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Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1510
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 10:43 pm: |
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Likewise Rick. |
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Silver Member Username: Sem
New York/Cal...
USA
Post Number: 693
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:38 am: |
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Our daughter is down in the Dominican Republic right now so we're on pins and needles. Last we talked with her, Sunday morning, they're getting lots of rain and wind but otherwise safe.
Rick, good to see you're still checking in once in a while. Mrs. Sem and I decided to follow your lead and move out of New York state, though it's a very gradual plan. We're bi-coastal for the next few years until we retire, sell our NY home and stay full time out here in CA. |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1511
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:42 am: |
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Hope your daughter stays safe Sem. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4720
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 05:54 am: |
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Hi Rick. All the best, Sem. She'll be OK, I'm sure. |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1530
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 01:08 am: |
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Sale - audio gear going cheap!
Our neighbour has some audio items he's selling very cheaply as all components will need a little restoration. Not only that but the items will need to be picked up. But the real catch is that they may be a little difficult to find. See below:
Making light of a terrible disater for poor Les and Trina, our neighbours of 26 years, our hearts really go out to them. They will arrive home later this evening from a holiday in New Zealand to celebrate Les's 50th birthday to see what remains of everything they have. Their grown children went with them and left their cars under the house with Trina's little BMW and Les's work truck (with all his gear and tools) and motor cycle. We awoke to this horrendous event at 2.30am Sunday morning. You see it on the news all the time, but seldom in your street. Thank God they were not home, the place was a huge fireball within minutes and all the firemen could do was save the house next door, which has some damage all the same.
Les, Trina and kids will be okay, but will have to start again from scratch with memories as their only possessions. |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 11169
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 08:12 am: |
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Don't tell me, they own Marantz gear. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8455
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 08:33 am: |
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2 responses for this.
1) JV I did LOL.
2)Aww, MR, that is a nightmare. I hope they can cope.
When it starts with 'nobody was hurt' you KNOW its gonna be ugly. There but for the grace of God walk I... |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1531
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 06:52 pm: |
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Not Marantz, McIntosh - those darn tubes!
No, it may have been possums, but that's a guess:
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2007/08/28/2017_gold-coast-top-story.html
We saw Les and Trina last night as they were sifting through the ruins in the dark - not dark enough to hide the devastated looks or tears. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8468
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 09:55 pm: |
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Insurance rep had better be there with bell's on. |
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Silver Member Username: Stryvn
Post Number: 449
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 10:01 pm: |
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that makes me sick to my stomach.
I've been there. Had the clothes on my back and my Robin Trower bridge of Sighs cd.
My condolences to your neighbor in hopes of a quick, as-painless-as-possible recovery. |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1533
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 11:14 pm: |
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Sorry to hear you went through it too Stryvn. Luckilly, Trina works for a bank/insurance company and they are already being great according to my conversation with Les about a half hour ago. Unfortunately, his new work truck rear cab and tools weren't covered, but he is counting his blessings no one was there at the time. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8542
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 10:30 pm: |
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http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/09/05/popcorn-lung.html
On a different sad note, this stupid fat prik might have a lawsuit. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8543
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 10:38 pm: |
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Now batting for the New York Yankees...Walter Mittey.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070905/K090504AU.html |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 5325
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 11:10 am: |
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His was the first voice to truly move me...not with words but with the power of emotion, RIP dear Luciano Pavarotti.... |
Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt
Irvington,
New York
USA
Post Number: 2082
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 12:42 pm: |
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R.I.P. Luciano Pavarotti -
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_en_mu/pavarotti |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8560
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 02:24 pm: |
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The word 'commercial' is exactly what we want," he said after appearing in the "Three Tenors" concerts. "We've reached 1.5 billion people with opera. If you want to use the word 'commercial,' or something more derogatory, we don't care. Use whatever you want."
There are the words of a man on a lifelong mission. To bring the quality of his art back to the front burner of peoples appreciation of the music.
A great loss. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 5342
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 08:14 am: |
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RIP Joe Zawinul...
Boy, ain't I full of good news. |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1577
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 06:09 pm: |
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We remember on this day. |
Silver Member Username: Sem
New York/Cal...
USA
Post Number: 704
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 04:37 pm: |
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Are Technology Limits
In MP3s and iPods
Ruining Pop Music?
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118953936892024096-_eB1UwXeHz19W4ujB4zTDM UtEVk_20080911.html?mod=rss_free |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1579
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 05:59 pm: |
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Well Sem, according to the article, yes and no.
Another area where the world seems to have a bleak future. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4745
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 03:04 am: |
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I still like the iPod. I recently changed the Li battery on our son's early model iPod, then wiped the disk and installed some tests from Cd including Miles Davies, Kind of Blue. As a source, the iPod is not as good as Rega Apollo, but it's as good as many other CD players, in my opinion. The real problem is the mp3 compression. Just don't use it. Get an iPod with large HD instead of bells and whistles, and import with lossless compression. The iTunes Plus files at 256 kbps aac are also as good as CD, in my view. I bought Bruckner 4 from BPO/Rattle and it sounds darned good. |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1581
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 03:35 am: |
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I know you do John, and I understand the value of transportable music and yes, with lossless compression I'm sure they can make quite good music. However I think the technology will eventually create a downward spiral in the quality of recordings as the article suggests as apathy, studio time and keeping up with or beating the competition will rule (as it does).
Let's hope some sanity prevails, though I think pop/rock music will be the first to suffer and there's not too much of that these days that I can tolerate. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4746
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 03:00 pm: |
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Thanks, M.R. I don't have my own iPod, and never took to listening on headphones, or on the move. I'm just the techie for the family!
Downloading is getting more hi-fi orientated, that's for sure.
I think we discussed these things early on, on this thread.
I remember a Pye valve radio with a single speaker, my father's valve car radio, my big brother's portable all-in-one valve record player. I listened to the "High Society" soundtrack over and over on that, on one of the early LPs. It sounds better from CD, on my HiFi.
The mass market has always had cost as a priority. In the great scheme of things that probably makes sense. I don't know whether things are so different today. |
Silver Member Username: Sem
New York/Cal...
USA
Post Number: 706
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 05:23 pm: |
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"However I think the technology will eventually create a downward spiral in the quality of recordings as the article suggests..."
Kind of ironic isn't it? Quite possibly the majority of mp3's out there are illegally downloaded; which makes you wonder why the music industry feels compelled to pander to the listening habits of the same people they're taking to court. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4747
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 11:11 pm: |
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I've paid for all my downloads (all six of them, I think). Even if they come with notes and artwork, it is not as satisfying purchasing a disc. You don't really feel you've bought anything. It is also a pain to have to print things out. Having audio files on a computer scores for the convenience of arranging playlists, and selecting what you're going to play. Track selection on CD players is not so easy. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8638
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 10:51 pm: |
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There are benefits of both sources.
The download means not having to leave my chair(although I can), but a lot of the traders in music are homebound, or at least limited.
A trip to the store is not a drop of the hat type of thing.
The majority of up and down loading of classical music is done by shut-ins, people of an age where mobility is limitedd, and the music is an everyday occurance for them. Maybe the only thing, day to day.
And these folks are looking at stuff that very few active onliner's would even consider.
Bach ain't suing.
A lot od these files can be had in lossless, for the same reasons.
Watch out, your gramma could be targeted next by the fcc. Unlikely.
And Bach's agent is already...uhh...retired. |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Wiley,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 690
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 12:19 am: |
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John A.,
"Track selection on CD players is not so easy."
Huh?
I guess being the "Analog Kid" gives me a different perspective.
John, you are scaring me. I am starting to think "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" may not have been a Sci-Fi flick after all. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8648
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 10:24 am: |
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John A. and Leonard Nemoy may beg to differ. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4748
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 12:18 pm: |
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Thank you, Michael.
"Track selection on CD players is not so easy."
I should have written "Track selection on CD players is not as easy." Not as easy as from an iTunes playlist, for example. Where you just click to select the tracks you want, in what order, and can see all sorts of information about them - duration, file type and size, the title of the song and album etc. etc.
On Cd players you usually have the track number, duration, and that's your lot. And selecting tracks means cross-refering to the booklet or liner notes, while pressing buttons on the remote in some complicated sequence. The Rega Apollo is good and clear, but I've still selected the wrong tracks on many occasions.
Anyway, as I said, I prefer CDs.
As regards sound quality, some downloads are higher resolution than CD, now. I mentioned Linn Records "Studio Masters" before - 24-bit, 88 kHz PCM. (Apparently I get 20% discount if someone joins and says I recommended it. Any takers.....?  ) Also iTunes Plus is pretty good - 256 kbps aac, and DRM-free, too. |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Wiley,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 691
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 12:54 pm: |
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Thanks John, completely makes sense to me now.
Between you and Nuck and other's advice of using the internet as a tuner my laptop is beginning to resemble a component to me.
Just not there yet.
I tend to use the laptop when I listen to music and that would negate the ability to make my own ICs as the run would be too far. I have some 5 meter Audioquest Snakes that would work, but the signal quality not be to my liking. I am aware that I could run an external LCD for a monitor and use a wireless mouse and keyboard, then I could use my DIY ICs.
I suppose it's only a matter of time. I am going to save your post John for future references. |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4749
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 05:45 am: |
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Thanks, Michael.
I don't think the internet is a good tuner, meaning radio tuner. Not yet. Think of it more as a network of audio file stores!
The highest quality downloads I know of are Linn Records' Studio Masters.
http://www.linnrecords.com/catalogue.aspx?format=studio
They are premium price plus, and you still don't get the full CD booklet.
However, I find my laptop as a source gives superb signal from the downloaded FLAC files, even using the computer's internal DAC. If I downsample and burn to CD then there is something subtle missing, even playing the CD on my Rega Apollo.
The files will not play directly in iTunes or on an iPod, but you can convert them. Actually, I convert to 24-bit 88.2 kHz PCM which is DVD-A quality. That plays from iTunes on my laptop but my son's older-model iPod will not accept them.
By the way, their Handel's Messiah (normally two CDs - they have different genres too, he added hastily) in FLAC format is a 2.45 gigabyte download. Converted to aiff so it plays in iTunes at the same resolution, and it takes up 4.3 gigabytes of disc space.
iPod people don't want that, I am sure - you would fill an iPod nano, if it would take it, with one CD's-worth. You probably have to be a bit obsessive to want to try, but ..... well, here we are, folks! Still, storage is now well below a dollar a gigabyte.
It is a fantastic sound, though. Really something.
No, I am not on commission! |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4750
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 05:31 pm: |
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Anyone else notice the green links producing pop-up windows on other threads? |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 711
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 12:15 am: |
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John,
I did last night as I was typing out a post on pre-amps. It was taking words like "amp" and "pre-amp", turning them green and underlining them. I did not click back on it after I posted but that would make sense. What did it pop up to? |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 11350
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 01:51 pm: |
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R.I.P. Marcel Marceau. There's a cruel "in a box" joke in there somewhere. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8740
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 02:23 pm: |
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MM's birth name was Home Theatre.
Will that do?
I am brought back to the Bloom County strip where Opus the penguin blugeons a mime with a pimento loaf. |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 11354
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 02:57 pm: |
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Hey, let's take it easy on mimes. OK?! I almost went to work with a mime troupe when I was just getting out of college.
I was going to be their sound supervisor. Seemed too good to be true.
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Silver Member Username: Sem
New York/Cal...
USA
Post Number: 708
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 09:26 pm: |
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"R.I.P. Marcel Marceau. There's a cruel "in a box" joke in there somewhere."
He reportedly had no last words. |
Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1602
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 11:05 pm: |
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He may run into a problem at the Pearly Gates
- St Peter was never good at charades. |
Gold Member Username: John_s
Columbus,
Ohio
US
Post Number: 1821
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 02:13 pm: |
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A great artist silenced.
They're playing 4' 33" at the funeral. |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 721
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 06:38 pm: |
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John A.
I noticed one more thing today about the underlined green words. Pop up adds that are associated with the targeted underlined green words. |
Silver Member Username: Stryvn
Post Number: 491
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 06:48 pm: |
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Mike, John A,
I had the same thing around the same time you saw it start happening. Here's the fix (for IE):
Start button.
Settings.
Control Panel.
Network and Internet Connections
Internet Options
Click the Security tab
Click on 'Restricted Sites'
Click 'Sites' button
And add this line;
*.us.intellitxt.com
That took care of it for me. |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 722
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 06:54 pm: |
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and I thought I was a geek...
LOL
Thanks stryvn, I will implement this when I get home this evening. I should work similarly for Firefox. If not I will figure it out and post as you did. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8758
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 07:46 pm: |
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psssst, Mike.
You is. |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 726
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 10:44 pm: |
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but I threw away the pocket protector.... |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4751
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 04:25 pm: |
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What, it protects against pop-ups? |
Silver Member Username: Stryvn
Post Number: 498
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 08:46 pm: |
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Gets rid of the green underlined words and associated popup |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4752
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 12:33 am: |
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Thanks, stryvn!
Yes, I see "Block pop-up windows" is an option also in Firefox and Safari.
I was concerned for Michael and his unprotected pockets...
Even in the preview, I get green for the word "windows", above, and a cheerful pop-up that must mean they've got my IP address. I don't think it's much use to you guys. Probably each IP get something similar but more local to it.
Hands-on Windows NT Training
Instructor-led Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 system administration course. Learn installation and configuration, administering users and groups, securing file systems, and more. 5 days £1245
www.traininghott.co.uk
What an entirely resistable offer. This means that intellitext thinks we are talking operating systems. We used to get an "Old Dogs" thread side-bar with advertisements for dog food, flea powder, &c.
What a strange world. |
Silver Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 732
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 08:54 pm: |
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stryvn, my Firefox blocks Pop-ups, but I still have green underlined words. Should I lay awake nights pondering this????????????????????????
Heck, even "Firefox" is green. Could this be the work of the Flat Earthers?
Jiminey, now the word "Pop-ups" is green and "Firefox" is not. It changes every time I edit my "Preview/Post Message". |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8785
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 28, 2007 - 03:28 am: |
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I kinda miss the flea powder ads, John.
scratch scratch |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4755
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2007 - 01:11 am: |
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Me, too, Nuck. The link on the side bar should say
Sniff to Learn More... |
Gold Member Username: John_a
London
U.K.
Post Number: 4756
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2007 - 01:14 am: |
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Mouse over "Bass" under "Subwoofers" just gave;-
bass
Find Delicious Sea Bass Recipes. Download The Free Recipe Toolbar.
Recipes.Starware.com |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 8798
Registered: Dec-04
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