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Living Room / Re: When is your birthday?!

« Last post by 4wd on March 02, 2013, 08:16 PM »

I don't believe in that stuff either but Capricorns rule  

-rgdot (March 01, 2013, 06:09 PM)

Think again  




Crap, just realised Renegade'll come back with something about burgers and lasagne....

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Living Room / Re: What are your favorite movies?

« Last post by 4wd on March 02, 2013, 07:37 PM »

Maybe somebody can help me out with this one. It's a 2009 American film called The Limits of Control..
 (see attachment in previous post)
I can't decide if this is an unusually clever movie - or just a send-up of Bergman's style.

(I strongly suspect it's a complete put on to see how many film buffs fall for it - but maybe I'm missing something?)

Anybody else out there manage to sit all the way through it like I did?

-40hz (February 13, 2013, 07:22 PM)

I thought I'd give this a go since it's not my usual fare and the IMDB storyline intrigued me.  I couldn't tell you what "Bergman's style" is, (yes, I'll even admit to Googling it - and I still wouldn't have the foggiest), all I'm really interested in is whether it entertains me.

Initially I didn't think I'd make it past the 10 minute mark but at ~25 minutes it started to get interesting, (I am so shallow   ) - I have to say I started to enjoy the film even after that all to brief interlude with Paz.

So 40hz, to answer your question, yes I sat through it but I'm pretty sure nothing I said, (or say), would "help you out" with it.

However, I thank you for pointing out this film  

Now it's back to see what subtle indicators I missed during my first run through because I just know there has to be a lot....and if that fails I'll just do the first thing Isaach says to Bill near the end  

As one of the reviewers wrote on IMDB:

Half of the movie takes place in your head, because you are trying to make sense of what is happening.

If anyone else is interested enough to watch it, please don't read any reviews/writeups on it - it will spoil it, at least I know it would have for me.

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Living Room / Re: In Car Gadgets & Doodads

« Last post by 4wd on March 01, 2013, 08:43 PM »

And bolted on is the Shower

-4wd (March 01, 2013, 06:13 AM)

That Glind shower sounds nice!

-x16wda (March 01, 2013, 06:32 PM)

It is - nothing beats pulling up next to the river, throwing the hose in and getting temperature adjustable hot water after 6-8 hours of four wheel driving.

One of life's little luxuries

Mind you, they seem to have more than doubled in price - I got the whole lot, (exchanger/pump/shower head/hose), for less than the current price of the exchanger.

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Living Room / Re: In Car Gadgets & Doodads

« Last post by 4wd on March 01, 2013, 02:15 PM »

4wd, here in farm country (western Kansas) we call them "widow makers", because they can be quite dangerous.  Also one of the first companies to make them was HiLift hence they are also known as a HiLift jack.

-techidave (March 01, 2013, 08:34 AM)

We also call them Hi-Lift jacks, I was just pointing out the one I have which has a higher capacity than the "real" Hi-Lift Jack.

As for dangerous, extremely if you you don't take proper precautions....but that's what makes them so interesting 

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Living Room / Re: In Car Gadgets & Doodads

« Last post by 4wd on March 01, 2013, 06:13 AM »

Jackall Farm Jack - Rated at 3.6 tonnes, (mine can jack up to 4 foot), can be used as a winch, (which is fun), firewood splitter, fence post puller, floor board cramp, window bar spreader, lifting the house to change a stump, etc, etc.

The true jack for all trades



Made in Canada....feel proud Renegade  

A couple more things kept in the 4x4:
Esbit Solid Fuel Stove
Pocket Chainsaw
And bolted on is the Shower

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Free Software from Microsoft.

« Last post by 4wd on February 26, 2013, 10:06 PM »

No MS support seems to be about it for limitations.

-4wd (February 26, 2013, 06:11 PM)

That's about it.

--------------------------------------

Note: WebsiteSpark also gives you access to much more software.

-40hz (February 26, 2013, 09:22 PM)

It's always nice to have more free Microsoft applications - why limit your choice 

Just seemed strange that in the WebsiteSpark program you got an older version of MEW, albeit with support presumably.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Free Software from Microsoft.

« Last post by 4wd on February 26, 2013, 06:11 PM »

It seems that Microsoft Expression Web 4 is free - is this different from the MEW3 you get under the WebsiteSpark?



No MS support seems to be about it for limitations.

Overview

Expression Web 4 gives you the tools you need to produce high-quality, standards-based Web sites: built-in support for today’s Web standards, sophisticated CSS design capabilities, and visual diagnostic tools. Whether you work with PHP, HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET or ASP.NET AJAX, Expression Web makes it faster and easier to create and maintain exceptional web sites.

Please note: This free version of Expression Web is not eligible for Microsoft technical support and is community support. For more information, visit the Expression Community site.

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Living Room / Re: Show us a picture of your.. CAR!!!

« Last post by 4wd on February 26, 2013, 04:09 PM »

I drive a Scion xD. I haven't had any problems with it, it's been entirely reliable and surprisingly utilitarian for its size... and it's nearly paid off!
 (see attachment in previous post)

-allen (February 26, 2013, 03:49 PM)

That's neat, I've been thinking of something similar for the wife - do you get much mud splashing up from the rear wheels, (don't want to ruin her shoes) ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desactivated services and irregular things

« Last post by 4wd on February 26, 2013, 09:10 AM »

Please how can I suscribe to the Black Viper blog ?
I don't see the option
 

-Contro (February 26, 2013, 08:04 AM)

Front page, right below his picture:

Registration Disabled
Registration is currently disabled due to the vast amount of spam bots and fake accounts. Please check back later.

But he does have RSS feed links just below that.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desactivated services and irregular things

« Last post by 4wd on February 25, 2013, 10:28 PM »

Black Viper's site is what I've used since XP to determine what services I can safely disable.

While YMMV, I've yet to have anything I've disabled due to his info cause any problem on my computers but you do need to know what role your machine has before you go fiddling with them.

And naturally make a backup before you start fiddling.

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Living Room / Re: Anyone Know any GPL Smart Devices? Phones/Tablets?

« Last post by 4wd on February 25, 2013, 10:15 PM »

AuraSlate - Open source tablet.

I think they're still just shipping development kits though, not a fully finalised product.

US$99 for the 7" and US$179 for the 10".

However, this post in xda-developers may give pause for thought, (it's 9 months old though):

Quote:
Originally Posted by garuhhh View Post
Anybody have tried this tablets? The website says it's open for deliveries. The 7 inch version is just 150usd

Adam Outler did an "unboxing" with the 10 inch version.

I'm interested with a review of any of the unit, have any suggestion?
At least Adam's first impression (him being an actual device owner) and mine (based on reading through their site) is they are not nearly as open as they claim to be.

1-2 months ago they were providing ICS firmwares without kernel source - that's less open than any legitimate Android tablet manufacturer. Not sure if they've rectified these issues, but any vendor claiming to be open source/open hardware should NEVER have done that except by accidental error - however there was a post in their forums effectively saying they were withholding source.

http://auraslate.fre...nel-for-ics-t53.html - found it, see auraslateadmin's post - This is UNACCEPTABLE from ANY company, ESPECIALLY one that claims to be open source. If you have provided a kernel binary to the public, you MUST provide source code upon request.

Auraslate's marketing of being "open" is a blatant lie - they keep talking about how open they are to sell devices, but then withhold kernel source.

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Living Room / Re: Show us a picture of your.. CAR!!!

« Last post by 4wd on February 25, 2013, 09:59 PM »

Toyota BJ73 Landcruiser work/play horse - 27 years old, reliable and has a heat exchanger for a nice hot shower in the bush




Our other car is a boring 2000 Hyundai Accent with hail damage, (although I maintain that enables it to go faster as per a golf ball).

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Site/Forum Features / Forum Search query (or ideas)

« Last post by 4wd on February 24, 2013, 06:38 PM »

I was trying to use the forum search the other day to find all posts by a specific author in certain boards but it appears there doesn't seem to be a way to do this.

Is this correct?

Are wildcards disabled in the word search parameters?

eg.



Any chance of enabling wildcards, (or leaving it blank), in the search but only if the author is a valid member and/or doesn't contain wildcards?

Also, when the board list is expanded the Search button drops down out of sight, any chance of another one up in the top section, (same thing Google and a few others do) ?

And finally, (Yay! I hear), any board selections you've made reset if the search isn't accepted, so you have to select them all again - can they be made "sticky" until a valid search is completed?

EDIT: CRAP! I've put it in the wrong area, can a mod move it please.

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Living Room / Re: Google Glass

« Last post by 4wd on February 23, 2013, 09:49 PM »

Now all I want is a device that will cause them to self-ignite whenever one comes within 50m.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Script to autoload xml profiles

« Last post by 4wd on February 22, 2013, 06:01 PM »

Argh!  Added to other thread before I saw this one  

Anyway, a simple DOS batch/command file with the following commands, (users may need Admin permission to add networks), should do it:

Code: Text [Select]

1. netsh wlan add profile filename=profile1.xml
2. netsh wlan add profile filename=profile2.xml

Use netsh wlan add profile help to see what extra parameters you might need, depending on whether you want the profile to apply to all users/interfaces or not.

netsh wlan help will give you all the available commands to do with Wireless LANs.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: WIFI profile deployment

« Last post by 4wd on February 22, 2013, 05:57 PM »

See here.

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Living Room / Re: More speed/bandwidth from an 802.11n laptop<-->WiFi Router/Modem connection?

« Last post by 4wd on February 22, 2013, 05:02 PM »

Yes, I already have a design in mind using some cardboard and ally foil.

-IainB (February 21, 2013, 03:48 AM)

I've used a cardboard/foil parabolic reflector on a USB 802.11n adapter to get a signal over 150m through 10-12 brick/concrete houses.  It boosted an on/off marginal signal enough to have a permanent connection.

I've also used the Stan Swan's WiFry antenna  

A bit beat up now, (it's gone round the world twice):

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows Batchfile can't recognize long file name...!!!!

« Last post by 4wd on February 22, 2013, 04:45 PM »

a message from 4wd

-tomos (February 21, 2013, 11:29 AM)

WTH    I'll have to stop reading more than one thread at a time...thanx tomos!

I have those nasty peckers on my current Win7 installation - "fsutil 8dot3name set 1" and "fsutil 8dot3name strip" time >_<

-f0dder (February 21, 2013, 05:32 PM)

WHS2011 and Win8 also 

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by 4wd on February 21, 2013, 10:03 AM »

***** Ignore, I stupid 

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General Software Discussion / Re: In search of ... networking experience

« Last post by 4wd on February 20, 2013, 09:50 PM »

Re. #2: Have you tried collocating the routers and direct connecting via ethernet to get everything working, then trying it with the powerline link?

ie. Eliminate the powerline stuff to start with.

Just an idea but maybe the 8 character/digit pin code is the last four MAC address character groups of the router, (the NIC specific bits).

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Living Room / Re: More speed/bandwidth from an 802.11n laptop<-->WiFi Router/Modem connection?

« Last post by 4wd on February 20, 2013, 08:42 PM »

I hadn't known it was a Broadcom chip in the TP-Link TD-8950ND.

-IainB (February 20, 2013, 07:32 PM)

Oops! I only got half, it's Broadcom, (for the wired), and Atheros, (for the wireless) - I'll see if I can narrow it down a bit.

The laptop's WiFi is a Broadcom device also, and I have triple-checked that the drivers for that are up-to-date. Shouldn't they work in harmony?    

Apart from the obvious that the laptops device is pre-802.11n spec  

Another reasonably cost effective thing to try would be replacing the antenna on the router with a higher gain omni-directional.

Or try a beer can.
[NOTE: There are some semi-naked ads on the page.]

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Living Room / Re: More speed/bandwidth from an 802.11n laptop<-->WiFi Router/Modem connection?

« Last post by 4wd on February 20, 2013, 06:41 PM »

Not sure what chipsets TP-Link use.

-Carol Haynes (February 20, 2013, 08:49 AM)

Broadcom in the TD-8950ND.

Agree with 40hz about the firmware, ASUS RT-N16 WiFi was reasonable but still had the occasional drop-out, reflashed with Tomato and it's been rock solid....now if only I could do the same with the power company 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows Batchfile can't recognize long file name...!!!!

« Last post by 4wd on February 19, 2013, 07:55 PM »

Playing with the Start command, these will run a program:
Start c:\progra~1\pathto~1\filename.exe
Start "" "c:\program files\path to a program\filename.exe"

These open a new CLI with the title set as given:
Start "c:\progra~1\pathto~1\filename.exe"
Start "c:\program files\path to a program\filename.exe"

The first parameter encountered with quotes is assumed to be a window title.

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Living Room / Re: Create Your Own Pirate Bay?

« Last post by 4wd on February 19, 2013, 07:11 PM »

What happened to "Pirate Bay on a USB stick" they brought out awhile ago?

-Stephen66515 (February 19, 2013, 02:55 PM)

Arrrrrrrrr!

It be pirated!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows Batchfile can't recognize long file name...!!!!

« Last post by 4wd on February 19, 2013, 07:37 AM »

Unless you've disabled 8.3 naming you can do dir /x at a CLI to get the short name.

C:\>dir /x
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 0A69-264F

 Directory of C:\

26/07/2012  17:52                24              autoexec.bat
26/07/2012  17:52                10              config.sys
26/07/2012  17:29    <DIR>                       PerfLogs
17/02/2013  21:13    <DIR>          PROGRA~1     Program Files
02/02/2013  17:37    <DIR>                       Users
17/02/2013  21:19    <DIR>                       Windows

eg. progra~1 = "Program Files"

Ergo:

C:\progra~1\aomeip~1 = C:\Program Files\AOMEI Partition Assistant