cookiebaker

@cookiebaker (330)

India • Age 34

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Computer is making my room to hot?

diablo24life @diablo24life (198) • Canada 1 Aug 10

I would have to say the most annoying thing about my computer is the fact that its in my room. it generates so much heat that when i have my windows open and a fan going it still doesnt do anything. does a laptop generate less...

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cookiebaker yep a laptop generates less heat. maybe you should install an air conditioner

1 Aug 10

Suggestions for a good graphics card

arvik_the_first @arvik_the_first (97) • India 30 Jul 10

Hey I was hoping to buy a new graphics card so just wanted check which is the best one. Plz tell me if the card you suggest is compatible with all kinds of hardware and should work with most of the games. Thnx

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cookiebaker nVidia Geforce 9800GT or ATI 4750 best bang for the bucks and good performance too

31 Jul 10

HackProof System

jakewarcat @jakewarcat (12) • United States 31 Jul 10

What would you do, if you "accidently" invented a hack proof computer system? - This goes for serious computer software engineers, etc- or even those with basic computing skills, who have knowledge about viruses, spywares,...

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cookiebaker there is nothing like a complete hack proof system. as there is no life without death, no day without night, no cops without thieves and no men without women

31 Jul 10

what do you think abou linux??

npjoopress @npjoopress (206) • Indonesia 30 Jul 10

is linux easy to use and is it safe?? how about if 90% people use linux. is it still safe?? or it's just like windows full with virus??!! or worse??. Thank you

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cookiebaker 90% of users who use linux are geeks or have advanced knowledge in the field of computers. the layman will find the commands of linux very difficult to understand. There ARE viruses for linux (but very few when compared to windows) No, its not "fully" like...

31 Jul 10

which is more preferable?

beherapratyush @beherapratyush (30) • India 12 Feb 10

Please suggest frankly which operating system is better is it windows XP or else it windows vista. windows vista is a gud looking operating system but it is becoming too slower .does it support the older version software and...

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cookiebaker if you are not a gamer, i would suggest that you use widows xp media centre edition. however, you can directly shift to windows 7 instead of vista. windows 7 is a lot more stable than vista and has great GUI along with many feature additions too

17 Feb 10

Need help with Error opening Multiple sites on my Computer!

jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 13 Feb 10

I used to be able to go to email in my outlook express and open multiple sites. It was very handy. Over the past week or so, this has stopped. Now all I can do is open one site at a time. If I try to open a second site, it just...

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cookiebaker have you tried setting every settings to default in IE? have you tried to reinstall or repair IE? have u tried any other browser except IE? Did you check in google about your problem before posting it here?

17 Feb 10

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which is the best hard disk brand , and the one u preffer

velocity_186 @velocity_186 (879) • India 14 Feb 10

I have used different hard disks of various brands but presently i am using seagate , maxtor i never faced problems with it nor i wish to face but i feel a bit worried about speed capablities which one do u prffer and y ?

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cookiebaker seagate offers best reliability. WDC craves speed. if you wanna speed, then go for WDC Raptor series.

17 Feb 10

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best anti-virus..............?

dasj20 @dasj20 (127) • India 15 Feb 10

hi friends,day by day new virus are come in online...and these are effect to our systems.. which anti virus is you used and how to protect our systems... which one is best do you think.....?

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cookiebaker nod32, norton internet security, panda titanium are some of my favorites. however, none grants you a complete virus proof pc. you should use a combination of antivirus/antivirus+firewall for best results.

17 Feb 10

The parts and component in computer today are of low quality.

1anurag1 @1anurag1 (3576) • India 16 Feb 10

The parts and component in computer today are of low quality. Do you believe that the tiny components now being used in computers are less robust and of quality. i think they go easily out of order and dont work. in short today...

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cookiebaker yes i find it quite true when it comes to low end products. the capacitors burn out easily these days. perhaps this has something to do with competing with other cheap &^ similar products in the market.

17 Feb 10

Been trying all day to figure out how to use a p2p connection!

free_man @free_man (7330) • United States 15 Feb 10

We have 2 computers. Mine is the new one and been trying to get the files sent from the old one to this one. So I download something to transfer files and I can't figure out how to use it. Any way I finally gave up and just...

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cookiebaker sometimes setting up LAN connections can be tiring :D thats why, i use a software called Ultra VNC. its a VNC software, through which you can control a client pc from a host pc. just install the software on both the pc's. start the client and admin mode in...

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have you ever built a computer?

codris @codris (781) • Italy 16 Feb 10

hi there people, i'm building a computer for one of my cousin, he needs a little computer not a powerful one but a little one, just to go on internet and download things from here. It's my first computer, i've already changed some...

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cookiebaker being a geek and gamer, ive assembled many computers. both for gamers, geeks, office workers, and various workstations too. setting up a computer is fairly easy. just make sure you attach the processor carefully and also make sure you are static free before...

17 Feb 10

How often do you log into MyLot?

moonchild117 @moonchild117 (1990) • Philippines 8 Feb 10

I used to log in everyday here in MyLot. Suddenly I got busy and failed to log in on some days. There are other times that I just don't feel like logging in and joining discussions. During the Holidays up until last month, I...

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cookiebaker if you use mylot only for earning, then its one of the most stupid places to do so. 0.1 cent per reply is gross i used to log in mylot everyday and posted around 50 replies per day but then i figured out this is a pathetic place ! i rarely log in to this...

9 Feb 10

PC Problem (Hang/Display)

aimeedia2x @aimeedia2x (374) • India 4 Feb 10

i was working on my pc, and it freezed. i tried to shut down, task manager but nothing work. then i turn it off an again turn it on. and there was no display. then i turn it off for half an hour. when i turn it on again it boots...

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cookiebaker you have most probably developed moisture in the golden fingers of your ram and/or gpu take an eraser take out your ram stick(s) and gpu (if u have one) rub the eraser against the golden fingers of the ram and gpu until they are shiny again. re-attach...

9 Feb 10

Can you fix your computer's problem by yourself?

vivianchen @vivianchen (2646) • China 4 Feb 10

I can't, i am really bad at fixing computers, i only know some basic techni. But my husband is better than i am, at least he is able to let the computer run again. lol. But if there comes to a servious issue, we have...

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cookiebaker i am considered as an expert by everyone who know me, when it comes to both software and hardware problems i got a part time job recently at an animation institute for solving their hardware & software problems I am going to open a computer service...

9 Feb 10

Do you use chit code while playing difficult war games?

mutpal74 @mutpal74 (314) • India 5 Feb 10

Hi friends, I have played several war games and liked Project IGI part one and two very much, But at the last stage I failed several times to clear the stage and hence searched for chit cod and got one too! But frankly speaking I...

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cookiebaker i dont know what is a chit code and i never use a cheat code hahahahaha actually cheat codes, ruin your gaming experience ...just wondering what these "chit codes" do ..any ideas fellas? :D :D

9 Feb 10