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I Love Geek Girls !
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Computer Technicians
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winamp freaks
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Greg De Santis's Discussions
ATI Radeon HD 5770 or XFX GTX 260?
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XBOX 360 GPs
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What's in your Dock???
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What's in your Dock???
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TV card help! (urgent)
Replied Dec 12
Greg De Santis's Videos
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The performance is almost identical, the real question is how bad do you need directX 11.
If DX11 is important to you as a forward looking and to be used with Windows 7, then the Radeon HD 5770 is the on for you.
But if you are a fan and are used…
I have been a PC gamer for about 28 years now. I missed the Xbox, PS1 and PS2 due to all of my PC gaming.
But my only other console that I have is my Xbox 360 Elite 120GB hard drive that I got in 2006.
That is where my investments are. And between t…
These are just a few reasons off the top of my head without thinking about it.
Drivers (corrupt, bad install of the drivers or even the wrong drivers - completely uninstall and use a Catalyst or Nvidia cleaner to remove any remnants, then reinstall…
I am up a little bit more today thanks to all of those $9.99 sales.
GS: 9145
No not really, I find it to be very efficient for me. Most people find all these icons excessive and a bit overkill, but these are only my main programs that I frequently use. If I don't keep them on the dock, then it would take me forever routing a…
It looks like you have a Mac, so here are my collected list of Mac keyboard commands that are very useful. I hope you find some good ones that you were not aware of. I don't own a Mac yet but I occasionally get to use one from time to time. I also m…
These are some of my favorite free photo editors. I hope you like them, there should be something there that is useful.
Basic Editors:
LightBox Image Editor 2.0
Pros: Very attractive, simple and straight-forward to use.
Cons: Free version has a fe…
I Googled this:
drivers: Lifeview flytv
And got a few promising websites such as:
http://www.opendrivers.com/searchopendrivers/FlyTV.html
http://www.nodevice.com/driver/FlyTV/get44105.html
http://www.downloadsource.net/3497/LifeView-FlyTV-Prime-Dri…
Sorry about that - I meant to say GTX 260, at the time I was thinking of the original GTX 260 (which was the GTX 260 core 192) as compared to the newer revision of the GTX 260 core 216 - and I accidentally typed GTS instead of GTX when thinking abou…
My primary system has a 500 watt Ultra V-Series power supply and my secondary SLI system has a 500 Watt Ultra Xfinity.
Unfortunately these power supplies limit my ability to a video card faster than a NVIDIA GTS 250 1GB, because the GTS 260's requi…
Yes that is the only down side - as long as you have good rear exhaust, you should not have a problem. This power supply is just an alternative just in case you can't find a good one to replace what you already have in your slim line tower.
If you cannot find a replacement power supply, but you do have an open 5.25" drive bay then you can use an Ultra Power Partner is a 325 watt auxiliary power supply that fits into an optical drive bay.
http://www.ocia.net/reviews/powerpartner/page1.s…
These are some of the best password programs that I have come across.
Password management:
Lastpass - https://lastpass.com/
Passwordmaker - http://passwordmaker.org/
Password Safe - http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/
RoboForm - http://www.roboform…
For Microsoft Windows I just use SharePod 3.9.4 and forget about loading and copying throughiTunes altogether.
http://www.getsharepod.com/
For all you Left 4 dead 2 gamers/fan.
ATI Radeon HD 5750 System Requirements: 450 Watt or greater power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended (600 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode).
The Corsair TX650W 650-Watt Power…
I still have my original IBM PS2 model 25 - the original 8086 from 1987. Upgraded from Dos 1.0 to Dos 6.22 over the years. Upgraded from dual floppy drives first to a 10MB MFM Hard drive, and later over the years to a 100MB 8-bit SCSI hard drive.
I have been to both the Philippines and Japan. When I was in the Navy I visited and at one point was stationed in Japan I have seen Yokouska, Tokyo, Sasebo, Nagasaki, Yokohama. and I visited the Philippines a few times for about two weeks. But havin…
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- What kind of geek are you?
- Technology Geek: I can't stop building networks. I can't stop building and upgrading computer systems. I can't stop assimilating technology.
- Why do you consider yourself a geek?
- When I turn on all my computers - the sun dims. I've been around technology so long my veins turned to wires and when I get cut I bleed computer chips.
- How did you find out about our Geek community?
- From Mr. Chris Pirillo himself via The Chris Pirillo Show podcast downloaded from Itunes.
- What are your "geeky equipment" specs?
- [Main System}
2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
Board: Intel Corporation D975XBX2
4GB Ram DDR2 PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
NVIDIA PNY Verto GeForce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 [Display adapter]
NVIDIA XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB DDR3 [Display adapter]
ACR Acer P241W [Monitor] (24.0"vis, s/n LB4040014320, April 2008)
Gateway FPD1830 [Monitor] (18.2"vis, June 2003)
TV Card: Pinnacle Systems PCTV 800i PCI ATSC Hybrid TV + FM Radio
ST3500830AS c: (NTFS on drive 0) 500.10 GB
Maxtor 6 L300R0 f: (NTFS on drive 2) 300.08 GB
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-216D [CD-ROM drive]
TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-H492A [DVD/CDRW CD-ROM drive]
Samsung CLP-300 Series Printer on IP_192.168.1.100
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
USB Human Interface Device (5x)
Creative PC-CAM 600 (Still Image)
Creative PC-CAM 600 (Video) #2
HID Keyboard Device
Logitech PS/2 Keyboard
MonsterGecko PistolMouse FPS
Logitech HID-compliant G5 Laser Mouse
Logitech-TrackmanMarble Mouse PS/2
USB Root Hub (5x)
Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows (Used as a mouse)
Dual Boot
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1
[Secondary System]
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit Service Pack 1
Processor: 2.60 GHZ AMD Dual Core FX60
Board: Nforce4 Asus A8N-SLI
TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-H492A [CD-ROM drive]
ST3500830AS [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 0
3028 Megabytes Installed Memory
SLI NVIDIA Dual GeForce 7900 GTS [Display adapters]
Pinnacle Systems PCTV 800i PCI ATSC Hybrid TV + FM
Modem Blaster USB DE5670
U.S. Robotics V.92 Fax Win Int [Modem]
1394 Net Adapter
Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
[Fun system]
Xbox 360 Elite
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- Perfect - since that's impossible, looks like I'll have to keep growing and finding ways of getting better as time goes on. The long term goals are usually the best ones and the most appreciated.
- What makes you laugh?
- The Unexpected - animal antics, playful animals doing funny things.
- What is the thing in life you treasure most?
- My Memories and Experiences to help me keep focused and motivated for looking to the future.
- What's the geekiest thing you've ever done?
- I turned my house into one giant computer lab / bunker. Each room has a different purpose / theme such as: home office, testing center, wireless lab, repair bay, Windows Server environment, Novell environment, Gaming room, Laptop room, multimedia / T.V. / HD room, and tech manual / research / storage room. The next step is to turn it into a self sustained biosphere.
- What do you do to entertain yourself?
- PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Gaming, 3,000+ Technology Podcasts, Around the clock Internet surfing
- Favorite music, movies, books, shows, artists, games, people, events, hobbies, etc.?
- [My Windows Vista Tech Manuals:]
Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled Beta 2 (Sams), Windows Vista Secrets (Wiley), Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed (Sams), Microsoft Windows Vista Bible (Wiley), Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Bible (Wiley), Using Microsoft Windows Vista Special Edition (Que), Windows Vista Resource Kit (Microsoft Press)
[My Windows Server 2003 Tech Manuals:]
Windows Server 2003 Bible (Wiley), Best Damn Windows Server 2003 Book Period (Syngress), Windows Server 2003 The Complete Reference, Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003 (McGraw Hill / Osborne), Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit (Microsoft Press) - Which includes: Windows Administrator's Automation Toolkit, Windows Security Resource Kit 2, Windows Internals 4, Windows Server 2003 Performance Guide, Windows Registry Guide 2, Windows Server 2003 Troubleshooting Guide, Windows Group Policy Guide
[My Network Security / Hacking Tech Manuals:]
Network Security Bible (Wiley), Security In Computing (Prentice Hall), Hacking Exposed Network Security Secrets & Solutions (McGraw Hill / Osborne), Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics Secrets & Solutions (McGraw Hill / Osborne), Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003 (McGraw Hill / Osborne), Counter Hack Reloaded (Prentice Hall), Gray Hat Hacking The Ethical Hacker's Handbook (McGraw Hill / Osborne)
[My Windows XP Tech Manuals:]
Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Documentation (Microsoft Press), Windows XP Secrets (Hungry Minds), Upgrading And Repairing Windows XP (Que), Windows XP For Power Users Power Pack (Wiley), Platinum Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP (Que), Alan Simpson's Windows XP Bible (Hungry Minds), Windows XP Under The Hood (Que), Windows XP Registry (A-List), Windows XP Tips & Techniques (McGraw Hill / Osborne), Windows XP Killer Tips (New Riders)
[My Hardware Upgrading / Maintenance Tech Manuals:]
Upgrading And Repairing PCs Editions (Que): 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Upgrading And Repairing Laptops (Que), Upgrading And Repairing Networks 4th Edition (Que), Upgrading And Repairing Windows XP (Que), Upgrading And Maintaining Your PC (Abacus)
[My Linux Tech Manuals:]
Red Hat Linux 9 Bible (Wiley), Red Hat Linux 7 Bible (Wiley), Red Hat Linux Secrets (IDG Books), Parallel Operating Systems With Widows XP And Linux (Thomson), Linux Unleashed (Sams), Unix For Dummies (IDG Books), More Unix For Dummies (IDG Books), BSD Internet Super Server
[My Xbox 360 Games I Own:]
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat; BioShock; Blacksite Area 51; Burnout Paradise; Condemned 2: Bloodshot; Dead Rising; Fallout 3; F.E.A.R.; F.E.A.R. Files, Frontlines: Fuel of War; Full Auto; Gears of War; Grand Theft Auto IV; GRID; Gun; Halo 3; Just Cause; Lost Planet: Extreme Condition; Marvel: Ultimate Alliance; Mass Effect; MotoGP'06; Need For Speed Carbon; Perfect Dark Zero; Prey; Project Gotham Racing 3; Project Gotham Racing 4; Saints Row; Saints Row2; Star Trek: Legacy; The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition; The Orange Box with Portal; Destroy All Humans! 2; Destroy All Humans!; Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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A gamer's list of games just for the fun of it.
This is nothing more than a gamer’s list of collected games. This is just a way for me to keep track of them and compare them to others and to be viewed by anyone that has a general interest in gaming. Plus I compiled the list just for the fun of it. Even going through this as thorough as I can, I am still finding a few that missed the list, such as Descent: Freespace - Silent Threat.
Gaming has come a long way in some ways and significantly regressed in other ways. And SecuROM (and everything… Continue
Gaming has come a long way in some ways and significantly regressed in other ways. And SecuROM (and everything… Continue
Posted on June 19, 2009 at 11:30pm — 3 Comments
Hard Drive Cheat Sheet from Fastest to Slowest
This list is not a complete list of hard drives, but as thorough as I could get it for now (the top 882 hard drives). This list is as accurate at I can get it for now, and it is updated when I either get additional hard drives specs / benchmarks, changes or when others assist with additional information.
This list is only meant to be a general comparative chart (my cheat sheet) to view and compare individual hard drives to each other, so when I get the frequent questions asked to me - What is t… Continue
This list is only meant to be a general comparative chart (my cheat sheet) to view and compare individual hard drives to each other, so when I get the frequent questions asked to me - What is t… Continue
Posted on June 18, 2009 at 10:42pm — 3 Comments
List of Single Processors from Fastest to Slowest.
This list is not a complete list of processors, but as thorough as I could get it for now (the top 620 processors). This list is as accurate at I can get it for now, and it is updated when I either get additional processors / benchmarks, changes or when others assist with additional information.
This list is only meant to be a general comparative chart to view and compare individual processors to each other, so when I get the frequent questions asked to me - Which one is the fastest processor?… Continue
This list is only meant to be a general comparative chart to view and compare individual processors to each other, so when I get the frequent questions asked to me - Which one is the fastest processor?… Continue
Posted on June 16, 2009 at 10:01pm —
Data and File Recovery Freeware List
This is my latest data recovery tool list that I just updated. These recovery tools are licensed as freeware. So a blog is just the place to consolidate them all for everyone's use and to keep track of them. There should be something here to meet most needs. Have fun, happy learning. :)
Recuva 1.27.419
Website: http://www.recuva.com/
Download link: http://www.recuva.com/download
Operating systems supported: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2k, XP,Vista (no 64-bit available)
PC Inspector 4.0 File Recovery
W… Continue
Recuva 1.27.419
Website: http://www.recuva.com/
Download link: http://www.recuva.com/download
Operating systems supported: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2k, XP,Vista (no 64-bit available)
PC Inspector 4.0 File Recovery
W… Continue
Posted on June 12, 2009 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments
Fastest Video Cards & Their Power Requirements
This is a combination list of the history of video cards from fastest to slowest and their power supply requirements for basic guidelines for building new systems or upgrading current computers. I made this list to help me keep track of what is out there, but looking on the forums and blogs about people needing help picking out video cards for new systems or upgrading their current systems and power requirements I thought I would put my personal list up for everyone to have a look at for a start… Continue
Posted on April 22, 2009 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (244 comments)
- At 2:14pm on December 21, 2009,
Cookenstein said…
- Hello, and thanks for being a member of Cooks in the Basement. Our group has been going for 8+ months now, and I am hoping to see some holiday tips and recipes from our folks in the days to come. Thank you again for being a part of it. Seasons Greetings!
- At 1:00pm on November 14, 2009,
JT said… - I came across this and thought that you would like it:
Submarine Poem
Here's to us, one and all
Who heard the message and answered the call
To break away from the old mainstream
And live our lives on a submarine
Sub School gave us the chance to pass the test
To declare that we were The Best of the Best.
When we left New London with orders in hand
We all headed out on different courses for distant, faraway lands.
Some went East coast some went West
But no matter where you ended up, your first boat's the best.
You reported on board not knowing what to think
But now you're known to all as a nub and a dink.
You learn about Tradition and learn about Pride,
You learn about Honor and the men who have died,
You learn about the heritage that's been passed on to you
Because now you're considered one of the crew.
You study that boat from bow to stern
From the conning tower to the bilges, it's your duty to learn
Where and what makes that boat go, how it operates and in what direction it flows
How to charge those batteries and keep them alive or how to rig the boat for dive
Draw those systems fore and aft, blow the shitters, Check the draft
These are duties that you must glean when you live your life on a submarine
When you've learned all there is to know about your boat
You show 'em you know it, by your walk through vote
You go before the Qual Board, card in hand
Where they question and grill you to beat the band
And when you think you can take no more
They tell you to wait just outside the door.
For what seems like eons, Time stands still
And when they call you in, you feel quite ill!
But they congratulate you for doing so good
And welcome you into their Brotherhood.
Right of passage declares that you must drink your "fish".
And the tacking on process is not something you wish
But you wear those dolphins on your chest with pride
Because down deep in your heart, you know you're Qualified.
It seems like yesterday, it seems like a dream
That I truly lived on a submarine
Most Boats are gone, a memory of time
I wonder what happened to that crew of mine?
The Old Boats that are left, are all museums
And even if you rode 'em, you have to pay admission to see 'em.
So here's to us, those that remember
Who rode the boats out in all kinds of weather
To those past, present and even the future
To those young, hardy lads who still love adventure
So let's lift our glasses and have a toast
To the memory of those daring young sailors and their undersea boats.
- At 6:17am on October 31, 2009,
HonRevJoWazzoo said… - Another sucky episode. I pine for the old days. Hear you are going back to school? Kudos! Hope it helps. I too have been looking for work for over 3 years now.
- At 5:43am on October 30, 2009,
HonRevJoWazzoo said…
- d00d. FWIW I still think that SGU suxx. Likely will be tunibg out shortly. cheers.
- At 9:51pm on October 25, 2009,
SassySweetBren said… - Hi Greg, I am thrilled to hear about you going to college. You can apply for a Pell Grant that should take care of all of your fees plus, leave some money to live on. I did that when I went back to school in my late thirties. Here I had been working as an aircraft mechanic and when I lost my job, I had to do something. So, I went into interior design. It was great for me.
You will not be sorry. I took some of my classes online too and you can do that when you are motivated to do your own work. You know that I wish you only the best.
Yep, that is one of the last blooms of the season before the frost hits my plants. Just today, I planted some lilies and a couple of other plants that a dear friend from California sent to me. She is a darling.
Anyway, the baby is still here with me but now, I have her in daycare and that has helped me so much. I was just about to come unglued. ha ha...for real. You would have had to get in touch with me at the shrink hospital. All is good now but today she came down sick. ....bless her heart.
Love you kiddo and wish the best for you and your mom.
Hugs,
- At 3:59am on October 21, 2009,
SassySweetBren said…
- Hey Greg. Long time. I have been busy with the little one.
Hey, I fixed everything just by doing Google. The weird part to me about getting my sound back is they furnished a CD with the driver but I had to find an updated version to get it to work.
And on my network card , now, I don't even have a card in. Unless the old one is working again, I just don't know. Weird to me. I took it out one day just to see if I could load the Chip set driver first and get things straight. I didn't have to put it back in. I will keep it in case.
Don't ever under estimate the power of a woman's brain. I know that when I am determined, I can fix anything. ha ha
I would ask about if you are working but seeing you on here tells me and it would just break my heart anyway.
I took this photo a few days ago in my yard. Thought you might enjoy it.
Just know that I miss you. You are my buddy....well, in my mind.
- At 6:16am on October 14, 2009,
HonRevJoWazzoo said…
- Okay - okay. I will give it another chance - for old times sake. I guess I didn't view it in the proper perspective. I can see there are a coupla characters I hope buy the farm in short order. cheers
- At 12:06am on October 14, 2009,
Shin Kudo said… - ellooo greg de santis.. how are you..
- At 5:51am on October 13, 2009,
HonRevJoWazzoo said…
- Sorree - I meant that I like Battlestar Gallactica for a long time. The last season or so was the pits. cheers
- At 5:43am on October 13, 2009,
HonRevJoWazzoo said…
- d00d. dunno bout you, but I am less than impressed with Stargate Universe. I would say that it suxxs, but that would be too kind. And I gave it a fair shot, watching episode 1- 3 times and episode 2 twice. It is too Battlestar Gallactica for me. I loved SG but threw in the towel after it became just too outlandish.
oh well. Hope you are doing OK. cheers friend bye
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