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    Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I don't own anything by Apple and I'm pretty happy about that

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    FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    fag

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    Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I like my PC because I can do things on it

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    monsterrormonsterror HEY ASSBUTT Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Man, what is with those new Windows ads where they're all "Im a pc."

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    DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Monoxide wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    And you're not exactly an average internet user to begin with, was more my point.

    right, but my point is that it's not like there's a sign over someone that says "BEWARE: ADVANCED INTERNET USER", so unless you have a reason to stick with WEP, you should just take the two seconds it takes to switch to WPA. not because something bad is definitely going to happen, but because there's no good reason not to protect yourself.

    I just went ahead and told my router to deny all wireless machines categorically unless they matched a specific list of MAC addresses. That should be sufficient, right?

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    Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    monsterror wrote: »
    Man, what is with those new Windows ads where they're all "Im a pc."

    they're striking back against those stupid Apple ads

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    KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    monsterror wrote: »
    Man, what is with those new Windows ads where they're all "Im a pc."

    Combatting the idea that PC users are all just nerds?

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    MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Defender wrote: »
    Monoxide wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    And you're not exactly an average internet user to begin with, was more my point.

    right, but my point is that it's not like there's a sign over someone that says "BEWARE: ADVANCED INTERNET USER", so unless you have a reason to stick with WEP, you should just take the two seconds it takes to switch to WPA. not because something bad is definitely going to happen, but because there's no good reason not to protect yourself.

    I just went ahead and told my router to deny all wireless machines categorically unless they matched a specific list of MAC addresses. That should be sufficient, right?

    definitely

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    ZombotZombot Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Khavall wrote: »
    monsterror wrote: »
    Man, what is with those new Windows ads where they're all "Im a pc."

    Combatting the idea that PC users are all just nerds?

    I think it's an interesting advertisement they got going.
    However, I don't think it's gonna help Windows out so much.

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    SG MahonaySG Mahonay Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I love my PowerBook G4 dearly. Can't afford to upgrade right now, though. It does the job.

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    KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Zombot wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    monsterror wrote: »
    Man, what is with those new Windows ads where they're all "Im a pc."

    Combatting the idea that PC users are all just nerds?

    I think it's an interesting advertisement they got going.
    However, I don't think it's gonna help Windows out so much.

    I think it combined with Mojave will.

    maybe not as much as the apple commercials, but it's certainly a good step.

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    bongibongi regular
    edited September 2008
    so i turned my pc on today and the login screen appeared but it was in like 800x600 and it took a hella long time to load and then it told me there was an unauthorised change to my hardware and that i had to reactivate it by putting in my key again and i did that and hit next and now it's hanging

    so uhhh

    halp

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    IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    get a mac

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    IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    don't get a mac

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    bongibongi regular
    edited September 2008
    I pressed F8 during the Windows startup and it was all AN UNEXPECTED ERROR HAS OCCURRED when i told it to boot from the last-known good config

    :(

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    IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    have you tried booting in safe mode?

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    bongibongi regular
    edited September 2008
    Not yet, I'm going to try repairing from disc but for some reason my DVD drives hate me

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    bongibongi regular
    edited September 2008
    I don't understand this

    My old DVD drive was giving me hassle when I put discs in, churning a lot, flashing the light a lot, but without actually doing anything

    So I bought a new one

    And that one does exactly the same thing

    Okay well safe mode seems to work, but it says that Help and Support was not able to start

    I think maybe my HDD is dying?

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    bongibongi regular
    edited September 2008
    Okay well in the Device Manager it says that the config information for both of by DVD drives and my Soundcard in the registry is incomplete or damaged

    :/

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    IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    well

    that's not good

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    bongibongi regular
    edited September 2008
    Okay well

    The startup screen loads at the right size, resolution now

    But it still takes fucking ages

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    IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    if you feel lucky you can do a repair install of windows over your current windows.

    it should leave your stuff intact and fix the problems it has

    should

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    bongibongi regular
    edited September 2008
    Well system restore seemed to fix it

    Blah

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    RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    bongi wrote: »
    Well system restore seemed to fix it

    Blah

    That sort of thing is often associated with Harddrive damage. You should run a "chkdsk C: /R" at the command line (it won't run, but it will give you the option to run next time windows starts).

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    OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Khavall wrote: »
    monsterror wrote: »
    Man, what is with those new Windows ads where they're all "Im a pc."

    Combatting the idea that PC users are all just nerds?

    the apple ads push the idea that macs are better than everyone else

    the pc ads push the idea that pcs are everyone else

    pc wins, because that's a bigger market and a better sell

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i have a mac and a PC

    having grown up using macs from inception, however, i have a lot of problems with how rife with technical errors PCs are

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    AirAir Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    the thing with the windows ads is how is apple gonna make another one of their ads now
    doesnt even matter if the windows ads are actually any good at selling anything
    apples whole thing just got neutered pretty much

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    RanxRanx Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    hi5 fandy

    I grew up with macs as well

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Ranx wrote: »
    hi5 fandy

    I grew up with macs as well

    hell yeah

    I get all nostalgic about OS9 'cus I remember it so fondly

    My dad has had a macintosh computer longer then he's had me

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    RanxRanx Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    dude there is a computer with os9 on it 5 feet away from me

    shit be archaic

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    dude, get power pete and escape velocity and nanosaur and oh god why did they take OS9 compatability mode away from me :(

    I found my old simcity and simearth disks the other day and went to put them on my laptop and it was all "LOL NOBODY CAN US OS9 PROGRAMS EVER AGAIN"

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    AirAir Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    you guys should play nuke snake

    that was the greatest game on our mac when i was a kid

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    OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Air wrote: »
    the thing with the windows ads is how is apple gonna make another one of their ads now
    doesnt even matter if the windows ads are actually any good at selling anything
    apples whole thing just got neutered pretty much

    that's the whole point, and it's why it's a brilliant marketing move by microsoft

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    J3pJ3p Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Man I want to see a new Bill Gates / Jerry Seinfeld ad

    I like them

    They're... quaint?

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    ZombotZombot Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Khavall wrote: »
    monsterror wrote: »
    Man, what is with those new Windows ads where they're all "Im a pc."

    Combatting the idea that PC users are all just nerds?

    the apple ads push the idea that macs are better than everyone else

    the pc ads push the idea that pcs are everyone else

    pc wins, because that's a bigger market and a better sell

    Not to sure about that but maybe that's just because I'm Apple biased.

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    AirAir Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    J3p wrote: »
    Man I want to see a new Bill Gates / Jerry Seinfeld ad

    I like them

    They're... quaint?

    they are great

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    CalliusCallius Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Framling wrote: »
    Most people don't need uncrackable wifi. Thye just need wifi that's harder to crack than the next guy.

    It's like if you're camping and a bear shows up. You don't have to outrun the bear. You just have to outrun the slowest guy you're camping with.
    To an extent, yeah. But to some people (not saying I know these people, but...) putting up WEP is like going into bear infested woods and coating yourself in honey and ham. Some sort of ham/honey vest, if you will.

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    monsterrormonsterror HEY ASSBUTT Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    God Im on a mac at school right now.


    uuuuuhhhhh

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    J3pJ3p Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    So I asked wikianswers whether bears actually ate honey. I got two answers which contradicted each other. Yay. Fucking wikianswers

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    AirAir Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Zombot wrote: »
    Khavall wrote: »
    monsterror wrote: »
    Man, what is with those new Windows ads where they're all "Im a pc."

    Combatting the idea that PC users are all just nerds?

    the apple ads push the idea that macs are better than everyone else

    the pc ads push the idea that pcs are everyone else

    pc wins, because that's a bigger market and a better sell

    Not to sure about that but maybe that's just because I'm Apple biased.

    which part

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