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by smoop
Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:19 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Nongermane Tech
Replies: 1
Views: 2071

iphone
by smoop
Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Story Of Windscale. Brave Men Indeed
Replies: 14
Views: 19907

The grass never greener, its always the same off brown as over here. "Spent" nuclear fuel rods still have close to 99% of their nuclear material, they are thrown away as waste because there's big money in storing it. The rods become corroded for lack of a better term at which point they ca...
by smoop
Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:35 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: New Phone
Replies: 13
Views: 16837

I had a Lumia 800 for a bit and admittedly, I got rid of it because of the apps. To be honest, I actually miss the voice features (reading out messages, voice dictating responses etc), excellent for hands free stuff. Almost all high end phones have that and for many years. the s4 is a nice upgrade ...
by smoop
Sun May 12, 2013 10:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who's Next?
Replies: 8
Views: 7731

the truth without a garnishing of agenda from their board of directors?
by smoop
Sun May 05, 2013 10:00 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Windows 7
Replies: 4
Views: 3529

have you turned advanced sharing on?
by smoop
Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:59 am
Forum: Gaming News
Topic: Gaming
Replies: 25
Views: 36276

Madman045 wrote: So what's everyone playing these days on the PC, if at all?

I'm playing ... a bit of EvE online
Me too! didn't know anyone else played, in Rote Kapelle atm, bit boring though. how about you?
BF3, freecell and CSR Racing (tablet) are my other gaming addictions
by smoop
Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:16 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Remote Desktop
Replies: 9
Views: 7039

unfamililar with the "powerhouse" OS? is that BSD? domain? sometimes not using the domain's DNS server can prevent connections to domain controllers. doens't sound like you are but still worth asking. can you telnet to it on port 3389? 3390 if it's vista? what changed? firewall? router? wh...
by smoop
Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:46 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Remote Desktop
Replies: 9
Views: 7039

which OS to which OS?
are you on a domain?
is the pc you remote to a server OS? which roles?
by smoop
Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Birthday Duo
Replies: 12
Views: 10808

I Couldn't find one for you Clingy, sorry!
Happy birthday to you both!!
<a href="http://imgur.com/gallery/cOLPY" target="_blank">Happy Birthday!</a>
by smoop
Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:30 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: 60gb Ssd - £30
Replies: 1
Views: 1817

Make sure you're running the latest firmware, the controller in them was prone to sleep bug. Mine never slept but one day wouldn't boot.
by smoop
Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My New Computer Table
Replies: 21
Views: 16140

Very nice, i also spy logitech 5500 sub and speaker, very nice again ;)
by smoop
Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:04 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: 100mb Upgrade Is In Effect
Replies: 11
Views: 8868

i have to "overclock" my ADSL to get a good speed. by overclock i mean adjust the allowed SNR down to 1%. usually get 9-10mbit.
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by smoop
Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:34 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Virus Software
Replies: 14
Views: 13576

Mik wrote: If you bank with Barclays you can get a free key for kaspersky...Its the best AV around.
I would have to agree, though corporate versions are less "shiny" on the interface which i prefer.
Get all my keys for it from enterprise contract at work :)
by smoop
Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Pc Revamp
Replies: 19
Views: 15986

ok, some parts put together, including building the "case" heh Forgot about my PSU requirement or i'd have it booted up and installed for benchmarking. put all the pics here: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mw1n6cutfc7hqck/KQ5ZebrR_I" target="_blank">https://www.dro...
by smoop
Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:37 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Pc Revamp
Replies: 19
Views: 15986

Smoop can I be so bold to ask how much a rig like that costs? And is the water cooling any good. When I say good I mean compared to the price of air cooling is the temps and sounds and extra hassle worth it? If I were to ever do water cooling it would probably be for the silence but the fans on the...