Well, you'd better not be thinking what I think you're thinking, because my answer is the same as always — no threesomes unless it's boy-boy-girl. Or Charlize Theron.

Harmony ,'First Date'


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Ginger - Dec 23, 2004 7:45:10 pm PST #798 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I'm just afraid to say it's working. I don't want to jinx it.


DCJensen - Dec 23, 2004 8:24:02 pm PST #799 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

If it doesn't work, take deep breaths and try making a copy to a separate folder on your hard drive first. Then burn the folder.


Gandalfe - Dec 23, 2004 9:26:31 pm PST #800 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

FYI, for those travelling, [link] will retreive mail from any POP3 account (which is what most ISPs use).


Ginger - Dec 24, 2004 5:41:42 am PST #801 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Thanks for your help last night, guys. It was apparently a defective disk, but since it was brand new, that was probably the last thing I would have thought of without prompting.


JohnSweden - Dec 24, 2004 6:10:03 am PST #802 of 10003
I can't even.

Gandalfe, that's a great tip.


DCJensen - Dec 24, 2004 7:23:09 am PST #803 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

You know I don't get bad discs very often anymore, but back in the 4x-8x days there were as many as 5 in 100 or worse.

I wonder how sick of me the CDR makers would be by now if I would have bothered asking for replacements, as per their warrantees?


Theodosia - Dec 24, 2004 6:53:51 pm PST #804 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I signed up for MaGlobe, which seems quite reasonable so far. We'll see how it works from my Mom's house tomorrow!


beekaytee - Dec 26, 2004 7:32:04 am PST #805 of 10003
Compassionately intolerant

In the most unexected of Xmas miracles, a friend gave me his two year old eMac. (he's giving up on Apple...sigh)

It is big and pretty but has no dvd drive. Any recommendations for an external drive I could buy? (cheaper the better)

I still have the 5 year old iMac I'm coming to you on now, but the eMac has a bigger screen...neeaaattt.

Since no tv equals computer=entertainment center...maybe I should just use them both! hm. I wonder if the combined weight will tax my coffeetable/bench?


DCJensen - Dec 26, 2004 8:42:43 am PST #806 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Beej, I've seen external DVD with CDRW externals using USB connectors for around $60 shipped on Froogle doing a quick search, so finding cheaper might be simply a matter of a little looking around.

Might even get a DVD writer of some format, and they usually have CDRW thrown in.

Firewire might be a little more expensive, but sometimes an external is both.

I'd check pricewatch.com, Froogle, maybe even eBay. In the next week a lot of people will be getting rid of their old computer stuff, because they got newer stuff for Christmas.


beekaytee - Dec 26, 2004 3:32:04 pm PST #807 of 10003
Compassionately intolerant

Thanks Dan, ebay is a good idea. I'm having trouble figuring out what I need...brands, etc. but I'm sure to find a upgrade cast off deal on ebay.

The eMac has OSX 10.1.?

I wonder if the Macmall Panther and iLife bundle ($100 after a $50 rebate) is worth it. Any thoughts?