Recent content by Mickey

Using a phone gets expensive when "chatting" with my Aussie penpal. ;) IM is much cheaper. And thanks for the heads-up on the update to Trillian, handruin. DC finally works with AIM for me. The new UI will take some adjustment for me, though.

Like handruin, I use Trillian and have done so for maybe the past year or so. It got a bit irritating having to juggle multiple clients when friends all use different IM protocols. I haven't been able to get DC to work properly, but that's a minor annoyance for me. I've used YIM and AIM's...

Customers demand standard speeds. Since drives are commodities, it makes sense for them to insist that everyone uses the same speed. This also makes it easier to buy subcomponents, since everyone would then (in theory) be using interchangeable parts. There is some play in the actual spin speed...

Cool. I'll have a write-in vote. :mrgrn: I plan to vote tomorrow (and hope I don't have as many problems as I did last year finding my polling place; I've lived at my current address for over five years and have had five different polling places, which alternate with no discernable pattern...

Better than bacon in the nude. Painful, that.

Yes, I like to cook. Lack of time (and company to share it with) tends to limit my cooking, though. Also love to bake (cookies, cake, cheesecake, etc). An acquaintance in uni used to make this horrid dish called "glop." Sauteed hamburger meat, a bottle of Tabasco sauce, a bottle of BBQ sauce...

A second method of extracting marrow was also listed, filtering your blood through a machine to "catch" the stem cells needed. For two weeks before the procedure, you're supposed to be taking some type of medication to stimulate production of more blood stem cells, which are then harvested.

I've gone through the initial screening like you and have agreed to donate if further testing shows a match. Haven't heard anything yet, though. I admit some of the listed side effects look worrisome, but if I'm a match and opt not to donate, my conscience wouldn't let me sleep at night. I...

Hmm. I sent an email to the Co-op to see if they offer certificates. Angus & Robertson sell on-line certificates, only for online orders. The in-store certificates are "temporarily unavailable," so I'll check again later. Dymocks voucher apparently include a fee in addition to the value of the...

OK, this is an odd question, but I need some help from the Aussies on this forum. I'd like to send a gift card for books to my Aussie friend who is now attending ANU in Canberra. I'm not sure if I ought to purchase it from Amazon, B&N, or some other book seller. I don't want shipping fees from...

I think there's an Extension you can download for Tbird to let you check your mail in one step. I remember using it before I upgraded to the latest Tbird release (and was too lazy to reinstall it).

Sent one to you, Fushigi.

Just sent. First there was one invite, then it became 4. Then it became 6! I swear, they're breeding.

:eekers: Did I miss something? Or maybe it's because I rarely post in the B&G forum?

Er, that should be "Los Altos," not "Los Gatos." The latter is definitely part of the South Bay. There's even a place called "Los Altos Hills," which is NOT the same as "Los Altos." Criminy, I live in a weird place. :lol: