Upcoming Card Advice for a new Fico member?
Hello guys! I've been lurking the forums for quite a while, gathering useful information and I finally decided to make an account to ask you guys for your opinions. I recently turned 18 the beginning of last month and I got to applying for credit cards quickly. My FICO credit score was 729 (was an authorized user under mom's CC for 11 years) after being approved for 1) Cap1 Journey ($3k, will PC to QS) 2) Discover It ($500, sooo low) 3) Amex TrueEarnings ($5.5k) Now, I am deciding which cards I should app for. I LOVE cash back. Most of my expenses are from restaurants and Amazon.Which cards should I app for next? I have these in mind:1) Citi DoubleCash2) US Bank Cash+3) Chase AARP4) Chase Freedom In the future: Marukai JCB, Sallie Mae MC I know I need to garden. But I am wondering for how long until I apply for the Citi DB? I'm covered with Discover because of their double cash back bonus for my first year, so when do you guys think I should app my next cards? Thanks guys!
GOOD NEWS!!!!!
This afternoon I got a very surprising call on my cell phone. Apparently one of the moderators on this board read my post and saw my situation. From my Apple ID, he got my information and called me to find out more about my issues in particular this new issue with my optical drive. After a few moments he said that Apple is willing to replace my computer because it is no longer worth fixing.
I went to my local Apple Store and from there ordered my new replacement computer which should be here in a week!
I would like to thank everyone for their tips and advice on my situation. Most of all I would like to thank Apple and the Senior Advisor (Brett) who helped make this possible. This experience, while frustrating has confirmed my belief that Apple is the best computer company on the planet who truly does value their customers! Based on this experience I will continue to refer every friend and family member to switch to Mac! I am ecstatic!
Thanks once again Brett for helping me take care of this issue!
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Are the graphics cards offered for the new mac pro HDCP compliant??
hi are the graphics cards offered for the new mac pro hdcp compliant??
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Need advice for a new graphics card
Hey this is my first time posting here. I've got a Power Mac G4 MDD 1.25GHz with the original ATI Radeon 9000 Pro. I just recently tried installing Final Cut Suite 2 and found out my card isn't good enough. I've tried doing some research into what I need to buy, but have been rather confused. Any recommendations? I need to run the newest Final Cut. Thanks!
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Retail card options are limited to two ATI Radeon cards. The current 9800 has the most capable graphics processor unit (GPU) but only 128MB VRAM. The 9600 is a little cheaper and has 256MB VRAM to make up for a slower GPU. Still, both cards are more capable than the 9000.
I find the Mac specs on the ATI site confusing and sometimes outdated since being absorbed by AMD. Frankly, one of their resellers, Other World Computing, does a better job of showing current ATI specs than ATI. The two cards are listed on this page:
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/videocardsAGP -
Advice for a new PC configuration for Adobe Creative Cloud, please?
Dear sir or madam,
For the moment I have an old PC (buy in April 2008) and perhaps if you help me I could have a more powerful machine.
Here is the resume of the configuration of my desktop
--------[ Operating System ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----
Operating System Properties:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional
OS Language Français (France)
OS Installer Language Anglais (Royaume-Uni)
OS Kernel Type Multiprocessor Free (64-bit)
OS Version 6.3.9600.16452 (Win8.1 RTM)
OS Service Pack -
OS Installation Date 21/02/2014
OS Root C:\WINDOWS
Components Version:
Common Controls 6.16
Windows Mail 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Windows Media Player 12.0.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Windows Messenger -
MSN Messenger -
Internet Information Services (IIS) -
.NET Framework 4.0.30319.33440 built by: FX45W81RTMREL
Novell Client -
DirectX DirectX 11.0
OpenGL 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
ASPI -
Operating System Features:
Debug Version No
DBCS Version No
Domain Controller No
Security Present No
Network Present Yes
Remote Session No
Safe Mode No
Slow Processor No
Terminal Services Yes
--------[ Motherboard ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 06/19/2009-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0PC-00
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4
Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel AGTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 333 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 1333 MHz
Bandwidth 10667 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 12:10
Real Clock 400 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 800 MHz
Bandwidth 12800 MB/s
Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel Direct Media Interface
Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 LGA775
Expansion Slots 2 PCI, 3 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16
RAM Slots 4 DDR2 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 240 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset P35
Extra Features Dynamic Energy Saver, SATA-II, RAID
Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
--------[ CPU ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------
CPU Properties:
CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
CPU Alias Wolfdale
CPU Stepping C0
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1
Original Clock 3000 MHz
Min / Max CPU Multiplier 6x / 9x
Engineering Sample No
L1 Code Cache 32 KB per core
L1 Data Cache 32 KB per core
L2 Cache 6 MB (On-Die, ECC, ASC, Full-Speed)
CPU Physical Info:
Package Type 775 Contact FC-LGA8
Package Size 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Transistors 410 million
Process Technology 45 nm, CMOS, Cu, High-K + Metal Gate
Die Size 107 mm2
Core Voltage 1.113 - 1.225 V
I/O Voltage 1.113 - 1.225 V
Typical Power 65 W @ 3.00 GHz
Maximum Power 91.9 W @ 3.00 GHz
CPU Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://ark.intel.com/search.aspx?q=Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Driver Update http://www.aida64.com/driver-updates
Multi CPU:
Motherboard ID OEM00000 PROD00000000
CPU #1 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 MHz
CPU #2 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 MHz
CPU Utilization:
CPU #1 / Core #1 0 %
CPU #1 / Core #2 0 %
--------[ Windows Video ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------
[ NVIDIA Quadro 2000 ]
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description NVIDIA Quadro 2000
Adapter String Quadro 2000
BIOS String Version 70.6.41.0.6
Chip Type Quadro 2000
DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
Driver Date 29/09/2013
Driver Version 9.18.13.2739 - nVIDIA ForceWare 327.39
Driver Provider NVIDIA
Memory Size 1 GB
Installed Drivers:
nvd3dumx 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2umx 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2umx 9.18.13.2739
nvd3dum 9.18.13.2739 - nVIDIA ForceWare 327.39
nvwgf2um 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2um 9.18.13.2739
Video Adapter Manufacturer:
Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
[ NVIDIA Quadro 2000 ]
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description NVIDIA Quadro 2000
Adapter String Quadro 2000
BIOS String Version 70.6.41.0.6
Chip Type Quadro 2000
DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
Driver Date 29/09/2013
Driver Version 9.18.13.2739 - nVIDIA ForceWare 327.39
Driver Provider NVIDIA
Memory Size 1 GB
Installed Drivers:
nvd3dumx 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2umx 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2umx 9.18.13.2739
nvd3dum 9.18.13.2739 - nVIDIA ForceWare 327.39
nvwgf2um 9.18.13.2739
nvwgf2um 9.18.13.2739
Video Adapter Manufacturer:
Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
Product Information http://www.nvidia.com/page/products.html
--------[ Physical Drives ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
HDDs :
. 2 HDDs 2 x 1 TB SATA-II RAID 0 for Editing video with Premiere Pro CC
. 1 HDD 2 TB SATA-II for backups
. 1 HDD 2 TB SATA-III for backups off site + Archive
[ Drive #1 - Intel Raid 0 Volume (1863 GB) ]
#1 (Active) NTFS 1 MB 350 MB
#2 NTFS C: 351 MB 1907380 MB
[ Drive #2 - WDC WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 (1863 GB) ]
#1 MS Reserved 0 MB 128 MB
#2 Basic Data G: (Archives) 129 MB 1907600 MB
[ Drive #3 - Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 (1863 GB) ]
#1 NTFS D: (Backup) 1 MB 1907727 MB
--------[ Memory ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------
Physical Memory:
Total 8190 MB
Used 3334 MB
Free 4856 MB
Utilization 41 %
Swap Space:
Total 9470 MB
Used 4131 MB
Free 5340 MB
Utilization 44 %
Virtual Memory:
Total 17661 MB
Used 7465 MB
Free 10196 MB
Utilization 42 %
Paging File:
Paging File C:\pagefile.sys
Current Size 1280 MB
Current / Peak Usage 243 MB / 700 MB
Utilization 19 %
Physical Address Extension (PAE):
Supported by Operating System Yes
Supported by CPU Yes
Active Yes
--------[ SPD ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------
[ DIMM1: GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800
Serial Number None
Manufacture Date Week 44 / 2009
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-15 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 333 MHz 4-5-5-13 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 20-43-3-5-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 3-4-4-10 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
[ DIMM2: GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5
Serial Number 00000005h (83886080)
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 4-4-4-12 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 200 MHz 3-3-3-9 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 12-26-2-3-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
[ DIMM3: GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5 DDR2-800
Serial Number None
Manufacture Date Week 44 / 2009
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-15 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 333 MHz 4-5-5-13 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 20-43-3-5-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 3-4-4-10 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
[ DIMM4: GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Module Name GeIL CL5-5-5DDR2800 5
Serial Number 00000005h (83886080)
Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 1.8
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings:
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 23-51-3-6-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266 MHz 4-4-4-12 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 200 MHz 3-3-3-9 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 12-26-2-3-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
Memory Module Features:
Analysis Probe Not Present
FET Switch External Disabled
Weak Driver Supported
Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Golden Emperor International Ltd.
Product Information http://www.geil.com.tw/products
Microsoft told me with Microsoft Update Advisor that I could upgraded from Windows 7 Pro 64 bits to Windows 8 Pro 64 bits and after one year with another Microsoft Upgrade Advisor from Windows 8 Pro 64 bits to Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bits. But Gigabyte does not give the drivers on their website for this motherboard that support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
I think I should purchase a new motherboard, a new CPU and new RAM. Do you agree? If yes, so can you tell me what king of CPU and motherboard to choose for Creative Cloud, please? I had followed Adobe advices to use a Nvidia Quadro 2000 graphic card and HDDs in RAID 0 for editing video.
Moreover Microsoft recommend to use a SSD for Windows 8.1. So, do I really need a SSD, with which capacity and which brand?
Thank you if someone can help me.
Yours faithfully
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.Hi Isidore,
Please refer the link: http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/tech-specs.html with system requirements to run the CC app's.
Regards,
Romit Sinha -
Need some graphics card advice for using 3D and Adobe
Below are the specs for the workstation I just bought. I'm planning on upgrading the graphics card to a GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB. The chassis is pretty small, and I'm concerned that it might get too hot. Does anyone have any advice as to whether this machine can handle this card, and whether or not I should by extra fans, or a water cooling system for the card? Thanks in advance!
Processor & Memory:
Intel® Core™ i7-2600 Processor (3.40GHz)
Intel® H67 Chipset
16GB DDR3 Memory (4 slots, 32GB MAX)
Drives:
2TB SATA II Hard Drive
12X Blu-ray Rewritable Drive: Read AND Write CDs/DVDs/Blu-Ray Discs
Front Panel 19-in-1 digital multimedia card reader
Graphics:
Integrated Intel® HD Graphics (dual monitor capable)
Communications:
10/100/1000 Mb/s Gigabit LAN
Audio:
Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
Keyboard & Mouse:
USB Keyboard
USB Mouse
Expandability (total bays/slots):
2 x 5.25" external (1 occupied)
1 x 3.5" external (1 occupied)
4 x 3.5" internal (1 occupied)
1 x PCI-Ex16
2 x PCIe x1
Ports:
1x DVI
1x HDMI
2 x USB 3.0 ports (rear)
6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Rear)
3 x Audio Ports
1x S/PDIF out
1x RJ45
Operating System:
Genuine Microsoft Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-bit
Additional Software:
Microsoft® Office Starter (reduced functionality versions of Word and Excel; not the full version of Microsoft® Office 2010)
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2011 (60-day trial)
Additional Information:
Dimensions: (HxWxD): 13.9" x 7.1" x 16.9" (approx.)
Power supply: 350W
Lifetime, 24/7 toll-free phone support
1 Year Limited Parts & Labor Warranty
Email and fax support M-F from 9am-6pm ESTHere are the major failings of that "workstation":
1) The power supply is much too weak to handle an upgrade to a GTX 570. Heck, that PSU might not have been capable of actually handling even its claimed 350W - but more like 200W. As such, it's barely capable of handling even that "workstation"'s base configuration with integrated Intel HD 2000 graphics. You will definitely need a new power supply (at least 550W, but preferably 750W to 850W) right away before you can even upgrade the graphics card at all.
2) That PC has only one hard disk. Adobe requires a minimum of at least one additional hard disk (preferably two or more additional disks) in order to run Premiere Pro acceptably well.
3) Change out the H67 motherboard for a Z68 motherboard. H67 cannot overclock the "limited-overclockable" i7-2600 CPU at all. And even with a Z68 motherboard, the fastest that you can run that non-K i7-2600 would be 3.9GHz.
4) As you stated, that small case will not be enough. You will need a much bigger case to handle the load from Premiere Pro plus all of the hardware upgrades that I'm suggesting.
Also, keep in mind that the company only offers "lifetime" technical support if you don't tinker with the PC's innards at all - not even a minor hardware upgrade or only for a vendor-approved hardware upgrade such as RAM. Once you open that case for a non-vendor-approved hardware upgrade (e.g. an upgraded power supply, an upgraded GPU or upgraded cooling), you will no longer have technical support from that company that you're getting the PC from.
As currently equipped, that system will run about 25 to 30 times slower than a fast PC. Look at payal's 622-second result running 5.0.3 on the PPBM5 results list, with the same CPU, chipset and integrated graphics as your system: It is already more than 12 times slower (in terms of the Relative Performance Index) than a fast system - and that system is already running two disks. With only one disk for absolutely everything - the OS, media, projects, previews, cache and exports - it would be much slower than even that because SATA is only a half-duplex interface, not a full-duplex interface. As a half-duplex interface, SATA can only deliver data transfers in one direction at a time. However, video editing programs like PPro require simultaneous reads and writes. This means that the single disk must wait for data transfers in a given direction to be completed before any data starts transferring in the opposite direction. -
Need advice for a new monitor for Mac Centris 610
I have a Mac Centris 610. The Apple monitor(display unit) that originally came with it finally died. Would this old Mac be able to use a new flat-screen computer monitor? How can I find out what newer monitors wouldbe compatible with this old "war horse" computer. I use it for one application only, but it still works great for this. Many thanks to anyone who can rescue me from my predicament!
You can't use a new flat-screen display, because they have a widescreen aspect ratio (16:9) and that isn't supported by the Centris' onboard graphics. The Centris doesn't have PCI slots, so that eliminates that option. You could check thrift stores or computer recyclers in your area for an older display. You might have success using a Mac-to-VGA adapter having a set of adjustable DIP switches. It plugs into the Mac DB-15 display port on the back of the Centris and enables you to connect an older, multi-sync CRT display (4:3 aspect ratio) having a PC-style VGA connector.
From the specs posted at EveryMac.com for the Centris 610:
"By default, the Macintosh Centris 610 only supports a single display, but a second one can be supported with the addition of a compatible PDS or NuBus video card. With the standard VRAM, the system is capable of supporting 512x384 at 16-bit color and 640x480, 800x600 and 832x624 at 8-bit color. With 1 MB of VRAM installed, it can support 640x480, 800x600 and 832x624 at 16-bit color and 832x624, 1024x768 and 1152x870 at 8-bit color." -
Video card options for a new Mac Pro
My G5 recently died on me and I am getting ready to upgrade to a Mac Pro. My question is regarding the video card options. I will be using Aperture 2, Photoshop CS2, and Final Cut Studio, but, not doing HD work. I am trying to decide between the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB and the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB.
As my G5 has stopped working, I was not prepared for an upgrade and I am trying to cut corners where I can. Does anyone have any experience comparing these two cards? Am I being to nitpicky about a $150 upgrade? My gut feeling is that I should not be questioning the extra cost and go with the NVIDIA, but, just want to make sure that I am not wasting money for a difference I will not see, as I do not play games on my Mac. Any opinions and input from other users is greatly appreciated. Thank you.Very interesting, I went to that link and then followed the one for Pro Apps:
http://www.barefeats.com/harper10.html
And, it states that the Radeon with less memory will consistently outperform the Nvidia on programs like Final Cut and Aperture. Guess I AM better off saving the money. Thank you for your direction! -
OA Framework newbee - Need suggestions/advice for a new project
Dear All,
We are starting up a new "Online Forms" project which aims to move all the offline paper based forms to online forms with online approvals etc.
We are still new to OA, hence looking for tips from the gurus out here.
We have various forms (upto 50 forms) e.g. Request for an Employment Letter, Request for Car Loan, Request for a salary bank transfer , in which the employee fills out certain fields specific to that request and submits the request. The request then goes for approval.
I have gone through the OA dev guide which states that the structure should be :
schema/server - EO
server - VO, AM
webui - Controller
lov/schema/server - LOV related EO
lov/webui - LOV related controller
1 Should we further segregate everything based on the form ?
E.g. For car loan request the EO s will go to : schema/server/carloan
and For salary bank transfer : schema/server/bnktransfer
and The common EO s would go to : schema/server/common
2 If we have some helper classes, where would these go ? under util/schema ?
3 How many application modules should be created for such an implementation. Should we have one AM per form ? (With LOVs having their dedicated AM?)
Will appreciate if someone can guide us on the above questions. It would be helpful to set up the right base !
Thanks,
GaganThanks James and Peddi !
Peddi, thank you for the detailed stucture. Did you mean that we must put in all the pages and their CO s in the same package ? There are going to be so many forms, with each form having atmost 5 pages - is there any harm creating one package per form ? (Ofcourse beneath the standard structure. E.g. CO's would be in webui, then would be further classified based on the form, so webui/carloan, webui/empletter and then there would be webui/common - for all the common stuff)
We are also thinking in terms of one AM per form. The forms are simple -
Page 1 - are you submitting for yourself or another employee
Page 2- The form itself - The forms may display some employee information etc from APPS. (Grade, salary, exisitng loans etc)
Page 3 - Review or confirmation page with a submit button.
Thanks ! -
Hello, friends.
After a good period of trial, errors, and a good (but incomplete learning), my enterprise finally decided to start to create our courses by ourselves, and we will use the Captivate (thanks to the helping hands of Rick, Michael, Kerry and Lilybiri, and all the others that help, advice, and inspire me).
I work in a tech school. We teach the basics of OS, Officce tools, web design and graphic design.
We will use the Captivate to create the lessons, and the process of learning will follow this path:
Interactive lesson --> Practical training --> Quizz;
We will not use LMS, all our project is to be used in the school. The student came to us, sit on a PC, and view his lessons;
What we want to achieve with Captivate (the reason of this post):
1 - A start menu (made in Captivate or Flash) that search the student info in an external database, and present to him exactly what he is learning;
Example: Student Joe put his floppy disk, and the menu show him that he is viewing Adobe Flash, lesson 8; student Bob put his floppy disk, and the menu show him that he is learning Windows Vista, lesson 2; student Joe don´t have the option to open lesson 9, or 10, without see first lesson 8; the same goes for all the lessons, to all students;
Question: this can be achieved? Our previous modules used Toolbook, and it works this way; I want to know if there is a way to do the same thing here with Captivate, or work around this with Flash, or other tools;
2 - The security of our lessons: We don´t want that the student copy our files, and see this in their home. We want that is only open locally, in the PCs of the labs;
3 - In my month of trials, I try using the .exe publish output, that I think is the best way for me. I want all the lessons to be Fullscreen, to add more the sense of interaction of the student; I´m having some problems with my .exes: a) sometimes the files close in the end, sometimes not. I already change the preferences to the project close when it ends, but this don´t free me of this issue; b) no matter what I do, if I click "Esc', the lesson is finished. There is no way to cancel this?
Well, that are my first 'official' questions about the Captivate, that´s becoming now my professional tool;
Of course, when i start to go more deep in my projects, more questions will arise;
So, I´m here counting with the friendship of the community to point me the directions to resolve my issues (or to point me what I will not be capable to do in Captivate);
Thanks in advance
Yuri Peixoto
ex-software instructor, now interactive course creator in trainingAnother problem with my project.
I developed a 'widget' that I use to input text captions about the slide, and some "buttons" that do the following:
previous slide;
next slide;
exit;
To be serious, I don´t really create the buttons, they are static (lack of Flash knowledge). I do this work putting clickboxes over each one, with the respective options, and it´s working for me (until now).
In this widget, I´m using some dinamic texts (xxx/xxx) that are loading the rdinfoCurrentSlide and the rdinfoSlideCount variables, to show this informatios to the students. This is working very well, except for a little detail:
When the student advances in the slides, for a little amount of time, the "XXX" of the Flash dinamic texts appears, before it loads the information...
It´s a minor issue, but it´s annoying my chief.
There is a way to resolve this?
P.S.: I do this based in the progress indicator developed by Michael of captivate4.com;
P.P.S.: attached follow the .fla to analisys.
P.P.P.S.: if someone know how to make the buttons of my widget function, and have the patience to teach the the basis about this, I will be very grateful; -
My PowerBook has an 80 GB hard drive and I only have 14 GB free. Time for more space! So, two questions:
What's a great hard drive in the 160 to 250 GB range?
Should a guy with PC tech experience but very little Mac tech experience attempt this operation on his own?
JeremyYou have several choices. You could get an external hard drive and backup some of the data if you want more space. If you do this, recommend either a firewire device or a powered USB device, as our Powerbooks don't put out enough juice on the USB ports to run many external hard drives. One portable external firewire hard drive, for example, is http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/on-the-go . If you do upgrade your internal drive, you can get one of these cases and put your existing hard drive in it for selective backup (not the best approach, as you should have a complete backup of your data).
Regarding hard drives in the 160GB to 250GB range, there are several vendors that make drives: Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi, and Samsung come to mind, there may be others. Seagate, Western Digital, and Hitachi are all brands that people seem to like. If you want to go larger, Western Digital has a 320GB drive, too. You can look at user comments at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150380%201035907 889%201035507777&name=5400%20RPM . Seagate used to have a 5 year warranty but recently seems to have recently changed their laptop drives to 3 years, which is more standard.
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You client needs to click on the word Install next to Premiere (not very obvious)
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Hi Friends/Professional,
I am working as ABAP Consultant, i would like to learn new technology in sap, i am seeking advice please help me.
As a abaper shall i select BW or XI or ABAP HR
which is best acording to industry india/us market.
i am not interested in coding, please advice,
few friends giving advice BW it is correct.
please give advice asap.
Thanks in advance
ManishaHi Isidore,
Please refer the link: http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/tech-specs.html with system requirements to run the CC app's.
Regards,
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Hello, I just signed up for a My Gamer's Club Unlocked membership at my local Best Buy store today, and after signing up for it, I used it when purchasing two games: Splatoon ($47.99 with GCU) and The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask 3D ($31.99 with GCU). I checked my account after purchasing these two games, and it doesn't seem like i'm getting 2x the My Best Buy points on each game. I may be mistaken about this (I'm still really new to this whole membership), but I believe you're supposed to get 2 My Best Buy points for every dollar you spend on new video games if you have the GCU membership. For example, if I spent $47.99 on Splatoon, instead of getting 47 My Best Buy points, I should be getting 94 My Best Buy points. Similarly, if I spent $31.99 on Majora's Mask 3D, I should get 62 points and not 31 points. On my account, it only shows that I am receiving 47 points for Splatoon and 31 points for Majora's Mask 3D. Maybe it's because the other points I am supposed to get haven't appeared yet and i'm just impatient, but aren't I supposed to be getting double the points for each purchase of a new video game? Also, it might just be because i'm impatient, but where/when am I supposed to receive my welcome coupons for the GCU membership (Buy 2 Pre-Owned Get 1 Free and 50% Off Any Strategy Guide)? I'm really excited for the 50% off coupon so that I can get the Splatoon game guide for $7.50! Thanks in advance!
Hi Apricot,
Welcome to Gamers Club Unlocked (GCU)!
Like your Welcome Packet situation, I believe that patience is going to be the key here. The Welcome Packet can take 2-3 business days to receive, as you experienced with yours. Bonus Points work a bit differently. Any bonus My Best Buy points may take 15-20 days to post to your My Best Buy membership. During this timeframe, they may or may not even show as pending.
If the timeframe above passes and you’re still not seeing bonus points, please send me a private message via the link in my signature.
Thanks!
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Who did you get it in the mail from? Apple, Verizon, or someone else? What model iPhone? Some models need to be activated by Verizon. There's a number you can call to activate it; check your Verizon documentation.
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