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General Software Discussion / Re: Help needed with computer problem

« Last post by wraith808 on May 26, 2013, 09:17 AM »

So, hard reset of the bios and replacing the battery didn't work.  So the only thing left is MB/CPU.  My question now is, how likely is it that it is the CPU?  I found a decent MB on Amazon so I can get it Wednesday (yuck) Gigabyte MB.  But for $200 I can get a core-i3 sandybridge with motherboard and 4GB RAM, so I'm wondering if I have to take it all apart anyway, if I shouldn't just go with that.

Thoughts?

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Best Text Editor / Re: Notepad++ has Help file; hex editor plugins

« Last post by wraith808 on May 25, 2013, 11:41 AM »

The site isn't getting *any* compensation for clicked links.  In fact, I personally talked to IDM about getting a discount for our members a while ago, and they wouldn't even do that.  There is no affiliation anywhere.

The reviews and such were done by DoCo as a service to the community a while ago.  And at that time, the difference was that stark. Doing something for nothing for the community might be alien in many cases, but that's just how DoCo is.  And as such, it takes a community of volunteers to keep everything going... and that's one part of the site that's fallen down. 

No one is disagreeing that the review is out of date.  No one is making excuses for the fact that it is there.  But it just hasn't become a priority... it will get fixed as it does, and as long as it has a date on it, it seems that it's not that big of deal.  Especially not for as big of a fuss as you're making over software that I'm assuming you have no connection to?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Help needed with computer problem

« Last post by wraith808 on May 25, 2013, 11:25 AM »

^ I hope you're wrong.  I already tried that test, and just assumed that newer motherboards wouldn't boot without RAM as I hadn't tried that in a while.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Help needed with computer problem

« Last post by wraith808 on May 25, 2013, 10:38 AM »

So, more information... it's not the RAM.  I put one stick at a time in, sat in the BIOS, and it hung with either.  So I noticed that while in the BIOS, everything would be going fine, then the time would reset to 00:00:03 and the date would reset to some date in 1980 (assuming date.min for the system).

So I did the reset as suggested, and it seemed to work... for about 15 minutes.  So next is to try the hard reset by removing the battery.  Not sure after that how I determine the difference between needs a battery and needs a MB.  But yeah, I'll just assume MB I think after that.  Just hate waiting until Tuesday/Wednesday to get anything in.

Got a stupid CSM thinking that when I needed it, it would be in stock.  And no, two years later, it's not. 

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Living Room / Re: The DonationCoder.com 30-Day Healthy Eating and Exercise Challenge!

« Last post by wraith808 on May 24, 2013, 08:54 PM »

I think there shouldn't be any stipulations, other than to eat healthy for your goals, and exercise for your goals, so that we can be more inclusive than exclusive   Some people can't eat certain foods in order to remain healthy, while others can.  Same with exercise.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Help needed with computer problem

« Last post by wraith808 on May 24, 2013, 08:51 PM »

Well, more information.  I let it sit for a few hours, then started again.  When I did, I went into the BIOS instead of letting it boot to Windows.  Temp looked fine (25C MB/25C Proc) and fan speed looked fine.  after a few minutes, it failed.  So I'm leaning towards RAM, and crossing my fingers.  Thanks for the suggestions, and I'll let you know!

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Living Room / Re: The DonationCoder.com 30-Day Healthy Eating and Exercise Challenge!

« Last post by wraith808 on May 24, 2013, 05:24 PM »

At 48 I still have a 32" waist ... Which is entirely a genetic accident as I've never been "athletic"..

-Stoic Joker (May 24, 2013, 03:48 PM)

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General Software Discussion / Help needed with computer problem

« Last post by wraith808 on May 24, 2013, 05:21 PM »

My wife's computer died, and it's really stumping me what might be wrong.

It's self-built:
ASUS P5G41-M LE/CSM
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6500 Wolfdale 2.93GHz
4GB OCZ RAM

It has a 600W Corsair CX-600 Power Supply (I know that's not it... it was a 500W Apevia but first thing I replaced), and a Radeon 6770 (I know that's not it... replaced what she previously had with that as my second step).  I've checked all of the connections, and no dice.

So what is it doing?

It will boot to windows (XP SP3), and then hang.  Then after that, no matter if I turn it off, or just reset, it won't come on- the light is green on the motherboard, but it doesn't even POST.  Then if I let it sit for a couple of hours, it will boot again... then hang when it gets to windows (not always at the same place... but it always hangs).  I've removed all of the peripherals and the network while I'm working on it, so it just has a bare logitech keyboard and microsoft mouse.

My next step is the RAM, but this is getting expensive, so I figured I'd see if anyone had any ideas what this could be.  If it POSTed all the time or never POSTed, then I'd not feel so lost.  But this sometimes it does and sometimes it doesnt... and the sitting for hours and it coming back on; it makes it seem like it's overheating or something, but it would have to be really hot to overheat that fast, and its not.  It has really good airflow, and 5 fans in it, so I'm really stumped.

Thoughts?

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: NoteFrog Pro (clipboard information manager) - Mini-Review

« Last post by wraith808 on May 24, 2013, 03:44 PM »

Well, the color, anyway. 

But I've seen platform independent mobile browser-based touch interfaces done well...

...and I'll leave it at that.

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Developer's Corner / Re: GoogleCode announces removal of file download feature for hosted projects

« Last post by wraith808 on May 24, 2013, 12:06 PM »

Yeah... I've been thinking seriously about transitioning from gmail.  But then I look at the number of messages I have in it, and just continue onward...

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Developer's Corner / Re: GoogleCode announces removal of file download feature for hosted projects

« Last post by wraith808 on May 24, 2013, 10:25 AM »

How is google drive any different?  Are the abuses then space related?  That's the only difference I can see.

Even better yet, a better way to solve the problem?  Move to Github or SourceForge (or CodePlex even).  I'm becoming less and less enamored of Google...

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Developer's Corner / Re: What Language are Windows Programs Coded In?

« Last post by wraith808 on May 24, 2013, 07:57 AM »

and I see you copied and pasted that in there

-jf3000 (May 24, 2013, 12:16 AM)

Well, yes.  That's why its a quote.  And it's from the link... that I put into the text. 

Why go through the trouble of paraphrasing if there's a perfectly good explanation that's referenced.  That way you don't have to depend on my definition, but see what the creators say about it.

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Developer's Corner / Re: What Language are Windows Programs Coded In?

« Last post by wraith808 on May 23, 2013, 11:23 PM »

WPF is not a stand-alone language, per-say.  WPF is, as it implies by the name, a UI framework, that is used to facilitate the building of the User Experience Layer in an XML based construct that is used alongside another programming language, usually C# or Visual Basic, though any .NET language can be utilized in theory.

WPF exists as a subset of .NET Framework types that are for the most part located in the System.Windows namespace. If you have previously built applications with .NET Framework using managed technologies like ASP.NET and Windows Forms, the fundamental WPF programming experience should be familiar; you instantiate classes, set properties, call methods, and handle events, all using your favorite .NET Framework programming language, such as C# or Visual Basic.

Just wanted to set that straight...

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Living Room / Re: Geoguessr. I'm addicted.

« Last post by wraith808 on May 23, 2013, 09:20 AM »

Started one off and found it was in Asia so I thought this'll be a really good challenge, drag the viewpoint around.....to find it's been taken from a spot where I've stood 

-4wd (May 23, 2013, 08:00 AM)

Now *that's* cool.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: NoteFrog Pro (clipboard information manager) - Mini-Review

« Last post by wraith808 on May 22, 2013, 04:49 PM »

There's a lot of good in Notefrog.  But on a completely shallow personal level, the interfaces leave me taken aback with shock as a user and a developer.

Completely shallow, I know... but as someone who loves designing the UX, it's something I have a hard time getting past.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Start8/ModernMix discount (expired)

« Last post by wraith808 on May 22, 2013, 12:55 PM »

Hmmm... it worked originally.  Marked it expired and removed link.  Sorry about that.

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Living Room / Re: Geoguessr. I'm addicted.

« Last post by wraith808 on May 22, 2013, 12:28 PM »

Challenge game finished!
You lost the challenge with 19065 points against 28227.

I thought I was doing good... then I'd compare, and I'd be down to .1km different, and you'd be .001km different... very impressive!  It also didn't help that I missed the first Australia location...

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Found Deals and Discounts / Start8/ModernMix discount (expired)

« Last post by wraith808 on May 22, 2013, 09:47 AM »

Not sure how long it lasts, but just received an e-mail from stardock about a bundle with them both for 7.98

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Living Room / Re: The DonationCoder.com 30-Day Healthy Eating and Exercise Challenge!

« Last post by wraith808 on May 22, 2013, 09:20 AM »

I'm in!  And what we can do if we want to is sign up for a site that tracks this stuff...and give motivation and encouragement to each other.

My suggestion would be Fitocracy or SlimKicker, though there are several others...

https://www.fitocrac...file/wraith808/?feed

http://slimkicker.com/users/wraith808

I haven't been keeping up lately... but if people want to use one or the other, I'll start tracking on that one (though I prefer Fitocracy, even if it doesn't track your eating habits)

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Living Room / Re: Geoguessr. I'm addicted.

« Last post by wraith808 on May 21, 2013, 10:29 AM »

Now with everyone operating on the same level, scores should *really* get interesting...  and don't forget you can zoom in the map when you place your answer.

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Living Room / Re: Geoguessr. I'm addicted.

« Last post by wraith808 on May 21, 2013, 09:21 AM »

It says to "figure out where you are" and I'm sitting in front of the best tool for the job, I'm pretty sure they expect me to use it.  I just look at it as an exercise in logic.

-4wd (May 21, 2013, 07:33 AM)

Ditto.  Especially after that xkcd cartoon.  It's not a static image, so I imagine that I was dropped there and look around for clues.

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Living Room / Re: Geoguessr. I'm addicted.

« Last post by wraith808 on May 20, 2013, 08:00 PM »

Challenge game finished!
You won the challenge with 15636 points against 12564.

I, admittedly, got lucky.  On that last one, I got within 1km, giving 6k points.

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Living Room / Re: Geoguessr. I'm addicted.

« Last post by wraith808 on May 20, 2013, 06:26 PM »

People have joked about how influential xkcd is becoming for niche memes.

-TaoPhoenix (May 20, 2013, 05:21 PM)

What is a niche meme?  And how would it apply to this?

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Living Room / Re: Geoguessr. I'm addicted.

« Last post by wraith808 on May 20, 2013, 06:26 PM »

Hah!  I won!

You won the challenge with 10900 points against 9345.

That makes me happy after my earlier showing...

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Living Room / Re: Geoguessr. I'm addicted.

« Last post by wraith808 on May 20, 2013, 12:08 PM »

Well, I tried the same as your second... you're doing very well.  Compared to me, that is.    I only scored 7k on that same one. (The second link is to share and compete)