martymas

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  1. hi hitest ive had the ubuntu disks for several months now the . in the area i belong to we have a linux club and when i inquired about ubuntu they gave me six disks to give away. so i gave one to my self . but that dial up is my problem. i couldnt confidure the modem. i tried with a dual boot hoping i could dial up through xp. but that didnt work .so i uninstalled xp and tried it as stand alone. but no matter what i tried i couldnt get it to dialup. in most linux oses. there is a konsole you can configur your dial up but i was lost . when it came to ubuntu. whith out the dial up it was still
  2. yo sidekickthecat the free opera is a very small download. but it warns you there will be ads or banners and slowly im trying to hide them. i have to add i got my down load from the g4 sticky get your answers here. marty
  3. hi team ive just got back to the thread . at first a got dazzled by the banners . but ive learned to hide the buy opera banner . it is a new learning curve for me it is certainly fast. one thing i need to ask i dont have sunjava. i went in and checked the vm boxes . and every thing has gone well at the moment. i havent had any hitches. ive got to get used to the tab browsing.tho and i need to be able handle my cookies. so far i havent been that far. i did have trouble getting the message boards opera wount let me use thes applis but ive ironed that out now . i appreciate- jcl-- flatiron_2 -
  4. found a program and i have a sample of it ide like to post. then later i will send a link right now im trying to see if it is safe. the original poster of this program is very trust worthy. and at the board she posts on she has 2.200 posts ive been to the site and i trust the site these are some 0f the applis in the site i hope besttechie lets me post the link there is a heap of good stuff in there. these are some of the indicators --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ok team here is the link it is safe iv
  5. hi andy the microsoft anti spyware blocker has blocked the file . so need to find a way around that. yes that is what i need. ile have to find why it is being blocked. that utility is a handy tool. thanks
  6. ho team i found the answer.if you have micosoft anti software. installed the answer is there just open the icons with the cogs. it is the first time ive studied the utility . and it has some good features. especialy on spy ware .adds and hi jack have a lookat it marty
  7. hi team how do i locate the host file so i can change the code from 127.0.0.1 to 127.0.0.0. when i was at c.f.h we got a fix for the tivo ad that used to interfere with the message board.posts. i had win 98 then. and that was the code we used. but in winxp it may have changed. now i have xppro.and ive tried to find a link to it. i posted on a coupla boards but the response i got was to install a third party utility. but it can be done with out the utility does any one realise that is how browsers block the ads by changing the host file code. i have a site in my favs. but i cant remembe
  8. yo team have a bit of fun with your name ive scanned for virus . but if you feel as tho you want to scan.do so marty here i must stress if you go to any other site in this domain. you do so at your own risk. i havent tested it out yet . ive only scanned the peep hole section. as well i spelled dionne warwicks name wrong sorry bout that. marty
  9. i trid to go there tonight, but im gettin an error page, any one else experienceing this. marty
  10. hi i love your post on men. i sent it to a lady friend and she said has his wife read it .hahah marty
  11. i must mention irregularjoes post yes you are right now we have 9-11 12 countrys with neuclear weapons global warming .poison gas.oaklohoma bombing if any one lives in the usa they are on constant alert. and tho a agree it is local politics.terrorism. murders. rape. my friend this globe hasent long to live because of modenisation. but when we go. you will be with us. just that. i would like my grand children to grow up in a better world. i just watched a discovery program 5-6 nights ago and in the usa alone 36.000 people who take their own lives every year . you mentioned rascism. it has
  12. hi i am also a registry junkie i can do a very small amount of cleaning in there. but i have xppro. which would be different from win 98 but thats a good tutorial for 98 users . marty
  13. i had it last year il_-wiccan linked it for me but when i reinstalled i forgot about it i actually hadent used it at the time. is there a help file with it i put a bigger hdd on my sys. so i lost all those applis strangly i loaded all those utilitys on a cd and infranview wasent one of them. ive just checked the cd. marty
  14. oh sorry bout that. were you able to read the text. there wasnt option for me to enlarge it.thanks handplane marty
  15. try this look what i found marty
  16. hi handplane yes i went through all that. when i mention it to my grand children. they say to me granddad. you are living in the past . and god i wished i could do that at times . do you know our front door was never locked for 43 years. when we shifted we had to cut the key out with a hack saw . any one want to try that today. no way now doors have iron bars welded across them yes handplane times have changed. i like living on nostalga. marty
  17. if you open besttechies link the answer is there . delete inactive icons in the registry. i clean mine every so often. it deletes all icons not active . but you want icons that are invisable but are active is that so. if you find an answer post it on the board. marty
  18. hi team if you own a pet dog yoall appreciate this marty Pet" Peeves That Dogs Have Against Humans -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pet Peeves that Dogs have against humans!! 10. Blaming your farts on me... not funny... not funny at all!!! 9. Yelling at me for barking.. I'M A FRIGGIN' DOG, YOU IDIOT! 8. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway? 7. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose... stop it! 6. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuf
  19. ok i installed opera browser to night . it certainly is different i have to get used to all this stuff on the tool bar. the other problem i have is it wont let me set the message boards address es it keeps reverting back to opera so for me to get to this site i have to open IE. and it is the same with world start -and g4 any one know how i get round this marty i edited the post so the heading dosent fit the subject matter i dont know how to edit the heading.
  20. marty I pm TymeKyller but he hasn't heard from il_wiccan either. hi bearskin yes me to . but he hasent posted for nearly 3 weeks. i saw a post from marsh_ox recently, but he couldnt stay long he felt tired. god these guys are good friends i hope they are ok marty
  21. yo hitest lycoris is the same the software you have to buy it is a very colorfull os. when you install it the desk top is sea green tho once you install it. you can change the themes to suit. i also have the ubuntu disk it comes with a demo disk as well but i havent installed it yet. they sent me 10 disks to give awa and i gave them to several compt outlets but havent any feed back yet. marty
  22. ha ha ha . good one not telling us that [jeff] spends a lot of time on the compt. yes, now i live alone i spend hrs on the thing. i belong the the bbc's click on line message boards and i spend a lot of time in the uk and here . i ve been trying to make contact with il_wiccan he hasent post for some time. so i spend a bit of time at g4. ive tried to pm him but get no answer any one seen a post from him marty
  23. hi i belong to 3 boards so i spend a lot of time . reading mostly and posting when i can. most of my time is spent at besttecie tho the last few days ive posted at g4 more than usual. not having been a compt person before these boards. i had a lot of adjusting to do. i once had a reputation for being straight to the point and when i joined techtv c.f.h i was brought down to earth because of my tendecy to try and tell it as it is . but i hope i dont do that any more .tho im tempted and the way is to suck up.instead i find that hard to do but i now have more freinds on the boards than i us
  24. hey macmarauder when you climb that ladder dont forget us who are holding the ladder legs in case you fall off good one mac. and im sure you will do a good job. when you go to the forum ile pop in every so often and say hi. good luck mac marty
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    Tictoc

    hey tictoc reading this thread makes me feel a bit moony . im not able to have any more children im a bit watery now. but good luck to you and your family . i love children and hearing about other peoples wee ones. god i envy you and knowing you for a long time now i bet you are going to be a super daddy. good luck old mate our saying for a[ friend ] marty