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What is the best site to register a domain name? - Lindy - 2/20/2007 7:20:01 PM
- I've used Network Solutions - Scott Evil - 2/21/2007 3:37:49 PM
  - They worry me - Robert - 2/21/2007 7:15:22 PM
    - The domain name I want.... - Lindy - 2/21/2007 10:59:39 PM
      - There's a way to do that - Robert - 2/22/2007 7:52:09 PM
        
        re: There's a way to do that - Lindy - 2/22/2007 8:44:26 PM
        
        no, no, no, no, and not anymore - Robert - 2/22/2007 10:10:56 PM
        
        Thanks for your answers - Lindy - 2/23/2007 1:06:31 AM
        
        Not exactly - Robert - 2/23/2007 5:51:13 AM
        
        Interesting biz - Lindy - 2/23/2007 2:00:24 PM
        
        let us know when you have things set up (n/t) - alcaray - 2/23/2007 9:26:54 PM
        
        Did a lot today - Lindy - 2/24/2007 12:08:02 AM
        
        Well, at least let me know about it. - alcaray - 2/26/2007 5:13:22 PM
- I'd go for GoDaddy - azstrummer - 2/21/2007 1:18:10 PM
  - What more do you need.... - Lindy - 2/21/2007 10:56:31 PM
    - re: What more do you need.... - Yeti - 2/22/2007 7:12:38 PM
    - Teenage nerds - Fox - 2/22/2007 3:27:04 AM
      - re: Teenage nerds - Lindy - 2/22/2007 4:21:31 AM
- registrars - Robert - 2/20/2007 8:58:11 PM
  - Thanks Robert - Lindy - 2/20/2007 10:04:54 PM

Do larger power supplies generate more heat? - alcaray - 2/20/2007 6:24:13 PM
- A bit about PS efficiency - Laurie Street - 2/20/2007 9:19:55 PM
  - re: A bit about PS efficiency - LS - 2/20/2007 9:30:43 PM
- Yes. Period. - et - 2/20/2007 7:14:52 PM
  - reason for the post - alcaray - 2/21/2007 12:00:02 AM
    - Water cooling? - RobVG - 2/22/2007 4:40:01 AM
    - Power supplies - TB - 2/21/2007 8:04:02 PM
      - Thanks, I feel less nervous about it. - alcaray - 2/21/2007 10:33:26 PM
        
        I've never seen a low-cost off-the-shelf system with a big enough power supply. - TB - 2/22/2007 5:31:44 PM
        
        Build it. - Bowser - 2/22/2007 4:05:00 AM

test (n/t) - ÏÎ» - 2/20/2007 5:44:53 PM

IE 7.0 - Laurie Street - 2/11/2007 6:26:59 PM
- No problems so far, doesn't take much getting used to. - RobVG - 2/11/2007 8:42:31 PM
  - IE7 security--clipboard, media players, etc. - Robert - 2/12/2007 4:16:28 PM
    - What to do? - Fox - 2/13/2007 5:08:45 AM
      - Firefox gaining slowly. - RobVG - 2/13/2007 5:24:52 AM
        
        Freely admitted, Rob - Fox - 2/14/2007 5:03:02 AM
        
        The browser named e-Tele-keli was a hit but they changed the name ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/19/2007 9:59:31 PM
  - ...but the box is checked by default. (n/t) - RobVG - 2/11/2007 8:44:12 PM
    - Be nice if this coulb be checked or not checked by default in the settings box. (n/t) - SDG - 2/12/2007 10:39:58 PM
  - Yup, no more message. (n/t) - RobVG - 2/11/2007 8:43:25 PM

FireFox 2.0 - Spell Checker for the zone? - SDG - 2/16/2007 4:53:28 PM
- re: FireFox 2.0 - Spell Checker for the zone? - Fox - 2/17/2007 12:38:24 AM
  - I wonder - RNE - 2/19/2007 7:13:24 PM
    - Cuz IM spllchkr wud hang on evry othr wrd. w00t! L8r dood (n/t) - Tony - 2/19/2007 9:37:49 PM

Intel announces the fast chip yet. - Scott Evil - 2/16/2007 6:31:24 PM
- Not really clear - SDF - 2/17/2007 10:41:55 AM

New Microsoft security updates. - TB - 2/14/2007 4:13:23 AM

Don't expect to upgrade from XP(32) to Vista (64) - RobVG - 2/10/2007 11:35:09 PM
- why 64? - SDG - 2/12/2007 10:34:22 PM
  - Cuz. - RobVG - 2/13/2007 2:02:57 AM
    - Nice answer. :) - et - 2/13/2007 6:22:25 PM
- I expect XP to be my last Windows OS, ever - Yeti - 2/11/2007 5:46:36 AM
- re: Don't expect to upgrade from XP(32) to Vista (64) - Bowser - 2/11/2007 2:21:07 AM
  - Alternatively, I could use the 32 bit upgrade. (n/t) - RobVG - 2/11/2007 4:25:23 AM
  - Well... - RobVG - 2/11/2007 4:21:24 AM
    - Huh! That fits me. Athlon 64 with XP Home. - Bowser - 2/11/2007 5:08:17 AM

test - SDF - 2/6/2007 2:41:42 AM
- Carriage returns and HTML - Robert - 2/6/2007 8:58:30 PM
  - Carriage returns - Wow! - Bowser - 2/10/2007 8:08:02 AM
    - Learning to type - Laurie Street - 2/12/2007 12:49:39 AM
    - and whiteout! - Robert - 2/10/2007 5:22:38 PM
      - At least the white ribbon was a step up from the liquid gunk! - Bowser - 2/11/2007 3:28:47 AM
- HTML didn't display that properly - SDF - 2/6/2007 2:43:37 AM
  - are you cutting and pasting from word? - podrock - 2/6/2007 3:10:01 PM
    - No I'm typing directly into the text box. - SDF - 2/6/2007 7:32:51 PM
      - The Modsquad will delete messed up posts upon request. - podrock - 2/6/2007 8:24:21 PM
    - re: are you cutting and pasting from word? - Laurie Street - 2/6/2007 5:33:19 PM
  - Wonder if a break tag would work? - RobVG - 2/6/2007 3:33:14 AM
    - re: Wonder if a break tag would work? - RobVG - 2/6/2007 3:35:55 AM
      - test #2 - SDF - 2/6/2007 9:06:30 AM
        
        re: test #2 - SDF - 2/6/2007 9:10:40 AM
        
        Disply BR - tony - 2/6/2007 3:02:39 PM
        
        re: Disply BR - SDG - 2/6/2007 3:48:41 PM
        
        use lt for less than, gt for greater than. "View source" works too. (n/t) - Tony - 2/6/2007 7:09:53 PM
        
        Oh wait - you did. Just too many semi colons and ampersands.... (n/t) - Tony - 2/6/2007 9:23:08 PM
        
        hmm didn't work for me in either case (n/t) - SDG - 2/6/2007 3:49:39 PM
      - I just hit the "return" key. Am I missing something? (n/t) - TB - 2/6/2007 4:51:54 AM
        
        I guess i am. (n/t) - RobVG - 2/6/2007 4:59:59 AM
      - You don't need a closing tag when using break. (n/t) - RobVG - 2/6/2007 3:36:59 AM
        
        What a pain in the butt - SDF - 2/6/2007 4:12:15 AM
        
        And once I post a message I can't fix it. (n/t) - SDF - 2/6/2007 4:14:28 AM

More fun with Vista- Multiple monitors. - RobVG - 2/11/2007 9:12:44 PM

SVG anyone? Robert? - Yetster - 2/10/2007 5:28:24 AM
- What? - Robert - 2/10/2007 5:27:36 PM

The downside to Sketchup being aquired by Google - SDG - 1/25/2007 11:09:13 PM
- re: The downside to Sketchup being aquired by Google - Ron - 2/8/2007 6:17:40 PM
- the # - podrock - 1/26/2007 4:49:59 AM
  - thanks (n/t) - SDG - 1/26/2007 8:18:39 PM
    - you're welcome (n/t) - podrock - 1/26/2007 10:13:23 PM

Dang. Internet is fussy again tonight. - TB - 2/2/2007 6:30:11 AM
- Apparently a cut cable in Atlanta... (n/t) - TB - 2/2/2007 9:24:32 PM
  - No- its a conspiracy of: Liberal Media, Polar Bears and Socialists.... Oh My! (n/t) - Yeti - 2/5/2007 4:42:32 PM
    - They have polar bears in Atlanta? What? (n/t) - LS - 2/5/2007 6:22:17 PM
      - Yeah- they actually vacation there. Hey like warm weather, and are merely 'pretending' to be dying off from Global Warming. (n/t) - Yeti - 2/6/2007 5:31:06 PM
        
        OK, well that would explain the ones that have been lounging around here lately - couldn't afford to go as far as Atlanta - or maybe just lazy (big pic) - Laurie Street - 2/6/2007 5:40:48 PM
        
        Lazy liberal types looking for a handout.... (n/t) - Yeti - 2/7/2007 3:25:52 AM

"CAD monkeys", part 2 - Fox - 1/31/2007 6:57:44 PM
- Graphics, aerospace, archetecture, GIS, earth science, web design... - podrock - 2/5/2007 5:34:08 PM
  - re: Graphics, aerospace, archetecture, GIS, earth science, web design... - SDG - 2/5/2007 6:49:52 PM
  - Lots of opportunity for synergy, too. - Fox - 2/5/2007 6:29:23 PM

Any of you CAD monkeys ever use Microstation? (n/t) - SDG - 2/5/2007 4:47:15 PM
- Nope, what does it do? (n/t) - podrock - 2/5/2007 5:25:35 PM
  - competitor to AutoDesk - Steve G. - 2/5/2007 6:20:55 PM

Bill Gates on the Daily Show!! Must See - [blank] - 1/31/2007 4:15:11 AM
- Comeon blankey, try again... (n/t) - et - 1/31/2007 6:24:35 AM
  - I swear my links get canceled... (n/t) - [blank] - 1/31/2007 3:23:13 PM
    - Using quote marks in the href tag? - Fox - 1/31/2007 6:53:11 PM
      - re: Using quote marks in the href tag? - [blank] - 1/31/2007 10:34:35 PM
        
        Single vs. double quotes - Robert - 2/1/2007 6:43:07 PM
        
        can you give a complete example of what you did? - alcaray - 1/31/2007 11:10:37 PM
        
        re: can you give a complete example of what you did? - [blank] - 2/1/2007 2:24:25 AM
        
        You are far more experienced in it than I, and I meant no disrespect. - alcaray - 2/1/2007 4:59:28 PM
        
        re: You are far more experienced in it than I, and I meant no disrespect. - [blank] - 2/1/2007 6:04:52 PM
        
        Italian fingers - azstrummer - 2/1/2007 7:04:02 PM
        
        I always thought it was Roman fingers - and Russian hands. (n/t) - Laurie Street - 2/1/2007 9:04:29 PM
        
        This is the second lady taht calls me Russian... ... ... (n/t) - [blank] - 2/2/2007 4:28:25 AM
        
        Laurie's a guy, but most of that made the same mistake at the start. (n/t) - SDG - 2/2/2007 7:06:43 PM
        
        I'm still hot for the Laurie I imagined. (n/t) - alcaray - 2/3/2007 2:50:13 AM
        
        Dream on, buddy - Laurence Street - 2/3/2007 7:21:34 PM

test one - gbaikie - 2/2/2007 11:33:08 AM
- re: test two - gb - 2/2/2007 11:34:48 AM
  - test three: MIT Climate Scientist Calls Fears of Global Warming 'Silly' - Equates Concerns to *Little Kids* Attempting to "Scare Each Other" - gbaikie - 2/2/2007 11:44:14 AM
    - re: test three: MIT Climate Scientist Calls Fears of Global Warming 'Silly' - Equates Concerns to *Little Kids* Attempting to "Scare Each Other" - Robert - 2/2/2007 4:09:02 PM

Bill gates "encounters a problem and needs to leave" - et - 2/1/2007 7:26:50 PM
- wrong paste, here is the intended link... - et - 2/1/2007 7:32:25 PM
  - Gotta love it... (n/t) - [blank] - 2/1/2007 7:50:37 PM

Tom: re that hotlinking thread - Daniel - 1/31/2007 10:47:00 AM
- Image protection on the Net - Robert - 1/31/2007 6:41:05 PM
  - Why would it work on one computer and not another? (n/t) - TB - 1/31/2007 10:21:02 PM
    - It works on a computer that has already visited the site. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/31/2007 11:01:22 PM
      - that seems to be what happened with me - Daniel - 2/1/2007 2:57:35 AM

. (n/t) - . - 1/31/2007 10:35:13 AM

Question for Robert - TB - 1/29/2007 6:18:30 PM
- Browser compatibility - Robert - 1/29/2007 8:33:48 PM
  - re: Browser compatibility - TB - 1/29/2007 9:38:27 PM
    - Tail wagging the dog - Robert - 1/30/2007 6:07:19 PM
  - re: Browser compatibility - SDG - 1/29/2007 9:01:43 PM
    - Forgot about the clipboard - Robert - 1/29/2007 9:22:26 PM
- HZ no likee Opera - Tony - 1/29/2007 6:49:53 PM
  - Opera has identity issues - Robert - 1/30/2007 6:14:43 PM
  - Lynx does ok for a text based, Java free browser. - et - 1/29/2007 10:09:55 PM
    - So, howcome you're not running FF 2.0? - Fox - 1/30/2007 6:42:37 PM
      - Individual tab closing 'x's. - et - 1/30/2007 7:53:03 PM
        
        Oh, right... you're running it in Linux - Fox - 1/31/2007 3:43:27 AM
        
        That's right, I havn't rubbed everyone's nose in that fact in a while, have I... :) - et - 1/31/2007 6:23:07 AM

CAD? - RobVG - 1/27/2007 8:14:43 PM
- re: CAD? - podrock - 1/28/2007 4:33:55 PM
  - I like It. - RobVG - 1/29/2007 3:11:20 AM
    - be sure to - podrock - 1/29/2007 5:06:53 AM
      - I will. - RobVG - 1/29/2007 5:46:17 AM
        
        ...never had that problem... - podrock - 1/29/2007 4:00:30 PM
- re: CAD - TB - 1/27/2007 9:15:52 PM
- CAD - SDG - 1/27/2007 8:52:14 PM
  - re: CAD monkeys (lol) - Fox - 1/28/2007 7:55:52 PM

Problem with computer - SDF - 1/8/2007 3:28:39 PM
- But before you do any of this stuff, CHECK THE SWITCH! - et - 1/16/2007 6:49:54 AM
  - It's the power supply - SDF - 1/25/2007 3:54:27 AM
    - Way back when, - - - - - Bowser - 1/27/2007 6:17:26 PM
    - Geez, just change out the power supply. - TB - 1/25/2007 7:16:40 AM
      - Done. - SDF - 1/26/2007 6:59:55 PM
        
        Well done. Thanks for sharing! (n/t) - RobVG - 1/27/2007 4:56:28 AM
        
        Good! - TB - 1/27/2007 4:16:13 AM
        
        Exploding capacitors - Laurie Street - 1/28/2007 12:31:52 AM
      - seconded, run the backup AFTER you replace the power supply. (n/t) - SDG - 1/25/2007 7:20:14 PM
      - re: Geez, just change out the power supply. - Laurie Street - 1/25/2007 4:18:22 PM
  - "Instructions" - RobVG - 1/22/2007 4:55:09 AM
    - Well, that's what I'd do.... (n/t) - et - 1/24/2007 5:25:19 AM
      - Not saying it's wrong. - RobVG - 1/24/2007 5:39:52 AM
    - What "second" battery?!? - SDF - 1/23/2007 3:18:54 AM
      - According to your post below! - RobVG - 1/23/2007 3:40:34 AM
      - According to your post below! - RobVG - 1/23/2007 3:39:53 AM
        
        (Ignore post abover, reads like a voters pamphlet) (n/t) - RobVg - 1/23/2007 3:42:41 AM
- I had a similar problem 4-5 years ago. It was the power supply (fan) (n/t) - FrankC - 1/12/2007 7:09:44 PM
  - Dead Nuts. (n/t) - RobVG - 1/27/2007 8:22:22 PM
  - Replaced CR2032 battery. Didn't fix the problem. - SDF - 1/13/2007 1:25:37 AM
    - Don't scrimp on the power supply. And check ALL your fans. - TB - 1/15/2007 8:59:53 PM
    - The last one I bought was 40-50 bucks as I recall, might have even been a little less (n/t) - FrankC - 1/13/2007 7:06:16 AM
    - A power supply is a trivial if the computer is worth saving. - et - 1/13/2007 4:30:25 AM
      - take the power supply to CompUSA - SDG - 1/15/2007 3:42:25 PM
- What motherboard do you have? (n/t) - Doug Elliso - 1/10/2007 12:05:53 AM
  - Hope its got an AM2 socket - Tony - 1/10/2007 8:44:05 PM
    - Gooooood....good. - et - 1/12/2007 6:40:08 PM
      - The reason I ask is that I decided to go with an awesome Core 2 Duo system....BWAHAHAHAHAHA! (n/t) - nyET serious - 1/16/2007 6:42:49 AM
        
        Mine's smoking (in a good way). Hows yours? (n/t) - Tony - 1/16/2007 5:02:53 PM
        
        Purely theoretical... (n/t) - et - 1/16/2007 9:27:04 PM
- Check RAM - carl - 1/8/2007 6:23:40 PM
- Power supply? Or internal backup battery. - Bowser - 1/8/2007 4:57:18 PM
  - CR2032=CMOS - RobVG - 1/9/2007 1:41:19 AM
  - And follow Bowser's recommendation exactly - TB - 1/8/2007 5:49:37 PM
    - Back in the dark ages (pre-internet, pre-LAN)... - alcaray - 1/8/2007 8:58:55 PM
    - another step... - podrock - 1/8/2007 8:27:54 PM
  - re: Power supply seems most likely. - TB - 1/8/2007 5:47:48 PM

New chip tech coming up: The Moore, the merrier... - TB - 1/27/2007 9:53:45 PM

FInally, something who understands me... - et - 1/25/2007 8:00:40 PM
- Ya know, I was so excited to post this.... - et - 1/25/2007 9:02:51 PM

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