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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 21, 2007, 02:06:51 PM »

Hmm...well then perhaps yours was a filter/splitter combination. Perhaps the DSL side wasn't actually filtered. It's not possible to successfully use a filter on the DSL line, so that must be it.

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Contributions / Re: Thunder's Contribs

« on: July 21, 2007, 02:03:43 PM »

Thanks! Quality isn't a big deal.  8)

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Contributions / Re: Thunder's Contribs

« on: July 21, 2007, 01:55:51 PM »

???

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 21, 2007, 01:51:08 PM »

I have yet to see a filter with such a jack. A filter is a small device which you plug into a phone line...it looks like a small box on the end of a phone line. Maybe your thinking of something else?

In fact, is here is a picture of a filter:



As you can see, its a simple one jack device. You simply plug a phone, fax, etc. into the jack, and plug the plug end of the filter into the phone jack on your wall. If you were to plug your modem into this, you would have lots of problems, jsut like the one's Stephen is having.

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Contributions / Re: Thunder's Contribs

« on: July 21, 2007, 01:48:35 PM »

Very cool! Is it ok to put your videos on the site (including the one's on YouTube)?

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 21, 2007, 12:24:39 PM »

You cannot plug a DSL modem into the filter. The filter filter's out the signals that the modem needs to operate properly. IF your phone jack has a splitter installed, you may install a filter on another device (like a phone, fax, etc.) and plug it into the splitter alongside the modem, but a filter can never be placed on the DSL modem line.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: July 21, 2007, 12:12:39 PM »

I didn't know a filter can cause interference on a modem?

Oh yes. The ISP will tell you not to put a filter on the DSL line for that very reason.

Stephen, your solution sounds good. Hopefully it will work!  8)

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Contributions / Re: Billy's IntelliStar Videos and other Contributions

« on: July 21, 2007, 12:05:51 PM »

Awesome!!  8)

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Your Local Weather / Re: Baltimore Weather

« on: July 20, 2007, 11:47:32 PM »

Nice weather here today Temps were in the lower 80's, and the humidity was virtually non-existant. Similiar conditions are expected until next week when normal summertime conditions are expected to return. On an interesting note, we are now officially in a drought. Though I don't know how they came to that conclusion-we're only a couple of inches short for the year, and have a small surplus for the month.  :whistle:

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Contributions / Re: travisallens weather star xl screen shots

« on: July 20, 2007, 11:43:40 PM »

Yeah that is strange. You would think they'd use the same platform on both channels. 

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Local Forecast / Re: I know this has been asked...

« on: July 20, 2007, 09:14:21 PM »

But you did not purchase it. It CAME WITH your computer.

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Local Forecast / Re: I know this has been asked...

« on: July 20, 2007, 09:12:54 PM »

Its not illegal Gil. I urge you to put the topic back.

And for future reference ASK ME before you do anything.

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Local Forecast / Re: I know this has been asked...

« on: July 20, 2007, 09:08:47 PM »

Thanks for the fonts Gil!

BTW, what big font is used to name the reporting site on the CC screen of the XL?

Where is it?

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Local Forecast / Re: I know this has been asked...

« on: July 20, 2007, 08:31:34 PM »

Yeah that was my thinking. It would be great if you could post it!  8)

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Local Forecast / Re: I know this has been asked...

« on: July 20, 2007, 08:22:40 PM »

Heres what i did:

I have a Performa 6400 running Mac OS 8. It is connected to the internet, so i downloaded a free font converter for Mac.

I converted it, then used a Floppy to transfer it from the Mac to the PC. It all worked flawlessly.

Gary, theres no doubt that your system is able to do this and has Helvetica.


To save trouble, I could probably post the font here, but there are only 2 versions of it.

What would be the difference if you posted yours or if I took it off my Mac myslef? Would I get something more out of doing it myself?