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Yeh I read that somewhere but couldnt work out how to get access to my BIOS.Anyone know how I'd go about accessing my BIOS??

I'm not 100% sure this is the right place to post this but here goes.I'm trying to install Linux on my Toshiba Portege laptop. The CD is working fine because I tested it on another computer so that eliminates that problem. The DVD drive is part of the docking station but so is the Floppy Disk Drive so that problem is out to as the Floppy drive works.I downloaded Smart Boot Manager and ran it at system boot up but the DVD drive wasn't available to boot up. So I have ran out of options as to what could be wrong. Any hints?

I've been looking into it somemore, and i have a question. Say, for example, I wanted to run ArkLinux. it's got a good layout, looks nice...blah blah. But I go to download a program and it says the options are Red Hat, Mandrake, Windows or Source code. does that mean I cant run it on Arklinux?

I own an old Toshiba laptop which I dont really use anymore. It used to run Windows 2000 but I installed XP on it and of course it slowed down quite dramatically. I am wondering could I run a Linux distribution on it? The hard drive is only 6 gb and it is really slow. I mainly want to use three things on it - Word Processor (via OpenOffice), Wireless Network and watching DVD's on.So i want a nice Linux, full of Linux typical features, newbie friendly, but will run with optimum speed on y outdated laptop to give it a new burst of life.A few questions come to mind...What do people mean by "I know Linux". Does this mean they can code it. If so, would I need to learn Linux to be able to work it properly. This is not really a problem for me as I can pick up these languages quite quickly and just need a link to get me started. I code in PHP, SQL and C++. I know the former two are useless in this situation.So can someone give me a rundown of what I am looking for with all the above waffle? Any distribution links would be nice, or even a good tutorial would be helpful. I just don't know where to start or how to get into Linux, but Im pretty sure once I get started I will enjoy experimenting and i'll learn a lot.So in summary. I'm looking for a good, physically attractive Linux system which is newbie friendly but can be expanded. I need to know what Learning Linux involves and if i am required to do it. More so, can I install it on my laptop to do what i need it to do?

Yeh OpenOffice is great for all that stuff. Today I finally got rid of Microsoft Office altogether. The only reason I kept it was for printing documents out (as i needed them in Word format to open them on another computer with the printer) but now I just save it as a PDF and use that.<3 the XForms<3 the PDF converter<3 Open Office

Well wykked_dreams, a few months ago, i dove into the world of PHP, in order to make my site more interactive. Basically, I create and participate in online wrestling games were user's sign in and roleplay. The thing was, it was starting to get boring, and i decided to look at a way to spice up my site and make it more of a game - were you could sign contracts, your character would gain weight, injuries etc. Basically, like you I needed to learn PHP. It is a hard thing to learn at first. But due to great tutorials and the fact that you only need a simple text editor to do it all ~ it starts to become easier. My advice is go to PHP Hudzilla (link in my sig). He has written a whole online book on the thing covering more than you would ever need to know but it is all in there. Work through the chapters slowly, using a text editor (I recommend Crimson Editor) type up each function until you know it's syntax and why it is there. I also suggest keeping a notebook and writing everything down that you come across. Then upload it to Xisto and watch your work. Once you get over the basic confusion, you begin to soar through chapters in days. I have a tutorial on this site, so maybe look it up. And as vujsa showed, it is amazing with the INCLUDE() function. Iframes are being faded out in web browsers, but PHP does all the work on the server and the result is a webpage that looks as if it has all been typed out manually.

I like having a dark shade of gray, a very light shade of grey, a bold colour for borders and a contrasting colour to the main colour only in a much lighter shade for backgrounds.It works very well and it comes out with very unique, readible results. Right now, my colours for me new site are#f9f9f9 (the light grey)#444444 (the dark grey)#ddee55 (the bold colour)#c1cfd7 (the shade)

For alot of detail I would use GIMP. It is a free, open source image program with all the features of PhotoShop CS. I highly recommend it. Not only that but it also takes up less space. If you are used to Photoshop, using this will be a bit different and annoying sometimes but it only takes a few days to get used to it. There is also a photoshop skin for it floating around. If you haven't used a photo editor before, this will take a while to get used to so I suggest looking at a few tutorials.

Although that link wasn't exactly the problem, I read through it all and it had an extra line that didn't appear in the other instructions I followed. Thanks alot M^E.I'll do a how-to on all this sometime.

I have had Apache and PHP installed on my computer for a while now, but recently, to aid my learning of MySQL, I have installed MySQL and phpmyadmin. I followed all the instructions and I went to the phpmyadmin directory and got this error message: I have checked the php.ini and the extensions are loaded correctly. I checked the folder and they were there. I rechecked the phpmyadmin config file and it was all correct. I don't see where the problem lies? Any help?

Media players aren't something I look into that much. As long as it plays music I am happy. Windows Media Player came preinstalled so I just sort of left it at that. I also have RealPlayer as it was needed to listen to certain radio stations. I'll probably look into it sometime and try out new ones but right now I am just sticking music on my MP3 Player and listening to them off the Hi-Fi.

In terms of time = money, then no it isn't free. But as noted above, having banners, no features such as PHP or MySQL, crappy downtime, low space are common on other websites. Plus, you are probably posting on website forums anyway, without getting a reward. Here it's like a "you help me, i'll help you and we'll both get paid for doing so situation". To me that is better than being a crappy free host. Now if you want better, go get you mommy to pay for a paid domain that won't require you to post. With your current attitude; im sure your site will get loads of visitors.

Meh I'll give my tips for creating websites. Do not use Photoshop or ImageReady to create websites. The code generated is incorrect and won't work in alot of browsers. If you want a great layout that you have made from Photoshop, then use CSS and DIVs to position the images for the layout - not tables! Use PNG file formats for saving graphics like link backgrounds or gradients for a background. Use JPEG for banners or other photographs. Reduce the resolution of these as much as possible that preserves the quality of the image for your requirements. If you are going to build a large website, make sure you have got your CSS correct at the start so that each time you need to add a new page, you don't have to go back and edit your CSS file, otherwise the other pages may not work correctly. Plus, if you have a well formed CCS style page, creating new webpages can take only a few minutes. If in doubt of what colours to use; find a colour scheme from various of the colour scheme websites such as Colour Lovers. Make sure you contrast the text and backgrounds well. As a final note, don't take shortcuts. Write out the full code needed, if any problems, in layout or otherwise, occur sort them out there and then, otherwise they will come back to haunt you later on.

Meh I'll give my tips for creating websites. Do not use Photoshop or ImageReady to create websites. The code generated is incorrect and won't work in alot of browsers. If you want a great layout that you have made from Photoshop, then use CSS and DIVs to position the images for the layout - not tables! Use PNG file formats for saving graphics like link backgrounds or gradients for a background. Use JPEG for banners or other photographs. Reduce the resolution of these as much as possible that preserves the quality of the image for your requirements. If you are going to build a large website, make sure you have got your CSS correct at the start so that each time you need to add a new page, you don't have to go back and edit your CSS file, otherwise the other pages may not work correctly. Plus, if you have a well formed CCS style page, creating new webpages can take only a few minutes. If in doubt of what colours to use; find a colour scheme from various of the colour scheme websites such as Colour Lovers. Make sure you contrast the text and backgrounds well. As a final note, don't take shortcuts. Write out the full code needed, if any problems, in layout or otherwise, occur sort them out there and then, otherwise they will come back to haunt you later on.

I was like - so yeh i've been on one like this before only it was somewat bigger and less reactive. THen i wondered why the vid was so long. Then he crashed and the whole thing moved... I was like woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.