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I recently purchased a laptop and I've noticed that the wireless network connection is very slow and flaky. I have tried putting it in the exact same location as the desktop computer with a wireless receiver but the connection is still very slow. As far as I know, all the equipment in my house is 802.11n, so the speed should be faster.Moving the laptop around the house closer to the router doesn't help either, so what could the problem possibly be? I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit if that helps.

I'd like to try Google+ but I have to wait approximately two weeks to turn 18. ;)But I'm quite happy with Facebook really, even though it isn't the best when it comes to privacy, or reliability (in chat especially). The problem with Google+ is that as a new start up, my friends need to move to it. Another problem is, most of my friends aren't 18 yet, so therefore, no Google+ for them.

I like the way Chrome and Internet Explorer 8/9 handles plugins. Yes I do keep a mix of browsers as stated above (at one point a few years ago I had 10 or 11 of them installed). Opera I only use the IRC client at times, I wouldn't even want to try using the browser part of the software.

The rapid release update cycles have generated quite a bit of controversy, particularly for business/enterprise users of the software products where significant internal testing for compatibility is needed for upgrading browsers, operating systems, etc. Mozilla drafts Firefox vision statement Rapid-release Firefox meets corporate backlash The most notable lack of change between Firefox 4 and 5 is the user interface. JavaScript performance (and apparently memory usage) improvements are much needed. Also the Do-Not-Track HTTP header setting is more prominently displayed (not sure if anyone will notice), and of course some security issues have been fixed. I still prefer Chrome as my default browser, but I am comfortable with using Firefox and Internet Explorer (version 9). I haven't installed Safari on Windows in a long time, but I do use Safari on iOS. As for Opera...wouldn't even consider it (for now and possible a long time).

Any Windows Live account can connect to Messenger on a web-based interface via Windows Live Hotmail, or even Windows Live Home. You can click on the Messenger pull down menu to see your online and away contacts.Of course if you download the actual Windows Live Essentials, which includes Windows Live Messenger, there's more functionality, but the web-based app is becoming pretty close, showing you your social feed (from Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace) alongside your Messenger contacts. The actual Messenger app is still used for sending handwritten messages, remote assistance, playing games and voice/video communications.

I've been using Notepad++ for many years now, and it's an excellent program for web development and programming. I like its useful plugins such as NppFTP, and TextFX. Recently I've noticed that there's new plugins called JsLint and JsMin, which allows people writing JavaScript to code better.I also like that it runs on the Wine emulation layer well, even though you don't really need it in Linux (there's Gedit and its KDE equivalent), but it's still good to have.

I don't think that encouraging piracy or illegally obtaining software is permitted on these forums.Here's my opinions on text-based (coding) HTML editors:On Windows:Notepad++ - In addition to editing HTML, you can edit any text file, or any programming/markup language really. CSS, JavaScript, C, C++, there's quite an extensive list. There's also plugins such as NppFTP (an FTP program), JsLint, TextFX, and JsMin which can greatly help in web development.AceHTML Freeware - I have used this program in the past, however it seemed quite unnecessary and for some reason I stopped using it. It was great while I used it though, just can't remember why I stopped...NoteTab Light - This is very simlar to Notepad++, I haven't used it really, but it has been recommended once or twice by CNET Download.com.Just plain old Windows notepad - Hey, this can't fail if you don't have anything else installed on the systemOn Linux:Pico (nano) - My computer programming teacher swears by this program. It is usually included in many Linux distributions. Nano (newer) has syntax highlighting, pico doesn't. It has no real GUI, you press keyboard shortcuts for things like line numbers, save, find and replace, etc.Gedit - This is included on GNOME desktop systems. It has a GUI, and supports syntax highlighting. There is a KDE equivalent but I'm not familiar with Kubuntu/KDE.I've heard of vi for Linux but I never figured out how to use it other than to open a file and quit the program.I do most of my web development in Notepad++ in Windows.

In addition to Wikis, there's also CMS solutions you can use such as Drupal or Joomla. These will allow users to register and post pages, along with their personal profile. You can try some of them out (PHP based ones) here at http://www.opensourcecms.com/

I would expect the program to not compile, as there is a spelling mistake in "default".Also, you are trying to compare an int to a char.

I don't mind Windows XP, but I prefer Windows 7 because of its newer features in Windows Explorer as well as keyboard shortcuts like WindowsKey+Left. I also like that I can use Internet Explorer 9 in Windows 7, even though I use Chrome and Firefox as my defaults. As for Linux, I occassionally use Ubuntu, but I tend to use the Ubuntu in my Virtual Machine (running on my host of Windows 7) when I need to do some programming in C.Windows XP is fine for daily use, just make sure you aren't using Internet Explorer 6

Well for both Google and Bing you do need remember to log out after using a public computer. This goes for any account you use. Google now offers an option to use HTTPS for searching: https://encrypted.google.com/ , I don't think Bing has this option yet. @Ahsaniqbal111: Your advice about installing Firefox only works on Internet Cafes that do not properly secure their computer. Installing software usually requires administrative privileges, and if you have those, there's a lot more you can do in addition to installing Firefox. If you are concerned about logging out, use InPrivate in Internet Explorer (Private Browser in Firefox/Safari, or Incognito in Chrome). This won't prevent spyware keyloggers from capturing your keystrokes (password, etc.), but it will delete your session/cookies upon exiting.

Basically if you place ads effectively on the site, then use as many as you can. If the ads get intrusive you risk losing visitors who don't block ads (Chrome/Firefox/Opera users that use Adblock).Flashy ads are definitely a no-no. Even though some people don't mind them, they are quite distracting and people will hit the Back button or Close tab when they see it.

I have wrote a PHP program for the command line. Currently it is using STDIN for input, but in this case I need it to read from a file. How do I pass the file onto the program in an argument if I'm using the command line?Currently I execute my programs using:php -f ./myprogram.php

I know you mentioned you don't like online, multiplayer games such as Travian, but I still prefer games on Facebook such as Mafia Wars or CityVille. Depending on the platform (Flash/HTML), some can be played on mobile devices as well, and they certainly work on Linux. You can use WINE in Linux to try and play some Windows games, the compatibility and any bugs can be found on the Wine HQ's application database website: https://appdb.winehq.org/

In Linux and FreeBSD, Microsoft recommends people to use Moonlight, which is a free, open-source implementation of Silverlight. With the new HTML5 coming out that allows more powerful things to be done with JavaScript, both Flash and Silverlight are likely going to be used less, since they are external plugins. Also, in IE9 and other browsers, hardware-accelerated graphics and stuff like that provide less need to things like Flash and Silverlight. You can view HTML5 examples with the different browser companies here: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/testdrive/ https://www.chromeexperiments.com/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/demos/ http://www.apple.com/safari/

I'm using Priority Inbox now and it works quite well, although I'm finding that it thinks too many messages are important, I guess I have to train it better. Here's an interesting read about Microsoft Hotmail though: https://www.engadget.com/ By the way, this is different from the email's X-Priority (also known as Importance or X-MS-Priority) in the sense that this is controlled by the user and mail server, rather than the sender specifying the message importance. With all the spam going around, this feature has lost its usefulness.

I would like to design a turn-based game like http://x-kings.com/. I think I can do it with HTML, PHP and MySQL, but how do I get started? How should I plan out the game before I start any coding? Any tips would be appreciated.

I prefer using reCAPTCHA: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/index.html (apparently I just found out they've been acquired by Google). I don't think it is open source but every time a CAPTCHA gets solved it helps to digitize New York Times archives. And it's really easy to implement as well.

I already tried System Restore at that point, but it failed to restore. I ended up doing a non-destructive reinstallation of Windows 7, now I just have to figure out how to restore GRUB.

No PortableFirefox isn't working either.I have uninstalled all programs except for Firefox, Microsoft Office, iTunes, Shaw Support and Windows Live Messenger. Initially I thought it was a Java update that had caused the issue but upon uninstalling Java the issue is still not resolved.

I have a really odd problem that started last night.My internet connection does not work in any applications other than Internet Explorer 8. Even programs that use IE's settings such as Windows Media Player or Windows Live Messenger are unable to connect. I just tried the 32-bit version of IE and that doesn't work either, only the 64-bit version does.I have tried disabling COMODO Internet Security but that did not help. I have also tried bypassing my router, as well as renewing my IP address. I have not installed any software or made any significant changes to any settings.In Ubuntu, the Internet works fine.Any suggestions?

I checked the MIME types thing already, but the extension for a gzipped HTML file is still .html I know that ob_gzhandler works fine in PHP, and I'm already using a PHP file to compress, strip newlines and tabs from my CSS, but there is a problem on the PHP file. Here is the code at the beginning of the page: <?php error_reporting(E_ALL); (float)$t = microtime(true); header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8'); header('Content-Language: en-CA'); function callback($buffer) { return str_replace("\n", '', str_replace("\r", '', str_replace("\t", '', $buffer))); } ob_start('callback'); require 'data_class.php'; $data = new DbMan ('localhost', DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME, 3306); $data->getFbidData();?>Since I use ob_start('callback'), I can't use ob_start('ob_gzhandler');, despite the documentation about having multiple callback functions allowed ... unless someone can explain how to do it.

Of course if you use images then if you want different radii for the borders you have to change the images or use multiple sets of images...I don't understand why you can't use the CSS3 feature now, and let IE and other non-supporting browsers to fallback to regular right-angle borders.

That's the exact code I have right now, as I have also landed on that website as well, but I've checked a few sites and Firebug and it seems that the page still isn't gzipped.

I was told there is an option under Software/Services for "optimize website", where I can specify MIME types of files to use gzip compression on, but if the option is not visible then it is disabled by my hosting provider.What is the best way to do gzip compression without PHP? I have tried a few .htaccess lines but none of them worked.