| Techie Advice Needed |
[Dec. 11th, 2008|11:30 am] |
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We've developed a problem with connecting our two laptops to our wireless broadband. They used to work fine but not any longer. Now when we have them both switched on, one has limited/no wireless connectivity. The other seems to work fine but an error message does pop up to say there is an IP address conflict with another device on the network.
The laptop with limited/no wireless connectivity works fine when the other laptop is switched off.
So, my more computer literate friends, does this sound like an easy problem to fix? And if so, how would I go about it (concise explanations for a dummy appreciated :-))? |
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| Comic Book Art Charity Auction |
[May. 2nd, 2008|11:52 am] |
I'm forwarding the press release below on behalf of a friend of mine. This is an auction on Ebay of comic book art to raise money for a worthy cause.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Say It Backwards is proud to announce the launch of “Ben’s Charity Art Auction,” a series of auctions featuring original work from many artists (pro, amateur and in between), benefiting the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation (http://www.candlelighters.org/).
The first round of auctions start Saturday, May 3, 2008 on ebay under the user name MisterMxy, with a second series beginning Saturday, May 10, 2008.
Art donated includes work from: David Mack, Evan Dorkin, Michael Netzer, Tom Beland, Brian Wood, Judd Winnick, Darick Robertson, Charlie Adlard, Jeff Parker, Manny Bello, Tony Talbert, Jim Muniz, Joe England, Thom Zahler, Paul Salvi, Eric Stettmeier, Sarah Shemilt, Erin Jameson, Matt Hansel, Marcus Kelligrew, Marty Allen, Richard Basey, Tommy Allison, Ryan Estrada, Jesse Farrell, James Figueiredo, Chris Haley, Matt Linton, Adam Murray, Wyatt Owens, Chet Presley, and many, many more.
About the Candlelighters: The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation National Office was founded in 1970 by concerned parents of children with cancer. Today they have a membership of over 50,000 in the national office and more than 100,000 more across the country including parents of children who are being treated or have been treated for cancer, children with cancer, survivors of childhood cancer, immediate or extended family members, bereaved families, health care professionals and educators.
About Say It Backwards: It's a silly blog about the humor and hope to be found in Superman and his world.
More information can be found at http://sayitbackwards.blogspot.com
Any questions or submissions should be emailed to Thomas at sayitbackwards@gmail.com |
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| I can see! I can see!!! |
[Jan. 21st, 2008|04:08 pm] |
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I had an appointment first thing this morning at the hospital for my annual diabetic eye screening. This is where they put drops in your eyes to dilate the pupil so they can photograph the back of the eye. Well the good news is that my eyes are fine and healthy, so no worries on that account. Unfortunately there are some annoying aspects to this eye screening...
In previous years I've had this screening at my opticians but the hospital has now taken this over. Previously my eyes have recovered from the eye drops within a few hours so I foolishly thought I'd be able to work this afternoon. Hah. It transpires the hospital uses a stronger dilution strength eye drop than my opticians. This means the patients' eyes dilate quicker so they can process more patients in the time. It also means it has taken bloody forever for my eyes to recover. It is now seven hours later and I can finally focus on the computer screen, albeit only for short periods at a time.
So much for my plans to hit my work deadlines this week. At least my eyes are healthy. |
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| Fun with Memes |
[Dec. 10th, 2007|03:53 pm] |
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(Taken from many sources on LJ today)
Go to the Wikipedia home page and click random article. That is your band's name.
Click random article again; that is your album name.
Click random article 15 more times; those are the tracks on your album.
Band Name: Segmented Regression
Album Name: Ohio State Route 67
Track listing:
1. Highbury & Islington Station
2. Edmond Keosayan
3. Sawara, Chiba
4. Now, More Than Ever
5. Barnes Railway Station
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7. Sport Clube Lusitânia
8. Ilka Gedő
9. Bombax Ceiba
10. Broken Diagonal
11. TELE N
12. Steve Brodie
13. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Korkin
14. Hogback
15. HTTP-Tunnel Client |
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| On the ponce |
[Oct. 21st, 2007|06:29 pm] |
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Does anybody have a copy of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carre I can borrow? The novel, not the TV series. |
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| Can't resist a meme |
[Sep. 5th, 2007|11:12 am] |
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 | You scored as Remus Lupin, You are a wise and caring wizard and a good, loyal friend to boot. However sometimes in an effort to be liked by others you can let things slide by, which ordinarily you would protest about.
Remus Lupin | | 80% | Severus Snape | | 75% | Ron Weasley | | 70% | Albus Dumbledore | | 65% | Hermione Granger | | 60% | Draco Malfoy | | 55% | Harry Potter | | 50% | Ginny Weasley | | 45% | Sirius Black | | 45% | Lord Voldemort | | 25% | </td>
Your Harry Potter Alter Ego Is...?
created with QuizFarm.com |
I'm worried that Snape came out second and even my Voldemort rating looks high! |
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| What lolcat are you? |
[Jul. 18th, 2007|04:43 pm] |
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Your Score: Longcat71 % Affection, 48 % Excitability , 46 % HungerProtector of truth.
Slayer of darkness.
Loooooong.
Longcat may seem like just a regular lengthy cat, but he is, in fact, looong. For proof, observe the longpic.
It is prophesized that Longcat and his archnemesis Tacgnol will battle for supremacy on Caturday. The outcome will change the face of the world, and indeed the very fabric of lolcatdom, forever.
Be grateful that the test has chosen you, and only you, to have this title. |
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| I can live with this. |
[Jun. 27th, 2007|03:38 pm] |
| What color is your soul painted? Blue Your soul is painted the color blue, which embodies the characteristics of peace, patience, understanding, health, tranquility, protection, spiritual awareness, unity, harmony, calmness, coolness, confidence, dependability, loyalty, idealism, tackiness, and wisdom. Blue is the color of the element Water, and is symbolic of the ocean, sleep, twilight, and the sky. 
Click Here to Take This Quiz | 
Quizzes and Personality Tests |
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| Me space hero! |
[Jun. 8th, 2007|05:17 pm] |
I escaped from Moonbase Jadeent!I killed Pauln the engineer, Bibliogirl the red-shirted ensign, Caddyman the space pirate, Smokingboot the cleaning droid, Nickeyb the medibot, Queenortart the space pirate, Ambassador Maisiecat, Lucyas the tribble, Towerofchaos the tribble and Zer05um the tribble. I salvaged an ANIME forcefield generator, a Maevetheredian raygun, a MUSIC-30 plasma rifle, the Log of the USS Rotwang, a Sci-Fi screwdriver, the Log of the USS Colonel Maxim, a scifilithium crystal, an LEISUREGAMES-80 phaser, a PULP-ERA-190 phaser, a Fractalgeekian raygun and 147 galacticredits. Score: 502 Explore Moonbase Jadeent and try to beat this score, or enter your username to generate and explore your own space adventure... |
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| I didn't know I was so boring |
[Jun. 8th, 2007|10:31 am] |
Apparently my friends are "normal."
So, jadeent, your LiveJournal reveals...
You are... 8% unique (blame, for example, your interest in pulp era) and 38% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy walking). When it comes to friends you are normal. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are keen to please. Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is conventional.
Your overall weirdness is: 15(The average level of weirdness is: 27.
You are weirder than 28% of other LJers.)
Find out what your weirdness level is! |
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| Fun with Horticulture |
[May. 25th, 2007|01:00 pm] |
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Me and Lucya have tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show this evening. I'm looking forward to it (as long as the weather holds out).
We have traditionally viewed gardening as a spectator sport, enjoying the odd Gardener's World on BBC2 and Carol Klein's infectious enthusiasm for horticulture, and now we're going to our first RHS flower show. I am slightly concerned this may persaude us to get our hands dirty and actually try some of this gardening lark for ourselves. We have this large garden out the back that we tend to ignore but now I think I can hear it calling to me.
Somebody send help! The Pod People are trying to replace me! |
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| A Football Soap Opera |
[May. 25th, 2007|10:57 am] |
For my fellow West Ham fans on LJ, an account of the full soap opera that was West Ham from 13/05/06 to 13/05/07.
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