David Parker44 said:Yes, we are. First off, if the people actually showed some teeth, this whole movie would be playing out differently. Just look at France... the second they tighten the screws, you've got riots in the streets. You can't mess with them. But here? Throw a tax hike at us—wrapped up in some "austerity" ideology or blaming the previous administration—and everyone just folds. Everyone just says, "Well, I guess we have to..." That's how it always goes. And don't even get me started on small business owners. Hit them with an extra 12% tax on profit distributions and not a single soul at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce even blinks.
Secondly, I’d implement penalties at the polls for anyone who doesn't show up... simple enough. $100 So don't bother voting then. You live in America, and that comes with a duty to the state and the people. If we did that, they wouldn't be playing games with pathetic 40% turnout numbers and letting a tiny minority decide the majority. The final result would look completely different.
Oh, come on—you actually participated in the election, which makes you directly responsible for the result. Now that you aren't happy with how things turned out, suddenly it’s the fault of everyone who didn't even bother to leave their house that day? 😁 I pay my $100, and I tip well for $233, so do you want to pay a hundred bucks if you (once again) pick the wrong guy? 😛
You can actually just select multiple sections of a Sheet and toss them into the "print area"—then it’ll only spit out exactly what you picked: http://www.downloadatoz.com/howto/ho...2010,5482.html
Look, Excel doesn't really grasp the concept of "later on"—it either prints the specific cells you've defined or it just prints everything.
Look, you aren't going to get very far trying to power two different devices off a single USB port—it just doesn't work that way. Sure, I’ve seen plenty of adapters that go from USB-A to Mini-B, but I haven't seen anything doing the reverse, and honestly, why bother? Just grab two separate 1:1 cables instead. It's much simpler.
darkbison14 said:I've got this fan on my graphics card that’s started getting super quiet—then sometimes it kicks back up and starts making this loud noise again—so what's actually going on here? Can I just rip it off entirely, or is my GPU going to overheat and fry itself or something? Thanks
Don't go ripping it off—it's there for a reason, not just to look pretty. Just clean out the dust and maybe hit it with some lube if it's grinding.
gentlegardener28 said:I'm looking at the Protis model... my budget is sitting right at $750—how much would I need to shell out if I trade in my old gear, or should I just grab something cheaper and pocket the change?
I’m looking to grab a new PSU for my rig—specifically one that won't sound like a jet engine taking off. I had an EVGA 750W unit before that was incredibly noisy, and honestly, I ended up swapping it out twice in a single year... apparently, there's just a recurring issue with that specific line of power supplies, or at least that's what the guys at the repair shop told me. So, I'm ready to move on. I've got about $750 worth of value sitting in my old EVGA unit, and I don't mind chipping in a bit more to get something better. It would also be great if it were modular, just like the EVGA one was. CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Coolermaster 412s RAM: 2x 4GB Corsair Vengeance MB: Gigabyte 990FX GPU: HD7850 DVD ROM SSD 128GB HDD WD Caviar Black 4x120mm fans and 4 neon lights
It's fully modular, uses a single 12V rail, and the ripple and noise levels are basically non-existent—it's right up there with the high-end Seasonic units:
I mean, if you’re actually looking to play anything modern... not really. If you're still rocking that old 9800 GT, this thing is actually a massive step backward—seriously, it's way weaker. Honestly, if you want an upgrade that actually matters without breaking the bank, you should be looking at something like an HD 7770 or maybe a GTX 650 instead.
Sean Doyle9 said:So, my GPU finally kicked the bucket—RIP—and I went poking around some local shops nearby to see what was left on the shelves. I stumbled upon these two options and figured I'd run them by you guys to see what you think or if anyone has any solid recommendations: 1. NVIDIA GeForce GT 210 1GB---$110
2. AMD Radeon HD6570 2GB---$167
WHICH ONE IS THE BETTER CALL HERE...
Better for what? Honestly, if you aren't trying to actually play games, just grab whichever one is the cheapest thing on the shelf.
Between the OS and the drivers, you really shouldn't be looking at anything more than 25 GB—70 GB or higher is just... well, it's wrong. You need to dig in and check a few things—take a look at your page file size, see if hibernation is actually turned off, and check how much space you've allocated to the recycle bin. Also, if you've been smart enough to move everything out of your user folder and onto a secondary storage drive, then that main user folder should basically be empty. Seriously, go ahead and toggle the "show hidden & system files" option in your settings—that’s the only way you're going to actually see what's eating up all that space.
What kind of update are we talking about here? Just so we're clear—that specific error message pops up when the OS decides to kill off Google Chrome because it’s run out of available memory. It’s a software issue, not some hardware failure on your PC. And wait, you can't even boot the machine, or you can boot it but the screen stays black? Those are two completely different problems. Give me a bit more detail to work with.
You’re way off base with that price—honestly, for $1000 you could basically build a whole new rig that would smoke yours. I doubt anyone is actually going to hand over $2,000 for this. Check out this listing; it doesn't have any RAM, sure, but the GPU is significantly beefier than what you've got:
Or maybe look at this one, which includes a monitor:
And besides, shouldn't you be looking for a full two-year warranty?
shadowpanther0 said:Alright, thanks a ton for the reply—though I’m still hoping someone else jumps in who actually knows the ins and outs of Windows licensing audits. As for buying them, I'm definitely interested, but since I need them for a whole fleet of machines, I'm stuck wondering how many to grab or if it's just easier to pay some programmer to handle it. Honestly, he claims they're legit, but I don't know... Thanks again...
What kind of "programmer" are we talking about here? Look, there's no such thing as him "justifying" anything—those computers belong to you, which means the responsibility sits squarely on your shoulders.
