Is there any way to save text messages to your computer other than forwarding them to your e-mail address? When I forward it doesn't show who they're from originally or any envelope info.
You can find them on ebay. It's a touch slow for web browsing, but works in a pinch if you need it.
Another thing I've been playing with though is DS Homebrew software.
Look on ebay for an R4 DS. It's a game slot with a MicroSD card reader, which you can load with software, and DS game roms. Essentially with a 2 gigabyte card, you can load 20-30 DS games, never have to swap out cartridges, heh.
yes, however it will take longer to do things on it. The DS' wi-fi hardware is limited to slower speeds, that and memory intensive websites either won't load, or will be excruciatingly slow.
HEH - fork over some dough for a tutor... Just did that this AM, kid is taking an AP Calc class, senior year, and she still thinks I don't know stuff... sheeh, although it has been awhile since I had to derive anything - i mean come-on, did the power rule change... Some how I don't think so.
Kitch - blaming you for this one too... and those Leibniz and Newton guys from before the time that dirt was really dirty.
I always thought it would be cool to have a 3D printer, but figured it would take another decade or so before they became affordable. Might as well build my own instead :smile:
Here’s a quick and simple little tweak to stop nosey parkers and passers-by seeing what programs you have on your PC when you are away from your desk. All you have to do is right-click onto an empty area of the desktop, select ‘Arrange Icons by’ then on the drop-down menu that appears uncheck ‘Show Desktop Icons’ and all of your icons will magically disappear. To get them back again simply repeat the procedure and re-check ‘Show Desktop Icons’
HIDDEN FAST FILE FINDER
HereÂ’s another one of those undocumented Windows features, and this one works on pretty well any version of Windows using Internet Explorer 4 or above. On your desktop click, drag and drop the My Computer icon to the extreme left side of the screen. After a few moments a vertical toolbar should appear showing the contents of My Computer. This on its own can be quite handy, but it gets better. (By the way if you want to get rid of it or hide it right-click at the top of the Toolbar and select Close or Auto Hide).
Now try this. Click, hold, drag and drop the C: drive icon from the My Computer Toolbar to the extreme top of the screen and a new horizontal toolbar appears. This is the good bit. On the far right side of the new toolbar is a continuation arrow, click it with your mouse and a new vertical toolbar listing the contents of the drive appears on the right side of the screen and you will find that the contents of the drive will be displayed simply by ‘hovering’ the mouse pointer over the folder icons. As before you can close or Auto Hide the top toolbar by right clicking on it.
SHORTCUTS WORTH REMEMBERING
Newbies to computing sometimes become alarmed at the way their work on screen suddenly vanishes forever and they have to do it all over again. So the best Tip for someone new to computers is to commit to memory two critical keystrokes. Ctrl + A is the most dangerous, because it highlights all your work, and the next keystroke can wipe it all! Ctrl + Z (Undo) is the Lifesaver, as it will recover any such lost data to the screen before it is overwritten. (The Undo button on many applications does the same job.)
DECLUTTER THE DESKTOP
If you've had your PC for more than a year or so the desktop is probably starting to get a bit crowded. Of course you can always remove icons and shortcuts you rarely use but if you're the sort of person who hates to part with anything, here's a simple way of packing even more icons onto your desktop, by reducing the space between them. If you can find an empty area on the desktop click into it and the Display Properties window should appear. Select the Appearance tab and under Item highlight Icon Spacing (horizontal). Change the value from the default setting to 30 and click Apply. Now do the same with Icon Spacing (vertical). You may need to experiment with different values and watch out for large overlapping Icon labels. If that becomes a problem edit the text by clicking slowly into the label box three times or reduce the size of the actual icon - the option is on the same drop down menu as Icon Spacing.
Ok I think Kc mite know this best got a friend that has a laptop and hard drive Is going out hasnt Yet but is fast!!! he wants to know if there is any kind of way to get ALL Every thing off it right now it still boots and all drive just makes bad noise!!! he has another HD to put in and needs everything off the old and on to the NEW!!! how and what who???
Stop using the laptop, ASAP. Any extra activity on the hard drive will increase your chances of data loss.
The simplest way to copy the data off of it is to pull the drive, install the new drive, then purchase a 2.5" external hard drive enclosure with a USB connection (they're probably around 20 bucks).
After you've setup the new hard drive (reinstall the OS from restore discs for the laptop, or other media), plug in the old hard drive via the external enclosure and copy all the files from it onto the new hard drive.
In that case, he wants to preserve the OS and all his files on a new drive...
It can be done, I've done it before, but it gets more tricky.
You can still do it, but you'll need a drive imaging program, something like Symantec GHOST. You boot up off removeable media, run the drive imager, which will then copy all the data from the old drive to the new one.
I'd happily do it, for the cost of a copy of the newest version of GHOST... 69.99 :grin:
How can I burn the emulators on to a disk for kitch!! for the DS!! It keeps saying verification of files failed I have burned 3 coasters now trying different ways of burning them!! and nothing seams to work do I have to Unzip them do burn them or are the disk I have now broke and throwing away good??? :angry: :angry:
You might want to try running a cleaning cd on your burner. It sounds like it's having issues burning CDs in general... unless the files you're burning are corrupted...
I got ubuntu (brand of linux) working on this toshiba laptop I got from the scrapyard at work (processor was overheating, design flaw, I took it apart and cleaned the heat sinks, seems to run ok now).
Check out this desktop (I can change the windows to be orange, heh). Also the system clock has a cool feature where it will give you the weather info for your area.
I'm staying with a friend and she was just showing me some things on her computer about which she has questions.
She has noticed there her music files seem to go missing.
She keeps a separate Word File listing of albums she has loaded to Windows Media Player. So she is 100% certain that some music files in WMP have definitely gone missing.
I googled for answers about why music files go missing, and it seems there a lot of people who have had this happen. Most are looking for an explanation. A few are guessing at what the cause might be, but the logic isn't always there, it seems.
Quite a few of the people complaining about this are using XP, which is what my friend's operating system is.
We looked in Windows Explorer and used the search features for names of albums she is certain were in there, but they do appear to be gone.
Any explanations for where they go and why? Or any tricks for finding them if they should still be there?
Ok now I have a question related to this topic. For Christmas I've asked for (and Santa Better Bring) either a MP3 player or an Ipod...I'm not real particular I just want something to carry music with me when I work out or I'm relaxing and don't have a radio what ever so to me it's not the type is the ability to have the music.
That being said I've never had one so I'm wondering A. How hard is it to upload music to it. B. Is there really something with I Tunes that gets into my computer system like that site 3M posted? Is either one better than the other for simplicity?
A mp3 player Will BE ALOT EASIER TO load!!! and I mean ALOT!!!! because the files don't have to be converted to i tunes as to with a i pod they have to be converted to i tunes in order to work and the other nice thing about mp3 players is if someone else loads it for you you can get the music off of it alot easier to your computer if you want to keep all the old music!!!
instead of having to dump them then try and have some of them reloaded!!
ya but I like with mp3 players it is drag and Drop so I dont know how much easier it could GET!?!?
if you are just down loading from i tunes then thats fine but if your like me and you dont have any music that is i tunes compatible then its alot of work!!!
I had an MP3 player before, but got an Ipod last year. It was a bit of a hassle to have the MP3 files that I had stored on my computer converted to be compatible with my Ipod. It was really a one time thing though, as going forward if I had got new cds I saved them for my Ipod and not as MP3s. I prefer the Ipod Nano that I have because it has other things you can do besides listen to music (like play games). Plus I can go onto Itunes and just buy one song here and there that I really like. I'm not sure how I would buy them singly as just MP3s (although I'm sure there is a way). Another thing to consider is that if you got an Ipod, there are accesories like docking stations where you can plug it in and play it as a regular stereo or through your car stereo. My choice is Ipod.
again there are dock stations for mp3 players and stuff to make them play in a car!
but you are right there are games on ipods and there are also ways to upgrade mp3 players if you get the right one also something I like about the ipod is you can change the batters if you have to!! as to most mp3 players you CANT!! so they all have there + and - so it is how you feel about one or the other and with buying single songs you can do that in windows media player!! so
I think really you could go either way, both have pros and cons. Mp3 players are a bit more versatile in what you can do, however, a lot of people like the simplicity of an ipod.
I've got a couple mp3 players I mess around with, and an ipod nano my sister gave me because she thought it was broken (actually it wasn't, but I think she used it as an excuse to get a newer model). The thing I'm not fond of with the ipod is that you need to use itunes to put music on the player (or a program that emulates itunes). With an mp3 player, you just put mp3 files on it and go. But then, some might not think having itunes is a big deal, or like having it installed.
Although it was true that you had to convert your mp3s to work with ipods/etc, that doesn't seem to be the case any longer. I have an iPhone, which is the same as the iTouch but with a phone, and I have put mp3s directly into iTunes and it doesn't convert them. They are still on my laptop as mp3 files. It does give me the option to re-encode them, but it's not a necessary step.
I have never had any apple product up to now. I've never been a mac person. But I have to say, the mac stuff I've seen of late is really changing my mind. Sure, they can be a bit proprietary with some things, but they make up for it with other really great things.
When it comes to portable media players, I would have to say MP3 format is much more versatile and user friendly. Windows Media has the advantage of being a smaller file size, so you can fit more files in the same space - but other than that I don't really see a benefit.
The stuff that complicates things is their "subscription" memberships to iTunes and Windows Media. Having your files "SYNCHED" with the services on the internet can complicate things - any homemade items you import from your CDs don't always play well with the internet downloadable files, causing some album data to get erased of even for files to disappear altogether.
Any device you get is basically just a portable hard drive. How you use it and what software runs it is what makes the difference. iPods are basically small laptops with all kinds of software on them. If you have a home computer to convert your CD's to MP3 format, any old mp3 player will do. If you are downloading songs, I would avoid "synching" your devices with those services - just download what you need to your PC and add it to the device at your discretion.
Whew....I love the thought of having one...but suddenly I'm very afraid that I'm going to be in over my head you guys have thrown out so many terms that I'm completely clueless with...anyone wanna give me a lesson on how to use what ever I end up getting...Leaning towards the Ipod because it sounds like you can do lots more with it than just music. I like the idea of having games and stuff if I'm bored or something too...
I'll have to check it out.
what features can you do on an
Nintendo DS
I'm wondering about getting 2 of them for my kids...
kc i thought you can surf the net...is this true??
you can surf the net....
they're pretty cool.... I dont have one myself, but I know friends that do...
personally I'd rather have the PSP....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS_Browser
You can find them on ebay. It's a touch slow for web browsing, but works in a pinch if you need it.
Another thing I've been playing with though is DS Homebrew software.
Look on ebay for an R4 DS. It's a game slot with a MicroSD card reader, which you can load with software, and DS game roms. Essentially with a 2 gigabyte card, you can load 20-30 DS games, never have to swap out cartridges, heh.
I can get any game ever made for the thing. Also any movie song etc.....
This site loads reasonably well though.
what about educational games like math..
the oldest is struggling a bit.
Though, I suppose you could always buy your kid a leapster instead.
Though they would probably hate you for it.....
but the software didn't keep up...
I mean its for little little kids...
Kitch - blaming you for this one too... and those Leibniz and Newton guys from before the time that dirt was really dirty.
so I am going to need the "D.L" lesson's from cluey :smile:
Off topic (but on topic for the tech thread), I found a new project to work on....
http://www.reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome
I always thought it would be cool to have a 3D printer, but figured it would take another decade or so before they became affordable. Might as well build my own instead :smile:
http://www.pctoptips.co.uk/toptips/tt05mouse.html
NOW YOU SEE THEM...
Here’s a quick and simple little tweak to stop nosey parkers and passers-by seeing what programs you have on your PC when you are away from your desk. All you have to do is right-click onto an empty area of the desktop, select ‘Arrange Icons by’ then on the drop-down menu that appears uncheck ‘Show Desktop Icons’ and all of your icons will magically disappear. To get them back again simply repeat the procedure and re-check ‘Show Desktop Icons’
HIDDEN FAST FILE FINDER
HereÂ’s another one of those undocumented Windows features, and this one works on pretty well any version of Windows using Internet Explorer 4 or above. On your desktop click, drag and drop the My Computer icon to the extreme left side of the screen. After a few moments a vertical toolbar should appear showing the contents of My Computer. This on its own can be quite handy, but it gets better. (By the way if you want to get rid of it or hide it right-click at the top of the Toolbar and select Close or Auto Hide).
Now try this. Click, hold, drag and drop the C: drive icon from the My Computer Toolbar to the extreme top of the screen and a new horizontal toolbar appears. This is the good bit. On the far right side of the new toolbar is a continuation arrow, click it with your mouse and a new vertical toolbar listing the contents of the drive appears on the right side of the screen and you will find that the contents of the drive will be displayed simply by ‘hovering’ the mouse pointer over the folder icons. As before you can close or Auto Hide the top toolbar by right clicking on it.
SHORTCUTS WORTH REMEMBERING
Newbies to computing sometimes become alarmed at the way their work on screen suddenly vanishes forever and they have to do it all over again. So the best Tip for someone new to computers is to commit to memory two critical keystrokes. Ctrl + A is the most dangerous, because it highlights all your work, and the next keystroke can wipe it all! Ctrl + Z (Undo) is the Lifesaver, as it will recover any such lost data to the screen before it is overwritten. (The Undo button on many applications does the same job.)
DECLUTTER THE DESKTOP
If you've had your PC for more than a year or so the desktop is probably starting to get a bit crowded. Of course you can always remove icons and shortcuts you rarely use but if you're the sort of person who hates to part with anything, here's a simple way of packing even more icons onto your desktop, by reducing the space between them. If you can find an empty area on the desktop click into it and the Display Properties window should appear. Select the Appearance tab and under Item highlight Icon Spacing (horizontal). Change the value from the default setting to 30 and click Apply. Now do the same with Icon Spacing (vertical). You may need to experiment with different values and watch out for large overlapping Icon labels. If that becomes a problem edit the text by clicking slowly into the label box three times or reduce the size of the actual icon - the option is on the same drop down menu as Icon Spacing.
anyonE!!!
Stop using the laptop, ASAP. Any extra activity on the hard drive will increase your chances of data loss.
The simplest way to copy the data off of it is to pull the drive, install the new drive, then purchase a 2.5" external hard drive enclosure with a USB connection (they're probably around 20 bucks).
After you've setup the new hard drive (reinstall the OS from restore discs for the laptop, or other media), plug in the old hard drive via the external enclosure and copy all the files from it onto the new hard drive.
It can be done, I've done it before, but it gets more tricky.
You can still do it, but you'll need a drive imaging program, something like Symantec GHOST. You boot up off removeable media, run the drive imager, which will then copy all the data from the old drive to the new one.
I'd happily do it, for the cost of a copy of the newest version of GHOST... 69.99 :grin:
I know you can get pretty much any software on the net, but if I ever want to do legitimate PC work, I want legit tools to do that work.
I dont have time or patents to do it for him!!!
How can I burn the emulators on to a disk for kitch!! for the DS!! It keeps saying verification of files failed I have burned 3 coasters now trying different ways of burning them!! and nothing seams to work do I have to Unzip them do burn them or are the disk I have now broke and throwing away good??? :angry: :angry:
Check out this desktop (I can change the windows to be orange, heh). Also the system clock has a cool feature where it will give you the weather info for your area.
She has noticed there her music files seem to go missing.
She keeps a separate Word File listing of albums she has loaded to Windows Media Player. So she is 100% certain that some music files in WMP have definitely gone missing.
I googled for answers about why music files go missing, and it seems there a lot of people who have had this happen. Most are looking for an explanation. A few are guessing at what the cause might be, but the logic isn't always there, it seems.
Quite a few of the people complaining about this are using XP, which is what my friend's operating system is.
We looked in Windows Explorer and used the search features for names of albums she is certain were in there, but they do appear to be gone.
Any explanations for where they go and why? Or any tricks for finding them if they should still be there?
Thanks much!!
That being said I've never had one so I'm wondering A. How hard is it to upload music to it. B. Is there really something with I Tunes that gets into my computer system like that site 3M posted? Is either one better than the other for simplicity?
instead of having to dump them then try and have some of them reloaded!!
if you are just down loading from i tunes then thats fine but if your like me and you dont have any music that is i tunes compatible then its alot of work!!!
but you are right there are games on ipods and there are also ways to upgrade mp3 players if you get the right one also something I like about the ipod is you can change the batters if you have to!! as to most mp3 players you CANT!! so they all have there + and - so it is how you feel about one or the other and with buying single songs you can do that in windows media player!! so
again they both have + and -!!
I've got a couple mp3 players I mess around with, and an ipod nano my sister gave me because she thought it was broken (actually it wasn't, but I think she used it as an excuse to get a newer model). The thing I'm not fond of with the ipod is that you need to use itunes to put music on the player (or a program that emulates itunes). With an mp3 player, you just put mp3 files on it and go. But then, some might not think having itunes is a big deal, or like having it installed.
I have never had any apple product up to now. I've never been a mac person. But I have to say, the mac stuff I've seen of late is really changing my mind. Sure, they can be a bit proprietary with some things, but they make up for it with other really great things.
Can I get a HALLELUJAH!
we got a post-card, advertising a free lunch, and free mp3 player, and all we had to do was show up...
anywho.... they're pretty good, and fairly easy to figure out, and are the equivalent of an Ipod-Shuffle.... which i believe are kinda cheap
The stuff that complicates things is their "subscription" memberships to iTunes and Windows Media. Having your files "SYNCHED" with the services on the internet can complicate things - any homemade items you import from your CDs don't always play well with the internet downloadable files, causing some album data to get erased of even for files to disappear altogether.
Any device you get is basically just a portable hard drive. How you use it and what software runs it is what makes the difference. iPods are basically small laptops with all kinds of software on them. If you have a home computer to convert your CD's to MP3 format, any old mp3 player will do. If you are downloading songs, I would avoid "synching" your devices with those services - just download what you need to your PC and add it to the device at your discretion.
yep, get an Ipod, it's a lot less technical.