Tech and Help

Use this thread to report bugs and discuss ideas for new features on the GWJ site.

If you're reporting a security-related issue (hacks, phishing, cross site scripting, etc.), please directly contact Doogiemac instead of reporting it publicly here.

Current list of ideas:

  1. Better Search (no sig searching, time frame, actual posts over whole threads): Plan is to use Apache Solr + Drupal apachesolr module.
  2. Mobile Site
  3. Chatroom (Link to IRC channel?)
  4. PM Multiple Users
  5. Double-Post Blocker (Check if post is

We have a lot of folks upgrading and building new PCs, so this is the place for pinging the crowd to make sure you're picking good parts and asking for general advice.

Here are some great guides for different builds for various budgets.

Ars System Guide

Tech Report's Windows 7 System Guide

IT guy toolkit

This thread is for sharing a listing all your techniques, tools, tips, and tricks you know of. Right not I'll start off by listing what I have on my flash drive toolkit. I am sure I am missing alot so I'll just add more later. Off to get drunk!

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So my Win7 x64 laptop has decided it will only detect SD cards I insert into the SD drive if I reboot with the card in. I can mount the SD card in my phone by plugging it in via USB just fine.

Any ideas why it has stopped detecting a card in the SD drive?

Skirting my cell phone bill

My contract with Sprint is going to end in a couple months, and I'm trying to think of a new way to talk on the go. I just hate paying the large amount of money I spend on my phone, when I rarely ever talk on it. I speak to my wife, and that is about it. All my friends I text, twitter, and facebook all the time. Plus 90% of my time is spent in a wi-fi zone, with a computer nearby. I would love to get into the Republic Wireless Beta, but I don't see that happening. I'm toying with the idea of picking up a used Ipod touch, and getting a mi-fi plan with sprint instead of a phone.

Flightstick advice

Anyone have any experience with flightsticks, which brands or models are worthwhile? Know one with good weight in the base, a good feel, good buttons?

But I've been running into issues where my PC will lock/freeze, usually overnight. This happens 2-3 times a week probably. I've started to get a bluescreen a disc check-- maybe twice now in a month.

I know in the past I have downloaded software to show what all is running on my pc and posted the info for sites for help.

New Trackball Design

As I was mentioning to Certis, I would like to solicit your opinions on this "gaming" trackball (linked below). I am primarily interested in feedback an opinions about the overall design. A detailed description and video are available at the Kickstarter link below.

Update: I'm considering a Desktop, please see below.

I'm running a budget Laptop right now and it's kind of sluggish. It's fine for most things, but I'll start up some things and it just locks for a minute or two and I have to just wait.

This will be for work. Requirements below. I'd like to spend around $1000 or less on this. If you have any brand suggestions (Dell? Lenovo?) that would be helpful, or even specific lines or processors / video cards.

What I do:
Web design & programming. Would be nice to run 2 large monitors using HDMI / DVI.

The Verge has up an absolutely fascinating look at a huge security hole in a series of IP-based cameras by a company called Trendnet. These cameras, which are deployed across the globe and used everywhere from offices to children's bedrooms, are all publicly viewable online.

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