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My friend is visiting from Europe. She has a Mac Book Air. Yesterday she got this pop up: Security warning, call tech support. I called on her behalf. Mr. India suggested our household is compromised by hackers from Russia. Ok, I am not ted savvy and I am not feeling well. I gave him her name, email address and year of birth. He wanted a payment of $299.99 to www.althim.com and got very pushy. Too pushy. I quit it right there and ended the phone call.
Then I found out about this scam. My friend is super nervous and doesn't know what this guy is able to do with her data.
Is anyone out there to give us advice. What on earth can she do? What damage can Andy 1-800-870-2451 do?
It is visible that he is fiddling with her data and I wish I could call the FBI...they wouldn't be interested. Anyways, any good advice is much appreciated. Thank you!

She would have had to give "Andy" expressed permission to do anything with her computer, so I don't think she should have any concerns about that. After you paid the $299, he would probably have asked her to do some things so he could first identify her computer address and then she would have had to open up sharing permissions and perhaps even install some software before he could compromise the computer. Anything would be possible at that point.
It's unfortunate that he obtained a small amount of privacy information about her, but I suspect the worst that could happen would be an increase in the amount of spam and phishing attempts she would receive via e-mail. Caution her not to open any attachments or click any links in an e-mail from someone she doesn't know.
And just so you know, there is no way for a web site to scan any computer for problems, security or otherwise, so always ignore any such warnings.

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I have a macbook pro mid 2010 17'' 2.66 i7 looking to put a new hard drive in it something like a 250 gb , orig drive 500 gb 5400 toshiba but i don;t really need that much space so i would like some input, type,speed,brand,compatibly,noise Thank You!!

There's no reason to install a smaller hard drive. In some cases, it may decrease performance.
Your MacBook Pro comes with a 5400 rpm hard drive, so what you can do is to install a smaller, 7200 rpm hard drive, so you will get a better performance. Any 2'5" SATA hard drive will work, but you can have a look at OWC for hard drives > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/
HGST and Seagate hard drives have a good reputation, so you can purchase one of them

Would like some input on models please.

I have been Mac user for years and want to get an Ipad but like most money is tight, Have a friend that has a brand new 64gig IPad 1 in box never used. Only want one to use when travial for email, online banking, a little surfing and a few movies and games. Dont need a camara. My friend wants $300 for it. I cant see 1 specs in Apple Store. Can some one please give me some pro and con input on this please.

The specs are in the Apple Store: look harder.
As long as your friend"s iPod satisfies your requirements regarding WiFi only versus 3G connection, bite his/her arm off. You can see the prices as well as anybody else in the Apple Store.

Powershell "RunAs" causing recycle bin issues. Would like some input please.

I developed a script to assist our UserAdmins with creation of AD user accounts and create home folders on the server shares. I am encountering an issue with the recycle bin becoming corrupt when the user first logs in. This script must be run
with an elevated account with permissions to the shares. I also noted a change in the way the recycle bin is displayed in the share.
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If I log into my machine as my elevated account and run powershell/powershell_ise, all is well. The recycle bin displays as "Recycle Bin" with the correct icon image
However, if I log into my machine with my non-elevated account and select "Run as a different user" for Powershell or Powershell_ISE and use my same elevated account from above the users receive "corrupt" recycle bin errors when logging
in or viewing the recycle bin properties. Additionally, recycle bin is now listed as "$Recyle.Bin" and is using a folder icon. This issue is resolved by removing the users AD account from the home folder permissions and re-adding it with
identical permissions.
I see this behavior using Win8.1 x64 as well as Win7 x64 Enterprise.
On another somewhat relevant topic, when launching Powershell_ISE with "Run as a different user" it often freezes and must be forcibly closed. Could be relevant, could be coincidence.
I appreciate any input you may have regarding this issue.
Thanks,
Jeff

I'm trying not to come off as combative, but I feel you are misunderstanding or I am not being clear. The recycle bin is auto-created when the user first logs into the machine as is are the sub folders to the parent folder. All of the desktop.ini files,
recycle bin folders and various other user profile objects are created upon first login by that user inside of the folder created in the PowerShell script. Prior to this the user admins were manually creating the same parent folder with their elevated
accounts. Given the isolated conditions in which it works vs when it doesn't there is no indication that permissions are causing this issue.
I'll try to explain why the issue, I believe, lies with PowerShell.
1) Launch a PowerShell session from the current logged in elevated account
2) Run the script
3) Users home folder is created
4) Upon user logging in for the first time the user profile objects are created in the home folder on the share
5) No issues with recycle bin
vs - from the same machine, same script
1) Launch a PowerShell session with "Run as different user" context using the same account from above
2) Run the script
3) users home folder is created
4) Upon user logging in for the first time the user profile objects are created in the home folder on the share
5) Recycle bin is corrupt and icon is wrong
The only thing that changes between these 2 scenarios is the way in which PowerShell is run.
It's the same computer, the same test user account, the same share, same GPOs and AppSense policies.
Scenario 1 is run from elevated account logged into local machine
Scenario 2 is run from non-elevated account with "Run as different user" context using the elevated account
I know I'm sounding like a broken record but it doesn't make sense AppSense or GPO or even folder permission would cause an issue when the folder is being created using the same account in both situations.

Maybe making the switch from AVID to FCP, would like some input please.

Happy T-Day to all. Would really appreciate any thoughts on this. I have many questions and need some answers from folks who are not always pushing AVID ( my vendor) I am a one man shop and use all Apple apps (LiveType, Motion, etc.) but have always stayed in my comfort zone with AVID Xpro and MOJO. Am thinking of going to Media Composer but after a few days of consideration and a trip to an Apple store, I may do a complete turn around and commot to FCP. Recently made the move to HD with the Sony XDCAM HD system. Here are my questions...plese be patient, this is a major move for me.
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2. What AJA card or product should I buy so I can view HD SDI on a client monitor and output HD to a Sony XDCAM HD F-70 Deck?
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Tdub

1. Yes, but just. You'd only get 1 stream. Faster drives would allow you to do more than one layer of real time playback. You could stripe more than one internal sata and get the job done that way.
2. Kona LHe will do this, however you'd gain the ability to upconvert and cross convert the video to just about any format with the Kona 3.
3.The X1900. Motion and some effects in FCP will take advantage of it... down the line FCP is likely to rely more on the GPU is an educated guess of mine. the top of the line card is faster, but not enough to substaniate the price if you're working in Video. If you were working in 3D CAD environments, then the top of the liner would be the best choice.
4.I don't use XDCAM here, so I'm presuming that you're talking about a transfer mode with that. I'm pretty sure FCP 5.1.2 added this capability. Might search the COW on this term in the FCP forum there. http://www.creativecow..net.
5.Working with HD and MPEG streams would leave me wanting the fastest of the three machines. You'll want 4 gigs of RAM, but it's less expensive from other than Apple. I know just how scary it can be to move to a new platform, and did exactly as you are contemplating when FCP 2 arrived. I've never looked back. Hang here once you get started, and we'll help you with the transition. There is a book out there in the pro training series from Apple/Peachpit on ediiting on FCP if you're coming from Avid. I'd recommend you get that book. Will ease the transition no doubt.
Hope you make the jump!
Jerry

To whom it may concern, Since I have downloaded the Firefox update for my phone. I have not been able to copy and paste. I would like some info on this. Thanks

With the previous version of Firefox for my mobile phone it had the gingerbread copy and paste system and now I am not able to do so at this point. I just want to know how to copy and paste with the new update version of Firefox for my mobile phone. I have a Samsung Infuse. I would like some input on this. Thank you and much appreciated.

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i would like some input from other users and if you are having an trouble typing on the keyboard.
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<Edited by Host>

ok it just did it again so it is definitely not emoji.
i am trying to pay attention to exactly what happens and when it does what key i am pushing.
i just happened twice and the first time was on the letter "o" and the second time on the letter "i". i have tried to fat finger the return and send and back buttons to see if that had something to do with it and nothing. if you fat finger send well it sends the text lol. i even intentionally touched in the texting space right above the letter i and o too see if i am touching the text space and causing it. it does nothing. it seems to happen when i am typing really fast. very annoying... this never happened on my 3g or any of my 4 3GS phones...
i guess i will do a full restore tonight and see if that ends the problem. i will not put emoji back on for a while to be sure it is not that program.
if anyone else has experienced this then hit me up on here and let me know. i am not sure about this new phone but on my last one the keyboard would start to freeze up and pretty much stop typing if i went for to many days without turning the phone off and restarting it. restart seems to fix it.
edit ~ ya its doing it bad now... did it on letter "y" this time.... seems to happen on the top row of keys. i just restored this phone from previous phones backup so i will wipe it and do a full install. hopefully that fixes it. maybe the OS got corrupted somehow.

I would like some help in determining the proper structure/implementation

I would like some help in determining the proper structure/implementation for the following scenario:
I have ~10 steel rods that have been equipped with a strain gauge. The most I would have is ~30 steel rods.
Each setup has had a 10 point calibration done.
These steel rod/strain gauge setups are assigned a calibration number.
The data would be grouped for each steel rod and identified by the calibration number.
I would like to use that calibration data to determine the Young’s Modulus for each steel rod and store that within the specific rod’s information.
I want the user to be able to add new steel rods dynamically and the Young’s Modulus calculated and stored with it.
There are two different types of rods.
The cross-sectional area of the rod needs to be stored and that value is constant based on the rod type (so there are two different area values).
After a rod’s calibration data is entered the first time, the data should be static so it doesn’t need to be re-entered.
The user would enter the cal#, the 10 point calibration data, and the rod type.
The user will only see the steel rod cal# on the FP.
I am using a queue-based producer/consumer with event structure for the front panel interface. So I’m thinking whenever a rod cal# was added I would call a subvi where the calibration data can be entered and then the Young’s Modulus could be calculated and stored. An option to edit/review existing cal data should be available.
LabVIEW 2010, Win 7.
My initial idea was:
Rod Arr – array of clusters:
Rod Info - cluster:
Calibration number – string
Rod Scale cluster:
mV/V – double array
force – double array
Young’s Modulus – double
Rod type – enum
Cross-sectional area – double
I have not implemented this because I’m not sure how to implement that AND keep the data after it’s been entered. And all of the bundling/unbundling anytime I want to access/edit any rod information can be BD consuming. I thought a lookup table might work. When I looked on the forums for a lookup table I was pointed in the direction of arrays/clusters.
So I have two questions:
What would be the best structure for the steel rod data?
What would be the best data type for the calibration# that the user can edit (enum, ring, ?)?

I would make a couple of small change to your proposed data layout (highlighted in blue):
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Rod Info - cluster:
Calibration number – string
Array of Rod Scale cluster:
mV/V – double
force – double
Young’s Modulus – double
Rod type – enum
Cross-sectional area – double
For the calibration data, I would have an array of clusters rather than a cluster of arrays. IMHO, this makes it easier to index through the calibration points, and makes it less likely you will ever have a situation where you don't have the same number of mV/V and force points. I'd also move the Young's modulus, type, and area info into the Rod Info cluster.
I prefer to store this type of configuration in the system registry, but that is more complicated and far from universal in the LabVIEW world. A simpler way would be to simply pass the entire array to the "write to binary file" function. If you do this, however, you might want to add a version number, otherwise it will be very difficult to maintain backwards compatibility if you ever need to change the data structure.
As far as the control type, it depends on what the user is entering. If the user is mostly entering calibration numbers already in the system, I would use a (system) combo box. This allows the user to select an existing calibration number from the menu, but also to enter a new calibration number if they need to. If the user will almost always enter new calibration numbers, then I would use a standard string control. Either way, you'll probably want to validate the format of the number the user enters.
Mark Moss
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Good afternoon, I would like some information I have an ipod nano 6th generation and has the same one-year warranty is only 2 months of use, and it fell down and broke the glass of the display, I called technical assistance in Brazil and informed me that Brazil has no repair services for Apple, which was the basis of its price change in the exchange is not worth half the value of the product.
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yes agree, plus a multinational seeing a product and has no technical assistance to do the maintenance then it's no use I buy a new product if it is damaged I will always be because it has no prejudice in this maintenance.
sorry but even more products coming from China to Brazil in technical assistance.

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I bought an album on iTunes and 3 of the songs only play for 30 seconds. I have tried re-downloading the album 3 times and the problem has not been fixed. I would like some help please and thank you.

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My wife and I have been with Verizon Wireless for roughly 7 years, we currently pay approximately $270.00/month on our account and I am ready to switch to another carrier and no one from Verizon seems to care. My wife has used the same phone for the last four years (because she gave her last upgrade to one of our children), now the phone it dead, it won't hold a charge and getting it to charge is impossible. Her upgrade is due March 17, 2014 and we have been trying to get it upgraded early for the past week.
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