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Anand Retires!!

The end of an era. It's been a good ride all these years and I look forward to many more under the new management. Thanks for all you've done for the community and good luck with your new career, Anand!
- manko
- Post #183
- Sep 2, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Malawarebytes Anti-Malware latest V2 fixed

Thanks, I had trouble a few weeks ago and had to switch to the beta to stop it from crashing all the time. I hope this update is stable. Never had any issues before v2.
- manko
- Post #7
- May 22, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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firefox 29 " release candidate build 1 " final released

Got the update here too. Spent quite a while undoing all the changes to get it back to a usable state. That done, it works just fine as usual so far. Not looking forward to fixing everyone else's browser.
- manko
- Post #63
- Apr 30, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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Flash Player 13 Released

The Mac update fixes the plug-in failure error with the earlier 13.x version that I mentioned above. http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1447282 The Windows version was not affected and not updated since the initial version 13 release.
- manko
- Post #16
- Apr 16, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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Java 7 Update 55 released

Java SE 7 Update 55 (Java SE 7u55) is Now Available http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/7u55-relnotes-2177812.html Java SE 8 Update 5 (Java SE 8u5) is Now Available http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8train-relnotes-latest-2153846.html Java downloads...
- manko
- Thread
- Apr 15, 2014
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows
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Flash Player 13 Released

Updated fine on Windows. The OS X version installed, but the plugin crashes with any type of content, including the Flash version check page in Safari and Firefox. Uninstalled, then clean installed and also tried the beta, but none of them worked. I see others are having similar problems on the...
- manko
- Post #4
- Apr 8, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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GTA V: PC Version

I played it on Xbox and had the feeling the visuals were done at higher rez with next gen consoles (and PCs) in mind, then downcoverted to squeeze into last gen system specs. I think they're just holding it to release at the most strategic time. They obviously wanted to milk last gen sales as...
- manko
- Post #147
- Apr 5, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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LF program that down converts and streams video/audio.

Try a media server like Plex or Serviio.
- manko
- Post #3
- Mar 29, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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Oculus Rift - Development Kit 2

Project CARS did this in the UK and ran into hassles from regulators, but I think they worked things out. It sounds much more complicated to run crowd funding as an investment, but it would be nice if more of these crowd funded projects would share profits with the little guy backers and not...
- manko
- Post #118
- Mar 26, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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Facebook buying Occulus Rift for $2 Billion

Do Kickstarter backers get a share of the proceeds or just a pair of lousy FB Goggles?
- manko
- Post #16
- Mar 25, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Cryptocoin Mining?

Calculating the daily exchange rate for every single transaction over a year will be fun.
- manko
- Post #11,980
- Mar 25, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Facebook buying Occulus Rift for $2 Billion

April 1st is next week, isn't it?
- manko
- Post #11
- Mar 25, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[VideoCardz] NVIDIA to preview 20nm high-end Maxwell tomorrow

Free Shields for everyone! (at the GTC presentation)
- manko
- Post #61
- Mar 25, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[VideoCardz] NVIDIA to preview 20nm high-end Maxwell tomorrow

A $150 Pascal will beat it.
- manko
- Post #39
- Mar 25, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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How to block those "gray out" web popups

Element Hiding Helper for Adblock makes it easy to block most of these popup overlays.
- manko
- Post #8
- Mar 24, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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anyone use adblock plus for firefox?

Use "Open blockable items" to see what's blocked on a page. Blocked items are shown in red. You can select Edit filter to see which list is blocking the images and disable the filter.
- manko
- Post #10
- Mar 15, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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PCI-E backwards compatibility AMD and Nvidia?

Thanks for all the comments. Maybe I'll look into a 7850 that might work with my old board.
- manko
- Post #5
- Mar 3, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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PCI-E backwards compatibility AMD and Nvidia?

I have an old Intel 945GC based motherboard with either a PCI-E x16 1.1 or 1.0a slot. I have used two PCI-E 2.0 cards in it and they both work fine (AMD 4670 and Nvidia GTX 260). I recently picked up a new R9 270 and tried to install it, but the machine wouldn't even post. I have a solid...
- manko
- Thread
- Mar 3, 2014
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Cryptocoin Mining?

Thanks for the explaination. I've just gotten set up and joined a pool. If I stick with it, I may just pick up a mid-range AMD card to throw in a spare PC. I'll see how things go before I invest in dedicated mining hardware.
- manko
- Post #10,748
- Feb 18, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Cryptocoin Mining?

I've been casually following this thread for a few years and know I missed the boat, but I never had a decent AMD card to get into mining. I still don't, but it looks like cudaminer is worth a try. I know the golden days of mining are gone, but I'm interested to see how it works and maybe earn a...
- manko
- Post #10,723
- Feb 17, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Adobe releases unscheduled Flash update to patch critical zero-day threat

Just bookmark this page on the Adobe site which is always updated with the latest clean installer links: Adobe Flash Player Distribution
- manko
- Post #5
- Feb 5, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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Virtualbox how to minimize Windows re- Activations?

Thanks for the replies. The vm is now activated, so if I can repair the laptop and boot into Windows, I expect that it will phone home and probably deactivate the laptop system until I run activation again. The vm runs quite well since it's on much faster hardware, but there are a few things...
- manko
- Post #4
- Jan 14, 2014
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Virtualbox how to minimize Windows re- Activations?

The videocard on my old laptop died, so I pulled the drive and converted it to VHD and got it running in Virtualbox on my desktop PC. Now, the VM system is asking for activation. The OS is Windows XP Pro retail that I own and put on my laptop after wiping the original included OEM Home...
- manko
- Thread
- Jan 12, 2014
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Star Citizen: Chris Robert`s new space sim (the Wing Commander guy)

My gun mounts at an odd angle every time. I read something about it being caused by the direction you're facing when you sit in the seat, but I tried different ways and unmounted then remounted the gun several times without any luck. I guess it's all alpha placeholder stuff anyway, so I'll wait...
- manko
- Post #976
- Jan 5, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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Free Tip: Don't buy GTA IV on Windows 8

At least we know V won't have GFWL. I'm sure it will still have Rockstar Social Club, since that's heavily integrated into the console versions.
- manko
- Post #26
- Jan 1, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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PSA - Winamp Closing Its Doors

AOL Sells Winamp And Shoutcast Music Services To Online Radio Aggregator Radionomy
- manko
- Post #61
- Jan 1, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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Free Tip: Don't buy GTA IV on Windows 8

I just got it a few weeks ago and play with an offline GFWL profile on Windows 7. I just click No or Cancel at the Rockstar SC popup and it works fine for single player. After activating, you don't even need Steam to run it. I just run the game launcher. The game itself is a bit of a letdown...
- manko
- Post #13
- Dec 31, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Nasty AVG Search Toolbar

Thanks. I have used that and similar utilities on occasion with some success, but they don't always work. That is a good point though and I always look out for official portable builds if they're available.
- manko
- Post #13
- Dec 17, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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Nasty AVG Search Toolbar

I gave up on AVG many years ago when it started to get so bloated with a version update that it slowed down one of my old systems to a crawl. Were you not able to boot into safe mode? Since you had a backup to restore it wouldn't have been worth the trouble, but I have had luck with boot cds...
- manko
- Post #11
- Dec 17, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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New Oculus Rift model to be showcased at CES [positional tracking is in]

I've been holding off on going triple-screen to see how compact and light they can make their consumer version. I hope it lasts longer than the Virtual Boy.
- manko
- Post #6
- Dec 16, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Beware of Yahoo Mail - all my emails gone!

Yahoo has had huge problems this past week. If your phone is rooted, you may be able to browse the file system and backup the mailbox files depending on the format. Worst case, you could forward the most important mails to a new account. Yahoo CEO apologises for 'very frustrating week' caused...
- manko
- Post #2
- Dec 16, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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<Live> Grand Theft Auto V for PS3 and Xbox 360 $33.99 with free s&h at Bestbuy.com

Alive again today.
- manko
- Post #7
- Nov 27, 2013
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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flash player forces google chrome installation

And this is the main Adobe page for those links: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html Never download from anywhere else.
- manko
- Post #9
- Nov 23, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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Steam Daily Deals: 12/10/13 Tuesday Volgarr The Viking $5.99 50% off

The developer also has ARMA on sale with Steam keys until 11/27. I'm not sure on the price conversions, but they're probably close depending on your country. https://store.bistudio.com/arma2-games ARMA 3 25% off (not in current Steam sale) https://store.bistudio.com/arma3-editions...
- manko
- Post #45
- Nov 21, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Assassin's Creed IV thread

Ok, thanks. I think the older ones look more appealing, but I'll wait to hear what average players think and watch some gameplay.
- manko
- Post #24
- Nov 18, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Assassin's Creed IV thread

Wondering how good this one will be. I'm getting it with a bundle, but not sure if I should keep it. I've never played the series, but I remember seeing gameplay from the earlier games and they looked cool. I'm not sure if this one is anything like the original.
- manko
- Post #22
- Nov 18, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Star Citizen: Chris Robert`s new space sim (the Wing Commander guy)

Well, we can agree to disagree. As you say, "It is actually harder to do the space combat content," so I'd rather have all the resources on that. I don't have high hopes for an aspect of the game that "require[s] exceedingly small amount of developer time" and "is trivial to do," especially when...
- manko
- Post #848
- Nov 18, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Star Citizen: Chris Robert`s new space sim (the Wing Commander guy)

That's beside the point. I was talking about developers time and resources spent outside of creating core space combat content.
- manko
- Post #846
- Nov 18, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Star Citizen: Chris Robert`s new space sim (the Wing Commander guy)

Well, I only bought into the basic tier on the first day and I'm not tempted at all to buy anything else. There are whales in every game and I don't mind at all. I'm happy to have them support the devs and make the game more likely to be released and to succeed. I am worried about the...
- manko
- Post #841
- Nov 18, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Adobe Flash, Shockwave,, do I really need them?

I don't know if there's a flashblock equivalent for IE, but if you have something like that or make plugins click to play in Chrome that cuts down on a lot of random flash loading, but it's still there if you want to watch something. Flash has gotten worse and worse for me too, but the HTML5...
- manko
- Post #7
- Nov 15, 2013
- Forum: Windows

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