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You must not forget your cool and expensive camera gear as well :wink: Cheers, Edward

Did not even think to look in the Windows Component, Doh! :oops: I will do all what you guys suggest when I get home today. Thanks again for all your help. Cheers, Edward

Thank you Merc and Doug for your very quick help and advise. I did try to go to Control Panel to uninstall Messenger but it was not listed :?: Then I started Messenger and found that it was version 4.7 (I might be totally wrong here but is version 4.7 bundled with WinXP?) I had a look at the...

Hello everyone, I have searched these forums and could not find a solution to this Microsoft Messenger problem I am encountering. I reformatted my computer and installed WinXP + SP1 with all the updates from Microsoft WindowsUpdates. I only use Messenger occasionally. So I deselect...

Aww, can you wait until we have finished testing them people from Utah before you kick them out? Like finding the gene(s) for causing albino :wink:

Thats a worry Tony. I had presumed that you and other retailers (as opposed to big OEMS like DELL and HP) would/should be given a profit margin for software sales. Man, I am respecting you more for surviving so long in this cut throat business just by selling hardware :mrgrn:

Of course! They use Photoshop to cook the books! :lol:

Hi Acadet, Can you try this utility program (called CD/DVD diagnostic) to see if you can access/extract the files? http://www.arrowkey.com/cddvd_diagnostic.html I have not tried it on a DVD disc because I do not have a DVD burner. But I have recovered files from CD-R/RW discs using this...

Lets hope that person in the picture holding the baseball bat is just not e_dawg :lol:

Has the Pioneer A06 been released in the states? Did a Google search to see if anyone has done a review of it but no one had. The reason I asked is that there is a shop in Sydney where I can get the A06 for AUS$450. Cheers, Edward

Hi CougTek, I have been to Montréal and Toronto and love both cities. Both are different and great in their own ways. You are absolutely right about people in Montréal very friendly - they are friendly and patient for me who only speaks passable French :wink: I had my first authentic French...

James, I agree with you. I wonder what Microsoft China techinical support's response would be if a Chinese customer ask your same question in their chinese version of Visio? Cheers, Edward

I met the crown prince of Japan and his wife when they came for an official visit to the hospital I am working at. One thing I noticed during this visit is the contrast between the Australian and Japanese security/bodyguards. The Australians were like thugs/goons (big, burly, surly and mean...

JTR, you did not put water and detergent when you put your cat in your washing machine, did you? That would be very cruel! Cheers, Edward

The US switching to metric: That would be a very long time, wouldn't it? Cheers, Edward

Thanks! Yeah, I think I remembered vaguely 18" but is not totally sure :oops: I looked at some of the Sydney Online shops and most are selling 75cm to 100cm ones. I think this is a rip off for unsuspecting customers! :x Thanks again for your help. Cheers, Edward

Hello everyone, I am looking to buy a couple of IDE cables (have not yet got Serial ATA motherboard or add-on card). I remembered reading that "bit rot" or data corrution can occur if using IDE cables beyond certain lengths (will try to find that article). What is the recommended IDE cable...

Can you add more to reflect the different phases of the moon? :wink: Only joking! :lol: Cheers, Edward

Econobox is an understatement :lol: It is the butt of all jokes on cars - once they were practically giving it away here because they are such s*&@boxes. :mrgrn:

How about Lada? Where would it fit in? :wink: Cheers, Edward

Thats what my hospital IT Support friend said also. He absolutely hates trying to fix HP printers made after the LaserJet 4 series; too much cheap and easily broken components he said. I still have a LaserJet 4MV in my office and it has not broken down even once; built like a tank and weighs...

It's a wonderful community and I'm thankful to be a part of it. Yes, even Honold. In fact, especially Honold, for a community formed of people who always agree with one another, and shorn of people prepared to not only maintain a contrary point of view, but defend it with skill, evidence, and...

Maybe since nvidia bought 3dfx, the same 3dfx marketing people are responsible for this farce? :wink: Cheers, Edward

Thanks for your help, Tea :P I can now tell this to my colleague. My colleague told me that Seitec RAM is cheaper compared to the well-known brands such as Corsair and Infineon. Cheers, Edward

http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=421052003 What a scam by BA - £1 for the concorde fleet at that time! :evil: Cheers, Edward

Hello everyone, A work colleague asked me if Seitec RAM is okay or not. I answered him that I have not heard of that name before. Searching the internet seems to show Seitec is a company in Taiwan called PanRam. Has anyone had any good and/or bad experiences with Seitec RAM? Thanks in advance...

I just got an ATI 9500Pro and I must say its 2D quality is much better compared to my nVidia card. Playing Comand&Conquer Generals at 1600X1200, the nuclear explosion scenes lags my 9500Pro. Maybe a 9700 is better :wink: No wonder the gamebox wrote recommended minimum of GeForce4. Cheers, Edward

Thanks Doug for all you have done to SF :P Whenever I have time to get onto the internet, SF is the first site I goto. Glad you are enjoying your new machine. Also to support everyone who mention it, a big thanks to Merc for organising it all. Hear hear! Merc and Tea: its okay my signature...

Hey Merc, Thats not a nice thing to do! :lol: That Xupiter thing is so annonying. I once visited a web site which acts as a portal for Xupiter and accidentally accepted the Xupiter cookie (yeah right, I can hear Merc saying now. :wink: ) and the Xupiter parasite took over my default...

Well...can I add something: the English ladies (those I socialise with, anyway) can drink me under the table. :wink: Cheers, Edward

I also bought one of the 1st consumer-grade Yamaha CD-R for my lab in 1990. Goes to show my age :wink: It was built like a tank and I still have it running. Cost me about AUS$2500 excluding tax. Back then Easy CD Pro was so buggy I made so many coasters. In the end, I hooked up this Yamaha to...

Opps :oops: Forgot to mention about what honold said. Thank you honold for the info. Cheers, Edward

Just a quick note that Ad-aware 6 is finally released today. Cheers, Edward

You said it Tannin. Didn't Panasonic heavily backed DVD-RAM? Now, that is one heck of a monumental blunder! Cheers, Edward

Actually, I had not thought of platters. Mark, thanks for reminding me about this. When I bought those 2 hard drives about 2 years ago, I bought 2 of the same model (WD400BB) and had not given much thought to platters and firmware. Thanks again for all your help. Cheers, Edward

I'm not sure if this has been posted here and my apologies if the following article is too rude :oops: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/22/1037697857595.html That must be a heck of a hot laptop! Considering that it will be published in one of the world's prestigious medical journal...

Thank you Mark for your very helpful explanation. For a moment I was worried that I have to buy 2 matched drives :oops: Cheers, Edward

Has anyone tried the DiscT@2 Laser Labelling System with the Yamaha? What do you think of it? The DiscT@2, that is. Fancy gimmick or useful feature? Cheers

Thank you for your advise and help. Thank goodness I backed up all my data to CD-R because that particular hard drive finally failed on me. Now I have to shop for a new hard drive! Cheers, Edward

Hello everyone, I have got 2 Western Digital 40Gb hard drives set up as RAID 1 on a Promise FastTrak TX2. In the past 2 weeks, I have for the 3rd time, warning that the RAID 1 setup is critical. Upon running the Promise Monitoring Utility, I found out that Channel 1 is critical. I have to...