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  1. Tripredacus
    There seems to be a problem with the link, if that is what submix8c means. I can't get to it, it just says XML Parsing Error. Can you post the model of Gigabyte board that you have?
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    There are various problems here. Youtube decided to make a specific image size, to be designed in 3 sections using a total number of pixels that would seem to be the correct amount because it can be divided by 3. It would make sense at first, but it doesn't because you run into this problem. I've run into this before while doing my own designs. The end result is I would design something and it wouldn't be exactly centered, as I was using a "block model" in my design. This can be due to failure to count borders. So while Fireworks allows me to physically type in half pixels, it also doesn't actually allow it. It is possible to "fake" it, but it would require you to have a feathered border (of some degree) on the block edge to make it appear it was centered. If you look at the sample image on the official Youtube guide, you see this in action as well. The other problem is that whoever made the guide you want to use has made an error. They are presuming that the middle section (for non-TV devices) is supposed to be centered. Simple math tells you that the total height (1440) minus non-TV viewable height (423) gives you 1017... divide that in half and you get the 508.5. This would then seem to mean that the "always viewable" segment of the banner should have a Y of 508.5. Here is where their error is revealed. If you download the actual template from Youtube (I tested the Fireworks PNG) and take a look where that center block starts, it is Y509. So, that guide you are using is wrong. We can argue that Youtube is wrong because they should have done some better testing, however we should know that most people aren't picky about doing things properly. So you make do with what Youtube gives you... Although considering this type of image, I wouldn't use a block design that pushes directly to that border.
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    The problem is... a single webpage is only allowed to have 1 of each of the root objects, such as: <html> <DOCTYPE> <header> <body> ETC. So if a rendered page contains more than one of these, it shouldn't render it properly. Now where does these extra things come from? It is in the iframe target's code! It shouldn't be there and its Youtube's fault for offering people easy copypasta links for embedding videos designed as stand alone pages. Here is likely your culprit: All browsers being unequal, enforce web standards differently (for whatever reason) and you get different results. IMO, using code like this should NOT be ignored by any browser, resulting in breaking the rest of the page... which was what used to happen in the Web 1.0 days.
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    I suspect that it was always possible to fry an egg on the hood of a black car, as long as black cars existed. It seems someone traced the first reported instance of this, at least dealing with sidewalks. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-06/news/ct-talk-fry-egg-on-sidewalk-0706-20120706_1_egg-sidewalk-heat-wave-strikes Certainly if we were to tie frying eggs on things that aren't designed for frying eggs as a symptom of global warming, then this trend surely started prior to 1899. Which should safely narrow it down to trains, smelting plants and cow farts.
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    Do you even need to worry about the half pixels? Why not just make an image that is 2560x423? If it were me (and I'm not certain I care about people using Youtube on a TV), i'd use a gradient in my design to handle the space above and below the Max-Width sized banner. Reference Guide: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2972003?hl=en
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    It would appear that the method to do a clean install with an Upgrade product key is to use the appropriate DigitalRiver media to install, skip the product key, and then phone in activation. This seems to be a similar case as here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/clean-install-of-windows-7-from-a-windows-7/9d57b9f2-bf9b-4244-8fdf-edd777ba4489
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    I do not know of a way to do it with regedit, but here are 4 options: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825705.aspx
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    I have a feeling that "segment of computing" will have a following, similar to the development being done on the Occulus Rift.
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    The Start Menu shown during the Briefing was not translucent or transparent. It looked like the normal blue one from the TP, with the exception that you could snap the Start Menu to your entire screen for whatever reason.
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    This is so new there are no real articles about it. From the Windows 10 Briefing live broadcast: http://news.microsoft.com/windows10story/ Which may not help many as the event won't last forever.
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    That would be presuming that Photoshop would actually put the pixels where you want them to be. It would be worth a test, but you may end up with unwanted results. Regarding my use of Fireworks, it comes down to my usage history. I had an "LE" version of Photoshop 5 originally, it came with some hardware I bought. I first got a Macromedia Suite license from college for version 2 software (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Freehand, Director, Flash, etc) and then one for MX 2004. I had used Fireworks 2 along with the Photoshop 5 LE and found that (at that time) the only real difference was that Photoshop has filters. I basically ditched Photoshop and only have been using Fireworks MX 2004. I have since used newer versions of Photoshop through work, such as CS3 but my familiarity with Fireworks makes it my goto application. Regarding PSD files, it does support *some* ... it is version dependent. You probably would want to stick with a parallel version. IDK if Fireworks is still included in the Creative Suite, it was in CS3. Send me a PM and I'll see what I can do.
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    Its been some time since I used photoshop... but do you not have the ability to type in the actual coordinates/dimensions of a selected object? This is a screenshot of such controls in Fireworks: Photoshop must have something similar.
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    Merged both topics.
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    I've noticed that some programs, if they "open" a file, the modified date will change even if nothing is actually saved.
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    I would be fine to accept that man is the cause for global warming and we should do something about it, however there are some problems: - all the FUD reported by the news use terms like "warmest on record" which only goes back to some point in the 1800s and ignores the previous millions or years that man has lived on the planet. - Researchers that have been able to determine that the planet has been warmer in a past where no automobiles or coal plants existed, and that there is good evidence that the climate changes in cycles over time are ignored or lambasted. - Government (country or local) policies are still made based on monetary issues... In my mind, if we were "doomed" then we wouldn't need to worry about how much this or that costs, no need to tax or fine people, etc. Just switch on over the environmentally friendly stuff but no, we can't just get rid of gas or coal because those companies make mega buxx. - The science itself seems to ignore other things that have an effect on the climate such as sun spots/activity and changes in the magnetic field.
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    Please be aware that the forum rules have not changed. Even if the MD5 or SHA1 match up, downloading an OS from anywhere other than a Microsoft or Partner website is still illegal.
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    Not insinuating anything, I am plainly stating that (IMHO) the *need* for a multiple display is a "niche", related to: graphical design (very high level one) and that counts for two fingers of my left hand, namely thumb and indexCAD/CAM (also rather highish level) and that counts for middle, ring and pinkysoftware engineering (because you tell me so ) One you might be forgetting... and I would consider it separate from both graphical design and software engineering (while still containing portions of both) is web development. The reasons why my computer has 3 monitors was because I was doing web development at the time. Having multiple monitors is essential for that kind of work imo.
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    Hmmm well I usually would say, what is the part number? Then again, none of my Windows 8.1 disc images are in .ISO format but the part number is the filename. Was this downloaded from the Microsoft Retail link?
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    All this tablet talk is really about the interface. Whether that is what is on the screen, or the physical interface. Typing on a touchscreen is a disaster and a lot of these attachable keyboards (like netbooks) are not as good or are too small and uncomfortable to use. But the reason why tablet adoption has failed to overtake notebooks is probably the same reason why PDAs were never able to. These are separate devices and need to be used for specific purposes and not to replace the notebooks. It isn't as easy as how the industry erased the calculator by putting it into every electronic device you can own. Heck, even that is an example I can point to. I'd much rather use a real calculator (or the one on my desktop) than the one that is on my phone.
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    This right here is an example of why indexing seems like a wasted effort. Third party search programs like the one Noel posted, as well as the locate32 that I use, prove this. I presume these programs search similar to what we had built-in XP or the previous one in Win9x.
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    See if this is relevant: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/161983-windows-setup-time-app-crash/?p=1030104
  22. Tripredacus
    Are you missing a \ in your path at the end? Should it be C:\temp\diagslow\Windows.etl ?
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    I personally disable indexing as well.
  24. Tripredacus
    If you are using pagefile/hibernation/vmem I'd see if possible to put those things on another disk. Is this possible or you only have an SSD in there?
  25. Tripredacus
    I personally dislike ISP provided modem/router combination dealies... because they are a pain to work with. I always prefer having a simple modem and then use my own router on it.
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