Introduce yourself here

racknrail · 01-22-2009, 10:54 AM

To all our new members we would like to welcome you to PC101.

The Cafe theme is to come on in and say hello! Hava cup o' coffee... or tea if you prefer! We like seeing new faces! This forum is for getting to know one another and for topics unrelated to the PC/Tech world.

Please tell us a bit about yourself.

johnmilligan · 01-22-2009, 11:56 AM

i want to know how to share a secure wifi access i dont have one but my neighbor does how can i share his wifi access

racknrail · 01-22-2009, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnmilligan

i want to know how to share a secure wifi access i dont have one but my neighbor does how can i share his wifi access

I hope your neighbour is ok with this??

If we're talking a laptop with a built in network adaptor then it's too easy. Just find out the name of the wireless network, which the laptop should auto-detect, and then enter your neighbours password, assuming they have their network password protected.

If it's a PC then you would need a wireless network card installed. Either PCI or USB, though PCI is far more reliable in my opinion. It should detect their wireless signal the same as the laptop would now. Just click on the network and enter the password.

I highly recommend you OK this with your neighbour first, as you could get in trouble if you're pirating their connection. It's not hard to figure out when their connection slows down to a trickle and they call their ISP asking "why so slow".

I hope this helps.

**Lyte** · 01-22-2009, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnmilligan

i want to know how to share a secure wifi access i dont have one but my neighbor does how can i share his wifi access

Hey John,

Welcome to PC101!

Yeah... as RnR suggests... I'd check with your neighbor first (maybe y'all can split the cost) before you start to feed into their internet access. I mean, there's a reason why it's "secure." One, so people don't steal their personal data and two so people don't piggyback off their service.

Lyte

Larry · 01-22-2009, 03:41 PM

Hey all, Larry here, I call NC home. A husband for 31 years and a grandfather of 6. Dumb as a rock when it comes to a computer. Need to learn all I can to keep up with the grdkids. Nothing like a PC when I was in school.
Need all the help I can get.
Thanks a bunch and God bless you all

racknrail · 01-22-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry

Hey all, Larry here, I call NC home. A husband for 31 years and a grandfather of 6. Dumb as a rock when it comes to a computer. Need to learn all I can to keep up with the grdkids. Nothing like a PC when I was in school.
Need all the help I can get.
Thanks a bunch and God bless you all

Hi Larry,

Welcome to PC101.

You've come to the right place. We look forward to your input and questions, if you have any. The people here are friendly and willing to help.

I'm an old fart too. The closest thing to a computer when I went to school was an old abacus my math teacher had. I was excited when I got my first calculator. LOL

**Lyte** · 01-22-2009, 06:49 PM

Howdy Larry!! Welcome to PC101.

Grand Dad of six... phew!! I bet they keep ya busy!!

You're right, the computer world has change... but then again it changes all the time. There's always some new piece of hardware or software that comes out, so we're all learning something new each day!

Is there something in particular you wanted get a handle on... something in particular you were interested in learning about?

Take care!

Lyte

Larry · 01-23-2009, 10:52 AM

Something? Hmmmmmmm....... Lets see. Just trying to figure out how I make it all work. I had a PC for the last 10 years but it crashed and I lost most of my files and folders, Thank God I had all my Bible studies backed up, those were the most important to me and still are. I have been trying to get win2k to load but each time I load it I keep getting errors on the pages each time I open on the net?????????????? So today I had a friend in stall two harddrives, One primary and one slave and then I took it to our local pc store to have it all checked out and also win xp installed with avg. Hope this works.

racknrail · 01-23-2009, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry

Something? Hmmmmmmm....... Lets see. Just trying to figure out how I make it all work. I had a PC for the last 10 years but it crashed and I lost most of my files and folders, Thank God I had all my Bible studies backed up, those were the most important to me and still are. I have been trying to get win2k to load but each time I load it I keep getting errors on the pages each time I open on the net?????????????? So today I had a friend in stall two harddrives, One primary and one slave and then I took it to our local pc store to have it all checked out and also win xp installed with avg. Hope this works.

Yes, back up is very important, as you already know. Please feel free to ask questions here next time you want to install an OS. I have lots of experience with installing Win2k and XP, as well as many of our other members do. You probably needed drivers after your installation. Google is another way of solving problems, from installing an OS to repairing a leaky fawcett. I love Google for that, but you still have to weed out the good advice from the bad.

Please keep us updated.

Larry · 01-23-2009, 01:00 PM

lol OK......First dumb question..........What is OS?

racknrail · 01-23-2009, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry

lol OK......First dumb question..........What is OS?

No worries, friend. OS is short for operating system, like Win2k, XP, Vista...though Vista hardly qualifies.

Larry · 01-23-2009, 03:09 PM

Thanks :-)

**Lyte** · 01-23-2009, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry

lol OK......First dumb question..........What is OS?

Not a dumb question! I'm sure we've all asked "What's an OS?" at some point! I know did!

Lyte

Larry · 01-27-2009, 01:37 PM

Another question, Where and how do I start a new thread on here. I have questions but not sure how or where to post them. Please advise.

In the mean time I need to know what I am doing wrong with a pc I am trying to get to work for my grdsons to play their games on. Its an old Gateway ,1996, 450mh with 13gb ram. I installed the harddrive and a used disc thing. It will open to the bios screen (I think thats what it is called, the screen tells me how much ram and mh the pc has) and that is about as far as it will go. What am I doing wrong and how do I fix it to open so they can play with it?????
Thanks in advance and God bless.

**Lyte** · 01-27-2009, 04:58 PM

Howdy Larry!

Just hit this button at the top right of the web page...

....and that will take you to the main page (or top page) of the forum. From there you just scroll down a bit and see where you think your question best fits. Is it a Microsoft Windows issues? Possibly a hardware problem? Or maybe it's some other type of software problem.

Once you decide where you'd like to place the question just click on that forum's link. So, if it's a Hardware problem you'd just click on the word Hardware. The word has a link on it which will take you to the Hardware forum.

You'll notice some "Sub-Forums" under some primary Forums. Like under Hardware you'll see Tech Product Reviews & Gadgets and Gizmos. This is just a way to break out some of the threads into even more specific areas.

Once you've chosen your Forum and click on its name, you only need to hit the

button to go town on your own thread!!

Lyte

wolfy5 · 02-11-2009, 11:51 AM

Hello Wolfy here=) nice site btw!

dr911 · 02-11-2009, 06:19 PM

Welcome Larry !!

racknrail · 02-12-2009, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfy5

Hello Wolfy here=) nice site btw!

Hi Wolfy!!

Welcome to PC101

**Lyte** · 02-15-2009, 08:28 AM

Howdy wolfy,

Welcome to PC101!

Lyte

haileyjonathan · 02-17-2009, 06:47 AM

Hello to everyone This is ethan.. I am new to this pc101 forum., i am really enjoy to stay this forum ...

racknrail · 02-17-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haileyjonathan

Hello to everyone This is ethan.. I am new to this pc101 forum., i am really enjoy to stay this forum ...

Hi Ethan,

Welcome to PC101!!

Where are you from, Ethan?

I live in BC, Canada.

RnR

**Lyte** · 02-17-2009, 10:03 PM

Howdy haileyjonathan!!

Welcome to PC101. Yes... tell us a lil bit about yourself!

Lyte

racknrail · 03-03-2009, 12:03 PM

I thought i'd bump this thread up, so our new members see where to introduce themselves.

Welcome to all new forum members

We'd like to know a bit about yourself, if you don't mind sharing.

We are a friendly lot here, so also please feel free to ask any questions.

**Lyte** · 03-04-2009, 11:11 AM

Yeah! What he said!!

racknrail · 03-04-2009, 12:42 PM

Simon says, give racknrail money!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyte

Yeah! What he said!!

01-22-2009, 10:54 AM	#1
racknrail Professor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: an island in the pacific Posts: 472 Rep Power: 6	Introduce yourself here To all our new members we would like to welcome you to PC101. The Cafe theme is to come on in and say hello! Hava cup o' coffee... or tea if you prefer! We like seeing new faces! This forum is for getting to know one another and for topics unrelated to the PC/Tech world. Please tell us a bit about yourself. __________________ fuk it, I'm stayin' just because I hate spammers To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-22-2009, 03:41 PM	#5
Larry Freshman Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Newbie Hey all, Larry here, I call NC home. A husband for 31 years and a grandfather of 6. Dumb as a rock when it comes to a computer. Need to learn all I can to keep up with the grdkids. Nothing like a PC when I was in school. Need all the help I can get. Thanks a bunch and God bless you all

01-23-2009, 10:52 AM	#8
Larry Freshman Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Something? Hmmmmmmm....... Lets see. Just trying to figure out how I make it all work. I had a PC for the last 10 years but it crashed and I lost most of my files and folders, Thank God I had all my Bible studies backed up, those were the most important to me and still are. I have been trying to get win2k to load but each time I load it I keep getting errors on the pages each time I open on the net?????????????? So today I had a friend in stall two harddrives, One primary and one slave and then I took it to our local pc store to have it all checked out and also win xp installed with avg. Hope this works. Last edited by Larry; 01-23-2009 at 11:56 AM.

02-11-2009, 06:19 PM	#17
dr911 Senior Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 714 Rep Power: 7	Welcome Larry !! __________________ BOYCOTT BP !!! Follow Me On Twitter: @dr911jr DR911

02-17-2009, 06:47 AM	#20
haileyjonathan Freshman Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hello Hello to everyone This is ethan.. I am new to this pc101 forum., i am really enjoy to stay this forum ... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-22-2009, 11:56 AM	#2
johnmilligan Freshman Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	i want to know how to share a secure wifi access i dont have one but my neighbor does how can i share his wifi access

01-22-2009, 06:49 PM	#7
Lyte Head Mistress Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Good ol' U.S. of A Posts: 3,747 Rep Power: 12	Howdy Larry!! Welcome to PC101. Grand Dad of six... phew!! I bet they keep ya busy!! You're right, the computer world has change... but then again it changes all the time. There's always some new piece of hardware or software that comes out, so we're all learning something new each day! Is there something in particular you wanted get a handle on... something in particular you were interested in learning about? Take care! Lyte

01-23-2009, 01:00 PM	#10
Larry Freshman Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	lol OK......First dumb question..........What is OS?

01-23-2009, 03:09 PM	#12
Larry Freshman Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Thanks :-)

01-27-2009, 01:37 PM	#14
Larry Freshman Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Another question, Where and how do I start a new thread on here. I have questions but not sure how or where to post them. Please advise. In the mean time I need to know what I am doing wrong with a pc I am trying to get to work for my grdsons to play their games on. Its an old Gateway ,1996, 450mh with 13gb ram. I installed the harddrive and a used disc thing. It will open to the bios screen (I think thats what it is called, the screen tells me how much ram and mh the pc has) and that is about as far as it will go. What am I doing wrong and how do I fix it to open so they can play with it????? Thanks in advance and God bless.

01-27-2009, 04:58 PM	#15
Lyte Head Mistress Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Good ol' U.S. of A Posts: 3,747 Rep Power: 12	Howdy Larry! Just hit this button at the top right of the web page... ....and that will take you to the main page (or top page) of the forum. From there you just scroll down a bit and see where you think your question best fits. Is it a Microsoft Windows issues? Possibly a hardware problem? Or maybe it's some other type of software problem. Once you decide where you'd like to place the question just click on that forum's link. So, if it's a Hardware problem you'd just click on the word Hardware. The word has a link on it which will take you to the Hardware forum. You'll notice some "Sub-Forums" under some primary Forums. Like under Hardware you'll see Tech Product Reviews & Gadgets and Gizmos. This is just a way to break out some of the threads into even more specific areas. Once you've chosen your Forum and click on its name, you only need to hit the button to go town on your own thread!! Lyte

02-11-2009, 11:51 AM	#16
wolfy5 Freshman Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello Wolfy here=) nice site btw!

02-15-2009, 08:28 AM	#19
Lyte Head Mistress Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Good ol' U.S. of A Posts: 3,747 Rep Power: 12	Howdy wolfy, Welcome to PC101! Lyte

02-17-2009, 10:03 PM	#22
Lyte Head Mistress Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Good ol' U.S. of A Posts: 3,747 Rep Power: 12	Howdy haileyjonathan!! Welcome to PC101. Yes... tell us a lil bit about yourself! Lyte

03-03-2009, 12:03 PM	#23
racknrail Professor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: an island in the pacific Posts: 472 Rep Power: 6	I thought i'd bump this thread up, so our new members see where to introduce themselves. Welcome to all new forum members We'd like to know a bit about yourself, if you don't mind sharing. We are a friendly lot here, so also please feel free to ask any questions. __________________ fuk it, I'm stayin' just because I hate spammers To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

03-04-2009, 11:11 AM	#24
Lyte Head Mistress Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Good ol' U.S. of A Posts: 3,747 Rep Power: 12	Yeah! What he said!! Last edited by racknrail; 03-04-2009 at 12:42 PM. Reason: Oops, I meant to quote, not edit. Sorry!

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