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Flappy Bird will make triumphant return in August
by Guest Andrew Martonik- 0 replies
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Flappy Bird, the game everyone loved to hate, will be making a refreshed return later this year according to its developer, Dong Nguyen. During an interview with CNBC, Nguyen says that a new version of the game will be multiplayer and less addictive. A main reason why the game was originally taken down by Nguyen was because of its addictive nature, he claims, though that led to reportedly large amounts of revenue from ads with Flappy Bird being played by tens of millions of people while it was still available. Details on the new release are slim at this point, but we can only hope the game has a bit more polish this time around. Though the crude nature of the original …
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Straight Talk bumps full-speed data allowance to 3GB, still costs $45 per month
by Guest Andrew Martonik- 0 replies
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Straight Talk, an AT&T MVNO and one of the most popular prepaid carriers in the U.S., has increased its data allowances by 500MB without bumping prices. Though the carrier still advertises its $45 per month plan as "unlimited," following mild outrage it has chosen to clarify that users are throttled after a certain point of data usage. At the time of clarification Straight Talk was offering just 2.5GB of full-speed data, and has now bumped that to 3GB at no additional cost. The extra 500MB of full-speed data applies to its $45 U.S. plan and $60 international plan. Straight Talk claims that's up to 10 times more data than other prepaid $45 plans, and that's roughl…
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Evernote for iOS adds Presentation Mode
by Guest Simon Sage- 0 replies
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Evernote has added a new Presentation Mode which allows users to display slideshows of your notes in a clean full-screen interface with easy navigation. The iPhone and iPad apps support AirPlay for Presentation Mode, too. Single slides can be identified with simple horizontal lines in your notes, or by using the new Create a Table of Contents option. On the downside, this feature is reserved for Premium subscribers, which costs $5/month or $45/year. Evernote recently added business card reading to their premium app and a really nice pen and paper notebook to their existing lineup. With Presentation Mode in the mix, it's no wonder Evernote's managed to break 100 milli…
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Facebook experimenting with contextual cards, highlighting related content
by Guest Rene Ritchie- 0 replies
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Facebook, the world's most popular social network, is once again trying to increase traction to tried, true, and in many cases tired Newsfeed, this time by experimenting with contextual cards. It's a way to call attention to related content, which will either be an amazing way to surface previously hidden gems, or a maddening way to flood you with yet more stuff you don't care about. Or both. According to TechCrunch: The cards test is rolling out to a small subset of iOS users How will thecards look? If you posted a status message or photo and tagged your friend Julia at Yosemite National Park, you might see the card on the left above. The card on the right could ap…
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Apple releases iOS Human Interface Guidelines as a free book on the iBookstore
by Guest Joseph Keller- 0 replies
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Apple has put its iOS Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) on the iBookstore as a free book. The book, which you can read in iBooks on an iOS device with iBooks 1.5 and iOS 4.3.3 or higher, as well as any Mac running Mavericks, contains 228 pages, and provides guidelines for everything from app layout and color to working with trademarks. Short videos and animations demonstrate different aspects of app design, such as the effects of a button press or pinch-to-zoom. The HIG is just one of the design resources that Apple makes available to developers. It's interesting that they put this up in the iBookstore for anyone to potentially see and download. It's a good start for …
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Dual BIOS what is it
by Guest SudhakarKripal- 0 replies
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I know i have dual bios but what is it? Say if the main BIOS was flashed incorrectly, how would I go to the sub BIOS. Can I switch between them? I dont have much on my manufacture details but its MSI MS7313 Because I think One of my computers got infected with CIH a few years ago running xp. I'm just curious Continue reading...
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assign quota on samba mapped drive in windows
by Guest vishalkadam3- 0 replies
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Dear Team, I have nfs mount drive in Linux . I am using it as a samba drive in windows. But now i have to assign disk quota on samba mapped drive. It means i have to assign quota on samba drive in windows. I will mapped samba drive in windows and will assign quota on samba drive. Is it possible? thanks and regards, vishalkadam 9850815307 Continue reading...
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Profile relocation to mapped drive
by Guest vishalkadam3- 0 replies
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Dear Team, I am using windows xp and having only one drive, for safety purpose i want move user profile to Linux mapped drive. So, when i startup my pc user login should work. Profile should directly locate to linux mapped drive. Is this possible? thanks and regards, vishal kadam 9850815307 Continue reading...
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Launcher Issues?
by Guest xTrildXx- 0 replies
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I just downloaded a game called Nether on Steam, but i am supposed to download the launcher for the game, everytime i do start my files pop up and i save it, but after that nothing pops up, and when i go back to my files, and right click the launcher thing, i say install but it says "This installation package is not supported by this processor type, Contact your product vendor ?" WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??? Somebody please help me, my neighbor and i really wish to play this game, email me if you have an answer, or reply on here!!! Continue reading...
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Windows XP updates
by Guest kmd45heels- 0 replies
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I need to reinstall Windows XP Pro on my very old computer, that will not run either Windows 7, or Windows 8. Since Microsopft stopped support for XP is thier a place that I can get all of the updates I need to install on disc? Continue reading...
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Making pages smaller
by Guest BeverlyCroteau- 0 replies
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While viewing either MSN, Yahoo, or just now in community, my fingers slid across the pad and made everything huge. How do I get it to get smaller? I have tried to slide my fingers but to no avail. Does anyone have a solution? Continue reading...
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Windows 8 Changing Product Key
by Guest Su Khi- 0 replies
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Hi There, I've a following scenario : I purchase a Windows 8 key K1. I installed it on my desktop. Then I purchased another key K2 (Windows 8 Pro). I changed the product key on my desktop from K1 to K2. Now, the question is - what do I do with my old key K1 ? Since it is no longer installed/activated anywhere, can I (legally) install it on any other machine ? Thanks in advance. Continue reading...
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Windows 8.1 update error
by Guest YangQuincy- 0 replies
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Hi, Windows 8.1 This application wasn't installed- view details Something happened and the windows 8.1 couldn't be installed. Pleas try again. Error code 0x8020002e I had hard time with this error! and its eating me, I can't upgdate my windows and I can't download anymore applications. anybody can help me with this? Continue reading...
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Mnidump\051414-27406-01.dmp
by Guest bhaskarpalla- 0 replies
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this problem caused to restart my pc plz help to solve this problem Mnidump\051414-27406-01.dmp this is file Continue reading...
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Windows 8.1 Update
by Guest Fixitritenow- 0 replies
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So the dreaded Windows 8.1 upgrade was not successful. Unfortunately the System Restore was set to off (why would this be turned off by default?). So no restore points are available. The issue I have is no internet connection in spite of the fact that the connection shows active. I know of various people that have tried this upgrade to similar failures. Took System refresh route and will see what all that yields. What a mess. Continue reading...
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Windows Freezes for 5-10 seconds every few minutes.
by Guest tdemerse- 0 replies
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After upgrading to Win 8.1 I have had some experiences with my computer freezing for 5-10 seconds every few minutes. Music continues to play, the curser continues to blink (although sometimes it freezes too), and the mouse can be moved, but trying to type doesn't work, and trying to close, open, move or otherwise interact with programs (both desktop and modern apps) fails. Then, at the end of the brief freeze, everything that was done during the freeze happens all at once. Restarting the computer breaks the trend until it starts up again (sometimes hours later, other times days). There doesn't appear to be any overheating issues, SFC came up clean, and the problem on…
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Windows 7 Ultimate in XP Mode After XP Update Cuttoff
by Guest EricKolman- 0 replies
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Hello, I understand that Microsoft no longer does updates and support for XP. Therefore when I use my XP notebook computer I have the internet connection shut off. Now, I am using my Windows 7 Ultimate edition in the XP mode. Am I unprotected? Do I need to shut off the internet connection for that mode? If so, how do I do it? Continue reading...
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Cannot open regsvr32.exe after windows update cannot open ANY EXE file after regsvr error!
by Guest gmgj- 0 replies
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may 14, 2014 win 7 hp 64 bit, after latest update pops up box, title, Personalized Settings setting up personalized settings for: windows desktop update next I got error, can't open regsvr32.exe completes I now get windows cannot open file, for any EXE. really cute issue here. can't run fixit exe, its an exe I am not sure what to do next, as, update made impossible for me to run a program. on my other machines the, the many many updates to registry entries completed fine. I can open explorer, and it will start my browser if I click on an exe, it takes me to the file association screen. In explorer , right mouse click, popup, …
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Help please with Windows Pictures/Libraries ... all pics look the same
by Guest RozWoolcock- 0 replies
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I have just had a new Windows 7 installed on my computer that previously ran XP. All has gone well and I soon found my way around, still more to find. When I open the Pictures Libraries all pictures show the same (one of the pics from the Sample Pictures). When I click on a picture to open it, it does, and then looks like the picture I saved. This applies to all the sample pictures as well. This makes trying to see which picture is which impossible. I'm fairly sure it wasn't like this at first but have no idea what has happened (what I might have done) or how to cure it. Any help greatly appreciated as I use pictures a lot both for eBay, to send to friends, s…
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updating my intel centrino n 6230 failed.
by Guest nourelyan- 0 replies
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hello i downloaded the latest update for my wireless adapter.i uninstalled the software to install the new one.. but the new one wont complete the install and this comes up http://prntscr.com/3j5blf' what to do ? I'm using ethernet to connect to the internet. Continue reading...
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Windows cannot find 'Pleasewait.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try...
by Guest jisim- 0 replies
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I updated Windows after I received an automatic notice of Windows update. After I finished the update and restarted the computer as I had the command to make the update effective, I got this message above. Please correct this issue. Continue reading...
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Windows Defender wont turn on after malwarebytes trial
by Guest Z eZ y- 0 replies
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Windows8.1 I just noticed the Action Center alert in my notification area today and it says that my spyware/antivirus programs are turned off. I go to windows defender and it says that it is turned off so I open windows defender and press the "Turn on" button, defender then grays out for about a minute and gives me the error code 0x800705b4 Real-time protection couldn't be turned on. This operation returned because the timeout period expired. I accidentally accepted the premium trial version of MalwareBytes when I downloaded it a while ago. I have since uninstalled it and used their full uninstallation software here. I have not used any other antivirus progra…
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Exploit.win32.ms04-028 how is it possible on Windows 7?
by Guest Mildredsmum- 0 replies
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Hi, I have Windows 7 on my pc and Bit Defender Internet Security. Yesterday I was editing some jPEG images when Bit Defender said I had the above virus via \Pictures\~1j6.tmp (I have omitted the first part!). I asked BD about this and they said it was a virus on my system that had been blocked by BD. But when I read up about the exploit on the Microsoft website, from what I understand it came out in 2004 and is on XP? So how can it be on Windows 7? Does anyone know if it would be a false positive in this case? Thanks. Continue reading...
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mrt.log file and malware/virus executables
by Guest Ev_Nuj- 0 replies
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Hello friends. So I have a laptop that was bought in fall 2013. It's been working pretty good. But sometimes, like pretty, often the cpu/disk/memory start shooting up for awhile then goes back to normal. I can see that Anti Malware Services and Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, runs for sometime then stops. Also the windows installer just randomly runs without me running any installs. I have scanned the computer with windows defender/malwarebytes etc etc etc. And there are no signs of any virus/malware. I took a look at the mrt.log file and I was kinda shocked. It starts up ALOT and often times dont come up with a summary. …
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Dos/Rovnix.Gen!A
by Guest yassou Boris- 0 replies
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I have got this on one of my computers. Microsoft Security Essentials fails to clear it, neither does the free version of Malwarebytes. I have also run Windows Defender Offline and my start up disc to repair with no success. HELP!! Continue reading...