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- Sharing USB drive
- Hi,I have a problem with a client's setup. He wants to use a USB HDD for backing up his data, from 4 computers, networked peer to peer.Ideally he would like to plug the HDD into his computer easy access to power points etc and then initiate a backup sequentially from...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, ozi Eagle, USB flash drive, USB HDD, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-07-08
- VCR remotes
- I know, a bit divorced from computers, but some of you genii out there might have some ideas.Problem: I have just acquired a second VCR from my father in law. A different brand to the one I already have. I set it all up so that there are now 2...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, sensor, VCR, IR LED
- Q&A 2006-08-13
- Flash Card vs Memory Stick
- Hi All,I've got a query regarding the technology in USB memory sticks.A recent TR article described tests on flash cards which found them extremely robust mechanically.My question is whether USB memory sticks use the same technology as flash cards.I am considering using flash cards as backup media but if memory...
- Tags: card, memory stick, Flash Card, USB-Memory Sticks, ozi Eagle, hardware, USB-Memory Stick
- Q&A 2006-08-04
- Friday Yuk
- Friday YukHey! Here it is friday arvo and no yuk yet.Well here I go.CHINESE PROVERBS *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Man who run in front of car get tired. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Man who run behind car get exhausted. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Man who...
- Tags: Man, yuk, humor, ozi Eagle, off-topic, Billy-Bob, Earline, Luther
- Discussion threads 2006-06-22
- Outlook not sending
- Hi,Client with Toshiba laptop (unknown model, though less than12 months old), Office XP, winXP, connected to internet via ADSL and LAN.3 other computers on LAN.The laptop accesses the i/net OK, goes to webpages etc. Outlook however, won't send emails. Receives OK.Create an email and send error message along the lines...
- Tags: e-mail, Internet Service Provider, LAN, laptop computer, Microsoft Outlook, ozi Eagle, Telstra BigPond
- Q&A 2006-04-02
- Computers and equipment resetting
- Computers and equipment resettingHi All, I have an issue with a recent installation. Scenario: A small supermarket, with 2 new computerised tills running POS software and hardware and 2 old back office computers also running this POS software and one also with accounting software, all networked via a gigabit LAN....
- Tags: back-office computer, computer, ozi Eagle, scanner, till, United Parcel Service of America Inc.
- Q&A 2006-03-08
- First Sony, now M$?
- Hi check out this link, which impplies that M$ may have their own rootkit installed.http://www.securitynewsportal.com/cgi-bin/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=JanEE%2edb&command=viewone&id=82&op=tI would not worrywith so many patches,updates,faults,on XP,the only rootkit code anyone's going to get will be so scrambled,and full of crap,that statistically,it is probably useless.You'd probably get more sense out of a programed microwave,than soft...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., microsoft, security, rootkit, ozi Eagle, off-topic, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-02-06
- Website access
- Hi,This problem came to me via a client's computer.One of the complaints was that he couldn't access websites.Checked it out at my workshop and seemed to work, except that his home page came up with WEBPAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Other sites worked OK.Assumed that this was his problem - webpage being...
- Tags: computer, Internet Service Provider, ozi Eagle, Web site, Webpage
- Q&A 2006-01-22
- Firefox problem
- Hi,I have a fuhhy occurring in Firefox.System WinXP SP2 all updates.For some time now I have a error message popping up when I download stuff.Something along the lines of there not being a disk in the drive ( a & g ) have come up.Clicking on the CONTINUE button and...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, ozi Eagle, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Q&A 2006-01-19
- Sex change?
- Hey has anybody else noticed the Jaqui has had a sex change?Check his new acatar, very nice job they did too.sex changes are easy on the netand a chick gets more replys. mmmm an idea is forming.
- Tags: ozi Eagle
- Discussion threads 2006-01-19
- Rapid demise of photographic film.
- But I hope not, not soon any way. The digitalsare just now reaching the optical equivilentsof 35MM film cameras. I won't give up on anSLR with the lenses up to 500MM fixed. I'venot seen a device that will replace a 35MMroll of film with a CCD and...
- Tags: camera, digitaL, DSLR, miscellaneous, off-topic, ozi Eagle, photo, SLR, storage
- Discussion threads 2006-01-20
- Xmas Yuk
- Hi,I thought that there must be lots of Chrissy jokes out there, so I've started a Xmas Yuk, so that we can share them. Also any other Chrissy stories.My offering Not long ago and far away, Santa was getting ready for his annual trip...but there were problems everywhere. Four of...
- Tags: Santa
- Discussion threads 2005-12-11
- Passing of an old friend
- The following message, that was forwarded to me, bears some serious thinking about."Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in...
- Tags: Common
- Discussion threads 2005-12-07
- Pet Revenges
- Pet RevengesHi,I started this thread because I've just spent most of a day replacing a water pump in my car. Only five bolts holding it in, but I had to half remove the engine to get at them. My wish of revenge on the designers was to make them have...
- Tags: car, horn, intersection, lane, maintenance, off-topic, ozi Eagle, revenge
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
- Home Offices
- Where does he work?Where does he work?Pic #4 is more like a working office.Hmmm....Nice !!!I like those pictures..Agree with you that pic #4 looks more like an office than a home office...but I have seen offices like that..My neighbors lawyers had an office at home, exactly like the one depicted...
- Tags: ozi Eagle
- Discussion threads 2005-11-15
- Where is clipboard?
- Hi,I have recently updated to XP SP2, freshly installed to a separate partition drive E, with programs, data etc on drive C. This is the first time that I have had the OS on a separate partion.I am now experiencing problems with a shareware backup program that I have purchased....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, ozi Eagle, Service Pack 2, windows
- Q&A 2005-10-06
- Printer funnies
- OK, I have a wierd one.4 Computers, 2 W98, 1 W2K, 1 XP Home, all networked.3 Printers, Brother all in one laser, Minolta 2540 colour laser, HP 1125c A3 inkjet.Setup with the Brother and HP being networked, the Minolta connected to the XP computer via USB, and shared (it can't...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Minolta, ozi Eagle, printer
- Q&A 2005-09-11
- Lost USB 2 in XP SP2
- Hi,I have just done a clean install of XP Pro SP2, with all upgrades from M$.Prior to this I ran W2K, in separate partion, formated this partion and installed XP.Prior to XP worked fine (after installing W2K USB2 upgrade.)Now my USB 2 ports are only seen as USB 1.1. When...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, ozi Eagle, Service Pack 2, USB, USB 2, windows
- Q&A 2005-08-25
- Telephone Phishing
- Hi,I originally posted this on the Q&A page, "I have had a couple of phone calls recently, and when I answer I get a message along the lines of "I am sorry to disturb you this call was meant for an answering machine". Has anyone any idea what this is?:-...
- Tags: Telemarketing, telephone
- Discussion threads 2005-06-01
- Telephony phishing?
- Hi,I hace had a couple of phone calls recently, and when I answer I get a message along the lines of "I am sorry to disturb you this call was meant for an answering machine". Has anyone any idea what this is?ThanksYes, it is an attempt to get around the...
- Tags: Do-Not-Call List, ozi Eagle, phishing, telephony
- Q&A 2005-05-28
