Tech Questions

[ManchestrMorgue]

You should be able to see what devices (by MAC address) are connected to your router in your router's DHCP table.

However, if you don't have a wireless router it is pretty unlikely that anyone else is connected to your internet connection.

Is it possible that you have a virus or other malware that is using your connection? Eg as a spam relay? That would use bandwidth that you can't account for.

Try downloading Hijackthis and make a log file. There are places where you can get an automated analysis of the log file (just google "hijackthis analysis") and there are also web forums where you can post the logfile and others will have a look at it for you (if the auto analysis doesn't come up with anything definitive).

I would also go to an online virus scanning site (eg eset.com) and do an online scan.

[cheebacheeba]

Something's definitely up.
Just took about 4 minutes to load this page...on my adsl+2 connection.
To add, a (wireshark) log taken indicates messages being sent to and from, such as "who has 192.168.1.1, tell 192.168.1.8" and shit like that.
Er, this protocol thing before it says ARP.
So yeah I assume what I thought was right - unless you think otherwise?
So, what do you need to block stuff like this?

Thanks for the recos guys, but
eset.com - Downloaded, then wanted a proxy address to download components?
I don't have one as far as I know.

Hijackthis -Download and scanned with a log complete.
Nothing in the result means a thing to me...?

Bandwidth monitor Pro <<<< Site won't let us download.

I dunno, probably just gonna report it to the relevant authorities as neccessary, and have a friend who will be able to make heads or tails of all this shit.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Something's definitely up.
Just took about 4 minutes to load this page...on my adsl+2 connection.

That is definitely not right. Are you shaped?


To add, a (wireshark) log taken indicates messages being sent to and from, such as "who has 192.168.1.1, tell 192.168.1.8" and shit like that.

Addresses that are 192.168.x.x are local addresses (ie on your own local internet) Your router is usually 192.168.1.1 and your connected computers are numbered after that. So this traffic is not suspicious in itself - it is traffic that your router is passing to your PC and vice versa.

eset.com - Downloaded, then wanted a proxy address to download components?
I don't have one as far as I know.


You were using their online scanner?
There are others - most major antivirus websites have online scanners.
Eg. kaspersky.com, housecall.trendmicro.com

Hijackthis -Download and scanned with a log complete.
Nothing in the result means a thing to me...?


Now google "hijackthis analysis" and find an automatic log analysis website. There are plenty. It will give you a rough idea. There are also sites with forums that allow you to post your logfile and real people have a look at it.

[fuglystick]

Vampires in yer interweb

[cheebacheeba]

Anyone else notice the in-reply quote button no longer works?

"That is definitely not right. Are you shaped?"

If you mean, do I have a limit of usage that if I reach, my speed gets cut down significantly, yes - it's 200gb, and the bar was just reset on the 27th.
So yeah, no way in hell should it be that slow.

Things are pretty fast this morning.
Are you sure putting the info onto a forum isn't like an invitation to assholes to target your system, knowing you don't know a hell of a lot?

[ManchestrMorgue]

What I mean is, have you used up all your bandwidth for the month? Sounds like you shouldn't have.

As far as hijackthis logfile analysis, try the site hijackthis.de

They have an automated analyser, and if that doesn't help, they have a forum where you can post your logfile for a real person to analyse. As far as how "safe" this is, check the log to make sure that your external IP address is not in there if you are worried. If it is, just put XXX in place of the numbers. Of course, the website will know your IP address anyway, but random readers won't.

But before you do that, do one of the online virus scans.

Also, if you don't already have antispyware software installed, try installing some. You could try Spybot Search and Destroy.

What does your TPG usage meter say for this month? A lot of unaccounted for downloads?

[Elvis_Christ]

I actually wondering the same thing. I seem to be plowing thru my broadband lately.

[cheebacheeba]

For those of you who don't know, my chick (spal) suffered a horse riding mishap a couple of years back now...so she's got soft tissue damage and at the time, though healed now, spinal fracture.
She's ok, but essentially it'll be an issue for life, was diagnosed with "chronic pain" causing condition. Manageable but not really fixable unfortunately - but yknow, we're getting through it.

The overall condition effects her right arm too, which goes numb and sometimes hurts as well.
She'll be continuing her community services studies next year and we're getting her a laptop/netbook, but the typing has proven to be problematic and a catalyst to the arm-related problems going on.

I'd like to find a (preferably free but doesn't NEED to be) dictation type program, something that will recognise speech instead of typing?
I've had a search around tonight and I'm not having much luck, I was hoping you guys might be able to suggest something.

Thanks.

- B

[Demonique]

Oooh - a question I can actually answer! I have worked in Disabilty Services for years so have run into this issue a few times. There are a lot of speech dictation types of software out there - and some are free yes. But you have to consider the frustration factor. If you have to repeat yourself 50 times to get it to recognize a sentence properly it isn't worth the time.
Most of the people I know use Dragon Dictate (in whatever form it's in now - I have an older version) You have to train it for a while. This means you talk to it until it learns to recognize your specific speech patterns. One of my friends who is blind used it to write his masters thesis.
I know there are other brands out there, but I do know that this one works very well. I think it will also run the mouse on voice command but that can get tiresome.
Hope this helps.

[ferretchucker]

This isn't a recognition software, it's a keyboard specifically desgined for people who have pain in their hands or arms.

Maltron 3D ergonomic keyboard
http://images.pcworld.com/reviews/graphics/161402-maltron_3d_final_slide.jpg


This one was made for the same reason, but much more extreme

Orbitouch
http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20071128/orbitouch_540x276.jpg

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I didn't know there was any permanent damage. :(

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[p1zl3]

I didn't know there was any permanent damage. :(

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4480581/Dragon_Naturally_Speaking_V10_Preferred___serial_k ey

Might wanna dodge thePirateBay.org. They sold their site and it's run by a government affiliated corporation...

Sucky to hear about your main squeeze... :(
Life can really serve the "sack-o-dicks" hot and fresh sometimes.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Might wanna dodge thePirateBay.org. They sold their site and it's run by a government affiliated corporation...

Sucky to hear about your main squeeze... :(
Life can really serve the "sack-o-dicks" hot and fresh sometimes.

oh sorry, I live in canada and our government doesn't care.

[Ferox13]

oh sorry, i live in canada and our government doesn't care.

lol

..........

[cheebacheeba]

Thank you all for the kind comments and suggestions.
We'll be looking into them all over the next week, and seeing what best suits.
Again, thanks for stepping in and taking the time.

- B + A

[john191103]

Yeah,you can try Pavtube Video Converter.it works well for me !

[Doc Faustus]

i thought this thread was about you converting religions.:)

sorry man, dont know about that.

I thought this thread was about advice for seducing straight guys.

[Despare]

Get the Videora converter.

http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

I convert all my videos to MP4 for my Moment.

[Elvis_Christ]

Fuckin' choose Saytin

[Ferox13]

I thought this thread was about advice for seducing straight guys.

LOL me too...

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[psycho d]

i need to unzip a file (wordpress) and was wondering if any of ya'll could suggest some worthy free unzip software. i have WinZip, but it is on another computer and i don't want buy it again. Grazie.
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[Disease]

you can get winzip free, trial version, every time it expires i uninstall it and download it again. go to the winzip website or download.com.

[psycho d]

That is sorta like cheating... i like it. Thanks.
d

[missmacabre]

pretty sure winrar is free and not cheating. it also unzips .rar files.

My computer has a built in unzip, do not all versions of windows have that?

[neverending]

Winrar isn't free- it's nagware. Every time you use it, it will tell you you should register it. You close the nag screen and everything is fine.

[bloody_ribcut]

i downloaded winrar and it told me i had a 30 day trial, i had it longer then that and it still worked...free.

[Elvis_Christ]

winRAR is great for sure!

[ManchestrMorgue]

With WinRAR if you use it from the context menu it never nags you. If you open it directly, it nags.

For a true freeware solution, 7zip is the best.

[psycho d]

Thanks guys. i went with 7zip. Worked great right off the press. Then i spent the next few hours uploading wordpress to my server twice, using, of course, the famous 5 minute install method. Luckily, i had all the sharp objects removed from my trailer, again. Grazie.
d

[missmacabre]

Thanks guys. i went with 7zip. Worked great right off the press. Then i spent the next few hours uploading wordpress to my server twice, using, of course, the famous 5 minute install method. Luckily, i had all the sharp objects removed from my trailer, again. Grazie.
d

Tell me about it. I started to just make fake blogs with repeat regions in Dreamweaver cause I was so sick of Wordpress.

I had a hell of a time uploading a forum for someone too. FTPing doesn't like me, it seems.

[Freak]

I have a couple of questions about some tech problems I've been having.

First off I have a vidoe camera that I would like to upload some videos off of.I bought it off a friend and I dont think he gave me the software in which to do it.Do I need a program to upload them or is there another way?


Secondly is there a good free photo editor I can get somewhere?Nothing to fancy.

[ManchestrMorgue]

I have a couple of questions about some tech problems I've been having.

First off I have a vidoe camera that I would like to upload some videos off of.I bought it off a friend and I dont think he gave me the software in which to do it.Do I need a program to upload them or is there another way?


What OS are you using?

You will need some capture software, but Windows Movie Maker will do that. It is not the best software (to say the least) but it will work. You may need a driver for the camera - which may be able to be found on the web (manufacturer's site).


Secondly is there a good free photo editor I can get somewhere?Nothing to fancy.

Picasa by Google, or Irfanview allow you to do some simple editing.

GIMP will do more complex editing for free.

[Why_bother?]

I have a couple of questions about some tech problems I've been having.

First off I have a vidoe camera that I would like to upload some videos off of.I bought it off a friend and I dont think he gave me the software in which to do it.Do I need a program to upload them or is there another way?


Secondly is there a good free photo editor I can get somewhere?Nothing to fancy.


I found it easiest to go to the sight, figure out your model and just download the software. Its usually free.

[Kasper]

I don't know where to ask this question.. I'm looking to create & edit digital video. I don't have any idea about good software, Any recommendations ?

[ManchestrMorgue]

I don't know where to ask this question.. I'm looking to create & edit digital video. I don't have any idea about good software, Any recommendations ?

When you say create digital video, do you mean importing it from a camera? Or creating animation from scratch?

If you mean importing from a camera and then editing, my suggestion would be (assuming you are using Windows) Adobe Premiere Elements.

This is a reasonably simple and cheap piece of video editing software. If you want something more complex, there is always Adobe Premiere (expensive but extremely powerful).

I use Premiere and you can do some amazing things, especially when coupled with some of the other Adobe packages (eg After Effects and Photoshop) for effects.

[Sistinas666]

I'd go to download . com . Then I would search for what you want then read the reviews. I've had amazing luck with that website. The reviews always tell me what I need to know.

[Ferox13]

I don't know where to ask this question.. I'm looking to create & edit digital video. I don't have any idea about good software, Any recommendations ?

I've always used Sony Vegas - its very simple and gets the job done.

[Despare]

I've always used Sony Vegas - its very simple and gets the job done.

That's what I'd suggest. As far as getting videos off the camera you should be able to plug it in, pull the raw file off, and use a video converter to put it into whatever format you want to work with.

[Ferox13]

That's what I'd suggest. As far as getting videos off the camera you should be able to plug it in, pull the raw file off, and use a video converter to put it into whatever format you want to work with.

This - unless its tape.

[Kasper]

Thanks ! I am looking to edit .Avi formats from my digital camera. I wanna create "music videos". And I don't mind if they look cheap & stupid :D

[Ferox13]

I would go with Vegas that way you can look for help here.

What format does your camera record in?