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    Router Or Router/Modem?

    in IT and Computers

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    A router+medem is slightly more expensive than a seperate router. I've been using Dlink, Linksys, Zyxel, SMC, Level One router+modem units with True and have no problems. I also have the supplied Billion modem but I don't use it anymore. In my case, it was a bit unstable when used with multiple machines.

    Home Net Work

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    With large enough main conduits, a 24 port Gigabit switch and perhaps, a patch panel, you can expand your network at any time. You decide how many points you need in each room, basically, giving each piece of equipment a dedicated line to the switch. If you want to expand, just change the faceplate to the multiple sockets faceplate to expand the number of sockets at each point. You can start with one point in each room and expand the number of sockets per point later. The additional cables can share the existing conduits. Best regards, Roy

    The Screen Goes Dark Whilst On The Net

    in Linux

    Posted

    I see more or less the same symptom whenever I use FireFox to visit some web sites. When this happened I noticed that the page was loading information from other sites into different sections of the page. While the data was being loaded, the browser would become unresponsive. The browser would become responsive again after the data was loaded. So far, the browser has always recovered and it exhibits this symptom only when visiting a few specific web sites so I didn't think it was an issue.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    How Much To Pay The Mother In Law?

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I don't usually get involved with discussions like this but I would like to clarify something. Traditionally, the parents are taken care financially by the son(s) of the family. If the family doesn't have a son, normally the daughter(s) would have to take care of them instead. In many case, the duty falls to the oldest of the offspring alone. That's one of the reasons why the oldest often get the biggest share of the inheritance. Anyway, the obligation is their alone, not yours. You may help your wife in supporting her aging parents voluntarily. There is nothing wrong with that. Many people do it but it's not a duty or compulsory for you. You have already paid that by paying SidSod. They should not demand this support from you.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Hard Drive Temperature

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    I think the recommended maximum operating temp is 60C but high temp might not be the cause though. I once had some problems with transferring around 500GB of data and it turned out to be a defective hard drive. The problem was undetectable by normal scan disk and surface scanning. I had to use the diagnostic tools downloaded from the manufacturer's website to identify the problem.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Ubuntu

    in Linux

    Posted

    Hi,

    I've only been using it for five days so I can't tell you much about it but as a newbie, I can tell you that it's easy to use. It didn't take long to install and set up the OS providing that you don't have unusual or proprietary components. I didn't have to resort to using commands or messing around with configuration files in setting up the dual view. I use two monitors. It didn't have any problem with the third party SATA controller on my mainboard. It took more or less the same amount of time to learn how to do things in Ubuntu as in Windows 7. I switched from Windows XP so Windows 7 was a fairly unfamiliar territory for me. Oh, and software, Ubuntu has got tons. On my system, the OS, so far, has been very stable. I haven't had any serious problem with it yet. Originally, I thought I was going to try it for a few days before uninstalling it. Well, I like what saw so I decided to leave it there.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Firefox 3.6.6

    in Linux

    Posted

    Hi,

    I've only begun using Linux/Ubuntu recently and noticed that Firefox is slower in Ubuntu 10.04 X64 than in Windows 7 X64. Is this normal? I use the same set of applications(Gimp, OpenOffice, VLC, FireFox) on both operating systems and the most noticeable difference is FireFox online performance. I know that FireFox 3.6.6 for Win is 32-bit but I don't know whether the 3.6.6 for Ubuntu is 32-bit or 64-bit as it was updated automatically to this version after Ubuntu was installed on the system. I must admit I'm impressed with Ubuntu 10.04 X64. It has come a long way since I first tried Ubuntu and it managed to mess up the hard drive to the point that I had to reinstall all operating systems and applications.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Stay With Xp Or Move To Vista

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Roy,

    I completely agree with your statement. Loosing 1GB or more of RAM doesn't justify any inconveniences you might have with 64bit Windows 7.

    In the OPs situation I personally would have still gone with 64bit, but I'm not somebody who pushes another user into doing something he/she doesn't feel comfortable with - if not for a very good reason. And his setup is really 'border-line', meaning that he probably looses only about 300-400MB depending on how much more memory the OS uses in the 64bit edition compared to 32bit. Do you have any numbers/comparisons on this matter?

    Laptops often still come with only little dedicated video memory. As soon as you get any half-decent video card for a desktop PC you will probably end up with 1GB of dedicated video memory or more, and 64bit Windows is a must if you have more than 2.5-3GB of RAM.

    welo

    Unfortunately, no but these websites may shed some light on the matter, although, not directly.

    http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel/archive/2008/03/18/32-bit-memory-in-x64-windows.aspx

    Optimizing 64-Bit Programs - CodeGuru

    Agree that in many cases, it's not a clear cut situation but you can try both then make the decision later. I don't know how other people got their Windows 7. I bought mine when it was on a special offer and it came with both 32 and 64 bit versions.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Stay With Xp Or Move To Vista

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Don't worry about the wasted RAM, will be hardly noticeable in your case.

    But I still don't agree with most of the opinions here labeling 64bit as 'exotic' and prone to driver issues. 64bit is a non-issue with current hardware and is very recommended for systems with 4GB and up!

    welo

    (Btw, no need to quote the whole post again, clutters the thread </teachermode> :))

    64-bit is the path many people should consider if their VGA cards have a lot of on-board memory. When your VGA card comes with 1-1.5GB of its own RAM, the usable memory shrinks accordingly due to the limitation on addressable space. PAE can't help much either as very few applications can utilise this feature. Losing 1-1.5GB of system RAM is a big deal for me. I don't know how memory is organised in SLI and Crossfire.

    In my experience, your must be using really old or proprietary hardware to have driver issues with Window 7. One of my systems running Window7 64 is 3-3.5 years old. Every single piece of hardware on the system is pre-windows 7 era. Surprisingly, I've run into more software problems than hardware but the pros outnumber the cons so I decided to stick with it.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Firefox 3.6.4 Released

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Just noticed today the new process associated with the plugin: plugin-container.exe.

    It loads every time Firefox is opened and uses ca 15 MB of RAM.

    I've just had a look. I don't have this "plugin-container.exe" process running and I'm using the 3.6.4. Strange.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Replacing True Adsl Router

    in IT and Computers

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    I've been running a Linksys ADSL router, with a separate Belkin Wireless Access point for a while.

    Generally, no issues. (although the Belkin does very occasionally need a reboot to get it to accept new connections - and I am running low-speed torrents in the background over the wifi.)

    what the experts are saying is that basically any adsl router can be used, but setup issues vary.

    the true router is genunine &lt;deleted&gt;, i have a d-link that has not been rebooted in a month, my wireless can be used in my neighbors living room and it took all of about 15 mins to setup. my biggest problem was not the router, but windows vista. my iphone and win 7 machines got up and running in under 5 mins. i am also running a wireless n connection without problems.

    any brand name will be an improvement over billion or zyxel.

    Talking about ZyXel, before I stopped using their products, their QC seemed to go down the drain. Out of 15 wireless cards I bought, 2 were faulty.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Computer Crashing And Rebooting/Data Recovery

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Thanks everybody. Ubuntu sounds interesting. It is impossible to do back up at the moment or anything and if there is an error message it flashes up too quickly to read before rebooting. Think will go down the line of removing the drive then using it as an external to retrieve important information...

    I use Windows 7 but keep Ubuntu as the rescue/utility disk. It's saved my skin on many occasions. It's pretty useful to have file manager, partition manager, CD burning, Internet Access and Office Suite capabilities handy in case of emergency. I don't have to mess around with creating a bootable CD with the NTFS4DOS driver to access NTFS partitions.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Replacing True Adsl Router

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    I've been using LinkSys, SMC, ZyXel and Level 1. As routers, they all well with True. As wireless equipment, I wasn't impressed with Zyxel. I don't know about their current stuff as I stopped recommending Zyxel to friends after running into signal problems at multiple locations. At home, I use a SMC wireless/wired router with True. Cheap and both, wired and wireless, connections work well. Two machines on the wired, notebooks on the wireless. Recommended SMC to a few friends and they seem very happy with their units. They were also used with multiple machines. I have no complaint about LinkSys and Level 1. These brands appear to be able to handle multiple connections well.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    True 4mb Package, 2010, How's It Shaping Up?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Does anyone knows if True allows download from p2p networks? like torrents, limewire, ed2k etc?

    No problem with torrents here and surprisingly enough, the download speed in my area(Donmueng) has been improving. I can't say the same for a friend of mine, who lives around Bangkapi area. He's on their 8Mb package and it doesn't seem to be that stable.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Computer Crashing And Rebooting/Data Recovery

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Hi,

    You can try using Ubuntu CD to access the drive in order to back up the data before sending it in for a repair. Find an Ubuntu user and ask the person to assist you in doing so. Ubuntu can boot directly from the CD. It doesn't have to be installed onto the hard drive so it won't modify anything on the drive and corrupt it further. It also comes bundled with CD/DVD burning software. If your machine has a writer, you can back up all your data to CDs or DVDs before attempting to fix the machine.

    Best regards,

    Roy

    Windows Ultimate 7

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    I used to have the same problem with my Ultimate X64 but in my case, it was a piece of software. A background file transfer application caused the OS to freeze. I had to use the reset button to reboot. The problem disappeared after I'd installed the updated version of the software. You may want to try running your Win7 without these background applications to see whether the problem still persists or not.

    Best regards,

    Roy

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