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Remove Filter  | A cat has 9 lives -- what has more than 9 lives? Answer: Frogs because they croak every night. (Duck Dynasty)  |
| | I'm using wamp on MS-Windows 7, and inside www folder I created cgi-bin folder and put some files in it. When I go to Chrome I enter localhost/cgi-bin and it responds >The requested URL /cgi-bin/ was not found on this server. There are other folders in www and it can …  |
| | Dr. Robert Lanza write a book titled “Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness Are the Keys to Understanding the Nature of the Universe“ which apparently (I have not read it, and wouldn't understand it even if I did) states that consciousness continues after the body dies. >The theory implies that death …  |
| | It takes an unusually long time for PFO to respond to link clicks. I don't think it's my computer because DaniWeb and other sites are ok. |
| | According to [this article](http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsoft-confirms-its-dropping-windows-81-support-240407), Microsoft will no longer issue security updates to Windows 8.1 if you don't install the update path. >Since Microsoft wants to ensure that customers benefit from the best support and servicing experience and to coordinate and simplify servicing across both Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 …  |
| | I'm using VS 2013. I want to use the system.numerics.biginteger structure but VS says there is no such namespace as system.numerics! According to MSDN there should be. What am I missing? Imports System.IO Imports System.Numerics '<<<< error Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim OneLightYearInches As BigInteger = 372469703661417000 End Sub End … |
| | After the time has expired to edit a post can you just remove the Edit Post button? It's somewhat confusing to make changes then no Save button. |
| | Anyone know where to BUY (not steal) this eBook? I don't want paperback because they are too difficult for me to read. I'd rather have eBook or PDF version so that I can change the font size to whatever I want. I've looked at Addison-Wesley web site but don't see …  |
| | How did the link get into [this post](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/shell-scripting/threads/474195/file-in-unix#post2070691)? The op said he/she didn't put it there. |
| | RIP -- she died recently at young age of 85. Those in my age group will remember her as the sweeet little curley haired girl in movies. She made a couple movies during here teenage years, but her movie career ended after that. After adulthood she became American Czechoslovakia. You … |
| | I'm running 64-bit Windows 8.1 on a PC with 16 Gig RAM and 8 cores. I've noticed a lot of lag, e.g. all action momentarily stops and when it starts back up the game character quickly speeds across the screen. At other times when I join a multi-user session where …  |
| | Is it possible to create tables in the text editor that will retain spacing -- something like code tags but without line numbers?  |
| | I have another birthday anniversary today, I'm now only 39, with 32 years of experience.  |
| | After changing my password I clicked the Edit Curriculum Vitae link and got the error "Oops! We don't know who you are ...". I clicked the back button and it returned me to my profile page. Apparently either one of two things happened: (1) after changing my password I was …  |
| | Where did you hide the Indorsement button? I can't find it anywhere. Nevermind -- I figured it out. There used to be a button in the purple ribbon, but I guess you got rid of it probably because it was consuming too much realestate. The list of people to endorse … |
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| | I just finished upgrading Windows 7 Pro to Windows 8.1 Pro. I thought it was supposed to keep all files and applications, but only a few of the applications were carried over. Seems like I have to re-install most of the programs, especiall games, Office 365, and Microsoft Visual Studio. … |
| | [Here's](http://www.upworthy.com/one-time-a-guy-gave-a-homeless-man-a-computer-and-the-recipient-did-exactly-what-the-giver-expected?c=ufb1) a good story about a homeless guy that learned how to write programs and was successful. |
| | Microsoft is ALMOST giving this away to people who already own VS 2012 Pro -- just $99.00, compared to $400.00 price without VS 2012 Pro. There were a few changes to .NET Framework, closer compliance to C++11, and better support for writing Windows 8.1 apps. If you don't care about … |
| | Is there currently a way to mark all threads in a forum as read? Every one of the forums I see in the Home Page shows NEW (I assume that means there are some unread threads). If not, will you please add such a feature? |
| | This is a typical day today at WalMart and other stores throughout the USA http://abcnews.go.com/US/black-friday-turns-dark-twitter-websites-track-injuries/story?id=21048805  |
| | Is it possible to post equations that look like equations? I mean something like the Lensmaker's equation in [this wiki article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(optics)) If yes, how?  |
| | New buttons are nice -- but will you please add tool tips so that we know what they are? For example buttons for Report Post (Flag) and the other one next to it (I have no idea what it does). |
| | See [this thread](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/467817/read-text-file-as-string#post2038001). Why does the code start with '[' and end with '](NULL)' ??? |
| | I have two autos -- 2011 Prius which gets 52 MPG, and 2011 Ford Edge which barely get 20 MPH. I leave the Edge sit in my driveway most of the time, it's over 2 years old and doesn't even have 18,000 miles yet.  |
| | I have an XML file I downloaded that is supposed to be API documentation for a program I downloaded. The problem is that I haven't the slightest idea how to read the file. I tried using Notepad, Google and IE, they all just show a lot of gibberish. What program … |
| | I just received FIVE emails from DaniWeb, all of them are identical. Why?? |
| | I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed, then installed most recent version of Debian on an unallocated 100GB partition on the primary drive (on a PC, not on a notebook). That all works without a problem. The problem is that I can not figure out how to change the boot menu … |
| | Pictures are better than words, so please see the menu text behind the purple ribbon in the thumbnail. I'm on Chrome Windows 7.  |
| | I bought a new Galaxy Note3 the other day. Last night I thought I'd use it to browse DaniWeb. Big mistake -- DaniWeb is viturally unusable on Android because the purple menu at the top covers the entire screen except for about 1/2 inch at the bottom and the purple … |
| | I bought a new Galaxy Note3 a couple days ago and experimenting with various rintones. I noticed most of the free ones are pretty sad -- except for this one "An idot is trying to call you". LMAO and so did my kids when I let them hear it. Anyone … |
| | People are legally allowed to use a ripper to make copies of dvds and blu-ray movies as long as they do not give or sell them to other people or send them anywhere over the internet. I've finished ripping all my movie collection onto a 3 TB external hard drive, … |
| | How do I search for specific member name? Putting the name in the Search box doesn't work. I tried "<member name>" and "Daniweb: <member name>". google found the name but not at daniweb. |
| | [Here's](http://norvig.com/21-days.html) an interesting little article I cam across recently. >Walk into any bookstore, and you'll see how to Teach Yourself Java in 7 Days alongside endless variations offering to teach Visual Basic, Windows, the Internet, and so on in a few days or hours. ... The conclusion is that either … |
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| | If it's the thread I started upload works ok as long as I attempt to upload the file at the same time that I create the thread. Any other time I don't get any error message such as "file too big" (it's only 124K) or the options where to place … |
| | http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/robber-tries-to-stick-up-clerk-an-iraq-veteran-who-turns-and-shoves-a-pistol-right-in-his-mouth-video/ |
| | Do you like it? I've seen it in a showroom and couldn't tell the difference between 3d and normal tv. I've read elsewhere that it makes may people dizzy, headaches and other problems. The same with 3d blu-ray movies, I won't buy them. What's your thoughts? |
| | Last week I bought a new [Lonovo G505 laptop](http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/essential/g-series/g505/) for the purpose of installing Linux. After removing Windows 8 I tried to install three different linux distributions, none of them worked. None had a compatible wifi device driver, and none of them could start the X server after installation was … |
| | I have an external usb dvd drive and an internal blu-ray drive. I use both at the same time for ripping movies to My Book 3TB external hard drive. I've noticed that the external dvd drive is considerably slower than the blu-ray drive. Any idea if the cause is because … |
| | I recevied one vote on one of my posts and got two emails for it dated about 1 minute apart. |
| | Any way to make it optional in Control Panel so that those who don't want it can disable it and those who like it can keep it? |
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| | I recently received up votes for posts I made over 5 years ago! Really?? -- shouldn't there be a time limit for such things? I appreciate the up votes, but they are pretty-much meaningless after all this time.  |
| | I just noticed this behavior this morning -- when I select a thread in Chrome the wait cursor never stops unless I click the X stop button or browse to one of the pages that contains list of threads. I tried clearing catch and browsing history, but the problem persists. … |
| | I've been trying all day to find a way to duel boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu. None of the google links I read seem to work on my computer. My computer has two internal hard drives, Widows 8 is installed on the first drive c:. The second hard drive has … |
| | What does that red flag represent, the one next to the word "Featured" beneath my avatar??? |
| | I have a program with DataGridView which is bound to MS Access table. When I addept to update I get "Syntax error in INSERT INTO", but no explanation about the syntax error. Column names in the table have a space in them, such as "Last Name". Could that be the … |
| | Can you set up a "IT Equipment/Software For Sale" forum, something similar to Creg's List or Angie's List, but probably limited to IT related stuff? You already have a Webmaster Marketplace, but that is very limited. |
| | The other day I installed a second internal hard drive so that I can put ubuntu on it. The primary hd has windows 7. Using the Ubuntu windows installer everything installed without a problem. When I rebooted I got a lot of error messages during bootup and finally the boot … |
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