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Higher %wa value on OpenVZ server
by Guest postcd- 0 replies
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Hello, there is higher %wa value on top command both on VPS and on host server (OpenVZ virtualization). Both RHEL CentOS 5.x VPS: Quote: [root@* hqs]# w 18:13:05 up 17 days, 12:34, 1 user, load average: 1.08, 1.40, 1.33 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root pts/0 :1.0 03May14 17days 0.01s 0.01s -bash [root@vps hqs]# iostat Linux 2.6.18-371.3.1.el5.028stab110.1 (*) 05/20/14 avg-cpu: %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 8.68 0.16 7.90 12.80 0.00 70.46 Device: tps Blk_read/s Blk_wrtn/s Blk_read Blk_wrtn [root@vps hqs]# vmstat procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------ r b swpd free buff cache si so bi…
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So what is Sabayon?
by Guest TNFrank- 0 replies
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So, it's Gentoo based but I also read something about being "Arch" so will I use "pacman" to download packages in Terminal or what? I've used Debian based stuff for over a year that uses apt-get and I've been using Manjaro for about a month now and it uses pacman and I'd like to branch out a bit with something that'd still be familiar but also different. So, will Sabayon use pacman then? P.S. Ok, did a bit of looking about on the interweb, so Sabayon uses "equo" in place of pacman or apt-get? I thought I did read that it used pacman as well but with all these different ways of doing the same thing in different Distros it sometimes gets a bit confusing. LOL Continue…
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Luxi for All: This Kickstarter project wants to bring a real light meter to mobile
by Guest Chuong H Nguyen- 0 replies
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Professional photographers who use a light meter can now use their phones instead to get proper exposure information thanks to the Luxi Kickstarter campaign. Luxi, which was previously available for iPhone, is now expanding the campaign to support Android and iPad tablets. The Luxi for All attachment is a small accessory that clips onto your device and measures the light level that will be available so that you can program in the correct exposure settings for your photographs, resulting in photos that are properly exposed so that the images aren't too bright (overexposed) or too dark (underexposed). The Luxi for All is described as a "small diffusion dome which clips" …
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Best streaming video apps for iPhone and iPad: Netflix, Amazon Instant, Plex, and more!
by Guest Allyson Kazmucha- 0 replies
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The best U.S. video streaming apps for iPhone and iPad, from the movies you grew up with to the shows you want to catch up on! Looking for the best iPhone apps or best iPad apps for streaming video right to your phone or tablet? Whether you want to watch — or re-watch — thousands of old movies and TV shows, keep up with current network programming, or simply stream the videos already on your computer, the App Store has several apps for that. Sadly, what's available depends entirely on where you live (regional licenses, ugh.) So what are the best streaming video apps in the U.S.? Note: iPhones and iPads come with iTunes built in, however the Video app doesn't reall…
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New and updated apps: Ember, iTranslate, Understudy, and more!
by Guest Joseph Keller- 0 replies
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Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we have a digital scrapbook, a translation app, mentored learning, and more. New and updated iOS apps Ember: The digital scrapbook app hits version 1.3 with Dropbox sync. Users can now choose to sync their libraries with either iCloud or Dropbox. $4.99 - Download Now iTranslate: The translation app has been updated with fixes, one for a scrolling bug, and one with the Khmer language. Free - Download Now Understudy: The mentored learning app now …
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Major iWork for iCloud update brings increased collaboration and larger file sizes
by Guest Chuong H Nguyen- 0 replies
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Apple has rolled out an update for its web-based iWork suite in iCloud. The update brings a number of new features across all three applications, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. As part of the update, users can now collaborate with up to 100 people, up from 50 prior, as well as work on larger file sizes, up to 1 GB each. Users can also create 2D and interactive charts in all three applications as well. There are also additional features for each of the three apps. In Pages, now users can also export files in the ePub format, which will allow users to more easily create e-books. Object layering and inline tables are also part of the document-based app update. F…
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Twitter no longer mulling SoundCloud acquisition
by Guest Chuong H Nguyen- 0 replies
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We had reported that Twitter is considering making a bid to acquire German music service SoundCloud, but now it appears that the social network is no longer interested in a deal. "Twitter considered buying German music-streaming service SoundCloud, but it has backed out of the talks, according to a person familiar with the matter," the Wall Street Journal reported, citing that "the numbers didn't add up." According to the Journal's source, Twitter eventually let the deadline pass without arriving at an agreement. SoundCloud is a service that is viewed as a YouTube for audio where users would upload tracks and share with each other. As such, one initial concern …
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Bring your best games to the Unity challenge and you could win $50,000
by Guest Windows Apps Team- 0 replies
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This blog was written by Sonal Pardeshi, Senior Product Marketing Manager on the Windows Marketing team. Unity Developers - do you have a solid idea for a winning game but have been waiting for the right opportunity to showcase it? We are celebrating the anniversary of the collaboration between Microsoft and Unity with a Unity Game Developer contest, so bring your most creative, addictive games to the challenge. Quality is most important - submit your visually stunning and immersive entries and you could walk away with the grand prize of $50,000. Don’t waste a moment - these games need to be published to the Store by July 20, 2014 to qualify. Give yourself a head s…
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the entry point shreg get valuew could not be found in dynamic link library shwapi.dll
by Guest markinNam- 0 replies
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so where is it ? xp home on nec laptop Continue reading...
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Format my old pc with windows xp prof for games
by Guest HKaurND- 0 replies
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I wish to format my old pc with windows xp prof legal copy and keep the pc for games and old files Kindly let me know if i can get updates prior to April 8th 2014 only. Continue reading...
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xp boots but does not detect keyboard or mouse
by Guest hassankey- 0 replies
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My pc boots normal but immediately it shows xp loading the keyboard or the mouse no longer function, but before that i can press f9 f8 etc.i have tried safe mode last configuration etc. please help. thanks Continue reading...
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Disable copy and move folder/files in windows xp
by Guest shilpatel- 0 replies
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I want to prevent domain user to copy files or folder in windows xp Continue reading...
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Mail app: How to remove email addresses from Favorites list
by Guest Jasonsm_home- 0 replies
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While trying to help someone understand the different manifestations of "users/contacts" between mail, phone contacts, Skype, etc., I managed to inadvertently add some accounts to my Favorites in the Mail App and do not see a means to manage that list. Repro: 1. Mail configured to connect to Hotmail 2. In left pane of Mail App, select People. Flyout with 'Favorites' and 'Frequent' overlays on top of the inbox view of messages. 3. Magic happens here...I do something that I cannot recall or repro...vague recollection is that I clicked on a couple of the accounts for friends from the 'Frequent' list and they end up in the Favorites list 4. There is no obvio…
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stuck on failure configuring screen
by Guest CharlesRenfro- 0 replies
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Hey there everyone. I have a Toshiba laptop with windows 8 that is stuck on the Failure configuring windows updates reverting changes. It has been on this screen and will not do anything else. I tried following the links provided in some other posts but if I can't get it past this screen what would you recommend. Please help. I'm just starting courses and really need this to work Continue reading...
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prototype wont run on my windows 8 it has intel core i5 and a video card
by Guest JuNeSuperio- 0 replies
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ERROR: Could not load DLL ‘prototype2engine.dll’. You probably have a static initializer that is crashing. The most common cause is forgetting core: :Name5tringAllocationstatic in a static core: :Name: static const engine: Name Foo( “Bar”, core:: NameStringAllocationStatic); Or verily that the DLL exists. You can debug the issue by running your ‘main’ project with the command line: >><< Continue reading...
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Trying to activate Win 8 Pro 64-bit - getting message product key is blocked
by Guest Dave Gabriel- 0 replies
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When Win 8 came out I purchased 3 licenses from the MS retail store and one retail OEM from Newegg, at the time I installed it on one computer which is working great, but chose not to install the other 3. Last week I decided to build a new system and installed win 8 Pro hover when I try to activate using any one of the remaining licenses I get Error code: 0xC004C003 specifying that product key is blocked. What can I do to be able to use these keys. Continue reading...
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Internet Explorer 10
by Guest MeganRussell21- 0 replies
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When I click on the tile that normally opens Internet Explorer (the Windows 8 version) it is automatically opening Internet Explorer 10 on the desktop. How do I stop this from happening? I prefer to use the Windows 8 version of Internet Explorer Continue reading...
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update failure reverting changes
by Guest CharlesRenfro- 0 replies
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I have a Toshiba laptop with windows 8 and it has gone to the failure configuring windows updates reverting changes for over 2 hours. I tried to restart following steps from a troubleshooting link and it went back to the same screen for another 45 min and counting. I did just try putting AVG on it and it also loaded a bunch of other things on. What should I do? Continue reading...
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Lifecam studio not detected at all after attempting firmware update
by Guest Spazworm- 0 replies
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I was bringing my lifecam studio to uni to record a lecture today, I downloaded the lifecam studio software and the firmware update file from here "http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-au/p/lifecam-studio/Q2F-00001#support" after installing the "Lifecam 3.6" and plugging in the webcam the install finished. After I decided to update the firmware and while updating the firmware the lifecam 3.6 started opening in the background automatically, (I didn't know that would happen), the firmware update failed and recommended I re-plug the device and try again, when I re-plugged the device windows did not recognise the device at all, nothing in device manager, no sound for plugging…
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Installing program on other computer
by Guest alex142857- 0 replies
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Hi I just have a general windows question. If I have a program installed on my computer with all the program files one of which is an executable that runs the program, can I copy the files to another computer and run the program with the same executable or do I need the original installation file? Thanks Continue reading...
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Hello, I am using Windows 7 on PC which was bought 3 years ago. Yesterday I installed Xvid codec and used VirtualDub to make a .avi video with xvid compression. However, after I finished, I could not play the video on WMP or WMM. Both WMP and WMM crashed. How can I solve this? Should I install some additional codec pack? Or should I reinstall WMP and WMM? Many thanks! Continue reading...
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Error 0x80004005
by Guest BenClifner- 0 replies
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I have Windows 7, and I am attempting to add some files to blender. I downloaded a zip file, but when I try to extract it, it gives me Error 0x80004005: Unexpected Error. I went to look inside of the zip file, and it contained .py files. I looked into these, and they are for python, so I downloaded and installed that. Now my computer knows what type of file it is, but I still get the same error. Help me out here! Continue reading...
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windows backup fails at 99% everytime. win7 ultimate x64
by Guest Chr0nicDreamz- 0 replies
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Since the latest windows update I have no been able to run a backup, I continuously receive shadowcopy errors. My other machine will backup just fine. It is running win 7 pro. I have deleted all backups and tried to backup again, same error. What would cause this? Continue reading...
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Suggestion, pls enable right click to scan file/removable drive for Windows Defender.
by Guest TAN CHEE PING- 0 replies
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If Microsoft could enable right click to scan file/removable drive for Windows Defender, that would be great. I also hoping to see more features to be available in Windows Defender, like option to shut down the laptop after scan. And also ability to continue even screen is off but not sleep. Continue reading...
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This page can’t be displayed OR " A WEBSITE TRIES TO OPEN THE SPELL CHECK PROGRAM"...
by Guest tonygleb- 0 replies
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I AM HARDLY WORKING TO TO REMOVE A THREAT LOIVING INSIDE MY COMPUTER APPEAR OVER " ADOBE FLASH" OR IE IS NOT UPDATED", OR " A WEBSITE TRIES TO OPEN THE SPELL CHECK PROGRAM". THE PRTOBLEM, I CAN'T ACCES TO FACEBOOK OR TO OTHER PROGRAMS EMAILS AND OTHER PAGES LIKE YOUTUBE, GOOGLE... MESSAGE: THIS PAGE CAN'T BE DISPLAYED". WHAT CAN I DO TO REMOVE THIS THREAT FROM MY PC?? MS ESSENTIALS CAN'T REMOVE IT. IT'S A PWS/IE3... A GOOD ANSWER WILL BE APPRECIATE PLEASE! Continue reading...