http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Forum: Geek Stuff en Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:13:02 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/repairingbuilding-cat5e-cable-need-help#post-44761 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:55:47 +0000 jmcguire 44761@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I ended up using a standard cable. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/repairingbuilding-cat5e-cable-need-help#post-44736 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:29:01 +0000 raphoenix 44736@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>jmcguire,</p> <p>Think about it for a moment.</p> <p>Only you can decide if you need a cross-over cable based on your intended use for the cable.</p> <p>Null Modems connections are still used in specific purpose situations.</p> <p><a href='http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-crossover-cable.htm'>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-crossover-cable.htm</a></p> <p>Kindest Regards,<br /> Rick P. &#9829; :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/firefox-tabs-alignment#post-44730 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:24:02 +0000 aznricegrowa 44730@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>That worked great. Thanks for all the help </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/repairingbuilding-cat5e-cable-need-help#post-44722 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:56:48 +0000 jmcguire 44722@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I am repairing a CAT5e cable. It is Type B:<br /> (White-Orange, Orange, White-Green, Blue, White-Blue, Green White-Brown, Brown).</p> <p>Should I make the other end a Type B as well, or should I wire it as Type A:<br /> (White-Green, Green, White-Orange, Blue, White-Blue, Orange, White-Brown, Brown).</p> <p>It will be used almost exclusively for a computer, but I considered wiring the other side Type A to make it a crossover cable. My question though is, would it take away from the capable speed of the cable to wire it to make it a crossover cable? Another question, is there any real need for a crossover cable anymore?</p> <p>Thanks in advance. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/firefox-tabs-alignment#post-44654 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:28:22 +0000 Scott 44654@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hey, no worries. If that works, great job. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/firefox-tabs-alignment#post-44653 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:05:21 +0000 jmcguire 44653@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hmmm.</p> <p>My Firefox has them left aligned automatically. It may be a "side effect" of an extension I have, but I don't think so.</p> <p>Anyway, I was able to get the stylish script to download.</p> <p>It really was a simple script.</p> <p>If you just write a new script and copy and paste the following startign with "@namespace" and give it a title it should fix it. I already edited it.</p> <p>@Scott, I wasn't trying to hijack the topic, I know how userstyles.org has been having trouble lately so I figured I would post this while I actually got the script up.</p> <p>@namespace url(<a href='http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul'>http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul</a>);</p> <p>/* ---------- Tabs Text Centered - [http://userstyles.org/styles/5455] ----------*/</p> <p>.tab-text {<br /> text-align: left !important;<br /> } </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/firefox-tabs-alignment#post-44651 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:52:57 +0000 Scott 44651@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I haven't given up, actually can't even start for the same reason. It's a very popular site and it's often down or broken to a degree. I will try again tomorrow to tweak that one style I posted. In the meantime, go ahead and install the Stylish extension. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-create-firefox-extensions#post-44647 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:38:36 +0000 jmcguire 44647@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Has anyone created their own Firefox Extension?</p> <p>If so where is the best place to start? I understand they are written in JavaScript, but that is about all I know about it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/firefox-tabs-alignment#post-44643 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:14:34 +0000 aznricegrowa 44643@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks Scott, I appreciate the effort.</p> <p>No, I actually haven't gone through those as I didn't even know about Stylish until now! I'll take a look in hopes that something might come up. And it's the same for me - the text has always been center-aligned for me as well . .</p> <p>.:Edit<br /> I'm actually having trouble seeing and loading the code as well =( </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/firefox-tabs-alignment#post-44597 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:49:02 +0000 Scott 44597@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>On second glance this script 'centers' the text, which in and of itself is weird because it's always been centered to me.<br /> <a href='http://userstyles.org/styles/5455.html'>http://userstyles.org/styles/5455.html</a></p> <p>Give me a while to try to tweak it. No promises, m'kay? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/firefox-tabs-alignment#post-44596 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:42:14 +0000 Scott 44596@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Have you gone through this list?<br /> <a href='http://www.userstyles.org/styles/search/tabs'>http://www.userstyles.org/styles/search/tabs</a></p> <p>With the Stylish extension installed first, one of these might suit your needs.<br /> (too long for me to check ;) ) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/firefox-tabs-alignment#post-44589 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:33:43 +0000 aznricegrowa 44589@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>I was wondering if there's anyway to control the alignment of the Firefox tabs. Currently, the default tab alignment if for the title text to be centered but I want to change it to being left-aligned. Anyone know if this is possible?</p> <p>Apologies if this was posted before (I tried a search and came up negative).</p> <p>Thanks </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/updated-virus-recovery-for-nod32#post-44545 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:44:11 +0000 Budohorseman 44545@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Your best bet is to find yourself a free public wifi hotspot and download it there. Of course without an internet connection you really don't have much to worry about.... </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/specifications-to-buy-a-good-if-not-great-computer#post-44530 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:39:34 +0000 Lighthouse 44530@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>But I didn't help at all! Don't go thanking me, it was the others. (sorry Uncle ScottW, I meant to say Auntie Loretta) :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/specifications-to-buy-a-good-if-not-great-computer#post-44528 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:34:14 +0000 GoldenQueen 44528@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Wow you do help when you mean it ...Thank You so much ...<br /> Lighthouse "uncle Scott" Bob and Oz if you ever need some help in the law departement<br /> it will be a pleasure to help you out anytime and yes ProBono haha </p> <p>GoldenQueen :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/updated-virus-recovery-for-nod32#post-44489 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:37:16 +0000 thaslim 44489@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi... my nod32 virus recovery database shows its out of date, since i dont have internet connection at home i would like to download<br /> the updated virus recovery DB(recent one),how this is possible(without providing username and password).. help me guyz..? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/specifications-to-buy-a-good-if-not-great-computer#post-44462 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:17:39 +0000 BobJam 44462@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Just thought of another tip and something to be cautious about.</p> <p>You can go to the forums of the brand you're looking at, like HP's forum is at <a href='http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/home.do?forumId=2'>http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/home.do?forumId=2</a> (they call it "Business Support", but it's for home users too).</p> <p>But here's the caution about those kinds of forums. While it will give you an idea of what the most frequent gripes are . . . and that's the point: these are forums for gripes . . . be cautious in any conclusions you draw. These forums are skewed toward gripes. Very few if any users go there just to say "Atta boy". So you're going to get a biased view of the product.</p> <p>As I said, the forums are mainly for gripes. So, while they will give you a good idea about the product, be careful if you draw any conclusions from these forums. You need to compensate for the bias.</p> <p>And as far as what ScottW said . . . "what he said". Echo . . . </p> <p>BTW, I have a laptop and it's very sensitive to heat because there isn't as much room for air circulation as there is in a desktop. The normal TTF (another geek phrase you can use in a store - "Time to Failure") is about three years. Many last much longer, so the three years is an average. Mine has lasted much longer, but it requires special care to get these things to go beyond their TTF. As ScottW said, stick with a desktop unless you absolutely have to have a laptop (I do). </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/specifications-to-buy-a-good-if-not-great-computer#post-44456 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:43:43 +0000 ScottW 44456@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@Geeks, please don't call me Uncle. It's disrespectful to your Aunt. :)</p> <p>@GoldenQueen, a desktop has definite advantages. They are more reliable than laptops, in general, and are easier to upgrade so they can stay relevant longer. Also, they are cheaper. You will be getting Vista, and you will have to learn some things about it. There's lots of info on the web and, of course, you can ask here for specifics. I certainly don't know everything about Vista, BobJam, and no one should trust any know-it-all who claims to.</p> <p>I agree with BobJam that you should stick with the well known brand names. Acer, HP (which owns Compaq brand), Dell, Gateway, Sony, Toshiba, Lenovo -- not necessarily in that order. Dell has always been about ordering online and completely customizing your system. The result is custom parts and low prices. I don't think of Dell as a store brand, though they do provide some pre-configured systems for stores now. Sony is expensive. Toshiba and Lenovo are focused on business users, not home users, and laptops where profit margins are higher. That leaves the rest as the ones you are likely to find in a store along with eMachines whose primary goal is rock bottom price, no matter the "cost" (pun intended!).</p> <p>I've never heard of Dumoulin or Future Shop, but I looked over their websites as well as Staples Canada. Even if you don't intend to buy online, it is still instructive to shop online. All of these stores have a rather limited selection of desktops, here again because there's more profit in laptops. And the brands mentioned above are represented as expected. For example, I don't believe I saw a single Lenovo or Toshiba desktop at any of the 3 stores. I would suggest that you shop around on those sites and see what looks good to you. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/anti-spyware-programs-dont-catch-everything#post-44440 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:14:01 +0000 raphoenix 44440@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>0zSpitt,</p> <p>Glad you saw the post. Machines like yours and mine that roam the dark corners of the net world have to almost have Daily "Heavy Duty" Maintenance in order to keep them running. Got to know that registry no matter what version of MS Windows one runs. For those folks who are running "Dicey" Copies of XP Pro, they are about to get a most unwelcome MS surprise this week. I'll post more details later in the evening.<br /> Kindest Regards,<br /> Rick P. ♣ </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/specifications-to-buy-a-good-if-not-great-computer#post-44435 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:37 +0000 BobJam 44435@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>And another thing I just thought of when I saw OzSpitt mention it: make sure you get the installation CD from the store. They may say they only just have one for installations on all their machines, but if that's the case, then (indignantly?) ask them what you're supposed to do if you need to reinstall. They'll probably say something like "We put a backup on your machine". Ask them where (that may seem like a dumb question to them, but it's not really), and press for a copy of the CD anyway.</p> <p>If they keep insisting that they put a backup copy on your HDD (the "i386" folder is where it usually is in XP, but I don't know where it would be in Vista . . . "calling ScottW"), then ask them to make a copy from that and put it on a CD. I'll be interested in what they say on that, because it may not be possible to do that (calling ScottW again). </p>