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Archive for December, 2008

Mysql help required

Im trying to select a list of categories, and display them, as well as list number of videos in each category.
I have 2 tables, categories (cat_id, cat_name), and videos (vid_id, vid_catid, etc). cat_id = vid_catid.
I need 1 query that will select the category names + number of rows in the video table that has [...]

New hard drive question. (Windows install question)

My hard drive is making tons of weird noises so I ordered a new 250g Seagate from Newegg. I want to take all of the stuff on this hard drive and transfer it to the new one and get rid of this one entirely. My question is, will I have to install windows on the [...]

Excel Crew: Help – Comparing two rows of Data

I have the following column headings in a ssheet:
SECTOR ID
ORIG
DEST
1ST FLT TYPE
NSL
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY [...]

External hard drive enclosure?

I’m thinking about replacing my current 250Gb SATA drive with a . Anyone have an enclosure they can recommend?

I think . Who knows, it came with my HP PC.well, anything with an SATA internal connection will work. It mainly depends on what kind of external connection you want, USB, FireWire, eSATA, ect…
I would [...]

Excel Quick Question

Im working on areport that the first column is employee names and each time they provide/sell a service its one line so for example.Each new row represents a service that has been performed and billed for. I wanted to use somthing to turn every john in to Employee 1 and ever doe into employee 2 [...]

Hundreds of e-mails being bounced back v.Mailer-Daemon

Hey Guys -
So, I’m working for an organization part-time…and we have recently been getting help desk calls about e-mails being bounced back, and being classified as undeliverable. There was recently a large amount of spam being sent from our domain, and I believe this has caused our domain to become blacklisted on places like Hotmail, [...]

DTD to DTD mapper/converter?

Hey guys,
Do you know of any tool that can map 2 unique DTDs to each other, feed an XML file that conforms to one DTD and convert it according to the other DTD?
thanks!

opera 9.5 = shit

i blame user error. either that or piracy. i think that’s the only options, he’s an idiot or a thief.
(just kidding)While I won’t outright condemn it as shit (I like a lot of things about it) I’ve been having problems with it too. Crazy memory usage, pages not loading (get stuck on [...]

Comcast Ordered to Stop BitTorrent Traffic Interference

ISPs have been throttling BitTorrent traffic for years now, but only recently has this turned into a political issue. In a huge victory for BitTorrent users, the FCC has now announced that it will order Comcast to stop interfering with BitTorrent traffic.
Almost a year ago we first reported that Comcast was actively disconnecting BitTorrent [...]

VoIP handset needed

I’m looking for a VoIP handset (not headset, I want something that looks similar to a phone) that when plugged into the computer functions as a separate audio device. It must function as a seperate audio device without skype installed or other non driver software installed…
My work just provided me with a Cisco IP [...]