Topics

126

Living Room / I am fed up with skype but is there an alternative?

« on: April 08, 2016, 11:50 AM »

hello!

I am really fed up with skype

the call quality is very low with frequent noise, interruptions and hangs

I don't know what the problem can be, but I have otherwise okay internet connection!

is there an alternative?

thanks!

127

Living Room / research on the go

« on: March 27, 2016, 05:12 AM »

hello!

I will give you a description of what I want and can you please tell me please what hardware/software I could use to achieve that?

I want to work in cafés, so a sunlight resistive screen is a must, plus a good battery life

I want to read pdf and doc files and highlight terms and search for them quickly in specialized dictionaries, like legal dictionary, ideally without leaving the pdf document

I also want to browse the web with full functionality.

Can you tell me please what to buy to be able to do that kind of research?

thanks!

128

Living Room / best portable device to read pdf and research web

« on: March 19, 2016, 07:18 PM »

hello!

I am looking for the best portable device to read pdf and browse the web, ie. do academic research

most e-readers are horrible, but I encountered the Sony Digital Paper system! it seems amazing

but I won't be able to browse the web with it

any ideas?

thanks!

129

Living Room / paint in word

« on: March 19, 2016, 02:01 PM »

hello!

Is it possible to have the features of MS Paint (very simplistic) in MS Word?

I mean to write on image, draw on it, insert shapes, etc, without having to copy it to MS Paint to do that stuff there and repaste it in MS Word

any plugin or something??

thanks!

130

Living Room / liquid on keyboard

« on: February 15, 2016, 02:32 PM »

hello!

I poured diet coke on my lenovo yoga and now tapping the touchpad doesn't click and double finger scrolling doesn't work

is there a fix or I destroyed it and I need to buy another?

thanks!

131

General Software Discussion / is it safe to delete C:\WINDOWS\Installer?

« on: January 03, 2016, 08:32 AM »

hello!

is it safe to delete my Win8.1 C:\WINDOWS\Installer folder?

it's over 16GB!

thanks!

132

General Software Discussion / backup strategy

« on: December 25, 2015, 08:45 PM »

hello!

I need to backup specific files and folders in my laptop realtime on cloud. Or maybe there is a better backup strategy in case something goes wrong? Could you advise me please?

If not, then which service would be the best? Easy, reliable, free preferably, secure, etc?

Thanks!

133

Living Room / pass time during flights

« on: December 24, 2015, 09:09 PM »

hello!

my flight is 3.5h and I need something to help the time pass

what could you suggest me?

I was thinking of music. But how can I browse youtube and with one click save the sound of these songs (without having to sit and listen to all the clip) and create a folder with these songs to put in my Samsung Note 2 to listen? I need, in other words, a fast and convenient way to create a folder with songs from free repositories. Any idea?

also will the phone last these 3.5h?

thanks!

134

Living Room / strong micro usb cable

« on: October 10, 2015, 09:11 AM »

hello!

I tend to break micro usb cables I use to charge my mobile.
They bend and no longer make good connection to charge the phone. (I need to rebend them and hold them in a specific position to charge, etc)

can you find me please a usb cable that won't have that problem?

it should also charge/sync fast (not like cheap alternatives that make the phone charge in 12h)

thanks!

135

Living Room / whatsapp anonymous

« on: October 05, 2015, 03:06 PM »

hello!

I want to use whatsapp (talk with a person) without him learning my real number or by using a fake number

is that possible?

there are several guides on the net, but I couldn't find a decent one!

thanks!

136

Living Room / default typing language in win8

« on: October 03, 2015, 06:44 PM »

hello!

I have two typing languages in my Win8.1 the english and another one but whenever I log in it types into the other one! how can I switch that please?

thanks!

137

General Software Discussion / extract text from brackets

« on: September 14, 2015, 07:23 AM »

hello!

Is there an online tool (so that I can use it in any pc) that will extract text from brackets, commas, etc?

ie text between [], (), etc

thanks!

138

General Software Discussion / uninstall games in Windows 8

« on: July 31, 2015, 05:44 AM »

hello!
I installed some games under the tablet mode in win8
I now want to uninstall them, but I can't find them in Add/Remove Programs!!!
any hint??

139

Living Room / what is this saying?

« on: July 23, 2015, 12:47 PM »

hello!
can you tell me please what is this message saying?
https://drive.google...TUU/view?usp=sharing
I cannot understand a thing!
can you manipulate the sound or somehow make it understandable?
thanks!

140

General Software Discussion / problem with inserting video in powepoint

« on: July 19, 2015, 08:36 AM »

hello!
I try to insert a 30MB avi video file  into a pptx powerpoint presentation, and it doesn't play it inside powerpoint!!!
any solution??
thanks!

141

Living Room / I need a physics/chemistry/engineering/science forum

« on: July 17, 2015, 11:49 AM »

hello!
I need a science forum with high knowledge people
I tried some forums that either were dead or very hostile, like stackexchange
is there any good?
thanks!

142

General Software Discussion / microsoft flowchart advice

« on: July 16, 2015, 09:42 AM »

hello
I want to create a flow chart
I used Visio and Onenote
in Visio, I don't know how to make the canvas with unlimited length (and A4 width)
in Onenote, I don't know how to make the bubbles/rectangular appear with border and how to easily interconnect them (it's not as easy as Visio's)
Visio also displays text too small and it doesn't allow me to enter a custom numbering! only bullets!!

any advice?

thanks!

143

Living Room / Document Production Specialist

« on: June 22, 2015, 04:38 PM »

hello!
anyone knows what Document Production Specialist is? how to become one?
thanks!

144

General Software Discussion / automatically number images in word

« on: June 15, 2015, 03:31 AM »

hello

I have a word text document and have inserted various images in it

now I would like to add a caption to each image like Figure 1, 2, 3, etc

is it possible to do it automatically?

thanks!

145

General Software Discussion / simply create a projection

« on: June 09, 2015, 06:19 AM »

hello!

is there a software and command to easily create a projection of a 2D image?

I am thinking to select a 2D image and drag it, so that a duplicate of this image will be created in a different position and also lines connecting the two duplicate 2D images will be created automatically

so that the result will be a 3D image of the 2D image you had! it will add volume!

any idea?

thanks!

146

General Software Discussion / dream phone

« on: May 31, 2015, 08:16 AM »

hello!

I am looking for a mobile with these:

• dual full active sim
• removable battery
• at least 3GB RAM

are there any??

thanks!

147

General Software Discussion / why MS Word breaks format

« on: May 29, 2015, 08:35 AM »

hello!

I cannot understand
I have a text in MS Word
I copy another text and paste it, and it changes the margins of the first text!
I tried all the possible options of pasting, but it keeps doing it!
is there a solution to this?

I just want to leave the initial text alone, maybe make it obey in new margins after the last page of the initial text, or something?

thanks!

148

General Software Discussion / cannot copy/paste in word

« on: May 27, 2015, 03:54 PM »

hello!

I have the newest MS Word (not sure which version, it doesn't mention anywhere!)

I cannot copy/paste using CTRL keyboard shortcuts!

is this a known glitch?

thanks!

149

General Software Discussion / real time collaborative platform

« on: May 24, 2015, 06:28 AM »

hello!

My projects often need a flowchart, a timeline chart, addition of comments, addition of discussion, email alerts, file sharing, etc

We use sharepoint, which is supposedly very powerful, but the main problem I see with it is that there is not a single page to display the projects and edit it or have a discussion about each of its steps

you have to download the file, view it, and edit it, and then upload it, which is very cumbersome

isn't there a platform where it will have all the possible features and it will be web-based, not having to open locally files?

thanks!

150

General Software Discussion / powerpoint question

« on: May 21, 2015, 09:54 AM »

hello

Is it possible to edit one of the layouts in Powerpoint? I want to have a layout that will be as the 'picture with caption' BUT with a title also at the top!
and then I want to convert a bunch of slides I have to that layout (which can be done just by selecting the slides and clicking that layout)

any idea?

thanks!