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Is it me, or does just about every tech-minded guy want to start their own MMORPG these days? Just search for MMORPG on Google. You get 36.8 million results! That's way too many games in my opinion...I'd love to help make an MMORPG, but I only know Visual Basic as a programming language, and it's not that great with that stuff. As for Scripting Languages, I only know SadScript, and I'm not too good with that either. I need to find a *good* language...

That made me laugh so hard! But yeah, Microsoft are known to do a few *sneaky things* with their updates, so always best to find out what they actually do first. Back to the topic at hand, and well, looks like everybody is for Firefox 3. I'll give it another whirl to see if it's "for me", but if everybody else is happy then I have high hopes. And to clear up something I said earlier, no, I was not expecting anybody to post a double-sided debate on this matter. My question asked for an opinion, which is always a "yes" or "no". Ok, I misphrased what I meant by saying that "everybody seemed one-sided" - what I really meant was "everybody seems to be for the one side". That was just another example of how speaking in your native language doesn't mean you know it well.

I actually have to agree with every point this post has made. If everything we needed were in one place, things would be easier to find and use, and things would be a lot more compact.Also, this simpler approach could have benefits when considering the non-computer-literate market - the people who have never used a computer before or have little understanding of them - as by keeping everything close and making everything easily available, these people would not have to worry about trying to look for something they need but don't know how to search for it or even what it is called. This could benefit the elderly too, for the same reasons.I have a 250GB computer at home and over 50% of it's capacity is in use. Most of the used memory I have no idea what it has been used for, but I don't want to get rid of it in case it is important. If there was a simpler way to find everything and tell what everything is, I could end up using less memory and that would make me a happy man.

I am able to access my website but I use a CMS for the majority of it's content, so after the Javascript "splash screen" my website simply shows: Also, an addon domain on my website is generating the "Apache has been installed on your server" error. I've tried it in Anonymouse, same result. My CPanel is working, but is refusing my login details. FTP accepts my username, but not my password. Where should I go for support?

Looks like most of you are pretty one-sided as to where you stand with it...

I was only recently made aware of the release of Firefox 3, having not been notified by Firefox, and problems with my internet connection that caused Xisto and similar websites to slow to snails-pace, so I ended up missing the download day and haven't got it yet.The thing is though, I've been hearing a lot of negative press about it. I know that there was concern that Firefox would break Flash support a while ago, which was fixed, and I hear it's kind of restrictive as to downloading addons and junk.Now, I did actually test Firefox 3 Beta 5, and my only real complaints were with the theme and that stupid address bar. But the thing is, I'm very comfortable with Firefox 2 and don't wanna upgrade if it's going to break stuff or add features that I'd rather do without. So, I'd like to hear from current or previous Firefox 3 users about their expirience with the new browser, and give their opinions as to whether they'd reccomend getting it. That way I think we'd have a balanced argument where the winning side would soon become obvious.So, what do you think? Is Firefox 3 really "all that"?

Well I'm just glad that the regulatory agencies have responded to logic and given us a safety net against what could potentially be a very evil system. At least we know there are HUMANS out there in the very forces designed to protect and serve us.Opt-Out was a dangerous system because it required a cookie to work, and not only are cookies easy to erase and hard to replace, but it is possible for some advertising scripts to completely ignore them. Opt-In will give us a more permanent way of saying "No", and I think a lot of people will prefer that approach. Besides, isn't in law that if you are part of something that sends data, you should know what the data is and what it'll be used for? This way we can make sure we know.One final comment: rvalkass is completely right with his comment about advertising. In fact, not just software and hardware, but practically everything in the world is deliberately advertised in such a way that the less-knowledgable users will be persuaded into thinking it's a good thing. That's why we need to wise up and find out what REALLY is.

Windows Vista is a disaster. So if Windows 7 is just going to be an "upgrade" of Vista, I don't see the point of it to be honest. With what I'm hearing, I'm not surprised Apple is gaining a market share, and even I find myself yearning to leave Windows entirely behind.Here's hoping Microsoft manage to steer themself back on track and actually make a decent OS. The kind that Windows XP *almost* was. XP is the only good step Windows has taken in it's life - so sleek, so intuitive, and so simple! I hope they learn from their mistakes and give us something that will give even XP a run for its money.

To say that using derogatory names for companies shows immaturity on the web would be to say that roughly 98% of Internet users are immature. (Actually, you may have a point there...) I have indeed heard many of the derogatory names you mentioned on this post, and while I don't use any myself, I consider many of them to be a very clever form of stating the facts about a company. Also, if you go to any website on the web anywhere, you'll normally find that someone is using at least one of these dergoatory terms. Micro$oft, in particular, is used so often I don't know why it isn't in the dictionary! I've even seen it been used on "Have Your Say" postings on Corporate News Websites! I think people are definitely trying to send a message, there... In my opinion, the problem is not using derogatory terms, it's overusing them. Using them once or twice in a post is proving a point, but three or more times makes you seem immature because you think the word is "cool", when really it's annoying.

All stuff that, in my honest opinion, should have been in the original iPhone. Why have we had to wait so long for all this? 3G is a definate confirmed, as Apple has been talking for ages about their disappointment in not being able to put 3G into the original model and their plans to release it in a newer model. I sorely hope the Storage Increase is not just a rumour, mainly because almost every other iPod product has a 16GB version and considering the iPhone does so much more than an iPod, it really should follow suit. But I've got one simple question: does anybody really care? To me, these changes are well overdue and still aren't convincing enough to consider an iPhone as worth it's value. And I know I'm not alone in this view.

Thanks for the script, galexcd! If not anyone else, I know I will find it useful! Your script will mean I can continue to make the quality websites Firefox and Safari are good for, without worrying about whether inferior browsers such as IE will break them. I can just redirect them to a less standards-complaint page and job done!

Thanks for finding this, jlhaslip! Fortunately I am a careful internet user and only visit websites I know I can trust. Plus I have Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Programs that run Resident Shields, so I'm always informed if something I'm about to open, download or visit is malicious...But I will make sure everyone I know is aware of this.

I've used this on both of my computers for at least three months and it's never let me down. It does it's job quickly and effectively, it's easy to use, and if you're of a technical mind, just tick a box and you can watch what it does as it does it.Word of advice though - don't use the "Right Click > Erase Unused Space" option on your Hard Drive if it is very large or has a lot of deleted files. Since it overwrites all unused space 35 times by default, the amount of work it would have in those cases could cause the Hard Drive to overheat, which could cause major damage to your computer. Instead, open Eraser, click "Edit > Preferences > Erasing", and choose a less thorough scan.

For some reason, whenever I type Alt+0160 into my computer, it won't change the folder name. If anyone else is having this symptom, here's another method:1. Open Character Map (Start > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map), 2. Look for a blank box, it should be five from the top and six from the right.3. Click "Select" then "Copy".4. Now follow the steps in the first post but press Ctrl+V instead of Alt+0160I have to say that this is a very smart method of hiding files, but it has one caveat - there will be a gap in the file listing wherever the hidden folder is placed, so you may want to order your folders so the hidden one is the last item in the folder.

Oh, you are kidding me. As if the thieves couldn't make it any easier for them to get caught... after all, couldn't someone have identified their handwriting and ratted them out? (Or at least the handwriting could have been further evidence of their guilt...)Kind of a funny thing to do actually...

Hahaha! Excellent joke, mate! We're all laughing over here!

I couldn't have put it better myself. In fact it was for those exact reasons that I quit the game. Runescape is fun for a while but quickly loses its charm. It's repetitive, tedious, and guaranteed to cause boredom in mentally-stable people after only a week. Speaking of "mentally stable", how many players in the game actually are? You've got people who think chatspeak is cool, people who ridicule low-level players because they're "weaklings" and "noobs", people continually trying to cheat you... I think the point is made.

Bluebear, I have to agree with everything that you just said. Voting IS unfair. I don't think I've seen a single contest where there hasn't been definate evidence of political voting and corruption within the contest. And you are right - the songs are bad quality and rarely show off the best of the Country's talent, plus they are VERY showy.You know something else that's even more controversial? Russia's song entry wasn't even written by a Russian! It was, in fact, written by Timbaland, an AMERICAN rapper and singer. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of Eurovision?If anyone responsible for the Eurovision Song Contest happens to read or find out about this thread, I have one thing to say: This is not entertainment anymore.

Wubi is, in fact, the best method for installing Linux on a Windows computer if you do not have or cannot use a Live CD. Since Ubuntu 8.04, Wubi has been part of the official Ubuntu Linux Project, so it is well-supported and easy to use. But, a correction to jlhaslip's previous post. It is not actually possible to Wubi to do a permanent install of Linux by itself. Wubi only installs Linux to a Virtual Drive within a Windows partition. However, you can use Wubi to install Linux on such a partition, and then use another program called LVPM to move it to a new partition for a permanent install. And if that was too technical for you, I humbly appologise.

Yes, obviously if you do have any knowledge of PhP or you are using a Hosting Platform with SSL Password Protection (which Xisto does), you should use these to secure your files instead of the method I mentioned above, as they are much more secure. This tutorial is really meant as a simple alternative for people who are not expirienced with PhP and do not have any other method of Password Protection for their site's content.And Saint, while you may be right that Javascript's abilities pale in comparision to PhP, that doesn't mean Javascript is an old-skool coding platform. Actually, if you know how to use Javascript cleverly enough, you can use it with PhP to make some awesome scripts. Just look at some of the popular forum software on the web today...

So is this disk an actual Windows XP Install Disk, or just a patch for Windows XP to SP2? If it's the latter I'd have no use for it, as my computers are already both Windows XP SP2.

I told my friends and family some of these lines, and they just bust out laughing! Seriously, some of these lines are goddamn funny. There are a few lame ones though... to say the least of "I've lost my number, can I have yours?", which is WAY overused...

Thanks for the heads-up! I have already informed the users of my site of the downtime. It's good to know about these things before they happen.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5COMODO Firewall ProfessionalTwo completely free choices, which are ultra-effective, ultra-secure and updated frequently.Need I say any more?

JavaScript is very handy at making forms, allowing for much more customization and easier ways to send data. So making Login forms using JavaScript may seem to many to be a very feasable idea. However, JavaScript is very bad at protecting Passwords, as since the passwords are not encypted and the whole JavaScript code is in the page, a person could just view the Page Source and find out everything. Even if you use an external JavaScript, it would still be poor as the file name for the external JavaScript would still be revealed. But I have an answer! There is a relatively easy way to make a moderately-secure password system using JavaScript. And here's the trick: you don't use a password at all! First, make a webpage with the following content: <html><head></head><body><form name="login"><INPUT TYPE="password" NAME="password" VALUE="" size="20"><INPUT TYPE="button" NAME="button" Value="Submit Password" onClick="submitPassword(this.form)"></form></html>This page will work as the Login Page. Now, rename the file you wish to protect so that the bit BEFORE the extension is the same as the password you want to use. To prevent people seeing this file, you should disable indexing for the folder it is in. Now edit the login page again, and in the HEAD tag of the page, add this: <script><!--- Hide from old browsersfunction submitPass() { var location; var password; password=this.document.login.password.value; location=password + ".html"; location.href = location;}---></script>If the file you are protecting uses an extension other than .html, change the ".html" bit to match the extension. This script directs people to the protected file if the password matches, because it uses the entered password as a redirect to the file. So if the password does not match, the users will either be directed to a non-existant file (Error 404), or a completely different file from the one they wanted to get! This method is only "moderately secure", though, because the actual file is not protected and can still be accessed if someone knows the file's name. So you shouldn't use it for high-security files, but if you just want to keep out the general public, this is a good, simple solution. Oh, and just a disclaimer. Some HTML Help websites appear to be distributing scripts similar to my one. While they follow the same principle as my own, they are in no way a basis for my code. This whole tutorial is completely, 100%, my own writing, and any similarities are purely coincidential.