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  1. M

    To adblock or not to adblock that is the question!

    While I will always use ad blockers because of ad-server sourced malware, an added benefit is the improved page load time and fewer outright hangs when there are no ads.
  2. M

    Discussion about Windows 10

    What the heck does that have to do with windows 10? You have pretty much fallen off the deep end.
  3. M

    To adblock or not to adblock that is the question!

    Since you probably don't have time to go to other sites, it might be OK. :smile:
  4. M

    To adblock or not to adblock that is the question!

    just google "malware ad servers". For example: http://www.cyphort.com/huffingtonpost-serving-malware/ http://wccftech.com/yahoo-s-ad-network-hacked/ IMO, You would be crazy not to run adblock.
  5. M

    Digital Microscope I guess?

    I sure missed that one
  6. M

    Digital Microscope I guess?

    The 24 bit driver IC is not designed for that interface, but it is something close/related to that. Check out http://www.ti.com.cn/cn/lit/ds/snls124a/snls124a.pdf He needs to find the model numbers somewhere on the PCB or metal assembly. There will be a control interface and control...
  7. M

    Digital Microscope I guess?

    That IC provides a high speed digital interface to a companion IC that drives a digital video device. It is probably a "custom" interface, that is, not an industry standard of any kind. If you look at the picture in the data sheet, what you have is represented by the Host Graphics Controller...
  8. M

    Does your TV 'crack'?

    When you say flat screen, it doesn't mean much. Do you mean LCD, or Plasma, or flat face CRT. If it is LCD, is it LED backlight, or CCFL. (CCFL is high voltage) CRT based systems will arc ocasionally, especially after years of gathering dust. Open it up and blow out the dust. Same for the...
  9. M

    Digital Microscope I guess?

    It is not a digital microscope. I think it is a digital camera with a telephoto lens. 35mm f2.8 http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Cimark made the lens There should be more information on the PCB assembly or mounting assembly somewhere. It looks like part of a machine vision system. The back...
  10. M

    Is it possible to simulate a good computer in graphics(myth)

    It is a waste of your time and ours to ask questions about computer architecture when you have no idea how a computer works. You have shown no gain in knowledge since you started you last nonsensical simulation thread. Not once have you responded in a way that indicates you absorbed what you...
  11. M

    To adblock or not to adblock that is the question!

    I will always block ad servers. I have been rooted by a corrupted ad server while the computer was unattended, just sitting on a major news site. I can tell you which ad server, which ad, when it occurred, etc etc, and nobody cared. That included Microsoft (defender failed), the ad server...
  12. M

    How to use Business Email (Technical)

    My company has gmail. Our email addresses are of form my_name@our_company.com. In any browser you can go to mail.google.com and login with your email address. I use chrome as my dedicated mail client (and firefox for browsing).
  13. M

    Real-time PC performance monitoring software with a monitoring window / GUI

    On my windows 7 pro I use resource monitor (%windir%\system32\perfmon.exe /res) Also you can configure msc files to show graphical view of everything you can imagine in performance monitor. To configure those try %windir%\system32\perfmon.exe You can configure graphs of internet, cpu, disk...
  14. M

    Simulate computer inside a computer

    What you say above makes no sense in the context of what you are asking. You are talking about designing a different architecture to do things more efficiently. It is called computer science. Have you ever written a computer program of any sort? Do you have any idea what machine language is...
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    Simulate computer inside a computer

    I don't know what is behind your thinking that emulating something will lead to better performance. You are starting with that wrong assumption and trying to somehow fit it into reality without doing any real thinking. I challenge you to give one detailed example. I think part of the problem...
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    Simulate computer inside a computer

    It's a total waste to build a faster HOST computer to use multiple cycles to simulate a TARGET doing something. Just do it with the HOST as efficiently as possible. If the TARGET has a better architecture, then build a faster computer using the TARGET architecture. A common way to get peak...
  17. M

    Simulate computer inside a computer

    I mentioned that you can speed things up by making approximations. But, that is something you can/must do in any program to get the best performance. Adding the overhead of emulating a different machine is just wasteful. It adds nothing. The only reason anyone ever does it is because they...
  18. M

    Simulate computer inside a computer

    Simulation will always be slower than "the real thing" unless you make approximations in some way. In order to emulate a TARGET computer the HOST computer must parse every instruction and perform the operations as contained in the instruction. Also, it must determine the program flow, that...
  19. M

    Does anyone else hate vi editor?

    The vi power users love the fact that they can do everything they want with keystrokes, and do it fast. I can use vi, but I often make a mess because I'm looking at the keyboard and happen to be in the wrong mode. Emacs is the same way, with more sophisticated language addons, like...
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    Does anyone else hate vi editor?

    nedit is avail on pretty much all linux distributions now. I use it in server mode (nc) so searches and selections are shared across multiple simultaneous edit sessions. (1 executable, few hundred open files with separate icons) (I also use xfce3 desktop so I can have positionally located...
  21. M

    Are clock radios particularly frangible?

    Shorting the line would cause transients when the breaker opened that can blow things out. Many devices have surge protectors. I guess your radios didn't.
  22. M

    Type this into word or outlook, bug?

    Doing ruler based tabs with proportional fonts can give weird results. I have not tried, just supplying my guess. What happens when you spell Hunter backwards.
  23. M

    Discussion about Windows 10

    Slightly off topic, but what Unix/Linux routines are you referring to? I ask because I use Linux everyday 98% at the terminal level.
  24. M

    Binary, base 2, bits, and coin flips

    In decimal the positions are weighted as powers of 10. In binary the positions are weighted as powers of 2 In decimal 10 symbols (0-9). The positions are (from right to left) 10^0, 10^1, 10^2 or 1, 10, 100 In binary 2 symbols (0-1). The positions are (from right to left) 2^0, 2^1...
  25. M

    Discussion about Windows 10

    Can you describe your cloning methodology? Either here, or if you think it too off-topic, in a new thread. Does cloning provide for shared data or executable?
  26. M

    Budget phone camera

    That's hard to quantify. does good include HDR, panorama, manual exposures. Lots of pixels? raw mode? I've had good luck buying used phones here. The iphone 5s takes good pictures. (although I'm an android guy) https://swappa.com/buy/apple-iphone-5s?action=buy
  27. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    I'd certainly try the Lenovo route.
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    Why do power supply units "blow"

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague My son buys failed monitors and TV's and the replacement capacitor kits. I get to do the soldering. (at least I don't have to disassemble and reassemble them) It isn't as significant as it was 5 years ago. But a few people made decent money...
  29. M

    Best Ethernet / Network switch setup?

    It's an unmanaged switch, so none of the features I mentioned are available. In addition, Cisco has gotten bad reviews for this switch on Amazon, in that all ports are not gigabit. You should read the Amazon reviews, and the product manual. Think of it as a simple ethernet hub. One port to...
  30. M

    Best Ethernet / Network switch setup?

    The switch provides, at its simplest, a way to turn 1 long cable run into many ethernet ports. They also can be programmed to setup subnets and such if you need to isolate sub networks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch What is the model number of your switch? Draw a diagram of the...
  31. M

    Best Ethernet / Network switch setup?

    I can't following what you are describing. The general setup is Cable/DSL Modem <-> WiFi and Router <-> Ethernet devices. One of the ethernet devices can be the ethernet switch, which will give you more Ethernet ports. (an Ethernet Switch is essentially an ethernet expander or splitter...
  32. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    Are you sure it is the fan and not the DVD? Run with the DVD door open? The fan should only come on if the CPU ot system is getting hot. You can run a temperature monitor program and watch for that. Maybe your CPU has a heatsink contact problem (thermal grease).
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    Is 2GB ram enough to work on C language and matlab

    32 bit windows XP had problems with DATA FILES that were greater than 2MB. No problems with address space. I don't think 2GB will work for squat with windows 7 or later. As mentioned previously, I doubt you can even buy a 2GB machine with windows loaded Although, Microsoft doesn't require...
  34. M

    [SQL] Rule of Thumb for Queries: Length of String vs Speed?

    You are going to have to be more specific, and even then I'm not sure there is a good answer.
  35. M

    PC power supply efficiency

    Power supplies are rated for their output power. But, since there are multiple voltages (and multiple loads) the output rating is generally a combination of loads that make the supply look good. I don't know how realistic the ratios (say ratio of 3.3V power to 12V power) are, so it's best to...
  36. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    How did you stop flash? If you terminated it in task manager, that could be the cause. Terminating in task manager can have unintended consequences. It is not something you want to be doing regularly. If you only used normal browser settings to disable or limit flash, then I have no idea...
  37. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    You really do want to use AdBlock Plus. Most "advanced" users have it. It really does speed up most mainstream websites because the ads don't need to load. (as you can see, several have already piped into assist) You may have a few small issues with some sites, but it is easy to configure...
  38. M

    Is 2GB ram enough to work on C language and matlab

    I can't imagine getting good performance from a laptop with 2GB unless you are running Linux. The system will work, but it will be swapping a lot.
  39. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    Do you use the same multiple browser methodology on all of your machines? Same OS? Could be as simple as different video cards. RE: AdBlock Go to firefox->Tools->Add-Ons -> get Add ons Search for Adblock plus and install it. Bingo - no more ads. It will blow your mind how much faster...
  40. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    I think that if you stuck to 1 browser that flash would have fewer issues. I can't prove that of course. Flash has issues regardless, is resource hungary, is used by ads, etc as Borg has said. Do you use adBlock? You should consider it.
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    Mouse won't click to open files

    So, I am puzzled. Not using up ram (which you have said before), not using CPU, yet explorer.exe is hanging. Flash is a likely suspect, since it is a buggy resource hog. It could be that multiple browsers trying to run multiple flash instances could cause something weird since they probably...
  42. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    Based on the above, I have little confidence that a restore will change anything. Using multiple browsers that way is pretty unorthodox. The SSD size has little to do with anything assuming you don't have an unrealistic amount of virtual memory. The SSD drivers could be having issues with...
  43. M

    Are processing speed and reaction times related?

    1. In the real world a faster processor would mean a programmer (or product manager, actually) would add features until the system was slow again :wink: 2. If you took something that sped up the chemical processes of nerve transmission and neuron communication then reaction times would be...
  44. M

    Why do power supply units "blow"

    The main reason power supply units blow after 2 or 3 years is because that's how long it takes the dust buildup inside to cause it to overheat and self destruct. You need to apply compressed air to clean the dust out of the supply. The next major cause is fan failure causing overheating, and...
  45. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    LOL -- obviously have not read this thread. Just a random reply.
  46. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    Go to the lenovo site, or contact their support. I can be of no help beyond suggesting that.
  47. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    A clean install of windows would give you a good reference point. If it still happens, then it is either some really weird SSD hardware issue, or a driver compatibility problem. I hate resorting to "reinstall and see what happens", but that's about all that is left.
  48. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    You can copy explorer.exe from another computer. (I've read of people doing it). Seems unlikely it is corrupted though. I'd make a pass through lenovo support. Maybe they have a history with this.
  49. M

    Mouse won't click to open files

    Contacting Lenovo would be a good thing. They will probably have you do a factory reset and reinstall everything. But, maybe they have seen this before and have a solution.
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