computers

I haven't seen many threads about alternative OSs, but I know there are at least a few Linux users on this forum. I've been a Linux user for over 20 years. With Windows 11 being the disaster that it is, a lot of people are making the switch away from monopoly OSs. Right now I have a Dell XPS...

I more or less accidentally downloaded TikTok, but I don't think I made an account. I am suspicious of the Chinese state which is per my understanding the owner of TikTok. What better way of surveilling the US public than to get them all using a mobile app to look at funny cat videos or...

First of all, if I am not a complete idiot will I be able to transfer the data from my iPhone 5 to my iPhone 8? A brief check online recommended I start by backing everything from the iPhone to the cloud. Although the articles I found didn't really deal with the iPhone 5, I did find tutorials...

He once warned us not to communicae with aliens for rear as communicating to the wrong ones would lead to these (the aliens) conquering us. Now hes warning us about computers becoming more intelligent than humans with disasterous consequences. How rational are these fears? Does anyone agree...

Currently futzing around with a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B. I'd messed around a bit with the original Raspberry Pi, though not too seriously. I'm currently posting using it. The stock web browser, Epiphany, isn't too bad. Major improvements include a quad-core processor and a gig of RAM. I also...

Another question from Ghost in the Shell :) In a discussion between the Tachikomas, one suggests that the internet loosely forms a consciousness. Another notes the implications this would entail with regard to the mind/body problem; that the internet itself is growing "mind" generated by humans...

I put together a completely new computer this weekend and dropped an OEM version of Windows 7 on it. I'd considered buying a pre-built system with Win 7 already installed, but decided it was better to start from scratch. It's hard to make physical upgrades on custom cases like from HP or Dell...

This thread won't stay on topic, so I started this one.

what would the IT buffs here say about computers and what they would look like in 2020?

English Hippies Want Local Wi-Fi Network Turned Off :rolleyes:

I know the Germans made amazing leaps in the field of aircraft design, propulsion, rocketry, engineering and the like. Did they venture into computers to any serious degree? Did they have any computational equipment that had the Allies beat? INRM

Is anyone here familiar enough with the bowels of XP to know what settings the Network Setup Wizard changes? Every time I switch between wired and wireless internet, I have to run Network Setup Wizard to tell my browser which connection to use. Otherwise, in essence, the connection (be it wired...

Quantum computers are going to be built soon. The moore's law will come to a end soon, and be replaced by quantu computers. However, these will never be able to think like humans. How would they play chess? tactically, they are really good. However in a static game computers could beat humans...

I posted this in Science and technology but I thought I'd post it here also because of what it may imply about the brain and mind. http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2008/January/jan3_justmitchell.shtml According to the article, researchers at Carnegie Melon have developed a program that can...

So what's everyone's prediction for MacWorld Expo 2008, which takes place in the middle of January, and is anyone excited about it? As far as I can see, we should expect the following: 1: A sub-notebook which uses flash memory instead of a HDD. 2: A new model of the iPhone, with 3G and a few...

just got my first mac book. is there anything in particular I should know? Do I have to worry as much about viruses and spyware. What should I use to protect. thanks, BDK

Hi all, I would like a bit of advice please. The situation is that it my eldest sons birthday soon, he will be thirteen. As such we have decided to splash out and buy him his own PC. This we will put in his bedroom. He goes on the internet on the family computer which we have set up in our...

I don't know what I was thinking. I went looking for 'best dentists' and found this DrOogle site with a lot of recommendations posted. I found a dentist I wanted to try but made the mistake of thinking the "get your appointment by email" was just that. After I stupidly put in my name, phone...

Peoples, I need some IT support. My computer will no longer let me play video clips on sites such as You Tube and Google Video. When I click on the thumbnail of the video, it tells me that I need to download Flash Player. However, I have downloaded Flash and when I did it told me it was...

In the Mac vs PC thread the usable life of a desktop computer came up and I was wondering who out there is still using some old hardware to do work for you. I have an old AMD300 machine with 32megs of RAM and 1.5gig HD that still plugs along 24/7 acting as the household router, firewall, DHCP...

Hi, many of you probably remember that we´ve had our basement flooded a couple of weeks ago. Just recently we discovered that some computer equipment has gotten wet also. I guess I can open the PC and see if anything looks damaged inside, but I am not such an expert as to recognize damage...

I know the Dell line of systems is a good, but I've heard that the parts they use are specific to Dell. For example, they may have a name brand MB from say ASUS, but it is slightly different. This leads me to believe that it is harder to upgrade Dell computers with off the shelf components...

Just a reminder for all the Windows XP and 2000 users on the board to get the 899588 patch that fixes holes in Plug and Play exploited by the potentially virulent ZOTOB worm.

Just a reminder for all the Windows XP and 2000 users on the board to get the 899588 patch that fixes holes in Plug and Play exploited by the potentially virulent ZOTOB worm.

....esp. you "old timers?" It's hard to spend much more than a grand on a PC now even if you try; heck used to be the cheapest thing available was at least $1200-1500, and you could easily go $3-4K +. The other day I saw a PC for sale in I think a Circuit City ad; it was a Compaq with specs...

IBM Claims Fastest-Computer Title What is really exciting, is that they plan to increase the power by a factor of 10 as early as next April! What do some of you science guys see as benefit of this type of computing power?

Excellent. Those giving up their TVs in favor of a computer will still have to pay license, despite not having a TV, despite not being able to even watch TV. Grossly unfair.

Here's the situation. The company I work for has a BUNCH of old computers. I'm talking old 133Mhz-200Mhz. I have no idea what I should do with them. You're not supposed to just throw them away becuase of all the crap in them (I know monitors have lead in them, and I've heard that all the...

Dell To Techs: Don't Help Customers Remove Spyware Dell sent an internal memo to its tech support minions which says in part: 'NOTICE: Use of spyware removal software may conflict with user license agreements of other applications installed on your system. Please consult your user license...

The time is always about 10 minutes ahead. Every time I try to change it to correct time, the time changes back about a second or two later. I'm guessing it updates the time from somewhere, but I don't know why it's doing that, it never has before.