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user3448600

00:04

Hi, I need a few options for getting professional looking email address like [email protected] ?
What is the easiest way to get that kind of email ?

Bob

> This domain is for sale!

:P

@user3448600 Register the domain with any registrar, find a hosted email service (Microsoft Office 365, Google Apps for Work, etc.) and follow their instructions for pointing the domain at their service.

user3448600

thanks, will research that.

Bob

@user3448600 My personal preference is Namecheap for the registrar. Hosted email... I'm currently using O365, but Google might be better. You should compare their features, plans and pricing.

There's other hosted email services, of course.

They all do basic email but will differ in management features, integration with other services, webmail client (with MS you get Outlook Online, with Google you get something like Gmail), stuff like plus-addressing, catch-all addresses, aliases, etc..

allquixotic

@Bob blah, coverity

not coverty

also Hearts of Iron IV is awesome... currently the entire south of England is owned by the Third Reich; the Wehrmacht's front line is roughly half-way between Liverpool and Glasgow

user3448600

00:20

Ok, I use Namecheap for domains also. Thanks for quick help. This chat is awesome thing :)

Journeyman Geek

00:34

@user3448600 namecheap's hosted email is decent for small numbers of accounts

er

I use it for my dad's one account, and IIRC its pretty reasonably priced

allquixotic

That Brazilian Guy

01:00

2 days ago, by That Brazilian Guy

@allquixotic IIRC you own a U2F key, right?

^--- hey @allquixotic

Journeyman Geek

@ThatBrazilianGuy I have one

its pretty useless so far ;p

That Brazilian Guy

Oh? How? Why?

Journeyman Geek

@ThatBrazilianGuy google won't support it on anything but chrome

there's also a thing that lets you unlock a pc with a ubikey, but not the u2f version

So I literally have not found any uses for it

That Brazilian Guy

@JourneymanGeek Hm. Have you tried addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/u2f-support-add-on or github.com/prefiks/u2f4moz ?

Journeyman Geek

@ThatBrazilianGuy yup

but the only website(s) that use U2F is google and...

That Brazilian Guy

01:05

...and github IIRC.

Journeyman Geek

I don't use github much

That Brazilian Guy

@JourneymanGeek Those extensions don't work? :(

Journeyman Geek

google blocks anything but chrome

That Brazilian Guy

=/

Damn

I'm not going to buy a really expensive piece of hardware that only works with chrome

I use Firefox and veeeery occasionally Chromium

Journeyman Geek

"really expensive" whaaat?

its about 20 dollars

That Brazilian Guy

01:07

Some Yubico devices are 40 or 50 dollars

Journeyman Geek

Unless you have the "brazillian wax"

OH

THOSE are fun

yubico.com/products/yubikey-hardware/fido-u2f-security-key

this is the u2f key

you can unlock a PC with the 40-50 dollar ones

That Brazilian Guy

I want to protect my email account which is THE weak point in my (and everyone's) online presence.

Journeyman Geek

what provider?

That Brazilian Guy

OTPs can be MITM'd

gmail... =/

Journeyman Geek

IF you use chrome, the basic u2f ubikey is good enough

support.google.com/accounts/answer/…

That Brazilian Guy

01:10

3 mins ago, by That Brazilian Guy

I use Firefox and veeeery occasionally Chromium

Journeyman Geek

Yeah, that's a problem

That Brazilian Guy

Like, 99% firefox on linux

Journeyman Geek

the plugin works everywhere else

I already use the phone OTP system, but if you lose your phone....

especially where my phone/sms is the second factor in a ton of places

That Brazilian Guy

Yeah, I don't like that as well.

Some security researcher demoed (IIRC, recently) how a locked phone with those notifications on the locked screen can be exploited after acquired by a 3rd party

William

01:48

could a mod refund my bounty here superuser.com/questions/1133476/…

allquixotic

02:08

bounties can't be refunded

William

@allquixotic there where is it going to go?

I have had them refunded before so it is possible

Ben N

@William Why?

Keep in mind that bounties buy attention, not necessarily an answer

William

@BenN because I can't award the bounty to myself

i found an answer

if that is not acceptable that is okaay

Ben N

Sorry, but not getting an answer doesn't justify refunding a bounty :/

William

@BenN I did get an answer just from myself

you used to be award the bounty to yourself

i remember those days

Ben N

02:17

Heh, I think they changed that to stop people from buying attention then keeping the rep :)

The big FAQ on bounties, for your reading pleasure

William

okay well I guess I will be a 34 pointer. :(

Ben N

No shame in that :) I spent half of my association bonus in a bounty on Server Fault

Eventually I worked my way back up

William

could you spare an upvote if you think the question is acceptable?

Ben N

I believe you're getting all those downvotes because the question appears to be a software recommendation. I will edit your question to correct that

William

I just wanted a solution but yes I could see that

Ben N

02:22

And done. Best wishes :)

William

Bye thank you

Journeyman Geek

02:34

@William only time you get a bounty refunded is if it's there to keep an explicitly off topic question closed.

And that's super rare

William

I have never done that XD maybe I have

so can I edit it to make it off topic?

Ben N

Heh, that would be rolled back

Journeyman Geek

Then we will roll it back and be quite cross :p

William

hahha

Bob

@user3448600 Basically, you can either point the NS records at the email service (where they manage the domain entirely) or you point just the MX records at them (for email reception) and then add SPF and DKIM records (as TXT) so you don't get blocked by spam filters. NS records are easier, but that means if you want to host other stuff (like a website) at the same domain then you'd need to go through the email service's control panels.

Journeyman Geek

02:41

@William could award it to a good alternative answer.

I can probably see an answer with xmodmap

William

i might so it doesn't go to waste but i could not get the other answer to work

xmodmap would be great although I couldn't get that to work either for some reason

I think the keys are hard wired at boot or something because I had to reboot to get these to take effect

Journeyman Geek

Lol. I will totally be happy to post a tested answer and take your rep if I have enough time. :P

Rahul2001

04:23

Hello!

Damnit, why are adults so complicated?

Journeyman Geek

05:06

lol

When you're old enough, you'll realise...

That's a question you'll never know the answer to.

djsmiley2k

07:09

Yawwwwwwwwwwwwn, another day at work

Psycogeek

Another Day , Another Doller

djsmiley2k

nod

7th day on the trot tho

getting tired now

Psycogeek

it's not 16 hours a day is it?

djsmiley2k

no

Rahul2001

09:24

This room is too quiet...

Bob

BOO!

Rahul2001

BAH!

Journeyman Geek

11:08

!!tumbleweed

hm

Cavil seems as dead as this channel

djsmiley2k

:/

Rahul2001

11:24

:(

DavidPostill

11:41

:{

Journeyman Geek

lol

DavidPostill

In fact I should have used (:-{)} "Bald Bearded Mustached"

Bob

hm

is @Dog around?

DavidPostill

Time to visit the barber tomorrow :)

Journeyman Geek

lol

Bob

11:44

or... anyone else with any idea what the difference between USB 3.1 Gen2 ports provided by Intel or ASMedia controllers might be?

the former is identified as a Thunderbolt 3 controller and the latter ... has a chinese datasheet -_-

and of course all Asus boards, even the $700 one, use the ASMedia controller

Journeyman Geek

@Bob in theory, there's intwl non tbolt usb 3.1 ports I think

DavidPostill

@Bob I though you could read chinese?

Bob

> Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

@DavidPostill Nup. Speaking only. And even then not all that much.

Journeyman Geek

@Bob the tbolt controller is different

Bob

so basically I have all of one hour to pick a mobo to buy :D

@JourneymanGeek Different how?

Journeyman Geek

11:47

as in, I think its literally a seperate chip

Bob

bleh.

that doesn't help my decision at all!

Journeyman Geek

You'd jhave a seperate controller ( ark.intel.com/products/codename/56890/Alpine-Ridge ) for that

Bob

> 1 x Thunderbolt™3 port (USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports

@JourneymanGeek Well. I'm talking a motherboard that probably has said controller...

Journeyman Geek

ah, that actually does thunderbolt

lol

Bob

don't care overly much about how it's implemented tbh

Journeyman Geek

11:50

Maaaaybe you should do something crazy...

like link the boards ;p

Bob

@JourneymanGeek maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe :P

could've sworn I did, but apparently I forgot a paste... whoops

basically, trying to pick one from this list

ebay.com.au/sch/…

which was too long to paste, that explains a lot :P

Journeyman Geek

"0 listings "

Bob

lol.

Journeyman Geek

"Power Supplies"

THERE'S YOUR PROBLEM

Bob

bleh. the Gigabyte and Asus z270 boards, basically

> 0 results found in the Power Supplies category, so we searched in all categories

:P

Journeyman Geek

11:52

I've had better luck with my asus gear than my gigabyte gear

Bob

(it was a search from a PSU search)

@JourneymanGeek issues with gigabyte?

Journeyman Geek

@Bob most recent gigabyte purchase was the brix

Bob

@JourneymanGeek maybe a better search:
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/Computer-Components-Parts/175673/i.html?_fsradio=%26LH_SpecificSeller%3D1&_saslop=1&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_sasl=bit_deals%2Ccatchofthedayau%2Ccellarmaster-wines%2Ccrackawines%2Cctd_au%2Cdell_australia%2Cfutu_online%2Cgooddrop_au%2Cgraysonline-australia%2Chardtofind_australia%2Charveynormanonline%2Chouseonline%2Cjag_online%2Ckitchen_warehouse%2Cluvyourphone%2Cmastore_sales%2Cmybigbrandsstore%2Cmytopiastore%2Cnofrillssydney%2Coutbaxcamping%2Cpc.byte%2Cpetstock_online%2Cprincesspollyau%2Cryda-online%2Csaba_online%2Cshoppingsquare%2Csho…

@JourneymanGeek oh. that thing -_-

Journeyman Geek

I gave up after 3 RMAs

Bob

anyway, the two boards I'm currently comparing head-to-head: ebay.com.au/itm/… and ebay.com.au/itm/…

(there's also a dozen other ones from that search, which would be a pain to link... bleh.)

the gigabyte one seems to have better connectivity...

Journeyman Geek

11:55

lol

I kinda like the asus better

mainly looks tho XD

Creative® Sound Core3D™ with SBX Pro Studio Audio Suite

Wait, what?

Bob

@JourneymanGeek hm?

Journeyman Geek

Creative does onboard sound now? geeze, if they had only done that 15 years ago

Bob

why's there a million motherboards for the same bloody chipset

and there's basically no difference between them

Journeyman Geek

lol

Bob

I'm serious

Journeyman Geek

11:57

I kinda know exactly what you mean

Bob

I honestly can't tell if there's any difference between these three Asus boards

ebay.com.au/itm/… ebay.com.au/itm/… ebay.com.au/itm/…

...dammit

the Asus ones don't have SATA Express connectors at all o.O

and the Gigabyte ones are lacking in rear USB ports

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Journeyman Geek

lol

Bob

and I also have no idea what the difference is between their "Maximus", "Strix", "TUF" and "Prime" series

wtf

there's like 5 boards under each series

???

Journeyman Geek

lol

I have never heard of TUF

Strix is kinda 'quieter' iirc

Prime looks like their basic line

Maximus is their premium line, but fills almost the same niche as ROG

Bob

@JourneymanGeek It's a motherboard.

Journeyman Geek

12:02

> And with TUF Z270 Mark 2, we've taken our digital-camouflage concept even further — by stenciling the military-inspired digital pattern directly onto the board!

WHAAAAT?

Bob

How the fluff is a motherboard quieter.

@JourneymanGeek WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Journeyman Geek

lol

also the maximus seems to be designed so you can 3d print parts. Like everyone has a 3d printer in their living room

Psycogeek

sometimes the diff in the named stuff for the same socket is specifc features, like say one of them may have w-fi . might have an added marvell controller . Is designed for extreeme overclock , is armoured for who knows what reason. the choise is make sure it has all the features you need. then all the power if its for overclocking.

Journeyman Geek

asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-Z270-P seems to be the base model

tho DVI? ewww

Psycogeek

then find a very large user base with them. the more people finding bugs the more likely asus fixes them

Journeyman Geek

12:09

@Bob erf. And they don't have z270 in their model filters

Bob

@JourneymanGeek one "review" listed the lack of onboard DVI as a con for Gigabyte

come on...

Psycogeek

also to make sure if your going to be using it past 5 years running, that the power stuff onboard uses good caps, and better coils could can help . always the higher priced boards have more durable compoents but only up to a point, then it is more added features or OC needs

Journeyman Geek

Ok, their website totally blows

Bob

ok. the Formula is identical to the Code except for watercooling

> Behind that armor, it is essentially a Maximus Formula, sans the full backplate, integrated IO shield, and VRM waterblock.

Journeyman Geek

ah

Bob

12:11

sigh.

> In-house, we’ve already achieved perfectly stable speeds of DDR4-4415 with select memory modules.

uh. "4415" sounds like "4416 causes bit errors, let's take it down a notch"

Journeyman Geek

... actually

Bob

> It’s time to discuss the purpose of that third “memory slot”.

> The third slot (DDR4) is wired directly to the PCH and is partnered by a riser card named DIMM.2

Psycogeek

formulas tend to be extreeme for extreeme overclocking , maximus tend to be verysimilar and way lower priced.

Bob

> As the name cheekily implies, DIMM.2 is used for mounting M.2 drives.

wat.

that's just standards abuse

Journeyman Geek

looking at what puget builds..

Bob

12:14

hm

I'm thinking I probably won't actually need Thunderbolt

Journeyman Geek

Yeah, the primes definately are the 'vanilla' boards

Bob

so maybe Asus

Journeyman Geek

@Bob or you can add it on with the rediculous addon card!

Bob

but the lack of SATA Express is annoying

Journeyman Geek

eh. M.2 >_>

I've also probably missed SATA Express in the wild

Bob

12:16

@JourneymanGeek SATA Express gives me another two SATAIII ports each

that's what I want :P

Psycogeek

@bwDraco just got done researching asuses naming conventions

Journeyman Geek

ah

Bob

@Psycogeek he had a message about the relative rankings

I care more about the practical differences between them

dunno if I missed other stuff he posted

Psycogeek

yea

Journeyman Geek

sigh

I just posted an answer that's essentially "Have you tried turning it off and on again"

Boris_yo

12:25

Woke up with Nexus 4 being very hot.

DavidPostill

@JourneymanGeek Easy rep! :)

Journeyman Geek

@DavidPostill Sadly, not in those exact... oh wait...

Boris_yo

I am using Sleep Cycle Alarm clock app that requires power supply to measure sleep.

All this battery meter screen tells me is that True Caller uses 18% of power... but total power use was about 80%

Bob

@JourneymanGeek yea... I think I'll go with Gigabyte :\

The Asus boards are all rather lacking in connectivity

Journeyman Geek

@Bob less confusing? ;p

Bob

12:29

I wonder what they did with the extra HSIO lanes

@JourneymanGeek no SATAe :(

Journeyman Geek

ah k

Bob

hm. I should check the Gigabyte board

and make sure the 3 SATAe connectors don't just share with the SATAIII ones

Journeyman Geek

lol

Bob

well

that's awkward

@JourneymanGeek sooooo. yea. gigabyte specs lie :(

that just makes my decision harder!

Journeyman Geek

no SATAe?

Bob

12:35

@JourneymanGeek shared

Journeyman Geek

Either/Or or?

Bob

@JourneymanGeek yea. each SATAe port takes two SATA ports

Journeyman Geek

ah

Ramhound

God; I really wish it was easier to find a case with a removable motherboard tray

Bob

so... that makes the differences... more rear USB ports on the Asus boards, more internal USB headers on the Gigabyte boards...

Thunderbolt port on the Gigabyte board

annnnnnnd that's all?

Journeyman Geek

12:37

@Ramhound the HAF XB evo?

Bob

Gigabyte ahs a PS/2 port lol

Journeyman Geek

kinda small tho

@Bob gotta have the NKRO

for those of us who have more than 10 usable fingers

Bob

@JourneymanGeek I think USB does that now :P

my USB keyboard does NKRO

Ramhound

After my experience with my current case, which resulted in magic smoke due to horrible cable identification, I can't trust Cooler Master to make a good product

Bob

@JourneymanGeek we used to play SSB on a laptop keyboard... the ghosting, ow

Journeyman Geek

12:39

lol

Bob

microsoft.com/appliedsciences/KeyboardGhostingDemo.mspx

Ramhound

Although I have found that one. The one I did find which I liked doesn't come with any fans, only reason I want a removable tray, is to install the (memory,GPU) (the most troubled parts in my last build)

Journeyman Geek

Yeah, I THINK WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE.

Psycogeek

@Boris_yo usually the aplication data for the battery is what percentage of the whole usage (not the whole battery) that applicaiton or screen or wifi or whatever used averaged out over long times. are youscrolling the list there and seeing the largest and smallest usages?

Journeyman Geek

@Ramhound or just a big case?

Cosair's cases are very nice

Ramhound

12:40

I am not sure I want a huge case height wise. My current case is way overkill for what I eventually didn't do with it :$

Journeyman Geek

lol

I got a large case precisely for room to work with it

I have too many drive bays ;p

Ramhound

indeed my problem is that my GPU blocks most of the SATA ports

and my huge hands make it (hard) to access them due to the weird angle)

Journeyman Geek

ah

DavidPostill

:34785759 No winning her around then :/

Ramhound

This looks interesting: lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-v33

It seems to be easy to work with

Rahul2001

12:45

@DavidPostill Yes, apparently not :(

Journeyman Geek

@Ramhound seems nice

Bob

screw it. Asus Maximus Code it is

Ramhound

If your willing to wait, and your into overclocking, Maximus Extreme IX will be released soon enough

Boris_yo

@Psycogeek Not much to scroll there. There are no applications like Facebook, YouTube etc.

Psycogeek

@Boris_yo ok so how much was "screen" using in that pic?

Bob

12:58

@Ramhound nah, would probably cost far too much :P

Ramhound

Yes

djsmiley2k

13:15

grrr

how am i meant to get files out of this stupid network D:

Psycogeek

@djsmiley2k there is always a crowbar at the front entrance , you dont get the c4 till later

djsmiley2k

yeah it feels like that

it's log files from a chip and pin machine

someone answered 'use dropbox!'

they can go run away...

(*that was me being polite)

Journeyman Geek

@djsmiley2k it would probably be handy to start with "what you can't do"

I mean, you could email it to yourself...

could you?

Ramhound

you could print out the files in hex and within an hex editor recreate the file by hand :-)

Bob

ok, got my PSU and mobo

and I'm out $800

ow

Psycogeek

13:25

800 what YEN ? why it costs so much

Bob

hm. could just buy a i7-7700k now, it's actually cheaper than an i7-6700k -_-

Ramhound

A good modular PSU is a couple hundred dollars, the Maximus Code is a good 2 hundred

Bob

completely out of order from my original plan (cc @JourneymanGeek) :P

@Ramhound try $300 (AX860i) and $500

AUD though

Ramhound

I figured

( well not the AUD ) but my estimate was on the low end anyways

Looks like 2020 is my date for a new F-150 (Hyrbid)

Although I will have to get a house in order for that to make sense.

LOL

Working in the middle of the woods, with no chance of being able to charge my Truck, sucks

Psycogeek

you could always start with a long extention cord :-)

Ramhound

13:33

Its a 60 year old complex

Its not going to get electric car charging stations

anyways I realize that I propyl won't have to "charge" the hybrid anyways. 2020 is awhile off, eough time, for the gas engine to charge the battery.

Journeyman Geek

@Bob 3 month rule? ;p

Psycogeek

13:49

rev 1.2

Bob

@JourneymanGeek yea I broke it :P

PSU + mobo, now need case + CPU + fan

Journeyman Geek

I'm kinda looking at drones now ;p

djsmiley2k

@JourneymanGeek nope

no email setup on those systems

Journeyman Geek

I suppose USB is disabled?

djsmiley2k

no 'unauthorized webaccess' allowed.

yup

I turned on the options for the locally accessing folders, but it seems that's disabled at admin level

the documentation says you can copy the files over - you can't

and they wonder why I rage at the documentation xD

Journeyman Geek

13:59

"Documentation"

djsmiley2k

14:24

oh there's a wiki

cept instead of actually using different pages and stuff, someone litterally took everything and dumped it into a single page for this customer

making finding anything almost impossible

Bob

14:53

well

that's awkward

@JourneymanGeek let's see, I've ordered case, PSU, mobo, CPU, cooler... but no one has 32 GB of RAM in stock o.O

Looks like I'll be just a hair under my budget, phew

DavidPostill

!!s/hair/hare/

Red Fox and Snowshoe Hare

►

Who broke the bot?

Journeyman Geek

lol

Alan Watch

15:19

all of the SE Sites use https but chat doesn't..why?

djsmiley2k

hmmm it's likely answered on the meta somewhere @AlanWatch

I guess it's so we can spy on you

Ben N

15:59

@AlanWatch It can, just add https://

Burgi

evening

@Rahul2001 like you i have been busy with a girl this weekend

i'll take a look in a short while

Rahul2001

16:15

@Burgi LOL, no problem, enjoy :)

I fixed most of the problems...

@AlanWatch It does by default for me

Rahul2001

16:27

Everyone has a friend like this: questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1856

And a friend like this: questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1855

And a friend like this: questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1870

And a friend like this: questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1869

Nevermind me, I'm not thinking straight

djsmiley2k

i don't :(

Alan Watch

on mobile chat there is no https.

Rahul2001

@AlanWatch There is, I use it all the time...

Alan Watch

it works after adding https

Rahul2001

Then what's the problem?

That Brazilian Guy

16:50

MY SPOON IS TOO BIG!

djsmiley2k

!!orly

:/

nm

allquixotic

17:06

@Burgi mount -o remount,rw /dev/girl0 /mnt/lucky --> /dev/girl0: No such file or directory

mount -o loop,rw /home/allquixotic/hand.img /mnt/blah --> exit code of 0, no error

djsmiley2k

lol

Oliver Salzburg

17:32

Is there a way to keep a row in Excel highlighted once the window loses focus? As in, I select a row, then click into another window to enter data there and the selection in Excel is promptly hidden. I would like for the selection to still be visible

27

Q: How to keep selected text highlighted when focus changes in Microsoft Word/Excel

Related to this question: Show cell selection in Excel when not in focus except that my case concerns Microsoft Word. When I select text or a column/row in Microsoft Word or Excel (2003, 2007, 2010 or 2013) it shows up highlighted like this in Word: and Excel: However, when I change focus ...

I am not alone!

allquixotic

@OliverSalzburg it remains the ActiveCell in VBA and .Focus remains True, so it's just a UI trick that makes it appear non-focused

Boris_yo

@Psycogeek 13%

Oliver Salzburg

@allquixotic Well, the UI and its appearance are what is important to the task at hand ;D

Boris_yo

Didn't buy Samsung EVO 850 256GB for $69 on holidays. Keep thinking about that...

allquixotic

@OliverSalzburg extendoffice.com/documents/excel/…

try that

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