Okay, NOW it's the apocalypse....

[robinbloke]

Bird flu? Nukes? Missiles? Nope, far far worse...

Off to IPEX now, fun fun fun.

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[wechsler.livejournal.com]

Bachman Turner Overdrive

[sogoth.livejournal.com]

I'm just wondering how long it'll be before Apple decide to release the Mac OS on it's own for install on any intel machine so it can compete directly with Microsoft on any base unit

[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

What did I say? what did I say? http://mouse.toomanythoughts.co.uk/winapplesketch.jpg
I am teh psychic :D I really must get the finished thing cleaned and re-scanned...

[rirekon.livejournal.com]

"users run Windows to play games but use Mac applications for everything else."

This ladies and gentlemen, is called "shooting yourself in the foot".

[tobykenobi.livejournal.com]

The best part of the bootcamp instructions is:

"The only tricky part is selecting the C: drive manually. Be sure to get this right, or you could erase your Mac files accidentally."

ie we've made it easy for Mac users to switch to Windows permanently, albeit perhaps accidentally.

oops

lol

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Spooky :)

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

So, as a self-proclaimed geek, what do you run?!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

XP on both my machines; llama and spleen.

I'd like a mac, but well; need more moolah ;)

Nicest GUI I've seen was on a NeXT station.

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

Erm, sorry. Could I have that last sentence in English?!

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

And how easy would it be to get someone (you?) to add more hard drive to my desktop? It's a 2001 Dell something-or-other running XP with a measly 20Gb (although I'm sure I ordered the 40Gb turbo, but it's so long ago now I can't utterly remember.....)

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Should be pretty easy, adding an additional hard drive is the easiest option, probably best to have a look inside the machine before doing it to see what would fit.
I could add a drive if you need :)

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

GUI = Graphic User Interface. A system like windows that allows you to control the computer with the desktop icons and mouse type interface rather than typing stuff in.

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

Pyro told me how to do it, so I'll have the cover off and see if there's a spare cable end : )

Any brands you'd recommend / avoid?

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

If you've only got the one drive then more than likely you'll have a cable free (or they're dead cheap to buy if not, I possibly even have a spare)
razornet was wooing about some nifty deals they've got on 250 gb drives at the moment, poking him could be an idea.
If not Dabs would be the place to look. They have a 160gb drive for 47 quid, at a brief glance.

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

Blimey - that's cheap. You at work already? I'm still in my jymjams!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Drive space is cheapy cheapy these days :)

Yep, at work :( Bah humbug. HUMBUG I SAY!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Ooo question for you; jim-jam girl; which album is "Pro test" on by Skinny Puppy; I have the video but can't find the song on cd anywhere....

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

The Greater Wrong of the Right - latest album released 2004. I got a copy if you want to listen...

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Aha :) Thankee.

I managed to find a very very legal copy, honest, but I wanted the CD to go with it. :)