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My top five most used applications used in Windows XP
1. Firefox
2. (was) itunes - now Songbird
3. Xfire
4.  DVD Shrink
5.  Img Burn

 
As its name implies, the session layer establishes, manages and terminates sessions between two communicating hosts. The session layer provides its services to the presentation layer. It also synchronizes dialogue between the two hosts’ presentation layers and manages their data exchange. In addition to handling session regulation, the session layer offers provisions […]

The OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator Controller the first neural interface made for games, and for only £97.  This is great you will be able to walk, shot and play games just by thinking about it.  Although I think from what I have read around the place it takes a little getting used to, but once […]

Set up and working on 6 Sep 2007 on Laptop ubuntu 7.04.  With these files;
eciadsl-usermode_0.12-1_i386.deb
pppoe_3.5-4ubuntu1_i386.deb <- Not sure if it did need this one, but its all okay
Config - sudo eciadsl-config-tk
User: pete.maynard@btbroadband.com
Password : Normal BT
VPI: 0
VCI: 38
DNS: UK..British Telecom
Modem: BT Voyager 105
Chipset: GS7470
VID1: 1690 - Defult
VID2: 1690 - Defult
PID1: 0215 - Defult
PID2: 0215 - Defult
ALT […]

A variable is data that is stored in the computers memory. A variable can be a number (Integar, Float) or just one letter or number (Char) or it can be a string of letters or number (String) in some programming languages like Java and C/C++ you need to declare and initialize the variable, this […]

I will show you how to RIP a DVD to your computer and convert it to AVI format, then you will be able to:

1) Edit it
2) Play it from your Hard drive.

There are two versions one fast and simple and one slower and in more detail.
Software you will need:
DVD Shrink [link]
Any Video Converter [link]
VLC Media […]

GIR And PyGame

09Jun08

I have had a play around with PyGame and this is what I have been able to do. PyGame Mess One these where made by taking bits from the example code, line by line chimp and other PyGame games. erm I created them along time ago so I can’t really remember where I got […]

CSNC Finished

05May08

Well there we go 6600 and something words, all finished well apart from the referencing, any help would be good, ^_^. DANCING NEJI AND SHIKAMARU!
Heres a copy CSNC Final report, now to finish the internet application.

PyWeek

11Mar08

Okay on the 30th of (March) this month to the 6th of April PyWeek is happening. It’s a week where python game programmers are given to create a game useing pyGame, pyOpengl etc.
Would any one be interested in creating a team? I will be doing it even if no one is. […]

If your computer running Windows is starting to slow down, or running out of hard drive space then you might be in need of a simple program called CCleaner.

I was able to save 1.77MB of space and that was just from tempary files that Windows creates for it’s self. I have save up to […]

News Flash

05Mar08

Starting from this friday, I will make sure that there is  new information on the site.  If you would like to request something then feel free to post under here or in the forum.  I will glady help you with what ever it may be.

Java
Javascript
PHP
ASP
MySQL
AJAX
CSS
Computer Hardware
Microsoft Windows XP Troubleshooting
Basic Linux Operations
Any many more

Any sugesstions welcome.

If you have installed Linux and you used firefox, you may have noticed that pressing backspace dose not take you back one page, but takes you up to the top of the page.
To fix this simply type into the address bar of firefox
about:config
And search “backspace” change that from ‘1‘ to ‘0‘
If you liked […]



    HI, I'm Pete. I'm studying HND Computing and I'm trying to buy Stargate SG-1 Seasons 1 - 10 box set. I'm hoping that if I write lots of really useful information that some nice people might donate some money to me so I can buy all of the Stargate Seasons


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