Computer Questions Not Worth Their Own Thread

[Padma]

replacing the monitor is the only "fix" for that.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Well, most of the screen (70-80%) is still visible. I just wonder if it will spread and get worse. If it does, I have no choice but to replace the monitor.

 

[lndm]

What you describe is crystal bleeding where the fine encapsulating layers have been physically broken and the crystals have leaked out of their place. It is unlikely to spread, but it might be causing undue stress on the electronics.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Alright, thanks for the advice everybody . I think I'll just bear with it for now.

 

[Sashie VII]

I have no idea how to do this:

I downloaded a movie separated into 5 parts, named *.mkv.001 (002,003,004,005). Could anyone advise me on how I can merge them into 1 working video?

 

[Genocidicbunny]

It was probably split up using HJSplit
Try using it to join them back together.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

My air intake is on the top of my tower, but my mom always insists on putting a stuffed animal there. Is that bad?

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Probably. Why do you have stuffed animals rather than cuddly toys?

 

[Zelig]

My air intake is on the top of my tower, but my mom always insists on putting a stuffed animal there. Is that bad?

You sure it's an intake?

 

[lndm]

Didn't aimee say the other day that she checked it by putting a piece of paper next to it?

If it is an intake, the animal will be fine if it doesn't cause the airflow to be slowed. The fact that stuffed animals feel warm is irrelevant in this case.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Yeah, it's an intake, I checked with the paper.

It's actually a cuddly toy (I think it's supposed to be a dog), but I've always called them stuffed animals. Don't know why.

 

[Sashie VII]

It was probably split up using HJSplit
Try using it to join them back together.

Thank you, that did the trick.

I may be more reliant on this site than I expect.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Earlier today, Vista Indexing Service was going crazy. Why would this happen?

 

[Genocidicbunny]

You installed something new? It had something to index?
Mine is always wonky after I install something big, like 100% RAM usage for 10 minutes.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Well, I did instlal a few things the previous day. And I was downloading a website with HTTrack.

Dang, I think I solved my own question!

 

[Genocidicbunny]

There you go. It saw that the pc was idle and that there were new files. So it indexed them.

 

[lndm]

There's the reason, you were idle. Now get back to work before something else goes wrong.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Why is it that my flash drive survived both dropping 6 feet to a concrete floor (I was on a ladder and had it around my neck and the string broke) AND going through the washing machine? Not even a single corrupted file!

Solid-state FTW!!!!!

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

So regarding my broken monitor, I've notice the black "ink" is disappearing. Where is it going?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Maybe back into the innards of the monitor? I tried googling and didn't get anything.