Gold is Money - The Premier Gold and Silver Forum -- Goldismoney - Computers http://www.goldismoney2.com/ Discuss computer topics en Sun, 19 May 2013 11:49:57 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.goldismoney2.com/images/scarletrush/misc/rss.png Gold is Money - The Premier Gold and Silver Forum -- Goldismoney - Computers http://www.goldismoney2.com/ How Unique And Trackable Is Your Browser? http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46440-How-Unique-And-Trackable-Is-Your-Browser&goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 10:42:09 GMT How unique and trackable is your browser? https://panopticlick.eff.org/ How unique and trackable is your browser?

https://panopticlick.eff.org/ ]]> Computers searcher http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46440-How-Unique-And-Trackable-Is-Your-Browser Landmark in quantum computing http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46416-Landmark-in-quantum-computing&goto=newpost Wed, 08 May 2013 20:43:27 GMT ]]> Computers Goldhedge http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46416-Landmark-in-quantum-computing Finally Ditched the Landline http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46323-Finally-Ditched-the-Landline&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 22:37:01 GMT You younger guys probably don't understand how central to our existence we old farts consider the land line. But with the price on my landline creeping at near $65/month, including the uncountable parasitic Fed & State taxes for a line + long distance, I've been eying cheaper alternatives.

I know a lot of people are existing on cell only but several negative elements have kept me from that, things like one handset only, misplacing the handset, breaking the handset and several other variations. I thought that I had the ideal solution with the latest version of Magic Jack but a year's experience with that has convinced me that it is close but not quite ready for prime time. There is the occasional voice quality issue and the occasional downtime due to DSL service but the killer for me is the hardware reliability. In 15 months I had to replace the hardware twice under warranty but with a week or better downtime each time. The price is damn sure right at $30 a year including voice mail, caller id, and continental long distance. I still have and will maintain my Magic Jack line for the times the wife is camped out on the main line + to use as a fax line. Also with Magic Jack, if you're out of town, just take the 2-packs-of-gum-sized hardware with you and plug it into your computer, jack a phone in it and you have your home line with you anywhere. Like Skype I guess.

The choice that finally lured me away from ATT is the Verizon/Straight Talk home phone. It works over the Verizon cell phone network and should be more reliable than my phone line connection down here in hurricane country. It consists of a base unit that connects to the cellphone network and has two telephone output jacks in the back. I've got a cordless base connected to that with remotes over the house. I've had it for two months now and cannot tell the difference in sound quality from the older wired phone network. You can port your existing number to it. Don't worry about minutes, unlimited continent wide time.

You can buy the equipment and pay for the service either through Verizon or Straight Talk, I chose Straight Talk because they required no contract. Verizon buries the equipment cost in the monthly fee but charges a lot more per month and requires a contract. Run the numbers for two years and it's a lot cheaper with ST. If you should need it, there is probably better customer service through Verizon.

The equipment costs $100 one time and the service is $15/month. And, like I said, the functionality and voice quality is indistinguishable from the ATT land line. There is also voice mail, caller ID, 3-way, call forwarding, etc, etc.

I still get DSL from ATT but it is the only service that I get from them. Funny thing is that since my old tele # got ported to Verizon, my DSL had to be reinstallled under a new #. ATT gave me the introductory rate of $19.99/month for a year for their fastest DSL which was costing me $50/month. So for the next year I'll have a $75/month reduction and "only" $50 after that.

$600 bucks a year here and $600 a year there, sooner or later it adds up.

I've had a no contract cell phone for about 4 years with Straight Talk for $30/month with no problems. ]]> Computers TomD http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46323-Finally-Ditched-the-Landline Need laptop help, windows keeps crashing http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46309-Need-laptop-help-windows-keeps-crashing&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 17:01:06 GMT I have an HP laptop, windows 7, it keeps crashing, it runs the diagonsist and cant seem to find anything, any suggestions?? I have an HP laptop, windows 7, it keeps crashing, it runs the diagonsist and cant seem to find anything, any suggestions?? ]]> Computers southfork http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46309-Need-laptop-help-windows-keeps-crashing Looks cool! ... But what does it do? http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46295-Looks-cool!-But-what-does-it-do&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 12:53:29 GMT This short quiz shows some strange looking gadgets, and ask what each does. I had to guess on almost all, but I got lucky with the score below. Take a look at the link below and see how you do. :D http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/02/tech/innovation/cool-gadgets-quiz/index.html?hpt=hp_c3 ... This short quiz shows some strange looking gadgets, and ask what each does. I had to guess on almost all, but I got lucky with the score below. Take a look at the link below and see how you do. :D

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/02/te...html?hpt=hp_c3

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]]> Computers Weatherman http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46259-Computer-cartoons Building a computer for business http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46205-Building-a-computer-for-business&goto=newpost Fri, 03 May 2013 21:10:40 GMT Want to pass this by the geeks. I have monitor, mouse, keyboard. $565 What you think? Have I missed anything? Intel LGA1155 Motherboard : Want to pass this by the geeks.


I have monitor, mouse, keyboard. $565

What you think?

Have I missed anything?

Intel LGA1155 Motherboard :
ECS H61H2-M2 LGA1155 INTEL H61 DDR3 MB [should I get a gen 3?]

INTEL CORE I5-3470 LGA1155 PROCESSOR

CPU Processor Fan:
PREMIUM HEAVY DUTY HEATSINK & FAN COMBO

DDR3 240-PIN Desktop Memory:
8GB DDR3 1600MHZ PC3-12800 (2x4GB) RAM

Hard Drive:
1-TERABYTE 1000GB SATA HARD DISK DRIVE

PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD ADAPTERS:
ONBOARD GRAPHICS CARD ADAPTER - (VIDEO)

SOUND CARDS:
ONBOARD SOUND CARD ADAPTER - (AUDIO)

NETWORKING:
ONBOARD ETHERNET CARD ADAPTER - (LAN)
Atheros AR8151-B 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet Controller

DVD / DVD±R / DVD±RW Drives:
24X DVDR/RW DUAL LAYER INTERNAL DRIVE

TOWER CASES:
ATX MIDTOWER SIZE CASE WITH POWER SUPPLY

CASE COOLING FAN:
Case Cooling Fan 80mm (Regular Speed)

OPERATING SYSTEM:
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64BIT

Assembly & Testing Options:
Advanced Assembly & Test Ships 3-7 Days

from http://www.ascendtech.us/ ]]> Computers Goldhedge http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?46205-Building-a-computer-for-business svchost.exe virus http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?45520-svchost-exe-virus&goto=newpost Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:33:14 GMT I have 5 - 10 of these running all the time using up a lot of cpu. some svchost.exe LOCAL SERVICE some svchost.exe SYSTEM which ones are suppose to be there? how many? I have 5 - 10 of these running all the time using up a lot of cpu.

some svchost.exe LOCAL SERVICE

some svchost.exe SYSTEM

which ones are suppose to be there? how many? ]]> Computers RUSH2112 http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?45520-svchost-exe-virus Hey computer gurus http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?45499-Hey-computer-gurus&goto=newpost Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:21:54 GMT For some reason I can't access GIM2 from IE. I've tried deleting the bookmark and reloading the welcome page but the screen freezes up everytime.
All other forums work fine. I have no problems accessing the site from Google Chrome.
Currently running Windows XP and IE8.:confused:
Any ideas? ]]> Computers JFN111 http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?45499-Hey-computer-gurus