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Offline Grumpmeister

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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #60 on: January 11, 2008, 11:14:34 AM »
I have foolishly downloaded a newer versionof IE. It appears to be inferior to the old version! evil:

Nick all I have to say to that is OPERA!

http://www.opera.com/download/

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You don't seem convinced Snoops. Given the coice between IE and Opera I go for opera anytime. The only problem I had with it was installing flashplayer for it and that was down to the office firewall.
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #61 on: January 11, 2008, 11:18:12 AM »
I have foolishly downloaded a newer versionof IE. It appears to be inferior to the old version! evil:

Nick all I have to say to that is OPERA!

http://www.opera.com/download/

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You don't seem convinced Snoops. Given the coice between IE and Opera I go for opera anytime. The only problem I had with it was installing flashplayer for it and that was down to the office firewall.

Not unconvinced ~ just wondering if it is any better than the Firefox/Thunderbird combo that I use.
Or should I risk all and plough on with eradicating Windows XP and installing Linux which does, I am told, support Mozilla stuff.  rubschin:
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #62 on: January 11, 2008, 11:21:39 AM »
Never really used firefox so I cant comment there. Its an easy system to use and I've found the voice command facility useful for dealing with the office pest though
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #63 on: January 11, 2008, 11:28:22 AM »
This may take some time but I will resolve the problems eventually.
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #64 on: January 14, 2008, 05:34:52 PM »
Not so much a case of vomit out of a keyboard but does anyone know how to get the remains of a DVD out of a DVD writer drive.  Angry9:
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #65 on: January 14, 2008, 05:49:39 PM »
OOOooooooooooooooo Nasty  noooo:
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #66 on: January 14, 2008, 05:50:21 PM »
Not so much a case of vomit out of a keyboard but does anyone know how to get the remains of a DVD out of a DVD writer drive.  Angry9:
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #67 on: January 14, 2008, 05:52:37 PM »
Well I've managed to shake out about 2/3 of the offending disk. Cant be sure the exact amount because I was never that good at jigsaws, expecially when its almost all one bleedin colour  Banghead
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #68 on: January 14, 2008, 10:27:53 PM »
Doesn't the drive have a small hole on the front to release it? If so, insert pin and push to open the drive.

I'm curious about how you've managed to break a DVD within the drive though  confused:
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #69 on: January 15, 2008, 09:11:11 AM »
Easy, if you don't insert them correctly.

Ever have one of those 3.5 floppies decide to detach the sliding metal plate? Great fun getting those out of a drive.

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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #70 on: January 15, 2008, 09:29:00 AM »
Ever have one of those 3.5 floppies

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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #71 on: January 15, 2008, 09:31:32 AM »
Blame the medication ~ I do  redface:
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #72 on: January 15, 2008, 09:48:47 AM »
Blame the medication ~ I do  redface:
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #73 on: January 15, 2008, 10:53:12 AM »
Easy, if you don't insert them correctly.

Ever have one of those 3.5 floppies decide to detach the sliding metal plate? Great fun getting those out of a drive.
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Re: Can someone advise me on how to get
« Reply #74 on: January 15, 2008, 11:02:28 AM »
Did you ever handle those 8 inch jobbies?

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