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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Re: Skype
« Reply #30 on: August 24, 2010, 06:18:40 PM »
I detest webcams with a vengeance  - they are spheres of wrongness  noooo:
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Re: Skype
« Reply #31 on: August 24, 2010, 06:21:23 PM »
Anyhooo....

Just as an aside...

My PC has been running quite S  L  O  W  L  Y  for some time...

Decided to have a look tonight and it appeared that FireFox was using ~55% of all PC time (3GHz Pentium D - 4Gbyte RAM).

So a quick play and I discovered that it was the Skype add-on for Firefox (automatically loaded when you install Skype) that was gobbling up all the performance.

Disabled it (Tools >>> Add-ons >>> Extensions) and I have my old PC back!  cloud9:

Firefox is pants!! USE CHROME!

Chrome was pants when I tried it last...  noooo:
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Re: Skype
« Reply #32 on: August 24, 2010, 06:33:03 PM »
I detest webcams with a vengeance  - they are spheres of wrongness  noooo:

I have one ~ I was thinking of Skyping (sp?) nakid but wife said it would scare the horses. confused:
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Re: Skype
« Reply #33 on: August 24, 2010, 06:34:27 PM »
Or make them feel inadequate  ;)
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Re: Skype
« Reply #34 on: August 24, 2010, 06:38:21 PM »
Or make them feel inadequate  ;)

Bless you luv. 'Fraid not ~ these days I can't even see my feet let alone anything else.
Weight is loading on despite diets etc. It is lack of exercise but if you can't walk what can you do?

Yes Pastis I am booked in with physio who runs Tia Chi classes but not looking forward to making an arse of myself in front of old ladies older but fitter than me. Apparently I have to wear a heart monitor and BP cuff the whole time.
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Re: Skype
« Reply #35 on: August 24, 2010, 06:57:41 PM »
You can do it as voice only. you muppets
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Re: Skype
« Reply #36 on: August 24, 2010, 06:59:14 PM »
You can do it as voice only. you muppets

Where is the fun in that?  angel1
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Re: Skype
« Reply #37 on: August 24, 2010, 07:02:54 PM »
You can do it as voice only. you muppets

It's the only way I do it  angel1
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Re: Skype
« Reply #38 on: August 24, 2010, 07:06:35 PM »
You can do it as voice only. you muppets

Who you calling a muppet Coppernob?
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Re: Skype
« Reply #39 on: August 24, 2010, 07:11:06 PM »
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Re: Skype
« Reply #40 on: August 24, 2010, 07:39:48 PM »
You can do it as voice only. you muppets

Who you calling a muppet Coppernob?


I'm glad I'm not the only one who matched Nick with Beaker.  lol:
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Re: Skype
« Reply #41 on: August 24, 2010, 08:19:23 PM »
I detest webcams with a vengeance  - they are spheres of wrongness  noooo:

Y'know that laptop that BM lets you use when you're in Cyprus...yeah, the one you keep in your room whilst you are there...the one with the built in webcam... eyes:

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Re: Skype
« Reply #42 on: August 24, 2010, 08:34:34 PM »
I know where you are coming from Pirate  ;) - but believe me I inspected everything thoroughly in my room for bugs....critters and creepers  whistle:
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Re: Skype
« Reply #43 on: August 24, 2010, 08:35:53 PM »
Did you do that every night or did BM wait till you had that false sense of security?  whistle:
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Re: Skype
« Reply #44 on: August 24, 2010, 09:41:49 PM »
I know where you are coming from Pirate  ;) - but believe me I inspected everything thoroughly in my room for bugs....critters and creepers  whistle:

That's my girl... ;)