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zeroturbulence

zeroturbulence

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Lynx said:
Sure you can. Google provides everything. You might not have an option in your BIOS settings... but if you take the lid off and solder some pins together you can overclock anything. :D

Voiding the warranty in the process of course...
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I can't solder more than led's on my rc helicopters, but its ok. I'm actually pleased with my comp's performance. I can get 60-100fps with my flight sim program and that's really all I care about. :)
 
Lynx

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That's not bad. I thought you wanted to cook breakfast though...

Ever tried Wing Commander Saga? Freeware space shooter that is good enough to be payware.
 
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Siberian_Khatru said:
iPad if you're okay with iOS. Otherwise check out Asus for Android tablets, or the Surface Pro if you're interested in Windows 8 RT.
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Roh_Chris: What Siberian_Khatru said. Also you might look at Lenovo's tablets. Every ThinkPad (Lenovo) I ever got is still running. I've never tried their tablets, but if I wanted a tablet I'd get an Asus as Siberian_Khatru recommended or I'd get a Lenovo.
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Thank you, Siberian_Khatru and Lynx. :)

I have no idea of Asus because it is not considered to be a reliable brand here, but I'll check the reviews for their products. Lenovo seems like a good idea. How good are Samsung's tablets? I did not have a good experience with their dual-sim phone but some of my other friends say that Samsung's high-end products are pretty good.

I don't want to opt for iOS or Windows based tablets, so I will skip Apple and Surface Pro.
 
Lynx

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Amazon.com is an ever-present help in time of doubt. They post the bad reviews with the good. Sometimes the manufacturer slips in a shill to post a good review for a bad product, but you can tell when it's not real... mostly by the chorus of angry people drowning him out with shouting about what a dud it is.

And how did Asus get a reputation for bad products there? Do they sell the good ones in the USA and the mistakes there? Asus is pretty reliable here.
 
zeroturbulence

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That's not bad. I thought you wanted to cook breakfast though...

Ever tried Wing Commander Saga? Freeware space shooter that is good enough to be payware.
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I'll have to try that. My sim is FSX. :) The computer's still new, that's why its not too shabby, but still I can't play with max graphics without the software crashing. FSX is known to be a serious memory killer.
 
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What you would expect from a Microsoft game. They have no regard for proper coding, i.e. plugging memory leaks. And it's to their advantage to make a game that intentionally demands more resources, so you'll buy a new computer.

Though I have to say their Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries (which is also now freeware) was pretty good. Still is fairly good. But then FASA was involved with that one.
 
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Lynx

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How can you be a salesman for freeware? It's a profitless job. =^.^=

Except for osdisk... why would anyone buy what they can get for free? The only reason would be if you don't know how to burn an image disk for yourself...

Oh.
 
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And how did Asus get a reputation for bad products there? Do they sell the good ones in the USA and the mistakes there? Asus is pretty reliable here.
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I'm not sure why they are not so reliable. Asus does not invest in brand-building in India, so people hardly know about Asus. I think they don't have a good network of service centres either (I could be wrong on this). Plus, I checked their Indian website and I was not impressed with the tablets on offer. :confused:
 
Lynx

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Check the US websites then. Or amazon.com would have a good selection.... if they ship to you.
 
JesusLives

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Lynx said:
Oh I can do things other than Linux. I use Windows for my music making computer, mostly because my payware VST instruments (RealGuitar, RealStrat, Miles'tone trumpet, Jamstix) won't run in Linux... for commercial reasons.

Well now that you've started this thread... *shrug* Anyone need any recommendations for Windows freeware? Need a program to do something, but you're not sure what to get? Thinking about trying Linux, but you don't know what programs to look for in the Linux world? Thinking about getting a computer but you're not sure which brand/model is best?

(By the way, about that last one... "best" is very relative, and if you ask me what is the "best" laptop, tablet, etc. I will have to ask you a few questions about what exactly you want out of it. Just so you know.)
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Here I thought it was Lenox as in fine china.....Blond strikes out.....as I am very tech challenged..... Mean while in search of fine china.....
 
JesusLives

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The only people who like Windows 8 are those who have touchscreens. That is because Win8 assumes EVERY computer is a touchscreen. That works well for computers with touchscreens but not so good on normal laptops, and terrible on desktops. The best solution I have found is to go back to Windows 7.

This one guy at work was talking about how much he hated his computer since upgrading from Win7 to Win8. I asked why he upgraded. "Because it's an upgrade, it's supposed to be better." Did your computer work before? "Yeah." Was there anything lacking before? "No, I was happy with it." So your computer was already working fine, did everything you needed, and you were happy? "Yeah." Then WHY DID YOU MESS WITH SOMETHING THAT ALREADY WORKED?! "Because it was an upgrade."

*sigh*

Microsoft seems to drop the ball with every other Windows they put out. They had a fluke where Windows 2000 and Windows XP were both good, but usually every second OS is a dud. Win95 - meh. Win98 - pretty good. WinME - TERRIBLE!!! Win2000 - pretty good. WinXP - pretty good and long-playing. WinVista - sucked rotten eggs. Win7 - best one yet, I have it running on four laptops right now. Win8 - not as bad as ME, but still stinks.

I think they do it intentionally. They want the new OS to shine, so while they're making it the best it can be they throw the users a bone by putting out a half-done OS. Then when the real OS that they did right comes along it seems even better contrasted against its predecessor. Have you noticed that Windows 7 looks a lot like Windows Vista, except everything actually works in 7? I think Vista was just a half-baked version of 7 that they tossed us to hold us over until 7 was really done.

You should probably hang around with Win7 until Win9 comes out.
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Having windows 8 and a touch screen that I don't want to touch....this Blond has learned to work around the windows 8 problem or maybe I just ignore it... and keep typing on the keyboard..... It did freak me out at first but I pushed through.....Hate fingerprints on the screen and when I try to get off the dirt it leaves scratches on my writing page like I am trying to draw or something......so I try to just stay on the keyboard..... I don't know what any of it is called they are all just thingies o.k.? Powering through windows 8....lol
 
JesusLives

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Lynx said:
That's not bad. I thought you wanted to cook breakfast though...

Ever tried Wing Commander Saga? Freeware space shooter that is good enough to be payware.
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I have a salad shooter is that anything close?
 
JesusLives

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Check the US websites then. Or amazon.com would have a good selection.... if they ship to you.
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You are starting to speak my language.....I know all about Ebay......lol O.K. Blond will leave the thread and quit being a Blond here....It was fun perusing through though.....taking my tech challenged self away......Nice kitty....bye
 
zeroturbulence

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What you would expect from a Microsoft game. They have no regard for proper coding, i.e. plugging memory leaks. And it's to their advantage to make a game that intentionally demands more resources, so you'll buy a new computer.

Though I have to say their Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries (which is also now freeware) was pretty good. Still is fairly good. But then FASA was involved with that one.
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Actually, FSX's memory hogging is justified because of all the things going on in the 'game' at once (not so much when at cruise altitude, but at busy airports or flying over densely populated scenery). The developers even warned about it before the game came out saying that it will be a few years before PC's fast enough to run it well will be available(!!) and its been developed by the same small team dedicated to MS Flight Simulator for 20 years. Now it's been bought out by Lockheed Martin (yes, the aerospace company that makes the F-22 Raptor!) and they made some minor improvements and now its even MORE of a memory hog. :)
 
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zeroturbulence

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Oh and I actually have an original copy of Mechwarrior 2, which I haven't played in well over a decade lol :D Probably not compatible with windows 8 anyway.
 
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A friend of mine has a PC that, after system updates, refuse to restart. Occasionally just stopping the boot process, occasionally saying it cannot find the hard drive (!). Could this be fixed by reinstalling windows/ Installing Linux, or is it likely to be a hardware problem?
 
zeroturbulence

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wwjd_kilden said:
A friend of mine has a PC that, after system updates, refuse to restart. Occasionally just stopping the boot process, occasionally saying it cannot find the hard drive (!). Could this be fixed by reinstalling windows/ Installing Linux, or is it likely to be a hardware problem?
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I've had that happen a few times in the past. It was usually fixed by booting into safe mode (keep pressing F8 while its booting up), and then using System Restore to return the comp to an earlier date (before the update was attempted). Good luck!

System restore is usually found in the windows accessories folder in the startup menu.

THEN you should also disable automatic updates if its on automatic (so it doesn't try to install the faulty update again).
 
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Thanks, I'll suggest that :)
 
Lynx

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Ah, automatic updates that are turned on by default... yet another reason I get annoyed with Windows.

But yeah, what zeroturbulence said. Although I've never heard of an update that caused the computer to not be able to find the hard drive. At what point in booting up does it throw up this error message? If it is after Windows begins loading it could be a problem with Windows. If it is before Windows even starts loading, it could be a hard drive going out.
 
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