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Chrome and Chrome OS

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:23:56 -0600

First off i was wondering if anyone uses Chrome on the forums.. I think i have seen Wenger's post having the Chrome icon in them. I actually have been using over firefox for a while now.

Also have any of you looked into Chrome OS? One of my teachers actually had an image to use in virtual box that allowed me to try it out. Its basically and OS that opens directly into chrome, allowing you to use different apps like Docs and Gmail. The image was kind of laggy that i used, but i think it is a very interesting concept..

Our Next Event

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:24:56 -0600

Hey guys.

I've noticed that the forum's activity has been declining recently, and I thought I'd open this thread to give everyone the opportunity to weigh in on the next event, feature, or change we should have. Or, if you want to just suggest a direction you would like to see the forum take, let me know! I am open to ideas from anyone.

Thanks,
RWenger
Administrator

Whats up?

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:23:17 -0600

So, how's everyone doing? Seems all we have to talk about lately is some very overpriced old Nintendo games. I stayed awake last night for a job related meeting at 7AM. Slept 12 to 8PM today. It felt good! Although I do hate it when a days wasted sleeping... Maybe if it was warmer outside I would go out, and do some stuff! What's up with all these emoticons?

The Internet? Bah!

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:17:37 -0600

http://www.newsweek.com/id/106554 Wrote:I'm uneasy about this most trendy and oversold community. Visionaries see a future of telecommuting workers, interactive libraries and multimedia classrooms. They speak of electronic town meetings and virtual communities. Commerce and business will shift from offices and malls to networks and modems. And the freedom of digital networks will make government more democratic.

Baloney.

I'd like to ask that guy what he thinks of the internet now.

Family dog kept missing 3-year-old girl safe

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:07:56 -0600

Family dog kept missing 3-year-old girl safe

Quote:PRESCOTT, Ariz. - A family dog is credited with keeping a little girl safe after she spent the overnight hours Friday in 30-degree temperatures near Cordes Lakes, 36 miles east of Prescott.

There is more.

Mass Email Spam sent to contacts

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:54:17 -0600

So I saw last night that I had 2 emails in my yahoo spam box and both where notifications of failed email deliveries to multiple contacts. People that I haven't emailed in years & possibly not even from this account. The message body of each was a link to a Canadian medication site to get cheap drugs. So I check my out box and the emails are not there so I don't know what is going on or if these emails where sent or not. Today my Mom asks why I sent her a Viagra link so the emails where indeed sent out. Any ideas as to how? I don't use outlook or windows mail to send/receive email. I wouldn't be able to do so anyway because my account isn't a plus account so I don't know how it was sent. Is there anything I should do?

Old NES system and five games sell for $13,105 on eBay

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:31:10 -0600

Everyday folk discovering colossally valuable collectors' items amid everyday junk has been the lifeblood of antiques shows for years, but it's not every day you see a real-life gold-in-the-attic tale play out on eBay.

Last week, North Carolina eBay user lace_thongs35 thought she was putting up an everyday, 80s-era Nintendo Entertainment System (together with five games) up on the popular auction site. But less than an hour after the first bid, the price was over $6,000 -- and on Wednesday, when the auction closed, the final selling price topped $13,000.

Why? Not the console itself, but one of the games bundled with it -- a deeply obscure 1987 release called Stadium Events, a highly sought-after collectors' item. But it wasn't even the game itself that was worth the bulk of the money -- it was the original cardboard box, which collectors value at a breathtaking $10,000. Fewer than 10 complete copies of the game are thought to exist, and retro gaming aficionados consider it one of the hardest-to-find NES games ever made.

Laptop Problems

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:15:25 -0600

I have another laptop to fix. This time, nothing happens when I try to turn it on other than the lights blink, the hard drive tries to spin up, the fans run, and then it turns off about half a second later. I'm thinking that something is failing the POST. The girl who brought it to me said that her monitor wasn't working initially, but everything seemed to boot up normally (from what she could tell without a monitor). I've already checked the CMOS battery and it's ok. I know that her regular laptop battery is dead, and she's been running it off of AC power.

Could the LCD screen be dead?

Build Your Own Laptop!

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:56:04 -0600

http://www.daileyint.com/build/buildtoc.htm

Quote:...the idea of building my own laptop has been stuck in my brain for a while, and I've started collecting junk laptops, not for repair, but to tear them apart and reverse engineer the basic assembly technology. A great engineer (or maybe it was Newton) once said, "If I have seen farther than others, it's because I stand on the shoulders of giants." So I'm starting at square one and building my first laptop with the technology I already know.

I've actually considered doing this before, but if I had done it, I would have done it a tad differently. Enjoy!

Turbotax; Don't use it...

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:10:36 -0600

This should sum it up good...

Quote:Please wait while we find an agent to assist you...
All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.
You have been connected to 02_Dinesh Raj S.
02_Dinesh Raj S: Thank you for contacting Intuit, my name is Dinesh. Could you please give me a moment while I go through your question?
Matthew: hi
02_Dinesh Raj S: Matthew if I have understood you correctly you have been charged for the product which you are not using, am I correct?
Matthew: yes
Matthew: i did use turbotax, but I was under the assumption it was the free version which I used last year
Matthew: I was charged for deluxe edition
Matthew: also I was charged a $30 dollar fee when I e-filed
02_Dinesh Raj S: Matthew do you have a order number with you?
Matthew: let me check email
Matthew: ***************
Matthew: i just read this email too that I don't understand...
Matthew: "You are receiving this email because you used [WWWTran] to prepare and file your tax return and you requested MetaBank to process your income tax refund and pay your [WWWTran] user fees from your refund. MetaBank expects to receive your IRS refund on 02/19/2010. Please log on to our Internet site at https://cisc.sbbtral.com at that time to check on the status of your refund."
Matthew: Last year I was only charged for the state return. around $25 dollar I think
02_Dinesh Raj S: Matthew could you please help me with your zip code, I am having a problem in pulling up your records.
Matthew: *****
02_Dinesh Raj S: Mathew thank you for the information, I just checked with my resources and found that you have been charged for the online version of the turbo tax deluxe program and the state and I am very sorry to inform you that we are unable to provide the refund for the online version.
Matthew: oh really, why is that?
Matthew: because i didnt use it at all
Matthew: i had the extra options but they were all zero'ed out
Matthew: it had no benefit to my returns
Matthew: if we can't get this sorted out I will never use turbotax again
Matthew: i'll also make sure other people new user it
Matthew: never use it*
02_Dinesh Raj S: Matthew if you really haven't used the turbo tax product my technical support executive will help you with the refund for sure.
Matthew: again, I used turbotax, but the only the options available through the free version
Matthew: nothing for the deluxe was used
Matthew: i couldn't remove it
Matthew: your website is not user friendly at all
02_Dinesh Raj S: Shall I go ahead and transfer this chat session to our technical support executive so that he can help you with this issue.
Matthew: and what about that additional $30 dollar charge tacked on for e-file?
Matthew: yes
Matthew: please
02_Dinesh Raj S has left the session.
Please wait while we find an agent from the TT WOMR Online Chat department to assist you.
You have been connected to 04_Chris S.
04_Chris S: Thank you, Matthew, for contacting TurboTax Consumer Group, may I have a moment to read your question?
Matthew: yes
04_Chris S: Thank you for holding. I understand that you have a question about a charge?
04_Chris S: Do you have any order numbers or confirmation emails?
Matthew: can you see the chat history with dinesh, and I?
Matthew: she transferred the chat to you
Matthew: **************
Matthew: 02_Dinesh Raj S: Matthew if I have understood you correctly you have been charged for the product which you are not using, am I correct?
Matthew: yes
Matthew: i did use turbotax, but I was under the assumption it was the free version which I used last year
Matthew: I was charged for deluxe edition
Matthew: also I was charged a $30 dollar fee when I e-filed
04_Chris S: Do you have any order numbers?
Matthew: **************
Matthew: is that not an order number?
Matthew: that is the only number i received in email from turbotax
04_Chris S: Thanks. I will look it up.
Matthew: 02_Dinesh Raj S: Matthew if you really haven't used the turbo tax product my technical support executive will help you with the refund for sure.
Matthew: again, I used turbotax, but the only the options available through the free version
Matthew: nothing for the deluxe was used
Matthew: i couldn't remove it
Matthew: your website is not user friendly at all
04_Chris S: I'm not finding anything under that order number.
Matthew: she used my zip code
04_Chris S: Can you provide your zipcode so that I can search?
Matthew: *****
04_Chris S: Thanks.
04_Chris S: I can't refund this order, since our policy only lets us refund TurboTax online if there is a duplicate charge or if you were unable to file electronically.
Matthew: so you're saying turbotax intentionally sets their website up to charge additional fee's, and add on deluxe edition which you are not aware of until the very end after spending an hour or so filling out all the information
Matthew: and then just denies any responsibility
Matthew: I think my lawyer will have a good time with this one
Matthew: that's what you're saying, correct? there's no way to get my money back?
04_Chris S: Correct.
Matthew: if there is someone higher than you I suggest you get them involved, or this IS going to my lawyer, and will be on the news
04_Chris S: I will contact our escalation team.
04_Chris S: Please wait.
Matthew: I can only imagine the amount of people who had the same issue
Matthew: ...
04_Chris S: I'm waiting to hear from them right now.
Matthew: Thanks.
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Suspected thief flees into police station

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:05:16 -0600

Suspected thief flees into police station

Quote:RIVERTON, Wyo. - Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.

Riverton police say the 26-year-old ran out of the store after grabbing the bottle of booze and a package of cough drops Wednesday and hid in a nearby building, which happened to be the police station.

Police say the man then ran out of the police station, but not before a dispatcher had spied him on the station's surveillance camera and alerted officers.

The man, who police say was drunk, was caught soon after. He was taken into custody on preliminary charges of resisting arrest and shoplifting.

Here's your sign...

SUPER BOWL XLIV

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:25:41 -0600

Who's going to be watching the Super Bowl? Who are you going for?

Your opinions on car choice

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:32:00 -0600

I'm going to be getting a car soon and i've pretty much narrowed it down to 2002 BMW 325i or a 2002 Mercedes C240 any opinions on which i should choose pro's and con's and what not if you can. thanks

Apple announces ‘iPad’ tablet

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:20:55 -0600

Apple announces ‘iPad’ tablet

Quote:After months of rampant speculation, Apple Wednesday announced a touchscreen tablet computer, the "iPad" for consumers who want to take their movies, TV shows, music, games and reading with them, be it around the house or on the go. Pricing starts at $499, and it should be available in 60 to 90 days.

It sounds like apple as decided to get into the tablet pc world. Perhaps to compete with supposedly MS up and coming similar gadget that I posted on previously. It looks to me like an oversized iphone/ipod Touch.

Startup Problems

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:13:49 -0600

A friend of mine is having issues with his computer on startup. It is a Dell laptop with Vista installed. It has 4 GB RAM. It will get to the Vista loading screen with the green bar at the bottom and sometimes it will malfunction (sometimes blue screen and memory dump then restart, sometimes it just restarts with no warning) there. Sometimes he can get to the login screen and malfunction (same as above), and sometimes he can get to his desktop, but then it won't load much, and as soon as the desktop appears it will freeze, and we can only move the cursor with the mouse.

I'm assuming it's a corrupt operating system file or some kind of virus that is activated during startup. I also had the thought that the hard drive could have bad sectors, but I ran the CHKDSK and it said it fixed one error. Finally, I thought it could be the RAM, but I just ran a RAM test a few seconds ago and it said that it found no errors.

He has files on there that he needs to keep. Of course, he didn't back anything up. How could I get to his files, boot into the command prompt? Safe mode does not work either.

What do you guys think?

Microsoft warns of IE6 vulnerability

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:25:31 -0600

Microsoft warns of IE6 vulnerability

Quote:Microsoft has warned users of its Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser to protect themselves againsts a vulnerability that has already been exploited by the bad guys.

Is it just me or....

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:42:30 -0600

Is it just me or has the fourm been kinda dead for the past couple of days..... whats the problem guys get to posting

CPU Project Title

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:53:50 -0600

I'm doing a test on CPU Benchmarking and I need a name for my project. For example, another group has named their food-related project "Food for Thought". I thought of "Hello World", but I don't know if everyone else would get that.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Lookin Like a Fool With Yo Pants on the Ground

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:24:32 -0600

I don't like American Idol at all, but I not only think this guy is hilarious, but I agree with his song.

MA Senate Election

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:16:49 -0600

Idk, If you guys were paying attetion but Scott Brown ® has won the special election in MA to take Ted Kenedy's spot ending the democrats filibuster proof senate majority only something that for the last year i've been dreaming about lol anyways i wish him the best of luck and if you guys pay attention to it who did you want to win?