Computer Questions Not Worth Their Own Thread II

[GVBN]

How do you tell what version of Word a document was made in? Only thing I found was some programming stuff.

Google 101

Guidelines for better search

* Keep it simple. If you're looking for a particular company, just enter its name, or as much of its name as you can recall. If you're looking for a particular concept, place, or product, start with its name. If you're looking for a pizza restaurant, just enter pizza and the name of your town or your zip code. Most queries do not require advanced operators or unusual syntax. Simple is good.
* Think how the page you are looking for will be written. A search engine is not a human, it is a program that matches the words you give to pages on the web. Use the words that are most likely to appear on the page. For example, instead of saying [ my head hurts ], say [ headache ], because that's the term a medical page will use. The query [ in what country are bats considered an omen of good luck? ] is very clear to a person, but the document that gives the answer may not have those words. Instead, use the query [ bats are considered good luck in ] or even just [ bats good luck ], because that is probably what the right page will say.
* Describe what you need with as few terms as possible. The goal of each word in a query is to focus it further. Since all words are used, each additional word limits the results. If you limit too much, you will miss a lot of useful information. The main advantage to starting with fewer keywords is that, if you don't get what you need, the results will likely give you a good indication of what additional words are needed to refine your results on the next search. For example, [ weather cancun ] is a simple way to find the weather and it is likely to give better results than the longer [ weather report for cancun mexico ].
* Choose descriptive words. The more unique the word is the more likely you are to get relevant results. Words that are not very descriptive, like 'document,' 'website,' 'company,' or 'info,' are usually not needed. Keep in mind, however, that even if the word has the correct meaning but it is not the one most people use, it may not match the pages you need. For example, [ celebrity ringtones ] is more descriptive and specific than [ celebrity sounds ].

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=document+"word+version"|"version+of+word"

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I read somewhere not to block 127.0.0.1 from the HOSTS file (because it's the local computer). What would happen if you do?

 

[Genocidicbunny]

The universe will implode and everything that you love will die.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Ah, dangit.

You know that scratch CD I was talking about earlier? Well, I popped it in mom's computer and it installed correctly. Her CD drive is half the speed of mine. I downloaded Nero DriveSpeed. What speed should I try?

EDIT: It won't launch. The first time I forgot to run as administrator and it complained of a missing DLL. So I tried running as admin and it's not opening, I tried 5 times.

ANOTHER EDIT: Just figured out the "missing DLL" was ASPI, will download ForceASPI

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Another question: I have 35 HTML files. Is there a script/program that will search through them all, and if it finds a string, to insert a line beneath it with another string?

For example, suppose you have this in the file:
All your base are belong to us

What I'd want the program/script to do is look for that string in multiple files. Whenever it finds it, it inserts this line beneath it:
You have no chance to survive make your time.

So it comes out as:
All your base are belong to us
You have no chance to survive make your time.

I tried googling with various different terms. I got either a) shareware programs b) scripts for TEXT FILES c) those stupid software sites which show up every time.

The reason I want to do this. I have a CSS menu and I forgot to add a page. And I don't like to copy and paste over and over.

 

[Zelig]

Another question: I have 35 HTML files. Is there a script/program that will search through them all, and if it finds a string, to insert a line beneath it with another string?

For example, suppose you have this in the file:
All your base are belong to us

What I'd want the program/script to do is look for that string in multiple files. Whenever it finds it, it inserts this line beneath it:
You have no chance to survive make your time.

So it comes out as:
All your base are belong to us
You have no chance to survive make your time.

I tried googling with various different terms. I got either a) shareware programs b) scripts for TEXT FILES c) those stupid software sites which show up every time.

The reason I want to do this. I have a CSS menu and I forgot to add a page. And I don't like to copy and paste over and over.

If you need to do this, you're doing it wrong.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

What am I supposed to do then? I don't know how to set up an external CSS file for just a menu.

EDIT: Hmm

ANOTHER EDIT: Didn't work

ANOTHER EDIT: I don't want to use a server side include

 

[Till]

1) Open all files in Notepad++
2) Ctrl+F -> Search and Replace
3) Replace "All your base .." with "All your base...\nYou have no chance..." and select the extended replace option.
4) Click "replace in all opened documents"
5) Click "save all"

Edit: And Zelig is right. You should put the menu into a separate file, which you include in each document. You'll need php for that, though.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Thanks you.

 

[Atticus]

I've understood that if you buy pc with windows, it's illegal to install that windows in another pc, at least in some cases.

What parts of the computer you can change without the computer becoming another? Does it depend on some specific part, or the number of parts? Can I change everything if I do bit by bit?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I've understood that if you buy pc with windows, it's illegal to install that windows in another pc, at least in some cases.

What parts of the computer you can change without the computer becoming another? Does it depend on some specific part, or the number of parts? Can I change everything if I do bit by bit?

If you change the motherboard you need reinstall. Sometimes also the CPU, not sure about other parts.

However, I believe if you uninstall/delete Windows from old computer first, it's fine, as long as it's a retail version.[/i] OEM versions can lock you out if your hardware changes.

 

[PeteAtoms]

For the most part, my googling has pointed to the motherboard as the biggest factor on whether or not the OEM will give you a problem.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Edit: And Zelig is right. You should put the menu into a separate file, which you include in each document. You'll need php for that, though.

I stumbled on something called an iframe. Would that work, how compatible in general is it?

Edit: [http://www.samisite.com/test-csb2nf/id43.htm]Oooooh, invisible iframes[/url]

EDIT: Or maybe regular frames? Though I really don't like them as they tend not to bookmark right

ANOTHER EDIT: Nevermind. Apparently googlebots don't like iframes

STILL ANOTHER: Somebody I know showed me how you can make a link to the navigation menu page that only Googlebot can see so maybe it will work

 

[GVBN]

It's almost 2010, we don't do frames any more

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Ah, but iframes are different. I think.

Question: What is the "blue goo" on this? My first impression is some kind of liquid bearing but I wondering.
http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~ken/crash/

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Answer: Pretty sure you've asked before. Search the forums.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

I has a question.

For about half a year, when playing games, the graphics seem to get rather odd at most games. The polygons turn wierd.
I have only one old screenshot but i can take more from another game.

Spoiler :

That is a mild inconvenience of course. But sometimes i get a huge polygon strewn across half the screen. This gets fixed for a minute or 2 if i alt-tab out of the game then back in.

This is not a dragon age problem. I've had the same problems with: Assassin's Creed, Tales of Monkey Island, Zombie Driver, King's Bounty addon.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Artifacting. It could mean your video card is overheating, or is partially broken ( partially, since it seems to work for the most part)

Could also be drivers.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Artifacting. It could mean your video card is overheating, or is partially broken ( partially, since it seems to work for the most part)

Could also be drivers.

That's odd, i thought there would be at least some slowdown of the game from overheating. A slowdown only happened after a 6 hour continous play of dragon age.

Iirc i have the newest drivers.

The card IS 3-4 years old tho. I guess it's showing it's age now.

Thx

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Answer: Pretty sure you've asked before. Search the forums.

I don't recall getting an answer.