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Local Forecast / IntelliSTAR v2 minor update

« on: February 07, 2008, 06:57:09 AM »

Apparently, the IS was sent an update sometime last night or early this morning, because this morning, I noticed all the text (except for the title bar and the map text) has been changed from blue to black, making it easier to read the text. Anyone else notice this update on their IntelliSTARs?

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General Discussion / Happy birthday, Tyler!

« on: January 28, 2008, 06:58:29 AM »

Hope you have a wonderful birthday today!

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General Discussion / Happy birthday, Victor (LOL)!

« on: January 06, 2008, 01:03:37 PM »

Hope you have a wonderful birthday today!

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General Discussion / AIM 5.9 on Windows Vista

« on: December 26, 2007, 10:05:44 PM »

I tried to download and install AIM 5.9 onto my Vista laptop, because AIM 6 sucks. It did install, but it won't run. I double click the icon and nothing happens. I tried using Compatibility Mode (which never works for anything in the first place), same thing. I tried this fix: http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=564524&articleId=13&func=5 and it's not working either. Is there any other way I can get AIM 5.9 to work with Vista?

EDIT: Fixed.

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General Discussion / Happy Birthday, Mike!

« on: December 26, 2007, 12:49:58 PM »

Hope you have a wonderful birthday today!

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General Discussion / Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women

« on: November 18, 2007, 07:19:45 PM »

SYDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday.
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Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say "ha ha ha" instead, the Daily Telegraph reported.

One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "ho ho ho" because it could frighten children and was too close to "ho", a US slang term for prostitute.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat;_ylt=A0oGkuh3cD9Hb5sA2yhLBQx.;_ylu=

Wow. :crazy:

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General Discussion / The Pot Belly Stove

« on: November 14, 2007, 08:10:01 PM »

Starting this thread again since we seem to have gone back to an extremely old backup back when the Front Porch was still open. Hopefully, we can get everything restored on the site and everything on the forum fixed very soon.

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General Discussion / Your software preferences

« on: September 21, 2007, 08:44:27 PM »

This thread is for you to post what software you prefer: browsers, email, OS, etc. Please provide a short explanation of why you prefer it, as well.

I'll start off:

1. Browser: Firefox. I've used it since version 1.0-ish, and I've loved it ever since. Way better than IE, it's safer and secure, and it's faster. I only use IE for the occasional website that refuses to cooperate with Fx.

2. Email: Outlook Express (XP machine). I may setup Windows Mail on my Vista laptop, but I haven't gotten a chance to.

3. Operating System: Windows Vista. I've had it for about a week now on my new laptop, and I really like it. It runs very fast and it's very stable. The UI is quite nice too. I have the Home Basic version, so I don't get to experience the Windows Aero interface, but still, the regular Vista interface is quite nice. I still use XP on my desktop PC whenever I'm not using the laptop.

What do YOU prefer?

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General Discussion / Laptop Battery Life

« on: September 13, 2007, 07:43:39 PM »

I noticed something weird with my laptop that I got yesterday. The battery doesn't hold a charge for very long at all. It'll last about an hour, and then I have to hook it up to my charger to charge it up again. Why does it do this, and is it possible to make it last longer?

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General Discussion / Happy Birthday, Gary!

« on: September 04, 2007, 07:06:00 AM »

I hope you have a wonderful birthday!

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General Discussion / 10,000 posts!

« on: August 17, 2007, 09:29:56 PM »

We just recently passed the 10,000 post mark! Congrats to everyone for this accomplishment!

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General Weather Chat / Hurricane Central '07

« on: August 13, 2007, 11:44:22 AM »

Post any tropical cyclone information in this thread.

I'll start off, with the newly formed Tropical Depression 4 in the Atlantic:

000
WTNT34 KNHC 131454
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007
1100 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007

...FOURTH DEPRESSION OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE FAR EASTERN
ATLANTIC...

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 31.6 WEST OR ABOUT 520
MILES...840 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS AND ABOUT 2000 MILES...3220 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER
ANTILLES.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND THE DEPRESSION COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL STORM DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM EDT POSITION...12.0 N...31.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER KNABB

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OCMs & Personalities / Paul Emmick?

« on: August 08, 2007, 08:39:28 PM »

On A&B tonight, they had a guest meteorologist with a meteorologist named Paul Emmick. Is this the same Paul Emmick that used to work for TWC?

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General Discussion / What internet connection/service do you use?

« on: July 27, 2007, 09:47:11 PM »

Since the topic of internet connections has been brought up in the Front Porch quite a bit recently, I thought it'd be a good idea for a new poll.

Right now, I'm using DSL through BellSouth/AT&T, and as you may now, it SUCKS! Thank god I'm switching to Cable (with Cox) in a week or so. I've had it before, and it's WAY better than this crappy service I'm on now.

So, what do YOU use?

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The Game Room / Your computer setup

« on: July 24, 2007, 11:48:30 PM »

Like the thread at TWCC, post your computer specs and setup here.

I'll start off with my computer's setup.

COMPAQ Presario S6020WM
Purchase date unknown

Windows XP Home Edition SP2 (32-bit)
operating system

Intel Celeron
processor

256 MB
memory (RAM)

32.1 GB (main partition)
5.13 GB (recovery partition)
37.23 GB (total size)
hard drive capacity

1 CD-RW

6 USB (2 front, 4 back)
USB ports

Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (unused)
ethernet

Dell LCD monitor (not widescreen), screen resolution 1024x768
display

connected to Home Network and cable internet via a Linksys Wireless-G Network adapter, Cox High-Speed Internet
internet/network info