Info and forum posts by 'MrX'

RE: Music Quiz Help Please

Unless it`s a trick question, "Voodoo Lounge" was the Stones` first UK no1 album after signing to Virgin.

Goth band Bauhaus were originally known as "Bauhaus 1919" if that`s any help.

I believe the Harry Robinson Sound, aka Lord Rockingham`s X1, were the the Oh Boy house band. Matter complicated by the fact that The Dallas Boys and the Vernons Girls were also on every show...

I`d double check the above, but hope it`s pointed you in the right direction...



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This item was edited on Wednesday, 12th November 2003, 09:17

RE: What would you put in Room 101

The county of Yorkshire
America
Moderators
Plebs
The scene in Sunday`s Top Gear with J Clarkson and his two bum chums arguing the relative merits of BMW, Honda, Porsche in the kitchen.
IT professionals.
98% of the internet.
Hifi shops.
People with short legs.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 4th November 2003, 07:20

RE: C,mon Clayts lets have another story thread

"As I said before, the last one was fun for a few days but got very, very tedious towards the end and just clogged the board up".

Don`t you mean it went against the grain of this tired , bragging lads` crap that clogs up this forum 90% of the time ?

RE: Help Please - Rapidly Dissappearing RAM

I use ME , and it`s a dog with regard to memory management.

I`ve found Cacheman (shareware, but freeware if don`t want to pay) from Outer Technologies soothes a lot of ME`s memory leakage problems.

http://makeashorterlink.com/?E3E4232C4

Alternatively, and my favourite, is Memory Zipper Plus from

http://www.systweak.com

(30 day free trial - may be worth trying before upgrading OS or your hardware)

This item was edited on Saturday, 31st May 2003, 03:22

RE: Strange emails?

"Perhaps they were from Jack Turnip the time travelling duck from the 87th century or A floating sausage with a beard that shoots lightning bolts from its eyes."

Jack Turnip the moderator ?

RE: £3.80 for a baked potato!

£122 for one day`s hire of an Alfa Guilietta 1.6 in Italy - in 1983 !!

I wuz done ...

RE: LD player broken down! Help!

Videotec in Oxford specialise in Pioneer LD players, mods and repairs -

http://www.videotec.co.uk/ldmods.htm

RE: Buying expensive things on E-bay

There`s a cautionary tale of an ebay nightmare - "FrankenBook - The True Story" -
at -

http://www.macads.co.uk

RE: KYWY - A STATEMENT .

Great ! We can have the Let`s Write A Story thread back now !

RE: Nikon Coolpix 2500 £149.89 - half price

dpreview.com has a very positive review of the 2500, plus sample images -

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp2500/

Cheers.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 25th March 2003, 07:25

Nikon Coolpix 2500 £149.89 - half price

Dixons -

http://makeashorterlink.com/?E13322BE3

Neat wooden CD storage boxes

I`ve ordered four.

http://www.distinctiveboxes.co.uk/acatalog/Distinctive_Boxes_CD_Storage_6.html

This item was edited on Monday, 17th March 2003, 06:37

RE: Women and Technology

They regard technology as a "Man" thing don`t they?

It`s a psychological stumbling block - apparently few women bought satellite systems in the early days because it was a male "techy" thing by reputation, but when ITV digital launched with a female resonant name - "ON" - the skirted ones apparently signed up in droves.
(Maybe if Ford intoduced the Ford Fanny they`d clean up...) :)

RE: What`s the oldest bit of hardware you own?

1974 Sony stereo cassette deck
1975 Celestion Ditton 44 speakers
1975 Rotel RA 412 stereo amp

Bought new, all still working, but no longer used. Rotel amp has rather nifty dual bass/treble potentiometers for individual tone adjustment of each channel ! Thought this was pretty far out and groovy as 16/17 year old...

Museum piece - Polaroid Polavision instant developing Super 8 outfit bought for £40 in Birmingham Dixons` fire sale in Autumn 1980. Marked down from £180 !! Used once and quickly forgotten about...

This item was edited on Tuesday, 25th February 2003, 01:10

RE: Mick Hucknell - why do I feel I`ll never tire of punching his face?

Charlie Drake.

RE: Oh no... Scan 440LSI problem

You have to manually set the region if using an RCE disc.

Should be an loose info sheet enclosed in the instruction manual.

RCE discs :
1. Ensure tray is closed and in "No Disc" mode.
2. Enter 77 on remote
3. Press "Play"
4. Should get onscreen selection menu
5. Enter reqd. region/country
6. Exit menu

To reset to region "0" - No Disc> 77> Play> press "Enter" twice

RE: Trust 4 Megapixel Digital Camera, £139

"Or there`s a 3.3 one for £99"

Twilight Zone....deja vu....only today..... -

http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/forums/thread.asp?Forum=223&Thread=154481&Type=1

Trust 3.3 megapixel Cam £99.99

http://www.evesham.com/ProductInfo.asp?e=CFD4B903-F312-4F85-96B5-A7B0AC03D6B2&c=559862D0-186E-4893-B9D9-013C0A7FF375&td=1

• Digital camera with 3.3 Megapixel camera resolution
• 4 cm colour TFT LCD display for live viewfinder, zoom preview, review pictures and menu functions
• 5 step, two times digital zoom
• Video output to review pictures on TV
• Up to 100 pictures with built-in 8 MB memory
• Memory expandable by optional SMC card to increase number of pictures and video recording time
• Built in automatic flash light with red eye reduction

RE: Who else has been naughty (or offensive)??

My creestal boll tell me :

Milk Monitor
Union rep
Moderator
Stalinista.

Get a life.

Discuss.

(Give my regards to Joe)

RE: Best TV theme ever?

Supercar

Tower Records - a few DVDs at £4.76 ea

Not totally thrilling, but all at £4.76 each (plus p+p) :

The Avengers
Reservoir Dogs
Fever Pitch
Shawshank Redemption
Dirty Harry
Sample People

Woodstock at £5.25

And especially for the 42%er - Barbie in "The Nutcracker" for £6.72

http://uk.towerrecords.com/promo.asp?page=Tower%20DVD%20Sale%201&

This item was edited on Wednesday, 29th January 2003, 00:00

RE: Pop Quiz Q:11 and end of round one

"High, Middle, Low"

Sesame Street

I really wouldn`t like to hear your CD collection ...:-)

RE: DVD player only £69.99 @ Currys..co.uk

Noticed that http://www.dabs.com are selling this one also for £57.57 (inc.VAT).

Link is on Dabs homepage, top right - says "DVD Player now £49+".

This item was edited on Wednesday, 15th January 2003, 23:31

RE: Pop quiz Q:10 ( F.A.O 42% Virtuoso)

John Mayer

"3x5"

I claim my week`s holiday in Penarth.
Thankyou.

RE: New Pop quiz Q:1

"Call Any Vegetable"

Correctimento, my friend. Well done.

I would award you the vegetable of your choice, but he`s already replied above. :-)

Cheers.

New Pop quiz Q:1

"Call and they`ll come to you
Smiling and covered with dew
Vegetables dream,
Vegetables dream,
Vegetables dream,
Of responding to you"

Top of the morning to you.

RE: Win XP Shutdown Problem...

There`s a Win XP Shutdown troubleshooter at

http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm

Good luck.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 14th January 2003, 04:12

RE: My pop quiz threads. Your thoughts?

Arguing with girls is usually a waste of time.

RE: Children of the Corn 1,2,3 for £13:99 at Play

"The first one isn`t a bad film but the other two suck big time (said in my best American voice!!)."

Went to the cast and crew screening of Children Of The Corn 1 in Los Angeles in Feb 1984. I thought it was the worst Steven KIng adaption I`d ever seen.

My friend`s wife`s buddy was doing the publicity for the movie and said they weren`t really going to bother, and it was being thrown straight out onto the drive-in circuit, with an early video release (i.e they didn`t have much faith in it!)

(Trivia: A large portion of the movie`s financing came from the guy who used to play Arnold in Diffr`nt Strokes)

RE: My pop quiz threads. Your thoughts?

Please don`t call me "mate".

3 or 4 sucky replies don`t constitute a tidal wave of support.

PS. Were your parents siblings ?