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• DVD-burner disappears when using grub

  - by drblah

  This is a rather annoying problem I have with Linux on my laptop. Whenever I install any Linux distro that relies on grub (which is about 99 % apparently) it will mess up my DVD-drive and the drive will not be recognized after booting, no matter the OS (Ubunntu, Arch, Windows Vista or 7). I know the problem has nothing to do the DVD-drive itself, because I bought a new one a few months ago. I am also sure that grub is messing the drive up, because I have tried to use LILO, which worked fine (except for horrible boot times.) This problem have persisted through about 3-4 years and it is a pretty bad show stopper whenever I want to work with Linux. I had hoped it would get fixed over time, but no one seems to have the exact problem I have. The drive is connected with an IDE connection. Update: The old drive was a Toshiba Samsung SN-S082. I don't know the model number of the new one, but it is HP (I think). Things I have tried to fix it: Mess about with some BIOS settings like enabling AHCI and change some IDE settings. Installing a different boot loader DOES fix the problem but I would like to use grub.

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• Problem with usb driver: ti_usb_3410_5052

  - by alschbpk

  I have problems with my USB driver. After adding my device (MSP430 USB-DEBUG-INTERFACE) it doesn't work. [ 60.476039] usb 2-2.1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8 [ 60.693959] ti_usb_3410_5052 2-2.1:1.0: TI USB 3410 1 port adapter converter detected [ 60.693981] ti_usb_3410_5052: probe of 2-2.1:1.0 failed with error -5 I try to do: modprobe ti_usb_3410_5052 No changes. It's Linux Linux ubuntu 2.6.35-25-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 21 17:40:44 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux I hope someone can help me.

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• How do you disable the magnifier in Windows Vista?

  - by PhantomDrummer

  Every so often while I'm working, if I accidentally jolt the mouse, the magnifier starts. I'm fairly sure the cause is that some comination of mouse keys is supposed to start the magnifier, and I occasionally hit the right keys accidentally. However, I've never been able to reproduce the behaviour deliberately so I don't know which combination. This is very annoying since switching the magnifier off is non-trivial (control panel, or run dialog, which are hard to use when the magnifier keeps - ummm - windowing and magnifying the bit of screen you're about to click on :-) ). So I'm wondering if there's any way to disable the magnifier completely, so that it doesn't start when you do whatever it is you'd normally do to the mouse to start it? Anyone know?

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• Trying to configure DNS on a Godaddy Virtual Dedicated host, Mediatemple Domain Registration [closed]

  - by dclowd9901

  A client of mine purchased VD hosting with Godaddy and a domain name with Mediatemple. I've never configured DNS from scratch, and I'm finding it very difficult to find any sort of explanation on how to go about it. As of right now, Mediatemple is pointing to the Godaddy's ns1.domaincontrol.com and ns2.domaincontrol.com nameservers. The VD hosting on Godaddy (via their Simple Control Panel) has options to "Add a new domain", which brings you through a wizard of sorts that asks you if the domain has already been registered (yes), what it is (dclowd9901.com for this example), create a system username and password for it (with checkboxes for SSH and FTP access), which level of user can administer it, and whether a mail account should be setup. When complete, it also creates a zone file. In this zone file, the Primary nameserver is ns1.dclowd9901.com; the records are as follow (where 12.23.12.34 is the presumed host): @ A 12.23.12.34 @ NS ns1 @ NS ns2 ns1 A 12.23.12.34 ns2 A 12.23.12.34 @ MX mail www A 12.23.12.34 ftp A 12.23.12.34 ssh A 12.23.12.34 mail A 12.23.12.34 If anyone can shed any light on this for me, explain to me the interactions between the registrar and the host and so on, I'd be very grateful. Thanks in advance for the help.

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• asus eee pc 1018p os installation

  - by cornerback84

  My friend has an asus eee pc 1018p. It has no cd/dvd drive (neither do he have a usb cd/dvd drive). The OS wasn't working fine, so we decided to restore the system using the provided OS backup from HD. But midway to installation it was interrupted and the computer was restarted (not h/w or s/w issue but we did it). Now we cannot run the backup and we also tried to install windows 7 through USB, but as soon as we start to install the OS, it says that some device driver is missing. It turns out that the OS needs usb device driver to continue. It has USB 3.0 maybe thats why the OS needs the driver. I tried disabling 3.0 and enabling 2.0 but then it does not boot from USB drive for some reason. We are stuck with this. The backup doesn't runs and when booting from USB it says that it needs device driver. Anyone has any idea what we should do?

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• Building a PC for Work and play? [closed]

  - by Derek Organ

  Ok, Its been a long time since I build my own PC so I'm looking to get back into it again and build a new one. First off budget is about €800 excluding the monitor and windows 7 licence and mouse. (just bought a new g500) I plan on using my computer for work, lots of applications open at once but none particularly excessive (photoshop being the most demanding, mostly coding tools) I also use it for some gaming, e.g. COD, Starcraft etc. One thing I do want to do eventually is get a really good monitor with hight resolution and maybe 27" so the graphics card needs to be able to make best use of that. So a few questions 1) Is the bottle neck in performance mostly still the harddrives? 2) Aren't most processors e.g. i5 etc even i3 so far a head of other bottlenecks it makes litte difference the higher you go. Isn't the Graphics card dealing with heavy graphics so what really slows because of a slow CPU? So from this my thinking is to get a SSD drive as my primary drive for OS etc and have loads of memory e.g. 6-8GB and a decent mid level graphics card? It doesn't seem at my level worth spending much on CPU and any other parts really. I basic parts off the top of my head Case, Motherboard CPU SSD Drive SATA Drive Power Supply Memory Cooling (fan?) Graphics Card Network Card Keyboard DVD drive Mouse Windows Monitor Am I missing anything? Any helpful tips or general education much appreciated. Thanks, Derek

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• Returning Shapes to Default in Excel

  - by Craig

  Hi, I have around 70 shapes in a planning document i use for work, everything is fine but i am trying to add a new feature. These shapes are changed using edit points each week to show up on a map, but sometimes shape "A" may not get used in which i just want to turn it back to a default size along with all the other shapes. Does anyone know how i could achieve this via a Macro, i have tried lots of things and searched everywhere but i am at my wits end... If a shape is not default, set all non default shapes to default size. Thanks in advance

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• how to disable these logs on the screen?

  - by user62367

  using Fedora 14: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=jUvcfugw i mount an anonym Samba share [checks it in every 5 sec] it's working, ok, great! But: when i shut down my Fedora box, i can see the lines containing this scripts lines! Many times, about ~50x on the screen. How could i disable these lines when shutting down? I [and other people] don't want to see those lines for about ~ 5 sec Thank you!

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• Excel not properly recalculating values

  - by gms8994

  I have an excel sheet with values in it (this sheet is generated by a custom perl script, but I don't think that's where the problem lies). In it, I have a formula: =sum(indirect(concatenate(address(6,column()),":",address(17,column())))) The purpose of this formula is to give me the SUM() of the cells in the current column, between rows 6 and 17. In Gnumeric Spreadsheet, as soon as I open the file, this works. But in Excel (both 2003 and 2007), opening the file gives #VALUE! errors in the fields with this formula, stating that the INDIRECT call with the values $B$6:$B$17 will result in an error. Here's the kink in the issue. If I edit the field (via F2), and make no changes, and hit enter, the values update. Also, it seems, if I save the file as .xlsx (Excel 2007 format), the values update upon opening. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that creating an xlsx is a possibility with the modules that I'm using, and many of our clients probably wouldn't be able to use it anyway. Any suggestions? Editing 200+ files every month for each client isn't going to be feasible, so if there's something I'm missing, please let me know.

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• Accidentally deleted the software for MyPassport Essential SE 1TB Hardrive

  - by user26192

  Hi, I'm posting for a friend of mine. She bought a WD MyPassport Essential SE 1 TB Hard drive the other day. When she plugged in the USB in her lap top, the driver cannot be recognized by the smart ware software. While she was doing a back up of her files, McAfee was running in the background. Since the backup was taking so long to finish, she decided to pause it. She tried to delete the partially backed up files, but instead, she accidentally deleted the entire file in the folder including the pre-installed software. Now, when she tries to start up the MyPassport, the smart ware doesn't show up anymore. Can someone please give us advice what can she do about this? Thank you.

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• What is Peformance Monitor telling me when my page faults / second are high?

  - by David Robison

  I have a Windows 7 x64 computer that is having performance issues. After some investigation, I have discovered that the page faults / second on it, as reported by Performance Monitor, are really high. Everything else seems to be normal. Resource Monitor reports no hard faults and lots of available memory. Is this a potential cause for problems, or is it a red herring? If it is something that could be causing problems, what should I do next to figure out what is causing it? Here is a screen shot of the Performance Monitor. Notice that the average page faults / second is 75,887. On another computer that does not have problems, this number is closer to 3,000. Here is a screen shot of the Resource Monitor, sorted by hard faults / second, which is currently 0 for all processes.

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• Any way to disable specific CPU idle (Cx) states?

  - by Philippe

  I just got a new Toshiba Tecra S11 notebook, which has a Core i5 520M CPU, and it appears to suffer from a well-known problem: a high pitched noise when the CPU is idle. Googling around revealed that this is caused by a specific power-saving mode in the CPU. In most cases, C4 mode is blamed for the noise. So my question is: is it possible to disable C4 mode (or any other "sleep" mode) using some utility or BIOS setting? I don't mind if it hurts battery life. I'd appreciate any advice on this matter. It's driving me crazy. FYI: I'm running Windows 7 64-bit

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• What to look for in a reliable backup hard disk?

  - by Senthil

  I want to buy an internal hard disk and use a docking station along with it for backing up important data. The size will be around 500GB to 1TB. I have a budget and several models fit into it. So far, they only seem to vary in size, speed and brand. These are the only things I can compare from the specs. I guess asking for which brand is best is completely subjective so I won't do that. I want my disk to have long life and be reliable. Doesn't matter if it is somewhat slow. Size: Should I go for the one with highest size within my budget? Will higher density cause problems? Or should I go for a moderately sized one? Does the number of platters have an impact? Speed: I do not want high performance. I want it to be reliable and last long. I am definitely not going to choose the expensive 10,000 rpm ones. Should I go for 5400 or 7200? Do these numbers affect longevity and reliability? Are there any other technical and objective factors that I should look for?

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• Disabled annotation tools in Skim

  - by Kit

  Here's a portion of the toolbar in Skim In the Add Note section, why are the following tools disabled (dimmed)? Add New Highlight (A in the yellow box) Add New Underline (red line under A) Add New Strike Out (A struck out by red line) However, in the Tool Mode section, there is a drop down button (shown as active in the screenshot). To illustrate, I can select and use the Add New Underline tool, as well as the other tools I mentioned above, using the drop down button. But those tools are dimmed out in the Add Note section. Why? I have observed that the drop down button is just a duplicate of the Add Note section. Why not just enable all the buttons in the Add Note section and save the user from making an extra click just to bring down a list of tools? Is this because of some property of the presently open PDF, or what?

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• Create Your Own Quick Calculator Function for the Terminal

  - by The Geek

  If you’re anything like me, you’ve always got a Terminal window open, and you probably have even assigned a hotkey to bring it up anytime. So why open up the boring calculator when you can solve equations right there on the command line? This is a simple method for creating a calculator using the built-in function support in the Bash shell. Essentially all we’re doing is assigning the question mark to run the bc command with whatever arguments you type after it. Latest Features How-To Geek ETC RGB? CMYK? Alpha? What Are Image Channels and What Do They Mean? How to Recover that Photo, Picture or File You Deleted Accidentally How To Colorize Black and White Vintage Photographs in Photoshop How To Get SSH Command-Line Access to Windows 7 Using Cygwin The How-To Geek Video Guide to Using Windows 7 Speech Recognition How To Create Your Own Custom ASCII Art from Any Image Vintage Posters Showcase the History of Tech Advertising Google Cloud Print Extension Lets You Print Doc/PDF/Txt Files from Web Sites Hack a $10 Flashlight into an Ultra-bright Premium One Firefox Personas Arrive on Firefox Mobile Focus Booster Is a Sleek and Free Productivity Timer What is the Internet? From the Today Show January 1994 [Historical Video]

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• How to Change the Default Application for a File Type in Mac OS X

  - by The Geek

  If you’re a recent Mac OS X convert, you might be wondering how to force a particular file type to open in a different application than the default. No? Well, we’re going to explain it anyway. This is most useful when you’ve installed something like VLC and want to open your video files in that instead of the default, which is QuickTime Player. Latest Features How-To Geek ETC RGB? CMYK? Alpha? What Are Image Channels and What Do They Mean? How to Recover that Photo, Picture or File You Deleted Accidentally How To Colorize Black and White Vintage Photographs in Photoshop How To Get SSH Command-Line Access to Windows 7 Using Cygwin The How-To Geek Video Guide to Using Windows 7 Speech Recognition How To Create Your Own Custom ASCII Art from Any Image Vintage Posters Showcase the History of Tech Advertising Google Cloud Print Extension Lets You Print Doc/PDF/Txt Files from Web Sites Hack a $10 Flashlight into an Ultra-bright Premium One Firefox Personas Arrive on Firefox Mobile Focus Booster Is a Sleek and Free Productivity Timer What is the Internet? From the Today Show January 1994 [Historical Video]

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• Les PME plébiscitent le Cloud selon IBM, un point de vue modéré en Europe par Forrester

  Les PME plébiscitent le Cloud, selon IBM Un point de vue modéré en Europe par Forrester Les entreprises planifieraient d'augmenter leurs budgets IT et de s'orienter beaucoup plus largement vers le Cloud Computing. Ce sont en tout cas les prévisions d'IBM pour les 12 prochains mois, après avoir mené une étude auprès de 2112 dirigeants de PME. L'adoption des technologies et/ou de projets en mode Cloud seront donc un facteur stratégique majeur de 2011 pour les PME. L'étude d'IBM affirme même que les 2/3 des PME planifient ou déploient actuellement un projet de Cloud pour améliorer la gestion de leur environnement IT. Cette orientation vers le Cloud se justifie, toujours d'après Big Bl...

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• PySide 1.0 : une cinquième beta disponible, la version finale du binding Python de Qt devrait arriver dans le mois

  PySide 1.0.0 : une cinquième beta disponible La version finale du binding Python de Qt devrait arriver dans le mois Mise à jour du 02/02/11 par Jiyuu Et voici plus vite que prévu la beta 5 de PySide, qui corrige une nouvelle fois un certain nombre de bogues (23 cette fois). D'après l'équipe de développement, nous devrions voir arriver d'ici deux semaines la première version release candidate (rc1), puis en théorie une version 1.0 après deux semaines de rc1. Source La quatrième b...

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• Go : nouvelle version pour le langage de Google avec un meilleur support sous Windows et des modifications significatives de la syntaxe

  Go : une nouvelle version du langage de Google améliore le support sous Windows Et introduit des modifications significatives de sa syntaxe Mise à jour du 03/02/2011 par Idelways Une nouvelle version de Go, le langage de programmation open-source de Google, vient de voir le jour. Estampillée « release.2011-02-01 » par l'équipe du développement du langage, cette version introduit des changements significatifs à la syntaxe des opérations sur les canaux et introduit de nouvelles améliorations au support dans les environnements Windows. Les opérations non bloquantes sur les canaux ont été supprimées. ...

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• Google et le CNRS s'associent dans un partenariat, pour soutenir la recherche en informatique dans le domaine de l'optimisation

  Google et le CNRS s'associent dans un partenariat, pour soutenir la recherche en informatique dans le domaine de l'optimisation Mercredi, une annonce discrète a été faite, dont l'importance est pourtant capitale. Google a ainsi annoncé s'être associé au CNRS (le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), un "accord conjoint" qui est une "première en France", dont le but est de "développer un partenariat scientifique durable". Les deux organismes vont ainsi, ensemble, soutenir cinq équipes de recherche en informatique spécialisée dans l'optimisation, qui sont : - l'équipe de Denis Trystram au Laboratoire d'informatique de Grenoble (CNRS/Université de Grenoble 1, 2 et 3/...

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• « On parcourt le journal sur l'iPad, on le lit sur le papier » : êtes-vous d'accord avec cette étude de Miratech ?

  Suite à sa précédente étude : La lecture sur un iPad est plus superficielle que sur un journal, Miratech vous propose un complément sur la qualité comparée de lecture sur un iPad ou un support papier : On parcourt le journal sur l'iPad, on le lit sur le papier.. Que pensez-vous des résultats de cette étude ? Si vous êtes adepte de l'iPad, avez-vous constaté des différences dans vos habitudes de lecture en...

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• Le botnet Waledac pourrait faire son retour selon plusieurs chercheurs en sécurité informatique

  Le botnet Waledac pourrait faire son retour Selon plusieurs chercheurs en sécurité informatique Le botnet Waledac, stoppé l'an dernier par Microsoft grâce à une procédure judiciaire, serait sur le point de faire son retour selon plusieurs chercheurs en sécurité informatique. Pour mémoire, Waledac est un botnet qui avait été capable d'envoyer près de 1,5 milliards de spams par jour, depuis plus de 64 000 adresses IP uniques infectées. Le service de messagerie de Microsoft Hotmail est celui qui avait été le plus touché par le malware. Grace à

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• IBM enrichit sa solution de Business Intelligence Cognos Express avec Planner un nouvel outil de planification pour les PME

  IBM enrichit sa solution de Business Intelligence Cognos Express Avec Planner un nouvel outil de planification pour les PME IBM vient de lancer « Planner », un nouveau module pour sa solution d'analyse et d'informatique décisionnelle « Cognos Express ». Le module est spécialement conçu pour répondre aux besoins des moyennes entreprises. IBM Cognos Express Planner devrait offrir une démarche structurée de planification, facile à déployer et à utiliser qui permet aux utilisateurs de réagir rapidement aux conditions changeantes du marché. D'après IBM, l'interface utilisateur de Planner, simplifiée, devrait permettre aux financiers et aux non-financiers de collaborer en...

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• Le H.264 est de retour sur Chrome, qui pourra lire les vidéos dans ce format grâce à une extension de Microsoft

  Le H.264 est de retour sur Chrome, qui pourra lire les vidéos dans ce format grâce à une extension de Microsoft Mise à jour du 03.02.2011 par Katleen Il y a un petit peu moins d'un mois, Google annonçait la fin du support du codec H.264 par son navigateur Chrome, ce qui en enchantait certains et en gênait d'autres. Aujourd'hui, une alternative est possible, grâce à Microsoft (qui s'était déjà occupé du problème sous Firefox). L'éditeur de Redmond vient ainsi de dévoiler son "Windows Media Player HTML5 Extension for Chrome", qui, comme son nom l'indique, est une extension pour Chrome qui permettra la lecture de vidéos au format H.264 par les utilisateurs du navigateur d...

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• Le trafic Internet rétabli en Égypte, les FAI locaux reprennent du service

  Le trafic Internet rétabli en Égypte, les FAI locaux reprennent du service Mise à jour du 02.02.2011 par Katleen L'Internet était devenu une denrée rare en Egypte, comme nous vous l'expliquions dans la news précédente. La décision du gouvernement d'isoler numériquement son pays, en y bloquant toutes connexions (Net, mobiles, etc.) avait scandalisé le monde entier et n'avait cessé de provoquer des réactions outrées de diverses personnalités, États, ou entreprises. Une pression internationale trop dure à supporter ? C'est possible, puisque depuis quelques heures, la Toile semble avoir repris l'Egypte dans ses filets. Les quatre fournisseurs d'accès locaux ont repris du ser...

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