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Remember Lycos? One of the earlier leaders in search, it was sold to Spanish firm Terra for more than $12 billion ten years ago. This week [URL="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129246686&ft=1&f=1006"]it sold again[/URL] to an Indian company, for a paltry $36 million. Ouch. That got us wondering how some tech companies seem to go …

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[U][B]Installing Mac OS X Tiger[/B][/U] [U]Before installing[/U] I've installed Mac OS X many times on the same computer (don't ask me why, I do many stupid things :)). Anyway, here are some things you should know before installing: 1. Make sure you have a legal, licensed Apple Machine (a.k.a. Mac). …

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[URL="http://www.adobe.com"]Adobe[/URL] has nailed its Android-coloured flag even more firmly to the wall than it had done before. The company hosted its so-called Android Conference yesterday in which it put forward the ways in which its software will be closely tied to the Google-owned operating system. It's not all positive. Adobe …

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Hi everyone. Now I've got some annoying virus(es) in my PC. At first I saw lots of temp files in my Public folder (Avast and Anti-Malware deleted them all, but it took almost 2 days). Then Avast detected other attack via network - virus like: C:\Users\Public\"Anyfolder"\"Anyfolder".exe. Tried cleaning them with …

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i upgrade my computer and i reinstalled sp2 on my harddisk....after a week ago i am facing a lot of error problems.and at sometimes my computer is getting restared.... Yesterday when i left my computer ideal it got restarted and at the bios it is saying that disk bhoot error …

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I was using AVG and Avast simultaneously until I was advised that it was a no-no. I uninstalled AVG and kept Avast. Google searches are redirected to Searchlight and others. Some webpages won't display showing a MGINX error page. I'm blessed with Audio of Obama playing randomly. And Outlook opens …

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my pc is suddenly verry slow, can you perhaps check my logfile. i've getting randomly popups of internet explorer with adds. tnx Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:42:28, on 13-8-2010 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18943) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: …

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Greetings All! My name is Ryan and i'm a long time reader of the forums. I'm 33 years old and after about 15 years as a touring musician, I decided it was time to pursue my passion for programming and am now currently enrolled in a Bachelor Degree program for …

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[ATTACH=right]16654[/ATTACH]Ha Ha (serious face) Is joke. Listen, my Gaming Comrades, Piston Games of Russia says they have [I]just[/I] the game for those times when you're busy. Too busy to play a video game? Never! Piston Founder, Anton Gladkoborodov believes you [I]always[/I] have time for gaming. "Some people said, that games …

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Earlier this morning, Mercury News reported that a midlevel global supply manager at Apple, Paul Shin Devine, has been accused of accepting $1 million in kickbacks from iPod/iPhone accessory developers. He was arrested on charges of wire fraud, and money laundering, resulting in a federal indictment and a private civil …

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[ATTACH=LEFT]16646[/ATTACH]Yesterday, Facebook released an [URL="http://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk"]updated SDK[/URL] for the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/reviews/review291912.html"]Apple iOS4[/URL], intended for use with Apple's iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Between this and the recently released Facebook SDK for Android, third-party developers can build applications with a social networking component for two of the most popular mobile platforms. Two key …

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Porn—it’s a multi-billion dollar industry fueled by mankind’s innate notions of lust and desire. iPhone 4—a smartphone device with millions of users worldwide connected through FaceTime videoconferencing. Porn+iPhone 4=iPorn, the shameless new venture of the adult-entertainment industry as it improves upon its limitless digital expanses. [ATTACH]16323[/ATTACH]In truth, it was only …

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This is a post for all the people that come here looking for help. Sometimes people don't post everything we'd need, and a lot of information keeps on getting reposted (an annoyance to everyone I'm sure.) So, I'm creating this post for people to be sent to so they have …

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[ATTACH=right]16448[/ATTACH]In the fight to be the No. 1 smart phone, Google's Android stands to surpass the iPhone's top seat in two years, according to [URL="http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/News/Pages/Googles-Android-to-Outstrip-Apples-iOS-by-2012-iSuppli-Forecasts.aspx"]market researcher iSuppli Corp[/URL]. "Google and Apple are engaged in a fierce battle for control of the wireless market, which represents the most lucrative growth opportunity …

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Hi, another newbie here, I have the technical expertise of a goat so bear with me. Running windows xp with sp3 and VERY recently have had an issue in control panel where I can't access any screensaver files. I know this sounds like a nothing problem but I get a …

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Hello friends, I want to buy macbook but in my city the store of apple is not available. please suggest me how to buy macbook?

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Best YouTube to iPhone 4 Converter - Convert FLV videos to iPhone 4 [img]http://www.flvsoft.com/images/box/win/pro_2.jpg[/img] [b]FLV to Video Converter Pro 2[/b] based on its advanced technology and self-improvement target, now this upgrade version will give you a more convenient and efficient way to convert any encoded YouTube FLV to other popular …

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I have a MacBookPro 13" and would like to purchase a Dell V715w Printer, but only if computer and printer are compatible (i.e. usable) with each other. Are they?

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Both of my laptops are currently experiencing problems with redirecting. It started as an issue specific to google searches. The link would redirect me to a random website, in which case I would press back until I got to google, and the second attempt at the website would work just …

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From about three weeks ago, on only my most heavily used email account (it has around 75,000 emails in it and gets around 200 emails each day), I was only able to download 4 emails at a time. Then it would stop. I would click "Get Mail" and it would …

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Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former US President Ronald Reagan, has accused people who use email services from Apple, AOL, Google, Hotmail and Yahoo! of "supporting the Obama, Pelosi and Reid liberal agenda" and ultimately "hurting our country". His answer, for those supporters of what he calls true "Reagan …

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Hello, Two days ago I obtained a malware infection. It was the type that would come up in a pop up "warning, your computer is infected with malware" press 'ok' to continue (I did NOT press ok)- but damage was done. It then showed an image of a download taking …

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Mac OS X is not, on the whole, known as an OS which attracts too many problems when it comes to malware. However, in the last few days there has been something of a scare involving the Immunizator Trojan. [URL="http://www.sophos.com/news/2008/03/imunizator.html"]According to IT security specialists Sophos[/URL] this may well just be …

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We all knew it was bound to happen. Apple’s journey to world domination was first set into motion with the Mac, then came the iPod with it’s market domination. The launch of the iPhone increased their kingdom exponentially and the iPad has continued the legacy. Details came to light today …

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Hello, I have been getting the Rundll32.exe not responding on shutdown. I have read through other similar threads but can't seem to fix my problem. Here is my hijackthis log, any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:32:15 PM, on 8/8/2010 Platform: …

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I have a page I am putting together that has a drop down box, and allows me to choose an item from the drop down, and then it queries the database matching from the drop down to a table field and then grabs all database entries that match. That part …

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Your typical Mac will start with something called Open Firmware, which loads the OS and things like that. Now, it is basically like a DOS shell: it can be used to type commands and boot into various OSes and run recovery programs. Now, this shell is accessible by any end-user …

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Hi guys, I know there are a lot of post on explorer.exe crashing but what I have noticed is that everybody's problem is slightly different than mine. I have an asus EeePC 1000H XP Home Ed Service Pack 3 1.60 GHz Computer was running fine until I plugged in my …

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My virus checker(avira) is reporting a fair few instances of the TR/Genome.khkv virus. Malware bytes and spybot are having no luck getting rid(or even detecting it) and it seems to be infesting more of my system. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Below is my hijackthis log. -------- [QUOTE]Logfile of …

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[ATTACH=right]16413[/ATTACH]A former sales director with the Taiwan-based Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation has entered a plea-bargain in a San Francisco Federal Court related to charges of participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, according to the [URL="http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2010/261080.htm"]Justice Department[/URL]. Under his plea agreement, …

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Despite [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story292997.html"]the ongoing signal strength problems displayed by the new iPhone 4[/URL], there can be no denying that the latest Apple gadget has been a runaway success. With Apple claiming 1.7 million units sold in just the first three days it would be hard to argue. One of the not …

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OK, so Apple has done it again. Whipped the technology and consumer media up into a feeding frenzy that is. But has it delivered with the truly magical and revolutionary product that was promised? Er, no dude, not by a long shot and here (in no particular order) are 15 …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]16394[/ATTACH]Developers downloading the third beta of [URL="http://developer.apple.com/technologies/iphone/whats-new.html"]Apple's iOS 4.1[/URL], which became available yesterday evening, were disgruntled to find that in this release, Apple's dropped support for both the iPhone 3G and the second generation iPod Touch. The changes were made to Apple's Game Center, a social network centered are iOS …

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It's not in the stores yet but in Europe at least the anticipation is hotting up for the [URL="http://ww.nokia.com"]Nokia[/URL] N8 smartphone. It's causing excited ripples for two reasons: first it's going to be seen as the first time Nokia has come out with something serious to combat the iPhone in …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]16385[/ATTACH]Once an iPhone firmware is jailbroken, it is only a matter of time before the hackers that be are able to unlock the phone as well. Late last night, a group of iPhone hackers, the Dev-Team, released an update for their app, ultrasn0w. This allows people to remove the carrier …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]16365[/ATTACH]Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut, warned Amazon and Apple yesterday that he wants to have a little talk with them about their "anticompetitive" deals in the electronic publishing market. In [URL="http://www.ct.gov/ag/lib/ag/consumers/amazonltr080110.pdf"]his letter[/URL], directed to Amazon's General Counsel, L. Michelle Wilson, Blumental warns that "Amazon's demand that the largest e-book …

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Hi Guys and Gals!! I'm looking at purchasing an MAC G4 800 MHZ here in the USA the thing is I'm moving to the UK in September will this work with 240V @ 50hz when USA is 110V @60hz ? I think it will work with just a new power …

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The same hacker behind the iPad jailbreaking software “Spirit”, and the iPad port of Flash, has released an easy to use jailbreak solution for the iPhone4. Comex and his cohorts have created a website that allows users to complete the job with a single swipe of the finger. [ATTACH=RIGHT]16317[/ATTACH]Users of …

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i've done everything that was asked...what do i do know!!! ha ha thanks and greatly appreciated!!! Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4363 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.5512 7/28/2010 4:28:40 PM mbam-log-2010-07-28 (16-28-40).txt Scan type: Full scan (C:\|) Objects scanned: 211333 Time elapsed: 1 hour(s), 35 minute(s), …

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Hi, I have an Mac that freezes frequently, I took it to the local Apple store and they replaced the hard drive. It has been better than it originally was but it has started freezing recently. When it freezes the mouse will continue to be movable but force quit will …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]16281[/ATTACH][URL="http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/07/30/apple-starts-patenting-mobile-app-ideas/"]Apple's filed three patent applications[/URL] that mobile app developers are raising eyebrows at. The three patents involve design ideas rather than hardware, and cover high end fashion, hotel, and travel shopping via mobile device. Here's what each application is designed to do. The [URL="http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100191578%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100191578&RS=DN/20100191578"]high-end fashion app[/URL] is aimed at luxury …

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Here is my HiJackthis log, I have run malware anti spyware and superantispyware remover. Does anyone see anything out of place or that is just plain silly and useless? All help is greatly appreciated Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 7:42:31 PM, on 7/30/2010 Platform: Windows XP …

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I can log onto MSN messenger, it opens but: - after a few seconds it disappears from my screen or - if it stays on the screen, it disappears as soon as I click in any of my contacts. I've removed MSN messenger from my laptop, re-installed it but I …

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[B]ATI Takes the Lead[/B] [ATTACH=RIGHT]16273[/ATTACH]After a long stretch of dominance, NVIDIA has fallen behind ATI in discrete GPU shipments. According to Mercury Research, ATI claims 51% of the market, and NVIDIA has slipped to, you guessed it, 49%. NVIDIA was the leader this time last year with 59% market share, …

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i have a code that reads lowest and the highest number with inputs that are all Integer but, once i have an input (ex. apple 200)...it wont read anymore, need help in what to input code that ignores letters [CODE]//reads numbers only ex. 100 200 300 int main() { ifstream …

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Hello I'm 99% sure I've got adware or malware running on my PC. I first noticed a problem when web pages took increasingly longer to load. The problem got worse when hyperlinks did not always link to the page they meant to e.g. Google search link would return Facebook or …

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The economic news has been so bad of late, it's actually difficult to imagine that some businesses are profitable. It's easy to get sucked into the abyss of huge layoffs, high unemployment figures and generally negative fall-out from the economic meltdown, but in spite of all this, there are technology …

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Apple's online store went down last night, a signal that new (updated) products are rolling off the assembly lines. They've beefed up the Mac Pro line of desktops, iMacs, and the Cinema Display, and introduced their mildly-anticipated, Magic Trackpad. [ATTACH]16157[/ATTACH][ATTACH=RIGHT]16155[/ATTACH]The Mac Pro's upgrade is long overdue and Apple certainly didn't …

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Hello All, Last night I was infected with malware. Following this infection, a faux antivirus appeared; I was prevented from using the ctrl+alt+del function; I was unable to open any applications; I did not have browser based internet access (although temporarily my AIM client still worked); and my AVG was …

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Hi, So it seems like a lot of people are having this problem. Mine started a few days ago. I will get random pop ups from internet explorer, as well as the invisible audio-only ones. Also, the wave volume will frequently reset to zero. I would appreciate any help with …

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