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Anyone read "2001 a Space Odyssey" ? RobVG January 18, 2025 6:48 pm (Science Fiction)

Every day the record is broken. ER January 17, 2025 7:43 am (Space/Science)

Flip a coin BuckGalaxy January 16, 2025 4:41 pm (Space/Science)

More on Diamond Batteries BuckGalaxy January 15, 2025 12:29 pm (Space/Science)

LAFD: "Design For Disaster" - The Story of the Bel Air Conflagration | 1962 podrock January 14, 2025 8:34 am (CurrentEvents)

Tow the party line RobVG January 13, 2025 11:59 am (CurrentEvents)

AI created a diagram RobVG January 13, 2025 11:32 am (Off-Topic)

The population bomb is still ticking ER January 12, 2025 7:41 am (CurrentEvents)

Well here's a depressing opinion piece from one of my favorite columnists BuckGalaxy January 12, 2025 2:16 am (CurrentEvents)

It's getting personal BuckGalaxy January 9, 2025 3:15 pm (CurrentEvents)

December sea ice ER January 7, 2025 4:28 pm (Space/Science)

Trump doesn't think more than one step ahead BuckGalaxy January 7, 2025 3:30 pm (CurrentEvents)

Anyone have any experience with an OS for PCs besides Linux or MS? by bowser December 12, 2011 2:49 pm

Unfortunately, Linux, OS X, and Windows are the OS's you MUST choose to retain compatibility with the virtual world. ALL ... by Jody 2011-12-14 09:28:32
What version of Microsoft's OS are you using? 32 or 64 bit? by TB 2011-12-12 16:07:43
- Right now it's Vista Home 32 bit. by bowser 2011-12-12 23:28:52
  - Bowser...don't do anything yet...I will ask the computer geek who lives in this abode. by Jody 2011-12-13 12:16:29
    - See what his opinion is on Vista. by TB 2011-12-13 14:18:44
      - Reminds me of a story I heard on the radio one time. Obscure little station. Fellow drives into ... by bowser 2011-12-14 01:27:57
  - Step one might be an upgrade to Windows 7. by TB 2011-12-13 00:01:53
I worked with CP/M in the 1970s. by Robert 2011-12-12 15:49:03
- Thanks, Robert, TB. I'm buying Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, I think. I'm supposed to be able to ... by bowser 2011-12-13 02:09:34
  - Make sure you have a 64 bit machine first. by TB 2011-12-13 10:59:13
    - The machine will handle it, BUT it's considered a "clean upgrade". That means a complete uninstall of the former ... by bowser 2011-12-15 03:21:08
      - If you do a clean upgrade ther is no problem in restoring documents from whatever source. There is no way that ... by FrankC 2011-12-15 13:08:21
        
        Usually, I grind the hard drive down to bare metal and start from a new formatted partition before doing a ... by TB 2011-12-15 13:45:33
        
        LOL, I'll need instructions on what angle to hold the grinder. Seriously, I have never partitioned a drive. Seems to be ... by FrankC 2011-12-15 21:26:27
        
        There are two ways of formatting a hard drive. by TB 2011-12-16 14:22:58
      - If you're running Windows, you get used to the idea of having to re-install everything from the ground up every ... by TB 2011-12-15 10:49:04

This serves no meaningful purpose...I want this in my life by Jody December 7, 2011 7:13 pm

Look me in the font, Jody. Do you REALLY need this? Do you? Side bit of geekery here: ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 17:42:14
There is a company called Stardock that specializes in desktops like this. Your example is a very nice one. I was once ... by FrankC 2011-12-07 23:46:49

I have a post to Bowser that I can't edit. by RobVG December 6, 2011 11:40 am

Should I wait until it's edited to read it? by bowser 2011-12-06 13:06:03
- You have to wait until Christmas to open it up...just like everyone else. by Jody 2011-12-06 20:47:01
  - No, on Flame, it was a Pearl Harbor Day post, not Christmas or Thanksgiving. Rather like the real Pearl Harbor, it ... by bowser 2011-12-09 14:57:12
    - Actually, the classic "HZ" maneuver is when people tip the chess board over and then pretend we were playing Parcheesi. by TB 2011-12-09 15:12:58
      - Maybe more like setting up the chess board, ,someone throws the dice, the next guy cuts a card, and the ... by bowser 2011-12-10 07:23:12

HD TV by bowser December 2, 2011 7:31 pm

Nice setup. A 27" display sounded big when I ordered it, but the reality makes me envy your 40" TV. What's ... by Robert 2011-12-02 20:03:10
- As does TB I have Comcast, but I don't get the little yellow dot. I'm still experimenting with getting ... by bowser 2011-12-02 22:06:22
  - Maybe you're not pregnant? by Robert 2011-12-03 18:14:25
- On my Comcast display, when you bring up a low-def channel (down in the usual channel range) and there's an ... by TB 2011-12-02 20:24:40
  - I kinda remember that from when I had a set-top box. by Robert 2011-12-03 18:05:37

If quantum computers become a viable reality - - - - - ? by bowser November 29, 2011 2:05 pm

Wikipedia has a section on this, does not say how labor-intensive it might be to write a program which would ... by bowser 2011-11-29 17:22:22
- I see no reason why computers won't program themselves someday. n/t by RobVG 2011-11-29 17:35:07
  - Imagine what it would be like to be dependent upon computers which could only be programmed by other computers? Obviously at ... by bowser 2011-11-30 16:25:12
    - Some say 50 years by RobVG 2011-12-01 11:16:28
      - Sigh. Even fusion power has been only 20 years away for the last 50 years. By extrapolation these ... by bowser 2011-12-01 20:35:18

Firefox crashing by FrankC November 18, 2011 2:46 pm

Roboform by RobVG 2011-11-21 18:22:41
- Firefox has a password autofill pretty much identical to to Chrome. They used to have robo as a plug-in but ... by FrankC 2011-11-21 23:30:59
Mine does it frequently. by Eri 2011-11-19 10:00:26
- I seem to have fixed it by shutting down some unneeded add ons by FrankC 2011-11-20 19:27:36
  - Can you remember which ones? There are so many add-ons and I don't even use most of them. ... by Eri 2011-11-21 05:11:26
    - I don't recall Eri. Like you saY there are so many. If you don't recognize it close it. It will not ... by FrankC 2011-11-21 11:31:12

Heads up for anyone that uses Comcast (Xfinity) email by FrankC November 17, 2011 11:54 pm

As cautious as I think I am, I did the same thing with Netflix last week. Convincing site, bill, ... by bowser 2011-11-18 14:49:21
- Ouch. Bowser, I'm disappointed, you're my gold standard for paranoia about personal privacy, my canary in the coal mine privacy muse. But ... by Robert 2011-11-18 17:15:55
  - They snuck right up in front of me. by bowser 2011-11-21 17:01:01
    - They do that, Bowser. They do that. by Robert 2011-11-21 17:06:25
  - I'm not that concerned about privacy issues but I am reasonably cautious. I have plenty of protection from viruses and ... by FrankC 2011-11-18 18:28:35
Good instincts. Everything about that incident stinks to high heaven: Traditional social hacking approach, the phishing site, and the coup ... by Robert 2011-11-18 12:50:59
- Yes, I should have tried to sign on before even looking at the thing but I let my curiosity overtake ... by FrankC 2011-11-18 13:33:24

Kindle Fire is hard to resist at $199 by FrankC November 17, 2011 4:07 pm

My Kindle fanatic guru who has given all his writings into the Kindle free library says that it's good for ... by bowser 2011-11-17 17:44:15
- Yeah, when it comes to toys like this, I'm my own best friend. by FrankC 2011-11-17 22:55:38

How do you write a paragraph code? by bowser November 16, 2011 3:11 pm

A paragraph can be set off by inserting (p) at the beginning, and (/p) at the end, except replacing the ... by TB 2011-11-16 17:37:56

How do you write a program for this? by bowser November 14, 2011 8:14 pm

e-mail display by TB November 12, 2011 11:58 am

Are email addresses visible in public? Shouldn't be. But there is a serious flaw in WordPress's design that it displays ... by Robert 2011-11-13 13:25:22
- Seems to be working. Now all that's left is our ISPs, but I don't think spammers typically mine sites ... by TB 2011-11-13 16:38:58

Robert? Can I use actual trade names in my story? by Jeff-Wash November 9, 2011 2:21 pm

You wanted a speedy reply. by Robert 2011-11-11 13:36:10
Jeff, see this article: Usually it would be OK. If your main character were drinking a Miller Lite, the company might even ... by Eri 2011-11-09 18:42:47
- Winston Forded the small stream in his Explorer, having decided between Town & Country to live in the Outback. ... by bowser 2011-11-10 23:19:47
  - Actually, there is. They pay movie producers millions for placement in movies. But you gotta be highly visible. ... by Eri 2011-11-11 08:49:06
    - Remember when the M & Ms people decided they didn't want to have a lumpy little alien eating their candy ... by TB 2011-11-11 09:35:01
      - You may well be right. I was only saying that, IF someone like those authors approached someone like Coke ... by Eri 2011-11-11 18:51:51

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