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wing2k5 got a reaction from Sharif in How I Became: LinusTechTips
Oh...that is odd. I ran a quick search in the forum before trying to post this and nothing came up.
Oh well...good to know.
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wing2k5 got a reaction from Speedbird in How I Became: LinusTechTips
While YouTube surfing, I happen to come across this video, which briefly explains how LinusTechTips came to be...by the man himself.
Enjoy!
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wing2k5 got a reaction from Sharif in How I Became: LinusTechTips
While YouTube surfing, I happen to come across this video, which briefly explains how LinusTechTips came to be...by the man himself.
Enjoy!
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wing2k5 got a reaction from Donut417 in forgot windows 7 user password
Did a quick google search. This site has multiple options you could try: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/f/forgot-password-windows-7.htm
If you have a Windows 7 installation DVD on disc or flash drive, you could try this method: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/reset-password-windows-7.htm
This one looks promising as it pretty much only need the installation disk.
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wing2k5 reacted to linusforsell in quick html/css help
It's pretty simple, if you know CSS.
Edit: Made some changes to simulate the layout of overlock.net a tiny bit.
HTML Demo:
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>Here's a demo</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="site.css" /></head><body><div id="wrapper"> <div id="header"><h1>Here's the blue header</h1></div> <div id="content"><p>Here's the white content</p></div></div></body></html> CSS Demo:
body, html { margin: 0; padding: 0; background: #FEFEFE;}#wrapper { padding: 15px; max-width: 1240px; margin:0 auto;}#header { background: #258AAB; height:200px;}#content { padding:40px; background:#FFF;} -
wing2k5 got a reaction from kinkywink in where should i start?
There are alot of resources online to look at. YouTube could be one, but I'm not sure how good of a resource it is. With the wide variety of videos on there, there's got to be at least one that could help you.
Codecademy is another. It provides some tutorials to some web-based programming languages you could try for free (...I think).
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wing2k5 got a reaction from zacfaulkner in script.js Linking Issue
Don't be. Even the experienced programmers do that from time to time.
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wing2k5 got a reaction from alpenwasser in What are you looking for in a game?
RPGs, more specifically JRPGs, is the type of game I have the most fun playing. Given that, story is important to me...probably a little more than gameplay (which is what I voted for in the poll). If the story is not good and not immersive, then I feel that I have wasted my time playing that type of a game...even if the gameplay is good.
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wing2k5 reacted to LifesCompanion in HTML/CSS Editor
I just do the ghetto way of coding on Notepad ++ and hitting F5 on Mozilla Firefox Nightly
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wing2k5 got a reaction from Vitalius in What are you looking for in a game?
RPGs, more specifically JRPGs, is the type of game I have the most fun playing. Given that, story is important to me...probably a little more than gameplay (which is what I voted for in the poll). If the story is not good and not immersive, then I feel that I have wasted my time playing that type of a game...even if the gameplay is good.
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wing2k5 reacted to laxer in Web Development Basics Question?
Another view for you.
I've done webdesign for years. (10+ although only 6 or so I would consider actual experience)
In recent years I have been too busy with my College CS courses to keep up with new web technology mainly CSS3 and HTML5 but, basic coding practices apply to those and everything older.
When first developing the biggest thing to get done is basic functionality. Therefore the first screenshot you provided will be more than enough for the first half if not more of development.
Ideally, these HTML forms are going to be read in by some backend language(PHP/ASP/etc). The backend in most of the programming teams I've been in is the first thing you develop.
Thus, until the backend is developed and tested a basic form like your first screenshot will be perfect.
From there, or if you are just a front end developer you move onto the client side design more so: everything the end user will see.
I am not sure exactly how google created that form but, I would imagine it is something like this:
There is something preexisting that contained your email(likely a session or a cookie that expired) from this email they can do a database lookup and get your name/picture for a more customized form.
The html form they have there is pretty basic, a password field and a stylized submit button.
As others have said above, all client sided design is HTML/CSS/JS/JQuery/Flash/C#/etc.
In general, I will avoid flash and only use C# if I have to. The majority of the frontend work I do is in HTML/CSS/JS/J-query.
If you are a beginer I would say it is acceptable to piggy back on existing code like @wing2k5 suggested. However, once you are experienced you should not have any code that isn't used. Especially in the web world those extra bytes add up quickly to your bandwidth consumption.
I don't know what experience you have but, I would start here:
http://www.w3schools.com/
Get a basic page built up then post it online for feedback.
If you need a place to host your files, you can't argue with free basic webhosting: http://www.000webhost.com/
That's about all I got for now, hopefully I didn't confuse you too much
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wing2k5 got a reaction from kazuu91 in Web Development Basics Question?
Maybe I can provide some insight into this. It may not give you a straight answer, but hopefully it will lead you in the right direction. As background, I have been working as a web developer for 4 years now.
As @bmxtricky5 and @adelhied pointed out, CSS (a.k.a. cascading style sheets) is what dictates the colors and layout on a website. HTML is what structures a web page, but CSS is what "styles" the individual elements on a web page (i.e. textboxes, buttons, images, etc.) to makes things look nice, and sometimes, colorful.
To create CSS themes, like what Google uses, takes a long time and a lot of trial and error. I don't recommend creating your own from scratch, as there are groups out on the interweb that do provide CSS themes for free. I'll suggest two here that I usually use and are relatively easy to understand.
Suggestion 1: Foundation by Zurb
Suggestion 2: Bootstrap by Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton
The added bonus with both suggestions above is that they both provide CSS styling that also works on mobile devices. Done correctly, you could use those CSS themes to create a website that is viewable on PCs, tablets, and smartphones on MOST browsers.
Hope this helps.
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wing2k5 reacted to LinusTech in WD Red 4TB GIVEAWAY!
This contest is now closed!! Winners are below!
GRAND PRIZE: WINTHER
RUNNER UPS: SUSHISKY & WING2K5
INTRODUCTION
Western Digital is taking a "go big or go home" approach to at least two things right now. One is the all new 4TB 3.5" Red NAS-optimized hard drive, and the other is this giveaway. Western Digital provided us with an incredibly generous EIGHT 4TB Red drives to give away. Because these drives are RAID-optimized, we thought it would make sense to group up the prizes so that you guys can run them the way they're meant to be run!
Again... HUGE thanks to Western Digital for making this giveaway possible. They've been so supportive of Linus Tech Tips. They sponsored our trip to Computex, sponsored our trip to PAX, and they're giving awesome stuff away to our community
PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO READ THE SPONSOR MESSAGES BELOW!
SPONSOR MESSAGES
1. Check out this excellent review of the WD Red 4TB over at Storage Review. These guys are awesome and know far more about testing drives than we ever will!
2. Check out the WD Red lineup even if you're not planning to enter the contest: http://geni.us/YQabkT
3. Check out this video outlining the advantages of WD's Red lineup of drives:
WD RED 4TB GIVEAWAYS RULES & REGULATIONS
I decided to split things up into one GRAND PRIZE and two runner up prizes. The big winner (who will be drawn first) gets FOUR 4TB WD Red 3.5" hard drives. That's right. FOUR. That's enough to store 12TB of data in RAID 5, or 8TB of data in RAID 1. Each runner up will receive TWO 4TB WD Red 3.5" hard drives. That's enough for 4TB of RAID1 safe storage! This is a Linus Tech Tips giveaway (WD is providing the drives to us to decide what we want to do with them) so it's WORLDWIDE!
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
This giveaway is only available for Linus Tech Tips forum members, and as usual you can either get ONE entry to win, or you can get more!!
1x entry - Post about your storage setup in this thread. The most important thing is WHY you run the hardware you run. There are NO bonus points for talking about WD, and there are no wrong answers. It's okay to say what brands you're using, and it's okay to have a reason that's as simple as "my friend recommended it at the time"
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing the giveaway on your personal Facebook
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing the giveaway on your personal Twitter
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing a link to this giveaway announcement thread in some other community (forums, social networks, super-active community websites other than linustechtips.com like Digg... etc). We aren't trying to spam so make sure you are sharing with people who you genuinely think will care about it!
You can get a maximum of 4 entries by including links in your post to the three eligible sharing places. Here is an example of what an optimal maximum entry (4) post would look like:
1. I don't have a desktop, but I run an OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD for my boot drive because it was a great price, and offers great speed with a 5 year warranty. I don't keep any storage drives in my system because I use spotify for all of my music and I don't watch many movies, but I do have a 1TB external USB3 drive that has 1-touch back up, so I plug that in once in a while so that if my laptop gets lost I will still have my data.
2. Facebook share from (Name Goes Here): (insert verifiable link here)
3. Twitter share with Twitter handle @Example: (insert verifiable link here)
4. Community Site share with nickname (nickname goes here): (insert verifiable link here)
The contest closes September 30th, 2013 and the winner will be contacted after we've had a chance to tabulate the entries. Good luck everyone! Thanks for participating, and a big thanks again to our sponsor, WD!
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wing2k5 reacted to LinusTech in Intel PAX Prime Maingear System GIVEAWAY!
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED
INTRODUCTION
Holy crap it's that time again! PAX Prime is coming and Intel's gearing up for the show by sponsoring us to be at the show and also... apparently giving away TWO gaming systems. One of them is a Potenza gaming desktop from Maingear and the other is a Valkyrie gaming notebook from iBuyPower. I do have a bit of bad news, however. Because this is a PAX Prime promotional giveaway, eligibility is limited to Canadians (sorry Quebec, not you guys) and residents of the 50 US states.
With that out of the way... HUGE thanks to Intel for making this giveaway possible. I'm especially thrilled that out of the two systems that are being given away for PAX Prime one of them is being given to us for LTT forum members only! How cool is that!!??
PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO READ THE SPONSOR MESSAGES BELOW!
SPONSOR MESSAGES
1. Enter to win an iBuyPower Valkyrie gaming notebook by simply tweeting WHY you want a new gaming system with hashtag #IntelGaming. The full rules and regulations are here.
2. Click here to check out the current Intel Gaming Promo!! Intel is giving away a ton of CPUs, SSDs, and NUCs. All you have to do is buy a qualifying product and submit your proof of purchase for a chance to win, or check out the official rules and follow the instructions to enter without buying anything!
3. If you haven't checked it out already, we're also promoting the Intel VIP Tech Zone smartphone app available for Android and iOS! Through the app you can get news, special promotions, and exclusive giveaways.
MAINGEAR POTENZA SYSTEM GIVEAWAYS RULES & REGULATIONS
The Potenza that's being given away has a massive 16GB of RAM with a Core i7 4770K processor, which will make it a great choice for both gaming and content creation. It also has a GeForce GTX 660 graphics card, and it's all packed into a gorgeous modified Silverstone Fortress series mITX case. Absolutely awesome. Here are the full details:
MSRP: $1599
Specs of system: • Intel Core i7 4770k Processor • 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz memory • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB graphics memory • 1 TB HDD 7200 RPM + 30 GB SSD for caching • 8x speed (Read/Write) for DVD+/-R & DVD+RW, 6x speed for DVD
Full Rules & Regulations
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
This giveaway is only available for Linus Tech Tips forum members, and as usual you can either get ONE entry to win, or you can get more!!
1x entry - Post something in this thread. Maybe tell us what you look for in the ultimate gaming system. We will be tabulating entries based on the posts in this thread. Double posting will DISQUALIFY you. If you decide after you've posted to share to social networks EDIT your existing post rather than creating another one.
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing the giveaway on your personal Facebook
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing the giveaway on your personal Twitter
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing a link to this giveaway announcement thread in some other community (forums, social networks, super-active community websites other than linustechtips.com like Digg... etc). We aren't trying to spam so make sure you are sharing with people who you genuinely think will care about it!
You can get a maximum of 4 entries by including links in your post to the two eligible sharing places. Here is an example of what an optimal maximum entry (4) post would look like:
1. Thanks for the cool contest, Linus. Intel rocks for making this happen. I always choose a beefy graphics card for my
2. Facebook share from (Name Goes Here): (insert verifiable link here)
3. Twitter share with Twitter handle @Example: (insert verifiable link here)
4. Community Site share with nickname (nickname goes here): (insert verifiable link here)
The contest closes September 6th and the winner will be contacted after we've had a chance to tabulate the entries. Good luck everyone! Thanks for participating, and a big thanks again to our sponsor, Intel!
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wing2k5 got a reaction from IdeaStormer in Star Citizen
I'm embarrassed to say that I have not made a pledge yet. Don't get me wrong. I think it is a cool game.
I'm just going to keep following this game, but I like what I have seen so far.
