Recent content by Tarff

I got it from a poster stall at the beginning of my first semester at Uni this year. I've not seen it anywhere else, though a friend said he got one from HMV. Dunno if they have stores in the US.

Uni desk Can't remember if I posted what it looked like before Xmas in the 2006 thread, but new stuff include the z5500s, Dinovo and a few holes in the desk.

My first Mac was a PowerBook G4 I bought about 18 months ago. I'd had an iPod for a year before which really made me sit up and notice Apple. It's always been working alongside my Gaming PC doing anything that isn't gaming (surprise) or downloading. Since bought a couple more iPods, found I only...

or the lotion!

It's still in Northamptonshire, as far as I know...

Touchpad, but only because my laptop has one. If I got a laptop with Touchpoint I can't say I'd be bothered by it.

Start >> Run >> msconfig Go to the Startup tab and it'll give you a list of all the programs which start when Windows boots. Includes the paths to the files which might give you a better idea of what each item is.

I had the top of the line XPS M170 for a couple of months and it was absolutely fantastic. I think one of it's best features away from the components is the cooling. I could play BF2 or Counter-Strike: Source with all settings on max for a good couple of hours and it wouldn't get hot at all...

Personally I'd say that was pretty good for a hardware enthusiast message board, expected it to be much lower, personally.

I believe Apple's Policy is 5 or more dead pixels before they'll honour an exchange.

Yes, it is. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300205

Update: If you want to know what's what then I've labelled most of the stuff here http://www.flickr.com/photos/prospekt/100145186/

Canon EOS 350d/Rebel XT Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 50mm f/1.8 17-40mm f/4 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM (sold) BG-E3 grip Also got the kit lens knocking about somewhere but not used it since about June last year.

Surely it is/was a Mac product, since it's always been running Mac OS...

Heh, I can see it now. "Apple Computers - Just an elaborate, 30 year long April Fool's Joke"