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Tsutarja May 24th, 2015 6:55 AM

So, my search for a desktop is pretty much at a halt now that I have a hard drive dock for the drive. So far, it's done good to at least let me get my music library back up and running. :)

Legendary Silke May 25th, 2015 10:19 AM

*is now looking for good mobile broadband deals in his home country*

Ah, so many things done today. A lot of cancellations, a lot of planning ahead...

Sometimes I wish I could take my time with tech stuff, too.

(I think I'll probably also get a new tablet.)

Tsutarja May 25th, 2015 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8766680)
(I think I'll probably also get a new tablet.)

Sounds like something I'd tell my parents if I had money :P

I do want to get an Android phone sometime this year as well. Hmm, I'm looking at you Moto G.

By the way guys, C&T's rules have been rewritten from scratch, so check those out if you haven't already. :)

Tsutarja May 26th, 2015 3:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8768442)
So I found this today in the Splash feed:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/microsofts-cortana-coming-ios-android-devices/story?id=31316424

idk why MS would do that, seeing as there's already assistants on the two other devices. What gives?

Google does it, so I guess they figure they can as well?

Cocoa May 26th, 2015 7:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8768442)
So I found this today in the Splash feed:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/microsofts-cortana-coming-ios-android-devices/story?id=31316424

idk why MS would do that, seeing as there's already assistants on the two other devices. What gives?

Personal assistants are connected into each respective platforms user data/search packages. Google Now heavily leverages Google Search, but is a lot weaker where local functionality is concerned. Cortana is going to leverage Bing, and probably the Live/Outlook account system that will be integrated into Windows accounts. This is Microsoft's way of nudging users towards Outlook versus Gmail or Google Calendar.

It's also important to note that Microsoft is, surprisingly, one of Google's direct competitors in Android. Not only do they make a healthy profit on Android sales, they're also one of the official partners for CyanogenOS now, and you'll start seeing CyanogenOS devices ship with Microsoft alternatives to Google offerings.

Also for user data. The more people use Bing, the more data Microsoft has to improve Bing and offer relevant advertising options to bring in revenue. The introduction of Cortana just creates an additional mechanism for Microsoft to collect and use user data.

Legendary Silke May 27th, 2015 9:47 AM

I'm pondering about getting a desktop keyboard that is designed for gaming soon, as I think I will probably change my laptop into a funny-looking desktop. Thoughts?

Tsutarja May 27th, 2015 2:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8769422)
I'm pondering about getting a desktop keyboard that is designed for gaming soon, as I think I will probably change my laptop into a funny-looking desktop. Thoughts?

I won't be the one that says not to go for it, because currently I use my laptop as a desktop. It sits on a cooling pad (which needs to be replaced because it's old), and is hooked up to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. :P

Legendary Silke May 28th, 2015 1:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8769783)
I won't be the one that says not to go for it, because currently I use my laptop as a desktop. It sits on a cooling pad (which needs to be replaced because it's old), and is hooked up to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. :P

Haha, yeah. The only thing that's stopping me from doing that? I'd probably rather put that cash towards a new tablet.

Cocoa May 28th, 2015 3:29 AM

If you do a lot of typing (or coding), you might look into getting a mechanical keyboard, which will offer significant benefits over a typical keyboard (and the built-in keyboard).

Legendary Silke May 28th, 2015 7:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cocoa (Post 8770578)
If you do a lot of typing (or coding), you might look into getting a mechanical keyboard, which will offer significant benefits over a typical keyboard (and the built-in keyboard).

Sounds like a good idea. Got anything that is black and backlit? I'd like things to fit in well with my current rig and mouse setup.

As for where the laptop should be located... Hmm... How should it be located relative to the monitor, keyboard, and mouse, when it's being used as a makeshift desktop rig? I'd want to have some clearance at both sides, especially on the right, as the optical drive is on the right side, and the exhaust vents are on the left side. I'd like them to be clear.

I suspect I'll get a Razer gaming keyboard that's also mechanical. Goes along with my current setup, and I've also personally used one of them, too.

Tsutarja May 28th, 2015 7:56 AM

Mechanical keyboard? Oh god, one of those will make my friends on Skype when we have our calls complain more while I type :P

Anyways. Don't you just hate it when you have tech problems for the longest of time, and the solution is a simple fix? Well, for me, my Wi-Fi had been so slow these past few weeks, and I wasn't sure why. Turns out, a channel change fixed the problem and now I have back to what I should be getting. :)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/4392328368.png

EDIT: For the sake of curiosity, a ping test as well:

http://www.pingtest.net/result/124004814.png

Cocoa May 28th, 2015 8:22 AM

Changing the channel is a pretty good bet if you live in an a residential area with a lot of wireless networks in range.

Not all mechanical keyboards are 'clicky.' Mine has Cherry MX Blue switches, so it makes a lot of noise, but there's a lot of response. You also have the option of the Cherry MX Switches, which feel like Blue switches, but lack the mechanical click noise. There are a good number of variations of switches that you can get, tailored to your own preferences. Otherwise, most keyboards that aren't mechanical aren't too different from the ones built into laptops, so there is little gain to using them, unless you want the extra keys or want to use the laptop with the lid closed (with a monitor).

Karma Police May 28th, 2015 8:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8770729)
Sounds like a good idea. Got anything that is black and backlit? I'd like things to fit in well with my current rig and mouse setup.

Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Stealth (2014). Individually backlit keys, and uses Razer's own switches which are based off Cherry MX Brown. Isn't too clicky, and it's pretty damn responsive.

Legendary Silke May 28th, 2015 8:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cocoa (Post 8770814)
Changing the channel is a pretty good bet if you live in an a residential area with a lot of wireless networks in range.

Not all mechanical keyboards are 'clicky.' Mine has Cherry MX Blue switches, so it makes a lot of noise, but there's a lot of response. You also have the option of the Cherry MX Switches, which feel like Blue switches, but lack the mechanical click noise. There are a good number of variations of switches that you can get, tailored to your own preferences. Otherwise, most keyboards that aren't mechanical aren't too different from the ones built into laptops, so there is little gain to using them, unless you want the extra keys or want to use the laptop with the lid closed (with a monitor).

Thanks! I'll take a look at the keyboard switch types out there. I think I'd prefer something that's quiet, as I tend to end up using my computer in the middle of the night. Last thing I'd want to do is to wake other people up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karma Police (Post 8770824)
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Stealth (2014). Individually backlit keys, and uses Razer's own switches which are based off Cherry MX Brown. Isn't too clicky, and it's pretty damn responsive.

That does sound like the kind of thing I'm looking for. I think I'll also consider other vendors, though. What are the keyboard manufacturers that I should watch out for?

Blu·Ray May 28th, 2015 9:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8770857)
Thanks! I'll take a look at the keyboard switch types out there. I think I'd prefer something that's quiet, as I tend to end up using my computer in the middle of the night. Last thing I'd want to do is to wake other people up.

If you want a mechanical keyboard to be quiet, you should invest in some o-rings, which dampen the noise from bottoming out the key. The switch type I'd go for in such a situation would probably be Cherry MX Browns (or clones of those such as the Razer ones or Kailh Browns since the Cherry MX patent ran out recently).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8770857)
That does sound like the kind of thing I'm looking for. I think I'll also consider other vendors, though. What are the keyboard manufacturers that I should watch out for?

With mechanical keyboards, particularly if you are looking at the cheaper end of the market (Mechanical keyboards are never really cheap compared to non-mechanical), I would say that the manufacturer doesn't matter much as long as you get the right switches.
If you want some brands to look for anyway, ones that I have had good experience with, in no particular order, are Corsair, Cooler Master(advertised as CM storm), Ducky, Steelseries and Razer (do note that Razer has recently started using their own switches instead of the market standard Cherry MX switches)

Tsutarja May 28th, 2015 9:43 AM

Come on, nothing beats a s'more keyboard you guys! :P

http://epicthings.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Smore-Keyboard.jpg

Morkula May 28th, 2015 9:46 AM

Logitech has a new mechanical keyboard that I tried the other day and I really like. It's the G910 Orion Spark, and the keys feel really great and it's actually super quiet for a mechanical keyboard. Unfortunately, it's also $179.99, which is insane for a keyboard. @[email protected]

I'm hoping the G710+ drops in price to about $60-70 and I'd be tempted to pick one of those up. They have the O-rings pre-installed so it's considerably quieter than a stock mechanical keyboard, though still not as quiet as the G910.

Karma Police May 28th, 2015 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu·Ray (Post 8770929)
With mechanical keyboards, particularly if you are looking at the cheaper end of the market (Mechanical keyboards are never really cheap compared to non-mechanical), I would say that the manufacturer doesn't matter much as long as you get the right switches.

Actually, I would say go with a trusted brand, because of the support they provide.

I'd recommend going for either Razer or Logitech. I've heard some good things about Corsair, Das and Steelseries as well.

Tsutarja May 28th, 2015 3:04 PM

Logitech has certainly been my go-to brand for years, and it's probably the same for many more of y'all if I had to guess.

GreenFlame May 29th, 2015 2:06 AM

I think Corsair is a really nice brand, actually. They have nice mouses, keyboards, computer case fans, and even cases themselves - some of their cases are really cool, and if I ever build a PC it will almost definitely have a Corsair case.

Meganium May 30th, 2015 6:42 AM

Been meaning to buy a laptop mouse sometime this weekend or my next paycheck. Because my touchpad is acting all...dumb. Plus why am I even using the freaking touchpad, anyways?

Logitech is a pretty good brand. I have a headset.

Blu·Ray May 30th, 2015 6:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Cosmic (Post 8772109)
if I ever build a PC it will almost definitely have a Corsair case.

I wouldn't limit myself to one brand, but they definitely have some nice ones. Although if money was no issue, I would go with a Lian Li or Fractal Design case. They make some absolutely gorgeous ones and the build quality is always solid.

Legendary Silke May 30th, 2015 7:02 AM

I dunno, I might become an extreme cheapskate and turn my laptop into a desktop.

Or maybe I won't even bother with that. A 15.6" display with the keyboard laid out exactly like a laptop and a mouse? Sounds perfect to me. It's really compact.

In the meantime, I think I'll keep browsing through product guides on various Windows machines. Still looking for the perfect tablet, and apparently the other Cherry Trail-based Windows tablets that aren't the Surface 3 are more expensive for some reason.

Blu·Ray May 30th, 2015 7:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8773852)
I dunno, I might become an extreme cheapskate and turn my laptop into a desktop.

Or maybe I won't even bother with that. A 15.6" display with the keyboard laid out exactly like a laptop and a mouse? Sounds perfect to me. It's really compact.

If I had to go buy a desktop again, at this point I don't think that it would be worth it for me. I don't really game, so all of the horsepower is just sitting idle most of the time. My Surface Pro 3 would be plenty for 99% of what I do with my computer. A bigger screen, a dedicated mechanical keyboard and a comfortable mouse make all of the difference in the experience for me personally, and using those as peripherals for my Surface would make for just as nice of an experience, I think. It really depends on what you need the computer for, but if I recall correctly you have a pretty nicely specced laptop which should be sufficient unless you plan on doing some serious gaming.
It really all depends on personal preference, but I think I would want a mechanical keyboard and a separate screen if I were in your position and had the money to spare.

Legendary Silke May 30th, 2015 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu·Ray (Post 8773893)
If I had to go buy a desktop again, at this point I don't think that it would be worth it for me. I don't really game, so all of the horsepower is just sitting idle most of the time. My Surface Pro 3 would be plenty for 99% of what I do with my computer. A bigger screen, a dedicated mechanical keyboard and a comfortable mouse make all of the difference in the experience for me personally, and using those as peripherals for my Surface would make for just as nice of an experience, I think. It really depends on what you need the computer for, but if I recall correctly you have a pretty nicely specced laptop which should be sufficient unless you plan on doing some serious gaming.
It really all depends on personal preference, but I think I would want a mechanical keyboard and a separate screen if I were in your position and had the money to spare.

Mmm, hmm.

A desktop does take up a whole lot of space, though, especially if you opt for a non-ITX build.

Blu·Ray May 31st, 2015 6:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8774198)
Mmm, hmm.

A desktop does take up a whole lot of space, though, especially if you opt for a non-ITX build.

Oops, I think that I wasn't clear in my wording. I was kinda arguing against buying a desktop, at least I think I was... A keyboard and a screen don't take up a tremendous amount of space. Although a tower shouldn't really be an issue either though, unless you're extremely constrained.

Legendary Silke May 31st, 2015 9:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu·Ray (Post 8775599)
Oops, I think that I wasn't clear in my wording. I was kinda arguing against buying a desktop, at least I think I was... A keyboard and a screen don't take up a tremendous amount of space. Although a tower shouldn't really be an issue either though, unless you're extremely constrained.

You'd be surprised how crowded my desk is. Mostly thanks to a lot of other things that have to share desk space.

There's a whole lot of cabling behind the desk, and there's a router and a printer beside my laptop right now. Perhaps I should try rearranging them.

Frequency May 31st, 2015 4:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8775837)
You'd be surprised how crowded my desk is. Mostly thanks to a lot of other things that have to share desk space.

There's a whole lot of cabling behind the desk, and there's a router and a printer beside my laptop right now. Perhaps I should try rearranging them.

Dude, rearrange your damn desk. Lol.

So I finally got my new PC and oh my god it's so much better than the toaster laptop I was using beforehand.

Feels good, man. Feels good.

https://i.warosu.org/data/cgl/img/0070/76/1378082107208.jpg

Legendary Silke June 2nd, 2015 1:28 AM

No one seems to be inclined to make a compelling Windows tablet that has an Atom x7 that's also a better value than the Surface 3...

At this rate, I think I'll just go ahead and get a Surface 3 if things don't "improve" by early August.

Blu·Ray June 2nd, 2015 7:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8778438)
No one seems to be inclined to make a compelling Windows tablet that has an Atom x7 that's also a better value than the Surface 3...

At this rate, I think I'll just go ahead and get a Surface 3 if things don't "improve" by early August.

Wait.. Is there anything out at all with the x7 except for the Surface 3?

Legendary Silke June 2nd, 2015 8:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu·Ray (Post 8778833)
Wait.. Is there anything out at all with the x7 except for the Surface 3?

Lenovo did.

Unfortunately, that tablet is business-focused, and you know what happens to the price and amount of tablet/$.

Blu·Ray June 2nd, 2015 8:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8778849)
Lenovo did.

Unfortunately, that tablet is business-focused, and you know what happens to the price and amount of tablet/$.

Yeah, I see that one. Websites are saying 549 USD for the x5 model without keyboard. Ouch!

From what I can tell from news sites, Computex seems to have a few of the Cherry Trail Atoms around. Asus, HP and an Android from Acer, but I'm waiting for some more coverage. I'm very excited about Computex in general, but the problem with trade shows is that you never quite know when it will actually hit the market.

Legendary Silke June 2nd, 2015 8:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu·Ray (Post 8778868)
Yeah, I see that one. Websites are saying 549 USD for the x5 model without keyboard. Ouch!

From what I can tell from news sites, Computex seems to have a few of the Cherry Trail Atoms around. Asus, HP and an Android from Acer, but I'm waiting for some more coverage. I'm very excited about Computex in general, but the problem with trade shows is that you never quite know when it will actually hit the market.

Yeah, after seeing the specifications and likely pricing, I have to say that I likely will be bothering with only the Surface 3 and the newest Transformer, due to the amount of tablet you get in either one.

I find the Surface 3 to be just perfect in terms of what I want from a tablet, and I intend to just cough up the money for the whole thing - 4 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, a matching Type Cover, and a pen. Maybe even a screen protector. Should make for a nice secondary PC.

Blu·Ray June 2nd, 2015 8:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8778878)
I find the Surface 3 to be just perfect in terms of what I want from a tablet, and I intend to just cough up the money for the whole thing - 4 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, a matching Type Cover, and a pen. Maybe even a screen protector. Should make for a nice secondary PC.

That's kinda my experience with Surface as a whole. It is just perfect for what I want. I absolutely love my Surface Pro 3 which I use as my daily driver in class and casual browsing at home. It costs a lot though. 128 GB Surface 3 with Type Cover & pen adds up quite quickly, and for that money you're still just getting an Atom, and while the new Atoms perform quite well, I would be worried about the eMMC storage which is not all that fast. For a secondary PC I would personally try to go for something cheaper, but if you have the money to spend, I don't think that you will find any 10 inch Windows tablet that is better than the Surface 3 within the near future.

Tsutarja June 4th, 2015 6:40 AM

If a Surface was within my budget, I'd most definitely get one. Too bad it's not, because I would really like to have one.

Legendary Silke June 4th, 2015 8:12 AM

Now, if only I got to build both a nice desktop and a Surface 3 that's fully decked out...

Too bad that won't happen. Right?

Legendary Silke June 4th, 2015 8:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8781766)
The thing I find funny about the Surface is that they claim it can replace your laptop, when in reality their pricing, with all accessories included, is about the same price as a low-end gaming laptop or a mid-grade end-user device, both of which get you more processing power and memory. The only advantage a Surface really has is portability.

For a tablet though, the Surface is a pretty good buy.

Now if only other OEMs were stepping up their game.

Too bad no one else makes tablets that nice, or charge even more for an inferior product. (I'm looking at you, Lenovo.)

Legendary Silke June 7th, 2015 4:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8786128)
Haha, yeah. I have a Lenovo laptop that originally cost like, a lot. I can't remember the MSRP, although I think I saw it to be $1600 but I doubt that price tag.

Speaking of Lenovo and overpriced, I was browsing through the price lists for pre-built desktop systems offered by OEMs - apparently, building a desktop rig here is uneconomical at best. I've calculated the pricing and it'd be cheaper for me to just buy an i5 desktop prebuild and slap in a GTX 750 Ti or 960.

Lenovo really should reconsider their desktop warranty terms. A significantly higher percentage of their desktop PCs come with only 1 year of warranty service and packs less extras than the competition - I'd have to buy an i7 just to get 3 years.

Then again, maybe that's why they can price their products so low.

I think I'll stick with my choice of Surface 3 as my next tablet purchase.

countryemo June 7th, 2015 1:43 PM

We were thinking about getting my mom a Surface 3 to replace her gen 1 Surface RT, it was slightly out of budget at the time. But she's probably also fine with a laptop if thats cheaper if there's any good ones.

Speaking of laptops.. I have really low space xD Like 0-6MB free, I got the disk clean-up pop up, should've freed 2GB, but seems to took up more space as I had 80MB or 11MB. I also had 11GB just a few days ago and I haven't downloaded/installed anything. I need to go through my mess of files and delete delete delete.

Tsutarja June 7th, 2015 2:14 PM

Lately, I've been playing with my Dell Venue 8 Pro a little more recently, and trying to figure out how I could use it to its maximum purpose. Too bad the thing doesn't seem to want to connect to the wifi at my college, despite me being right under the hotspots and having full bars. :|

Legendary Silke June 7th, 2015 9:16 PM

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Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8787388)
We were thinking about getting my mom a Surface 3 to replace her gen 1 Surface RT, it was slightly out of budget at the time. But she's probably also fine with a laptop if thats cheaper if there's any good ones.

Speaking of laptops.. I have really low space xD Like 0-6MB free, I got the disk clean-up pop up, should've freed 2GB, but seems to took up more space as I had 80MB or 11MB. I also had 11GB just a few days ago and I haven't downloaded/installed anything. I need to go through my mess of files and delete delete delete.

Laptops tend to give you more for the same price. You could get a really nice laptop for $650. I'd wager you should take a look at the Asus ZenBook UX305 - it's an extremely solid MacBook (Air) competitor that pretty much triumphs it in everything, with an absurd value-for-money. The lowest end part should be about $599-$699, and it'd still be a whole lot of laptop!

You're playing it dangerously close with that amount of "free" space! You really should clean up now - anything can go wrong on a system drive that's basically full. Try to leave at least 2 GB of free space on the system drive.

Hopefully, you have somewhere for the extra files to go to.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8787438)
Lately, I've been playing with my Dell Venue 8 Pro a little more recently, and trying to figure out how I could use it to its maximum purpose. Too bad the thing doesn't seem to want to connect to the wifi at my college, despite me being right under the hotspots and having full bars. :|

College Wi-Fi seems to be very problematic with lesser Wi-Fi hardware, I've noticed...

Tsutarja June 8th, 2015 4:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8788005)
College Wi-Fi seems to be very problematic with lesser Wi-Fi hardware, I've noticed...

What's strange though is that all my other devices (iPod Touch, laptop, Lumia 520, Nexus 7) are able to connect to the WiFi just fine.

Legendary Silke June 8th, 2015 4:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8788364)
What's strange though is that all my other devices (iPod Touch, laptop, Lumia 520, Nexus 7) are able to connect to the WiFi just fine.

Hmm...

Next time, if it doesn't connect, try turning off the tablet, wait for about 10 seconds, and turn it back on. See if it connects.

Tsutarja June 8th, 2015 6:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8788375)
Hmm...

Next time, if it doesn't connect, try turning off the tablet, wait for about 10 seconds, and turn it back on. See if it connects.

Guess what: it connected! (and I'm typing this message from it too)

Legendary Silke June 8th, 2015 7:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8788488)
Guess what: it connected! (and I'm typing this message from it too)

The Reboot Trick: Works with almost every network equipment if it's not the ISP's fault. Teehee.

countryemo June 8th, 2015 1:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8788005)
Laptops tend to give you more for the same price. You could get a really nice laptop for $650. I'd wager you should take a look at the Asus ZenBook UX305 - it's an extremely solid MacBook (Air) competitor that pretty much triumphs it in everything, with an absurd value-for-money. The lowest end part should be about $599-$699, and it'd still be a whole lot of laptop!

You're playing it dangerously close with that amount of "free" space! You really should clean up now - anything can go wrong on a system drive that's basically full. Try to leave at least 2 GB of free space on the system drive.

Hopefully, you have somewhere for the extra files to go to.

Yeah, though that price is a bit too much especially for what she does, I would be more looking for basically chromebook but windows (Access to Office, PS, but still dosen't need to be huge on specs). I might look at something like that though. :P

Yeah, I deleted something, forgot what, and I'm pretty sure I was keeping something as a maybe in the bin and deleted it out of haste. Haha. But now I'm about 48GB free, went through my download folders, bit of big crap in there.

Legendary Silke June 8th, 2015 7:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8789024)
Yeah, though that price is a bit too much especially for what she does, I would be more looking for basically chromebook but windows (Access to Office, PS, but still dosen't need to be huge on specs). I might look at something like that though. :P

Mmm hmm. Just remember that you do get what you pay for, so try to stretch the budget a bit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8789024)
Yeah, I deleted something, forgot what, and I'm pretty sure I was keeping something as a maybe in the bin and deleted it out of haste. Haha. But now I'm about 48GB free, went through my download folders, bit of big crap in there.

This sounds plenty now.

Frequency June 9th, 2015 3:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8789669)
I remember many many years ago I had an issue where I couldn't connect to PC. After rebooting my modem, it worked for a little bit. Kinda wish I had known about it earlier because I wouldn't have lost so much time trying to fix it .-.

Wait, a little bit? What made it stop working after the fact lmao?

countryemo June 9th, 2015 11:29 PM

Ok so now I have 1.6GB free, haven't downloaded, haven't installed, what is going on!? My mom said something about temp files, but I don't know it could be that much that fast..

Legendary Silke June 9th, 2015 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8791407)
Ok so now I have 1.6GB free, haven't downloaded, haven't installed, what is going on!? My mom said something about temp files, but I don't know it could be that much that fast..

Hmm, how much total space does the system drive has?

countryemo June 9th, 2015 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8791413)
Hmm, how much total space does the system drive has?

673GB, thats a odd number haha. Not sure how I took up that much in the first place, probably my photoshop/png files.

Legendary Silke June 10th, 2015 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8791418)
673GB, thats a odd number haha. Not sure how I took up that much in the first place, probably my photoshop/png files.

Download WinDirStat and tell me what appears to be taking the largest chunk of free space on your computer :)

Tsutarja June 10th, 2015 7:52 AM

Hmm, somehow caps lock was activated on my Venue 8 Pro... had to check the full keyboard to turn it off.

Blu·Ray June 10th, 2015 9:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8791847)
Hmm, somehow caps lock was activated on my Venue 8 Pro... had to check the full keyboard to turn it off.

Nonexistent keys being toggled is so annoying! I had a classmate whose computer would automatically enable scroll lock on every reboot, which was seriously annoying since the computer had no scroll lock key.

Frequency June 10th, 2015 3:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu·Ray (Post 8791979)
Nonexistent keys being toggled is so annoying! I had a classmate whose computer would automatically enable scroll lock on every reboot, which was seriously annoying since the computer had no scroll lock key.

You remind me of this time where back when I was in grade school, this kid in my computer class broke the Shift keys somehow, and Sticky Keys was permanently activated.

And guess who didn't know how to disable that...you guessed it, the teachers.

countryemo June 10th, 2015 4:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8791470)
Download WinDirStat and tell me what appears to be taking the largest chunk of free space on your computer :)

Users, but I screen capped the whole result just so you can see.
http://i.imgur.com/BxFSqqB.png

Legendary Silke June 10th, 2015 8:10 PM

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Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8792423)
Users, but I screen capped the whole result just so you can see.
http://i.imgur.com/BxFSqqB.png

Wow, that's a lot of files!

Do you have an external hard disk drive? Consider changing your backup regimen so that it backs up to an external drive. Backing up files to the same drive means nothing in terms of backing up - you technically only made duplicates of the same file on the same drive, wasting space. That way, you'd have 250 GB of extra free space just from moving the backups out. (Norton 360 backups?)

Also, you should also consider moving these video files out. Just saying.

countryemo June 10th, 2015 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8792717)
Wow, that's a lot of files!

Do you have an external hard disk drive? Consider changing your backup regimen so that it backs up to an external drive. Backing up files to the same drive means nothing in terms of backing up - you technically only made duplicates of the same file on the same drive, wasting space. That way, you'd have 250 GB of extra free space just from moving the backups out. (Norton 360 backups?)

Also, you should also consider moving these video files out. Just saying.

We got one, but I wouldn't be able to leave it attached, I use my laptop mostly on the arm of a chair (sounds safe, right?). I guess that would be that folder, don't know if thats default from Norton or something my mom activated, cause I sure haven't set up any back-ups, haha.

Legendary Silke June 11th, 2015 5:17 AM

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Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8792985)
We got one, but I wouldn't be able to leave it attached, I use my laptop mostly on the arm of a chair (sounds safe, right?). I guess that would be that folder, don't know if thats default from Norton or something my mom activated, cause I sure haven't set up any back-ups, haha.

It sure sounds like something's been keeping backups, though.

Might want to fix that first before continuing.

countryemo June 11th, 2015 5:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8793209)
It sure sounds like something's been keeping backups, though.

Might want to fix that first before continuing.

I'm just going to stop it and try to delete it, its not worth it. I can't go through all the files, so I'm stopping it all or going to try to, seriously why does it feel it needs to back up the chrome loading image? It did help be find out I had a duplicate movie of 1.7gb but after like 3 minutes I got 0bytes free. This is annoying.

Legendary Silke June 11th, 2015 9:36 PM

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Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8794079)
I'm just going to stop it and try to delete it, its not worth it. I can't go through all the files, so I'm stopping it all or going to try to, seriously why does it feel it needs to back up the chrome loading image? It did help be find out I had a duplicate movie of 1.7gb but after like 3 minutes I got 0bytes free. This is annoying.

That sounds concerning.

If you're using Windows 8.1, disable it and use Windows' own File History instead. It should store only changed files after the first run. If you're running Windows 7, set up its backup feature. It's less convenient and robust compared to File History, but it still works.

countryemo June 12th, 2015 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8794361)
That sounds concerning.

If you're using Windows 8.1, disable it and use Windows' own File History instead. It should store only changed files after the first run. If you're running Windows 7, set up its backup feature. It's less convenient and robust compared to File History, but it still works.

Well I got 153GB free now, I deleted the earlier of the two back ups from norton. It seems the more recent one was 6/10 this year, so I figure thats what was causing the issue, continually taking up space until it finished.
I did get a blue screen tonight, but pretty sure thats because my brother decided to hold down my power button while I was using it, using the button usually gives a blue screen on my laptop.

Tsutarja June 13th, 2015 4:24 AM

Hey guys, how's it going in here? :)

So somehow or another, my phone seems to be able to bypass the fact that Wi-Fi here at this hotel is supposed to be paid for, yet I'm able to access it for free. It's only my phone though since my iPod Touch doesn't allow for me to bypass it.

GreenFlame June 13th, 2015 7:34 AM

In what way do they restrict the access to those who haven't paid?

Fun Size June 13th, 2015 3:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Cosmic (Post 8796182)
In what way do they restrict the access to those who haven't paid?

At hotels I've gone to, they've made it so the password is like my last name + my room number or something personal like that.

Blu·Ray June 14th, 2015 9:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Fun Size (Post 8796690)
At hotels I've gone to, they've made it so the password is like my last name + my room number or something personal like that.

Hotels I've been to have all had those awful landing pages where one has to input username and password (or in the cases of free wifi, just an e-mail). My school has such a login page as well and I really hate it. Luckily I could pry the password for the IT-admin network from a school computer :P

Tsutarja June 16th, 2015 3:46 PM

No post in here in almost 24 hours? Where are you guys? :P

I had a USB wifi device die on me. Oh well, it was almost 7 years old anyways.

Tsutarja June 16th, 2015 5:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8801342)
I've been working on coding an IRC bot and it's slowly coming together, although it needs so much work still lol.

Just as long as this good ol trick is in there, I'm fine :P

[6/16/2015 9:42:18pm] <~Zach> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
[6/16/2015 9:42:19pm] <~Zach|Bot> NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
[6/16/2015 9:42:19pm] <~Zach|Bot> NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN
[6/16/2015 9:42:19pm] <~Zach|Bot> NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOU
[6/16/2015 9:42:20pm] <~Zach|Bot> NEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRY
[6/16/2015 9:42:20pm] <~Zach|Bot> NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE
[6/16/2015 9:42:20pm] <~Zach|Bot> NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU.

Tsutarja June 16th, 2015 5:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8801454)
I actually had something similar to that in an old bot that I worked with. It was a simple bot whose source was put online and I had it do that when that link was posted lmao. Ended up Rickrolling the entire channel lmao.

Yeah, that's where I got the idea from XD just sayin you should keep it haha!

Legendary Silke June 16th, 2015 8:19 PM

I just got the TP-Link Archer D5 to replace the extremely underperforming ISP-supplied modem-router.

That has to be the best ~$101 that I've ever spent.
  • The Wi-Fi range issues are now gone. Same goes for reliability beyond the study. I used to have trouble connecting as near as the bedroom next door.
  • Everything that can be on 5 GHz can now actually be on the 5 GHz band.
  • The home network is now 802.11ac-capable, so everything that can connect via 802.11ac can do so now.
  • I now also have a file server thanks to an external HDD and all the PCs in the network can make use of the USB-only printer/scanner as if they are directly connected.
  • Devices that have MIMO network adapters (which is basically everything but my 3DS XL and my dad's laptop) can actually make full use of their capabilities.
  • It doesn't look out of place on my desk!

I got the D5 instead of the D7 or D9 since, well, pretty much nothing can really make use of the higher-speed capabilities, and I find no need for beam-forming since the house is small enough in area that it's not really necessary. Even right next to the front and back doors, all the devices are attaining their maximum possible speed, or close to it, while maintaining at least four bars of signal strength, and no dropouts. Real file transfer speeds over 802.11n has also improved significantly - it went from about 30 Mbps to 105 Mbps.

Now to see if it can maintain at least one week of uninterrupted up-time... the old router needed to be reset every two days or so.

Blu·Ray June 17th, 2015 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8801714)
Now to see if it can maintain at least one week of uninterrupted up-time... the old router needed to be reset every two days or so.

I would love to stay updated on that. I always have problems with routers, they never seem to work 100%. You won't believe how many routers I have bought and returned to the store because of some issue. Current router, a D-Link DIR-857, has (thankfully) been running largely without issues for 8 months or so, so there's that, but I am always looking out for other people's experience with a particular router in case this one begins to act up as well.

With that said, I think my next router will have to be one that supports some sort of custom firmware, be it DD-WRT, OpenWRT or Tomato, because I would love to try and see if that will improve the experience. I've heard a lot of praise of Tomato in particular, but none of the routers in my closet support it...

Tsutarja June 17th, 2015 6:48 PM

This reminds me of the last days I had DSL... I could never go a day without resetting the modem by turning it off/on. At least back then, I had 100% chance of changing my IP if I ever needed to do that.

Frequency June 18th, 2015 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8801254)
Where are you guys? :P

Spoiler:
STEAM SALEEEEESSSS

Legendary Silke June 18th, 2015 4:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu·Ray (Post 8802480)
I would love to stay updated on that. I always have problems with routers, they never seem to work 100%. You won't believe how many routers I have bought and returned to the store because of some issue. Current router, a D-Link DIR-857, has (thankfully) been running largely without issues for 8 months or so, so there's that, but I am always looking out for other people's experience with a particular router in case this one begins to act up as well.

With that said, I think my next router will have to be one that supports some sort of custom firmware, be it DD-WRT, OpenWRT or Tomato, because I would love to try and see if that will improve the experience. I've heard a lot of praise of Tomato in particular, but none of the routers in my closet support it...

I reset my router today. Turns out it was my ISP's default gateway acting up, so all the resets will do nothing. The modem-and-router device isn't at fault. I think I'll restart the counter for now... (not that there's any real loss of connectivity. Local networking via Wi-Fi works perfectly, and things are still loading. It's just slowing to a crawl.)

Custom firmware isn't that important - at least, for TP-Link routers, from what I've heard. Most "normal" people probably won't even need custom firmware, so long as the stock firmware is being maintained. (Unfortunately, a lot of router vendors forget about the "maintenance" part after a few months...)

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8803274)
This reminds me of the last days I had DSL... I could never go a day without resetting the modem by turning it off/on. At least back then, I had 100% chance of changing my IP if I ever needed to do that.

Out of curiosity, was the modem supplied by your ISP?

Tsutarja June 18th, 2015 5:11 AM

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Originally Posted by White Glint (Post 8803661)
Spoiler:
STEAM SALEEEEESSSS

Figures. Too bad I don't have money to spend on games. -_-

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8803837)
Out of curiosity, was the modem supplied by your ISP?

Yes and no. The modem we used for the longest of time I'm pretty sure was supplied by our ISP (it had been years and I don't remember the installation since I was very young), but that was the reason why we changed it out. Then a few weeks later, the modem we had replaced was acting up the same way as the original modem.

Circuit June 18th, 2015 7:18 AM

I've never had any trouble with my router, so far. It's never really been turned off, and I've never had to reset it I don't think. I don't remember if I have. Mine wasn't supplied by my ISP though, and has no language settings, meaning I have to read all the settings in German, making it very difficult to port forward, for example.

Tsutarja June 23rd, 2015 6:15 AM

Oh god...these app updates on my Nexus 7. That's what happens when you don't use a device for seventeen days.

Frequency June 23rd, 2015 3:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8811669)
Oh god...these app updates on my Nexus 7. That's what happens when you don't use a device for seventeen days.

Dude, I let my phone sit for months until I finally shelled out the cash to get it repaired...

Waiting for those updates to everything was like watching all the cutscenes to Metal Gear Solid 4 fr fr

Frequency June 23rd, 2015 3:48 PM

I've been meaning to check out the Xposed framework for a while now. How is it?

Tsutarja June 23rd, 2015 3:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8812647)
Speaking of apps, it seems that the Pokémon Jukebox app finally was released here today, but they have a little trap in the app. It detects root, and will keep you from opening the app with an E-000 error. I had to use a root cloak Xposed Module to get it to run properly.

That's interesting; I've never heard of an app preventing use on a rooted device! I downloaded said app as well earlier today and had no issues (my Nexus 7's bootloader is unlocked).

Frequency June 23rd, 2015 6:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8812689)
Next/Previous media controls on the volume buttons, and brightness adjusting on the statusbar.


SOLD

Frequency June 23rd, 2015 8:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8813103)
So I played around with my settings just now, and holy damn.

Lockscreen:


Launcher:


I added some additional filters to the background image I had at one time and holy damn it looks good.



YO LINKS BROKE FAM :(

But I guess I'll post mine for conversation sake

Home:


Lock:

Frequency June 23rd, 2015 8:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8813135)
Fixed. Imgur app had an upload error and cancelled on me for some reason even though all the images were uploaded. :/

Mmm. What launcher is that? Is it Apex?

Also I'm digging the transparent status bar. I would do that but I can never get icons that click with me to let sit on the lockscreen.

Frequency June 23rd, 2015 8:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8813157)
Epic Launcher, actually. It's heavily based on AOSP, and it has a premium version, although if you install Lucky Patcher you can bypass that and enable all the premium stuff for free.

Man, lucky patcher has gotten me through a looooot of things. Gotta love it. Can't get me past the ONE GAME I want to play detecting root...smh. (Or maybe I haven't tried hard enough)

I might give it a shot, I've been using Apex for the longest and I love it to death, but I could always use new muses for ricing. Is there anything noteworthy about the launcher that I should know about?

Frequency June 23rd, 2015 9:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8813173)
Lucky Patcher is the muk omg. As for root stuff, once you install Xposed you can get a root cloak app and fix that issue. As for Epic Launcher, it doesn't have a lot of fancy features, it's a rather basic launcher, although it does have some customization. Download the free version, as the premium version is actually the free version and a key app. You'll be able to at least preview it, and if you like it, buy premium or use Lucky Patcher.

Neato!

Now question. Since I'm running a Custom Rom and whatnot (Carbon to be exact), what other steps would I be taking? I'm guessing that installing a framework is nowhere near the same as just booting to custom recovery and flashing over an image.

Frequency June 23rd, 2015 9:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8813183)
Xposed is really easy to install actually. Get the app from the official Xposed site, install it, and launch it. From there, tap "Framework", then "Install/Update". It'll install it, then prompt for a reboot so it can apply the necessary hooks. After you reboot, it should be installed and you should be good to go.

We in there. Thanks, man!

Tsutarja June 25th, 2015 3:14 PM

If only there was a way to upgrade the RAM on my Venue 8 Pro, I'd be happier with using it. :P

(I know, I can download more RAM, but that ain't enough for me xD)

Frequency June 26th, 2015 3:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8815907)

(I know, I can download more RAM, but that ain't enough for me xD)

Spoiler:
SECRETS OF THE INTERNET, NEVER FORGET, AND NEVER FORGET TO RUN TRIFORCE.BAT TO MAKE A TRIFORCE ON IMAGEBOARDS

Tsutarja June 26th, 2015 6:05 PM

I almost picked up a keyboard the other week at Goodwill. It was wireless, though, but for $3.00 it looked like it was still functioning.

Blu·Ray June 27th, 2015 2:21 AM

You never know what you can find. A year ago I found this baby at my local recycling center



Also have an image of it before cleaning


It's gorgeous, and thanks to the buckling springs it types like a dream. In fact, I am typing on it this moment. the sound and feel of this keyboard is really amazing <3

Tsutarja June 27th, 2015 4:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 8818060)
I'd be surprised if a $3 wireless keyboard functioned at all tbh.

That's probably why I didn't pick it up in the first place...but I turned it on and it still had batteries in it.

Frequency June 27th, 2015 9:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8818548)
That's probably why I didn't pick it up in the first place...but I turned it on and it still had batteries in it.

Lmao dude it's goodwill, don't ever be surprised at what you can get from that Struggle Store.

Leviathan June 27th, 2015 2:53 PM

*Le sigh* Oh Windows 8.1, will I ever grow to actually like you. </3 Been having this annoying problem in that, whenever I put my laptop into hibernation, after I turn it back on it's almost impossible to instantly resume web browsing, as something funky seems to go on with the wifi receiver. I know it's something small in the grand scheme of things but the way I see it, I never once had this problem with previous laptops and I usually have to restart the wifi driver to get it working again. Time to go googling, I guess.

Tsutarja June 27th, 2015 3:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LeviathanX (Post 8819422)
*Le sigh* Oh Windows 8.1, will I ever grow to actually like you. </3 Been having this annoying problem in that, whenever I put my laptop into hibernation, after I turn it back on it's almost impossible to instantly resume web browsing, as something funky seems to go on with the wifi receiver. I know it's something small in the grand scheme of things but the way I see it, I never once had this problem with previous laptops and I usually have to restart the wifi driver to get it working again. Time to go googling, I guess.

Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling/updating the wifi driver at all to see if the issue goes away? It sounds like there's a fault somewhere for sure if that's happening.

Leviathan June 27th, 2015 3:07 PM

That's just it. Not only are there problems, but the computer seemed strange about me uninstalling drivers. I'd go to do it, but nothing would happen...I'm half thinking will I go back to the shop with this comp, as I've only had it a few months and I think it's still under warranty.

Tsutarja June 27th, 2015 6:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LeviathanX (Post 8819452)
That's just it. Not only are there problems, but the computer seemed strange about me uninstalling drivers. I'd go to do it, but nothing would happen...I'm half thinking will I go back to the shop with this comp, as I've only had it a few months and I think it's still under warranty.

What do you mean by it did nothing though? If it just sat there saying it was uninstalling, then that's completely normal and there shouldn't be a need to abort the process unless the loading bar absolutely froze and it said that it wasn't responding. Try it again this time without aborting and let it sit through.

Leviathan June 28th, 2015 3:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8819772)
What do you mean by it did nothing though? If it just sat there saying it was uninstalling, then that's completely normal and there shouldn't be a need to abort the process unless the loading bar absolutely froze and it said that it wasn't responding. Try it again this time without aborting and let it sit through.

When I last tried it, I went to uninstall it and the window came up, saying it was uninstalling it...but it simply kept showing the progress bar, 10, 20, an hour later. I tried uninstalling it again and it worked within the space of a few minutes. I really hope I've solved the problem now.

Tsutarja June 28th, 2015 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by LeviathanX (Post 8820236)
When I last tried it, I went to uninstall it and the window came up, saying it was uninstalling it...but it simply kept showing the progress bar, 10, 20, an hour later. I tried uninstalling it again and it worked within the space of a few minutes. I really hope I've solved the problem now.

Out of curiosity, how did it turn out? Is it working again?

Leviathan June 28th, 2015 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 8820698)
Out of curiosity, how did it turn out? Is it working again?

It seems to be much better compared to yesterday. Yesterday, in addition to the no-wifi-on-computer-wake-up-problem, the wifi on my computer would seem to act up hourly, as in web pages would take at least ten minutes to load, saying 'resolving host' and some other errors, yet skype would continue to work and receive messages. I have yet to put this computer to hibernation today, but so far, it's a big improvement upon yesterday. I miss using Windows 7, though. Terribly so.

Megan June 28th, 2015 1:11 PM

It seems like Windows is no fan of someone playing around with multiple image files. I was extracting frames from a couple videos and got a couple folders which all contained ~40000, which I then had to sort out for specific pictures I wanted to keep. As a result I had to delete a good amount of images.

My Explorer crashed multiple times and sometimes I even got errors when I deleted all those files. {XD}


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