BlackSmokeDMax

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I wouldn't mind getting a nice curved monitor. You'd have to pay me to get a curved TV though. I'm pretty sure I read an article way back where the only reason they started making them curved was it was cheaper with that particular tech. So then the marketing team went into overdrive to convince us that curved TV's are AWESOME. The problem with that is there is one sweet spot for curved screens, ideal for a computer monitor, not so much for a TV in a living/media room. Unless you go sup

Reply to @ Devs Fallen Enchantress:LH, please make older versions available as betas here or on Steam in Elemental Game Series Elemental Forums

That'd be great! My reason for playing 1.8 would be the city borders bug introduced in 2.0.

Reply to Stardock Magazine: June 2017 Feedback in Stardockians Elemental Forums

[quote who="LightStar" reply="1" id="3680982"] Never heard of Discord, it forces you to install a different browser? [/quote] There is also a separate desktop application and mobile apps as well.

Reply to Let's put the online cheaters in prison in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote]Who else would enjoy seeing some cheaters go to prison? [/quote] I would totally enjoy it! However I certainly don't want to see my tax dollars wasted on making it happen. I'm not saying I like the other wasteful spending, but certainly I don't want to add to it.

Reply to DEV DIARY: GalCiv III & Other Languages in GalCiv III Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Horemvore" reply="1" id="3653462"] Have you thought about asking the community to help with translations? Or if that is not to your tastes, giving a brief guide(or allowing if its not something that is moddable atm) so the community can if they so chose make translations of their own? Edit: You could make a competition for it or something [e digicons]:)[/e] (Im sure a free code for this or that is cheaper than your current route) [/quote] &

Reply to [2.012 Rivals] Game-breaker: "ally" blocks chokepoint on strategic map in Sorcerer King Elemental Forums

Sadly, we've been asking for a fix to this situation since original SK.

Reply to My win7 machine died in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="BigDogBigFeet" reply="4" id="3676499"] Its likely the Power Supply. [/quote] Or possibly a heat issue. Running some type of program watching/logging heat would figure this out right away. Could be as simple as taking heat sink/cooler off and re-applying thermal paste and putting back together.

Reply to GalCiv III: Crusade - Player's Guide in GalCiv III Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Wow.

Reply to Galactic Civilizations through the ages in GalCiv III Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="DMF" reply="10" id="3674829"] So Frogboy has morphed into Draginol, eh? Hi, Brad. [/quote] He'll still use the other account as well. Not sure if there is any rhyme or reason as to which account he uses. My guess is just whichever was logged into a specific computer last.

Reply to Windows 10 in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="Daiwa" reply="40" id="3674749"] Is the Creator's Update labeled as such when it shows up? [/quote] I looked that up a couple days ago, and IIRC it is version 1703. So maybe look for that as well. My test computer is still on the previous version and haven't seen anything about it getting updated yet, so no actual experience with that myself.

Reply to PREVIEW GUIDE: Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade in GalCiv III Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Absolutely love the feature comparison table. Looking forward to the release.

Reply to Remove Cortana? in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="Anthony R" reply="29" id="3674027"] Still running 7, but I wouldn't buy a copy today if building a new rig. I would get a copy of 10 and figure out how to best tweak it to suit my needs. [/quote] I probably would have gone that route if: a. Setting it up one time would definitely stick. Meaning no checking after every damn update to see if they have reset to spying on you. b. I believed that they have actually admitted to, and put in place control

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[quote who="starkers" reply="17" id="3673941"] Quoting benmanns, reply 12 Old news... Kaby Lake is still working on windows8.1 The OS just wont auto update, you can still update the driver manual For those who don't know, majorgeeks.com hosts all the patches and updates from MS, meaning t

Reply to Remove Cortana? in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="alaknebs" reply="25" id="3673973"] the block has supposedly already kicked in this month. according to the ars link i posted. [/quote] I was able to update my new computer successfully, so either they are incorrect, or its a rolling release on that program. I received that Ryzen cpu on the 7th, and assembled/updated on the 8th and 9th.

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[quote who="alaknebs" reply="11" id="3673878"] Quoting BlackSmokeDMax, reply 8 I just purchased a new retail copy of Windows 8.1 last week for a brand new computer. Don't regret it even slightly! brand new as in couple of year old hardware (pre-skylake) or brand new brand new? because.. you mi

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[quote who="Phoon" reply="7" id="3673842"] Or should I consider buying a copy of 7? really? This far in to W10 and you would even think about moving back to a system that is falling farther down the support chain? Not logical at all.. [/quote] I just purchased a new retail copy of Windows 8.1 last week for a brand new computer. Don't regret it even slightly!

Reply to Recommended Software Prior to Creating Fresh Install Image in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="scorpNZ" reply="18" id="3672862"] adobe reader ? if you just want to view pdf's sumatra pdf (installer or portable versions & very small foot print or a slightly larger more function foxit reader) [/quote] I end up needing to fill in a lot of PDFs, and I've yet to find one of the small quick programs that does it without any hassles like the official Adobe app. I could probably get away with it on my home computer as I don't do that

Reply to MS reveals what data it collects in W10 in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="4" id="3672764"] Sadly, if you become a user of technology, the creators/purveyors of that technology seem to think that your personal data is fair game and that they can use or sell it off as they see fit. Worse still, you can't avoid it unless you become a hermit and live life like back in the Stone Age. [/quote] So true. Even if using something like linux, unless you REALLY know what you are doing, you are taking

Reply to MS reveals what data it collects in W10 in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="DaveBax" reply="2" id="3672758"] Lot of other people doing much more wrong than Microsoft. Not that Microsoft is a saint but people seem to worry more about them then all the other places that give out your info and more of it. [/quote] I think that is because being the operating system, Windows has access to more of it than anyone else, and likely more important things as well. I believe there is a deeper trust involved in the operating sy

Reply to Recommended Software Prior to Creating Fresh Install Image in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="admiralWillyWilber" reply="14" id="3672586"] Acrobat reader is not a browser it is basically made to read different software. The advantage of reading is so you can't write anything. They used to use edit. I have no idea why they changed. Yah no real reason program. If you are going to use these programs then I see a reason to include them on a image. When you start the new ssd change the download location to your new harddrive only installing what you want on you ssd dri

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[quote who="alaknebs" reply="13" id="3672580"] not sure why you need acrobat reader. unless it's for more than just reading pdf, which you can do with browsers nowadays, if not other alternatives. (someone mentioned they need it for something else before. forgot if it was you) [/quote] I find the readers built into browsers: a. don't read all pdfs equally. I have seen way to many where the pdf is displayed incorrectly. <p

Reply to HTTPS broken on forums in Forum Issues Elemental Forums

[quote who="The_Gear" reply="1" id="3669586"] We're working on it at this time. Thank you. [/quote] Think around the time this happened I saw steam forum threads stating that Legendary Heroes registration was back (believe that was officially removed about a year ago.) Are these issues somehow related? Don't think this is the first time the registrations have accidentally been re-enabled. But I can't recall if the forums here were having troubles the other times.

Reply to Recommended Software Prior to Creating Fresh Install Image in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="9" id="3672371"] Quoting BlackSmokeDMax, reply 7 Do you have the Acronis software backing up a certain number of images and then starting to overwrite? So a couple of favorites and then a running log of 5 or 10 previous builds that cycle? Yes. I also have Sy

Reply to Recommended Software Prior to Creating Fresh Install Image in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

Added another bit to the end of my OP for anyone who has already read the original post. Wondering if the Samsung Magician software that comes with the SSD is worth the install. It is not the Data Migration Software, but supposedly software that is used to keep the drive in good order and running fast. My main question is whether or not this is a useful/necessary piece of software, or just some included bloat?

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="4" id="3672364"] Get yourself something like Acronis True Image ....and have daily [as I do] or weekly/whatever incremental updates to 'the ideal drive image'. You can always keep particular full images that you 'like' as being complete/workable....but still keep on having incrementals. [/quote] I will consider that. I may first try some of the other packages I had downloaded, or in the case of the Samsung so