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Ask the techies! / What to do to ebay hacker?
« on: December 17, 2006, 11:16:56 PM »
Hello my friends...long time.

I recently had my e-bay account compromised (it's fixed now).  Not sure how it happend, but I have an IP address from where it was changed from, which may or may not be valid.
So I'm asking you all, what do you think I should do to the person?
They changed my user name to stephen.mark7 and changed the email address to:
llo-694j@iximail.com


IP:
IP Address: 81.199.51.182
ISP Host: 10.10.63.253


Thanks

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Hardware / Good store for cables
« on: October 04, 2005, 02:12:51 AM »
Thought I would share that http://www.pcmicrostore.com/ has some good cables for very good prices.

I got round cables for $0.85 to $4 and 50' RJ45 for $10.00

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Ask the techies! / Concurrent Remote Desktop Sessions
« on: July 25, 2005, 02:15:48 PM »
My wife and I share my computer right now, and when I remote into it, it kicks her off.  Soooo after months of just coping with it I finally decided to google it.  Here is a link to the solution.  I made the changes yesterday, and today...yippeee it worked.

Just thought you all might like to know.

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Software / Nice search tool
« on: January 21, 2005, 11:57:06 AM »
Google has a nice search tool for your computer.  It indexes your files, web pages in your cache etc. finding something is much faster than the search native to windows.  Here is the link.

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Ask the techies! / USB vs PCI wireless network adapters.
« on: January 06, 2005, 11:43:53 AM »
I have a friend setting up a wireless network, and was researching USB vs PCI.  Here are my finding for my research so far.

A USB adapter is not necessarily the best possible solution.
Here is why:
Your router is the 802.11G standard which means it has a theoretical bandwith of 54 Mb/s (Mega bits per second, 8 megabits make up a megabyte) actual bandwith is usually around 20 Mb/s the connection strength impacts this a lot (a card with a better antena will work better)

There are 2 possible types of USB ports on a computer, 1.1 and 2.0
Bandwidth on a 1.1 port is approxiamately 12 Mb/s
Bandwidth on a 2.0 port is approxiamately 480 Mb/s
If you have multiple USB devices plugged in, the bandwidth gets split (how it gets split can be complex)

You internet connection is probably in the 4-7 Mb/s range

Bandwidth for the PCI bus (which is where the cards get plugged into) is 133Mb/s (shared among all devices)

So if you are surfing the internet at 7Mb/s, and your router is then sending that to the USB adapter at 54 Mb/s, and the port is a USB 2.0 port (480Mb/s) with nothing else plugged into it that is using much bandwith, you are sufing as fast as your connection allows.

If you are on a 1.1 port (12Mb/s) you should still be ok as long as no other USB devices are plugged into the same controller (controllers are the chips on the motherboard, and usually have 2+ ports on the outside of the computer).  If you have other devices plugged in the 12Mb/s is split up, and therefore you might be slowed down by the USB port.

Now things change if you are copying files from one computer on your network to another computer on your network.  If one computer is connected to the router by an ethernet cable, the bandwidth is 100Mb/s.  The wireless connection can only use 54Mb/s therefore you are limited by the wireless bandwidth, and if the USB adapter is plugged into a 1.1 port then it is restricted even further to 12Mb/s.  This is a significant loss in speed.

Bear in mind that all the throughput is the maximum THEORETICAL bandwith...nothing ever gets all available bandwidth.

So the short story is that a USB device, in certain circumstances (specifically transfering files between 2 computers on a network, and not surfing the web) will be slower than a PCI adapter (PC Card for a laptop, or PCI card for a desktop).

Are there any errors or wrong conclusions?

Thanks for feedback!

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Hot Deals / SMC 8505T 5Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch \\for $32
« on: November 11, 2004, 11:13:38 AM »
Buy.com has the SMC 8505T 5Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch w/ jumbo frame support for $32 after $15 rebate. Free shipping. Lowest on Pricegrabber is $47.

The 8Port version is availble for $80 after $20 rebate.

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Whatever / The Passion of The Christ
« on: March 01, 2004, 09:29:25 AM »
Thought I'd start a thread on the movie to see last weekend!  If you haven't seen this...you must!

It's more an experience than a movie.  It brings both sorrow and joy, and leaves you with a new perspective.

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Software / Daemon Tools (similar to Game Drive)
« on: January 22, 2004, 08:58:32 PM »
I've been using a utility for about 2 months, and have not had any issues.  The utility is called Daemon Tools.  It works similar to Game Drive but is free for non-commercial use.  Here is their disclaimer:

This program is NOT freeware.
If you don't use this program for commercial purposes you do not have to register a license and are allowed to use this software for free. But if you want to support our work you may do so, of course. To register Click Here. This private license is always limited until the next version of this software is released.
If you use this program commercially (e.g. in a company, internet cafe etc.) somehow you must license it! To register Click Here. You will find all details there.
You are only allowed to use this program if you are a legal owner of the original CD and you want to create or use a backup of your original CD.
Feel free to use this package in other FREE products, as long as you leave this package unmodified and include credits to author. If you want to include this software in a commercial product plz contact us for permission!
This software is provided "as is". The authors cannot be held responsible for any loss of data or other misfortunes resulting from the use of this program.
Likewise the authors cannot be held responsible for the use or misuse of this software.

You still need a burning program that can create a 1:1 copy.  They have a list of recommended burning programs. I have been using a trial version of Alcohol 120%.

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Whatever / The Education System
« on: January 09, 2004, 10:45:09 AM »
*** From the Admin:  I split this thread off from it's parents since it became off-topic, but also very interesting.  You can find the parent thread here ***

think about it...an entry level position on a help desk pays about equal to an entry level teaching position...with a lot higher ceiling...if you were a geek which would you choose?  Duh!  So of course most of the computer teachers are lUsers.

[Edited on 1-13-2004 by ZWarrior]

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Software / Homeworld 2
« on: October 15, 2003, 10:47:20 AM »
Gogamer.com has homeworld 2 for $24.90 plus shipping.

[Edited on 10-15-2003 by Morpheus]

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Hardware / Interesting Appliance
« on: September 23, 2003, 11:07:14 AM »
What do you all think about this?

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Hot Deals / 5 port switch for $0.00
« on: September 18, 2003, 09:16:58 AM »
Tiger Direct has a 5 port switch  for free.

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Hot Deals / RTCW -- $8
« on: September 15, 2003, 12:59:10 PM »
Return to castle wolfenstien for $8 at CircuitCity

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Software / Homeworld 2 demo is out
« on: September 04, 2003, 01:13:14 PM »
So far it's seems pretty cool...a lot like the first one.  Might be fun to play at the party. List of download sites here.

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Hot Deals / UT2003 for $20
« on: August 05, 2003, 11:04:02 AM »
Gogamer.com has UT2003 for $20

UT 2003

[Edited on 8-5-2003 by Morpheus]

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Life / Online Bible Study
« on: July 22, 2003, 09:00:22 AM »
Hey all, I'm looking for a good online/email/palm bible study.  I've found one, but didn't know if any of you currently used one that you have found better than others.

Once I settle on one, I will let everyone know what I'm using, and if you want to join me, you can.  We can discuss, and share thoughts on the day reading here on the forums.  Iron Sharpens Iron!

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Hot Deals / Half Life Counter Strike -- $12.90
« on: May 15, 2003, 09:10:07 AM »
Half Life Counter Strike 12.90 at gogamer.com plus shipping.

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Hot Deals / Monitors...
« on: April 23, 2003, 11:39:00 AM »
Good prices on monitors:

Office depot has a 17" monitorfor
$90 after rebates.

And a 19" for $157 after rebates.

Even better $70

[Edited on 4-24-2003 by Morpheus]

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Hot Deals / SCSI Adapter and Drives
« on: March 10, 2003, 12:32:20 PM »
free scsi adapter with purchase of a scsi drive

More info on the adapter

The drives $129 for 18.4gb

[Edited on 3-10-2003 by Morpheus]

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Hot Deals / nvision EN-775E 17\" Flat Screen CRT Monitor for $60
« on: February 17, 2003, 11:23:51 AM »
Staples has a Envision EN-775E 17" Flat Screen CRT Monitor for $60 after a $30 off $150 coupon code "23579" and a $60 rebate with Free Shipping.  Add some paper clips item # "525881" so the coupon will work.

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Hot Deals / GigaFast 5 port switch
« on: January 28, 2003, 12:14:20 PM »
GigaFast 5 port switch

$15.98 after $25 rebate.

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Hot Deals / shipping woes
« on: January 27, 2003, 02:15:18 PM »
found this on slickdeals.net

Get the Logitech MX700 Cordless Optical Mouse for for $44 after $11 rebate.

Click here and enter "16006100" to activate $25 off $75.
Search for 649774 to find the mouse for $80.
Send in the 20% rebate.
Final price is $80 - $25 - 20% ($11) rebate = $44 w/ free shipping.

[Edited on 1-27-2003 by Morpheus]

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Hot Deals / SoF2
« on: January 24, 2003, 10:57:21 AM »
SOF II for $16 shipped

http://www.gogamer.com/cgi-bin/GoGamer.storefront/EN/catalog/1032?AID=1054883&PID=1100768

It's a 48 hour sale that ends 5:00 am Sunday.

[Edited on 1-24-2003 by Morpheus]

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