Posts by Banny

  • Cant update anything via DCC

    Is your pc connect straight to your box, or are they both plugged into your router?


    If its router, you need to change the settings to router, and put the ip for that in also, then connect again with the right username and password

  • F.A.O Reluctant Windows 8 users

    This isn't exactly an advertised fact, and you may already be aware of this, but......


    Microsoft will allow users of Windows 8 Pro to downgrade their new PCs to Windows 7 or even Vista, according to the operating system's licensing agreement.



    Not surprisingly, users may not downgrade to the still-used-but-slated-for-retirement Windows XP.


    So, if using legitimate copies of Windows is an issue, for you and you would rather use windows 7! You can legally do so.

  • Classifieds [buying/selling] on the forum.

    You can also raise charge-backs/disputes via Visa/Mastercard, as a disputed transaction, I have used this a couple of times in the past.


    You can also use Netteller, who provide you with a real card and a 'virtual card, the virtual card allows you to make transactions online then when you are done, you can cancel the card and make a new one.


    Certain fees apply for use of some services, but I don't seem to have paid more than I would with any of card provider.


    If anyone is interested, I will refer you as a friend. The 'perk' which is minimal is -


    Quote

    BONUS PROGRAM. NETELLER will add 20% of your referee's first deposit amount to your NETELLER account, up to 16 EUR. Your referee will receive 10% of the amount they first deposited to their NETELLER account, up to 8 EUR.

  • Windows Server Editions

    I am looking to setup a basic Windows Server mainly to learn a bit but would like to make it sort of functional, so it would have some use(s).


    I am assuming Windows Home Server is a no go? Has anyone else used it, then would I be best with Windows Server 2008 R2 or 2012 (and which edition)?

  • Hola Unblocker Gives You Access to iPlayer, Netflix, Pandora, Hulu

    Just to keep you all upto date, I think this may prove a valuable app as time goes forward, ,I sent some constructive feedback to the Developer/Propriator of the program, and was impressed with his prompt response and Genuine interest in what I had to say (he could have been faking it, but taking him at face value).


    UPDATE: We added 4 new proxy countries for Hola Unblocker hscripting language!

    You can now create hscripts for Germany, France, Russia and Australia.
    Use "PROXY DE" for Germany, "PROXY FR" for France, "PROXY RU" for Russia and "PROXY AU" for Australia.


    We'll be adding more countries soon, so send us your region requests now to [/COLOR]api@hola.org and see our Github for more info http://github.com/holaAPI/hscript.
    Please fork us on Github to create your own hScripts section.

  • extend wifi distance 200 yards (aprox)

    Im looking to enable my friend to use her mums wifi from across the street, its no more than 200y, maybe not even 100y.


    She has to be quite close to her mums house to pick it up at present, I haven't tried anything at this stage, what would be the cheapest way to do this?

  • HDTV's (3D Both smart on none smart availible)

    Various tv specs and sizes, look like good prices to me anyway -


    Code
    [URL='http://www.finluxdirect.com/3d-tvs/finlux-42-3d-led-tv-full-hd-1080p-pvr+8x-glasses-42f7020-d/invt/42f7020-d&bklist=icat,3,shop,3d'][FONT=arial black][size=10][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][size=10][URL='http://www.finluxdirect.com/3d-tvs/finlux-42-3d-led-tv-full-hd-1080p-pvr+8x-glasses-42f7020-d/invt/42f7020-d&bklist=icat,3,shop,3d'][COLOR=#000000]http://www.finluxdirect.com[/COLOR][/URL][/SIZE]

  • Hola Unblocker Gives You Access to iPlayer, Netflix, Pandora, Hulu



    Hola is available for Windows, Linux, Android, Apple and as a plugin for Firefox and Chrome.


    Browse Faster Install Hola for Windows or Android and browse the net faster!


    Unblock Sites Access sites that are censored by your government or corporation.


    How it Works Hola uses the idle resources of other Hola peers to make your Internet better and faster





    Code
    http://hola.org/


    Further info and installation files, can be found at the above URL.

  • The Internet Bubble, And How To Escape It

    **Edit - sorry unable to insert vidoeo properly.



    [video]http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/1091[/media]
    Geeky but true, I find a lot of the Ted presentations/seminars rather interesting.


    Many search engines are no longer tools that you use to find unfiltered results. Modern search engines like Google Search or Bing filter results for each individual user to display what they think are the most useful results for that particular user. This means that ten people who search for the same search phrase at the same time may get ten totally different results.



    How do they do that? Search engines use a variety of factors, including a user's search history, likes, browser or location to filter results. While this may seem harmless at first, it has consequences that are hard to detect.
    It first means that websites and services may get demoted in the results if the search engine thinks they are less useful to you. This in turn may limit access to information, as results are moved to the back pages. It may also mean that you will see more news and information that you agree with and less that you would disagree with.
    Companies like Google are also pushing more of their own content into the results, either by favoring sites such as YouTube or Google+ in the results, or by plastering ads in so many locations that it becomes harder to distinguish them from the search results.



    But it is not only the search engines that filter information for users. Facebook does it to, by looking at a user's likes and links that get clicked on. You may as a consequence see more news that some users post, and less that others post.
    This algorithmic approach has its flaws, which many users may not realize immediately. Many may feel confirmed in their believes and ideas when the majority of information they see are tailored to their likes. The danger here is that these users will only see one piece of the puzzle, that they will miss out on information and that this leads to uneducated decisions.


    Escape


    It is not easy to escape the bubble completely. When it comes to search engines, you can move to engines that do not filter or personalize results. This means no Google, no Bing, no Yahoo but search engines like DuckDuckGo. But search engines are not the only ones that filter and personalize results.


    Switching to another search engine is one thing, but what about sites like Facebook? You could obviously move to another social networking site or none at all, but most users are likely not willed to make that step. One option would be to contact the site owners or support to let them know how you feel about it, and that you want unfiltered news and information.
    The thing is, if you want access to unfiltered information, you need to compromise. And this means letting services and websites know how you feel about the issue, and if nothing changes switching to other services that do not filter data in that extent.



    Filters are not that far away from censorship and manipulation. And that's scary.


    Taken from -

    Code
    ghacks.net

  • Raspberry pi startup kit

    Im looking for a raspberry pi, case, power supply and keyboard, migt also get an android dongle.


    Ignoring the android dongle, what is a reasonable price for a startup set, the prices vary like mad on flea bay...

  • Raspberry pi peripherials

    Im thinking of getting a Raspberry pi, to have a toy with -



    My main interests are using it to run emulators for games such as mame and xbmc.


    I was wondering which keyboard, mouse and maybe wifi device work best or for want of a better term are 'tried and tested'

  • vu duo - wont restart fully

    I can set everything up, epg, channel list mount hard drive and duo will fully reboot, i add my line and it clears the channels, after setting my line if i do a hard reboot, it seems to try to reboot then just stop.


    any ideas - ive tried a few different images but the one im using at the mo is mrgmxs back of vix 2.4.155