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Being as anal retentive as I am... by FrankC January 20, 2012 2:09 pm

Good grief. Replace "by" with a double dash. My consulting bill will be in the mail. by TB 2012-01-20 19:12:05
- Who is the Mayor of The Habitable Zone? --TB.. by FrankC 2012-01-20 19:33:10
I agree. by podrock 2012-01-20 17:55:41
You call 'that' anal? by RobVG 2012-01-20 16:37:36
- I am so anal I thought the dot was Venus or something. Can't wrap my mind around a useless dot. What's ... by FrankC 2012-01-20 17:26:23
  - That's my dot. by podrock 2012-01-20 18:00:36
I would heartily agree with you, Frank, if that happened very often. I like the current format whereby I ... by bowser 2012-01-20 14:26:25
- The possibilities abound by FrankC 2012-01-20 16:06:24
  - I suppose you're right. I've just gotten used to considering the last "by anonymous" as being the author. Much as ... by bowser 2012-01-20 19:08:25
  - Went right by RobVG 2012-01-20 16:52:18

Amazon deal: 32 GB for 40 bucks. by TB January 19, 2012 10:15 am

Caveat: What kind of USB is the adapter? by Robert 2012-01-19 13:12:52
- I've got a slot on my floppy drive where I can plug a memory card directly. by TB 2012-01-19 13:22:33
  - Speaking of "slots". Did you hear about the mechanical prostitute under development by Bowser International Industries, Inc. (with all ... by bowser 2012-01-20 14:31:12
    - Now there's an example of a properly developed sense of humor. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-20 15:15:31

To anyone that has received an odd email from me... by FrankC January 16, 2012 1:32 pm

Nothing received, but it's happened to me. Ah feel yer pain. (n/t) by Robert 2012-01-16 21:58:33

Logged in as test user (FrankC) by Rita Book January 4, 2012 3:33 pm

I was refering to the "taxonomy list", and I still don't grok it. by podrock 2012-01-04 22:28:15
I've been looking into it. by Robert 2012-01-04 21:32:38
- That seems to have fixed it. The add new post is now on the author page and the taxonomy list ... by FrankC 2012-01-04 23:41:59
  - Sounds about right. The "editor" thing is an artifact like an appendix (deja vu?) that I'll clean out evenetually but ... by Robert 2012-01-05 22:15:45

Current status of solid-state drives by TB December 8, 2011 3:39 pm

(test) Bumped this one up but deleting the comment doesn't send the post back down the page. Could lead to ... by RobVG 2012-01-05 14:26:47

How are Webpages written these days? by RobVG December 17, 2011 1:04 pm

About the same by Robert 2011-12-18 12:27:28
- Thanks for that Robert by RobVG 2011-12-18 14:14:39
  - Dude... by Robert 2011-12-18 17:20:54
I just upgraded my Adobe suite, and now I've got Dreamweaver. by TB 2011-12-17 14:38:28
Oh, oh. One of the first signs of older age. What was once attacked as new opportunity, a ... by bowser 2011-12-17 14:26:14
- Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain... by Tommy Test 2011-12-26 10:54:41
  - Cool. Now correct that misspelled word. by TB 2011-12-26 11:07:33
    - Wait just a damn minute. Is that a pencil icon I see? by TB 2011-12-26 11:08:08
      - It works! by TB 2011-12-26 11:09:25
        
        Hmmmm....well, I seem to be editing this comment. And a second edit. by Tommy Test 2011-12-26 11:40:29
        
        a comment by Robert 2012-01-04 17:51:53

Blog test 3.1 by podrock December 30, 2011 6:59 pm

Test on Test by RobVG 2012-01-03 18:59:15
posted on podrock's blog page no cross ref or anything like that by FrankC 2011-12-31 23:42:51
test by Rita Book 2011-12-31 21:39:52
- test by Tommy Test 2012-01-04 17:35:26
curiosity by FrankC 2011-12-31 15:54:19
If you post once more, you'll see the "pyramid" layout kick in. by Robert 2011-12-31 11:37:06
- And when we do, I get to see the initial formatting bug, and fix it. by Robert 2011-12-31 12:41:19
  - asdf by Tommy Test 2012-01-04 17:40:18

Frost by RobVG December 31, 2011 1:53 pm

Nice picture, Rob. Thanks. by bowser 2012-01-01 09:45:11
- The view from the driveway n/t by RobVG 2012-01-01 11:51:10

Refreshing by TB December 14, 2011 10:19 am

Uh, Tom... by Robert 2011-12-14 16:15:45
- If an overseas tech support guy can perfectly fake an American accent, command of the language, and knowledge, what difference ... by TB 2011-12-14 17:01:15
  - I have to admit to some frustration myself. While the people who are providing customer service are trying very ... by bowser 2011-12-15 16:03:24
    - It's important to remember that the person you're talking to on the phone in these cases, whether it's tech support, ... by TB 2011-12-15 17:17:22
      - I bought a computer for a friend from Dell. He was paying for it, wanted me to order the ... by bowser 2011-12-15 17:39:10
        
        I guess I get used to it. by TB 2011-12-17 11:26:29

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

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