http://www.techzonez.com/forums This is the Tech Community of http://www.techzonez.com en Mon, 12 May 2008 05:19:06 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.techzonez.com/forums Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24916&goto=newpost Mon, 12 May 2008 02:19:02 GMT More and more, in my little one horse town, people are coming by with their laptops or desktops with Vista so hosed up I have NO clue how to fix it. :( It seems, in most cases, it dies a slow death......things begin to stop working, one after the other. Then it slows (slower than it usually is... More and more, in my little one horse town, people are coming by with their laptops or desktops with Vista so hosed up I have NO clue how to fix it. :(

It seems, in most cases, it dies a slow death......things begin to stop working, one after the other. Then it slows (slower than it usually is without problems) to a crawl, then finally, they can't get online anymore. This is when they call or come by.

Is this typical/common progression of corruption with Vista? It is so completely annoying to most without problems with all the questions....then the problems with "so-called" vista compatible programs.

I won't use it, ever. I have one downgrading (once we receive the cd in the mail) and the old man that came to pick up his machine tonight said this is the second time he's been through this (his wife was angry the first time around as she could not understand the tech guy from Dell, which is why he brought it to me...) and he wanted to know if he could buy XP for it.

Just seems to me to be a rip off because you can't choose, you are forced to have Vista installed in order to get a new laptop or desktop. Then you have to turn around and spend more $$$ to buy an OS you can live with, if your new purchase will take XP.

Maybe I'm chiming in late on this one....but this really sucks!

I think I'm seriously gonna check out a mac!

Any thoughts? What is your experience with Vista? And does SP1 really fix anything???

Sharon ]]> General Chat cmputrskillme http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24916 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24915&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:45 GMT Just recently I almost caught a virus off a website but Kapersky stopped it before it could infect my computer. In a panic I shut down Firefox quickly. Later when I restarted Firefox it gave me a dialog box message saying "Firefox shut down....do you want to restore the previous session or start a new session".

Not thinking, I choose "restore previous session" and Firefox took me right back to the offending website.

Two questions here;

1. Despite cleaning my system with CCleaner, how did Firefox know to take me back to the previous session (website), is the info stored somewhere, where CCleaner couldn't get at it??

2. How do I, if I can, disable this choice that Firefox gives me to restore or start a new session if it shuts down unexpectedly.

thanks in advance
Halder ]]> Alternative Browsers/Email Halder http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24915 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24914&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 19:44:31 GMT Max Neukirchner became the first German to win a World Superbike Championship race as he claimed one of the rounds in Monza, Italy. The Alstare Suzuki rider won race one, beating the Yamaha Motor Italia of Noriyuki Haga by just 0.058 seconds. Championship leader Troy Bayliss was third on his... Max Neukirchner became the first German to win a World Superbike Championship race as he claimed one of the rounds in Monza, Italy.

The Alstare Suzuki rider won race one, beating the Yamaha Motor Italia of Noriyuki Haga by just 0.058 seconds.

Championship leader Troy Bayliss was third on his Ducati Xerox, with nearest rival Carlos Checa down in eighth.

In race two, Haga edged out Neukirchner by just 0.009secs with Honda's Ryuichi Kiyonari in third.

Both Haga and Neukirchner were behind Kiyonari as they braked for the final entry into the Parabolica but they got through to complete the fifth closest finish in Superbike history.

"It's the first win by a German rider in World Superbike and I'm really happy about that," said Neukirchner. "My team did a great job this weekend.

"Our engine for sure is very fast, Suzuki have done a lot of development work on it."

An engine problem ended Bayliss' afternoon but Checa also retired to ensure the Australian extended his already-daunting championship lead.

Race one result:
1. Max Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki
2. Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Yamaha
3. Troy Bayliss (Aus) Ducati
4. Yukio Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki
5. Max Biaggi (Ita) Ducati
6. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Jpn) Honda
7. Fonsi Nieto (Spa) Suzuki
8. Carlos Checa (Spa) Honda

Race two result:
1. Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Yamaha
2. Max Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki
3. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Jpn) Honda
4. Fonsi Nieto (Spa) Suzuki
5. Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Ducati
6. Karl Muggeridge (Aus) Honda
7. Ruben Xaus (Spa) Ducati
8. Troy Corser (Aus) Yamaha 32:20.074

Championship standings:
1. Troy Bayliss 194 pts
2. Carlos Checa 116
3. Noriyuki Haga 112
4. Max Neukirchner 111
5. Fonsi Nieto 107
6. Troy Corser 101
7. Ruben Xaus 90
8. Ryuichi Kiyonari 65
= Max Biaggi 65


Manufacturers' standings:
1. Ducati 217 pts
2. Yamaha 171
3. Suzuki 158
4. Honda 135
5. Kawasaki 44

BBC Sport ]]> Sport Reverend http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24914 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24913&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 19:41:40 GMT A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report.

INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has created a proof of concept that exploits the "trust hierarchy" that exists between mail service providers. By explo...

More... ]]> Front Page News Reverend http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24913 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24912&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 19:41:40 GMT Apple has agreed to settle two iPod lawsuits brought against the company in Canada. Apple is offering a $45 credit to Canadians that own an iPod purchased before June 24, 2004, reports the Montreal Gazette. The settlement could affect up to 80,000 Canadians who own a first, second or third... Apple has agreed to settle two iPod lawsuits brought against the company in Canada. Apple is offering a $45 credit to Canadians that own an iPod purchased before June 24, 2004, reports the Montreal Gazette.

The settlement could affect up to 80,000 Canadians who own a first, second or third genera...

More... ]]> Front Page News Reverend http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24912 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24911&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 19:38:43 GMT Felipe Massa took a comfortable victory in the Turkish Grand Prix despite Lewis Hamilton's attempt to take the fight to Ferrari with an inventive strategy.

The McLaren driver passed Massa for the lead in the middle of the race but his three-stop strategy succeeded only in beating Kimi Raikkonen to second place.

Massa, on a conventional two-stop plan like his team-mate, had pace in hand to keep ahead of Hamilton.

But the Englishman did cut Raikkonen's championship lead to seven points.

And Hamilton, who is tied on points with Massa but behind him in the standings on win count-back, will be encouraged by his McLaren's new-found competitiveness.

"I'm thrilled to have come second from third [on the grid]," Hamilton said.

"We knew it was going to be tough to challenge the Ferraris. We were hoping to get some points and finishing in the top five was good.

"But the balance of the car was good and I kept pushing and pushing, so I'm happy."

Massa, who won for the third time in a row at Istanbul Park, was always out of reach of Hamilton, but even being able to compete with one of the Ferraris was a step forward for McLaren.

Hamilton was in aggressive mood from the start of the race, moving up a place from his third spot on the grid on the run to the first corner and tracking Massa until the McLaren's first stop on lap 16.

That was three laps earlier than Massa's first stop, but what betrayed McLaren's strategy was that the team put only a small amount of fuel in the car at that time.

The thinking appeared initially to be to enable the car to run lighter - and therefore faster - and try to pass Massa.

The team would have known the Brazilian was out of reach, but Raikkonen, having a rare off weekend, looked vulnerable if Hamilton could gain enough time.

But team boss Ron Dennis said after the race that McLaren were forced into a three-stop strategy because of concern about the Bridgestone tyres' durability on Hamilton's car.


Turkish Grand Prix result:
1. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari
2. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari
4. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber
5. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber
6. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault
7. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault
8. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota

Championship standings:
1. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 35 pts
2. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari 28
3. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes 28
4. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 24
5. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 20
6. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 14
7. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault 10
8. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 9
8. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 9

Constructors' championship:
1. Ferrari 63 pts
2. BMW Sauber 44
3. McLaren-Mercedes 42
4. Williams-Toyota 13
5. Red Bull-Renault 10

Full report: BBC Sport ]]> Sport Reverend http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24911 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24910&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 18:51:59 GMT Is the freeware clean up program CCleaner the best of it's kind out there in the freeware world or is there a better one?

If I were willing to buy one what is the best there is?

I've used CCleaner for years and I am satisfied with it but I am also curious as to other products as well.

thanks in advance
Halder ]]> Software Halder http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24910 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24909&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 14:45:27 GMT Anyone know? I have customers by the dozens who are willing to pay anything to downgrade......just sold my last batch that I got for $50 a pop from a buddy going out of business (is he crazy? With so many people "hatin" on their new computer)

Just wondered if any of you knew of a place to get them cheap so that I can save the customers the most money. I feel sorry for the last lady who came....she said, "I called Acer and they want to reformat it, but I will still be just as miserable with Vista....and they won't warrant my computer if I put XP on it....what do I do I'm so angry!!!" I told her to call Acer back, check if her system will take XP (that stupid laptop I bought would not, which is why it went BACK!)
She called me excited and said YES!!! it will take it, and she found that her warranty was up in one month anyway....

Sooooooooooooooooooo, we need a copy so that she can have a wonderful computing experience again! ]]> Software cmputrskillme http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24909 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24908&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 08:42:16 GMT Happy Mothers Day to all you moms out there.....enjoy your day......:) Happy Mothers Day to all you moms out there.....enjoy your day......:) ]]> General Chat PIPER http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24908 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24907&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 08:01:35 GMT Hello!

We have yet another laptop that was screwed up to be damned by mom installing some crazy program (NOT vista compatible) to keep the "kiddies from lookin' at the girly pictures".....LOL

Anywho, in the device manager (This IS Vista!) we have expanded OTHER DEVICES and underneath is 2 items called Data Interface. We have no clue what this is, nor will Vista find the drivers for whatever it is.

I've done a bit of research but have had little luck finding out what they are let alone how to get them installed.

Any ideas? ]]> Hardware cmputrskillme http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24907 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24906&goto=newpost Sun, 11 May 2008 03:03:17 GMT While conducting online banking this evening I saw a link that was labeled Protect Yourself From Identity Theft. Identity theft occurred to me about a year ago. Luckily, I was sitting at my computer when the incident occurred. I received a notice from Ebay stating that I had won an auction for a... While conducting online banking this evening I saw a link that was labeled Protect Yourself From Identity Theft. Identity theft occurred to me about a year ago. Luckily, I was sitting at my computer when the incident occurred. I received a notice from Ebay stating that I had won an auction for a notebook computer. It turned out that someone had hijacked my Ebay account which gave them my credit card info.

I immediately contacted my credit card companies and froze the accounts. Next I contacted Ebay fraud section. I was quick enough that the thief had not finalized the purchase.

I permanently closed the Ebay account and had new credit cards issued. That same day I enrolled in LifeLock a company that protects you against Identity Theft and insures you against damages up to one million dollars. It cost me $12 a month.

Back to the reason for this post. The link took me to a FDIC site video that contains some very good information for the non-tech computer user. It also contains instructions on what you should do if your identity is stolen.

http://anon.vodium.com.edgesuite.net...eft/index.html ]]> System Security efc http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24906 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24905&goto=newpost Fri, 09 May 2008 19:10:58 GMT Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said Friday that his company plans to launch its WorldWide Telescope project, Redmond's answer to Google Sky, by the end of May.

"This is taking data that's very complex, gathered over many years from many telescopes, and making it accessible," said Gates, during a...

More... ]]> Front Page News Reverend http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24905 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24904&goto=newpost Fri, 09 May 2008 18:41:45 GMT Automatic updates for Microsoft Office 2007 service pack (SP1) will start hitting customers' computers on June 16 via Microsoft Update, Microsoft said Thursday night.

"Customers who have not already installed SP1 and that have chosen to receive updates automatically will start to receive the serv...

More... ]]> Front Page News Reverend http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24904 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24903&goto=newpost Fri, 09 May 2008 09:41:14 GMT Microsoft's Vista operating system is more susceptible to malware than Windows 2000, and though it's 37% more secure than Windows XP, it's still too vulnerable.

That's the contention of security vendor PC Tools Software, which has a financial interest in the vulnerability of Microsoft's software...

More... ]]> Front Page News Reverend http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24903 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24902&goto=newpost Fri, 09 May 2008 09:41:14 GMT Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher, and Jet database software next week. The software vendor also plans to release a less-critical update for its antivirus products, fixing a flaw that attackers could use to launch a denial of service attack against products such as... Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher, and Jet database software next week.

The software vendor also plans to release a less-critical update for its antivirus products, fixing a flaw that attackers could use to launch a denial of service attack against products such as Windo...

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