Jason: Hmm, yes, I've checked and you appear to be correct. I'm surprised, I'm /sure/ I remember there being a time when DVD-RW's didn't all burn CD's (and certainly it's possible to make one that doesn't)

Rose: I have both CD and DVD 2 decks (I don't know if that is the right way to say it,lol) I have 2 Cd/DVD burners on my computer

bitwisexor: all dvd burners burn cds too

Rose: You can have a DVD burner that won't burn CD's... not that this is germane to the issue.

anastasia: Do you have a CD burner or a DVD burner? YOU cant burn to DVD unless you have a DVD burner ( which will also burn CD'S)

anastasia:
I'm gonna take a stab and say no..
Most DVD players on the PC are just readable, not writable. So U would need something (like nero) to burn onto DVD.

I am going to try to explain this the best I can,lol..I have a digital camera that takes still pics but will also record video.I have been taking video of the pup and then transferring the video from the memory card in the camera into a file on my computer.From these files I have been burning CD's...I tried to burn form CD to DVD...that didn't work..then tried burning from the files in the puter itself to the dvd and it said I have to buy an upgrade from nero...is there a way NOT to use nero and just burn the dang dvd??!!??

Ogopogo: Did you reconfigure your router for your new provider? Your're not using AOL are you?

Can anyone tell me.................... I recently switched from a local wireless provider to dsl and find that i cannot get connected going through my router anymore? any ideas?

TheLamer: Grab screenshot, edit it (i.e. destroy anything other than certain region (message box area), run OCR on it, push it to clipboard. Should work, but I don't do windows (for any cheaper than $100 a minute, anyway)...

TheLamer: Wow, was that a joke? Of course, it has a slight amount of truth in it; the GPL has been quite effective at making the world less closed source.

TheLamer: Thanks for the link! I spent about 10 minutes ROFLing. I wonder how many of the posters were serious.

Can someone recommend?
Imagine you receive system message from windows as MessageBox and want to save it as text.
Is there some fast and free solution with fewest possible steps to put the image via alt+printscreen to clipboard, decode to text by some OCR software which saves the result back to clipboard as text?
In example I mentioned of course there is another solution aswell, to find window handle, then to find the text, but I mean generally to convert image to text on the fly.

http://shelleytherepublican.com/2006/04/linux-european-threat-to-our-computers.html

volant: dat's a lotta batteries.. I have a thinkpad an the battery has never worked right. Always have to leave it plugged in.. no fun

HP recalls 15,700 notebook computer batteries

Reuters

I chnaged the status on the Languag eboard to pawns must be approved. This sick man is getting troublesome.

furbster: he/she has been on all boards...and no mods are here to ban him/her

Do you think this is appropriate language for a board where juniors can read what has been said? What does this have to do with computers?

bitwisexor: not really that long...just wondering if anyone can tell me...I have video clips from my digital camera saved into my puter...for some reason I cannot seem to transfer them over to the pinaccle system to edit them.I have put an e-mail into them and still waiting for a reply..thought I would check here too.Word of advice..DO NOT GO SPEND THE $300.00 ON THE SYSTEM...IT SUCKS!!! All the thing does is crash all the time and give me headaches,lol...

anastasia: I don't... but it really wouldn't have hurt to just ask. Worst thing that happens is no one knows, all delaying does is make you wait longer and possibly - though unlikely - someone leaves before you post the question.

Unless it's a very long question, in which case I suppose it might save you time.

does anyone here have the software? wanted to ask before I posted a question regarding it..thanks.

Summertop: I'm sure you know that, it doesn't make it any more correct though ;) A NAT router that has just one IP address will make all computers behind it appear to have one IP address, yes. But it doesn't have too.

I've got a router sitting right here that doesn't, actually. I've got all of 2001:1b40:d::/48, router has 2001:1b40:d::1, this system has 2001:1b40:d:3:2c0:9fff:fe3c:131d and other systems have... umm.. other ones.

/me hopes IPv6 is adequate protection from script kiddies

bitwisexor: Well, I'm not sure how the NAT (network Address Translation) works, But I do know that two computers behind a router will appear to the internet as having the same IP address. That is, they will both appear to have to IP address of the router. For example: If you have a Linksys wireless router, the computers behind it will have private IP address (192.68.x.x). If you connect to a server on the internet, the server will see them as the public IP assigned to the router (usually assigned by your ISP).

Summertop: "Remember, to the internet, everycomputer behind a router appears to have the router's IP address.

Did I get this right?"

No. That's not even true for NAT (as you can have two computers sharing one IP address and two computers sharing another with NAT - still NAT, but they're not all the same IP).

Thank you all guys for your time and effort. I have already received the information I wanted. These two nicks are pissing me off in the exact same way and I just wanted to know whether their same IP addresses would support my theory or not. I would not condemn them publicly, since, as you say, there's no 100% proof they're actually the same person, however, I made my own mind and that's what I had been aiming for.

Summertop: Absolutely. From time to time my brother and I play with the same IP because we see each other and are behind the same router. You can't conclude anything from that fact!

Pedro Martínez: It could be a family member. Two computers connected to the internet would most likely connect through a router. Once the connection goes out on the internet, they would both have the same IP address. What would be a better tracking would be their MAC address. This is used for NAT so that data comming back can find the appropriate computer. Remember, to the internet, everycomputer behind a router appears to have the router's IP address.

Did I get this right?

OT, why is won't rather willn't? You don't say wo not, but you do say will not. Even wiln't would make more sense.

Hmm, Networking 101 ;)

Ok... assuming this is IPv4 were talking about (it is), an IP address is a 32bit number . It is included in IPv4 packets and is used by systems to route the data.

In the Internet, it works as so:
1. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) delegates 'blocks' of IP addresses to RIRs (Regional Internet Registries)
2. RIRs delegate 'blocks' of IP addresses to LIRs (Local Internet Registries - typically your ISP)
3. LIRs delegate IP addresses to users.

There are proboably lots of rules governing RIRs and LIRs but I don't do internet politics.

Anyway, most end users will be given a 'dynamic' IP. In other words, your IP will be change and be within one of the ISP's blocks. It may change whenever you reconnect, hourly, daily, monthly, daily and whenever you reconnect, whenever you reconnect if you've been disconnected for more than n, when a full moon occurs at the same time as a solar storm is occuring, etc.

As for IP's being easily spoofed: yes. As I said, it's just a bit of data in a packet... BUT, it's not easy to get it out on the Internet anymore.

Most ISPs will block packets containing an IP address they consider based on differing criteria invalid. Even if they don't, you'll only be able to spoof the IP address within the ISP as whatever the ISP is connected to will most likely block packets not coming from within the ISP's network, etc. But it gets worse - or better (it mostly depends on which way you enjoyed rsh ;) - even if you manage to spoof your IP address, will you get the data back? Uh, no.. the person holding that IP address will or - as the case may be - won't. But you won't get it. And it's a lot harder to pretend you are (and there are good - or bad (it mostly depends on which way you enjoyed rsh ;) - reasons for doing so) now, too.

But, as mentioned, there are plenty of proxies aronud. And IP addresses change in some cases. And people get cracked. And people quit an ISP and somone gets their IP. So, very bad idea to use it even as just a possibility. Hell, it's profiling! It's discriminating against people who run Tor servers, for instance...

Pedro Martínez: every time i log on i get a different IP address...I think it is the first 3 numbers that change but im not sure on that....

BIG BAD WOLF: Thanks, I was not looking for a "proof", just a possibility. I'll have to ask Fencer then.

Pedro Martínez: Only Fencer can see the IP address used to access the site - which like Walter said is not always a good thing to look at since sometimes people on the same "system" will share "master" IP addresses, plus it is pretty simple to fake, or go through some sort of proxy server to hide the IP address.

Pedro Martínez: Would that necessarily prove it? I was told I get a different one each time I log onto the internet because I use AOL. I don't know what an IP address is. Are they specific to a single phone line? How large of an area would one overlap? Could a neighbor of mine have the same one? In the same house? What about people that play in different locations? I've played from Reno, Nevada before. What about people that use a cable modem or DSL to access the internet? Would the cable system have the same IP for the whole city?

Is there any way I can find IP addresses of people connecting to this site? I would like to know if two users who I think might be the same person use the same computer.

BIG BAD WOLF:
I tried everything on that web page to no avail. I just saved my bookmarks and reinstalled Firefox. Everything is working again, juts wids I knew what the problem was so I could avoid it in the future.

Baked Alaskan: Do you have adblocks loaded? If so, try:

Tools > Adblock > Preferences > Adblock Options > un-check Obj-Tabs

(of course if adblocks is not loaded, you will not have that option)

You could also take a look at this which talks about what to do if Firefox stops working correctly. (I have not read it all yet, but hopefully it can help)

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_%28Firefox%29

BerniceC:

Wish I could see it

Baked Alaskan: your site is just awesome!!!!

I seem to have lost flash on Firefox somehow. Dont know how LOL
I can see flash fine on IE (YUCK) but nothing on Firefox today. Was fine yesterday.

So short of uninstalling the browser and reinstalling, any ideas how to get flash back?

Sheeesh, I cant even view my own web site
http://www.alaskaneric.us

Summertop: Check out Linksys's website. (Easier to do with model # of router and such)

Like:

http://www1.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=103

But if that page does not help, continue to search Linksys's website - chances are someone else has had the problem and a solution should be there.

Summertop: there might be a firewall configured in the router

i have little experience with firewalls though, so i dont know how you can check :)

I am trying to help my parents install a linksys wireless router. They are using AOL with a Cable Modem. I can get the router up and running. the computer connects to it just fine. I can browse the internet with IE. I cannot get AOL to succesfully log in. If I connect the cable modem directly into the computer (bypass the router), AOL connects just fine. Any Suggestions?

ScarletRose:

It's good for first time users to remember that you will lose all programs and any updates you've installed(anti virus updates/windows updates,etc.)within the dates you are eliminating when you go back to an older restore date...

ali: my e-mail address is my full name @sbcglobal.net....THAT is what people that I IM see on the screen...I would like to change that so they see my screen name of anastasia INSTEAD of my actual full name.I have a choice of the 2 BUT when someone IM's me they see my full name..if I start the IM first THEN I can choose to let them see only my screen name.I want it to be ONLY screen name ALL THE TIME...hope this helped more,lol.

ali: mige oon kariyo ke to gofti karde, hala vaghti mikhad message bede yahoo azash miporse mikhad esmesho bege ya IDsho. Mikhad yejoori beshe ke yahoo khodesh faghat IDsho neshun bede.

Walter Montego: Let's just say the two proggies don't like each other.. I prefer Yahoo so I don't have Aim downloaded.. but, when I did years ago.. whoa.. my puter acted up all the time.. I suggest pick one or the other..

anastasia:i didn't understand your problem exactly, explain it more.

Does AOL block yahoo's instant message service?

ali: I did that..but then it gives me the option of choosing one or the other...I wanted to have only my screen name...would I have to totally erase my IM list and start over? If I did do that then would that erase them all from my address book also?