Usually helps when gaming. When you reboot and re-open MSConfig you may notice that certain options are still checked. Your PC will automatically keep options that are necessary to start your computer. Certain options (various installed programs) that aren't necessary to boot up your PC will be disabled. You can re-enable these options at any time.
If you notice an error in MSConfig while attempting to disable a certain option, you may have a virus. Write down the error code or file name and do a little research to remove the file. (Explained a little more below)
As mentioned, CCleaner is free to download and an excellent tool. I actually don't trust much else, especially if you have to purchase the product. Many Rogue Programs act as helpful tools, but they really wind up damaging your computer. Rogue Programs are fairly easy to remove if you know what you're doing. (It usually requires booting up in Safe Mode and accessing and deleting the files through Command Prompt and the Registry - but I wouldn't recommend this if you don't have experience with your OS software)
When new OS's come out, I've noticed the upgrade typically increases my performance. Keep in mind Windows 8 is coming out soon, but I wouldn't recommend upgrading just yet until it's been out for awhile. New operating systems also mean old games won't be compatible straight away.
If you're faced with re-installing your OS because simply cleaning it won't do, Windows 7 will back up your old files in a folder titled Windows.Old - however you won't be able to access any programs, only files. You'll have to reinstall any programs you wish to keep, but you can drag and drop old files from the Windows.Old folder into your newly wiped Desktop. This will save you some time getting your computer back to the way it was, but keep in mind, your computer might have been acting up BECAUSE of the files/programs/downloads you've previously put on there. (pr0nz hint hint)
Personally, it will just be myself and my boyfriend. But I have a lot of friends who are also purchasing the game and who I'm sure I'll occasionally party with - if they don't slow me down
For those of you who will be actively playing with more than 4 people, how do you think that will turn out? Do you think it will be better or worse? Mostly I'm trying to wrap my head around how guilds are going to work in D3
My theory is girls just get more attention than guys do, period. (A lot of it can be negative too /shrug)
There are even a few meme's about it, usually facebook related. [EXAMPLE IMAGE LINK]
I just think girls are "viewed" more than guys (be it on facebook, match.com, forums, etc), and thus would have higher results in "hits" versus a male. Does that make sense? It's tomorrow already and I'm not usually up this late so I'm not sure if I'm making sense.
Like if a guy and a girl were in a race to sell apples. The girl will have 100 customers and sell 89 apples. The guy will have 15 customers and sell 15 apples. The girl will sell more apples because she generates more customers. I guess that's kind of my theory.
I think OP is somewhat correct, but it's not simply about the poster's sex. Posters that differentiate from others are probably more likely to get an upvote. Whether the differentiation is from rad posting, being or not being a girl, or a groovy signature, probably does not matter that much.
On the pretty girl gets the promotion thing though, there's a lot more to that. I work in technology, and I never feel like I'm taken as seriously as the males. My male counterparts can be somewaht dismissive, and I have to work harder to get my ideas taken seriously. Respect is not easy to come by for a woman in a male dominated industry or work environment. Also being thought attractive is more likely to get you undocumentable harassment than promotions.
This.
Around here, female law students outnumber male law students (something like 55-45 ratio), but the industry is still strongly male-dominated since law schools were male-dominated until the 90's. It's pretty easy to observe that women need to take an extra step to be taken as seriously as men.
I was literally just talking about this with a girl at work today, and it's upsetting. This is unfortunately apparent in real life as well as in the gaming community, especially if you're a pretty girl. If you post your picture in a thread titled "REAL LIFE PICTURES!" along with 15,000 other people, somehow you'll be singled out and ripped to shreads:
either because you don't exist (even though... my mother clearly remembers giving birth to me)
nothing you say is ever correct - even if male Joe Schmoe next to you confirms your statement using identical words.
your fan boys will stalk your facebook, cant take a hint after 3 years, somehow fall in love with you even though they've never met you in RL
or you make ONE mistake talking about a game you havent played in 5 years, and the moment your memory comes back to you, it's too late because you'll never be taken seriously again - go brush your hair you silly girl
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Usually helps when gaming. When you reboot and re-open MSConfig you may notice that certain options are still checked. Your PC will automatically keep options that are necessary to start your computer. Certain options (various installed programs) that aren't necessary to boot up your PC will be disabled. You can re-enable these options at any time.
If you notice an error in MSConfig while attempting to disable a certain option, you may have a virus. Write down the error code or file name and do a little research to remove the file. (Explained a little more below)
As mentioned, CCleaner is free to download and an excellent tool. I actually don't trust much else, especially if you have to purchase the product. Many Rogue Programs act as helpful tools, but they really wind up damaging your computer. Rogue Programs are fairly easy to remove if you know what you're doing. (It usually requires booting up in Safe Mode and accessing and deleting the files through Command Prompt and the Registry - but I wouldn't recommend this if you don't have experience with your OS software)
When new OS's come out, I've noticed the upgrade typically increases my performance. Keep in mind Windows 8 is coming out soon, but I wouldn't recommend upgrading just yet until it's been out for awhile. New operating systems also mean old games won't be compatible straight away.
If you're faced with re-installing your OS because simply cleaning it won't do, Windows 7 will back up your old files in a folder titled Windows.Old - however you won't be able to access any programs, only files. You'll have to reinstall any programs you wish to keep, but you can drag and drop old files from the Windows.Old folder into your newly wiped Desktop. This will save you some time getting your computer back to the way it was, but keep in mind, your computer might have been acting up BECAUSE of the files/programs/downloads you've previously put on there. (pr0nz hint hint)
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For those of you who will be actively playing with more than 4 people, how do you think that will turn out? Do you think it will be better or worse? Mostly I'm trying to wrap my head around how guilds are going to work in D3
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There are even a few meme's about it, usually facebook related. [EXAMPLE IMAGE LINK]
I just think girls are "viewed" more than guys (be it on facebook, match.com, forums, etc), and thus would have higher results in "hits" versus a male. Does that make sense? It's tomorrow already and I'm not usually up this late so I'm not sure if I'm making sense.
Like if a guy and a girl were in a race to sell apples. The girl will have 100 customers and sell 89 apples. The guy will have 15 customers and sell 15 apples. The girl will sell more apples because she generates more customers. I guess that's kind of my theory.
I was literally just talking about this with a girl at work today, and it's upsetting. This is unfortunately apparent in real life as well as in the gaming community, especially if you're a pretty girl. If you post your picture in a thread titled "REAL LIFE PICTURES!" along with 15,000 other people, somehow you'll be singled out and ripped to shreads:
- either because you don't exist (even though... my mother clearly remembers giving birth to me)
- nothing you say is ever correct - even if male Joe Schmoe next to you confirms your statement using identical words.
- your fan boys will stalk your facebook, cant take a hint after 3 years, somehow fall in love with you even though they've never met you in RL
- or you make ONE mistake talking about a game you havent played in 5 years, and the moment your memory comes back to you, it's too late because you'll never be taken seriously again - go brush your hair you silly girl
/rant