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I still have to log in; Firefox 1.5 shows that SF cookies are allowed and stored. I think they are expiring too soon. I have 3 of them for SF; 2 are set to expire at end of session, and the third today at 7:22 pm (it's now 7:24 pm).

Whoa! Most of that went right over my head!

Thanks, LM, I'll take a look at the links later, I have to run now. Can those things be used only for RAW images? All I have is a p&s that does JPEG only. Sure I'd like to buy a good DSLR, but I'll have to get rich first! :D

I seem to have lost my cookie and keep having to login. I've gone into FF and told it again to keep SF cookies. If it continues to be a problem, I'll let you know.

My auto update has already downloaded it and installed it. I need to reboot...... (W2k).

You need to diffuse the light, as LM said; that will kill the highlights and light up the crevices. But diffused lighting will need more powerful lights in the first place since there is so much loss. I did some macro shooting of rings a couple of days back (used the sunlight coming in the room...

After creating new threads on topics like this several times, I've given up. Most people don't care, and like our great leader (hint: his name rhymes with tush), think global warming is junk science. With the flurry of hurricanes, especially Katrina and Rita, I think they're beginning to think...

I typed a single apostrophe when I was reading this thread, and sure enough, the search bar opened up at the bottom (didn't know it did that). Now I'll type an apostrophe in the input box text here (I just did), and no search bar opened up. Fushigi is right.

The Samsung 214T is apparently the new one and is supposed to be awesome. If available, check it out.

Nope, I don't get no perspective with pics that big. I am on broadband, but my display runs at 1024x768, and I have to scroll both horizontally and vertically and see only a part of any one plane at a time. :o

The other pics are still big.

Thanks for the links, Greg. The thing looks so ungainly in some angles, and so sleek in others. At ground level, all you see is the sleek. Uber-sleek. And underneath, where the wings join it, the fuselage is w-i-d-e.

I was in NY in July, and visited the Intrepid, the WW-II aircraft carrier that's now a museum. Parked on the upper deck is a Blackbird. It may be an old aircraft, but it still takes your breath away when you look at it - so sleek, with subtle hints of what it can do. I took some pics; it was...

Many items 20% off. Looks like some good deals. This web page has the original email message that MC sent out. SKU 852285, S12 600 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply, Seasonic USA; HT-F3BLR: $131.99 caught my eye. YMMV.

This thread started out looking to back up WordPerfect docs, but seems to have morphed into a full-scale backup thread....I'll bow-out now.

Quicktime & Real alternative players

i, AFAIK, the first step is the player. If the player is set to Rgn 1 and the disc is some other Rgn, you have a problem. If the player is set to no region, you may or may not have a problem with the sw.

Checked 5 stores that are in a 10 mile radius. Not one has them. :evil:

Region checks work in 2 places simultaneously: the hardware (drive) and software (the player). To defeat it, you'll need to "fix" both areas. I'm a Linux noobie, but I'll assume that the player you have doesn't care about regions. You fix the hw by installing firmware that defeats the region...

Come on over, then!

Include me out. I feel naked when I step out of the house in shorts. In the distant past, I used to wear a tie to work everyday and my co-workers and subs would tease me that I probably went to bed in one. Ya'll think Merc is shy and introverted?? You ain't seen nothin yet. This way of remote...

Friday the wife & I saw LOTR - Fellowship for the first time - we must be the last ones in the galaxy to see it. Wifey picked up a collectors extended edition set of the three movies at Costco months ago, and we saw the first one just now. It was 208 minutes! Two Towers is 223 minutes...

C'mon, guys, don't sound like a bunch of losers. I've had a shitty 6 years (it's true) and I still haven't curled up and died. Chin up, hopes up, and go at it. Sometimes when things seem hopeless, it's better to dumb down a bit and go with the "ours is not to qurestion why, ours is but to do and...

Not true; they are two different things. Yup; that's right. It's been quite a while since I did this, and I'm not 100% clear as to the process. But please read thru the following links completely before attempting this: What is Booktype / BitSetting? Apply Compatibility Bitsettings using a...

Sheesh, Greg, you're going off the deep end again. Go with USB thumbdrives, they'd be the cheapest, easiest, quickest, most practical solution for the needs you have right now.

Cool, Will. It's highly rated - enjoy your vehicle.

Amen! Happy New Year, everybody (though it's still 2005 in the U.S.). May the coming years be filled with great happiness, robust health and prosperity for you and your loved ones.

I understand Serenity is available for $15 as well. I went to my local Wally Mart this afternoon expressly to buy Firefly & Serenity. "We don't carry 'em in this store". :(

I don't remember which menu the Preferences or Settings option is. Once there, the Files option then the Document tab should have the option for automatic timed backup. Get her OEM version 12 from here for $7 + tax + shipping.

Generally, older players play -R but not +R. Newer ones play both. Some, like Philips, support only +R and won't recognize -R. This applies even to their latest players, and they do this on purpose. Most burners and good burning SW (like Nero) today have "bitsetting" capability; you burn a +R...

Fry's has a Bluetooth dongle made by PPA for $25 this weekend. Last but one from the bottom, last but one from the right in this ad.

Thanks, Bozo. Firefox 1.5 on W2k, ran all 40 tests.

I have Media Player Classic + QT Alternative + RT Alternative. When I double-click the HD Apple file, MPC is launched. Beyond this, I don't know - you da man.

I think it's a combination of video card and processor. The 720p Wildlife "movie" was showing one frame every 10-12 seconds on my m/c, and the 420p version was not much better. The audio was fairly ok. Radeon 9000 w/ 64MB vram, 2xP3-900/100, 1GB RAM. The AGP slot is a 1x/2x. CPU Utilization...

I thought the industry had promised to scrap this "region-code" shit with the next format. Now it's Deja-Vu all over again??

Thanks for all the research, Maxburn. I may need to go down this road myself, so this really helps. Asinine, the way these are designed, no? 2 independent 16x or even 2 independent 8x would have been great. I have a feeling you won't find what you want any time soon in these "consumer" class...

Nobody likes doctors (Adcadet excepted, of course) and hospitals and medical tests, but they have to be put up with so we can get well. Clench your teeth, get things taken care of and get away from doctors and hospitals and medical tests. Sometimes what seems really bad to us lay people is an...

Mark: I think Merc's rant has more to do with SD's other comments, rather than the wish. It rankled me too, though I don't consider myself a liberal. I wrote a response as well, but aborted it - based on his comments in other threads, it would be wasted anyway. I'm tempted to post something...

Congrats, JoJo, and a Very Merry Christmas to you and your family! And belated Birthday wishes to you, Doug!

You ok, Eric?

62F = 16.66667C. Freeware called Convert is pretty good; I install it on all systems I set up. It's been rather warm for this time of the year in S. CA as well; I'm sure Buck and the other denizens of this area will concur. The last few years have been very atypical as far as weather and rain...

Thanks for the clarification, Gary, that's good to know. It means I can fool around with my PC even more! (Have W98 at the beginning of the disk, followed by W2k. Now I can install WXP next! Yes, I'm a masochist.)

I saw that too.

Ack! Got wrapped! Looked ok in preview. Sorry.

Thanks, Dave. 2 x SATA HDDs, 2 x Opticals, 1 x FDD, 4 x 92mm case fans, 1 x fan controller, 1 x USB/FW front panel bay. I thought the CPU ran off the 3.3v rail? I know the P4 requires a dedicated 12v rail, but didn't know A64's used 12v as well. Of the brands I've checked (Seasonic, Antec...

I fail to see the business advantage behind this. Unless Seagate wanted Quaxtor's additional factory capacity cheaper and faster than they could build themselves.

I'm presuming XP's boot files will be on the 190GB partition. If so will XP boot? IIRC a bootable partition has to start before the 8GB boundary for Windows OSes.

Thanks Dave. How does one size the +3.3v, +5v and +12v rails? The various online PSU calculators only spit out the aggregate power required. My concern is undersizing one of these crucial rails. Let's say the system would be: A64 X2 4800 Nforce4 Ultra (non-SLI) motherboard Radeon x1600 XT...

It's impossible that's it's impossible - I see these on a daily basis! :D Perhaps the ones I see are not made by Lumileds. Just to clarify, the lights I see are a matrix of individual LEDs, whether for the red or the green signal. Individual green LEDs don't light up. Whether this is because...

Thanks jtr. An odd thing I've noticed is with traffic lights that have been converted to LEDs. I see many greens with quite a few LEDs in the matrix that are dead -- 10% or less, but they are visibly dark when the green light comes on, but they don't affect the overall quality of the signal. I...