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Any recommendations for typing software? I've been hunt-and-peck for over 20 years, I should learn to touch type.
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Feb 28, 2015 18:57
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AnimalChin posted:Any recommendations for typing software? I liked Klavaro because I didn't want to pay for anything. There are also a few browser based ones like https://www.keybr.com I made the most progress just by doing the basic lessons that get you to know which fingers to use for which keys and then going about my daily computering with a conscious effort to touch type.
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Feb 28, 2015 19:36
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I just pulled up the on-screen keyboard (in Windows 8 I guess you can just pull up the touch-screen one) and avoided looking at my hands. I can type better in Dvorak than QWERTY and pretty decently now in Arabic, so it's working. 
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Feb 28, 2015 19:40
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AnimalChin posted:Any recommendations for typing software? I want to recommend Mario Teaches Typing because that's what I used, but there's probably better stuff available now.
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Feb 28, 2015 21:04
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:I want to recommend Mario Teaches Typing because that's what I used, but there's probably better stuff available now. You can play it online, though!
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Feb 28, 2015 21:20
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TopherCStone posted:I liked Klavaro because I didn't want to pay for anything. There are also a few browser based ones like https://www.keybr.com Thank you!
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Mar 1, 2015 01:42
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AnimalChin posted:Any recommendations for typing software? http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/ The original's also pretty good but goes for fiddy-bux on eBay/Amazon. The $5 copy I got from Gamestop years ago suddenly seems like a much wiser purchase. 
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Mar 1, 2015 04:49
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Does Mavis Beacon still teach typing?
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Mar 2, 2015 04:53
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Yep: - https://macappsto.re/us/G-ELU.m
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Mar 2, 2015 05:02
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For a second I thought this was for cell phones.
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Mar 2, 2015 06:04
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Whoops, completely forgot what thread I was in. Mea culpa.
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Mar 2, 2015 06:17
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thebigcow posted:Does Mavis Beacon still teach typing? http://store.steampowered.com/app/243890/
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Mar 2, 2015 10:33
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Thank you, Implied Consent, for helping with my DSS question. Another, possibly harder question : Is it possible to protect a folder itself from accidental deletion WITHOUT preventing the files within the folder from being deleted? Example : All incoming files from a user are sent to the folder F:\Files\Incoming\To-Be-Processed\ Once processed the files are moved to a different folder F:\Files\Incoming\Already-Processed\ The folders need to be protected so nobody accidentally deletes either folder, but the files within the folders are constantly being accessed and edited/moved/deleted (in case of duplicates)/etc. Can this be done within Windows or is some special software needed for it?
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Mar 2, 2015 20:04
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Has anyone been able to upload songs to Google Play Music using Chrome and the Play Music extension? I tried several times to upload a 17-song album (totaling 80MB), but no matter what I do it never gets past "Uploading 0 of 17 songs". I even tried leaving it to run for 3-4 hours thinking something might just need a long loving time to do its thing, but when I came back it hadn't changed at all. Here's some console output from the Play Music extension's background.html:  I'm not entirely sure what to make of this - the things that jump out at me are "Skipping file" with a mention of the path at which the various songs were found, and the warning about being unable to find a unique id for path /media/iTunes (despite this being a fresh installation of Windows that iTunes hasn't been anywhere near). Any ideas? I'm on Chrome Version 41.0.2272.74 beta-m (64-bit) and the Play Music extension is 1.258.111.
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Mar 2, 2015 21:10
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Karthe posted:Has anyone been able to upload songs to Google Play Music using Chrome and the Play Music extension? I tried several times to upload a 17-song album (totaling 80MB), but no matter what I do it never gets past "Uploading 0 of 17 songs". I even tried leaving it to run for 3-4 hours thinking something might just need a long loving time to do its thing, but when I came back it hadn't changed at all. Delete the extension, clear Chrome Cache, re-install extension and try again.
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Mar 2, 2015 21:56
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My friend is having issues with her windows 8.1 install again. I built a computer for her on black friday and everything was fine for like a month before she started getting the infinite restart/installing/repairing loop. We reinstalled windows using a flash drive instead of the disk and it was fine again for a while, now she's getting the same problem. Is there anything else we should try before RMA'ing the hard drive?
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Mar 2, 2015 22:35
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Prime95 or something along those lines to "burn in" - what makes you think it is a bad hard drive?
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Mar 2, 2015 22:46
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Wowporn posted:My friend is having issues with her windows 8.1 install again. I built a computer for her on black friday and everything was fine for like a month before she started getting the infinite restart/installing/repairing loop. We reinstalled windows using a flash drive instead of the disk and it was fine again for a while, now she's getting the same problem. Is there anything else we should try before RMA'ing the hard drive? This sounds severe enough that you should take it to the Haus of Tech Support.
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Mar 2, 2015 23:17
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Gyshall posted:Prime95 or something along those lines to "burn in" - what makes you think it is a bad hard drive? I'm not actually sure, since it's been restart loops/freezes rather than bsod's I just figured it must be either the windows install or the harddrive. I don't really know much about software so I could be totally wrong. isndl posted:This sounds severe enough that you should take it to the Haus of Tech Support. Good call, kinda forgot that existed.
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Mar 3, 2015 00:34
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redstormpopcorn posted:http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/ This has surprisingly high system requirements. I could play Skyrim before my upgrade, but I couldn't touch this until I bought a GTX 970, because reasons.
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Mar 3, 2015 06:12
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Hello, I've done a search and couldn't get anything useful to come up - can anyone recommend me a good free DVD Video Burner? I want to put some MP4 files on a few discs. E: Ignore, I'm bad at reading Megaposts. Zip! fucked around with this message at 20:49 on Mar 3, 2015 |
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Mar 3, 2015 20:44
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khy posted:Thank you, Implied Consent, for helping with my DSS question. Advanced NTFS permissions. On the root folder, remove delete permission. Add delete subfolders and files.
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Mar 4, 2015 01:59
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Is there a simple tool that allows me to sync a file over LAN on win8? I just want to sync up a save file between my desktop and my win8 tablet.
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Mar 4, 2015 12:45
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Ragingsheep posted:Is there a simple tool that allows me to sync a file over LAN on win8? I just want to sync up a save file between my desktop and my win8 tablet. Synctoy from Microsoft.
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Mar 4, 2015 14:21
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I know how to instal windows from a usb drive when you have a physical dvd, but what about when you've just purchased it online with no disk? Is there a good tutorial online?
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Mar 4, 2015 14:52
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Eifert Posting posted:I know how to instal windows from a usb drive when you have a physical dvd, but what about when you've just purchased it online with no disk? Is there a good tutorial online? Yeah, how to create bootable Windows USB drive from ISO. Google that.
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Mar 4, 2015 14:53
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Eifert Posting posted:I know how to instal windows from a usb drive when you have a physical dvd, but what about when you've just purchased it online with no disk? Is there a good tutorial online? HalloKitty posted:Microsoft is now offering up legit Windows ISOs for recovery http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media
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Mar 4, 2015 15:04
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Flipperwaldt posted:Windows 8 Speaking of this, anyone know how to fix the installer failing to populate the language list? I download and run the MediaCreationTool.exe, hit yes on the UAC prompt, but I can't progress on the "What kind of installation file do you want to create?" screen because the Language dropdown is totally blank. I get nothing but garbage when I try to Google the issue.
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Mar 5, 2015 08:39
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What's good for editing videos - basic stuff like extracting excerpts and stuff for sharing online? Running Win8.
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Mar 5, 2015 13:57
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ufarn posted:What's good for editing videos - basic stuff like extracting excerpts and stuff for sharing online? Running Win8. Windows Movie maker is ok for cutting raw footage and balancing audio, not much else though. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials
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Mar 5, 2015 14:26
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Roargasm posted:Windows Movie maker is ok for cutting raw footage and balancing audio, not much else though.
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Mar 5, 2015 14:43
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Anyone know a free tool to remove worksheet passwords from old Excel (.xls) files? edit: nvm, Google provided me some vba script to do it. kiwid fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Mar 5, 2015 |
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Mar 5, 2015 21:01
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Hey guys, sorry if this isn't the best thread for this. Long story short I needed a computer after my second Macbook crapped out, and since I'm tired of the hassle of Apple repairs I wanted to switch to Windows. A work acquaintance was actually selling a custom build around the same time for cheaper than what I was going to buy, but the guy's kind of an idiot and left all of his stuff on here (he even left his porn for me to find  )I want to do a clean reinstall but unfortunately his copy of Windows 7 Ultimate is  which means I can't do that, or upgrade to the legit copy of Windows 8.1 I have. Is there a way to do that or am I just going to have to suck it up and buy a product key? And at that point, should I go ahead and upgrade to 8.1 anyway or keep 7? Everyone I know complained about 8 but aside from an awkward UI it logically seems better specs wise.
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Bluedeanie posted:Hey guys, sorry if this isn't the best thread for this. Buy a 7 or 8.1 key, whatever you can get cheap - you'll be able to upgrade either way for free to 10 later in the year. Edit - Alternatively, you could always pretend you don't know the key is files and use Magic Jelly Bean to find the key then do a reinstall and hope the key activates. (It probably won't, but hey, worth the shot)
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Medullah posted:Buy a 7 or 8.1 key, whatever you can get cheap - you'll be able to upgrade either way for free to 10 later in the year. I've got a legit unused key and 8.1 disc from a friend who just didn't want to change from 7, it's just not letting me use it since the OS on the machine isn't legit. Would buying a digital key work or am I going to need to get a 7 key and then upgrade using the disc as normal? I called tech support but it wasn't terribly helpful and they couldn't give me a clear answer. E: clean install worked since there wasn't anything I needed to save anyway. Thanks everyone! Bluedeanie fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Mar 6, 2015 |
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Mar 6, 2015 04:07
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Bluedeanie posted:I've got a legit unused key and 8.1 disc from a friend who just didn't want to change from 7, it's just not letting me use it since the OS on the machine isn't legit. Would buying a digital key work or am I going to need to get a 7 key and then upgrade using the disc as normal? I called tech support but it wasn't terribly helpful and they couldn't give me a clear answer. Just get your files off format the thing and put on a fresh copy of 8 and be done with it.
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socialsecurity posted:Just get your files off format the thing and put on a fresh copy of 8 and be done with it.
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Mar 6, 2015 07:20
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This might be a really dumb question but is there a shortcut, or a way to set up a shortcut, to pause a video on a second monitor, when I'm playing a game full screen on another monitor?
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Mar 6, 2015 18:55
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The Win 10 preview can be put on a blank drive, can't it? Pretty sure that's what I did. Save your money.
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wangvicous posted:This might be a really dumb question but is there a shortcut, or a way to set up a shortcut, to pause a video on a second monitor, when I'm playing a game full screen on another monitor? Maybe you have a really unusual use case, but why exactly can't you just pause the video yourself before launching or fullscreening the game?
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