ClareJonsson

I signed up a few days ago but haven't received an invite yet, maybe they have figured out I'm eeeevil Muhahahahaha... ahem, only jokin'

You could give Bennu a look. It's an off shoot of Fenix and is cross platform and pretty much Ideal for 2D games!

Try using Infra Recorder to burn the image, I have had the odd weirdness with Magic ISO in the past.

The difference between Student and Enterprise editions is what is included in the bundle. Student editions usually have less programs and therefore it's significantly cheaper! Here's the main differences in Office 2010: Enterprise and mid-sized business Word OneNote InfoPath PowerPoint Access SharePoint Workspace Outlook Publisher Communicator Excel Home, small business, and schools Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook OneNote Access Publisher

Get Rivo uninstaller, that's one of the best things I have used in ages, and it's FREE!

Thanks guys, I thought it was about time I reared my mugshot again GIGGLES.

Lol, there are many people in the world who will rip your head off for saying that. Imagine what would have happened someone had said "Stuff Linux, go with windows 7 instead" LMAO :D Obviously, I know that would never happen......

I'm not sure I agree there as it's got nothing to do with your computer experience. I have had over 27 years of computer experience and am a very good coder, my experiences are quite varied, from masses of legacy systems to our modern technology. I have even configured my own LAMP server with DNS which I purposely selected no GUI just for the experience, I ran that for a quite a few years with multiple domains, websites, databases etc, plus there's no point in having a GUI for a server. I still think that Ubuntu is a great introduction for new Linux users and when you are confident enough you can move on to something more taxing. But as is always, every Linux user has their own favourite and will defend that distro to the death. Try what you want, it's free after all :)

Definitely Ubuntu :)

I know, and there was also a Media Centre edition of XP too! But as far as I can tell Win 7s Media centre is the best edition so far :)

We have been using Windows 7 Enterprise for a while now and so far my experiences are very positive. I totally love the new task bar and the ability to pin programs to it. The whole O.S. is very fast. I sometimes feel like it's more fluid than my XP boot is, but as we all know that the proof of an OS is after you have been running it for a while and have installed/un-installed various apps and games that generally leave stuff laying around. It's the little touches I like, such as shaking a window which minimises all others on the desktop, that has to be the daftest and most useful feature I have seen in ages, how could I ever have managed without it! One of the things that I was very impressed with was Windows Media Centre, so far it hands down beats any other PVR solution I have tried, including MythTV and GBPVR. It's very slick and fast, I even found an iPlayer extension for it :)

Runescape runs fine on my Eee PC running ebuntu :)

The thing that is supposed to save a CPU from overheating is called a thermal cutout diode, in effect if the CPU gets too hot the diode will slow the CPU down (to a halt if need be). Unfortunately AMD are known for having bad utilization of the TCD consequently killing the CPU if the heat sink is removed, and that goes for todays AMD processors I'm afraid. But the thing is, anyone who is daft enough to remove the Heat Sink is asking for a magical cloud of smoke to appear, and unfortunately this will not be followed by a Genie who will grant you three fabulous wishes :(

There are different types of rootkits, there are those that simply work at an application level, and those that work at kernel level. Application level rootkits are a lot easier to remove, although they inject into legit programs (or use other methods, but injecting seems to be popular now) They are easy to remove as they only modify the application (That depends on what's being modified though, but generally they are easy to remove). The kernel level rootkits modify kernel of an OS, at that level it can basically do anything it pleases. The only problem is, the code needs to be 100% bug free otherwise the OS will crash. To remove kernel level rootkits you will need to boot up into another OS using a live cd or what a flash drive and do a scan from there. Root kit infections can often masquerade as drivers too, but I don't think I have come across any that I have not been able to disinfect yet. Thanks for the reply, just thought I would start the ball rolling :)

I have a PC acting as a backend PVR that is always on as it records TV programs via a freeview card and lives in our kitchen cupboard. The PC in the bedroom which is nothing more than a front end for the PVR with an MCE remote remains in standby when I am not using it. This PC gets shut down when I am not using as it's a bit of a beast and very power hungry. My Eee PC gets shut down when I am not using it as it boots incredibly fast anyway. PS3 and Wii I keep in standby when not in use. Not at all. It's actually better on it as it cools overnight. The Fan in my PSU stays on for a few minutes after shutdown to cool the system, this helps prolong the life of my PC :)

Tell us about root kit infections, how they hide themselves and what's the best way to remove them.

I prefer Avast myself, it got a lot of awards too!

You can change the key map assignments in the registry, this is fiddly and fortunately there's a handy little utility called SharpKeys to help you along, you can get it here: http://www.randyrants.com/2008/12/sharpkeys_30.html Bye for now, Clare.

Wow that is bad. I do a lot with PC based PVRs, and getting the interlace right on them is sometimes quite hard, and the best way to see if your interlace is correct is by watching the news ticker at the bottom of Sky News, if your interlace isn't correct then the ticker will not flow smoothly and be very jerky!

We been using VLC for years, and I agree it's simply the best player around. I'm glad you mentioned setting the interlace, many people don't even know what it is or cant even tell the difference :shock:

If you can find a Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 I would definitely get one of them, I have one and it's the best gamepad I have ever used.

Currently here's what I am using: Avast (Antivirus) Comodo (Firewall) Ad-Aware (Anti-Spyware) Windows Defender (Anti-Spyware) That little lot keeps me pretty darned safe.

No no no, do NOT use WEP, as I stated earlier it can be broken in about 10 mins easily. Go for WPA, it's much more secure. If I remember correctly it's done using bruteforce (which can take hundreds of years) or a dictionary attack (only works if you use a word that is in the dictionary). If you password is long and isn't in the dictionary, you are safe. Sorry but I don't wish to appear condescending but you really have no idea what you're talking about. I have cracked a friends wifi using WEP as a test in 25 minutes, and she was using a key of 26 random characters, passwords do not enter into the equation. And before anyone asks, I am not going to tell what tool I was using to do this as I really do not endorse the practice of breaking security.

No no no, do NOT use WEP, as I stated earlier it can be broken in about 10 mins easily. Go for WPA, it's much more secure.

I agree with Denis, re-secure your WIFI with WPA and enable MAC address filtering. Don't bother with WEP as it can be broken easily in about 10 mins by anyone willing to google for a WEP cracking tool. One thing you should be aware of: You are responsible for your own network traffic and security, so if someone uses your network for illegal reasons you could find yourself in a lot of trouble, Imagine if the cops turned up looking for someone who has been downloading illegal porn images. Even if it's proven you are innocent, things like that stick to you like glue. It's not worth taking the risk, secure it now!