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Thanx Tinjaw. You don't need to access Experts-Exchange to get the answer (read how here).-Veign (June 18, 2009, 09:42 AM)
My understanding is that System Restore does not always play nice with low-level programs, including image save-restores. Also it triggers false positive anti-virus stuff. So to me the only issue is whether to get rid of it completely or leave it at minimum size.-Steven Avery (June 17, 2009, 09:21 AM)
I keep it... it's saved me more than once. I do change the amount of checkpoints it keeps to save space; if I can't reach a checkpoint within the last couple of weeks, I doubt it's going to do me any good.I also always turn off system restore -- as far as im concerned turning it off has two benefits: one is i save space, the other is it keeps me from ever losing my mind and trying to do a restore using this method, which im convinced is nothing but trouble.I turn it off on my own setups, but it's been a useful help on other people's computers a few times.-mouser (June 17, 2009, 08:54 AM)-f0dder (June 17, 2009, 09:11 AM)
on the blind deletion thing.A very different show was Nowhere Man. Unforunately or fortunately, depending on your point of view, it was only one season. I got the entire show on a DVD set from Deep Discount DVD for $30. I wish they used maybe one more DVD to get a little better bitrate. But you could watch it. The plot was unique. Not the usual boiler plate.-MilesAhead (June 12, 2009, 11:53 PM)
i've read elsewhere that Internet Explorer 8 will be supplied on a separate CD with every copy of the retail euro Win 7. making the situation all the more annoying and completely pointless.
also, when you think about it, MS can't provide installs or shortcuts to other browsers as there will be browsers that are neglected. these missing browser companies could then claim some kind of unfair anti-competitive blah blah. so the cycle begins all over again.-nudone (June 13, 2009, 03:20 AM)
Wraith, that's a fair enough assessment for some people. Babylon 5 was a space opera on a massive scale. There was lots of groundwork for later plotpoints in early episodes that would leave you wondering, "What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?" and then 3 or 5 or 10 episodes down the line it'd be, "Ohhh! That's what *that* meant!!".
It probably wouldn't fare too well in today's climate of ADD-oriented, instant-gratification TV viewing.-Innuendo (June 10, 2009, 01:27 PM)
I love all of the Whedon stuff where he pulls from older episodes and especially unfinished business (Niska was a piece of work!). I don't like episodic stuff; I prefer long ranging arcs where things have meaning, which is the reason that DS9 was my fave Star Trek. In books, I devour epic series like A Song of Ice and Fire. B5 just didn't catch me for some reason...If someone is a sci-fi fan and wants a far-reaching epic storyline and is willing to make a time investment look no farther than Babylon 5. With a non-static world where if something happens in one episode it is true in all subsequent episodes and story arcs that reach across seasons it's a very well-written space opera with a widely varied cast of characters with plenty of intrigue & cloak and dagger mystery.-Innuendo (June 08, 2009, 01:48 PM)
Too late...I bought both Fallout 1 and 2 when they hit the shelves & have played them both through more than once.-Innuendo (June 04, 2009, 01:40 PM)
The 808 is a reference to our Clan, the 808Klan, which itself comes from the musical background of the founder, in reference to the Roland TR-808.
It's funny how many of the good old games were done by EA before their transformation to corporate tyrant, and how many of their games were innovative as opposed to now.-wraith808 (June 02, 2009, 04:51 PM)
IMHO, it think a lot of it had to do with Trip Hawkins being at the helm in the early days. EA lost its sense of humor and much of its soul after he left.-40hz (June 02, 2009, 05:06 PM)