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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 16, 2007, 01:28:25 PM »:metoo:thunderisannoying::iagree:
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 14, 2007, 08:34:36 PM »I think I'm starting to get sick.Sick as in a cold? Or sick as in stomach ache?
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 14, 2007, 06:52:19 PM »Great. It's raining over our area. We had plans to go out for dinner tonight.Did you plan on eating dinner outside or something?
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 14, 2007, 05:11:29 PM »My MSN Hotmail account was changed to the new "Windows Live" format, and I hate it. The format is too confusing and it takes a lot longer to load since it's more graphics intensive. I also just dislike the overall layout.Windows Live Mail seems fine to me. I actually find the interface simpler than that of the old Hotmail. IIRC, you can set up Hotmail accounts in Outlook or Outlook Express.
Is there any other web client I can use my Hotmail address in? I'd like to switch clients but use the same email address.
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 14, 2007, 03:16:50 PM »
Good luck, Gary. 8)
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Local Forecast / Re: A Cool Song
« on: September 13, 2007, 11:51:42 PM »
"Let It Rain" by Eric Clapton.
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General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central '07
« on: September 13, 2007, 10:31:58 PM »
TD 8 becomes Ingrid.
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WTNT33 KNHC 140227
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM INGRID ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082007
1100 PM AST THU SEP 13 2007
...THE NINTH STORM OF THE YEAR FORMS TO THE EAST OF THE LESSER
ANTILLES...
AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM INGRID WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.7 WEST OR ABOUT 840
MILES...1355 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
INGRID IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. A SMALL INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...14.7 N...48.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 AM AST.
$$
FORECASTER BLAKE
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General Discussion / Re: Laptop Battery Life
« on: September 13, 2007, 08:06:08 PM »
In Vista, if you click the battery icon in the system tray, you can set it to "Power Saver" to save some battery life. There is also a link on that popup for the "Windows Mobility Center" there you can set things like the Display Brightness. If you put that on the lowest setting when on battery power, you can save some battery life because the LCD back-lightning doesn't have to be on full-strength.
Also, you can change some power things in Control Panel > Power Settings. There you can change around all of the power settings, again like display brightness, when the computer goes to sleep, and when the computer display shuts off.
Also, if you don't need to be online when on battery power, some laptops have the option to turn off the wireless signal; wireless uses a lot of power.
Also, you can change some power things in Control Panel > Power Settings. There you can change around all of the power settings, again like display brightness, when the computer goes to sleep, and when the computer display shuts off.
Also, if you don't need to be online when on battery power, some laptops have the option to turn off the wireless signal; wireless uses a lot of power.
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The Game Room / Re: Say Something Random
« on: September 13, 2007, 06:59:32 PM »Their mom goes to college?!It's a joke from a movie.
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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Next Local Across the 48's??
« on: September 13, 2007, 06:54:39 PM »No. I say we avoid holidays and weekends indefinitely. Most people spend their Thanksgivings with their friends and families, and most are probably away from home.LOL, may I ask what source you go that info from?How about another one on thanksgiving?
It will surely be before January or December. I hope to have another one done by Thanksgiving.
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General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central '07
« on: September 13, 2007, 01:48:37 AM »
And Humberto becomes a hurricane.. 
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WTNT34 KNHC 130532
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE HUMBERTO SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092007
1215 AM CDT THU SEP 13 2007
...HUMBERTO BECOMES A HURRICANE JUST BEFORE LANDFALL...
...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS COVER SMALL AREA NORTHEAST OF CENTER...
AT 1215 AM CDT...0515Z...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM
EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO CAMERON LOUISIANA. THE HURRICANE
WARNING FOR HUMBERTO MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF SARGENT
TEXAS TO HIGH ISLAND TEXAS...AND FROM EAST OF CAMERON LOUISIANA TO
TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 1215 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES...30
KM...EAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS...AND ABOUT 15 MILES...20 KM...SOUTH
OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS.
HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR
...AND THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE CROSSING THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80
MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CONFINED TO A SMALL AREA
NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. HUMBERTO IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...
NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 992
MB...29.29 INCHES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE TRACK OF
HUMBERTO THROUGH EASTERN TEXAS AS WELL AS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 INCHES
POSSIBLE.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES
LANDFALL.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
REPEATING THE 1215 AM CDT POSITION...29.4 N...94.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT.
$$
FORECASTER MAINELLI/AVILA
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General Discussion / Re: Post your desktops
« on: September 13, 2007, 12:32:21 AM »It's a Vista-only feature. So if you're running any other OS, you're out-of-luck.That beats out my laptop... I get a 2.7 for the Windows Experience Index.Where can I find out my computer's experience index?
If you do have Vista, it's Control Panel (or right click "Computer" > Properties) > System > click "Windows Experience Index"
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General Discussion / Re: What anti-virus software do you use?
« on: September 12, 2007, 10:58:51 PM »
Symantic, because it's required by my school.
At home, Avast.
At home, Avast.
