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And as soon as I start to discuss it on the site the threat gets closed.
Fuck off back to the dark ages Tech Guy!
1 Infraction on The Tech Guy
Have a read of this.
I start out with a question about why a disc isn't working and as soon I mention it was a torrent the thread is closed and I am given an "Infraction" notice. For all they know the torrent could have been a legal back up from my PC in Timbuktu to my PC at home but because they don't support piracy they don't support torrents which are only viewed as being the anti-Christ because a lot of commercially available software is distributed for free over the torrent networks. But hey, this is just saving people money without funding piracy. Have your say here.
Now have a read of this.
I have an issue with not being able to write to blank media. It wouldn't matter what make or model of burner or dvd I had tried to use it simply wouldn't have worked because I needed a dual layer disc. But instead of helpful suggestions for fixing the problem with the stuff I have available some brain dead fuck-knuckle who believes everything he finds on Google tells me to go buy new shit. News Flash: Already fuckin' did!
To further show his stupidity after I had figured it out for myself he get hung up on a crossed wire saying the burner should burn to a single layer disc no worries. Not when what I'm burning is bigger than a single layer DVD Dick Head!
Thanks for all the useless fucking so called help!
The Tech Guy Here to further your frustration.
Free I.T.
Praise the Cyber Lord for Open Source, Freeware and GNU GPL.
About 6 or 7 years ago I played around with a fun little freebie called Ubuntu, which I acquired by logging onto the site and ordering the CD to be posted to me absolutely free. "Thank you, come again." as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon would say. So I installed it, had a fiddle, but the novelty soon wore off and Windows XP (which perfectly fits the definition of a virus) once again ravaged my PC.
Years of frustration later Windows XP is still here to torment. Luckily I've just installed Ubuntu 10.10 on my other hard drive... ***For Dual Boot to work with PATA/IDE in this situation the XP drive needs to be set as Slave and the drive Ubuntu is going on as Master when installing*** ...for the second time in a week.
There are pros and cons of both Commercial Software and Open Source Freeware. But the pros are fast stacking up in favour of the latter. For a start, those who have ever bothered to read the licence agreement of their Microsoft Windows would know that all that money spent on XP, Vista, 7, etc, only bought you the right to USE the software and Microsoft remains the proud smug bastard owner who wants to know exactly what you are doing with its software every step of the way.
Enter Linux. The Unix based open source operating system released under the GNU General Public Licence which allow users to not only view the source code, but to make changes to the source code and release their own distributions under the same Licence.
What's so great about being able to edit the source code? For a start, if you don't like the window buttons being on the default side you can move them to the other side with one simple line of code. Something went wrong and the top menu bar doesn't display correctly? No sweat, one simple line of code resets the bar.
Ok fair enough, not everyone is comfortable screwing around with the source code due to fear they may break it. This is the beauty of Ubuntu; you have the option of entering code in the terminal or using the GUI menu's, installation wizards, etc.
Ok fair enough, not everyone is comfortable screwing around with the source code due to fear they may break it. This is the beauty of Ubuntu; you have the option of entering code in the terminal or using the GUI menu's, installation wizards, etc.
But what about all my office programs, are they going to work on Linux? Yes, most windows based software will work in Linux after installing Wine including your MMORPG fix of WoW.
For those of us who want to save money by not spending any there are open source alternatives to most commercial software. Can't afford Adobe Photoshop? Try using GIMP. What about all my saved office files? Don't stress! There's OpenOffice. While it has its own file format it will read, edit, and save in the Microsoft ones. I'm not sure it does the post 2007 MS Office file formats yet but due to the amount of people still on 2003 it's bad practice to be saving in the new format anyway.
The best thing about Linux from a consumer point of view? Variety. There are shit loads of free to download, install, use, and change, distros floating around cyber space. Just to name a few:
Ubuntu | Puppy Linux | Red Hat | Debian | Linux Mint | Ututo | Fedora | Chrunchbang Linux | FreeNAS | SuperGamer
Install Linux as a stand alone OS, Leave windows where it is and use a Live CD, Install Linux inside your currant OS, run it from a USB disk. Whichever option you chose, you should all chose Linux!
You know it's true.
PSN
Ok so I recently picked up a rather sleek and sexy Sony PSP 3002 after more than 6 months of snapping up games when I saw them cheap. Granted I've only got 9, but Smack Down vs Raw 2009 is taking up most of the game play hours anyway.
Ah, the memories of many wasted childhood hours spent going at it multiplayer in the royal rumble in good old WWF Attitude. There are certain games that every adult male console owner has no excuse for not playing almost constantly with his friends as a child. NBA Jam on the Sega Mega Drive, Tony Hawk's Skateboarding on the Sony PlayStation, the endless hours of Golden Eye, Perfect Dark, and Mario Cart on the Nintendo 64 just to name a few.
Single player was different. Alone time meant Tenchu, Sonic, Gran Turismo and breaking out the Atari for some Hero, Frogger, and good ol' Chopper Command.
Anyway, I jumped on the PlayStation Network site to register my PSP and PS2 to try win some stuff but I could only register the PSP as the PS2 model number was nowhere to be seen in the drop down list. Not happy Jan!
Waiting to see what the reply from my WTF? email will be.
Anyway, I jumped on the PlayStation Network site to register my PSP and PS2 to try win some stuff but I could only register the PSP as the PS2 model number was nowhere to be seen in the drop down list. Not happy Jan!
Waiting to see what the reply from my WTF? email will be.
Raising Puppies
After spending my early childhood with an old bull terrier, followed by a poor abused blue heeler, and then growing up with an adorable little terrier cross I have recently brought into the family two little mostly black pups both of whom will soon be two quite large pups. Both crosses of blue heeler, border collie, foxy, kelpie, bull something and God only knows what else.
This being the first time I have ever had two dogs at once, and them being supposedly from the same litter (pound puppies) makes life very interesting.
They're only 12 weeks old now and both well over 5kg (that's over 11 pounds for you guys still on the imperial system) so of course they'll need to be kept under control. They pretty much have the toilet training figured out, still a few slip ups as can be expected. They get walked around the markets to help get use to other people and dogs now that their shots are all up to date and puppy school will start ASAP, and they're coming to visit a friend and her puppy schooled schnauzer next weekend. So I'm on the right track with them.
There's just one thing that always makes raising dogs more difficult, and that's other people. People who think they're dog experts, people who approach the dogs in a threatening manner when trying to say hello, people who appear out of nowhere to pat the dog putting both the owner and the dog on edge. The list is endless. But there is one that deserves mentioning, that gets overlooked all to often. Dog trainers. Not all dog trainers. The dog trainers who treat every dog exactly the same when dogs, just like humans, have their own individual personalities and more importantly their own individual learning needs. For example; the previous puppy I had stopped chewing my shoes when she was given her own pair, but the current pups will simply chew anything left where they can get it if it looks interesting. Luckily they are learning the meaning of "Leave It!" and "Excuse me, can I have that back please?" with the usual response of "If you can catch me."
The truth is that if you don't want to introduce your dog to other dogs, and you don't mind your dog acting as a house alarm when a butterfly lands across the road, the only training it will need is a constant supply of hugs and kisses, and the run of the house upon which you now have for next to no effort a loving caring baby who will protect its house and family at all costs. This method is perfect is the dog in question is a Maltese Terrier or something that size and under.
My advice to anyone thinking about getting, or who has recently acquired a new pup is this.
1 - Consider how much space you have before getting something that needs to run a million miles a day. Working dogs are bundles of energy and bore easily.
2 - Consider how much time you have available before bringing home the cute little teething piddle pot who needs 2 months of constant attention.
3 - If you only want a dog in the yard and not in the house don't bother getting a dog. They are pack animals and want to be with the whole family.
4 - Don't leave the dog alone with babies/young children. The dog will either be jealous of the baby for stealing its attention from Mum and Dad or will mother and protect the baby from everything including Mum and Dad as dogs are very possessive of what they think they own, and the vast majority of dog attacks on children are because the child did something to hurt or frighten the dog. If you're a parent who thinks their child does no wrong you need to wake up.
5 - Get a dog that is appropriate for your circumstances age. A Labrador is a great family dog but it will help the burglars carry the computer out. The Staffy is also a great playful family dog but it is solid enough to act as a speed bump so it's not the best choice for toddlers.
6 - No training makes an uncontrollable dog. Inconsistent training makes a confused and dangerous dog.
7 - Positive Reinforcement is the only form of training that really works and it requires patience.
You know it's true.
This being the first time I have ever had two dogs at once, and them being supposedly from the same litter (pound puppies) makes life very interesting.
They're only 12 weeks old now and both well over 5kg (that's over 11 pounds for you guys still on the imperial system) so of course they'll need to be kept under control. They pretty much have the toilet training figured out, still a few slip ups as can be expected. They get walked around the markets to help get use to other people and dogs now that their shots are all up to date and puppy school will start ASAP, and they're coming to visit a friend and her puppy schooled schnauzer next weekend. So I'm on the right track with them.
There's just one thing that always makes raising dogs more difficult, and that's other people. People who think they're dog experts, people who approach the dogs in a threatening manner when trying to say hello, people who appear out of nowhere to pat the dog putting both the owner and the dog on edge. The list is endless. But there is one that deserves mentioning, that gets overlooked all to often. Dog trainers. Not all dog trainers. The dog trainers who treat every dog exactly the same when dogs, just like humans, have their own individual personalities and more importantly their own individual learning needs. For example; the previous puppy I had stopped chewing my shoes when she was given her own pair, but the current pups will simply chew anything left where they can get it if it looks interesting. Luckily they are learning the meaning of "Leave It!" and "Excuse me, can I have that back please?" with the usual response of "If you can catch me."
The truth is that if you don't want to introduce your dog to other dogs, and you don't mind your dog acting as a house alarm when a butterfly lands across the road, the only training it will need is a constant supply of hugs and kisses, and the run of the house upon which you now have for next to no effort a loving caring baby who will protect its house and family at all costs. This method is perfect is the dog in question is a Maltese Terrier or something that size and under.
My advice to anyone thinking about getting, or who has recently acquired a new pup is this.
1 - Consider how much space you have before getting something that needs to run a million miles a day. Working dogs are bundles of energy and bore easily.
2 - Consider how much time you have available before bringing home the cute little teething piddle pot who needs 2 months of constant attention.
3 - If you only want a dog in the yard and not in the house don't bother getting a dog. They are pack animals and want to be with the whole family.
4 - Don't leave the dog alone with babies/young children. The dog will either be jealous of the baby for stealing its attention from Mum and Dad or will mother and protect the baby from everything including Mum and Dad as dogs are very possessive of what they think they own, and the vast majority of dog attacks on children are because the child did something to hurt or frighten the dog. If you're a parent who thinks their child does no wrong you need to wake up.
5 - Get a dog that is appropriate for your circumstances age. A Labrador is a great family dog but it will help the burglars carry the computer out. The Staffy is also a great playful family dog but it is solid enough to act as a speed bump so it's not the best choice for toddlers.
6 - No training makes an uncontrollable dog. Inconsistent training makes a confused and dangerous dog.
7 - Positive Reinforcement is the only form of training that really works and it requires patience.
You know it's true.
Little Bundles Of Joy
Ellie - The Terror
Buddha - My Little Mate
Puppies.
Two of them.
Yes, that's right. I have recently acquired two fury little four legged family members. Their names are Ellie and Buddha. Ellie is a million miles an hour, only stopping to eat, drink, sniff, and occasionally sleep. Buddha is the quieter and slower of the two terrorists. They are a bit of this and that crossed with God knows what. They are both mostly black with a touch of white. The pound said foxy cross, others have said boarder collie, kelpie, staffy, and even blue heeler. What ever they are they're adorable.
The day after we brought them home, the 3rd of August, Ellie weighed 2.4kg and Buddha 2.1. The next day Ellie was 2.6 and Buddha 2.2. On the 12th they were 3 and 3.4 respectively. When again weighed on the 16th Ellie was 3.6 and Buddha 3.4.
Buddha's catching up.
As noisy, cheeky, naughty, and annoying as they can be, they make life worth living.
It's true.
Retro Gamer
Altered Beast. Streets of Rage. Golden Axe. These are just a few titles people think of when the subject of the Sega Mega Drive is raised. Although the most iconic would have to be the Sonic the Hedgehog series. As with a lot of people my age the Sega Mega Drive was a defining part of my childhood. It was what made me fall in love with video games. As opposed to the games of today the old school market leaders Sega and still current console giant Nintendo, in my opinion actually encouraged us to get off our fat lazy back sides and get out of the house. After playing NBA Jam we wanted to go and play basketball for real. After playing Sonic we wanted to charge around the back yard like at a million miles an hour until we just couldn't run any more.
Then that fateful day arrived when Sony reared it's ugly head and emerged with the Play Station. Immediately we were sold. A few short hours of game play and we were hooked! Crash Bandicoot. Spyro the Dragon. Gran Turismo. We loved every minute of it. No longer did the control get thrown across the room when saw the Game Over screen because our progress was saved at the last Check Point. We played Tenchu and suddenly wanted to be a samurai, we played Tekken 3 and wanted to be a fighter, we played Tomb Raider and wanted to be an adventure, but what we did we do? We kept playing the Play Station. We took it for granted. A game console had become a standard household item as opposed to an individual's symbol of status. Remember when the only person who could make your Sega or Nintendo work was you? Only you could insert the cartridge at just the precise angle. The Play Station marked the end of the consoles' individual quirks and smacked us in the face with games that wouldn't work if they got scratched too much but it was convenient as CD's used less storage space than cartridges.
Along came the Play Station 2, Nintendo Game Cube, and evil Microsoft's pride and joy; the X-Box. Hello and welcome to our screens Halo. Our inspiration to be something we were not had now been completely quashed. We no longer wanted to be heroes, we no longer wanted to be fit, healthy, and admirable. We wanted to be something else, something we already were, something made to look new and fashionable. We wanted to be...
...a gamer.
We didn't want to use the garbage bin as stumps on the driveway any more, we just wanted to play cricket by pressing buttons with our thumbs. We didn't want to muck around wrestling with our friends and siblings, we just wanted to win the Royal Rumble in Smack Down Vs Raw.
As much as I like to play my X-Box and PS2, as much as I put the Sega Mega Drive up on a pedestal, I refuse to get a PS3 or X-Box 360. As much enjoyment as these electronic devices give me, if I have children these things would be packed away. Because I look at children these days and they all have the belief that a toy only qualifies as a toy if it has, batteries, flashing lights, or plugs into the TV. Kids are no longer hammering nails into blocks of wood, chiselling happy faces into sand stone, or running around pretending to be Superman. I don't know how the rest of the world feels but as a member of the generation soon to inherit the earth it's a scary thought that children are more interested in pressing buttons with their eyes glued to a screen than what the weather outside is doing.
I am not one of today's "Gamers" The way I see it I am one of the few true "Retro Gamers" because unlike the people like to play these old games for nostalgia or simply for the sake of playing them, I like to bring them out every so often to remind myself:
A) That they were just as fun if not more so, as the latest games.
B) That there is more to life than having the latest greatest everything.
You know it's true.
Then that fateful day arrived when Sony reared it's ugly head and emerged with the Play Station. Immediately we were sold. A few short hours of game play and we were hooked! Crash Bandicoot. Spyro the Dragon. Gran Turismo. We loved every minute of it. No longer did the control get thrown across the room when saw the Game Over screen because our progress was saved at the last Check Point. We played Tenchu and suddenly wanted to be a samurai, we played Tekken 3 and wanted to be a fighter, we played Tomb Raider and wanted to be an adventure, but what we did we do? We kept playing the Play Station. We took it for granted. A game console had become a standard household item as opposed to an individual's symbol of status. Remember when the only person who could make your Sega or Nintendo work was you? Only you could insert the cartridge at just the precise angle. The Play Station marked the end of the consoles' individual quirks and smacked us in the face with games that wouldn't work if they got scratched too much but it was convenient as CD's used less storage space than cartridges.
Along came the Play Station 2, Nintendo Game Cube, and evil Microsoft's pride and joy; the X-Box. Hello and welcome to our screens Halo. Our inspiration to be something we were not had now been completely quashed. We no longer wanted to be heroes, we no longer wanted to be fit, healthy, and admirable. We wanted to be something else, something we already were, something made to look new and fashionable. We wanted to be...
...a gamer.
We didn't want to use the garbage bin as stumps on the driveway any more, we just wanted to play cricket by pressing buttons with our thumbs. We didn't want to muck around wrestling with our friends and siblings, we just wanted to win the Royal Rumble in Smack Down Vs Raw.
As much as I like to play my X-Box and PS2, as much as I put the Sega Mega Drive up on a pedestal, I refuse to get a PS3 or X-Box 360. As much enjoyment as these electronic devices give me, if I have children these things would be packed away. Because I look at children these days and they all have the belief that a toy only qualifies as a toy if it has, batteries, flashing lights, or plugs into the TV. Kids are no longer hammering nails into blocks of wood, chiselling happy faces into sand stone, or running around pretending to be Superman. I don't know how the rest of the world feels but as a member of the generation soon to inherit the earth it's a scary thought that children are more interested in pressing buttons with their eyes glued to a screen than what the weather outside is doing.
I am not one of today's "Gamers" The way I see it I am one of the few true "Retro Gamers" because unlike the people like to play these old games for nostalgia or simply for the sake of playing them, I like to bring them out every so often to remind myself:
A) That they were just as fun if not more so, as the latest games.
B) That there is more to life than having the latest greatest everything.
You know it's true.
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