Recent content by sam1275tom

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    How to make force use a general chipset driver for a vendor-modded USB Wlan adapter?

    Hello. I have a Buffalo WLI-UC-GNHP adapter, which use a Ralink RT3070 chipset (https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Buffalo_WLI-UC-GNHP). But this adapter cannot work out-of-box on Windows and Linux, and it don't even accept new driver from Mediatek, instead, it can only use the driver from Buffalo. (A...
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    gpu Comparison Confusing

    You do realize Lenovo is a Chinese crap don't you? They don't have a reason to put anything in it, they just want scam for more money.
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    What is a laptop similar to the old IBM ThinkPads?

    Don't get near to the Lenovo *. From your request, Toughbook is the best suit, but they are not cheap. <Language please. Thanks - U>
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    Spot on photos

    'The spot does not expand or diminish with zooming so I don't think it is on the sensor.' If it don't resize with your OPTICAL zoom, it IS on the sensor...
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    Can a virus escape a virtual machine and infect other computers over local intranet?

    Yes, without proper knowledge, viruses can escape from VM not only to your network, but also your host. I think you already know there's some sharing settings between host and VM, be careful about that. About your concern that they infect other computer, you can either set your VM guest to...
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    About Unix safety

    Hello guys. I've used windows for 20 years and I begin to try *unix these days, and I have a question now: Many people says unix is very secure because virus won't affect system without root access, but in FreeBSD I have to use root or su to use the PKG tool for installing, so what will happen...
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    Scvhost.exe virus , tdss killer not running , other scans show nothing ...

    Is it svchost or scvhost? svchost is a system program while scv one must be virus. You tried to use lots of rubbish to scan the PC and they fails, how about try a real antivirus like Kaspersky or Nod32? Don't use Win 10, it's much worse than Win 7. Maybe fresh install win7, and a good AV.