The Computer Mechanics Family http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/ This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ . en Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:42 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png The Computer Mechanics Family http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/ dead video http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46697-dead-video&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 02:03:43 GMT my sons comp.was fixed by shop they replaced video got it home did not work . shop is closed for weekend,what comes up on start up is this REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE OR INSERT BOOT MEDIA AND SELECT BOOT DEVICE AND PRESS A KEY.can anybody tell me what this means? my sons comp.was fixed by shop they replaced video got it home did not work . shop is closed for weekend,what comes up on start up is this REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE OR INSERT BOOT MEDIA AND SELECT BOOT DEVICE AND PRESS A KEY.can anybody tell me what this means? ]]> Hardware Help choppsy http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46697-dead-video Found penguins http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46696-Found-penguins&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:36 GMT A man drives to a gas station and has his tank filled up.

While doing this the clerk spots two penguins sitting on the back seat of the car.
He asks the driver, "What's up with the penguins in the back seat?"

The man in the car says, "I found them. I asked myself what to do with
them but, I haven't a clue."

The clerk ponders a bit then says, "You should take them to the zoo."
"Yeah, that's a good idea," says the man in the car and drives away.

The next day the man with the car is back at the same gas station.
The clerk sees the penguins are still in the back seat of the car.

"Hey, they're still here! I thought you were going to take them to the zoo!"

"Oh, I did," says the driver, "and we had a great time. Today I'm taking
them to the beach." ]]> The Last Laugh TPS http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46696-Found-penguins Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.202 http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46695-Adobe-Flash-Player-11.7.700.202&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 15:15:10 GMT Usual critical fixes for security vulnerabilities and crashes... For standalone offline installation file download page, Click *HERE* (http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html) Usual critical fixes for security vulnerabilities and crashes...

For standalone offline installation file download page,
Click HERE ]]> News from the Technology World Shinma http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46695-Adobe-Flash-Player-11.7.700.202 Ground Control to Major Tom Space Oddity http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46694-Ground-Control-to-Major-Tom-Space-Oddity&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 14:56:50 GMT ]]> Canadian

]]> Water Cooler winemaster http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46694-Ground-Control-to-Major-Tom-Space-Oddity Removing items in sent folder of Outlook Express http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46693-Removing-items-in-sent-folder-of-Outlook-Express&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 14:17:30 GMT Hi People, I am having difficulty removing some articles in my sent file of Outlook Express. I believe I have gone through the normal procedures to delete them, but they will not budge. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Jack. Hi People,
I am having difficulty removing some articles in my sent file of Outlook Express. I believe I have gone through the normal procedures to delete them, but they will not budge. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Jack. ]]> Software Help jack http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46693-Removing-items-in-sent-folder-of-Outlook-Express PrimoChill Intensifier Transparent Fluid Dye - UV Electric Blue http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46692-PrimoChill-Intensifier-Transparent-Fluid-Dye-UV-Electric-Blue&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 13:30:30 GMT I need to find a cheap place to buy some PrimoChill Intensifier Transparent Fluid Dye - UV Electric Blue. Xoxide.com wants almost $30 to ship a $9 item. I want to find a lower price. Shipping was $17+. I also need to find some of that kill coil as well. Any ideas? I need to find a cheap place to buy some PrimoChill Intensifier Transparent Fluid Dye - UV Electric Blue.
Xoxide.com wants almost $30 to ship a $9 item. I want to find a lower price. Shipping was $17+.

I also need to find some of that kill coil as well.

Any ideas? ]]> DreamLord34 http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46692-PrimoChill-Intensifier-Transparent-Fluid-Dye-UV-Electric-Blue Need more camera? http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46691-Need-more-camera&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 12:11:39 GMT Never enough equipment ? Never enough equipment ?
Attached Images
]]> Picture it here, Digital Video and Pictures TPS http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46691-Need-more-camera Avoid Softpedia? http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46690-Avoid-Softpedia&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 11:26:47 GMT I want to access a couple of files that I backed up onto CD back in 2008 using Ghost 9. Since I run Windows 7 64 bit now, and since I hear that Ghost is no longer being supported, I don't use it anymore. I read somewhere that one way to access the files may be to download the 30 day trialware version of Ghost 15. So I tried to download it from Softpedia. I carefully unchecked all the stuff they push along with what I wanted. This included Visual Bee Toolbox, MS VisualStudio 2010 Tools..., Solid Swing, Optimizer Pro, Conduit? and 7 Zip. Fortunately I noted them along the way. The result was that all that junk downloaded and Ghost 15 did not. I have managed to uninstall all this junk but - be warned. Any suggestions? ]]> Software Help owg http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46690-Avoid-Softpedia nexus 4 http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46689-nexus-4&goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 16:53:12 GMT would like to know the opinions of anyone who has the nexus 4 smartphone i just love it would like to know the opinions of anyone who has the nexus 4 smartphone i just love it ]]> Handhelds bolla http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46689-nexus-4 <![CDATA[I'm going to buy a Super Soaker - Cat repellent]]> http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46688-I-m-going-to-buy-a-Super-Soaker-Cat-repellent&goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 13:52:45 GMT So I'm in a neighbourhood where there's plenty of cats kicking around which I'm not a fan off...specifically, the cats roam around (they belong to some people in the neighbourhood) and they are coming into my backyard and leaving their droppings all over the place.

Also, they are urinating on my entrance door mat(just bought the bloody thing) and it now smells terrible. Other neighbours also say the cats in the area wreck the plants in the spring/summer by urinating on them...sigh.

I'm definitely not a cat person (love dogs tho) and other neighbours in the area are also getting fed up.

Shy of getting a dog, what can I do to repel these cats? I heard mothballs were recommended by others in the area say the cat owners are saying its poisonous and could harm the cats which takes this issue in a whole new direction...that I don't want to deal with...

I'm giving thought to buying a super soaker to spray the cats away.

Any suggestions? ]]> Home and Gardening hbk2k1 http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46688-I-m-going-to-buy-a-Super-Soaker-Cat-repellent BBQ Recommendations? http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46687-BBQ-Recommendations&goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 13:45:51 GMT So I'm looking to buy my first propane BBQ and not sure exactly what to get...I'm looking for a relatively small unit with 2 burners that's not too too expensive ($200-$300 is my budget)

I've heard broil king and weber make the best BBQs however they are also priced quite high.

I've been debating between these thus far...

Coleman
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en

this one

http://www.lowes.ca/gas-grills/maste...ductItemsImage

OR...

http://www.lowes.ca/gas-grills/broil...ItemsName#aRvw

thoughts and past experiences on brands etc? ]]> Home and Gardening hbk2k1 http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46687-BBQ-Recommendations Nazi Themed Opera Closes After One Performance http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46685-Nazi-Themed-Opera-Closes-After-One-Performance&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 01:59:22 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22461431

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/may/09/wagner-opera-pulled-walkouts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22461400

In Dusseldorf, a Nazi themed spin on Wagner's opera, Tannhauser, got the hook after a single performance. People booed, walked out of the theater, many have demanded their money back and a few patrons had to seek medical attention(!) after sitting through some of it.

The moment I read the story, the song, "Springtime for Hitler and Germany" began to resonate in my mind. If the makes were trying to same fraud as Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, in the Mel Brook's classic, "The Producers", they obviously succeeded where their fictional counterparts failed.


Among some interesting tidbits: Electric guitar "machine guns" executing concentration camp prisoners; Naked 'junkies' walking around on stage; A chorus dressed up as rats; and the hero and his lover sailing away in a giant sanitary napkin to close the opera. (SERIOUSLY!!) ]]> Hot Topics, debate them here Skyguy http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46685-Nazi-Themed-Opera-Closes-After-One-Performance nexus 4 http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46684-nexus-4&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:45 GMT just got my new nexus 4 smartphone. bought from google play what a deal!!! fantastic phone . the only smartphone that ships unlocked!!! all mobiles should be sold unlocked like in europe and asia .the ph is blazingly fast woweeeee. great screen. iphone cannot beat this, the ph has a very unique... just got my new nexus 4 smartphone. bought from google play what a deal!!! fantastic phone . the only smartphone that ships unlocked!!! all mobiles should be sold unlocked like in europe and asia .the ph is blazingly fast woweeeee. great screen. iphone cannot beat this, the ph has a very unique feature ,u can touch the ph with another device and transfer photos etc to the nexus !!!! amaizing , which other smartphone can do this? hmmm im so happy with my new ph the price ,unlocked, speed , screen., transfer by touching another device to the ph .just had to share with u guys

:) ]]> Handhelds bolla http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46684-nexus-4 HD Registry Problem? http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46683-HD-Registry-Problem&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 05:09:25 GMT One of my HD's (an internal secondary drive) has been acting up and I get the feeling that that the registry may be corrupt. I did a file check for error and indeed a few personal files had issues, but nothing particularly interesting.

I can see and access all files on that HD... but ONLY in safe mode. A regular boot into Win 7 lists the drive - but it takes forever for volume information (used & available space) to appear. While Windows is trying to get the info on that HD, my system slows down to a crawl. I occasionally get to see the folders on the drive but attempting to open any of them fails. ie. It inevitably leads Windows Explorer to crash.

Is there an easy way to resolve this or do you think I might have to backup my data in and wipe that drive?

There is nothing *critical* on that wonky disk, but I am a bit of an amateur photographer and a lot of my images and my collection of documentaries are on that drive - so losing them would still be somewhat 'painful.' ]]> Software Help Skyguy http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46683-HD-Registry-Problem UTube mp4 to mp3 http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46682-UTube-mp4-to-mp3&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 16:41:56 GMT There is a video on UTube: On My Father's Side by the Barn Again Gang.
My sister-in-law who is suffering from cancer just loves it and I would like to to get the audio part as mp3 on a CD for her so she can play it on her CD Player.
I have downloaded the VLC player and downloaded the UTube movie which saved as mp4 but when I try to convert it to mp3 nothing
happens. It doesn't work. (I don't know if it is legal to download from UTube)???
Does anyone have any other suggestions as to how I can accomplish what I set out to do? I am running Windows XP Pro SP 3.
Thanks so much. It would be greatly appreciated. ]]> Software Help The Marker http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/showthread.php?46682-UTube-mp4-to-mp3