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    Boatiy got a reaction from da na in Experiences with non-techies   
    ok first, i hate the wrd/phrase "the cloud" it pisses me off reallly bad, lol say a server, a computer hosted somwhere else but the the cloud
     
    my boss we have a warehouse and distrubte gun parts accessories etc and get over 3k orders a day, well the managment system that stores inventory is known to them as "the cloud" one day i asked where is the computer located, "is it in our building" response was just its the cloud. i laughed and said again no but where is the server hes said again its in the could.
     
    little to say i had a meltdown in my head n just brushed it off.
     
    ahhh fuck you marketing people.
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    Boatiy reacted to Fulgrim in Handy tech toolkit for computer repair technicians   
    Up till now i've been using Hirens BootCD. Gonna try this toolkit when i can be arsed downloading it at some point.
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    Boatiy got a reaction from Snickerzz in Is this SSD a good purchase?   
    If this is your first time with an SSD I highly suggest you get a 240GB Crucial m500
     
    I have one in my laptop to replace my HDD and its awesome.
     
    JAGESHERMAST
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    Boatiy reacted to Gamgee in Different Antivirus Programs; Rundown Good, Bad or I HATE IT SO BAD IT SHOULD BURN IN HELL,( and maybe why)   
    The best anti virus in the world is common sense
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    Boatiy got a reaction from Gamgee in Different Antivirus Programs; Rundown Good, Bad or I HATE IT SO BAD IT SHOULD BURN IN HELL,( and maybe why)   
    Just going to add on what I said earlier, all you need is MSSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) and know how to use a computer and the internet properly.
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    Boatiy got a reaction from IdeaStormer in Different Antivirus Programs; Rundown Good, Bad or I HATE IT SO BAD IT SHOULD BURN IN HELL,( and maybe why)   
    Microsoft Security Essentials is all you need...
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    Boatiy got a reaction from littlepigboy5 in Hackintosh Help   
    ahh, i would ditch the whole idea, its gets really complicated without the reward, if some of ur harware is incompatiable it simply wont work.
     
    I built a hackintosh (desktop) for my friend from the ground up and you have to research every component to assure it works and functions properly. but it was one hell of a dual boot machiene, osx on SSD Win 7 HDD
     

     
    heres the HW: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=29894928
     
    oh and like someone mentioned try linux mint i miss it
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    Boatiy got a reaction from nike290 in What do you think of the new iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus?   
    Very disappointed in the iPhone 6, such a step-back, thinner is pissing me off. I would rather have a 30-40% larger phone than the current 5 to have more battery life ! WTF is wrong with them. Why Why Why! also I was thinking the company that built itself on the iPod would at least be able to cover the music aspect... why on earth is 6 still a mono speaker pointing downwards.
     
    pissed
     
    ill keep my 5s for another year or 2
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    Boatiy got a reaction from Simmytu in Experiences with non-techies   
    ok first, i hate the wrd/phrase "the cloud" it pisses me off reallly bad, lol say a server, a computer hosted somwhere else but the the cloud
     
    my boss we have a warehouse and distrubte gun parts accessories etc and get over 3k orders a day, well the managment system that stores inventory is known to them as "the cloud" one day i asked where is the computer located, "is it in our building" response was just its the cloud. i laughed and said again no but where is the server hes said again its in the could.
     
    little to say i had a meltdown in my head n just brushed it off.
     
    ahhh fuck you marketing people.
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    Boatiy got a reaction from Wingfan in SSD for a gaming rig   
    Your whole computing expierence will be better wuth an SSD, once u go SSD you cant ever go back to HDD
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    Boatiy got a reaction from Ursad0n in Would you buy from APPLE....   
    Towers no because you can build your own with OSX for a fraction of the price with double the performance, Laptops yes no one makes better laptops construction wise, iphone yes because ios is my favorite when jailbroken and the construction is up there along with everything else they make, premium feel.
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    Boatiy got a reaction from terrytek in Experiences with non-techies   
    ok first, i hate the wrd/phrase "the cloud" it pisses me off reallly bad, lol say a server, a computer hosted somwhere else but the the cloud
     
    my boss we have a warehouse and distrubte gun parts accessories etc and get over 3k orders a day, well the managment system that stores inventory is known to them as "the cloud" one day i asked where is the computer located, "is it in our building" response was just its the cloud. i laughed and said again no but where is the server hes said again its in the could.
     
    little to say i had a meltdown in my head n just brushed it off.
     
    ahhh fuck you marketing people.
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    Boatiy got a reaction from Beskamir in Experiences with non-techies   
    ok first, i hate the wrd/phrase "the cloud" it pisses me off reallly bad, lol say a server, a computer hosted somwhere else but the the cloud
     
    my boss we have a warehouse and distrubte gun parts accessories etc and get over 3k orders a day, well the managment system that stores inventory is known to them as "the cloud" one day i asked where is the computer located, "is it in our building" response was just its the cloud. i laughed and said again no but where is the server hes said again its in the could.
     
    little to say i had a meltdown in my head n just brushed it off.
     
    ahhh fuck you marketing people.
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    Boatiy got a reaction from CyanOG in Favorite email service (free)   
    lol supprised I havn't seen someone say AOL yet.
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    Boatiy got a reaction from EChondo in Favorite email service (free)   
    Curious to what everyones go to is, mine has been Riseup for the past 10 months. Best service I have ever used hands down, free VPN until the redesigned it but still in progress. Ability to have email aliasies,forwarding, change ur email completly. Other featuers but just cant thik right now, I use this account with my iPhone and thunderbird.
     

     
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    Boatiy reacted to Wardy98 in Would you buy from APPLE....   
    but iPhone's aren't 'cheap' quality
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    Boatiy got a reaction from Dive5885 in How to mount 42 inch plasma ?   
    get this i did
     
    holds my 50 inch changchong
     
    http://www.walmart.com/ip/20564653?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227015209514&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40846108352&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=78659348072&veh=sem
     

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    Boatiy got a reaction from MrBucket101 in Facebook Messenger APP and privacy   
    thanks for this
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    Boatiy got a reaction from SV4NL in Worst Tech mistake you have ever made?   
    friend got drunk n pissed in disc tray
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    Boatiy got a reaction from EmoRarity in Need help picking a new audio system   
    Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
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    Boatiy got a reaction from ShearMe in Need help picking a new audio system   
    Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
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    Boatiy reacted to Caincard in Case badges/stickers: love or hate them?   
    Digging the Magpul logo
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    Boatiy got a reaction from AvoK95 in How to use the Windows command line ?   
    Lets not forget the basics people, just a quick refresh for some users and maybe someone will learn something new.

     
    How to use the Window command line (DOS)
     
    This document covers the basic in navigating and using the Microsoft Windows command line. On this page, you'll learn how to move around in the command line, find files, manipulate files, and other important commands. Keep in mind that there are over 100 different commands that have been used in MS-DOS and the Windows command line.
     
     
    Get into the Windows command line
     
    Open a Windows command line window by following the steps below.
    Click Start In the Search or Run line type cmd and press enter. Understanding the prompt
     
    After following the above steps, the Windows command line should be shown (similar to the example below). Typically Windows starts you at your user directory. In the example below, the user is Mrhope, so our prompt is C:\Users\Windows>. This prompt tells us we are in the C: drive (the default drive letter of the hard drive) and currently in the Mrhope directory, which is a subdirectory of the Users directory.
     

     
    *Key tips
     
    MS-DOS and the Windows command line are not case sensitive. The files and directories shown in Windows are also found in the command line. When working with a file or directory with a space, surround it in quotes. For example, My Documents would be "My Documents." Filenames can have a long file name of 255 characters and a 3 character file extension. When a file or directory is deleted in the command line, it is not moved into the Recycle Bin. If you need help with any of command type /? after the command. For example, dir /? would give the options available for the dir command.
    Listing the files
     
    Let's learn your first command. Type dir at the prompt to list files in the current directory. You should get an output similar to the example image below. By default, without using any dir options this is how dir output appears. As can be seen, you are given lots of useful information, the modification or creation date and time, an indication if the listed item is a directory (<DIR>), and the actual name of the directory or file. In the example below, there are 0 files listed and 14 directories as indicated by the status at the bottom of the output.
     

     
     
    Every command in the command line has options, which are additional switches and commands that can be added after the command. For example, with the dir command you can type dir /p to list the files and directories in the current directory one page at a time. This switch is useful to see all the files and directories in a directory that has dozens or hundreds of files. In addition to switches, the dir command can also be used to search for specific files and directories by using wildcards. For example, if you only wanted to list files or directories that begin with the letter "A" you could type dir a* to list only the AppData directory, in this above example.
     

    Moving into a directory
     
    Now that we've seen a list of directories (shown below) in the current directory move into one of those directories. To move into a directory, we use the cd command, so to move into the Desktop type cd desktop and press enter. Once you've moved into a new directory the prompt should change, so in our example, the prompt is now C:\Users\Mrhope\Desktop>. Now in this desktop directory, see what files are found in this directory by typing the dir command again.
     

     
    Understand the files
     
    Now in the Desktop directory in this example (as shown above), we now have 23 files and 7 directories. As can be seen in the above example, there are many different file types. In Windows, you are familiar with files having icons that help represent the file type. In the command line, the same thing is accomplished by the file extensions. For example, "forum posts.txt" is a text file because it has a .txt file extension, Time.mp3 is an MP3 music file, and minecraft.exe is an executable file. For most users, you'll only be concerned with executable files, which as mentioned above is a file that ends with .exe and are also files that end with .com and .bat. When the name of these files are typed into the command line, the program runs, which is the same as double-clicking a file in Windows. For example, if we wanted to run minecraft.exe typing "minecraft" at the prompt runs that program.
     
    Note: Keep in mind that if the executable file you are trying to run is not in the current directory you'll get an error. Unless you have set a path for the directory that contains the executable file, which is how the command line finds external commands.
     
    *If you want to view the contents of a file, most versions of the command line use the edit command. For example, if we wanted to look at the log file hijackthis.log we would type edit hijackthis.log at the prompt. For 64-bit versions of Windows that do not support this command you can use the start command, for example, type start notepad hijackthis.log to open the file in Notepad.
     
    Moving back a directory
     
    You learned earlier the cd command can move into a directory. This command also allows you to go back a directory by typing cd.. at the prompt. When this command is typed you'll be moved out of the Desktop directory and back into the user directory. If you wanted to move back to the root directory typing cd\ takes you to the C:\> prompt. If you know the name of the directory you want to move into, you can also type cd\ and the directory name. For example, to move into C:\Windows> type cd\windows at the prompt.

    Creating a directory
     
    Now with your basic understanding of navigating the command line let's start creating new directories. To create a directory in the current directory use the mkdir command. For example, create a directory called "test" by typing mkdir test at the prompt. If created successfully you should be returned to the prompt with no error message. After the directory has been created, move into that directory with the cd command.

    Switching drives
     
    In some circumstances, you may want to copy or list files on another drive. To switch drives in the Windows command line, type the letter of the drive followed by a colon. For example, if your CD-ROM drive was the D drive you would type d: and press enter.

     
    Creating a new batch file
    In the new test directory let's create your first file. In most circumstances, you never need to create any file at the command line, but it is still good to understand how files are created. In this example, we are creating a batch file. A batch file is a file that ends with .bat and is a file that can help automate frequently used commands in the command line. We are calling this batch file "example", so type edit example.bat at the prompt. As mentioned in the document on creating a file, if the edit command does not work with your version of Windows use the start command to open the batch file in notepad, so you type start notepad example.bat at the prompt.
     
    Both of the above commands open a new blank example.bat window. In the file, type the below three lines, which clear the screen with the cls command and then run the dir command.
    @[member='Echo'] offclsdir After these three lines have been typed into the file save and exit the file. If you are in the edit command click File (or press Alt+F) and then Save. After the file has been saved and you are back into the command prompt, typing dir should display the example.bat in the test directory.
     
    Now run the batch file to get a better understanding of what a batch file does. To run the batch file type example at the prompt, which executes the batch file and clears the screen and then runs the dir command to display the directory listing of the test directory.
     
    Moving and copying a file
     
    Now that we've created a file let's move it into an alternate directory. To help make things easier, create another directory for the files. So, type mkdir dir2 to create a new directory in the test directory called dir2. After the new directory has been created, use the move command to move the example.bat file into that directory. To do this type move example.bat dir2 at the prompt, if done successfully you should get a message indicated the file was moved. You could also substitute the move command for the copy command to copy the file instead of moving it.
     
    Rename a file
     
    After the file has been moved into the dir2 directory, move into that directory with the cd command to rename the file. In the dir2 directory use the rename command to rename the example file into an alternate name. Type rename example.bat first.bat at the prompt to rename the file to first.bat. Now when using the dir command you should see the first.bat as the only file.
     
    Tip: When renaming any file make sure the file has the same file extension. If you were to rename the .bat file to a .txt file, it is no longer an executable file only a text file. Also, keep in mind that renaming the file to a different file extension does not convert the file. For example, if you were to name the file to a .MP3 file it may look like an MP3 audio file in Windows, but it is not going to play music.
     
    Deleting a file
     
    Now that we've had our fun with our new file, delete the file with the del command. Type del first.bat to delete the first.bat file. If successful, you are returned to the prompt with no errors and the dir command shows no files in the current directory.
    Tip: When deleting files you can also use wildcards to delete multiple files at once. For example, if the directory contained several .GIF image files you could type del *.gif to delete all files ending with the .gif file extension.
     
    Renaming a directory
     
    Go back one directory to get back into the test directory by using the cd.. command mentioned earlier. Now rename our del2 directory to something else using the same rename command we used earlier. At the prompt, type rename dir2 hope to rename the directory to hope. After this command has been completed, type dir and you should now see one directory called hope.
     
    Removing a directory
     
    While still in the test directory, remove the hope directory by using the rmdir command. At the prompt, type rmdir hope to remove the hope directory.
    Tip: If the directory you are trying to remove contains any files or directories, you'll receive an error. To prevent this error use the /s option. For example, if the hope directory still had the first.bat file you would need to type rmdir /s hope at the prompt.
     
    Closing or exiting the command line window
    After you are done with the Windows command line, you can type exit to close the window.
     
    In conclusion
     
    Following all of the above sections you should now have a good understanding on how to navigate in the command line, create directories and files, rename files and directories, and delete files and directories. As mentioned earlier, there are hundreds of other commands that can be used at the command line. If you want to expand your knowledge even more, I highly recommend asking Linus directly.
     
    @BoatNigge Twitter/Insta
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    Boatiy reacted to TheSLSAMG in How to jailbreak iOS 7.1.1 devices.   
    There is now an English version http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/29/pangu-jailbreak-for-ios-7-1-1-updated-with-english-interface-os-x-support-and-more/
     
    Yes, I know. Not everyone likes/uses Apple devices. But, for those who do, you may have noticed that iOS 7.1.1 was without jailbreak. But, now there is a jailbreak for it. Normally, it wouldn't require a guide since jailbreaking is incredibly simple, but this time a guide needs to be made. The tool we will be using, Pangu, is compatible with devices running iOS 7.1-7.1.1 (iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Mini Retina, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 5th Generation) Follow closely, since the application is nearly unreadable (minus the Chinese characters here and there.) Also note that this is only compatible with Windows at the time of writing this, so no Mac OS X support or Linux support. I am not responsible if you brick your device (very difficult to do) or it turns into Bruce Lee and whips your ass. This will, of course, void your warranty.
     
    So, without further ado, let's begin.
     
    Step 1. This should go without question, backup your device using iTunes/iCloud. This will ensure that any data loss is not detrimental to mission critical functions. It is pretty easy to do. Open iTunes with your device plugged in and unlocked (past the passcode screen) and select the device from the upper bar. Then, click "Back Up Now" under "Manually Back Up and Restore"
     

     
    Step 2. Now we are ready! Almost, by the way. Go to the Pangu website, located at http://pangu.io and download the version for Windows. Note again that this only works on Windows.
     

     
    The download is around 75MB, so do not worry about it's sheer size.
     
    Step 3. When the .exe is downloaded, run it. Put it on your desktop for ease of location in case you want to use the application at a later date. At this point, your device should still be plugged in. Make sure the program recognizes your device, and that there are no other iOS devices plugged in at the same time. Note: The question marks and strange characters (if they show up) are a result of your Operating System not having the proper language packs installed.
     

     
    Uncheck the check next to the text: . This will ensure that no third party software is installed on your device.
     
    Step 4. Click the black bar with question marks in it. The process will begin. From that point, the application will prompt you. You need to enter Settings>General>Date and Time, turn off Set Automatically and set the day to June 2, 2014. At this point, the application will continue and after the progress bar reaches around halfway, the iOS device in question will have a Pangu application on it. Tap the app, tap Continue and do not turn off or unplug the device.
     
    Step 5. As the progress bar completes, the device will restart twice. You may have to unlock your device to get it to restart again. At the second restart, Cydia should appear on the device.
     
    I learned the preceding information from the following video, and have posted this to get the word out that iOS 7.1-7.1.1 users can jailbreak once again.
     

     
    There is now an English version http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/29/pangu-jailbreak-for-ios-7-1-1-updated-with-english-interface-os-x-support-and-more/
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    Boatiy reacted to techswede in Case badges/stickers: love or hate them?   
    G62?
     
    I put my stickers on the back of my case. That way they're on the case. But i won't have to look at them all the time
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