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No Christmas bonus as far as I'm aware, but I've... 2,499 Views / 54 Replies  
No Christmas bonus as far as I'm aware, but I've just started a new job (just finished my first week), and I get my first pay cheque on 21st, which includes pay up until the end of December, so...
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 18, 2005 at 08:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
You should watch the making of video I posted... 964 Views / 12 Replies  
You should watch the making of video I posted above - pretty cool stuff :thumbsup:
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 16, 2005 at 04:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Here's The Advert... 964 Views / 12 Replies  
Here's The Advert (http://www.sony.co.uk/staticcontent/flashprojects/heme/bravia/video/bravia_60_sec_high.zip)
An extended version of the advert...
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 16, 2005 at 03:16 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It's absolutely brilliant. :thumbsup: I'm... 964 Views / 12 Replies  
It's absolutely brilliant. :thumbsup:

I'm fairly sure it was commisioned by Sony Europe, which explains why you won't have seen it on US TV!
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 15, 2005 at 06:14 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Since we probably won't stop burning fossil fuels... 1,517 Views / 47 Replies  
Since we probably won't stop burning fossil fuels until there's none less, I doubt anymore will be burned in the end by this.
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 12, 2005 at 06:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I prefer F1, and Rossi on a Yamaha would still... 2,188 Views / 8 Replies  
I prefer F1, and Rossi on a Yamaha would still get spanked round most tracks by Alex Yoong in a Minardi.

MotoGP is exciting stuff though, and those guys have great big balls of steel!
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 12, 2005 at 06:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I've missed Top Gear the last few weeks (although... 1,346 Views / 39 Replies  
I've missed Top Gear the last few weeks (although I caught it last night - very good episode), so I've been torrenting it - pirate bay seems to have it by Monday usually.
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 12, 2005 at 03:13 AM, in MacNN Lounge
If you don't mind pirating it, it's normally up... 1,346 Views / 39 Replies  
If you don't mind pirating it, it's normally up as a torrent by Monday :).
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 11, 2005 at 07:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I love this, there are people here complaining... 2,589 Views / 105 Replies  
I love this, there are people here complaining that checking people who don't have bombs is an inconvenience they shouldn't have to put up. Then there are people arguing that executing people who...
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 9, 2005 at 03:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Why do you want to divide people into groups and... 2,589 Views / 105 Replies  
Why do you want to divide people into groups and then wait until someone from one of your groups blows up a plane before you start searching them. Why not security check everyone (as we do).
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 9, 2005 at 02:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
lol. Fair enough. I hadn't realised that the... 1,170 Views / 27 Replies  
lol. Fair enough. I hadn't realised that the article had originally been posted online without the correction.

It doesn't inspire much faith in the reviewer though, as even Sony don't try to...
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 9, 2005 at 11:49 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Sony's new digital SLR? :err: :stick: 1,170 Views / 27 Replies  
Sony's new digital SLR? :err:

:stick:
Posted by Thorin, on Dec 9, 2005 at 05:47 AM, in MacNN Lounge
You guys don't know you're born ;) James... 1,260 Views / 46 Replies  
You guys don't know you're born ;)

James Allen is the most irritating human being alive. He commentates on F1 on ITV in the UK.

Seriously, if you don't know James Allen, then you don't know...
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 28, 2005 at 02:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I enjoy Mark Kermode's review show on Radio Five... 973 Views / 24 Replies  
I enjoy Mark Kermode's review show on Radio Five Live (UK), I listen to the podcast of it, which can be found on iTunes. I don't always agree with him, but he goes off on rants about films that can...
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 24, 2005 at 03:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Incredibly poor judgement? Allowing herself to... 2,010 Views / 60 Replies  
Incredibly poor judgement? Allowing herself to be influenced by somebody 4 years her senior when she's at an incredibly impressionable age?

If the article is accurate, then she isn't an...
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 22, 2005 at 07:40 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I think part of the problem is that they're... 1,470 Views / 32 Replies  
I think part of the problem is that they're attempting to launch in North America, Europe and Japan within a few weeks of each other. I don't think any console's been launched like that before, and...
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 22, 2005 at 05:39 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The guy who did that stuff, was also the guy who... 3,309 Views / 102 Replies  
The guy who did that stuff, was also the guy who got her to give him a blow job. I have a sneaking suspicion he was just taking advantage of the situation - scum bag :shake:
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 16, 2005 at 03:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The girl should have insisted on being escorted... 3,309 Views / 102 Replies  
The girl should have insisted on being escorted to the police station. I certainly would have done, I'm not going to empty my pockets for my line manager, and I'm certainly not going to allow myself...
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 16, 2005 at 03:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Sorry ;). Hope you manage to confirm it's... 929 Views / 30 Replies  
Sorry ;).

Hope you manage to confirm it's legitimate. Would be a shame to miss out on the deal :thumbsup:
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 16, 2005 at 10:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Well their US sales line appears to be... 929 Views / 30 Replies  
Well their US sales line appears to be 1-800-692-7753.

Do you want me to ring it for you as well?
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 16, 2005 at 10:43 AM, in MacNN Lounge
give Apple's main sales number a ring and ask... 929 Views / 30 Replies  
give Apple's main sales number a ring and ask them?
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 16, 2005 at 09:46 AM, in MacNN Lounge
They've built a humongous Tesco near me. By the... 2,139 Views / 84 Replies  
They've built a humongous Tesco near me. By the time I've trekked across the open plains of electronic and home goods and reached the food I feel like a twitchy homicidal maniac. There's something...
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 14, 2005 at 08:25 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Fair enough, I only know one person who worked... 2,139 Views / 84 Replies  
Fair enough, I only know one person who worked for them while she was at School/Uni. She did seem fairly happy there from what I recall.
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 14, 2005 at 07:13 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Their 'fresh' produce is rubbish. I think with... 2,139 Views / 84 Replies  
Their 'fresh' produce is rubbish. I think with ASDA you get what you pay for. I stopped shopping there a few years ago when I decided I didn't really want to support Wal Mart.
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 14, 2005 at 06:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Yup - looks like I missed that bit. From Jan... 1,059 Views / 33 Replies  
Yup - looks like I missed that bit. From Jan Polet's blog:
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 9, 2005 at 06:25 AM, in MacNN Lounge
He always maintained that Backtracks and The Hit... 1,059 Views / 33 Replies  
He always maintained that Backtracks and The Hit Test were 'fair use', so hopefully they'll continue. He always said that mashups were completely illegal anyway, so it's not that surprising he's...
Posted by Thorin, on Nov 8, 2005 at 04:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Steve Jobs is American!? :eek: 1,768 Views / 43 Replies  
Steve Jobs is American!? :eek:
Posted by Thorin, on Oct 27, 2005 at 08:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
PalmOne never said they were stopping Mac... 1,576 Views / 24 Replies  
PalmOne never said they were stopping Mac support. PalmSource said they were stopping Mac support.

I loved Palm stuff. I had a PalmPilot Personal, then an M500 and then a Tungsten T, and I never...
Posted by Thorin, on Oct 21, 2005 at 04:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yeah I'd already tried MAC address cloning. I... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
Yeah I'd already tried MAC address cloning. I also went away for a week and left both the router and the modem switched off, which should have cured that problem were that the case. It didn't.
...
Posted by Thorin, on Oct 20, 2005 at 10:19 AM, in Networking
The WRT54G had been on 24/7 for over two years,... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
The WRT54G had been on 24/7 for over two years, then had been unplugged, stuffed in a box and stuck in a garage for a month. The last piece of networking kit to break on me was an intel 8 port...
Posted by Thorin, on Oct 20, 2005 at 08:27 AM, in Networking
Fixed it. I'd tried it with another... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
Fixed it.

I'd tried it with another powerbook, and encountered the same problem. Whichever book connected first got the external IP address from the router, the next to connect got a router...
Posted by Thorin, on Oct 20, 2005 at 06:18 AM, in Networking
Just to clarify, things like my 'broadband PIN'... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
Just to clarify, things like my 'broadband PIN' were just used to match my account/billing details to this installation, it's not stored anywhere on my computer in any settings. I really don't think...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 24, 2005 at 11:07 AM, in Networking
Before I moved house I didn't have any of those... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
Before I moved house I didn't have any of those settings in (though I will try as you've suggested). I knew it set up an email account in mail, which I've left because it's actually useful, and it...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 24, 2005 at 10:58 AM, in Networking
I set my system up! I couldn't register my new... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
I set my system up! I couldn't register my new cable account without running their software.

ghporter, I've described the ISP software in the original post. In the last paragraph.

I've found...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 24, 2005 at 10:27 AM, in Networking
Again, thanks for all the help peeps. It is... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
Again, thanks for all the help peeps.

It is set to Gateway, and the DMZ setting is disabled :(.

Can I just confirm that nobody thinks this is likely to be being caused by changes the ISP...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 24, 2005 at 04:10 AM, in Networking
Looks like it's time to go router shopping then. ... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
Looks like it's time to go router shopping then. What would your recommendation be then? I did post in here asking for suggestions for WRT54G replacements before when I couldn't get it working at...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 23, 2005 at 04:20 PM, in Networking
Appreciate the suggestion tooki (and I'm the... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
Appreciate the suggestion tooki (and I'm the first to suggest simple obvious things when trying to assist other people), but that's not the problem. The cable modem's been in the 'Internet' port...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 23, 2005 at 02:49 PM, in Networking
I'm wondering if this could be being caused by a... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
I'm wondering if this could be being caused by a faulty WRT54G? As my wireless signal's just vanished, even though all the lights are still on at the front of the router. I've tried powering it...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 23, 2005 at 10:49 AM, in Networking
I've cloned the MAC address, but I still have the... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
I've cloned the MAC address, but I still have the same problem.

I have internet fine, but the IP address I'm being given is an external address, not an internal LAN address from the router. Any...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 23, 2005 at 08:51 AM, in Networking
I've had cable with the same provider for about 4... 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
I've had cable with the same provider for about 4 years, using the same router. 4 weeks ago I moved out of my previous house, and a week ago into my new house. When they installed cable this time...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 23, 2005 at 08:42 AM, in Networking
Weird Cable Modem and router DHCP problem 2,119 Views / 25 Replies  
I setup my Linksys WRT54G through its web based interface and after I had done that I shut it off, plugged in my cable modem, powered the CM on, then powered the router on. I'm connected wirelessly...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 23, 2005 at 06:44 AM, in Networking
You see a lot of Peugeot's in Coventry, because... 808 Views / 11 Replies  
You see a lot of Peugeot's in Coventry, because there's a plant here, and they employ a massive number of people, so I suspect a lot of that is down to company cars. I would imagine you would see a...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 22, 2005 at 10:28 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Suggestions for WRT54G replacement 1,260 Views / 1 Replies  
I've just moved house, and my Linksys WRT54G seems to have died in the move. I really liked the router, and I'm tempted to just replace it with another WRT54G, but was wondering if anyone had any...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 20, 2005 at 02:46 PM, in Networking
I have no experience with mics at all, but I just... 862 Views / 7 Replies  
I have no experience with mics at all, but I just read this article about the Samson C01U (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7797?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550) the other day. Sounds like it might be what...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 16, 2005 at 07:03 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
I believe Mozilla Sunbird/Calendar can read and... 548 Views / 2 Replies  
I believe Mozilla Sunbird/Calendar can read and write to an iCal calendar that's been published:

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 16, 2005 at 07:00 AM, in Applications
My Dad used to eat a lot of hot indian food... 1,375 Views / 36 Replies  
My Dad used to eat a lot of hot indian food (still eats it, just not as much as he used to). He can handle things pretty frickin hot, but when he gets past a certain point he starts to hiccup. It's...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 14, 2005 at 12:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Your hands are a metre square!? :eek: 1,003 Views / 34 Replies  
Your hands are a metre square!? :eek:
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 13, 2005 at 11:38 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: I was right: So this poll's win-win for... 1,557 Views / 35 Replies  
I was right:

So this poll's win-win for hershey!
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 12, 2005 at 06:32 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: I thought in the states cadbury's was made under... 1,557 Views / 35 Replies  
I thought in the states cadbury's was made under licence by Hershey. Was I lied to?

Cadbury's in the USA doesn't taste like it does in the UK. I like Green & Blacks though, best chocolate evar!
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 12, 2005 at 05:26 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Wow. I watched the special event late last night... 1,838 Views / 45 Replies  
Wow. I watched the special event late last night (in the UK) streamed in H264, in some pathetic tiny little res (100 pixels or so wide I think), I tried again this morning to see if I could get it...
Posted by Thorin, on Sep 8, 2005 at 06:39 AM, in MacNN Lounge
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