Not really, if you already own a PC. Why buy two items when you only need one? Buying a console in addition to your computer is a terrible waste of money IMO.
I think the stickers mentioned are actually the screen printed logos you get on a lot of kit these days. You're not supposed to use solvents like lighter fluid on plastics, although I have done it a few times and only ruined one Jornada 430. Incidentally, I fixed that by sanding down the whole front casing with fine emery paper, then I buffed it up with metal polish. It didn't look too bad, better than a half melted case anyway.
I think that's a great idea, and it would be pretty easy to do as well. All they would have to do is cut in a couple of the more subtle DS9 episode scenes, for example; the scene where Kirk sits on a Tribble and Dax can be seen in the background. That would be a really nice touch.
Since you're not being very helpful, I'll give the guy a hand. Fortunately, I have a lot of time on my hands now that I'm unemployed here in the UK and...
With all the privacy and technical issues that this entails, wouldn't it be easier to just check the TV listings for top rated shows, and time their ads according to that information? They already know that we all watch Battlestar Galactica for example, so why bother listening in?
Not really replying to you, but for anybody considering doing the same thing, it's worth noting that some of these cheap enclosures from China you see on ebay have a 40 gig limit.
>I really don't know why some people suddenly decide to switch now.....
Possibly because nobody wants Vista. After playing with the beta 2, I have a feeling that a hell of a lot of people will be switching to either Linux or OS X.
Yeah it's very common in the UK. Probably because it's a nice onomatopoeic word. As a kid I thought all cleaners were called that because of the sound they made.
I think you will have problems then, because I believe your COA number will be within a block of OEM numbers issued to IBM by MS. This means that your COA will only work with an IBM supplied XP CD. Here's the fun part - there are none, there are only restore disks as far as I know.
As I remember, IBM started using restore partitions instead of supplying CD's, you should check to see if your laptop has one. Don't forget it will be hidden. If it does have one, you could just do a restore.
I always imagine a load of stupid fat old men smoking big cigars in a studio office, reading an interesting, intelligent and thought provoking script, shaking their heads and saying "I don't get it."
I think you'll find that she stole that idea from Ed Byrne:
"Stuck in a traffic jam when you're already late? That's not ironic, that's just unfortunate. Stuck in a traffic jam when you're already late, and you're a town planner, and you're trying to get to a meeting about how to solve the congestion problem, that's ironic."
I was on NTL a few years ago, and I seem to remember that they did sneakily introduce some kind of fair use policy. Unfortunately I can't provide links as my source at the time was NTHell, which was bought by NTL and taken down. The impression I got at the time though, was that it was just a way of dealing with the handful of seriously hardcore downloaders, the type of people who sell moody DVD's in pubs. Only about 3 or 4 people on the NTHell forums ever got warning letters, so I suspect that if your usage is high but not outrageous, (as in downloading movies 24/7) they will just leave you alone.
I remember when I first had my Amiga 500, I went to the only games shop I knew and they had a crowd gathered around "Space Quest" running on a PC. At the time it was incredible, stereo music blaring out and beautiful cut scenes scrolling across the screen. That was the day I knew I had to get a PC by hook or by crook, and for me anyway, "Space Quest" was the first proper, modern looking PC game.
Well I was wondering what version you will get on a new PC, no doubt one of the cheaper versions. This means you will have to upgrade to the version you want. Not forgetting you have already paid for one version when you bought the PC, you will indeed have bought two copies.
Obviously people who know what they are doing will probably be able to order the version they want, but when Joe Sixpack calls Dell to order, he will take whatever comes with the PC until he realises he can't create a home network or something, and needs a different version of Windows.
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So is my Atari 2600. http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115992/
>1. It's cheaper.
Not really, if you already own a PC. Why buy two items when you only need one? Buying a console in addition to your computer is a terrible waste of money IMO.
I think the stickers mentioned are actually the screen printed logos you get on a lot of kit these days. You're not supposed to use solvents like lighter fluid on plastics, although I have done it a few times and only ruined one Jornada 430. Incidentally, I fixed that by sanding down the whole front casing with fine emery paper, then I buffed it up with metal polish. It didn't look too bad, better than a half melted case anyway.
I think that's a great idea, and it would be pretty easy to do as well. All they would have to do is cut in a couple of the more subtle DS9 episode scenes, for example; the scene where Kirk sits on a Tribble and Dax can be seen in the background. That would be a really nice touch.
Since you're not being very helpful, I'll give the guy a hand. Fortunately, I have a lot of time on my hands now that I'm unemployed here in the UK and...
Actually, forget that.
With all the privacy and technical issues that this entails, wouldn't it be easier to just check the TV listings for top rated shows, and time their ads according to that information? They already know that we all watch Battlestar Galactica for example, so why bother listening in?
I think his work is pretty impressive, there's no mention if he's the one who got the gig.
Not really replying to you, but for anybody considering doing the same thing, it's worth noting that some of these cheap enclosures from China you see on ebay have a 40 gig limit.
>wrote someone with the screen name Wayne Kerr
I bet he's pleased with himself for getting a mention. Bart Simpson would be proud.
>I really don't know why some people suddenly decide to switch now.....
Possibly because nobody wants Vista. After playing with the beta 2, I have a feeling that a hell of a lot of people will be switching to either Linux or OS X.
They're already doing that. They call them "Ringtones".
The same with Photoshop. Adobe seriously expect people to say "manipulating with Adobe Photoshop" instead of "photoshopping". Never gonna happen.
Yeah it's very common in the UK. Probably because it's a nice onomatopoeic word. As a kid I thought all cleaners were called that because of the sound they made.
>But I have found that in some areas, it felt faster at the core level. Maybe I just had too much coffee that day?
Wouldn't it feel slower? Like Fry running around that museum?
Well technically speaking, he's not; one laptop + one VM = two machines. He's using Win 98 on the second machine, therefore it's not licensed.
I think you will have problems then, because I believe your COA number will be within a block of OEM numbers issued to IBM by MS. This means that your COA will only work with an IBM supplied XP CD. Here's the fun part - there are none, there are only restore disks as far as I know.
As I remember, IBM started using restore partitions instead of supplying CD's, you should check to see if your laptop has one. Don't forget it will be hidden. If it does have one, you could just do a restore.
I always imagine a load of stupid fat old men smoking big cigars in a studio office, reading an interesting, intelligent and thought provoking script, shaking their heads and saying "I don't get it."
"Stuck in a traffic jam when you're already late? That's not ironic, that's just unfortunate. Stuck in a traffic jam when you're already late, and you're a town planner, and you're trying to get to a meeting about how to solve the congestion problem, that's ironic."
I was on NTL a few years ago, and I seem to remember that they did sneakily introduce some kind of fair use policy. Unfortunately I can't provide links as my source at the time was NTHell, which was bought by NTL and taken down. The impression I got at the time though, was that it was just a way of dealing with the handful of seriously hardcore downloaders, the type of people who sell moody DVD's in pubs. Only about 3 or 4 people on the NTHell forums ever got warning letters, so I suspect that if your usage is high but not outrageous, (as in downloading movies 24/7) they will just leave you alone.
A lesson to read the small print. There's no way I would have a capped broadband connection.
I remember when I first had my Amiga 500, I went to the only games shop I knew and they had a crowd gathered around "Space Quest" running on a PC. At the time it was incredible, stereo music blaring out and beautiful cut scenes scrolling across the screen. That was the day I knew I had to get a PC by hook or by crook, and for me anyway, "Space Quest" was the first proper, modern looking PC game.
Yeah it sounds the same but performed by a full orchestra, violins doing the "whooowooooweeeee" bit. Sounds pretty cool.
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Obviously people who know what they are doing will probably be able to order the version they want, but when Joe Sixpack calls Dell to order, he will take whatever comes with the PC until he realises he can't create a home network or something, and needs a different version of Windows.