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I like Paugie's answer best - he had me in splits! I was going to make a point but Buck already did (your monitor settings, etc.) I'd say violet. To me purple is the non-yellow non-green smiley to the left of this text input box - the one with a key for the eyes. Lavender would be a very pale...

Fortunately nobody died, a few were injured, but IIRC not seriously. Many houses were destroyed. I thought they built their homes out of brick and cement there, not wood like we do in the Western U.S.

This thing is supposed to be pretty good for NF4 chips; just ignore the fancy stuff. It's a favorite of the NF4 owners at the DFI forums who remove the stock cooler, put AS5 and this thing on and get significant reductions in chipset temps.

Good article here; California proposing legislation.

Part of the reason for the rebellion against gloabalization in "third world" countries is because of issues like this. Western companies, many American, have tried to and in many cases succeeded, in patenting herbs, spices and plants that native people in those countries have used for millenia...

We're running phpBB, no? I came across this news item. Thought Doug should know in case he missed it.

So sorry to hear that Merc, that's awfully young to be having a problem like that. Early detection and aggressive treatment are key. I wish her speedy and complete healing.

This shouldn't be an issue if you're using the backplate / PCI bracket (bottom right in the pic); the cable from that would be plugged in once into the onboard SATA port and left there, and the external SATA device would then be plugged in and out of the port on the outside of the bracket, which...

I know I'm a wee bit late, Doug, but I'm seriously looking to buy one of these from Newegg; seems to be a quality enclosure for a decent price. Info on eSata is sorely lacking; I'm presuming and hoping that I can plug in the PCI bracket's cable into an onboard SATA port and it'll work ok. The...

I just stumbled across this at PC World.

Aaaaaw, Billy boy beat me to it.

Jobs a plenty! Glad to see that. I'm willing to move and can't program in Java. Any takers?

Great job, Doug! I wonder at what distance I'll pass out. I'm just an extension of my chair. Sorry about your tyre. Flats are so rare these days, there has to be a man-made cause for them. If the tyres on the car are replacements, didn't you get the hazard warranty when you bought them?

I stopped reading there too. Poor writing is rampant these days. When I was a kid growing up, we were told in school to read the newspaper everyday to improve our language skills; there was no question at all about the quality of writing in a newspaper. These days there are stories that I...

Thanks everybody. As paugie said in the other thread, this is my most favorite forum. Strike that, it's the only forum I go to. It's all the great people here, and thanks to Doug for making it happen. Y'all are like family.

Self-replicating RFID virus created in lab as proof of concept. Now your "smart passport" can not only be hacked, I gues you can get a free sex-change as well.

Thank you, Bartnder and Buck; I think it's fitting that my 2000th is a thanks to your thoughtfulness and kindness. You're both gentlemen, and I really value what you have to say. Drinks for everybody!

Hear, hear!

Thanks DD. I asked because I thought there was a limit on the # worksheets. Checking Excel 2003, I see that "Sheest in a workbook: Limited by available memory". I'm amazed.

The "intellectuals" at Berkely defeated the kids at the University for Spoiled Children!

So 1300 sheets???

Hi NRG, nice opening post after the long hiatus!

Aaah, don't you just love a challenge?! Glad you made it through your first day without any case modifications, Coug! Way to go!

Well said, Howell (except for the "No one is irredeemable" part; I'm not sure about that :o).

Absolutely gorgeous! I can imagine the rolling hills around Buck's place; it must be even more beautiful.

While I've slowed down in the last 6 months, you'll notice most of my P&B posts are controverisal in nature. That's because I feel strongly about those subjects, and also because I want a healthy debate on the issues. I don't do this because I'm a troll (which I ain't), but because issues need...

I honestly think that for the purpose of WinUpdate, it's better to keep IE around. You never know when MS might make a change and this 3rd party tool will break. Besides it feeds my paranoia - I don't trust unknown sw easily. I will pass.

Yeah, it was! I hope the audio wasn't dubbed in after the scanner was made to make matching movements. Back in the early '80s when I got started in the IT industry, one story older co-workers told me was this: the data center housed IBM 1401 mainframes that used core memory. In those days, I...

I tried DriveImage 2002 and Partition Magic 8 today; they both work just fine as is (no additional drivers) with the drives connected to the NForce 4 onboard SATA ports. I'm a happy camper.

Congratulations, Sir Coug. Very happy for you!

How large do the .avi files end up being??!

But that'll satisfy people who have a foot-fetish, no?

Slick! I liked how you slipped that in there.

Thanks for the detailed write-up, Tannin, must have taken a bit of time to write that up! The other day I read about a nasty Bank SSL Trojan; it intercepts SSL traffic, replaces the bank logon screen with a local copy, captures your ID/PW and saves it, then passes them on to the real bank...

David: The link on ATI's driver page goes to .Net 1.1 on Microsoft's site. I'm running .Net 2 and a x1600Pro with the latest drivers off of HIS' website, but I'm not running Crossfire. I tried, but couldn't find enough info to determine if 2.0 is backwards compatible witn 1.1. In my case, I was...

Mostly very negative reviews on PriceGrabber, a few positive ones. Interesting contradictions.

How about an update, Merc? Is it worth upgrading to 7 Ultra from 6 Ultra? I'm quite interested in the authoring / encoding enhancements in 7. Tell us, will ya? Thanks.

.Net is mandatory with the newer versions of Catalyst. Says so up front on the driver download page. I'm sure David has that installed already.

While I know nothing of this SLI/Crossfire business, I do remember reading that unlike SLI, Crossfire needs no dongles or interconnects and "works through the motherboard". From the problems you've described, it looks like your set-up process is out of sequence somewhere (kinda like cart before...

So true. Digesting an acqusition or merger is fraught with danger.

Christopher Reeve's Widow Dana Dies at Age 44. Lung cancer (she was not a smoker). The couple leave a 13-year old son behind; Dana has older stepchildren. Sad.

I'm on the last fifth of my last can of compressed / canned air. Costco's stopped carrying them. They're outrageously priced everywhere. OfficeMax to the rescue. They have 2-pack 10oz cans for $10 with buy one pack get one pack free. That nets to $2.50 for a 10oz can. Stock up!

Sorry to hear about the poor chap, Coug. My deepest condolences.

I find the situation very amusing. In the data centers, they're screaming about power and air conditioning bills, and manufacturers are trying to address those concerns. In the PC market, current draw and heat are escalating!

Every 17" LCD I've seen runs at 1280x1024 (the same rez 19" LCDs run at). I would have difficulty with that combination of size & resolution. Your dad might too. Either go for a 15" (1024x768) or 19" (1280x1024) both of which should be comfy for most people.

I hope I have the same experience, Tannin. I just built a 2.5" external with a Sammy 100GB (HM100JC), the new(?) M60 series, which run a bit cooler and draw a wee bit less power than the M40 series. It'll be my Thinkpad T23's best friend. It's going to be a workhorse and house important data for...

Was inevitable. I just bought my x1600Pro 2 weeks ago. Always works that way.

Your security expert appears to be deep in meditation. Figuring out a solution to the problem, no doubt.

Thanks Merc. Dare I guess what the acronym stands for? Posting Under the Influence?

AFAIK WPA is not totally secure either; can be broken with a little more effort than required for WEP. WPA-2 probably addresses that.