Chiggins

NEW ANSWER IN: Is it possible to run a game from an external hard drive?

Chiggins: I believe that for the most part, it is possible to run a game from an external hard drive.

The only difference between an external hard drive, and an internal hard drive, is the way they're connected, and sometimes even those are the same! Most external hard drives are connected either through...

NEW ANSWER IN: What is your opinion of e-book readers like the Nook, Kindle, and iPad?

Chiggins: I've never really used any kind of eReader, I don't read too much honestly. I have a tablet laptop that I use because most of the books I have are PDF's.

My roommate has a Kindle though, which I have played around with. I do agree with Quierta's statement that the Kindle is more of ...

NEW ANSWER IN: Which mobile phone do you want next?

Chiggins: I have the Droid Eris right now, but I would kill for a Droid X or Droid 2.

NEW ANSWER IN: Does anyone play Pokemon?

Chiggins: I never do anymore.

I do remember playing an emulator of it on my computer a few years ago. It was quite fun, especially when I kicked up the speed of the game. :D

NEW ANSWER IN: To all you web designers: Is Dreamweaver cheating?

Chiggins: It doesn't work well for me. I much prefer something like PhpEd.

But, if all you do is use the "Design" feature when your making your websites, then I consider it cheating.

NEW ANSWER IN: What's some good software for the mac?

Chiggins: Now, I'm not a Mac user at all, but I can help a bit with this.

You of course want to get whatever Adobe Suite fits you best. Another good program would be CSSEdit for your styling needs. Espresso seems to be a pretty decent web editor too.

VLC Media Player would also be a decent add as well.

NEW ANSWER IN: How often do you use Facebook?

Chiggins: Almost too much, lol. It's always open, but I'm not always on it.

NEW ANSWER IN: Who is a member of Neoseeker.com?

Chiggins: I am. Chiggins :D

NEW ANSWER IN: The update's been applied, what's everyone think?

Chiggins: To be honest, I *bleep*ing love it.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the purpose of Neoseeker.com?

Chiggins: I normally just use the site for the forums. Most specifically, the ones related to Web Development.

I also help out with Moderation, Content Review, News Writing, and actual site development. So all of those things keep me drawn into the site, lol.

NEW ANSWER IN: What am I doing wrong with this PHP?

Chiggins: If you installed WAMP in it's default place, your www folder is at C:\wamp\www

Place the PHP file in that folder. Then open up Firefox, and type in the address bar:

Just find your file, then there you go.

NEW ANSWER IN: What's the best way to cool off my laptop?

Chiggins: The best thing you can do is to not have the vents covered, and to keep the room at a decent temperature.

NEW ANSWER IN: How do I get the best gas mileage?

Chiggins: Don't accelerate like an ass hole. The faster you accelerate, the more gas you burn.

NEW ANSWER IN: Do you ever hit the logout button on Questional?

Chiggins: Never touched it once. I <3 "Remember Me" checkbox's.

NEW ANSWER IN: How does the Questional Texting feature work?

Chiggins: Its really easy actually. I'm not gonna show you code, but I'll talk it out for ya.

The server side script we use, PHP, is given login information to the email address all the text messages are sent to. If it notice's and new messages, there are new questions. It takes the phone nu...

NEW ANSWER IN: What processor company do you prefer. AMD or Intel?

Chiggins: I never answered my own question. Hmmm...

I'm currently using AMD. When me and my friend were going over things when I was ordering parts for my computer, he told me to always go AMD. Can't remember why though.

NEW ANSWER IN: What internet browser do you use?

Chiggins: I use FF3 primarily. But I do like Safari and Chrome.

FF > Chrome > Safari > Opera > Mosaic > IE

NEW ANSWER IN: What's the best anti-virus program?

Chiggins: I personally love AVG.

NEW ANSWER IN: I'm looking to buy a laptop, any advice?

Chiggins: I'm a firm believer in building your own desktop, so brands don't really mean much to me.

Specs wise, if you are going to be using software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, or something along those lines, I would recommend a good amount of RAM, 3+ GB worth. And a fairly decent dua...

NEW ANSWER IN: What brand is your computer?

Chiggins: Mine is a Chiggins brand, built by myself. :)

NEW ANSWER IN: Can you get sick from not sleeping enough?

Chiggins: You can. Your body can be too tired, and then the immune system can weaken, thus letting in a sickness.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is an easier download agent than Limewire that doesn't give out so many viruses?

Chiggins: Legally speaking, you could transfer files through something like RapidShare.

NEW ANSWER IN: How did you make your avatar?

Chiggins: The eye I have is actually a friend of mine. I edited one of her pictures and really liked her eye in it, so I cropped it and started using it.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the best board game?

Chiggins: Apples to Apples, just a really funny game.

NEW ANSWER IN: How long did the pirate bay creators go to jail for? Are they in jail now?

Chiggins: The Pirate Bay is the EXACT same thing as Google. It's a search engine, just geared to torrents.

If you were to arrest the Pirate Bay guys for allowing the search of torrents, then arrest the Google, Ask, and other search engine guys as well.

NEW ANSWER IN: What operating system are you on?

Chiggins: Windows Vista 32-bit Ultimate as my main, and Windows 7 7077 to try it out.

I also have Linux Ubuntu running as a Virtual Machine in my Vista OS.

NEW ANSWER IN: Why doesn't the US use the metric system like the rest of the world?

Chiggins: Eventually we will adopt the popular metric system. It's just that there is no REAL reason to change yet.

NEW ANSWER IN: Do you know any members of Questional in real life?

Chiggins: Yeah I only really know 2 in real life because I forced them to join. :)

Although bobbo, you gotta take a trip out to Illinois some time and we can have a "business" meeting.

NEW ANSWER IN: Where does lightning and thunder come from?

Chiggins: Thunder I couldn't tell you.

But we just went over lightning in Physics class :D

Lightning is a jump of electrons from either cloud to ground or vice-versa. Electrons are negatively charged, and protons are positively charged. Opposites attract, basically like a magnet, static charge...

NEW ANSWER IN: Which do you prefer, Photoshop or GIMP?

Chiggins: I going with Photoshop. I do a little bit more advanced stuff with it than bobbonew, but thats all the more reason for me to use Photoshop over GIMP.

GIMP is way too confusing to be honest. If I'm ever on my Linux computer and I need to get a photo worked on, I basically cry because I need ...

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the best OS?

Chiggins: Alright, adding in a new answer. I love Windows 7. I have a release of build 7057, and I wouldn't mind using it as my primary OS. :)

NEW ANSWER IN: What makes a good/unique/memorable username?

Chiggins: Well, Chiggins is an actual nickname of mine in real life. Its a combo of my first name, Chris, and my last name, Higgins. I've had that one for about five years now.

And my other username, lord monkey, was just a one I made up in like 7th grade when I needed a username at Neoseeker. I do ...

NEW ANSWER IN: What all do I need to use PHP?

Chiggins: You need a web server, like Apache, from

And you need the actual PHP program, from

NEW ANSWER IN: Have you ever made a website?

Chiggins: I haven't felt my sites to be good enough to be on the internet yet. I have very high expectations.

But I have made a forum (I'm on version 10 now), and a blog for myself.

And I also work with other websites here and there.

NEW ANSWER IN: What kinds of things would you like to see on Questional?

Chiggins: Have an "Unanswered Question" section. That way you can see if there are questions floating around that haven't been answered yet.

NEW ANSWER IN: What does it mean to be weightless ?

Chiggins: Acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.8m/s^2

On other planets out in space, the number is lower. The lower the number, the less gravity there is acting on you.

To be truly weightless, that number would need to be 0. But I don't believe that exists anywhere.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the best OS?

Chiggins: Out of my experiences, I would say Windows, primary Vista Ultimate. It just looks pretty and works well for me.

BUT I am in love with Linux, Ubuntu to be exact. Its free, and you have WAYYY more control over just about anything.

NEW ANSWER IN: What's Your Favorite Questional Category?

Chiggins: I'm going to go with mostly Computers & Internet.

But I check up on a little bit of everything.

NEW ANSWER IN: How do you set up password protection for a single computer on a home network?

Chiggins: Just make sure that any shares on your computer like Public or C$ are not able to be read my Everyone.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the strongest muscle in the human body?

Chiggins: The tongue is the strongest as pandabear said.

The second strongest are the quads.

NEW ANSWER IN: How do you like questional.com so far?

Chiggins: I think that its a very nice place. I love the was you have done things around here.

And you already know my suggestions / enhancements.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the best gaming platform?

Chiggins: I would vote PC personally. You have a keyboard full of keys at your disposal to use, and the mouse just feels more natural to me.

NEW ANSWER IN: How do I figure out the IP address of my computer?

Chiggins: There are two options here. You can either get your internal IP address or your external IP address.

External IP: Go to Simple as that

Internal IP: For Windows users, open up the command prompt, and type in "ipconfig". Find the internet connection you use, and look for the IPv4 Addr...

NEW ANSWER IN: What is better MAC or PC?

Chiggins: Going along with what "theoriginalstew" said, it is totally opinion based. I'm all for the PC. I just figure that its a lot easier to use and such.

Plus, I'm a bit of a game programmer. It's very hard to program games on a Mac because of the lack of support in that area.