shadown_Luna

@shadown_Luna (82)

United States • Age 44

Joined myLot 16 years ago

If ya can't fix it, it ain't broke!

Discussions (44)

shadown_Luna's Activity

Powering LEDs

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 25 Jun 09

I need a little help on LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). How much power do you need to power a few of these buggers? I'm thinking maybe 20-30 3mm bright blue LEDs. You obviously can't use a few batteries. I was thinking either USB?...

Installing Car Audio and Electronics

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 24 Jun 09

I need help! I don't know too much about car audio, but I would like to install LEDs into my car and make them sync with my music. What I would like to know is: How do i give them power? I found a "Music and Flash Interface" on...

Custom PCB boards

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 30 May 09

Is there any place online that lets you create and order custom PCB boards? Thanks!

printed circut boards

Microcontrollers

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 23 May 09

I've been wanting to learn how to build something with a microcontroller (CHEAP!). I found this cool Led Cube project, but there weren't any good tutorials. If anyone knows anything about microcontrollers, please help a friend...

microcontrollers

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Used Laptops

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 24 Feb 09

I am wondering, Can i put any old motherboard into a case and have it work? Let me expand that a bit. I have an old laptop. The screen is just fine. It has RAM, and a dead battery. No hard drive, no CD Drive. It does have a...

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Hard Drives

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 5 Feb 09

My Laptop doesn't have a HDD and I don't wanna buy a new one, but rather use one of my Desktop ones. Will this adapter work? http://www.colordrives.com/2-5-ide-hard-drive-hdd-adapter-for-laptop.html

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Laptop Hard Drives

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 5 Feb 09

What cable connection is used with a Laptop and Hard Drive? Is it the same as a Desktop Hard Drive? I guess what I'm asking is, can I use my extra HDD from my Desktop in my Laptop? Thanx!!

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Windows OS on External HDD?

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 3 Feb 09

Is it possible to install and run Windows XP on an External HDD? I bought a broken Laptop that i mean to repair, and it has no HDD. I was just wondering if i could use my external....for the time being...???

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Suggest me a good cell phone brand to buy?

mailtoramesh @mailtoramesh (815) • India 1 Feb 09

I have planned to buy a new mobile phone next week. I asked my friends but I couldn't find anything better. I am in a confusion. Can you please suggest me one..? Happy mylotting

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shadown_Luna I agree, LG and Samsung phones are amazing. Motorola phones are nice too!

1 Feb 09

MyLot Age?

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 31 Jan 09

How old do you have to be to have an account on MyLot? Isn't it only like 16 or something like that? Little do people know, but I am actually 16 (almost 17!!!!) But don't let that scare you, cuz I am an A honor roll student and i...

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shadown_Luna As funny as that is, I don't see how it related to my question....hahaha...

31 Jan 09

What is your favorite mmorpg that you've ever played?

exodian1 @exodian1 (75) • United States 31 Jan 09

I'm just wondering what is the best mmorpg that you've ever played and stuck to for the longest period of time. My favorite mmorpg was runescape. I stuck to it for like 3 years. It has many features a lot of other games don't have...

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shadown_Luna Runescape was fun for awhile, but then i realized how much MORE there was in MMORPGs. Compared to some high end MMORPGS, runescape SUCKS. However, my computer sucks majorly and i am limited to 3D games. I tried one thou, called Rappelz and it was pretty...

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Flat Screen Monitor problems

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 31 Jan 09

My Dell Flat Screen Monitor has been going white on my every once in a while. At fisrt it appeared not working so my stop mom was gonna throw it out, but she just left it in the basement. I read up on how to fix some monitors and...

MyLot Age?

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 31 Jan 09

How old do you have to be to have an account on MyLot? Isn't it only like 16 or something like that? Little do people know, but I am actually 16 (almost 17!!!!) But don't let that scare you, cuz I am an A honor roll student and i...

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shadown_Luna I agree. I have learned so much hear and have been given excellent advice! However i was scared to admit my age, hoping that no one would take me seriously....

31 Jan 09

Ipod Vs Mp3 player

gradyslady @gradyslady (4054) • United States 28 Oct 07

Which one do you use, iPod or MP3 Player? Why? Which do you think is better if you don't have one?

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shadown_Luna In fact, I use neither (that is if we're using MP3 player as a simple device that only plays music). I have an Archos 605 wifi (80GB)! Yes, it does play MP3's, along with WMA, OGG, AAC and virtually ANY other audio codec out there. Not to mention it also plays...

31 Jan 09

Ipod Vs Mp3 player

gradyslady @gradyslady (4054) • United States 28 Oct 07

Which one do you use, iPod or MP3 Player? Why? Which do you think is better if you don't have one?

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shadown_Luna Yes, iPods are MP3 players in the sense that they play MP3's (music!) However, generally when referring to an iPod, you'd refer to it as an "iPod" or maybe PMP (Portable media Player) whereas if you were speaking about a simple device that did nothing besides...

31 Jan 09

MyLot Age?

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 31 Jan 09

How old do you have to be to have an account on MyLot? Isn't it only like 16 or something like that? Little do people know, but I am actually 16 (almost 17!!!!) But don't let that scare you, cuz I am an A honor roll student and i...

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Which is the Best And Cheapest laptop ???

oppofwar @oppofwar (46) • India 30 Jan 09

I am planning to buy one more but want a rather cheap ,affordable but with good performance which is difficult to find one. I did some research and found Dell and HP are bit expensive . i Checked acer aspire one range 15k-17k...

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shadown_Luna What exactly is your price range? There are some pretty nice Dell's and Toshiba's on geeks.com from $450 and up. Dual Core! Acer's are great computers too. Try checking out the Acer's Atom powered laptops. You might not get the great performance, but the...

31 Jan 09

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Processor types

shadown_Luna @shadown_Luna (82) • United States 31 Jan 09

Are the processors for laptops and desktops the same? What is the socket type for a Pentium 4 processor in a laptop?

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