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The original link's dead now :( GM

At home, it's my ISP's mail portal on Moz and Microsoft's page for myIE2 (I only use that for Windows Update & online banking), whilst at work it's our college intranet front page on IE and about:blank for Moz. GM

Completely irrelevant to me (no "significant other" and no intention of looking for one) - the date's only significant this year because I'm due to set up a broadband router for a friend of mine then. GM

Oops - my typing's at fault there :oops: My OS drive is actually an 18.2GB Fujitsu MAJ3182MP U160 SCSI drive (17.1GB formatted) which has served me well for quite some time. I wouldn't let anything as nasty as a Seagate U series drive anywhere near my home system......:mrgrn: GM

"There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world" and "If something sounds too good to be true, then it almost certainly is...." are my favourites. GM

Which is what I do :) One drive for OS, one for apps and a third (big one) for gaming & data storage. Works very nicely, and makes imaging the OS drive (17GB) nice 'n easy. GM

I tried it out of curiosity, and yes it does crawl :( Other than that though, I've been more than happy with it. The modern skin's a touch resource heavy, but I've always preferred classic mode anyway and it runs very nicely in that :) GM

Mine has hardly changed at all since I built it early last year - the only significant change came in the autumn when I swapped one of the old Fujitsu MAJ3182MP hard drives for a bigger Atlas 10KIII (plus the upgrade from 2K to XP). This is the current setup: Athon XP2100+ (Thermalright SK-7...

Crikey - you certainly notice the difference :D Nice tip! GM

Can't stand coffee or tea - my mother can't either, so I assume it's an inherited dislike :D I drink Diet Coke & Doc Pepper in moderation (1-2 glasses a day), but I mainly get by on fruit juice and flavoured water. GM

It is a bit long at 3 hours 20 :D But the trailer's impressive, and being something of a late convert to the trilogy, I'll be sparing a day from my upcoming 2 week holiday to go see it. Of course, the cinema that'll get my money will be the one with the most comfortable seating ;) GM

I got 135 (Visionary Philosopher apparently) - I didn't bother with the report. GM

Same here (8/10 for me too) :lol: - programming must have that effect on some people........ GM

I've been running it at home for a couple of weeks - so far, so good :) It's a major improvement on v3 in terms of load time and responsiveness, and my assembled collection of skins all work happily. I'll certainly be getting the final release when it comes out. GM

Now that is slow :( Worst I've ever seen on my travels was 30.6 out in the Yorkshire Dales (a fair distance away from civilisation). I used to get around 41.3 to 42.6Kb/s when on dial-up, but now enjoy the benefits of 512Kb/s DSL (has to be one of the smartest moves I ever made :D ) -...

I'm like Lunar in that I like a button-up shirt with pockets for my pens, name badge and other bits & pieces. We don't have to wear a tie though, which is good as I don't like wearing them either :mrgrn: GM

Thanks for the tip about Multizilla Merc :D - cool plug-in 8) GM

I still run an all-SCSI set of opticals - Plextor 40TSi & 1210S CDRW, and a Toshiba SD-1201 5X/32X DVD-ROM that cost me quite a few pounds (£85 or so IIRC) when I bought it. They all still run reliably though :), particularly the 1210S writer, which I'd take ahead of any ATAPI drive even now...

The SK-7 is a first-class heatsink :) I've paired mine with a Papst 8412 NG 80mm fan and the obligatory Arctic Silver 3 and gotten very pleasing results for not a huge amount of cash 8) GM

I'm definitely a Lian Li fan :) I run my 2100+ XP based system with a trio of 10K SCSI drives in a PC-60 case (with a 3 vertically mounted behind the 2 80mm fans) and the case temp rarely gets above 30C (albeit with a modified YS-Tech fan replacing the one that was fitted at the rear). Very...

Went on my system smooth as you like :D The USB 2.0 controller on my Epox 8RDA+ mobo is now correctly identified, so that's one annoyance fixed (just need a USB 2.0 device to test it now :wink: ), and everything else seems to be working just fine so far. GM

I went with the onboard option, although I can see the logic of throwing the SBLive in if you picked it up cheap - the drivers are the usual weak spot (I've had too many bad experiences with Creative drivers to recommend them :x ). Most systems I build for other people utilise the onboard...

I'm on a decent ADSL service at home (512Kb down/256Kb up in theory, 480Kb/228Kb up in practice) for a very reasonable £18.99 p/m (12 month contract) from a company called PlusNet. Acquired all my own equipment - the DLink DSL-504 router was a leaving gift from my last job :mrgrn: and the NIC...

My Altec Lansing ACS 33's (2.1) are the best speakers I've come across yet, and they didn't cost me an arm and a leg either (a smidgen under £40). Nice & crisp in games and for musical duties - I'd recommend them to anyone. GM

Another deceased I.E 6 :D - how do they manage it? (shame I can't use Mozilla at work.....) GM

I'm another who only uses the browser (although I keep meaning to have a look at the mail and IRC components - I just never seem to have the time :wink: ), so splitting it out won't cause me any problems (I prefer it that way in fact as I don't use an e-mail client at all although the IRC client...

Hmm - Crucial listed their PC2700 as being compatible when I bought the 2 sticks of 512MB for my 8RDA+, and they're running happily (albeit at 133), so this is a bit mystifying...... GM

Thanks for the tip chaps - Crazy Browser is much better than IE6, and has duly taken over as my second browser, alongside Mozilla 1.2. The tabs are particularly nice, and I like the built-in pop up stopper :lol: - an absolute godsend :beer: GM

I'd happily recommend the Epox 8RDA+ - very stable and loaded with features at a very reasonable price. May be worth putting some sort of active cooling on the northbridge heatsink (or at the very least replacing the gunk Epox use with Arctic Silver) if you want to run it above 166FSB, but it's...

I'm currently using I.E 5.5 SP2 at home, but the Javascript's screwed up :( Friend's PC (running same browser in Win2000 SP2) has exactly the same problem. I'll be looking for alternatives once I get my new system up & running. GM

That's good to hear, having just bought one (with a TBred 2100+). Got the option to upgrade then in a year or so :D GM

Another happy Videologic Sonic Fury/TBSC user. Best decision I ever made to ditch the SB Live Value and go with this - I always recommend it to people wishing to upgrade their soundcard. GM

There must be at least some truth in it, as the national press has picked it up over here :) Serves the @!#&* right :mrgrn: - I loathe spam of any description, so to see one of the major originators get his is very satisfying.... GM

I forgot to add that the aforementioned sum represents ~20% of my monthly salary, and it all goes to central government to pay for healthcare, transport, defence, education etc. Local services (fire service, refuse collection, highway maintenance and suchlike) are funded separately - partly...

Here in good old Blighty, the income tax system works something like this: Your first £4615 p/a is tax exempt (personal allowance - there are also additional allowances for married couples and pensioners, plus tax credits for parents) The next £1920 is taxed at 10% From there to £29900 goes at...

Whoever it was that said that speed isn't everything is quite right :D I'm still using my faithful 1210S unit and it hasn't let me down yet. An extra couple of minutes to burn a CD doesn't bother me in the slightest as long as it's reliable, and mine is certainly that. GM

My complements to the S.F team on the upgrade! :D The new look is very nice, and the DNS change has taken effect pretty quickly - I came straight here using my old bookmark. GM

Better late than never I suppose :D - this is me and little Bro GM

SR was my first hands-on experience of discussion boards of any kind, so I owe it more than a little debt of gratitude :) I signed up in June 2000 (if my memory serves me correctly) after finding the site through a Google (or was it Yahoo :?: ) search for SCSI CD-ROM/DVD reviews and info. I...

I can appreciate that - little Fin (my bro') wakes every two hours without fail at night - made my first visit to see him somewhat tiring, but enjoyable for all that :mrgrn: ; during the day though he'll sleep for upwards of 3 hours at a time. And boy, can he eat! - not surprisingly he's put...

Their monitors are pretty decent , from what I've seen - their NF models offer reasonable value for money and good picture quality. Their optical drives meanwhile aren't bad either - we got a batch of P4 workstations that had them fitted (52X reader, 24X/10X CDRW) and so far they've performed...

Welcome aboard Rad (from a fellow SCSI zealot :mrgrn: ) GM

Obviously it's not just our (i.e. the UK's) rail system that's in a mess then :cry: I found travelling on Amtrak to be a pleasant experience when I was last in the US and hope it doesn't go under. Meanwhile those double standards you speak of don't just apply in the States either - succesive...

The US has now made it into the Quarter-finals with England! :mrgrn: - an unexpected but well-deserved 2-0 win over Mexico. This looks like being the most wide-open competition in years... GM

Believe it or not, there are people who actually fell for this bull! :eekers:, and were parted from quite sizeable sums of money, both here in the UK, mainland Europe and in the US. Fortunately two of the main principles behind these types of fraud (which are known as 419 frauds - 419 being the...

Some real surprises this time out :D France may not even qualify for the next phase, Ireland holding the Germans - and ENGLAND BEATING ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!!!!! :mrgrn: GM

Not before time I'd say :D It's nice to know that the VIA bods have got it sorted at last (not that I'd ever consider buying another Creative sound card :mrgrn: ). GM

Good grief - where do these morons come from? What made me laugh the most (and I did plenty of that :lol: ) was his temerity in replying to Hat Monster's riposte - anybody with any intelligence whatsoever would have slunk away in shame after the first one (unless they were trolling of course)...

Well I decided on AVG 6.0 for my box, and so far so good; nice clean install, and it found & killed the only virus I've encountered for a while. Can't complain at all :D . GM

Just to let you know, my little brother arrived a fortnight early at 7.20AM BST this morning (7lb 2oz). He and his mum are both doing well :D , and the news still hasn't quite sunk in yet..... :) GM