Recent content by catachresis

Hey everybody! I'm sick of this problem, and there have been other assorted techs and enthusiasts who have failed to resolve it. It stymies my limited knowledge. My father has a 1x PC and 1x Laptop. They are both Win2k-SP4. They are connected to a wired router, which is in turn connected to...

Hey, after hearing so many good things about the quality of stereo output on the Echo audio pci cards, I got a retro Gina20 (with cable and breakout box) on eb@y to try out the sound. The breakout box has jacks that require plugs that I'm not familiar with: they're clearly not micro plugs and...

[I know that Off-topic is supposed to be non-political, but I think a general appeal for Americans to exercise their right to vote is civic-minded, altruistic and non-partisan.] So please, if you're a U.S. citizen, make sure you're registered and don't forget: GO VOTE! If you're European, The...

Fooey (only much stronger)!!! I just had to do a quick and dirty Windows reinstall over the weekend. As I always do, I went into documents & settings\'user name'\application data\firefox and I backed up the files there: "Profiles" dir, pluginreg.dat and registry.dat. I always backup Firefox...

I think I'm always the last guy on the net to find out that Weebl's done something new and cool. In case I'm not, go wild with Weebl's 'Kenya' toon -- it's a hoot'n'haller. Frankly, the live version produced by a cell of his sycophant fans isn't bad either...

Lots o' cussin. My pal sent it and said it sent him into spasms of lafter. I think it's silly. http://www.illwillpress.com/fatkins.html

I'm starting a full-time admin position at a little office that has no unified calendar application for its senior partners. I'd like to present one that can access info from Windows address book, and which has the standard features (of Outlook at least) but which won't require an investment...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000A0USH//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_bn1_xgl63/002-9722675-6783239?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846 This appears to be retail. Amazon is saying it is out-of-stock at the moment, but when it blows back in, it will be first-come-first-serve. Pricegrabber is...

http://www.firingsquad.com/games/top_10_reader_2004/page4.asp Couple more years of doing reviews of forgotten games, and I'll be shooting for a Pulitzer Prize!

Wow, more surprises than an infringed Non-disclosure Agreement! http://www.bit-tech.net/feature/35 Integrated hardware-firewall! Gigabit LAN! AGP/PCI-locked! It even gasses hampsters!

The British Fashion Industry triumphs again. http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1160611,00.html I think I'd look dashing in a hampster waistcoat.

At Newegg.com. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-281&depa=0 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb at PCProgress (okay vendor with expensive shipping) - $241. http://www.pcprogress.com/product.asp?PID=ATIR9800PRO128OEM&m1=pg For all those people who are upgrading their PCs...

I read of an Init String tweak on another site. I'm using a USR Courier V.Everything external modem, and I already have a longish Init String code I found on another site years ago that is supposedly optimised for this modem. The new init string is short, and I wondered if I could append it to...

I was pleased to get my birthday greeting from Dvdrbase this morning when I checked the mail -- the first of the day's electronic greetings. Sure, it's automated, but it was nice. Thanks N.B. Thanks guys.

Yes, I confess. I worked a year in IT, but I'm still clueless about ports (it's like being an Eng Lit doctoral student and confessing you've never read Hamlet). I'm fooling around with Visnetic firewall which seems fine, but I'm incapable of attempting to improve its protection. If anyone has...