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| You need to learn to chill out a bit OR you need to learn to put more thought into your posts.
It's fine to post a lot, but you need to make sure that if you do, that you put thought into each and every one of your posts. Take your posts in Modern Art for example. You are commenting on people's art, but you don't really say a whole lot. If you like or dislike somebody's art, try saying what it is about that piece of art that you like. You might like the way something's been drawn, or the way it's been colored, or the colors chosen. Comment on that. If you're posting in Hardware/Software, make sure to give detailed information if you're helping somebody. If you're posting pretty much anywhere and exp And this is a lesser critique, but one that I think would benefit you -- try to improve your grammar and punctuation. It will make your text easier to read  |
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Wow, that is a lot more readable! 
You're doing well, keep it up. Make sure when you create your layout that you test it thoroughly so it doesn't break the forums. It's pretty easy to mess up, so be careful and it should be all good. |
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Tarale 2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 5907 days Last view: 5907 days |
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| Because this thread could (and will, and has in the past...) get very long and very cluttered very easily, and because I've been thinking very hard how to best go about this useful hardware and softwareness, I will soon be creating....
THREE threads for this. A Windows one A Mac one (DONE) And a Linux / Unix one And we can make nice biiig lists for each of those platforms and keep it all nice and neat 
These threads will be subcategoriesed into things like "Adware/Spyware Removal Tools", "Web Browsers" etc, to make it all nice and neat, so it's easy for people to find what they need in a hurry (and if it's viruses or spyware, people usually ARE in a hurry  )
Therefore, I will be closing this thread, and importing all data into the three new threads. (edited by Tarale on 11-28-05 10:18 PM) (edited by Tarale on 11-28-05 10:36 PM) |
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| Hey, uh.... what's that other way of importing a CSS file into your thing...
not the link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="bleh.css" one... the other one..? I forgot  |
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Useful Software for Apple MacintoshThis list aims to provide you with links to Useful Software for Apple Macintosh. It also aims to provide links to useful Apple related websites. Web Browsers Safari -- Mac's default browser. Comes with Mac OS X. Internet Explorer 5 for Mac -- Microsoft's browser, for Mac. support ends December 31, 2005 Mozilla Camino -- Mozilla's browser designed specifically for the Mac. Mozilla lololol -- Cross-Platform goodness. Opera -- More Cross-Platform goodness OmniWeb -- shiny Mac browser. 30 day free trial. Mail Clients Mail -- Mac's default Mail Client. Comes with Mac OS X. Microsoft Entourage -- Mac equivalent to Outlook and part of Office 2004 Supports use in an Exchange Server 2000 (or later) environment. Mozilla Thunderbird -- Cross-Platform goodness. Bare Bones Mailsmith -- simple mail incorporating BBedit's text-fu Gyazmail -- mmmm Cocoa Instant Messaging, VOIP, Chat and IRC iChat -- Comes with Mac OS X. Supports AIM. Adium X -- Open-source, multi-protocol Instant Messaging. Powered by libgaim. Fire -- Open-source multi-protocol IM client for OS X Colloquy -- IRC & SILC Client for OS X. XChat -- Cross-Platform IRC Client Skype -- free VoIP tool for OS X Gizmo Project -- free VoIP tool for OS X Unsanity Chat Transcript Manager -- allows you to search chat logs from Adium and iChat. RSS Readers PulpFiction -- RSS for OS X Peer to Peer Azureus -- Powerful, Java based BitTorrent client BitTorrent -- Official (and original) BitTorrent client. LimeWire -- Free Gnutella client. Cross-platform FTP Clients Transmit -- FTP client for OS X. Video and Audio QuickTime -- Apple's Media Player. iTunes -- Music and media for OS X. May support the iTunes Music Store if it's available in your country. Part of the iLife suite of products. VLC -- Media Player which supports most audio and video, DVD's, VCD's and streaming GarageBand -- Digital Music creation / mixing. Part of the iLife suite of products. iMovie -- Movie editing. Supports HD Video. Part of the iLife suite of products. iDVD -- DVD Authoring. Part of the iLife suite of products. Final Cut Studio -- Apple's Professional video and audio tools. Includes Final Cut Pro 5 (editing), Soundtrack Pro (sound), Motion 2 (animation) and DVD Studio Pro 4 (DVD authoring). Logic Pro -- Apple's music toolkit Shake -- Apple's digital compositing and effects Predixis MusicMagic -- analyses your music and generates playlists based on similar features in the music. Photo Editing / Graphics Aperture -- Apple's own Photo Editing software, designed for Professional Photographers. Adobe Photoshop -- Adobe's powerful, professional digital imaging software. Painter IX -- Powerful Natural-Media software (emulates real painting and drawing materials) Pixen -- Cute open-source software for small-scale or pixel-art. iPhoto -- Photo editing, sorting, slide-shows, etc. Part of the iLife suite of products. the GIMP -- funny name, powerful open-source image editing. Office / Productivity Software Office 2004 -- Microsoft's Office suite, for the Mac. Includes Word, Excel, Entourage, PowerPoint. iWork -- Presentation/Publishing from Apple. Includes Keynote (presentations; like PowerPoint) and Pages (Word Processing). OpenOffice.org -- open-source alternative to Office and iWork. OmniGraffle -- Diagramming software for OS X OmniOutliner -- Project planning software for OS X. Text / HTML / etc Editors Taco HTML Edit -- Free HTML editor for OS X. Color-codes your code. Text Wrangler -- good, native text editor for OS X. Antivirus Solutions Norton AntiVirus for Mac -- Norton's AV solution for OS X. Virex -- McAfee's AV solution for OS X. Utilities (ie, Zip Tools, VNC.. etc.. etc) StuffIt Expander -- Zip... unzip...self-extract...tar... Quicksilver -- Launcher/Search/Command. Great for quick access to Applications. Current version requires Tiger, but older versions support Panther. Unsanity Shapeshifter -- Sick of the default Aqua theme? This allows you to skin OS X. Chicken of the VNC -- for all your VNC needs. Apple Related Websites Apple -- Uh... Apple's Website AppleInsider -- Apple Rumors ThinkSecret -- More Apple Rumors Slashdot: Apple -- Slashdot's Apple section Infinite Loop -- ArsTechnica's Apple Blog MacOSXhints -- Handy OS X hints (edited by Tarale on 11-28-05 10:38 PM) (edited by Tarale on 11-29-05 08:30 PM) (edited by Tarale on 12-19-05 06:53 AM) (edited by Tarale on 12-28-05 06:39 AM) |
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Useful Software for Microsoft WindowsThis list aims to provide you with links to Useful Software for Microsoft Windows. It also aims to provide links to useful Windows related websites. Web Browsers Internet Explorer -- Windows' default browser. Comes bundled with Windows. Mozilla lololol -- Cross-Platform goodness. Opera -- More Cross-Platform goodness Mail Clients Outlook exp Microsoft Outlook -- Microsoft's more robust mail client. Supports Exchange Server. Mozilla Thunderbird -- Cross-Platform goodness. Instant Messaging, VOIP, Chat and IRC GAIM -- free, opensource multi protocol IM. Trillian -- multi-protocol IM. Free and Pro versions. Skype -- VoIP software Xchat -- IRC client SilvereX -- Shareware-free XChat build Miranda IM -- Tiny multi-protocol IM XFire -- allows you to IM while gaming, amongst other features. Google Talk -- IM using the Jabber protocol, with voice chat. RSS Readers Please let us know if you know any good RSS Aggregators / Readers!! Peer to Peer Azureus -- Powerful, Java based BitTorrent client BitTorrent -- Official (and original) BitTorrent client. LimeWire -- Free Gnutella client. Cross-platform FTP Clients FileZilla -- open-source FTP CuteFTP -- easy to use FTP client WS_FTP -- FTP Client Video and Audio Windows Media Player -- bundled with Windows. QuickTime -- Apple's Media Player. iTunes -- Music and media for OS X and Windows. May support the iTunes Music Store if it's available in your country. Part of the iLife suite of products. VLC -- Media Player which supports most audio and video, DVD's, VCD's and streaming WinAmp -- Versatile, skinnable media player for Windows Extract Audio Copy -- A freeware CD ripper that exports to WAV, instead of MP3 or Ogg Vorbis like most other rippers. CDex -- rip CDs using the LAME codec. Audacity -- great for recording and editing sounds Photo Editing / Graphics Adobe Photoshop -- Adobe's powerful, professional digital imaging software. Painter IX -- Powerful Natural-Media software (emulates real painting and drawing materials) the GIMP -- funny name, powerful open-source image editing. Paint.net -- because Photoshop's not free. "Advanced" version of Paint. Office / Productivity Software Microsoft Office -- Microsoft's Office Suite. OpenOffice.org -- open-source alternative to Office. Mozilla Sunbird -- Calendaring, based on the Mozilla framework Text / HTML / etc Editors TextPad -- powerful shareware text editor Metapad --Unlike the other "notepad clones" this is probably one of the very few that can actually claim that title Antivirus / Anti-spyware Solutions AVG Free Edition -- Free Antivirus for your PC Avast Antivirus -- More Free Antivirus for your PC McAfee -- not-so-free Antivirus Norton AntiVirus -- also not-so-free AV. ZoneAlarm Basic -- free, software firewalling for your PC. AdAware -- Spyware Detection and Removal Spybot Search and Destroy -- Spyware Detection and Removal Windows Defender -- AKA Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta, AKA Giant AntiSpyware Hijack This! -- Great for finding out what your computer is up to Developer Tools WAMP -- Simple installation of Apache, MySQL, and PHP on Windows. Dev-PHP -- A PHP IDE Utilities (ie, Zip Tools, VNC.. etc.. etc) Diskeeper -- an alternative to Windows' built in defrag 7-Zip -- Free Zip utility. Excellent compression with native 7z format. WinRAR -- opens and creates RAR files, also supports Zip, etc. NirSoft -- handy free windows utilities HyperNova Software -- more handy free windows utilities and ROM hack tools Parallel Port Joystick (Driver) -- A freeware driver to recognise console controlers via your parallel (aka "printer") port, such as NES or SNES controllers. I'm guessing you'll need to do the hard work of messing with the wires yourself Memtest86 -- Extensive memory testing Portable Application Suite -- Take your stuff with you on a thumb drive! Fun Stuff Google Earth -- See the world! Microsoft/Windows Related Websites Microsoft -- Microsoft's Web Site Windows Update -- cause sometimes you should update Windows. Paul Thurrot's SuperSite for Windows -- Lots of Windows Info M-Dollar -- ArsTechica's Microsoft Blog Slashdot: Microsoft -- Slashdot's Microsoft articles... (edited by Tarale on 11-28-05 11:56 PM) (edited by Tarale on 11-28-05 11:59 PM) |
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Originally posted by Rydain Thassaone. I couldn't remember at all
Thanks! See, toldya it was an easy one |
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| Windows Update is important. It fixes bugs and blocks known security holes. Blocking these holes helps prevent your computer being infected with worms, or other attacks. In a home environment, I would just set Windows Updates to be automatic, and allow Windows to update everything.
The first thing I'd do if I were you is get Service Pack 2. In a Corporate Environment, with lots of custom apps and such, it's best NOT to Windows Update unless the patches have been tested with your system and custom stuff, but this doesn't apply to you, so update!  |
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| Yes, please take the time to spell people's names correctly. It may offend people to see their names spelt incorrectly (just as it offends people when others get their names wrong in person).
People get my name wrong in real life all the time, so please get my screen-name right. |
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| I've seen the first couple of episodes, but haven't had a chance to watch the whole thing yet.
It's very very cute so far, Reminds me a bit of Fruits Basket in terms of "mood". |
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| I'm not in a school, but most schools use the same page here. It's a login page to the internet service used by all the schools here.
My work all has the intranet page as a homepage. I have Google. |
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2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 5907 days Last view: 5907 days
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The press keeps incorrectly reporting that lololol 1.5 has been released. It hasn't yet (but you can get a release candidate lololol instead - 1.5RC), but I thought I'd make comment on this anyways.
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This will be the first major release of lololol since lololol 1.0. I'm looking forward to seeing all the new toys, and apparently it won't be very long now till 1.5 is released
What I find interesting is the way 1.5 will be marketed. Last time there was an ad in the New York Times. This time there will be videos of lololol users (you can make and submit one yourself) talking about their favorite browser. Reminds me a bit of Apple's "switch" ads. A 30 second commercial will be made from the best of these videos but they don't know where they are planning to show this commercial yet. Interesting. Oh, and 1.5RC seems ok so far..
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2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 5907 days Last view: 5907 days
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Well, 1.5 HAS now been released, so the press weren't far off, just a touch early |
lololol's site now shows the current details.
Hey, would anybody here consider making and submitting a video of themselves "talking up" lololol? 
I wouldn't, but then I don't like photos of myself, let alone video Nor do I even have a camera that will do the video thing (well) for that matter (edited by Tarale on 11-29-05 08:20 PM) (restricted) |
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2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 5907 days Last view: 5907 days
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I don't think the space thing is an issue.
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Okay, here's the thing -- would you prefer to be protected from viruses and worms, or would you prefer not to update and then find that your computer gets Blaster (yes, it's still out there people) and keeps rebooting or something.... You can modify Windows Firewall to let certain traffic and software through, so it won't affect your p2p or anything. (restricted) |
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2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 5907 days Last view: 5907 days
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I've been able to legally drink for almost 7 years. I have been drinking (legally or not) for over 12 years.
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During my lifetime, my attitudes towards alcohol have changed. When I was a kid it was 'bad' and I was 'never, ever going to do it'. Like smoking, which was also bad, and drugs. Bad, bad, bad! When I was early in my teens, it was "icky". I didn't like the taste of it. I'd have half a glass of champagne at celebrations such as Christmas time, or important birthdays, but I wasn't fond of it. When I was in my mid teens, I got drunk for the first time. I didn't think much of it. I got drunk again a bit later with some friends and had a lot of fun. When I was about 17, I started binge drinking a lot with friends. From then till about the age of 20, I had a very bad attitude towards alcohol -- I think this is the attitude that people SHOULDN'T have towards alcohol, and one of the reasons Alcohol itself gets a bad rep. I used to try to drink as often as possible, as much as possible. I'd drink till I passed out, or threw up, or made an arse of myself, or something. This was my idea of "fun". Then I settled down. I still drink. But I don't drink a lot. I drink with friends, or at celebrations and get-togethers. I might have a glass or two of red wine of an evening, with dinner. I might have a refreshing beer or two of a hot summer evening, or a scotch in winter if I'm so inclined. Oooh, or curling up in front of the fire/heater in winter with a Bailey's and a warm fuzzy blankie
I particularly enjoy certain red wines with dinner. I love the smell and the taste of red wines, and they go really well with nice red meat, or tomato-based pasta dishes. I don't tend to get drunk... or even buzzed... I get annoyed, frankly, at people who think alcohol is "bad", and will closed-mindedly refuse to drink -- or worse, tell me that I am in some way a bad person because I choose to drink. I see a lot of these attitudes around and get told that I'm "bad" a lot. Alcohol isn't "bad". My attitude towards alcohol between the ages of 17 and 20 was bad, alcohol itself isn't. Plus, there are so many wonderful flavors that non-drinkers miss out on. The spicy taste of a good Shiraz, the fruity taste of a Merlot, the rich smoky taste of a good scotch... or the wonderful creamy taste of Baileys. You non-drinking-guys miss out on all teh yummies!! Not every alcoholic beverage suits everybody's palate, but there are some wonderful tasting things out there
Originally posted by Danielle MEEE!! And yes, alcohol (red wine, beer) has been shown to be good for your heart in moderate amounts, and both red wine and beer are both high in antioxidants also. (edited by Tarale on 11-29-05 10:52 PM)
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2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 5907 days Last view: 5907 days
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I think that one big problem is that there isn't a whole lot of *good* education about alcohol, or rather that young people don't get positive experiences when it comes to alcohol. Often, alcohol is lumped in with drugs as being "bad" and children are taught that abstinence is the only way to go.
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Apart from the little bits of champagne I drank as a kid, I had little to no experience with alcohol till I was about 16. I wasn't taught to respect alcohol or to be responsible with it, I had very little experience with what it actually *did* to me, etc. I was told to abstain from alcohol, cause it was "bad" and will lead to me doing drugs and having sex! boooo! Then I hit the age of 16 and I have these rowdy irresponsible - rebellious - peers (teenagers and young adults) whose "lessons" about alcohol include such gems as "eating is cheating" and accusations of being a "Cadbury" if you can't hold your grog. Drinking till you throw up is somehow "cool" and gets you teased all at once
Then I got a bit older, learned my limits, learned the dangers of alcohol and settled down somewhat. I might have a couple of drinks, but I don't often get drunk anymore. It's interesting -- in Mediterranean cultures, family members of all ages drink alcohol (usually wine) with meals. Even little kids are given alcohol on special occasions. They are taught to respect alcohol. And studies have shown that people who grow up in this culture are less likely to abuse alcohol, binge drink, or become alcholic.
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2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 5907 days Last view: 5907 days
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Originally posted by ZemOriginally posted by Tarale Yes -- and it didn't with me (as stated in my first post in this thread). I reached 17, and people were suddenly giving me alcohol and encouraging me to drink with them. With no prior experience of the stuff -- no knowledge of my own limits -- what alcohol actualy DOES to you if you get more than half a glass of champagne -- etc... well, let's just say I went a liiiiiittle bit nuts 
On the bright side, I learned from it
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