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I don't use any auto-BIOS-update utilites, and while I did manually flash my BIOS once, it was a few months ago already, and the computer has been working properly since then, until just now. Anyway, the computer's been starting normlly again, but I'm on constant guard now every time I push the...

But Mark, Not only was the item changed, the option I wanted was no longer there. Piyono

This morning my will and my body made a concerted effort to get out of bed at the sounding of my alarm clock at 8:00am instead of my usual 11:00 - 11:30 am. My reward? My computer wouldn't boot. "Boot disk failure. Press F1 to resume or press any key when ready". I dutifully pressed F1. No boot...

Well, I've been living in this apartment for well over a year now and I'm only just starting to put up shelving in my bedroom. Hey, I'm a slow starter, so sue me. Anyway, With my newfound storage space comes great responsibility: putting things away -- and the thing I have in this room that...

Hmm... I never considered that it might be a software problem. Next time it happens I'll have a look. Mark, there are no such settings in my display properties. Piyono

Well, I degauss on a regular basis because my stereo speakers flank my monitor. Rest assured that's one of the first things I did. Anyway, the probelm is intermittent, I've discovered. I can't reproduce it yet, however. Sometimes I power up and the screen is wonky and sometimes it's solid. One...

This just happened. Just now. I diconnnected my monitor at the video card because I needed access to the inside of my case. When I powered up and plugged my monitor back in I was greeted with a flickering screen that won't go away no matter how I set my refresh. Up until five minutes ago my...

Man, I haven't played CS in months. From 4+ hours a day to zero hours in no time flat. I downloaded the Steam client and it's been downhill from there -- slow, buggy... I don't have time to wrestle with it anymore. Maybe I'll get around to it but I think my personal CS death knoll has rung...

Well, Merc, try "Self-fullfiling prophecy" instead. :p While you're at it, check this out: http://www.downhillbattle.org/itunes/index.html Oops -- a quick trip to dictionary.com reveals that "prophecy" can be spelled with either a "C" or an "S". My bad.

Anyone tried this yet? Piyono

Hey, guys, I'm looking for a device to record telephone calls. I've gone through three modems and countless pieces of software and can't find anything that sounds halfway decent so I decided to try something like this...

Hey, guys, thanks for the suggestions. I should mention, first that it's not *my* laptop -- it belongs to the friend with whom I'm staying, so the only way I'm doing any mourning is if I get stuck with the repair bill (we split it in half). As for a home-repair job, I was all set to solder the...

Hey, guys, I'm here in sunny Jerusaelm, where I've been using a frined's laptop. Recently the power supply mysteriously stopped working. We chalked it up to an intermittent connection somewhere, because jiggling the plug inside the jack restored power. But that stopped working last night -- no...

No mention of what technology it uses (Couldn't be FRAM -- the densities aren't high enough yet, from what I've read.)... Only glosses over form factor, too. I hate teaser press releases. Any bets as to whether Iomega actually came up with a new type of memory or if they've just repackaged an...

Ok, so maybe it's not evil, but on the whole I like to open my computer to as few intrusions as possible. Piyono

Yeah, but you have to download a plugin. Who knows what else it gives them access to. Piyono

I thought it might be the firewall, but I opened the port and still nothing. Weird. Piyono

Wierd. Piyono

I'm a bit confused about how WinXP Pro manages / allocates memory resources. My main box has 1GB of PC2100 in 2 matched 512MB DIMMs. When I first installed the memory I disabled the page file, thinking that I'd have enough RAM to make my all my usual apps very happy. However, Photoshop nagged...

You're right -- I'm not on the list. I don't know why; I can check my personal stats and everything. I've double-checked the team number and that seems right. I'll look into it tomorrow night. Piyono

No, I think I signed on as Piyono... I'll double check, tho. Piyono

Here in the T-Dot, Bell offers three flavours of DSL: Basic - $29.95 - Downstream up to 128Kbps. Upstream up to 64Kbps - 2GB cap Standard - $44.95 - Downstram up to 960 kbs. Upstream up to 120 kbs - no cap Ultra - $69.95 - Downstream up to 3 Mbps. Upstream up to 640 Kbps - no cap I subscribe...

I'm looking to hook up with some dynamic DNS for my ever-changing IP. I've checked out some pay and free DNS sites, and I've looked over the Windows DNS clients, but I don't know which way to go. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Piyono

If I strain really hard and make the veins in my forehead pop out I can decipher some basic JavaScript. Piyono

Hmmm... Link doesn't work, but what ASP books would you recommend, anyway? Piyono

Here's a list from Amzon.ca: http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/702-1030340-9142450 I'm a complete and utter beginner. Recommendations? Piyono

Bye-bye Netscape. http://www.dmxzone.com/ShowDetail.asp?NewsId=5303 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/31765.html http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1026078.html http://ex-mozilla.org/date.html You'll live in our hearts and archives forever. Piyono

Ok, folks, welcome me into the Fold... I've just downloaded the client and I'll try to put in some good time for the team. I do, after all, have a few cycles to spare. Piyono

Ah. Thanks, fellas. Piyono

Is this Processor a coppermine or Tualatin? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3034400393 Piyono

I kind of like the matter-over-matter thing that completely eliminates the pain. Maybe I'm just a sissy at heart... :-? Piyono

I'll be 27 in August... Regular checkups are not my thing. I've got a nice smile and a high tolerance for pain, so a little neglegence goes a long way in the mollars. I mean tooth number three-six, in FDI notation -- lower left jaw, sixth tooth from the front incisor...

Well, as it turns out, I had to wait 'till tuesday, and I've got a whole new bottle of T3s to ease me through the (reportedly) painful after-effects of my root canal. It took some 12 injections of Lidocaine to freeze up #36 but once it was out it was out cold and I was transformed from a...

This thread has reignited my interest in LED lighting (I had 'plans' at one time, of an elaborate lighting scheme which would illuminate my bedroom entirely wth LEDs of various colors). I know very little about flourescent lighting, however. T8 v.s. T12, magnetic v.s. electronic -- all Greek to...

Thanks, guys... I guess I can survive on Advils till Monday morning. Piyono

I don't have the bottle here in front of me. They're left over from my wizdum toof extraction a couple of years back. I've got one tooth now that requires a root canal somethin' serious and Advil Extra Srength aren't cutting it anymore. I don't wanna buy more if these are still good. Piyono

How long do T3s last? Piyono

PW, your sig is killer! Where the heck did you get that thing? How does it work? Piyono

I don't see integrated FireWire... Piyono

That's neat, but is there direct corelation between "5.1.2600" and the license type? Piyono

How can I tell which exact version of WinXP a given computer is running? By exact I mean any given permutation of OEM / MSDN / Corp / Pro / Home, etc. Piyono

What's does the market offer in Firewire or USB2 webcams? I know about the iSight already -- no PC drivers, apparantly. Piyono

For the record I own Epson and have no (major) complaints about their softwawre. Piyono

Yeah, it's neat, alright. If anyone's wondering how they got tires to roll uphill, from what I understand, they plugged them with metal bolts and placed them so that the slightest nudge would offset the balance. So, what looks like tires rolling up, is actually caused by weights that want to go...

Who is this guy? Piyono

How does the camera attach to the lens? Thread mount adapter? Does it even attach? Piyono

No, man, sorry... I'm trying to build a system around an old MSI PIII mobo I have lying around. Piyono

Anyone got one? Tualy ain't no good. Gotta be a Coppermine.

http://www.apple.com/powermac/ Piyono

For anyone who was burned when Yahoo! decided to pull its free POP3 access but still wants to check their Yahoo mail conveniently through their local mail client: http://yahoopops.sourceforge.net/ It somehow fools the Yahoo! servers into thinking they're being accessed the way they want to be...