the_Monk

Running your computer system(s) from a 'least privilege' perspective (not using the 'admin' account and using the local security policy to lock down privileges further) is and always will be the single most important defensive tactic one can employ to combat malicious code execution (remote or otherwise). Do yourselves a favour and [I]reserve[/I] the 'admin' account for related 'admin duties' and browse/use the computer using a regular (lim

[quote who="starkers" reply="30" id="3462404"]As for Cortana, I suspected it was something like that... a regional thing and that we'd have to wait a while longer, as is usually the case. Oh well, can't have what they don't wanna give me as yet.[/quote] I believe you can get it if you change your phone's [I]region[/I] to US. http://www.wpcentral.com/want-cortana-outside-us

It is all in the type of [b]dye[/b] used in the manufacturing process and any past/current/future environmental influences (UV exposure, temp etc.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R

If it is a fairly recent notebook one could assume there may be a factory restore partition actually (hidden) on the HD itself. Try to follow the system-specific recovery steps you may be in luck. In my experience, even though you may be able to eventually get the system's uninstaller working again such a low-level infection likely caused other damage that may/may not be visible at this time. In my opinion a full restore/reforma

First off is the notebook 'frozen' [I]completely[/I] (ie. he cannot even move the mouse etc.?) or is it just in a 'kernel panic' (ie. the spinning 'beachball')? If it is completely frozen he could try holding in the power button until the notebook turns itself off. If it is [u]not[/u] completely frozen he could try 'forcequit' on whatever application (likely safari if he was indeed browsing prior to the incident) and then a no

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[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="22" id="3461869"] @monk, post #20: Maybe its (sometimes) just part of the 'roleplaying' that comes with playing in an alternate "universe/game?" [/quote] No. The kind of [I]harassment[/I] I'm speaking of has been in 'competitive' online multiplayer gaming since the beginning. The words being used and the medium have simply changed. Years ago you would get it in typed chat. Now yo

[quote who="starkers" reply="20" id="3461580"] .... when I can get 8.1 on my phone. I got the Black update about a week after folks here were speaking about getting it, so hopefully 8.1 isn't too far off. [/quote] As far as I know the [I]official[/I] release for 8.1 is still a ways off. You can get the 8.1 [I]developer preview[/I]. You have to go here: http://appstudio.windo

'player rage' in gaming is pretty much [I]accepted[/I] as the [u]norm[/u] these days. I cannot tell you how many times (over the many years I have been part of online gaming) someone has indicated they would 'rape my bottom' (and much worse......things which cannot/should not be repeated) should I happen to [I]best[/I] them a time or two in an online video[I]game[/I]. Many times this sort of [I]reaction[/I] (rage) is actually not coming from the 'youn

[quote who="starkers" reply="15" id="3460759"]So even if the latest releases are the end of the Lumia range, I imagine a more than adequate replacement will fill the void and serve us equally well into the future, if not better.[/quote] Absolutely. I was just more [I]curious[/I] than anything else with regard to what might be coming up once Microsoft actually takes the reigns of Nokia's device manufacturing.

[quote who="kona0197" reply="10" id="3460426"]My Android runs faster than any Windows phone I have used and it's not buggy.[/quote] Being a consultant part of my job is to have [I]extensively[/I] used devices of all flavours. Once again, the following is not only my own [I]personal[/I] experience, but that also of many of my clients etc. [quote who="the_Monk" reply="9" id="3460424"]Android is buggy, sluggish and just seems like an 'OS' that is in a perpetual

[quote who="kona0197" reply="8" id="3460422"]Stir up the pot a bit - how would everyone feel if Microsoft shifted from a Windows OS on the Nokia to a Android OS?[/quote] I would dump my Nokia and never look back.... Android is buggy, sluggish and just seems like an 'OS' that is in a perpetual [b]beta state[/b]. Windows phones with almost [I]half[/I] of the hardware capability of droids run the Windows platform twice as fast! No thank

MadDeez, Wow, sounds like the 8.1 dev update was a nightmare for you! Sorry to hear that. Like I said earlier for us the only issue was/is with my wife's Lumia 920, the screen becoming unresponsive (and/or lockscreen having a mind of it's own ie. waking up and bouncing) at times ever since the update. You guys in the US haven't had datasense since the Amber update? Up here in Canuck-I-stan we've had datasense on our 920&

Yeah I updated both of our 920's to the 8.1 dev edition as well. Mine seems to have gone smoothy, but something I've noticed on my wife's 920 is that the phone 'wakes' itself sometimes for no reason (ie. phone just lying there and the screen lights up showing the lock screen and the screen 'bounces'). Also it seems like the screen sometimes becomes totally non-responsive. Neither of these things were happening to my wife's

The Nokia Lumia 930 (while not a huge advancement over my existing 920) will likely be my next smartphone. Will it also be the last of the lumia's though? There is speculation that with Microsoft taking the reigns of Nokia's device manufacturing this phone could be the last 'Lumia'. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-930

If this is the game that came out a few years ago..........yeah I played the shit out it. Very interesting take on 'strategy gaming'. Liked it a lot!

^^^ @ starkers Jafo suggested that because while you think it would be 'as easy' as swapping the platter(s) to another drive casing it is actually the controller that matters (and without pins.......well....) I have (and I believe Jafo alluded to in a previous post that he has as well) tried my very best to do exactly that for a family member who had accidentally fried the controller board on a drive. I even foun

^^^ exactly what I was thinking erischild. I mean no offence Darca, but it's almost hard to believe (if you've been on the internet in the last decade or so) that this is your first experience with 'trolling/trolls'. What I mean to say is everyone/everything gets 'trolled' these days and it's not like that is a revelation either since the 'art' of complaining has been around I'm sure since the very first product/service. Just take

By that same token some 'defenders' of the kingdom aren't either (interested in discussion and/or even [b]reading[/b] other's posts). For example I just saw a thread via STEAM where someone posted an OP about why the cost in euros was so much higher than US dollars (even taking into account VAT etc.). One of the responses he got from a GalCiv 'founder' was that he was an idiot for not understanding that it was an Alpha he was paying for.&nbsp

Titanfall.......everything else is just.....meh.... [e digicons]O:)[/e]

.......this topic was so last month! [e digicons]O:)[/e]

Toshiba Qosmio x70-a (notebook) Intel Core i7 4700MQ 16GB RAM 240GB Corsair GT SSD 1TB regular HD 3GB NVidia GTX 770M I used to build my own custom desktop gaming rigs but this notebook has been so useful (work & play) and has blown me away with just how well it eats up even the latest/greatest AAA shooters that the last gaming-desktop I custom built has just recently left my home. Plus with a notebook I don't need to be tied to a

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="73" id="3447921"]If you don't like the law, demand they change it. Don't blame corporations for using what is in the law though. [/quote] The problem is, by the nature of their power/influence it seems [I]law[/I] might just be 'corporate-will' these days. The [I]demands[/I] of the 'average joe' on that [I]corporate-will[/I] have by comparison much less power/influence. Without which no

Yeah I remember seeing an interview with Bill Gates a while ago where he reaffirmed his dedication to helping eradicate disease. The disease currently his focus was Malaria, and not to miss the irony I believe he was mentioning some sort of laser-system used to 'shoot' the infected mosquitoes down. [e digicons];)[/e]

...and in other news..........the US remains the last developed country without [I]universal[/I] healthcare! hehe [e digicons]O:)[/e]