MSN Messenger. Take last night it was working for me fine, but when i turned it on this morning it was back not working and i haven't been able to get it working properly. It sometimes starts working fine, but it never stops working after it's been working when i keep the computer on. It always seems to work fine on the main computer. Now my question is where is the problem? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Croat Canuck Go Jays Go 17:34, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I am using a to_char and to_number function in sql. To make sure that my query runs successfully I created a mirror database in MS Access and I am trying that query there. But MS Access does not recognize to_cahr and to_number. Can anyone tell me what is the eqvivalent functions for to_char and to_number in MS Access?
What's the point of massive Blu-ray or HD-DVD discs? I was under the impression that XViD/DivX/H.264 could easily fit a 1080p movie on a normal single or double layered DVD, the previously mentioned formats certainly seem to work wonders with standard-resolution movies. Also, H.264 is part of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD standard anyway, so why the excessive bitrates? This would only increase the cost of Blu-ray/HD-DVD equipment. -- Frenchman113 on wheels! 19:27, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Why don't movie companies just compress the video? ... mpeg2 is practically lossless, and it offers only a tiny fraction of the compression offered by even a high-quality double pass xvid compress -- froth T C 23:34, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Can anybody tell me how to make the font in firefox big by default? I know how to change it in a given window, but I want all of my tabs to be in a large font by default.
I have a Windows machine. How do I get it to not display hidden documents when I go to Start>Documents? -- Yanwen 20:53, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
go to control panel>folder options>View(tab)>choose Do not show hidden files or folders [2]
When I go to certain web pages, a pop up comes up asking me if i want to run an ActiveX control. Is there a way I can stop this from coming up every time.
207.200.116.65 23:12, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Check your securtiy levels from options-- RedStaR 23:59, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Use firefox or links -- froth T C 03:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Before turning off the message it is important to think about why the message is appearing. There are some nasty people in the world who write ActiveX controls that do things you really do not want to happen. Snooping on your web browser, keeping a list of on-line banking passwords you use and sending them back to the author is an example. Slyly adding links into other people's web pages you read that direct you to the author's business is another. Harvesting all the e-mail addresses in your e-mail program and sending them to a spamhouse is yet another. I prefer to leave the warnings on and choose whether or not I trust each web domain to have well behaved ActiveX controls as needed. The alternative can be far more inconvenient in the long run. -- Dave 07:52, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Can someone write me a basic geometry calculator using C++ or any suggestions would be helpful. thanks
well you're going to want to include math.h ... -- froth T C 03:29, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
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Has anyone read this? If so, what do you think of it? Have you tried out any of its ideas? Black Carrot 06:55, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Informative indeed. I was hoping for something more specific, though. For instance, has anyone here worked in AI, especially on neural nets? If so, would what he's suggesting actually be able to train itself properly? I know that's one of the big problems with large, complex nets that don't use backpropagation. Would it actually be able to better model patterns than a normal net, or is it essentially equivalent? And how does it adjust weights? He doesn't really mention that. Black Carrot 00:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
41.220.14.7 10:37, 27 September 2006 (UTC)can i be able to get software of any type to help me in my field of computing? DAVID
What's the deal with the Unicode characters DVD, and what purpose do they serve? They're definitely not the ASCII letters DVD, because (a) in some fonts, they're shorter and/or wider-spaced, and (b) unlike DVD, they return no results in a search of Wikipedia (although both get the same Google results). They came in a piece of Japanese spam. (Why I'd be getting Japanese spam, I don't know.) Neon Merlin 10:57, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I've got a Media PC with Windows MCE installed on it, running my TV/PVR. I also have a spare computer around that I would like to use as a Windows Media Center Extender, to let me watch stuff on a second TV. I've tried just using Remote Desktop to connect it in (using the multi-session hack), but Media Center doesn't allow the playing of video over a Remote Desktop connection. Is there anyway around this, to make the spare computer act as an Extender (instead of buying the extra Extender hardware) and connect in that way, so that it could play the video? -- Maelwys 11:48, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I want to obtain software so that i can determine the distances between all cities and towns around the world please but cannot find it. Can you please advise. It would be the same as on some dating sites where they tell your possible date how far they are away from you in miles etc. Please could you advise me on <email address removed>. Many thanks, Evan Williams
What would be a safe temperature to let a computer run at? I've noticed that a lot of motherboards which are able to regulate fan speed according to temperature tend to have as a default keeping temperature around 50 degrees centigrade. My machine is almost always around the high 30s and I'm interested in reducing noise overnight occassionally and if I trust these defaults it seems to suggest I could lower the fan speed enough to raise temperature 10 degrees or so and it should still be safe. -- Kiltman67
I have an old computer which I no longer use but is still resonably powerful (1GHz CPU & 512MB RAM) so rather than let it rot in a cupboard I thought I might install Linux on it and get it running again. But my question is: which version should I use? I know this depends on what you want from Linux, but essentially I want something that feels a bit like Windows (simply because that's what I'm familiar with) and which doesn't require me to invest a huge amount of time into getting it installed and running, as I'm currently studying for the final year of a degree course. Is there a "mainstream" version of Linux that Average Joe (me) can use as a replacement for Windows. -- Ukdan999 16:35, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I disagree, SuSE is the premiere "windows look alike" and KDE would probably make the job of getting used to linux a little easier than gnome, which kind of takes for granted the *nix directory structure (usr, bin, etc, etc ;p). However suse does a little too good of a job of it- it's a 6 cd install, though you do get a LOT of packages. Ubuntu seems a little more stable though. Eh I guess you made a good choice but maybe you would have been happier with suse. -- froth T C 03:37, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I have a movie in the AVI format , i.e ".avi" . Windows Media Player is encountering a problem in playing this file, mentioning something about a Codec. Could anyone pl help me in suggesting a suitable codec and how to use it also ??? Thank you a lot.
User : Sanchit
Hi....i also encountered a similar problem as you sanchit. try downloading D-i-v-X AV Codec Pack from: http://www.download.com/AV-Codec-Pack/3000-2194_4-10509746.html?tag=lst-0-1 after the download just try playing your AVI file.hope this helps you
Chances are it's xvid or divx, locate binaries for each and install them, then windows media player should play it fine -- froth T C 03:38, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your help, guys!
My household just got high speed internet last week, and my computer shares the internet with the main computer. However the problem is that my internet connection to it doesn't always work properly. When it isn't working right I can get on web sites fine like Wikipedia and such (albeit a lil slower) but I cannot play games online or do downloading or even go on MSN Messenger. Take last night it was working for me fine, but when i turned it on this morning it was back not working and i haven't been able to get it working properly. It sometimes starts working fine, but it never stops working after it's been working when i keep the computer on. It always seems to work fine on the main computer. Now my question is where is the problem? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Croat Canuck Go Jays Go 17:34, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
I am using a to_char and to_number function in sql. To make sure that my query runs successfully I created a mirror database in MS Access and I am trying that query there. But MS Access does not recognize to_cahr and to_number. Can anyone tell me what is the eqvivalent functions for to_char and to_number in MS Access?
What's the point of massive Blu-ray or HD-DVD discs? I was under the impression that XViD/DivX/H.264 could easily fit a 1080p movie on a normal single or double layered DVD, the previously mentioned formats certainly seem to work wonders with standard-resolution movies. Also, H.264 is part of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD standard anyway, so why the excessive bitrates? This would only increase the cost of Blu-ray/HD-DVD equipment. -- Frenchman113 on wheels! 19:27, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Why don't movie companies just compress the video? ... mpeg2 is practically lossless, and it offers only a tiny fraction of the compression offered by even a high-quality double pass xvid compress -- froth T C 23:34, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Can anybody tell me how to make the font in firefox big by default? I know how to change it in a given window, but I want all of my tabs to be in a large font by default.
I have a Windows machine. How do I get it to not display hidden documents when I go to Start>Documents? -- Yanwen 20:53, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
go to control panel>folder options>View(tab)>choose Do not show hidden files or folders [2]
When I go to certain web pages, a pop up comes up asking me if i want to run an ActiveX control. Is there a way I can stop this from coming up every time.
207.200.116.65 23:12, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Check your securtiy levels from options-- RedStaR 23:59, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Use firefox or links -- froth T C 03:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Before turning off the message it is important to think about why the message is appearing. There are some nasty people in the world who write ActiveX controls that do things you really do not want to happen. Snooping on your web browser, keeping a list of on-line banking passwords you use and sending them back to the author is an example. Slyly adding links into other people's web pages you read that direct you to the author's business is another. Harvesting all the e-mail addresses in your e-mail program and sending them to a spamhouse is yet another. I prefer to leave the warnings on and choose whether or not I trust each web domain to have well behaved ActiveX controls as needed. The alternative can be far more inconvenient in the long run. -- Dave 07:52, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Can someone write me a basic geometry calculator using C++ or any suggestions would be helpful. thanks
well you're going to want to include math.h ... -- froth T C 03:29, 28 September 2006 (UTC)