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Just wondering if using a different browser (netscape, mozilla) would be better than IE from a secuirty standpoint. If so is there one that seems to be better than the rest?
Thanks in advance.
I recommend downloading and running Reimage. It's a computer repair tool that has been proven to identify and fix many Windows problems with a high level of success.
I've used it in the past to identify and fix everything from blue screens (BSOD's), ActiveX errors, corrupt files and processes, dll/exe/sys errors, recover lost memory, Windows update problems, defragging, malware removal etc.
You can download it direct from this link http://downloadreimage.com/directdownload.php. (This link will automatically start a download of Reimage that you can save to your computer.)
well Firefox is alot faster and i havnt had 1 pop-up since ive had it. i would definatly get it if i were you.
Ok so I'm a longtime Opera user remember when the browser had banner ADs in the UI to support it who hated the new school a browser? web Recommend of Opera went to Maxthon for a while then went back to Opera when they put favorites back in I'm still not Recommend a web browser? really happy with it but I can't find a browser Recommend a web browser? I actually like Google Chrome is OK but I can't make sense of the tab settings and it seems to suck up a lot Recommend a web browser? of resources for me Also I have a chromebook with a lot of chrome-specific extensions that are useless to me on windows but the browsers has 'helpfully' downloaded them on my windows machine and removing on one seems to remove on everything OK Google I was never a huge fan of firefox either since I really don't want to have a million goddamn extensions to make the browser work how I want Is there such a thing as a software refugee I've been using Opera so long I literally have no idea what other software is out there Anyway what browser do you use what do you like about it and so on I know I'm probably in the minority not liking Chrome or Firefox and I think a lot of browsers are following their path which is probably why I'm having so many issues finding one I actually like Lunascape is alright SeaMonkey is usable but makes me feel like it's and Netscape hasn't died yet I also liked Maxthon a lot but I had technical issues with it or rather it has some quirky font issues I should also include that I'm on Windows
Have a look here The Best Internet Browser Software of 2015 | Top Ten Reviewshttp://www.pchelpforum.com/software-support/126732-recommend-web-browser.html
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I voted for IE .. which can be just as secure as ANY BROWSER if you set it up right!
Its amazing which browser is winning.. People are blinded by MAINSTREAM BS and its sad!
Personally ...
I prefer Mozilla.
I detest Chrome.
IMO... One hint, with any of them, is to avoid adding toolbars!
Which one do u recommend I download?
IE 9 beta?
Or any other?
Plz list ur reasons to why ur choice beats the rest and plz list the pros and cons of ur choice. Thanks
first of all i'm chinese excuse my poor english Now i will recommend a browser which maybe you did't see.this broswer in china is very popular. Its name is The World. Are there anyone hear about it? give you link http://www.ioage.com/cnnew/index.htm
Looks interesting.
Pretty sure the English speaking world has never heard of it, no wikipedia entry and searching "browser the world" on google(en) brings up nothing about it. Not surprising really, it looks like its only intended audience is for the Chinese (so far as I can tell).
Does it automatically censor "undesired" content? ;)
Firefox will not let me connect to certain sites - it says they are unsecure even though there is no way that suddenly or more sites a day are unsecure and one is my bank which I am certain is secure This started happening suddenly about a month ago Sometimes it LETS ME add an exception - I must agree that I know I should have my head examined for questioning their judgment so if my computer blows up its not their fault SOMETIMES it doesn't give me the Add an exception option so basically its YOU'RE NOT GETTING ON THAT SITE PERIOD So I downloaded Chrome - that won't work because I have two email addresses one is Gmail and one is aol It won't let me flaws can't function None I all have fix browser? properly Recommend a they log on to aol - Recommend a browser? None function properly they all have flaws I can't fix it keeps telling me I have the wrong password At sign in it doesn't list my name followed with the aol com which seems to be the problem it just has the name of my account minus the aol - If I type in the name with aol it reverts to the name on w o the aol so I cannot access my email I downloaded Opera but it keeps telling me I have cookies disabled but I don't and then it says I must clear my cache and all sorts of other crap IS THERE A BROWSER I CAN SIGN ONTO THAT WORKS I'm really frustrated as using my computer feels like an obstacle course to see if I can get around all the barriers the browsers throw up
Seems you may have others issues if all Browsers dont function they way you would expect them to.
Or Something Blocking them , another Addon or Program ?
Or try logins from another PC and see if any issues still arise.
Otherwise Uninstall all those Browsers and then try Reinstalling Chrome again.
Handy if you Know for sure all Usernames and Passwords Correctly - Write them down and secure safely.
I prefer and use Maxthon Browser http://www.maxthon.com/ you can try it if others fail.
I noticed in the past few weeks that Browser HiJacker, closing redirecting some my shutting down in cases browser, browser my browser gets redirected a few times a day when I enter a url or click on a link It s usually some bogus quot anti-spyware quot site I was recently infected by some virus that looked on the surface to be an anti-spyware program I think Browser HiJacker, redirecting my browser, in some cases closing shutting down browser I got rid of it all but I am still having problems with IE getting redirected I just ran Malwarebytes anti-malware and all showed up clean I also use AVG Browser HiJacker, redirecting my browser, in some cases closing shutting down browser and that didnt show anything Here is my HJ this log Logfile of Trend Browser HiJacker, redirecting my browser, in some cases closing shutting down browser Micro HijackThis v Scan saved at PM on Platform Windows XP SP WinNT MSIE Internet Explorer v Boot mode Normal Running processes C WINDOWS System smss exe C WINDOWS system winlogon exe C WINDOWS system services exe C WINDOWS system lsass exe C WINDOWS system svchost exe C WINDOWS System svchost exe C WINDOWS system svchost exe C Program Files Intel Wireless Bin EvtEng exe C Program Files Intel Wireless Bin S EvMon exe C WINDOWS system LEXBCES EXE C WINDOWS system spoolsv exe C WINDOWS system LEXPPS EXE C Program Files Common Files Acronis Schedule schedul exe C WINDOWS Explorer EXE C Program Files Common Files Apple Mobile Device Support bin AppleMobileDeviceService exe C PROGRA AVG AVG avgwdsvc exe C WINDOWS system AvidSDMService exe C Program Files Bonjour mDNSResponder exe C WINDOWS Microsoft NET Framework v mscorsvw exe C WINDOWS eHome ehRecvr exe C WINDOWS eHome ehSched exe C WINDOWS System svchost exe C Program Files Java jre bin jqs exe C WINDOWS runservice exe C PROGRA AVG AVG avgrsx exe C PROGRA AVG AVG avgnsx exe C WINDOWS ehome ehtray exe C Program Files Synaptics SynTP SynTPLpr exe C Program Files Synaptics SynTP SynTPEnh exe C WINDOWS stsystra exe C Program Files Motorola SMSERIAL sm hlpr exe C WINDOWS system hkcmd exe C WINDOWS system igfxpers exe C Program Files Intel Wireless bin ZCfgSvc exe C WINDOWS system igfxsrvc exe C Program Files Intel Wireless Bin ifrmewrk exe C Program Files Common Files Real Update OB realsched exe C Program Files Lexmark Series lxczbmgr exe C Program Files Java jre bin jusched exe C Program Files Zune ZuneLauncher exe C PROGRA AVG AVG avgtray exe C WINDOWS System M-AudioTaskBarIcon exe C Program Files Acronis TrueImageHome TrueImageMonitor exe C Program Files Acronis TrueImageHome TimounterMonitor exe C Program Files Common Files Acronis Schedule schedhlp exe C Program Files Lexmark Series lxczbmon exe C Program Files iTunes iTunesHelper exe C Program Files Messenger msmsgs exe C PROGRA MICROS wcescomm exe C WINDOWS system ctfmon exe C Program Files Common Files LightScribe LSSrvc exe C Program Files Vidalia Bundle Vidalia vidalia exe C Program Files Common Files New Boundary PrismXL PRISMXL SYS C PROGRA MICROS rapimgr exe C Program Files PurgeIE PurgeIE Service exe C Program Files Windows Media Player WMPNSCFG exe C Program Files Common Files Intuit QuickBooks QBCFMonitorService exe C Program Files Intel Wireless Bin RegSrvc exe C WINDOWS system svchost exe C Program Files Common Files Ulead Systems DVD ULCDRSvr exe C Program Files Vidalia Bundle Privoxy privoxy exe C Program Files Webroot Washer WasherSvc exe c WINDOWS system ZuneBusEnum exe C PROGRA AVG AVG avgemc exe C Program Files Vidalia Bundle Tor tor exe C Program Files AVG AVG avgcsrvx exe C WINDOWS system svchost exe C WINDOWS system dllhost exe C Program Files iPod bin iPodService exe C PROGRA Intel Wireless Bin Dot XCfg exe C WINDOWS eHome ehmsas exe C WINDOWS system wuauclt exe C Program Files Internet Explorer iexplore exe C Program Files Internet Explorer iexplore exe C Program Files Internet Explorer iexplore exe C Program Files Trend Micro HijackThis HijackThis exe R - HKLM Software Microsof... Read more
I ran Spybot S&D, it found 122 items, but my browser still seems slow. Here is a new HJ This log.
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 5:10:47 PM, on 8/31/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\Schedule2\schedul2.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\Motorola\SMSERIAL\sm56hlpr.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\bin\ZCfgSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\ifrmewrk.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Lexmark 1200 Series\lxczbmgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLauncher.exe
C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageHome\TrueImageMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageHome\TimounterMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\Schedule2\schedhlp.exe
C:\Program Files\Lexmark 1200 Series\lxczbmon.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Vidalia Bundle\Vidalia\vidalia.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\New Boundary\PrismXL\PRISMXL.SYS
C:\Program Files\PurgeIE\PurgeIE_Service.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBCFMonitorService.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\RegSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe
C:\Program Files\Vidalia Bundle\Privoxy\privoxy.exe
C:\Program Files\Webroot\Washer\WasherSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Vidalia Bundle\Tor\tor.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgcsrvx.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
easy to use, versatile slideshow/video software.
I'm looking for a 52x24x52 CDRW .What Brand would have the best benefits.I'm kinda leaning towards Sony at the moment any advise would be greatly appreciated!
Hi, i'm looking to buy a new CPU but not sure which one would be best for my computer I currently have an AMD Anthlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1533 MHz. I use my computer for graphic and web design work mainly, so I use adobe packages quite alot, I also like to create music using programs such as cubase.
My mainboard is a SOLTEK 75FRV and OS is Windows XP service pack 3.
I hope that info helps, i'm pretty clueless on what would be the best CPU for my needs!
Thanks anyone!
From the MB and CPU specs, I would assume the PC is at least 5 years old?
It is possible to upgrade the CPU a bit, but finding Athlon XP CPUs is getting fairly difficult and expensive. Also, upgrading any other part in such an old system would be a waste of money since you won't be able to reuse it in a future system later on.
Your money would be better used if you saved a bit for a completely new PC with up to date parts. There are plenty of fairly decent PCs on the market these days for under $500 which would perform many times better.
I'm looking to buy a new PC for web/graphic design and sound production, can anyone recommend a good PC?
Thanks Anyone!
Currently have an HP A1730N and want to upgrade my video card to an XFX 7900GS. Current power supply is 300watts and I need bare minimum 350, so I figure a 500watt supply.
I have an onboard PCI-E slot, pci slots, 2 SATA board connectors. I am running 1 SATA HD, a USB DVDRW, and have 3 sticks of 1gb DDR2 RAM. Have about 6 USB devices going. Everything else is onboard, including sound and my current video card which will obviously be disabled. CPU is an AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600+
Need something that will fit fine and give me the right connections. Looking to spend less than $60. Thanks.
This one might work:
Don't expect top end for $60 though.
Could anyone recommend a USB hub?
well theyre all pretty similar in terms of how they perform........
i can tell you which one NOT to buy, i bought one of these in need of a good few USB connections..
7 Port USB 2.0 480Mps Hi-Speed HUB Laptop Notebook NEW on eBay (end time 27-Nov-09 20:29:35 GMT)
it states ''USB 2.0'' all over it, but it does not come with an additional power adapter...this means whenever you plug in more than 2 devices, the USB block defaults all connections to ''USB 1.0''
so, if your buying a 4 port hub you should be ok, if buying a hub with more connections make sure it comes with an adaptor..
First of all, hi guys.
I am asking a simple question i'm gonna change my CPU (AMD Athlon X2 5000+), because it's almost dead and i need some suggestions.My motherboard is Albatron KM61S-AM2, and i need CPU for AM2 slot.Some friends recommended me "AMD Phenom II X4 940" - is it good ?
Actually i don't have a lot of money so to be in the likes of max 100 $.
I was pretty happy with my CPU(Athlon 5000+) for gaming so i need something in that region.But also i have one more question if i buy "AMD Phenom II X4 940", will i be in need to change Motherboard, RAM, or GPU(Nvidia GeForce 9800GT), in other words is there gonna be a bottleneck effect ?
Thanks in advance.
PS:Sorry if my English is bad, it's not my native one
What do you mean your CPU is almost dead? CPU's don't fail fairly often and there's usually no "almost dead" state for them.
Albatron tech support is pathetic at best, but you need to check with them which processors are supported and i you need a BIOS update to run those processors. Normally this is posted clearly on the manufacturer's website but these guys don't seem to work in the same manner.
Hey kids my old computers PSU has failed I confirmed this by testing the old PSU with my current new computer and it failed to turn on However one thing I noticed was that the motherboard s LED would light up on both computers keyboard lights work etc however both computers refuse to turn on Anyway I require a new PSU for the following setup I would like at least an extra W on top of the required wattage to cover for any future upgrades PSU a Recommend new ? CPU Intel Core Duo e GPU nVidia GT Gigabyte mb RAM GB Kingston DDR HDD Seagate Barracuda gb IDE possible upgrade to SATA hdd in future MoBo Gigabyte P -DS L standard DVD CD drive case fans with LED I was thinking around - W setup however there are so many brands and models with such a massive price range offering the same wattages that I had to ask to be sure I d like a good PSU that does the job with the extra wattage and won t blow up in less than a day due to cheap components manufacturing Aerocool V XT- - W AU Thermaltake LitePower W - AU Coolermaster Extreme Power W - AU Coolermaster GX Power W - AU I was thinking the one for AU although if there are cheaper alternatives I m happy to consider Thanks nbsp
Hi there Thank you in advance for all time and effort you!) (Thank recommend? would What you - I really appreciate it I just reinstalled windows on my What would you recommend? (Thank you!) desktop and am having a myriad of issues with getting particular drivers working and it freezes every few minutes Especially if I m trying to play a video I ve given up on it and I d like to explore a laptop option but I have no idea what I want need I wouldn t use it for any games I would do minimal typing It s main function would be to watch Netflix on it or watch video files on it It would be great to be able to check email and do a few other simple functions But the top priority would be watching video And I REALLY want to be able to connect to my HDTV via HDMI I ve tried looking for a couple of weeks now for laptops but I honestly have no idea what processor I need to have or the amount of memory I recognize that more is pretty much always better but I d like to keep costs as low as possible and just be able to do what I m looking to do on it One other very important thing for me is no Windows Windows is fine - just not Windows Can anyone recommend a laptop or specs or guide me somewhere I would really really appreciate it Thank you again in advance - your time is really appreciated JD nbsp
Please can anyone recommend CD DVD burning software Here s specifically what I am looking for and why I have Nero and really do not like it It is too big created dozens of registry App? Can Anyone Recommend an entries and just seems to sprawl all over the place Since I installed it my system has seemed markedly slower It is a resource hog like MacAfee Norton AOL you get the picture I don t want another bully on the block I don t really Can Anyone Recommend an App? need the app to have a DVD player like Nero Showtime I use VLC for everything and love it I don t need a wave editor either Not critical but I would like the burner to be able to verify after it burns Nero can do this and I really like that feature as a burn could be done quot successfully quot but with errors The verify is helpful because I often give DVD s and Can Anyone Recommend an App? CD s to other people I do not want to be giving them disks that contain errors and can t Can Anyone Recommend an App? be read I tried Roxio before and it too was more than I needed So---any suggestions for a smallish efficient CD DVD burning app that can verify after burn nbsp
My surfing the web habits are usually facebook, youtube, emails, and online games. What do you recommend I download to block pop up ads and spyware? Below is a site that I heard was popular as there is no unexpected extras added on when you download. Thanks, cordeiro
Can somebody recommend me a good video card? My price range is anything lower than 130 140 around there. Thanks guys:grinthumb
I lke GForce4 MX-440 8x @ 100 usd or so
I'm using a $10 Wal-Mart "surge protector" for my brand new PC. Since I live in stormy Florida, and since I have power fluctuations and outages every now and then, I want a UPS to protect my computer. I'd rather get one that actually protects, rather than buying one just to say I own one. Then again, I don't think I need a very high end one. I'd rather not buy online, but I will if brick-and-mortar retail stores have terrible products.
If it matters, my system:
Gateway 840GM
Pentium D 830 Dual Core 3.0GHz
ATI Radeon X800XL 256MB PCI-e
Creative SB Audigy 2 Value
I'm looking to use a VPN on Windows 10 plus my iPhone 5S, anyone know of any good ones?
I was looking at a few but no idea if there any good, anyone know if they are good?
IPVanish.com | The Best VPN Service Provider with Fast, Secure VPN AccessVyprVPN | VyprVPN - Secure Personal VPN | Golden FrogExpressVPN | ExpressVPN - A Fast and Secure VPN
Do you guys have another recommendation?
PS - Any idea if Avast Premier there SecureLine VPN is any good?
What exactly are you using your VPN with? You mean between your iPhone and your Windows 10 computer? If so, no need for a VPN, just use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app in the AppStore.
If you mean a VPN to your work network, then your work should have a VPN server and client already.
I'm looking to use a VPN on Windows 10 plus my iPhone 5S, anyone know of any good ones?
I was looking at a few but no idea if there any good, anyone know if they are good?
IPVanish.com | The Best VPN Service Provider with Fast, Secure VPN AccessVyprVPN | VyprVPN - Secure Personal VPN | Golden FrogExpressVPN | ExpressVPN - A Fast and Secure VPN
Do you guys have another recommendation?
PS - Any idea if Avast Premier there SecureLine VPN is any good?
What exactly are you using your VPN with? You mean between your iPhone and your Windows 10 computer? If so, no need for a VPN, just use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app in the AppStore.
If you mean a VPN to your work network, then your work should have a VPN server and client already.
As per title, I've been using ASUS motherboards for last 11 years and I must say they are worth every penny. First one was P4P800-Deluxe which lasted from 2001 to 2007 and second one is P5E3 which I'm using since 2007 till now.
I guess its time to jump on bandwagon and upgrade my system. I'm again very much leaning towards getting ASUS again, i.e. P8P67
I was wondering if I should try some other brands like Gigabyte or MSI. I know ASrock is sister company of ASUS so its like getting same motherboard for less money. What will you my fellow PC geeks will advise to go for?
I almost forgot to mention, I'll be getting Core i7 2600k very soon so motherboard has to be 1155 socket.
All you can expect to hear is someone's personal experience with a brand, such as you just stated yourself for Asus. "I've owned leventy-leven brand X motherboards and never had a problem".
You can then go immediately to Google and find all kinds of horror stories about that particular brand.
Anecdotes are just that and mean little since the horror stories encompass all brands and you will play hell finding any authoritative evidence--just as it is for hard drives.
I've owned Intel, Dell, Gigabyte, and several Asus motherboards. The only one that ever failed was an Asus.
Signifying nothing. It's just another anecdote.
Look for the features you need and buy from a dealer you trust.
Make some wild-ass guesses and questionable assumptions about supposed build quality and quality control.
Hope it doesn't break.
Hope even harder that you never need to deal with customer support.
....playing Stalker : Shadow of Chernobyl on these specs.
a SHARED VideoC of (total memory) 1.3g - dedicated 256MB
i think i can. System reqs lab always tells me i cant run anything bigger than Mario because of my shared vc but i got along just fine with a tower pc (on 2.9gz albeit).
I am planning a new build (already bought mobo, cpu, ram, and dvd drive), and I am looking for a nice PSU. I havent decided on a graphics card yet, but its likely that i will get either an 8800gt or an 9800gtx (they ususally want ~300-450W)
Anyways, most PSU's I have seen have around 8 molex cables. I dont need 8 molex cables, I dont even really need one (maybe certain case fans btw). My Hard Drive will be SATA, my DVD drive is SATA, so I dont want to waste space and drown in cables with extra molex's. I am looking for something at 600W (nice and safe, all hardware should be fine with this), and not to many molex connectors.
Suggestions? (Not buying from Newegg, since I dont live in the US)
free fax software for win7, i have winfax 10.0, but it is not compatible with win7
Have you looked at using Windows Fax and Scan? Just type fax into the start menu. It'll do everything you need to.
Hey guys, i got a tall order for you guys.
i was wondering if it would be advisable to have 2 AV's, 2 Anti Spyware/Malware, and 2 Fire walls? Recently i had a glitch in the system, some Backdoor virus is trying to get in.
Bitdefender is blocking it left and right so im safe. Am i over reacting? or should i amp up my security? So i considered running 2 of each.
heres what i considered
Main AV: Bitdefender 2nd AV: Either MSE, Avast or Avira
Main Anti spyware/malware: MalwareBytes 2nd Anti: Superantispyware or any other
Main Firewall: windows7 firewall control 2nd wall: pctools firewall or anyother
what do you guys think? i mostly use my puter for school, games, and im constantly downloading new software.
Check out my specs and let me know what you think.
Thanks in advanced.
While running 2 AV's is possible, it's definitely not advisable. There's nothing at all wrong with running a virus scan with more than one anti-virus program. Because it's just a scan - it starts, it scans, and then it's done. Real time monitoring, which is installed with most anti-virus programs is constantly running and scanning files downloaded to your machine. Running two or more real time anti-virus monitors at the same time is very likely to cause a conflict which could result in any number of error messages or failures. The most advisable thing to do would to be to find a good, reliable anti-virus program that you trust, and make sure it's always updated with the latest definitions.
Same for anti-spyware programs, as long as there isn't two real time monitoring engines trying to do the same thing at once, you should be fine.
The same goes for firewalls, however, I just wouldn't recommend running two software based firewalls at the same time because, as with AV programs, they monitor in real time, and two programs trying to do the same thing at once can and usually will cause problems. However, if you have a hardware based firewall, such as one built into a router, there would be no problem running a software and a hardware based firewall.
As for your case, if you believe BitDefender is doing it's job, I would leave it as your anti-virus, and use MalwareBytes and run a periodic scan to check for spyware, and either use the default Windows Firewall, or another 3rd party firewall and all should be fine. But remember, the best security is purely common sense while browsing
Sorry for the long winded reply, too much time on my hands lol. Hope I helped
If this is in the wrong forum blame the welcome wagon In the red corner Features for this HEWLETT PACKARD M UK - Intel Core Duo Processor E - x GHz GHz FSB MB Cache - Microsoft Windows XP Media Center - GB DDR RAM - GB Hard Disk Drive - Dual Layer DVD ReWriter Drive - MB ATI Radeon X SE Graphics - Built-in TV Tuner Remote Control - Which PC's you these of recommend? would g Wireless Network Ready - -in- Media Card Reader And in the blue corner Features for this HEWLETT PACKARD Intel Core Duo Processor E GHz MHz FSB MB Cache Genuine Windows Vista R Home Premium GB DDR RAM GB Hard Drive DVD Rewriter Drive MB nVidia GeForce LE Graphics Built-in TV Tuner Remote Control Wireless Keyboard Mouse -in- Media Card Reader What sells me on the first one is that it Which of these PC's would you recommend? s XP I m very comfortable with XP it s served me well and I m not too keen on switching to Vista not least because of any potential compatibility issues with the games and software I have The second one however does have the lure of a slightly faster Which of these PC's would you recommend? machine and nVidia which I feel comfortable with because it s a familiar name and I know I m getting something good with it Something that has me curious is the x GHz GHz FSB MB Cache with the first PC and the GHz MHz FSB MB Cache with the second one Is there something significant with one having processors over the singular processor of the other I likely won t be playing any high-end or intensive games but I d still like know that the computer I m getting can still play them well if the need arises If I was forced to choose right now I would go for the former one because I d rather go with XP even though the graphics card is from a company I m not that familiar with and I tend to veer towards the bigger name because I feel more confident in their product All things being equal what would you choose and why Reassure me the former is the one for me or convince me that I should take the Vista plunge and go for the latter I m on the fence right now and would appreciate feedback that would guide me either way nbsp
Both processors are dual core so they are about even, but I do like the E6600 better than the E6400 simply because it's faster and has twice the L2 cache. The geForce 7500LE just plain sucks as a 3D accerator while the X1600 is about three times as powerful but still isn't anything to brag about. I'd buy the E6600 and then plan to purchase a new video card and operating system. How much are you planning on spending on this computer because it's very possible to cobble together for you a computer that would meet or beat a combination of the best parts of the 7635 and the 7755 for usually just a little more money.
Windows 7 32bit
Quad Core 2.66 GHz
GTX 560Ti
Bluray and DVD drives (2)
TV Tuner
thanx in advance
I would look for one that would run your system for about 10 minutes to give you time to close out any files that you have open and gracefully shut down in case of a power outage. Just don't put your laserjet printer on the same line. Your monitor and computer should be all that is necessary.
APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD 120V should be more than sufficient. Many are cheaper but you gets what you pay for. Some of the cheaper ones are nothing but a surge supressor.
Computer: Sony Vaio Windows XP
I am a student and I need to have a software that lets me type essays, use MLA format and type out and print all kinds of documents for school. The software also has to have the capability to save my work on a floppy disk(diskette). My teachers recommend Corel WordPerfect 7.0 and Microsoft Word, but I'm not sure about which software would be better for my needs. If anybody has used these softwares, which one do you recommend or is there any other type of software that would work? Lastly, what are simple steps to saving typed documents onto floppy disks?
I want to swap out my -year-old Gateway for a new box and I wonder if any of you out there have suggestions I am doing my due diligence on the Web PC...? a new Recommend and it is making me cross-eyed WHAT I DON quot T NEED Peripherals I do not need a monitor and I have more keyboards than I can count No printers etc Hard disk space is nice but I have USB WD external drives so that is not crucial I use open source office stuff so I do not require big bundles that jack up the price WHAT I DO NEED bit processor and Windows Pro x to go with it G memory or expandable thereto Decent sound and graphics card but I am not a gamer so don t need to break the bank for anything I can upgrade later Tower or Recommend a new PC...? mini-tower so I can do this upgrading if and when At least a x DVD CD RW SATA not PATA etc Obviously USB ports are nicer than but you can daisy-chain those WHAT I WOULD LIKE As much power and speed as will buy given the above I am leaning toward a Dell OptiPlex bare-boner Anyone have one or a close relative Anyone out there have a system similar to what I describe above and love hate it Bottom line I need to move into the -bit Windows Pro age and expect to see a noticeable improvement over my G RAM -bit XP Pro Gateway which is definitely starting to go gray Thanks bh nbsp
Hi there please? anyone a for Can recommend PSU me, guys Not sure what size PSU to get I recently shelled a lot of dough for PC parts I m building my first PC and want to make sure I can give it enough power with a little overhead I may wish to overclock the processor in the future so that needs to be taken into account From what I understand I should get either a US or Taiwan made PSU and that constant voltage and amperage are most important I d also go for one that s Gold Plus certified if needs be Here are the parts Gigabyte GA-X A-UD R mobo Intel i CPU Will want to overclock later in the CPU s Can anyone recommend a PSU for me, please? life ATI HD GPU GB x GB Corsair XMS DDR PC - Mhz AKASA Nero S Premier Cooler Corsair H - Hydro Watercooler Will probably use this with OC d processor Scythe Setsugen GPU Cooler Samsung F TB HDD I also already have an old Samsung SyncMaster T LCD monitor a Creative i-Trigue Sound System HP Photosmart HP Keyboard and Wireless Mouse And I will probably change the keyboard and mouse for something more fanciful later on I will be using Windows bit Home Premium Your Can anyone recommend a PSU for me, please? help is much appreciated nbsp
What's your price range?
I'd suggest:
After using bundled nero package with moderate success I uninstalled all of it when my computer became very sluggish.After doing this my computer came back up to par.
All I want is a straight forward music library that I can download from with out all the documentation and that is compatible to the lightning lll.I've heard of musicmatch,jukebox 8.0, etc.I am new to all of this and just want "one program" that I can use without all of the incompatibility issues that arise. I tried some programs while nero was installed and had these problems.I just want a good music archive program that I can use even if I have to pay for. Any suggestions would be appreciated
Nero isn't an archiving program, it's just a burner application. I have no idea what a lightning III is or what it pertains to in this situation. MusicMatch is used for cateloging and playing your MP3 music library and does a pretty good job of it. There are other applications like WinAmp and many..many others. As far as downloading, are you referring to the file sharing services like Kazaa and the now defunct Napster?
Can anyone recommend a CD-RW application, that can copy data (unlike Adaptec 4.0 or 4.3 can't copy any software)
Try CDclone, its free in a limited version
Ive just been given a netbook with a 10 inch screen, and I was wondering if any one can recommend an application
for windows XP, that would allow me to make the whole screen zoom in and out , as some times its difficult to see the
small fonts Etc .
many Thanks
Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the + key to make the screen larger and the - to make it smaller
Will that work for you?
I saw one of the pinned topics that contained a list of good antivirus programs. But I was wondering what the Admins over the Malware Removal Training Program recommend? You guys work with removing malware everyday what antivirus program have you found that works the best?
There are five good Malware removing tools:
1. Spybot Search & Destroy
2. SUPERAntiSpyware
3. ComboFix
4. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
5. HijackThis
For more information on these tools here's a link:
... a nice EASY to use and understand program (preferably free) that makes Fractals? I just wanna push buttons not learn hundreds of complicated equasions
http://www.eclectasy.com/Fractal-Explorer/index.html and http://sourceforge.net/projects/fractalforge both freeware
Please, can someone recommend a good website about digital photography where I can find guides and tips about how to take the best shot and stuff like that.
You could have a look at these !!....Might be of use !!
Hi I've been searching for a good replacer of Windows Defender as it Win version have some features cut and for the moment I returned to an old known friend Avast However it's quite heavy AV me? to you What would recommend and it comes with a lot of quot features quot I really don't care about So I'm looking for an AV with the following characteristics Real Time Protection Extremely configurable and customizable Without a mind What AV would you recommend to me? of it's own I want the AV to ask me before taking action and always give me possibility of allow on a quot suspicious quot file I don't care about Firewalls or Sandbox or Safe Browsing Those are shenanigans for people that do important stuff in their PCs I've been looking at some Chinese products like Baidu and don't even mention if they stole stuff from Malwarebytes I don't care I kinda want something new and not those old competitors like AVG Avira but if they have improved please say it Share your experience with them Hope you can help me I accept all kind of AV free suites open-source EDIT Thanks for moving the thread Didn't realize there was a whole sub-forum dedicated to it
What features are "cut" in the Windows 10 version of Window Defender?
What previous version are you comparing it to?
Hi forum,
I'm trying to convert my jpg to doc. Any free OCR would you recommend ?
Below is a link to download Aostsoft OCR Converter and its specs page. The download is a free to try, 3-file conversion trial. Have used it and it works. It's a good short term solution. It's always a good practice to be cautious when downloading from any website, but CNET is traditionally a reputable company/website.
Specs page:
hi i have at mo 400 watt psu and a 4 gig amd quad core processor and a nvidia gtx 520 graphics card with at the mo 2 gig of ram but am waiting on my new 8 gig ram to come though the post and i also have a dual layer dvd writer and a 1tb hard drive it works fine with the 400 watt psu bt as soon as i download utorrent and start to download the files fail and then my computer runs really sluggish and then sometimes will fail to boot up but this only happens mainly after i have installed utorrent any ideas what could be the matter and how i can solve it thank you very much
I don't think this is a PSU issue, you don't have many components and the GT 520 is a low power card (Nvidia's website recommends a 300W power supply).
Sounds like you probably downloaded a virus or something... you can try cleaning up your computer or reformatting.
I need a Spyware/ad-ware program. I am currently using AVG free edition and windows defender, but I feel like I'm not protected. So any suggestions?
There are many options available, and best practices suggest that you use at least two. AVG, for example, has a free anti-spyware application, and many Members use SuperAntiSpyware. See the appropriate section in the BC list below for other popular alternatives:http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic3616.htmlRegards,Johnhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/117521/what-do-you-recommend/
Here In Thailand its common to find that the Government has blocked a web site, can some one please recommend an Anonymous proxy servers ( free if possible )
Thanks............... Mypenry
Some reliable good RAM, preferably 2 x 4GB ram under $100, which I would use for somewhat intensive gaming.
What's your CPU? This will determine if you need fast RAM or not, but in any case you should be able to get 8GB for well under $100.
Hi , ive got some MPEG Audio Layer-3 audio music files on my computer
and ive tried to burn them to a Cd and play them on my
Car audio player ( it should play CD, DVD, Mp3 , VCD )
but the cd ive burnt won't play on my car unit, so I want to try
and convert the mp3 to conventional Audio CD's and then
burn it to CD's and try that , so can any one please
recommend a free ware program that is easy to use
and would do the converting..?
Thanks Mypenry
You need to convert them to .wav files.A free program that will convert, and also allow you to edit music files, is AudacityCDex is a free CD ripper, and will convert, back and forth, between .mp3, and .wavWith Audacity, you'll need to make copies of your files, before converting, unless you don't mind the originals being converted.CDex will batch convert, leave the originals intact, and would probably be the easiest to set up, and use...http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/100003/can-you-recommend-please/
I want to install an AV soon to pair with my current Malwaresbytes installation. I don't want to mess with the configuration too much, just want a install-and-forget installation type. My PC have decent performance.
What AV you recommend me to pair with MalwaresBytes that is noob-friendly?
Bonus: I have read that Bitdefender have an auto-pilot. Is Bitdefender 2017 decent and compatible with Malwarebytes?
Thank you
Noob friendly? I would say Avira
I am looking for a decent computer around the $500 mark. I will be traveling a lot so the 13.3" is ideal but I'd like to be getting the most bang for my buck.
PC Diagnostic software? Something that looks for potential problems and can fix them but still giving the user control over what gets repaired?
I have used Norton WinDoctor for years but recently it repaired a registry entry and caused big time problems. I had to use System Restore to back up to the previous backup. Ever since I have been reluctant to let it clean much up with out eyeballing the change first. I have also used Norton CleanSweep for a long time but it will not always remove software that it says it does.
I recently tried PC BugDoctor. It finds a lot more errors than WinDoctor does but their licensing fee is quite high, so I've never bought it. And it does not say what it's going to repair so I have never had it try.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Sure, this looks pretty good: http://download.com.com/3000-2086-10238932.html?tag=lst-0-13
I also recommend Registry Mechanic: http://download.com.com/3000-2094-10238575.html
This looks like it may be good also: http://download.com.com/3000-2094-10281126.html?tag=lst-0-11
You can search www.download.com for excellent utilities and software.
Hope you find what you need!
Hi all,
I have a Lenovo ThinkStation S20 with an Intel Xeon Six Core X5650 and support Gen 2 SATA drives. I want to upgrade to a SSD drive, but don't know which one to buy. Which one do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
I was wondering what you would recommend as being the best Driver Cleaner for Vista 64 Bit.
I used to have one but since formatting I lost it and can't remember what it was
Jekyll and Hyde
Hello Chris,
Other than Disk Cleanup in Vista, the free Wise Disk Cleaner and CCleaner are great programs.
Hope this helps,
I have 3 PCI Slots (One of which doesn't work for unknown reasons, 2 are being used - one by my wireless network and the other by my current graphics device, the fx 5200). I also have a AGP 4x/8x Slot... An older version. Newer AGP type devices I don't think will fit due to reversed plugs on the cards than I have in my motherboard. So please, no AGP recommendations.
But, I would like to hear of a nice, cheap video card that's in the range of GF 7 and GF 9. Thank you.
You can also email me your suggestions: [email protected]
You may have missed the Sticky in this forum (right below "New Topic") When you posted
which anti-virus, firewall would you install on to your computer for the best protection?!
thank you for your help
Note - system Performance isn't a issue for me, i just want recommendations for the most powerful anti-virus.
Of the four AV's you've mentioned, I use Norton. It is light and has very decent detection. I use it for about 4 years and I am very happy with it. Comodo is very good if you configure it the right way and on top of that it's free. I've never used Kaspersky but it has very strong detection according to various tests. Bitdefender is know for it's false positives, but again an excellent choice with lots of extra's.
They are all winners, but according to my experience, I like Norton the most
Hi all,
I am looking to install a new router.
I have around 500 / 1000 devices connected at once to this Router. I currently use a DrayTek though I feel it is struggling.
Has anyone got any suggestions?
My guess would be that the bottleneck is your line and not the router. But this is a good price/performer:
Trendnet TEW-818DRU Dual Band Wireless Router review - CNET
Yea, don't feel like making one, so, just recommend me to a pre-built computer averaging around 30FPS on Team Fortress 2. I currently get 10-11 FPS in Team Fortress 2, on
LOW. I don't mean find me an Alienware computer or anything special, it could be Dell for all I care, I JUST WANT TEAM FORTRESS 2 ON THE PC! I just want 30-40FPS(20FPS at explosions) on HIGH. Please recommend me to a computer-I would like XP.
Well, the eMachines 3646 would run TF2 most likely better than your current PC. You didn't list the price range you wanted to work out. A $10,000 Falcon Northwest could run TF2 with all settings maxed out, or that eMachine could run it at 30 FPS on low.
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum or not, but I'm looking for a recommendation of a good DVD burner. I have an HP 5100 series laptop with only a DVD/CD-RW Drive. I want to be able to create DVD Slideshows, though. I can buy a portable or external DVD burner, right? I was just looking on ebay, and I'm overwhelmed because I don't know which is best.
So, can anyone give me a good recommendation? TIA!
Considering that i tried personally BD,can you tell me do you recommend it ? Or do you recommend AVG instead ? Thanks.
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Considering that i tried personally BD,can you tell me do you recommend it ? Or do you recommend AVG instead ? Thanks.Click to expand...
At maximum settings, with its focus on automation, I would feel very confident using it. I like it.
Did you experience any "bugs" as reported by other users?
Some fun stuff, cool stuff, techy progs. For exmple, programs tht let u see whos online around you or chats, it can be freeware or not. Maybe even apps to put into the extras in Windows Media Center.
Apps i like:
Dell dock
Fl Studio
Jasc Animation Shop
One I'd definatly recommend is CCleaner.
Does a basic clean of your system, and has a few nifty gadgets built in.
I have a Gateway NV54 laptop that I have been happy to just do its thing. But, I've been watching it a while now....and its time to decrappify it.
Can anyone recommend a good decrappifier program? I did a quick Google but there are many to choose from - I'd like a trusted one without the snakeoil if possible.
What are your recommendations? Laptop is running Windows 7 Home Premium x86.
I've had great success with this,
Nothing to install and it just works.
Hey guys. I was wondering which defragmenter's good to use.. The good and bad of them, anything worth knowing. Thanks.
P.S. Currently using Auslogic's Disk Defrag
Make sure you get one that is compatible with VSS if you use System Restore.
I think the windows one is the best, but the only other one I have tried is Diskeeper
If you re gonna help me out with this one thanks a lot I don t know if the registry has been tampered with by a hacker I honestly don t know how to detect that How I know something is the matter is that upon visiting a website my homepage was changed you do Hijack what This Log: recommend? and if I changed it back upon restarting the computer it was changed still Anyway I m gonna run Ad-Aware and the other big spyware detection program Here s the Hijack This log I already changed a handful of entries that were obviously unwanted Logfile of HijackThis v Scan saved at Hijack This Log: what do you recommend? PM on Platform Windows ME Win x MSIE Internet Explorer v Running processes C WINDOWS SYSTEM KERNEL DLL C WINDOWS SYSTEM MSGSRV EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM mmtask tsk C WINDOWS SYSTEM MPREXE EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM MSTASK EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM SSDPSRV EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM RESTORE STMGR EXE C WINDOWS EXPLORER EXE C WINDOWS TASKMON EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM SYSTRAY EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM HPSYSDRV EXE C WINDOWS Hijack This Log: what do you recommend? MCBIN AV RT MGAVRTCL EXE C PROGRAM FILES ADAPTEC DIRECTCD DIRECTCD EXE C WINDOWS LOADQM EXE C PROGRAM FILES MEMORYMETER MEMORYMETER EXE C WINDOWS TVTMD EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM WMIEXE EXE C PROGRAM FILES ISTSVC ISTSVC EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM QTTASK EXE C WINDOWS RunDLL exe C WINDOWS MCBIN AV RT MGAVRTE EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM DDHELP EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM RNAAPP EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM TAPISRV EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM WBEM WINMGMT EXE C WINDOWS SYSTEM SPOOL EXE C PROGRAM FILES INTERNET EXPLORER IEXPLORE EXE C PROGRAM FILES FOO FOOBIN EXE C WINDOWS TEMP TD DIR HIJACKTHIS EXE C PROGRAM FILES INTERNET EXPLORER IEXPLORE EXE C PROGRAM FILES MUSICMATCH MUSICMATCH JUKEBOX MM TRAY EXE R - HKCU Software Microsoft Internet Explorer Main Start Page http www google com R - HKLM Software Microsoft Internet Explorer Main Search Bar http search ieplugin com search htm R - HKLM Software Microsoft Internet Explorer Main Default Page URL http hp my yahoo com F - win ini run C WINDOWS PROGRA COMMON MICROS MSINFO msinfo exe O - Hosts auto search msn com O - Hosts elite O - Hosts www google akadns net O - Hosts www google com O - Hosts google com O - Hosts www altavista com O - Hosts altavista com O - Hosts search yahoo com O - Hosts uk search yahoo com O - Hosts ca search yahoo com O - Hosts jp search yahoo com O - Hosts au search yahoo com O - Hosts de search yahoo com O - Hosts search yahoo co jp O - Hosts www lycos de O - Hosts www lycos ca O - Hosts www lycos jp O - Hosts www lycos co jp O - Hosts alltheweb com O - Hosts web ask com O - Hosts ask com O - Hosts www ask com O - Hosts www teoma com O - Hosts search aol com O - Hosts www looksmart com O - Hosts auto search msn com O - Hosts search msn com O - Hosts ca search msn com O - Hosts fr ca search msn com O - Hosts search fr msn be O - Hosts search fr msn ch O - Hosts search latam yupimsn com O - Hosts search msn at O - Hosts search msn be O - Hosts search msn ch O - Hosts search msn co in O - Hosts search msn co jp O - Hosts search msn co kr O - Hosts search msn com br O - Hosts search msn com hk O - Hosts search msn com my O - Hosts search msn com sg O - Hosts search msn com tw O - Hosts search msn co za O - Hosts search msn de O - Hosts search msn dk O - Hosts search msn es O - Hosts search msn fi O - Hosts search msn fr O - Hosts search msn it O - Hosts search msn nl O - Hosts search msn no O - Hosts search msn se O - Hosts search ninemsn com au O - Hosts search t msn com mx O - Hosts search xtramsn co nz O - Hosts search yupimsn com O - Hosts uk search msn com O - Hosts search lycos com O - Hosts www lycos com O - Hosts www google ca O - Hosts google ca O - Hosts www google uk O - Hosts www google co uk O - Hosts www google com au O - Hosts www google co jp O - Hosts www google jp O - Hosts www google at O - Hosts www google be O - Hosts www google ch O - Hosts www google de O - Hosts www google se O - Hosts www google dk O - Hosts www google fi O - Hosts www google fr O - Hos... Read more
Hi thinwhiteduk,
Youve been hijacked by CoolWebSearch. Please go here and download, unzip then run CoolWebShredder.
CWS installs via the byte verifier exploit in M$ JavaVM so just surfing a page with an infected applet can install it with no user participation. So once youve run the above, it is vital that you go here, click Scan for updates in the main frame, and download and install all CRITICAL updates recommended.
Then go here and download and run RapidBlaster Killer. (Downlaod at the bottom of the page).
Then, once youve done that, please post a new log, and we'll see what's left.
I am in the market for a new laptop. It will be used largely for internet, itunes, remote desktop into work. These two laptops are exactly the same price. Which would you recommend?
HP G62-371dx--AMD turion II 2.4 gHz 3GB ram (DD3), 500GB harddrive
HP G63-367dx-- AMD Turion II 2.5gHz 4GB ram (DD3) 320 GB hard drive
Batteries, graphics card, layout, etc are all the same. Since we have only used 30GB of our current laptop in four years, I am leaning towards the higher RAM but wanted to get another opinion. Thanks in advance!
If you are going to run a 32 bit version of windows,then
the extra hard drive space would probably be more useful.
For a 64 bit version,it would be able to make use of the extra memory.
Overall though,there isn't going to be much difference in performance.
64 bit would get a bit better performance.
I have some audiobooks in .mp3 format and I would like to join them up into one single .mp3 file. I usually listen to them on an ipod and while itunes allows you to group them by book in their desktop software, they are still jumbled together by filename on the ipod. Can anyone recommend a free, or relatively cheap, but good .mp3 joiner?
A good free tool, probably the best, is MP3DirectCut, which can both cut and join MP3?s without re-encoding, and thus preserves original quality.
Instructions on how to use it for joining files:
can someone recommend a great firewall program that does not slow down your CPU. Thanks
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a good LCD monitor. The most important thing to me is that it should have the least effects on eyes, the god damn CRT really strains my eyes after using the pc for a few hours !
Also, surfing the net is more important to me than playing video games ( incase it makes any difference in choosing the right monitor for me ! )
My budget = maximum I can pay is 250 US $
So, which monitor do you guys recommend ?
Thanks in advance.
Well, there's no certainty that the eyestrain is due to the CRT, just to get that out of the way right up front.
When looking for a particular item, I typically visit these sites regularly, usually at least once a day. A good deal on a brand name will come along shortly.
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I am trying to burn a 122 minute movie on DVDs (R+DL). I have Roxio Easy CD & DVD (no good) and Nero 9 (not much better). The sw tends to cause my discs to spit out as "not blank" and I can't burn anything. GRRRRR!
There HAS to be a better solution!!!
Can anyone recommend a SW package for burning DL discs?
Forget Roxio Easy Cd... consider Nero 7.0 first, Nero 6.6 second, and Nero 8 third...
There are plenty of other brands and models.
Hey Everyone
With BT I get free McAfee Internet Security 2015 - is it any good, and would you recommend using it?
you can read this ---> http://malwaretips.com/threads/bitd...-2015-vs-mcafee-internet-security-2015.35059/
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4324.htmlFrom what I read about it, its a program that can remove windows components, which doesnt seem very safe. Upon further reading, I derived that nlite can make an image of windows, with only the components of your choice. Which you can then burn to a cd.Here is some more info from the homepage:http://nuhi.msfn.org/nlite.htmlEven if you dont use component removal, it still has some good features, like Service Pack integration, Driver Integration, and Hotfixes Integration..which I assume would help your comp run faster.I dont have and DVD Discs, or a seperate HDD, to backup on before I test this out, but when I do, I will let you know how it worked.If anyone has already tried out n-Lite, please give us your opinionhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/15964/does-anyone-recommend-nlite/
Evening all People have asked about firewalls on many an occasion I use one called Outpost and it s free recommend... A firewall to After seeing Putasolution s post regarding an accessibility test available here - Steve Gibson s Shields Up - I tried it out and here is the result from the site Your system has achieved a perfect quot TruStealth quot rating Not a single packet solicited or otherwise was received from your system as a result of our security probing tests Your system ignored and refused A firewall to recommend... to reply to repeated Pings ICMP Echo Requests From the standpoint of the passing probes of any hacker this machine does not exist on the Internet Some questionable personal security systems expose their users by attempting to quot counter-probe the prober quot thus revealing themselves But your system wisely remained silent in every way Very nice Click to expand With this result I feel that I may as well give everyone the benefit of at least trying the firewall out I got it from a cover CD but you can get it from here and Version is free Please let me know what you think Cheers Liam nbsp
Not too long ago on here I promised I d be upgrading this old laptop? recommend a Win machine pretty soon I think it s about time to do it and I m looking to replace this old desktop with a nice laptop I ve looked mainly at Thinkpads now made by Lenovo Sonys and Toshibas The main things I want are - pretty big screen hopefully quot or more widescreen slightly preferred but doesn t matter - good video chip probably MB dedicated - good reliability recommend a laptop? and support - looks cool it just has to Size and weight aren t the most important thing but I would prefer a real laptop to one of the pounder quasi-laptops Any thoughts or what I should look for in particular I haven t bought a computer in awhile so I don t know quite the specs to shoot for I want to go pretty high end but not over the top I m thinking GB dual layer DVD burner somewhere around - GB hard drive depending on the options haven t scoped them out I m not a big fan of companies that will keep me on hold for an hour and then give me the runaround Anybody know how video chips work in a laptop I know they used to always be soldered in but I see some models have upgradeable video Are the ones with the fancy video chips usually upgradeable or does it depend I know the ones with integrated Intel are soldered in and probably not upgradeable The word PCI Express has come up Does that thing have the equivalent of AGP or whatever I know you can t just stick a video card in a normal expansion slot and get anything worth watching Does bits matter in the main CPU that is Or any of that other mumbo jumbo like dual core I tend to think it s overrated since most computers these days are fast enough for most things I d need to do -- state of the art D basically just needs a good video card Video editing or something might be a little faster with a faster CPU but otherwise I doubt I d generally notice it Serial ATA RPM I think going for one or both of those two could speed things up a little Not sure how common either is but definitely seen them come up a lot Half-decent sound in the internal speakers would be nice but as long as I can make it out I can probably live with it Any other suggestions welcome I don t know what the current coolest wireless standard is There were a few competing last I checked I guess Bluetooth would probably make sense as well no Screen update speed Does resolution matter a lot Can it be too high In old versions of Windows that makes a lot of things too small but I assume it s better now Alright I m just tossing things out there Any advice you have is appreciated I also looked at Dell and MPC but probably won t go in those directions And I am curious about compact desktop models as well -- I doubt that s what I ll get right now but I haven t seen as many cool ones as I expected to Apple has pulled that off a lot better than the PC world has I think Thanks for any input p s I was also looking at a digital camera to go with it I like the Canons but also looked at an HP and a Casio which looked OK I think I ll save that for another time though p p s Some of these laptops come with features I consider frivolous for my needs like fingerprint scanners built-in webcams and infrared ports If anyone has any thoughts on those though I welcome them nbsp
I just got a Dell M B quot monitor The size is great and the picture is decent except for that it s blurry as heck it s worse near the middle Text is hardly readable in that screen portion The edges and corners are alright but still not too sharp http forums us dell com supportforums search ticket Recommend Monitor? a KO YpkWHMZDU - amp submitted true amp q Blurry M I hope that wouldn t be advertising or anything but it seems this is a common problem among the M Others reported this and nothing was ever done Yes I ve tried degaussing changing settings and resolutions and whatnot and nothing worked It s about four years old and came from my parents I guess I m getting a new monitor now Any suggestions A few things I m looking for Hopefully no more than I saw the M for as low as so I m hoping a quot decent quot quality monitor of similar size can Recommend a Monitor? be found quot or quot would be preferable This was a replacement over a quot small but darn was it sharp I m looking for it to have a DVI hookup option but this isn t essential I m stubborn and don t want to shell out a whole lot so I m going to say try and stay CRT I Recommend a Monitor? also just had a quot and want to go bigger without killing the cost When it comes to monitors only seeing is believing so any personal descriptions on a particular monitor are welcome I really just want a decent monitor without too much cost becuase I m saving for a new build a bit down the road and I already have to replace a P that died on me so I have to go a bit low nbsp
I have Norton Antivirus activated for 6 months and i wanna see is norton any good ? I'd like to try it but i dont know is it good.
Well Norton is a good AV, used to use too much system resources but i've installed it on my system about 3 months ago to test it and it was really light with only 2 processes and used about 10-15 MBs of RAM when the Chrome was opened (now i use Firefox). It's protection is good but if you can switch to Bitdefender or Kaspersky or Emsisoft than do it. Currently i use BD Internet Security and i really like it. You can use Bitdefender AV free edition with Comodo Firewall, a very solid combo IMO.
Hi all,
What firewalls does everyone recommend? Prefer freeware. Yes I am running some apps that we can't talk about on this board. They are P2P. I heard ZA isn't good for that. Does everyone recommend good firewalls?
So, there are 100's of webcams out there, and all seem to generally have the same spec's. But the thing that varies is price, and I'm sure some webcams are somehow better than others.
What I want is:
-Atleast 1.3MP
-I need it to be able to clip on to my Dell Latitude D630
-Reasonable price. For instance, i'm not spending $100+ on a webcam. But i'm willing to pay more than $20, but if it does cost $20, that is fine too.
Site's i've checked out:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000290152 1080819510
I have the QuickCam Pro and the Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000. Both will mount onto your laptop. The QuickCam rests on top and the NX-6000 clips on. Both are compatible with just about everything. The NX-6000 is smaller and has better quality.
Your choice. A word of warning: Get either a Logitech or a Microsoft camera. Both are compatible with everything. I can't say that about any other brand.
i ve had my custom built pc for nearly years and it was really good however now i want something more portable but has the capabilities of a computer not a tablet i already have an ipad i don t know what laptop to get it will definitely be a downgrade in terms of components and i am aware of that because it won t be used for heavy CPU RAM usage I will be using it for writing documents making powerpoint slideshows the internet near enough all day occasionally play minecraft occasionally make an hour long dvd on sony vegas watch youtube videos occasional photoshop editing skype want a decent webcam around mp This is basically what i have been using my desktop for recently so i think laptop? a Recommend my specs are currently a bit of an overkill for that What kind of laptop specifically would you recommend or if you can t tell me that what specs should i look for in a laptop nbsp
My OS is Win 7x64 and currently have the latest adobe reader for pdf. Keep all programs current through secunia psi. However read some tutorials with regards to foxitreader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/) and some think it is more secure. Does anyone have this and if so what are your observations? Have received guidance and assistance from BC previously and certainly come to respect recommendations. Thanks
I've used both and like both. Foxit uses less memory and is faster, so I like it better from that standpoint.
As for security, I haven't read anything derogatory about either one.
im looking for a screensaver that:
-can play image/video files from a specific directory in random order
-do not save the files inside the *.scr
-shows the full video no matter the time change of the images
-can mute all the sounds (dont wanna hear the clips audio)
i searched the web alot but couldnt find any software that includes all those features.
if anyone knows about one ill be glad to know
Hi, Try sifting through these:
Hello Folks,
If someone never did a Hijack this log, or a Boot in Safe Mode, would you recommend that they do one just encase the need arises so they don't feel over whelmed if they have a real problem? Sorry to post such a trivial question, but this my learning tool.
This thread will probably get moved, but I wasn't sure where this should go. I am looking for a better chair, I'll keep the specifics of my chair secret...But I want a chair that allows me to slouch with back support. But I don't want to spend 250$. I'm thinking 150$ tops. I want to be able to lean back and read my book.
Now my chair leans back, but not enough and I'm always finding myself slouching more than the chair permits and it means my back makes an unsupported bridge between the bottom and the back of the chair. My chair only has a small mid section support on the back. I want full support and a good lean to it. Maybe what I want isn't possible, but.........
Any recommendations?
Have you tried the local "Chair" shop?http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/397662-recommend-me-chair.html
Hi all I spent a good minutes trying to find the right forum area for my thread- please feel free to move me if for a me? Please? Recommend laptop I am in the wrong spot I need a new laptop desperately My current one is years old Recommend a laptop for me? Please? It s been a long time Recommend a laptop for me? Please? since I purchased a laptop and to be honest I HATED the laptop I have since the moment I got it I purchased on ebay and didn t know much about it Thankfully you all are great and knowledgeable experts especially compared to me My current laptop is an HP I had to reformat it countless times in the first year and it doesn t stupid things with the mouse I hate it I hate it so much I just hate it and want it to go away for ever I can t ever buy an HP laptop again I feel like my needs are fairly simple I like a good amount of HD space but don t need anything crazy I tend to save photos videos from my camera and some media here and there I m not a gamer The gaming I do consists of flash games on kongregate com - not saying it wouldn t be really nice to play a game or two on there- but I don t need anything high tech for gaming I do want it to be fast- a good amount of ram and processing speed I hate waiting a long time for thing to load and I do tend to reboot my computer infrequently and don t want it getting bogged down quickly I want to be able to run my AOL instant messenger and my firefox with tabs open I want a windows-based computer - Not a mac I need a laptop that will not easily overheat That has been a constant problem with my HP I don t really want to walk into best buy and hand over a dollars for their overpriced stuff I feel like if I can talk to you all and do my research I ll be able to get a good laptop for a decent price I m hoping to spend in the - range But I suppose if it s really that amazing I could go to Recommendations Thoughts I don t know a whole heap about computers but I know most of the terms The more detailed you can be the better always THANK YOU VERY MUCH ahead of time I know you all give up your free time for strangers and I ALWAYS appreciate your helps Thank you nbsp
Please recommend a simple IDE for Mac OS X. I'm just learning C myself. And so far, I just type something into a text editor and then type "gcc program-name" in the terminal window and then type "./a.out"
It is quite cumbersome. I was wondering if there is an easier way, where you would type the code, then it could debug, compile, and execute by pressing a button. Switching back and forth between the text editor and the terminal window is a pain.
There are lots of options in Windows (and Linux). For Mac, there is only Apple's XCode which is way complicated than I need it to be.
I've never use Apple, but here's a link to a "free" ide http://netbeans.org/features/cpp/index.html that runs under OS X. Dunno how complicated it is to setup. HTH
I'm wanting to overclock a CPU on one of my computers and think it's a good idea to upgrade the cooler on it as it currently jumps to around 50C under load.
Can someone recommend me an effective cpu cooler thats compatible with the la775 cpu's?
Personally I like the Corsair Hydro H50, Its a liquid coolere rather than a fan base:
Recommend an Uninstaller ...
This thread will probably get moved, but I wasn't sure where this should go. I am looking for a better chair, I'll keep the specifics of my chair secret...But I want a chair that allows me to slouch with back support. But I don't want to spend 250$. I'm thinking 150$ tops. I want to be able to lean back and read my book.
Now my chair leans back, but not enough and I'm always finding myself slouching more than the chair permits and it means my back makes an unsupported bridge between the bottom and the back of the chair. My chair only has a small mid section support on the back. I want full support and a good lean to it. Maybe what I want isn't possible, but.........
Any recommendations?
Have you tried the local "Chair" shop?http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/397662-recommend-me-chair.html
I'm wanting to create a movie from clips of my sons rally driving experience, and need some help with software. Can anyone recommend what's best. I have basic movie editors that come with Windows, but I want to add effects and wipes, and be able to edit the sound, and add sound.
Independent reviews of multimedia progs at TechSupportAlert, not sure if these are what you're after but I hope it's of interest?
A friend wants a camcorder for casual use. "Don't break the bank", he said. I'd guess that the $300.00 range would be OK.
He's a professional photographer, but new to video.
He's got a Dell with Vista, I don't have the specs handy, but it's a couple of years old and probably has 2 GB RAM.
Would more RAM be a good idea?
What software do you recommend.
I assume I'll need to add a firewire card?
I can get more info if needed.Thanks.
I am upgrading from XP 32 bit because it cannot read that other 4g ram I have in there. And I was wondering which one would you recommend I upgrade to? I usually use my comp to play games like LoL and Dota2 some MMORPG and to watch movies.
hi I am thinking about buying a macbook for my first Mac experience I have never had any Apple product I have a couple of recommend model Mac to a new please - questions I don t like to turn off my computer even I go to bed is it bad for a macbook to be ON for long period of time - a continuous few weeks or months I don t new to Mac - please recommend a model play games or do any graphics work most of the time watching youtube checking email or skype is the new to Mac - please recommend a model most inexpensive one and low-end model already good enough Can I use my macbook as a PC running windows when sometimes I want to get back to windows environment does it work perfectly and function fully or does it just act as an emulation or not something suitable for windows environment Can I connect my portable or desktop external hard drive for PC to a macbook Or should I buy a portable hard drive specially designed for macbook in Apple stores
First of all, you can run Windows 7 on a Mac book. With some limitations.Apple support provides information on how to do it.See here:Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows QuoteThe keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your Mac (If they aren?t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse)A minimum of 2 GB of RAM, 30 GB of free disk space are recommended if you are installing Windows for the first time, or 40 GB of free disk space if you are upgrading from a previous version of WindowsAn authentic Microsoft Windows full install disc or ISO fileCurrent Apple PCs will also run Windows 8.1, which you can girt free for awhile. My recommendation is to use Windows 8.1 and see if you like it and forget windows 7.As to which Mac, I do not fell qualified to say. Maybe somebody else.http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,148823.0.html
I have been using Roxio basic for formatting my cd's. I had to flash my bios to install SP2 and since that time I can't install Roxio because I get a message that says it is not recommended for this version of Windows (XP)? No problems before. Could someone recommend a free application that would allow me to format my disks.Basically that is all that I'm looking to do.
for formatting my cd's.Click to expand...
You mean re-writeables (RW)? Are you talking about packet writing? You can't format CDs.
What Antivirus would you recommend out of these 2? Avast free or Trend Micro Maximum Security? I'm trying to not use windows defender its not really good..
Both of those have good reputations, though both will tend to use more system resources than Windows Defender does. The installers for both of those will handle the issues related with disabling Defender as part of the install process, so it's really a case of choose the one that has the best price for the features included. Note that there are two different Windows Defender products. With older OSes, Defender was only an anti-spyware package, not an Anti-Virus. With the current OS, Windows Defender has the functionality of Microsoft Security Essentials rolled in, so acts against both spyware and malware. All my machines are runnign Windows 10, and I use Windows Defender on them without adding a third party package.http://community.acer.com/t5/Windows-8-1/What-antivirus-out-of-these-would-you-recommend/td-p/431402
I am using an old visioneer scanner and it isn't living up to my expectations right now. I need a scanner that will make quality scans at a high resolution. The visioneer looks good, but it is over 5 years old and I am sure tech has come a long way in 5 years.
I am trying to just make CD's to take to the store for prints, I do not need an all in one. I only need a scanner that will make excellent copies for a low price. I am strapped for cash. Does anybody have any recommendations for less than $100.


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As the funky Meters' longtime guitarist, Brian Stoltz helped keep New Orleans' soul alive through the 1980s and 1990s. Playing in a variety of New Orleans funk bands, including the increasingly popular PBS, Stoltz has earned a reputation as one of the Big Easy's best utility men, lending his guitar chops to a variety of Neville-approved projects over the years. Last April in a Jambands.com interview, Stoltz mentioned his brother, a black hawk gunner, but seemed hesitant to directly address the war in Iraq through his music. But, a year later, Stoltz has shifted gears, compiling his emotions into a politically laced solo-album, Gods, Guns & Money—- a snapshot of this turbulent time in American history. Below, Stoltz dives headfirst into the meaning behind his darkest songs to date, also answering a few questions for the Bob Dylan faithful along the way.
MG- Over the years, you've seen a variety of acts play on the JazzFest Fair Grounds. What is the most memorable performance you've witnessed?
BS- One show that sticks out in my mind was Bob Dylan. Yeah…that really sticks out because that was the period where I had done the Oh Mercy album with him. For a few years it seemed like we kept running into each other. He kept hinting around that he was going to offer me the live gig. I saw him in Switzerland and I saw him a couple other places. Then I saw him at JazzFest that year. That really sticks out in my mind because that was a really great show.
MG- When was the last time you performed with Dylan?
BS- I only worked with him on the Oh Mercy album in 1989 and, then somewhere around 95 or 96 or something, he offered me the live gig. I couldn't take it because I was in LA with the funky Meters. His manager called and he asked me if I wanted the gig and I said "yes." I had been talking to Bob and Jeff, his manager, for years off and on about the gig and they told me "sooner or later we're going to be giving you a call." When they finally called, I was in LA with the funky Meters and he said ,"Ok, if you want the gig, you got to be in LA in four days, we're going to rehearse for a week for a six week tour." JazzFest was getting ready to come around, so that means I'd have been walking out on the funky Meters. I also had a bunch of my own gigs and it didn't feel right. I wasn't going to walk out on Art Neville after 20 years with one day notice. You know? That's just how it felt. I missed out on it, and I probably missed out on it for the rest of my life. It probably won't come around again, unfortunately. But I just couldn't do it. Looking back now, I kind of wish that I would have. It was a stupid move on my part, but at the time, it seemed right.
MG- When we spoke last year you were hesitant to weave politics into your music. What led to such a dramatic change of heart?
BS- It wasn't so much that I didn't want to bring politics into the music or have a discussion about it, it was just that I was reading the wind and which way it was blowing and I really felt that the time just wasn't right. If I would have started talking about those things back then, I would have just been trashed over it because there was a nationalistic frenzy going on. Everybody was waving flags and it just wasn't time. But I always felt like something's going to give. In the meantime, my younger brother went to Iraq. I have a brother who's a gunner and a crew chief on a black hawk, and he got deployed to Iraq. And during that period—-about a year—-I couldn't sleep at night. I was writing some of the darkest, angriest songs you've ever heard. A lot of them I had to shred because I didn't even want those lyrics laying around the house. It's stuff that you'll never, ever hear.
I went back and forth, back and forth—-should I put this record out, should I not put this record out? I started recording it and I'd come home and I'd listen to the songs—-songs like "Chicken Hawk" which made it on that record. I can't tell you the turmoil I went through. Should I put this out, should I not put this out? One day I'd say "yeah, I gotta do it, I gotta do it," and the next day it was like, "man, I can't say this, ya know?" But then I got to a place that I felt really secure and I just felt like it was the right thing to do. And then the songs just started clicking after that. It got to a point where it was almost like I was just taking dictation, the songs just started flowing. And it felt positive—-it felt like the right thing to do.
At that point, I didn't have a choice. I started trying to record…You see this record started out as a lot like East of Rampart Street —- just some funky little New Orleans songs. I got a whole pile of love songs about being with my wife for 29 years and the record was going to be a lot like East of Rampart Street. But then when this started happening, I just couldn't turn back. There was no way I could turn back.
MG- Is your brother still in Iraq?
BS- He just got back a few weeks ago and thank God. So, everything worked out well, but, unfortunately, there's still a lot of other people that have younger brothers still over there, and a lot of them are not going to make it back.
MG- In a live setting, are you going to mix these songs with your older, non-political material?
BS- Let me tell you what happened the other night. I headlined the Hibernia Pavilion at the French Quarter Fest last week. I was really nervous about doing these songs, so I started out the set with some songs from East of Rampart Street, like "Hoodoo Thing" and "Norma's House." I did all of those tunes, and they got over real good. It was like the party was kicking off. Hibernia Pavilion is like an amphitheater setting where people will sit down on all sides of you and are kind of teetered up on the lawn. So it started out with a nice party vibe. I was doing "Hoodoo Thing," "Norma's House," "My Debbie Lou"—- all those tunes off the record and, almost in the middle of the set, I switched to "God, Guns and Money." I didn't know what to expect, but, God, at the end of the song, we got an even bigger applause.
So then I did "What is Real?" I talked about how I don't know what's real anymore. Things are getting bad, you know? Times are so uncertain. Who knows what's going on or what's going to happen? So I did "What is Real?" and it got over even better. So then I started talking about how this record came about—-how my younger brother went to Iraq and I spent sleepless nights writing these songs. Then I dedicated it to all the people out there that had families fighting in Iraq and their friends. And I dedicated it to the 100,000 innocent Iraqis who got killed over there and I wished they could have been there with us to have this joyous celebration that we had today. And then I went into "War Song." People were howling at the end of it —- they were howling! So, the material got over better than everything.
It was the first time I performed it live. It was almost like I could read the crowd. I'll tell you, the best way I can sum it up is right after the performance my cell phone rang, and it was a friend of mine who lives at an ashram in Pennsylvania. He called me on my cell phone and he said, man, after a whole day of those people walking around from stage to stage hearing the same old songs about gumbo and crawfish and how's your mama, he said, "man, you woke them up." They woke up. And I realized how true that was.
MG- To your mind, what is the most poignant track on Gods, Guns & Money?
BS- Probably "What is Real?" It's kind of hard to pick because all of them are so close to my heart, but probably "What is Real?" and "God, Guns and Money." I really like "God, Guns and Money" because of the way I was able to split it up into two parts. What happened was, when I tracked that song, I only had about 5 verses. Originally, what you hear on "Part 1" was the complete song. I had basically those verses and I tracked it that way. But, luckily, the band, at the end of it, was grooving so good, we just kept going. We kept playing. But I wasn't singing anything. When I was tracking it, I was singing along with it and I was just doing the tune.
When we got to the end, we were just jamming and I didn't have any more verses, but we just kept going because it felt… Well, I went home that night and I was listening to it and spontaneously I wrote like 8 more verses. They just popped out. So, I wrote down these verses and I thought, man, what am I going to do now? Because I always had it in my mind that this song was going to lead the record, but, then I thought, I can't lead the record with a 7 minute song. So then I came up with the idea of splitting it into 2 parts and having an edit that would be good for radio. It's a little lighter and the verses are a little lighter in content. Now they bookend the album—-we close the record with the long version. It gets a little heavier at the end.
MG- In a live setting, how much room do these songs have for improvisation?
BS- Musically, there's a bit. Lyrically, well you know, I'm known to change things around there too. So, there's a little room for lyrical improvisation, but musically it's mostly just in solo sections. This is a little more structured form than what I'm known to do in the past. Some songs like "God, Guns and Money," the other night at the French Quarter Fest, we stretched out on it a little bit. Like in between the verses, instead of jumping right into the verses, I soloed through them and I kind of played different on them —- so it was different than the record. "War Song," the same thing, in between those slide sections I kind of stretch out on those too. And in between, instead of some of those slide solos, I gave the keyboard player solos. So we played in between those, so there's room for improvisation in them —-as much as, say, East of Rampart Street.
MG- During our last discussion, you mentioned that your song "Our Own Tears" sparked some political on-air radio debate.
BS- I haven't had any more instances like that, but I was really fortunate to have that interview because that's when it really struck me. When you're in your own little circle and you're talking to journalists who are of a like mind, you have the tendency to think everybody thinks this way. Here this guy came along that showed me wow, "Hey, wait, hold up, everybody doesn't think that way" —- there are young conservatives out there. And, I was really fortunate to have that conversation. It made me realize a lot of things. It made me realize I might lose half of my fan base because of this record.
MG- Are you going to take the material on the road?
BS- I'd like to. Right now it's like, PBS is taking up a good bit of my time. That's the band that's financially keeping it together for all of us right now. But I am hoping that there will be some periods where [George] Porter and [Russell] Batiste will be off doing their own thing and maybe, yeah, I can get out and do some road dates to promote this record.
MG- When you approached other musicians about appearing on Gods, Guns & Money, did you direction discuss the album's political connotations.
BS- Well, neither. If you notice, on a good bit of the songs, I played everything myself. But, I used a friend of mine, Harold Bosarge, on drums on a few songs, and actually, the way a lot of those songs got recorded was Harold on drums and me on guitar and I tracked them like that. You see, I wanted to be able to just sit there and play guitar and sing and not be encumbered by a band. I really wanted to just sit there and play guitar and sing the songs like I was feeling it.
So I recorded a few of the songs like that- just me and a drummer, and then I added the bass later. Some of the songs, like "War Song" got tracked with a drummer and a bass player, but I never discussed anything with the band beforehand. I said here, "I got this song, it's a shuffle, it's in G. 1-2, 1-2 -3," and played it as the track that you hear. They heard what I was singing as it went along. Politically, they were right along with me. Some of the songs, like "Opposite Sides of the War," I tracked with a bass player and drummer. You know, every time we did this or I did it with a band, they heard what I was singing. I'd be singing as we tracked it. Most musicians I find either are of a like mind and they think the same way as I do or they don't care one way or the other. I haven't run into anybody yet that opposed what I was saying.
MG- Was it a conscious decision to weave your personal experiences into an album that still retains a universal appeal?
It's not this left wing, Michael Moore-type-thing. It works on several different levels. It works as just simply a snapshot of where my life was during that period. My family was in this turmoil over my brother being gone. It does make some statements about the current state of affairs and where we're at. If people don't start paying attention, what's going to happen here? The world is starting to flatten out. We're outsourcing jobs. China is growing. Any time you pick up the phone to make a call to your credit card company or to your electric company, somebody in India answers the phone. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. What is happening is America, and the world, is flattening out. And if America doesn't start paying attention to that and America doesn't start paying attention to education and properly educating young people, it's not going to be a pretty thing.

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Short-Staffing Nurses and Patient Mortality
April 11, 2016 by Vickie Anenberg
Value-based reimbursement has placed a considerable strain of the financial health of healthcare facilities nationwide. Coping with this, and other initiatives such as HCAHPS scores that can affect Medicare reimbursements, have pressured many facilities to reduce their clinician staffing levels and in particular, nurses. However, such actions can prove to be highly counterproductive with significant unintended consequences.
Cross Country Staffing would like to call attention to a new article about short-staffing nurses and the resulting increase in patient mortality that has been posted by FierceHealthcare. This article features the findings of a survey conducted in the UK that indicate of "nurses with caseloads of at least 10 patients, risk of patient death is 20 percent higher than for patients whose nurses have caseloads of six or fewer." These results, the lead researcher said, "demonstrate why hospital leaders should prioritize patient safety over their bottom lines."
The concept of nurse-to-patient ratios is not new. California passed a nurse-patient ratio statute years ago. Most recently, Massachusetts passed legislation setting ratios for all hospital ICUs. In general, with the exception of certain critical care units such as the ICU, advocates of ratios lobby for nurses to carry caseloads not to exceed eight patients. However, recent reports indicate that numerous facilities have trimmed staffing levels, and their nurses have caseloads of from 10 to 12 patients per shift.
Cross Country Staffing advises that high caseloads can reduce patient care quality due to nurse fatigue and produce lower patient HCAHPS scores. They can also exacerbate RN turnover rates. And with the long-term shortage of qualified nurses, recruiting replacements and finding experienced contingent nurses can have a serious negative impact on scarce resources when attempting to solve the problem in-house.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
R.I.P. Ryan August
I just found out that Ryan August of I Want Your Skull passed away on July 11th. I'm stunned. I really wished I had met him in person. He encouraged me to contribute to the first issue of IWYS, and the result is above. Anytime I saw a new issue or a blog post with amazing skull-themed artwork, I felt bad that I didn't draw skulls regularly, and I still do. I'm just thankful that I was able to be involved in a project that got better with each issue. He pushed the quality every time, as did the people that provided the content.
Wherever you're at right now, Ryan, I know you're kicking ass in some fashion. R.I.P.
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Things we should know about Cats/ Kittens. ( I thought I knew but I've forgotten what it's like to have one )
- they require alot of time
- they may forget how to use the litter / poop
- they will use more tissue paper / toilet paper than you
- they do what they want, when they want.
- they are the boss of you
- if their plate is empty, it doesn't mean that you have to refill
- if you left a raincoat dangling of the chair, it's your fault if they rip it to shreds.
- they make really smelly poop and sometimes they smear it everywhere
- they only want to sit where you want to sit


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- Very satisfied customer - I won't buy a diamond anywhere else!
The first time she came in to set a missing small diamond in her band. She is one of this people that you instantly feel comfortable to start a conversation, so we had a small talk about jewelry, family, places and what not. Few days later, when she came in to pick up her ring, she said they'll be celebrating their 27th anniversary soon and planning on another proposal and new rings. She wanted to pick her new ring and bands and wanted him to surprise her with the proposal. She tried on some rings and band, before deciding on the new setting for her original diamond and two anniversary bands to go with the ring. And all that time we talked and talked, sharing these little stories and thoughts about kids, hobbies, politics and jewelry, getting to know each other. Then she left saying that her husband will come later to order the rings. She didn't want to know when he's ordering or picking up the rings, she wanted a surprise proposal.
When he came in, tall and quiet, as she described him and order the rings, you could tell this long time love story is still alive. He orders the rings and they both visited us again the next day to pick a new ring for him. Few weeks after when he picked up the rings he still didn't know how he is going to propose, but he promise to keep us posted. The proposal took place weeks later. He knew she will see the charge on the credit card, since she is the one who take care of the credit card balance, so he needed some time to go by for her to forget about it. He did want to surprise her. It ended up as a beautiful and emotional surprise proposal at the Washington Park Arboretum (he knew she loves flowers!) where during the hike, he suddenly stopped, turn to her and declaim the poem he wrote for their second proposal:
So cold.
So dreary.
So much longing--unfulfilled.
Is it real?
Is there such a thing?
Hints of spring--remembered?
Or just imagined?
Can there even be such joy?
Or is there only this?
Frozen, colorless, lifeless, lonely.
A glimpse.
A bit of color exposed.
Will it last?
Is it a sign of what's coming,
Or a simply vain attempt to escape this present?
More signals appear.
Things begin to brighten.
My mood lifts.
There is more to experience here.
There is joy to experience here.
I look more closely,
Engage all my senses.
I see it.
Forcing its way from its cocoon.
It opens further.
Full of life.
There's no restraining it.
The blossom bursts into the daylight.
It has my full attention.
The beauty overwhelms me.
This is the joy I've heard of.
This is the joy I've been longing for.
This is the joy I want to marry.
Now they were both ready. He was down on his knee, with the rings, asking the love of his life:
"Will you marry me again?"
After 27 years and three children, they both chose each other again.
That's how we love to sell our jewelry – with the story.
Thank you Michelle & Steven for sharing your story with us and let us be a part of it.