Bitbender Forums http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/ One of the slickest places on the web for solid, intuituive Personal computer construction and support!! Our membership spans eight countries and three continents, and we offer much more than just PC hardware and software support. Come visit with us today !! We offer usenet news feeds, integrated chat, and moe of the most full featured support forums around!! en Thu, 23 May 2013 11:38:47 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png Bitbender Forums http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/ Help Conquer Cancer Project Wrap-Up http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88572-Help-Conquer-Cancer-Project-Wrap-Up&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 07:03:13 GMT
"Help Conquer Cancer project wrap-up webcast!

Since November 2007, World Community Grid volunteers have been helping researchers from the Ontario Cancer Institute develop tools to identify, analyze and treat cancer. As this project wraps up, you'll have the chance to join a live webcast on May 29th to hear directly from the Help Conquer Cancer researchers and find out how the results are being used.

The webcast will begin at 12:00pm Eastern Time (16:00 UTC). Please join a few minutes early to give yourself time to log in.

You may check if your browser can support the live webcast here.

You may access the live webcast on May 29th here.

We hope you can join the webcast - this is a perfect way to commemorate National Cancer Research Month and a rare opportunity to hear first-hand about some of the potential scientific advances that your contributions make possible.

Sincerely,

The World Community Grid Team"
]]> Power Crunching ZemaTalon http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88572-Help-Conquer-Cancer-Project-Wrap-Up <![CDATA[The 'Internet of things']]> http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88569-The-Internet-of-things&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:39 GMT article by Bruce Schneier
some hints at what's coming down the road in the way of surveillance

Quote:
In the longer term, the Internet of Things means ubiquitous surveillance. If an object "knows" you have purchased it, and communicates via either Wi-Fi or the mobile network, then whoever or whatever it is communicating with will know where you are.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...privacy-google ]]> BitBenderTech Journal Michael_Horatio http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88569-The-Internet-of-things <![CDATA[Spybot-Search & Destroy upgraded to v2.1.19.0]]> http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88568-Spybot-Search-amp-Destroy-upgraded-to-v2-1-19-0&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 01:26:41 GMT As usual, there are different versions, the free one is still there. Home Page (http://www.safer-networking.org/) As usual, there are different versions, the free one is still there.

Home Page ]]> Downloads Central Alakazam http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88568-Spybot-Search-amp-Destroy-upgraded-to-v2-1-19-0 Ray Manzarek http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88567-Ray-Manzarek&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 11:04:21 GMT *Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies at 74 in Germany (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22604798)* Thanks for music, Ray. RIP. Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies at 74 in Germany


Thanks for music, Ray. RIP. ]]> Memorial Bad Haircut http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88567-Ray-Manzarek Re-Bashing Unity A Little More... http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88566-Re-Bashing-Unity-A-Little-More&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:10 GMT Since I finally got hardware virtualization working on my gaming machine I thought I'd test it out. I hadn't pursued it before because I don't have so much use for doing that in Windows. But I have a couple Linux distros installed on that machine now that could serve as a backup to my main machine. Anyway to test it out I installed 64 bit Ubuntu 13.04 into a VM. It's been a while since I last looked at Ubuntu, but it still looks the same as it did when they first introduced Unity. The test was basically done at this point but I took a moment to try and wrap my mind around what so many people like about Unity. I launched Firefox from the Unity launcher thing, and Firefox launches full screen. I resized it into a window, but it still looked funky. And there was no menu. No matter what I tried, I couldn't find any conceivable way to open a Firefox menu. And it's not like there isn't room for one - the window otherwise had the same general layout as a normal Firefox window, but where the menu normally would be, the first tab was shoved all the way over in its place. I have Firefox on my Android phone, and it too has no software menu, BUT, it does have a hardware menu. So that's probably it - just more of the Windows 8 mentality, that phones and tablets are all that matters now. Well, I hope they enjoy it :) ]]> Linux Rebellion ZemaTalon http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88566-Re-Bashing-Unity-A-Little-More Final Term Terminal Emulator http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88564-Final-Term-Terminal-Emulator&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 17:55:50 GMT This looks like an interesting terminal.




"Semantic text menus
Final Term knows which pieces of terminal output represent filenames, PIDs, web URLs or IP addresses and provides context-aware commands for each of them.

New semantic menus can be added effortlessly with a powerful yet simple text file-based plug-in system — no programming required."

"Smart command completion
Final Term knows when it is displaying a command prompt to you, and it knows all the commands that you ever entered.

The moment you start typing, suggestions from your terminal history automatically pop up — lightning fast and sorted by an algorithm that ensures what you want to type is almost always right at the top."

"GUI terminal controls
Final Term lets you collapse command output much like a programmer's editor lets you fold code.

Final Term recognizes "ASCII art scrollbars" in the output of supported programs like wget and displays matching GUI scrollbars, allowing you to monitor progress while the output is scrolled away."


Read more about it, see some screen shots and get the source from finalterm.org ]]> Linux Rebellion ZemaTalon http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88564-Final-Term-Terminal-Emulator <![CDATA[Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" Approaches With New Tools]]> http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88561-Linux-Mint-15-quot-Olivia-quot-Approaches-With-New-Tools&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 02:39:17 GMT Linux Mint 15 is the most ambitious release since the start of the project. MATE 1.6 is greatly improved and Cinnamon 1.8 offers a ton of new... Linux Mint 15 is the most ambitious release since the start of the project. MATE 1.6 is greatly improved and Cinnamon 1.8 offers a ton of new features, including a screensaver and a unified control center. The login screen can now be themed in HTML5 and two new tools, “Software Sources” and “Driver Manager”, make their first appearance in Linux Mint. It looks to me like Mint is moving even further away from Ubuntu.



Article is at their Blog ]]> Linux Rebellion Alakazam http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88561-Linux-Mint-15-quot-Olivia-quot-Approaches-With-New-Tools <![CDATA[Just got to LOVE "friends"]]> http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88560-Just-got-to-LOVE-quot-friends-quot&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 07:37:02 GMT With friends like this it's kinda like getting a donkey dick up your bum..

Neighbor's mom having "issues" with a nice little Toshi notebook.

"This copy of Windows isn't genuine." :headwipe:

Nope sure isn't. Is bootleg of Win-7 Ultimate. (Notebook originally had *BARF* Vista *HACK* on it.) No! WAIT! Even stupider! It's the flipping BETA! 32bit build 7600! WTF was this fool thinking?
Guess her "friend" thought he was doing her a favor by putting this on the thing. Well sure... It worked for a bit till MS decided to check and lock her outta the thing.
So, It was pull the hard drive, Locate and backup all her pics, videos, and such using my rig. Wasn't too bad a task. She's one of the few people I've seen that didn't have docs and pics scattered EVERYWHERE on the drive)
AND... I happen to have the copy of Win-7 pro that used to run on Eler boy's now dead PC to hook her up with.

Have her files all nice and safe. FORMAT! And as long as MS let's me activate this copy all will be good... YES.. If asked I'm claiming "upgrade" ROFL! Well it is a "simple" motherboard change after all right? LOL ]]> Windows Empire Fingerle http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88560-Just-got-to-LOVE-quot-friends-quot sim card question http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88558-sim-card-question&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 20:09:02 GMT Hi all
I have just bought a MIFI mobile modem that is preloaded with 3gb of data from a 3 store as I don't use the tablet that it was bought for very much just wondered how long the sim card lasts.
What I mean by that is, the top up with 3gb of data from 3 store is £21, I have seen the 3gb 3 network sim cards on Amazon for £12, say if I bought a few of them and put them in a draw and used them say over a period of (for argument sake) 5 years would they still work provided they have not been activated, or do they have a sell by date or say a shelf life and would refuse to be activated. ]]> Network Neighborhood flyboy http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88558-sim-card-question Mint Interview http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88557-Mint-Interview&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 15:55:50 GMT This touches on lots of subjects but it pretty much sums up why I like Mint and am currently using Version 14.

Primarily, for me, it's about the commercialisation of certain Distros and the fact Mint has stayed a desktop OS for desktop users rather than trying to pander to this obsession with touch screens and tablet devices.

The article: http://www.techradar.com/news/softwa...s-1146584#null

Critics and cynics amongst you may think the article perhaps gushing, synchophantic and maybe patronising but still, imo, worth a looksee. ]]> Linux Rebellion floppybootstomp http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88557-Mint-Interview Insider Look at Windows Kernel Dev.. http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88556-Insider-Look-at-Windows-Kernel-Dev&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:41 GMT I saw this when it first got posted in it's raw form, without any added clarification, and it was a nice little window into corporate, it's still interesting..

"I Contribute to the Windows Kernel. We Are Slower Than Other Operating Systems. Here Is Why." ]]> Windows Empire Bad Haircut http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88556-Insider-Look-at-Windows-Kernel-Dev Another reason to hate PayPal http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88552-Another-reason-to-hate-PayPal&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 17:36:42 GMT if we didn't have enough already
what a world - where you can get busted for sharing a few old songs, but you can order a site take down and pay up with Paypal

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/05/d...y-take-paypal/ ]]> BitBenderTech Journal Michael_Horatio http://www.bitbenderforums.com/forums/showthread.php?88552-Another-reason-to-hate-PayPal