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Hamsterlady
Member

07-03-2003

Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 5:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh Who! You're going to be soooo happy with your decision!

Can't wait to hear how much you love it! LOL

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 9:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Happily awaiting my new mouse. I'll let you know when it arrives. I have to admit I'm a bit nervous that I got it for such a low price. Always makes me wonder why something is basically half the price one place than anywhere else.

So, I have a new question....I want to post a pic on another board (I'm also gonna post it in a few minutes in the "Who We Are" thread), and it requires I have the pic on some sort of site somewhere else (it says I "must link to an image stored on a publicly accessible web server.") Are there "free" sites where I can host these pics?

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Uh Whomum - you aren't talking about that baby pic of me are you?

LOL

Good luck with your new mouse.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 9:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Whoami: Here are 3 sites I found quickly in a Google search for +free +image +hosting which each offer free hosting. The last one doesn't even require you to register to host images and claim a minimum of 1 year hosting before deleting - and then only if the image has not been viewed for that entire year. They all allow linking from message boards, etc. with minimal restrictions. Please be sure to read about whichever one you choose and make sure it fits your needs.

http://photobucket.com/
http://www.villagephotos.com/
http://www.imageuploading.com/


Hope one of these can help.

Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 6:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good morning Draheid! I am thinking about getting a new computer, but my dh has me on a budget. I am wondering if there is a huge incentive to get a Pentium processor over a celeron? How noticeable is the speed difference?

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good morning ma'am. From my understanding of the technology, the primary differences between the P4 and Celeron processors are that the Celeron is designed especially for 'affordability' - this processor has features that allow the motherboard and chipset to share memory between system and video, many of the add-on functions, such as network interface, sound, dialup modem, etc. can be built into the mother board as well, all with the goal of producing an economical system for the entry-level computer market. This integration makes the system affordable but also limits expandability to some extent. The cases are usually much smaller because you don't need extra space for the various add-on features, etc. One of the biggest downsides to this is that everything the computer does is dependent on the one processor.

Whereas, a P4 system with separate graphics controller CPU, Network card CPU, even some modem and sound cards have their own CPU and most all add-on cards have their own memory as well, leaving your main system memory available for you to use. This gives you much greater performance because the main processor is only having to work with the operating system and software you are using and you have the full amount of memory available for your software as well.

That's my understanding anyway. I tried to find some documentation to link to for comparison but I wasn't able to quickly find anyone who has actually compared them side-by-side.

Hope this helps.

Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you. It does help me a great deal. I guess I knew all this but was unable to verbalize it. I will tell him we have to stick with a Pentium, otherwise, all the reasons I need are newer system are moot points. Thanks, you're my hero!!

Gigglesalot
Member

08-14-2003

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hello. I used to be able to upload photos from my camera to my computer by just disconnecting my network drive (at work) and connecting the USB ports by using the scanner and camera wizard on my Windows XP – the wizard would even start automatically when I turned the power on my camera. Now, the wizard doesn’t automatically start and when I go to accessories and manually start the wizard I get the following message “The computer cannot detect the scanner or camera. Please make sure the device is turned on and is properly connected to the computer”. Needless to say, the device (camera) is on and is properly connected to the computer. What am I missing? Thank you in advance!!!

Cindy


Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Gigglesalot: It sounds like you may have a bad cable, the connector may be dirty, or (worse case) the driver may be having problems. When you disconnect the network drive, I presume that is connected using a USB cable. Do you then use the same cable to connect to the camera? I'm going to guess not since most cameras use a very different type of connector on the camera side so it wouldn't work. Do you have another USB cable that is compatible with your camera? If not, you may need to purchase one from a local store. Keep the receipt and packaging in case this doesn't work. Try the new cable and see if that resolves the problem. If so, then you should be set. If that doesn't work, please let me know and I'll see what other suggestions I can make.

Hope this helps.

Gigglesalot
Member

08-14-2003

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Draheid - Thanks for your suggestions. I will try a new cable for starters. I do have a separate cable for the camera - the network is separate. I've only had the camera (with accessories like the cable) for nine months - should the cable be bad already? Nonetheless, I'll take your suggestion and keep the receipt and packaging, just in case. Thank you for your help already!!!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Monday, August 16, 2004 - 10:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bigd, I have been researching computers for about the past month, AND I am quite frugal. If you like, send me an e-mail telling me what think you need in a computer, and I might be able to share with you some of the stuff I have learned and be able to find you a good deal. It would most likely be a Dell, new, with a good warranty. Sounds like you are not a whole lot more sophisticated than I was when I started out. I am not an expert now, but I have figured out a few things.




Littlec
Member

11-14-2003

Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
HELP!! I think I have a virus. I keep getting returned emails from my hotmail account telling me the emails are infected with the Win32:Netsky-B virus. These emails are sent as a reply to me when in fact I didn't send them at all. I have run AVG scan Housecall and Norton and all came clean. Computer runs fine just keep getting replies that the email that I never sent is infected. And my other email accounts seem to be normal. Any suggestions???

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I suspect that someone else you correspond with actually has the virus and it has scammed your email address out of their address book.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 6:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yay! My new mouse arrived today. At first, I thought I'd have to install it tonight before I went to bed (so it could charge up overnight, and seeing as I can't seem to be away from my computer for longer than a few minutes at a time. LOL). But instead, I figured I could temporarily plug in the power part on my countertop, charge it up, then install it later tonight.

So, its charging now. Stay tuned.............

interesting side note: I had a stressful and frustrating experience with Fed Ex a couple of weeks ago, when it took 4 days for them to deliver "Fed Ex 2nd Day" service. And I'm sure it would have taken them longer if I hadn't been all over their case on the phone. The mouse shipped "UPS Ground." And it shipped two days ago.

Nice little tidbit to put in my letter to Fed Ex.


Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 8:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
New mouse installed! Yippee!

Feels a little weird. I think it will take a small amount of getting used to. Mostly cause I think I'm still subconsciously trying to avoid hitting the cord on something. LOL.

Just played a game to see if there was any lag time. Have to admit I was just a tad concerned, cause several reviews said "virtually" no lag time. But, in many games, any amount of lag can mean losing a turn. I can't tell a difference at all.

The only thing that is a little weird is precision pointing. But that could just be a matter of configuring the mouse movement to what I'm used to.

Thanks for all your help everyone!

Oh, and thanks for those links to the free photo hosting sites Dra. I haven't had time to check it out thoroughly, but I know at least one of those will be helpful!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Littlec, I agree with Jimmer. Somebody who has your name in their address book has a virus. The way the virus works is it takes your friend's address book and sends out virus e-mails to the names in the address book using YOUR name and address as the sender. Your computer most likely does not have a virus.

Lucy_dreams
Member

07-28-2004

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is there a way to tell if someone has gotten into your computer and monitoring activities. I have a modem listed that I don't have and it says it is active.

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 11:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You could download and install a program that monitors network activity.

I think DU Meter is a pretty good one. It has a 30 day trial so you should be able to tell if your computer is communicating when it shouldn't be.

Here's a link

http://www.dumeter.com/?LangID=EN

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
HELP! How do you turn off the Messenger popups again?

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Luvmyjrt, Google "disable Windows Messenger." I had to do it on a friend's computer, and that's where I went to find out how to do it.

Heh, and oh happy day, I get my new computer tomorrow, and it will be my first XP on my own machine. I will have a gazillion questions.

Legalboxer
Member

11-17-2003

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 9:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i am sure this was asked before but i am thinking about buying new OS software from ebay and wondered if you could give any advice on what is best and if i need to be worried about not being able to install the software - I was thinking Windows ME or XP - I have 98 now but only installed on my computer with no actual disks as backup

so any advice on which version, if i should get a full version or just an upgrade and of there might be any problems installing it??

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Legalboxer: I have a couple of concerns for you to consider. If possible, I would recommend you upgrade to Windows/XP as most previous versions are being phased out and support has or will end soon for these products. However, your computer and all installed accessories, peripherals, and software need to be verified for compatibility with Windows/XP before you try to upgrade. You can download and run the Microsoft Upgrade Advisor which will analyze your computer to see if it is capable of using XP by clicking here

My other concern about buying from an auction site would be the licensing. If the software package you received has ever been activated on another computer, you may have trouble getting it switched over. As for upgrade versus a full version, the upgrade is of course going to be less expensive. Most times OS upgrades do give you the option of performing a 'Full Install', ie. complete fresh install of the OS instead of trying to upgrade what is already on your computer. The problems you may encounter with this would be losing any installed software, configurations, personal files, etc. unless you have them backed up onto another device you can acess after the upgrade.

I have one computer that came with XP and works fine. I also have a machine I upgraded from ME to XP and it is working fine as well.

Let me know if you have any other questions and I'll be happy to help if I can.

Legalboxer
Member

11-17-2003

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thanks dra

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My DH is going to instal FIREFOX as our new browser....anyone heard of it?? is it safe????

Thanks!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My DH is going to instal FIREFOX as our new browser....anyone heard of it?? is it safe????

Thanks!