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russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

Msg: 5 (view)

Adjusted to 3 positions Posted: 5/17/2007 4:24:27 PM
The drive isn't at fault. You'll probably find that the drive was manufactured on the opposite side of the world from you, so if you went back to where it was made it'd probably work the correct way. Therefore, it's you who's at fault - you should move.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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different colors on my matches...what does it mean? Posted: 5/3/2007 9:56:27 AM
Personally I'm not a huge fan of the new 'My Matches' rules, preferring the older filters that included filtering out people who smoke from the list presented to me. Maybe giving the individual the ability to define the filterset use for 'My Matches', to the same level of granularity as the advanced search options, would satisfy everyone.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Graphics programs suggestions Posted: 4/15/2007 6:48:06 PM
If you're looking for free photo editing programs then you can try GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). If you're doing something simple you could try one of the free online photo editors (just google for them). If you want to convert things to eps (and you're on Windows) you can use a PostScript printer driver (which you can download free from Adobe website) to print anything to a file and then use GhostScript to convert it. It's late and I can't be a***d to hunt around for all the URLs for you, just use google. Hope this helps.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

Msg: 9 (view)

linux media centre Posted: 3/30/2007 7:43:49 PM
This may not be what you're after but it's the route that I chose to go down when thinking about building a media center. Although one of my requirements was for a PVR, which you've stated isn't one of yours. Anyway, enough babbling.... I decided to go for a Topfield PVR, affectionately called the Toppy. My reasons for this were that I could just buy it and it's working with none of the little quirks you get with linux (which I love really, honest), you can connect it to a network (so it'll work as a media centre), and you can customise it with ease using little applications called TAPs, which are little plug-ins you can download to your Toppy. I know this isn't exactly what you're looking for, but thought you may like an opinion that's not directly down the route you're heading towards.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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D-link problem...... your opinions? Posted: 3/3/2007 1:24:23 PM
Ok, well here's a couple more questions for you, hopefully one of them may hold a clue as to what's going on: Does the PC get assigned an IP address? It's been a while since I had to check this on Windows (that's what your friend is running I'm assuming) but iirc the command was 'netstat' in Win2k. Do you have all the adaptors (I think that's what Windows calls them) installed for TCP/IP? I don't suppose you can borrow a router from elsewhere, that you know is working, so that you can test that his PC has all the required bits and bobs? (I'm talking software bits and bobs here, not hardware bits and bobs) Hope this helps.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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D-link problem...... your opinions? Posted: 3/3/2007 8:48:42 AM
I installed one of these at my Mum's a little while ago with no problems. I'm a little confused as to exactly what the problem you're facing is so can I just confirm - you can't even get the computer to 'see' the router? You mention that you're using the setup disk and, to be honest with you, I never even touched it during installation (to avoid confusion, when I say installation I'm referring to physically installing the router where she wanted it and running cables, I'm not referring to the installation of software) as it's a network device and should therefore require no drivers itself (however, as you said, the NIC may require drivers). If that's the case the only thing I can think of, other then checking the lights on the router and NIC for confirmation of a physical link, is the cable is either broken or is the incorrect type (it could be a crossover cable, for example). Hope this helps. If you need any more info on what I did to install it just ask.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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What's a decent hardware spec for a new Linux install? Posted: 2/20/2007 3:14:00 PM
Just a quick post, as I've got something else on the go at the same time.... Generally speaking I would say that if you stay a generation or two behind the state-of-the-art hardware (in particular graphics cards) you should be ok. I mention graphics cards as, in my experience, they're one of the hardest things to get working correctly. However they all tend to work to some degree on a fresh install, and it's just the state-of-the-art stuff that you can have issues with. But if you're no into state-of-the-art you should be fine. Oh, I should mention something that you probably know already. If you use one of these cheap modems you may find that it's Windows only as, to keep the costs down, they move some of logic into the driver. It's still possible to get it to work, but it's not easy. If your current machine was brought from a vendor (i.e. not a home build) you can google it to see what joy others have had getting Linux working on it. If you've got a laptop (which I'm guessing from your machine description you've not) a good website is: http://www.linux-laptop.net/ You can always try a live distro (you mentioned Ubuntu, which you can get a live CD/DVD of) on your current machine, see if it works and you're happy with the performance before committing to a full install or any hardware upgrades. Hope this helps.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Printing something from my webpage Posted: 2/16/2007 3:13:42 PM
I don't have a definitive answer for you, as you've not really provided enough information, but here are some things you could look at to try and locate the problem: 1) Have you set the background to transparent in the PNG image? If you have then when viewed on a webpage the background of the image would be the same as the webpage (I'm making a presumption here that the background of the webpage is white). You could test this out by changing the background colour of the webpage. 2) Have you tried multiple printers and/or printer drivers? You may of come across something fubar in a particular printer/driver combination. 3) Have you tried converting the image into a different format and printing that? If not, give it a go and see what happens. Hope this helps. :-)) P.S. If you want a second pair of eyes to look at the image then mail me the URL and I'll see what I can do.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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lcd tv as a monitor Posted: 1/29/2007 6:28:45 AM
I had the same thought a few months ago, and after my research decided that, for me, the resolution provided by a TV isn't high enough for hocking it to my PC. I forget the exact figures over TV resolutions but the highest I found was some HD TVs, but even they are way off compared to my computer monitor. I can't remember where I got all my facts from, but it was all off the net so a Google search should yield results if you want the raw figures. You can however, buy large PC monitors that can double as a TV. However these aren't anywhere near as cheap as TVs. Hope this helps.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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resizing music Posted: 1/26/2007 11:12:29 AM
Zipping is a loss-less compression algorithm, so once you compress it and decompress it, it's the same as the original. Most common music compression algorithms (mp3, ogg, wma, m4a) are lossy, which means they save space by (in part) discarding information. This means that once you compress it and decompress it, it'll be different from the original. See the following Wikipedia article for more information if you're interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression#Lossless_vs._lossy_compression However I believe this is getting away from the question in the OP. I've just googled 'Ads instant music' and came up with this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00067TMGA/kaufenundbe00-21/ref=nosim Can you, heaven68, have a look at the link and tell us if this is what you're using?

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Computer Shut Down Posted: 1/7/2007 1:48:20 PM
Flattery will get you everywhere outandabout43. How are you getting on with your mysterious shutting-down computer? I'm feeling in a more helpful mood this evening.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Computer Shut Down Posted: 1/6/2007 4:14:40 PM
Ok, time for me to not be very helpful. I apologise in advance but I'm bored and have nothing better to do. Is there anything anyone can suggest I do to keep my computer from crashing? The only way you can stop your computer from crashing is to never turn it on in the first place.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Linux Ubuntu/Edubuntu/Kubuntu, users thoughts on the Penguins progress :>) Posted: 12/9/2006 9:19:39 AM
It depends on the application. Yeah, it's nice if you have inexperienced users that need root access. But if you're working with trusted and well seasoned admins it can be counter-productive. Personally I wouldn't (and don't) trust anyone, esp. seasoned admins.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Linux Ubuntu/Edubuntu/Kubuntu, users thoughts on the Penguins progress :>) Posted: 12/9/2006 6:17:00 AM
Just thought I'd add my 2 pence worth... I run Ubuntu on my personal machine, and like it. I'm not new to Linux, as I've been using various flavours of *nix for about 8 years now, and find (just like with any other flavor) that if you're an 'advanced' user you can customise to your hearts content. One thing I'd recommend running though on a fresh install is EasyUbuntu (http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/). As for removing sudo, IMHO you'd be nuts to do it - it's there for a reason, and if you find it's getting in your way to much, you probably need to look at how you're working. Any system is, after all, only as secure as you make it. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Linux help for elitist scum :) Posted: 12/9/2006 6:00:00 AM
Wrenchspinner, Reading the KDE handbook probably won't help you with this one. One of the applications Amarok depends on is xine, which appears to be where you're getting your error message from. You can try using Synaptic to do a complete remove and re-installation of xine, to see if that clears your problem. Of course, before you make any changes to your system you'd be well advised to make a backup, just in case you break things. Hope this helps. :-)) Edit: I've just found this post on an Ubuntu forum which may help: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=102064 I would try this before my suggestion above, as it's easier to undo. Just a tip, and I'm not trying to be nasty by suggesting this, but if you ever get an error message and can't work out what it's telling you if you google for it you'll probably find others who have the same issue, and if you're lucky the fix for it as well.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

Msg: 13 (view)

What do you use the internet for? Posted: 10/6/2006 12:21:12 PM
Work, play, and passing the time. Is anyone else amazed how, these days, a computer without an internet connection is not even worth turning on? :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Do you know where I can find a decent computer BB? Posted: 9/24/2006 3:44:44 PM
Tom's Hardware have pretty good forums, you can find them at: http://forumz.tomshardware.com/index.php :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Motherboard Help Posted: 9/21/2006 11:23:35 AM
It sounds pretty clear to me that they guy who's been 'helping' you doesn't really know what he's doing. Do you still have to old motherboard? If you do take it to a shop, fixing this over a forum is way, way, way to difficult if you have no experience. Hell even if you don't have to old motherboard still take it to a shop! :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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I want to learn how to program Posted: 8/30/2006 6:51:32 AM
If you want to learn to make video games that run on PC's, consoles etc. then you're pretty much looking at C, with some specialist libraries. Unless you're talking about ultra hard-core performance, in which case you're looking at assembler. You could also be talking about games for things like mobiles, in which case it's likely to be Java, or games for the web, in which case it's likely to be flash. If you've not programmed before I'd suggest not jumping straight into game coding, as you'll have an extremely steep learning curve. Java may be a good idea, as a lot of Computer Science introduction courses are based on Java these days so there's lots of textbooks aimed for people with no experience which teach good programming principles while teaching Java. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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I want to learn how to program Posted: 8/29/2006 4:31:35 AM
Assembly is for pussies, real men code directly in machine code and don't rely on compilers to translate their programs for them! :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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I want to learn how to program Posted: 8/26/2006 9:50:19 AM
Just thought I'd add my 2 pennies worth.... I help teach programming to undergrad and postgrad scientists, as well as people with a more business perspective, and they all have different needs so to start with I'm going to answer your question with a question: what do you want to learn programming for? I'd suggest staying away from C for now, as it can be very dangerous in the wrong (inexperienced) hands, and you'll probably spend a lot of time fixing little issues. To start with I'd chose a language that's used a lot for whatever you want to learn programming for. Again if you tell us your aims then we can make some more suggestions. My second tip would be stay away from a fancy IDE for now. While an IDE can make someone a productive programmer, you'll become a lot better if you start with the raw tools and learn how to use each one, rather then learning how to do something in a manner specific to a particular IDE. A good example of this is the number of people that program in C/C++ using an IDE, but have no idea what tools exist under the bonnet. I've spoken to some very experienced programmers who have no idea what a linker is. We all know that a craftsman is only as good as his tools, and if you don't know your tools then you're not going to get very far. So in summary: what do you want to learn programming for? :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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LUnix ?? Posted: 8/21/2006 1:11:09 PM
Do you want to ask a question about Lunix (the OS for Commodore 64) or *nix (linux/unix)? :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Adding favorites-problem Posted: 8/18/2006 2:12:41 PM
I've not checked this myself, so for now it's just a guess: I think someone will only show up on your list if their profile isn't hidden, plus you fit within their specified contact criteria. The contact criteria is ignored of you're contacted by them first. So, if you'd normally be blocked due to contact criteria, but they contact you first you can reply. Hope this helps. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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adding a picture from a cell phone Posted: 8/18/2006 2:07:25 PM
AFAIK, the only way to get a photo on your profile is to upload it from a computer. You could either: Email the photo from your phone, most services offer some way to do this (although how much they'll charge is a different matter) Copy the photo from your phone to your computer via cable or bluetooth - see your phones manual for details. Hope this helps. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Are you Common, Or Posh!! Posted: 8/17/2006 8:04:26 AM
You could always see what your surname says about you: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5047982.stm (you'll have to follow a couple of links if you want to test your surname -- unfortunately the page with the test isn't working right this minute) My surname wasn't listed, as there aren't enough people in the UK with the same surname. Make of that what you will. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Following on from 1 of the .... Posted: 8/15/2006 3:41:08 PM
That would depend where it landed, if it's on my head I recon I wouldn't survive! I don't think tin-foil hats were built for that! ;-) But I don't recon one will ever hit, only meteorites hit the ground. :-D :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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! ! ! Linux Users ! ! ! Posted: 8/11/2006 2:42:10 PM
There was a thread a few weeks ago, started by Technopunk: http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts4768428.aspx Maybe you could email him and find out how he got on with this first outing using linux. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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HELP NEEDED PLEASE!! Posted: 8/9/2006 6:53:55 AM
I don't have any personal experience, or know anyone who does but Google is your friend: Avastin Avastin nhs From a brief read around it looks like it's approved for use in the UK, but is awaiting review by NICE before becoming available on the NHS: "In practice, Avastin is unlikely to be widely available in the UK for some time. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) will have to review its use within the NHS first. They are due to issue guidance on this in 2006." (source: www.cancerhelp.org.uk) You'll find a lot of information about it's use in the US, but only a few places about it's use in the UK. The most interesting ones I think are this Telegraph article and this page from cancerhelp.org.uk . Hope this helps. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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This is how bad tech support has gotten Posted: 8/2/2006 10:23:05 AM
Maye you should have a read of: http://www.macwhiz.com/articles/art-of-turboing.html If you haven't read it before it's a good introduction to getting yourself heard. :-))

russasaurusRex

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Headlines !!! Posted: 8/2/2006 10:19:31 AM
"Lead Paint: Delicious but Deadly" Gotta love those Simpson's Infomercials :-))

russasaurusRex

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i need a change from windows Posted: 7/30/2006 6:01:30 AM
I think the important part of that is the word 'known'. At the moment Windows is far easier to attack, mostly due to the fact that the majority of users who use Windows are non-technical and are likely to click and run anything. If you write a virus for Windows you're also more likely to get a higher number of infections, just due to the shear number of machines running Windows. To get from those figures that Linux is more secure is foolish, just because an exploit hasn't been found doesn't mean it's not there. To answer the grandparent, you can get virus scanners for Linux, they're just not so much of a necessity as they are for Windows. Have a look at http://jodrell.net/projects/aegis. Note, this is not an endorsement for this particular virus scanner, it's just an example. If you're looking for a firewall (or more precisely a front-end to iptables) you could look at: Program Guard: http://pgrd.sourceforge.net/ TuxGuardian: http://tuxguardian.sourceforge.net/download.php Guarddog: http://www.simonzone.com/software/guarddog/#screenshots Firestarter: http://www.fs-security.com/ Again, I'm not endorsing any of these programs, they just happen to be handy examples that I know of. Hope this helps. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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i need a change from windows Posted: 7/24/2006 12:16:18 PM
Technopunk, Given that your machine is a desktop you shouldn't really have any issues getting Linux (any flavour) up and running. If I was you I'd grab some of Live CD's and see what you like best. I'd suggest taking a look at Ubuntu (www.ubutu.org), Knoppix (www.knoppix.org), and Gentoo (www.gentoo.org) as they cover the most general bases. You should note that if you're going to run any Live CD you won't be able to get a full taste as a lot of useful things (such as MP3's, videos) are covered by various non-free licences, and as such doesn't get installed by default. The only one of these that I have a great deal of experience with is Ubuntu, and I'd suggest if you're going to install it you run the Easy Ubuntu script to set up some non-free stuff like ATI drivers, Java, video and MP3 playback etc. You can find instructions at http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#How_to_use_Easy_Ubuntu One of the big advantages I think you get with a modern Linux distro is the ability to easily install other programs (such as programming toolkits etc.) for you to play with. Again, I'm only familiar with the Ubuntu version, called Synaptic Package Manager, but I can assure you it's unlike anything you've ever seen on Windows. You just run the program, it downloads a list of everything that's available, you tick what you want, it resolves dependencies (i.e. if you need package X for program Y it installs it for you), you click install, and it downloads and installs everything for you - it's way cool. Of course all modern distros have their own version of this. Oh, and you'll find that a lot of programs come installed out of the box, like programs for burning CD's so once you've gone through the install process you get something which is actually usable, unlike with Windows where you spend another 2 hours installing all the programs you want. After you run the Easy Ubuntu script (presuming you want to go with Ubuntu of course) you'll be able to play pretty much every music format there is, and every video format. There's a really cool suite of programs called ImageMagick (www.imagemagick.org) for converting pics and video, which you can install via Synaptic (again, presuming you go with Ubuntu). I think that about covers all the questions you answered (oh almost forgot, you can put your regedit days behind you, Linux doesn't have such a thing, just text-based config files). Hope this helps. :-)) P.S. JOCOLover, I looked at Freespire about 2 months ago and to me it looks the same as pretty much all other Debian-based distros, apart from not having the large user base of some of the other distros. It's biggest claim about giving choice about proprietary formats is nice, but achievable via other means (for example the Easy Ubuntu script). It's still in quite an early beta so I wouldn't recommend it as your main system unless you like living dangerously. As for ReactOS, it's goals are noble, but I suspect it'll be just to difficult and come have the same issues as Wine did (and still does). It'll also break when Vista gets released. The big issue is that to implement someone's API you're always at least 1 step behind them, and a small change by them can unravel all your hard work. Again it's in quite an early beta. P.P.S. hk165, have you looked at www.camcorderinfo.com/content/consumer_video_editing_linux.htm and www.exploits.org/v4l/ for video editing on Linux? I know you're not going to get anything quite as professional as the expensive packages just yet but it may help.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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i need a change from windows Posted: 7/23/2006 3:55:37 PM
Right, What you found is marketing FUD - it basically says you'll be able to run Microsoft Office under Linux using Crossover Office (although they don't tell you that bit), not all Windows apps. You can achieve the same with any flavour of Linux and a copy of Crossover Office. You won't be able to run Nero, but there are alternatives that do the same job as Nero - just as there are alternatives to pretty much every other app that you get for Windows. Maybe a good idea would be to try a Live CD first and see how you get on with it. A Live CD is a CD (or DVD) that contains a Linux distro that you can run straight off the CD without installing to hard disk. You can then try-before-you-buy and if you like do a proper install (which writes stuff to your hard disk) and if you don't like it you just pull the plug on the computer and when you start next time (presuming you take the CD out of the drive) your computer is back to normal running Windows. Using this option you won't be able to test out Crossover Office, as it's a program you have to pay for so doesn't come with the Live CD, but I've seen it running on various Linux distros and you can't tell the difference between Office on Windows and Office under Crossover. The link in my earlier post to DistroWatch can tell you what Live CDs there are to chose from, but personally I suggest you see how you get on with the Ubuntu Live CD first (this is my personal choice though, with no specific reason why you should chose it over any other) which you can download from: www.ubuntu.com/download/. If I may, I'd like to ask a few questions to get a better understanding of your situation, thus allowing me to possibly give you some better advice: 1) What sort of machine do you have? (is it a laptop, desktop, how old etc.) 2) What do you usually do with it? (play games, listen to music, browse the web, do DTP, edit video) 3) How computer literate are you? Or how computer literate are you willing to become? Good luck, and if you have any other questions just ask. :-)) P.S. Another personal opinion -- you should make the leap into the world of Linux, anything you want to do on Windows you can do on Linux, and usually you'll have more choices of how you want to do whatever it is you want to do.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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i need a change from windows Posted: 7/23/2006 7:36:51 AM
I'm not sure where you read that Linspire can run Windows software, but I have to say that in the general case this is false. To be able to run software compiled for Windows on any form of Linux you need to either run Windows under a VM (google for 'Xen' or 'VMWare'), or have an implementation of the Windows API (google for 'WINE'). The first option (running Windows in a VM) is the most complete way to be able to run Windows apps on Linux, as you install a copy of Windows which gets run by the VM - think of this as giving you a copy of Windows inside Linux. The second option will probably only allow you to run certain apps, i.e. those apps that use the parts of the Windows API that has been implemented. Certain apps have been ported this way such as MS Office (google for 'Crossover Office'), and lots haven't (most recent games won't be able to be run in this manner - although you'll be glad to hear that you can get Solitaire on all Linux distros). You could always go down the route of dual-booting your machine. This would allow you to boot into Windows when you need a Windows app (but you'll have to re-boot your machine), but use whatever flavour of Linux you chose the rest of the time. This is personally what I'd recommend to you. I hope this has made things a little bit clearer, unfortunately this subject is quite technical so it's quite easy to get lost, and I'm not the best at expressing myself clearly and concisely. If you want to know anything else just ask, and I'll see if I can answer. :-)) P.S. It may be worthwhile to look at the DistroWatch website (http://distrowatch.com/) to help you decide what version of Linux is best for you.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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help! UK/American language Posted: 7/22/2006 12:53:57 PM
Billion (10^12 in British English and 10^9 in American English). In fact you could use every word after a million, but I guess that'd be to easy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_numerals). First floor (crazy Americans think it's the ground floor) Does the word 'English' also count, referring to either British English or American English? :-))

russasaurusRex

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And the winner is.... Posted: 7/22/2006 7:51:22 AM
...ArribaArribaAndale, for the suggestion Edinburgher. Don't know why I didn't think of that one! For me it's a winner as it's the only name I found on any sort of 'official' website: http://www.visitscotland.com/library/famousedinburghers So, thanks for that ArribaArribaAndale, another one of life's mysteries solved - I owe you a pint if you're even up this way. :-))

russasaurusRex

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'Official' name for a person from Edinburgh? Posted: 7/22/2006 7:11:06 AM
Can someone tell me what the official name is for a person from Edinburgh? For example, I'm from Brighton and am therefore a Brightonian. Edinburghite sounds right to me, but nobody I've spoken to knows the answer and Google's not been any help thus far. :-))

russasaurusRex

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Msg: 13 (view)

Onions and crying. Posted: 7/22/2006 5:43:06 AM
Cutting them under water (just the onions under water, not you as well) will stop the acid in the onions getting into the air and irritating your eyes. Remember to wash your hands under clean water after before putting them anywhere near your face. :-))

russasaurusRex

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Multiple Operating systems Posted: 7/13/2006 6:07:48 PM
As Scheherrazade said adding a second hard-drive will simplify things for you. It'll have the benefit that if you install to a second drive you won't have to make any changes to the first. If you don't like the thought of using a boot-loader (a small program which starts first to let you select which OS you want to boot) you can switch between drives by changing the boot order in your BIOS. Which is more convenient for you will depend on how keen you are not to touch your first drive, and how often you'll be switching OS's. :-)) P.S. If you're going to go down the partitioning route, you can just download a copy of Ubuntu (or any other Linux distro for that matter) which comes with a partitoner for free.

russasaurusRex

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sexist jokes Posted: 7/11/2006 9:36:49 AM
John (now Jean) is walking down the street after a sex-change operation has transformed him into a beautiful women. His old friend Pete sees him and says, "John, you look great...you're beautiful!" John says, "Thanks...but holy Christ, did it hurt." Pete says, "When they cut open your chest and put in those implants?" John says, "No, that didn't really hurt." Pete says, "When they cut off your**and dug out a vagina?" John says, "No, that didn't really hurt." Pete says, "Then what did hurt?" John says, "When the doctor drilled a **ing hole in my head and sucked out half my brain."

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

Msg: 6 (view)

Any mountain bikers Posted: 7/9/2006 1:27:41 PM
There are 2 things I can think of that may help you. The first is that you may be looking to close in front of the bike. I went through a period like this myself, where I was looking to near to the front wheel, causing me to a) get worried and tense up, and b) not plan my route quickly enough. By looking further down the trail and trusting that the bike will go where you're looking it will give you a more macro view of your riding, rather then a micro view that you get when looking closer to the front wheel. The second thing that I can think of that may help you is to practice standing on the bike while it's stationary, which should help your balance overall. It's best to start off by practicing on a slight slope (with your bike pointing up the slope), pedals parallel to the ground with your dominant foot (the one you don't put on the ground when stopping) in front of the other foot. You then apply light pressure with the leading foot, just like you would if you wanted to move off, but use the front break at the same time so that the bike goes nowhere. You can help keep your balance by moving the bars and front wheel from side to side, releasing the break to move forward a bit if you feel you're getting vastly off-balance. Hope this helps. :-)) Oh, when practicing standing on the bike when stationary it's easier to ride the bike to a stationary position then trying to jump straight onto the bike into the balance.

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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Any mountain bikers Posted: 7/7/2006 1:45:20 PM
As you've not asked for advice on anything specific all I can really say is that the best way to improve is to just get out and ride. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

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pages freezing up Posted: 7/7/2006 1:34:57 PM
If the above doesn't work, I'd start by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del, going to 'Task manager' and clicking on the 'performance' (I think that's what it's called - can't check it at the moment). This should give you lots of pretty drawings (they're graphs of how much you're using certain parts of your computer at a given time) and if any of those are at or near 100% it will give you an idea about what to investigate next, or if none are then that's useful info too. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

Msg: 2 (view)

Softcharms Posted: 7/7/2006 1:21:36 PM
If you go to your profile, then click on 'Edit profile' (second menu down on the screen). You can then change more info by following the links below the second menu. Does this allow you to change what you want? If not please give more details about what you'd like to change. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

Msg: 23 (view)

Sleep!! Posted: 7/7/2006 1:15:06 PM
If I don't set the alarm I tend to naturally wake up after 8 hours. But with an alarm I can survive on 4 hours for about a week, if I can get less the 4 hours I generally don't bother as experimentation has told me that any less then 4 hours makes me feel worse then getting none at all. My personal best was 5 days no sleep (although I was running on pure caffeine at the end) which led me to sleep for 22 hours straight. Happy days! :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

Msg: 36 (view)

Men Be Shaving Badly Posted: 6/17/2006 10:21:45 PM
Thanks for the web link evilweevil. I think I'll try and find somewhere near me that does open razor shaves and let a professional have a go at me before deciding if it's worth the risk of learning myself. :-))

russasaurusRex

Joined: 5/22/2006

Msg: 33 (view)

Men Be Shaving Badly Posted: 6/17/2006 10:59:21 AM
I tend to shave every other day, but have been known to go for 5 days without shaving - and I only shave then because it gets annoying. It's a real PITA, and if I could have it all permantly removed I think I would! evilweeevil1 - how easy is it to shave using an open razor? I've always wanted to try but haven't quite got the guts - something about cutting my throat open! ;-)

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