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I forward this for i encountered the same problem. Also, alot of credit i must put in the direction of buffalohelp, he could have stayed at Xisto and ignored this, but he was proactive and got to it. Wayta put the user first bro!

oh and also i think this may answer our query,

BuffaloHELP (in the post below this) ---
I sincerely apologize for your inconvenience.

Just few hours ago we spotted issues with cPanel on gamma server (where all free web hosting accounts are established).

Yes, looks like you'll need to wait until we can resolve this matter. I hope this will be resolved by tomorrow or earlier.

I'll try to keep you and everybody up to date.

- the outer glow you added to the objective text actually makes the letters really obtrusive and doesnt really help the flow of things. Id reccomend a smooth glow effect rather than a really rough one-In the second article, your text interferes with your title. survey sais..... no good. - Possibly, and i mean POSSIBLY, consider animating it, it can make life alot easier by just having one frame say "learn scripting...the beginning", one say "with an.....approach" followed with and lingered on "HTMLect". it makes it easier also for you can be creative with colors and not worry about them counterracting eachother, for there in completely different captions.

Its not that im agitated with the wait time itself, its just the futility of posting. Honestly id be lying to you if i said i was posting for the hell of it, After all needing hosting is why im posting here as far as right now goes. Maybe ill get acclimated to it once im not restricting myself to making topics on notepad . Anyhow was just a question... And how long do tutorials take to approve? i wrote 2 that were original and way over 500 words a few days after i joined. Yep not agitated just a wandering thought

Im looking at the new hosting requests and have noticed them beginning to stack up, even some guy withdrew it for it was taking too long (3 days) in his opinion. This isnt at all directed to that specific issue , but it brings up the question, how long does it take to approve a request? Xisto gets it done in 1-4 days, can see that from looking at thier approved, but asta's are way all over the place so its hard to tell. Im actually beginning to write posts in notepad and saving them, for once i am approved, all the points i have accumulated in the time waiting will be decreased to 5... so why not save them for later. Anyhow, as i was asking before, how long does it take to process a request?

well, technically, many of you might not consider this as a computer, but I do, it outperforms some of the computers listed here:It is my gaming machine, VOIP and my DVD player all in one

xboxrulz

For those rather ignorant to mass produced limited-platform solutions, he is making an allusion to the Xbox 360, indeed a solid machine but from what im seeing, the PlayStation3 should make its statement a bit more boldly. Although there hasnt been much of an effort to release an abundancy of games for the 360, so id hope that as they have done in the past, playstation would make a bit more efforts to follow the course of thier system

My baby, 1 yr old, makes me mad for proc prices have dropped so much... but i started with SLi 7800GTX 512, then sold both those off and picked up some 7950's , my stats currently are as follows, im being as indescript as i can, for it would take up alot of space and whats the point of posting huge when, if im accepted my credits go down to 5 anyhow.AMD FX-55@ 3.2mhz Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR500 2.5-4-4-8 -2gb 1gbx2DFI LanParty NF4 SLi-DR2X XFX GeForce 7950 512's 700/1400 GDDR3koolance EXOS-2 w/c systemAeroCool ExtremeEngine 3T case 2x maxtor 250mb SATA drives. 2channel JBL sound BENq 19" 2MS LCD

heh i said it was just the basic structure of the webpage that was done. I wouldnt want anyone experiencing the frustration of aving to highlight everything they wanna read.. thats just plain cruel. Anyhow, I might go with a dirty yellow font color, probably not times, probably verdana. 2 of the windows will change according to page, the bottom will more than likely stay stationary. maybe an MP3 player is in order perhaps . Anyhow thanks for the compliments. Does the shadow direction on the flames bother anyone? how theres a drop shadow on one side, but not on the other? And as far as JPEG/GIF goes, i need the extra definition on the flames, and theres not a whole lot to load anyways, so i think i may stick with the J's.

not even close to done.. this is just the images ill use... havent made a banner yet... havent configured the text and structures yet.. all the sections are in iframe, so those should be a breeze.. i just wated it to be simple.. although when i was finished i forgot i display in 1280x1024 and it looked right in my broswer but would be hellish in a 800x600...... anyhow... yeah just wanted to make it simple... and as you can see the buttons dont do anything.. for now... id be hosting it from here but i havent been accepted yet.. and i must use an ad-server for the jpeg version.. for awardspace sucks.....

jpeg- (higher quality) /legacy <haha ...ads... everywhere...

gif- (basic quality) http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

radiator hoses have thier own insulation to begin with. Buy anyhow im using a 50/50 blend of AF and water. some insulation for the inner case tubing may be a plan however..... One thing thats beginning to surprise me is how much water this system will move.

you could make some of the objects less defined. like a fade or drop shadow under effects. A fade is basically duplicating the layer of whatever you want to fade, reducing the opacity to 5o and moving it somewhere behind th main object to contrast it more. I found doing this to key words works best. an example is the bottom part of the redesign notice on my website. mirduxband.com . it uses multiple fades that are arranged to give the text a meaner look. Hell while im at it. the "mirdux" is simply motion blurred in a separate layer and set behind, creating a 3d effect, the flames just are a red,then orange,then yellow line outlining the text in a separate layer, then you just use smidge on bout 56% strength and just think of flames and twirl away. making more than 1 layers of flames gives it a 3d effect. For the date, its just plain old text, i just took a while rectange in a layer in front of it, put it about 1/2 way over the letters, selected the letters, then selected inverse and deleted the part of the white box that wasnt touching the letters. From there i just lowered the opacity. Redesign is just a really low opacity text. If youd like i have a zip with a alot of creative fonts... and when i say alot i mean it.. it can help be more creative i guess..

if you have a friend with a steam account, you could just download steam and use his account... you can be logged in at the same time, u can play all of his games, and download them to your computer... no discs . yep so as long as you both arent in the same exact server theres never any problems.

I was just wondering if anyone else still plays that but me... Im not opposed to it dying down for it took alot of the troublemakers out of the servers, so its mostly cool people now. Rest assured the gameplay still is odd.. youve never seen a poorly designed game until your shot by a apc sitting atop a flying helicopter. That nd being able to drive tanks through doorways into rooms is nice too...haha but its a cool game apart from that, easy to catch onto and probably only costs like 10 bucks if u can even find it.... But does anyone here actually play or know someone that does?

I first found this baby looking up tabs a few years ago, but i ended up using it to actually make music, experiment with beats before i found other bro's to play music with. The software is called Guitar Pro. GP not only is a playform for reading tabs made by others, but you can, with only a computer keyboard and a guitar for reference make your own music.

You dont literally play into the program, but you input the note locations, basically make your own tab, and it follows the tab. It even has a bass and drum set to go behind your music. Even playing in a band i stilluse it to mess around with different beats. If your new to guitar id reccomend it, just find a guitar pro tab you like to a song you think your up to, and once you load it its just about the easiest thing to understand.

Cheers

https://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php - website

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ - great place for guitar pro tabs

yeah so i run two out of my basement for gaming stuff, and well thats where i sleep so i thought there had to be a better way... so i was rambling, as i like to do while im thinking, and i literally tripped over a pile of car radiators and intercoolers in my garage..... the 2 servers are already watercooled but the HS and fans on it are quite noisy... so i, being the innovator thought of just taking some 1 1/2" rubber tubing i had and basically adapting that size to the resivour of the cooling system. I got worked up about it, and living about 10ft from a creek, just tossed the radiator into it with hosing attached, and dug a shallow line for the tubing to run under the dirt, and up through my basement window, down to the computer... i have both the lines set up going both ways, but when i was finishing up i realized i should hit myself in the head, because i assumed my pump for the stock water system i assumed was enough to move a combined 7 gallons of water 5 feet up gradient back to the radiator. So at this point, i have an actual water pump for a car, but am trying to find an electric motor to adapt into the pulley on it. So yeah, just thought id mention the concept, maybe get some of ya'll into doing some innovating of your own.

Adobe Photoshop CS 9.0 -designMac Flash 8 -designSmartFTP- ftpSonar Producer's edition -music recordingReason 3.0- music recording

hey you gotta start somewhere, right? although your not to sharp in the program, which can be changed; you understand the concept of a banner, to gain attention and add professionalism to your establishment, many experienced photoshoppers dont even understand that and it shows. So keep at it and it should turn out pretty killer. If you need any help or have any questions go ahead and ask. heres a few of mine.

 

 

 

yeah tho although it doesnt look to hot, it almost wanted to make me start over and take html .ha.

now lets get one thing strait to start out with, ill repect the first guide of how to build a computer, but at the same time will say it does not go into details that much.

 

EQUIPMENT

 

Through this i will specify the characteristics of

a-) a budget computer - common price -

b-) a midrange computer -common price

c-) a high end computer -common price-

 

so for example if im talking about cooling

 

a-) Stock Processor heatsink/fan, 2-3 case fans.- Processor heatsink/fan included w/ processor single 80mm(standard) fans usually run 3-7$ea. - 20$ max

b-) Aftermarket CPU/GPU cooling, 4+ fans- GPU cooling around 40, CPU 30-60 so 100$max

c-) Water-cooled component setup- 300$ for decent setup EXOS-2 or 3 system reccomended

 

so it is very structured in nature and houldnt be hard to understand. my prices may be off but al long as you know what kind of stuff is under which you should have a good idea of what to get.

 

Im mentioning theese in the order in which you sould get them.

 

CASE- basically the representation of the computer, its all a "you" thing mostly, some cases offer superior cooling possibilities, but some offer sleek styling etc. reminder- Plastic is inferior to metal as far as computer cases go in terms of durability and cooling, for more metal= more heat dissapation. HOWEVER if your one of those people who intends on running your rig at higher than normal temperatures, you ant a bit more plastic in it, metal dissapates better, but with higher temps will keep a warmer surface temperature than plastic. ATX is reccomended for space and compatibility.

 

a-) Standard budget case, usually mixed metal/plastic assembly, dominantly plastic. 25-40$

b-) steel/aluminum case, possible windows and integrated cooling/ I/O& USB on front panels- 45-90$

c-) Full tower case, aluminum, integrated cooling, fan control, I/O, USB- 100-200$

 

CPU- One of the most important components of your computer, for the midrange builder, the possibility of "overclocking" a CPU is always a possibility to squeeze some extra frequency out of your chip. Most processors have included with them a heatsink and fan. If your gonna go big, be ready for the more beastly models can run you into the 700's. More mhz= faster, 1000mhz= 1ghz. L1 & L2 cache is important, again more=better. Dual core models are better suited for desktop applications, like running many at once, but may not be prevalent in its price range to single core processors running higher freqencies. Please note the socket of your processor (939, 940 etc.)

 

a-) 1.5-2.2 ghz, 64+64 L1 cache, 512-1mb L2 cache, typically 2000mhz Hyper Transport- 100$ max.

b-)2.0ghz- 2.6ghz, Dual core possible, 128+128 L1, 1mb L2 cache 2ghz HT, 100-200$

c-)2.6ghz+, Dual core@ 2.6-8, 128+128L1, 2X1mb L2 cache 2ghz HT, 200$+

 

GPU (Video Card)- One of the more obsessed parts of a computer by those who play games, can get by VERY cheap on budget computers, but if your going high-end itll cost ya. more memory= better, more GPU& memory frequency= even better. GDDR3 is better than GDDR2, SLi and cossfire are systems that enable 2 video cards on 1 computer (see motherboard) -IF YOU WANT A MOTHERBOARD WITH INTEGRATED GRAPHICS PLEASE SKIP THIS!

 

(CPU FREQUENCY/MEM FREQUENCY/MEM AMOUNT/MEM TYPE)

 

a-)- (200-400mhz/300-600mhz/32-128mb/DDR)- 15-60$

b-)- (400-500mhz/600-1000mhz/128-256mb/gddr2,gddr3) 70-190$

c-)- X2(500-700mhz/1000-2000mhz/256-512mb/gddr3,gddr4)SLi/Cossfire enabled, some can be Dual core 200+$

 

RAM - Sometimes is overlooked, is basically part of the CPU process. PC**** the bigger the # the better, also see timings, the lower, the better so 2-8-8-7 is better than 3-9-7-11

 

a-)- 128-512mb of pc2700- 60-80$

b-)- 512-1gb pc 3200- 200$ max.

c-)- 1gb+ pc4000 or more- upwards of 300$ for good 2gb

 

Hard Drives- more rpm= faster recieving times, look for bigger buffer sizes also.

 

a-)- 40-100GB IDE drive 5400-7200 RPM- 100$ max

b-)- 100GB-300GB SATA(Serial ATA) drive- 7200 RPM typical- 100-200$

c-)- 500GB+ SATA/SATA2 RAID 250$ and up

 

Power Supply - More Amps on each voltage line is the most important, wattage is key also. more= better, you can never overpower a computer. Be sure that if your GPU requires a certain type of power supply, (usually SLI) its supported.

 

a-)- 150-300wt standard- 15-50$

b-)- 350-450wt standard/ maybe modular- 75-100$

c-)- 500+wt Modular- 110$+

 

 

Motherboard - IMPORTANT!!!!!- Look to see if your motherboard supports your GPU, CPU, Memory and hard drives!!!, also make sure it fits your case!! youll thank yourself for paying a bit more here, cheaper boards tend to give you alot more problems than you bargained for and may damage other things in the computer.

 

a-)- Standard 2 ram slots, pci, no SATA support, integrated graphics- 40-70$

b-)- AGP4x/8x or PCI express, 2-4 ram slots, SATA multi-channel sound- 70-130$

c-)- SLi, Crossfire enabled, PCI expressx16, 4 ram slots, SATA, 5.1 integrated audio- 200-300$

 

CD drives- Almost like case, its all user preference, havent been too many advancements here and theres really no ridiculously high-performance drives. i wont tier them a,b,and c ill just verbally depict them.

- Read-only devices are the way to go for a cheap drive.

- a good cd-r/w drive will run abou 60-80

- a drive capable of burning DVD's would be as high-end as i could imagine...

 

Cooling (look familiar?)- Well as we all know we gotta keep our baby cool, more heat literally can make the machine more unfriendly. The more insane your computer's performance is,the more you need to invest in cooling, simple as that. DO pay well for cooling if you intend to overclock. Look up a guide to thermal grease also, ive found that spreading it with playing cards woorks best but a guide will give you the finer details to the art. use caution with a water cooling system for it IS water, or some sort of liquid and your electronics will not not play nice if it ever leaves the tubing

 

a-) Stock Processor heatsink/fan, 2-3 case fans.- Processor heatsink/fan included w/ processor single 80mm(standard) fans usually run 3-7$ea. - 20$ max

b-) Aftermarket CPU/GPU cooling, 4+ fans- GPU cooling around 40, CPU 30-60 so 100$max

c-) Water-cooled component setup- 300$ for decent setup EXOS-2 or 3 system reccomended

 

 

after that your left with

 

OS--- ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL and let me emplasize ALLLLLLLLL opinions here... could go apple, linux, windows, where it stops nobody knows... its all preference. for there is no "high performance" OS, ill throw out an estimate of 100-150 for a solid OS.

 

 

From there, you may choose little addons, like PCI cards (sound, wireless, SATA), fan controllers, case lighting etc, which is WAY to much for me to describe to you.

 

Youll find that with all the manuals to your hardware, your instructions (if you bough from good companies) are very clear and you should basically be able to assemble it from there.

 

 

 

RAID- Basically multiple hard drives simulated into one big drive, possiblity of making drives faster.

impressive for a starter, id reccomend before you start putting stuff out that you jsut mess around with everything for a while, maybe look up some photoshop tutorials on the net to expand your creativeness.. good-tutorials.com is a good one, a lot of info there. But your off to a killer start.

that looks sick man, especially the detail on the brake assembly . 3dsm is a tough program to get a hang of and i respect anyone who can even get through the tutorial.. keep us in on the progress on it.

if you are aware of what the image is that is displayed as the header, simply find the image, and go under it's properties to see its dimensions, In PHP, unlike HTML it is a flowing arrangement, so moreoften, the dimensions of the images/sections arent depicted. now if your changing the image, the perticular image wouldnt me found in the script you posted, it would probably be found in header.php...... however if youwanted to change the .ico file, thats a 16x16 JPEG, then after you make that just rename it to ICO and thats the image displayed by your adress in the adress bar. Thats the most i can tell you with what you gave.cheers

Anyone who runs a computer with many fans knows the frustrations of having your fans run full-bore when your simply checking your email; this all is because fans only connected to 4-pin connectors that arent connected to the motherboard will only run a single speed level.. making it noisy no matter what. Now theres 2 retail solutions to this, sound deadenting material, which is expensive and takes a good level of expertise to do correctly, or fan controllers, which for many fans can cost quite a bit, and due to the excess cables, will actually reduce air circulation in the case. Some fan controllers also can be complicated to use.

 

Now with the above mentioned, you KNOW ther has to be an easier way, right? Well there is. with a stop to radioshack and some 22g wire, and some electric know-how you can be the master of your fans. The pictures included are on a completed case, but will give you a good idea of how this is done.

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS

- wire strippers (scissors/pliers will work if you have steady hands)

- stereo wire (doesnt matter how thick/thin, for it doesnt get enough amperage to matter)

- switches (be creative, anything from a simple chrome switch to a red pilot's rocer switch will do)

- electric tape/ shrink wrap

- scissors,knife, or a drill with bit fitting your switch

 

 

 

Alright, so im assuming your aware this involves opening your case and messing with things, this is inviting for some but will draw some others away

 

/////----WARNING: IF YOUR NOT COMFORTABLE WITH WORKING WITH COMPUTER INTERNALS: PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS-----\\\\\

 

-Now first, make sure your computer is turned off, cable is OUT of power supply

 

-when the computer is off discharge any remaining electricity in it by switching the rocker switch on the back of the power supply to "off" or "O" , then pressing the power button on the case. The computer should try to turn on, then turn off fast, if it doesnt thats fine.

 

- recognize the fans you would like to be able to control , spot the red wires leading to them from the molex connectors they came with.

 

- with the red wires, you cut them anywhere between the connector and fan, then strip about 1/2-3/4 inch of the insulation off to reveal wire.

 

- now take your radio wire (should be 2 wires side/side) and strip both to 1/2-3/4 inch, with the two ends, one will go to one part of the red wire you stripped, and the other to the other stripped red wire.

 

- with the other end of the stereo wire, you will route it through any gap in the frame that goes to the front of the case.

 

- with the drill bit, scissors, or knife, put as many holes in the front of the case as you need that fit the switches your going to use.

 

-secure the switches in the holes and route the ends of the wires to the according terminals on the switch (not too hard theres 2 terminals, and 2 wire ends so its pretty straightforward.)

-close up the front cover

 

- go over all of your exposed wire with either electric tape or shrinkwrap, an exposed wire touching the metal on the case will create problems.

 

- close up your case

 

- switch your power supply on , put the cable back in, and press your power button.

 

- fool around with your switches for a while and make sure everything is doing its job. Most of the time, you can put your ear to the case and tell when one turns on/off; having a window in your case makes this a breeze for you can see your fans turning on/off.

 

-----TROUBLESHOOTING/FAQ---

 

- "my computer will not turn on"

-a exposed wire is touching metal on your case/ your comptuer does not have power (is not plugged in etc.)

 

- " does it matter how thick the wire is?"

-not at all

 

- " can i do more than one fan with one switch?"

-easily, just do the procedure for one fan, only with the 2 stereo ends, have 2 reds (one from each fan)

going to one stereo wire end.

 

- " how much quieter is this?"

- youd be surprised by how much noise is eliminated from shutting fans down, if you want to be blown away, put switches on all the case fans in your computer, then turn all of them off and see the difference (not recommended for extended periods)

 

- " can i do this to my CPU/Video Card fan?"

- ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! your CPU and GPU are dependant on those fas and keep it cool, no fans= burned up hardware.

 

Finished product! 3 switches monitoring 5 fans!