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Living Room / issues with uefi, more than 6 drives, ahci, windows 8.

« Last post by superboyac on January 18, 2015, 05:45 PM »

i was planning on upgrading a windows 7 desktop to windows 8. the first time i tried installing, it worked fine, but i first had to disconnect all drives other than the OS drive to be able to go through the installation. Then, I couldn't connect my external drive because it would be the 7th drive connected. So i remember this issue back when i was upgrading to windows 7. it had something to do with a 6 drive limit, drives larger than 2TB, uefi booting, and ahci.

So it appears i'm having this issue again. Except this time, I can't seem to be able to install windows 8 in uefi mode. I've tried all the instructions online, mainly the advice to boot from usb on a rufus created disc with fat32 and uefi options chosen. the problem is that this disc will not boot into the installer. it just hangs with a blinking cursor.

I have run out of options. I think part of the problem is the alienware motherboard I'm using, which I'm not too thrilled with. it's an obscure, off the consumer market board, and not much available in terms of online discussion or drivers or anything. I believe it's actually an MS-7543 motherboard originally made by MSI v1.0.

Anyway, I'll probably give up and just do a new computer later. Probably the server i've been planning to build for years.

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Living Room / Re: At last, KeyNote done better :)

« Last post by superboyac on January 17, 2015, 06:26 PM »

RightNote has had a 3.0 for awhile.

I think one big thing is Evernote integration.

*** Anybody using it? Your thoughts? ***
-Steven Avery (January 15, 2015, 08:19 AM)
I use it. It's ok, gets the job done. I thought I would love that feature as a way to keep notes synced or some idea like that. but in the end, I just don't use it much. I do it once or twice a year when I need to search through evernote for a lost clip or something. I think my problem is that it becomes this thought, "Do I put this note in rightnote? or evernote?" or I'm on my phone and don't have rightnote, so i stick it in evernote to later sync with rightnote, sheesh. So i just don't care after a while.

My point is, I don't consider the evernote functionality a big deal. It wouldn't even factor in my decision to use Rightnote or not.
-superboyac (January 15, 2015, 10:07 AM)

I tried it. It's a bit... clunky, but gets the job done. The clunkiness is a function of the limiters on the Evernote interface, rather than on Rightnote.

In all honesty, however, since I can write in Markdown in Evernote now, I've dropped using Rightnote for all intents and purposes.
-wraith808 (January 15, 2015, 10:15 AM)

I'm interested in how you use markdown, if you don't mind.

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Non-Windows Software / Re: LINUX: In-place upgrade of Mint 17.0 Qiana to Mint 17.1 Rebecca

« Last post by superboyac on January 16, 2015, 05:02 PM »

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Living Room / Re: Laboratory-Grown Penises Ready To Be Tested In Humans

« Last post by superboyac on January 16, 2015, 04:59 PM »

i love this thread. thanks stephen!!

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Living Room / Re: Do we have any musical people on DC?

« Last post by superboyac on January 15, 2015, 06:15 PM »

I just finished putting some organ on my friends' tracks, for this upcoming album:
http://creativecollo...sacre-at-the-narwhal

So it's coming up soon! It was a delightful track, if I do say so myself. A sound we've been talking about for years.

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Living Room / Re: Laboratory-Grown Penises Ready To Be Tested In Humans

« Last post by superboyac on January 15, 2015, 11:11 AM »

I know where this will be going:
Screenshot - 1_15_2015 , 9_10_28 AM.png

And if breast implants are any indicator, it's gonna get crazy!

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Living Room / Re: At last, KeyNote done better :)

« Last post by superboyac on January 15, 2015, 10:07 AM »

RightNote has had a 3.0 for awhile.

I think one big thing is Evernote integration.

*** Anybody using it? Your thoughts? ***
-Steven Avery (January 15, 2015, 08:19 AM)

I use it. It's ok, gets the job done. I thought I would love that feature as a way to keep notes synced or some idea like that. but in the end, I just don't use it much. I do it once or twice a year when I need to search through evernote for a lost clip or something. I think my problem is that it becomes this thought, "Do I put this note in rightnote? or evernote?" or I'm on my phone and don't have rightnote, so i stick it in evernote to later sync with rightnote, sheesh. So i just don't care after a while.

My point is, I don't consider the evernote functionality a big deal. It wouldn't even factor in my decision to use Rightnote or not.

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Living Room / Re: Congratulations Terrorists, You are getting what you want!

« Last post by superboyac on January 14, 2015, 04:40 PM »

@4wd - BTW, you spelled "Godvernment" wrong there.
-Renegade (January 14, 2015, 04:18 AM)

I liked "godverment" more.

Especially now that so many are acting like divinely ordained beings, with godlike indifference towards their charters, rather than as legally constituted and defined bodies whose function was to serve those who created them.

Such monsters we create for ourselves and loved ones! $:-\$
-40hz (January 14, 2015, 08:44 AM)

Renegade was being sarcastic, methinks
-wraith808 (January 14, 2015, 08:50 AM)

Really? Gee thx... I had no idea.
-40hz (January 14, 2015, 09:42 AM)

Allow me...sometimes people will say something, and the words and logic are all reasonable. But there's a mocking tone underneath it all. This is called sarcasm. The more you know!
Furthermore, sometimes, such a thing can occur, and the audience may not necessarily recognize it. Which may leave you wondering why instead of laughter, you are now holding a steak on your eye.
Let me know if I can be of more assistance.

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Living Room / Re: Movies or films you've seen lately

« Last post by superboyac on January 13, 2015, 08:54 PM »

lol! Loving the equal opportunity movie reviewing, 40!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Beware of download sites

« Last post by superboyac on January 13, 2015, 03:42 PM »

Suggestion: Instead of "download sites" it might be better if we refer to them as file or download aggregators?

Almost anything can be a download site if it offers downloads. But aggregators are mostly or entirely nothing else but collections of downloadable files. Not everything aggregator sites list or do is at the behest (or even with the permission) of the software authors. So calling a site what it actually is goes a long way towards clearing up exactly where some of the lines of responsibility fall.
-40hz (January 13, 2015, 02:54 PM)

reminds me of my days trobuleshooting problems such as, "The internet is broken!!" which could mean any of the following:
--power cable is unplugged
--forgot password to a login site
--the printer is not printing (true story)
anyway, just funny. yes, clear terminology helps.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Drawing software thoughts for 2014: Clip Studio (Manga Studio), Photoshop

« Last post by superboyac on January 12, 2015, 06:11 PM »

More developments...
So I was initially high on Clip Studio/Manga Studio. They are good, and have the great hardware mentioned. However, I've been checking out the more recent features of photoshop and adobe's related products, and they are blowing me away. VERY impressive.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Revo Uninstaller Pro on sale: $12 or $7

« Last post by superboyac on January 12, 2015, 10:33 AM »

thanks, nice deal.

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Living Room / Re: Expanded role for Anonymous - Now more like The Watchman than V?

« Last post by superboyac on January 11, 2015, 03:49 PM »

Sounds more like the Guns from Black Summer by Ellis. Which is a little more frightening.

Very good comic, BTW...
-wraith808 (January 11, 2015, 10:29 AM)

Thanks! Will be added to my list.

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Living Room / Re: ALERT! FreewareBB shutting down. And with a warning from Marko?

« Last post by superboyac on January 09, 2015, 03:56 PM »

If the domain has not been re-pointed, then though he doesn't have control of the domain, he does still have control of what the domain is pointed to. He didn't sell them his servers, he sold a domain name.
-wraith808 (January 09, 2015, 08:22 AM)

Huh?
-40hz (January 09, 2015, 02:14 PM)

I think he means if the new owner hasn't updated the DNS records then having access to the old(/current) hosting account -(or just Admin level access to the relevant CMS)- would give one free reign to play.
-Stoic Joker (January 09, 2015, 02:32 PM)

Exactly.
-wraith808 (January 09, 2015, 02:54 PM)

Ignore me. I'm DeNSer than usual today.
-40hz (January 09, 2015, 03:39 PM)

Indeed.

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General Software Discussion / Re: convert wordpress site to an app, seamless connection.

« Last post by superboyac on January 08, 2015, 12:47 PM »

I wanted to try this experiment...take an existing wordpress site and package it as an app. And from there, the app and site are synced. There is this program:
http://reactor.apppresser.com/

Seems to do it for a couple hundred bucks. Any other recommendations?
-superboyac (January 08, 2015, 12:28 PM)

It's a complicated sounding concept. How does the app on your phone know to pull updates and properly integrate the data?

-TaoPhoenix (January 08, 2015, 12:39 PM)

I think html5 has helped stuff like this be easier. It seems the app somehow packages all the structure and dependencies of the wordpress site into whatever is needed to make a standalone app. It makes sense to me. A lot of apps I've seen function almost exactly like a mobile version of websites, that's what got me thinking about it.

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General Software Discussion / convert wordpress site to an app, seamless connection.

« Last post by superboyac on January 08, 2015, 12:28 PM »

I wanted to try this experiment...take an existing wordpress site and package it as an app. And from there, the app and site are synced. There is this program:
http://reactor.apppresser.com/

Seems to do it for a couple hundred bucks. Any other recommendations?

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Non-Windows Software / Re: NIX: In-place upgrade of Mint 17.0 Qiana to Mint 17.1 Rebecca

« Last post by superboyac on January 07, 2015, 05:02 PM »

Nice! IS Linux becoming set it and forget it?? Good news for the upcoming dystopian future.

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by superboyac on January 07, 2015, 09:05 AM »

Naughty Number Nine
-40hz (January 06, 2015, 08:52 PM)

Boy, that really is a great blues tune.

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Living Room / Re: Want to be in my story? See inside.

« Last post by superboyac on January 06, 2015, 03:03 PM »

I need more female characters, so they get priority.
-superboyac (January 01, 2015, 04:41 PM)

I shaved off the beard so you could basically sketch me as a guy or a girl. It's all fiction anyway.

Either way, I'm probably wearing short running shorts and have hairy legs. (Ok, that's true).

Somewhere between sardonic and deadpan. Is that a shade of yellow?
-allen (January 06, 2015, 02:36 PM)

well that offers some interesting options. Perhaps you can be a female, but a descendant of Annie Jones.

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Living Room / Re: If Only Once, If Only For A Little While - Comic about loss

« Last post by superboyac on January 06, 2015, 01:40 PM »

oh just remembered my favorite pianist vs. guitarist argument.

Regarding the chords for a song, a piano player wants to know the exact chord...don't just say F or F7...iit might by F9 or Fb9 or F7 or F13, they are not the same!!! Then your realize the guitar player just cares about the F bit, and the rest he just makes up whatever he feels is "right". So the pianist is playing the exact chord, the guitarist is playing something similar, but it sounds off.

the worst example of this was the song 'I'm Beginning to see the light". because it's seemingly a simple 1-6-2-5 song. But it's unorthodox in that it starts on the 6 instead of the 1. man, I got into this whole thing with a guitar player for like a week on that. because the fake books print it incorrectly, and the songs we listen to play it correctly. So it just sounds off, but the difference is very subtle. Am7 and C6 are the same exact chords. Anyway, I spent an evening listening to the classic recordings to confirm and recreated a song chart for it, sent it to the guitarist, who I think was a bit offended at how big a deal I made of it.

damn i love music.
ok back on topic.

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Living Room / Re: If Only Once, If Only For A Little While - Comic about loss

« Last post by superboyac on January 06, 2015, 01:33 PM »

IMO Guitar is paradoxically easier and more difficult to play than a piano or keyboard. Which is probably why some people gravitate to one or the other depending upon how their brain works.
-40hz (January 06, 2015, 12:32 PM)

This seems very true. I've tried guitar a little, played piano a lot. From what I've seen, the guitar brain seems to lean towards the artistic/abstract like geometry, while the piano brain seems to be much more algebraic. At least to me.

On the piano, everything is linear. The higher note is always more to the right, the spaces between them are equal everywhere. Unfortunately, that means I have to learn 12 different "things" to master all the keys.

On guitar, it's almost the opposite. Notes are layered on top of each other and you have several options as far as paths to take for the melody. On piano, one melody = one option...guitar is one melody = several options. Same goes for chords.

If you don't know anything about music, i feel piano is easier to get into. because it's all linear, so that's easy. And if you press a key, you hear the sounds, no practice needed. On guitar, just to get a decent sound might take a while, as you have to develop calluses, learn how to get a clean pick. And (IMO) it's more difficult to get into the theory because you're immediately dealing with complex layers and patterns vs. straight linear thinking. Also, a lot of guitar players tend to get stuck in the chord strumming phase and never are able to pick a melody because of this. I think the good guitar players think in patterns and shapes because one or two patterns will cover all keys, unlike a piano. So piano players think more linearly or use their memorization skills to really get good. Although a girl recently told me she thinks in shapes, which i thought was interesting. I'm all numbers when I play.

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