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Your Local Weather / Phoenix Weather

« on: July 29, 2007, 11:43:47 PM »

Here are the latest conditions and the forecast for the Phoenix area.

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The Game Room / Re: Your computer setup

« on: July 29, 2007, 10:39:10 PM »

My Desktop Computer
Compaq Presario SR1650NX
Purchased: October 2005

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Operating System
AMD Athlon 64, 2.2 GHz
processor, clock speed
1GB
random access memory
250 GB, 7200 RPM
hard drive size and speed
7.5 GB
recovery hard drive
Dual Layer DVD Writer with Lightscribe
optical drive
Writing speeds: 40x (CD-R), 24x (CD-RW), 8x (DVD-R), 16x (DVD+R), 4x (DVD-RW), 4x (DVD+RW)
Reading speeds: 40x (CD), 16x (DVD)
48x CD-ROM player
second optical drive
Memory Stick, SmartMedia, Memory Stick PRO, xD Picture Card, Micro Drive Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, CompactFlash Card type I, CompactFlash Card type II
memory card slots
7 USB 2.0 ports (3 in front, 4 in rear), 2 FireWire ports
USB/FireWire ports
ATI RADEON Xpress 200
graphics chipset
10/100 ethernet
ethernet
17" MAG LCD Monitor
display
Connected to home network, Comcast High-Speed Internet, 100 Mbps
networking, internet, connection speed

My Laptop Computer (used at dad's house and vacationing)
Macintosh iBook G4 M9426LL/A (refurbished "early 2004" model)
Purchased: Late 2004

Mac OS 10.4.7 (originally came with 10.3.4)
Operating System
PowerPC 7447A (G4), 1GHz
processor, clock speed
768 MB (256 built-in, 512 in expansion slot)
random access memory
30 GB, 4200 RPM
hard drive size, speed
CD-RW/DVD-ROM
optical drive
Writing speeds: 24x (CD-R), 8x (CD-RW)
Reading speeds: 24x (CD), 16x (DVD)
2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire 400 port
USB, FireWire ports
ATI Mobility RADEON 9200, 32MB
graphics chipset, memory
10/100 ethernet
ethernet
56k Modem
built-in dial-up modem
12.1" LCD
display (built-in, of course!)
connected to home network, Comcast High-Speed Internet via AirPort Extreme wireless card
networking, internet

My dad's Desktop Computer (formerly a family computer before my parents separated)
Power Macintosh G3 (blue and white version)
Purchased: Spring 1999

Mac OS 10.3.9 (originally came with 8.5)
Operating System
PowerPC 750 (G3), 350 MHz
processor, clock speed
1GB (originally came with 128 MB)
random access memory
12 GB
original hard drive
80 GB, 7200 RPM
second hard drive size and speed
DVD writer (originally came with CD-ROM drive)
optical drive
ZIP 100 MB
ZIP drive
3 USB 1.1 ports (with 2.0 hub), plus two USB on keyboard, 2 FireWire 400 ports
USB/FireWire ports
ATI RAGE 128, 16 MB
graphics chipset, memory
10/100 ethernet
ethernet
56k Modem
19 inch ViewSonic LCD (originally came with 17" Apple CRT, which broke about two years ago)
display

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General Discussion / Re: What have you eaten today?

« on: July 29, 2007, 06:54:05 PM »

Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato and cheese (as Jason would say, I cooked it with just a bit of butter on the pan

)

Lunch: none

Dinner: a roast beef melt from Wawa (local food market)

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General Discussion / Re: What type of internet do you use?

« on: July 29, 2007, 04:01:42 PM »

Me too. For some reason I liked the modem dialing sounds.

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TWC Today News / Re: Site News

« on: July 29, 2007, 03:59:21 PM »

Is he banned temporarily or permanently? If temporarily, how long if you don't mind me asking?

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 29, 2007, 03:38:58 PM »

That's pretty good for just about a month or so. I'm glad this forum (thus far) is turning out to be a success.

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General Discussion / Re: What have you eaten today?

« on: July 29, 2007, 03:38:04 PM »

Quote from: Thunder on July 26, 2007, 05:37:59 PM

lunch:Subway sweet onion chicken teriyaki sub

I get that a lot when I go there. It's pretty good.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 28, 2007, 08:24:50 PM »

At my dad's house, I have both a wireless phone and router (both at 2.4 GHz) running not even two or three feet from each other. I have had no major problems with either. Then we have another wireless phone that is 5.8 GHz.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 28, 2007, 12:37:16 AM »

There is this person out of the area (somewhere in east central PA) who has been calling my dad's home phone several times in the past few days, including three times early this morning, twice at 3AM and again near 6AM. The last time he called was about a half-hour ago and my dad answered it and it was some guy with a Russian accent who didn't seem to understand English. He told the guy he got the wrong number, then he called once again shortly thereafter. He hasn't called since, though.

I hate it when people call me in the middle of the night. :glare:

Does anyone know how I can block someone from calling me? My dad has Comcast phone service and he is already signed up for the "do not call" list, if that helps.

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General Discussion / Re: What type of internet do you use?

« on: July 28, 2007, 12:33:03 AM »

I had dial-up from when we started using computers here in the mid 1990's up until November 2004. Now we have Comcast High-Speed Internet, in both of my houses.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 27, 2007, 07:48:26 PM »

Man, these marquees are making me dizzy now!

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Your Local Weather / Re: Philadelphia weather

« on: July 27, 2007, 07:41:15 PM »

It is a warm and humid and now a stormy day here in Philadelphia. Earlier this evening severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect for Berks and Lancaster counties. Currently a warning is in effect for Chester County until 8:15 PM. The storms have the protential of producing penny sized hail and wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. The following locations are in the storm's projected path:

Honey Brook (by 6:55 PM)
Mount Vernon and Glen Roy (7PM)
Elverson and Homeville (7:05 PM)
Parkesburg and Oxford (7:10 PM)
Cochranville (7:15 PM)
Glenmore and Coatesville (7:20 PM)

A greater chance (about 50-60%) of storms is anticipated for the weekend along with continued warm and humid conditions. We should finally dry out by Tuesday or Wednesday.