I think yahoo answers should have a separate category for computer games?

Q. There is one category called "Video & online games"
There are also categories like "board games" and 'card games"

But i think there should be a separate category for "PC games", so that we can ask questions regarding PC games like Prince of Persia, Need for speed, cricket games etc. in that gategory

What do u say?

A. Probably the most effective place to make a suggestion for a new category is the Yahoo Answers Forum

http://messages.next.yahoo.com/next/forumview?bn=SEA-YahooAnswers

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Could Yahoo! Answers be considered a Computer Game?

Q. "Best Answer" will include some evidence to back up their opinion.

A. It's amusing.
It's fun.
It's time-consuming.
It's addictive.
It's got a leaderboard.
It's got points.
It sure is a computer game. xD

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How do you make computer games last longer?

Q. Hi, I have a Dell computer that allows it's buyers to play several games for 60 minutes only, can you tell me how to make that time period longer? I really like this game " Trade winds" but I am done with the Demo. I don't wanna buy it I just wanna play it more. I saw similar question on yahoo! answers but I can't find it. Can the guy who gave that answer help me out? plzz

A. It's not the computer stopping you but the source itself. I get the same all the time playing games on yahoo, it's annoying. I use Limewire as a peer to peer download site, you can find and download most of these online games there and install them. Some need to be unzipped but 75% of the time the game works and it's the full version

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Why doesn't Yahoo! Answers have a "computer games" section?

Q. There certainly plenty of sections that sort of overlap that. "Computers & Internet" overlaps a little, but that's mainly troubleshooting. "General - Entertainment & Music" overlaps a little, and you could post computer game questions there simply because it's vague. "Video & Online Games" comes closest, but the trouble is, that includes all games from simple games on cellphones to the various 7th generation consoles. Even "online games" doesn't necessarily mean a computer game, since there's XBox Live and Wii Channels these days. And yet, there's a huge supply of questions people might have for computer games, from the simplest games from the early 80s to the newest ones. Plus, with the other online games, perhaps the category "online computer games" should be included, to include the various single player, miltiplayer, and MMORPS that people play on computers, and differentiate these games from games played over the internet on consoles.
Is there anything I can do to possibly persuade Yahoo! Answers to make a separate category for Computer Games?

A. Even though there are some computer games out there, most gaming are on consoles (psp3, Wii, etc) now. Y/A though they could put all gaming under one category. :)

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How do you make computer games last longer?

Q. Hi, I have a Dell computer that allows it's buyers to play several games for 60 minutes only, can you tell me how to make that time period longer? I really like this game " Trade winds" but I am done with the Demo. I don't wanna buy it I just wanna play it more. I saw similar question on yahoo! answers but I can't find it. Can the guy who gave that answer help me out? plzz

A. It's not the computer stopping you but the source itself. I get the same all the time playing games on yahoo, it's annoying. I use Limewire as a peer to peer download site, you can find and download most of these online games there and install them. Some need to be unzipped but 75% of the time the game works and it's the full version

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Why doesn't Yahoo! Answers have a "computer games" section?

Q. There certainly plenty of sections that sort of overlap that. "Computers & Internet" overlaps a little, but that's mainly troubleshooting. "General - Entertainment & Music" overlaps a little, and you could post computer game questions there simply because it's vague. "Video & Online Games" comes closest, but the trouble is, that includes all games from simple games on cellphones to the various 7th generation consoles. Even "online games" doesn't necessarily mean a computer game, since there's XBox Live and Wii Channels these days. And yet, there's a huge supply of questions people might have for computer games, from the simplest games from the early 80s to the newest ones. Plus, with the other online games, perhaps the category "online computer games" should be included, to include the various single player, miltiplayer, and MMORPS that people play on computers, and differentiate these games from games played over the internet on consoles.
Is there anything I can do to possibly persuade Yahoo! Answers to make a separate category for Computer Games?

A. Even though there are some computer games out there, most gaming are on consoles (psp3, Wii, etc) now. Y/A though they could put all gaming under one category. :)

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Yahoo Answers?

Q. Why did you first start using Answers?
I had to ask some questions for my dad about our car, then kept coming up with stuff and got hooked on it.

A. I heard that Google had dropped their Answers feature and that Yahoo had one. I was curious and checked it out. I think its great! I would rather be on yahoo answers than play video games. I try to help with what I can and I have had great success with it in researching almost anything. Occasionally I cant resist a dig or sarcasm but I enjoy car problems, computer hardware, sports, anything but the ridiculous relationship category. Thats just weird!

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Which one of these gaming computers should I get?

Q. I want to get a decent gaming computer that will play any game. I can either get a Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 now, or wait until Christmas to get an Alienware M17x. Is it worth the wait, or will the Lenovo be fine for me?

A. Ignore the comments that blindly tell you to go with the Alienware. Utterly unhelpful and uninformative answers like that are unacceptable here on Yahoo Answers: Laptops and Notebooks.

If you are looking at buying the Alienware M17x, you need to keep the following in mind:
- Upgrade to the 1920x1080 display. You should not buy the Alienware M17x in any configuration that includes the default 1600x900 display regardless of your budget or other planned upgrades, unless you require its larger text for eyesight-related reasons. 1600x900 resolution in a 17.3" display makes things onscreen large, and 17.3" displays that have 1600x900 resolution tend to be low-grade LCD panels that have very poor image quality due to low contrast.
- Take into consideration all the GPU options. The stock GTX 660M is available in much less expensive laptops and also isn't very much faster than a GT 650M, the Radeon 7970M has the best price to performance ratio but you may want to read up on Enduro driver issues, the GTX 675M is more expensive than the 7970M but slower, and the GTX 680M is slightly faster than the Radeon 7970M without the same driver issues.

Importantly: Keep in mind that the stock GTX 660M in the Alienware M17x is the same GPU that is offered in the Lenovo IdeaPad Y580.

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If you are going to buy the Lenovo IdeaPad Y580, follow this guide:

**Lenovo IdeaPad Y580** (i7-3610QM, NVIDIA GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$939 + tax**
- Sign up and sign in here: http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/na/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/Lenovo:EnterStdAffinity?affinity=barnesnoblegold (Barnes and Noble Gold discount page)
- http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/barnesnoblegold/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/config.workflow:ConfigureMtmAsItem?mtm-item=:000001C9:0000393A: (i7-3610QM, GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080, 500GB 7200RPM) - $939
- http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/barnesnoblegold/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/config.workflow:ConfigureMtmAsItem?mtm-item=:000001C9:00003943: (i7-3610QM, GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080, 1TB 5400RPM + 32GB SSD for hybrid cache) - $1029
- These models come with the 1920x1080 display. There are other models that come instead with a 1366x768 display, but those models are not recommended unless you need the larger text. 1366x768 resolution in a 15.6" display makes things onscreen large, and 15.6" displays that have 1366x768 resolution tend to have very poor image quality due to low contrast.
- Click the green "Activate eCoupon" button in the cart.
- Note: the GTX 660M is not significantly faster than the GT 650M.

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Alternatively:

**MSI GE60** (i7-3610QM, NVIDIA GT 650M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$1099 no tax**
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152339 (GT 650M) - $1099
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152349 (GTX 660M) - $1199
- Note: the GTX 660M is not significantly faster than the GT 650M.

**Sager NP6165** (i5-3210M, NVIDIA GT 650M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$920 no tax**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6165-clevo-w150er-p-4344.html?wconfigure=yes
- Select Windows 7 under Operating System if you cannot acquire your own copy for cheaper.
- 17.3" version: www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6175-clevo-w170er-p-4345.html?wconfigure=yes

**Sager NP6370** (i5-3210M, NVIDIA GTX 660M, 17.3" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$1027 no tax**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6370-clevo-w370et-p-4796.html?wconfigure=yes
- Select Windows 7 under Operating System if you cannot acquire your own copy for cheaper.
- Recommended: Matte display option.
- Note: the GTX 660M is not significantly faster than the GT 650M.

**Sager NP9130** (i5-3210M, NVIDIA GTX 670M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$1095 no tax**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9130-clevo-p151em1-p-4340.html?wconfigure=yes
- Select Windows 7 under Operating System if you cannot acquire your own copy for cheaper.
- Downgrade the memory to 8GB 1333MHz, unless you have a particular need for 8GB 1600MHz memory. (Only available on XoticPC configuration page).

**Sager NP9150** (i7-3610QM, NVIDIA GTX 675M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$1405 no tax** (w/ GTX 670M: $1308)
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9150-clevo-p150em-p-4341.html?wconfigure=yes
- Take note of the GPU options, and note that the stock GTX 670M is available in the cheaper NP9130.
- Recommended: Matte display option.
- Downgrade the memory to 8GB 1333MHz, unless you have a particular need for 8GB 1600MHz memory.
- Note: comes with a colored backlit keyboard unlike the NP9130.
- 17.3" version: http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9170-gaming-laptop-clevo-p170em-p-4342.html?wconfigure=yes

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How much time do you spend on Yahoo Answers?

Q. Just curious. I know some of us are retired and have more leisure time so probably spend more time here than others. I was wondering because my husband thinks I spend way too much time on Yahoo Answers. In turn, I think he spends way too much time playing computer games. Do you come to Yahoo Answers every day? Do you come on Yahoo Answers several times a day? How many minutes are you on Yahoo Answers? Or how many hours are you on Yahoo Answers? Does your spouse or another family member think you are on Yahoo Answers too much?

A. If I spent as much time exercising as I do on the computer, I think I could qualify for the olympics. I'm retired, and I don't think I've found the ideal schedule for my time yet. Ha ha.

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Could a system like Yahoo Answers be used to help fight global poverty?

Q. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses to this idea: I suggest an internet match-maker system, with a few tips borrowed from Yahoo Answers. Yahoo Answers (along with other similar systems) has proven that there are vast numbers of people in the world who would like to help other people. There are even more vast numbers who would enjoy helping others (or at least would not mind making some small effort to help) in exchange for some sense of accomplishment and possible public recognition in a points-scoring/game type of setting. (Computer games in general demonstrate that people enjoy advancing through levels of achievement, even if the "reward" of all of this effort is just points scored in a game.)

Since I have almost used up my 1000 word limit, I will continue outlining my idea in the additional details below.
So my basic idea is this: Make the elimination of poverty into a sort of internet computer game. Here is one possible way to do it: Some organization (with an internet presence, or at least ties to an internet company) would take upon themselves (perhaps with the help of income from ad revenues – more or less like free Yahoo services) to identify poor and/or suffering people all over the world who need help. They would gather some basic info about the person and verify that the person's suffer in is real. (This could involve simply sending a team of people to some impoverished area with cameras, etc. and randomly picking people who can be helped.) This information (with the permission of the person, of course) would be uploaded to a website that would work like a combination of a match-makers service and Yahoo Answers (which I will refer to as "YA").
The story of each suffering person would play roughly the role of a question on YA. The responses of people would play the role of the "answers" in YA. Only in this case the "answers" would be tangible forms of help. In most cases this would be a small donation of money (sent to the administering organization, which would then make sure that it is delivered to the suffering person), but in some cases it could involve some other means of help, such as offering the person a place to live, or thinking up other creative ways to help.

Once the suffering person receives the help (and engages in some sort of dialogue with the answerer through the help of the administering organization), some points are awarded to the "answerer", who then advances to higher levels in the system.
Ideally, people who might otherwise spend most of their time playing games that generally have no meaning beyond the immediate enjoyment of playing might become addicted to the joy of helping others.

In his featured question, Muhammad Yunu asked "How can you help to create a poverty-free world?" Since my answer was number 3952, I don't expect that anyone will ever read it. So I basically turned my answer into this question. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses.
Reading the responses has led me to a new idea: Perhaps an on-line payment company (like PayPal) could team up with the administering organization so that monetary donations could be easily recorded. I would not expect the on-line payment system to be completely free, but the charges could be radically reduced (say, to 1/3 of the usual fee), then the difference could count as a corporate donation/tax write-off. So, for example, if the usual transaction fee is 3%, then normally a $100 contribution would make $3 profit for the bank, but in this case it would only make $1 profit, with $2 counting as a corporate donation for tax purposes. Thus the receiver would end up with $99. This is a far better percentage than most charitable organizations can achieve, and would probably be good business for the on-line payment company. I'm not sure how other creative forms of contribution would be recorded, but at least the monetary contributions could be handled by a very efficient system.
To "I'm gonna tell you": I agree to some extent. Ideally we want everyone to have a meaningful job (or at least a job of some sort) and we want everyone to be more charitable at heart (because there will always be circumstances that lead to human suffering, and people will need help). But the whole point of my suggestion is to find some way that people can indulge in some personal pleasure (like the sort of pleasure people get from Yahoo Answers or playing games) AND still end up helping people in some small way. The time and money that some people would normally spend on fun and games anyway could be channeled in some way that gives it a more socially productive twist. Perhaps my specific suggestions would not work, but maybe someone will come up with some variation on these ideas that might actually work! At least this is my hope.

A. I love your idea and let's make Yahoo a Charity place for everyone. Yahoo can do a matching fund such as I donate1 dollar then Yahoo match $2 . Yahoo can create a Charity Non -Profit and Use the money for our Poverty friends around the world. I am very very sure We can do. Yahoo will have her statement for the amount she receives and spends for poverty areas. If people see then they believe Yahoo Answer Poverty. As a result, your genius idea is working my friend, I really want to see how you look like. You are touching my heart and soul about giving to others. Thank you for making my day.

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What % do you think use the computer mostly for gaming?

Q. I see a lot of question here in Yahoo Answers about gaming computers and about the best graphic cards for gaming.
That's why I'm asking.

A. hi no one, i would say that it is 80%is into gaming where as the twenty percent is just a media junkie that is mostly into movies and music. ans the questions ask is to improve their games and the amazing thing is that there from all over the world and across the globe. so it is very enteresting the way it goes but about five percent is into computer repair and i am one of the five percent i find it very enteresting understanding computers rather than to use one so dig this i know more about gaming than an actually gamer does. so if they want to know about gaming i can tell them what makes and models to use than if i was playing the game. but it makes me remember i was at work and a guy walked up to a guy i work with and he said i got one for you so he rattled off a bunch of numbers that took him five minutes to ask and he said do you know the answer the this friend of mine replied that's easy the anwser is. good luck i hope i was helpful to you

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How would a computer game be recorded onto Youtube?

Q. I just asked because my sister wanted to put one onto her account, but she doesn't have a yahoo account. In my case, I have no youtube account but one for yahoo answers. I'm good with computers, but I can't figure this one out.

A. Using a screen recorder?


http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp?gclid=CKmAvviYv6MCFRE95Qod-WXscQ

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What kind of specs do you need for a gaming computer? not hardcore gaming?

Q. Im looking to buy a computer, and i've been researching it on craigslist and yahoo answers and people say that amd or intel are good for gaming. What kind of other specs are also needed to play online games like Counterstrike and Diablo, by the way im not looking for the best of the best parts im not a hardcore gamer just decent stuff :) thanks for your feedback.

A. If you're really on a budget - whichever of those games have the higher demands, I'd say get at LEAST the recommended specs, plus some type of broadband capabilities since you mentioned online play.

However, what is hardcore today will be fairly old news in the near future. So I generally recommend a system with many upgradability options. Of course, again it all depends on your budget. Besides the advancement in add-ons eventually makes things incompatible - so getting something too upgradeable can prove ineffective as well.

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Can I use many accounts to participate on yahoo answers different person?

Q. Okay, if in one house got 4 children's and all of them register the yahoo account from same computer on the closing time, all of them log in to yahoo answers on the same computer on different time, will their accounts get terminate?

A. Only one account id can be used on questions and answers. If they each have their own email address, then yes they can. As long as they are not using the accounts to Point Game with each other. That is a fine line, because it shows up as the same isp address. Looks like someone with many accounts.

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Can I use many accounts to participate on yahoo answers different person?

Q. Okay, if in one house got 4 children's and all of them register the yahoo account from same computer on the closing time, all of them log in to yahoo answers on the same computer on different time, will their accounts get terminate?

A. Only one account id can be used on questions and answers. If they each have their own email address, then yes they can. As long as they are not using the accounts to Point Game with each other. That is a fine line, because it shows up as the same isp address. Looks like someone with many accounts.

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What % do you think use the computer mostly for gaming?

Q. I see a lot of question here in Yahoo Answers about gaming computers and about the best graphic cards for gaming.
That's why I'm asking.

A. hi no one, i would say that it is 80%is into gaming where as the twenty percent is just a media junkie that is mostly into movies and music. ans the questions ask is to improve their games and the amazing thing is that there from all over the world and across the globe. so it is very enteresting the way it goes but about five percent is into computer repair and i am one of the five percent i find it very enteresting understanding computers rather than to use one so dig this i know more about gaming than an actually gamer does. so if they want to know about gaming i can tell them what makes and models to use than if i was playing the game. but it makes me remember i was at work and a guy walked up to a guy i work with and he said i got one for you so he rattled off a bunch of numbers that took him five minutes to ask and he said do you know the answer the this friend of mine replied that's easy the anwser is. good luck i hope i was helpful to you

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What % do you think use the computer mostly for gaming?

Q. I see a lot of question here in Yahoo Answers about gaming computers and about the best graphic cards for gaming.
That's why I'm asking.

A. hi no one, i would say that it is 80%is into gaming where as the twenty percent is just a media junkie that is mostly into movies and music. ans the questions ask is to improve their games and the amazing thing is that there from all over the world and across the globe. so it is very enteresting the way it goes but about five percent is into computer repair and i am one of the five percent i find it very enteresting understanding computers rather than to use one so dig this i know more about gaming than an actually gamer does. so if they want to know about gaming i can tell them what makes and models to use than if i was playing the game. but it makes me remember i was at work and a guy walked up to a guy i work with and he said i got one for you so he rattled off a bunch of numbers that took him five minutes to ask and he said do you know the answer the this friend of mine replied that's easy the anwser is. good luck i hope i was helpful to you

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How would a computer game be recorded onto Youtube?

Q. I just asked because my sister wanted to put one onto her account, but she doesn't have a yahoo account. In my case, I have no youtube account but one for yahoo answers. I'm good with computers, but I can't figure this one out.

A. Using a screen recorder?


http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp?gclid=CKmAvviYv6MCFRE95Qod-WXscQ

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What kind of specs do you need for a gaming computer? not hardcore gaming?

Q. Im looking to buy a computer, and i've been researching it on craigslist and yahoo answers and people say that amd or intel are good for gaming. What kind of other specs are also needed to play online games like Counterstrike and Diablo, by the way im not looking for the best of the best parts im not a hardcore gamer just decent stuff :) thanks for your feedback.

A. If you're really on a budget - whichever of those games have the higher demands, I'd say get at LEAST the recommended specs, plus some type of broadband capabilities since you mentioned online play.

However, what is hardcore today will be fairly old news in the near future. So I generally recommend a system with many upgradability options. Of course, again it all depends on your budget. Besides the advancement in add-ons eventually makes things incompatible - so getting something too upgradeable can prove ineffective as well.

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Can I use many accounts to participate on yahoo answers different person?

Q. Okay, if in one house got 4 children's and all of them register the yahoo account from same computer on the closing time, all of them log in to yahoo answers on the same computer on different time, will their accounts get terminate?

A. Only one account id can be used on questions and answers. If they each have their own email address, then yes they can. As long as they are not using the accounts to Point Game with each other. That is a fine line, because it shows up as the same isp address. Looks like someone with many accounts.

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How can I keep my computer from turning itself off?

Q. I got my screen replaced a few weeks ago and every since, my computer will just automatically cut itself off for no reason. I asked this same question on yahoo answers and the only thing I got was for me to clean where the fan blows along with the keyboard etc. So I bought one of those aerosol cans and it's still shutting itself off, especially if Im trying to play games on it. Could someone please help me.thanks

A. More than likely, your computer is shutting down to overheating. The computer does this to protect itself from further damage. This is why it shuts down during game play. Gaming puts stress on the processor and video components. Stress causes heat.
Open your computer case - after you have unplugged the computer. Take your aerosol can and blow out the dust around the processor, heatsink, and fan. Then blow out any other case fans.
If the above doesn't resolve the overheating issue, then you may need to remove the heatsink/fan and reapply thermal compound to your processor.

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How do you break the online addiction?

Q. This concerns me. I know of a friend who recently got into online gaming and I know it can be very addictive. Here I sit at the computer playing with Yahoo Answers and I find it fun. I'm not too concerned with myself becoming addicted because I've only had more time this week to play around. Yahoo stops you at a certain point of answering questions which for the online addicts I think is a great idea, but that can take all day.

So what would you recommend to people who are obsessed with playing on the computer all day? How would you drag people away from the computer? Would you give them advice on setting time limits? What would you do? What do you do now?

A. UNPLUG THE CONNECTION CORD OR SIMPLY, TURN OFF THE COMPUTER AND SET THE COMPUTER WHERE NO OUTLETS ARE LOCATED,

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