I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.

Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!


flea - Aug 29, 2007 9:49:46 am PDT #2517 of 25496
information libertarian

Really small thing that irritates me: I am on a windows XP machine at work. Somehow the default for looking at folders in My Computer is tiles. I like lists. Is there a way to change the default?


Dana - Aug 29, 2007 9:57:02 am PDT #2518 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Look under the View menu, flea. There should be an option for both List and Details.


tommyrot - Aug 29, 2007 10:04:43 am PDT #2519 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

vw, what OS are you using?

Taking the message to be correct, it doesn't necessarily sound terrible. Sounds like two different programs are trying to use the wireless adapter at the same time. Which is odd, as normally the OS would have direct control over the adapter and all programs that need internet access would go though the OS. So possibly some network utility you don't know about is trying to get direct access to the wireless?

Anyway, that's the theory....


vw bug - Aug 29, 2007 10:13:30 am PDT #2520 of 25496
Mostly lurking...

I have Windows XP Professional.

Ok. Maybe I just need to reboot. I was afraid someone was trying to access my computer.


flea - Aug 29, 2007 10:13:35 am PDT #2521 of 25496
information libertarian

Do I have to change the View setting for every single folder I go into, though? There's not a way to do it globally?


Dana - Aug 29, 2007 10:14:57 am PDT #2522 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Go to Tools --> Folder Options. Click the View tab. Click the Apply to All Folders button. (make sure your current folder looks like you want, obviously.)


vw bug - Aug 29, 2007 10:40:42 am PDT #2523 of 25496
Mostly lurking...

Rebooting fixed it! Thanks.


flea - Aug 29, 2007 10:44:11 am PDT #2524 of 25496
information libertarian

YAY! Thanks Dana!


Stephanie - Aug 29, 2007 2:23:50 pm PDT #2525 of 25496
Trust my rage

Airport question: I have an Airport Extreme that suddenly has started, instead of sharing the IP address across all computers (i.e. 10.0.x.x) is giving one computer the main IP address (70.45.x.x) and therefore not allowing any of the others to connect. I've tried all the obvious stuff (unplugging and waiting, hard reset, unplugging all other routers in the area, and so on)


Tom Scola - Aug 29, 2007 2:29:49 pm PDT #2526 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Have you tried running the airport utility?