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Jessica - Oct 07, 2005 7:23:47 am PDT #4812 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

We have iSight in our office, but it's barely used. Without a separate microphone (which we don't have), it's useless for video conferencing because you both just end up smiling at each other saying "What? I can't hear you..."


bon bon - Oct 07, 2005 8:12:47 am PDT #4813 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

There's a LONG discussion of why video phones don't work in Infinite Jest. I think it came down to the whole being forced to look presentable angle, except there was something about masks. Anyway.

I don't understand why every time I restart my work computer, IE returns to an *old* list of visited sites under the address bar. And so I can't get rid of those misspelled sites that autocomplete so helpfully keeps bringing up.


le nubian - Oct 07, 2005 8:41:49 am PDT #4814 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Okay, here's my question: should I install Service Pack 2 on my Windows XP machine? I haven't yet.


tommyrot - Oct 07, 2005 8:50:07 am PDT #4815 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Definitely. Major security improvements in SP2 (not to say that they don't have a ways to go yet). Unless you're worried about compatability issues with some of your software. But those have pretty much all been discovered now (I think) so you should be able to find out if there'd be any potential problems.


le nubian - Oct 07, 2005 8:58:39 am PDT #4816 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I have been seriously worried about compatibility issues. But looks like I'll be updating the software then.


tommyrot - Oct 07, 2005 9:05:36 am PDT #4817 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I have been seriously worried about compatibility issues.

The software vendor or Microsoft (if it's a popular program) should be able to tell you if there are any issues.


le nubian - Oct 07, 2005 9:07:48 am PDT #4818 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

most of what I was worried about aren't popular programs. I guess I'll find out.


Sean K - Oct 07, 2005 9:15:00 am PDT #4819 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I don't understand why every time I restart my work computer, IE returns to an *old* list of visited sites under the address bar. And so I can't get rid of those misspelled sites that autocomplete so helpfully keeps bringing up.

bon, I think if you go under Tools - Internet Options, and on the General tab, clear out all cookies, temporary files, and completely clear out the history, it should solve that problem.

Of course, at that point, Explorer won't remember any previously visited sites, and you'll have to reenter all your passwords and stuff at any sites you visit, but autocomplete will have been returned to a blank slate, at least.


bon bon - Oct 07, 2005 9:17:49 am PDT #4820 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I clear out the history every time, doesn't work.


Jessica - Oct 07, 2005 9:20:48 am PDT #4821 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

If it were my office, my guess would be your network profile isn't being properly updated, and you'd probably need an IT administrator to sort it out.