Recent content by ChristineBCW

JL, not run videos? I have a Dell Lat running Win98-SE that plays every DVD thrown at it. With an 8k video chipset. It plays those videos perfectly. But if you want to start a Win8 campaign thread, please do so and I'll join in. This thread was pointing out how MICROSOFT was selecting a...

Stumbling across this (thanks Susan for bumping this up), it makes me want to re-examine some recent AV2 Fails I went thru. Hmmm...

At this point in WiFi Technology, it doesn't match wired service performance, so "expected" is the correct answer. There's always environment variables that wireless confronts that Cables exclude - sunspots, your wall-o'-freezers kicking off, my using the Dabney Coleman Memorial Garage...

I've done the same - if folks don't have any needed services other than web browser or writing their memoirs, viewing pix or playing arcade games, Linux is a great breath of fresh-air. And it's no more difficult for them to transition into that OS as it is the Start Screen system. Plus they...

Last week, Scooter started a similar thread in the Security sub-forum Block Adult Content. This offers some other possibilities.

I've got two PCs up and running on the new "Win 10"-thingy now. One's an older i3 (Z77 chipset, NVidia video card) and the other is a newish AM3-FX (990FX, with Radeon card). I'll be installing critical programs this morning to see if they load, see if they function and see if I can save a...

I've never seen a power-strip/splitter usage function well. Your experience only reflects the usual manufacturer recommendation: "don't use a power strip". I recently installed six sets of the TP-Link TL-PA6010 AV2s in six 200 & 500 working situations, and three of those TP-Links failed to...

I think the "adverse to change in OS" couldn't be a bigger lie. That's all it is - a lie. No one has stayed with one OS, and no one will. What the real argument is: "Will I be more or less productive?" Why should anyone who is productive change to LESS productive? That's the real issue...

So we assume you'll be the first one in line for Win 10.

The real reason was Win 95 and 98... The, uh, "opportunities" for updates to Win 9.0 could have avalanched toward Win 9.5. Gee. That's real confidence. "Yes, we're now far-sighted! We realized 3 or 4 updates likely won't be good enough, and we've had enough trouble getting folks...

Yes, sorry - I was just kickin' ya. I mean... if ya win that lottery, ya know who to call to waste more money, right? But a question you might answer: What are the files you're storing? Is this backup for ?? home ?? office ?? Does it have media services? How portable does this need to...

NewEgg's got 4Tb HGST Deskstar NAS for $169... 4Tb WD Blacks for $199... I think it runs thru Oct 3. How's that for destroying a budget?!! I really do like that lottery idea, though...

Oct 1, Microsoft's PREVIEW.MICROSOFT website opens up volunteers to download the next version of Windows after 8.0 and 8.1. Windows 10. Yes. Microsoft was apparently so ashamed of 8.0 and 8.1 that flushing it down the toilet wasn't good enough. "Pull the handle one more time. We want to...

Here's a front-page for AV-Comparatives ORG's reports page. It has a parental controls software study (100 pages in PDF format).

I remain curious about the application/services that this camera-rig needs to deliver - what the end-product will be. I assume that large file-transfers are needed so constantly.