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Davincie posted:I recently build a new computer and on my old one (which I no longer have access to) I had a program that would tell me the quality of an mp3 when I mouse over it, so things like bitrate, low-mid-high-very high quality, song length, artist and so on. The words telling me the quality is the important part. Anyone know a good (free preferred) program that does that? Not quite the same, but in Windows Explorer, with the view set to details, you can see that info: 
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HalloKitty posted:I wouldn't go that far, since SMART values are never totally meaningful, but you don't need the excuse of a hosed drive to get an SSD. I was under the impression that SMART passes don't necessarily guarantee your drive is healthy, but that failures are always a Bad Thing.
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May 21, 2012 19:44
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Davincie posted:I recently build a new computer and on my old one (which I no longer have access to) I had a program that would tell me the quality of an mp3 when I mouse over it, so things like bitrate, low-mid-high-very high quality, song length, artist and so on. The words telling me the quality is the important part. Anyone know a good (free preferred) program that does that?  MediaMonkey is pretty good as a media player and organizer and has columns for bit rate, channels and sample rate. Not bit depth, oddly.
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May 21, 2012 20:14
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HalloKitty posted:I wouldn't go that far, since SMART values are never totally meaningful, but you don't need the excuse of a hosed drive to get an SSD. No really, his drive is in trouble. Specifically he has 42 reallocated sectors. I believe Google released a White Paper several years ago that indicated that any reallocated sectors at all dramatically increases the chance of total failure. I'd definitely backup your data (and keep it up-to-date), and be prepared for a drive failure at any time. If that means buying an SSD now, go for it.
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May 21, 2012 20:27
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IIRC, reallocated sectors means that a problem with the actual surface of the drive is beginning, which would indicate a looming total failure with an indeterminate time interval. So yeah, as soon as I see something like that show up, it's time to get a new drive... now.
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May 21, 2012 20:35
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kapinga posted:No really, his drive is in trouble. Specifically he has 42 reallocated sectors. I believe Google released a White Paper several years ago that indicated that any reallocated sectors at all dramatically increases the chance of total failure. Actually yeah, disregard what I said, it is pretty clear. I thought it was going to be one of those values that always reads off, but no.
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May 21, 2012 20:39
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Can anyone recommend some software to add metadata to mp4's? Specifically something that can automatically download information from imdb and it to the file. I found Metax which I'll pay for if I have to, but it seems like something simple enough that there will be a free solution out there. Thanks!
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May 21, 2012 23:55
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Sri.Theo posted:Can anyone recommend some software to add metadata to mp4's?
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Flipperwaldt posted:Another thing MediaMonkey may be worth a shot for. Hey it seems to work- thanks! I was hoping though that once I did this that information would show up in other media players that the files were added to. For example if I embed the metadata in a dozen files then if someone opens them up in Zune player it would be neatly organized in the correct genre with a description for them. This however doesn't seem to be happening. Do you have any clue how to make something like that work, with any easy to use media player? Also I think I owe you a favour - you always seem to answer my computer questions! Sri.Theo fucked around with this message at 00:46 on May 22, 2012 |
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May 22, 2012 00:37
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AlexDeGruven posted:IIRC, reallocated sectors means that a problem with the actual surface of the drive is beginning, which would indicate a looming total failure with an indeterminate time interval. Take this with a grain of salt, but I thought that if SMART reports a reallocated sector it means that your drive has already used up all the sectors it can do this to quietly and is now into the process that starts to lower the capacity of your disk. Prior to this point it would reallocate by itself and SMART would be none the wiser. But like I said, I can't guarantee this is true. But in my experience, once you see one sector being reallocated, you soon see a lot more.
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May 22, 2012 00:38
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Well, this is what GSmartControl has to say about reallocated sectors, but it's not clear to me if SMART knows about all reallocations or not. Thinking about it, though, I don't see why the drive would keep quiet about any reallocation, so I'm leaning towards SMART reporting them no matter what.
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May 22, 2012 00:53
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Sri.Theo posted:Hey it seems to work- thanks! I was hoping though that once I did this that information would show up in other media players that the files were added to. I haven't got great many MP4 files to test on, but could you check in MediaMonkey whether Tools > Options > Library > Tags & Playlists > Update tags when editing properties is enabled and whether that makes a difference? It seems to be disabled by default, which is prudent and delightfully non-intrusive for a media manager, but not helpful in this case. You should also be able to force database/tag synchronisation manually through Tools > Advanced Tag Management > Synchronize Tags (CTRL+S)
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May 22, 2012 01:15
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kapinga posted:No really, his drive is in trouble. Specifically he has 42 reallocated sectors. I believe Google released a White Paper several years ago that indicated that any reallocated sectors at all dramatically increases the chance of total failure. I've already backed up all my data, and moved all important stuff to my laptop over the past year. Pretty much my desktop is for games, Play On, and storing photos. Once it dies or gets too annoying I'll rebuild on an SSD, and put the photos on the externa drive.
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May 22, 2012 01:58
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Flipperwaldt posted:It should, in principle, be possible with any player that reads MP4 tags. It's just a matter of getting MediaMonkey to not only save the changes to its database, but also to the tags in the files themselves. I managed that and it worked for about half the files but for some reason refused to add the genre tags to about half the files, so I added them manually through mp3 tagger (ridiculously slow piece of software btw). And it seems to work great! All I need now is to figure out what tag marks a file as a 'movie' rather than 'other' or unknown and it will be perfect plug n play. Well for the other person, its been a lot of hassle for me!
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May 22, 2012 09:55
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Anyone have a recommendation for BluRay playback (Windows 7 64 bit)?
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May 22, 2012 11:36
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GobiasIndustries posted:Anyone have a recommendation for BluRay playback (Windows 7 64 bit)? ArcSoft Total Media Theatre. I loving hate PowerDVD and WinDVD. Give it a go. Most bluray drives will come with a version of PowerDVD if it's anything like when I bought my LG. c0burn fucked around with this message at 21:04 on May 22, 2012 |
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I just installed Office 2010 32-bit on a 64-bit system. When it finished, it didn't register any of the file extensions with Windows. Is that cause I'm using a stupid version for my OS? I did the 32-bit version because the install said, "Hey! Your Plug-Ins might be broken and other compatibility issues could arise if you use 64-bit." I heeded the warning cause we use Kaspersky and I didn't know if it would be happy. Kinda foolish of me in retro. Should I just install the 64-bit version and see? Or is there a button I can press to have Office register it's file extensions with Windows? Edit: on an unrelated note, I'm so impressed with Windows Scheduled Task/task scheduler interface, so strong! decypher fucked around with this message at 22:15 on May 22, 2012 |
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May 22, 2012 22:03
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decypher posted:I just installed Office 2010 32-bit on a 64-bit system. When it finished, it didn't register any of the file extensions with Windows. Is that cause I'm using a stupid version for my OS? No something else is hosed up. We deployed 32-bit Office 2010 to 100+ Windows 7 x64 desktops with no issues.
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Edit: Never mind, I figured it out.
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May 23, 2012 00:10
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Now that you've got it figured out don't reinstall 64-bit Office. The official word from Microsoft, at least as has been told to the company I work for, is not to use the 64-bit version unless you have a specific need for it.
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May 23, 2012 00:40
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Galler posted:Now that you've got it figured out don't reinstall 64-bit Office. The official word from Microsoft, at least as has been told to the company I work for, is not to use the 64-bit version unless you have a specific need for it. Yep, unless you have Excel spreadsheets over 4GB (or I suppose any document over 4GB, but who the gently caress has a 4GB word document. gently caress, asking the questoins mean's somebody does) the official word is don't use 64 bit. I think Office 2010 64 bit is a lot like Windows Xp 64 bit. Yeah, it exists, but you probably shouldn't use it. Hopefully next 64 bit office will be as rock solid as Windows 7 was in comparison to 32 bit.
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Does anyone know a simple program that would be good at essentially acting like an electronic sing-out sheet for physical equipment? Right now I'm just using a paper sign-out sheet when I loan stuff out but it feels like there has to be something out there already. I could write something, but I'd prefer not to if it's not necessary.
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May 23, 2012 04:50
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Is there any "widget" of sorts for Windows XP that lets me press a universal keyboard shortcut that lets me search through my GMail contacts? It would make my work life infinitely easier if there was.
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Galler posted:Now that you've got it figured out don't reinstall 64-bit Office. The official word from Microsoft, at least as has been told to the company I work for, is not to use the 64-bit version unless you have a specific need for it. Eh, we use it and it works fine. You're only going to have issues if people use crazy plugins. Infact, it's a bonus that crazy plugins don't work.
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I know theres a OP/Megathread about this but I cant find it... What is the solution to the general "slowness" all windows systems seem to get as they go on? Like my computer was lightening fast when I first got it. I havent really installed many programs and i clean it with 3 different anti-virus every other day. How do I get that "fresh install" speed to last forever? Any suggestions?
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Gozinbulx posted:I know theres a OP/Megathread about this but I cant find it... Stop running 3 different anti-viruses, for a start.
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May 23, 2012 20:39
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i knew someone would say that. Im serious though, is it the registry or something?
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May 23, 2012 21:14
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Gozinbulx posted:i knew someone would say that. Well, yeah, because it's a big obvious problem. What version of Windows is this? Unless you're still on XP, there shouldn't be any need for routine reinstalls. One thing that might help, though, is to go to msconfig and disable unnecessary startup items. If you don't know what something is, look it up. If you're still not sure whether it's important, leave it turned on.
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I just got a USB 3.0 -> SATA adapter and would like to wipe (zero-fill) some old hard disks I have laying around. Is there any reputable program to accomplish this?
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May 24, 2012 00:45
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Gozinbulx posted:i knew someone would say that. Registry bloat is fairly nonexistant for Win7, it's vastly improved over XP/Vista. If you're experiencing long term degredation you've either accumulated too many processes absorbing system resources (change your process load in msconfig at boot) or your HDD has suffered massive amounts of defragmentation (75%+). Either way it isn't normal and you're doing something odd. akadajet posted:I just got a USB 3.0 -> SATA adapter and would like to wipe (zero-fill) some old hard disks I have laying around. Is there any reputable program to accomplish this? Mount the drive, open command prompt, format e: /fs:NTFS /p:2 (substitute E: for the mounted drive letter) Or grab yourself a copy of Killdisk. MeramJert posted:Does anyone know a simple program that would be good at essentially acting like an electronic sing-out sheet for physical equipment? Right now I'm just using a paper sign-out sheet when I loan stuff out but it feels like there has to be something out there already. I could write something, but I'd prefer not to if it's not necessary. Microsoft Excel? Digital_Jesus fucked around with this message at 00:52 on May 24, 2012 |
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May 24, 2012 00:49
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Digital_Jesus posted:Either way it isn't normal and you're doing something odd. Like running three different anti-viruses, for example 
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akadajet posted:I just got a USB 3.0 -> SATA adapter and would like to wipe (zero-fill) some old hard disks I have laying around. Is there any reputable program to accomplish this? A full format (as opposed to a quick one) under Windows Vista/7 will zero your disk.
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Digital_Jesus posted:Mount the drive, open command prompt, format e: /fs:NTFS /p:2 (substitute E: for the mounted drive letter) I had no idea the format command could do that. Thanks!
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Gromit posted:A full format (as opposed to a quick one) under Windows Vista/7 will zero your disk. I didn't know that Microsoft changed it. I was still under the impression that all a full format did was check for bad sectors.
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akadajet posted:I didn't know that Microsoft changed it. I was still under the impression that all a full format did was check for bad sectors. Standard formats under windows will simply mark the entire drive as deleted but not actually zero out. The command I linked above will zero the disk. If you want multiple passes or DoD level drive wiping you'll need something like Killdisk.
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May 24, 2012 01:20
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Don't mention multipass formats as that gives them too much credibility.
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May 24, 2012 01:33
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You can also do a simple format and cipher /w, which does a zero pass, one pass and then random pass without needing any extra software. It's gonna take a long-rear end time though.
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Need some advice on a good antivirus/malware. Security essentials isn't cutting it for my relatives. Keep getting calls every few weeks about some new malware they have installed. Help! Thanks
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Nask26 posted:Need some advice on a good antivirus/malware. Security essentials isn't cutting it for my relatives. Keep getting calls every few weeks about some new malware they have installed. Help! Thanks Something that uses a software whitelist. (Hell, reducing their account privileges might be enough.) From the sound of it this is a user problem, not an antivirus problem.
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Something that uses a software whitelist. (Hell, reducing their account privileges might be enough.) It is, It's most likely my 15 year old brother who is causing the issues. I was thinking malwarebytes or nod32.
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