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- Outlook 20003 hanging
- On every person I have upgraded from Outlook Express or any previous version of Outlook to Outlook 2003 I they experiance a terrible "hang". Outlook.exe hangs the system constantly.When it opens it takes from 1 minute to 10 minutes to open. Every email when opened for the first time taked...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-05
- Close a program (any program) and IE opens up to "about:blank"
- Ok, open IE and go straight to whatever home page is set, AOL, Google, any web page.Run any program (Word, McAfee, Notepad, Media Player) and close the program and IE opens to a blank page labeled "about:blank".So I figure it is the old about:blank hijacker in a new form. Install...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-19
- Win 2k - no screen saver after reboot.
- Win 2k SP4 all updates to date Intel Pentium D 3.2 2GB RAM Nvidia 6600GT - 128MB RAM Nvidia 7300GS - 256MB RAM (on 2nd PC) Both have Nvidia 93.71 drivers. Dual monitors (analog - 1 via analog 2nd via DVI to analog converter) Both monitors
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- Lost DVD and REV drive
- Win XP Pro all updatesAMD 2200+1.5GB RAMAt some point between 1 week ago and three weeks ago Thanksgiving time frame My DVD and REV drive disappeared.They are in the BIOSThey are not in "My Computer"They are in Device Manager with an exclamation point.The exclamation is a Code 39. "Windows cannot...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-19
- Windows Automatic Updates and Power User eating 100% CPU Cycles
- I have this happening on a couple of computers.Windows Automatic Updates are set for Friday 3 am.Every boot the wuauserv runs no matter what.If the user logged on is a Power User the svchost that wuauserv is in eats 98 to 100% CPU cycles for 5 to
- Discussion threads 2006-12-13
Additional Resources
- The Trivia Geek returns!
- Looks like...I will continue reading TechRepublic blogs after all. Like I told Jason, Jay, your columns are the highlight of my weekly tech reading/research. Welcome Back!!What have you missed?Hmmmm....HAL has been oddly nice - of certainty a symptom that it is time for an overhaul.Sonja has been modeling hats.Mae has...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- Why Watchmen is the ultimate geek comic book
- Not just for geeksI think Watchmen is the ultimate comic. Period. Because of the literary techniques (parallelism, foreshadowing, backshadowing) and classic human issues such as love in a time of violence and how destruction is necessary for renewal.Actually, it's just one of the all-time best stories or novels. It just...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Geek Trivia: The 20 all-time favorite columns
- Thanks for the memoriesIt's been a great run over these last almost-eight years. I had a great time writing Geek Trivia. Hopefully, you had almost as a good a time reading it. I look forward to reading your take on the column--especially from my most dedicated quibblers.BummerBummer I am really...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- Geek Trivia: Enemy Intel
- What sci-fi TV show featured a villainous electronics company named Intel? If there's a computer geek alive on the planet who hasn't heard the name Intel, have him or her contact me—because he or she is a walking trivia question. Integrated chipmaker Intel is arguably one...
- Technical articles 2006-08-22
- Geek Trivia: Credits where credit is due
- What real-life test pilot survived the crash shown in the opening credits of TV's "The Six Million Dollar Man"? Start running in slow motion and imitating the world's most famous electronic echo, boys and girls. Thirty-two years ago this week, "The Six Million Dollar Man" debuted on...
- Technical articles 2005-10-18
- Keep the Geek? You got it!
- In the words of 1980s video game villain Sinistar, "Beware, I live!"Because you demanded it!You shouted loudly, "Keep the Geek," and TechRepublic has heeded your plaintive cries. Geek Trivia lives, bigger and stronger than before! No cancellations, no tearful farewells, just a virtual victory lap for all who call themselves...
- Technical articles 2003-11-26
- Geek Trivia: Eagles over (Millennium) Falcons
- What other famous science-fiction spaceship forced a redesign of the original Millennium Falcon model for the original Star Wars film? This week's edition of Geek Trivia includes a special shout-out to CNET engineer extraordinaire Bryan Peabody, who put me on the scent of some of this week's...
- Technical articles 2006-03-21
- Geek Trivia: Air (and space) mail
- What stamp-collecting item did the crew of Apollo 11 secretly produce? Editor's note: Because the Trivia Geek couldn't be bothered to account for the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, we've been forced to dig into our archives to present this Classic Geek, which originally ran on June 7, 2005. Look...
- Technical articles 2007-05-29
- Geek Trivia: Grossest of the gross
- What movie has the highest inflation-adjusted U.S. box office gross since the advent of television? Editor's note: The Trivia Geek is on extended leave, but he did get off his slacker butt long enough to pull this Classic Geek, which originally on July 20, 2004, from the archives. ...
- Technical articles 2007-01-30
- Geek Trivia: And called them by name(s)
- What names besides Rudolph did writer Robert L. May consider for his famous red-nosed reindeer? Editor's note: The Trivia Geek is scrambling to finish his traditional last-minute holiday shopping, so we've pulled this Classic Geek from our archives, which originally ran Dec. 22, 2004. And because the Geek is...
- Technical articles 2005-12-20
- Geek Trivia: Riders of the storm
- What was the logic behind Van Halen's "brown M&M" contract rider? Editor's note: As the Trivia Geek's vacation continues and he shakes off that Halloween sweets hangover, we've revived this candy-coated Classic Geek, which originally ran on April 28, 2004, from our archives to tide you over. Look for...
- Technical articles 2005-11-01
- Geek Trivia: (Doctor) Who's who in Hollywood
- What famous Hollywood director turned down the job of designing the original Daleks from Dr. Who? If ever there was an excuse to redecorate your cubicle like a gloriously out-of-date British police box, this week has it: On Nov. 23, 1963, the first episode of Britain's premiere...
- Technical articles 2006-11-21
- Geek Trivia: Gaming the (legal) system
- Which game manufacturer was the first defendant represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation? By its own description, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is "a nonprofit group of passionate people—lawyers, technologists, volunteers, and visionaries—working to protect your digital rights." By some measures, the EFF is the most ardent...
- Technical articles 2006-02-28
- Geek Trivia: The math behind the myth
- Which mathematician mistakenly solved an "impossible" problem as a homework assignment, inspiring a modern urban myth? In the long and storied history of uber-level mathematics, perhaps the holiest of Holy Grails was a proof for Fermat's Last Theorem, which holds that there are no positive integers x,...
- Technical articles 2006-02-21
- Geek Trivia: Ahead of its time (and space)
- What still-experimental propulsive technique was Mariner 10 the first spacecraft to use? It's space-probe celebration time again, boys and girls, as we mark the 32nd anniversary of Mariner 10's first flyby of the planet Mercury. On March 29, 1974, Mariner 10 became the first—and, to date, only—spacecraft...
- Technical articles 2006-03-28
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