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Red pill me on Mr. Nutella.
he was an EE major in India.
he then worked at Sun Microsystems.
he is the current CEO of Microsoft
he presided over the rollout of Windows 10.
he is married to the daughter of some guy in Indian civil service.
Poo?
>>55516239
Loo?
Previously on: >>55502643
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first for SATYA NUTELLA
Hey guys. Hope your day is going well. I was thinking about Librebooting my Thinkpad T400. I heard that after that I can't run Windows. Is that true? My main concern is can I run Windows 7 or 8.1 in a VM? I need to use Windows in Virtualbox for work.
Other things. Is it reversible? What tools do I need to do it? What privacy or security advantages does it offer?
I'm currently triple booting Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 16.04, and Android 6.0.1 if that helps.
>>55515308
Seconding this. I'll go read more on it while someone else (You)s (You).
What's the newest cheap computer I can get with one of these ports native? My dumbass lab equipment won't work on an RS232 to USB adapter
>>55515196
just get a PCI card for it
>>55515196
I have a serial to vga cord.
It just sits in my desk all wrapped up doing nothing all day.
>>55515603
>Serial to vga cord
The fuck are you talking about?
It's a DB-9 serial cable with one male and one female end.
Are drones /g/ ?
I'm looking at purchasing one and currently it looks as those the best starting option is DJI.
>>55515123
They're a meme that died as soon as the government started regulating them.
>>55515123
How so? Currently it's not too bad here (NZ) and i doubt i'd get pulled over for some illegal flying.
>>55515123
Phantom 2 is decent. Don't fall into the latest trap. They're incredible commercial drones for easy integration. If you really want to learn, spend that money building and understanding your own. 3D printed frames are great and you can easily use community designs for mounting things like go pros. Highly recommend. Had no trouble in UK flying mine, stick to under 8Kg and you're golden.
Damn it. I have a 17 inch Envy lap top. It is updated to Windows 10. It will not play DVDs. I want to get a DVD app, but I keep getting mixed messages about all the available apps when I research them.
I am not looking to do anything complicated, I just want to watch DVDs on my laptop.
Which app should I use? All the apps I check out in the app store have terrible reviews.
Help!
>>55515059
>needing an app to play DVDs
Install Windows 7 and reevaluate your life for installing Windows 10.
Vlc you fuck
>>55515059
Fuck off computer illiterate winbabby
>>>/wsr/
Hey I'm kind of oblivios when it comes to cpus, I have an AMD FX 4300 Quad Core, is there any cheap upgrades? I'm talking 300-400 dollars
>>55515048
FX 8370
What are you looking to upgrade ~desu
>>55515048
nigga your cpu is fine. Why the fuck would you even want to upgrade.
If you insist get a fat 3rg gen i5, it's the only thing that MAYBE is a better value.
But I insist, you're being silly. That CPU is still badass. Save you money for now.
What the hell is going on with the larger and larger laptops that are being marketed as "subnotebooks" now days? From the 90s up to the late 2000s subnotebook was used to describe smaller laptops with screens under 10". Now I regularly see "subnotebook" used to describe regular size laptops like Ultrabooks and Chromebooks with 13"-14" screens.
I believe the term they use noe is "Ultraportable"
The use this term very loosely to describe thier paper-thin, low-spec, high-price laptops.
>>55514978
What modern notebooks with similiar size to the one in the image are good?
>>55514978
It means thinner/lighter/shittier laptops. Making things thinner doesn't really make them more portable though unless you're a manlet.
>>55515407
look into the pyra or the neo900 (don't think it's out yet)
You could also try getting a rpi and duct taping a screen onto it or a small tablet and bluetooth keyboard.
>At work
>Around 20 laptops get decommissioned (No, no thinkpads)
>Only thing that was done with them during decommissioning was taking out the hard drives and physically destroying them while everything else was left untouched
>Get permission from boss that I can keep one of the decommissioned laptops (they were going to be thrown away and recycled anyway)
>Take it home and turn it on
>BIOS password preventing from boot
>Inventory ID tag was ripped off so can't check who it belonged to in the system
>Service tag shows that laptop is out of warranty and HP support refuses to help me since company doesn't have HP out of warranty service or some shit like that
I know that you have to replace/reflash the BIOS chip, but should I even bother doing that or just throw it into the recycle bin at work? It's HP Compaq 6735B btw.
Project is dead but I'm sure you can find the files of you look hard enough
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/49497-HP-Probook-Elitebook-BIOS-Password-Reset-Utility
Give it back, Jamal
>>55515072
Wait, how do you even use this if you can't even boot into any OS or change BIOS settings
So the Sapphire Nitro is probably the one to go with now right? Especially since AMD already fixed the draw and improved performance.
http://wccftech.com/amds-rx-480-driver-boosts-performance-reduces-power-crimson-1671/
>>55514949
Desperation bump
>>55514949
I'm only picking it over the other models because of the easy-to-clean and replace fans.
there's gonna be a second model, maybe with 3 fans.
>>55514949
Yes and the PCB will be different than the Reference so that should give you more assurance about the power draw thing thats not even an issue. What you're looking at is better cooling and better components with the Nitro.
How do we solve the problem of sexism in Computer Programming fields? It's time we get rid off this awful "Male Club" shit.
>>55514921
0/10 trolling
>>55514921
Give girls lego sets instead of dolls growing up.
girls think this shit is hard cause they get told its hard from elementary school. Quit telling them that.
Get them interested
I don't know a single girl that's remotely interested in programming these days.
In my uni degree there was a few, but in my opinion they were probably going to end up in project management rather that programming.
Loads of people are jettisoning their 970s on Craigslist near me to buy something from the current-gen lineup. Should I spend $200~ to get another 970 to throw in SLI?
>>55514919
pic related is current build
If it were a year ago I would say yes. However your money is better spent being saved for a 1070 or 1080.
Wait for Christmas time when supply will stabilize and the MSRP prices will be a little more actually used by retailers.
Besides, I doubt you actually have room in that case.
>"I'm bored"
>"You have a computer right?"
>"Yeah"
>"Why not install some games on it so you're not bored"
>"THAT'S SO HARD! I DON'T KNOW HOW"
>"Goto steamcommunity.com install steam, make an acc, look for free games or buy some, click install, let it do it's thing DONE."
>"That sounds like a lot of work anon!"
>"It takes like 5 minutes. there's so many games to choose from."
>Buying a computer for college
>waste 700 on it
>doesn't use it to their advantage
>sell it for 300 in a year
>doesn't just buy a chrome book instead for taking notes.
Why do normies waste money on things they don't even take advantage of?
You fucking autism baby
Why are you so salty about how other people live their lives?
>>55514923
no u
>>55514942
I'm not salty, I'm just wondering why people buy tech and don't take advantage of it. There's so much you can do on a computer that isn't complicated yet people basically buy them as facebook machines. They should make all laptops with no more than a 50GB hard drive and require you to buy a standalone if you want more than that. Limit it to a browser and a few small features. It's not like people today are not connected to the internet, so no reason to not use things like google docs in the first place. It seems like a waste of money if you're buying a sandwhich to just look at it.
Hey /g/, I'm looking for some recommendations on popular coding languages that I should learn.
html
Machine code.
Extremely popular, and has high demand in the job market.
Adobe Flash and AIR
In extremely high demand, and will be for a long time.
Is there any objective evidence that dedicated sound cards are better than the integrated sound on modern motherboards?
Sound cards offer additional I/O, and can definitely be better than integrated in some cases, it depends on the board/system.
>>55514679
I've listened to quite a few onboard sound systems and most, if not all, have issues with noise. For instance, when you plug in a USB device you'll hear a pop, or when you move your mouse around or when you run a video benchmark or whatever, you'll hear artifacts in the audio. Sound cards generally don't have these types of issues.
>>55514855
this, on my integrated sound card, i got some nasty interference when the CPU shifted into gear.
What are some of the best apps that let you watch full movies & TV shows on android?
Also a fast free vpn?
Movie HD mod by reis
Terrarium TV
Videomix
>>55516361
Uodate: movie HD is currently not working.
