<![CDATA[nDarkness - Step Into the Light - All Forums]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:30:17 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Backrounds on profile]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-8.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:42:06 -0600 http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-8.html
are there other options for backround on profiles? in the future and as ndarkness.com begins to grow, will other features be avaiable?

Thanks!!]]>
are there other options for backround on profiles? in the future and as ndarkness.com begins to grow, will other features be avaiable?

Thanks!!]]> <![CDATA[MacBook/MacBook Pro Hibernation Modes]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-7.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:26:10 -0600 http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-7.html here for more details and if you have any question or comments feel free to post them below.]]> here for more details and if you have any question or comments feel free to post them below.]]> <![CDATA[nDarkness Blogs]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-6.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:26:14 -0600 http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-6.html
You can find the blogs located here.

If you have any questions please ask in the Blog Help section.]]>
You can find the blogs located here.

If you have any questions please ask in the Blog Help section.]]> <![CDATA[Exchange is currently in recovery mode]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-5.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:05:46 -0600 http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-5.html
Quote:Exchange is currently in recovery mode. You can either connect to your Exchange server using the network, work offline, or cancel this logon.

Not only was the prompt annoying, the shared calendar and contacts crashed the program whenever you tried to access them.

After doing some digging I found a solution that fixed the problem.
  1. Start Outlook and select Connect.
  2. On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts.
  3. Click View or change existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next.
  4. Click the Microsoft Exchange Server account, and then click Change.
  5. Click More Settings, and then click Advanced.
  6. Clear the Use Cached Exchange Mode check box, and then click Apply.
  7. Instead of exiting Outlook at this point click Offline Folder File Settings, and then click Disable Offline Use.
  8. Click Yes to the prompt, OK, Next, and Finish
  9. Close Outlook and start it again.
  10. Repeat steps 1-5
  11. Now reselect the Use Cached Exchange Mode check box, exit, and then restart Outlook.


That's it now Outlook will no longer give the prompt and everything will be back to normal.]]>
Quote:Exchange is currently in recovery mode. You can either connect to your Exchange server using the network, work offline, or cancel this logon.

Not only was the prompt annoying, the shared calendar and contacts crashed the program whenever you tried to access them.

After doing some digging I found a solution that fixed the problem.
  1. Start Outlook and select Connect.
  2. On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts.
  3. Click View or change existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next.
  4. Click the Microsoft Exchange Server account, and then click Change.
  5. Click More Settings, and then click Advanced.
  6. Clear the Use Cached Exchange Mode check box, and then click Apply.
  7. Instead of exiting Outlook at this point click Offline Folder File Settings, and then click Disable Offline Use.
  8. Click Yes to the prompt, OK, Next, and Finish
  9. Close Outlook and start it again.
  10. Repeat steps 1-5
  11. Now reselect the Use Cached Exchange Mode check box, exit, and then restart Outlook.


That's it now Outlook will no longer give the prompt and everything will be back to normal.]]> <![CDATA[Linux Command Line System Update Script]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-4.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:18:15 -0600 http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-4.html
The two commands used to update a Debian based system are:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ sudo apt-get update
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Now while this doesn't require a great deal of typing, let's see if we can shorten it to suit our needs.

If you do not already have somewhere to store your personal scripts, the following command will do this for you and allow you to enter the code we will use:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~$ mkdir bin; cd bin; vi apt-auto

Press i for insert and create the following script:

Code:
#!/bin/bash

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

This is all we need to type for our script to produce the results we are looking for. Now let's save our script by pressing Esc => :wq => <enter>.

To run our script we can type:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ bash ./apt-auto

You should see the output from the two commands used in the script printed to the screen. Now let's make our script executable so we don't have to type bash to make it run.

The following command will accomplish what we are looking for:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ chmod +x apt-auto

Now to run our command we simply need to type:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ ./apt-auto

We now have a working script to do our update process and it is significantly shorter than the first option we used. As always all comments are welcomed.]]>
The two commands used to update a Debian based system are:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ sudo apt-get update
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Now while this doesn't require a great deal of typing, let's see if we can shorten it to suit our needs.

If you do not already have somewhere to store your personal scripts, the following command will do this for you and allow you to enter the code we will use:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~$ mkdir bin; cd bin; vi apt-auto

Press i for insert and create the following script:

Code:
#!/bin/bash

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

This is all we need to type for our script to produce the results we are looking for. Now let's save our script by pressing Esc => :wq => <enter>.

To run our script we can type:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ bash ./apt-auto

You should see the output from the two commands used in the script printed to the screen. Now let's make our script executable so we don't have to type bash to make it run.

The following command will accomplish what we are looking for:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ chmod +x apt-auto

Now to run our command we simply need to type:

Code:
safety@nDarkness:~/bin$ ./apt-auto

We now have a working script to do our update process and it is significantly shorter than the first option we used. As always all comments are welcomed.]]> <![CDATA[Windows XP Reclaim Lost Drive Space]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-3.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:14:03 -0600 http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-3.html
Below are the steps I use to free up space on these machines:

  1. Click Start => My Computer
  2. Now we want to right click on the drive that Windows is installed on and click on Properties.
  3. Once the properties dialog opens, click on Disk Cleanup. (This will take a few seconds to minutes to load)
  4. This next step requires a little more explanation.

    Before we use Disk Cleanup to get rid of any files let's click on the more options tab. This tab allows us to remove components, installed programs that we don't use and old system restore points. Assuming you have system restore enabled, which by default it is, you will be able to regain a considerable amount of space by selecting this option.

    Look at the amount of free space you have and remember the number. Now click on the Clean Up button for System Restore and answer yes to the prompt. You will not see any progress bar or get confirmation that this operation has completed. Wait about 10 seconds and view your free space again. Did the number change? When I did this on my computer I regained a little over 3 gigs!

    Now click back on the Disk Cleanup tab. This tab gives us a list of file types with the amount of space they take up plus their descriptions down below. Click on each one to find out what they do to help you decide if you should delete them or not. I typically delete everything except for Office setup files and I don't compress old files. Once you have the files you want to remove selected click on ok and answer yes to the prompt.

That's pretty much sums up the process I use to reclaim drive space on Windows XP machines. As always all comments are welcomed.]]>
Below are the steps I use to free up space on these machines:

  1. Click Start => My Computer
  2. Now we want to right click on the drive that Windows is installed on and click on Properties.
  3. Once the properties dialog opens, click on Disk Cleanup. (This will take a few seconds to minutes to load)
  4. This next step requires a little more explanation.

    Before we use Disk Cleanup to get rid of any files let's click on the more options tab. This tab allows us to remove components, installed programs that we don't use and old system restore points. Assuming you have system restore enabled, which by default it is, you will be able to regain a considerable amount of space by selecting this option.

    Look at the amount of free space you have and remember the number. Now click on the Clean Up button for System Restore and answer yes to the prompt. You will not see any progress bar or get confirmation that this operation has completed. Wait about 10 seconds and view your free space again. Did the number change? When I did this on my computer I regained a little over 3 gigs!

    Now click back on the Disk Cleanup tab. This tab gives us a list of file types with the amount of space they take up plus their descriptions down below. Click on each one to find out what they do to help you decide if you should delete them or not. I typically delete everything except for Office setup files and I don't compress old files. Once you have the files you want to remove selected click on ok and answer yes to the prompt.

That's pretty much sums up the process I use to reclaim drive space on Windows XP machines. As always all comments are welcomed.]]> <![CDATA[The Goal and Purpose of nDarkness]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-2.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:26:43 -0600 http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-2.html
We have a few positions available within our community for moderators and staff members. If you would like to sign up for a position as a moderator of a forum or have an idea on how to improve the nDarkness community, please contact me at one of the links below and let me know what your skill sets are and how you can help improve this community.]]>
We have a few positions available within our community for moderators and staff members. If you would like to sign up for a position as a moderator of a forum or have an idea on how to improve the nDarkness community, please contact me at one of the links below and let me know what your skill sets are and how you can help improve this community.]]> <![CDATA[Post Rules for nDarkness Forum]]> http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-1.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:41:41 -0600 http://forum.ndarkness.com/thread-1.html Welcome to nDarkness!

In order to keep the forums running well and to prevent problems, please follow these simple rules for the forums here. If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to contact one of the Staff Members.

General Rules

* While debating and discussion is fine, we will not tolerate rudeness, insulting posts, personal attacks or purposeless inflammatory posts. Our decision is final in these matters.
* Please refrain from posting meaningless threads, one word (or short) non-sense posts, or the such.
* Multiple or repeated posting in order to increase your post count is not allowed.
* Advertising, spamming and trolling is not allowed. This includes using the forum, email, visitor messages, blog comments, picture comments and private message systems to spam other members.
* Please wait a reasonable amount of time before bumping posts. For style changes and general 'how-to' questions this should be 24 hours. For specific troubleshooting issues, use 12 hours as a guideline.
* We also do not allow posts or links to sites that are sexual in nature or violate nDarkness community standards. The nDarkness team shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate community standards.
* Discussion of illegal activities such as software and music piracy and other intellectual property violations are not allowed.
* Each member is allowed one login account. Registering with multiple accounts is not allowed.
* While we are quite happy to have constructive comparative conversations, we will not tolerate blatant adverts or the sort.
* We reserve the right to remove offensive posts without notice.
* If you are going to post non-English on these forums, please also post an English Translation of your post.
* Also while these rules cover most common situations, they cannot anticipate everything. Consequently we reserve the right to take any actions we deem appropriate to ensure these forums are not disrupted or abused in any way.
* You cannot post any affiliate or referral links, or post anything asking for a referral. Such posts will be subject to removal.
* You cannot post advertisements or notices for contests.
* Support tickets should be considered to be confidential information. Support tickets posted in the forums will be deleted.
* We also reserve the right to ban anyone who wilfully violates the forum rules, as access to our support forums are a privilege and not a right. A banned customer is still entitled to support from the support system.

Advertising Services and Solicitation

We do not allow people to post threads or to send private messages or emails to users here that advertise or solicit any products, services, funds or donations. Explicit advertising and solicitating in signatures is also prohibited.

You should never give out your nDarkness password to anyone, and you should not disclose server logins and/or passwords to anyone except through the nDarkness support system. We can not take responsibility if you disclose this information to anyone else.

Links in signatures must follow these guidelines

* Promotional text for a commercial product or service is ok, provided there are no price(s) of product(s) or service(s) listed.
* A link and promotional text for a site that is not commercial and does not contain product(s) and/or service(s) is allowed, provided the site is not sexual or does not violate nDarkness community standards. The nDarkness team shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate community standards. (Examples include sites about drugs and/or sex.)
* Duplicate links to the same URL in a signature are not allowed.

Avatars

* Animated avatars are not allowed. Sorry.
* Avatars that may be confused with official staff avatars are not allowed.
* Use of the nDarkness logo in avatars is not allowed.

Signature Size Limits

All signatures should not exceed the following limits

* You can't have both text and images in your sig
* For text signatures: 4 lines normal size, 8 lines small size and up to 90 chars per line. Font sizes above 2 are not allowed. (Blank lines count as lines.)
* Do not use images with large text to bypass the previous item
* For images in signatures: 1 image up to 300 pixels wide, 125 pixels tall and 20k in size
* Animated images in a signature are not allowed

Moderation

Although the administrators and moderators of nDarkness Community Forum will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of nDarkness Community Forum, nor moderators will be held responsible for the content of any message.

By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws.

The owners of nDarkness Community Forum reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.

Staff Disputes

Any disputes with the staff of the nDarkness Community Forums will be handled in private through the Private Message System or the Support System ticket. If you wish to escalate any issue with staff then please visit: http://www.nDarkness.com.

Addendum

We reserve the right to update and modify these rules as the needs of the community dictate to ensure the smooth operation of this community.]]> Welcome to nDarkness!

In order to keep the forums running well and to prevent problems, please follow these simple rules for the forums here. If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to contact one of the Staff Members.

General Rules

* While debating and discussion is fine, we will not tolerate rudeness, insulting posts, personal attacks or purposeless inflammatory posts. Our decision is final in these matters.
* Please refrain from posting meaningless threads, one word (or short) non-sense posts, or the such.
* Multiple or repeated posting in order to increase your post count is not allowed.
* Advertising, spamming and trolling is not allowed. This includes using the forum, email, visitor messages, blog comments, picture comments and private message systems to spam other members.
* Please wait a reasonable amount of time before bumping posts. For style changes and general 'how-to' questions this should be 24 hours. For specific troubleshooting issues, use 12 hours as a guideline.
* We also do not allow posts or links to sites that are sexual in nature or violate nDarkness community standards. The nDarkness team shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate community standards.
* Discussion of illegal activities such as software and music piracy and other intellectual property violations are not allowed.
* Each member is allowed one login account. Registering with multiple accounts is not allowed.
* While we are quite happy to have constructive comparative conversations, we will not tolerate blatant adverts or the sort.
* We reserve the right to remove offensive posts without notice.
* If you are going to post non-English on these forums, please also post an English Translation of your post.
* Also while these rules cover most common situations, they cannot anticipate everything. Consequently we reserve the right to take any actions we deem appropriate to ensure these forums are not disrupted or abused in any way.
* You cannot post any affiliate or referral links, or post anything asking for a referral. Such posts will be subject to removal.
* You cannot post advertisements or notices for contests.
* Support tickets should be considered to be confidential information. Support tickets posted in the forums will be deleted.
* We also reserve the right to ban anyone who wilfully violates the forum rules, as access to our support forums are a privilege and not a right. A banned customer is still entitled to support from the support system.

Advertising Services and Solicitation

We do not allow people to post threads or to send private messages or emails to users here that advertise or solicit any products, services, funds or donations. Explicit advertising and solicitating in signatures is also prohibited.

You should never give out your nDarkness password to anyone, and you should not disclose server logins and/or passwords to anyone except through the nDarkness support system. We can not take responsibility if you disclose this information to anyone else.

Links in signatures must follow these guidelines

* Promotional text for a commercial product or service is ok, provided there are no price(s) of product(s) or service(s) listed.
* A link and promotional text for a site that is not commercial and does not contain product(s) and/or service(s) is allowed, provided the site is not sexual or does not violate nDarkness community standards. The nDarkness team shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate community standards. (Examples include sites about drugs and/or sex.)
* Duplicate links to the same URL in a signature are not allowed.

Avatars

* Animated avatars are not allowed. Sorry.
* Avatars that may be confused with official staff avatars are not allowed.
* Use of the nDarkness logo in avatars is not allowed.

Signature Size Limits

All signatures should not exceed the following limits

* You can't have both text and images in your sig
* For text signatures: 4 lines normal size, 8 lines small size and up to 90 chars per line. Font sizes above 2 are not allowed. (Blank lines count as lines.)
* Do not use images with large text to bypass the previous item
* For images in signatures: 1 image up to 300 pixels wide, 125 pixels tall and 20k in size
* Animated images in a signature are not allowed

Moderation

Although the administrators and moderators of nDarkness Community Forum will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of nDarkness Community Forum, nor moderators will be held responsible for the content of any message.

By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws.

The owners of nDarkness Community Forum reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.

Staff Disputes

Any disputes with the staff of the nDarkness Community Forums will be handled in private through the Private Message System or the Support System ticket. If you wish to escalate any issue with staff then please visit: http://www.nDarkness.com.

Addendum

We reserve the right to update and modify these rules as the needs of the community dictate to ensure the smooth operation of this community.]]>