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Hello, i have Debian 6.x and Gnome desktop. Looking for some lightweight app to trim and crop mp3, wma or similar files. I already have ffmpeg installed. I tried to load 29Mb file to Audacitty and it was frozing whole day untill i turned off PC. Some simple tool, even command line, would be good to be able to trim also inside of file, not only start, end. Continue reading...

Hello, I'm one of your fine but average Linux user: I know the basics of Linux, but lack practice and true use bash and programming language, while I can find most of the help I need, usually. I used a few distro and I'm now running Sabayon 14. I'm using Linux as my only OS now, had too much problems with Windows, despite being a bit of a gamer. I've some knowledge about gaming with Linux (I'll see if I can help about it) but I mainly want to do some code right now. I've started Python and I'll try out C and C++ soon. Hope to be able to help people out here (and getting a bit of help too ;) ) Continue reading...

unable to START MySQL server at BOOT "systemctl enable mysqld.service" does not work I am running FEDORA 20 and I have MySQL installed or the replacement MariaDB. same difference. I am able to do everything correcty. Everything works, except when I run the command: "systemctl enable mysqld.service", It gives me error "failed to issue method call: no such file or directory." Is this a known issue? Is this a known BUG? Is there a way to fix this? I am running Fedora 20 MySQL/MariaDB 5.5 version. Any help is greatly appreciated Continue reading...

I everybody, On one of my computers, I`have two Linux systems working without problems, and I am trying to install a third one, Mageia-4, KDE. The procedure start normally, with configuration of two partitions : / (root) and /home, with plenty of room for each one, 18 and 25 Go. But, with about 3/4 of the installation, a window is opening, with the following message : Unable to copy files to new root? Then, this is the end of the installation. I tried other versions of Mageia-4, and also on an other computer, but always with the same advice ? An idea ? Thank`s for your help, Pege Continue reading...

This month we release five bulletins to address 23 unique CVEs in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and Silverlight. If you need to prioritize, the update for Internet Explorer addresses the issue first described in Security Advisory 2934088, so it should be at the top of your list. While that update does warrant your attention, I want to also call out another impactful update.

Today we released five security bulletins addressing 23 unique CVE’s. Two bulletins have a maximum severity rating of Critical while the other three have a maximum severity rating of Important. We hope that the table below helps you prioritize the deployment of the updates appropriately for your environment. Bulletin Most likely attack vector Max Bulletin Severity Max Exploit-ability Likely first 30 days impact Platform mitigations and key notes MS14-012(Internet Explorer) Victim browses to a malicious webpage.

Every week at iMore we publish more breaking news, in-depth reviews, helpful how-tos, and editorial views than you can shake an apple at. While we're waiting for the week that will be to begin, here's a look back at the week that was, and at the very best iPhone, iPad, Mac, app, and accessory coverage we brought you! This week that includes the official re-launch of iOS in the Car as CarPlay, some more iPad Pro speculation, everything you ever wanted to know about Ally's Mac, and more! CarPlay CarPlay and distracted driving: Is CarPlay merely the latest in a long line of potential distractions going back to the conversations and 8-tracks of yore, or is it something…

The definitive tip and trick guide to Disco Zoo: Rescue smarter, party harder, and rack up coins faster! In Disco Zoo you play the part of a zoo owner that's working on building the best zoo anyone's ever seen. To do that you need to collect animals in order to keep your patrons, and news reporters, happy. The more animals you collect, the bigger your zoo gets and the more species you have access to. It's important to know where to spend your DiscoBux and where to save them — and what to use your hard earned in-game coins on. That's where iMore comes in. Follow along for some tips and tricks on how to grow your zoo population as fast as possible! 1. Learn animal pat…

If you're unlucky enough to live in one of the regions — like most of the United States and Canada — where spring means pushing the clocks forward an hour in what's called Daylight Saving Time but is better thought of as Lose an Hour of Sleep Night, then it's time once again to do just that. And because the iPhone and iPad have historically had as much trouble handling the change as we humans, you might want to make sure you give yourself a backup alarm backup for the evening and double-check your iOS time against some other source as soon as you wake up. Once you're certain you'll be waking up when you're supposed to — or sleeping an hour later than normal! — let me k…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a visit to Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California where he met with Apple's CEO, Tim Cook. The above video of the meeting is from the Israeli Prime Minister's account. Via: The Loop Continue reading...

AT&T on Sunday will reduce the price of their 2 GB "Mobile Share Value" plan from $80 to $65 per month, with one smartphone and no annual contract. Two smartphones cost $90, down from $105. The 2 GB plan includes unlimited talk and text, 50 GB of cloud storage using AT&T's Locker service, and unlimited international messaging. AT&T (coverage map here) is directing customers who need more than two lines to its 10 GB Mobile Share Value plan, which starts at $145 for three phones. AT&T already had a price edge over competitor Verizon, whose 2 GB More Everything plan costs $90 for one phone and $130 for two (unless you participate in Verizon's "Edge" upg…

If Support is ending all listening connections to Microsoft should be ended as well. I don't care what kind of secure protocol is used to communicate through windows update, and what ever the other ports are used for; Microsoft should release a patch for all windows xp versions that closes the ports. Reality: those open ports pose a risk of a hacker installing malicious software on your computer. About a year ago there was a thread about a critical windows update that was forcibly installed on windows xp pcs regardless if they have windows update enabled. If Microsoft can do that, a hacker will be able to figure it out as well and therefore be able to install ma…

When I close a window , such as a game, the page stays in place and slowly fades from top to bottom, when it does all my icons do the same. Tool bar is not affected by this. The icons fade if I close IE8 as well. Been happening on and off for about 3 months. I have an XP Pro 32bit, dual processor, high speed DSL, Dell Pentium D machine. Also a window opens behind the game page as it closes with message: "The web page you are viewing is trying to close do you want to close?", this just stared showing up last week. I have defragged, cleaned, run both MS virus scan and Spyware scan/ removal tool, ran all the Fix-It programs I could..nothing works so far. After so many…

I have been attempting to install Avanquest System Suite 15, and get Error 0x80040707: DLL function call crash: Prerequisite Utilities: DownloadAndInstall. I'm running Windows XP Service Pack 3. Avanquest Support says that I'm missing a Microsoft Service called Windows Module Installer or TrustedInstaller. Under services.msc on my computer only Windows Installer is listed. However, we have 3 computers running Windows XP, and none of them have services called "Windows Module Installer" or "TrustedInstaller." Avanquest tech support said one of these programs should have been installed as part of a Windows XP update, but our computers should have all of the Windows…

I have the following script error that comes up whenever I open or download a game: URL htp:/pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsby google.js How do I get rid of it for good. It has been going on foe about 4 months. I usually answer that yes I will run with the error, but it is ridiculous that I have to do anything. I have been all over the net trying to find a fix, but all I can find is how to use this ad developing tool. Please help. Continue reading...

my computer has XP Professional servicepack 3 installed from 2002, copyright 2007 which was around that date I got it from my brothers company. The version is 5.1 ( Build 2600.xpsp_sp3_qfe.130704_0421: sevicepack3. When I recieved it I had regular updates running from windows XP but that was along time ago.The computer has crashed several times and as faar as I can see the automatic update is not funtioning properly although it says it does. April 8 is when the support for windows XP support expire and also Microsoft Essentials. I really need your help to solve this problem. If I could get help to recieve the english version from SOFTONIC which I thought wassucces…

I I have cancelled a credit card and need to make a payment using another new card. System wont allow me to Cancel the old card so that I pay with the old card? Why cant I switch them over? Continue reading...

I have 2 Dell Inspirons running Windows 8 - cloned hard drives. I also have a Acer Iconia tablet running Windows 8. All 3 units are networked and communicate with shares. 1. I can connect to both PCs from the tablet. 2. I can connect both PCs to each other. 3. I cannot connect either PC to the tablet. On the tablet: I checked firewall and added Remote Connection. I have looked in the registry HDLM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\fDenyTSConnections and changed it to "0" but it knocked the tablet off the network; the setting is currently "1" and performs as listed in 1-3 above. I have also tried changing the password which did get t…

I am not able to enable screensaver in my Samsung laptop windows 8. It is enabled when i set it from settings but when i close the settings and open them again it shows that none screensaver is selected. Tried it many times but same thing happens every time. I ran a troubleshoot on power. Screenshot is added below. Continue reading...

Please could someone tell me exactly step by step what to do to close incognito browser? Thank you Continue reading...

i am frequently getting these BSOD's and i really dont understand why, i have deleted all recentally downloaded all program, run scans multipule time, defragmented my computer, run malware also and still this problem persists here is the most recent minidump file with a followup, please help! Microsoft ® Windows Debugger Version 6.2.9200.20512 AMD64 Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [C:\Windows\Minidump\031014-9703-01.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: *** Invalid *** **************************************************************************** * Symbol loadi…

I can't believe this is unique but I can't find it anywhere. I had Windows 7 Professional on my C: drive and the computer died. I bought a new computer and it came with Windows 8. I have both hard drives in the system now, with 8 being the one that boots. I want the option to dual boot, but every set of instructions I've seen says to set up dual boot while installing the 2nd OS and they're both installed already. Is there a way to do this? If not, I'll have to wipe out Windows 8, because I have way too much going on in my 7 Pro OS to give it up. I have the disk for 7, if that matters; the 8, of course, did not come with one. Both are legal, and are 64-bit. Thanks. Cont…

when I try to insert a picture into Windows live mail the screen expands to full display, how do I stop that from happening? Continue reading...

I am having trouble with my microsoft live account. I created it a few days ago witht the email address: *** Email address is removed for privacy *** then I wanted to change my password and I was logged into the account from two pc's at the same time. I think I got the password changed but since then I have not been able to login to that account. I created a different one today which I am using right now to get help. I would like to go back to using my original account. when I try to log in using it, I get this "the Microsoft account is incorrect. please try again. when I go into recover the account, I get the message "the microsoft account you've entered does n…

I keep getting this prompt while using my laptop which is running the windows 7 OS. First there is a few clicks like when opening and closing of folders and then a dialogue box flashes really quickly on screen and disappears, too fast to read. I used a screen capture program to capture the box and it read "the webpage you are viewing is trying to close". I read some threads that suggests it happens with Internet Explorer but at the time I was using the Google Chrome browser and it keeps recurring about every hour. It even pops up when I'm not online at all while I'm just viewing normal content on my hard drive with no browsers open. Can you please assist? Continue read…