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  1. vizskywalker
    First of all, this has gotten way off topic. Second of all Try ndiswrapper, it's a linux utility that takes windows drivers and lets you use them for wireless cards in linux. ~Viz
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    I have one main script which defines an object. I then have several other script files that define functions for that object. I have tried using the following setup to import the functions: HTML code snippet: <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/foo/mainbar.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="/foo/modulebar.js"></script></head>Javascript code snippet:import Object.functionName;This works fine for Mozilla Firefox, but causes an error in Internet Explorer which causes the object to be undefined. I would like to know how better to import the functions into the main javascript (preferably without needing to add the module script to the html file) that works in both Firefox and Internet Explorer. Thank you, ~Viz
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    I found a copy of the hotfix, but I won't post the link because it might possibly be illegal. If you want to find it simply do a search for hotfix and sp3 and the site will be in the top few links. It is a site that has access to many new hotfixes that are post sp2 but not officially released yet. Oh, and the word on the street is that MS will release XP SP3 after the release of Vista.~Viz
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    If it's like what happened to my laptop, then it will continue to function on the charger for a while, but eventually it will cause something to short circuit and some plastic to melt and then the whole motherboard will have to be scrapped. I'm not saying that's definitely the case, just my personal experience with a very similar problem. As far as soldering there, it may be easier to heat some solder onto something like maybe a bent paperclip and use the paperclip to apply the solder to prevent it from being applied in areas where you don't want it. I've personally never tried this technique, it's just a thought.~Viz
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    Huh, I never got an email about m^e's reply interesting. So here are my replies.m^e: I know about that, the problem is that first you need to install update KB893056. Which I don't have. And Microsoft hasn't freely distributed to the public. And you can only get by contacting microsoft support, and I can't even find the right e-mail address for them, plus they supposedly charge unless you can prove your machine needs the hotfix. And i have a feeling they are going to say that since I can simply hit the shift key to mkae the standby button turn into a hibernate button, I don't really need it. So now my problem is finding a copy of the hotfix.xboxrulez: Sometimes yes, but mostly no, especially with any XP SP2 or any XP Professional, see the page that m^e posted a link to.~Viz
  6. vizskywalker
    Okay, WeaponX, here's what we should hgave asked first: Make model and other details on laptop, then maybe we can help with more in depth instructions.~Viz
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    Some do have other meanings, some don't. PINE came because it is the same type of program as ELM so people were confusing it, so they chose is not Elm to remind people, and the P because it was another tree. GNU came because people were confusing it with Unix I think. Not sure if it had another menaing first. I don't think Pine did. Mostly they just seem to be an interesting marketing trick.~Viz
  8. vizskywalker
    I'm pretty sure it involves a registry edit, which is fine if anyone can find it for me, but I want to add the Hibernate option to the options on the Shutdown menu. For reference, I have Windows XP Pro SP2. I know that if I hold down shift the Standby button changes to Hibernate, but I would prefer to have Hibernate be a constant fourth option to the left of the Stansby button. I know it's possible because I've seen it done before.Thanks,~Viz
  9. vizskywalker
    It's called a recursive acronym, and the open source community loves them. Take these for example:GNU - Gnu's Not Unix PINE - Pine Is Not Elm There are tons of other ones, such as my personal favorite: MS - MS Sucks ~Viz
  10. vizskywalker
    Be sure when taking apart the laptop that you have a torx screwdriver (the ones with a star head). A T8 size should work for most laptops. Laptop manufacturers use these screws to discourage people from opening the laptop case since it is dangerous and voids the warranty. Most people don't have Torx screwdrivers on hand, so it is quite an effective discouragement.~Viz
  11. vizskywalker
    I can think of two purposes for this. The first is the advertised purpose of allowing businesses to communicate well online, by sharing documents on the server, not having to worry about installing the same programs on all computers, and the like. However, for intrabusiness stuff, a mass license for Office and a good network still wins in my opinion. The second possibility, assuming the Java does not make use of Windows only Java functions, is to allow linux, solaris, etc. users to use office products.~Viz
  12. vizskywalker
    As for the sphere versus plane wireless question, theoretically it projects wireless coverage in a sphere. However, becuase of interference by objects, the sphere can be deformed, and in some areas, completely cut off. How far the sphere extends depends on the poweer of the transmitting antenna and the gian of the receiving antenna. Generally a room one floor above the router in a small to medium sized house should receive the signal nicely (unless, like my house, the house uses outdated aluminum wiring which almost immediately kills the signal, but most houses use copper wiring which is much less interference).~Viz
  13. vizskywalker
    Jeigh, it's important to be able to read leet, using it on the other hand is not a good thing. I had to delete one post in this thread written entirely in leet that added nothing. So be cautious in your use of leet. Oh, and little known leet fact, leet first made its debut in the world of first person shooters as revenge for type-killers. Type killers, for those who don't know, are people who wait to kill a person until that person is typing so they can't do anything. Type-killers would try to read the message written in leet, have to think about it for a second, and the speaker would sneak up on them, kill them, and claim revenge.~Viz
  14. vizskywalker
    Leetspeak is less the language of hackers today than of gamers. And every letter in the alphabet has a leet speak equivalent, although most speakers don't use them all.For example:K could be |<H could be |-|L could be |_and so on.~Viz
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    I had the exact same problem with my laptop, and from my experience, it most likely is the port on the computer. Even if the battery is capable of holding a charge, if the port is damaged it could either a) immediately drain the battery, or not take power from the battery, treating the battery as dead. Further, if it is the port, it may just be loose in which case you could solder it back into place. If you are concerned about doing the soldering yourself, remember if it is the board, you'd have to get a new board anyway, and if it's out of warranty, any damage you do to it can't void the warranty. Check the battery first, because it's a cheaper problem to fix, but if you can, take a part the laptop and see if the port is loose.~Viz
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    Whether or not he gets extradited may be at issue, but whether or not he gets prosecuted is not. I agree that under the current administration with the Patriot Act chances are he will not receive a fair trial in the United States. However, Britain has laws against against hacking, so he will be at least prosecuted for hacking in Britain if he is not extradited. As for the malintent, let us reveiw the systems he gained access to: NASA, army, navy, and Pentagon. Now, I don't know about you guys, but I'd be more inclined to hack into SETI than the army server to look for evidence of aliens. Anything found by one government aliens will be replicated almost immediately to the NASA server no matter which agency finds it. So he's either the dumbest hacker in recent history, or most likely had malintent. And for his claim that no password means no security, that is totally false. All it means is he either tricked the system into not checking for a password, or he found a way to skirt by the password. Either way it is illegal. I disagree, as I am sure the government will attempt to fix the hack, however, they are trying ot make a show of the deprotation to discourage other would be hackers. ~Viz P.S. If he's dumb enough to get caught, he's dumb enough to get prosecuted.
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    External raid arrays have been up to 500GB for a while. And if we count January as a while, then the technology had been discovered a while ago as well for the new hard drives. But just this last month the first 500GB internal hard drive (one drive not a raid array) was released (I believe by Western Digital, but I could be wrong about who provides it).~Viz
  18. vizskywalker
    ACtually, windows 95 from 3.1 was a big difference in more than just the GUI. 3.1 did not really support protected mode, it half did, while 95 is a true protected mode OS (which is why BSOD happens so frequently). And that was just the biggest difference. But yes, Vistajust seems like XP with Aero, although more mixtures of XP, like, XP Pro MCE and stuff like that.~Viz
  19. vizskywalker
    I'm betting driver problem, especially if you have a more recent Nvidia or ATI card, as windows doesn't come with good drivers for them but reverts to stock drivers. I know on my Computer, even if I just let it sit, the driver may force a shutdown. If you are running windows XP, SP2 has a fix for most cards, and getting new drivers from the manufacturer will help. But this is only a guess and without any specific info on your OS and hardware we can't give an accurate diagnosis.~Viz
  20. vizskywalker
    I agree with xbox, although it seems eally weird that the problem only manifests itself now, but that should solve the problem, althugh you may have to take the ethernet card out and put it back in.~Viz
  21. vizskywalker
    For the Last Time! If you need help, especially with hardware, we need:OS VersionAnd possibly Computer Specs including but not limited tooHard DrviesMother BoardProcessorGraphics CardSound CardMost recently installed hardware/softwareFrom what you've described already, I can think of at least three possible causes, and only more system information will help narrow it down.~Viz
  22. vizskywalker
    Forget the real music in the background. The college I'm going to has a program where companies can come with problems that the students help solve. One company wanted to be able to have a user sing or hum or whistle or something part of a song they remembered, bass beat, melody, whatever, and the program would search an archive for closest matches, and the school managed it. not perfectly, but it worked decently enough that it could be of some use and a company like Google could make it work. ~Viz
  23. vizskywalker
    I think one of the best applications would be the ability to search for sound files, or, if you remember part of a song, to sing it and find the full song, available for purchase, on google music (maybe). I know this technology exists, because the college I'm going to helped create it. It's not perfect, but google could use it (although they'd have to pay) and set up something like that.~Viz
  24. vizskywalker
    Actually, most technology patents, especially in the realm of software do not apply to the end result, so much as the process. So most likely, Yahoo, MSN and everyone else will be able to create voice searches so long as they use a different method. And if it is the end result that is patented, the patent can't be very long, and if it was patented in 2001, is most likely almost over before Google even had a chance to develop it much.~Viz
  25. vizskywalker
    I have to semi-agree with roggle. 7200rpm is not that rare, especially depending on who your manufacturer is. For higher storage though, it is. I saw only one hard drvie for laptops with 7200 rom greaer than 100GB, and it was very expensive. And weapon, make sure you get at least 5400, 480 is a little slow, and unless you plan on accessing about 1GB of data at a time, it probably isn't worth the extracost for a 7200rpm drive, especially if it means you can get a drive with more storage.~Viz
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