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by TechPro
Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:10 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: wuts ur function?
Replies: 86
Views: 4712

Paid to play on computers and toy with printers.

Some call me a Computer Tech, others a Printer Specialist.

In truth, I'm just having fun with technology and they pay me for it.
by TechPro
Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:43 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Levee Breaks (Again)
Replies: 28
Views: 1380

I'm reminded of an old children's Sunday School song... The wise man built his house on the rock....(blah blah) The foolish man built his house on the sand... (blah blah) The rains came down and the house on the rock stood still... N.O. is sitting on river delta (river sand). Still... there is a lot...
by TechPro
Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:39 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: William Tell, eat your heart out.
Replies: 18
Views: 885

Dang! She looks like I girl I used to date! (yeah, I once lived in that area...)
by TechPro
Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:36 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Excuse me while I whip this out
Replies: 64
Views: 5521

Hmm... a lot of reasoning and theories by man... do you think anyone could ask, and get a definitive answer? OK, Here's two questions for you: In a number of places, the people walking the face of this earth are referred to a being the children of God... and God is referred to as the "Father&qu...
by TechPro
Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:45 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Comp not working
Replies: 14
Views: 776

It got moved... right?

Re-seat the video card... and/or any other card.
by TechPro
Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:22 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Explain your avatar
Replies: 165
Views: 11414

Jon the Great wrote:Here it is again. The giant block of text now appears twice in this thread. I dare someone to read it for me. :P
Listen carefully....

...zzZZZzzzz... ;)
by TechPro
Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:27 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: what if...
Replies: 13
Views: 1183

Unless I'm mistaken, that line was also used in "The Battle of Midway"
by TechPro
Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:17 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Hard drive won't spinup when attached
Replies: 11
Views: 696

You probably already checked this... and if this is the problem... you don't have to admit it.

Connect the ide cable backwards at either end and your drive won't spin up. Go ahead, I know you want to try it. ;)
by TechPro
Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:53 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy books/series.
Replies: 41
Views: 2697

Mobius wrote:Amazing no one has posted:

Larry Niven's "Known Space" series.
Hey! I did.. about four or five posts before you mentioned this. Larry Niven's writings are pretty dang good SF. :wink:
by TechPro
Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:37 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Desktop screen off center.
Replies: 5
Views: 565

Also... older monitors may not "remember" more than one or two screen positions. Might be time for an upgrade/replacement.
by TechPro
Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:34 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Enable popups
Replies: 3
Views: 432

Do you have any toolbars like the Yahoo toolbar or the Google toolbar? Either disable their popup blocker feature ro remove those "toolbars" (they report your internet activity back to them and traffic back to you statistics for the pages you're at... why bother with lost bandwidth? ) Thes...
by TechPro
Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:35 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: What type of Computer do you have/ Do you plan on upgrading?
Replies: 29
Views: 1687

Will upgrade down the road simply because I'll need it by then. :roll:
by TechPro
Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:56 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy books/series.
Replies: 41
Views: 2697

Hobbit and Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

Neutron Star by Larry Niven

and any other "Known Space" series books by Larry Niven that include the "Beowulf Shaeffer" character. ;)
by TechPro
Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:31 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: D3 Level 14 help
Replies: 20
Views: 3814

:lol:

That would explain why the "other" sequence never worked for me...
by TechPro
Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:37 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: How many worked to(Labor)day?
Replies: 18
Views: 1239

I read a book (cheap sci-phi paperback). Had a bar-b-que in the back yard with a neighbor family. Got fat(ter). ;)
by TechPro
Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:22 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Call Sirius and Darkhorse and all other Descent 2 Mod Devs!
Replies: 24
Views: 6532

OOooo! Wish I had the time to help out! :cry:

Hope it goes well. I like anything Descent 2.
by TechPro
Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Katrina
Replies: 125
Views: 8204

BUBBALOU wrote:put it down people, get back on topic
Agreed. x2
by TechPro
Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:43 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: NO Underwater Pic
Replies: 7
Views: 688

Woof! 4062 x 4544 x 24 BPP ... that, is big!

What a mess! Wish I could do more than scrap together a few donations...
by TechPro
Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:33 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: How to evacuate a city....NOT
Replies: 137
Views: 7193

caught off guard? no. there was a report in Scientific American in 2001 that detailed every event you're witnessing now in New Orleans. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00060286-CB58-1315-8B5883414B7F0000 yet nothing was done. You forgetting that came out 1 month after 9/11 ? I suspect th...
by TechPro
Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:18 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Drugs!
Replies: 78
Views: 4646

Top Gun wrote:... take a look at Foamy's latest rant. (Warning: abundant use of profanity :P) I thought it was a funny coincidence that that cartoon would be posted while this thread was going on.
Ha ha ! :lol:

I liked it, makes a lot of very good points... though I could do without the profanity...
by TechPro
Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:36 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Time for D1X-W32?
Replies: 34
Views: 4950

Over on PD there is a person working on texture re-works for Descent 1... (look here) and they've also come up with a way to run Descent 1 using D2X-W32. (simply copy everything in your Descent 1 folder to your Descent 2 folder and don't overwrite anything). The textures don't always work... but mos...
by TechPro
Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:28 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Error Message Generator
Replies: 41
Views: 2485

Quite so!

Image

... oops! minor spellling error...
by TechPro
Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Apple Switch Parody (yes it's old, but still funny as hell)
Replies: 17
Views: 1403

Zoop! wrote:Fun iPod Parody: iPod Flea
Excellant! 8)
by TechPro
Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:44 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: How to build Stone Henge, or the Pyramids - or whatever...
Replies: 24
Views: 1257

roid wrote:edit: it just occured to me. this guy is a carpenter. shouldn't STONEMASONS know these kinds of techniques already?
x2
by TechPro
Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:20 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best way to clean an LCD screen?
Replies: 11
Views: 795

Mobius wrote:IPA and a wire brush. Gets it SUPER-A1 clean.
:lol:
by TechPro
Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:12 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: D3 Level 14 help
Replies: 20
Views: 3814

5 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 4, from left to right (taken from moon's descendarium) I've NEVER used that sequence. I've always used the sequence I picked up from the GameSpot's walkthroughs. 3rd from the right 5th from the right 6th from the right 1st from the right 4th from the right Works every time and the s...
by TechPro
Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:47 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Country Folks can survive....
Replies: 28
Views: 1006

ccb056 wrote:How about I tell you where all I've lived, and you tell me what I am.

Charleston, WV
Charlotte, NC
Henderson, KY
Allentown, PA
Canton, OH
La Place, LA
Lafayette, IN
You're an "Easterner" (almost all east of the Mississippi).
by TechPro
Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:42 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Drugs!
Replies: 78
Views: 4646

What about 80% of boys that are on meth, er I mean Ritalin... Sorry Ferno, there is absolutely no comparison between meth and Ritalin. Ritalin (even in large doses) doesn't even come close to what meth does. Get the facts. Where I live there is a HUGE problem with meth labs in a couple cities just ...
by TechPro
Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:32 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Higher Gas Prices = Angrier Customers
Replies: 18
Views: 1373

My Father was always fond of pointing out how much easier it was to sell a tractor with a new coat of paint....

The thing you need to sell the most... that's what you spruce up the most. Economics 101.
by TechPro
Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:28 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: A brave politician in Iraq
Replies: 12
Views: 893

The "Good" news may not be very profitable for the media... but at least it's GOOD. IMO, I wish the media would use an equal amount of Good News with the Bad News (both from the same area of the world). People in general may be idiots, but most people are smart enough to know when there is...
by TechPro
Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:21 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Transfer Outlook Express files to another computer
Replies: 12
Views: 919

You CAN use the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" provided by your Windows XP CD How To Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard By Using the Windows XP CD-ROM http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306186 Here are some more Microsoft Knowledgebase (oxymoron) articles...
by TechPro
Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Explain your avatar
Replies: 165
Views: 11414

Mr. Incredible with his eyes bugged out and cheeks puffed out as he tries to fasten his belt around is overweight middle... Kind of like me. :wink: Was that the scene from the commercials? If I remember, it wasn't even in the theatrical version. That is correct. :lol: On PlanetDescent I use a view ...
by TechPro
Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:10 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Google Talk
Replies: 26
Views: 1497

will_kill wrote:win 98 here... :(

any1 know of a voice chat that will work between 98se and XP?
Trillian. Go get it.
Get it here.
by TechPro
Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:59 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: ID != IQ
Replies: 153
Views: 10772

I have found that evil is introduced, cultured, or injected and then allowed to rule by our societal ambitions and our power driven, sheep herding tactics and leaders. Yes, it's a matter of choice. That's what I tried to indicate: ...thus allowing you the chance to choose completely on your own. Th...
by TechPro
Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:44 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Explain your avatar
Replies: 165
Views: 11414

Mr. Incredible with his eyes bugged out and cheeks puffed out as he tries to fasten his belt around is overweight middle... Kind of like me. :wink:
by TechPro
Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:28 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Google Talk
Replies: 26
Views: 1497

Trillian Pro supports Jabber (and more)

Trillian Basic does not.

Basic is free, Pro is not free.

Either way, I say.... Go Trillian! 8)
by TechPro
Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:11 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: ID != IQ
Replies: 153
Views: 10772

If we were created, that implies our existance relates to an initial descision which must have had either a reason or a purpose . I'd like to know what it is, it's the only thing that could validate the idea of ID, so the question " why? " is not an unimportant one. Nobody willing to tack...
by TechPro
Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:14 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: descent 3 - secret level 2
Replies: 4
Views: 2586

exactly.
by TechPro
Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:22 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Pros and Cons of Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Replies: 30
Views: 9402

MMmmm! Buffalo Burgers!

.... um, not quite as good as Moose Burgers.
by TechPro
Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:16 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Finally bought a LCD screen
Replies: 12
Views: 1219

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