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In all this fun, I forgot to celebrate: WELCOME BACK SPLASH!!!! Gary, wonderful to have you back. Is all well? sincerely Greg

Thanks Bozo. I'll be going up sometime next week to help put something in that computer. Sam, I gather you HATE modems, period. It's been 8 years since I've ever had to deal with anything, other then ADSL. We are lucky. 1.2 mb a second here. Static IEP, that they are just now catching, since...

Sam must have had a bad day, night, or both. Maybe too many customer complaints that day, for him. I'm kind of sorry to even ask, but in this day of built in modems, it's been so long since I've had an external modem, I've forgot the details on dealing with them. Greg

Funny what you get when you post a message. This actually came around because I loaded Penicillin on a Comcrap/HPUKE laptop he uses for chronographing bullets, and trajectory, to protect his computer. He surfs with it a bit, but, due to being a 1.4 ghz HP, with a couple old mice driving the...

I forgot. He's running 2003 Server. Thanks Greg

Hi My friend has a very slow dialup internet connection, like 40k a second, maybe. He needs a modem card for internet connection, and FAXES, for a PCI slot. Anyone have one laying around, or have recommendations for which card to buy? Thanks Greg

Thanks Great link!! GS

I returned my Gigabyte 800XL on RMA, and, they took about 2 weeks to replace it, but, I got a brand new card back, at least from my observation. Greg

What are the advantages, or disadvantages of Nod32 vs. Kapersky? Greg

David: I shopped around for a place over there, and, I found the best deals in Pacifica. Right before you go down highway 1, to Half Moon Bay, there are some places up in a little valley, that get a lot of sun, fog seems to go around, and, it's easy to get to 280 to go south, and San Francisco...

We played golf a couple days ago, and, it was 105 for most of the time. I drank water like a fish, never peed, and drank 2 32 oz glasses of water, every 4 holes. Played well, after the first three holes, and killed my partners, who failed to drink enough water, and it really got them on the back...

David: Who did I meet, and what is the scorecard on that house, and person? Is it as hot in Salinas as it is here? It's been 112,111,110 the last three days. It's 109 at 6:30 pm, and last night, it didn't get under 85 until 1am. S

LM: What is a perpendicular drive? Greg

I had the same problem, I think. Have you checked your RAM? I had a non start, and, pulling one of two ram modules made it work. Replaced both, and now it works fine. S

Ok: Kapersky, or NOD32? Greg

This is a really great program. DVD Shrink is long in the tooth, but, it gives you options to cut down the size of your DVD, like I don't need FRENCH, Spainish, Korean, Japanese,German, Greek, and Latin versions of the sound track on my DVD's. Combined with being able to open and rip first in...

PERFECT!!! THANKS. GIVE IT A TRY Greg

Pradeep: Where do you live? You certainly don't need heating in that room... Greg

We had the talk. Point taken. He's no dummy. Thanks Greg

Thanks. Know it's not just me. Up and folding. It's just such a waste to not be folding, when I'm doing something that so doesn't use the potential of the cpus, and, they are on anyway. Greg

I keep getting the message, "Attempting to get work packet" It's been doing this for two days, and, I've reinstalled the entire program. Any ideas? Anyone else having the same problem? My other two machines seem to be going along fine. S

Mercutio: Is that what the thread about Seagates friends and drives is about? New product, beta testing? ;-) Greg

We are in what is really a glorified desert. It's 55 degrees right now, after being 85 today. If the wind blows off the ocean, it stays cool. If it doesn't, it's over 100, or high 90's. Last night I had the windows open, and it was way cooler then I thought it was, and, with wind chill, I...

I'll relay that to my friend. Thanks Mercutio. Greg

I should have been more specific. It seemed like for a year and a half, Hitachi 7200 rpm laptop drives were stuck around 175-200 dollars. Seagates 7200s at 300. All of a sudden, they are nearly half that. I figured someone jumped in producing more, or, perhaps the companies are meeting demand...

Well, it's 55 degrees right now, and, it was a bit chilly. Rather then turn on a heater, I crank up the Athlon 3000, with 850 HIS card, and external venting, along with a couple quiet, but good size 120mm fans, and, a squirrel fan right next to the video card, just in case. I run FAH on it...

While I'm at it, looks like the USB port is going to need an external hub, compatible with HP stuff. Anyone have a preference? Sold both of mine... Santilli

And Tannin, you nailed the big problem: 384 mb of ram, with XP home. I did strip it down, as much as I dared... Greg

Thanks for the suggestions. I've got a scanner, cheap, and, a laptop protable printer, or, a Samsung Laser printer, but, I think that might be overkill for his uses. Also. Copying, he could copy, using photoshop, and then print, but, I think that might be more work then he wants, don't know...

Hi Just noticed the prices for 7200 rpm drives are now nearly half, or, in otherwords, worth considering, at this point. Why did it happen, and, any suggestions, market trends, etc.? Thanks Greg

David: I did a bunch of checking, and, most of the reviews find the 1600 half the speed of the 1900, and, about the same half speed of the XL 800-850, which are half the price. WHY???? Also, since you DO tend to overclock, WHY are you going with a passive cooling solution? I just got my 800...

Sorry, hit the wrong key. Anyway, he uses the printer a bit, copier more, and fax not a ton. I thought laser printers are the way to go, but, after checking on Canons MF 5750, and paying 40 bucks, for something absurd like 2500 pages, I'm not convinced. What combination has the best page per...

Hi I'm looking for a friend, for an all in one, USB connection to a, WHORES, HP-COMPAQ LAPTOP(i SHUDDER TYPING THIS).

Hi I have a friend that needs fax, printing, probably usb, since he's using a HP 1.4 ghz laptop, and copying. He might ship 3 times a week, so, Laserprinting is a question. Still, he likes to read hard copies of everything, so the copying , and printing might require laser quality. Any...

This looks more like the Katana I had a ride on: http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_0106_suzuki_gsx_r1000/ Greg

Quick story. Doing 130 in my funny car, down highway one, outside of Carmel, going to LA, at about 3 am. Nearly hit a Porsche 930 doing the same. After that, with about a 300 foot drop, on the right side of the road, I see a flasher, something about road dropping off 10 inches, and I'm by it...

David: Don't do it. One computer guy I know bought himself a bike, and he's now in a wheel chair for life, and can't move any of his 4 limbs, worth anything. He was 22 when it happened. That drive is really a kick. Have a look at something like a Lotus Super 7, or something along that vein...

Thanks, Bozo. I have been called a 'surfdog' before... :wink: Greg

Cultural problems, too. In dealing with my ex, I learned that after signing a contract, we think we have a deal. The Japanese view that as time to start bargaining. A VERY different approach to business. Don't know about Indo, but, for that kind of deal, I'd want cash up front, and...

By the way, this is Outer Log cabins, which is out Wiamea Bay, and to the north. You can see how big the waves are going to be, by how they break at Outer Logs. After breaking out there, they roll into the Bay, with awesome results. Greg

Ok. Waves move at different speeds. The bigger they are, the faster they travel. Swell size is determined by wave height, and duration: Open ocean wave height is monitored by NOAA weather buoys all over the world. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=51001 By listening to the...

David: Swell speed. 200 miles in 8 hours, for 20 ft, 20 seconds. 51001 buoy, north of Hawaii to Wiamea Bay. Lower duration, and size, lower speed. Best surf session ever. Buoy goes from flat to 20 ft, 20 seconds, in one hour. Due to arrive at 12 in the afternoon. Paddle out with Mark Foo, at...

Timwhit: It's getting to the point the OS lasts longer then the harddrives. :wink: Greg

Thanks all. Funny how computing has changed. Long term OS installs, vs. the old 98 days. Guess I'll leave it as is. Was wondering since trendmicro.com is now offering such a tool, and, even though it is a pain in the ape, my current system has not been infected with anything, thanks to...

Stupid ape, doing a dog imitation... David: Used to watch the Wednesday night races in Santa Cruz, before dusk. Merlin would go out loaded with people, and I mean like the deck was full, and just walk away from all the other boats. It this case, size IS a serious advantage. Merlin was right...

Actually guys, I'm WELL aware of my lack of computer expertise, compared to the group here. I thank you all for tolerating my presence, and, what to you, must often be stupid questions. David: Your boat looks like a mini version of Merlin. I gather it flys downwind? Ken Burnap, owner of...

22 views, no response? No one uses them, or has tried them? Thanks Greg

Hi Do you need any of these registry cleaning programs, and, are any of them any good? Thanks Greg

I've GOT to move. Don't give a shit that I've got a degree in law from the Kalifornia bar Association. NorCal is still the freezing place I left, and, nothings changed, except my mom is senile in a rest home, and, I'm freezing or frying in Walnut Creek. Hawaii, Puerto Rico, don't know the...

I'm waiting for dual cores to go on sale, for the gaming machine. With the advent of dual core aware games, it really helps... Greg