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This was true for MSDN (when I checked several years ago), which is why I never subscribed to that. The attraction with Technet is that it *is* forever. Can somebody who has it please read the EULA and tell me if BingBangBop is right?

Sir Howell, Not true, according to this. Please read from the sub-heading titled "It's forever". If this wasn't the case, I wouldn't bother. What I need is Win XP Pro, Win 7 and Office 2010.

I'm going to order a Technet Standard subscription (my first). What should I do as soon as I get it? Go to MS's website and ask for as many keys as is allowed for each sw I'm likely to use? I guess the download can happen anytime during the period of the sub. Or can I do it after that as well...

Mr. Cryptic strikes again.

Then you're at serious risk. At least use IE8 if you must use IE. MS themselves have warned, multiple times, not to use IE that is a lower version.

Thanks. I'm partly correct, though: Some TechNet Standard License Keys Drop from 10 to 2; Pro Drops from 10 to 5 Still should be enough for me.

On the Technet sub, I believe they dropped the keys to 2 from 10. I was thinking of getting one.

You actually wear clothes? I thought you were clad in armor...:D

My single experience with Gigabyte was bad. They returned the dodgy video card with a "works fine, no work necessary". True one swallow does not a summer make, but the experience certainly didn't inspire confidence...

Thanks; that was good reading!

Am seriously looking at using some kind of sandbox program for going online. Sandboxie?

I felt giddy just watching the damn video. I'm with Coug on this one.

Thanks all. I'm also going to talk to the IT guys at work to see if I can web VPN into our U.S. proxy server and activate from there.

Thanks Howell & DD. I can't get to it this week, perhaps the next. The big decision is whether to break the seal on the packaging or not. There is the possibility that they will refuse to activate if they cannot authenticate that the IP address is from the U.S. & Canada, so that may rule out...

On Aug 21, in the Win 7 thread, I wrote: "What's this I just found out about OEM versions not for end-users / hobbyists? If you don't use the pre-installation kit, don't put it on a brand new PC, and don't sell the PC to an unknown person, you're in violation of the license terms. I ordered...

Congrats, SD, happy for you!

With Flashblock on, I see nothing but a gazillion circles with an f in them. Is each f a gazillion dollars worth?

In Windows, since the scroll wheel became clickable. This is native in Windows, don't need no special drivers to be installed. This is the part of a mouse I wear out first; either the scroll wheel doesn't click anymore, or will bounce like a bad shock absorber, resulting in multiple clicks.

The mouse scroll wheel that doubles as a button has always done that for me. :scratch:

My data - stuff I really need to care about (legal, finance, etc.) is 3.4 GB. Other stuff I'd like to have is 6.5 GB. Downloads are 28 GB. All this is spread out on 3 drives (1 GB + 2 x 320 GB), replicated on to another drive out of the 3, so if a drive dies, I'm not SOL.

Happy Birthday, David!

Many traffic lights in the U.S. were switched to LEDs for obvious reasons. I've seen too many where several LEDs in the cluster would die, resulting in the dead pixel effect. If LEDs have such long lives, why does this happen?

Newegg has always shipeed drives with bad packaging. These RMA problems seem more recent. Probably due to the scale / size they've grown to. It takes extra effort to sustain quality processes as the business grows.

Looks like you're a master at working with nano-scale clearances, Coug!

I have the compatibility pack installed on my home PC. Also had it on my work laptop before it got upgraded to Win 7 Pro / Office 2007. Never experienced problems with either.

We put a man on the moon 40 years ago, but can't build a phone that works. Sigh.

Perhaps the built-in wi-fi is broken?

Don't they know strong winds will blow the clouds away? :)

Coming back to Win 7. What's this shit I just found out about OEM versions not for end-users / hobbyists? If you don't use the pre-installation kit, don't put it on a brand new PC, and don't sell the PC to an unknown person, you're in violation of the license terms. I ordered OEM Win 7 Pro...

How does it compare to Office 2007? Better? Worse? The same?

Sometimes too much of a good thing is bad. If your bedroom is dead silent, you'll never be able to sleep anywhere else - at a friend's place or a hotel when traveling. Moderation in every aspect of life is key!

Thanks for the reminder, Coug. I'm guilty, as charged. I'm not as diligent as I should be.

Couldn't agree more with the carpet / curtain suggestions. Every little bit of fabric will help, of course. I learned this the hard way when I moved back to India. Everything is hard - cement plastered brick walls, cement plastered concrete ceilings, hard tile floors. This is everywhere, both...

Looks real good - especially the Explorer and Copy improvements. I'll try it when I move to Win 7 - circa October.

Congrats, Merc! Keep 'em coming!

Done. Dell 2209wa. 22", e-IPS, 83% color gamut, 1680 x 1050 (16:10), $363 delivered. Decided against the wide-gamut types. I'm still a newbie (just out of the crawling stage, barely standing with support) in the Photoshop stuff, and didn't want to overload my wee brain with too many...

To an extreme closeup of an eye!

Thanks for the tips, snowhiker. I'd go for the ZR24w, what's giving me pause is the chunk of change it costs. I'm also trying to learn about wide gamut displays, and the pros and cons thereof.

It could be killing the computer because of sloppy coding, but more likely is up to no good. When in doubt, isn't it safer to nuke it? The few bucks he's already spent on it ain't worth keeping it on.

Yeow!

Most everything looks crummy magnified.

The HP dealer got back to me. HP ZR22w 21.5" S-IPS: $454 HP ZR24w 24" S-IPS: $676 Research is still in progress, but for now the shortlist is (all IPS): Dell 2209wa Dell U2211H Dell U2311H Dell U2410 HP ZR22w HP ZR24w Viewsonic VP2365wb Viewsonic VP2655wb Can anybody speak to using...

Despite your physique and scowl, you probably look like a kind and gentle giant, Coug :)

Thanks Time & Coug. Time, HP's India site sucks (as do most computer mfrs). Their monitors are buried deep, but here's a direct link. I'd think HP would be too expensive here; they're fond of gouging. Here's the list of LCDs and prices for some (I've converted the local to US $ at the current...

I want a smaller monitor than Snowhiker, hence this new thread. When I bought my Dell 2007WFP, my daughter got my 1997 vintage Viewsonic PT775 CRT. It's now dying, and we need a monitor. One option is to get a lowball LCD for her. The other (that I prefer) is to get a better LCD for me and...

I have Win 7 Pro on a 3 yr old Dell Lattitude with 2GB RAM. No slowdowns. However, when replying in Outlook or editing an existing document in Word, the typed characters will suddenly start appearing further down the email thread or document. Never had this problem on the same machine when it...

This post in this thread has the details.

What may possibly be the largest / most intricate model train set ever created; $8M Euro, a control center that looks line a Net Ops center, 250k lights, 700 trains, 10k carriages, etc. I have pictures in an email a friend sent, but this link should be helpful.

SD, sorry to hear about your job. My advice, at least on a part-time basis (since you're starting your home deck project) keep looking. It's very easy to be "too much out" for your next gig.

Congrats on the house, DD! A colleague in NJ is suffering the mortgage closing blues just like you did (I hope you feel better now!). Your house will keep you busy for a long, long time.