ronpins

@ronpins (40)

Philippines • Age 42

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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How do you protect your PC from the internet?

yoniarnon @yoniarnon (1079) • Israel 16 Jul 11

The internet is full with spyware scam sites, virus, warms and pop up... How do you protect your PC? I am using "speed up my PC" and "AVG anti virus" but i still feel my PC is slow and full with spy and bad internet files.. What...

internet

scam

virus

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ronpins Hi. Any kind of anti-virus will do. There is no 100% anti-virus software that is gonna protect your PC, and do not install two anti-virus software, it'll only slow down your PC. It is the User who should be careful on what he is doing with the PC, specially...

19 Jul 11

Slim system unit casing: OK or not OK?

hacker4ever @hacker4ever (297) • Philippines 17 Aug 08

I'm planning to replace my system unit casing. I saw in tv that there are slim types of system unit casings. Is this ok for the motherboard's proper ventilation and operation?

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ronpins hello hacker, As far as ventilation is concerned, the more colder air that gets in and warmer air that gets out of the casing is all you needed. Now if this casing you wanted to get can do this, like any other mid-atx or full tower-atx casing, then go for...

18 Aug 08

My Favorite PTC Site! What is Yours?

candlelovinmom @candlelovinmom (108) • United States 13 Aug 08

Hi My Lotter's! I have noticed that PTC sites are very popular with some My Lotter's. I am a member of quite a few PTC sites myself but my favorite site is Hits4Pay. I have been most successful with this particular site. If you...

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ronpins hello candle, I am also a registered user of Hits4Pay for almost 2weeks now, but until now, I still haven't received any email to read. why is this? maybe anyone here know's, please post some replies. thanks a lot.

13 Aug 08

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How Many Different Operating Systems You have Used Till Now

satishpal @satishpal (18) • India 13 Aug 08

Please Specify all the operating systems you have worked on till now Mine are .... DOS Windows All versions Linux (SUSE, Red HAT, CentOS) MAC OS SOLARIS

operating systems

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ronpins hi satishpal, for me I have used Windows from 3.1 to Vista, so as MAC OS Leopard,LINUX-- Slackware, Mandrake--Mandriva, RedHat. I have also used SuSE for a short period of time. also that winlinux before. good day :)

13 Aug 08

What is your operating system?

triptibaby @triptibaby (691) • India 18 Jul 08

Most of the computer users are using Windows and windows has gained a high level of popularity for it ease of use. There are many who are using different operating systems and the one which is in the recent popularity are Mac....

mac

operating system

windows

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ronpins Hello triptibaby, I used to dual-boot Linux and Windows, but right now, I'm running on WinXP SP2 standalone. Still be dual-booting as soon as I finished building my new rig :)

13 Aug 08

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Which is More Stable and User Friendly Operating System

satishpal @satishpal (18) • India 13 Aug 08

Please Tell me which is more User Friendly and Stable Operating Systems among Microsoft Windows and Linux

operating systems

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ronpins hello sat, For me before WinXP it was Win98, really stable OS that time. But now I still stick to WinXP SP2, upgrading to SP3 is quite not needed yet as for my use. For Linux, there's some distro out there that is user friendly and also stable, this just...

13 Aug 08

At What Age Did You First Taste Beer / Alcohol? How Is Your First Trial?

wendhieRN @wendhieRN (754) • United States 13 Aug 08

nobody below 18 years of age is allowed going to the bar or even to wine cellars to purchase any alcoholic drink / beer. but having a foretaste or a small shot happens inevitable sometimes at your very home or maybe in your...

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ronpins hello wendhie, i had my first taste on beer at age of (if i can really recall) 9-11 with this age range. I knew i was elementary that time. and so as my first try of smoking was when i was 6-7 yrs old. I was in 1st grade that time, first try I didn't got...

13 Aug 08

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Reformattng takes a long time and requires patience...

shiloh_222 @shiloh_222 (5479) • Philippines 10 Aug 08

my laptop has been reformatted by my brother and i have been installing the drivers sicne early this afternoon. it's a time consuming process with the fact that i want to be able to mylot asap. hehehe.. how often do you have your...

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ronpins hello. the only reason that I will reformat my hard drive, if its totally messed up and that I already have done everything possible way to keep me from reformatting it, and besides that, I don't find it necessary to reformat your hdd every now and then....

11 Aug 08

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Which version of Linux is better?

fuuyuki756 @fuuyuki756 (388) • Philippines 10 Aug 08

I'm planning to shift from windows to linux.. what do u think is the best version of Linux out there?

linux

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ronpins hi fu, do you have any experience with linux already? well, you can start off with Mandriva. Or Ubuntu, they're quite a user-friendly distro for beginners. Try it out, its easy to install. Enjoy!

11 Aug 08

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Torrents..

NrgDfenZ @NrgDfenZ (1810) • Belgium 11 Aug 08

Hi all I have this problem.. Almost every site where I search torrents on are low on peers and seeds.. Do you perhaps know any sites with active torrents ?? Thx

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ronpins hello, you might also want to try thepiratebay.net. check out RLSLOG.net also. hope this helps.

11 Aug 08

my computer

4aps777 @4aps777 (1528) • United States 9 Aug 08

i have a custom built computer it has asus m2n32-slide delux motherboard wireless edition-sli ready amd 64x2 5200+ dual core processure pny 8500 gt video card 4 gigs ddr2 ram maxton 500 gigs hard drive windows vista 64 bit...

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ronpins hi, C2Q q6600 mobo: asus p5k-se (no plans going sli yet. also changing mobo soon) ram: TWIN2X2048-8500C5D Corsair Dominator psu: corsair hx620w vc: 8800GT OC edition (planning to sell this)

10 Aug 08

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who will dominate as the all time favorite PC GAMES?

wendhieRN @wendhieRN (754) • United States 6 Aug 08

way back on the previous years, red alert and CS dominate in the market as a group play in PC gaming, after few years "battle realms", "yuri's revenge" and "generals" begone to be popular then and the introduction of "battle field...

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ronpins Hi wendhie, I agree WARCRAFT and CS are the commonly played games right now, but we'll see when Starcraft 2 becomes available and set its pace. Diablo 3 is also making its way out to the market...'coz before warcraft made its glory, starcraft owns it,...

8 Aug 08

Is Angelina Jolie Hotter than Jennifer Aniston

Kingofthekings @Kingofthekings (278) • Pakistan 26 Jul 08

Is Angelina Jolie Hotter or Jennifer Aniston?...

angelina jolie

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ronpins Hi King, well...YEAH, for me, Angelina is hotter than Jennifer. Though I appreciate Jen too, but Angelina really got me. hehe

8 Aug 08

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2008 Beijing Olympics: Did you watch the opening ceremony?

leateagee @leateagee (3667) • China 8 Aug 08

I am now residing here in China. I can't watch the opening at the stadium itself so I comfortable watch at home with my colleagues. It was an amazing one-hour presentation of China's rich culture. The synchronicity of the...

2008 beijing olympics

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ronpins hello leateagee, I saw the some parts of the opening ceremony and it was simply amazing, indeed synchronicity is well choreographed. Fireworks were also great, its like endless. China really showed the world how ready they are for the Olympics.

8 Aug 08

Blocking a process?

TheNightFox @TheNightFox (235) • New Zealand 8 Aug 08

I have several processes running on my computer which when I kill, they come back within a few minutes. I have as few processes running as possible, no more than 24 when it is just idling, and I don't even like that. Firstly,...

blocking

process

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ronpins hello there, you might want to download Process Explorer, which you will know what kind of processes that are running in your system and block it if you want to. search the web for it, and give it a try, you might like it.

8 Aug 08

Do You Think It's Rude to...?

thayes1106 @thayes1106 (156) • United States 7 Aug 08

I don't know about the rest of you but I was raised that you don't go into someone's home and ask for things.....I was taught you wait until you are asked or invited. I wouldn't have dreamt of going into someone's fridge and...

bad manners

being polite

rudeness

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ronpins hello thayes, For me, when I am at friends house (though these are really close friends, like i've known them for 7-8 years now, and also with stong bonding relationship :) ) I can go to their house and find something to eat, watch tv, I can even take my...

8 Aug 08

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1 person