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by mburnz
Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:59 am
Forum: Everything else
Topic: Windows or linux?
Replies: 64
Views: 18662

Well how long have you got. This is a huge topic.. It all depends on what you want to do and what sort of system you are running. If you want a web server or any other kind of back office system I would say Linux for security reasons alone. If we are talking basic office functions like web browsing,...
by mburnz
Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:44 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Who Likes To Make There Own Music?
Replies: 18
Views: 6541

Music is my life

Music is my life and when I get my web site up it will be a place for people who have bought my cds to go to and catch up on what I'm up to maybe.. download lyrics that sort of thing. The problem for me is that music is not my career... its just a hobby. I'm writing a lot these days. I've completed ...
by mburnz
Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:03 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: a Band Game
Replies: 13
Views: 4915

Ok I'll bite

To prove that your band exists how about a link..

So before we have a rule that the band name can't end with the letter 's' heres my 10c worth

Killers
by mburnz
Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:06 pm
Forum: Movies
Topic: What movie do you think is the best horror movie??
Replies: 31
Views: 8787

scary moments in the horror ****

Back before cgi and all that stuff we were watching Dracula and the Hammer House of Horror stuff. Usually with Christopher Lee cast as the monster. They were all vampire related storys having a hapless hero or two, a beautiful heroine and of course Chris the menacing monster. Some time around the 60...
by mburnz
Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:12 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: The best Software lists
Replies: 9
Views: 3260

The best Software lists

In a now locked topic gemini181 wrote: This is a great list (too long to copy here, so I'll post the link) http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm MGH Personally I think this item should be a 'sticky'. It is a very good list and this or something like it should be compulsory readi...
by mburnz
Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:03 pm
Forum: PHP
Topic: PHP Stands For?
Replies: 4
Views: 1684

Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP for the full story.

I thought it was Pre Hypertext Processor but no its just a
Recursive_initialism.
by mburnz
Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:13 pm
Forum: Movies
Topic: LoTR or Harry Potter?
Replies: 25
Views: 7450

I'd like to vote, the permisstions box says I can but I can't find anything to **** to so do. Never mind LotR is winning anyway. (Clue : I am from NZ.)
by mburnz
Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:42 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: The $100 laptop
Replies: 61
Views: 36468

Opps sorry sorry sorry. This is supposed to be a hw discussion forum. ooo err look at the pretty windup puter. see its pretty ears. Of course 'they' can make a $100 laptop. 'they' already are. 'They' are just selling them to us for $1000 or more. If the laptops were made in africa they would be $5 l...
by mburnz
Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:50 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: HP cd/dvd-rom question?
Replies: 8
Views: 3111

As soon as you go back to XP you are going to hit that same wall I suspect.. Maybe the person you purchased from will have a record of yr purchase. Its either that or find/guess that bios pw. Why not just give up on the internal drive and get a usb plugin. Its cheaper than a new system. Hp service w...
by mburnz
Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:37 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: The $100 laptop
Replies: 61
Views: 36468

Far be it from me to cast doubt about the philanthropic dreams of MIT http://laptop.media.mit.edu/ and others But in countries like Poland and Bulgaria $100 would represent the average monthly wage. In the poorer countries of Africa $100 would probably represent the annual cash turnover in a typical...