Recent content by ctsvette

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    In Defense of Defense: Why Ad Blockers Are Essential (Op-Ed)

    I would consider whitelisting Tom's if they got revenue based on the "per view" model. However, since they are almost guaranteed to be using the "per click" model, and there's no way in the universe I'm actually clicking on any ad on any website, there's no reason for me to whitelist them or...
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    My laptop won't connect to my new home wifi.

    Just because the driver is up to date doesn't mean it supports WPA2. The only real way to know is to log in to the router and change the encryption to WPA and see if your laptop connects.
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    My laptop won't connect to my new home wifi.

    It's possible that the driver you are using for your wifi connection doesn's support WPA2-PSK. You should be able to find a driver that does support it if that's the case.
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    Failed installation on samsung netbook

    Do a RAM test-bad RAM can give all sorts of errors, especially during installations. I've seen it do everything from tell you it can't read the CD (even when there isn't a CD, lol) to making the install fail completely.
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    Asus usable memory

    How much memory you have available depends on what hardware is in your computer. A 32-bit OS's total memory addressing capability is 4GB. If you have, for example, 2 video cards in SLI with 1GB of RAM each, that amount will be deducted from the amount of RAM available to you, because the...
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    No Half-Life 3 for E3 2014, Says Valve

    "eklipz330: all you people love half-life because of the sense of nostalgia. it was an EXCELLENT game at the time. if you played it then, you could still play it now and enjoy the hell out of it. but by today's standards, it is a BORE-FEST. it is TOO slow paced. the story might be amazing but...