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Living Room / Re: Fun - will ferrell as bush

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 07:14 PM »

That was good, thanks justice. There was a link on the page to this one as well: Will Ferrell as George Bush on Global Warming, which I found very funny as well.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Are you testing XP SP3 RC ??

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 07:12 PM »

So, back to XP Sp-3 RC-1, any updates from Nighted and blarson as to stability?

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Living Room / Re: 10 Most Famous Uncracked Codes

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 07:04 PM »

Pretty cool, app. Thanks for the link. I was disappointed at not being able to crack any of them other than linear A, which is so clearly a shopping list ("milk, eggs, sheep's brains") that I am embarrassed for the people who have based their careers on trying to crack it.

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Living Room / Re: When Acronyms Collide

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 06:57 PM »

Dang! That wasn't as easy as I anticipated, Lashiec. I feel like a proper wanker...

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Living Room / Re: CyberNet's birthday! And software giveaway!

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 06:49 PM »

Drat... They're taking people from the top 10 comments, but there are way too many now.

Oh well.

-Renegade (December 03, 2007, 06:46 PM)

Yes - that was my experience three hours ago... I wish I'd seen Lashiec's post when it first went up!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Brief overview of eight popular Linux distributions

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 06:47 PM »

Cool. Thanks, Zaine! I don't know how I missed this this morning but I've seen it now and I'm off to read 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Maybe Vista doesn't suck?

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 12:53 PM »

Didn't we have a user here who works in the adult industry?  Maybe we can ask him.

Yeah... you're thinking of EmporerEJ, who runs the VirtualSexMachine.com website.

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Living Room / Re: Fantastic Job Opportunity

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 12:51 PM »

ROFLMAO! 

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General Review Discussion / Re: Best spreadsheet

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 12:44 PM »

I've already e-mailed them about academic licensing, so I'll let you know what they say, urlwolf. I've downloaded the demo and installed it but haven't done anything with it yet (other than to try opening/importing an excel file - no dice). My initial impression is that the GUI is beautifully thought out and executed. I have 30 days to wring it out and will report back with my progress.

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General Software Discussion / Re: FileBox eXtender now works under Vista

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 12:41 PM »

Thanks for confirming that, mwb1100 - that's the first thing I thought of when I read that as well.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Maybe Vista doesn't suck?

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 10:11 AM »

This sounds wacky

No pun intended?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Maybe Vista doesn't suck?

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 09:11 AM »

Maybe I'm adrift but I'm sure I recall fuss and commotion about recording to open-reel tape, and later cassette, well before 1980.  Apple was started in '67 and the mystical anti-recording signal stuff came almost at once, if I recall it right.

-cranioscopical (December 02, 2007, 05:13 PM)

I wonder if this was another one of Magic Alex' "brainwaves"?

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General Review Discussion / Re: Best spreadsheet

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 08:54 AM »

Quantrix looks NICE. Unfortunately, it's a Pro tool with a price to match (in either the Standard or Pro flavour). I can't help thinking that it looks perfect for my PhD, though... and they do offer academic pricing... Right, nothing for it but to download a demo 

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Living Room / Re: Interesting article on homeopathy - from a medical perspective

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 08:39 AM »

Nice find, nontroppo - thanks for the link. I've just scanned the article but intend to read it more carefully. I'll add that site to those that I follow - looks interesting 

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Living Room / Re: Everything you always wanted to know about your IP address (via yoho's blog)

« Last post by Darwin on December 03, 2007, 08:38 AM »

Nice. I'm REALLY tempted to write him and say "Er, what was the middle bit?  "

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Living Room / Re: Recommended Gifts for the Tech Savvy?

« Last post by Darwin on December 02, 2007, 05:54 PM »

Nice stocking stuffer, Chris, but what about a suggestion for a big ticket item?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Virtual Desktop suggestions?

« Last post by Darwin on December 02, 2007, 05:42 PM »

Thanks for posting your experiences with Dexpot, Chris  I might have to give it another whirl...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Any freeware alternatives to Instant ThumbView?

« Last post by Darwin on December 02, 2007, 02:30 PM »

Now to answer my own question....Instant ThumbView Free Edition, on an Ass-O-Meter of 1 to 10 gets an 11!!! Way to go exlax!!!!

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Maybe Vista doesn't suck?

« Last post by Darwin on December 02, 2007, 01:17 PM »

I'm not sure that I follow, Lashiec... Are you suggesting that the directors of the RIAA companies that are being so dogmatic about DRM are the same kids that were home taping "in the day" (or that they were the nerdy ones spending their paperroute money on legit Perry Como LPs)?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Any freeware alternatives to Instant ThumbView?

« Last post by Darwin on December 02, 2007, 01:15 PM »

Nope - turns out the link is the same, Curt. You have to click on the Union Jack (British Flag) to get the page in English!

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Living Room / Re: When I lay sick and dying ...

« Last post by Darwin on December 02, 2007, 12:20 PM »

Yes! Thanks for posting it Ken. I hope you are feeling better now?

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Archivarius

« Last post by Darwin on December 02, 2007, 07:44 AM »

Even more file types I never heard of. 
Wonder if the author is after a "world record"...

-Armando (December 02, 2007, 12:10 AM)

Hadn't quite thought of it like that, but you're right! I often read the Archivarius history file and realise that I haven't heard of the newest file types supported.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Archivarius

« Last post by Darwin on December 02, 2007, 12:01 AM »

And once again...

3.95 is out:

November 30, 2007 – Archivarius 3000 (Version 3.95)

Windows Mail are now supported.
AppleSingle, CHOP, CPX, Colorado, DaVinci, GammaTech, IBM Pack, IBM Terse, Installigence, JASC Setup, KA, LymeSFX, Id Software PACK, Quarterdeck, Ridax programutveckling, SoundWorx, TWAiN PAiN Software archives are now supported (.001, .cpx, .cmp, .??@, .trsd, .igf, .pak, .qip, .rid, .swx, .1).
Macintosh resource fork are now supported (.rsrc).
IMD, SaveDskF/LoadDskF, TeleDisk disk images are now supported (.imd, .dsk, .td0).
View document in "Found fragments" mode.
Second Nature, Photodex slides are now supported (.snx, .px).
Minor changes

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General Software Discussion / Re: Shut Up About Vista, Already

« Last post by Darwin on December 01, 2007, 06:49 PM »

I don't know, Chris, I thought that was a lovely vista!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Maybe Vista doesn't suck?

« Last post by Darwin on December 01, 2007, 06:15 PM »

Well, that settles that (scratches an old itch, so to speak). I suppose today's teens are just as blissfully unaware of/unmoved by the legality of swapping music. Some interesting reading, Ralf. Thanks. I liked the anecdote about the Dead Kennedy's tape that was released blank on one side, labelled: "Home taping is killing big business profits. We left this side blank so you can help" (even if most people didn't have the equipment to actually record anything on it).