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Saw this article and know questions on this pop up now and then thought I post the link. 11 Linux Kernel Boot-time Parameters Explained Continue reading...

OK, I'm not too sure what's going on here but there's some stuff that's just not working for me at the moment. I set up Ubuntu in VM Ware and it was working alright, had a profile, downloaded Chrome etc... Yet when I have come back to reopen it the mouse isn't working... Once it boots up I have a screen that I can arrow up / down the profile I set up, guest session and remote login. Pressing enter on the profile I set up does nothing. Guest profile opens, but there's still no mouse. I've never used Linux before so I'm not sure what's happened here. Continue reading...

hi guys, been using zorin 8 and although im impressed with its look etc...after installing software its gotten a bit slow...and some system settings shortcuts and other shortcuts dont work....what in your opinion is the best distro to use on a netbook? i want it to be zippy yet have good functionality...a fine balance..any info on your experience appreciated. j0n1n Continue reading...

God, it never ceases to amaze me the sorts of things designers think are cool. Anyone know how I can disable the 'swoosh' sound during keystroke desktop switching Continue reading...

The Kickstarter-funded Veronica Mars movie landed not only in theaters, but on Ultraviolet digital streaming and on iTunes yesterday. For a Hollywood movie from a studio like Warner Brothers, that's... transcendent. But as much as it might have presaged a new era in entertainment, it also highlighted some massive ongoing problems. Mainly, the digital downloads offered to backers turned out not to be the iTunes codes some wanted but Ultraviolet streams instead. That caused a lot of confusion and more than a little anger. Moisés Chiullan, writing for TechHive: UltraViolet is a studio-backed system that came about as a response to the massive success of Apple’s iTunes …

iWatch is all most markets and media outlets are talking about these days because wearables are new and every short-attention-span junky in the world wants Apple to do something new. But what if, instead of an iWatch, Apple went with an iRing? Make all the Sauron jokes you want, but hall-of-famer Craig Hockenberry has put a lot of thought into the possibility and written it all up on his blog, Furbo.org: Let this sink in for a second: your wearable device is transmitting a signal with a unique identifier that can be picked up by an iOS 7 device. And the proximity detection is sensitive within a few inches. Presumably, this signal could be also be detected on your Ma…

iOS 7.1 is here and it fixes a ton of problems but, as with every update, it's also had an impact on some people's battery life. Whether it's from a restore gone bad or new features overloaded for the first time, some people just aren't getting the same charge out of their iPhone or iPad as they used to. Well, worry not! Here's how to fix your battery life problems under iOS 7.1! Note: iOS 7 used much more battery its first day or two after updating. Whether that was Spotlight search re-indexing or the system behind multitasking smartening up we're not sure. It's possible iOS 7.1 could be doing the same thing. If you've just updated to iOS 7.1 and are experiencing batt…

Puzzle & Dragons is a massively popular game out of Japan that continues to be among the top free-to-play titles in the App Store. True to its Japanese roots, you’re going to find a lot of Pokemon-style creatures and statistics here, but at its core is a match-3 game along the same vein as Candy Crush Saga. The gameplay is decidedly more deep, with massive creature selection, progression and upgrading. This depth may pose some serious challenges to players trying out the game for the first time, but we've got some tips to help you get started and clearing out dungeons in no time. 1. Restart the tutorial until you get a high-quality god When first starti…

If you're looking to have a good time on your Mac this weekend, pop on over to Blizzard's site and download Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. The company's free to play strategy card game recently emerged from a lengthy public beta period and is now ready for general consumption. From the makers of World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo III and other fine games for Mac and Windows, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is a Blizzard game of a very different calibre than you've seen before: Set up like a tabletop card game, you choose one of nine different Warcraft heroes to play as, taking turns playing cards from customizable decks to cast spells, use weapons or summon othe…

i need to know what driver to download and how to download it to a flash using my daughters laptop with an internet connection for my dell pc dimension 3000 cant connect to internet, doesn't recognize my modem please help! Threads merged. Duplicate deleted. Continue reading...

Any suggestions on how to move favorites list from Windows XP media edition to Windows 8.1? Is there a particular file to look for to copy to "sneaker net"? Continue reading...

Due to millions of people still using Windows XP, there are also millions of complaints about it being discontinued. See this link for more info: http://news.softpedia.com/news/We-Ask-You-Answer-Should-Windows-XP-Be-Killed-421956.shtml And so my question is, what do you think Microsoft should do to Windows XP? Should they discontinue it or back off until everyone is ready. The point is, even after all these years - consumers and businesses can't upgrade to newer versions of WIndows, because (A) They are stuck and need new hardware that is too expensive to buy, or (B) They can't afford a new computer. If you would want Microsoft to back off, then please als…

I have downloaded many (40) albums from my Windows Media Player Library to my MP3 player. I noticed that when I would view "albums" on my MP3, they were not all there and when I would view "genre" or "artist", they may show up. Also, under the "album" list there would be a album titled "other" in which many more albums or a few songs of an album would be listed. So, I thought I would go back in and Manually change all the Album names to the Artist who made the Album, and then list the Album name on the 2nd line. That worked a little better but still the same problem. In viewing some of the many in the "Other" album name it appears as though many of them had various a…

Hi, Updates of KB2929961 and KB2930275 keep failing with Error Code: 0x80070005. This happened to me a while ago, and I downloaded and installed the update manually. However, I can no longer find the appropriate link from which I can do this. Could somebody please refresh my memory. System is Windows XP Professional SP3 (and, yes, I know support ends April 8, 2014). many thanks, Martin Continue reading...

Some of the shortcuts on my Windows 8 desktop show as black squares instead of icons. I wanted to try to run Microsoft Fix It, but it says it's not available for my OS. What should I do? Continue reading...

Details: I currently receive ALL incoming emails on my old computer which is running Microsoft Mail on Vista but on my new computer, which is running Windows Live Mail on Windows 8, I receive only a few, but not all of my emails. Both are running on the same network. Here are my current settings on Windows Mail, on Vista (old computer): Severs Tab: Server Information Incoming mail - POP3 server Incoming mail (POP3): pop-server.neo.rr.com Outgoing mail (SMTP): smtp-server.neo.rr.com Incoming Mail Server E-mail user name: *** Email address is removed for privacy *** Password: (entered) Remember password: (checked) Log on using Secure…

anytime that i launch the minecraft a error pops as i am running the launch. it says FATAL ERROR: java.lang.ExceptionInInitalizerError than has a list of things and at the end is says caused by: java.NullPointerException what would be causing this> Continue reading...

Nothing works on my windows 8 Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. I can't connect to exchange or get work email, i can't connect through citrix to access important work documents, and my sony camera which is designed for windows 8 won't work with it. Why can't you all just make it work the first time instead of making us waste our time on chat rooms and community discussion trying to figure this **** out. I should charge you for the time I have to commit to this ****. I don't have time for this and I am not buying anything running Windows again. Continue reading...

Hello Team, I own Lenovo Yoga2 11.6" with Windows 8.1. I am having laptop reboot unexpectedly with Error DPC_Watchdog_violation. I have memorydmp at following location https://onedrive.live.com/?gologin=1&mkt=en-US#cid=57F4D90FDBF12930&id=57F4D90FDBF12930%21382 i dont want these issues, its a new laptop bought few days back. Please help me to have this issue resolved. Thanks Manu Garg Continue reading...

Dell Inspiron 1440 McAfee AV Windows 7 all MS updates through 3/16 On 3/16 I performed a Windows Update. Last WinUpdate prior to that was 2/21, then 2/20. Since then I have lost my ability to use the on-board wireless connections. Tried Fn+F2 several times; tried the Windows wireless resolution manager; tried shutdown/restart; each situation with no luck. Win 7 Device Manager doesn't show any warnings or yellow triangles. I can use an external USB AirLink 101 adapter and it works fine and the system finds the locally available networks. I am on this as I type! No VMs running. Wired connection works fine also. Just the on-board wireless that doesn'…

How to shut off spelling check??? How to print only the section hi -lighted in a document ?? I had windows XP was very easy. Continue reading...

I have just got this laptop, which already came with Windows 7 home premium loaded onto it. It has been working fine before and just now started doing an update. However it has been stuck on installing update 66 or 125 for over 24 hours now. I tried the solution for a similar problem, which was to restart it (even though it says not to power off or unplug) but when it turned back on, it just went promptly to the same screen. What do? Continue reading...

Please, please help me! I am not very technically orientated. I bought Window 7 about 8 weeks ago and apparently reading the thread made a grave mistake. I had sometimes a CREATOR OWNER, SYSTEM, and other users. I was thinking this is my computer and I don't share with nodbody. So I reapeatly removed them. Still does. But it brings me into boiling water. What I can see is that somebody, I referred to him as a hacker, first made all my private documents, pictures, music everything public for all to help themselves to. As you can think I was very, very upset. Now he is using my C drive with my programs on as a storage place or as a place where anybody and everybody…

The Update system seems to be stopped by a phantom. This situation exists since I returned to a previous version of Windows using the restore. How can I make the system start the uploading of updates. Thank you in advance for your kind support. Carol Continue reading...

Today we published the March 2014 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. We answered eight questions in total, with the majority focusing on the updates for Windows (MS14-016) and Internet Explorer (MS14-012). One question that was not answered on air has been included on the Q&A page. Here is the video replay.