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by gnuuser
30 Nov 2010, 03:20
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What laptop is the best?
Replies: 8
Views: 4838

Re: What laptop is the best?

Im using a dell d800 with pclinuxos kde, the webcam worked after installing wxcam
works good
also have an inspiron e1405 running debian 5.02 kde and ark linux
both these devices wireless worked
both these devices use the broadcom wireless cards
by gnuuser
29 Nov 2010, 18:38
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What laptop is the best?
Replies: 8
Views: 4838

Re: What laptop is the best?

here is a post from linux internationals that might be of some help
:mrgreen:
http://www.linux-laptop.net/
by gnuuser
28 Nov 2010, 02:57
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: An even greater mystery
Replies: 22
Views: 8365

Re: An even greater mystery

could the stranger be death itself :think:
by gnuuser
27 Nov 2010, 23:31
Forum: Help
Topic: Wireless cards...standards or what? Topic is solved
Replies: 8
Views: 37418

Re: Wireless cards...standards or what? Topic is solved

I agree with Joste!
try an extension cable this may solve the problem for you
by gnuuser
23 Nov 2010, 16:32
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The weirdest website?
Replies: 46
Views: 15992

Re: The weirdest website?

what ever he drank I want some :cheers :lol: :lol: :lol:
by gnuuser
23 Nov 2010, 16:19
Forum: Help
Topic: How to diagnose usb issues?
Replies: 2
Views: 1734

Re: How to diagnose usb issues?

Pin Number Cable Colour Function 1 Red VBUS (5 volts) 2 White D- 3 Green D+ 4 Black Ground here is the pin out configuration of a usb port and cable of any of these pins are failing to make a good contact the connection will be flaky at best if it works at all. usually with cables substitution is th...
by gnuuser
17 Nov 2010, 04:35
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What was your first computer?
Replies: 4
Views: 2243

Re: What was your first computer?

timex-sinclair business computer
computer. tape drive and printer all fit in a briefcase :lol:
came with lots of programs and you could write a lot more in basic
also had a tandy color computer with an external floppy drive
by gnuuser
08 Nov 2010, 03:51
Forum: Distro talk
Topic: ark linux
Replies: 3
Views: 2598

Re: ark linux

quick review: What distro is Ark Linux based on? None. Ark Linux was originally based off of Red Hat because our head developer used to work for Red Hat; however, Ark Linux developed into it's own thing and veered off entirely from Red Hat. We do not use Red Hat code at all anymore. (this is from th...
by gnuuser
08 Nov 2010, 03:20
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Free education sites
Replies: 0
Views: 1546

Free education sites

Im going to start listing some free education sites for various topics Im a great believer in education. :B to start with: here is a free education site for industrial electrical courses offered by the siemens corp. you can download the pdf's to study or do the course online. study the pdf's and tak...
by gnuuser
07 Nov 2010, 02:22
Forum: Business
Topic: Steve Balmer is selling Microsoft shares.
Replies: 2
Views: 2463

Re: Steve Balmer is selling Microsoft shares.

yeah I think they should open up a school on how to file for ridiculous patents or publish a book on how to sue everybody :lol:

if ballmer is selling his stock that doesn't bode well for microsoft at all
by gnuuser
06 Nov 2010, 01:50
Forum: Linux News
Topic: Qt to bring better software to Linux?
Replies: 2
Views: 1941

Re: Qt to bring better software to Linux?

it could definitely use some more plc/slc software (for industrial automation)
by gnuuser
06 Nov 2010, 01:37
Forum: Help
Topic: How-to disconnect mtp device in Windows?
Replies: 8
Views: 6621

Re: How-to disconnect mtp device in Windows?

for the most part you can remove a usb device without using safe disconnect. as long as your computer is not currently writing to the device
the safe removal command is merely a shutdown sequence for that device that will suspend any current write operations :mrgreen:

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